Report of the city of Somerville 1877, Part 11

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1877
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 252


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1621.0


10 4


Holland


westerly to a dead end


near Rush


at Marshall


a dead end


14.0


4 4


Broadway


Summer


.


northerly to a dead end .


North,


504.6


Austin


Broadway


a dead end "


14.0


1456 5


Cambridge line .


Kent


298.0


663.0


Washington


Union Square Bow


a 3-in. pipe


a 4-in. «


399.0


Broadway


* Removed.


t Iron


182


DISTRIBUTION OF WATER PIPE, - continued.


STREET.


FROM


To


Side.


Length. Size.


Cameron


Holland


a dead end


East,


1077.2


6 in.


Canal


Mystic Avenue


427 0


4 6


Cedar


Broadway


an 8-in. pipe


East.


60.0


12 ..


a 12-in. pipe


a 6-in. pipe


..


8.0


co


6 16


Central


Medford ..


N merville Avenue


3704.6


12 .4


Chandler Charles


Park Avenue


a dead end


West,


380.2


198.6


4


6 .


Cherry


Elm


66


East.


1379.7


4 .


Chester (East Som.) Chester (West Som.) Chestnut


Elm


Orchard


West,


713.4


4


Poplar


a dead end


North,


441.0


4


6 5


Chestnut Ct. (West) .


Harvard ..


"


210.8


3 .


Church


Somerville Avenue


Summer


East,


691.0


City Farm


Broadway


a dead end


895.2


6 .


Claremont


Holland


Mead


East,


588.0


4


Clarendon Avenue


Broadway


a dead end


West,


322 0


Clark


Newton


North,


400.0


6


Clyde


Cedar


South,


818 U


6 6.


Concord Avenue


Webster Avenue


Beacon


N. & E.


2060.0


Conwell Avenue


Curtis


a dead end


South.


527 0


Cooney


Beacon


Line


East,


297 0


4 6


Cottage Avenue


Chester


a dead end


North,


227.0 4 .


Craigie


Somerville Avenue


Summer


West,


1333.0


4 .


Crescent *


Washington 66


a dead end


66.0


3


Cross


Tufts


Broadway


West,


2178.6


Curtis


Broadway


Medford line


2410.0


6 €


Cutter Avenue


Summer


a dead end


West,


772.6


Dana


Bonair


()tis


East


213.5


4 4


66


Otis


Everett Avenue


237.0


Dane Court


Dane


a dead end


South,


575.0


4 .


Dane


Somerville Avenue


Washington


West,


1426.0


6 ª


Davis


Holland


a dead end


496.0


4 .


Day


Elm


Orchard


East,


1015.0


4 .4


Durham


Beacon


North,


468.0


6 4


Eastman Place


Highland Avenue


a dead end


West,


353.0


4 "


Ellsworth .


Cross


Rush


South,


250.0 4 .4


Elm Place


Harvard


westerly to a dead end


North,


100.0


3 "


Elm


Somerville Avenue


5407.2


6


Emerson


Everett


a dead end


West,


190.0


4 "


Everett Avenue


Cross


Dana


North,


982.0


4 66


Everett


Prospect


Webster Avenue


South, ..


492.0


4 .4


Fairlee


Cherry


a 3-in. pipe


North,


24.0


4 .


a 3-in. pipe


a dead end


6.


139:0


3 .4


Fitchburg .


Linwood


West,


425.3


4 ª


Flint


Cross


Franklin


1092.5


6 6


Florence


Perkins


Peari =


West, 16


453.0


4 .


Fountain Avenue


Cross


a dead end


North.


352.0


4 4


Franklin Avenue


Washington


East,


555.0


3 16


Franklin 6 .


Broadway


Pearl


1065.0


8€


Frost Avenue


Somerville Aver ne


American Tube Works


West, 66


25.0


4 .


George


Broadway


Mount Vernon


a dead end


297.0


4 .


