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$222 00
Donovan, John,
Dunn, James, Doyle, Thomas,
2 00
66
Unpaid Poll Taxes for 1884, continued.
Brought forward, $222 00
Brought forward, $302 00
Dyer, Jesse, 2 00
Garrity, Wm., 2d, 2 00
Dwelle, John F.,
2 00
Grassock, Archibald, 2 00
Decosta, Henry,
2 00
Gilraine, John, 2 00
Dickey, Isaac B.,
2 00
Griffin, James P.,
2 00
Dorrity, William, 2
Gordon, James,
2 00
Edgeworth, James, 2
Griffith, John,
2 00
Evans, Thomas W., 2
Grady, John,
2 00
Eylward, Peter,
2 00
Grahanı, Joseph, 2 00
Emery, Daniel,
2 00
Garrity, John J., 2 00
Erwin, Edward,
2 00
Garrity, William F., 2 00
Eldrick, William,
2 00
Gilman, Frank C.,
2 00
Frazier, William S. D.,
2 00
Gilley, Charles,
2 00
Flynn, James,
2 00
Garrity, Patrick, 2 00
Falvey, Christopher,
2 00
Germain, Joseph, 2 00
2 00
Fallace, William, 2 00
Grant, Wm. O.,
2 00
Farrell, Peter F.,
2 00
Gast, Peter,
2 00
Fletcher, Charles,
2 00
Hanaford, Wm. P.,
2 00
French, Henry T.,
2 00
Harding, Henry,
2 00
Faxon, Geo. E.,
2
Horan, Joseph,
2 00
Faircloth, Wm. F., 2
Hodge, Edward,
2 00
Floyd, Joseph,
2
Haggerty, Edward,
2 00
Frazier, Joseph T.,
2 00
Hobart, George H., Hartney, John,
2 00
Flint, Thomas W.,
2 00
Harris, James M.,
2 00
Farrell, Thomas,
2 00
Hallett, T. Frank,
2 00
Frazier, James,
2
Hague, Rev. Wm., 2 00
Frazier, Peter,
2
Hanson, Wm.,
2 00
French, Charles E.,
2
Harrigan, M. C.,
2 00
Favro, Mitchell,
2
00
2 00
Frederickson, Christian, 2
00
Harrington, Charles,
2 00
Freeborn, Robert,
2 00
Harmon, John,
2 00
Glennon, E.,
2 00
Hall, George,
2 00
Gillis, Lochy,
2 00
Hopkins, John,
2 00
Glover, Warren,
2 00
Horan, Thomas,
2 00
Gill, Joseph,
2 00
Hierne, James,
2 00
Gorman, John,
2 00
Hudson, B. J.,
2 00
Grant, James,
2 00
Harris, Frederick,
2 00
Gray, David,
2 00
Ingraham, Wm.,
2 00
Gillis, Alexander,
2 00
Iverson, Andrew,
2 00
Carried forward,
$302 00
Carried forward,
$382 00
Foy, Charles,
2 00
Golden, James,
2 00
Foley, John H.,
2
Higgins, Wm. C.,
67
Unpaid Polls Taxes for 1884, continued.
