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1906
25,230.09
1919.
22,670.68
1907.
26,971.19
1920
23,153.10
1908
28,693.90
1921
24,093.56
1909
24,523.38
1922.
23,191.14
1910.
19,640.91
The average daily per capita consumption (gallons) of water in Melrose, as recorded by the Venturi meter, operated by the Metro- politan Water Works is shown for the years 1907-09 and 1919-22.
1907
1908
1909
1919
1920
1921
1922
118
89
63
58
61
57
62
In 1908 general metering of the city was commenced and in 1909 practically all services were metered. All new services are metered when put in use. Tables show saving made by metering.
WATER CONSTRUCTION
Balance Jan. 1, 1922
$1,380.72
Balance Stock Jan. 1, 1922
2,573.13
Appropriation
17,000.00
$20,953.85
188
CITY OF MELROSE
Expended
Pay Rolls
11,506.30
Invoices for Stock, etc.
9,319.43
Injuries, Lost time
80.00
20,905.73
Balance
Total purchases and payrolls
$49.12 $20,905.73
Services:
Stock and Insurance
$1,361.49
Labor and Teams
1,762.29
$3,123.78
Meters Installed :
Stock and Insurance
951.63
Labor and Teams
119.71
1,071.34
Main Lines:
Stock and Insurance
5,820.25
Labor and Teams
9,992.46
15,812.71
20,007.83
Balance
897.90
WATER MAINTENANCE
Appropriation
$20,000.00
Stock on hand Jan. 1, 1922
1,580.60
Collections
66.18
Received from other accounts
8,245.67
$29,892.45
Expended
Services, Maintenance and Repairs
$3,984.72
Relay main lines
3,850.67
Maintenance and operation main lines
3,110.29
Maintenance and operation hydrants
1,434.63
Meters, reading
2,267.00
Meters, remove and repair
1,121.15
Salaries and general account
3,214.40
Hardware and sundries
769.42
Stamps and stationery
212.84
Telephone service
128.87
Stock, labor and yard expense
528.57
Insurance
283.86
Use of automobile
226.02
189
REPORT OF PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Trench tools
286.64
Trench lighting
495.79
Shop expense
1,494.66
Blacksmithing
893.51
Damages, water break
100.00
24,403.04
Balance $5,489.41
INSIDE SERVICES AND CHARGES
Balance .1921 account
$2.56
Receipts
4,199.35
$4,201.91
Expended
Pay rolls, insurance and tools
2,285.51
Stock and teams
2,091.53
$4.377.04
Bills due $175.13
STOCK ACCOUNT
Stock on hand Jan. 1, 1922
$1,580.60
Stock purchased 1922
7,796.10
Stock, labor and yard rent
528.57
$9,905.27
Credit :
By stock charged to other accounts
1,726.69
By stock maintenance account
2,687.17
4,413.86
Balance $5,491.41
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COST OF SYSTEM
Construction to Jan. 1, 1922
$534,702.02
Construction 1922 20,007.83
Cost of System to Jan. 1, 1923 $554.709.85
WATER RATES
Received by Treasurer
$55,917.51
Summons
125.40 $55,917.51
190
CITY OF MELROSE
HIGHWAY DIVISION
East Foster Street.
East Foster Street. from the dead end east of Sixth Street to Waverly Avenne, is under construction, in fact is nearly completed. The big fill near Waverly Avenue has been brought to grade using the rock and earth blasted and excavated on the other part of the work and some from gravel pits and lots in the vicinity. The whole length is graded, but some additional filling will be required on the big fill and the whole length of the street regraded and rolled. This will be done as soon as weather conditions permit.
The extension of this street will be appreciated by our own auto- ists and by those passing through the City to the East, as East Foster Street leading from Main Street has often been taken for a through street. cansing much annoyance and confusion.
Rogers Street.
Rogers Street has been macadamized from Meridian Street to Goss Avenue, connecting with the part constructed in 1921, and cont- pleting the work from Meridian Street to Swains Pond Avenue. The improvement of this street makes a good direct highway from Lebanon Street to Swains Pond Avenue via Beach Avenue and Rogers Street. The need for this improved highway is shown by the amount of traf- fic now using this route.
Warwick Road.
Warwick Road from Lynn Fells Parkway to Perkins Street has been macadamized. the wall moved back at the curve near Youle Street. and sidewalks graded, completing the work of edgestones, gut- ters. macadam roadway and gravel sidewalks.
