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All of the foregoing descriptions are intended to conform to plans drawn by W. Dabney Hunter, Engineer and Superintendent of Public Works, hereto attached and made a part of this order; reserving, however, to the owner or owners of the different parcels of which said
.
90
CITY OF MELROSE
land forms a part, their heirs and assigns, the right to pass and repass on foot and with teams over the above described lands, and all other rights not inconsistent with the laying, making, maintaining and repair of any main or mains or pipes or other necessary appliance of said City of Melrose now or hereafter laid in said lands hereby taken.
By this taking the course of the drain was somewhat changed, and the new route from Vinton street to the pond is 300 feet shorter than the old open ditch, and crossed the Boston & Maine railroad location 300 feet south of the old culvert.
Conferences were had with the officials of the railroad. relative to their assuming a portion of the cost, and it was finally agreed that we would perform the work together and share equally in the expenses of that part within the loca- tion of the Boston & Maine railroad, the estimated cost of which was $2000.
Detailed statements of the work done this year, receipts and expenditures, and cost of all improved surface drainage to date follows: see Table X.
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
Appropriations :
Balance Feb. I, 1903, Wells drain $615 50
Surface drainage 20,387 67
Bond issue, 1903
20,000 00
$41,003 17
Expended :
To complete Wells drain . $615 50 ·
For award to D. Pratt et al $511 78
Recording deeds . 3 20
514 98
Sand and tests, (to be divided)
138 92
Highland avenue, (see table) 154 53
Dell avenue,
730 15
Amount carried forward $3,154 08
-
St.
St.
St.
ist pipe drawn
Upham
SI
True North
Main
Stevens
Pond
-Dell-Ave-
St.
Winter
Water Shed
--
Foster
St.
Emerson St. Drainage Area. Dell Ave. Drain Built 1903.
Scale in Feet
100 200 300 400 500
Beech
Ave.
---
St.
St.
St.
St.
St.
St.
Lebanon
Harvard
Irving
Fairmount
Elliot
Meridian
Ave.
Appleton St.
Park
St.
-
---
~ Proposed
-
Lebanon --------
line ____
Parker St.
Eighth
St.
First
CH
Pl.
ok
Broo
Linwood Ave. Brook Area_ Fairmount St. Drain- Built 1903
Linwood
True North
St.
Pond Brook!
Water Shed line
Crescent Pl.
Myrtle
St.
Grove
POOMU !!
St.
Lynde
Lynde
St.
---
St.
St.
Chestnut Pk.
Coment plaster
Wyoming
Rad. 2'0'
4. 10"
9.
El"plaster
100
0
200
300
400
500
Portland Cement
· Concrete
crushed stone
5
Section of Concrete Conduit- GROVE ST. & LINWOOD AVE.
LINWOOD AVE. BROOK DRAINAGE AREA
Drains constructed in 1903 shown thus Proposed future extensions
1903
Chestnut
Brook
Summer
Ave.
Water Shed line
The North
__ Scale in Feet; 100
2:11 x 4'0'
Ave. e.
Main
cement
Plaster
Rad 2.0">
3-6
4.0'
" Plaster
Portland Cement Concrete
Crushed Stone
Section East of R. R. to Vinton St.
--
Vinton
6x4.0°
R.
1
St
St
St
Perkins
--- Leeds
Otis conduit
St.
St. St Sump
St.
Otis St. Drain
Road
Relaid
18 pipe
حـ Scale in feet 100
500
Reinforced with GI Beams at tremont St. Crossing
--
· Portland
Plaster
1.16
2.10
5.
Portland
Portland Cement
Concrete
Piling
Gravel
"Portland Cement Conc.
Crushed
' stone
5
Section of Conduit Vinton St. to Leeds St.
True North
Ell Pond
Tremont
open ditch
St.
Lake Ave.
Boston
26x 50
-
Maine
R.
Linden PI.
St.
Oakland
Built in 1903 shown thus: - Proposed Extensions
Emerson
100
200 300 400
Hamilton
Sump
Charles
St.