Brought forward, $382 00
Brought forward, $462 00
James, Martin,
2 00
McCarty, Thomas, 2 00
Jones, W. H.,
2 00
Mc Lane, Donald, 2 00
Johnson, Alexander,
2 00
McMurray, Gerald, 2 00
Johnston, Wm., 2 00
McMann, Thomas, 2 00
Johnson, Neil, 2 00
Mccluskey, James, 2 00
Johnson, James,
2 00
McDonough, Patrick, 2 00
Jackson, Isaac N., 2 00
McDougald, Murdock, 2 00
King, Thomas,
2 00
McDonald, Robert B.,
2 00
Kerr, Peter,
2 00
McNeil, Hector,
2 00
Kelleran, Timothy,
2 00
McSweeney, Anthony,
2 00
Kirwin, James,
2 00
McMillan, Angus,
2 00
Kelly, John,
2 00
Mc Neil, Daniel,
2 00
Keenan, John,
2 00
McPherson, James,
2 00
Kelly, Wm. J.,
2 00
McFadden, Neil,
2 00
King, Lewis,
2 00
McGoverin, James,
2 00
Kain, John H.,
2 00
McLoud, Alexander, McNeil, Angus,
2 00
Kelly, John,
2 00
McDonald, Kenneth,
2 00
Kennedy, Joseph G.,
2 00
McMann, Daniel,
2 00
Keniley, Daniel H.,
2 00
McGillis, M.,
2 00
King, Frederick R.,
2 00
McDougal, Neil,
2 00
Kennedy, John R.,
2 00
McClennan, Daniel,
2 00
Kelly, Stephen,
2 00
McCarty, Martin,
2 00
Keefe, Patrick,
2 00
McFarland, Patrick,
2 00
La Pierre, Joseph,
2 00
McLelland, Alexander,
2 00
Laundry, Joseph,
2 00
McGuffy, Wm.,
2 00
Lloyd, Mitchell,
2 00
McCormick, J.,
2 00
Leavitt, Samuel,
2 00
McManus, Terence,
2
Lawson, Robert,
2 00
McVey, James,
2
Laing, James,
2 00
McAvoy, Patrick
2 00
Littlewood, Angus,
2 00
McDonald, John,
2 00
Larssin, Lauritz,
2 00
McKeon, T. K.,
2 00
Lord, Geo A.,
2 00
McDonald, Daniel,
2 00
Lawton, Geo. B.,
2 00
McKay, James,
2 00
Loveris, J.,
2 00
McDonald, James,
2 00
Lyons, Michael,
2 OC
McKinnon, Alexander,
2 00
Lyons, Cornelius, Jr.,
2 00
Mc Kenzie,
2 00
Lines, Charles,
2 00
McGilvray, Angus,
2 00
Lyons, John,
2 00
McInness, James,
2 00
McFuge, Thomas,
2 00
McCarty, Jeremiah,
2 00
Carried forward,
$462 08
Carried forward,
$542 00
2 00
Knox, Robert,
2 00
68
Unpaid Poll Taxes for 1884, continued.
Brought forward, $542 00
Brought forward, $622 00
McKay, Samuel, 2 00
Murphy, Dennis, 2 00
McCann, Michael, 2 00
Martin, George, 2 00
McCarty, John, 2 00
Moynihan, Edward, 2 00
McKenna, John, 2 00
Marshall, Robert, 2 00
McLean, Duncan, 2 00
Nutting, Vincent, 2 00
McCloskey, John,
2 00
Nichol, Henry, 2 00
McCarty, Michael,
2 00
Noonan, John, 2 00
Murray, George, 2 00
Nash, L. W., 2 00
Mahoney, James F,
2 00
Nugent, Alexander,
2 00
Munroe, William,
2 00
Nairn, John, 2 00
Melleny, Peter,
2 00
Norris, Wm., Jr., 2 00
Martell, Julius,
2 00
Newcomb, Augustus,
2
McAden, Patrick,
2 00
Nyhan, Patrick, 2
2 00
Melledi, Joseph,
2 00
Neilson, Peter,
2 CO
Murray, James,
2 00
O'Connor, James,
2 00
Mahoney, John,
2 00
O'Brien, Francis,
2 00
Mitchell, Harrison O.,
2 00
O'Connell, John, 2 00
Mitchell, W. A,
2 00
O'Brien, Patrick,
2 00
Milne, Alexander,
2 00
O'Neil, Henry,
2 00
Murray, Thomas,
2 00
O'Keefe, John,
2 00
Munroe, George,
2 00
O'Neil, Patrick, 2 00
Martin, Wm.,
2 00
O'Connor, Cornelius, 2 00
Monder, Henry,
2 00
Pierce, James F.,
2 00
Moriarty, James,
2 00
Petrie, James,
2 00
Mattison, Daniel
2 00
Pinnock, Alfred,
2 00
Monk, Daniel,
2 00
Petrie, Alexander,
2 00
Myatt, Norman,
2 00
Phelan, Edward,
2 00
Melon, Joseph,
2
Paradise, John,
2 00
Montgomery, John, 2
Porter, Nelson,
2 00
Mullany, Bernard,
2
Patterson, Henry,
2 00
Mullany, Thomas A.,
2 00
Poland, Albert,
2 00
Milne, Robert,
2 00
Pitts, Benjamin,
2 00
Morrison, Wm,
2 00
Poore, James,
2 00
Mitten,
2 00
Poore, Marcus C.
