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This trouble is likely to occur at any time in localities where elm trees are growing near the sewer line.
In order to remove obstructions of this kind, it is necessary to excavate to the underdrains and cut out the roots with special tools made for the purpose. As soon as the weather permits in the spring this work will be done at all points now causing trouble.
All necessary work to keep the filter beds in working order has been done, and the sludge and dosing tanks have been cleaned regularly, and a large amount of sludge disposed of.
Main drains were cleaned out and maintained in good condi- tion.
Stock.
Vitrified pipe and fittings,
$578.98
Iron pipe and fittings,
202.84
Tools and machinery,
900.00
Tool house, 125.00
Office furniture,
350.00
Share in horse and harness,
150.00
Share in automobile,
100.00
Stock,
10.70
$2,417.52
Respectfully,
JOSEPH E. CONLEY, Superintendent.
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ENGINEER'S REPORT
Boston, Mass., February 3, 1913.
Board of Sewer Commissioners, Norwood, Mass.
Gentlemen :- At your request I have made an examination, together with surveys of that portion of the town south of Dean street from which the sewage must be pumped, and submit the following estimates of cost, together with plans showing location of sewers, reservoir and pumping station.
General Description of System.
This portion of the town is situated at an elevation so low that the sewage from it cannot be delivered by gravity to the filter beds, but must be pumped.
The district from which the sewage must be pumped comprises substantially all of the area north of Hawes Brook, east of the Midland Railroad and Lenox street and south of Cross street.
In order to collect the sewage from this area an underground reservoir must be constructed at an elevation low enough to allow the sewage to flow by gravity into it. It is proposed to locate the reservoir on Pleasant street at a point near the Ne- ponset River. It will be constructed of concrete and will have a capacity of 100,000 gallons.
The reservoir will be entirely underground, a small brick pumping station only being exposed to view. The sewage will be pumped from the reservoir directly into the cast iron syphon leading to the filter beds. The pumps will be of the submerged centrifugal type, driven by electric motors. It is proposed to install duplicate machinery. Each pump will have a capacity of 350 gallons per minute, and will empty the reservoir in about four and three-quarters hours.
The motors will be arranged to start and stop automatically when the sewage in the reservoir reaches certain levels. This type of machinery is simple to operate and will not require the service of a skilled engineer.
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Street Sewers.
The estimates cover the cost of constructing sewers in all of the streets now in the district, together with cost of sewers in proposed streets east of Washington street which are now under consideration.
In order to provide sewers for certain areas, it was found nec- essary to increase the size of the main line or trunk sewer run- ning from Pond street to the pumping station. The system as now designed will provide for practically all of the area in the district as before described.
Filter Beds.
The present filtration area is composed of six beds, having a total area of 6.5 acres.
The average daily flow of sewage from that portion of the gravity system now constructed is approximately 450,000 gal- lons, or about 69,000 gallons per acre per day.
The sewage is very strong and contains a large amount of factory waste. With this quality of sewage it will not be pos- sible to obtain good results from the filter beds if the flow exceeds 75,000 gallons per acre per day, or a total daily flow of about 500,000 gallons. This amount will undoubtedly be reached from the present gravity system alone during the coming year.
If the pumping section is added to the system it will be nec- essary to enlarge the filtration area by building new beds. I have estimated the cost of constructing about three acres of beds which will practically develop all of the available land now belonging to the town, laying south of the present filters.
Underdrains.
The pumping section is situated at a low elevation and the soil is composed largely of sand and gravel which undoubtedly contains large amounts of ground water. As the sewage from this section has to be pumped as well as filtered I should strongly
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advise that underdrains be constructed in all of the streets, where permanent outlets can be secured in order to reduce to a minimum the leakage into the sewers.
In many towns it has been found that the leakage into the sewers is from 30,000 to 50,000 gallons per mile of sewer per day. If by constructing permanent underdrains this leakage can be prevented the cost of pumping the sewage will be materially reduced. Tbe estimates include the cost of underdrains in all of the streets west of Washington street, and in Washington street from Dean street, to Concord avenue and in St. James avenue from Washington street to a point near the Neponset river.
The estimates for the various parts of the system are based on present contract prices for work of this description. They do not include anything for land damages.
