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2
5
Short street.
2
2
Linden
W.
6
5
1
South avenue
10
6
4
Linden place.
5
3
2
Stevens place
7
7
Linwood avenue
27
24
3
Summer street
16
10
6
Lynde street.
34
26
6
Summit avenue
5
4
1
Main
6.
166 138
28
Tappan street.
20
19
1
Malvern .6
20
11
9
Tremont
47
27
20
Maple 66
31
27
4
Trenton
41
38
3
Melrose
66
39
27
12
Union
66
1
1
Melrose place.
6
4
2
Upham
66
11
10
1
Mt. Vernon street.
8
6
2
Vinton
50
33
17
Mt. Vernon avenue.
7
6
1
Walnut
60
1
1
·
.
39
38
1
Walnut park.
24
8 16
Mystic avenue.
17
15
2
Warren street.
9
6
3
North avenue
9
6
3
Washington street
16
10
6
Oakland street
16
13
3
Waverly place
14
14
1
1
...
West Hill avenue.
10
3
7
Orient place
4
4
·
6.
10
9
1
Otis 66
16
15
1
Winter
3
3
Parker 66
6
1
Winthrop
.6
18
16
2
Pearl
16
4
12
Winthrop place.
7
1
6
Perham avenue.
4
4 .
Woodland
12
6
6
Perkins street .
5
3
2
Wyoming
51
48
3
Pine
..
5
2
3
Wyoming park.
1
1
Pleasant 66
21
17
4
York terrace
8
6
Porter
..
14
14 ·
Youle stree
18
15
3
Poplar
66
8
6
2
Potter
61
1
1
..
Totals
2646 2115
531
.
Warwick road.
5
. )
2
Olive court. Orient avenue.
11
7
4
Whitman avenue
3
3
Whittie street
18
17
1
Orris street.
16
12
4
Willow
51
45 6
Meridian street
12
11
1
Vine
66
Myrtle street .
Norris court.
1
1
.
LOCATION.
Not
.
108
CITY OF MELROSE
SUMMARY OF ALL PRIVATE SEWERS CONSTRUCTED TO FEBRUARY 1, 1903.
YEAR.
Total
length in
miles.
Average
cut
in feet.
Average
cost
per foot.
Earth, cu. yds.
Rock, cu. yds.
Earth.
Rock.
1895
2.096
6.33
$0.4845
7,736.00
$0.441
1896
4.042
6.03
0.4543
14,303.00
190.2
0.377
$4.50
1897
2.966
6.07
0.3933
10,557.00
35.0
0.387
4.50
1898
2.073
5.56
0.45
6,663.71
101.5
0.444
2.90
1899
4.349
5.83
0.4589
14,684.00
196.7
0.380
4.00
1900
2.480
5.88
0.4609
8.541.00
85.0
0.413
4.50
1901
1.083
5.88
0.4746
2,595.00
135.0
0.479
4.50
1902
0.879
5.80
0.44
2,836.00
25.0
0.390
4.00
Totals
19.968
5.92
$0.4521
67,915.71
768.4
$0.414
$4.11
1. Number of private sewers constructed in 1902 ... 87
2. Number connected with State sewer. (Item 1 includes item 2.)
CLASSIFIED LIST OF ALL BUILDINGS CONNECTED WITH THE PUBLIC SEWERS, FEBRUARY 1, 1903.
DESCRIPTION.
1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902
Totals
Single houses .
164 362 264 181 400 239
26.
47
31
20
37
13
6
15
195
Blocks, stores and tenements.
17
18
10
5
13
6
3
1
73
Tenement blocks of 4 or more tenants
3
0
11
4
7
0
2
0
27
Churches
3
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
5
Club houses
1
0
0
0
0
0 0
0
0 0
13
Hospital
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
Railroad stations
1
1
1
0
Mills
0
1
0 0 1
1
0
0
0
0
3
Hotels and boarding houses.
1
1
Q
1
0
0
0
0
3
Stables .
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
5
Private schools
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
Laundry
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
Totals
220
436 322 218
459 261
112
87
2,115
1
5
4
3
0
2
0 0
0
0
0
4
0
2
Fire stations .