2.6"
' Ra
cement Plaster
ksiplaster
Section East of B. & M. R.R.
1
Youle
Ave.
Highland
St.
Howie
Main
St.
Cliff St.
$ 15
Pratt
Sargent
---------
5t.
Franklin
St.
--
Ashland
Albion
St.
Greenleaf Pl.
St.
True North
St.
Albion St.
... . .....
.91
aster
o.
Gravel
30in .-
: Gravel
i plaster
Concrete
o Cement
Section of 30in. Circular Brick Conduit ALBION ST. 1902
Greenwood St. Brook Drainage Area
improved drains previously built- Grains constructed in 1903 Proposed future extensions
Scale in Feet-
100
0 100 200 300 400 500
30"
- Brick, Conduit
St.
-
Day
Brook
culvert built in 1900
Rosendale Rx
20"
TABLE X.
DETAIL BY STREETS OF SURFACE DRAINAGE WORK DONE IN 1903, TOGETHER WITH ITS COST.
Pipe.
Conduit.
Catch basins.
Manholes.
Cement.
Cost.
LOCATION.
Size in inches.
Ys.
Labor.
Material.
Total.
5
6
8
12
15
16
18
20
24
Sianta and
Lin. feet.
Cu. yds. masonry.
Sets.
Cu. yds
Frames and
Cu. yde.
Portland,
Rosendale,
barrels.
earth excavation.
Lin. ft.
of piling.
Damages and sundries charged to construc- tion.
Iron
Dell avenue, Upham street to Winter street.
300
46
10
290
2
5.25
2
3.60
20
210
$221.81
$448.24
$670.05
Winter street, Dell avenue, east ..
20.00
40.10
60.10
Emerson street, west, near Main street.
34
2
1
2.67
4
25
18.06
68.54
86.60
Fairmount street, Beach avenue, south.
16
212
1
2.00
1
1.80
6
142
148.88
128.86
277.74
Franklin street, corner Pratt street.
1
2 49
3
8
12.38
45.53
57.91
Highland avenue, opposite Henry avenue
3
7.75
1
2 10
11
18
43.50
109 03
154.53
Lake avenue, corner Tremont street.
22
1
1
2.77
5
18
14.04
75.32
89.36
Linwood avenue conduit,
Main street, Ell Pond brook to Grove street.
60
25
90
166.75
165.00
331.75
Grove street, Main street to Linwood avenne
850
52
4
11.00
3
4.50
400
1,140
2,312.01
1,810.81
$277.80
4,400.62
Linwood avenue, Grove street to Lynde street. .
750
26
2
20
715
241.00
3
7.25
2
3.00
350
875
2,050.18
1,542.00
277.80
3,869.98
Branch drains: Main street, Grove street, south
6
48
1
2.75
4
32
34.60
70.08
104.68
Walnut street, Grove street, sonth.
26
26
2
5.50
7
41
49.80
123.64
173.44
Grove street, Linwood avenue, east.
26
66
2
2
5.50
8
63
67.40
107.52
174.92
Summer street at Linwood avenue .. Lynde street at Linwood avenue ..
72
30
54
5
13.75
2
3.00
17
120
151.00
413.10
564.10
16
25.94
66.31
92.25
Otis street conduit and main drain,
1
1,50
180
179
2,109
575.00
944.00
425.00
1,944.00
*East Side R. R to Vinton street. .
4
309
109.00
2
3.25
190
589
1,014.24
540.00
420.00
1,974.24
Vinton street to Leeds street.
152
22
56
5
15.00
3
4.50
400
13
1,093
2,171.40
1,492.64
93.22
3,757.26
Leeds street to Charles street .
2
6.00
1
2.00
22
305
296.00
434.32
730.32
Charles street at Otis street.
2
7.00
1
2.00
13
18
29.40
120.45
149.85
Branch draius: Vinton street, Otis street, north.
