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Voted, That the Road Commissioners, Park Commissioners, and Managers of the Mount Wollaston Cemetery be requested to consider that nine hours shall constitute a day's work for labor- ers employed in their respective departments during the ensuing year.
Voted, That the town fill and regrade the triangular lot at the junction of School and Pleasant Streets, under the direction of the Road Commissioners, and that the sum of two hundred dol- lars be appropriated therefor.
Voted, That a self-filling reservoir be constructed under the direction of the Board of Engineers on the west side of Howard Street, on the boundary line of Quincy Neck and Quincy Point,
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provided that permission for the location of the same can be ob- tained from the owners of the land, and that the sum of seventy- five dollars be appropriated therefor.
Voted, That a fire alarm box be purchased and located by the Board of Engineers at the corner of Main and Sumner Streets, and that the sum of sixty dollars be appropriated therefor.
Voted, That the Board of Engineers be instructed to extend the fire alarm wire to, and erect an alarm box at or near the junction of Bates Avenue and the new extension, and that the sum of two hundred dollars be appropriated therefor.
Voted, That the matter of procuring a heavier striker for the West Quincy fire alarm bell at the Methodist Church be re- ferred to a committee of seven disinterested citizens, to be ap- pointed by the Moderator, which committee shall have the power to procure a heavier striker, provided it shall find upon investigation that the present striker does not bring out the full tone of the bell, and that the sum of two hundred and twenty- five dollars be appropriated for such purpose.
William G. A. Pattee, George A. Barker, Francis L. Hayes, Charles A. Howland, Silas B. Duffield, Charles L. Badger, and William B. Glover were appointed said committee.
Voted, That the Road Commissioners be requested to so ar- range that one of the horses of the town shall be within one half mile of the house of Hose No. 3 both by day and night, and to make arrangements with the Board of Engineers for the use of such horse to haul the wagon of Hose No. 3, in answer to alarms of fire.
Voted, That the Selectmen be instructed to sell the land and house on Canal Street, now occupied by the Hook and Ladder truck, whenever the Board of Engineers can secure a new location therefor; and the Board of Engineers is authorized to use so much of the proceeds of said sale as may be neces- sary in providing accommodations for the Hook and Ladder truck and horses near the steamer house.
Voted, That a committee of seven be appointed by the Mod- erator to purchase the Stevens whistle attachment now at the pumping station, provided said committee shall find upon inves- tigation that such attachment will work satisfactory and without detriment to the present fire alarm system, and that the sum
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of three hundred and twenty-two dollars be appropriated therefor.
Committee, W. G. A. Pattee, F. L. Hayes, Charles A. Howland, George A. Barker, S. B. Duffield, W. B. Glover, and Charles L. Badger.
Voted, That the sum of five thousand dollars be appropriated to be expended under the direction of the Board of Road Com- missioners in paying one half of the expense of constructing side- walks of suitable material, not less than three feet wide, wherever on the public streets of the town the abutter will pay the other half of such expense ; provided, however, that none of this appropriation shall be expended except on streets where the grade is already established, or where the present grade is such as to warrant the permanent sidewalks in the opinion of the Board of Road Commissioners, nor in any cases except where applica- tion for such expenditure has been made to said Board in such form and under such rules as it may prescribe.
Voted, That a good and substantial sidewalk be built on one side of Newport Avenue between Warren Avenue and Adams Street, and that the sum of $1,000 be appropriated therefor.
Voted, That the Road Commissioners cause the lamp at the entrance to the Drawing School in Hardwick's Hall to be lighted during the ensuing year.
Voted, That the Board of Road Commissioners be requested to light by electricity some portion of the streets of the Centre, South, West, Wollaston, Atlantic, and Point districts, provided that a desirable contract for the same can be made with a re- sponsible company or individuals, and that the sum of five thousand six hundred and twenty-five dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be appropriated therefor ; pro- vided that if such contract cannot be made, said appropriation may be used for general street lighting.
Voted, That the matter of rebuilding and reconstructing that portion of Hancock Street lying between the entrance to Merry Mount Park and the Neponset bridge, or any part thereof, be referred to the Road Commissioners, with the recommendation that they continue the policy adopted by them during the last two years.
Voted, That the Road Commissioners be instructed to build the street laid out by them leading from Quincy Avenue to
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Franklin Street, or a portion thereof, and that the sum of two thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be appropriated therefor.
Voted, That the sum of five hundred dollars be appropriated to repair Main Street.
Voted, That the town repair Quincy Avenue, between Water Street and the house of Mrs. C. N. Baxter, and build a side- walk on the east side of said avenue between said points, and that the sum of five hundred dollars be appropriated therefor.
