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Very respectfully, your obedient servant, T. F. MURNANE, Chief Engineer.
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF FIRE ALARM TELEGRAPH AND INSPECTOR OF WIRES.
To His Honor, the Mayor, and Members of the City Council :
GENTLEMEN: - I herewith submit my fourth annual report. Our fire alarm system is the same as last year, six circuits automatic, and to which are attached eighty-six signal boxes, four of which are private. Twenty-four are of old style weight. During the year two of the twenty-four have been remodelled and made over as nearly modern as possible, but still they are far from being as up-to-date as we would like. We have fifty- eight gongs of various makes, seven indicators, six bell strikers, one steam whistle, five automatic electric light switches, and five door trips, divided between the different circuits, and con- trolled by a six-circuit automatic repeater, these being supplied with current from our storage battery of three hundred and sixty-eight cells. Of our eighty-six signal boxes two have been added during the past year, 511 corner of Buttrick avenue and Pearl street, and 852 corner of Madison street and Franklin road. These two boxes were formerly 36 and 49 respectively, and the present 36 and 49 are of the latest type of non-interfer- ing Gamewell make. We have bought, and it will soon be installed a new ten-circuit slate charging board made by the Gamewell Fire Alarm Telegraph Company.
WIRES.
During the year we have added 1.7 miles of new and renewed about two miles of old, making a total of 46.65 miles of No. 9 bare iron wire. Our underground consists of the same as last year, 18,561 feet of No. 14 rubber covered double braid copper. During the year all the boxes transmitted their num- bers correctly. One box (46) was burned out by being crossed with the 6600 volt transmission line.
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REPORT OF CHIEF ENGINEER
INSPECTION OF WIRES.
Number of installations inspected, 476
Number of inspections, 732
Number of defects noticed, 252
Number of approval slips signed,
396
The work of inspection of wires has been nearly the same as last year with a few exceptions. The new installations have · been of very good workmanship, and of the 476 installations inspected three were condemned and seven required quite a lot of changes to conform to the rules of the insurance exchange.
In conclusion I will say that the fire alarm system has given good satisfaction during the past year, and the coming year will require the usual amount of changes to keep the lines as far from the electric light and transmission lines as possible.
Respectfully submitted,
G. F. JEFTS,
Supt. Fire Alarm Tel. and Inspector of Wires.
THIRTY-NINTH ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
WATER COMMISSIONERS
OF THE
CITY OF FITCHBURG
MASSACHUSETTS
1911
F
R
+ A TOWN
TY. MAR. 8,1872
FEB.3,1764.
FITCHBURG: H. M. DOWNS PRINTING CO. 1911
BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS.
ARTHUR A. TRAIN, THOMAS C. SHELDON, JAMES A. SMITH,
Term expires 1912 Term expires 1913 Term expires 1914
OFFICERS.
ARTHUR A. TRAIN, A. W. F. BROWN, Supt. and Registrar,
President
Clerk
WATER COMMISSIONERS' REPORT
FITCHBURG, MASS., Dec. 1, 1911. To His Honor the Mayor, and the City Council :
GENTLEMEN : - The Board of Water Commissioners re- spectfully submit their thirty-ninth annual report for the year ending Nov. 30, 1911.
EXTENSION OF WATER MAINS.
Allen street, 298 feet of 8 inch pipe
Central avenue,
1,917 feet of 6 inch pipe 310 feet of 6 inch pipe
Cliff street,
Franklin road, 360 feet of 6 inch pipe
Green street,
772 feet of 8 inch pipe
Henry street,
219 feet of 6 inch pipe
Kimball road,
386 feet of 6 inch pipe
Huron street, 250 feet of 8 inch pipe 116 feet of 6 inch pipe
Marion street,
Marshall road,
1,434 feet of 6 inch pipe 97 feet of 6 inch pipe
Maverick street,
Oakdale avenue,
Pinard avenue,
139 feet of 6 inch pipe 220 feet of 6 inch pipe 290 feet of 6 inch pipe 233 feet of 6 inch pipe 400 feet of 6 inch pipe
· Roosevelt street,
Ross street,
Salome street,
Schaeffer street,
170 feet of 6 inch pipe
Valdalia avenue, 475 feet of 6 inch pipe
Warner avenue, 222 feet of 8 inch pipe
Westminster Hill road, 1,454 feet of 6 inch pipe Total extensions, 9,762 feet. Total length of mains, 79.94 miles.
