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Arnold road
$115 70
Atlantic street
127 89
Brook and Belmont
408 03
Bennington street
24 26
Chubbuck street
423 99
Cottage avenue
459 14
Davis street
23 46
Edgemere road
70 73
Elm avenue
411 14
Franklin street
9 72
Filbert street
992 88
Fenno street
2,077 43
Faxon Field
18,488 50
Granite street
413 39
Hudson street
773 27
Hancock street
8,552 83
Independence avenue
74 86
Junior high school
837 60
Newport avenue
10,701 69
Newhall street
195 40
Putnam street
1,573 61
Penn street
430 50
Rockland street
: 24
Sachem street
147 56
Sturtevant road
379 56
South street
297 37
.
247
REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WORKS
Sharon road
$138 64
South Central avenue
86 76
Sea street
357 92
Sagamore street
21 45
Upland road
8 10
Woodward avenue
49 41
West Squantum street
1,090 05
Willow street
14 26
Washington street
298 37
Surface drains, 1924
379 70
Equipment for men
107 69
Water department
12 55
Tools, equipment and sundries
238 22
$50,816 87
Permanent Sidewalks
Expenditures
$24,340 71
Contract work
$17,425 41
Labor
1,335 55
Material
85 33
Curbing
2,466 17
Grading
1,635 35
Extra work
408 65
Deficit bills (1924)
489 25
Printing
3 00
Tools
25 30
Engineering
351 70
Trees (removal)
115 00
Contract
Franklin and Water streets
$2,423 47
Dysart
1,127 30
Hancock and Willet streets
175 09
Glendale road
1,123 76
Butler road
2,589 21
Glover avenue and Hancock street.
1,069 29
North Central avenue
1,609 26
Willow and Beach streets
1,104 62
Greenleaf street
2,064 66
Hamilton street
313 42
Hancock and Chapman street
3,285 19
Webster and Clay streets
540 14
$17,425 41
Extra work
$408 65
Hancock street and Hancock court.
$258 50
School street
23 50
Greenleaf street.
126 65
$408 65
New Streets ARNOLD ROAD
Expenditures
$4,194 18
Labor
$1,254 30
Equipment
1,604 40
Teams
140 00
Materials
1,146 56
$24,340 71 $17,425 41
248
CITY OF QUINCY
Water department
$28 92
Engineering
$4,194 18
CAMPBELL STREET-Adams Street to Kimball Street
Expenditures
$4,427 35
Labor
$1,321 67
Teams and trucks
326 88
Materials
2,393 50
Equipment
323 50
Engineering
50 00
Water department
11 80
$4,427 35
COMMONWEALTH AVENUE-North Street to Broadway
Expenditures
$4,427 35
Labor
$1,321 67
Teams and trucks
326 88
Material
2,393 50
Equipment
323 50
Engineering
50 00
Water department
11 80
$4,427 35
CUSHING STREET-Woodbine Street to Beale Street
Expenditures
$4,943 51
Labor
$1,741 41
Teams and trucks
208 23
Materials
2,647 74
Equipment
278 63
Engineering
60 00
Tools
7 50
$4,943 51
FERNDALE ROAD-Hancock Street to Oxenbridge Road
Expenditures
$5,533 60
Labor
$1,930 03
Teams and trucks
628 56
Equipment
374 94
Materials
2,550 07
Engineering
50 00
$5,533 60
FILBERT STREET
Expenditures
$2,489 81
Labor
$1,287 72
Equipment
199 13
Materials
954 46
Engineering
48 50
$2,489 81
FRANKLIN AVENUE-Old Layout to Minot Street
Expenditures
$2,261 35
Labor
$754 17
Teams
162 25
Materials
1,104 62
Equipment
190 31
Engineering
50 00
$2,261 35
....
