Inaugural address of the mayor, with the annual report of the officers of the city of Quincy for the year 1960, Part 2

Author: Quincy (Mass.)
Publication date: 1960
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The following is a breakdown, by months :


Employed


Terminated


55


Jan


34


82


Feb.


42


48


March


35


92


April


53


109


May


50


337


June


178


119


July


87


143


Aug.


293


138


Sept.


209


132


Oct.


81


48


Nov.


79


41


Dec.


44


1,344


Total


1,185


A series of studies conducted by the department during the year disclosed that the length of service of the permanent employees in all departments of the city, excluding the school department, averaged 14 years.


The departments with the longest length of service were the Highway and Sanitary and Weights and Measures with a 23 year average.


These departments were followed closely by the Forestry department with an average of 22 years, the Cemetery, Sewer, Traffic Signs and Signals, Park, and Fire with a 21 year average and the Police and Water Departments with an average of 19 years.


The average age of twelve new Patrolmen certified by the Civil Service division of the Personnel Department for appointment to the Quincy Police force was 31 years of age and of seven new Fire- fighters, 30 years of age.


It was also found that due to deaths and retirements of members of the Quincy Police Depart- ment it would be necessary for the Personnel Department to request a special Civil Service exami- nation be held to establish eligible lists for the positions of Captain, Lieutenant, Sergeant, and patrolmen.


In October 1960, the Barrington Associates, Inc. of New York City, after a 4 months study of the salary and job classification of the City of Quincy, submitted to the Mayor a new salary and classification plan.


The plan after being amended by the City Council was passed on 12-27-60 to become effective 1-1-61. The plan which excluded the employees of the Welfare and School Departments granted salary increases ranging from a low of 5.4% for laborers to a high of 24% for the Chiefs of the Fire and Police Departments. Patrolmen and Firefighters received an increase of 10.8% and Foremen, approximately 12.5%. The average overall increases amounted to approximately 10%.


Annual Report


17


THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT


1960


1959


1958


Purchase Orders Issued


Dollar Value of Purchase Orders


14,055 $3,977,719.71


14,272 $3,671,354.49


15,076 $3,953,998.34


Contracts Issued


315 $1,401,020.51


$1,750,253.35


335 $3,537,362.70


Requisitions Received and Filled


16,021


13,257


13,420


Department Expense % Expense Average per Dollar including Salaries


$ 28,017.08


$ 27,763.00 $ 26,867.94


.7044%


.6195%


.6795%


CIVIL DEFENSE


The efficiency of Quincy's Civil Defense Department, under an unpaid Director, Laurence H. Mattie, has greatly improved with a 24 hour telephone service and Control Center at 91 McGrath Highway. There is an emergency power plant, in case of power failure, also cots and emergency supplies are available at a moment's notice for any disaster such as Snowstorms, Hurricanes, Tor- nadoes, etc. During the 1960 National Test and the State Tests the Communications Division and other groups demonstrated exceptional efficiency.


The Auxiliary Police Department, headed by Chief Kenneth J. Walsh, served a total of 5,831 hours, this included Regular Friday Night Traffic Duty, Holiday Weekend Traffic, Meetings, Parades, Drills, Pistol Practice, Flood Duty, Amphibian Duck Duty, Duty during the Regular Police Banquet, Halloween, Jimmy Fund Campaign Parade, Training Classes, Communion Breakfast and meeting at Lowell. The Personnel includes 1 Chief, 1 Deputy Chief, 1 Captain Administrative Officer, 1 Captain Training Officer, 6 Platoon Captains, 6 Platoon Lieutenants, 6 Platoon Sergeants and 46 Patrolmen.


The Communications Division, under the direction of Leon Wood until September 1st then by Charles Anderson, contributed a total of 30812 hours net work activity, 15 hours parade duty and 20 hours during Hurricane Donna.


The Auxiliary Fire Department, under Auxiliary Chief John E. Schmock, served a total of 3,669 man-hours, responded to 313 box alarms, 135 still alarms, 64 multiple alarms and attended 12 meetings. Emergencies other than fires in which they participated were the March 4th and 5th Blizzard, Hurricane Donna and the December 5th Blizzard.