In improving the fire service in Cleghorn district 86 feet of 6 inch pipe was replaced by the same amount of 16 incli, and 137 feet of 4 inch by same amount of 10 inch pipe.
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HYDRANTS.
Twenty-two additional hydrants have been set by the city. Total number of hydrants owned by the city 573.
Four additional hydrants have been set for private parties. Total number of hydrants owned by private parties 119.
SERVICE PIPES.
The street mains have been tapped in 177 places, making the total number of taps to date 5,339 ; 8,782 feet of service pipe have been laid, of which 4,168 feet have been charged to the city and 4,614 to the water takers.
Total amount of service pipe now in use is 57.62 miles, the city owning 174,781 feet and the water takers 129,684 feet.
RAINFALL.
Table showing the amount of rainfall for the last twelve months, kindly furnished by Dr. Jabez Fisher :
Inches
Inches
December,
1910,
1.95
June,
1911, 3.04
January,
1911,
2.54
July,
2.36
February,
2.09
August,
6.64
March,
3.45
September, .
66
2.29
April,
1.66
October,
5.70
May,
(
1.16
November,
3.43
Total rainfall 36.31 inches; average rainfall 42 inches ; thus 1911 is 5.69 inches below the average.
The rainfall has been the smallest of any year since 1884, except that of 1894, and the average of the last four is only 36.71 inches, so the summer season found the reservoirs lower than for many years.
As a matter of record we give the total rainfall for each year since the works were built in 1872. Water was pumped from the McTaggart mill pond in 1876 and was used through connections with the Snow mill pond in 1880, 1881 and 1883.
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REPORT OF WATER COMMISSIONERS
Year
Inches
Year
Inches
1873
38.21
1893
44.65
1874
36.65
1894
34.80
1875
42.
1895
44.75
1876
36.95
1896
41.48
1877
36.91
1897
46.56
1878
41.69
1898
59.28
1879
41.81
1899
38.55
1880
34.72
1900
48.68
1881
31.47
1901
49.28
1882
35.89
1902
49.37
1883
26.95
1903
49.75
1884
33.22
1904
42.12
1885
40.12
1905
42.39
1886
44.98
1906
44.91
1887
55.78
1907
45.03
1888
58.28
1908
36.87
1889
47.93
1909
37.24
1890
51.36
1910
36.41
1891
45.03
1911
36.31
1892
45.11
FUNDED WATER DEBT.
Bonds, 4 per cent, due April 1, 1922, $300,000 00
31/2 per cent, due Dec. 1, 1922,
12,000 00
31/2 per cent, due July 1, 1923,
10,000 00
3 1/2 per cent, due July 1, 1926,
45,000 00
Loan for Wachusett extension,
75,000 00
5,000 00
Bonds, 4 per cent, due Nov. 1, 1930, issued in 1909,
19,000 00
Loan of 1910,
17.000 00
1911,
1,000 00
$484,000 00 87,702 89
Present value of sinking fund,
Net water debt,
$396,279 11
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REPORT OF WATER COMMISSIONERS
VALUE OF WATER FURNISHED THE CITY.
