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Hurd St., from Cottage St. to B. & M. R. R. 776
Lake Ave., from Emerson St. to Tremont St. 1,224
Lebanon St. from Porter St. to Beech Ave .. 3,459
Lynde St., from Main St. to Summer St. 1,234
Herbert St., from Berwick St. to Myrtle St.
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
Lin. ft.
Laurel St., from Lebanon St. to Gooch St.
664
Main St., from Greenwood line to Malden line 11,994
Malvern St., from Potter St. to Meridian St. 1,325
Maple St., from Vinton St. to Cleaveland St.
216
Meridian St., Grove St. to Beech Ave ..
737
Melrose St., from Vinton St. to Belmont St.
654
Myrtle St., from Grove St. to Emerson St. 2,227
North Ave., from Walton Park to Stoneham line 693
Orris St., from Vinton St. to Walton Park 1,090
Orient Ave., from Porter St. to Emerson St.
1,015
Pleasant St., from Wyoming Ave. to Ashmont St. 1,361
Rowe St., from Upham St. to Green St .. 2,023
Sargent St., from Franklin St. to North Ave. 100
Tremont St., from Emerson St. to J. P. Deering's
566
Tremont St., from Franklin St. to Melrose St.
847
Trenton St., from Foster St. to Washington St.
2,560
Upham St., from Main St. to N. P. Jones' E. line.
2,511
Vinton St., from Franklin St. to Foster St. 4,880
Washington St., from Trenton St. to Gould St.
895
West Linden St., from Green St. to Main St.
458
Wyoming Ave., from Stoneham line to Brown estate E. line
4,446
Walton Park, from Franklin St. to Orris St. 832
Warren St. from Franklin St. to Orris St. 614
Youle St., from Vinton St. to Leeds St. 892
Cedar Park, from Emerson St. at Depot to bend in street.
370
90,885
During the year certain others were added as follows:
Cleaveland St., from Sanford St. to Baxter St. 679
Elm St., from Howard St. to Linden St. 1,090
Richardson Road, from No 37 Richardson Rd. to Ashland St. 509
Henry Ave., from Richardson Road to Highland Ave.
625
Bids were advertised for and opened March 31, 19 5, as follows:
CANVASS OF BIDS FOR SPRINKLING ABOUT 90,000 LINEAR FEET OT STREETS IN MELROSE, MASS., FOR SEASON OF 1905, OPENED MARCH 31, 1905.
C. L. Hoffman
$39.95 per 1,000 feet
Total
$3,595.50
Robert Philpot
40.00 -
66
3,600.00
Philip S. Keating
46.00
66
4,140.00
T. Norris Company
47.29
4,256.10
Contract awarded to C. L. Hoffman.
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CITY OF MELROSE.
On the line of the streets sprinkled are situated 1548 estates on which assessments amounting to $4,906.24 were levied and certified to the Assessors as follows :
131,292.75 lin. ft., occupied @ 3} cts.
$4,596.27
31,033.33 lin. ft., vacant, @ 1 cent ... 309.97
$4,906.24
Less abatement to date
14.92
$4,891.32
STATEMENT OF STREET SPRINKLING FUND, JANUARY 31, 1906.
Uncollected, Jan. 1, 1900
$1,552.97
Amount of net assessment for 1900
3,901.67
66 66 66
1901
3,903.42
66
66 66 66
1902
3,957.94
66
66 66
66
" 1903
4,056.41
66
66 66
66
" 1904
4,732.17
66
66
66
66 1905
4,891.32
$26,995.90
Expended :
Deficiency, Jan. 1, 1900
$1,183.79
Expended 1900
4,334.60
1901
3,542.51 .
1902
4,521.65
1903
4,352.05
1904
4,753.34
1905
4,410.48
27,098.42
Deficiency
$102.52
STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES.
Paid Coffin Valve Co., for 6 water cranes
$210.00
" labor on stand-pipes and sprink- ling streets 237.25
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
Paid Chapman Valve Co., valves and repairs to same 45.43
W. J. McCoubry, repair and paint carts 167.95
66 Robert Philpot for curbing 22.98
Water division for gate 5.00
66 for advertising 8.00
Miss E. Turner, making schedule
4.50
C. L. Hoffman for sprinkling as per contract 3,717.05
$4,418.16
CR.
By cash receipts paid treasurer by W. D. Hunter 7.68
$4,410.48
STREET LIGHTING.