Yours truly,
LEWIS D. THORPE.
Estimated Cost of Constructing Sewerage System in the Pumping Section.
Washington street, from St. James avenue, to Dean street.
620 ft. of 10 in. pipe at $1.00, $620.00
325 ft. of 8 in. pipe at 90 cents, 292.50
3 manholes at $40.00, 120.00
945 ft. of 6 in. underdrains at 70 cents, 661.50
$1,694.00
Add 20 per cent for engineering and contingencies, 338.80
$2,032.80
Washington street from St. James avenue, to Concord avenue. 965 ft. of 12 in. pipe at $1.45, $1,399.25
5 manholes at $60.00, 300.00
965 ft. 8 in. underdrains at 75 cents, 723.75
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$2,423.00
Add 20 per cent for engineering and contingencies, 484.60
$2,907.60
Washington street, from Concord avenue, south.
500 ft. of 8 in. pipe at 90 cents,
$450.00
350 ft. of 6 in. pipe at 75 cents,
262.50
3 manholes at $35.00, 105.00
$817.50
Add 20 per cent for engineering and contingencies,
163.50
$981.00
Concord avenue, from Washington to end.
1150 ft. of 8 in. pipe at 85 cents,
$977.50
315 ft. of 6 in. pipe at 75 cents,
236.25
4 manholes at $37.00,
148.00
1465 ft. of 6 in. underdrains at 70 cents,
1,025.50
$2,387.25
Add 20 per cent for engineering and contingencies,
477.45
$2,864.70
Atwood avenue, from Washington to end.
975 ft. of 8 in. pipe at 95 cents,
$926.25
3 manholes at $40.00,
120.00
975 ft. of 6 in. underdrains at 70 cents,
682.50
$1,728.75
Add 20 per cent for engineering and contingencies,
345.75
$2,074.50
Tremont street, from Washington to end. 625 ft. of 8 in. pipe at 90 cents, $562.50
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625 ft. of 6 in. pipe at 80 cents, 4 manholes at $37.00,
$500.00
148.00
1250 ft. of 6 in. underdrain at 70 cents,
875.00
Add 20 per cent for engineering and contingencies,
$2,085.50
417.10
$2,502.60
Cedar street, extension from Washington street, to Savin avenue.
1050 ft. of 8 in. pipe at 90 cents,
$945.00
3 manholes at $36.00,
108.00
1050 ft. of 6 in. underdrain at 70 cents,
735.00
Rock excavation,
1,000.00
$2,788.00
Add 20 per cent for engineering and contingencies,
557.60
$3,345.60
Cedar street, from Savin avenue, to Chapel street.
900 ft. of 6 in. pipe at 75 cents,
$675.00
4 manholes at $38.00,
152.00
900 ft. of 6 in. underdrain at 70 cents,
630.00
Rock excavation,
1,000.00
Add 20 per cent for engineering and contingencies, 491.40
$2,457.00
$2,948.40
Austin street, from Washington to end.
1,025 ft. of 8 in. pipe at 95 cents, $973.75
3 manholes at $38.00, 114.00
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1,000 ft. of 6 in. underdrain at 70 cents, $700.00 Rock excavation, 500.00
$2,287.75
Add 20 per cent for engineering and contingencies,
457.55
$2,745.30
Hartford street, from Austin to Tremont.
300 ft. of 6 in. pipe at 70 cents,
$210.00
38.00
1 manhole, 300 ft. of 6 in. underdrain at 70 cents,
210.00
$458.00
Add 20 per cent for engineering and contingencies,
91.60
$549.60
Dean street, from Washington to Pond.
300 ft. of 8 in. pipe at 80 cents,
$240.00
1 manhole,
40.00
$280.00
Add 20 per cent for engineering and contingencies,
56.00
$336.00
Dean street, from Pond to Pleasant.
1250 ft. of 15 in. pipe at $3.00,
$3,750.00
3 manholes at $75.00,
225.00
Rock excavation,
500.00
$4,475.00
Add 20 per cent for engineering and contingencies,
895.00
$5,370.00
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Dean street, east from Pleasant street.
1000 ft. of 8 in. pipe at $1.05, $1,050.00
3 manholes at $45.00, 135.00
$1,185.00
Add 20 per cent for engineering and contingencies,
237.00
$1,422.00
St. James avenue, from Washington to Pond.
