Inaugural address of the mayor, with the annual report of the officers of the city of Quincy for the year 1954, Part 5

Author: Quincy (Mass.)
Publication date: 1954
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- City of Quincy


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Quincy is one of the communities participating in the Citizenship Education Project sponsored by Columbia University and the New England School Development Council.


An Educational Exposition was held in 1954 to give Quincy citizens a close-up of what their schools are doing. All grades, 1 to 12, participated in the two-day program featured by drama, colored slides and pupil exhibits.


The close relationship between parents and schools in Quincy is indicated by the fact that there are 24 parent-teacher associations.


Enrollment October 1, 1953 and 1954


1953


1954


1953


1954


By Grades


By Schools


Kindergarten


1224


Quincy High School


1338


1297


Grade 1


1609


971


North Quincy High School


1657


1756


Grade 2


1614


1450


Central Junior High


767


858


Grade 3


1266


1559


Quincy Point Junior High


499


607


Grade 4


1251


1215


South Junior High


523


631


Grade 5


1325


1232


Adams


385


388


Grade 6


1294


1295


Atherton Hough


744


676


Grade 7


1063


1253


Beechwood Knoll


289


301


Grade 8


883


1074


Coddington


Grade 9


780


832


Cranch


Grade 10


774


743


Daniel Webster


499


549


Grade 11


660


640


Francis W. Parker


253


314


Grade 12


620


605


Gridley Bryant


241


215


Post Graduate


4


2


John Hancock


336


335


Massachusetts Fields


522


560


Merrymount


630


694


Nathaniel S. Hunting


293


309


Quincy


542


711


Snug Harbor


390


427


Squantum


303


337


Thomas B. Pollard


153


246


Washington


436


469


Willard


612


644


Wollaston


31


30


Physically Handicapped


15


8


Sight Conservation


232


273


Trade


18


Exceptional Class


13,475


14,473


Money Received by City Treasurer Due to Operation of Schools, 1954


Tuition


383,345.37


State. federal reimbursements


6.774.13


Miscellaneous receipts


$415,495.75


Total Receipts


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Trade


232


273


275


251


13,475


14,473


Montclair


598


622


Special Classes


100


105


Lincoln


260


309


289


259


343


367


Class for Older Boys


20


12


$ 25,376.25


Financial Statement For the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 1954


Appropriated by City Council (exclusive of Federal Funds) Appropriated for outstanding 1953 bills and contracts; salaries held over


$3,438.081.70 169.833.57


Total available ( exclusive of Federal Funds)


$3,607,915.27


Expended: Regular and State-Aided School and Classes* (exclusive of Federal Funds )


Outstanding bills and contracts: salaries held over


$3,461,830.65 145,628.17


3.607,458.82


Balance


S 456.45


Itemized Expenditures


1953


1954


Additional Equipment


S 37.358.82


S 40,674.16


Coordinate and Auxiliary Agencies


73,803.64


99,795.21


Evening Academic School


3,977.64


3.982.06


General Control


66,906.24


71,634.82


Instruction


2,321,136.28


2,522,106.48


Library Fund


3,857.80


4,662.23


Maintenance


69,118.42


154,323.68


Miscellaneous


7,862.17


7,875.58


Operation of Plant


342,951.33


368.770.70


Pensions


13,738.96


16,317.56


Remodeling


96,923.41


12,327.31


Speakers Fund


390.50


285.00


Travel Outside State


303.53


1,395.79


Total for Regular Schools


$3,038,328.24


$3,304.150.52


Total Expenditure (exclusive of Federal Funds)


$3,173,940.83


1954 $3,461,830.65


* All public schools are state-aided to the extent that the city receives reimbursement from the state. The term "State-Aided" as contrasted with "Regular" applies to special types of education for which the state and, in some instances, the federal government make special appropriations.


THE PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT


The payroll average of Quincy municipal employees, according to the figures of the Personel De- partment which do not include school personnel, was 1727.5 in 1954 as compared with 1676.5 during the previous year. The figures include both permanent and temporary employees. The net increase during the year was 39. Average turnover was 17.72 percent: this figure refers to permanent personnel only.