In May the South Shore Divers Group, headed by Nicholas Elgin a Milton Policeman joined our Civil Defense Department and they participated at the two weekend searches for the bodies of the men lost in a boating accident off Long Island, the Logan Airport Disaster and the search for two youngsters bodies in Mill River, Taunton, December 29th. A total of 9571/2 hours were served.


In January Vernon Whitman was appointed Chief of Rescue. The Group served a total of 3,9921/2 hours, this included Drills, Meetings, Parades, Demonstrations of both Truck and Ducks, Inundation of the Tide along Quincy Shoreline, Search for the bodies of men lost in a boating accident off Hangman Island, they were alerted for the Tornado scare in June and the Shark scare in September, did rescue work during Hurricane Donna, aided at the Logan Airport Disaster, gave assistance with the Ducks 3 days during the Neponset Dump Fire and searched for and rescued the body of a youngster drowned in Mill River, Taunton in December.


Special mention should be made of the fine work by the Rescue and Skin Divers Groups the two weekends in May searching for the bodies off Hangman Island, at the Logan Airport Disaster and the Taunton drowning.


During the National Alert in May the Parochial, Private and Public Schools participated 100%.


In case of a disaster we would have the use of three Ice Cream Trucks with generators for power and that could be converted to an emergency operating table.


City of Quincy


18


372


Dollar Value of Contracts


THE POLICE DEPARTMENT


The activities of the Quincy Police department continued to increase during 1960, with traffic control again accounting for a large proportion of man-hours since Quincy is the gateway to the Cape and the South Shore.


The number of arrests increased from 3,180 in 1959 to 3,361 in 1960. The number of arrests of juveniles increased from 128 to 179.


Traffic accidents fell off from 1,147 in 1959 to 1,109 in 1960; and the total number of persons injured fell off from 955 to 893. However, Quincy experienced a tragic year as to fatal accidents with 10 as against five for the preceding year.


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Two Vietmanese Police officers, Lieutenant VAN CANG and Lieutenant LEE MIN CHANN observing QUINCY POLICE methods as guests of Chief WILLIAM FERRAZZI, second left, are given certificates of honorary QUINCY citizenship by Mayor AMELIO DELLA CHIESA.


Annual Report


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Arrests by Months for Year 1960


Month


Arrests


Male


Female


January


215


203


12


February


238


227


11


March


295


284


11


April


266


244


22


May


299


271


28


June


315


294


21


July


312


284


28


August


378


348


30


September


310


290


20


October


280


259


21


November


272


252


20


December


181


165


16


TOTAL


3,361


3,121


240


Nativity of Persons Arrested


United States


3,256


Foreign Born


105


Wagon Calls


1,244


Ambulance Calls


2,238


Automobile Accidents for Year 1960


Injured


Fatals


Month


Collisions


Pass.


Ped.


Pass. Ped


January


105


62


5


0


2


February


75


37


7


0


0


March


118


94


5


0


2


April


87


56


14


0


0


May


98


58


18


0


0


June


88


64


19


0


0


July


81


61


3


0


0


August


101


95


24


0


0


September


84


60


10


0


1


October


71


40


12


0


2


November


91


64


9


1


1


December


110


67


8


0


1


TOTAL


1,109


758


134


1


9


Traffic Bureau Annual Report for the Year 1960


Total number of Accidents


1,109


Total number of Passengers Injured


758


Total number of Pedestrians Injured


135


Fatal Accidents


10


Licenses Suspended by the Registry


657


Registrations Suspended by the Registry


40


Licenses Granted by the Registry


340


Plates Removed and Returned to Registry


23


Persons Investigated for License


317


Brakes Tested


138


Parking Violations


20,526


Warnings


2,241


Investigations Made


796


Applications for Motor Violations sent to Court


3,187


-


- City of Quincy


20


Automobile Transfer Sales


10,639 Bicycles Registered


382


Traffic Investigations for City Council 302


Surveys 507


Detailed analysis of above figures are attached to this report.