600 ft. of 12 in. pipe at $1.45,
$870.00
One manhole, 50.00
600 ft. of 8 in. underdrain at 75 cents,
450.00
150 ft. of 8 in. pipe at $1.00,
150.00
$1,520.00
Add 20 per cent for engineering and contingencies,
304.00
$1,824.00
Pond street, from St. James avenue, to Dean street.
1025 ft. of 15 in. pipe at $2.50, - 5 manholes at $65.00, 325.00
$2,562.50
$2,887.50
Add 20 per cent for engineering and contingencies,
577.50
$3,465.00
St. George avenue, from Washington to Pond street. 500 ft. of 8 in. pipe at 90 cents, $450.00
2 manholes at $40.00, 80.00
$530.00
Add 20 per cent for engineering and contingencies, 106.00
$636.00
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Sturtevant avenue, from Washington street, to Pond street. 500 ft. of 6 in. pipe at 75 cents, $375.00 76.00
2 manholes at $38.00,
$451.00
Add 20 per cent for engineering and contingencies, 90.20
$541.20
Sturtevant avenue, from Pond street, to Railroad property. 375 ft. of 8 in. pipe at 80 cents, $300.00
1 manhole, 35.00
$335.00
Add 20 per cent for engineering and contingencies, 67.00
$402.00
Heaton avenue, from Washington street, to Pond street. 500 ft. of 8 in. pipe at 90 cents, $450.00
2 manholes at $38.00, 76.00
$526.00
Add 20 per cent for engineering and contingencies, 105.20
$631.20
Heaton avenue, from Pond street, to Railroad property. 450 ft. of 8 in. pipe at 85 cents, $382.50
1 manhole,
35.00
$417.50
Add 20 per cent for engineering and contingencies,
83.50
$501.00
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Pleasant street, from Pumping Station to Dean street. 700 ft. of 15 in. pipe at $2.10, $1,470.00 165.00
3 manholes at $55.00,
Add 20 per cent for engineering and contingencies, 327.00
$1,635.00
$1,962.00 Pleasant street, from Dean to New Cross street.
2800 ft. of 12 in. pipe at $1.50,
$4,200.00
950 ft of 6 in. pipe at 75 cents,
712.50
11 manholes at $50.00, 550.00
Rock excavation,
500.00
$5,962.50
Add 20 per cent for engineering and contingencies, 1,192.50
$7,155.00
St. Paul avenue.
600 ft. of 8 in. pipe at 80 cents,
$480.00
2 manholes at $25.00, 50.00
$530.00
Add 20 per cent for engineering and contingencies,
160.00
$636.00
St. Mary avenue.
475 ft. of 8 in. pipe at 90 cents,
$427.50
2 manholes at $38.00, 76.00
$503.50
Add 20 per cent for engineering and contingencies,
100.70
$604.20
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St. John avenue.
425 ft. of 6 in. pipe at 75 cents,
$318.75
1 manhole, 38.00
$356.75
Add 20 per cent for engineering and contingencies,
71.35
$428.10
Short street, from Washington to Field line.
600 ft. of 8 in. pipe at 80 cents,
$480.00
2 manholes at $25.00, 50.00
$530.00
Add 20 per cent for engineering and contingencies,
106.00
$636.00
Field line from Short street to St. James avenue.
1800 ft. of 12 in. pipe at $1.00,
$1,800.00
5 manholes at $25.00, 125.00
$1,925.00
Add 20 per cent for engineering and contingencies,
385.00
$2,310.00
Reservoir and Pumping Station.
2000 cubic yards earth excavation at $2.00,
$4,000.00
350 cubic yards concrete masonry at $8.00,
2,800.00
Pumping Station,
1,200.00
Pumping machinery-duplicate,
1,600.00
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Piping and fittings,
$250.00 500.00
Pumping water during construction,
$10,350.00
Add 20 per cent for engineering and contingencies, 2,070.00
$12,420.00
Filter Beds.
3 acres at $3.500.00 per acre,
$10,500.00
Summary
Sewers,
$51,811.80
Reservoir and Pumping Station,
12,420.00
Additional filter beds,
10,500.00
Total,
$74,731.80
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
Superintendent of Streets
NORWOOD, MASS.