1
0
100
70
1,780
Double houses .
1
Public buildings
.. 3
NOTE. - The 1901 total connections includes Accounts Nos. 1765, 1766, 1906 and 1929 to 2039 each inclusive and omits Accounts Nos. 1979, and 2001 which were cancelled, and Accounts Nos. 1968 and 2038 applied and paid for but work not done.
Excavation.
Cost per. cu. yd.
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
Balance Feb. I, 1902, $80 66
Receipts paid to Treasurer, . 2,034 33
$2,114 99
Expended :
For stock from sewer construction, $694 43
..
.. highway division, . 24 98
١٩ 66 water 17
..
blacksmithing,
34 30
" lumber,
IO 52
concrete repairs,
9 40
masonry,
6 62
oil and sundries,
5 95
.. labor as per pay rolls, 1,316 31
$2,102 68
Balance in Treasury,
$ 12 31
Sewer Maintenance :
To this account is charged the rent of yard, labor clean- ing sewers, and the cost of necessary repairs ; and I believe upon investigation it will be found that no city in the Com- monwealth keeps its sewers cleaner than ours, nor pay so little for maintenance.
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
Balance Feb. 1, 1902,
$338 0I
Appropríation, 500 00
$838 0I
Expended :
For labor as per pay rolls,
$467 15
M. Reardon, injury, . 25 00
teams, highway division, 41 09
66 water II 04
66 sundries, H. J. Perry, I 28
1/2 rent of year, S. E. Benson, 175 00
720 56
Balance in Treasury,
$117 45
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CITY OF MELROSE
HIGHWAY DIVISION.
Notwithstanding the many adverse comments, the condi- tion of our streets will compare favorably with those of the surrounding municipalities, and it must be apparent to all who judge fairly, that they are improving each year; possi- bly not so rapidly as might be desired, but much of the work done last year was of a permanent nature, and if the present policy of paving gutters is pursued, and the building of surface drains continued, each year the amount of tem- porary repairs needed will be diminished, and consequently a larger amount of the annual appropriation can be devoted to permanent improvements.
SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES.
Stock on hand at yard, as per report
1901,
$322 26
Appropriation, highway maintenance, 14,500 00 Appropriation order No. 1903, .
5,000 00 Excise tax, Boston & Northern Rail- way,
1,689 06
Transfers for stock and teams used on other divisions, 1,220 63
Receipts, paid Treasurer by W. D. Hunter, . .
362 29
Receipts collected by Treasurer, I 62
-- - - $23,095 86
Appropriations:
Granite crossings, 500 00
Removal of snow and sanding streets,
1,500 00
Paving gutters, .
2,000 00
Bridges, culverts and brooks,
2,500 00
Catch-basins and drains,
1,000 00
$30,595 86
III
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
Expended :
Repair of streets and general main-
tenance (see table 5) . $13,563 25
Cleaning catch-basins, (see table 5) 429 10
Repairing catch-basins, (see table 5) 380 74
Macadamized streets, (see table 6) . 6,177 20
Graveled streets, (see table 6)
1,570 23
Paving streets and gutters, (see table 7)
2,899 03 ·
Surface drains, (see table 8)
1,970 07
Building new catch-basins, (see
table 8) . 243 25
Granite crossings, (see table 9)
499 23
Cleaning brooks, (see table 10) .
830 24
Repair bridges and culverts, (see table 10) .
497 36
New culverts, (see table 10)
·
1,086 38
$30,146 08
Balance in Treasury:
Credit of maintenance, $362 99
Credit of granite cross- ings, . 77
Credit of bridges and
culverts, and brooks, 86 02 449 78 $30,595 86 NOTE .- Following is a detail of each item:
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TABLE V. DETAIL OF CHARGES TO MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS.
LOCATION.
No. days
steam roller.
Loads gravel.
crushed stone.
Loads moved.
Block pavings.
Vitrified brick.
Sand and
Portland
Rosendale
cement.
Straight curb.
Curved curb.
Cost of rolling and material.
