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97 107
This district, in order of per capita consumption, beginning with the lowest, stands as follows:
1-Milton .
9-Everett
2-Malden.
9-Revere
3-Medford. 9-Lexington
4-Swampscott. 10-Stoneham 11-Somerville
5-Winthrop.
6-Watertown
12-Chelsea
7-Melrose
13-Quincy
7-Nahant
8-Belmont.
14-Arlington .15-Boston
80
84
86
84
83
66
65 62 64 75
Quincy.
81
86
84
88
89 100
99
89
88
84 46
85 71
Medford.
47
52
52
46
47
55
58
48
49
Revere
96 101
82
67
69
80
85
80
94 39
41
42
36
68 33
41 65
Winthrop
56
71
60
59
71
73
90 114
79
76
75
Lexington
70
75
79
80
83 101
107
74
66
57
66
89
Milton
38
39
37
71
72
78
77 68
Chelsea.
99
97
87
81
78 85
Everett.
99
98
84
Stoneham
70
78
84
89 121
124 47
74
79
70
62
44 45 48
71
It will be seen from the above table that the daily per capita consump- tion in Melrose increased slightly over the amount of the previous year, being 69, or 6 gallons more than in 1911, and a comparison shows a like in- crease throughout the District. This was due to the extreme cold weather of last winter, which obliged many people to allow the water to run con- tinuously in order to prevent freezing.
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CITY OF MELROSE
WATER CONSTRUCTION-1912.
Pipe Laid
Gates
Hyd'ts
Length
in
Feet
Size
Inches
No.
Size
Inches
No.
Size
Inches
Albion St. Stock used 1911.
$104.40
Argyle St. Rogers St. South.
220
6
1
6
232.14
Clifford Street . .
120
6
100.27
of Parkway.
89
6
1
6
101.76
Forest St. Maple Rd. North. .
486
6
1
6
619.64
Gibbons St. Mystic Ave. to Ryder Avenue.
168
6
1
6
155.68
Lincoln St. Ex. Southerly .
36
6
208.39
Maple Rd. Sewall Woods Rd. Northerly .
819
6'
1
6
1
6
1,343.77
Morgan Street.
6
6
1
6
1
6
46.57
Otis St. Leeds St. to Charles Street ..
320
6
1
6
355.72
Temple St., at Spear St ..
361
6
1
6
1
6
1,580.25
Perkins St., to Stoneham line . .
1,267
6
2
6
2
6
1,498.66
Walton Park at South Ave. . .
395
6
2
6
582.50
Warwick Rd. Dyer St. to Dyer Street . .
2
6
1
6
41.63
Warwick Rd.
South of No. 71
421
6
3
6
579.14
Totals .
$7,550.52
77 New Services
1,212.66
91 New Meters Installed, 5 abandoned .
914.49
Due Maintenance Acct, 1911.
125.00
$9,806.27
*Ledge Excavation.
+Ledge Excavation and Marsh Land.
++Large portion ledge Exca- vation.
RELAY-1912.
Morgan St. Main St to No. 19 .. . 247 ft. 6 in. 247 ft. 6 in. cement pipe abandoned . $362.82
LOCATION
Cost
Charles Street. South Side
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
HIGHWAY DIVISION.
The following streets have been graded and gravelled :- Albion Street, Melrose St., north about 150 feet; loose gravel removed and replaced with good packing gravel; granite corners set and gutters paved.
Beech Avenue, Elliot Street to Meridian Street.
Botolph Street, West Hill Avenue to Summit Avenue. Brown Street.
Crystal Street has been filled to correspond with park grade and roughly graded for about 500 feet.
Emerson Street, East, Main Street to Bellevue Avenue.
Essex Street, Easterly 300 feet.
Florence Street, Wyoming Avenue to Hurd Street.
Forest Street, Northerly about 300 feet from Malden Line.
Foster Street East, Larrabee Street to Sixth Street.
Henry Avenue, Taylor Street to Highland Avenue, boulders removed.