20 00
249
REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WORKS
HOVEY STREET -- Wadsworth Street to Boulevard
Expenditures
$4,359 75
Labor
$1,726 63
Materials
2,553 52
Equipment
19 60
Engineering
60 00
$4,359 75
HUGHES STREET-Independence Avenue to Fairfield Street
Expenditures
$3,800 00
Labor
$1,247 54
Teams and trucks
226 54
Materials
2,041 89
Equipment
228 91
Engineering
50 00
Sundries
4 90
$3,800 00
LURTON STREET-Fairfield Street to High Street
Expenditures
$5,000 00
Labor
$1,723 45
Teams and trucks
182 04
Equipment
276 51
Materials
2,742 00
Engineering
95 00
$5,000 00
LYNDON ROAD
Expenditures
$2,108 72
Labor
$1,031 34
Materials
1,077 38
$2,108 72
MARSHALL STREET-Billings Street to Arnold Road
Expenditures
$3,475 90
Labor
$1,171 96
Teams
339 50
Materials
1,779 06
Equipments
145 38
Engineering
40 00
$3,475 90
NARRAGANSETT ROAD-Sea Street to Manomet Road
Expenditures
$3,595 01
Labor
$1,184 93
Teams and trucks
133 19
Materials
1,885 72
Equipment
331 17
Engineering
60 00
$3,595 01
250
CITY OF QUINCY
RUSSELL STREET-East Squantum Street westerly Expenditures
$5,884 36
Labor
$1,887 65
Teams and trucks
485 83
Materials
2,744 25
Equipment
317 53
Grading
328 30
Engineering
120 80
$5,884 36
SIXTH AVENUE-Broadway to Chubbuck Street
Expenditures
$3,334 68
Labor
$1,174 08
Teams and trucks
275 25
Materials
1,680 36
Equipment
135 94
Engineering
65 00
Sundries
4 05
..
$3,334 68
WILLETT STREET-Hancock Street to Rawson Road
Expenditures
$11,500 00
Labor
$3,112 73
Teams and trucks
949 17
Equipment
615 90
Materials
6,637 20
Engineering
85 00
Removal trees
100 00
$11,500 00
1924 Streets HUDSON STREET
Expenditures
$2,670 04
Labor
$1,350 26
Teams
78 50
Materials
1,144 35
Curbing
46 93
Engineering
50 00
$2,670 04
PUTNAM STREET
Expenditures
$6,302 46
Labor
$3,242 04
Teams
515 00
Materials
2,346 86
Equipment
32 06
Curbing
54 00
Engineering
112 50
$6,302 46
SACHEM STREET
Expenditures
$1,289 05
Labor
$983 37
Teams
122 50
Materials
162 18
Engineering
15 00
Damages
6 20
$1,289 05
...
251
REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WORKS
SPRING STREET
Expenditures
$403 46
Labor
$45 00
Materials
171 40
Teams
10 00
Damages
177 00
$403 40
SOUTH CENTRAL AVENUE
Expenditures
$2,171 38
Labor
$722 80
Materials
1,448 58
$2,171 38
WINTHROP PARK
Expenditures
Labor
$1,282 66
Material
2,465 32
Equipment
215 69
Teams
118 15
Engineering
25 00
$4,106 82
WILSON COURT
Expenditures
$1,185 51
Labor
$754 01
Teams
431 50
$1,185 51
WOODWARD AVENUE
Expenditures
$1,479 43
Labor
$263 30
Materials
1,216 13
$1,479 43
The following 1924 streets were Seal Coated:
Acton, Albatross Road, Algonquin Road, Bayfield Road, Baxter, Common, Plymouth, Pembroke, Silver, Sewall, West Elm Avenue.
WILLARD, COPELAND, WATER STREETS AND INDEPENDENCE AVENUE
Expenditures, amiesite resurfacing
$40,609 02
Labor
$7,688 96
Teams
349 53
Materials
32,289 69
Engineering
33 13
Equipment
241 31
Sundries
6 40
$40,609 02
$4,106 82
252
CITY OF QUINCY
HANCOCK STREET REBUILDING-Near Beale Street Southerly Expenditures, rebuilding with Granite Block pavement
$49,372 00
Contractor
$46,974 37
Labor
308 27
Inspector
301 01
Engineering
520 64
Materials
1,152 90
Traffic
80 01
Advertising and sundries
34 80
$49,372 00
FAXON FIELD GRADING
Expenditures
$1,997 31
Labor
$1,895 06 ...