City teams @ $1.25 per horse.
Labor as per pay rolls.
Total
Alpine street. .
44
12
26
$ 13.40
$ 12.50
$ 53.00
$ 78.90
Belmont street.
158
1.60
11.00
26.00
38.60
Clifton park . ..
91
. .
..
.
.
.
. .
5.75
36.00
41.75
Eighth street . .
18
1.25
5.00
6.25
Elin street . .
12
. . .
.
1.20
3.12
6.87
11.19
Emerson street . .
18
24
18.00
6.25
11.00
35.25
Essex street . ..
..
.
·
1,022
500
16
155.14
9.38
113.66
278.18
Everett street . ..
3.00
.94
2.34
6.28
Ferdinand street ....
12
30
1.20
6.56
26.06
33.82
First street. .
31
170
3.10
14.69
41.81
59.60
Florence street. .
10
7.50
2.50
4.00
14.00
Franklin street.
42.75
20.00
38.44
101.19
Gooch street ...
1 8
6
24
13
24.87
3.13
20.15
48.15
Green street ....
1.88
14.00
15.88
Greenwood street . .. Grove street. ..
68.30
46.25
165.93
280.48
Harvard street .
5.00
1).00
15.00
Highland street. ...
5.40
3.12
9.13
17.65
Howard street .
3.00
2.50
4.00
9.50
Laurel street ....
14.40
18.13
58.50
91.03
Lebanon street walk .
274
9
54
38.53
56.87
177.75
273.15
Linwood avenue. . . ..
.
13|
28|
22.30
6.88
19.75
48.93
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.
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.63
5.00
5.63
167
54
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CITY OF MELROSE
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14
57
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41
.
9
6
. .
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....
.
4
.
52
53
21.25
74.00
95.25
East street .. . .
.
.
.
4
...
14
Loads
cobbles.
cement.
.
TABLE V. - Continued.
No. days
steam roller.
Loads gravel.
Loads
crushed stone.
Loads moved.
Block pavings.
Vitrified brick.
cobbles. Sand and
Portland
Rosendale
Cement.
Straight curb.
Curved curb.
Cost of rolling and material.
City teams @ $1.25 per horse.
Labor as per pay rolls.
Total.
Main street.
2
74
178
$179.35
$ 67.51 16.88
$135.35 67.00
$382.21
Melrose street. . .
1
143
6
.
·
2
1
16.69'
20.94'
27.14
.63
21.78
49.55
Mt. Vernon street ...
....
42
4
.
....
..
·
.
.....
4
15
....
...
...
·
·
·
26
· .
... .
....
.
·
·
.
..
19.50
6.25
10.00
35.75
Orient avenue. .
18
8
6
....
.... ..
. .. . ·
.. ...
·
.... ....
..
5.'
9.6'
16.15
11.25
108.31
135.71
1.40
2.50
9.12
13.02
Tremont street.
·
..
·
....
342
500
3
71.92
3.44
72.50
147.86
28.25
14.22
87.81
130.28
1.00
2.50
5.68
9.18
Vinton street.
....
10
·
.. ...
·
..
...
....
......
. ..
·
.
. ..
.
...
....
... .
·
....
16
....
.
·
....
.
.
....
.. .
. . .
.
.
.
. . .
.
·
.
·
7.50
1.87
6.00
15.37
Wyoming avenue .. . .
10
·
Cleaning streets. . . ..
37.50
279.80
2,285.74 54.75
2,603.04 67.68
Trimming trees .....
11.37
1.56
Removal snow and sanding streets. ...
179.88 371.48
360.37
1,898.64 70.25
2,438.89 441.73
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.
·
.
.
3.00
7.81
9.00
19.81
Myrtle street. .
3.00
5.62
17.13
25.75
Otis street ...
7.25
12.19
23.88
43.32
Pearl street ....
81
. .
. .
..
....
· ..
Porter street ....
1
209
....
....
Richardson road .
14
..
. . .
.
. . ·
. .
.
.
.
3.75
2.50
28.62
34.87
Sylvan street ...
2
.. .
· ..
.
.