34
68
2
2
6.00
10
92
90.60
182.22
272.82
Vinton street, Otis street, south
8
44
. . .
.
.
. .
8
64
32 184
192
3
2
5.40
14
. .
302
256.54
358.96
514.98
1,130.48
$9,846.53
$9,442.33
$2,008.80
$21,297.66
1
1
2.75
.
.
:
.
59
21.50
.
4
30
787
262.00
.
20
2
1
2.75
4
35
39.00
81.80
120.80
1
. .
1
2.40
215
106.00
865
229.00
.
.
.
36.00
75.86
109.80
1
3.00
5
35
Wells Draiu, Franklin street to Highland avenue ..
. .
brickwork.
covero.
brickwork.
barrele.
Cu. yds. of
24
4
19
2
344
7
.
* This statement does not include $1,343.33, cost of work done by Boston & Maine R. R., one half of which, together with $237.95, one half cost of work done by the City of Melrose under tracks, is charged to the railroad company.
16
Laurel street, east of Gooch street .
16
Tremont street to R. R., East Side.
10
1
bends.
91
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
Amounts brought forward $2,154 08 $41,003 17
For Fairmount street, (see table) 277 74
Laurel street, 66
92 25
Franklin street at Pratt, ١١
57 91
Emerson street at Main, 66
86 60
Lake avenue at Tremont,
89 36
Linwood avenue and con- nections,
10,239 78
Otis street and connections,
10,102 16
Otis street and Wolley, (in- cluded in receipts )
8 37
$23,108 25
CR.
By allowance on cement and
for bags returned
$1,033 08
Sundry collections paid treasurer 68 67
Collection by the treas-
urer
15 00
Stock transfers to other divisions
140 00
Stock to sewer division
553 84
1,810 59
Net cost
21,297 66
Balance
$19,705 51
Stock on hand, 7 catch basins, stone $182 00
Balance in treasury 19,523 51
19,705 51
NOTE. - Treasury balance $70.00 less on account of paying out for printing bonds.
92
CITY OF MELROSE
VALUE OF IMPROVED SURFACE DRAINAGE CONSTRUCTED TO JANUARY 31, 1904.
LOCATION.
Size in inches
Length
in feet.
Material.
I M. H.
C. B.
Adams St., north from Russell St .... Ashland St. near Franklin St ....
12
30
Akron pipe
.
2 1901
$182.54
Albion St., Greenwood St., Brook E.
30
82
Cir. brick
1
.'1902
490.30
Bellevue Ave., south from Linden St. " N. E. cor. Emerson St.
15
27
Akron pipe
·
2 1901
201.22
Beech Ave., west from Fairmount St.
18
62
Akron pipe
1
4 1901
462.01
Berwick St., near Wyoming Ave ... . . ...
15
68
1
2.1901
221.12
Boardman Ave. at Bennett's Pond Bk. Cedar Park and B. & M. R. R.
60 x 38
44 Con. culvert
· 1901
433.65
Vinton St. to Essex St.
20
117
Akron pipe
.
. 1901 2
66
66
66
20
120 Cast iron
1901
5
66
..
..
16
284
.6
2
3 1901
1,077.72
Charles St. at Otis St.
1
2 1903
149.85
Dell Av., Upham St. to Winter St. .
18
298
Akron pipe
2
2 1903
670.05
Emerson St., West, near Main.
8
34
66
1 1903
86,60
Essex St., north from Vine St.
20
144
2
.
1901
300.99
66
cor. of Vine St. at Goss's driveway .
1 1902
83.84
Fairmount St., Beech Ave., south,
12
212
Akron pipe
1
1 1903
277.74
Franklin St., Main St. to Howie Ct ..
15
256
1
. 1902
313.42
cor. Pratt St.
1 1903
57.91
Green St., north from Linden St.
30
136
Concrete Brick
3
4 1901 )
·
1901
912.51
66
12
36
1901 ·
Grove St. on B. & N. St. R. R. tracks . .