2 00
Mitchell, John F.,
2
Pitts, Ephraim,
2 00
Moore, James H.,
2
Provost, Peter,
2 00
Metcalf, Robert B., Metcalf, Henry,
2
Praeler, John,
2 00
2 00
Porter, Henry L., 2 00
Moran, Daniel,
2 00
Pitts, Augustus,
2 00
Carried forward, $622 00
Carried forward,
$702 00
Morton, David,
2 00
Newcomb, Charles F.,
69
Unpaid Poll Taxes for 1884, continued.
Brought forward, $702 00
Brought forward,' $786 00
Perry, Edward E, 2 00
Sullivan, John J., 2 00
Pratt, Francis W.,
2 00
Sullivan, Eugene, 2 00
Pendleton, M. V. B.,
2 00
Sullivan, Michael,
2 00
Paine, Frederick,
2 00
Springer, George, 2 00
Pratt, Charles A., 2
Sheahan, Timothy, 2 00
Perry, Frederick H.,
2 00
Shea, Michael, 2 00
Quirey, Alexander,
2 00
Shovelin, Patrick, 2 00
Quinn, Wm.,
2 00
Shea, Dennis,
2 00
Quinn, John,
2
Sullivan, Michael, 2 00
Quimby, Ira B ..
2 00
Spargo, Wm.,
2 00
Quimby, Frederick,
2 00
Smith, Robert,
2 00
Ross, James,
2 00
Smith, E. F.,
2 00
Roach, Paul A,
2
Swan, Arthur L.,
2 00
Reynolds, Dennis,
2
Stell, John,
2 00
Rogers, Charles,
2 00
Savage, Wm.,
2 00
Ryan, James,
2 00
Sweeney, Eugene,
2 00
Rogaski, Vincent,
2 00
Shaw, Alfred,
2 00
Rocheleau, Joseph,
2 00
Shaw, Alfred S., 2 00
Roach, John,
2 00
Sanborn, E. G.,.
2 00
Robin, Samuel,
2 00
Sullivan, Daniel,
2 00
Roach, John,
2 00
Thayer, Ephraim F.,
2 00
Robbie, James,
2 00
Toner, Peter,
2 00
Ryan, Patrick,
2 00
Veronese, Peter,
2 00
Rovelder, Wm.,
2 00
Vincent, Charles,
2
Richardson, Henry,
2 00
Whalen, Timothy,
2
Rowell, Wm.,
2 00
Winn, John,
2 00
Shea, Timothy,
2 00
Walker, Wm.,
2
00
Spargo, Richard T.,
2 00
Whitson, Thomas,
2 00
Sheehy, Wm.,
2 00
Walser, Alphonse,
2 00
Stanley, Charles,
2 00
Wyatt, Wm.,
2 00
Shea, John,
2 00
Welsh, John L.,
2 00
Somers, William,
2 00
Welsh, Wm H.,
2 00
Shortle, John,
2 00
Wight, Paul,
2 00
Stanley, Richard,
2 00
White, Michael,
2 00
Stewart, Wm.,
2 00
Walters, Peter H.,
2 00
Salvite, Peter,
2 00
Wieting, Herman,
2 00
Sumners, James,
2 00
Young, Perez,
2 00
Skinner, Wm.,
2 00
York, John B.,
2 00
Sullivan, James,
2 00
Smith, James,
2
$862 00
Smith, Alexander,
2 00
Unpaid taxes on
Sutherland, Robert,
2 00
property,
9,292 22
Carried forward, -$786 00
$10,154 22
WOODWARD FUND.