·
.
.
. . .
·
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. . . .
80
27
5.00
7.00
12.00
2.50
4.00
6.50
West Hill avenue .. . .
1
10
...
....
.
.
3.00
14.38
38.44
55.82
Woodland avenue ..
.
24
4
.
·
401
Street signs . ..
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.
.
.
.
.
. ..
12
...
6.00
1.25
18.50
25.75
. .
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
...
·
....
8.10
8.91
35.25
52.26
..
.
.
.
2
Upham street. .
.
.
Walton park ...
Warren street ..
.. . .
.
50 2,287
9.00
92.88
Meridian street ...
·
Cement.
LOCATION.
VII
LOCATION.
No. days
steam roller.
Loads gravel.
Loads
crushed stone.
Loads moved.
Block pavings.
Vitrified brick.
Sand and
cobbles. Portland
cement.
Rosendale
Straight curb.
Curved curb.
Cost of rolling and material.
City teams @ $1.25 per horse.
Labor as per pay rolls.
Total.
Tools and repairs. .. Expense account ....
$242.00 289.77
* Minor repairs, general maintenance and
19g
87
314
65 1,408
150
105
93
8 25.40
$535.81
$3,032.40
4,393.61
charges · Deliver coal for Relief Committee
17.60
50.92
124.46
192.98
*NOTE.
James Marshall's salary .
W. H. Martin, time to Highway Cleaning crossings. 765.75
Charges to other divisions and individuals as per receipts account to treasurer. . 1,584.54
Minor repairs not chargeable to other accounts, 591.23
$4,393.61
CATCH BASINS AND DRAINS.
Stone.
Sewer
brick.
Portland
cement.
Rosendale
cement.
Castings.
Pipe.
Ys and
bends.
Cleaning . . Repairs. ..
18 1,513
7
5
408'|
3
$ 5.55 186.27
$27.84 8.12
$395.71 186.35
$429.10 380.74
CITY OF MELROSE
$2,794.00
$1,675.25
$9,094.00 $13,563.25
$1,000.00 452.09
·
TABLE V. - Continued.
cement.
$242.00 289.77
TABLE VI. STREETS MACADAMIZED IN 1902.
STREET.
Loads of stone or gravel.
thick- ness.
Location.
Length.
Width. Sq. yds.
Cost.
Cost per sq.yd.
Tremont street . .
gr. 664 )
7 =
Franklin street, south to angle ...
2,200'
28'
6,844
$2,513.62
.36
Main street . . ..
st. 364
5 "
Essex street,
" Winthrop street ..
600'
26'
1,733
623.86
.36
Essex street . .. ..
st.
322
Angle
" Emerson street ...
800'
20'
1,777
891.02
.50
Franklin street. .
st.
284
6 "
Tremont street,
" Vinton st. (so. side only)
950'
12'
1,266
491.52
.39
First street . ..
gr.
96
Gooch st. to Eighth st.
and Sewall street, east ..
800'
23'
2,044
678.91
.33
-
gr.
30 1
3 " Wyoming avenue,
" Grove street ...
300'
17'
566
110.38
20
f gr.
42 1
5 " ¡Upham street,
" E. Foster street ..
650'
23'
1,661
420.87
25
CITY OF MELROSE
STREETS GRAVELLED IN 1902.
STREET.
Loads of gravel.
thick- ness.
Location.
Steam roller used days.
Length.
Width.
Sq. yds.
Cost.
Cost per sq. yd.
Boardman avenue.
604
41" Main street,
" Damon avenue
93
1,100'
26'
3,177
$422.00
.13
Foster street, east.
202
5 " Gooch street, East,
5
400'
23'
1,022
233.00
.22
Frost avenue. ...
168
3 " Hawes avenue,
" Damon avenue
1 8
450'
26'
1,300
102.40
.08
Hawes avenue ....
274
4}" Boardman avenue,
" Heywood ave.
. .
500'
26'
1,444
131.00
.09
Spring street .....
488
12 # Briggs street,
" Morgan avenue
2g-
400'
26'
1,155
383.61
.33
Beech avenue.