Schoolhouses,
$3,150 00
Motor, Day street school,
350 00
Salem street school, 250 00
East street school,
250 00
South street school,
250 00
Ashburnham street school,
250 00
3 motors, Clarendon street school,
400 00
Normal schools,
500 00
3 motors, old High school,
500 00
Engine and hose houses,
500 00
Police stations, 162 00
City hall,
400 00
Wallace library,
100 00
Almshouse buildings,
150 00
Burbank hospital buildings,
200 00
City stables and motor,
100 00
Sewer department, flushing sewers,
250 00
Cemeteries, 123 hose connections,
615 00
Parks, fountains, etc.,
885 00
Eight cold water drinking fountains,
800 00
Seventy-three water carts posts,
7,300 00
688 fire hydrants,
30,960 00
Value of water furnished the city,
$48,322 00
EXPENDED.
Paid pay rolls,
$33,589 17
Pipe and fittings,
9,619 63
Hydrants and valves,
1,806 48
Castings,
1,012 91
Freight and express,
1,192 77
Lead and packing,
1,136 33
Meters and repairs,
10,039 50
Hardware, tools, etc.,
711 77
Harness repairs, stable supplies,
702 70
Electric supplies,
4 00
Rubber boots,
204 50
Coal,
19 81
Office and shop expenses,
960 87
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REPORT OF WATER COMMISSIONERS
General maintenance,
$1,136 73
Lumber,
122 95
Blacksmithing,
3 25
Paints and oil,
20 09
Telephones,
39 54
Lighting at shop,
59 69
Other city departments,
131 20
Taxes,
309 78
New auto and expenses,
2,920 67
Supt. and Registrar's salary,
1,800 00
Commissioners' and Clerk's salary,
400 00
$67,944 34
CREDIT.
By cash received for service pipe,
$11,321 46
Due for service pipe, 3,683 90
$15,005 36
Less amount due Nov. 30, 1910,
1,587 32
$13,418 04
Net maintenance,
$54,526 30
Transferred to city treasury,
28,663 70
$83,190 00
Early in the year the City Council voted to expend $3,000 from the water receipts each year for the purchase of the meters belonging to private takers, and $3,000 to install meters on the old unmetered services.
Thus in nine years all meters will belong to the city, and in less than five years all services will be metered.
One thousand feet of 24-inch cast iron pipe was purchased to replace that amount of the 24-inch brick conduit between Overlook reservoir and Scott reservoir but has not been laid.
The pump bought last December was installed at Wachu- sett lake, started up August 24th and ran till November 15th, pumping 130,000,000 gallons of water into the high service. The cost of pumping plant ready to run was $2,044.65 and cost of operating to November 15th, $921.15. If operated another year there would be only the cost of the running expenses.
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REPORT OF WATER COMMISSIONERS
Since November 15th the water in the reservoirs has slowly gained so that now there is a supply for the winter.
The shortage of water for the past summer showed that a larger storage capacity was necessary, and your commissioners are looking into the possibilities for that and will report later on whatever scheme seem best to them.
There is now before the City Council an order to replace the water motors in the schools with electric motors, and we hope that it will be passed as that will save over 300,000 gallons of water each school day.
A 16-inch Venturi meter has been placed on the Falulah line, metering all water for the low service and a 20-inch Ven- turi meter is connected to the Westminster line at the "Narrows" to meter all of the high service supplied from that source. Both meters are installed in brick and concrete houses and will be of great help in conserving the water supply.
Through the State Forester we obtained 20,000 white pine seedlings, and in April these were planted on the watersheds of Scott and Falulah reservoirs and Meetinghouse pond. Consid- ering the dry season these have done very well and we hope to continue this work another year.
SUMMARY OF STATISTICS.
FITCHBURG WATER WORKS. WORCESTER COUNTY, MASS.
Population by census of 1910, 37,000.
Date of construction, 1873.
By whom constructed, City of Fitchburg.
Source of supply, storage reservoirs.
Mode of supply, gravity.
FINANCIAL ACCOUNT.
From water consumers :
Water rates, schedule, $8,221 97
Water rates, meter, 74,968 03
Service pipe, 13,418 04
$96,608 04
EXPENDITURES.
Management, repairs and extensions, $67,944 34
Transferred to city treasury, 28,663 70
$96 608 04
Net cost of works to date,
$1,279,092 41
Net bonded debt to date,
396,279 11 484,000 00
Bonded debt,
Present value of sinking fund,
87,702 89
DISTRIBUTION.
