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William Ferrazzi
Lieutenants
Anthony Caperci
James W. H. Kemp
David L. Farrell
Thomas A. Malone
Joseph P. Flaherty
Edward G. Riley
Charles O. Hinchon
Fred E. Young
Sergeants
Charles L. Ferrazzi
Henry F. Riley
Joseph F. Hughes
Carl I. Seppala
James J. Mullin
John J. Sullivan
Joseph C. Pangraze
John E. Wuerth
Radio Supervisor John P. Duffy
Patrolmen
Walter A. Adams
Tilden Crooker
Albert J. Ames
William E. Crooker
Joseph Belanger
Edward R. Cruise
Joseph W. Benn
John S. Cryan
Henry F. Bilodeau
Stephen J. Cullen
Thomas J. Brennan
Edmund K. Cunniff
Laurence J. Broderick
John C. Cunningham Arthur M. Curry
Walter R. Buckley
David E. Curtin
John E. Buell
Frederick J. DeCoste
Patrick A. Byron
George F. Denneen
George M. Cahill
John F. Denneen
Harold A. Cain
William J. Devine
Alfred J. Cappellini Frank C. Carullo
William F. Dillon
William Carullo
Walter T. Cobe
Joseph H. Erwin
Michael Connolly
Thomas J. Fallon
Joseph L. Ferguson
Warren J. Corbett
Thomas J. Duffy John J. Erwin
John J. Bryan
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Daniel J. Fitzgerald John J. Fitzgerald Joseph E. Fitzgerald James A. Flaherty Daniel H. Ford
William McAuliffe
Alexander McDonald
Francis X. McDonald
Norborth W. McKearney
Walter F. McKenna
Dennis L. Ford
Thomas F. McNally
James E. Ford
Ralph T. Moreau
Walter C. Frye
Francis J. Mullen
Lawrence J. Galvin
John O'Brien John O'Connell
Angelo P. Gaudiano
Edmund F. Genero
Morgan J. O'Regan
James J. Gilmartin
George E. Ogle
Leonard Palmisano
Bruno Giudici Philip J. Grady Charles R. Griffin
Harry P. Pitts
Kenneth C. Poulin
Joseph P. Griffin
Patrick J. Quinn
Leo J. Hannon
Joseph A. Rogers
Richard N. Hart
Leighton P. Rogers
Ralph H. Hatfield
John J. Hughes
John R. Saville
Thomas J. Scanlan
William N. Schaetzl
Gaudias J. Joubert
Thomas U. Kantola
Robert E. Kelliher
Philip F. Kelly
Thomas F. Kerwin
Clarence B. Tarr
Alexander D. Thompson
Andrew J. Thompson
Henry W. Thorne
Frank W. Vallier
Jeremiah J. Walsh
William C. Wright
George L. Wyman
Reserves
Herbert W. Hayden Alfred B. Knasas Paul A. Lahive
John Malvesti
Francis J. McNamara
William W. Muir Joseph W. Nichols
Dante A. Pettinelli
Howard M. Rogers
Tullio D. T. Sforza
William T. Spencer
Louis P. Tupper
Pensioned
Ernest H. Bishop George A. Cahill John M. Casey Daniel J. Collins Henry F. Corbett Edward J. Curtin
George W. Fay John J. Flaherty James O'Connell Joseph L. Paradise George F. Phillips
Walter A. Berrini Harold R. Boyd James C. Byrne John A. Djerf Guido R. DiBona
William H. Deehan John J. Dolan Arthur J. Duffy James W. Fay Harold D. Ferguson Edward J. Griffin
Randolph H. Haslett
John O. Seller
John J. Sheehan
James J. Sullivan
Ralph H. Lewis Wilfred C. Lewis Joseph W. Lind John Looby
James A. D. MacKay
Daniel McAuliffe Timothy McAuliffe
George L. Ross
Chester N. Inman Fred L. Jones
Frank L. Schaller
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Arrests by Months for Year of 1943
Month
Arrests
Males
Females
January
218
208
10
February
186.