244
2 " Lebanon street,
" Meridian street
1,000'
26'
2,888
298.15
.10
..
f gr.
21 }
4 " Hillside avenue,
" Porter street. .
300'
33'
1,100
305.59
.28
Ashland street ..
gr.
38
5}" Highland avenue,
" Richardson road ..
200'
20'
444
141.43
.32
2 st.
60
.
st.
272
Berwick street . .
st. 32 S
Gooch street ....
st.
287 S
Bellevue avenue.
st.
157
..
115
st. 1,128 )
116
TABLE VII. GUTTERS PAVED IN 1902.
STREET.
Side.
Location.
Kind.
Length in feet.
Width. Sq. yds.
Cost.
Cost per sq. yd.
Ashland street . .
E. & W. Richardson road,
to Highland avenue ...
mixed cobble
529.0|
3.72
218.60
$218.29
$1.00
Bartlett street. .
West
Relay .
.35
Beech avenue .. .
N. & S. Lebanon street, East, to Fairmount street. ..
66
1,044.0 4.00
464.00
226.74
.49
Clifton park ... ...
E. & W. Woodland avenue, South, ...
177.0
4.92
96.80
104.13
1.07
Crescent avenue
East
Ashmont street, South, to C. B.
563.0
4.00
250.00
413.53
1.65
First street ....
North
Gooch street, to Eighth street ....
2/1.0 4.25
128.00
77.13
.61
Franklin street.
.
·
.
At Franklin Square.
block
248.0
3.00
82.70
66.84
.81
North
Cliff street, East ....
cobble
582.0 4.00
258.60
181.61
.70
Grove street.
South
Lebanon street, East ...
mixed
685.0 3.25
247.30
126.11
.51
Laurel street ..
North
East of Gooch street ...
cobble
253.0
3.00
84.30
43.07
.51
Lebanon street ...
West
At Washington School ...
block
176.0
4.50
88.00
60.38
.69
W. Linden street .
North
Main street,
to Green street .
1
25.0
2.00
162.00
97.77
.60
Main street.
Relay (tracks at Franklin Square) .
block cobble
506.0 3.00
168.60
82.70
.49
mixed
391.5 3.00
130.50
146.39
1.12
Meridian street. ·
Relay at Grove street, .
cobble
7.50
18.56
2.48
Orris street .
North
Warren street, West, ...
375.0
4 00
165.50
148.50
.81
Poplar street ..
West
Prospect street,
to Maple street ..
148.0 4.50
74.00
57.06
.77
Porter street .
South
School street
" East street . ..
769.0 4.15
354.50
219.50
.61
Reading Hill avenne. South
52.0
4.00
23.10
23.70
1.03
Swain's Pond avenue
.
.
Relay of Crossing at Swain's Pond, ..
25.00
11.25
.45
Melrose street, South, to brook ..
840.0
4.00
373.30
296.26
.79
South
City line, South, " Clifton park ...
360.0
4.54
181.60
105.75
.58
.
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·
North
Main street and around Standpipe.
block
71.85
132.60
1.84
..
.
. ..
....
8.80
23.28
2.65
East
Park street,
to Appleton street ..
cobble
469.0|
3.00
..
35.00
10.25
.29
East
Green street,
to Reading Hill avenue
East
Lynde street,
" Grove street . .
.
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
..
...
65.0 3.00
21.60
7.63
...
1
..
..
..
.
..
.
At Main street,
mixed cobble
Tremont street ...... Woodland avenue ....
East
mixed cobble
.
TABLE CATCH BASINS B
LOCATION.
Ashland street west side between Ellsworth avenue and Franklin. Essex street corner of Vine street.
Essex street Goss' Driveway .
SURFACE DRAINS
PIPE
STREET.
4
5
6
8
10
12
15
16
18
20
Franklin St., Main St. to Howie court.
10
4
256
Lebanon St., Washington School to Grove St.
*Grove St., Gooch St. to Larrabee St. ¡Grove St., at B. & N. St. R. R. tracks.
26
124
124,678
Totals.