Gilman


Cross


a 6-in. pipe


North,


768.4


4 66


a + in. pipe


Walnut


703 0


6 0


| Glen


Pearl


Flint


East,


405.0


4 €


Broadway


Webster


West,


790.4


6 .


* Abandoned.


+ Iron.


6 .


Foster


Washington Central


Sycamore


South.


480.4 4 €


Pearl


Washington


1311.2 6 ‘


+350.0


4 .


..


a 4-in. pipe .


a dead end George


320.0


3 .


Dover


Elm


Pearl


530.0


4 .


Shawmut


Chester


East,


443.0


4 .


Cutter


Broadway


Webster


North,


757.4


4 4


· Chauncey


Broadway


Broadway


1142.0


6


Washington


.6


628.6


Medford


Cross


192.2


3 4


66 (East)


Columbus Avenue


Bonner Avenue .


689.7


SS6.0


468.5


Evergreen Avenue


Marshall


School


300.0 4 €


-


an S-in. pipe


Elm


4298.6


915.2


Morrison


66


183


DISTRIBUTION OF WATER PIPE, - continued.


STREET.


FROM


To:


Side.


Length.


Size.


Grand View Avenue .


Walnut


Vinal Avenue


North,


578.0


4 in.


Graves


Willow Avenue


a dead end


South,


450.0


Greenville


Medford


6


East,


396.0


4 6


Grove


Highland Avenue


Elm


=


447.0


4 .


Hadley Court ..


Cross


a 3-in. pipe


South,


35.0


4 6


Hall


Cedar


6.


North,


348.5


Hamlet


Highland Avenue


60


East,


463.0


Hanson


Village


Durham


West, .


736.1


Hawkins Court


Hawkins


a S-in. pipe


North, .6


11.0


3 .


Hawkins


Somerville Avenue


a 3-in. pipe


East,


10.0


3 '


Heath


Temple


Brooks


South,


1866.5


3 4


Herbert


Day


Chester


North,


380.0


8 4


Highland Avenue


Central


Medford


66


620.0


10 €


Hillside Avenue


Pearl


a dead end


East,


150.0


2 4


Hinckley


Broadway


"


West,


363.0


Holland


Elm


Broadway


South,


2350 0


10 4


Homer Square


Bonner Avenue


a dead end


North,


230.0


4


Irving


Holland


a dead end


West,


1251.0


6 -


Ivaloo


Park


a 4-in. pipe


South.


483 0


2 .


Jaques


Temple


a dead end


North,


535.5 4 €


Jenny Lind Avenue .


Medford


Vernon


West,


946.3


1


66


Joy


Washington


Poplar


North,


1184.5


4


Kent Court


Kent


a dead end


West,


371.0


Laurel


Summer


Leland


Elm


Summer


West.


1130.0


1 .


Leon


a 4-in. pipe .


a dead end


East,


605.0


4 €


Lincoln*


Broadway


Perkins


..


614.0


8 .


Linden


Somerville Avenue


a dead end


North,


1116 0


Linwood


Washington


Somerville Avenue


South,


2159.9


London


Linwood


a dead end


East,


389.7


Loring


Somerville Avenue


..


West,


312.0


6 .


Lowell


Summer


northerly to a dead end


North,


640.0


6 ª


Main


Brooks


a dead end 16


66


333.0


3 46


Maple


Poplar


Medford


Southı,


748.5


Marion


Concord Avenue


1669.0


6 4


Marshall


Broadway


northerly to a dead end


596.0


4 4


Mead


Moore


easterly to a dead end Central


North, South,


2182.0


12 4


Medford


Broadway


Cambridge line .


921.8


Merriam


Somerville Avenue


a dead end


West,


551.8


256.0


Middlesex


Broadway


Sargent Avenue


South,


551.6


Mondamon Court


Ivaloo


a dead end


Montrose


School


216.0


Moore


Holland


northerly to a dead end


356 0


Morrison


Elm


Willow Avenue


North,


1747.1


Mortimer Place


Marshall


Mills


Mossland . .