Grove Street, Larrabee Street to Goss Avenue.
Larrabee Street, Grove Street to East Foster Street.
Laurel Street, about 500 feet.
Lynde Street, Linwood Avenue to Summer Street.
Mt. Vernon Street, Chestnut Street to Brown Street, gutter on North side paved where necessary, and about 100 feet of South gutter paved at East end of street.
Newburyport Turnpike has been graded and surfaced with gravel for a distance of 920 feet; one stone culvert re- built, and about 200 feet of side drain placed on Northerly side near Malden Line.
Nowell Road, about 1,200 feet, and gutters paved where necessary.
Perkins Street has been graded, and roadway constructed with Bituminous Macadam from Lynn Fells Parkway to Stoneham Line, a distance of 1,480 feet; one culvert re- built, a 15 inch drain laid on South side of street and side- walk graded on North side about 300 feet.
Sanford Street, Cleveland Street to Tappan Street.
Sewall Street.
Sixth Street, Laurel Street to Grove Street.
Spear Street, Westerly end graded about 400 feet,
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Warwick Road, graded as far as accepted (450) feet, both gutters paved and sidewalks graded.
Woodland Avenue, Clifton Park to Greenwood Street.
Wyoming Avenue East, Easterly end, North gutter paved and sidewalk graded and surfaced with stone dust.
Walton Park, South end, boulders removed.
The following streets have been surfaced with stone dust and rolled :
Bellevue Avenue, Upham Street to Porter Street.
Emerson Street East, Stratford Road to E. E. Babb's East Line.
Emerson Street West, B. & M. R. R. to Tremont Street.
Foster Street East, Lebanon Street to Larrabee Street.
First Street, Larrabee to Sixth Street.
Herbert Street.
Hurd Street, Cottage Street to Wyoming Avenue.
Lake Avenue.
Lebanon Street, Park Street to Forest Street.
Main Street, Franklin Square, about 550 feet Southerly.
Melrose Street, Main Street to Tremont Street.
Stratford Road, Upham Street, to Emerson Street.
Upham Street, School Street to East Street.
Wyoming Avenue West, Florence Street to Whittier Street.
On the street sprinkling work many of the streets were treated with oil instead of water. Where oil could be obtained as needed, it was found to be very satisfactory, but on account of the inability of the shippers to deliver it when required, con- siiderable inconvenience was caused. If storage tanks were provided and placed at the pipe yard, the difficulty would be overcome and its general use could be adopted to advantage.
Sidewalks on improved streets have had careful attention, and gravel, cinders and dust used where required to keep them in good condition.
All streets have been cleaned (dirt and weeds) 2,277 double loads removed, and the business sections, main streets and near railroad stations, have been cleaned daily by push- cart men.
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
General Administration.
Appropriation Expended.
Bookkeeper (part of salary).
$268.38
Superintendent (Assistant)
1,008.32
Timekeeper (part of salary).
407.42
Laborers, (regular help on holidays) . 27.88
Watchman (part of salary)
288.00
$2,000.00
Repairing.
Appropriation .
$9,000.00
Excise and Street Railway Tax
4,788.36
Collections.
133.44
$13,921.80
Expended.
Minor repairs
$1,221.61
Blacksmithing .
208.55
Court expenses and medical attendance
66.30
Rent of yard.
72.00
Telephone service
52.81
Tool and expense account
325.55
Repairing gravel walks.
451.39
Cleaning streets and crossings
755.79
Snow removal and sanding.
1,916.33
Guard rail and fencing
81.62
Repairing bridges and culverts
79.53
Granite crossings. 306.10
Trimming and removing trees.
18.34
Paving repairs
440.88
Crusher account. .
495.35
Team for Assistant Superintendent .. .
456.26
Newburyport Turnpike (Construction)
41.99
Cleaning catch-basins (Sanitation)
372.32
Charges to Russell Estate.
105.44
New Eng. Tel. & Tel. Co ..
20.84
Malden & Melrose Gas Light Co.
356.70
Memorial Building.
33.94
Albion street repairs.