36
134
276 934
*$270.47 labor in digging up old pipe is balanced by credit for stock returned to yard viz:
Total labor, Credit by stock,
$738.78
270.47
$468.31
Total labor charged to this work.
t These catch basins built with M. H. frames and gratings.
6
152
.
Size in inches.
I.
BUILT IN 1902.
Material.
Discharge.
Cost.
Catch basin.
Cover.
Brick
Granite
Brook
$75.58
Essex street drain
83.83
66
66
66
83.84
$243.25
LAID IN 1902.
Conduit.
Catch basins.
Man holes.
Cement.
Exca., cu. yds.
Cost.
Lin. ft.
Cu. yds.
masonry.
Sets.
Cu. yds.
brick work.
Frame and
cover.
Cu. yds.
brick work.
Portland
bbls.
bbls.
Earth.
Rock.
Labor.
Material.
Total.
Ys.
Bends.
4
.
..
.
1
1.60
5
164
10
$153.78
$159.64
$313.42
1
1.80
6
98
25
186.59
88.95
275.54
7
8
8 21.91
3
5.40
43
630
...
468.31
912.80
1,381.11
3
8.74
6
27.43
59.25
86.68
9
12
.
. .
11 30.65
5
8.80
60
892
35
$836.11
$1,220.64
$2,056.75
NOTE .- Paid from Catch Basins and Drains, General Maintenance and to be refunded by R. R. Co ....
$1,970.07
86.68
$2,056.75
2
...
...
Rosendale
True North
Larrabee
St.
Whitman Ave.
Argyle
St.
Watershed line-
Meridian
St.
.
St.
St.
St.
Gooch
St.
Faxon
Laurel St. Drain
. Drains constructed in 1901 shown thus Drains constructed in 1902
Proposed future extensions
Foster
+20"
Malvern
Lebanon
20"
30"Brick
Potter St.
Cass St.
old pipe to be replaced
by conduit
Lynde St.
-
'90
-Scale in Fect 200
300 400
500
Grove
St.
Appleton Pl.
Laurel
St.
True North
Ave.
ing Hill
St.
Main
Watershed
line
Howie Court
15.
Sargent
St.
St.
Pratt St.
Brook
Franklin
200
Albion St.
Cliff St.
-
Ashland St.
Greenwood St. Brook Drainage Area
Drains constructed in 1902 shown thus - Proposed future extensions
Scale in Feet
100 0
100
200
300
400
500
Green St.
Reading
Brook
Highland Ave.
ON
TABLE IX. DETAIL OF EXPENDITURES ON GRANITE CROSSINGS.
LOCATION.
Flag stone.
Curb.
Corners.
Vit. brick.
Block paving.
Cobbles.
Cement.
Sand.
Cost of
material.
Labor and
teaming.
Total.
Main street at Frankiin square. .
129.6'
·
·
400
2
4
$109.58
$90.91
$200.49
Main street at West Linden.
25.6'
. .
. .
130
2
4
20.87
5.75
26.62
Myrtle street at Essex ..
51.7'
6'
9.11'
265
. .
. .
3
60.16
13.00
73.16
Willow street at Essex
32.5'
. .
. .
· ·
·
3
33.91
7.25
41.16
Larrabee place.
29.2'
· ·
.
75
75
. .
. .
. .
28.33
4.24
32.57
Faulkner place.
29.2'
75
75
. .
. .
. .
.
·
. .
.
.
. .
. .
1
1
1.65
12.49
14.14
Franklin street, reset ....
3.13
3.13
Dell avenue, reset . ..
..
.
. .
. .
. .
. .
.
3.13
3.13
352.8'
14'
13.82'
150
1,384
4
1
15
$333.58
$165.65
$499.23
Appropriation . ..
$500.00
Expended . . ..
$499.23
Balance in treasury . .
.77
$500.00
.
.
.
. .
9.25
37.58
Grove street at Meridian .
50.75
16.50
67.25
Tremont street at Union ..
.
... .
. .
..
.
·
. .
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
. .
. .
·
. .
.
.
.... .
.
55. '
250
1-3' rad.