A wall and iron feuce has been built on the northerly side of Appleton Street at the corner of Irving Street.
Haskell Street and Summit Avenue were improved with gravel and rolled, putting these streets in much better condition.
Washington Street. Stoneham Line southerly, was regraded, graveled, rolled and asphalt applied.
Edgestone has been set on North Avenue, granolithic walks laid on part of the street, and the underground work done preparing for macadamizing the roadway.
Edgestone has been set on Wyoming Heights, and the roadway and gravel walks will be constructed as soon as conditions permit.
All highways requiring a dust-laying application were treated with tar or asphalt, and repairs made on all public highways.
191
REPORT OF PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Highway Snow Plowing
The demand that the highways be kept in condition for auto- mobile traffic during the winter months has made an entirely new problem for this department.
If this work is to be done efficiently, at least four pieces of ap- paratus must be available for the purpose two trucks and two tractors equipped with snowplows. To keep the center of the street clear it is necessary to throw the snow into the gutters, filling them, making the plowing of the gutters impossible when the thaw or break-up of winter comes. The street plowing also piles up the snow at the street intersections and to make the intersections passable and safe it is necessary to cart away the surplus snow, adding a new item to the expense of snow work.
Surface Drainage
The surface drainage system has been extended on Briggs Street, Elm Street. First Street, Foster Street. Maple Road, Mt. Vernon Street, Porter Street, Sargent Street. Sewall Woods Road, and Wyoming Ave- nie from Hurd Street to Pleasant Street.
A new and larger culvert has been constructed on Washington Street at Cascade Brook.
The old culverts on Walton Park and North Avenue were replaced with drain pipe.
Manholes and catch basins required on the above drains have been constructed with the necessary connections. (See table for details.)
All catch basins have been cleaned.
Care of Brooks
All the open brooks have been widened and cleaned. As new tracts of land are developed opening new streets, and the improvement of the present highway and surface drainage systems, the care of the open brooks becomes more important and will require constant attention.
Planting New Trees
Fifty maple trees have been set out where requests were made, the applicant paying $3.00 for each tree. Twelve dead or damaged trees were replaced.
The planting of new trees should be advocated and encouraged, and where possible on the entire length of a street, rather than in front of individual estates to give uniform spacing and growth. This can be done on new streets or on old streets on which there are no trees, but on streets that have trees planted at different periods the new trees must be placed to the best advantage.
192
CITY OF MELROSE
Care of Trees
The sleet storm of November, 1921, caused much damage to the highway trees. A force of tree men have been at work all the year removing the damaged branches and dead wood, and trimming or pruning as many as possible.
Sidewalks
There have been 4633 linear feet of new edgestones set and 1066 linear feet of edgestones reset. There have been 4735.72 square yards of granolithic and 52.77 square yards of new tar concrete sidewalks constructed. Under repairs to present walks 1451.71 square yards of four-coat work, 915.75 square yards of three-coat work, 1303.71 square yards two-coat work, and 2733.05 square yards of top-dressing of tar concrete walks have been laid. Many unimproved sidewalks have been graded with soft coal cinders and covered with stone dust. (See tables.)
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
Appropriation
$3,000.00
Transfer
22.66
$3,022.66
Expended :
Bookkeeper, part salary
836.00
Assistant Bookkeeper, part salary
44.50
Assistant Superintendent, part salary
1,897.16
Use of Automobile
245.00
3,022.66
.
Highway Repairing
Appropriation
$40,000.00
Balance
91.83
Street Railway Tax
326.41
40,418.24
Expended :
Pay rolls
$44,324.21
Invoices and stock
31,789.08
$76,113.29
193
REPORT OF PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Less transferred and sold to other accounts
35,856.40
40,256.89
Balance
$161.35
NOTE :- Amount due from Moth Dept. for insurance, $33.24, included in above balance.