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
I respectfully submit my annual report for the year ending January 31, 1913.
Account of labor, teaming, operation of the crusher, paving, and maintenance of highways.
Festus Lydon, for labor,
$346.04
John Kennedy,
343.80
Martin Curran, for labor,
294.43
Bartley Curran, for labor,
254.41
M. Gibson, for labor,
247.89
Morgan Curran, for labor,
246.09
Andy Curran, for labor,
291.86
J. D. Espinosa, for labor,
290.76
M. J. Burk, for labor,
295.19
Michael Drummy, for labor,
125.76
Matthew Drummy, for labor,
23.55
F. J. Mahoney, for labor,
11.11
Nugent Bros., for labor,
181.08
H. F. Foster, for labor,
194.11
Albert Clay, for labor,
132.01
John Drummy, for labor,
95.21
John Goggan, for labor,
1.50
D. J. McCarthy, for labor,
146.99
D. D. Fitzgerald, for labor,
6.89
M. D. Alamida, for labor,
135.00
Dennis Clifford, for labor,
130.10
Mark Flaherty, for labor,
205.88
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Anthony Connelly, for labor,
$226.00
215.00
H. Biban, for labor, I. Girrald, for labor, John Powers, for labor,
8.34
60.47
James Murphy for labor,
264.76
Coleman Flaherty, for labor,
243.72
Martin Lyden, for labor,
320.44
John Sullivan, for labor,
216.32
Timothy Dolleher, for labor,
164.98
John Butler, for labor,
31.10
Martin Coyne, for labor,
182.54
Michael Connolly, for labor,
89.27
Bartley Curran, No. 2, for labor,
146.22
Daniel Devine, for labor,
176.22
Daniel O'Brien, for labor,
210.77
Peter Curran, for labor,
104.66
John Mitchell, for labor,
145.54
John Kelleher, for labor,
61.99
Daniel O'Connell, for labor,
85.55
John Connolly, for labor,
74.65
John O'Connell, for labor,
82.17
Peter Rich, for labor,
99.55
John Devine, for labor,
60.00
Wm. Scannell, for labor,
8.00
Jerry Collins, for labor,
55.55
Edward Dailey, for labor,
134.00
H. Chamberlain, for labor,
28.00
F. A. Hartshorne, for labor,
81.77
J. A. Scherrer, for labor,
30.00
Jolın Hogan, for labor,
4.44
James Costello, for labor,
1.11
Chas. Carlson, for labor,
.89
Frank McDonald, for labor,
2.00
Peter Curran, team,
147.50
M. J. Burk, team,
254.72
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Michael Drummy, team,
$222.00
M. D. Alamida, team,
219.30
Mathew Drummy, team,
42.40
F. J. Mahoney, team,
20.00
Nugent Bros., team,
493.00
Albert Clay, team,
202.80
John Drummy, team,
85.70
D. J. McCarthy, team.
242.90
D. D. Fitzgerald, team,
12.40
James Murphy, team,
238.70
John Kelleher, team,
111.60
H. Chamberlain, team,
50.40
F. A. Hartshorne, team,
147.20
J. A. Scherer, team, 54.00
John Hogan, team,
8.00
James Berwick,
264.00
Tyler Thayer Estate, 2426 stone, at 6 cents,
145.56
Nugent Bros., loads of gravel at 6 cents,
.42
Nugent Bros., 150 loads of gravel at 6 cents,
15.00
E. W. Talbot, 220 loads of gravel at 6 cents,
22.00
E. W. Talbot, 343 loads of gravel at 6 cents,
20.58
F. I. Fisher, 24 loads of gravel at 6 cents,
1.44
A. H. Alley, 36 loads of grain at 6 cents,
2.16
Nugent Bros., 9 loads of sand at $1.25
11.25
The following items show the cost of construction and re- pairs during the year.
Highways.
Lenox street, in the rear of the old carshops, and Cross street at the Junction of Pleasant street was repaired with a foundation of break shoe cinders, rolled, and dressed with a coat of gravel, at an expense of $249.44. On Pleasant street, north of Morse avenue a depression was repaired at an expense of $20.76.