The number of applications for employment remained at a high level during the year. with 576 Civil Service Labor applications processed. During the year 849 persons entered the employ of the City, exclu- sive of temporary laborers hired on an emergency basis for hurricane clearance work.


In-service training for administrative and supervisory personnel and for key employees was again stressed during 1954. A total of 23 municipal employees of various ranks took either training courses or attended institutes during the year: and police officers under 50 years of age attended the regular police school conducted at Quincy Police Headquarters with the cooperation of the F.B.I.


In-service training activities included attendance of one or more employees at : Institute on Financial Management, sponsored by the American Hospital Association at Chicago: Management Development Program at Thayer Academy; School of Building Inspectors, New York: Oil Heat Service School, Boston: Commonwealth Workshop, Boston: Dale Carnegie Course. Burdett College, Boston: Police Officers Train- iug School, Framingham Barracks: Massachusetts Public Welfare Conference. West Harwich; Tree Wardens, Arborists and Utilities Conference, Amherst.


City of Quincy


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1953


QUINCY HOUSING AUTHORITY


The Quiney Housing Authority, an unpaid board of five citizens, manages and operates 616 honsing units in three projcets. They are: 36 units in Westaeres, established under Chapter 372; 400 units in Snug Harbor, established under Chapter 200: and 180 units, established as federally-aided low rent units.


The State Housing Board has instructed the Quincy Housing Authority to proceed with the sale of the nine four-apartment buildings at Westacres under the terms of the state law. Accordingly, the build- ings have been offered to the veteran-tenants at the Veterans Administration appraised figure of $24,500 per building. Tenants were given to May 1, 1955 to accept the offer.


When construeted in 1948-1949, the project cost $399,846.15. If sold at the indicated appraisal price, the loss to the City would be approximately $75,000.


During 1954 the surplus of receipts over operating expenses was $14,114.81. which was transferred to the City at the end of the year. Since the project was built in 1949 the total transmitted to the City as surplus from operations has been $88,550.68.


Snug Harbor, occupied sinee August, 1950, turned in a surplus of $14,400 during 1954 which was transmitted to the City in lieu of taxes. Snug Harbor has remained 100 percent occupied since the initial occupancy. In February of 1954 the Quiney Housing Authority, with the approval of the State Board of Housing, reimbursed the City of Quincy the $61,827.20 the City had paid for the installation of utilities at Snug Harbor.


Riverview. the Federally-aided low rent housing development that adjoins Snug Harbor, has remained 100 percent tenanted since it was completed in 1952. Rents are determined in accordance with the income and size of family, approximately 21 percent of net income.


Riverview is the only publie housing project in Quiney in which non-veterans may become tenants. As of the date of the last available report, there were 85 veteran and 95 non-veteran families living in the project. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1954, a sum of $7,154.28 was transmitted to the City in lieu of taxes through the operation of Riverview.


In 1954 the State Honsing Board approved an application from the Quiney Housing Authority for financial assistance covering the construction of 45 units of Housing for the Elderly. The Authority was making arrangements as 1954 closed to retain architects and proceed with the construction of these units in 1955. Construction of the homes will involve no cost to the City, since utilities exist in Snug Harbor, the site of the proposed new development, which are adequate to serve the 45 units.


The statistics kept by the Quincy Honsing Authority, as of its annual report for 1954, indicate that the 616 families in the three existing projects have 1650 children and a total income of $3,000,000.


Since the inception of public housing in Quincy, the Authority has paid the City $236,601.13 in lieu of taxes. Of this amount, $62,886.21 was paid on property formerly held by the Sailors Snug Harbor, an eleemosynary institution ereated in 1861, which was free of local taxation.


SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES


The Scaler of Weights and Measures in 1954 made 5617 reweighings of commodities: finding correct weights in 4774 cases, under weight in 527 and over weight in 316.


During the year 1274 seales were sealed; 99 adjusted and 42 condemned. Also condemned were 14 weights, 2 capacity measures, 29 automatie measuring devices and 5 linear measures.