There have been added during the year 15 incandescent lights, so at the present time we have 55 arc and 569 incandescent lights which are burned each dark night from dusk until 12.30 o'clock a. m.
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
Balance in treasury Feb. 1, 1905
$175.76
Appropriation, Order No. 2735 12,256.50
$12,432.26
Expended :
Malden Electric Co., as per contract . 12,329.97
Treasury balance
$102.29
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CITY OF MELROSE.
COLLECTION OF ASHES.
The contract of T. Norris Company expired, and on January 11, 1906, bids for doing the work in 1906 were opened as follows:
CANVASS OF BIDS FOR COLLECTION OF ASHES IN THE CITY OF MELROSE, MASS., OPENED BY THE ENGINEER AND SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, JANUARY 11, 1906.
C. L. Hoffman,
Robt. Philpot, 76 Dell Ave.,
44 Charles St., Melrose, Mass Melrose, Mass
Month
Price
Price
February
$300.00
$200.00
March
200.00
200.00
April
200.00
200.00
May.
100.00
200.00
June
50.00
200.00
July.
50.00
5.00
August
50.00
5.00
September
50.00
10.00
October .
50.00
10.00
November
75.00
10.00
December
150.00
10.00
January
60.00
10.00
Totals
$1,335.00;
$1,060.00
Contract awarded to Robert Philpot.
STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURE.
Appropriation
$1,380.00
Expended :
For labor as per pay rolls .
18.75
For labor delivering ash notices
Paid A. W. Dunton Printing Co., circulars
8.75
Paid A. W. Dunton Printing Co., ad- vertising
1.75
Paid T. Norris Co., as per contract.
1,164.50
1,196.38
Treasury balance
$183.62
15% reserved under contract due T. Norris Co., April 1, $205.50
$2.63
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS.
Under this head is grouped all work and expenditures by the department on the public property of the city not included in the other divisions.
CITY HALL.
In my request to the Mayor for appropriations in the annual budget was an item for painting the outside of the City Hall building, and while this is not absolutely necessary it would be economy to give it one coat of paint at the present time.
OFFICE ACCOMMODATIONS.
To look at the City Hall building from the outside it would appear to be large enough to accommodate the business of a city more than twice the size of Melrose, but as a matter of fact there are not sufficient office accommodations; the building is poorly arranged, and without a single exception every office is crowded and the officers are doing their work under great in- convenience on account of insufficient room, and in a very short time some provision will have to be made for additional offices.
LIST OF ENGAGEMENTS OF CITY AUDITORIUM.
WHEN AND FOR WHAT USED
Rehears- sals
After- noons
Even- ings
Totals
Free use, Times,
0
0
5
Expense, Times ..
0
3
Amount
Full Charge, Times
Amount
1 $10.00
3 $35.00
8 $82.91 19 $525.00
5 11 $82.91 23 $570.00
Totals
$10.00
$35.00
$607.91
$652.91
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CITY OF MELROSE.
STATEMENT OF COLLECTIONS.
DR.
To rent of city auditorium. $652.91
To rent uncollected for 1904, accounts Nos. 55, 84 and 90 67.00
To rent uncollected for 1903, account No. 54 20.00
To rent uncollected for 1901, 20.00
$759.91
CR.
By cash paid Treasurer, rent of city auditorium for 1905 and 1904 $649.91
By rent uncollected 1905, accounts Nos. 93 and 98 45.00
By rent uncollected 1904, account No. 55 25.00
By rent uncollected 1903, account No.54 20.00
By rent uncollected 1901 20.00
$759.91
STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
Appropriations :
For Janitor service $750.00
" Heating 330.00
" Lighting 800.00
" Contingent
300.00
$2,180.00
Expended :
Janitor service paid C. J. Wing .. . . . $720.00 Janitor service paid for moving piano and furniture 22.00
$742.00
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
Heating, paid Benson Coal Co. $328.45 Lighting, paid Malden Electric Co ... $570.12
Lighting, paid Malden Gas Light Co .. 134.65
704.77
Contingent:
Paid carpenter, repairs and glass set $78.79
plumbing repairs 45.78
gas and electric repairs 21.95
.
heating repairs, change radi- ators and stack 62.00
boiler repairs 8.48
66 for hose
11.00
66 supplies and sundry charges 30.15
labor per pay roll .75
66 printing calendar Auditorium . . 12.00
66 sink for weighing inspector .. 7.00
277.90 2,053.12
$126.88
Treasury balance % janitor service. .