Engineering
59 75
Tools
37 50
Trees
5 00
$1,997 31
DOUGH BOY STATUE FOUNDATION
Grading
$374 14
Contractor
550 00
$914 14
WOODWARD AVENUE AND EDGEMERE ROAD WIDENING
Expenditures
$295 43
Labor
$111 25
Materials
184 18
$295 43
GRANITE STREET WIDENING AT WHITWELL STREET
Expenditures
$1,548 11
Labor
$353 21
Materials
1,194 90
$1,548 11
ROBERTSON STREET WIDENING AT WILLARD STREET
Expenditures
$757 23
Labor
$186 00
Teams
78 50
Wall and curbing
430 73
Engineering
62 00
$757 23
WILLARD AND WEST STREET WIDENING
Expenditures
$105 41
Curbing
$82 31
Labor
19 10
Engineering
4 00
$105 41
RETAINING WALL-Hancock Street near Webster Street Expenditures
$1,875 00
... Contract
$1,875 00
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REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WORKS
Junior High School, Hancock and East Squantum Streets
Bond Account
Appropriation
$100,000 00
Contractor
$10,240 80
Piling
6,785 86
Inspector
528 00
Architect
2,171 84
Grading
4,210 65
Bonds
180 00
Engineering
4 15
Water service
32 98
$24,928 17
Revenue Account
Architect
$4,000 00
591 75
$4,591 75
Sealed proposals were received and taken under advisement on September 25th for piling, foundation, structural steel, artificial stone, Quincy granite and steel sash.
September 30th the steam digger was excavating the grading and removal of trees in progress.
The pile drivers arrived on October 13th and the work com- pleted November 12th, on November 13th started marking and placing forms for footings for foundation and concrete work started November 25th.
Foundations nearly completed December 31st.
The Highway Department installed a surface drain from East Squantum street to Hancock street and gravel fill on the lower level opposite the East Squantum street entrance.
New Police Station
Appropriation
$110,000 00
Architect
$4,522 26
General contractor
24,523 16
Electrical work
212 50
Bonds
1,294 00
Experts
200 88
Watchman
370 00
Engineering
60 00
Water service
104 51
Inspector
192 00
Sundries
8 25
$31,487 56
25.1
CITY OF QUINCY
Maternity Ward and Children's Pavillion City Hospital
Appropriation
$170,000 04
Architect
$7,139 14
General contractor
60,723 90
Electric contractor
2,583 43
Heating and ventilating
4,050 00
Bonds
2,373 67
Engineering
17 50
Supplies
82 54
Advertising
7 50
Sundries
2 57
$79,896 25
REPORT OF WATER DEPARTMENT
Water Rates
Total assessment for year 1925.
$261,642 60
Amounted collected
$247,647 44
Amounted rebated
1,533 60
Amount uncollected
12,461 56
Amount due from previous years
Amount collected
$29,500 37
Amount rebated
7,752 53
Amount uncollected
1,859 81
$39,112 71
Service connections :
Total assessment for years 1925
$37,818 00
Due from previous years
8,283 55
$46,101 55
Amount collected
$39,767 61
Amount rebated
872 45
Amount uncollected
5,461 49
$46,101 55
Total receipts for water rates for the year 1925.
$277,147 81
Municipal departments for the year
25,457 46
$302,605 27
For statement of appropriations see Auditor's report.
SUMMARY OF STATISTICS
Population 60,131 Tot. consumption of water for the year 1925 (gal.) 1,632,054,795
Average daily consumption 4,471,383
Gallons per capita per day 74.36
Main pipe : Main pipe laid during year 1925 (feet) 29,421 160.03
Total length now in use (miles)
$261,642 60 $39,112 71
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REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WORKS
Number of fire hydrants installed during year
1925
50
Number of fire hydrants now in use (including 92 private)
1,448
Number of gate valves installed during the year 1925
77
Number of gate valves now in use
2,208
Service pipe laid during the year 1925 (feet)
46,828
Total length of service pipe now in use (feet)
640,504
Number of taps made during the year 1925
1,018
Number of taps now in use
13,919
Number of meters added during the year 1925
1,188
Per cent of services metered
92.95
Number of meters now in use
12,938
Water Pipes Laid from January 1, 1925, to December 31, 1925
Inches
Ward
Location
From, To
Gates
+
S
10
12
1
Agawam Rd.