The department made 16,392 inspections and collected $2,991.75 in fees.


Five eases were prosecuted in Court, with one acquittal and fonr convictions. Three defendants were fined $25 each and one $30.


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QUINCY RENT CONTROL BOARD


The Rent Control Board, created in the preceding year, when local control superseded national con- trol, continued to operate in 1954 until June 30 when Rent Control expired in Quincy by law.


At the instance of landlord representatives a 10 percent increase in rent was voted, five to three, on January 8, 1954, but the vote was declared by the chairman "improper, null and void and out of order." The city solicitor ruled that the vote was legal and effective. Landlords filed 1131 applications for the 10 percent increase. and all applications were granted.


The Board consisted of nine members appointed by the city manager: five representing public inter- est and two each representing landlords and tenants.


Following the termination of controls on June 30, 1954 the offices at 77 Parkingway were closed and the records of the Federal and the Quincy Rent Control boards were deposited with the Federal Re- corder Center. General Services Administration, 130 Auckland Street, Dorchester, Mass.


The following table records the expenditures of the Quincy Rent Control Board for the entire 11 months it functioned :


Expenditures


Salaries


1953 $5,737.22 1,632.39 2.677.70


1954 $8,475.20 1,417.53


Total $14,212.42 3,049.42 2,677.70


Expenses


Capital Outlay


19,940.04


40% paid by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts


7,976.01


$11.964.03


The toal workload of the Board during the entire period of its operation is shown in the following table:


* Rent Control Statistics


Landlord's Petitions


Filed


Denied


Dismissed


Processed


Monthly


Rent


Before


Increase


Monthly


Increase


Monthly


Increase


Yearly


Increase


Average %


Increase


RC2 Pet. for Adjustment


1,434 112 252


1,070 $49,742.72 $ 55.509.64 $5,766.92 $ 69,203.04 $5.38


RC2G Pet.


10%


1,131


1,131


41,919.50


46,111.45


4.191.95


50.303.40


3.70


10%


Total


2,565


112


252


2,201


$91,662.22


$101,621.09


$9,958.87


$119.506.44


Av. $ Increase


of cases granted


111/2%+


* This is the total work load for the period from August 1953 through June 30, 1954


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Rent


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Section Three FINANCIAL STATISTICS


AUDITOR OF ACCOUNTS OFFICE OF THE COLLECTOR OFFICE OF THE TREASURER BOARD OF ASSESSORS


Annual Report


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The Auditor of Accounts


March 4, 1955


To His Honor the Mayor, the Honorable City Council and City Manager :-


I submit herewith the financial report of the City of Quincy for the year ending December 31, 1954.


In compliance with Section 50, Chapter 41 of the General Laws there is appended a certificate under oath with reference to the verification of cash balances in the hands of the City Treasurer-Collector, and various trustees having custody of funds.


Respectfully submitted, Alexander Smith City Auditor and Director of Finance


CITY OF QUINCY, MASSACHUSETTS Office of the AUDITOR OF ACCOUNTS


March 4, 1955


To His Honor the Mayor, the Honorable City Council and City Manager :-


I hereby certify that I have verified, by actual count of the cash, and verification of the bank book balances, the cash of the City Treasurer-Collector, the Board of Managers of the Adams Temple & School Fund, the Board of Managers of the Woodward Fund and Property, the Trustees of the Thomas Crane Library, and the Trustees of the City Hospital of Quincy.


Respectfully submitted, Alexander Smith City Auditor and Director of Finance


COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS


Norfolk, ss.


Subscribed and sworn to before me this day.


Douglas A. Randall Notary Public


City of Quincy


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ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS 1954 City of Quincy IN COUNCIL


Order No. 100


March 15, 1954


ORDERED:


That the several sums named herein be and are hereby appropriated for the payment of the expenses of the City of Quincy for the financial year beginning January 1, 1954 and ending December 31, 1954, to be expended by and under the direction of the City Manager and the same to be charged to the Revenue of 1954.