Juvenile Bureau Report for Year 1960


Arrests - Males


179


First Offense


107


Repeat Offense


72


Arrests - Female


Referred to Court


28


First Offense


28


Runaways Not Brought to Court


Boys


50


Girls


37


Cases disposed of at Home


221


Cases disposed of at School


186


Cases disposed of at Station


243


Restitution Made $2,830.45


Property Recovered


$3,479.85


Juvenile Bureau Report for Year 1960


Affray


9


Arson


4


Arson, Attempt


1


Assault and Battery


6


Automobile, Using Without Authority


35


Automobile, Violation of


27


Breaking and Entering - Daytime


3


Breaking and Entering - Nighttime


5


Breaking and Entering - Daytime, Attempt


1


Breaking and Entering - Nighttime, Attempt


1


Breaking, Entering and Larceny - Nighttime


10


Circulating False Fire Alarm


3


Disorderly Conduct


3


Disturbing the Peace


3


Drunkeness


20


Forgery and Uttering


2


Larceny


16


Larceny, Attempt


1


Larceny of Boat


1


Larceny from Building


4


Lewd Person


2


Malicious Damage to Property


15


Mayhem


2


Motor Vehicle Laws, Violation


3


Neglected Children


8


Rape, Statutory


1


Runaway Boys


1


Runaway Girls


1


Annual Report


- 21


Referred to Court


Setting Fires Stubborn Child


2


Threats and Intimidations


1


Unnatural Act


3


Violation, Probation


1


Violation, School Rules


15


Wayward Child


11


Weapon, Possession - Dangerous


2


1960 Ages of Operators Involved in Personal Injury Accidents


16 to 19


20 to 24


25 to 44


45 to 64


65 & Over


Killed


3


1


3


3


.0


Injured


207


197


394


167


63


Ages of Pedestrians Killed or Injured - Total 134


0 to 4


5 to 14


15 to 19


20 to 24 25 to 44 45 to 64 65 & Over


Killed


0


2


0


0


0


1


6


Injured


8


55


10


15


17


9


11


Times At Which Personal Injury Accidents Occurred


12 M to 2 AM 34


10 AM to 114


12 N to 2 PM 69


127


119


145


70


10 PM to 87


Yearly Report of the Detective Bureau for 1960


PART I


Murder and Negligent Manslaughter


0


Nonnegligent Manslaughter


0


Rape


1


Kidnapping


2


Assault with a Dangerous Weapon


9


Breaking and Entering and Larceny


153


Larceny


502


Automobile Thefts


244


PART II


All Other Assaults


95


Forgery


37


Receiving Stolen Property


5


Weapons - Carrying, Possessing, etc.


9


All Other Sex Offenses


41


Narcotic Laws - Violations of


1


Gambling


1


Miscellaneous Offenses


278


Held on Suspicious Person charges


48


City of Quincy


22


2 AM to 4 AM


4 AM to 6 AM


6 AM to 8 AM


8 AM to 10 AM


19


12


63


70


2 PM to 4 PM


4 PM to 6 PM


6 PM to 8 PM


8 PM to 10 PM


0


Robbery


4


PART III


Sudden Deaths


118


Missing Persons


97


Claims Against the City 21


201


Prisoners Printed and Photographed


126


Photos for Other City Departments


1,820


Security Check - Other Agencies


22


Miscellaneous Investigations


481


Stolen Property Recovered


$239,878.41


Yearly Report of the Liquor Bureau for 1960


Inspection of establishments licensed to sell alcoholic beverages .. 5,321


Investigations


40


Vendors Investigated


39


Arrests


11


Vendors before Licensing Board


4


Yearly Report of Detective Charles Griffin (Assigned To Welfare Department)


1960


Non-Support and Neglect of Family


107


Non-Support of Illegitimate Children 13


Desertions


11


Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act


5


Renditions (Florida and Nebraska)