CASH ACCOUNT.
DR.
To cash on hand Feb. 1, 1884, in bank and Deposit Company,
$4,826 85
Interest on City of Lynn
bonds, 180 00
Boston
200 00
66
Cambridge, 66
180 00.
66
66 Toledo 150 00
16
Town of Pawtucket
250 00
66
Portland Water Co. 480 00
Old Colony Railroad
120 00
Eastern
300 00
Boston and Lowell Railroad bonds,
250 00
66
Vermont and Massachusetts Railroad bonds, 200 00
66
New York and New England Railroad bonds, 300 00
66
Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Balti- more Railroad bonds,
300 00
66
Union Pacific Railroad bonds, 150 00
Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Rail- road bonds, 250 00
66 Ogdensburg and Lake Champlain Rail- road bonds, 120 00
Boston, Clinton, Fitchburg, and New Bedford Railroad bonds, 250 00
66
Consol. Railroad of Vermont bonds, 150 00
Loans secured by mortgage,
1,439 50
Loans, Town of Quincy,
28 47
Deposit in Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Co., 2I
37
Dividend, National Mount Wollaston Bank, 112 00
265 00
Rent from sundry persons, Town of Quincy, for loan,
3,100 00
Mount Wollaston Cemetery, for sods,
15 00
Sale of land,
3,055 10
$16,693 29
71
Woodward Fund, continued.
CR.
By $4,000 Vermont and Massachusetts Railroad bonds, $4,440 00
Accrued interest on same, 8I II
$ 5,000 Union Pacific Railroad bonds,
5,593 75
Accrued interest on same,
I43 33
$2,000 Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad bonds, 2,032 50
Accrued interest on same,
30 14
Loan to Town of Quincy,
3,100 00
Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Co., rent of safe, 20 00
Town tax,
386 29
E. A. Perkins, repairs on fence,
4 46
C. C. Johnson, one half expense build- ing fence, 36 00
Thos. B. Davenport, one half expense building fence,
18 87
Joseph S. Whall, one half expense building fence,
45 75
Geo. G. Saville, surveying,
6 00
Whitman & Breck, “
17 00
William Webb, grading street, 25 00
Geo. L. Gill, writing deeds, 2 00
services as Secretary, three
years, 30 00
H. B. Spear, services as Treasurer, 125 00
Balance on deposit in bank, 556 09
$16,693 29
STATEMENT OF THE FUND, FEBRUARY I, 1885.
Personal property received from estate of Dr. Wood- ward, per appraisement,
$30,089 83
Received from sale of land,
24,479 72
«
pews,
120 00
Income account,
58,635 29
$113,324 84
Less profit and loss account,
4,430 00
$108,894 84
72
Woodward Fund, continued.
Invested as follows :-
8 Bonds, Portland Water Co., $1,000 each at appraisement, $8,000 00
3 Bonds Consolidated Railroad of Ver- mont, $1,000 each at appraisement, 3,030 00 6 Bonds, Hartford & Erie Railroad, $1,000 each at appraisement, 2,520, 00
Loans secured by mortgage,
27,375 00
14 Shares, Natl. Mount Wollaston Bank, 2,100 00 4 Bonds, City of Boston, 5 per cent, $ 1,000 each, 4,430 00
3
Cambridge, 6 per cent, $ 1,000 each,
3,330 00
3 Lynn, 6 per cent, $1,000 each,
3,285 00
23 66
Toledo, 5 per cent, $ 1,000 each, 3,067 50
IO Town of Pawtucket, 5 per cent, $ 500 each,
5,325 00
2 Ogdensburg & Lake Champlain Railroad, 6 per cent, $1,000 each,
2,000 00
2
Old Colony Railroad, 6 per cent, $ 1,000 each,
2,047 50
5 Boston & Lowell Railroad, 5 per cent, $ 1,000 each,
5,025 00
4 Phila., Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad, 5 per cent, $1,000 each,
4,200 00
5
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, 5 per cent, $1,000 each,
5,200 00
5
Boston, Clinton, Fitchburg & New Bedford Railroad, 5 per cent, $ 1,000 each,
5,125 OC
5 Eastern Railroad, 6 per cent, $ 1,000 each, 5,546 25
5 New York & New England Rail- road, 6 per cent, $1,000 each, 4,666 25
4 Vermont & Massachusetts Rail- road, 5 per cent, $ 1,000 each, 4,440 00
$100,712 50 Amount carried forward,
73
Woodward Fund, continued.
