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Carle road
2,741 30
Copeland street
90 52
Conant road
4,382 18
Chester street
117 45
Darrow and Sea streets
2,887 61
East Squantum street
55 22
Faxon avenue
378 40
Fenno street
3,273 57
Fairmount way
893 34
Hancock and Revere road
587 11
Hancock street and Elm avenue
760 28
Hancock street and Webster street.
250 88
Hancock, Bass and Elm avenue
233 87
Hancock street near 422
202 88
Hamilton avenue
2,166 60
Highland avenue
1,363 75
Muirhead street
643 78
Merrymount avenue
3,758 57
207
REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WORKS
Prospect street
...
2,119 79
Police Station
1,338 87
Quincy avenue
5,304 54
Sagamore street
725 53
Safford and Beale streets
180 80
Shirley street
222 44
Tyler street
4,083 82
Upland road
3,120 17
Vane street
2,826 46
Winthrop avenue
603 50
Washington street
65
Willard street
3 63
Schedules
178 26
1925 walks
137 00
Advertising
16 38
Seed
36 00
Inspection
55 00
All others
6 59
$54,112 64
New Streets ALBION ROAD-Hancock Street to Tyler Street
Expenditures
$5,233 15
Labor
$1,744 11
Materials
2,704 17
Equipment
669 19
Fuel
65 68
Engineering
50 00
$5,233 15
BERRY STREET-Quincy Avenue easterly 348 feet
Expenditures
$1,971 64
Labor
$791 76
Stone
462.05
Tar
393 60
Equipment
231 63
Fuel
17 60
Engineering
. 00
$1,971 64
CALEDONIA AVENUE-Intervale Street to Brooks Avenue
Expenditures
$2,990 59
Labor
$736 84
Equipment
229 70
Materials
1,954 45
Engineering
50 00
Sundries
19 60
$2,990 59
208
CITY OF QUINCY
CHESTER STREET-Weston Avenue to Hancock Street
Expenditures
$4,551 83
Labor
$1,473 70
Teams
646 67
Materials
2,218 59
Engineering
75 00
Miscellaneous
45
$4,551 83
DARROW STREET-Rock Island Road to Centre Road
Expenditures
$6,066 95
Labor
$1,846 38
Equipment
506 00
Stone
964 18
Tar
615 00
Filling
2,034 35
Engineering
50 00
Fuel
24 04
Damages
27 00
$6,066 95
ELLERTON ROAD-Atherton Street to Clarendon Street
Expenditures
$3,644 43
Labor
$1,344 17
Teams
562 89
Materials
1,719 67
Fuel
17 00
Miscellaneous
70
$3,644 43
EVERETT STREET-Hillside Avenue to Beale Street
Expenditures
$3,561 74
Labor
$1,145 97
Teams
633 12
Materials
1,691 50
Fuel
16 15
Engineering
75 00
$3,561 74
FAXON AVENUE-Hancock Street to Quincy High School lot
Expenditures
$1,877 91
Labor
$582 60
Teams
222 44
Tar
492 00
Stone
580 87
$1,877 91
20
REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WORKS
HARRISON STREET-Curtis Avenue to Ward Two Playground
Expenditures
$2,822 32
Labor
$1,106 26
Equipment
404 19
Materials
1,244 66
Fuel
17 21
Engineering
50 00
$2,822 32
HOLBROOK ROAD-1925-1926-Highland Ave. to Harvard St.
Expenditures
$15,543 35
Labor
$4,392 59
Equipment
2,304 62
Materials
8,714 09
Engineering
80 00
Water department
46 40
Fuel
45 05
Sundries
60
$15,543 35
HUGHES STREET-Fairfield Street to High Street
Expenditures
$4,473 01
Labor
$1,586 83
Equipment
1,016 26
Materials
1,790 66
Fuel
39 26
Engineering
40 00
$4,473 01
MADISON AVENUE-Kendrick Avenue southerly 385 ft. (Incomplete)
Expenditures
$3,185 51
Labor
$1,205 41
Equipment
1,279 52
Materials
15 20
Water department
608 80
Fuel
71 98
Sundries
: 60
$3,185 51
MERRYMOUNT AVENUE-Hancock St. to Fenno St.
Expenditures
$2,918 12
Labor
$1,088 48
Teams
175 00
Materials
1,328 36
Equipment
268 63
Engineering
25 00
Fuel
32 65
$2,918 12
210
CITY OF QUINCY
NILSEN AVENUE-Whitwell Street southerly 537 ft.