Kinds of pipe used, wrought iron, cement lined and cast iron. Size, 2 to 30 inches
Extended,
9,762 feet 97.94 miles
Number of miles in use,
26
Hydrants added, Hydrants now in use,
692
Valves added, 26
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REPORT OF WATER COMMISSIONERS
Number now in use, 780
Average pressure at city hall : High service, Low service,
150 pounds 80 pounds
SERVICES.
Kind of pipe used, wrought iron, cement lined and cast iron.
Size,
3/4 inch to 10 inches
Service taps added,
177
Number now in use,
5,339
Meters added,
376
Meters now in use, 4,001
Motors and elevators added,
1
Number now in use,
121
Respectfully submitted,
A. A. TRAIN, THOMAS C. SHELDON, JAMES A. SMITH, Water Commissioners.
REPORT OF WATER REGISTRAR.
FITCHBURG, MASS., Dec. 1, 1911.
To the Honorable Board of Water Commissioners :
GENTLEMEN : - I respectfully submit the annual statement of my accounts as Water Registrar for the year ending Novem- ber 30, 1911 :
Received from metered water, $72,899 19
Received from water rates, 8,497 62
$81,396 81
Received from service pipe,
11,321 46
$92,718 27
CONTRA.
Paid cash to City Treasurer,
$92.718 27
The following amounts are due this department : From metered water, $6,539 90 1,388 14
From water rates,
$7,928 04
From service pipe,
3,683 90
$11,611 94
Cash receipts from water,
$81,396 81
Amount due for water,
7,928 04
$89,324 85
Less amount due Nov. 30, 1910,
6,134 85
Receipts for the year 1911,
$83,190 00
CONTRA.
Maintenance, $54,526 30
Transferred to City Treasury, 28,663 70
$83,190 00
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The ten per cent discount amounted to $8,324.31 for the year.
The number of meters in use is 4,001, all of which belong to the city under the order passed this year, buying back the meters owned by private parties.
Analysis of the water in Scott, Meetinghouse pond and Wachusett lake will be found on the pages following this.
I tender my thanks to your honorable board for the kind- ness and assistance shown me at all times, in performing the duties of this office.
Respectfully submitted,
A. W. F. BROWN, Water Registrar.
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REPORT OF WATER COMMISSIONERS
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
WATER ANALYSIS (Parts in 100,000)
DATE OF
APPEARANCE
ODOR
Number
Collec- tion
Exami- nation
Turbidity
Sediment
Color
Cold
Hot
1911
1911
90486
Jan. 17
Jan. 23
None
Very slight
.20
90487
Jan. 18
Jan. 23
Very slight
Slight
.08
Faintly veg- etable and unpleasant Very faintly vegetable
Faintly veg- etable and unpleasant Faintly vegetable
90488
Jan. 17
Jan. 23
Slight
Slight
.11
Very faintly vegetable
Faintly vegetable
91636
Mar. 27
Mar. 28
Slight
Slight
.10
Very faintly vegetable
91637
Mar. 27
Mar. 28
Slight
Slight
.24
Very faintly vegetable
91638
Mar. 27
Mar. 28
Very slight
Slight
.04
Very faintly vegetable
Very faintly- vegetable
92501
May 15
May 16
Very slight
Very slight
.10
Very faintly unpleasant
Faintly unpleasant
92502
May 15
May 16
Slight
Slight
.19
Very faintly unpleasant
Faintly unpleasant
92503
May 15
May 16
Very slight
Very slight
.10
Very faintly unpleasant
Faintly unpleasant
93908
July 18 '
July 20
Slight
Slight
.10
Faintly veg- etable and unpleasant Very faintly vegetable
Faintly veg- etable and unpleasant Very faintly vegetable
93910
July 18
July 20
Slight
Slight
.16
Very faintly vegetable
Very faintly vegetable
95280
Sept. 19
Sept. 21
None
Very slight
.00
None
None
95281
Sept. 19
Sept. 21
Slight
Considerable
.10
None
Very faintly vegetable
95282
Sept. 19
Sept. 21
Slight
Heavy, earthy
09
Faintly unpleasant
Distinctly unpleasant
93909
July 18
July 20
Slight
Slight
.16
Very faintly vegetable faintly fishy Faintly vegetable
REPORT OF WATER COMMISSIONERS
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-STATE BOARD OF HEALTH.