$8.00
66
" Heating 1.55
66
66
" Lighting. 95.23
66
" Contingent
22.10
$126.88
PARKS.
With the small amount appropriated, $100.00, it is impos- sible to make any improvements in any of the so called parks. The grass has been cut as usual and the small squares kept raked up.
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
$100.00
Appropriation
Expended :
Labor as per pay roll. . $.50
Labor covering fountains 2.91
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CITY OF MELROSE.
Paid C. Casey, filling vases, etc .. $28.00
L. C. Hoyt, sign " No passing" 2.00
A. W. Lynde, labor and teams 24.50
Geo. E. Berry, home plate and bases 6.30
66 D. H. Woodward, stock and labor on back stop 34. 0
Treasury balance
$98.21 1.79
MELROSE COMMON.
The ball field on Melrose Common has been completed, and although it is now in fairly good condition f r ball playing, it could be greatly improved by a small annual expenditure, and while the account for this work shows an une xpended balance of $.04 there is $135.00 due the highway department from this appropriation for 1,350 loads of gravel.
STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
Balance February 1, 1935 $553.77
Appropriation, order 2845 3 .00
Receipts from surface drains 15.00
66 sewer construction 6.00
" highway maintenance 17.00
$891.77
Expended :
For labor as per pay rolls $719.55
city teams @ $1.25 per horse per
day 9.68
76 loads gravel from Waverly ave. pit. 7.60
1,549 loads (part of 28,990 loads due highway). 154.90
891.73
$.04
Balance in treasury.
Due to highways for 1,350 loads gravel to be adjusted $135.00
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CITY OF MELROSE.
MOVING SEWALL SCHOOL BUILDING.
On June 12, 1905, the Board of Aldermen passed Order No. 2787, ordering the Sewall School building moved from its posi- tion on Upham street to the rear of the High School lot, and appropriatied $3,500.00 therefor. Mr. L. A. Dow, architect, was employed to make the necessary plans and to have a gen- eraloversight of the work, and through him contracts were made with A. A. Hersey for driving piles, W. A. Smith for moving the building, G. H. Taylor & Co. for doing the necessary plumbing heating, etc., David H. Woodward for doing the carpenter work, the city undertaking to build the cellar wall and do all other incidental work.
There were many unforeseen difficulties encountered which materially increased the cost; in the first place, it was found that the building would not pass between the trees on the High School lot, and it was necessary to either take off the porch or sacrifice three elm trees, the former was done; second, the position of the building as located by the school committee would not permit of excavating for the cellar and they also de- sired that the cellar be made 11 feet in the clear instead of 8, and agreed to, and did pay $200.00 towards the additional ex- pense. With the building in its new position and at its new elevation, it was necessary to purchase new columns for support in the cellar, new basement windows and frames, and also a change in the steps to the building; further than this, when the · heaters were being set, the state inspector insisted that they be entirely bricked in and that all cold and hot air ducts be of sheet iron instead of wood as before; the sewer which was already con- structed and which it was intended to use for this building was found to have settled and had to be taken up and relaid, all of which caused an expense not originally contemplated, and much of which could not have been foreseen or anticipated, and as a result a further appropriation of $1,400.00 was asked of the Mayor in order that the work might be completed.
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CITY OF MELROSE.
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
Appropriation :
June 12, 1905, Order No.
2787 B. $2,000.00
August 3, 1905, Order No. 2787 C. 1,500.00
Transferred from school appro- priation 200.00
$3,700.00
Expended :
As per detailed statement fol-
lowing $3,768.87
Less bills unpaid :
Highway division, for teams
and crushed stone $109.50
Water division, for stock and labor.
17.55
Sewer division, for cement, 70.00
L. A. Dow, commission
130.00
327.05
3,441.82
Balance in treasury
$258.18
SEWALL SCHOOL HOUSE.
EXPENDITURES IN DETAIL.
Excavating :
Foundation and piling
$44.88
Cellar-teams
13.75
Cellar-labor
97.28
$155.91
Concreting for back wall and foundation for piles :
Labor
$33.07
Teams
3.12
80 bags cement @ .40
32.00
16 yards sand from yard
8.00
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
1 bbl. Rosendale cement $1.15
23,200 1bs. crushed stone@ 87c. per ton 10.09
$87.43
Concreting cellar:
Labor-leveling
$10.25
Labor-concreting 121.59
Teams.