Somerville Avenue


Elm


West.


457.7


4 .


Mt. Pleasant Avenue


Curtis


a dead end


South,


158.0


Mt. Pleasant


Broadway


Perkins


West,


630.0


6 4


Mt. Vernon


Washington


..


1118.4


4


Houghton .


Springfield


School


489.0


4


Howe


Marshall


Beacon


a 2-in. pipe


East.


216.2


4 00


Kent


Beacon


Somerville Avenue


East,


1026.0


4 .


Concord Avenue


a 3-in. pipe


North, "


66


647.2


Line


Washington


Cooney


Brooks


10.0


4 06


Maple Avenue


School


Adrian Pearl


East,


265.0


Meacham


Orchard


252.0


4


4303.0


Central


easterly to a dead end


Mills


Walnut


292.4


885.0


East,


14.0


104.0


10 .


Cedar


at Willow Avenue


8.0


10


Harvard


Summer


Beech


396.0


a 4-in. pipe .


a dead end


a 4-in. pipe


Wa-hington


368.0


3305.7


Elm


easterly to a dead end


442.0


3 .


a 3-in. pipe


a dead end


110.0


545.0


237.0 6 .


Broadway


Highland Avenue


Mead


258 0


* Abandoned.


214.0


283.0


184


DISTRIBUTION OF WATER PIPE, - continued.


STREET.


FROM


To


Side.


Length. Size. 1


Mt. Vernon


Perkins


Broadway


West,


625.0


4 in.


Munroe


Boston


a dead end


South,


389.2


6 .


Walnut


Murdock


Cedar


66


North,


222 0


3 66


Murray


Washington


Pearl


East,


435.5


4 66


.6


Pearl


Washington


..


977.8


CO 00


8 “


Mystic Avenue


Union


westerly to a dead end . 66 66


South,


2012 2


6 4


Nevada


Village


Hanson


North,


256.5


3 0


Newbury


Holland


a dead end


East,


1283.0


6 6€


New Cross


Broadway


Newton


Webster Avenue


Concord Avenue


West,


728.5


4 .


Oakland Avenue


Marshall


a dead end


Oliver


Cross


a 6 in. pipe


North,


745.0


6 6


Orchard


Meacham


easterly to a dead end


South, North,


1513.7 1246.0


4 6


Oxford


School


a dead end


East,


2596 0


1.2 66


Park Avenue


Elm


Wallace


North,


529.0


4 60


Park


Beacon


Somerville Avenue


East,


1316.9


6 .6


Peirce Court


Sacramento


a dead end 66


66


South.


411.0


4 66


Pearl*


Cross 66


a dead end


66


441.0


Pearl*


Florence


Pinckney


223 0


4 6


Mt. Vernon


Crescent


329 0


8 6


Cross


Franklin


1090.0


8 4


Perkinst 66


Franklin


Boston line


South,


1351.0


6 66


Pinckney


Perkins


Washington


West,


1245.2


00


Pitman


Spring


Beech


South,


426 0


4 .


Pleasant Avenue


Walnut


Vinal Avenne


North,


582,2


4 .


Poplar


Somerville Avenue Elm


Joy


East,


710.6


4 .6


Porter


Highland A


a dead end


South,


1246.5 1154.6 944.0 453.8 1321.3


6 6


Putnam


Summer


East,


West,


832.0


Rush


Flint


1495.5


4 .


Sacramento


Beacon


Somerville Avenue


West,


471.0 167.0 00


Sargent Avenue School


Broadway Somerville Avenue . Evergreen Avenue


a dead end n. B. L.&N.R.R.


2458.2


4


Medford


East.


921.5


co


Shawmut


Washington


Cross


South, 66


337.0


4


Smith Avenue


Beacon


Line


West,


266.0


3 "


Somerville Avenue


Washington


a dead end (east )


North,


3912 4


an 8-in. pipe Elm


Mossland


North,


1172.5


4 4


Spring


Summer


Somerville Avenue


1311.6


4 '


Springfield


Concord Avenue


a dead end


West, North.