Voted, That the town repair the brook on Willard Street from the land of John Berry to the culvert which crosses said street near land of John Cole, provided the owners of the land will waive all damages, and that the sum of five hundred dol- lars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be appropriated therefor.
Voted, That the sum of ten thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be appropriated for the comple- tion of Bates Avenue, and that the Town Treasurer, under the direction of the Board of Selectmen, be authorized to borrow such sum on behalf of the town.
Voted, That the matter of regrading Bates Avenue be re- ferred to the Road Commissioners, to be done if deemed advisable by them, and the sum of three hundred dollars ap- propriated therefor.
Voted, That the Selectmen be requested to erect and main- tain a drinking fountain at the corner of Cemetery and Willard Streets if in their judgment public necessity requires it, and that the sum of three hundred dollars be appropriated therefor.
Voted, That the Selectinen be requested to erect and main- tain a drinking fountain at Jones's Corner, if in their judgment the public necessity so requires, and that the sum of three hundred dollars be appropriated therefor.
Voted, That the matter of draining part of Copeland Street from Thomas O'Brien's place to Furnace Avenue brook be re- ferred to the Road Commissioners, and that the sum of eight hundred dollars be appropriated therefor.
Voted, That the matter of rebuilding Neponset bridge be referred to a committee of three citizens, to be appointed by
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the Moderator ; such committee shall make or cause to be made a thorough examination of Neponset Bridge as soon as may be, and if in their opinion immediate rebuilding is advisable, they shall call a special town meeting not later than May first next, and shall report to such meeting plans and estimates for such rebuilding, and the sum of two hundred dollars is hereby ap- propriated for the use of such committee.
Herbert T. Whitman, John Chamberlin, and Charles H. Porter were appointed said committee.
Voted, That the report of the Road Commissioners laying out a footway from Copeland Street to Town Hill Street be accepted, and that the sum of one hundred dollars be appropri- ated therefor.
Voted, That the town accept the report of the Road Commis- sioners laying out Atlantic Avenue and changing the name thereof to Clay Street, and that the sum of two hundred dollars be appropriated therefor ; provided that a release be first ob- tained and recorded in the highway records of all claims from owners in fee and rights of way over which said way passes.
Voted, That the town accept the report of the Road Com- missioners laying out Bigelow Street, and that the sum of four hundred and fifty dollars be appropriated therefor; provided that a release be first obtained and recorded in the highway records of all claims from owners in fee and rights of way over which said way passes.
Voted, That the town accept the report of the Road Commis- sioners laying out Old Colony Avenue, and that the sum of three hundred dollars be appropriated therefor.
Voted, That the town accept the report of the Road Com- missioners laying out Brooks Avenue, and that the sum of three hundred dollars be appropriated therefor.
Voted, That the sum of five hundred dollars be appropriated to rebuild the bridge on Liberty Street.
Voted, That the report of the Road Commissioners laying out High Street be accepted with a change of the name to Marion Street, and that the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars be appropriated therefor.
Voted, That the report of the Road Commissioners laying out Kent Street be accepted, and that the sum of six hundred dollars be appropriated therefor.
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Voted, That the report of the Road Commissioners laying out Newton Avenue be accepted, with a change of the name to New- ton Street, and that the sum of twenty-five dollars be appropri- ated therefor.
Voted, That the report of the Road Commissioners laying out Warren Avenue be accepted, and that the sum of twenty-five dollars be appropriated therefor. .
Voted, That the report of the Road Commissioners laying out Standish Avenue be accepted, and that the sum of two hun- dred dollars be appropriated therefor.
Voted, That the report of the Road Commissioners laying out Glencoe Place be accepted, and that the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars be appropriated therefor.
Voted, That the report of the Road Commissioners laying out Grove Street be accepted, with a change of the name to Pine Street, and that the sum of twenty-five dollars be appro- priated therefor.
Voted, That the report of the Road Commissioners laying out and widening Copeland Street be accepted, and that the sum of four thousand five hundred dollars be appropriated therefor.
Voted, That the Collector of Taxes for 1888 be authorized to collect interest, at the rate of six per cent per annum, upon all taxes not paid before November first.
Voted, That the Collector of Taxes be instructed to collect all taxes within two years of the time they are placed in his hands for collection.'
Voted, That the following sums be severally appropriated, payable for the various purposes and accounts as follows : -
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Pay of firemen, 1887 . $3,310 00 Expenses of current year . 8,906 00
Art. 28, reservoir at Quincy Neck 75 00
31, fire alarm box 60 00
32, extension of fire alarm and box, 200 00
33, heavier striker at West Quincy, 225 00
Amount carried forward . $12,776 00
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Amount brought forward $12,776 00
Art. 37, Stevens whistle attachment . 325 00 Water for hydrants, Quincy Water Company . 4,000 00
$17,101 00
SUPPORT OF SCHOOLS.
