Inaugural address of the mayor, with the annual report of the officers of the city of Quincy for the year 1911, Part 17

Author: Quincy (Mass.)
Publication date: 1911
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Police Station


$151 17


Almshouse Stables


175 69


158 20


Total


$8,879 22


WOLLASTON SCHOOL.


The appropriations incident to the New Wollaston School have been as follows:


Purchase of large lot, 88,094 sq. ft.


$9,400 00


Purchase of small lot and house, 6,577 sq. ft.


4,000 00


For building construction


75,000 00


For furnishings


6,450 00


For portions of grading and draining


1,500 00


Total appropriation to date


$96,350 00


Received from sale of house


402 00


Total cost to date


$95,948 00


To finish the grading and make a good job will cost $8,000 00, thus making the total cost of this school and land about $104,000.


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BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.


Three contracts were made for this work, as follows :


C. S. Cunningham & Sons Cons. Co., building $59,900 00 Walter B. Ross, heating 6,655 00


M. A. Dame & Son Co. 3,175 00


These contracts with the architect's fees and the addi- tional foundation work which had to be done was more than the appropriation, and as the contract provided for substitut- ing a galvanized iron cornice for the granite cornice this was done, and later on a brick one built instead of the iron one. With this exception the building is better in several respects than originally called for, and I am glad to say will be fin- ished on time. The first two contracts were taken very low, but nevertheless they have been carried out to every respect. The cost per cubic foot is a trifle less than thirteen cents, which is low for this class of construction.


The eleventh hour decision to purchase the house and lot at the corner of Beale and Taylor street and locate the school house on Beale street saved the city enough in filling to al- most pay for the land and provides a good playground in place of practically none.


It is a disappointment not to see the grounds graded before retiring from office, but a 'fly in the ointment" some- where prevented this.


The credit for the building belongs to Mr. Albert H. Wright, the architect, whose plans and careful supervision have given us a good building, and to the contractors who have carried out their work in spite of low figures.


The contract for the furnishings was let to Henry L. Kin- caide & Co. The bulk of the furniture is of the Heywood Bros. & Wakefield Co.'s make, and all of the work has been stained to match the interior finish of the building with pleas- ing results.


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MONTCLAIR SCHOOL BUILDING.


The appropriations already made and asked for on this work are as follows:


Land, 84,914 square feet


$7,700 00


Building


45,000 00


Grading


5,600 00


Total


$58,300 00


The building contains eight class rooms and recitation room, and is so planned that four rooms and Assembly Hall may be added at a later date.


The first bids exceeded the appropriation by several thou- sand dollars and necessitated going to the City Council for more money or to the School Committee for permission to cheapen the building The latter was done without serious detriment to the building, but some delay to construction


SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS ROAD CONSTRUCTION. .


Streets or portions of streets laid out as public ways.


1911.


The following table will show the streets accepted by the City during 1911 under the law anthoriz- ing the assessment of betterments.


Length Width


Name


From


Accepted


Ward Feet


Feet


Buckley Street


Morton St. to Suomi Road


1911


4 438.5


40


Dimmock Street


Glendale Road to Euclid Ave.


1911


1 200.0


40


Euclid Avenue


Bedford St. to Roselin Ave.


1911


1


646.0


40


Kemper Street


Elm Ave. to Waterston Ave.


1911


5


660.0


40


Marlboro Street


Willett St. to Blake St.


1911


5


227.0


40


Phillips Street


Willett St. to Elm Ave.


1911


5


971.0


10


Ring Avenue


Murdock Ave. to Washington St.


1911


2


410.0


33


Tyler Street


Billings Road to Cheriton Road


1911


6 1240.0


40


*Footway


Glendale Road to Dixwell Ave.


1911


1 239.0


10


5,071.5


Accepted previous to 1911, Accepted during 1911


80.90 miles


.96 «


Total of accepted streets January 1, 1912 81.95 miles *Not built under the Betterment Act.


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As the accepted streets of 1910 were built in conjunction with those of 1911, I will give both in ' the following table.


NEWLY ACCEPTED STREETS BUILT IN 1911.