APPROPRIATION DETAIL


LEGISLATIVE BRANCH


$85,979.00


Mayor and Council


$29,800.00


Personal Services


$25,800.00


Expenses


4,000.00


Clerk of Committees


2,350.00


Personal Services


2,350.00


City Clerk


Personal Services


18,150.00


Expenses


675.00


Capital Outlay


175.00


Elections and Registrations


Personal Service


21,224.00


Expenses


11,750.00


Capital Outlay


930.00


Vital Statistics


Expenses


925.00


EXECUTIVE BRANCH


City Manager


Personal Service


$26,900.00


Expenses


1,800.00


Capital Outlay


200.00


Auditor


10,750.00


Expenses


3,589.00


GENERAL GOVERNMENT


Assessors


Personal Service


6,030.00


Expense


3,705.00


Finance


Personal Service


72,400.00


Expense


13,600.00


Capital Outlay


125.00


Personnel


Personal Service


16,675.00


Expense


75.00


Law


Personal Service


5,030.00


Purchasing


Personal Service


5,000.00


Expense


160.00


Planning and Zoning


11,800.00


Personal Service


1,050.00


Expense


325.00


Capital Outlay


1,590.00


License Board


1,255.00


Personal Service


335.00


Expense


$1,786,046.00


PUBLIC SAFETY BRANCH


$7,405.00


Civil Defense Personal Service


$6,500.00 905.00


Expense


60,695.00


Capital Outlay


17,930.00


12,900.00


Expense


23,660.00


18,500.00


Capital Outlay


13,175.00


$271,610.00


$51,685.00


$41,950.00


Capital Outlay


86,125.00


77,445.00


Personal Service


14,339.00


$43,239.00


$28,900.00


925.00


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19.000.00


33.904.00


Police Department Personal Service Expense Capital Outlay ..


625,835.00


106,840.00


23,425.00


Shellfish Constable Personal Service Expense


620.00


Dog Officer Expense .


1,300.00


Harbor Master


450.00


Personal Service


400.00


Expense


50.00


Traffic Signs and Signals


27,252.00


Personal Services


19.202.00


Expense


7,200.00


Capital Outlay


850.00


Rifle Range


500.00


Expense


500.00


Fire Department


920,345.00


Personal Services


829,600.00


Expense


83,145.00


Capital Outlay


7,600.00


Fire Alarmı


26,856.00


Personal Service


15,856.00


Expense


8,000.00


Capital Outlay


3,000.00


Building Inspector


18,108.00


Personal Service


15,400.00


Expense


2,558.00


Capital Outlay


150.00


Electrical Inspector


9.250.00


Personal Service


7,750.00


Expense


1.325.00


Capital Outlay


175.00


Plumbing Inspector


5,693.00


Personal Service


4,985.00


Expense


458.00


Capital Outlay


250.00


Sealer of Weights and Measures


9.217.00


Personal Service


8,550.00


Expense


482.00


Capital Outlay


185.00


SOCIAL SERVICE BRANCII


$3.458,014.00


Hospital


$1,953,473.00


Personal Service


$1,461,837.00


Expense


479,461.00


Capital Outlay


12,175.00


Health


164,052.00


Personal Service


114.588.00


Expense


48,264.00


Capital Outlay


1.200.00


General Relief


84.312.00


Personal Service


14.467.00


Expense ..


69,145.00


Capital Outlay .


700.00


Aid to Dependent Children


151,327.00


Personal Service


9.683.00


Expense


141.225.50


Capital Outlay


418.50


Old Age Assistance


719,527.00


Personal Service


30,047.00


Expense


688,648.00


Capital Outlay .


832.00


City Home


9,503.00


Personal Service


3.503.00


Expense


6,000.00


Disability Assistance


93,590.00


Personal Service


5.803.00


Expense


87,186.00


Capital Outlay


601.00


Veterans' Service


282.230.00


Personal Service .