Appleton Street
Appropriation
$3,900.00
Expended :
Street work, 1921
$1,795.01
Street work, 1922
1,407.61
3,202.62
Balance
$697.38
East Foster Street Extension to Waverly Avenue
Appropriation
$11,000.00
Expended :
Labor and teams
$8,354.24
Stock and Insurance
1,788.32
10,142.56
Balance
$857.44
West Foster Street
Appropriation
$400.00
From Highways
115.03
$515.03
Expended :
Labor and teams
224.44
Stock and insurance
290.59
515.03
Main Street Paving
Balance 1921
$1,124.32
Expended 1922
1,009.01
Balance 115.31
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CITY OF MELROSE
North Avenue Edgestone
Appropriation
$2,000.00
Expended :
Labor and teams
$969.06
Stock and insurance
1,268.63
2,237.69
North Avenue Construction
Appropriation
$4,500.00
Expended :
·Labor and teams
$585.85
Stock and insurance
75.63
661.48
Balance
$3,838.52
Rogers Street Meridian St. to Argyle St.
Appropriation
$2,000.00
Expended :
Labor and teams
$665.43
Stock and insurance
1,222.28
1,887.71
Balance
$112.29
Rogers Street Argyle St. to Swains Pond Ave.
Appropriation
$12,000.00
Expended :
In 1921
$5,937.16
Labor and teams
1,494.92
Stock
2,766.83
10,198.91
Balance
$1,801.09
Russell Street Crescent Ave. to Trenton St.
Appropriation
Expended :
Recording papers
4.77
Balance
$12,000.00
$11,995.23
195
REPORT OF PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Warwick Road
Appropriation
$18,000.00
Expended :
In 1921
$5,429.30
Labor and teams
3,005.91
Stock and insurance
3,957.88
12,393.09
Balance $5,606.91
Waverly Place
Appropriation
$11,000.00
Expended :
In 1921
8,559.36
In 1922
345.02
8,904.38
Balance
$595.62
Wyoming Heights
Appropriation
$3,500.00
Expended :
Labor and teams
$514.02
Stock and insurance
574.44
1,088.46
Balance
$2,411.54
UNEXPENDED BALANCE
Orient Place
$44.45
GRAVEL SIDEWALKS
Alden Street
$43.38
Appleton Street
196.87
Hawes Avenue
104.88
Hopkins Street
19.50
Leeds Street
95.18
· Linwood Avenue
352.50
Lynde Street
154.12
Main Street
9.88
Mt. Vernon Street
48.76
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Orrin Street
19.75
Porter Street
10.50
Russell Street
47.87
Swains Pond Avenue
124.00
Trenton Street
175.66
Upham Street
56.37
Washington Street
18.37
Whittier Street
71.07
General Repairs
75.19
$1,623.85
HIGHWAY REPAIRS Amount Expended, Stock, Teams and Labor
Altamont Avenue
$83.44
Boylen Square
1.13
Cedar Park
12.75
Circuit Street
21.25
Essex Street
86.88
Ferdinand Street
38.69
Forest Street
520.07
Frances Street
4.00
Gibbons Street
69.69
Haskell Street
394.18
Hopkins Street
28.18
Laurel Street
123.19
Main Street
49.91
Maple Street
131.26
Melrose Street
32.69
Mt. Vernon Avenue
251.12
Mt. Vernon Street
22.50
Mystic Avenue
184.70
North Avenue
147.24
Park Street
144.12
Poplar Street
188.57
Sixth Street
171.88
South Avenue
60.44
Summit Avenue
553.57
Swains Pond Avenue
1,307.00
Sylvan Street
186.27
Trenton Street
11.85
Upham Street
31.37
Warwick Road
86.51
Washington Street
257.51
197
REPORT OF PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Wheeler Avenue
622.67
Whittier Street
17.44
Woodland Avenue
32.37
$5,874.44
MISCELLANEOUS
Ice for Drinking Fountain :
Appropriation
$50.00
Expended for Ice
50.00
Pensions:
Appropriation
$4,500.00
Transferred from other accounts
204.32
$4,704.32
Expended, Pay Rolls
$4,704.32
Vacations:
Appropriation
$5,000.00
Transferred from other accounts.
174.40
$5,174.40
Expended, Pay Rolls
5,099.90
Balance
$74.50
Steam Roller:
Appropriation
$6,250.00
Expended
6.250.00
Tractor and Snow Plow:
Appropriation
$1,750.00
Expended
1,735.00
Balance
$15.00
Equalization of Soldiers' Pay:
Appropriation
$400.00
Appropriation
127.67
$527.67
Expended
372.00
Balance
$155.67
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Removal of Snow and Sanding:
Appropriation
$6,000.00
Transferred from other accounts.