82.28
Beech avenue repairs
91.90
$2,000.00
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CITY OF MELROSE
Bellevue Avenue,
Repairs.
55.44
Botolph Street
126.17
Brown Street
66
128.90
Briggs Street
66
10.63
Cottage Street
66
13.15
Crystal Street
66
170.66
Dell Avenue
12.86
Emerson Street East
66
501.21
Emerson Street West
66
66.32
Essex Street
98.15
Foster Street East
66
56.86
First Street
36.85
Forest Street
86.33
Franklin Street
66
51.82
Green Street
109.96
Greenwood Street
66
40.03
Grove Street
66
31.79
Herbert Street
66
18.29
Henry Avenue
66
20.72
Hillside Avenue
66
8.25
Highland Avenue
66
34.61
Howard Street
34.13
Hurd Street
66
44.46
Laurel Street
66
43.25
Lake Avenue
51.26
Lebanon Street
66
112.00
Lynde Street
66
101.55
Main Street
66
968.03
Melrose Street
66
99.50
Mt. Vernon Street,
Paving
595.08
Mt. Vernon Street,
Street work.
194.66
Mystic Avenue
Repairs
64.43
North High Street
66
9.95
Perkins Street
66
69.78
Perkins Street,
Construction. . .
20.10
Pleasant Street,
Repairs
581.48
Richardson Road
20.85
117.81
Orris Street
40.37
Larrabee Street
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Rowe Street
Repairs
18.51
Sanford Street
66
187.48
Sewall Street
100.87
Sixth Street
66
34.92
Sylvan Street
7.50
Spear Street
66
77.80
Tremont Street
66
58.71
Trenton Street
66
25.93
Upham Street
66
86.86
Washington Street
66
60.93
Wyoming Avenue W.
81.22
Woodland Avenue
66
73.94
$13,716.18
Less Credit from Stable Acct. £ $4.15
Less Credit from Roller Acct. 303.56
Less Stock, Pavers, Sand, etc.,
not purchased this year .. . . 899.80
$1,207.51
$12,508.67
Treasury Balance.
$1,413.13
Sidewalk Repairs.
First Street. .
$45.75
Cottage Street
6.81
Crystal Street.
55.85
Cutter Street .
5.22
General Repairs
36.86
Howard Street.
49.50
Larrabee Street
13.75
Lebanon Street
18.28
Main Street.
78.57
Mystic Avenue
58.43
Sanford Street
11.84
Trenton Street
15.34
Vinton Street
7.76
Walton Park.
32.18
Whittier Street.
15.25
$451.39
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CITY OF MELROSE
ROLLER ACCOUNT.
Charges for Roller on various streets. $629.42
Expended.
Teams and Labor
$62.80
Supplies.
3.52
New Parts.
63.35
Coal
196.19
$325.86
Credited to Maintenance Account ... $303.56
CRUSHER ACCOUNT. Expended.
Castings and Screens
$332.91
Supplies.
94.20
Coal
352.04
Stone
159.30
Teams
289.37
Labor.
952.68
Damages.
8.00
$2,188.50
Credit Materials charged to streets and other divisions :-
Crushed stone and ledge stone $1,498.25
Coal to Roller. 195.00
1,693.25
Charged to Maintenance Account . . .
$495.25
Stone in bins, 37 tons, No. 1, at $1.00
$37.00
Stone in yard, 150 tons, at $1.00.
150.00
Ledge Stone ready to crush, 348 tons at .50
174.00
Rough stone, 458 tons at .30.
137.40
Coal, 15 tons, at $5.00 75 00
March First
$573.40
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
STABLE ACCOUNT.
Teams charged to streets and other Divisions. $10,344.07
Expended.
Hay and Grain.
$2,957.24
Carts and repairs
631.24
Harnesses and repairs.
206.55
Shoeing and Medical Attendance . .
488.78
Rent, Light and Heating
549.37
Labor as per pay rolls.
5,506.74
$10,339.92
Balance to credit of Maintenance. ..