FITCHBURG.
(Parts in 100,000)
RESIDUE ON EVAPORA- TION
AMMONIA
NITROGEN AS
Albuminoid
Number
Total
Loss on
Ignition
Fixed
Free
Total
In So-
lution
In Sus-
pension
Chlorine
Nitrates
Nitrites
Oxygen consumed
Hardness
Iron
90486
3.50
1.10 2.40
.0018
. 0086
.0082
.0004
.28
.0070
.0000
.22
1.3
.0180
Meeting- house Pond
90487
4.50
1.95 2.55
.0010
.0080
.0060
.0002
.37
.0200
.0000
.14
1.3
.0050
Scott Reservoir
90488
3.10
1.20 1.90
.0020
.0150
.0108
.0042
.24
.0000
.0000
.16
0.8
.0220
Wachusett Lake
91636
3.00
1.10 1.90
.0044
.0178
.0146
.0032
.17
.0020
. 0001
.25
0.8
.0140
Meeting- house Pond
91637
2.65
1.25 1.40
.0042
·0302
.0180
.0122
.18
.0030
.0001
.51
0.5
.0060
Scott Reservoir
91638
2.50
1.00 1.50
.0038
.0112
.0098
.0014
.16
.0010
.0000
.16
0.8
.0140
Wachusett Lake
92501
3.35
1.00 2.35
.0028
.0244
. 0228
.0016
.22
.0010
.0000
. 26
0.8
.0030
Meeting- house Pond
92502
3.20
1.20 2.00
.0016
.0286
.0204
.0082
.24
.0000
.0000
.35
0.5
.0090
Scott Reservoir
92503
2.55
1.05 1.50
.0018
.0178
.0154
.0024
.19
.0010
.0000
.18
0.5
.0070
Wachusett Lake
93908
4.05
1.45 2.60
.0022
.0160
.0106
.0054
.19
.0000
-. 0000
. 15
1.0
.0080
Meeting- house Pond
93909
4.00
2.00 2.00
.0044
.0200
. 0166
.0034
.27
.0000
.(000
.36
0.6
.0080
Scott Reservoir
93910
3.50
1.55 1.95
.0074
.0176
.0132
.0044
.20
.0000
.0000
.21
0.8
.0420
Wachusett Lake
95280
2.95
1.00 1.95
.0018
.0156
.0134
.0022
.21
.0000
.0000
.15
0.6
.0050
Meeting- house Pond
95281
3.65
1.85.1.80
.0034
.0280
.0204
.0076
. 25
.0000
.0000
.28
0.5
.0250
Scott Reservoir
95282
3.10
1.10 2.00
.0060
.0650
.0146
.0504
.19
.0000
.0000
.20
0.6
.2100
Wachusett Lake
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THIRTY-NINTH
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
CITY ENGINEER
OF THE
CITY OF FITCHBURG
MASSACHUSETTS
1911
+ A TOWN
TY, MAR. 8.1872
EB.3, 1764.
A CITY.M
FITCHBURG : H. M. DOWNS PRINTING CO. 1912
CITY ENGINEERS.
SINCE THE INCORPORATION OF THE CITY, WITH TERM OF SERVICE OF EACH.
George Raymond, Thomas C. Sheldon,
Thomas C. Lovell,
David A. Hartwell,
Timothy J. Sheehan,
January 6, 1873, to April 1, 1875 April 1, 1875, to May 18, 1880 May 18, 1880, to April 6, 1891 April 6, 1891, to Nov. 30, 1910 Nov. 30, 1910, to date
CITY ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT.