1,060.71
7,060.71
Stock and teams paid from Highway acc't
3,083.49
Expended :
Labor and teams
$8,492.82
Stock and insurance
1,651.38
10,144.20
Tremont Street Plans:
Appropriation
$300.00
Expended
75.00
Balance
$225.00
CITY HALL
Salaries and Wages:
Appropriation
$2,500.00
Expended :
Pay rolls
$2,397.73
Insurance
16.69
2,414.42
Balance
$85.58
Other Expenses :
Appropriation
4,000.00
Collections by Treasurer
262.13
$4,262.13
Expended :
Supplies
671.34
Repairs
1,277.73
Coal and Wood
794.75
Electric Lighting
1,133.67
Gas Lighting
91.67
Plants for vase
49.50
Water rates
81.42
Labor
5.94
City teams
3,24
Sundries
83.35
4,192.61
Balance $69.52
199
REPORT OF PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Crosswalks and Paving
Balance from 1921
$6,533.12
Appropriation-rescinded
5,000.00
$1,533.12
No expenditures.
Insurance
Appropriation
$2,500.00
Appropriation
2,000.00
Return premiums
78.17
4,578.17
Expended, premiums
4,033.84
Balance
$544.33
Planting New Trees
Balance 1921 account
$240.89
Appropriation
500.00
Collections
51.50
$792.39
Expended :
Labor and teams
326.50
Insurance and tools
35.58
Trees
155.00
517.08
Balance
$275.31
Care of Trees
Appropriations
$10,000.00
Expended :
Labor and teams $8,112.85
Stock, insurance and tools
414.96
8,527.81
Balance
$1,472.19
Street Lighting
Appropriation
$25,000.00
Collection, Park Dept.
270.00
, 25,270.00
Expended :
Malden Electric Co., as per contract
24,665.74
Transfer to other account
301.08
24.966 82
Balance $303.18
200
CITY OF MELROSE
Street Sprinkling
Appropriation
$1,000.00
Returned stock
41.93
Returned stock
68.25
Assessment
13.235.03
$14,345.21
Expended :
Labor and teams
8,533.37
Tarvia and asphalt
$2,058.41
$10,591.78
Sand and stone dust from Highways .. $3,193.66
Street Cleaning
Appropriation
$6.500.00
Transferred from other accounts
384.23
$6,884.23
Expended :
Labor and teams
$6,884.23
Collection of Ashes and Rubbish
Appropriations
$12,500.00
From Highways
392.66
$12,892.66
Labor and teams
$11,949.31
Insurance, tools and supplies.
868.48
Labor, delivering ash cards.
74.87
$12,892.66
Street Guide Boards and Numbers
Appropriation
$600.00
Transferred from other accounts.
301.08
$901.08
Expended :
Labor
$156.85
Signs
526.54
Sign irons
80.62
House numbers
19.74
Painting crosswalks
43.21
City teams
49.20
Insurance and tools
24.92
$901.08
201
REPORT OF PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Continuous Walks
Balance 1921 account.
$2,719.56
Apropriation
20,000.00
Transfers
432.08
Collections
6,871.96
$30,023.60
Expended :
Pay rolls
$3,645.58
Invoices
14,512.40
Highway Division account
781.44
Sewer Division account.
4.65
Engineer's Salary account.
37.10
Individual Walk account.
148.01
$19,129.18
Balance
$10,894.42
INDIVIDUAL WALKS-1922
Edgestones
Granolithic
ABUTTORS
LOCATION
No. of Blocks
Straight Lin. ft.
Curved Lin. ft.
Tar Concrete Są. vds.
Są. yds. Drives
Walks Sq. yds.
Sodding Sq. ft.
Anderson, G. P. ..
810 Main St ..
2
Buck, W. F ...
59 Ferdinand St ..
2
4.33
9.61
56.08
Claus, H. T.
41 Morgan St ...
2
3.25
Dows, W. A.
Essex St.
2
8.00
Dolber, F. C.
12 Beverly St ..
2
3.54
Edwards, Joseph ...
612 Main St ..
1
11.46
67.93
Flax Block.
Main St.
2
14.54
161.02
Friend Bros. . .
Grove St.
2
Griswold Land Co ..
Griswold Rd ..
12.68
Garrett, H. B.
174 Bellevue Ave.
2
3.00
Hislop, E. H ..