Amount brought forward, $100,712 50 5 Bonds Union Pacific Railroad, 6 per cent, $ 1,000 each, 5,593 75
2
66 Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad, 5 per cent, $1,000 each, 2,032 50
Cash on deposit in Bank, 556 09
$108,894 84
HORACE B. SPEAR, Treasurer.]
REPORT OF COMMISSIONERS OF SINKING FUND.
SINKING FUND. CASH ACCOUNT. DR.
To Balance Feb. 1, 1884, $3,305 18
3 City of Cincinnati 6 per cent bonds, $ 1,000 each,
3,457 50
Interest on loan secured by mortgage,
420 00
66
" Cincinnati Bonds,
76 50
" deposit in Quincy Savings Bank,
40 05
66 " note Town of Quincy,
326 67
C. F. Adams, borrowed,
2,840 00
Town of Quincy, for loan,
10,000 00
Quincy Savings Bank, withdrawn,
163 00
Appropriation by town,
3,000 00
$23,628 90
CR.
By deposit in Quincy Savings Bank, $786 05
Loan to Town of Quincy,
10,000 00
C. F. Adams, Jr., for loan,
2,840 00
Note, Town of Quincy,
10,000 00
Expense collecting interest notes,
50
Balance,
2
35
$23,628 90
GENERAL ACCOUNT.
Amount to credit of the Sinking Fund, invested as follows : -
$17,352 OI
Loan secured by mortgage,
$6,000 00
Deposited in Quincy Savings Bank,
1,349 66
Note, Town of Quincy,
10,000 00
Cash on deposit,
2 35
- $17,352 OI
HORACE B. SPEAR, Treasurer.
The foregoing statement by the Treasurer shows the condition of the Fund on February I, 1885.
RUPERT F. CLAFLIN, Chairman Sinking Fund Commission.
STATEMENT SHOWING THE AMOUNT AND INCREASE OR DECREASE OF THE TOWN DEBT BETWEEN FEBRUARY 1, 1874, AND FEBRUARY 1, 1885, BOTH INCLUSIVE.
Date .*
Population.
Valuation.
[Total
Assessment.
Rate per
$1,
Net Debt.
Annual
Interest.
Sum Voted
to Reduce
Increase of
Decrease of
Debt.
Date.
1874
$6,664,760
$114,298 32
$17 00
$111,850 37
$6,711 01
$10,000 00
$25,933 32
1874
1875
9,155
7,123,200
113,629 75
15 00
95,726 65
5,743 59
14,246 40
$16,123 72
1875
1876
7,314,026
116,313 62
15 00
65,832 84
3,948 96
14,628 05
26,389 49
1876
1877
7,533,145
111,771 63
14 00
59,027 31
3,541 63
10,789 09
6,805 53
1877
1878
7,563,100
112,538 55
14 00
35,406 09
8,476 07
23,627 22
1878
1879
7,447,490
73,285 17
9 00
49,187 98
13,787 89
1879
1880
10,570
7,290,295
102,462 98
13 20
39,737 69
3,000 00
9,450 29
1880
1881
7,528,096
120,624 84
15 00
26,470 67
4,560 34
13,267 02
1881
1882
7,560,381
101,855 26
12 50
26,293 75
20,000 00
176 92
1882
1883
7,493,868
128,135 28
16 00
17,918 00
3,000 00
8,375 75
1883
1884
7,736,937
116,692 031
14 00
4,234 40
13,683 60
1884
1885
8,098,486
128,096 79
15 00
Nothing.