2 1901
67.24
15
30
Akron pipe
2
4 1901
$
66
Gooch St. to Larrabee St. ..
15
678
. 0
3
8 1902
1,381.11
..
junction with side streets. .
12
124
..
3
3 1902
86.68
east of Linwood Ave .
12
66
Akron pipe
2 1903
174.92
66 Main St. to Linwood Ave ..
35 x 48 787
Concrete
3
4 1903
4,400.62
Gooch St., Laurel to Grove St. 66 66
20
306
Akron pipe
1
2 1901 2
·
1901 S ·
.
1 1901
69.22
Highland Ave. at Henry Ave.
1
3 1903
154.53
Lake Ave., cor. Tremont St.
8
22
Akron pipe
4
4 1901
66
66
66
18
200
66
1901
1,777.80
66
66
66
12
8
66
1901
66
south east cor. Sixth St .. east of Gooch St.
8
16
Akron pipe
1 1903
92.25
Lebanon St., south of Upham St .. 66
Grove St. to Rt. of Way ..
24
82
Akron pipe
4
2 1901 }
677.90
66
Wash. School to Grove St.
12
152
66
1
· 1902
275.54
.
·
1902
471.96
66
20
20
Akron pipe
·
.
1901 .
471.40
66
at Lebanon and Gooch Sts. 66
12
70
16
1 1903
89.36
Laurel St., Lebanon St., east.
20
642ª
.
.
.
1 1900
64.03
6.
·
2 1900
127.31
66
12
246
66
. 1901
.
No.
of
Date Built.
Cost.
1 1902
75.58
·
·
1 1900
64.87
1 1901
79.95
Botolph St., east from W. Hill Ave ..
15
24
Akron pipe
1901 ·
·
1 1902
83.83
·
.
1902
bet. B. & N. St. R. R. tracks.
12
Hillside Ave. at No. 64.
694.46
Frost Ave., culvert at brook.
38 x 60
391.01
.
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
VALUE OF IMPROVED SURFACE DRAINAGE CONSTRUCTED TO JANUARY 31, 1904. - Continued.
LOCATION.
Size in inches
Length
in feet.
Material.
No. of
Date Built.
Cost .
M H.
| C. B.
Linden St., Green St. to Bellevue Ave.
30
245
Brick Concrete Akron pipe 66
2.21
1901
$1,162.66
Linwood Ave., Grove St. to Lynde St. 35 x 48 715
3 1903
3,869.98
Lynde St., at Linwood Ave. 66
12
30
. 1903
564.10
16
66
15
54
Open ditch
1901
240.39
Main St., at Franklin St.
66
near W. Linden St. 66
15
60 Con. culvert 90 Akron pipe
1
3 1900
293.93
6.
in R. R. tracks at Dix Pond.
·
2 1901
67.24
66
Grove St., south.
15
48
Akron pipe Brick
.
1903
331.75
Melrose St., culvert at brook .
56 x 60
...
Con. & stone
·
1902
614.42
Otis St., Vinton St. to Leeds St.
34 x 36 865
Concrete
3
5 1903
3,757.26
66 Leeds St. to Charles St.
20
344
Akron pipe
73
2 1903
730.32
Pearl St., at Bennett's Pond brook
38 x 60
41 Con. culvert
·
1901 ·
359.65
Pleasant St., at Gould St ..
1 1901
102.02.
Porter St., at Fletcher St. in R.R. tr'ks.
15 394
Akron pipe Concrete 66
1
. 1903
1,944.00
66 " east of R. R. to Vinton St 42 x 48 309
30
137
Brick Akron pipe 66
2
1 1898
604.49
Summer St. at Linwood Ave.
24
24
1 1903 ·
120.80
Tremont St. at low point ..
1 1901
96.19
Trenton St., Russell St. to brook ...
15
176
Akron pipe
|1901 .
184.07
Upham St., southwest cor. Dell Av .. southeast 66 66
15
6
1 1901
90.02
Vinton St.,
Cedar Pk.