3.67
57,680 lbs. crushed stone @
87c. per ton 25.09
175 bags Portland cement @ .40 70.00
Lumber from J. P. Deering
2.65
233.25
Connecting Sewer and Repair Drains and Blow off :
from High School:
Labor .
$4.87
54' 5" sewer pipe @ .10 ... . 5.40
142' 6" sewer pipe, @ .12. .
17.04
3 6 x 5 ys.
1.62
10' ex. heavy 5" drain pipe,
cast iron 4.00
6 bags Portland cement,
@ .40.
2.40
Labor and teams
79.05
114.38
Grading Grounds :
Teams
5.32
Labor
102.94
108.26
Building Wall :
Teams.
$31.10
Teaming stone from South avenue.
43.88
Labor on walls
1,080.25
Labor cleaning up
5.38
Teams, cleaning up
3.12
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CITY OF MELROSE.
5,600 lbs. crushed stone $2.44
516 bags cement @ .40. 206.40
$1,372.57
Less on % of raising building. .
457.52
To % cost (" A "). $915.05
Bills :
Lane Bros., brick work 62.00
Labor, cleaning brick and tending mason 36.68
Deering Lumber Co.
8.12
Hersey, A. A., piling
189.94
Smith, W. A., moving bldg ...
322.00
McCarthy, Dr.,
medical
attendance
1.00
McCoubry, sharpening tools
1.20
D. H. Woodward, carpen- tering bill 299.71
Geo. H. Taylor, as per agree- ment 145.00
$2,680.12
" A " Account of raising building: From % building wall $457.52
Brockway Smith Co., frames 63.00
520.52
Extra carpenter work not included.
" B " Account of changes in heater, etc., as required by State Inspector :
Bills :
Lane Bros., heater and
boiler $109.25
Smith & Anthony Co., cov-
ering bars. 10.50
Jos. Edwards, iron work. . 3.15
1,536.18
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
Lally, Colman Co. . . . . . . ..
$68.90
J. Russell & Co., metal laths 5.06
Robt. Philpot, pitch and labor 16.50
Coyle, F. E., tar paper, bur- lap, etc.
5.32
Perry, H. J., hardware .
.50
Geo. H. Taylor, gal. iron duct
35.00
Geo. H. Taylor, cold air box
125.00
35 bags cement
14.00
Teaming brick and granite from old lot 27.50
$420.68
Water service :
Labor putting in sewer . ..
$9.00
digging out old sewer
9.48
Stock used
11.55
Credit :
30.03
By 416 1bs. old lead to shop
@ .03 . 12.48
$17.55
Architect commission
130.00
$3,768.87
Bills unsettled :
Highway div. for teams and crushed stone.
$109.50
Water div. for stock and labor
17.55
Sewer div. for 175 cement
70.00
L. A. Dow, architect, com .. .
130.00
$327.05
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CITY OF MELROSE.
CARE OF TREES, OR THE EXTERMINATION OF BROWN-TAIL AND GYPSY MOTHS.
There was appropriated in March the sum of $1,000.00 and in April the sum of $500.00, this together with the unexpended balance $50.25, and the collections, $70.38, was all the funds provided the Public Works Department for this work.
In June the Mayor appointed John J. Mccullough to take charge of the work, and accordingly all implements and tools in the possession of the Public Works Department purchased for this purpose, together with the unexpended balance, $307.72, were turned over to the new management, and inasmuch as the funds provided after this date were far in excess of the above amounts, reference is made to Mr. Mccullough's report.
STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
Balance Feb. 1, 1905. $50.25
Appropriation March 13, 1905, Order
No. 2767 1,000.00
Appropriation April 17, 1905, Order
No. 2806 500.00
Collection paid Treasurer by W. D.
Hunter, June 29th 70.38
$1,620.63
Expended :
For labor as per pay rolls
$1,163.31
Insurance, Small & Hatch No. 82,224 $34.55
Insurance, Small & Hatch No.
C 101,705 25.00
Insurance, Small & Hatch No. D 101,665 25.00
James Huggins & Sons, creosote 30.00
Samuel E. Jordan, brushes 4.80
Perrin, Seamans & Co., ¿ doz pruners 6.00
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
D. C. Albee, for painting houses
damaged $21.75
A. W. Dunton Printing Co., advert. .50
S. G. Potter, advertisement 1.50
Melrose Journal, advertisement . .50
$1,312.91
Balance turned over to moth department. $307.72
DIX POND.