3,000 00
11,345 53
1885
Sinking Fund, continued.
75
* These figures are all made from the records of the year preceding Feb. I of the year indicated in the outside columns.
Debt.
Debt.
MOUNT WOLLASTON CEMETERY.
The Managers of the Mount Wollaston Cemetery submit their eleventh annual report.
SALE OF LOTS.
Twenty-three lots have been sold the past year, for $230.
GRADING NEW LOTS AND LABOR ON LOTS.
By the continued extension of the improvements on the westerly side of the Cemetery, quite an increase in the number of lots has been made, and there are now about forty lots graded and ready for sale. By the favorable weather, this work was prolonged until late in the season, which, with other expenses, caused an excess of payments over the amounts appropriated and collected.
The amount charged for labor on lots was $1,471.18, of which $1,224. 18 was collected, leaving $247 due and unpaid.
The total sum charged for labor in the eleven years from 1873 to 1883, inclusive, exceeds $10,000, of which only $440.25 now remains unpaid, - an average of $40 per year, - which will be reduced by future collections ; but very likely a large part of it is due by persons who may not be able to pay the same.
REPAIR FUND.
This fund now amounts to $2,175, an increase of $800 the past year, the income to be used on the lots designated.
APPROPRIATION.
Valley Street will be finished, and the land lying between the new location of said street and the present westerly line of the Cemetery will, in accordance with the vote of the town, be taken into the Cemetery, requiring an extension of the present stone wall on Sea Street, turning the corner and extending about twenty-five or thirty feet on Valley Street, for which, on a care- ful estimate of the expense, exclusive of foundation, an appro- priation of $300 is asked for by the Managers, in addition to the annual appropriation of $1000, a part of which will be used in laying the foundation of the stone wall above named.
77
FINANCIAL.
Appropriation for 1884, Collected for lots sold,
$1,000 00
230 00
single graves sold,
20 00
labor on lots,
1,224 18
non-resident assessments,
66 00
hay sold,
45 00
"
income of Repair Fund,
68 75
unpaid bills of 1880,
3 00
66
1881,
5 00
1 882,
2 50
66
66
1883,
121 75
$2,786 18
Due from owners of lots for labor : 1873 to 1883, inclusive, 1884,
$440 25 247 00
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE H. FIELD, Chairman. GEORGE L. GILL, Secretary.
CHIEF ENGINEER'S REPORT.
ENGINEERS' OFFICE, QUINCY, Feb. 1, 1885.
TO THE HONORABLE BOARD OF SELECTMEN :
Gentlemen,-In accordance with usage heretofore established, I herewith submit a brief report of the condition of the Quincy Fire Department.
The department as now organized is under the control of a chief engineer and six assistant engineers, as follows : -
Joseph M. Glover, Chief.
William B. Barry, Charles N. Ditson,
Joseph W. Hayden,. John W. Hall,
William C. Seelye, Franklin Curtis, Clerk.
Acting under a vote of the town passed at its last annua meeting, the Board of Engineers and the Board of Selectmen' acting as a joint commission, deemed it advisable to disband Engine Companies Nos. 3 and 4, and to organize hose com- panies in their stead, and also to locate a hose company at Wol- laston.
Having tested the hydrant service as furnished by the Quincy Water Company, the Commission united in ordering the sale of the steam pump located in the Hollow (so called), and also Engines Nos. 3 and 4, the town having by vote previously ordered the sale of No. 2 ; and in accordance therewith, the steam pump and Engines Nos. 2 and 4 have been sold and the proceeds thereof turned into the town treasury.