2


Larcenies


0


Complaints Involving Welfare Cases issued at the Quincy 61


District Court


Arrests and Cases brought before Court 45


Money turned over to Families for Support through the efforts of the Probation Department and myself $27,577.00


Payments made through Uniform Support $ 3,642.00


Fines turned over to Families for Support $ 748.00


Automobile Violations Court


Speeding


1,026


Failing to Slow Down for Intersection


615


Violation of Traffic Control Signals


648


Cutting Out of Line


15


Passing on Curve


27


Commercial Vehicles on Restricted Street


49


No Sticker


8


No License


10


No Registration


6


Unregistered Cars


10


Uninsured Cars


10


One Way Street


166


Operating Under Influence of Liquor


118


Annual Report


* 23


Miscellaneous Fingerprints Taken


0


Attempt Suicides


Operating so as to Endanger 30


Failing to Keep to Right of Road 10


Leaving Scene after Causing Property Damage 46


Leaving Scene after Causing Personal Injury


4


Refusing to Stop for Police Officer


27


Operating After Suspension of License


42


Operating After Expiration of License


10


Failing to Stop for Stop Sign


256


Using Motor Vehicle Without Authority


9


Violation of City Ordinance


31


Allowing Improper Person to Operate


10


Improper Lights


TOTAL 3,187


School Safety Program Report for the Year 1960 By Safety Officer Guido Pettinelli


Number of Visits to Schools 202


Number of Visits to Classrooms 115


Number of times Traffic Supervisors were checked 233


Number of Radio Broadcasts


0


Number of Meetings of Traffic Supervisors


7


Number of Safety Assemblies


10


Number of Pupils present at Assemblies 4,050


Number of Safety Talks Outside Schools


4


Number of Days on School Traffic 127


Number of Pupils Present when Classrooms were Visited 3,720


Parking Meter And Traffic Signs Department


STREET PAINTING:


46 Miles of Center Lines


372 Crosswalks


90 Stop Lines


784 Parallel Meter Stalls


1,408 Diagonal Meter Stalls


134 Slow painted on Streets


53 No Parking painted on Streets


2,150 ft. Curb Painting


20 Islands painted


7 Circles for Traffic Officers


220 sets of Slow Sign, then School Sign and two Running Boys


SIGNS:


374 Street Signs Replaced


635 Traffic Signs Replaced


163 Sign and Traffic Posts Replaced


47 Posts Total Loss


279 Posts Bent


60 Cement Base Stand for Temporary Signs


- City of Quincy


24


4


1960 Yearly Report Of Police Boat, Guardian II Officer Joseph Lind


On May 14th, 1960, the Police Boat was put in the water for the season from the rail-way of the Quincy Yacht Club. The boat was inspected by the Coast Guard on June 28th, 1960 and found to be o.k. On July 7th it was pulled out for the mid-season check. On September 12th the boat was taken to the Quincy Adams Yacht Yard as a hurricane was forecasted. On November 4th, 1960, the Guardian II was hauled out and stored at the Quincy Yacht Club for the winter.


During the Season


Total People


Value


6 Row Boats towed in


15


$ 750.00


37 Outboards towed in


95


17,075.00


20 Sail Boats towed in


60


15,000.00


17 Power Boats towed in


50


43,900.00


Got aboard 55' Schooner, put out an anchor


to keep it from going on the rocks, during hurricane


10,000.00


Assisted 4 disabled Sailboats


12


16,000.00


232


$102,725.00


Brought wood blocking out to a 210 Class Sailboat aground on


the rocks of Rainsford Island. Stood by for three hours .. 4,500.00


Boats Recovered


2 Sail Boats


$ 3,000.00


4 Outboards


3,900.00


1 Power Boat


3,600.00


2 Row Boats


150.00


$10,650.00


During the year the Guardian II made regular patrols of Quincy's 26 miles of waterfront, patrolled many yachting regattas and special events and carried out various miscellaneous assign- ments. In 1960 a 16-foot open boat powered with a 75-hp outboard motor was added to the police flotilla. A two-way marine radio was installed on the Guardian II, greatly increasing its efficiency in emergencies.