956 Main St ...
2
4.06
Holmes, Chas. J.
44 Briggs St ..
2
3.30
Holt, B. D).
26 Trenton St.
2
50.60
Lovejoy, B. E ...
95 E. Foster St ..
2
Leonard, H. W ..
65 Willow St .. .
Lyall, Geo. H ...
203 E. Foster St ...
2
14.10
212.68
Pierce, C. H ...
152 Wyoming Ave. W.
Drop
curb
3.15
Presby, L. A.
20 Emerson Pl.
1
47.00
2.92
Richdale Oil Co ...
Main St.
4
53.30
45.03
Solberg, Carl.
23 Gooch St ..
2.30
Studley, Eleanor. ..
102 E. Foster St ..
1
Sizer, G. R ....
24 Fairmount St.
2
·
.
.
3.50
Veinolt, R. H. L ...
340 Main St ..
2
3.00
Wildon, G. A ...
70 Schocl St .. .
2
Wass, H. F .. . ·
43 Marvin Rd ..
3.33
White, F. M ..... ..
73-75 Wyoming Ave ..
cut out curb Drop curb
143.68
York, H. L ...
38 South Ave .. ..
2
Pendleton, M. J ....
45 Green St ...
2
Garden, George ...
111 Florence St ...
2
96.00
Broadhead, W. B ..
9 Howard St .. .
2
Lerner, H. A.
4 Beverly St .. .
2
.
.
.
French & Fields. . Flood, C. W ..
113 Malvern St ..
Drop curb
3.33
14.54
161.02
Foss, Harold G ...
132 Bellevue Ave.
38.00
Hislop, Arthur .
956 Main St ...
.
moved drive
34.50
144.00
Masonic Lodge ....
Wyoming Ave. W ..
Robbins, C. S ..
80 Laurel St ..
2
3.33
Underhill, J. J ....
19 Faxon St ...
2
5.47
.
506 Franklin St ..
Milliken, F. G ....
8.88
54.05
.
Churchill
Main St., 435. .
..
.
-
Upham St.
2
CONTINUOUS WALKS-1922
Edgestones
Granolithic
STREET
Side
From
To
Straight Lin. ft.
Curved Lin. ft.
No of Blocks
Walks Sq. yds.
Drives Sq. yds.
Sodding Sq. ft.
Seeded Sq. ft.
AAppleton St ..
North . . .
Irving St ... ..
Fairmount St Hillside Ave ..
199.86
2
191.58
12.02
Bellevue Ave ..
West. . .
Porter St ...
815.50
Boardman Ave .. .
South. .
Brook. ..
Damon Ave ..
First St ..
Northı . . .
Greystone Rd ..
Sewall St ..
661.40
53.50
16
425.38
83.10
2,003.00
Greystone Rd ..
East. .
First St ...
Northerly .
109.00
2
143.49
12.98
270.50
Linden Rd ..
Northı. . .
No. 68 ..
No. 72.
Linden Rd ...
North . . .
.At No. 64.
Main St .. .
Cor. Wyoming
Easterly
170.08
38.20
4
125.95
25.33
666.50
Melrose St.
South . . . Both
Walton Pk .. .
Stoneham line.
604.20
206.60
18
458.98
70.10
561.00
* Nowell Rd ..
East .
Extension . .
Northerly .
48.42
25.00
*Rogers St ..
North . .
Meridian St ..
Argyle St ..
190.30
47.00
12
646.61
48.97
6,047
Upham St ..
North . ..
Lincoln St ...
Easterly . .
Walton Park.
West. . .
North Ave ...
Franklin St ..
62.09
. .. 29.70
718.50
Warwick Rd ...
West ... .
Perkins . . .
Northerly . .
Wyoming Ave ...
North.
Hurd.
Cleveland .
270.00
121.00
812.53
121.44
* Wyoming Park ..
N. & E .. .
Brown St ...
Southerly .
.
.
·
North Ave ..
127.77
16.08
112.50
Orient Park.
South. .
At No. 15 ..
997.00
47.75
60.76
17.00
318.00
33.33
18.75
Vinton St ..
* Highway Construction.
.
116.56
Concrete Sq. yds.
52.77
131.56
20.80
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CITY OF MELROSE
Individual Walks
Balance 1921 account.