31.300.00


Expense


250.825.00


Capital Outlay


105.00


City of Quincy


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756,100.00


3,570.00


2,950.00


1,300.00


PUBLIC WORKS


$2,025,514.00


Administrative Personal Service Expense Capital Outlay


$35.190.00


$33,600.00


715.00


875.00


Engineering


Personal Service


64,029.00


Expense


6,236.00


Capital Outlay


4,600.00


Public Buildings Personal Service


23,916.00


Expense


12,015.00


Highway


756,318.00


General Operations Pensions


55,876.00


Parking Area-


41,877.00


Personal Service Expense


14,365.00


Sewers


156,716.00


General Operations


133,607.00


Pensions


17,495.00


Capital Outlay


5,614.00


Sanitation


356.893.00


Personal Service


308,588.00


Expense


48,305.00


Park Department


85.263.00


Personal Service


68,777.00


Expense


16,486.00


Cemetery


88.423.00


Personal Service


72,000.00


Expense


15.507.00


Capital Outlay


916.00


Forestry


78.516.00


Personal Service


59.241.00


Expense


7.275.00


Gypsy Moth


5,000.00


Dutch Elm


7,000.00


Water Department


285,522.00


Personal Service


182,897.00


Expense


82,625.00


Capital Outlay


20,000.00


PUBLIC SERVICE


$263.051.00


Library


Personal Service


145.734.00


Expense


52.000.00


Capital Outlay


1.873.00


Recreation


Personal Service


43.030.00


Expense


8.078.00


Historical Places Expense


1,000.00


Rent Control


Personal Service


9.286.00


Expense


2,050.00


EDUCATION


$3,446,241.00


School Department


Personal Service


$2,914,867.00


Expense


470.239.00


Capital Outlay


40.000.00


Travel Out of State


1,500.00


Athletic Revolving Fund


19,635.00


UNCLASSIFIED


Debt Service


Judgments, Losses and Claims


10.000.00


Annuities


300.00


Property Management


2,000.00


Annual Report


4.000.00


General Insurance


17,500.00


State Mosquito Control


6,000.00


Tree Trimming, Q.E.L.


1,700.00


Employee In-Service Training


1,000.00


Christmas Holiday Display


$1,249,707.00


$1,148,041.00


8,676.00


Travel Out of State


3,000.00


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$199,607.00


51,108.00


1.000.00


11,336.00


$3,446.241.00


74,865.00


65.931.00


700,442.00


27,512.00


Aircraft Warning Post Child Guidance Constr. of Public Buildings (Qualifying Fee)


100.00 8,390.00 39,000.00


MISCELLANEOUS


$1.018,562.93


State


$507,959.83


State Auditor


$ 206.10


State Exam. of Retirement


805.72


Smoke Inspection Service


2,074.04


Metropolitan Reservations


116.371.44


Metropolitan Sewerage


156,723.53


Metropolitan Water


218,443.60


Boston Arena Authority


13,335.40


County


County Tax


279,993.16


County Hospital


218,896.97


Under Estimates


11,712.97


Overlay


150,000.00


150,000.00


For Deficits, Abatements, Exceptions


150.000.00


GRAND TOTAL Appropriations of This Order


Less: Amount to be offset by transfer from: Parking Meter Receipts


41,877.00


Net Amount to be Appropriated by This Order


$13.756.086.93


And be it further ORDERED :


That the sum of $41,877.00 be and is hereby appropriated for the expenses of the Parking Areas and to be paid from Parking Meter Receipts.


Passed to be ordained March 15, 1954.


Attest : - Hattiemay Thomas Clerk of Council.


Attest :--


Amelio Della Chiesa Mayor


A true copy. Attest :-


Assistant City Clerk.


ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS, 1954


Order No.