4063.3


00


66


Bow


Elm


Willow Avenue


1017.0


co


Summit Avenue


Walnut


a dead end


South, West,


529 0 1312.9


4


Sycamore .


Broadway 66


Mystic Avenue


1670.9 CO


Tenney Court


Mystic Avenue


a dead end 66


East,


439.5 467.0


4 6


Thorp Place


Highland Avenue Medford


East,


1444.0


6


Tiger Court .


Beacon


Broadway a dead end


West,


228.0


4


66


140.0


6 .


66


Temple


6.


6


247.0


400.0


2 4


Franklin


a 4-in. pipe


Otis


Cross


Wigglesworth


825.3


4 66


Packard


Charlestown main


Broadway


North,


145 0


Pembroke .


Central


Franklin


North,


1095.0


4 .


Pearl


Franklin


Myrtle


Myrtle


Mt. Vernon


747 0


Lincoln


Myrtle


313 0


8


Summer ..


West, 66


CC


Professors' Row


Curtis


Prospect


Somerville Avenue Highland Avenue . Somerville Avenue . Broadway


Cambridge line .


Mills


East. West,


580.0


4 .


Skehan


Dane


Hanson


a 6-in. pipe n. Beech Elm


3442.5


8 €


Summer


Cherry


a dead end east of Laurel School


1227.6


Medford


4 .


Temple


West,


Thurston .


* Abandoned.


t 313 feet abandoned.


4 .


Quincy


6 00


641.0 4 66


1512.5


66


451.0


671.5 00


Myitle *


Perkins


Perkins


Pearl


458.5


310.7


4 64


easterly to a dead end


66


766.0


Prescott


West,


220.0


371.0


185


DISTRIBUTION OF WATER PIPE, - continued.


-


STREET.


FROM


To


Side. Length. Size.


Tower Court


Tyler


a dead end


East,


168.0


4 in.


Tufts


Washington


Cross


South,


1034.5


6 ..


Tyler


Dane


Vine


North,


433 4


Union


Broadway


Mystic Avenue


East.


460.5


Veazie


Walnut


a dead end


North,


223.5


6 0


Vernon


Central


Jenny Lind Avenue


813.0


4 .


Villa Avenue


Winslow Avenue Dane


Hanson


Vinal Avenue


Highland Avenue


Summer


East,


1482 7


6 0


Vine


Beacon


Hanson


southerly to a dead end


..


160.0


6 €


Wallace


Holland


a dead end


West,


1340.0


6


Walnut


Broadway


Gilman


Bow


West, East,


716.2


6


Washington Avenue, Washington


Washington


a dead end


East,


365.0


3 6


Boston line


Somerville Avenue


North,


4476.5


4 "


Beacon


1646.4


6 °


Waverly


Washington -


66


East,


1406.0


6 €


Webster


Franklin


Glen


566.5


4 .


Glen


Cross


South,


532 5


6


Wigglesworth


Bonair


a dead end


West,


357.5


4


Williams Court


Porter


Elm


66


East.


2145.5


6 .


Winslow Avenue


South,


318.0


4 6


Winter


Holland


North,


461.0


4 €


Winthrop


Broadway


through Park


West,


448.0


4


Wyatt


Concord Avenue


a dead end


East,


207.0


4 60


Warren Avenue


Highland Avenue Bow


Columbus Avenue


westerly to a dead end


West,


210 0


2 4


Webster Avenue


Webster Avenue


a dead end


436.4


a dead end


Reacon


251.5


4 6


South,


422.0


3 .6


Elm Court


West,


256.0


Village


667.5


6 0


Tyler


1691.5


6 €


1736.7


South,


157 0


3 .


Willow Avenue


a dead end


SUMMARY OF DISTRIBUTION WATER PIPE LAID IN SOMERVILLE TO JANUARY 1, 1878.