178
8
March
258 .
231
27
April
191
177
14
May
231
216
15
June
245
236
9
July
296
282
14
August
242
221
21
September
228
202
26
October
224
202
22
November
173
156
17
December
169
154
15
2,661
2,463
198
Nativity of Persons Arrested
United States
2,306
Foreign-born 355
Signal System
Wagon calls
1,464
Ambulance calls
374
Report of Traffic Bureau
Accidents reported
456
Persons injured
601
Persons killed
4
Prosecutions
554
Warnings given to motor vehicle violators
775
Blue tags issued
8,680
Auto sale transfers received
5,716
Bicycle registrations issued
5,218
Report of Juvenile Bureau
Juvenile Court cases
180
Informal hearings before Probation Officer
35
Informal hearings at Police Headquarters Malicious damage to property
107
Miscellaneous investigations
96
Restitution made to owners
$488.97
Property recovered, value
$802.27
Report of Photography Bureau
Prisoners printed and photographed
64
Accidents and street scenes
30
Claims against City
65
Report of the Bureau of Investigation
Breaks investigated
173
Deaths investigated
30
Larceny cases investigated
164
Robbery cases investigated
9
Miscellaneous cases investigated
688
Stolen property recovered, value
$8,124.27
57
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Report of Radio Department
Messages transmitted from Headquarters 34,710
Messages received at Headquarters 27,910
Report of Liquor Department
Inspections (liquor) 3,300
Licenses suspended after investigations
2
Complaints investigated 43
Report of License Bureau
Store license inspections
745
Death entered the ranks during the year in the loss of Special Officer Ernest W. Hodge, attached to the Detective Bureau for a long period of time. He was outstanding as a Detective and had many aptitudes. His ability was not only recognized in this Depart- ment, but by all enforcement agencies with which he had contact.
Hours of duty meant nothing to this officer, who considered his duty more important than the hours scheduled for him in the Inspector's office. To the members of his family, I extend the sym- pathy of the Department, which has felt a great loss in his death.
On July 2nd, 1943, Lieut. William F. McIntyre was appointed to the rank of Captain. On the same date Sergt. Joseph P. Flaherty was appointed to Lieutenant and Patrolman Joseph C. Pangraze was appointed to Sergeant.
Morgan J. O'Regan and Ralph T. Moreau were appointed as regular Patrolmen on February 1st, 1943; Warren J. Corbett on June 24, 1943; Charles R. Griffin on July 2nd, 1943; Frederick J. DeCoste on September 9th, 1943, and Henry F. Bilodeau on De- cember 6th, 1943.
The following named officers were appointed as Reserve Officers: Louis P. Tupper and Randolph H. Haslett on February 9th, 1943; Paul A. Lahive on June 24th, 1943; William T. Spencer and Arthur J. Duffy on September 14, 1943. Guido R. DiBona was re-appointed as a Reserve Officer on September 7th, 1943.
Patrolman Joseph L. Paradise was pensioned on February 1st, 1943; James O'Connell on July 27th, 1943 and John J. Flaherty on October 7th, 1943.
I recommend that 12 men be added to the Department by reason of the increased amount of traffic due to the Fore River Shipbuild- ing Company war contracts, as well as the shipyard at Hingham which calls for extra officers on traffic duty, both on cycle and on foot. To persons not familiar with Police Department duties, there is little chance for them to pass fair judgment as to the justifica- tion of our claim for additional officers. I can only urge the neces- sity of the men, believing that the last half detail should be of the same numerical strength as the first half.
I believe that the life of any automobile in the Police Department used continually as Radio Cars is one year and recommend the re- placement of eight autos used in that line of work.
Owing to the war-time regulations concerning sailboats and other small crafts which necessitated all boats to be anchored at sun-down, there were very few owners that took advantage of
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using these boats for pleasure, by being employed seven days a week in local shipyards, which curbed the activities of the Police Boat to a minimum. The boat was commissioned from June 1st to December 1st, and during Sundays and other times when called on cases of drownings, went to the scene and rendered valuable service.