Expenditures
$2,807 06
Labor
$985 33
Equipment
392 13
Stone
761 82
Tar
596 55
Engineering
30 00
Fuel
24 73
Dynamite
15 50
$2,807 06
OXENBRIDGE ROAD-Tyler St. to Willett St.
Expenditures
$5,449 22
Labor
$1,823 91
Equipment
683 38
Stone
1,748 73
Tar
1,107 00
Loam
52 80
Fuel
33 40
$5,449 22
PARK AVENUE-East Squantum St. to Mayflower Road
Expenditures
$6,886 26
Labor
$2,912 97
Materials
2,586 27
Equipment
1,306 34
Fuel
30 68
Engineering
50 00
$6,886 26
PARKER STREET-Granite St. westerly 570 feet. (Incomplete)
Expenditures
$1,002 50
Labor
$567 50
Equipment
45 00
Blasting
390 00
$1,002 50
RHODA STREET-Rockland St. to Camden St.
Expenditures
$4,188 25
Labor
$1,696 82
Equipment
718 44
Materials
1,502 66
Engineering
50 00
Fuel
22 33
Compressor
198 00
$4,188 25
21
REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WORKS
SHIRLEY STREET No. 1-Adams St. to Kimball St.
Expenditures
$3,727 09
Labor
$1,414 68
Materials
1,628 83
Equipment
636-88
Engineering
35 00
Water department
11 10
All others
60
$3,727 09
SHIRLEY STREET NO. 2-Kimball St. to Connell St.
Expenditures
$3,662 14
Labor
$1,447 06
Equipment
517 99
Materials
1,643 81
Fuel
18 28
Engineering
35 00
$3,662 14
WARWICK STREET-Marshall St. to Apthorp St.
Expenditures
$5,626 23
Labor
$2,235 92
Equipment
913 18
Materials
2,427 13
Engineering
50 00
$5,626 23
WILLOW AVENUE-Oakland Avenue to Newport Avenue
Expenditures
$4,353 50
Labor
$1,289 14
Equipment
651 25
Materials
2,327 11
Engineering
50 00
Fuel
36 00
$4,353 50
Cross and Crescent Street Widening
Appropriation
$1,090 31
Labor
$322 50
Equipment
321 99
Curbing
265 32
Engineering
40 00
Lumber
34 80
Sundries
70
985 31
Balance
$105 00
212
CITY OF QUINCY
Robertson and Adams Street Widening
Appropriation
$500 00
Labor
$179 13
Teams
43 13
Curbing
187 74
410 00
Balance
$90 00
Bates Avenue, Willard and Crescent Street Widening
Appropriation
$1,200 00
Labor
$56 13
Curbing
323 30
Stone
13 00
Lumber
17 26
Sundries
1 20
Taking
5 00
425 89
Balance
$774 11
Accepted Streets-1925
Balance forward
$6,045 24
Hovey street
$40 25
Balance
$6,004 99
Accepted Streets-1924
Holbrook road
$3,821 54
Expended
3,749 71
Balance
$71 83
Retaining Wall-Sea Street
Expenditures
$2,208 75
Contract
$2,000 00
Labor
205 00
Advertising
3 75
$2,208 75
Police Signal System
Appropriation
$20,881 87
Contractor
$14,410 20
Labor
219 92
Materials
65 45
Advertising
10 50
$14,706 07
Balance
$6,175 80
REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WORKS
213
REPORT OF WATER DEPARTMENT
WATER RATES
Total assessment for year 1926
$275,221 90
Amount collected
$254,884 22
Amount rebated
1,402 41
Amount uncollected
18,935 27
$275,221 90
Amount due from previous years
$14,321 37
Amount collected
$10,949 05
Amount rebated
1,093 97
Amount uncollected
2,278 35
$14,321 37
Service Connections
Total assessment for the year 1926
$32,960 94
Due from previous years
5,461 49
$38,422 43
Amount collected
$32,171 63
Amount debated
15 46
Amount uncollected
6,235 34
$38,422 43
Total receipts for water rates for the year 1926.
$265,833 27
Municipal departments for the year 1926
$28,850 15
$294,683 42
For Statement of Appropriations see Auditor's Report.