Curbing


Drainage


Length


Width


Roadway


Straight


Curved


Pipe C. B.


Ballou Street *


268.6


33


Macadam


Bedford Street


904.0


40


Macadam


514


6


Belmont Street


1,070.0


40


Gravel


178


4


+Buckley Street*


439


40


Marl


855.4


6.11


Birch Street


575.0


32-40


Gravel


12.0


40


1


Claremont Ave.


487.0


36


Macadam


94.3


370


3


+ Dimmock Street*


240.0


40


Macadam


456.5


112.0


2


Euclid Ave.


600.0


40


Macadam


96


4


Fayette Street


500.0


40


Gravel


24.0


50.0


Germain Ave.


1,223.6


40


Macadam


24.0


21.1


2


Hill Street


246.2


25


Gravel


Kemper Street


660.0


40


Gravel


21.11


197


2


Marlboro Street


227.0


40


Gravel


25.1


582


5


Oakland Ave. *


620.0


50


Gravel


Phillips Street


982.0


40


Gravel


24.0


25.0


22


2


Plymouth Street


478.0


36


Macadam


100.4


20


2


Richie Road


610.0


40


Macadam


250


2


Ring Avenue


395.0


33


Macadam


22.0


Royal Street


932.0


40


Gravel


40.0


50.4


Tyler Street


1,238.0


40


Gravel


Footway


239.0


10


Granolithic


392


2


412


+Gutters paved both sides.


413


Number miles macadam roadway built


.97


Number miles gravel roadway built


1.42


Number miles granolithic roadway built .04


Total miles


2.43


With two exceptions these streets were built under the betterment act, and the aim has been to give the abutters a fair return on their money. With the exception of the four streets marked thus *, the streets were built with narrow sidewalks, tree space and roadway of macadam or gravel de- pending on the locality. These are not model streets, but are an improvement on the old methods, and I hope it will not be long before every newly accepted street has the curb and per- manent sidewalk laid when the street is built.


The streets in Wards 5 and 6 were surfaced with good stony gravel with a little binder in it which is almost as good as macadam in these side streets.


Surface drainage has been provided for in each case, drains being built where necessary.


Wherever practical or advisable trees were planted and the tree space sodded full width opposite residences and with sod on each edge opposite vacant lots.


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STREETS REBUILT IN 1911.


The following streets were rebuilt from appropriations made late in 1910 and those made in 1911.


Ward


Length feet


Width feet


Roadway


Channing Street


6


860


40


Gravel


Glendale Road


1


700


40


Macadam


Kent Street


4


1,100


30


Macadam


Robertson Street


4


350


36


Tar Macadam


Merry Mount Road


1


950


40


Gravel


Pleasant Street


3


575


30


Macadam


Brook Street


5


450


50


Gravel


West street


4


2,000


40


Macadam


Marsh street


3


$80


33


Macadam


Crescent street


4


2,210


33


Tar Macadam


Furnace avenue


4


825


22


Macadam


Trafford street


3


1,225


36


Macadam


11,625 feet = 2.20 miles.


STREET WIDENING.


The following appropriations were made and work done under this head.


Appropriation


Awards Width ft. Length ft.


East Squantum st


$6,000.00


50


1600


Garfield st.


250.00


$13.50


corner


105


Hancock st


14,733.00


5,232.11


80


740


(north of square)


Hancock st


38,000.00


38,000.00


65


1550


(south of square)


School st.


700.00


322.50


corner


184.9


West Squantum st. 7,100.00


1,212.36


50


1650


$66,783.00 $44,780.50


In all .79 miles of street were constructed.


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PAVING AND CROSSWALKS.


Two appropriations were made for this work and the follow- ing work done :


Sq. Yds. Feet Feet


Appropriations Bl'k Pav'ng [Curb Crosswalks


Intervale st $1,900.00 642.75 379.0


Adams Square 250.00 100.0


SUMMARY ROAD CONSTRUCTION 1911.