To Captain Ferrazzi, Director, and Assistant Directors Henry F. Nilsen and Aaron Hobart, Jr., officers and members of the Auxil- iary Police, I extend my thanks for the whole-hearted support rendered the City during the Air Raids and Black-out tests.
Such willingness upon their part shows to the citizens of our City that men of their type and caliber can be depended upon if ever the City were in danger of invasion by the enemy from the air, water or land. My profound thanks is extended to every mem- ber of the Auxiliary Police who have rendered valuable assistance to the regular Police Department.
In conclusion, I wish to thank Mayor Ross, the City Council, the heads of the various City Departments for their assistance given me. I am also grateful to the District Attorney and the members of his staff, to the Justices of the Courts, the Probation Officer and members of his staff, to the Clerk of the Court and his office staff for their consideration and advice.
To all members of the Department who have worked to reach and maintain a high standard of efficiency, I am sincerely thank- ful and assure my appreciation that our best efforts to merit their confidence in the future will be given.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN J. AVERY, Chief of Police
REPORT OF FIRE DEPARTMENT
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REPORT OF FIRE DEPARTMENT
January 20, 1944.
HON. CHARLES A. Ross, Mayor, City Hall, Quincy, Massachusetts.
Dear Sir:
I respectfully submit the report of the Quincy Fire Department for the year ending December 31, 1943.
The report contains the personnel, apparatus, list of alarms, the value of property at risk, the insurance carried, the insurance paid on fire losses, as near as possible, recommendations for the ensuing year and other pertinent information that may be of in- terest.
Personnel
The personnel of the department consists of 135 men who rank as follows: Chief of Department, three Deputy Chiefs, twelve Captains, eleven Lieutenants, a Mechanic and 107 Privates.
Location of Personnel
Station
Officers
Privates
Headquarters
Chief
Deputy Chief
3
Chief's Aide
2
Deputy Chief's Aide
2
Hose 1
2 Captains 10
Engine 1
2 Lieutenants 9
Ladder 1
2 Lieutenants
9
Special Service
2
Atlantic Station
Engine 2
2 Captains
8 00 00 8
Quincy Point Station Engine 3
2 Captains 10
Wollaston Station
Engine 4
2 Captains
8
Ladder 2
2 Lieutenants
8
West Quincy Station Engine 5
1 Lieutenant 10
Houghs Neck Station
Engine 6
1 Captain
8
Ladder 4
1 Lieutenant 5
Squantum Station
1 Captain
6
Engine 7
1 Lieutenant
Ladder 5
2 Lieutenants
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Fire Prevention Bureau-1 Captain and 1 Private as clerk Fire Alarm-3 Operators
The third Deputy Chief is assigned to cover the off periods of the two Deputies on fire duty, to supervise the Auxiliary Depart- ment, and to aid in Fire Prevention.
Pensioned Personnel
Deputy Chief 1
Captains
2
Lieutenants
3
Privates
16
22
There are 22 pensioned members of the Department who rank as noted above.
Personnel of Department Sands, William J., Chief of Department
Deputy Chiefs
Fenby, Robert
Gorman, Thomas
O'Neil, John L.
Captains
Barry, Edward
Della Lucca, Louis
Cain, Anthony
Kinniburgh, Matthew
Byron, John
Maloney, Thomas
Curtin, William
Murphy, Thomas O'Connell, Timothy
Daly, James
Wholey, William
Lieutenants
Capiferi, Joseph
McEachern, Alexander
Cotter, Thomas
McNiece, James
Gerry, William
Mullaney, Frederick
Dorlay, George
Quinn, John Tobin, John W.
Walsh, Joseph
Novelli, William, Department Mechanic
Privates
Albee, Lowell
Anderson, Charles F.
Ciardi, Joseph Colligan, James
Bamford, Ralph
Lagerquist, Waldo
Barton, James
Collins, John
Bennett, James Bertrand, Ernest
Cooke, Walter L.