$4.15
PAVING REPAIRS.
Albion Street
$190.93
Belmont Street.
35.13
Franklin Square.
86.33
Memorial Building.
10.69
Porter Street .
8.69
Park Street.
6.25
Upham Street at watering trough .. .
102.86
$440.88
BOARDMAN AVENUE.
Balance 1911 Account .
$182.88
No expenditures in 1912.
Balance. $182.88
GOSS AVENUE-Extension.
Appropriation ..
$391.00
Expended for recording deed.
2.50
Balance.
$388.50
FLORENCE STREET.
Appropriation.
$500.00
Expended.
Stock and Rolling
$43.15
Teams and Labor
183.63
$226.78
Balance.
$273.22
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CITY OF MELROSE
MELROSE STREET-Steps and Walk.
Balance from 1911 Account. $321.82
Expended.
C. L. Hoffman & Son, Steps $144.00
Teams and Labor 4.31
$148.31
Balance $173.51
FRANKLIN STREET-Widening.
Balance 1911 Account. $24.16
· No expenditures in 1912.
Balance. $24.16
SWAIN'S POND AVENUE.
Balance 1911 Account .
$28.52
No expenditures in 1912.
Balance.
$28.52
SARGENT STREET.
Balance from 1911 Account ..
$411.37
Less transferred by order Board of
Aldermen .
300.00
$111.37
Expended.
Stock
$13.19
Teams
19.38
Labor
42.91
$75.48
Balance
$35.89
PERKINS STREET.
Appropriation. $2,500.00
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Expended.
Grading.
$584.44
Draining under and alongside street 383.90
Macadam, (used 6075 gals. Tarvia) . .
1,782.82
$2,751.16
Less stock due to other divisions . . .
253.03
$2,498.13
Balance.
$1.87
NEWBURYPORT TURNPIKE.
Appropriation ..
$1,000.00
Expended.
Stock and Rolling
$76.39
Teams and Labor
956.63
$1,033.92
Less due Highways
41.99
991.03
Balance $8.97
NOWELL ROAD.
Balance from 1911 Account ..
$1,478.10
Less transferred by order Board of Aldermen 200.00
$1,278.10
Expended.
Stock.
$461.30
Teams and Labor
660.02
$1,121.32
Balance.
$156.78
WARWICK ROAD.
Appropriation . $1,200.00
Less transferred by order Board of Aldermen 50.00
$1,150.00
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CITY OF MELROSE
Expended.
Stock, 10700 pavers, 35-12 paving
gravel .
$449.00
Teams and Labor
530.92
$979.92
Balance
$170.08
EAST WYOMING AVENUE,
Appropriation
$500.00
Expended.
Stock, 2275 pavers, 61 double loads
gravel .
$121.76
Teams and Labor
221.51
$343.27
Balance
$156.73
CRUSHER ACCOUNT.
In anticipation of considerable crushed stone being used, the crusher plant, which was badly in need of repairs, was thoroughly overhauled and put in good condition; many holes were drilled in the ledge and much stone was blasted out and broken; the necessary coal was purchased, but not used. This work will reduce the operating expenses for the coming year.
In connection with this, I would suggest that additional bin room for the excess No. 1 stone, be built on the easterly side of the stone bins, which could be filled by means of a chute connecting with the screen, thereby obviating the necessity of dumping this stone on the ground. With this arrangement about eight cents per ton could be saved on the cost of rehandling.
SIDEWALKS.
There have been 13,630.45 linear feet of new edgestone set and 1,899.50 linear feet of edgestone reset, in connection with which it was necessary to repave 600 linear feet (100 square yards) of gutters.
There have been 835 square yards of granolithic, 132 square yards of brick, and 740.75 square yards of new tar con- crete sidewalks constructed, and under repairs to present
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
walks 2,073.44 square yards, three-coat tar concrete, and 2,620.96 square yards one-coat work or top-dressing, were renewed. The above includes necessary repairs to gas, water and sewer trenches.