Accepted streets 2.43 miles


· Rebuilt streets 2.20 miles


Streets straightened and widened 2,680 feet


Paved streets 198 feet


Straight curbing laid 9,753.0 feet


Curved curbing laid


1,790.0 feet


Corners laid


68


Curbing relaid 1,456.0 feet Drains built (surface drainage and street work) 13,843.0 feet Catch basins built


117 4


Manholes built


Paving laid


2,630.5 sq yds.


Paving relaid


2.998.5 sq. yds. 454.5 sq. yds.


Gutter paving laid


Granolithic sidewalks built 1 mile


Tar concrete sidewalks built 1.84 miles


EDGESTONE.


Edgestone has been laid as follows:


Straight curbing 9,753 feet


Curved curbing


1,790 feet


Corners 68 feet


Relaid straight curbing


1,368 feet


Relaid curved curbing


88 feet


Relaid corners 6


For detailed list, see City Engineer's report.


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PERMANENT SIDEWALKS.


Under this appropriation granolithic and tar concrete sidewalks were laid as follows:


4,279.0 lineal feet equals .81 miles, or 2,471.33 square yards granolithic.


9,712.8 lineal feet equals 1.84 miles, or 6,662.8 square yards tar concrete.


In addition to this work, 773.6 square yards of grano- lithic sidewalk were laid on Hancock street widening and 143.82 square yards on Cranch Hill passageway.


The approximate length of permanent sidewalks in use in the city is 21.16 miles.


SURFACE DRAINAGE.


For a detailed account of this work, reference may be- made to the City Engineer's report.


A summary of the work is as follows : 4,584 feet 8-inch drain 4,686 feet 10-inch drain 3,409 feet 12-inch drain 1,104 feet 15-inch drain 60 feet 18-inch drain 117 catch basins 4 manholes


MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS.


Several appropriations were made for the following pur- poses :


CITY SCALES.


A new 20-ton auto truck type Howe Scales were pur- chased for $293 00 and set up in existing pit on Granite street .. The total cost of work, including cost of scales was $400 00.


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These scales are first class and every precaution was used in setting to make them permanent and give access for cleaning and oiling.


STEAM ROLLER.


An appropriation of $2,500 was made to cover the dif- ference in cost between rental paid for roller (which was applied toward purchase price) and total cost of roller-i. e., $3,500. The Highway Department is now well equipped with rollers.


PUBLIC LANDING.


An appropriation of $2,000 was made to build a pier and wall at Hough's Neck, at the foot of Bay View avenue. This was made too late for construction, but plans have been made and permission obtained from the Directors of the Port of Boston.


BATH HOUSE.


A new bath house, with 46 lockers, office, shower bath and toilet was built for $2,500 at Ward Two Playground, just south of the existing bath house.


HIGH SCHOOL WIRING.


The entire program clock system at the High School has been overhauled and adjusted ; a motor generator and storage battery installed and the system guaranteed to run.


POLICE STATION PLUMBING.


Each cell at the Police Station has had a toilet installed and the system connected with the sewer in School street.


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WATER DEPARTMENT.


FINANCIAL STATEMENT.


The following summary, obtained from various sources, shows the financial operations of the past year in condensed form. This is not a strict balance. as we have no deprecia- tion account, loss of tax account or receipts from hydrants and municipal departments, but it gives a comparative record of receipts and expenditures under existing conditions.


OPERATION.


Receipts.


From water rates, 1911


$122.943 73


From water rates, 1910


5.522 75


From tax levy


14,264 45


$142,730 93


Expenditures.


Metropolitan assessment


$54,410 43


Maturing bonds


48,500 00


Interest on water debt


25.968 50


Leak survey


1,500 00


Maintenance and clerical


12,352 00


$142,730 93


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CONSTRUCTION.


Receipts.


Water construction


$36,000 00


Water construction


10,000 00


Water construction, balance, 1910


1,395 23


Meter installation


15,000 00


Meter installation


20,000 00


Meter balance, 1910


7,178 14


Receipts from services


9,944 29


$99,517 66


Expenditures.


Laying mains


$45,392 16


Laying services (city)


4,909 71


Laying services (owners)


6,857 18


Meters


21,857 53


$79,016 58


Balance meters


20,320 61


Balance construction


180 47


$99,517 66


CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT.