Having disposed of the engines and adopting in a great degree the hydrant service for our protection, it became necessary to furnish carriages for the transportation of the hose ; accordingly, Messrs. Tirrell & Sons (they being the lowest bidders) were contracted with to build wagons for the use of Hose Companies Nos. 1, 2, and 3, and also to alter over the four-wheeled jumper formerly known as the W. M. French, No. I, for the use of Hose Co. No. 4. These carriages have been completed and now form a part of the apparatus of the department, and the depart- ment as now organized consists of : -
79
Steamer No. I and Hose No. I, combined, 12 men. J. W. Hall Hook and Ladder, No. I, Hose No. 2 3 IO · 4 IO
J. Q. Adams, Chemical, No. 2 .
12
IO 66 I2
The L. W. Lovell Chemical Engine Company, No. I, has also been disbanded, and a company formed therefrom for Hose No. 2, and the engine has been put out of commission, in so far as regards any expense to the town, a volunteer company having taken charge of the engine, with the express understanding that they shall receive no compensation therefor.
The apparatus of the department is in good order, and should no accident befall it, there will be no need of any considerable expense thereon for several years.
I would urge upon the town the necessity of furnishing more hose, as there are only 4,250 feet of reliable hose in the depart- ment, and a portion of that is seven years old. I have therefore (at the request of the Board of Engineers) caused an article to be inserted in the town warrant, asking the town to purchase 2,000 feet of hose for the use of the department.
While I have also caused an article to be inserted in the war- rant, relating to the erection of seven more hydrants upon the line of pipe of the Quincy Water Company as now laid, I would suggest that should the pipes of this company be extended, a hydrant be located near the O. C. R. R. station at the Centre, two on Howard Street, at the Neck, one on Quincy Avenue, and six at West Quincy ; with these, in addition to our present supply, I feel that the town would be comparatively safe as regards any serious conflagration.
In odedience to a request of the Board of Engineers, I would suggest the locating of a fire-alarm box at a point on or near the factory of Mellen, Bray & Co., at Wollaston.
Believing that it would be more economical, as well as for the best interests of the town, to own, rather than to hire, such land and houses as are absolutely necessary for the use of the depart- ment, I would suggest the purchase of land and building of houses for the accommodation of the apparatus now located at Wollaston and Atlantic.
An inventory of the property of the town belonging to the de- partment has been taken, and is upon file at the Engineers' office.
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Accompanying this report will be found a list of the fires and alarms which have occurred in the town the past year, together with the losses sustained, as nearly as could be ascertained at the time.
In compliance with the provisions of section 4 of the Town By-Laws, the Board of Engineers would respectfully recommend an appropriation of $6,000 for the ensuing year.
I would congratulate the citizens of the town upon having been spared from any serious conflagration the past year. But should such an occasion force itself upon them, I feel confident that the Quincy Fire Department would prove itself worthy of the liberal support which has heretofore been bestowed upon them.
I would extend my most heartfelt thanks to your honorable Board for the interest manifested, and your earnest co-operation in each and every measure which would lead to the welfare of the department, and to every officer and member of the depart- ment for their active and willing response to all calls for their services.
Respectfully submitted, JOSEPH M. GLOVER, Chief Engineer Quincy Fire Department.
LIST OF FIRES AND ALARMS FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY
1, 1885.
May 17 .- Blacksmith shop on Hancock Street, owned and occupied by James R. Wild. Loss, trifling. No alarm.
June 23 .- Box 71. 2.51 P. M. Pig-sty on River Street, owned by Samuel Oxford. Loss, $5. Cause, children play- ing with matches. Steamer, Hook and Ladder, and Hose I and 4 responded.
Sept. 18 .- Box 26. 12.53 A. M. Stable on Granite Street, owned and occupied by Lewis Bass. Loss, $2,000. Insurance, $750. Received from insurance, $750. Cause, incendiary. Steamer, Hose I, and Hook and Ladder responded.
18 .- 12.50 A. M. Haystack off Goffe Street, owned by C. F. Adams, Jr. Loss, $40. Cause, incendiary. No alarm.
25 .- Box 64. 6.44 A. M. Lumber and buildings at Ne- ponset, owned by the A. T. Stearns Lumber Co. Steamer, Hose I, Hook and Ladder I, and Chemicals I and 2 responded.