Narragansett Rd., westerly
1 6-inch
348
6
Alstead St.
Tirrell St., easterly ....
6-inch
365
4
Ames St.
Willard St., northerly
1 6-inch
462
6
Arnold Rd.
Marshall St., easterly.
1 6-inch
196
1
Bailey St.
Cor. Merrymount Rd.
1 8-inch
6 Bay St ..
Harbour View St., easterly.
401
5
Belmont St ..
Near Hobart
6
Birch St ....
Ext. Hollis Ave.
1 6-inch
291
1
Calvin St.
Moffatt Rd., easterly
1 6-inch
235
4
Campbell St ..
Ext. to Connell St.
1 6-inch
386
4
Cliff St.
From Kimball St., east and west ...
6-inch
414
4
Connell St ..
Extension
1 8-inch
22
610
5
Copley St.
Cor. of Fenno St ..
1 10-inch
1 6-inch
268
2
Ellerton Rd.
Clarendon St., easterly
1 6-inch
159
1
1 6-inch
347
6
Eliott Ave.
Harvard to Barham
1 8-inch
24
5
Elmwood Ave.
Cor. Piermont St.
1 6-inch
24
5
Estabrook Rd.
Fenno St., southerly
364
5
Exeter St ..
Between N. Central & Norfolk St ..
2 6-inch
150
5
Fenno St.
Hancock to Merrymount Ave.
1 12-inch
11
1
Ford St ...
Moffatt to Homer St.
1 6-inch
240
4
Ferriter St.
Grove to Gridley Sts.
1 8-inch
435
5
Francis St.
Cor. Willow Ave .......
51
5
Franklin Ave.
N. Fenno to Ridgeway St.
1 8-inch
5
412
-
256
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24
6
Ditmar St.
East Squantum St., northerly.
492
85
200
4
Furnace Bk. Pky.
[Miller St., westerly
1 6-inch
300
1
Furnace Bk. Pky.
Longwod Rd. to Waban St.
2 8-inch
6
778
6
Gordon St .. Billings Rd. to end.
1 6-inch
699
4
Gridley St. Ferriter St., westerly
1 6-inch
329
6
Harriett Ave.
Near Vincent place ..
1 6-inch
391
6
Hamilton Ave.
Harvard St., easterly
1 6-inch
362
6
Harriett Ave.
Near Cor. Montclair Ave ..
1 6-inch
259
6
Hamilton Ave ...
Revere St., Highland Ave.
2 6-inch
527
5
Harvard St
Near Elmwood Ave.
300
6
Hodges Ave.
Hollis Ave., easterly
1 6-inch
259
317
5
Harvard St.
Wilson Ave., southerly.
6
Highland Ave.
Near Hamilton Ave.
1
1 10-inch
520
6
Highland Ave.
Bet. N. Central and Hobart
165
1
Homer Rd ..
Ford St., northerly.
148
6
Holbrook Rd.
Bowdoin St., easterly
1 6-inch
232
6
Hillside Ave.
Everett St., Norfolk St.
1 8-inch
296
5
Janet Rd.
Extension to Florence St.
1 6-inch
240
5
Jordan St.
Cor. N. Fenno St.
1 8-inch
24
6
Johnson St.
Barham Street, westerly.
1 6-inch
325
1
Longwood Rd.
Extension Highfield Rd.
1 8-inch
6
518
1
Longwood Rd.
Near Furnace Brook Pky ..
1 8-inch
86
3
Madison Ave.
Bradford St. Abigail
1 6-inch
194
6
Marshall St.
Cor. Arnold Rd. to Warwick
162
5
Merrill Place.
Clay St., westerly ..
1 6-inch
244
1
Merrymount Rd.
Bailey St., Samoset St.
8
244
5
Mascoma St.
Wilson Ave., southerly ..
1 6-inch
180
24
1
Merrymount Ter
210
1
Moffatt Rd.
Extension, southerly
319
0
Montclair Ave.
Cor. Hamett Ave ..
1 8-inch
240
6
Monmouth St.
Shoreham Rd., easterly
158
ยท
5
Newton Ave.
Extension, southerly.
-
125
-
257
.
REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WORKS
5
Harvard St.
Hamilton Ave. to Eliott A.
1 8-inch
Water Pipes Laid from January 1, 1925, to December 31, 1925-Continued
Ward
Location
From, To
Gates
2
4
S
10
12
5
Newport Ave.
Oakland Ave., southerly
1 10-inch
480
5
Norfolk St ...
Elmwood Ave., Exeter St ..
1 6-inch
208
-
5
N. Fenno St.
Wendall Ave., Jordan St.
1 10-inch
17
1,083
5
N. Central Ave.
Elmwood Ave., Exeter St.
250
5
Piermont St.
Extension, Elmwood Ave.
1 8-inch
22
351
1
Pontiac Rd ..
Extension, northerly
2 6-inch
729
276
3
Richie Rd
Kendrick Ave., Bend
2 6-inch
220
2
Richards St.
Quincy Ave., easterly
1 6-inch
219
6
Russell St ..
Tirrell St., westerly
186
1
Ratchford St.
Sea St., westerly
1 8-inch
207
1
Samoset Rd.
Merrymount Rd., easterly ..
1 8-inch
292
4
Shirley St.
Cor. Connell St ..
1 6-inch
173
6
Shoreham Rd ..
Bor'der St., Monmouth St
1 6-inch
174
6
Sharon Rd.
Milton Rd., westerly
1 6-inch
175
1
Sturtevant Rd.
Adams St., southerly
1 8-inch
10
709
0
Sycamore Rd.
Extension, easterly
1 8-inch
6
397
4
Suomi Rd.
Nelson St., easterly
1 6-inch
250
5
Taylor St.
Near Wilson Ave.
1 6-inch
150
6
Tirrell St ..
Alstead St., Russell St.
75
6
Trevore Rd.
Bellevue Rd., westerly.
1 6-inch
187
1
Utica St.
Extension, westerly
72
1 Virginia Rd.
Extension, southerly
1 8-inch
646
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-
1
Squanto Rd.
Narragansett Rd., westerly
490
2
Sixth
Ave.
Chubbuck St., northerly
151
1
Quarry St.
Near Kidder St.
258
Inches
1
Wampatuck Rd.
Sea St., Norton Road
2 6-inch
568
-
-
5
Wilson Ave.
Harvard St., Revere St.
2 10-inch
5
802
5
Willow Ave.
Newport Ave., westerly
1 8-inch
293
195
5
Willow Ave.
Oakland Rd., Francis St ..
2 6-inch
766
4
Willard St ..
Near Braintree line.
1 6-inch
832
6
W. Squantum
Extension to E. Milton line
2 8-inch
25
664
4
Private Way.
Off Hall Place
1 6-inch
424
Totals
77
210
180
16,622
7,865
3,851
692
Gates -48 6-inch, 22 8-inch, 8 10-inch, 1 12-inch.
REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WORKS
259
260
Water Pipe in Use December 31, 1925
Water Pipe (Inches)
Total
When Laid
No. of Hy- drants
No. of Gates
2
4
7
8
10
12
16
20
Previous to Dec. 31, 1924 Laid in 1925
1,402 50
2,134 77
29,504 210
89,987 180
407,512 16,622
994
174,368 7,865
53,324 3,851
35,844 692
23,232
2,679
817,484 29,420
Abandoned in 1925.
1,452 4
2,211 3
29,714 662
90,167 200
424,134 1,090
994
182,233
57,175
36,576
23,232
2,679
846,904 1,952
In use Dec. 31, 1925
1,448
2,208
29,052
89,967
423,044
994
182,233 57,175
36,576
23,232
2,679
844,952
Total number of miles 160.03.
CITY OF QUINCY
261
REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WORKS
Fire Hydrants in Use December 31, 1925
Make
2-Way
3-Way
4-Way
Total
Bailey
1
1
Chapman
77
125
202
Coffin
7
447
11
465
Corey
12
439
451
Glamorgan
10
10
Kennedy
40
40
Ludlow
5
238
243
Mathews
2
3
5
Pratt & Cody
10
1
11
Smith
6
6
Walker
114
1,323
11
1,448
New Fire Hydrants Set in 1925
Ward
Street
Location
6
Alstead
300 feet east of Tirrell St.