Receipts.


Appropriation


$46,000 00


Balance from 1910


1,395 23


Receipts from services


9,710 29


Transfer from Sewer Department


234 00


$57,339 52


420


Expenditures.


Labor as per pay rolls


$25.286 14


Cast iron water pipe


12.068 16


Cast iron specials


1.094 07


Freight on pipe. specials, etc.


1.990 58


Hydrants. gates and valves


2.503 42


Gate boxes and castings


964 19


Lead and packing


1.410 52


Lead lined iron pipe and fittings


3.652 79


Brass goods. iron pipe and fittings


5.318 26


Steel. iron. tools. etc.


485 81


Legal claims


125 00


Car fares


95 00


Incidentals


2.165 71


Balance


180 47


$57.339 52


MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT.


Receipts.


Budget allowance from water rates $12.352 00


Balance from 1910 1 45


Credit from Board of Health 624 00


$12.977 45


Expenditures.


Salary of Superintendent and Inspector $2.431 00 Clerical 1.352 00


Labor. pay rolls


2.961 25


Stationery. postage and printing 713 58


Telephones, transportation and taxes 293 00


421


Repairs at shop


326 05


Meter repairs


39 35


Hardware. tools, etc.


191 42


Harnesses and wagons


954 26


Horse


220 00


Shoeing. etc.


391 87


Hay and grain


1,962 77


Coal. oil and lighting


420 96


Incidentals


719 94


$12,977 45


METER INSTALLATION ACCOUNT.


Receipts.


Appropriations


$35,000. 00


Balance from 1910


7,178 14


$42,178 14


Expenditures.


Labor as per pay rolls


$2,508 15


Purchase of meters


18,246 83


Meter parts


160 59


Paid plumbers


4 85


F ttings


537 05


Incidentals


400 06


Lalance 20,320 61


$42,178 14


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BOND ACCOUNT FOR 1911.


Bonds issued to Dec. 31, 1910


$1,237,000 00


Bonds for construction in 1911 46,000 00


Bonds for meters in 1911


35,000 00


Total issue $1,318,000 00


Bonds matured to Jan. 1, 1911


$571,500 00


Bonds matured during 1911


48,500 00


Total bond matured $620,000 00


Net bonded water debt Jan. 1, 1912


$698,000 00


The Legislature under Chapter 488 of the Acts of 1911 authorized the city to borrow $200,000 00 outside the debt limit for water construction purposes. Of this amount, $10,- 000 00 has been appropriated for extensions of mains and $20,000 00 for water meters, leaving a balance of $170,000 00 unappropriated under this act.


CONSTRUCTION.


Extension of Mains.


For particular information, reference may be had to the accompanying tables for the location and size of new water mains laid during the year, number and size of hydrants and stop gates set.


A summary of the work is as follows :


Pipe 4-inch and over


Pipe 2-inch and over


5.824 miles .204 miles


Total Temporary mains 77 gates 4-inch and over


6.028 miles .58 miles


43 hydrants set


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Mains were laid in 103 locations aggregating 5.824 miles of cast iron mains, .204 miles of wrought iron mains ; total, 6.208 miles, and .580 miles of temporary extension (not listed as permanent main).


Of this amount, 1.77 miles was relaying old mains, mak- ing net extensions 4.258 miles, or a total in use of all kinds 121 miles.


4-inch and over, 112.1 miles.


30 hydrants were set on new mains


13 hydrants were set on old mains.


9 hydrants were replaced.


3 hydrants were discontinued.


Total in use (public and private), 873.


77 new gates were set on new mains.


12 gates were removed. Number in use, 1,551.


Owing to the constant breaks due to the poor condition of the Sea street main, opposite "Post Island", a pipe was laid from Palmer street, ať "Bethel Beach" to Rock Island, to give an additional supply in case of a break in the main pipe. This line was laid with four insulated joints to resist electro- lysis, which has partially destroyed the Sea street pipe in various places. This portion of the Sea street pipe should be overhauled and relaid as soon as possible and provision made to resist electrolitic action. About one-half mile of 8-inch pipe was laid in the Quincy Shore Reservation, making a continuous pipe from Ocean street to Channing street.