$401.10
Appropriation
1,000.00
Collections
2,072.89
Transfer
148.01
$3,622.00
Expended :
Labor as per pay rolls.
$679.17
Invoices
3,040.97
Highway stock and teams.
268.05
Sewer stock
3.95
Continuous walks stock
262.58
Transfer
12.49
$4,267.21
To be adjusted
645.21
Repair of Present Walks
Appropriation
$6,000.00
Transferred from other accounts
1,500.00
Collections
27.00
$7,527.00
Less transferred to other accounts
1,060.71
$6,466.29
Expended :
Labor as per pay rolls
$592.15
Highway Division, stock and teams
92.53
Granolithic
80.20
Paving brick
83.58
Concrete work
4,983.44
Insurance and tools.
69.07
Damages
450.00
Miscellaneous stock
115.32
$6,466.29
SEWER DIVISION
Construction
Balance 1921
$6,661.72
Appropriations
20,000.00
205
REPORT OF PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Collections
58.41
From other divisions, stock and labor
$4,547.42
$31,267.55
Expended :
Pay rolls
$18,134.07
Stock purchased
8,676.79
Highway, stock and teams
3,846.34
Labor and stock transfer
206.66
$30,863.86
Balance
$403.69
Cost of System
Construction to Jan. 1, 1922
$519,016.90
Construction 1922
24,511.21
Total
$543,528.11
Maintenance
Appropriation
$2,500.00
Collections
148.42
Transferred to other accounts.
6.85
$2,655.25
Expended :
Cleaning and repairing, labor and teams ..
$2,110.18
Stock and invoices
235.72
Insurance and tools.
172.52
$2,518.42
Balance
$136.83
Private Sewers
Balance 1921 account.
$604.01
Receipts
7,333.63
$7,937.64
Expended :
Pay rolls
$4,550.56
Sewer stock and teams
1,585.69
Highway stock and teams
565.58
Concrete repairs
52.58
Metropolitan District Commission
197.00
$6,951.41
Balance
$986.23
206
CITY OF MELROSE
SEWERS BUILT TO JANUARY 1, 1923
Number of feet of 6-in. pipe.
127,901
Number of feet of 8-in. pipe.
56,029
Number of feet of 10-in. pipe. 17,529
Number of feet of 12-in. pipe.
10,281
Number of feet of 15-in. pipe
3,839
Number of feet of 18-in. pipe.
5,150
Number of feet of 20-in. pipe.
2,788
Number of feet of 24-in. pipe.
1,213
Number of feet of 18 x 20 in. brick
3,035
Number of feet of 20-in. brick
111
Number of feet of 24-in. brick.
28
228,029
NOTE :- Total length of sewers 228,029 feet or 43.18 miles, 2.40 miles of which are owned and controlled by the Commonwealth of Massa- chusetts, but by Act of Legislature Melrose is permitted to use in the same manner as local sewers.
207
REPORT OF PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
SEWER CONSTRUCTION, 1922
Pipe
STREET
LOCATION
Size Inches
Length Feet
No. ›f M. Hs.
Argyle St ..
Extension, southerly
6
125
2
First St ..
13th St., westerly.
6
365
2
First St ..
13th St., easterly
6
154
1
Marvin Rd ..
R. R., easterly .
6
315
1
Maple Rd.
Sewall Wds. Rd., n'thly.
6
740
4
Meridian St ..
Extension to Park St .. .
8
272
1
Park St ...
Meridian St. to Spear St ...
8
185
1
Swainspond Ave ..
Grove St., southerly .
6
200
1
Sewall Woods Rd.
Boulevard, northerly.
6
810
5
* Spear St ...
Park St., southerly.
6
338
1
Twelfth St.
Upham St., southerly
6
152
1
Thirteenth St ..
Upham St. to First St ..
6
448
2
Totals
4104
20
* Unfinished.
SUMMARY
3,647 lin. ft. 6-in. 457 lin. ft. 8-in.
4,104 Total laid in 1922
208
CITY OF MELROSE
SURFACE DRAINAGE Construction
Appropriation
$20,000.00
Balance 1921 account
3,312.04
Transfer
12.49
Collections
73.27
$23,397.80
Expended :
Construction
17,497.50
Balance
$5,900.30
Maintenance
Appropriation
$4,500.00
Transfer
1,265.55
$5,765.55
Expended :
Cleaning and repairing catch basins
$4,699.07
Cleaning drains
253.55
Stock and invoices
91.04
Insurance and tools.