SUMMARY OF STATISTICS
Population
64,400
Total consumption of water in gallons for year 1926
1,734,317,210
Average daily consumption
4,751,554
Gallons per capita per day
75 63
Main Pipe
Main Pipe laid during year 1926 (feet)
95,798
Total length now in use (miles)
174 14
Hydrants
Fire hydrants installed in year 1926
97
Total hydrants now in use
1,542
Gate valves installed in year 1926
454
Total gate valves now in use
2,608
Service pipe laid during year 1926 (feet)
33,672
Total length of service pipe now in use
673,900
Number of taps made during year 1926
732
Total number of taps now in use
14,650
Number of meters installed during year 1926
785
Total number of meters now in use
13,719
Per cent of services metered
93 64
WATER PIPES LAID FROM JANUARY 1, 1926 TO DECEMBER 31, 1926
Ward Location
From To
Gates
2
4
6
10
12
16
20
1 Adams St.
Newport Ave. to Presidents Lane
1 16-inch
149
5 Albany St.
Extension to Milton St.
1
6-inch
207
5 Anderson Rd
From Willow Ave ..
1
2-inch
252
241
1 Avon Way ..
Monroe Rd. to Dixwell Ave.
2 12-inch
456
1 Albatross St.
Bittern St. to Mallard Rd ..
S
1 6-inch
1
, 12-inch
6
Barham St.
Elliot Ave. to Johnson St ..
2
8-inch
30
528
4 Bates St ...
Robertson St. to Bryant St.
1
8-inch
286
5 Belmont St ..
Brook St. to No. Central St ..
12-inch
10
1,018
5 Brook St.
Belmont St. to Highland Ave
1
12-inch
4 Bryant St.
Bates St., easterly ..
1
6-inch
180
5 Beale St ..
Corner Summit Ave ..
16-inch
1 Bayview Ave.
Parkhurst St. to Crosby St.
1
1 6-inch
188
2 Baker Ave.
Washington St. to Avalon Ave ..
6
8-inch
680
1 Canal St ..
Brackett St to Field St.
1 12-inch
6
675
4 Cliff St ..
Extension to Adams St
1 6-inch
145
4 Connell St.
Robertson St. to White St.
2
8-inch
715
5 Chatham St
Piermont St. to Albany St.
1 8-inch
204
4 Cross St. At Furnace St. to Brook Pkwy ..
1 10-inch
20
60
1 Crosby St.
Bayview St. to Sea St.
4 12-inch
1,002
1 Centre Rd.
Sea St. to Littlefield St.
12 10-inch
1,388
1 Chestnut St ..
Hancock St. to Revere Rd
4 10-inch
1,027
-
-
4
Argone St.
Gridley St. to Shawmut St.
172
1 Bittern St.
Plover St. to Albatross St ..
824
1 6-inch
212
52
S
12-inch
Inches
1 Cottage St.
Revere Rd. to Cottage Ave ...
2 8-inch
512
1 Cottage Ave. ....
Hancock St. to Chestnut St .. ..
3 8-inch
503
1 Cliveden St. .....
Hancock St., westerly ..
2 16-inch
502
2 Cleverly Ct. South St. to Washington St ..
1,207
2 Curtis Ave.
Pray St. to Cherry St.
127
2 Cherry St.
Curtis Ave. to Newcomb Ave.
2 10-inch
620
1 Chicatawbut
Squanto to Norton Rd.
1
1 12-inch
1 Curlew Rd.
Sea St. to Plover Rd.
12-inch
464
5 Cummings Ave ...
Hamden to Beach St ..
1
1 6-inch
594
2 Dartmouth St.
South St. to Ellerton Rd.
1 6-inch
421
5 Douse Rd. 1 Dimmock St.
Hancock to Presidents Lane.
4 12-inch
2 Burns Ave.
Quincy Ave., northerly
2 8-inch
553
6 Bellevue Rd
Standish to Green St ...
15 10-inch
1,810
533
5 Easement
Off Willow Ave.
1
4-inch
158
2 Ellerton Rd.
Extension to Dartmouth St.
85
5 Elmwood Ave ..
Piermont to Harvard St.
2 6-inch
324
5 Everett St.
Elmwood to Exeter St.
2
8-inch
338
5 Exeter St
Norfolk St. to Everett St.
1 6-inch
301
6 E. Squantum.
Botolph to Williams St
9 10-inch
5 Elm Ave.
Hancock to Stanton St.
15 12-inch
1,662
1,150
1 Easement
Granite to Hancock Ct.
2
4 16-inch
1 Easement
Glendale to Euclid Ave ..
1 12-inch
1 Euclid
Easement to Roslin Ave. ..
1 6-inch
242
6 Evans
W. Squantum to Ruthven.
4 10-inch
737
6 Easement
Park Ave. to Bellevue Rd.