4
Ames
300 feet east of Willard St.
6
Arnold Road
100 feet north of Marshall St.
6
Bay
Opposite No. 36
3
Bradford
Corner of Franklin St.
4
Campbell
Opposite No. 76
4
Cliff
Opposite No. 96
4
Cliff
Opposite No. 12
4
Connell
Opposite No. 18
4
Connell
Corner of Campbell street
6
Ditmar
Corner Quincy Shore Resv.
6
Eliott Ave.
Opposite No. 175
5
Estabrook Road
Opposite No. 22
5
Fayette
Corner Beale St.
5
Fenno
Opposite No. 26
3
Franklin
Opposite No. 12
1
Furnace Brook Parkway Gordon
300 feet north of Billings Road
6
Gordon
4
Gridley (Wd 6 Johnson
St at end of Line)
5
Hamilton Ave.
One-half way between Revere St. and Highland Ave.,
5 Hamilton Ave.
Cor. of Harvard S.t
6 Harriett Ave.
Opposite No. 49
6 Harriett Ave.
Near No. 138
6 Harvard
1 Homer
Near No. 96
6
700 feet north of Billings Road at end of pipe
250 feet south of Wilson Ave. Opposite No. 29
14
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New Fire Hydrants Set in 1925-Continued
Ward
Street
Location
1
Longwood Road
Opposite No. 71
1
Merrymount Rd.
Corner Samoset
1
Moffatt Road
Opposite No. 65
5
N. Fenno
Opposite No. 56
5 Piermont
Corner Chatham
1
Pontiac Rd.
Opposite No. 83
6
Sharon Rd.
Opposite No. 84
1
Squanto Rd.
Opposite Border St.
6
Shoreham Rd.
Corner of Pontiac Rd.
1
Squanto Rd.
100 ft. & 450 ft. east of Adams St.
1
Sturevant Rd. (2)
Opposite No. 36
4
Suomi Rd.
Opposite No. 22
6
Vane
Opposite No. 64
1
Virginia Rd.
Near No. 112
3
Water
Opposite No. 23
1
Wampatuck Rd.
At East Milton line
6
West Squantum
Cor Beale St.
5
Winthrop Ave.
117 feet west of Newport Ave.
5
Willow Ave.
Opposite No. 724
4
Willard St.
200 feet east of Harvard St.
5
Wilson Ave.
4 Private way off Hall
Place (1)
..
5 Willow Ave.
Opposite No. 102
Water Pipe Taken Out or Abandoned in 1925
Water Pipe (Inches
Ward
Location
From. To
Gates
2
4
6
5
Fenno Street
Hancock Street to Merrymount Avenue ..
1 6-inch
492
5
Franklin Avenue.
N. Fenno Street to Ridgeway Street.
1 6-inch
412
4
Ferriter Street.
Grove Street, westerly.
1 4-inch
200
6
Marshall Street.
Warwick Street to Arnold Road.
162
6
Russell Street.
Tirrell Street, westerly.
186
5
Willow Avenue.
Newport Avenue, westerly
500
Totals
662
200
1,090
-
-
-
Gates, 2 6-inch-1 4-inch
REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WORKS
263
264
Gates in Use December 31, 1925
Inches
When Laid
2
4
6
S
10
12
16
20
Total
Previous to December 31, 1924 ..... Laid in 1925
114
274
1,157
382 22
104 6
62
37
4
2,134
1
-
-
77
114
274
1,205
404
110
63
37
4
2,211
Abandoned in 1925
1
2
-
-
-
3
Total Dec. 31, 1925
114
273
1,203
404
110
63
37
4
2,208
CITY OF QUINCY
48
Meters in Use December 31, 1925
Crest
25
4
1
30
Crown
2
Detector
781
80
11
7
13
2
1
1
1
11
Gem
7,123
30
35
23
41
16
5
5
1
7,279
Keystone
274
6
1
281
King
.. ...
342
2
1
-
-
2
2
Protectus
280
31
33
18
1
363
Trident
30
3
2
1
1
38
Union
783
765
6
2
773
Worthington
Total meters in use 12,938
12,426
210
101
23
83
61
12
11
6
5
12,938
8
14
4
5
3
34
1
1
894
Hersey ..