A great many dead ends have been connected up, and there are a great many more which should be done away with as soon as circumstances will permit in order to give a purer supply and strengthen the fire service.


About 1.93 miles of Kalamein iron pipe was replaced, leaving about 22 miles in use. A lot of this pipe is leaking badly and the sooner it is thrown away the better.


In my opinion there is no work being done by this city on which it receives better returns than on water construction, but in order that this may be successfully done the appropria-


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tion should be ample and made early in the year, so that ma- terial can be bought in large lots and deliveries insured and work properly laid out in advance. The construction work and costs of the last few years show a reduction of twenty to fifty per cent, which results from giving the superintendent full charge and not loading him up with undesirables. Loca- tions of extensions have beeen kept in all cases by the depart- ment, but I think that as soon as the resources of the City En- gineer permit it, extensions should be properly recorded in his office.


Services.


The total number of feet of service pipe laid was 23,441. This included the new services and the renewals, in sizes ranging from 34 inch to 2 inches. Of the total amount laid, 16,633 feet was charged to the owner of the property and 6,808 feet charged to the city. The amount charged to the owners was $6,857 18, the cost to the city was $4,909 71. The bulk of the services was 34 inch lead lined wrought iron pipe.


The total number of services in use is 7,748.


Number of service connections during 1911 was 441.


Meters.


Two appropriations were made by the City Council for installing meters, one of $15,000 00 in March and another of $20,000 00 in December. If, as the committee on Water Sup- ply wished, the total amount could have been made available at one time a saving of four thousand dollars could have been made but there was not enough money available under the Act of 1907 to do this.


Under the first appropriation a large number of meters have been set on old and new services so that at the present time about 73 per cent of the permanent services and 62 per cent of the total number of services are metered. Public buildings are being metered although no charge is made for


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the water used. With the balance on hand all the permanent services can be metered.


Hersey meters have been used almost exclusively, as the City obtained the best proposition from that company and I do not think the city will regret doing so. By some people it is called a cut price meter but I fail to see what particular merit there is in paying any company eight or ten dollars for a meter than can be made and sold, in large numbers, at a profit, for six or perhaps five dollars. I have not found a dis- interested competent man yet who will say that the city is making a mistake.


Where meters are set in the ground we are using a con- crete box in place of the wooden boxes. These are 2 ft. x 4 ft. at the bottom running plumb for two feet and then taper- ing to meet the iron frame and cover. They are cast in the shop in four pieces which interlock, are assembled in the ditch and the pressure of the earth holds them together. A wood- en filler piece is used between concrete box and iron cover to allow for change in street grade.


New meters set


2167


Reset


200


Taken our for repairs 210


Repaired in cellar 38


Also those set during the year 1911 are given in the fol- lowing table :


STATEMENT OF METERS IN USE DECEMBER 31, 1911.


SIZE IN INCHES.


MAKE OF METERS.


5-8


3-4


1


1 1-2


2


4


6


8


TOTAL.


Crown


30


3


1


34


Empire


770


64


8


1


2


845


Gem


10


Crest


2523


4


5


10


1


3


2546


Keystone


17


17


Lambert


290


290


Nash


296


5


1


302


Neptune


153


19


30


6


6


2


1


217


King


207


207


Union


34


2


2


2


40


Worthington


282


6


1


1


290


Gammon


1


1


Total of each size


1


4613


103


45


20


18


6


5


1


4801


·


8


1


1


2


2


Hersey


426


.


427


Relay.


As we have no specific funds for this purpose this part of the work is done under the construction account. In every instance the new pipes are larger than the old but if provision was made by the Council for charging off a portion of this. against receipts, as it should be done, we would not be in- creasing our water debt and interest to keep down the tax rate. During the year 1.77 miles of pipe were relaid, about a mile of this being wrought iron Kalamein pipe purchased from the Water Company, the small sizes of which are going to pieces very fast. Small relays were made from the main- tenance account.


WATER PIPE LAİD İN 1911.