Account


Amount


Date


3


Fire - Personal Services


$ 5,050.00


Jan. 4, 1954


4


Health - Personal Services


1,568.00


Jan. 4, 1954


5


School - Personal Services


5,824.00


Jan. 4, 1954


6


Hospital - Personal Services


15,038.00


Jan. 4, 1954


7


School - Capital Outlay


10,000.00


Jan. 4, 1954


8


Sewer - Personal Services


600.00


Jan. 4, 1954


29


Highway - Snow and Ice


40,000.00


Jan. 22, 1954


49


First Blast Furnace


7,000.00


Jan. 18, 1954


50


Water - Personal Services


700.00


Jan. 18, 1954


53


Hospital - Personal Services


1,000.00


Jan. 18, 1954


54


Welfare Relief - Aid to Dependent Children, Old Age and Dis- ability Assistance


3,050.00


Jan. 18, 1954


55


Welfare Relief - Aid to Dependent Children, Old Age and Dis- ability Assistance


4,350.00


Jan. 18, 1954


90


Annuity - Curtin


945.75


Feb. 1, 1954


91


Health - Capital Outlay


700.00


Feb. 1, 1954


92


Hospital - Capital Outlay


19,535.00


Feb. 1, 1954


93


Hospital - Capital Outlay


1,600.00


Feb. 1, 1954


94


Hospital - Expense


700.00


Feb. 1, 1954


152


Retirement - Expense


1,260.00


Mar. 1. 1954


153


Retirement - Personal Services


1,000.00


Mar. 1. 1954


191


Quarry Street Property


1,642.70


Mar. 15, 1954


194


Water - Pensions


1,210.00


Mar. 15, 1954


195


Police - Pensions


2,078.60


Mar. 15, 1954


196


Fire - Pensions


2,078.60


Mar. 15, 1954


283


Fire - Pensions


1,782.84


Apr. 20, 1954


357


Teachers' Retirement Fund


567.68


May 17, 1954


359


Fire - Pensions


1,924.89


May 17, 1954


360


Highway - Pensions


1.253.34


May 17, 1954


362


Police - Pensions


1.643.40


May 17, 1954


361


Police - Pensions


1,643.40


May 17, 1954


$135,746.20


City of Quincy


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510.603.10


$13,797,963.93


SUMMARY


Total Budget Appropriations Additional Appropriations Rent Control - 1953


$12,587.524.00 135,746.20 10.047.31


$12,733,317.51


DEBT STATEMENT, 1954


Total Debt January 1, 1954 Retirements during 1954:


$9,067,500.00


Inside Debt Limit :


Rock Island Sewer


$ 30,000.00


Sewers


55,000.00


Streets


279.000.00


Schools


143.000.00


New Equipment


80,000.00


Land and Buildings


10,000.00


Municipal Parking Area


15,000.00


East Hancock Park Land Takings


50,000.00


East Hancock Park Construction ..


15,000.00


Off Street Parking .


5,000.00


Central Fire Station


5.000.00


Fire Station


8.000.00


Public Works Garage


10,000.00


Sea Wall


9,500.00


Outside Debt Limit:


School Construction


$100,000.00


Sewers


13.000.00


Hospital Administration Building


4.000.00


Hospital Power Plant


25.000.00


Judgment Parking Land


15,000.00


Health Center


20,000.00


Municipal Garage


3.000.00


Quincy Veterans" Housing


20.000.00


Civil Defense


15,000.00


Relaying Water Mains


20,000.00


$235,000.00


949,500.00


Total Debt as of December 31, 1954


$8.118,000.00


TOTAL FUNDED DEBT as of December 31, 1954


Inside Debt Limit :


Rock Island Sewer


$ 253.400.00


716.600.00


Streets


1,196,000.00


Schools


1.270,000.00


Remodelling Public Buildings


247.000.00


New Equipment


152,000.00


Land and Buildings


70,000.00


Municipal Parking Area


75,000.00


East Hancock Parking Land Takings


190,000.00


East Hancock Parking Construction


135,000.00


Off Street Parking


30,000.00


Central Fire Station


104.000.00


Fire Station


120,000.00


Public Works Garage


45,000.00


$4.909.000.00


Outside Debt Limit :


School Construction


$1,660,000.00


Sewers


Hospital Administration Building


150.000.00


Hospital Power Plant


195,000.00


Judgment Parking Land


250,000.00


Health Center


6,000.00


Municipal Garage


260,000.00


Quincy Veterans' Housing


30,000.00


Civil Defense


220.000.00


3.209,000.00


$8,118.000.00


Annual Report


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Sea Wall


130,000.00


8.000.00


Relaying Water Mains


5,000.00


Sewers


$714,500.00


BORROWING CAPACITY FOR 1954 (General Laws, Chapter No. 44 - Section 10)


"Except as otherwise anthorized by law, a city shall not authorize indebtedness to an amount exceeding 21/2% of the average of the Assessors' valnation of the taxable property for the three preceding years, the valu- ation being first reduced by the amount of all abatements allowed therein previous to December 31, of the preceding year."