The question of sidewalk construction is well worthy of consideration. It is possible to build tar concrete walks so that they will last a long time, but it is almost impossible to know that this will be the case. This is due to poor material, improper mixtures and faulty construction. If the work is not properly done the walks soon go to pieces and require top- dressing and patching, which is nearly always unsatisfactory, besides being expensive to maintain.
While the first cost of granolithic walks is much greater than tar walks, they are less expensive in time, for, if properly built they are nearly permanent and cost nothing for repairs, and in all probability, they would save the City many expen- sive law suits brought by pedestrians for alleged injuries.
INDIVIDUAL WALKS.
Net Collections.
$1,767.34
Appropriations.
1,000.00
Balance, Jan. 1, 1912
150.87
$2,918.21
Expended.
Labor
$466.65
Teams
85.95
Edgestone
567.61
Concrete
87.50
Granolithic work.
1,014.04
Brick.
108.38
Flagging
27.17
Loam and Sodding
116.03
Sand and Gravel.
25.30
Paving Blocks .
42.38
Powder and Exploders
4.20
Cement .
4.20
$2,549.41
Balance
368.80
$2,918.21
.
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CITY OF MELROSE
CONTINUOUS WALKS.
Appropriation.
$10,000.00
Collections
2,019.42
Balance Jan. 1, 1912.
407.02
Repair present Walks
4.95
- $12,431.39
Expended.
Transferred by order Board
of Aldermen.
$500.00
Labor as per pay rolls.
2,521.35
Oil and Sundries
14.55
Loam and Sodding
926.53
Edgestone.
7,163.58
Concrete
540.31
Granolithic work:
179.08
Gravel.
38.75
Powder and Exploders
3.86
Paving Blocks .
6.00
Cement and Brick.
28.30
Teams.
245.37 $12,167.68
Balance
263.71
$12,431.3
INDIVIDUAL WALKS, 1912.
Abuttors.
Location.
Straight
Curved
Blks.
Sq. Yds. Concrete
Sq. Yds. Granolith
Sq. Ft. Sodding
Sq. Yds. Brick
Extra
Credit
Total Cost City Work
Amt. Assess.
L. M. Bolton.
57 Howard St.
54.00
178
$24.50
$83.47
$29.48
Butler.
Vinton St ...
37.60
37.60
F. P. Bowden
Cedar Pk ..
30.04
30.04
*F. T. Burke ..
Franklin & Green wood Sts.
393.70
11.80
308.88
914.48
457.24
Mrs. Josephine A. Carter .
49 Myrtle St ...
53.91
212
101.76
50.88
F. H. Damon.
116 Hillside Ave ..
737
132
53.44
225.69
172.25
H. C. Grover
79 Mt. Vernon St ..
50.20
27.89
108
103.47
51.74
F. M. Goss ..
Stratford Rd ..
73.40
42.00
123.78
61.89
Locke Coal Co.
W. Foster St ...
118.03
59.01
Mark Lewis (Theatre Bld).
Main St ...
18.99
18.99
C. H. Little.
95 Malvern St.
36.00
120
70.91
35.46
*E. F. Pierce.
46 Clifton Pk ..
70.00
124.06
62.03
E. E. Prescott ..
40.90
62.67
246
169.98
84.99
Page ..
Laurel St ....
24.11
24.11
R. P. Robinson.
89 Malvern St ...
71.57
38.85
*A. A. Spofford.
Vinton St ...
154.20
12.40
337
142.95
71.47
J. H. Scott ...
81 Mt. Vernon St.
50.20
31.89
89
138.55
69.28
Sinnott Bros ..
Main St ...
13.56
13.56
Mrs. C. F. South wick.
44 Henry Ave ....
96.60
42.44
143.37
71.68
G. A. Webster ..
31 Ferdinand St.
5.15
5.15
5.15
Totals ..
983.20
99.30
62.67
579.45
21.44
132
8.21
$77.94
$2,661.49
Sargent St ..
75.10
36.44
117
3.06
J. G. Bowden.
*Unfinished because of freezing weather.