Ward.


STREET LOCATION.


Gates.


Size.


12in.


10in


8in.


6in.


4in.


2in.


1


Adams


1


8


24


10


6


Aberdeen road


6


Ash


1


6


376


2


Athert n


1


6


477


2


Bennington


1


6


300


6


Botolph


1


6


34


80


6


Broadway


1


6


520


1


Camden


1


2


798


72


1


Canal


147


1


Casco


1


2


1


4


657


16


Chester


2


6


333


616 6 1


Curlew road


2


6


365


6


Dorchester


1


2


163


4


Dunn's Hill


36


154


Eddie


112


1


Edgemere road


99


6


Ellerton road


1


6


106


180


1


Albatross road


218


5


Bass


74


1


Bittern road


2


8


1300


428


6


Botolph


1


Brockton avenue


136


1


Center road


80


Cherry avenue


185


Conant road


114


Cummings avenue


LENGTH OF EACH SIZE OF PIPE.


193


5


Ellington road


2


1


6


363


1


6


549


Faxon road


309


Gannet road


1


6


172


Glencoe place


1


6


132


1


8


620


12


Creen


1


6


240


1


6


247


Grafton


3


6


690


5


Hamilton


6


Harbor View


1


6


196


6


Harriet avenue


1


6


348


6


Hayward


1


6


218


6


Highland avenue


1.


8


262


7


3


High


1


6


181


4


Kent


1


Lennox


1


6


150


1


Malvern road


1


2


90


1


Manet avenue


1


6


327


5


Marion


2


6


363


5


Merrymount road


1


6


256


1


Merrymount road


1


6


961


1


Merrymount road


1


4


12


1


Newton


1


4


140


6


Newbury avenue


1


8


300


6


Ocean


1


5


663


1


4


370


429


40


6 1 514612266625 1 2 5 6 5 2


Faxon avenue


145


Flynt


481


Glenwood way


Gould


3


6


690


Greenwood


Granger


160


388


4


Harris


129


1


Heron road


145


2


Lynden


551


Massachusetts avenue


Oak avenue


Ward.


STREET LOCATION.


Gatse.


Sides.


12in.


10 in.


8 in.


6 in.


4 in.


2 in.


1


Off St. Germain


1


4


1


Off Spear


1


7


156


6


Park avenne


1


6


451


1


Pelican road


1


8


664


1


Pequot


60


1


Petrel road


2


6


393


5


Phillips


1


1


97


3


Plymouth


60


2


Pond


730


1


Poplar


1


370


6


Pratt road


612


4


Prospect hill


50


430


5 & 6


Quincy Shore reservation


2514


88


4


Quincy Shore reservation Reardon


261


1


Rhoda


368


1


Rock Island Main


2


6


1804


1


School


8


222


7


1


Sea Gull road


134


120


6


Squantum


1


8


50


5


350


2


Stewart


98


5


Summit avenue


1


6


307


1


St. Germain


3


1


489


3


Trescott


225


1


Utica


1


6


152


50


5


Pine


1134


4 4:486 6 6


263


1


Putnam


-


Stoughton


127


Thatcher


LENGTH OF EACH SIZE OF PIPE.


140


Vassall Waterston avenue Watson road


1


8


14 262


1


6


1


Winthrop terrace


5


Willow


1


6


262 95


281


1


Wilson


77


7522


20582


2645


1020


289 847


5


2


115


Total


431


432


TEMPORARY PIPE (not listed as mains. )


Ward Street


1 in.


1 1-4 in.


6 Agawam


300


1 Beebe Road


500


6 Border


150


1 Broadway


111


Copley


300


6 Harbor View


250


1 Rhoda


650


6 Shore Road


225


6 Standish Road 200


1 Stoughton 480


Totals


2155


1011°


PIPE AND GATES REMOVED IN 1911.


Gates


Ward Street No.


Size


2 in.


4 in. 6 in.


6 Ash


180


5 Bass


1


4


477


6 Botolph


2


4


1330


1 Canal 1


4


860


1


Cherry Ave.