Buckley, William
Cooke, Richard Crozier, Patrick
Colligan, Thomas Burns, Matthew Callahan, George
Cullen, Frederick
Curreri, Vincent
Daley, Ambrose
Carella, Oriental Carroll, William Childs, William
Daly, Francis
Dhooge, Joseph
Hayford, Arthur
Connelly, Charles Francis
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Donovan, Ernest Dorlay, John F. Dreyer, Phillip Dunlea, Leo Dwyer, Edward Egan, William Frazier, Francis Fraser, Leo Faulkner, Ralph Gallagher, Edward Gallagher, James H. Galvin, James Ganzel, John
Glennon, William Guivens, J. Ralph Hall, Alton Hannon, Bernard Hannon, Nicholas Hirtle, Walter Hodgkinson, Benjamin
Hunt, James Joyce, Richard Landry, Francis
Lane, Daniel Lane, Edward Lane, Joseph LeBlanc, Joseph Leonard, John P. Lynch, Jeremiah Lyons, Francis Maguire, Joseph Mallett, Francis Malvesti, Nicholas McDermott, John
Bird, Joseph Gallagher, Ambrose Gerrior, Theodore Godfrey, Albert Howard, Elwin Lee, George
McEachern, Allan McNeilly, Matthew McPherson, James Metcalf, Clarence Moriarty, Francis Moran, James Mullaney, Charles Mullen, John F. Munkley, Daniel Noonan, Frederick O'Connell, Edward O'Connell, John Pangraze, Robert Perkins, Charles Peterson, Elmer
Phelan, George Phelan, Michael Pitts, William Quinlan, Martin
Radley, Daniel
Reinhalter, John E. Rizzi, John
Rizzi, Joseph
Rouillard, Theodore
Runnalls, John
Sarno, James S. Salvucci, Arthur Thompson, William Tobin, Aloysius Todd, William
Walter, Edward
Swanson, Albert Mahoney, John
Military Substitutes
McAdam, Edmund McGunagle, William McIver, Arthur Mitchell, Peter Moschetti, Guido
Men on Pension
Gallagher, James, Deputy Chief McNiece, Daniel, Captain O'Neil, Edward, Captain Hughes, Henry, Lieutenant Nickerson, Leroy, Lieutenant Scully, Andlrew, Lieutenant
Anderson, Charles Barry, Michael Bersani, Thomas Clancy, Onesime Connell, James Decelle, John Farrell, Edward Genero, Frank
Privates
Hanrahan, Edward Lahey, William Litchfield, Charles McNulty, Arthur Morrison, Timothy O'Brien, Frederick Rouillard, Frederick Shay, Albert
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Apparatus
Location
Make
Yr. Yrs. of Purch. Service
(Booster Pump)
Hose 1
Headquarters Atlantic
LaFrance
1930
14
Pumping Engines
Headquarters
LaFrance
1943
Engine 2
Atlantic
Seagrave
1927
17
Engine 3
Quincy Point
Seagrave
1925
19
Engine 4
Wollaston
La France
1943
Engine 5
West Quincy
Maxim
1936
8
Engine 6
Houghs Neck Squantum
Maxim
1936
8
Engine 8 (Reserve)
Headquarters
Seagrave
1925
19
Aerial Lad. (100) ft.)
Headquarters
Seagrave
1940
4
City Service Ladders
Wollaston
Seagrave
1925
19
Ladder 3 (Reserve)
West Quincy
Seagrave
1925
19
Ladder 4
Houghs Neck
LaFrance
1930
14
Ladder 5
Atlantic
Seagrave
1927
17
Special Service
Truck No. 1
Headquarters
G. M. C.
1937
7
Supply Truck
Headquarters
Chevrolet
1941
3
Department Cars
Chief's Car
Headquarters
Buick
1940
4
Deputy Chief's Car
Headquarters
Pontiac
1941
3
War Officer's
Headquarters
Ford
1942
2
Record of Alarms
Fires By Classification
Total alarms for 1943 2,167
Dwellings
257
Bell alarms for 1943
391
Mercantile
156
Tel. alarms for 1943
1,706
Grass, dumps, etc.