As stated in my last report, this pond has practically been filled and only needs to be properly graded and drained, but be- fore doing this I would advise that the city acquire by purchase or otherwise definite title to what was originally the pond, and reference is made in my request to the Mayor, Sidney H. But- trick, on January 18, 1905, and to Charles J. Barton, on January 15, 1906, for appropriations for doing this work, in explanation of which I stated as follows: "In regard to the first two items which refer to Dix pond, I have to say that the pond is prac- tically filled and it only needs now to be graded and drained to make it more or less ornamental, but in connection with this work I would suggest for your consideration the advisability of raising funds sufficient not only to grade and drain the pres- ent land to which the city has title, but a sum sufficient to ac- quire by purchase or other wise the back land of the lots situated on Myrtle and Essex streets, and that the whole be graded and laid out with walks and shrubs around the borders, and that a ball ground may be had in the centre. This ball ground could be so graded and arranged that during the winter months it could be flooded for skating."
STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
Balance February 1, 19 5 $1.48
Expended :
H. J. Perry, padlock for gate, .35
Balance $1.13
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CITY OF MELROSE.
STREET BOUNDS.
Balance February 1, 1905
$64.79
No expenditures
CITY SCALES.
In accordance with the ordinance all materials purchased by the city, so far as I am aware, have been weighed on the city scales, and in addition to these, goods of outside parties or in- dividuals have been weighed and the fees established by ordi- nance collected. These collections have amounted to $29.50, and were paid to the Treasurer.
STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
Amount transferred from treasury account $3.25
Expended :
S. S. Porter, for installing electric bell . . 3.25
MISCELLANEOUS WORK.
MAIN STREET WIDENING.
This work was commenced in 1904 under a contract with James L. Bryne of Dorchester. In the early spring of 1905 the contractor was notified to continue and complete the work; this he neglected and declined to do, and on April 29, 1905 I received a communication from the Mayor ordering me to com- plete the work of widening Main Street and to charge the ex- pense incurred to James L. Bryne, the contractor.
In addition to the widening and rebuilding of Main Street, the Board of Aldermen also passed an order to lay the curbing on both sides of the street from Porter Street to the Wakefield line, a portion of this expense ($1,884.12) to be paid by the rail- way company and the balance ($3,365.14) to be paid by the city. The contract of Bryne included all of the work to be done under both of these orders, and at the time he abandoned his contract or refused to complete the work under the same, there was reserved under and in accordance with the terms of the said contract, $4,140.54. The work was completed at an ex-
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pense of $17,208.72; this together with the cash paid the con- tractor ($16,562.17) makes a total expenditure of $33,770.89 on account of work performed under the contract of James L. Bryne. The amount of the final estimate of work performed, according to the prices named in said contract, was $34,061.14, leaving a balance to the credit of Byrne of $290.25; but there was due the city from James L. Bryne, for sundry charges for materials furnished and labor performed in 1904, the amount of $200.98, leaving a net balance due to the said Bryne on the completion of the contract of $89.27.
The total cost to date of widening and rebuilding Main Street, exclusive of land damages and including the cost of curbing the street, is as follows:
Amount of engineer's final estimate of work performed under contract of James L. Bryne
$34,061.14
Sundry bills paid
4,928.63
Total $38,989.77
Paid by the City of Melrose for curbing .. $3,365.14
Paid by the Boston & Northern Street Railway Company, under agree- ment 35,624.63
Total. $38,989.77
All the bills have been paid with the exception of the balance due James L. Bryne of $89.27, and minor charges due the city amounting to $200.98, making a total of $290.25. This amount is in the hands of the Treasurer pending settlement with the contractor.
BILLS APPROVED AND PAID FROM CONTINGENT FUND.
Labor as per pay roll, repair fountain $1.12 Brock Bros., stock, repair fountain. .57
D. H. Woodward, labor and stock for weigher, order 2643 12.50
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CITY OF MELROSE.