3 12-inch
228
1 Fairmount
Monroe Rd. to Presidents Lane ....
2 10-inch
558
..
1 6-inch
149
643
...
5 Belmont
Lincoln to Warren ..
2
6-inch
1 12-inch
1,474
S
$ 1
6-inch
-
269
From Newport Ave .....
1 6-inch
503
S 4 10-inch
3 16-inch
WATER PIPES LAID FROM JANUARY 1, 1926 TO DECEMBER 31, 1926
Ward
Location
Front
To
Gates
1
S
10
12
16
20)
6
Faxon Rd
Billings Rd. to E. Squantum
12-inch
1,798
1
Foster St.
Chestnut St. to Washington
1
8-inch
6
460
4 Furnace Bk. Pky.
Quarry St., southerly.
1
8-inch
26
488
4 Furnace Bk. Pky.
Quarry, northerly ..
1 10-inch
1
8-inch
30
556
3
3 Franklin St.
At Independence Ave.
2 16-inch
24
5 George Rd
Newport Ave., westerly.
1 8-inch
183
2 Germain Ave.
Commonwealth to Fifth Ave.
1
6-inch
183
5 Greenwood St
Extension, easterly ..
329
4 Gridley
Extension to Argone St
1 8-inch
6
751
5 Granger
Albany to Milton.
8-inch
248
-
4 12-inch
260
1,084
1 Glendale Rd.
Easement to Upland Rd.
1
2 10-inch
1
2 6-inch
1 Greenleaf Pl.
Hancock to Newport Ave ..
1
3 16-inch
6 Green St.
Bellevue Rd. to End.
5 10-inch
817
6 Hamilton Ave.
Revere St., westerly.
1
6-inch
360
6 Harriett Ave.
Near Beckett St ..
132
6 Harvard St ...
Wilson Ave. to Hamilton Ave.
1 10-inch
290
5 Harvard St.
Elmwood Ave. to Hobart St.
7 10-inch
1,667
6 Holbrook Rd. ...
Barham St., westerly.
2 10-inch
1 Hibbard St ...
Sea St. to Rhoda St ..
1 12-inch
809
1 6-inch
..
359
1 Furnace Bk. Pky. Franklin St.
Adams, easterly.
Viden Rd. to Standpipe.
190
4 Furnace Bk. Pky ..
Cross St., southerly ...
1 6-inch
2 8-inch
488
....
1
814
183
Inches
2 8-inch
513
5 Hillside Ave.
Summit to So. Central
3 16-inch
1,863
Corner Cliveden.
2 12-inch
24
1
At Revere Rd ..
24
1 Hancock St.
Corner Dimmock St
2 12-inch
20
1 Hancock St.
Corner Greenleaf Pl.
15
1 Hancock St.
Corner Merrymount Rd.
16
1
Hancock St.
Corner Chestnut St.
2 12-inch
11
1 Hancock St.
Corner Cottage Ave ..
2 12-inch
12
5
Hancock St.
Corner Elm Ave ..
1 12-inch
8
5 Huntington Sq .....
Elm Ave. to W. Elm Ave.
1 12-inch
105
3 Independence Ave
Corner Franklin St ..
1 12-inch
64
5
4 10-inch
1 Island Ave.
Sea Ave. to Passageway.
1
1 8-inch
3
Jackson St.
Corner Pleasant St ..
2 6-inch
43
4 Kimball St.
Robertson to Shirley St.
1 8-inch
229
1 Littlefield St.
Centre Rd. to Rock Island Rd.
2 10-inch
515
1 Lenox St.
Corner Stoughton St.
1 6-inch
19
5 Lincoln Ave.
So. Central to Belmont ..
1 16-inch
-
3
Madison Ave.
South of Kendrick Ave ..
169
3
Madison Ave.
From Payne St ..
1 8-inch
6 342
5 Milton St ..
Beale St. to Granger St.
1
8-inch
219
5 Milton St.
Near Albany St.
6
344
1 Mt. Ararat Rd.
Corner Adams St ....
1 6-inch
71
1
Mechanic St ..
Elm St. to Revere Rd.
2 8-inch
600
2,450
1
Merrymount Rd.
Hancock St. to Samoset Ave
14 12-inch
1 Maypole Rd.
Samoset Ave. to Squanto .Rd.
1 12-inch
402
1 Mallard Rd.
Albatross to Shelton Rd.
3 12-inch
814
1 Monroe Rd.
Presidents Lane to Avon Way.