189
28.33
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TABLE X. DETAIL OF COST OF BRIDGES AND CULVERTS, AND BROOKS.
BRIDGES CULVERTS AND BROOKS.
Covering.
Stone from
crusher.
Sand.
Brick.
M.[H. cast.
Portland
cement.
Rosendale
cement.
Under-
drain.
Pipe.
I. beams.
Cost of
material.
Labor and
teaming.
Total.
REPAIRS.
Chipman avenue. . ..
133 tons granite 260' granite
2
..
.. .
. .
. .
..
$42.95 95.60
$53.46 36.44
$ 86.51 132.04
Hesseltine avenue ..
14.81
Foster street : .
. .
.
...
·
.
. .
.
..
.
. .
.. .
. .
. .
·
5.39
30.50
35.89
Boardman avenne.
. .
.. .
. .
. .
. .
.
.
2.50
18.47
20.97
Franklin street.
.
.
. .
.
. . .
. .
. .
..
..
.
.
..
.
...
.
.
. . .
.
3.81
3.81
Florence
Lumber
8
. .
·
. .
. . .
.
46.68
57.38
104.06
Hillside avenue.
5.55
9.50
15.05
Upham street ..
5
. .
800
1
6
.
..
...
31.55
1.06
32.61
Day street .
..
. .
...
.
.
.
...
. . .
8.99
28.87
37.86
Grove street . .
.
. .
.. .
. .
.
.
...
.
...
4.00
4.00
Linwood avenno.
. .
·
. .
·
·
.
....
1.50
1.50
Otis street . .
..
..
...
..
..
.
. .
.....
.50
.50
$497.36
BROOKS.
36.33
419.93
456.26
Bennett's. .
15.00
15.00
Howard street.
1.84
256.59
258.43
Day street ....
..
.
.
.
..
..
.. .
.
. .
.....
62.05
62.05
Tremont street ...
..
·
·
.
. . .
·
.
38.50
38.50
830.24
CONSTRUCTION.
471.96
Melrose street .
63
37
14
60' 68'
4'
21
172.25 318.88
299.71 295.54
614.42
1,086.38
$2,413.98
Appropriation .
$2,500.00
Expended .
$2,413.98
86.02
Balance in Treasury . ..
$2,500.00
. .
..
.
·
. . .
.
..
Heywood avenne. .
7.75
7.75
Linden street .
30'
.
..
·
. .
. .
. .
...
·
.
.
.
...
. .
..
·
.
..
. .
.
.
Frost avenue .
. ..
. .
39
. .
17
..
2
4
2
.
.
.
.
Ell pond . .
3'-0" --
4.8"
-
Level Elev. 49.02
Longitudinal Section of part of Melrose St. Culvert
DiRID
10
- 0" I Beam
-5'_0"
-6'
3-
-14-
Cross-Section of Melrose St. Culvert Scale: 2 ff. = lin.
2:00
:0:0
0:0:0
Ais
4:
3.2.
3'2'
Elev. at North end 84.75
Longitudinal Section of part of Frost Ave. Culvert
5'-0".
+2'-84
Cross-Section of Frost Ave. Culvert Scale: 2ff. = lin.
I2I
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
In addition, I submit the account with the stable, crusher and steam roller, which are kept to show the expense and earnings of each. To them is charged all expense of run- ning and maintaining, and they are given credit for the value of their product which is included and reckoned in the foregoing details of cost.
The stable is given credit for the actual number of days each team was used, at $1.25 per horse, and shows a defi- ciency of only $36.10, notwithstanding that one new double team complete was purchased at a cost of $695.00.
The roller is given credit for each day actually used, at $5.00 per day, and shows a deficiency of $386.11, which is due to extraordinary repairs, amounting to $599.53.
The crusher is given credit for the stone used, at the rate of 75 cents per single load, and shows a gain of $401.07, and the materials now on hand. All of these accounts are balanced into the general maintenance account as will appear upon examination.
Stable Account.
DR.