12
12
Akron pipe
1 1901
110.47
66
Otis St., north.
20
68
2 1903
272.82
12
44
1 1903
109.86
Washington St., south of Trenton St. 66 at Baldwin Ave .....
1
1 1901
115.00
West Hill Av., Botolph St.to ChaskaAv.
12
364
Akron pipe
2
4 1901
933.01
Wells drain, Albion St. to Franklin St.
20
135
66
1902
724.18
12
.32
3
1903
15
184
..
.
1903
615.50
Walnut St. at Grove St.
15
26
2 1903
173.44
Winter St. at Dell Ave.
12
24
1 1903
60.10
Winthrop St., at low point
12
4
2 1901
166.92
Wyoming Ave., east of R. R.
15
28
1 1901
11,.64
Total Cost to February, 1904
#41,764.02
·
1 1900
61.57
1900
780.02
66
66
66 6%
Ell
2 1901
67.24
66
Ell Pond bk. to Grove St. ..
35 x 48
59
·
1 1901
53.94
2
1 1901
477.42
Russell St., Adams to Trenton St .... Right of Way, Tremont St. to R. R. . .
30 x 60 215
2
. 1903
*3,317.57
1901
541.45
66
66
"' Botolph St. to Franklin .
15
357
1 1900
74.86
A south.
.
1 1901
60.00
66
66
66
20
192
٠٠
..
.
.
1903
.
j. Two manholes built in 1895. * This amount, $3,317.57, includes $1,819.23 costof work under tracks, of which one half, $909.61 was paid by the B. & M. R. R. Corporation.
·
1 1903
104.68
5 1903
Leonard's Brook Drain
800
·
66
.
.
Franklin St. to Highland Av
..
" Lebanon St. n. Laurel ..
94
CITY OF MELROSE
SUMMARY :
1470 feet of 12 inch Akron pipe. 2446 “ 15
284
16
iron
60
560
" 18
Akron
66
1968 20 66
120 " 20 iron 66
10€ " 24 66 Akron 66
3550 " conduit, brick or concrete.
62 man holes.
117 catch basins. 6 culverts, concrete and I beams.
NOTE. - Nine of the above catch basins are built in the tracks of the B. & N. St. R. R. Co.
SIDEWALKS.
I would recommend that Chapter 25, Section 19, of the ordinance entitled "Prevention of Injurious Practices in Streets," be amended by omitting in the third line the words "the business section of," so that the same will read:
SECT. 19. The tenant, occupant, and in case there be no tenant, the owner or person having the care of any estate abutting on any street in the city within such limits as may be designated by the engineer and superintendent of public works shall, after the ceasing to fall of any snow thereon, or in case snow has fallen from some adjoining building or drifted thereon, cause the same to be removed within eighteen hours. The sidewalks adjoining public buildings or grounds shall be cleared under the direction of the engineer and superintendent of public works.
Contracts.
A contract for furnishing edgestone was made with S. & R. J. Lombard; for furnishing brick with the New England Brick Company; for laying concrete walks with C. L. Hoff- man, and for laying granolithic walks with Simpson Broth- ers Corporation. A canvass of bids follows:
95
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
Proposals for furnishing granite curbing and flag-stones to the City of Melrose, Public Works Department, opened April II, 1903.
Stevens
Granite Co., Milford, N. H.
C. L. Hoffman,
Melrose, Mass.
S. & R. J.Lombard, Charlestown, Mass.
Straight curb, 7 inch.
$0.58
$0.57
Curved curb, 7 inch.
0.77
.885
$ .56 per lin. ft. .75 .. .. ..
Granite blocks, 2 ft. radius 66
2.60
2.50
2.50 each
3 4
3.75
3.50
3.75
66
Granite flag-stones, 18-inch
0.67
.615
.65 per lin. ft.
24
0.77
.765
.75
66
Contract awarded to S. & R. J. Lombard, Charlestown, Mass.