Feet. 12-inch.


Feet. 10-inch.


Feet. 8-inch.


Feet. 6-inch.


Feet. 4-inch.


Feet. 3-inch.


Feet. 2-inch.


Total in miles and feet.


Miles.


Feet.


Laid previous to 1877. . Hydrant pipe, etc., pre- vious to 1873.


8,542.6


4,586.0


29,749.6


91,340.7


84,768.3 2,238.7


7,920.


1,747.0


43


1,614.7


2,238.7


Total reported previous to 1877. Hydrant pipe since 1873 Laid in 1877


8 542.6


4,586.0


29,749.6 5,092.0


91,340.7 198.0 685.0


87,007.0 620 5 198.0


7,920.5


1,747.0


43


3,853.4 818.5 767.0


Total laid to January 1, 1878 . . Abandoned or removed


8,614.6


4.586.0


34,841 6


93,223.7 313.0


87,825.5 2,378.5


7,920.5 66.0


1,747.0 359.0


45


. . . .


158.9 3,116.5


Total


8,614.6


4,586.0


34,841.6


92,910.7


85,447.0


7,854.5


1,388.0


44


2,322.4


186


72.0


1


. .


187


The city of Somerville has connections with the Charlestown Water Works as follows : -


One 12-inch in Packard Street.


One 12-inch at junction of Broadway and Cedar Street, from 30


One 12-inch at junction of Pearl and Cross Streets, from 30


One 12-inch at junction of Medford and Main Streets in Medford, from 24 One 10-inch at Broadway, near Temple Street, from 24


One 8-inch at junction of Pearl and Myrtle Streets, from


One 8-inch at junction of Broadway and Medford Street, from 30


30


One 8-inch at Boston line on Broadway, from


24


One 8-inch at Boston line on Washington Street, from One 6-inch at junction of Pearl and Myrtle Streets, from


S


Two 6-inch at junction of Pearl and Walnut Streets, from


30


One G-inch at junction of Pearl and Marshall Streets, from 30


One 6-inch at junction of Medford and School Streets, from 30


One 6-inch at junction of Medford and Central Streets, from 30


One 4-inch at Heath Street, between West and Bond Streets, from 24


.


The city has also a 6-inch connection with the Cambridge Water Works, on Sacramento Street, at the Cambridge line, to be used in case of accident.


Respectfully submitted.


NATHANIEL DENNETT, Supt.


30


FINAL REPORT


OF THE


COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS


For the Year 1877.


CITY OF SOMERVILLE.


- IN BOARD OF ALDERMEN, Dec. 31, 1877. Accepted, and sent down for concurrence


CHARLES E. GILMAN, Clerk.


Concurred in.


IN COMMON COUNCIL, Jan. 3, 1878.


SOLOMON DAVIS, Clerk.


CITY OF SOMERVILLE.


IN COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS, Dec. 28, 1877.


To the City Council of the City of Somerville.


The Committee on Highways respectfully submit the following report, showing briefly what has been accomplished during the cur- rent year


Early in the year frequent and severe snow-storms compelled your committee to keep in employment a large force of laborers for the purpose of removing ice and snow ; the cost of same being esti- mated at about $4,000. In compliance with an order from the City Council in reference to the employment of the needy poor, your committee expended from their appropriation the sum of $10,534.02, and for this expenditure the city has had the benefit of 7,361 cubic yards of cracked blue stone, at an average cost of $1.43 per cubic yard.


After deducting the above extraordinary expenditures, amount- ing to $14,534, the small sum of $30,466 remained for the legiti- mate expenses of the department of highways for the current year.


Your committee have used all due economy in the disbursement of this sum, and present herewith some of the more important items.


191


STREET IMPROVEMENTS.


Names.


From


To


How Improved.


Approx. length in feet.