To amount paid for hay and grain, $1,467 72
care of stable, 112 00
rent, 244 00
66 new double cart, 160 00
66 repair to carts
and sleds,
94 44
To amount paid for new harness, blankets and repairs, 135 95
To amount paid for shoeing, McBeth & Co., 187 33
To amount paid for sundries,
30 69
" medicine and atten- dance,
33 35
To amount paid for pair horses, Wm. Nokes & Co., 450 00
Amount carried forward, .
$2,915 48
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Amount brought forward, . $2,915 48
CR.
By amount charged to streets and other divisions, for horses at $1.25 per horse per day, see detail reports, . 2,879 38
To general maintenance account, $36 10
Steam Roller Account.
Amount expended for repairs, as per pay rolls,
$156 87
Amount paid F. L. Trefethen repairs, 278 43 Amount paid for coal and wood, 120,327 lbs., . 389 34
Amount paid for new parts and freight on same, 321 10
Amount paid for oil and sundries, 22 97
$1,168 71
CR.
By amount charged to different streets and accounts, 145 days @ $5 per day, $725 00
By 4,400 lbs. coal to relief committee,. 17 60
By coal used by Medford roller and charged to Tremont street, . 40 00
782 60
To maintenance account,
$386 II
Stone Crusher and Ledge.
To stock on hand Feb. 1, 1902 as per
report, .
$752 30
To paid for coal, 35,865 lbs., ·
217 15
6. oil,
59 25
castings, new parts and
freight, . 161 27
To paid for powder,
144 97
sundries, .
.
4 35
” labor and teams as per pay rolls, 1,905 54
Amount carried forward, $3,244 83
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
Amount brought forward, CR. $3,244 83
By 4,605 loads crushed stone to streets, $3,453 75
" 231 loads cobbles and sand to streets, 115 50
" 905 block paving to streets, . 50 95
" curbing and flag stones to streets, . 21 35
" gravel,
3 80
" powder,
55
$ 3,645 90
To credit highway maintenance, . 401 07
$3,645 90
On hand at Crusher.
200 loads dust, $150 00
75 loads No. 4 stone, . 56 25
200 loads broken stone ready for crusher.
.
SUMMARY OF HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENTS TO DATE.
Streets macadamized,
5.2 miles
Gutters paved, .
4.6 "
Brick crossings,
3
Stone crossings,
75
Concrete crossings,
106
Straight curbing,
4.1 miles
Curved curbing,
1776.0 feet
Granolithic walks,
510.0 6
Brick walks, .
.7 miles
Concrete walks,
33.6
SURFACE DRAINAGE.
The two principal outlets for our surface water are Spot and Ell Pond Brooks. Rights have been taken in both of these for the purpose of facilitating the flow and the preven- tion of obstructions. These rights were taken 30 years ago, and while probably adequate at that time, are insufficient at the present; this is more especially true of Spot Pond
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Brook, which owing to the increased amount of water dis- charged into it on account of the improvements by the Metropolitan Water Board, is not only a nuisance but a menace to health.
Numerous conferences have been held with Malden and with the Metropolitan Water Board, and as a result an Act was passed, Chapter 112 of the Resolves of 1902, authoriz- ing and directing the Metropolitan Water Board to investi- gate the whole question and report to the General Court not later than January 15, 1903. This report has been made (House No. 1087) and submitted with recommendations, which, if carried out, will no doubt remedy the existing evil.
Ell Pond Brook is entirely within the control of the city and should be widened, deepened and have its lines more definitely defined.
In my request to the Mayor for the annual appropriations was the item "Surface Drainage - $25,000.00 for new drains and catch-basins," which was omitted from the Budget; but the Legislature was petitioned for authority to borrow $100,000.00 for this purpose.
The petition was granted, and an Act passed, Chapter 445 of 1902.
The Board of Aldermen, acting under authority of this act, on June 9, 1902, passed Order No. 1,657, appropriating $20,000.00, but owing to a supposed opposition to the meas- ure 50 or more citizens petitioned to have the subject of issuing bonds submitted to the voters, which was done at the annual election held in December, when the measure was emphatically endorsed and the $20,000.00 appropriated became available, but not in time to give relief this year.
STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
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