Canvass of bids for furnishing the City of Melrose, Pub- lic Works Department, with 55,000 sidewalk brick, opened June 4, 1904. New ' England Brick Co., 189 Devonshire street, Boston, Mass., $13.75 per M.
Canvass of bids for laying concrete sidewalks, crossings, and gutters, and for doing all patching, repairing and top- dressing to the same for the City of Melrose, Public Works Department, opened April II, 1903.
Norris & Co., Melrose, Mass.
C. L. Hoffman, Melrose, Mass.
New concrete walks (3 coats)
$ 0.49
$ .45 per sq. yd.
66
6.
crossings (4 coats)
.69
.60
66
..
.6
gutters (4 coats) .
.69
.60
66
..
66
Repairing or patching (4 coats).
.65
.60
66
16
66
66
(3 coats)
.49
.50
66
top dressing . . .
.24
.28
66
Contract awarded to C. L. Hoffman, Melrose, Mass.
MELROSE, MASS., April 13, 1903.
96
CITY OF MELROSE
Repair of Present Walks.
The appropriation for this work was $1000, and the unex- pended balance $18.45, making the total amount available $1018.45, while the requests for work of this nature amount - to over $7000.
Seven to ten years ago Melrose laid a large number of concrete walks, the most of which at the present time need top-dressing, and although we were able to repair some of the worst places, the appropriation was not large enough to satisfy the demands of the people, and I would recommend that this appropriation be increased, as I believe we should take care of the walks we have in preference to laying new ones.
Following is a detail of the work done and its cost, and a statement of the receipts and expenditures.
TABLE XI.
REPAIRS OF PRESENT WALKS-1903.
LOCATION.
New yds.
Amount @ $.50.
Repair, yds.
Amount @ $.45.
Top dressing, yds.
Amount @ $.28.
Totals.
Vinton street, east side, front of No. 49.
14.77
4.14
$ 4.14
east side, Brunswick park.
36.60
10.25
10.25
Circuit street, east and north sides ..
172.75
48.37
48.37
front of No. 17.
37.87
10.60
10.60
21.77
6.10
6.10
66
66
66 " Blake's Block
38.30
10.72
10.72
66
" No. 77.
17.10
$ 7.70
26.54
7.43
15.13
Hurd street, west side, Circuit street, west.
70.28
31.63
12.20
3.42
35.05
Essex street, south side, No. 36 to No. 44 . . . .
11.17
$ 5.59
63.50
17.79
23.38
Essex street, north-west corner Myrtle street ..
5.83
2 92
5.83
1.63
4.55
Upham street, south side, Main street to Dell avenue. East Emerson street at Unitarian church.
11.66
5.83
175.66
49.18
55.01
Franklin street, front of No. 721.
57.60
28.80
112.10
31.38
60.18
8.80
4 40
152.00
42.56
46.96
66
south side, Tremont to Ashland street
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6.61
3.31
6.61
1.85
5.16
66 north-east, corner Tremont street . at Whittier school ... .
6.00
3.00
6.00
1.68
4.68
Orris street, north side, Warren street, west.
11.10
5.00
57.60
16.13
21.13
Warren street, west side, Orris street, north ..
11.60
5.22
113.53
31.79
37.01
Melrose street, south, front No. 194 ..
59.50
16.66
16.66
Botolph street, south, front of No. 13 and No. 27 .. . .
98.72
27.64
27.64
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
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66 No. 783.
269.40
75.43
75.43
66 north-west, corner Tremont street ..
114.95
51.73
51.73
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97
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66
east
74.60
33.57
33.57
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62.40
17.48
17.48
No. 13.
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REPAIRS OF PRESENT WALKS, 1903 .- Continued.
LOCATION.
New yds.
Amount @ $.50.
Repair, yds.
Amount @ $.45.
Top dressing, yds.
Amount @$. 28.
Totals.
West Hill avenue, west side, No. 44, north .
158.00
$44.24
$44.24
66 corner Botolph street ...