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Chapel street from Walpole to Cedar streets was excavated and given a foundation of ledge stone and finished with No. 1 and 2 stone and surfaced with a coat of dust. In constructing this section of road we used 528 tons of ledge. Stone at 50 cents per ton and 400 tons of crushed stone cost per ton $1.81 spread from the cart. Neponset street was repaired from Cross street to land of Mr. A. H. Alley at an expense of $395.83.
Washington street from Granite to Railroad avenue was ex- cavated and re-macadamized, at an expense of $1725.92. In constructing this work we used 796 tons of stone, cost per ton, delivered $1.53, about one fifth of the amount being spread from the cart. Union street was graveled from residence of Geo. Cottle to the Sharon line and a section for about 300 feet at the Willows.
Summer street from residence of Geo. Hawes to Union street and a section repaired near the junction of Pleasant street at an expense of $869.85. In making these repairs we used 855 loads of gravel obtained from the new sewerage back of the F. W. Bird Co., which was landed on our teams free of expense, and as we had been looking for a suitable gravel to make these repairs we thought it a good opportunity.
Abutting the Morrill Ink works, the street was excavated and a stone road built from the railroad crossing to the bridge at an expense of $1,470.31. In constructing the piece of road we had more excavating to do than usual on account of the grade. We received $200 dollars from the Geo. H. Morrill Co. for work outside of the location of the street which is included in the above cost. In construction we used 585 tons of stone. Cost per ton delivered $1.84.
On Sanders Road a section was macademized at an expense of $345.45, cost per ton, $1.83.
Chickering Road and Walnut avenue extension was repaired with hard pan and rolled at an expense of $47.46.
Central street at the junction of Day street, and the sidewalk
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on south side of Park street, also sidewalk on the west side of Hill street were graveled at an expense of $82.40.
The cost for repairs on the street at manhole and depressions during the year, was $549.62. The cost for blasting the ledge on Chapel street was $43.69.
On Water street at the railroad bridge, repairs were made at an expense of $9.80.
The cost for removing trees on Washington street was 43.24.
The cost of sanding Walpole street was $31.84. Repairs were made in the spring on Pleasant street at the Morrill Ink works, at an expense of $17.80. The expense for the care of Washington street in the business section, was $355.09.
Sidewalks.
The sidewalk on Bond street form Walpole street to land of Mr. F. Bagley, was raked, and dressed with stone dust, at an expense of $11.12.
Philbrick street on the north and south sides, George street on the north and south sides, Washington street on the west side from Howard street to land of Mrs. John Page, was dressed with stone dust at an expense of $42.75.
Railroad avenue on the north side from Monroe street was repaired and Munroe street on the east side was dressed with stone dust at an expense of $29.97.
On Winslow avenue on the west side abutting land of the H. Rhoades estate was graded with material obtained from the sewer excavations and dressed with a coat of gravel, at an ex- pense of $39.84; on the south side of Elliot street from Walpole street to Highland street was dressed with dust at an expense of $4.10.
Douglass avenue on the north and south sides, Hoyle street on the north and south side from Washington street to Winslow avenue, Winslow avenue on the east side from Hoyle street to Walnut avenue and Walnut avenue on the north side from Wash-
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ington to Walpole street were dressed wtih stone dust at an expense of $158.32.
Fulton street on the east and west side from Railroad avenue to Lydon street was repaired with stone dust, at an expense of $47.86. On Florence avenue a section of sidewalk on the south side from Bright street, and also on the north side was repaired with gravel at an expense of $88.45.
The sidewalk on the west side of Pleasant street was exca- vated to conform to the grade of the street; the cost for this work was $119.25.
Culverts and Drains.
The culverts at the junction of Cottage and Washington street, and junction of Cottage and Nichols street were cleaned at an expense of $12.58.
On Walpole street, at residence of Mr. Barr, an underdrain of 80 ft. of 4 in. pipe was laid to the culvert to relieve the water from under the granolithic walk; the cost for this work was $15.77.
The open drain running from Press avenue to Washington street and connecting drains were cleaned at an expense of $10.00.
The open drain running west from Washington street at junction of Cedar street to the ink mill, and the drain running from the Robbins estate to the same source were widened and cleaned at an expense of $24.00.
On Munroe street, the culvert was cleared and repaired at an expense of $8.00.