Net Valuation Real and Personal 1952


$150,325,051.00


Motor Vehicles 1952


10,799,947.00


Net Valuation Real and Personal 1953


152,370,582.00


Motor Vehicles 1953


12.233,206.00


Net Valuation Real and Personal 1954


155,509,769.00


Motor Vehicles 1954


11,075.757.00


$492,314,312.00


Three years' average valuation


$164.104,771.00


21/2% thereof


$4,102,619.00 4,102,619.00


Extra - Chapter 56


8,205,238.00


Debt January 1, 1955 ( Within Debt Limit )


4,909,000.00


Available Borrowing Capacity January 1, 1955


$3.296.238.00


Debt maturing during 1955 which will increase borrowing margin:


JANUARY


$ 40,000.00


FEBRUARY


5.000.00


MARCH


20,000.00


APRIL .


85,000.00


MAY


80,000.00


JUNE


55,000.00


JULY


240,000.00


AUGUST


5,000.00


SEPTEMBER


160,000.00


OCTOBER


8,000.00


DECEMBER


5,000.00


$703,000.00


TEMPORARY LOANS, 1954


(In Anticipation of Revenue)


Date Issued


Date Due


Sold To


Rate of Discount


Amount


Mar. 31, 1954


Nov. 5, 1954


First National Bank


.63%


S 750,000.00


Apr. 23, 1954


Nov. 22, 1954


Merchants National Bank


.603%


750.000.00


May 14, 1954


Dec. 7,1


National Shawmut Bank


.49%


750,000.00


July


9, 1954


Dec. 21, 1954


Norfolk County Trust Co.


.36%


500,000.00


Total Issued 1954


$2.750,000.00


TEMPORARY LOANS, 1954


(In Anticipation of Long Term Loans)


Aug. 6, 1954


Nov. 30, 1954


National Shawmut Bank


.40%


$ 300.000.00


Sept. 17, 1954


Nov. 30, 1954


National Shawmut Bank


.40%


85,000.00


Dec. 3. 1954


Feb. 28, 1955


National Shawmut Bank ($385,000.)


renewal .40%


485,000.00


Oct. 29, 1954


Dec. 24, 1954


First National Bank


.75%


60,000.00


Dec. 23, 1954


Mar. 24, 1955


First National Bank (renewal) .75%


60.000.00


Total Paid 1954 Unpaid as of December 31, 1954


$990.000.00 $545,000.00


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CITY OF QUINCY, MASSACHUSETTS ACTUAL RECEIPTS - 1954


Income Tax


$ 425.082.50


State Education


214,100.00


Corporation Tax


602,548.40


Meal Tax


32,675.53


Motor Vehicles


598,513.66


Licenses


95.417.58


Fines


3.417.89


Special Assessments


50,561.52


General Government


16,639.80


Protection of Persons and Property


21.278.49


Health and Sanitation


68.499.89


Highways


4,759.95


Welfare


105,574.70


Old Age


503,000.59


Disability Assistance


51,174.40


Veterans' Benefits


116.437.97


Schools


33,828.47


State Edneation -- Vocational


59,146.30


Reimbursement Construction School Project


37,822.91


Libraries


7,197.99


Recreation


2,541.50


Cemeteries


30,404.66


Interest on Taxes and Assessments


17,800.00


Interest on Bonds


6.652.12


Hospital


1,669,720.46


Quincy Electric Light -- Trimming Trees


5,674.06


Westacres Surplus


14,114.81


Quincy Housing Authority - In Lieu of Taxes


21.554.93


Quincy Housing Authority - Reimbursement (Sewer) ( Water $24,102.82 credited to Water Reserve)


37,724.38


Chapter No. 90 - Street Construction




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