Samuel Knight, ring bell Congregational church, Highlands, Feb. 22d, April 19th, June 17th and Jul. 4th $8.00 Chas. J. Wing, ring bell, City Hall, Feb. 22d, April 19th, June 17th and July 4th 8.00
Chas. O. Wheeler, ring bell, 1st M. E. church, Feb. 22d, April 19th, June 17th and July 4th. 8.00
A. B. McElwraith, ring bell Congrega- tional church, Feb. 22d, April 19th, June 17th and July 4th 8.00
P. C. McGonnegal, ring bell at Catholic church, Feb. 22d, April 19th, June 17th and July 4th. 8.00
Thos. S. Love, rep. fence City Hall 2.00
Hood, Robert, ¿ contract for ice for fountain 16.00
Allen Bros., 13) 1}" door numbers 6.65
Altamont Ice Co., ¿ contract for ice for fountain 16.00
$94.84
ENGINEERING DIVISION.
Few realize the importance of this division of the Public Works Department, and the increasing demand upon the assist- ants for information ; it is not only a bureau of general informa- tion for the Public Works Department, but for all other depart- ments of the city, and in fact for all citizens, and with the in- creased demands upon them it is impossible to do the work as it should be. This division should have time at its disposal to properly keep its records in the way of plans and measurements of all underground structures, etc., and have them so system- atized that they would be easy of access at all times. However much information may be accumulated, unless the same is so arranged that convenient reference can be made to it, it is prac- tically worthless.
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SYNOPSIS OF WORK DONE.
For Highway Division :
Street lines and grades for construction, gutters, crossings, etc. Crystal street, grades for filling.
Walton park, gutters N. and S. of Orris street.
Highland avenue, Main street, west to Sargent street, filling and gutters.
Highland avenue, Main street, east to Hesseltine avenue, filling and gutters.
Main street, Porter street, north, gutters.
Fletcher street, grades for filling and gutters.
Orient avenue, grades for filling.
Sylvan street, grades for construction and retaining wall.
South avenue, gutters and grading.
Reading Hill avenue, line and grade for guard rail.
Franklin street, gutter, north side
Ashmont street, gutter, north side.
Florence street, grading sidewalk.
Porter street, gutters, School street to East street.
East Foster street, grades for relaying sidewalk. Vinton street,
W. Emerson street, 66 66
For Sewer Division :
Streets sewered, plans and grades given, estimates rendered, plans and profiles made.
545 ft. 10" pipe
Goodyear avenue Pleasant street
239 ft. 8" pipe
680 ft. 6" pipe Sewall Woods road.
Clifton park 100 ft. 6" pipe
1564 ft. Total
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Grades given for private sewers:
215 Vinton street.
36 and 42 York terrace, taking survey.
158 Essex street.
Boston Rubber Shoe Co.
403 and 405 Pleasant street.
Sewall school.
For Water Division :
Lines for construction spiked out, estimates of cost inade, drawings and blue prints of special castings furnished.
Fletcher street
380
feet
Forest street.
375
66
Winter street.
160
East street
516
E. Foster street 141
School street 510
South avenue
190
Upham street
3,444
66
Scattered connections
355
General water plans plotted to date.
Record Plans :
For establishing grades, streets cross sectioned, plans and profiles made, viz. :
Charles street, for grade of catch basins.
Highland avenue, Main street to Sargent.
Highland avenue, Main to Hesseltine avenue.
Winthrop place, for rebuilding street.
Vinton street, Youle to Otis for sidewalks and catch basins. Ashmont street, for grading and gutters.
Walton park, Orris to Franklin street, gutters.
South avenue, for rebuilding street. Upham street, for setting curb corners, First Street, for setting curb corners. .
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
For Sidewalks:
1. CURBING .- Plans and profiles made, lengths and radii computed, lines and grades given, work measured.
Straight
Curved
, Individual walks (see table)
1,430.68
85.64
Continuous walks (see schedule)
494.18
41.29
Highways. .
417.57
418.90
Total.
2,342.43
545.83
2. CONCRETE .- Under contract with T. Norris & Co. and C. L. Hoffman. Laid out, inspected, measured and estimates rendered.
(A) REPAIRS OF PRESENT WALKS.
Quantities in Square Yards.
FOR
Repairs
New Work
Top Dressing
Total
Sewer Division
13.88
13.88
Water Division
11.60
30.66
1.00
43.26
Surface Drainage Division
35.60
118.52
41.12
195.24
Continuous Walks
377.19
377.19
Individual Walks
487.76
487.76
Repairs of Present Walks
529.00
814.00 352.00 1695.00
Highways
292.95
44.66
337.61
Totals
590.08 2121 .08 438.78 3149.94
(b) Individual Walks
487.76
487.76
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