Lin. Feet Edgestone.
Continuous Walks, 1912. (One-half cost assessed to Abuttors)
STREET.
Side
From
To
Straight
Curved
Blks.
Gran.
Conc.
Sod.
Assess.
Assess.
Berwick Street.
East
Foster Street ..
Grove Street ..
758.60
11.70
2
540.82
$270.91
*Cleveland St ..
West
Maple St ....
Sanford St ...
536.70
24.10
263.40
*Cleveland St.
West
Baxter St .. ....
Wyoming Ave.
136.10
19.40
Essex St ..
North
Myrtle St ......
Vine St ..
641.50
126.10
592.70
296.35
Essex St ...
South
Myrtle St ... ...
West.
771.23
64.10
628.15
314.08
Emerson St. W.
Both
Main St ... .
B. &. M R.R.
2,191.30
38.30
7,995
2,200.44
1,113.94
Emerson St. E.
Both
Main St ... ..
Bellevue Ave.
2,236.10
184.10
2
7,436
2,248.00
1,124.00
Franklin St ...
Both
Ashland St ....
Tremont St ..
734.20
35.80
1,565
697.85
348.93
Green St ....
North
Howard St. . .
591.30
25.70
522.46
261.23
*Henry Ave ..
East
Highland Av ...
North .
105.00
158.20
*Highland Ave. E.
South
Main St .....
East.
266.00
112.77
Melrose St ..
South
Main St ...
East.
421.00
43.75
322.10
1,450
686.53
343.26
Mt. Vernon St.
North
Chestnut St ....
Brown St ..
701.90
22.90
102.33
27.77
404
861.97
430.99
*South Ave ...
South
Walton Pk ....
Stoneham Line ..
596.90
24.70
*Stratford Rd ..
79.10
Tappan St ....
West
Baxter St .....
Sanford St ..
435.65
14.40
274.14
511.54
255.77
Wyoming Axe ...
South
Florence St .... t
Adams St.
1,476.66
116.20
4,246
1,480.62
740.31
12,679.24
909.45
4
102.33
1,000.18
23,096
$10,971.08
$5,499.77
*Unfinished because of freezing weather
Edgestone
Total
Net
Main St ..
EDGESTONE RESET AND STREET CORNERS-1912.
Streets
Location
Reset
Curved
Straight
Bellevue Avenue and Hillside Avenue .. .
North West Corner.
7.80
213.00
Bellevue Avenue. . ..
East Side.
125.00
Emerson Street East ..
Both Sides
149.40
129.20
Essex Street . .
Both Sides .
29.80
Emerson Street West.
Both Sides
27.60
612.30
Franklin Street .
Both Sides .
35.80
161.10
First Street and Sewall Street ..
One Corner .
10.60
11.30
Green Street. .
North Side. .
11.40
Highland Avenue East.
South Side .
8.30
6.00
Lynde Street and Walnut Street
Two Corners.
21.60
26.70
Myrtle Street. .
West Side .
24.00
308.00
Melrose Street and Belmont Street
One Corner . ..
15.90
11.90
Melrose Street and Albion Street.
Two Corners.
31.70
26.40
Myrtle Street and Grove Street .
North East Corner
29.60
Tappan Street. .
West Side
17.00
9.50
Vinton Street and Cedar Park .
One Corner .
11.20
10.50
Vinton Street and Warwick Road.
Two Corners.
26.80
19.20
Wyoming Avenue West.
South Side .
24.30
Willow Street and W. Foster Street . ..
Two Corners.
25.70
21.70
Totals . .
467.20
1,784.00
.
.
.
149
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Melrose Street and Melrose Place ..
24.20
26.70
Edgestone
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REPAIR PRESENT WALKS.
Appropriation .
$1,500.00
Balance Jan. 1, 1912 ..
5.51
Transferred by order Board of Aldermen.
1,050.00
Sur. Drainage Construction
4.50
Individual Walks.
46.77
$2,606.78
Expended.
Labor and Teams
$116.30
Concrete Work.