1
2 6-inch
1 Monroe Rd.
Corner Fairmount Way ..
1
6-inch
16
1
Manet Ave.
Sea St. to Stoughton St ..
1 12-inch
60
5 Norfolk St.
Exeter St. to Sherman St ..
1 6-inch
228
..
...... ...
2 12-inch
..
2 12-inch
...
..
..
...
S
1 12-inch
213
1 Hancock Ct. School St., northerly
3 16-inch
..
1 Hancock St. .... Hancock St ..
2 12-inch
..
926
225
WATER PIPES LAID FROM JANUARY 1, 1926 TO DECEMBER 31. 1926
Inches
Ward Location
From To
Gates
2
4
6
8
10
12
16
20
5 Newton Ave ......
Extension, southerly
3 Nichol St.
Franklin St., easterly.
1 8-inch
228
5 No. Central Ave ..
Belmont St., easterly.
1 8-inch
123
5 Newport Ave.
Adams St. to Warren Ave.
1
5 16-inch
2,950
5 Newport Ave.
Brook St. to Wilson Ave.
7 12-inch
2,172
5 Norfolk St ..
Corner Hillside Ave.
1 6-inch
1 Norton Rd.
Sea St. to Chickatawbut.
6 12-inch
1,415
3 Penn St ..
W. W. Shop, southerly.
1 8-inch
606
5 Piermont St.
Elmwood Ave., northerly
1 8-inch
269
3
Presidents Ave ..
Water St. to Federal Ave.
1 8-inch
329
1 Presidents Lane ...
Adams St. to Granite St.
10 16-inch
3 Pleasant St
Water St. to Quincy St.
3 10-inch
6 Pope St .....
Near Evans St ...
1 6-inch
63
3,014
2 Private Way.
Scammell to South St
1
3 16-inch
2 Pray St ..
Washington to Curtis Ave.
S
2 12-inch
200
1 Plover Rd.
Curlew Rd. to Bittern Rd.
1
2 6-inch
1 Passageway
Mears Ave. to Island Ave.
2 10-inch
268
2 Quincy Ave ..
Water St. to Scammell St
1 8-inch
625
6 Quincy Shore Res ..
North St., westerly.
1 8-inch
330
6 Revere St.
From Wilson Ave ...
8 12-inch
3 12-inch
1 Roslin Ave.
Euclid Ave. to Whitwell St.
1 6-inch
668
5 12-inch
5 Rawson Rd.
Hamden Cir. to Billings Rd.
1 6-inch
1,388
3,395
558
1 6-inch
2 10-inch
476
-
2 16-inch
1 Revere Rd ..
Hancock St. to Washington.
204
1,460
2 8-inch
110
56
1 Rockland St. .
Sea St. to Chatham St.
3 12-inch
1,106
1 Sea Ave ..
Sea St. to Island Ave.
81
5 Sachem St ..
Franklin Ave. to Harding St.
1 8-inch
4
228
-
6
Sagamore Ave ..
Pope St. to Sterling St ..
2 6-inch
530
4 Shawmut St.
From Argone St.
1
6-inch
6
702
1 Samoset Ave
Victoria Rd to Neponset Rd.
252
1 Samoset Ave.
Merrymount to Wabon Rd.
-2 8-inch
1,255
1 Squanto Rd.
Maypole Rd. to Chickatawbut .. ..
1 6-inch
1,988
1 Sea St.
Norton Rd. to Curlew Rd.
3 10-inch
569
1
Sea St.
Crosby St. to Sea Ave
1
8-inch
558
2 South St
Scammell St. to Sumner St.
112
1,970
2 South St
North St. to Cleverly
4 16-inch
2 12-inch
602
517
2 Scammell St.
Quincy Ave. to South St ..
2
8-inch
1
Stoughton St
Manet Ave. to Winthrop.
3 12-inch
2,178
205
1 Saville St ...
Presidents Lane to Railroad.
3 12-inch
1 Sturtevant Rd.
Extension to Glendale.
2 10-inch
393
8 12-inch
2 Sumner St.
South St. to Washington.
1 8-inch
1 Steps
Glendale Rd. to Dixwell Ave ..
2
2 6-inch
1
Shelton Rd.
Mallard Rd. to Sea St
2 12-inch
1,238
1 Sea St ..
At Shelton Rd.
10-inch
12
6 Tirrell St.
Alstead St., northerly
1
8-inch
179
3 Town Hill St ..
Extension, northerly ....