The following persons have been employed during the year in this department :
CITY ENGINEER. TIMOTHY J. SHEEHAN.
ASSISTANTS.
HERMAN S. CUSHING, WILLIAM K. BAILEY,
IRVING R. KENDALL, FOSTER BAILEY,
GIFFORD HARTWELL, JOSEPH CROWLEY, EDWARD W. TANDY.
STENOGRAPHER AND TYPEWRITER. ANNIE C. O'DEA.
REPORT OF CITY ENGINEER.
CITY ENGINEER'S OFFICE, December, 1911.
To the Hononable City Council :
GENTLEMEN : - In compliance with the city ordinance, I respectfully submit the thirty-ninth annual report of the depart- ment of city engineering for the year ending November 30, 1911.
HIGHWAYS.
Ten orders have been adopted by the City Council, laying out the following streets and ways :
Name of Street
LOCATION
Width in feet
Length in feet
Clifton
Walton to Mt. Elam road
40
697.8
Columbus
Fairmount to Plymouth.
40
292.06
Elizabeth
South to Crown
50
835.17
Francis.
Charles to Thomas.
40
303
Gage Street place.
Gage northerly
20
135
Gardner road.
Upland northerly
40
464
Maverick.
Summer to Boutelle.
40
595.3
Omena place.
Johnson southerly.
25
420.3
Redman place
Lunenburg northerly.
20
574.27
Thorndike
Klondike avenue to Merrill
40
881.5
The extension of Broad street, from Cushing street to River street, was the most important matter which received con- sideration during the past year.
The Sewage Disposal Commission presented a petition to the City Council on June 20, requesting that consideration be given the question of the advisability of laying out Broad street. During the summer this proposion was discussed by the Joint Standing Committees on Highways and Finance to whom it was referred, and in their report they recommended that a joint convention be held in the Common Council room, City Hall, for the purpose of giving the Sewage Disposal Commissioners and
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all the citizens interested a chance to be heard upon this impor- tant public question. The convention was held on Oct. 10, 1911, and the Sewage Disposal Commissioners advanced the following reasons for the construction of the street in so far as it affected the location of the main intercepting sewer west of Putnam street. (1) The street is the best location for the main inter- cepting sewer. ; (2) Consulting Engineers Barnes and Coffin in their reports upon the disposal of the sewage of this city, rec- ommended that the main intercepting sewer be laid in Broad street. (3) Consulting Engineer Eddy and Chief Engineer Hartwell believe that this street is the only practical location for the main intercepting sewer. (4) It would be better finan- cial policy for the city to construct this street than to take an easement for this purpose in this location, as the damages for the taking of an easement would be heavy. The principal reasons advanced other than engineering ones, which to my mind deserve the consideration of all, as they are advanced to provide for the future development of our city are as follows : (1) This street would divert travel at River street, which was going in the direction of Lunenburg, and Wards five and six of this city, thereby relieving the traffic from Main street, which is congested at times. (2) Open up a business street, between Main street and the river, which could be developed into a mer- cantile street. (3) This new street would be parallel with Main street and the distance between River street and the Depot would be about 300 feet less than by the present Main street route. The grades could be made very light. (4) The city would derive a great benefit in the future development of the territory laying on both sides of this street by the increase in taxable property. The chief objection to the laying out of this street is the financial burden which it would occasion the city. The cost of construction and the land damages will be heavy. However, the benefits which will be derived by the abutters in the opening up of this street are, to my mind, so great that they should in a measure offset the damages sustained.
The result of this convention was a recommendation that the petition be referred back to the Joint Committees on High- ways and Finance. After consideration at a meeting of the joint committees a recommendation was prepared and presented to the City Council on Nov. 28, 1911. This recommendation
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is as follows : That the petition be referred to the Committee on Highways, the City Engineer be instructed to prepare plans and estimate the cost of construction and the Finance Commit- tee act as a special committee to ascertain an estimate of the land damages.