For superintendent's and teachers'
salaries, fuel, and care of rooms,$40,250 00 Transportation of pupils 900 00
Repairs 2,200 00
Books and stationery 2,200 00 ·
Incidentals 3,400 00 ·
Evening Drawing School
1,000 00
·
Other evening schools
1,000 00
50,950 00
THOMAS CRANE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
General appropriation
. $2,500 00
Care of grounds
200 00
2,700 00
CEMETERIES.
Old Cemetery .
$100 00
Mt. Wollaston Cemetery .
1,000 00
1,100 00
BRIDGES.
Neponset bridge . $1,000 00
Hingham and Quincy bridges
·
300 00
1,300 00
HIGHWAYS.
General repairs of roads $15,000 00
Rebuilding roads . 10,000 00
Building for working plant 1,000 00
Breaking roads, removal of snow and ice 1,000 00
Street lights, other than electric .
1,000 00
Art. 43, Electric street lights .
5,625 00
·
39, Sidewalks . . 5,000 00
Amounts carried forward $38,625 00
$73,151 00
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Amounts brought forward $38,625 00
$73,151 00
Art. 26, School Street park 200 00
41, Newport Avenue sidewalk
. 1,000 00
45, Faxon Park Street
2,000 00
46, Main Street
500 00
47, Quincy Avenue .
500 00
48, Willard Street Brook .
500 00
49, Bates Avenue extension
. 10,000 00
50, Regrading Bates Avenue
300 00
53, Copeland Street drain .
800 00
56, Town Hill footway
100 00
57, Clay Street 200 00 .
58, Bigelow Street .
450 00
59, Old Colony Avenue
300 00
60, Brooks Avenue .
300 00
61, Liberty Street
500 00
62, Marion Street
150 00
63, Kent Street
600 00
64, Newton Avenue .
25 00
65, Warren Avenue .
25 00
66, Standish Avenue
200 00
67, Glencoe Place
250 00
68, Pine Street
25 00
69, Copeland Street .
4,500 00
62,050 00
BOARD OF HEALTH.
Printing .
$100 00
Inspecting®
·
.
350 00
Disinfecting
125 00
Rent of room
75 00
Secretary's services .
100 00
Incidental expenses .
50 00
800 00
PAY OF TOWN OFFICERS.
Selectmen, including horse hire . $2,400 00
Town Treasurer 200 00
Town Clerk
50 00
Amounts carried forward . $2,650 00 $136,001 00
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Amounts brought forward . $2,650 00 $136,001 00
Clerk to Selectmen, Assessors, and
Overseers of the Poor
400 00
Collector of Taxes 500 00
Also 5 per cent on all single poll taxes collected on or before Jan. 1,1889.
Police 1,750 00
Article 11, special police to enforce liquor laws 1,000 00
Town Physician
300 00
Registrars of Voters .
300 00
Road Commissioners
600 00
7,500 00
PAYMENT OF, DEBT.
Note due Dec. 9, 1888
. $5,000 00
". Aug. 5, 1888
.
5,000 00
Demand note, Quincy Savings Bank . 3,000 00
13,000 00
MISCELLANEOUS.
Support of poor . $7,500 00
Parks
500 00
Repairs of town buildings .
700 00
Abatement of taxes .
2,500 00
Aid to indigent soldiers
600 00
Police station . 400 00
Water for fountains .
300 00
Interest on town debt and money bor- rowed
3,000 00
Fire wards
200 00
Miscellaneous town expenses
2,500 00
Art. 9, Paul Revere Post 88 200 00
10, Use of Town Hall 200 00
12, Expenses of committee .
300 00
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300 00
14, Purchase of land
500 00
Amounts carried forward
$19,700 00 $156,501 00
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Amounts brought forward
$19,700 00 $156,501 00
Art. 51 and 52, Fountains
600 00
54, Expense of committee
· 200 00
20,500 00
Total amount recommended
$177,001 00
Less bank and corporation tax . $8,401 00
And amount to be met by notes, 15,000 00
23,401 00
$153,600 00
Voted, To raise and assess on the polls and estates of the town the sum of $153,600.
Voted, That the Town Treasurer is hereby authorized to issue notes of the town, $10,000 for the completion of Bates Avenue, and $5,000 to meet note of town for $5,000 falling due Aug. 5, 1888.