195
1 8-inch
153
428
1 Utica St.
Braintree Ave .; northerly.
1
1 6-inch
5 Summit Ave
Beale St. to Hillside.
1 16-inch
381
2,332
2 12-inch
298
1 Ratchford St.
Crosby St. to Crosby
..
6 12-inch
13 12-inch
2 12-inch
3 10-inch
2 8-inch
WATER PIPES LAID FROM JANUARY 1, 1926 TO DECEMBER 31, 1926
Inches
Ward Location
From To
Gates
2
6
10
12
16
20
4 Upton St
Bryant Ave., westerly.
1 8-inch
6
387
5 Willow Ave.
Francis St. to Parkway
4 Whitman Rd. .....
From Connell St ..
1 2-inch
175
165
6 W. Squantum St ..
Newport Ave. to Holmes St ..
7 12-inch
1,176
5 Wilson Ave.
Taylor St. to Newport Ave.
2 8-inch
5 Warren Ave.
Belmont St. to Newport Ave
3 16-inch
350
1,294
5 West Elm Ave ...
Gould St. to Stanton St.
2 12-inch
350
1 6-inch
7 8-inch
S
7 12-inch
3 In Valve Chambers
1 2 16-inch
427
158
5.316
14.850
14.464
38.897
8.915
12,771
Gates- 2 2-inch 46 6-inch 67 8-inch 1 4-inch
54 16-inch
93 10-inch
191 12-inch
Total 454 gates
1
1 Winthrop St
South of Stoughton.
1 Winthrop St. ....
Stoughton St. to Parkhurst.
6 12-inch
1 In Valve Chambers ..
5 In Valve Chambers
1,778
4
150
WATER PIPE IN USE DECEMBER 31, 1926
When Laid
No. of Hydr't:
No. of Gates
10"
12"
16"
20"
Total
PrevioustoDec.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
Laid in 1926
97
454
427
158
5,316
14,850
14,464
38,897
8,915
12,771
95,798
Total in feet.
1,545
2,662
29,479
90,125
428,360
994
197,083
71,639
75,473
32,147
15,450
940,750
Abandoned in 1926. ..
3
54
1,152
9,942
4,581
5,455
130
24
21,284
In use Dec. 31, 1926 ..
1,542
2,608
28,327
80,183
123,779
994
191,628
71,639 75,343 32,123 15,450
919,486
Total number of miles 174.14.
REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WORKS
221
WATER PIPES TAKEN OUT OR ABANDONED IN 1926
Ward Location
From To
Gates
2"
8"*
12"
16"
5
Belmont
Elmwood Ave., northerly.
1 6-inch
285
5
Brook St.
Highland Ave. to Belmont St.
1 6-inch
212
5
Beale St
Cor. Summit Ave.
1
8-inch
52
1
Canal St.
Brackett St., Field St.
1
6-inch
675
4
Cross St.
Parkway
60
1
Chestnut St.
Hancock St., Revere Rd.
2 4-inch
:027
1
Cottage St.
Revere Rd., Cottage Ave.
1
4-inch
512
1
Cottage Ave.
Hancock St., Chestnut St.
1
Cliveden St.
Hancock St., westerly.
1 6-inch
130
2
8-inch
255
510
620
6 E. Squantum St.
Botolph St., Williams St.
2
6-inch
5
Elm Ave.
Hancock St., Stanton St
3 8-inch
1662
1
Foster St
Chestnut St., Washington.
1
6-inch
488
3
Franklin St.
Viden St., Standpipe ..
1
6-inch
190
3
Franklin St.
At Independence.
24
5 Greenwood St.
Easterly end.
329
1 Glendale Rd.
Easement to Pres. Lane.
1 6-inch
1084
6
Green St.
Bellevue Rd., end.
1
6-inch
616
5 Hillside St
S. Central Ave., westerly.
3
8-inch
862
1 Hancock St
At Cliveden St.
24
1
Hancock St.
At Revere Rd.
24
1 Hancock St.
At Dimmock St.
20
1 Hancock St
15
1 Hancock St.
At Merrymount Rd.
16
1 Hancock St.
At Chestnut St.
11
1 Hancock St.
At Cottage Ave.
12
5 Hancock St.
At Elm Ave ...
8
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At Greenleaf Pl.
2 4-inch
503
Water Pipe (Inches)
5 Huntington Sq ...
Elm Ave., West Elm Ave.
1 8-inch
105
3
Independence Ave
Cor. Franklin St.
1 4-inch
64
1
Island Ave.