On Nahatan street the culvert near Maple street was cleaned and repaired at an expense of $8.00.
The culvert on Howard street was repaired at an expense of $4.22.
On Washington street at the Robbins estate the culvert was cleaned at an expense of $12.00.
The drain running from Railroad avenue through Clark
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swamp to Cross street, and the three connecting drains from Lenox street were widened and cleaned at an expense of $101.33.
The drain running from Washington street through the Smith meadow was widened and cleaned, also the culvert from Washington street at an expense of $22.00.
The drains which receive the water from Lydon, Prospect, Casey, and Railroad avenue with those outlets through the Smith meadow, were widened and cleaned at an expense of $56.00.
The drain running from Walpole street at the junction of Winter street and the Civic Association grounds, and the drain from Walpole street to the Norwood Press Club were widened and cleaned at an expense of $22.22.
I will state here, that the above drains had not been cleaned for seven years and were practically closed and required almost the same amount of labor as excavating new drains.
The drain running from Railroad avenue and the rear of Mr. E. L. Hubbard's was cleaned and later a 12 inch pipe was laid abutting the Catholic Church property. One-half of the cost of the pipe was assumed by the abuttors. The cost for this work was $42.80. The culvert at the Junction of Maple and Vernon street, and the culvert on Nichols street and con- necting open drain to the estate of Mr. Erwin Bigelow, was cleaned at an expense of $14.33.
On Lydon street the culvert was cleaned and repaired at an expense of $4.00.
The culvert at the junction of Maple and Cottage streets was repaired at an expense of $1.78.
On Hill street, the pipe drain abutting property of F. A. Fales & Co. was repaired, and 18 ft of 10 inch pipe replaced at an expense of $9.76. On Cross street the brick was taken up, and material that had collected was removed at an expense of $6. 10.
Bridges and Fences.
On Water street new concrete abutments were constructed and bridge repaired at an expense of $247.16.
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The fence on Prospect street abutting property of the New- man Fales estate was repaired at an expense of $28.90.
The fence on Nahatan street, at the line was repaired at an expense of $20.44.
On Pleasant street near the junction of Railroad avenue the fence was repaired at an expense of $25.27.
The ground rails on Pleasant street at the river and also the fence on Washington street at the junction of Dean street were repaired at an expense of $14.36.
On Cross street the bridge was repaired at an expense of $4.64.
The bridge on Neponset street and Central street were re- paired at an expense of $6.32.
Care of Catch Basins.
The care of catch basins during storms was $76.66.
The cost of cleaning the basins and disposing of the material during the year was $249.88.
Raking, Scraping and Cleaning Gutters.
The cost for raking, scraping and cleaning gutters in the spring and fall was $1,271.15.
The expense for mowing grass and bushes was $54.00.
Paving.
Howard street on the north side abutting property of Mr. Coomb's the paving was repaired and continued at an expense of $88.27.
On Market street at the standpipe, the paving was repaired at an expense of $11.58.
On Summer street abutting land of Geo. Hawes the paving was repaired at an expense of $9.00.
Setting Bounds.
Bounds were set on Elliot street extension at a cost for labor of $10.62.
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During the year we crushed 2426 tons of stone, and there remains at the ledge about 800 tons already blasted.
The expense of operating the crusher, including labor, team- ing and all supplies and repairs was $3,243.32.
The cost of the stone per ton delivered in the bins was 133 per ton, an advance on the previous year on account of the distance of the ledge from the crusher, and opening of the new ledge (which is not in working order yet) and repairs.
I recommend the removal of the crushing plant to the loca- tion of the ledge, as it will reduce the teams required to supply the crusher which will reduce the cost I would recommend leasing a parcel of land on the west side of Prospect street oppo- site the ledge, which I think could be obtained. The reason for placeing the plant at this point is because we have no avail- able room on the east side for storage of stone, which we must have; and then again by placing the plant so near the ledge would expose it to blasting and consequently to damage. I would recommend that the power for crushing be derived from an electric motor, and that the present boiler and engine be placed on good substantial wheels, and used for drilling purposes, and for power for a portable plant (which will be required in the future, where electricity is not available.) The cost per day for steam power is about $7.00, not considering delays for repairs.
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