Dog Officer


During the year 1960 the Dog Officer, James A. D. Mackay, picked up 461 dogs and of these 149 were returned to owners. 67 destroyed, 103 turned over to Angel Memorial Hospital, Boston, and 142 turned over to Norfolk County.


Miscellaneous Activities


During the year 166 bicycles were reported stolen and 148 recovered. Officers tagged 20,520 cars for various parking violations; of this number, 10,694 tags were for over-time parking; 3,964 for parking in a restricted place and 3,864 for all night parking.


Annual Report


25


Assisting a Wollaston woman, trapped on second floor of her home when it was filled with smoke from basement blaze, is an in- cident in the day's work of QUINCY FIREFIGHTERS -


THE FIRE DEPARTMENT


Quincy's fire losses in 1960 in- creased sharply, 59 percent, over the preceding year's figures. This was due largely to a costly fire on the railroad trestle at the Neponset bridge which represented 29 percent of the total losses.


There were four civilian deaths resulting from fires, the same figure was in 1959. Civilian injuries also re- mained the same at 15. The number of firefighters injured. 54, was a sharp decrease from 1959, when 161 were hurt.


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1960 Fire Losses


Buildings and Contents


$427,373


Railroad Bridge


200,000


Automotive Vehicles


19,015


Other Fires


2,815


Total Fire Loss


$694,203


1960 Fire Losses and Insurance Statistics


BUILDINGS


CONTENTS


Insurance Carried


Value


Insurance Paid


Loss


Month


Loss


Insurance Paid


Value


Insurance Carried


$ 193,500


$


575,800


$ 28,670


$ 44,920


Jan.


$ 10,288


$ 5,501


$ 46,500


$ 14,500


186,450


266,450


9,069


9,295


Feb.


14,281


9,448


58,380


49,030


153,500


224,500


37,460


53,201


Mar.


92,769


76,537


326,815


287,400


321,000


1,393,400


9,690


14,220


Apr.


3,694


1,549


79,141


58,500


72,000


101,000


18,043


18,143


May


10,451


7,395


31,070


19,570


56,300


110,000


10,799


11,516


June


5,576


5,576


145,000


141,000


399,600


1,209,101


15,613


19,187


July


5,209


2,119


416,575


399,500


167,500


208,500


1,653


3,153


Aug.


899


399


5,060


4,500


54,800


71,100


3,305


3,949


Sep.


3,615


2,918


23,250


10,000


260,500


277,500


11,057


11,057


Oct.


2,801


1,851


13,000


10,000


619,740


640,040


24,926


29,973


Nov.


21,167


16,924


78,873


70,000


297,000


366,500


25,002


28,942


Dec.


9,067


5,308


67,740


48,200


$2,781,890


$5,443,891


$195,287


$247,556


Total


$179,817


$135,525


$1,291,404


$1,112,200


City of Quincy


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Five Year Recap - Alarms - Losses - Cost


Year


Number Alarms


Fire Loss


Per Capita Fire Loss


Per Capita Dept. Cost


1956


2,654


$434,243


$5.19


$11.86


1957


2,781


477,786


5.62


13.19


1958


1,948


290,109


3.41


13.40


1959


2,359


274,821


3.23


15.02


1960


2,468


694,203


7.94


15.28


Alarms and Calls Responded to as Classified by N. B. F. U .*


Fires in Buildings


Totals


Residential


274


Non-Residential


17


Mercantile


61


Manufacturing


16


Storage


6


Public Utilities


2


Miscellaneous


29


TOTAL


405


Other Fires


Totals


Grass - Brush - Dumps


1,073


Automobile - Mechanical


188


Mutual Aid Calls


33


TOTAL


1,294


Non-Fire Calls


Totals


Malicious False Alarms


259


Needless and Accidental Alarms


66


First Aid and Emergency Calls


444


TOTAL


769


GRAND TOTAL - Alarms and Calls Responded to 2,468


N.B.F.U. - National Board of Fire Underwriters.