310
3
Jackson St.
Cor. Pleasant St.
43
1 Mt. Ararat ..
At Adams St ..
1 2-inch
71
1
Mechanic St ..
Elm St., Revere Rd.
2
4-inch
600
1
Presidents Lane
4
8-inch
2385
470
3
Pleasant St. *
Water St., Quincy St ....
1 4-inch
558
1
Revere Rd.
Hancock St., Washington.
2 4-inch
1450
6
Sagamore Ave.
Pope St., Sterling St.
1
2-inch
402
2
South St ..
Chubbuck, Cleverly Ct ..
2
8-inch
707
1
Stoughton St.
Manet Ave., Newton St.
1 6-inch
800
1
Saville St.
President L., railroad.
1 4-inch
370
2
Sumner St.
Main St., easterly ..
1
4-inch
437
1
Squanto Rd.
Pontiac Rd., Chickatawbut ..
3
8-inch
-
5
Warren Ave ..
Prospect Ave., Grandview ..
4
4-inch
700
1
Winthrop St. ...
East of, Stoughton
1 2-inch
350
5
West Elm Ave
Gould St., Stanton ...
2
8-inch
350
1
Dimmock St.
Hancock St., westerly
1
4-inch
240
1
Lenox St ....
Near Stoughton
1
6-inch
19
Totals
1152 9942
4581
5455
130
24
Gates -21 8-inch
12 6-inch
18 4-inch
3 2-inch
Total
54
REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WORKS
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627
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223
Adams St., Granite St ..
224
CITY OF QUINCY
New Fire Hydrants Set in 1926
Ward Street
1 Adams Street.
5 Albany Street.
6 Atlantic Street.
1 Avon Way.
6 Barham Street.
5 Belmont Street.
5 Belmont Street
2 Burns Ave
2 Burns Ave.
1 Canal Street.
1 Centre Road.
1 Chestnut Street.
1 Chestnut Street.
2 Cherry Street.
1 Cliveden Street.
2 Cleverly Court.
1 Cottage Street
1 Cottage Ave.
1 Crosby Street
1 Crosby Street
4 Cross Street.
1 Curlew Road
2 Dartmouth Street
1 Dimmock Street.
6 East Squantum Street ..
6 East Squantum Street ..
2 Elm Street.
5 Elmwood Ave
6 Evans Street.
6 Evans Street.
1 Fairmount Way
6 Faxon Road.
1 Foster Street.
4 Furnace Brook Parkway
1 Furnace Brook Parkway
1 Glendale Road.
1 Greenleaf Place
5 Greenwood Street.
4 Gridley Street.
1 Hancock Court.
5 Harvard Street
5 Harvard Street.
5 Harvard Street.
5 Hillside Ave.
5 Hillside Ave
5 Hillside Ave
1 Island Ave.
3 Madison Ave.
3 Madison Ave ....
1 Mallard Road.
Location
Cor. Furnace Brook Parkway
Cor. Chatham St.
Near No. 316 Atlantic St.
100 ft. west of Monroe Road
Near Holbrook Road
Opposite No. 289 Belmont St.
One-half way between Brook St. and Elmwood Ave.
Corner Quincy Ave.
500 ft. north of Quincy Ave.
325 ft. east of Brackett St.
Between Charles and Turner Sts.
250 ft. south of Cottage Ave.
120 ft. south of Maple St.
One-half way between Curtis St. and Newcomb Ave.
200 ft. west of Hancock St.
340 ft. east of South St.
90 ft. north of Revere Road
Opposite No. 12 Cottage Ave.
Opposite Cottage St.
Corner of Sea St.
Opposite No. 48 Cross St.
Near Sea St.
90 ft. south of Ellerton Road
Corner of Hancock St.
Corner of Atlantic St.
Opposite No. 292 East Squantum St.
Opposite South Walnut St.
Corner of Harvard St.
Corner Ruthven St.
100 ft. south of Pope St.
Corner Presidents Lane
Corner Henry St.
230 ft. east of Chestnut St.
Near Crescent St.
450 ft. east of Adams St.
Opposite No. 38 Glendale Road
At corner of Hancock St.
400 ft. east of Adams St.
150 ft. south of Argonne St.
Near School St.
Corner of Exeter St.
Corner of Sherman St.
Corner of Hobart St.
100 ft. east of Summitt Ave.
30 ft. east of Norfolk St.
Between Summit Ave. and Grove St.
280 ft. west of Sea Ave.
Corner of Payne St.