1,979.98
Granolithic Work.
270.27
Brick Work.
22.13
Loam and Sodding
35.62
Edgestone.
153.62
Cement and Sand
3.85
Advertising.
3.00
$2,584.77
Balance
22.01
$2,606.78
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STREET SPRINKLING.
On May 22, 1912, the Board of Aldermen passed Order No. 7334, ordering the following streets sprinkled in accord- ance with Chapter 24 of the City Ordinance.
Street
From
To
Lin. Ft.
Ashland St.
Melrose St.
Highland Ave.
1,241
Ashland St.
Marvin Rd.
Wakefield Line
532
Adams St.
Wyoming Ave.
Russell St.
827
Batchelder St.
Bellevue Ave.
Porter St.
869
Bellevue Ave.
Linden Rd.
Upham St.
2,442
Berwick St.
Foster St.
Wyoming Ave.
1,230
Boardman Av. Main St.
Hawes Ave.
600
Botolph St.
Franklin St.
West Hill Ave.
373
Cass St.
Grove St.
Foster St. 505
Cedar Pk.
Emerson St.
End Pope & Abbott's
332
Cedar Pk.
Emerson St.
Bend at Depot
370
Cleaveland St.
Sanford St.
Wyoming Ave.
783
Cottage St.
Foster St.
Wyoming Ave.
1,140
Dell Ave.
Upham St.
Winter St.
362
Elm St.
Howard St.
Linden Rd.
1,090
Emerson St. Essex St.
Emerson St.
Main St.
1,897
First St.
Lebanon St.
Holbrook's E. Line
460
Florence St.
Foster St.
Russell St.
2,132
Foster St.
Vinton St.
Larrabee St.
4,784
Franklin St. Gooch St.
Laurel St.
Foster St.
279
Green St.
Porter & Lebanon Sts. Main St.
2,834
Greenwood St. Franklin St.
Woodland Ave.
1,147
Greystone Rd.
First St.
Upham St.
427
Grove St.
Berwick St.
Larrabee St.
3,983
Henry Ave.
Highland Ave.
Richardson Rd.
647
Herbert St.
Berwick St.
Myrtle St.
379
Highland Ave.
Ashland St.
Sargent St.
949
Hillside Ave.
Upham St.
Emerson St.
445
Hillside Ave.
Bellevue Ave.
Angle in Street
336
Howard St.
Green St.
M. G. Cochrane's
1,244
Howard St.
Front of No. 134
250
Howard St ..
Front of No. 196
390
Hurd St.
Cottage St.
B. & M. R. R.
776
Lake Ave.
Emerson St.
Tremont St.
1,224
Lebanon St.
Porter St.
S. Line No. 333
3,799
Linden Rd.
Green St.
Main St. 458
Linden Rd.
Green St.
100 ft. E. Bellevue Ave. 380
Linden Rd.
Elm St.
Porter St. 655
Main St.
Stoneham Line
4,847
Stoneham Line
Stratford Rd.
6,600
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Lynde St.
Main St.
Summer St.
1,234
Laurel St.
Lebanon St.
Larrabee St.
1,344
Main St.
Malden Line
Wakefield Line
11,994
Malvern St.
Potter St.
Meridian St.
1,325
Maple St.
Vinton St.
Cleaveland St.
216
Meridian St.
Grove St.
Beech Ave.
737
Melrose St.
Vinton St.
Tremont St.
893
Melrose St.
Front of No. 120
170
Morgan St.
Main St.
Richardson Rd.
1,313
Myrtle St.
Grove St.
Emerson St.
2,227
North Ave.
Walton Pk.
Stoneham Line
693
Orris St.
Vinton St.
Walton Pk.
1,090
Orient Ave.
Porter St.
Emerson St.
1,015
Pleasant St.
Wyoming Ave.
Frances St.
3,188
Porter St.
White's W. Line
School St.
1,618
Poplar St.
Emerson St.
Prospect St.
600
Rowe St.
Upham St.
Green St.
2,023
Sanford St.