18
2
345
Lambert
2,005
48
14
7
9
2,083
Nash
783
Watch Dog
-
265
REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WORKS
Empire
8
20
266
CITY OF QUINCY
REPORT OF SEWER DIVISION
For financial statment see Auditor's report.
Construction work has been carried on through the whole sea- son, and the accompanying list shows where the work has been done.
During the year 4.072 miles of main sewers have been built, making a total of 103.39 miles built in the city to date.
In 1924 the number of house connections showed a great increase, but during this season 1925 the increase has been greater.
We have made in 1925, 749 connections (totalling 34,074.40 feet or 6.45 miles), with the main sewers connecting 754 buildings as follows:
Single houses 498
Churches 3
Two-family houses 176
Manufacturing
4
Three-family houses 6
Service stations 3
Apartm't houses (4 & over) 16
Garages
3
Business blocks & mercantile 28
Hospitals 2
Store and tenement blocks 12 Bandstand (in park) 1 Theatres 2
Connections by Wards, 749
Ward 1
142 Ward 4 122
Ward 2
71 Ward 5
193
Ward 3
72 Ward 6 149
Average cost per connection $45 94 Average cost per foot 1 009
Average length per connection (feet)
45 49
List of Sewers Built During 1925
Location
From
To
Ward
Size
Length
Adams Street
.Sturtevant Road
. Northerly
1
10
132.00
Arnold Road
Marshall Street
Easterly
6
8
253.50
Bailey Street
Park Lane
Merrymount Road
1
8
416.90
Campbell Street
Kimball Street
.Adams Street
4
8
589.50
Carlson Street
1
8
525.00
Cedar Street
Oakland Avenue
Westerly
5
8
425.00
Centre Street
Rodman Street
Northwesterly.
3
8
156.77
Cleaves Street
Copley Street
.Lasterly
5
8
323.00
Copley Street
Cleaves Street
Southerly
5
8
56.90
Everett Street
Exeter Street
Southerly
.5
8
200.00
Exeter Street
No. Central Ave.
Pine Street
5
899.50
Fenno Street
Hancock Street
Easterly
5
8
183.30
Fenno Street
Wollaston Avenue
Westerly
5
8
59.00
Furnace Brook Parkway
Everett Street
Merrymount Road
1
15
954.00
Furnace Brook Parkway
.Putnam Street
Hudson Street
1
8
237.50
Gordon Street
Billings Road
Northerly
6
8
700.00
Grove Street
.N. Y., N. H., & H. R. R.
.Westerly
4
8
179.00
Highland Avenue
Hobart St.
Southerly
5
8
350.70
Hill Street
McDonald Street
Southerly
. 4
8
246.30
Hobart Street
.Taylor Street
.Highland Ave.
5
8
285.50
Hodges Avenue
Hollis Ave.
Northerly
6
8
403.25
Holbrook Road
Highland Avenue
Westerly
6
8
241.40
Hudson Street
.Furnace Brook Parkway Everett Street
1
8
360.50
Kent Street
Existing Sewer
Southerly
4
8
63.00
LaFayette Street
.Furnace Brook Parkway Putnam Street
1
8
595.30
Marshall Street
Arnold Rd.
.Warwick Street
6
8
193.20
Maxim Place
Sea Street
Easterly
1
8 400.00
REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WORKS
267
-
Metrooplitan Park Land .. Furnace Brook Parkway. 1
15
876.10
Everett Street
.5
..
268
List of Sewers Built During 1925-Continued
Location
From
To
Ward
Size
Length
McDonald Street
Centre Street
Hill Street
4
8
198.50
Merrymount Road
.Furnace Brook Parkway Southerly
1
10
180.00
Narragansett Road
Sea Street
Northerly
1
8-12
607.20
No. Central Avenue
.Exeter Street
Southerly & Easterly
5
10
238.90
Oakland Avenue
Willow Street
.North & East
5
8
552.50
Old Colony Street
Sagamore Street
Easterly
6
8
262.55
Park Lane
.Furnace Brook Parkway Bailey Street
1
8
63.00
Parker Street
Exeter Street
.Southerly
5
8
418.50
Private Land
Granite Street
.Carlson Street
1
8
150.00
Private Land
,Willard Street
.Grove Street
4
10
666.70
Private Way off Bird Street
1
8
149.00
Private Way off Grove
4
8
165.00
Prospect Hill Street
.Smith Street
Westerly
4
8
134.30
Putnam Street
Furnace Brook Parkway La Fayette Street
1
8
575.00
Reardon Street
Furnace Brook Parkway Barry Street
4
8
339.50
Richie Road
Existing Sewer
Southerly
3
8
36.50
Russell Street
Tirrell Street
Westerly
6
8
544.00
Sea Street
Taber Street.