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Sept. 26 .- Box 34. 10.34 A. M. Barn, corner of Main and Sumner Streets, owned and occupied by John Coffey. Loss, $125. No insurance. Cause, unknown Steamer, Hook and Ladder, and Hose I and 4 re- sponded.
29 .- Box 26. 8.03 P. M. Brush, corner of South and Chubbuck Streets. Steamer, Hose I, and Hook and - Ladder I responded.
Oct. 20 .- Box 72. I.IO P. M. Dwelling-house on Washington Street, owned by the heirs of Eben Cleverly, and oc- cupied by J. W. Tinkham. Loss, trifling. Cause, unknown. Steamer, Hook and Ladder. and Hose I and 4 responded.
20 .- 7 P. M. Dwelling-house on Union Street, owned by Mrs. W. B. White, and occupied by Thomas E. Furnald. Loss on furniture, $20 ; insurance, $ 1,000. Caused by the breaking or exploding of a kerosene lamp. No alarm.
24 .- Box 37. 8.47 P. M. Polishing shop on Liberty Street, owned by Peter Williams, and occupied by Gillis & McLennon. Loss, $1,000. Insurance, $1,000. Received from insurance, $580.46. Cause, incendiary. Steamer, Hose I, and Hook and Ladder I responded.
28 .- Box 64. 3.28 P. M. Dwelling-house on Squantum Street, owned by Thomas Kennon, occupied by T. Price. Loss, $800. Insurance, $1,000. Received from insurance, $667. Cause, unknown. Steamer, Hose 1, Hook and Ladder, and Chemicals I and 2 responded.
29 .- Box 72. 7.13 A. M. Dwelling-house off Washington Street, owned by the heirs of H. Farnum Smith, and occupied by Edgar F. Hayden. Loss, $50. In- surance, $300. Received from insurance, $5. Cause, child playing with matches. Steamer, Hook and Ladder, and Hose I and 4 responded.
Nov. 14 .- Box 46. 3.23 P. M. Dwelling-house off Centre Street, owned by H. H. Faxon, and occupied by E. Lennon and others. Loss, $15. Insurance, $850. Received from insurance, $15. Cause, children play- ing with matches. Steamer, Hook and Ladder, and Hose I and 3 responded.
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Nov. 15 .- Box 56. 3.20 P. M. Railroad ties at Wollaston, owned by the O. C. & N. R. R. Co. Loss, $ 10. Cause, sparks from a locomotive. Steamer, Hose I, Hook and Ladder, and Chemicals I and 2 re- sponded.
17 .- Box 62. 7.10 P. M. Henhouse at Atlantic, owned by Eliab Ramsdell, and occupied by R. McLane. Loss, slight. Cause, incendiary. Steamer, Hose I, Hook and Ladder, and Chemicals I and 2 re- sponded.
Dec. 2 .- 4.45 A. M. False alarm from Wollaston. Steamer, Hose I, and Hook and Ladder responded.
2 .- Boxes 42 and 46. 7.33 P. M. Dwelling-house on Centre Street, owned and occupied by William H. Boyd. Loss, $215. Insurance, $700. Received from insurance $213.55. Cause, accidental. Steam- er, Hook and Ladder, and Hose I and 3 responded.
Dec. 4 .- Box 73. 8.32 P. M. Dwelling-house on South Street, owned by D. H. Bills, and unoccupied. Loss, trifling. Insurance, $400. Cause, incendiary. Steamer, Hook and Ladder, and Hose I and 4 responded.
9. - 1.30 A. M. Haystack at Atlantic, owned by W. Mahony. Loss, $ 10. No general alarm.
23 - I A. M. Haystack at Atlantic, owned by W. Mahony. Loss, trifling. No general alarm.
Box alarms, 14.
Loss, $4,290 00.
Insurance, $6,000 00.
Insurance paid, $2,23I OI.
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE THOMAS CRANE LIBRARY.
The Trustees of the Thomas Crane Library herewith submit their fifth Annual Report, being the fourteenth Report of the whole series since the Library was founded.
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