Florence St.
Cleaveland St.
253
Sargent St.
Franklin St.
Briggs St.
1,098
Sewall St.
Upham St.
First St.
390
Stratford Rd.
Upham St.
E. Line No. 57
338
Summer St.
Lynde St.
Linwood Ave.
290
Tremont St.
Emerson St.
J. P. Deering's
566
Tremont St.
Franklin St.
Melrose St.
847
Trenton St.
Foster St.
Washington St.
2,560
Upham St.
Main St.
Lincoln St.
3,250
Vine St.
Essex St.
Myrtle St.
650
Vinton St.
Franklin St.
Foster St.
4,880
Walton Pk.
Franklin St.
Orris St.
832
Warren St.
Franklin St.
Orris St.
614
Washington St. Trenton St.
Gould St.
962
Willow St.
Essex St.
Foster St.
557
Wyoming Ave. Stoneham Line
Brown's E. Line
4,446
Youle St.
Vinton St.
Leeds St.
892
109,523
During the year the following changes were made :- Gould Street, Pleasant Street to Washington Street, stricken out.
Pleasant Street, Wyoming Avenue to Goodyear Avenue to read Pleasant Street from Wyoming Avenue to Francis Street.
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Washington Street, from Trenton Street to Pleasant Street to read Washington Street from Trenton Street to Gould Street.
Richardson Road from Morgan Street to Marvin Road, added. Cleaveland Street for 60 feet south of Sanford Street, dis- continued.
STREET SPRINKLING. WATERING.
Labor
$1,451.02
Teams
143.50
Repair of Carts.
35.98
Repair of Stand-pipes.
92.89
Printing Assessment Blanks
14.00
Correcting Schedules.
5.00
$1,742.39
OILING.
Alden Speare's Sons Co., oil $2,909.24
Standard Oil Co., oil and
Labor.
2,241.68
Labor and Teams .
349.39
Cleaning for Oiling
591.79
$6,092.10
Less Collection
10.00
$6,082.10
$7,824.49
*Due this account from N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co., 1020 gallons of Oil, and Labor, $64.41.
Amount certified for Assessment . $9,161.24
CARE OF TREES.
$500.00
Appropriation.
Amount paid from High-
way repairs.
18.34
$518.34
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Expended.
Labor and Teams, (Includ-
ing highways). $415.94
Paid by Treasurer for brush fires 102.40
$518.34
CLEANING ELL POND AND SPOT POND BROOKS.
Appropriation . $500.00
Expended.
Labor, Teams and Cement . . 427.72
Balance.
$72.28
STREET SIGNS AND NUMBERING.
Appropriation.
$100.00
Expended.
Signs . . .
$57.20
Sign Posts.
6.30
Sign Irons
2.08
Teams and Labor
23.84
89.42
Treasury Balance $10.58
STREET BOUNDS.
Balance Jan. 1, 1912 ..
$53.88
No expenditures in 1912.
STREET CLEANING.
Appropriation.
$4,500.00
From Highway Repairing .. .
755.79
$5,255.79
Expended.
Labor and Teams
$3,643.59
Labor, Push-carts.
1,566.82
Tools and Brooms.
45.26
5,255.67
Treasury Balance. $0.12
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
COLLECTION OF ASHES AND RUBBISH.
There have been 3,408 double loads of ashes and rubbish collected; as nearly one-half of this amount was placed on park property, the cost of teaming was greatly increased on account of the long haul. Most of the convenient dumping grounds have been filled and other places will have to be found, probably necessitating a longer haul. In order to overcome this difficulty, I would suggest the use of an auto-truck, with its much greater capacity combined with speed, the expense of disposal would be greatly reduced; probably an elevated bin could be used, if placed in some central locality and pro- vided with an incline so that carts could be dumped directly into it, and sufficiently elevated so that the truck could load beneath. This would enable the teams collecting ashes to be kept busy and prevent the truck from being delayed. A great saving in time and expense could be made if paper and other rubbish were kept separate from the ashes.
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