Northerly
1
8
171.80
Sharon Road
Existing Sewer
.Easterly
6
10
548.00
Sixth Avenue
Chubbuck Street
Northerly
2
8
303.90
Smith Street
Garfield Street
Suomi Road
3-4
8
885.30
Station Street
Holmes Street
Hancock Street
6
8
282.00
Sturtevant Road
Adams Street
Easterly
1
8
650.00
Taber Street
Sea Street
Easterly
1
12
248.65
Taylor Street
Wilson Avenue
Southerly
5
8
392.00
Tirrell Street
Winsor Road
Russell Street
6
8
263.90
Town Hill Street
Kent Street
Westerly
4
8
248.00
Willow Avenue
Newport Avenue
Westerly
5
8-12
965.00
1
8
679.00
Pine Street
..
CITY OF QUINCY
Wilson Avenue Taylor Street
Easterly
.5-6
8 126.73
Ellerton Road
Clarendon Street
Southerly ..
.2
8 154.00
Total
..
21,505.55 feet
4,072 miles of sewers built in 1925. Total number of miles to date 103.39.
JOHN J. COSGROVE, Commissioner of Public Works.
WALTER S. MCKENZIE. General Foreman.
REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WORKS
269
270
CITY OF QUINCY
REPORT OF TREASURER OF THE TRUSTEES OF WEYMOUTH FORE RIVER BRIDGE
For the year ending December 31, 1925
Balance brought forward from 1924.
$156 94 Receipts :
City of Quincy, assessments Nos. 156-168 inclusive
$4,290 00
Town of Weymouth, assessments Nos. 157-168 inclusive
1,200 00
Town of Hingham, assessments Nos. 157-168 inclusive
1,320 00
Town of Cohasset,
assessments Nos.
157-168 inclusive 720 00
Town of Scituate, assessments Nos.
157-168 inclusive 240 00
Town of Hull, assessments Nos. 157-168 inclusive 240 00
Town of Marshfield,
assessments Nos. 150-168 inclusive
190 00
County of Norfolk, assessments Nos. 157-168 inclusive
2,400 00
Eastern Mass. St. Ry. Co., assessments Nos. 157-168 inclusive 1,800 00
Interest on deposits
14 02
Telephone tolls collected at bridge 4 00
Total receipts
$12,418 02
$12,574 96
Disbursements:
William W. Cushing, services as bridge- tender
$1,551 25
George A. Stitt, services as bridge- tender
1,503 53
James E. Fee, director ch. guardianship, wages two boy tenders .. 1,440 00
New England Tel. & Tel. Co., telephone service 57 89
Weymouth Light & Power Company, lighting 34 56
Quincy Electric Light & Power Com- pany, lighting 36 00
City Fuel Company, fuel. 48 00
William Westland Company, hardware .... 2 25
271
TRUSTEES OF WEYMOUTH FORE RIVER BRIDGE
Quincy Lumber Company, lumber. .... $10 07
F. W. Thompson, light bulbs. 13 50
Beckford & Lynch, electric fuses and links 9 04
11 90
Standard Oil Company, oil and grease .... Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp., Ltd., re- pairs
1,105 15
W. H. Ellis & Son Company, repairs .. 5,816 20
W. F. Hall, police duty during repairs .... 132 50
Rollin H. Newcomb, police duty during repairs 132 50
J. R. Worcester, examination and report on bridge 00
Perley E. Barbour, services as trustee .... 100 00
Theron L. Tirrell, services as trustee. ; 67
Fred E. Waite, services as trustee.
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