Voted, That the thanks of the town be extended to Josiah Quincy for the able and impartial manner in which he has per- formed the arduous duties of Moderator.
Voted, That this meeting be dissolved.
Attest : GEORGE L. GILL, Town Clerk.
WARRANT FOR A SPECIAL TOWN MEETING.
NORFOLK, SS. To either of the Constables of the Town of Quincy, in said County, GREETING :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the town of Quincy, qualified to vote in town affairs, to meet at the Town Hall, in said Quincy, on Monday, June. 11, 1888, at eight o'clock in the forenoon, to act on the following articles, namely : -
ARTICLE 1. To choose a Moderator.
ART. 2. To see how the town will vote on the following question : "'Shall an act passed by the General Court in the year eighteen hun- dred and eighty-eight, entitled ' An Act to incorporate the City of Quincy,' be accepted ?"
Hereof fail not, but make return of this warrant, with your doings thereon, unto the Town Clerk, on or before the day of said meeting.
Given under our hands at Quincy, this twenty-sixth day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight.
WILLIAM A. HODGES, WILLIAM N. EATON, WALTER H. RIPLEY, Selectmen of Quincy.
A true copy.
Attest : JOSEPH W. HAYDEN, Constable of Quincy.
NORFOLK, SS. QUINCY, May 29, 1888.
Pursuant to the within warrant, I have notified the inhabitants of the town of Quincy, herein described, to meet at the time and place, and for the purposes within mentioned, by posting up attested copies of this warrant in seventy or more public places in said town twelve days before the time set for said meeting, and I have likewise caused the substance of said war- rant to be published in the Quincy Patriot and Quincy Adver- tiser, two public newspapers printed in said town of Quincy.
JOSEPH W. HAYDEN, Constable of Quincy.
A true copy.
Attest : GEORGE L. GILL, Town Clerk.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING.
A meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Quincy was held pursuant to the foregoing warrant, June 11, 1888, at eight o'clock A. M.
On motion of Edwin W. Marsh, the meeting voted to pro- ceed to elect a Moderator by ballot, the check list to be used.
The Town Clerk appointed Messrs. William A. Hodges, William N. Eaton, and Walter H. Ripley as Tellers to receive. and count the votes for Moderator, and they were duly sworn by the Town Clerk.
The result of the voting was the election of William G. A. Pattee for Moderator, he receiving the whole number of bal- lots cast, namely, five.
Under Art. 2, on motion of Theophilus King, the following vote was passed, viz. : -
Voted, That the town now proceed to vote by ballot on the following question, namely, " Shall an act passed by the General Court, in the year eighteen hundred and eighty-eighty, entitled 'An Act to incorporate the city of Quincy,' be accepted ?"
Voted, That the polls be now opened and remain open until quarter past seven o'clock P. M., and then closed.
The Moderator appointed Messrs. William A. Hodges, Wil- liam N. Eaton, Walter H. Ripley, Robert J. Williams, and Edwin W. Marsh as Tellers, to assist in receiving and count- ing the votes, and they were duly sworn by the Town Clerk.
Votes were deposited in the cancelling and registering bal- lot box, and the same showed that 1,266 votes were cast, and a count of the voting list showed the same number of names checked.
In accordance with the vote of the town the polls were closed at 7.15 p. M., and the result of the voting was declared by the Moderator to be as follows, viz. : -
Whole number of ballots 1,266
In favor of the acceptance of the charter 812
Against the acceptance of the charter 454
The Moderator declared the action of the town to be the acceptance of an act of the General Court passed A. D. 1888, being " An Act to incorporate the city of Quincy."
Voted, That this meeting be dissolved.
Attest : GEORGE L. GILL, Town Clerk.
WARRANT FOR A SPECIAL TOWN MEETING.
NORFOLK, SS. To either of the Constables of the Town of Quincy, in said County, GREETING :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the town of Quincy, qualified to vote in town affairs, to meet at the Town Hall, in said Quincy, on Monday, July 16, 1888, at 7.30 o'clock in the evening, to act on the following articles, namely : -
ARTICLE 1. To choose a Moderator.
ART. 2. To see if the town will rebuild, repair or replace the bridge over Neponset River, and appropriate a sum of money therefor.
ART. 3. To see if the town will appropriate the sum of $1,130 to pay land damages on Bates Avenue, and authorize the Town Treas- urer to borrow the same.
ART. 4. To see if the town will appropriate the sum of $2,850 to pay land damages on Copeland Street, and authorize the Town Treasurer to borrow the same.
ART. 5. To see if the town will authorize the engineers to water the streets, within a reasonable distance from the steamer house, with the steamer, hose, or hook and ladder horses, through the dry season.