9.73
2.74
2.74
Woodland avenue, west side, Franklin street. north:
119.70
33.52
33.52
Ashland street, east side, Day to Franklin street ...
1.66
$ .83
80.53
$88.94
93.97
26.31
66.08
First street, south side, Larrabee street, east
137.61
38.53
38.53
Foster street, East, front of No. 199.
2.27
1.11
1.77
.50
1.64
- West, " " No. 134.
6.88
3.44
15.98
4.47
4.47
66
west side, at ice house . .
1.00
.50
15.21
4.26
4.76
east side, front of No. 517 ..
15.31
4.29
4.29
Wyoming avenue, south side, at Curtis bloch .
5 66
2.83
5.66
1.58
4.41
Pleasant street, north west, corner Everett street . front No. 457.
7.77
3.50
3.50
Dell avenue, front No. 89 ..
58.66
26.40
26.40
Myrtle street, east side, at hospital .
55.70
25.07
25.07
Scattered work .
42.81
21.40
11.85
5.33
53.18
14.89
41.62
Main street, repairs to brick walk
4.67
Concrete inspection .
42.50
Advertising .
5.25
Total .
$1,017.58
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2.33
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CITY OF MELROSE
86.36
38.87
38.87
Main street, east side, front of No. 435
3.44
west side, front of No. 591.
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
Sidewalk Repairs.
Balance February Ist, 1903
$18 45
Appropriation
1,000 00
$1,018 45
Expended.
Repair walk Main street at P. O.,
labor
$4 12
Brick from individual walks 55
$4 67
Concrete repairs. Inspection $42 50
Repairs, C. L. Hoffman, con- crete work 937 41
Repairs, Robert Philpot, con-
crete work
27 75
$1,007 66
Advertising for bids
5 25
$1,017 58
Balance in treasury
87
New Individual Walks.
New individual walks have been constructed in front of 26 estates, II of which were concrete, 4 brick and 5 grano- lithic, and six have curbing only.
The cost to the city of the granolithic walks was the same as for brick, although the work cost twice as much, the abutters paid the difference.
STATEMENT OF COLLECTIONS.
DR.
To total amount assessed $1,162 OI
CR.
By cash paid Treasurer . $1, 124 44 estimate cost of walk in front of Robert Philpot's, paid Treas- urer in 1902 37 57
$1,162 OI
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INDIVIDUAL SIDEWALKS.
No.
Abutter.
Location.
Cost.
Assessed.
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Robert Philpot
76 Dell avenue.
$75.39
$37.70
71
F. P. Shumway .
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25 Bellevue avenue.
499.75
223.38
72
A. B. Low.
45 Vinton street
54.74
27.37
73 Mary A. Merrill
107 East Emerson street.
133.07
52.72
74
H. C. White.
37 Beverly street .
82.28
35.38
75
L. A. Do
Upham & Eighth sts Main street, cancelled
156.37
51.70
76
A. D. Maclachlan
49 Vinton street
71.15
35.58
78 J. B. West
123 Ashland street
74.61
32.24
79
N. P. Jones
160-166 Upham street.
796.20
492.79
80 N. R. Jones
198 Upham street
148.37
92.03
81
C. B. Goss.
184 Upham street
148.45
92.11
82 F. E. Ellis.
186 Upham street
140.98
84.31
83
C. A. Bailey
62 Summer street
47.87
23.21
84 F. E. Orcutt
143 Upham street
64.54
32.27
85 F. R. Upham
50.92
24.06
86
D. W. Fitzpatrick.
58 Summer street Dell avenue.
110.79
55.39
87 F. H. Boyle.
41 Vinton street
64.80
32.40
89
G. W. Myrick.
134 West Foster street. .. Whittier schoolhouse
87.91
43.96
91
H. A. Leonard.
Dell avenue.
64.85
32.43
92 E. S. Page.
Dell avenue.
56.12
28.06
93 F. H. Torrey
152 Upham street
149.64
94.36
94
C. O. Stickney .
Bellevue Avenue ....