Number of Alarms Received and Transmitted


Alarms Received


Totals


From Fire Alarm Boxes


474


Stills From Stations


156


Via Telephone


1,769


Via Radio


34


Mutual Aid Circuits


33


A D T Circuits


2


TOTAL


2,468


Annual Report - -


27


Alarms Transmitted


Totals


Via Alarm Circuits Via Vocalarm Circuits


817


817


Via Telephone


1,655


Via Radio


1,578


TOTAL


4,970


Multiple Alarms


Totals


Second Alarms


11


Third Alarms


3


Fourth Alarms


1


TOTAL


15


Mutual Aid Sent


Totals


To Boston


15


To Braintree


4


To Weymouth


1


To Milton


13


TOTAL


33


Mutual Aid Received


Totals


From Boston


4


From Braintree


4


From Weymouth


4


From Milton


2


TOTAL


14


Fire Alarm Maintenance Division FIRE ALARM BOX CHANGES


New Locations 7


Boxes Replaced


Boxes Recoded


Boxes Damaged


Indicating Lights Installed


4


17


3


45


NEW BOX LOCATIONS


1634 - Brockton Avenue- Northfield Street


1635 - Roach Street - Rhude Street


2129- End of Mound Street


5221 - Hancock Street - Clay Street


5231 - Hancock Street - Woodbine Street


5233 - Berlin Street - Wayland Street


6125 - Sacred Heart School - Convent - Glover Avenue


The members of this division performed all the installation work for the extensions of the system including the erection of crossarms, pole hardware and the running of the required wire. Also the removal of old cable in underground and the installations of replacement cable.


The system was extended into the Bethel Beach and Germantown sections of Brockton Avenue, Roach Street, to the end of Mound Street from Silver Street. The extension from Woodbine Street to Wayland Street and a partial extension in West Quincy for boxes to be installed shortly after the end of the year, on Argonne Street and Emerald Street.


The Fire Prevention Bureau during the year issued 1,955 permits; made 869 inspections; made 107 investigations of complaints ; investigated 115 fires ; gave 28 fire prevention lectures ; and observed 11 blasting operations.


Companies supervised by the Bureau made 186 school inspections, 62 nursing and boarding home inspections and 3,362 inspections of dwellings.


City of Quincy


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Deaths of Retired Members


Name


Rank on Retirement


Retired


Died


John E. Byron Allan C. McEachern Thomas A. Cotter


Captain


3-16-54


1- 8-60


Firefighter


5-17-46


6-25-60


Lieutenant


5-24-54


9-14-60


Special Service Company


Out of


Generator


Number Lights Used


Resuscitator


Oxy.


Carbo.


Hrs.


Mins.


Times


Hrs.


Mins. 1000W 500W


250W


Inhal. Resus.


Gen.


Gen.


Held


201


30


45


61


25


76


23


11


31 1


157


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Members of the Auxiliary Fire Department performed a total of 3,669 man-hours of duty during the year, including stand-by duty at stations and duty at fires.


Starting November 25, two firefighters were detailed to attend the special courses at the new Moon Island training facility of the Boston Fire Department.


The Training Officer held 126 training sessions with the companies. This training covered instructions in pump operations, ladder operations, use and care of the gas masks used in the Department, instructions to new recruits and the methods for the home inspections. He attended special training programs at the South Weymouth Naval Air Station and at the Boston Fire Department Fire Academy. He also performed such other related duties to which he was detailed by the Chief.