Opposite No. 146 Madison Ave. Corner of Gannett Road
225
REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WORKS
New Fire Hydrants Set in 1926-Continued
Ward
Street
Location
1 Mechanic St
1 Merrymount Road
1 Merrymount Road
1 Merrymount Road
250 ft. east of Marginal Road
1 Merrymount Road
50 ft. west of Marginal Road Near Chatham St.
5 Milton Street.
6 Montclair Ave
Opposite No. 75 Montclair Ave.
5 Newport Ave
5 Newport Ave
300 ft. north of Adams St.
5 Newport Ave
One-half way between South Central and Warren Ave.
5 Newport Ave
Near Oakland Ave.
5 Newport Ave
5 Newport Ave
Corner of Douse Road
200 ft. south of Lillian Road
Opposite No. 357 Newport Ave.
Corner of Franklin St.
Corner of Sea St.
At the end of the street
Near Quincy Coal Company
Near corner of Sherman St.
1 Presidents Lane
1 Presidents Lane
1 Presidents Lane.
1 Presidents Lane
Opposite No. 202 Presidents Lane Near Scammell St.
2 Quincy Ave.
2 Quincy Shore Resv
1 Revere Road
1 Rockland Street.
5 Sachem Street.
5 Sagamore Ave.
Opposite No. 83 Sagamore Ave.
Bet. Glencoe Place and Quincy Ave.
1 Shelton Road
1 Shelton Road.
1 Squanto Road.
1 Stoughton Street
2 Sumner Street.
Near Ellerton Road
250 ft. east of Harrington Ave.
150 ft. west of Washington St.
2 Sumner Street.
Near corner Lyndon St.
1 Utica Street.
420 ft. west of Braintree Ave.
390 ft. west of Bryant Ave.
6 Webster Street
6 West Squantum Street ..
1 Whitney Road
5 Willow Ave.
250 ft. north of Elm St.
Opposite No. 172 Merrymount Road Corner of Clifton St.
100 ft. south of Elmwood Ave.
5 Newport Ave
5 Newport Ave
3 Nicholl Street.
1 Norton Street.
6 Oliver Street
3 Penn Street.
5 Piermont Street.
Corner Fairmount Way
Near No. 62 Presidents Lane
400 ft. south of Dimmock St.
300 ft. west of North St.
Opposite Mechanic St.
300 ft. south of Sea St.
180 ft. west of Franklin Ave.
2 Scammell Street
4 Shawmut Street.
100 ft. south of Argonne St.
80 ft. north of the shore side
Near Poplar Ave.
Between Virginia and Victoria Road Between Lenox and Newton Sts.
2 Sumner Street.
2 Sumner Street.
4 Upton Street.
100 ft. west of Quincy Shore Resv. Opposite No. 191 West Squantum St. Corner of Hancock St.
Near Furnace Brook Parkway
Total number set 97 All Corey 3 Way
Corner of George Road
226
Gates in Use December 31, 1926
INCHES
When Laid
2
4
6
8
10
12
16
20
Total
Previous to Dec. 31, 1925
114
273
1,203
404 67
110
63
37
4
2,208
Laid in 1926.
2
1
46
93
191
54
454
116
274
1,249
471
203
254
91
4
2,662
Abandoned in 1926.
3
18
12
21
-
-
-
54
Total in use Dec. 31, 1926
113
256
1,237
450
203
254
91
4
2,608
CITY OF QUINCY
.
Meters in Use December 31, 1926
INCHES
Make
1
11/4
11/2
3
4
6
8
Total
Crest
29
Crown
24
4
1
2
Detector
782
80
11
7
14
2
Federal
3
Gem
7,217
30
39
22
42
17
6
5
1
7,379
Hersey
19
Keystone
17
2.
281
King
274
6
1
346
Lambert
343
2
1
Nash
2,005
53
14
7
8
2
2
Protectus
280
31
34
18
1
1
38
Union
30
3
2
1
784
Watch Dog
78.4
12
10
3
4
1,445
Worthington
13.175
221
114
22
87
66
13
11
6
5
13,720
4
5
3
1
1
896
Empire
..
..
8
1
1
1
.
.........
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
..
..
. .
Total meters in use in 1926-13,720
JOHN J. COSGROVE, Commissioner of Public Works. By Ella A. Jenness
227
REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WORKS
34
8
14
3
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11
-
364
Trident
2,087
1.416
228
CITY OF QUINCY
Hydrants Changed in 1926
Ward
Location
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