1,164
Still alarms for 1943
64
Automobiles
131
Multiple alarms for 1943
12
Miscellaneous
318
Reported Fires 1943
6
False
125
Boston (Mutual Aid)
2
Total
2,167
Increase in alarms
over 1942
685
Weymouth (Mutual Aid)
1
Increase in false alarms
over 1942
66
Total
2,167
Response to Alarms by Company
Hose 1
809
Ladder 2 345
Engine 1
516
Engine 5
438
Ladder 1
385
Ladder 3 (Reserve)
4
Engine 2
384
Engine 6
171
Ladder 5
197
Ladder 4
88
Engine 3
235
*Engine 7
49
Engine 4
559
Special Service
355
1
Hose 2 (Reserve)
LaFrance
1929
15
* Engine 7 was placed in service June 17th.
...
Braintree (Mutual Aid)
1
Milton (Mutual Aid)
12
Maxim
1936
8
Engine 7
Ladder 2
Engine 1
Туре Hose Comb.
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Hose Stretched
Feet
Engine 4
45,400
Hose 1
49,100
Engine 5
22,700
Engine 1
14,650
Engine 6
6,650
Engine 2
22,950
Engine 7
1,400
Engine 3
12,050
Total
174,900
Number lines stretched, 530
Total feet of ladders, raised, 7,231
Total time absent from quarters, 2,522 hrs., 36 min.
Engines pumped, 387 hrs., 17 min.
Gallons Chemical used, 23 gals.
Hydrants in use, 422 hrs., 27 min.
Carbon Dioxide used, 450 lbs.
Fire Prevention Bureau Report
Total inspections made for year
12,905
Total permits issued for all purposes 1,559
After years of faithful and excellent service to the Department and to the City, the following members of the Department were retired on a half pay pension :
Captain Edward O'Neil, retired October 23, 1943
Privates Edward Hanrahan and Arthur McNulty, retired April 3, 1943
Private Fred Rouillard, retired September 18, 1943
Private Albert Shay, retired December 25, 1943
The following promotions were made to the permanent Depart- ment:
To Captain : John E. Byron and Thomas Murphy To Lieutenant: John W. Tobin, Thomas Cotter and Arthur Hayford
On June 17, 1943 the new Squantum Station was dedicated and placed in service. A new Captain and new Lieutenant and six ad- ditional men were appointed to man the apparatus.
On October 13, 1943, 2 new 1,000 gallon LaFrance Pumping Engines were placed in service to replace Engines 1 and 4, located in Headquarters and Wollaston. Both the old pieces were more than 19 years old.
Value, Insurance and Losses
Value of property involved
$1,632,179.00
Insurance on same
1,487,440.00
Loss, insured and uninsured 254,153.30
Insurance loss
214,119.47
Total fire loss for 1942
$148,592.37
Total fire loss for 1943
254,153.30
Increase in fire loss
$105,560.93
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One fire on March 23rd increased the loss $100,000, otherwise the fire loss for the year would have remained nearly the same as that of 1942.
Recommendations
1. That a new station be erected at Houghs Neck to replace the present frame structure.
2. That a 1,000 gallon pumper be purchased to replace Engine 2, which is more than 17 years old. This replacement would, with one exception, leave our apparatus less than 10 years old.
3. That 8 new men be added to the Department to replace the men assigned as Fire Alarm Operators and to place Ladder 3 back® in service and thus give increased fire protection to the West Quincy section of the city.
In conclusion, I wish to express my sincere thanks to His Honor, the Mayor, the City Council, the various City Departments and to the officers and members of the Department for their cooperation in maintaining our Department in its present high state of efficieny.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM J. SANDS, . Chief of Fire Department.
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REPORT OF SIGNAL DEPARTMENT
FIRE AND POLICE SIGNAL DEPARTMENT REPORT
January 1, 1944
HONORABLE CHARLES A. ROSS Mayor, City of Quincy Quincy, Massachusetts
My Dear Mayor:
I respectfully submit the annual report of the Fire and Police Signal Department for the year ending December 31, 1943.