495.26
$5,538.92
Balance
$226.63
Cleaning Brooks
Appropriation
$6,500.00
Transferred to other accounts
1,174.40
$5,325.60
Expended :
Labor and teams.
$4,873.16
Insurance and tools
425.35
$5,298.51
Balance
$27.09
SURFACE DRAINAGE CONSTRUCTION-1922
STREET
LOCATION
Size Inches
Length Feet
No. of M. Hs.
No. of C. B.
Briggs ' St ...
| Northerly on private land.
10
120
0
0
Elm St ...
Linden Rd., northerly . .
12
192
1
0
First St ..
Low pt. near Highview Ave ..
12
275
0
0
Foster St., east.
Gooch St., easterly.
15
96
1
2
Grove St ..
Replace C. B. at Friend Bros.
Vinton St. to Brook.
15
140
0
0
Mt. Vernon St ...
Extension, easterly .
12
40
0
0
Maple Road ..
Sewall Woods Rd., northerly
12
200
1.
0
Maple St., opp. Caseys and southerly on private land.
15
250
1
0
North Ave ..
| Pipe Culvert, double line ..
18
90
0
Porter St .. .
East St., easterly . .
10
226
1
0
Sargent St ...
Completed to Briggs St.
15
200
1
0
Sewall Woods Rd ..
Boulevard, northerly.
12
600
4
0
Upham St ...
Repair of wall and culvert.
24
44
Washington St.
New culvert.
60
0
3
Warwick Rd ..
Wyoming Ave ..
Hurd St. to Pleasant St ..
15
140
0
1
1
Messengers Meadows.
Walton Park.
| New culvert ..
Pipe
210
CITY OF MELROSE
SUMMARY OF IMPROVED SURFACE DRAINAGE CONSTRUCTED TO JANUARY 1, 1923
8-inch Akron pipe.
10-inch Akron pipe.
12-inch Akron pipe.
15-inch Akron pipe
16-inch Akron pipe.
18-inch Akron pìpe.
20-inch Akron pipe.
2,436 lin. ft.
Brick conduit
659 lin. ft.
Concrete conduit.
9,037 lin. ft.
Number of manholes.
371
Number of concrete culverts.
8
Number of catch basins
661
Cost of system to January 1, 1922.
$273,364.56
Construction 1922 17,497.50
Cost of System to January 1, 1923.
$290.862.06
Total length of improved surface drains, 15.54 miles.
ENGINEERING DIVISION
Salaries and Wages
Appropriation
$6,500.00
Transfer from other accounts
37.10
$6,537.10
Expended :
Salaries as per pay rolls.
$6.501.05
Liability Insurance
36.05
$6,537.10
Other Expenses
Appropriation
1,500.00
Expended :
Supplies
$357.01
Automobile supplies and expenses
973.76
Repairs
157.69
Miscellaneous
11.54
$1,500.00
808 lin. ft. 5,081 lin. ft. 33,031 lin. ft. 17,518 lin. ft. 284 lin. ft. 6,859 lin. ft. 6,232 lin. ft. 120 lin. ft.
20-inch Iron pipe.
24-inch Akron pipe.
211
REPORT OF PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
SYNOPSIS OF WORK DONE
Highway Division .- Street lines and grades have been given for construction of new streets, including gutters, crossings, guard rails, etc., and record plans made for same.
Sewer Division .- Estimates have been rendered, lines and grades given, records kept of "Y" locations, plans and profiles made, and schedules for assessing all sewers constructed.
Water Division .- Estimates have been made and lines given for water mains constructed and relaid. For locations, lengths and size of mains see table under "Water Division."
Surface Drainage .- Surveys, computations and plans have been made, lines and grades given, and records kept of "Y" locations of all new work constructed.
Sidewalks .- Plans and profiles have been made. Lengthis and radii of curbing computed, work measured and schedules of assessments made.
Assessment Plans .- New buildings have been plotted. Common and private sewers have been added and sewer assessments data re- corded on plans.
Street Numbering .- All new houses have been located and num- bered. Numbers have been furnished and put on 107 buildings.
CLASSIFICATION OF EXPENDITURES
Highways .- Comprising plans, estimates, titles, profiles, lines and grades, and all other engineering work relating to the Department. $1,015.00
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