450


4 Dunn's Hill


190


5 Gould


6:20-


1 Merrymount Road 1 6


961


5 Marion 2


2


363


1 Faxon Ave 1 2


525


6 Green 1 2


500


1 Oak Avenue 1


2


370


1


Poplar Avenue


1


2


370


1 Putnam


263:


6 Quincy Shore Res.


500


1 Rhoda


370


6 Squantum


55


4


Wilson


90


5 Waterson Ave.


1 6


870


-


Totals


12


3908


1862


3574


433


SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR 1911.


No.


2 in.


4 in.


6 in.


8 in.


New pipe laid


77


1080


2645


20582


7522


Pipe removed


1.2


3908


1802


3574


-


65


2868


783


17008


7522


NEW HYDRANTS SET IN 1911.


Size


Ward


Street


in.


Location


1 Adams


5


At Rices Corner


6 Aberdeen Road


5


350 ft. of E. Squantum sı.


6 Bellevue


5 Corner of Bay


6 Bellevue


5 Opp. Callahan's


6 Botolph


5


Near Squantum st.


6 Botolph near Olive st.


2 Cleverly Court


4 At end of line


6 Conant road


5


300 ft. east of Squantum


5 Chester


5


At Cor. of Berlin


2 Cherry ave.


4 Near brook


5 Ellington


5 At cor. of Thacher


1 Faxon ave·


5 Rear Coddington School


5 Granger


5 Corner of Pine st.


5 Green


4 Corner of Waterson ave.


2 Glenwood Way


5 Corner of Grafton


3 Gay


4 Opposite No. 32


2 Glencoe Place


5 1-2 way


6 Green


5 At Waterson ave.


6 Flynt


6 Hancock


5 At Neponset bridge


6 Highland ave.


5 Cor. Holbrook


2 Massachusetts ave.


5 Cor. Lyndon


5 Near McFarlands


1 Oak ave.


5 350 south of Billings road


1 Merrymount road


4 At end of line


434


1 Poplar


4 At end of line


1 Pelican


5 Cor. Petrel


1 Pelican road 5 Cor. of Curlew


1 Pelican 5 350 ft. west of Petrel


6


Park


5


400 ft. south of Standish


3 Phipps


5 Opp. Parochial school


6 Pratt 5 Cor. Mayflower


5 Prospect ave. 5


Opp. Marion


6 Ocean


5 Cor. of Quincy Shore Res.


1 Manet ave. 5 300 ft. south of Darrow


1 School


2 Cor. of Pleasant


4 Reardon


5 Bet. Harris and Barry sts.


1 Revere road


4 Opp. No. 47


5 Thacher


5 Cor. of Cheriton


2 Eliot 5 Cor. of Payne


5 Wollaston ave.


4


Near Kennard's ave.


3 Wilson


5


Opp. Norling's


5 Willow


4 Cor. Stanton


1 Tide Watr Brkn Stone 5


Total number of Hydrants, 43


LENGTH OF WATER MAINS IN USE JAN. 1, 1912.


SIZES OF PIPE IN INCHES.


WHEN LAID


Hydrants


Gates.


2


4


5


6


7


8


10


12


16


20


Previousto Dec. 31, 1911. In 1911,


833 1486 43 77


46380 4246


106848 2645


268953 20582


994


98731 7522


37534


26654


23232


2679


612953 34995


Total, *Taken up


876 1563 3


12


50626 3908


109493 1862


948


289535 3574


994


106253


37534


26654


23232


2679


647948 9344


Total,


873 1551


46718


107631


948


286061


994


106253


37534


26654


23232


2679


638604


435


TOTAL.


948


436


GATES IN USE.


Number and size of Gates in use January 1, 1912.


Size of Gates in inches.


Tot'l "20"16"12" 10 "8 "7 "6 "י4 "2


Previous to


Jan. 1, 1911


144


291


719


1 173


73


44


37 4-1486


Set in 1911


5


7


53


12


77


149


298


772


1


185


73


44


37 4


1563


Taken out 1911


6


4


2


12


Total in use


143


294


770


1


185


73


44


37 4


1551


HYDRANTS CHANGED 1911.




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