All Fire Alarm, Police Signal, Traffic Signal and Air Raid Communications were efficiently operated and serviced during the past twelve months.
Numerous additions and alterations were completed to all services maintained by this department.
During the coming year all efforts of the members of this department will be devoted to maintaining services with a mini- mum use of any material vital to war service.
Very truly yours THOMAS J. SMITH, Superintendent.
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REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS
January 3, 1944
HONORABLE CHARLES A. Ross
Mayor, City of Quincy
Quincy, Massachusetts
I herewith submit the thirty-seventh annual report of the Building Department for the year ending December 31, 1943.
WARD TABULATION OF BUILDING OPERATIONS
Ward Permits
Estimated Cost
1 302
$100,630.00
2
209
353,890.00
3 132
60,716.00
4
86
21,119.00
5
226
184,800.00
6
175
100,114.00
1,130
$821,269.00
Permits Issued
Permits
Estimated Cost
39 One Family Dwellings
$152,100.00
2 Cottages
1,280.00
3 Manufacturing
27,200.00
63 Storage
38,540.00
24 Garages
3,910.00
857 Res. Alterations
248,015.00
115 Non-Res. Alterations
240,996.00
9 Removals
380.00
18 Miscellaneous
108,848.00
1,130
$821,269.00
Statement
Cash received each month for permits issued from January 1, 1943 to December 31, 1943 and paid to the City Treasurer is as follows:
January
$33.50
February
46.50
March
127.50
April
178.50
May
149.00
June
132.00
July
146.00
August
99.00
September
121.00
October
213.50
November
90.00
December
107.15
$1,443.65
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There were 50 family units provided for the year nineteen hundred and forty-three, 39 through new construction and 11 through alterations.
The decided decrease in new construction in nineteen hundred and forty-three was due to the fact that the War Production Board made limitations governing the use of building materials.
The Zoning Ordinance was enacted on July 1, 1943, and the enforcement of it became the duty of the Building Department.
Hearings were held on two applications by the Zoning Board of Appeals, one was granted and one rejected.
The Board of Appeals for the Building Code acted on ten ap- plications, seven were granted and three rejected.
During the month of April all fire appliances were tested as required in Section 48, Chapter 143 of the General Laws.
Respectfully submitted,
ALRICK A. WEIDMAN Inspector of Buildings.
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REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF WIRES
January 3, 1944
HONORABLE CHARLES A. ROSS
Mayor of Quincy,
Quincy, Massachusetts
Dear Sir:
I respectfully submit my annual report as Inspector of Wires for the year ending December 31, 1943.
Inspection in Buildings
The following specified schedule of electrical inspections made of lights and other appliances installed.
Number of permits issued in 1943 1,118
Fees received for the above $1,146.35
Defects noted on installations. 157
Number of unfinished installations .. 20
Number of old installations reinspected. 220
Reinspections made after fires 45
Total inspections made during year ..
2,871
Permits issued to Quincy Electric Light and Power Com-
pany to install service and electrical appliances 192
Refrigerators wired for, permanent wiring.
4
Electric ranges wired for, permanent wiring ..
8
Number of lights wired for, permanent wiring
5,318
Oil burners wired for, permanent wiring.
23
Signs, permanent wiring
Heat regulators, permanent wiring
65
Coal stokers, permanent wiring
32
New Wiring in Old Buildings
1 family houses
3
Mercantile
3
Garages
2
Total
8
New Wiring in New Buildings
1 family houses
93
2 family houses
9
4 family houses
4
Mercantile
6
Manufacturing
8
Garages
10
Miscellaneous
67
Total
197
Additional Wiring in Old Buildings
1 family houses
492
2 family houses 55
, 3 family houses 3
17
157
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF WIRES
4 family houses . 5
Mercantile
282
Manufacturing
55
Garages
17
Miscellaneous
167
Total
1,076
The curtailment of building programs and the scarcity of elec- trical materials gives the general public the impression that there is very little electrical inspection to be done.