The work of making surveys is being done at present. When this work is completed plans will be prepared and esti- mate of the construction work furnished the City Council.
Surveys, working plans and profiles were made for the streets enumerated in the table of new streets and during the winter months record plans to file for reference will be com- pleted. Street betterment assessments to the amount of $915.81 were levied during the year. The length of new streets accepted amounted to 5,198.4 ft. or .98 of a mile, which in addition to streets previously accepted makes a total of approximately 136.91 miles.
The following table shows the length of new streets laid out each year during the past twenty-one years, and also the number of miles of public streets or ways at the close of each year :
Year
New Streets in feet
New Streets in miles
Miles of Public ways
1891
7,450
1.41
119.00
1892
4,563
.86
119.86
1893
8,557
1.62
121.48
1894
12,530
2.37
123.85
1895
1,388
.26
124.11
1896
3,620
.69
124.80
1897
2,998
.57
125.37
1898
4,354
.82
126.19
1899
8,436
1.60
127.79
1900
2,002
.38
128.17
1901
10,819
2.05
130.08
1902
2,710
.51
130.59
1903
1,731
.33
130.92
1904
1,354
.26
131.18
1905
4,648
.88
132.06
1906
4,561
.86
132.92
1907
5,126
.97
133.89
1908
5,160
.98
134.87
232
REPORT OF CITY ENGINEER
Year
New Streets in feet
New Streets in miles
Miles of Public ways
1909
1,176
.22
135.09
1910
4,450
.84
135.93
1911
5,198
.98
136.91
102,831
19.46
The length of highways in our city is divided, according to the surface on them, approximately, as follows :
Miles
Block paving,
6.40
Cobble paving,
.40
Macadam, (including State Roads)
15.57
Earth roads, about,
114.54
136.91
SIDEWALKS.
New sidewalks have been constructed during the year in compliance with the orders of the Mayor and Board of Alder- men as follows :
Street and Location
Decree Adopted
Length in feet
Yards of Concrete
Day street, east side at Martin Webber heirs
Oct. 18, 1910
90
56.6
Kimball street, south side Fairmount street easterly
Nov. 15, 1910
242
168.1
South street, east side from land of P. B. Kielty to Everett street
Oct. 4, 1910
1,605
987.4
Water street, east side, Arden Mill crossing to Duck Mill road ..
Oct. 4, 1910
2,550
1,961.6
Clarendon street, west side, Daniels street southerly 200 feet. .
June 7, 1911
200
136.7
Clarendon street, west side, Fairmount to Plymouth ..
Oct. 4, 1910
200
167.6
Cedar street, east side, Orange to Pearl.
June 21, 1911
795
511.3
Cedar street, east side, Congress to Orange.
Aug. 2, 1911
350
192.1
Fourth street, north side, Water St. to Water St. lane .. Hawes street, south side at land of F. A. Page ..
June 21, 1911
96
63.5
June 21, 1911
112
77.8
July 6, 1911
1,994
993.3
July 19, 1911
238
158
Bemis road, west side at Dufort's.
June 21 1911
67
44.5
Day street, west side, at Mrs. Frances Lawrence's.
Aug. 2, 1911
84
52.7
Falulah street, north side to land of Falulah Paper Co ..
Aug. 2, 1911
434
320.4
Green street, north side, at land of Mrs. Cumings ..
July 19, 1911
100
50.3
Green street, north side, at Sanderson's ..
Oct. 17, 1911
106
53.3
Melrose street, west side, Market to Dover.
Aug. 2, 1911
282
206.3
Sheridan street, east side, at St. Francis Assissi Parochial School .
June 21, 1911
160
112
Dover street, north side, Sheridan St. westerly 100 feet
June 21, 1911
100
75.8
Sheridan street, east side, Falulah street to land of St. Francis Assissi Parochial school.
Aug. 2, 1911
340
236
Hartwell street, east side, at Wm. Powell's
Oct. 4, 1911
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