The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-03
IN BOSTON,.
Mayor Quincy Calls Attention to Many
Municipal Reforms.

Boston, Jan. 1.-The Inauguration of
both branches of the city government
took place here today, when Mayor
Quincy administered the oath of office
to u aldermen and Is councilmen. The
proceedings We're as usu.i with the eX-
ception that no mayor assumed Of
flee. Instead of reading an inaugural
address, he presented his view of the
municipal situation in the form of an
annual address of over $4,000 words.
Mayor Quincy said al the opening of
this inaugural: Il thing it can be truth
fully claimed that there is a general
forward movement going on in Bos-
ton, that her people are awake to their
opportunities of advancement and that
they desire to prepare their city to
take high rank among the greatest,
most enlightened and most progressive
communities in the coming century,"
The financial statement showed a
gross debt December 81, 1895, Of $751;
1855; increase during the year, 1884,
49019; net debt, December 81, 1898, $54,-
505,S14; increase in sinking funds and
other redemption funds during the
year, $532, 12l.54; total amount of debt
issued during 1898, both inside and out
side of debt limit, $9,435,7S0
The borrowing capacity of the city
" ANAAAiA tAAC NCOl lAlllll 1OI Tie municipal
year 1898 was 81, 7S2,OS2 The loans au-
thorized by the city council or by the
legislature during the year exhausted
the whole of the borrowing capacity,
except the sum of $685. 102 The loans
authorized by the city council in 1898 in
side the debt limit were 1919, $780, In
addition, the Legislature added within
the debt limit the amount that may be
borrowed for the South Union station
n q M 1f- 20
tai, S1,I23,980. The average valuation
of property upon which the debt and
tax limits for the year 1S99-190O are
based, has increased 49,, 1897, 113 over that
of last year. The estimated BORROWING
capacity of the city for the coming year
is 81, ,0S0.
The total amount appropriated for
the current expenses of the year is Sl6.-
142.024, making the tax rate on the
Thousand, $l3.6O. Amount which can
be raised within the 50 tax limit for the
financial year 1S99-1900, $S,770, 1924, an in
crease over the financial year 1S9S-1S9
of $206,O74 All loans issued during the
year We're at the rate of 31a per cent
per annum.
Among the matters to which Mayor
Quincy called attention were the fol-
lowing: The school board should be
reduced from "a to ~. three to be ap-
pointed Dy the mayor; the common
council Of IS members, at S22, 500 year.
should be abolished. and the number of
councilmen from each ward should be
reduced from three to one, and single
chamber should be formed: an asso-
citation for the betterment of the inter
ests of the city is to be formed among
the salaried and non-salaried Office
holders; a system of retirement and in
surance of city employees should be
considered, the details of assessment
to be settled later.
Immediately after adjournment the
members of the common council were
called to order in their chamber by
senior member Nagle. Daniel ]. Kiley
was elected president by a vote of Al
to Is for Timothy L. Connolly. In the
aldermanic chamber, Alderman Preyhu
took the chair, and on motion of Alder
man Barry the board adjourned until
tomorrow morning, when the election
of a chairman will take place.