However, the tremendous increase in the war industries and the complete willingness of certain agencies to circumvent the Na- tional Electric Code, which is our wiring law, makes electrical inspection much more important than ever.
The ordinary wiring materials are almost impossible to get unless one has a good priority. For this reason we are asked every day to allow all kinds of dangerous wiring methods. Methods which have always been frowned upon and outlawed, because they were always considered dangerous.
We must be more alert today, as safety is still the prime req- uisite, whether it is in the home or in industry.
The fundamental purpose of the City of Quincy Wire Depart- ment is to safeguard the general public against loss of life and property by fire or shock.
This department can render its best service if all wiring done in this city is reported for inspection. Unfortunately this is not the case, for many do not know the law or they wilfully disregard it in an attempt to violate its provisions.
The majority of the electrical fires in this city can be traced to this type of work, and the tampering with or bridging of fuses. The fuse is well called the "safety valve" of the electrical circuit, and should not be tampered with by persons having little or no knowledge of the dangers involved.
Very truly yours, FRANK LINTS Inspector of Wires.
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REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
January 3, 1944
HONORABLE CHARLES A. ROSS
Mayor of Quincy, Massachusetts.
Dear Sir:
I submit herewith the annual report of the Department of Sealer of Weights and Measures for the year ending December 31, 1943.
Financial Statement
Sealing Fees
$782.69
Adjusting Charges
34.05
Hawkers and Pedlars
205.00
Total
$1,021.74
Reweighings
Commodity
Tested
Correct Under
Over
Bread
110
110
0
0
Butter
10
10
0
0
Coal in paper bags
34
1
3
30
Coal in transit
12
10
1
1
Confectionery
37
30
5
2
Dry Commodities
701
653
16
32
Flour
49
23
26
0
Fruits and Vegetables
51
43
6
2
Ice
2
2
0
0
Lard
89
89
0
0
Liquid Commodities
1
1
0
0
Meats and Provisions
59
52
2
5
Potatoes
113
60
6
47
Wood (kindling)
1
1
0
0
Totals
1,269
1,085
65
119
Sealing Scales
Not
Sealed Adjusted Sealed
Con.
Platform, over 10,000 lbs.
26
0
0
1
Platform, 5,000 to 10,000 lbs
12
0
0
3
Platform, 100 to 5,000 lbs.
285
3
0
3
Counter, under 100 lbs.
162
9
2
4
Beam, 100 to 5,000 lbs.
22
0
0
0
Spring, 100 to 5,000 lbs.
27
0
0
3
Spring, under 100 lbs
247
41
1
9
Computing, under 100 lbs.
384
55
0
13
Person weigher (slot).
90
. 0
0
5
Prescription
45
0
0
0
Jewellers
2
0
0
0
159
REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Weights
Avoirdupois
1,958
101
0
0
Apothecary
585
0
0
18
Metric
282
0
0
0
Troy
15
0
0
0
Volumetric Measures
Liquid Measures over 1 gal.
105
0
0
6
Liquid Measures
320
0
0
1
Oil Jars
29
0
0
0
Automatic Liquid Measuring Devices
Kerosene Pumps
5
5
0
0
Stops on Pumps
29
0
0
0
Gasoline Meter Systems
277
1
0
19
Oil Pumps
52
0
208
0
Tank Truck Meter Systems
63
5
0
6
Bulk Station Meter Systems
15
0
0
0
Molasses Pumps
3
0
0
0
Grease Measuring Devices.
111
0
5
3
Linear Measures
Yard Sticks
91
0
0
14
Cloth Measuring Devices
2
0
0
0
Miscellaneous
Taximeters
31
0
0
0
Totals
5,275
220
216
10
Summary of Inspections
Pedlars Licenses
6
Coal Certificates
12
Marking of Bread
69
Marking of Food Packages
1,299
Coal in Paper Bags
31
Transient Vendors
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