85.62
42.81
95 F. R. Upham
Grove st. & Lin. ave.
144.58
72.29
96
Fells Ice Company . . .
Main street.
23.03
11.52
$3,428.49
$1,798.30
CE.
By amt. pd. Simpson Brothers Cor. by N. R. Jones,
$68.52
66
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C. B. Goss,
68.60
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N. P. Jones,
367.09
66
F. H. Torrey,
72.41
$636.29
$1,162.01
NOTE :- Of the cost of Robert Philpot's walk assessed to him, $37.57 was paid in 1902 and paid to the City Treasurer, as appears by report. The difference in the total cost of the work as shown here and as stated in statement of receipts and expenditures on next page, is due to the fact that the abutters' proportion of the granolithic walk on Upham street was paid by them direct to Simpson Brothers Corporation, but is included here.
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F. E. Ellis,
59.67
88| Mrs. Sarah Philpot.
Dell avenue.
30.66
15.33
90
City of Melrose
65.80
32.90
77, John O'Donnell .
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
Balance Feb. Ist, 1903 $494 99
Appropriation 1,300 00
Receipts paid Treasurer by W. D. Hunter . 1,124 44
Receipts from other divisions 55
Expended: $2,919 98
For labor as per pay rolls $517 54
" inspection 2 50
$520 04
For printing application book $6 00
Damage to house Ashland street on
account blasting for walk 10 00
For selling curb to C. L. Hoffman IO 74
" sods and sodding to A. W. Lynde 24 21
" granolithic work to Simpson Bros. 308 86
" stock and teams from other divisions
120 24
" concreting per contract C. L. Hoffman . $208 63
" concreting per contract Robert Philpot 30 25
238 88
For curbing to S. & R. I. Lombard, et al 1,274 09
" brick to N. E. Brick Co. 229 37
" sand to C. L. Hoffman 48 00
2,790 43
Balance in treasury
$129 55
Continuous Walks.
Only two orders for continuous walks were passed by the Board of Aldermen, one for concrete walk on the west side of Dell avenue from Upham street south, and one for brick walk on the east and west side of Main street from Foster street to Grove street. Both of these walks have been com- pleted, except a small piece of the east side of Main street, which was omitted in order to prevent exceeding the
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amount appropriated by the Board of Aldermen; and al- though they appropriated the amount of the estimated cost, the same was insufficient as after the estimate was made and before the work was done, the price of brick advanced from $11.00 to $13.75 per thousand.
The assessments on both of these walks have been levied and submitted to the Collector, and are as follows:
SCHEDULE OF SIDEWALK ASSESSMENTS.
Main Street, east and west side from Grove street to Foster street. Order No. 2150. Brick Walk.
Cost of public work . $1,031 31
Cost of private work .
75 04
$1,106 35
Amount paid by City : 1/2 cost of public work . $515 66
1/2 value of old concrete . 236 22
$751 88
Amount paid by abutters :
1/2. cost of public work . $515 66
Amount of private work 75 04
$590 69
Less 1/2 value of old concrete, 236 22
354 47
$1,106 35
Amount to be paid by abutters, as follows :
WEST SIDE.
Oliver M. Maxwell.
85.10 sq. yds. brick work @ $1.08 $91 91 15.84 " " private walk " 17 II
$109 02
Credit by 1/2 paid by city $45 95
66 " value old con. @ 50c. 21 27
67 22
Amount carried forward $41 80
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
Amount brought forward . Melrose Athletic Club. 8.21 sq. yds. driveway @ $1.32 · $10 84 4.52 " " private " @ $1.32 5 97
$41 80
Credit by 1/2 paid by city
$5 42
" " value old con. @ .50 2 05
7 47
Carter Bros.
52.20 sq. yds. brick walk @ $1.08 . $56 38
4.40 driveway @ $1.32 5 80
2.00 " priv. driveway $1.32 . 2 64
25.63 "
walk $1.08 27 68
92 50
Credit by 1/2 paid by city .
$31 09
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