ART. 6. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of eight hundred and fifty dollars, or as much thereof as is needed for the purchase of two watering carts.
ART. 7. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of five hundred dollars, or as much thereof as is needed for the purchase of water and stand pipe, for the use of the engineers, to water the streets.
ART. 8. To see if the town will erect seven (7) additional elec- tric lights at West Quincy, located as follows : Four (4) on Com- mon Street; two (2) on Willard Street, between Cemetery Street and Robertson Street; and one (1) at West Quincy Post-Office, on Copeland Street, and appropriate money for the same.
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ART. 9. To see if the town will erect three (3) additional electric lights on Adams Street, one (1) near ice house, one (1) near resi- dence of Charles F. Newcomb, and one (1) near what is called Car- roll's Lane.
ART. 10. To hear and act upon the report of any committee and to choose any committee the town may think proper.
Hereof fail not, but make return of this warrant with your doings thereon, unto the Town Clerk, on or before the day of said meeting.
Given under our hands at Quincy this third day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty- eight.
WILLIAM A. HODGES. WILLIAM N. EATON, WALTER H. RIPLEY, Selectmen of Quincy.
NORFOLK, SS.
JULY 6 1888.
Pursuant to the within warrant, I have notified the inhab- itants of the town of Quincy herein described, to meet at the time, and place, and for the purposes within mentioned. by posting up attested copies of this warrant at ten or more public places in said town ten days before the time set for said meet- ing, and I have likewise caused the substance of said warrant to be published in the Quincy Patriot and Quincy Advertiser. two newspapers printed in said town of Quincy.
JOSEPH W. HAYDEN, Constable of Quincy.
A true copy.
Attest : GEORGE L. GILL, Toun Clerk.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING.
A meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Quincy was held pursuant to the foregoing warrant, July 16, 1888, at 7.30 o'clock P. M. Chose Edwin W. Marsh, Moderator.
The following articles of the warrant, which were acted upon in their due order, were, by vote, indefinitely postponed : -
ART. 2. Rebuilding or repairing Neponset River Bridge.
ART. 5. Use of steamer horses for watering streets.
ART. 6. Purchase of two watering carts.
ART. 7. Purchase of water and stand pipe for watering streets.
ART. 10. Reports of committees.
Voted, To appropriate the sum of $1,300 to pay land dam- ages on Bates Avenue, and authorize the Town Treasurer to borrow the same.
Voted, To appropriate the sum of $2,850 to pay land dam- ages on Copeland Street, and authorize the Town Treasurer to borrow the same.
Voted, To erect seven additional electric lights at West Quincy, located as follows : four on Common Street, two on Willard Street, between Cemetery Street and Robertson Street, one at the West Quincy Post-Office on Copeland Street, and appropriate $525 for the same.
Voted, To erect three additional electric lights on Adams Street, one near ice house, one near residence of Charles F. Newcomb, and one near what is called Carroll's Lane.
Voted, That the meeting be dissolved.
Attest : GEORGE L. GILL, Town Clerk.
WARRANT FOR A SPECIAL TOWN MEETING.
NORFOLK, SS. To either of the Constables of the Town of Quincy, in said County, GREETING :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the town of Quincy, qualified to vote in town affairs, to meet at the Town Hall, in said Quincy, on Monday, October 1, 1888, at 7.30 o'clock in the evening, to act on the following articles, namely : -
ARTICLE. 1. To choose a Moderator.
ART. 2. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of $1,130 to pay land damages on Bates Avenue and authorize the Town Treasurer to borrow the same.
ART. 3. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of $2,850 to pay land damages on Copeland Street, and authorize the Town Treasurer to borrow the same.
ART. 4. To see if the town will erect a granite fountain, north of the Stone Temple, in place of the iron fountain now located there, and raise and appropriate money therefor, and authorize the Town Treasurer to borrow the same.
ART. 5. To see what action the town will take upon the report of the committee appointed at the last annual town meeting to consider the subject of the purchase of the works of the Quincy Water Company.
ART. 6. To see what action the town will take upon the report of the committee appointed at the last annual town meeting to consider the subject of sewerage for the town.
ART. 7. To see if the town will rebuild, repair, or replace the bridge over Neponset River, on Hancock Street, and raise and appro- priate a sum of money therefor, not exceeding $27,000, and authorize the Town Treasurer to borrow the same.
ART. 8. To see if the town will instruct the Road Commissioners to put that portion of Highland Avenue between Warren Avenue
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and Central Avenue in suitable condition for travel, and raise and appropriate the sum of $300 therefor, and authorize the Town Treas- urer to born w the same.
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