Inventory of Automotive Equipment


Company


Type of Equipment


Stationed


Make


Year


Engine 1


1000 GPM Triple Comb. Pumper


Headquarters Atlantic


Seagrave


1955


Engine 2


1000 GPM Triple Comb. Pumper


Pirsch


1947


Engine 3


1000 GPM Triple Comb. Pumper


Quincy Point Wollaston


Seagrave


1957


Engine 4


1000 GPM Triple Comb. Pumper 1000 GPM Triple Comb. Pumper 1000 GPM Triple Comb. Pumper


West Quincy Houghs Neck Squantum


Seagrave


1960


Engine 7


750 GPM Triple Comb. Pumper


Maxim


1936


Reserve


750 GPM Triple Comb. Pumper 750 GPM Triple Comb. Pumper 100 Ft. Tiller Aerial


Houghs Neck Headquarters Wollaston


Maxim


1936


Ladder 1


75 Ft. Tiller Aerial


Seagrave


1950


Ladder 3


65 Ft. Junior Aerial


West Quincy


Pirsch


1945


Ladder 4


65 Ft. Junior Aerial


Houghs Neck Atlantic


Seagrave


1954


Hose 1


Booster & 200 Gal. Tank


Headquarters


Seagrave Ford


1954


Miscellaneous Vehicles


Type of Vehicles


Department Use


Make


Year


Four Door Sedan


Chief's Car


Dodge


1957


Four Door Sedan


Deputy Chief's Car


Chevrolet


1960


Four Door Sedan


Service Car


Chevrolet


1955


Panel Truck


Supply & Service Truck


Chevrolet


1956


Fire Alarm #1


Pick-up Service Truck


Chevrolet


1957


Fire Alarm #2


Line Work Truck


Ford


1960


Trailer Pumps


500 GPM Capacity - 2


Maxim


1942


1953


Spec. Ser.


Light Plant & Rescue Gear


Headquarters


Seagrave Pirsch


1959


Engine 5


1947


Engine 6


Quincy Point


Maxim


1936


Reserve


Seagrave


1940


Ladder 2


Seagrave


1957


Ladder 5


85 Ft. Tiller Aerial


Inhalator &


Cylinders


Drills


Quarters


Used


Annual Report


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THE PLANNING BOARD


The Planning Board maintained its active program of planning advisory and administrative service throughout 1960. The Board's handicap in operating without professional assistance was relieved in August with the appointment of James E. Lee as Planning Director. By the end of the year the Department of Planning had returned to full operation.


In the course of the year the Planning Board held 13 meetings and six public hearings. Activities of the Board and staff included processing of 44 Offers for City-Owned Land; study and recom- mendations on 21 Street Acceptances and 2 Street Abandonments; Rezoning and Subdivision Appli- cations; and the endorsement of 75 division plans not requiring the approval of the Planning Board.


The work of the Department of Planning included review and progress evaluation of the City's comprehensive planning program, the reactivation of the study of the City's economic characteristics, a study of the street naming problem, a study of transportation matters, and a series of smaller studies of individual problems affecting the City's development.


QUINCY HEALTH DEPARTMENT NURSING DIVISION


I. Total Home Visits 1,872


Home Admissions 289


First Visit Current Year (Visited Previous Year) 560


Revisit Current Year 732


Not at Home 291


II. Total Office Visits 53


III. Total Telephone Visits 318


IV. Total Conferences in behalf of 322


V. Visits Classified by Service Program:


A. Communicable - Tuberculosis.


Cases 515


Contacts 519


Suspects 38


B. Communicable - Other :


Salmonella


7


Polio


2


Shigella Dysentery


2


Scarlet Fever


52


Meningitis


1


Chicken Pox


1


Measles


4


German Measles


1


Typhoid Fever 1


Aseptic Meningitis 2


C. Health Guidance


D. Crippled Children and Adults 56


E. Other Diseases and Conditions :


Malnutrition 1


Mongolism 2


Lung Cancer 1


1,141


City of Quincy


0 - -


Lung Tumor


1


Sarcoidosis


3


Bronchiectasis


2


Heart Disease


47


Arthritis


5


Parkinsons Disease


1


Dog Bite


Poison Report


Contacts to ? Food Poisoning


3


? Food Poisoning 6


Mental Illness


7


Diabetes


1


Congenital Deformity


1


Trench Mouth 1


Rheumatic Heart


1


VI. Other Activities :


A. City Employees Ill 47


B. Transportation of cases and contacts of tuberculosis :


To Norfolk County Hospital :


1. Trips 92


2. Individuals served 314


To Lakeville State Sanatorium:


1. Trips 1


2. Individuals served 3


C. Conferences 155




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