Broadway


Boston line . Bartlett Street


Cutter Street Willow Bridge


Gravelled ·


1,650


. Broadway


Broadway


Curtis Street .


Elwife Brook


Gravelled and macadamized Gravelled and macadamized Macadamized . Graded . .


2,265


Broadway


Russell's · .


Elwife Brook Medford line Holland St.


Gravelled and macadamized


3,168


Gilman Street


Gravelled . ·


700


Joy Street .


Elm Street .


Summer St. . Somerville Av


Gravelled and


macadamized


1,555


Mossland Street


Elm Street .


Somerville Av Willow Ave.


Gravelled and macadamized


1,695


School Street


Gravelled


865


Somerville Ave.


Gravelled


2,095


Summer Street .


Gravelled


500


Webster Avenue


Gravelled and


macadamized


1,200


Washington St.


Union Square


Bridge Street


Gravelled and macadamized


570


Street signs erected,


18


Durgen signs erected,


4


Plank culverts sidewalks,


26


Street crossings constructed,


9


Edgestones set (city),


693 feet.


Edgestones set (private),


1,414 "


Gutters paved (cobble stones),


335 yards.


Crossings paved, “ 60


462 “


granite blocks,


520 feet.


Drivers' square, asphalt,


60 yards.


Driveways, block stone,


92 feet.


cobble,


35 yards.


Sidewalks, bricks (city),


1,367 "


66 66 (private),


125


66


gravel,


over one mile.


100


Leland Street


Gravelled · ·


1,075


Medford Street .


Cambridge line


Gravelled . ·


375


Morrison Street


Elm Street .


Medford St. . Poplar Street Central Street Prospect St. .


Gravelled and


macadamized


1,000)


Curtis Street .


Broadway . . Cherry Street


2,355


Elm Street


Highland Ave. Cambridge line Howard Street Cambridge line


3,000


192


The débris has been removed from twenty sewers, and with this material a great many places that have been complained of as nuis- ances, to the Board of Health, have been filled up.


The committee has held 52 regular meetings, 4 hearings, 8 regular road meetings, and numerous examinations of estates and high- ways by subcommittees, has had referred to it 54 petitions, 15 orders, and 5 communications, and has made 74 reports and . recorded 101 votes.


J. A. CUMMINGS,


Chairman pro tom.


FOURTH


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


CITY ENGINEER OF SOMERVILLE,


1877.


13


CITY OF SOMERVILLE.


IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN, Feb. 5, 1878.


Referred to the Committee on Printing, with instructions to print in the Annual Report of 1877, and sent down for concurrence.


CHARLES E. GILMAN, Clerk.


Concurred in.


IN COMMON COUNCIL, Feb. 6, 1878.


SOLOMON DAVIS, Clerk.


CITY OF SOMERVILLE.


CITY ENGINEER'S OFFICE, Jan. 15, 1878. To his Honor the Mayor and City Council of the City of Somerville :


GENTLEMEN : - The City Engineer respectfully presents the fol- lowing report for. the year 1877.


SEWERS.


In February, the Committee on Sewers discharged the Superin- tendent, thereby making it incumbent on the City Engineer to take charge of the details of the construction, repairs, and mainte- nance of the sewers ; this work has materially increased the duties of the City Engineer's department. In the construction of sewers by contract, inspectors from this office have been employed by the sewer department to inspect the work, keep a daily record of the progress, locate branches for private drains, furnish lines and grades, and take general charge of the work. The department commenced this year with a systematic method of keeping their accounts. Daily reports were made by the City Engineer, of men employed, time of each on each item of work, and the materials purchased and used ; and from these reports the several accounts . were compiled, which will show, at a glance, the cost of each sewer, catch-basin, etc.


Sewers have been built by the city during the year, as follows : brick, 11460.1 feet; pipe, 1544.3 feet. In these were built 48 man-holes and 818 inlets. The following tabular statement will show the cost, assessment, length, size, etc., of each sewer.


TABULAR STATEMENT OF SEWERS BUILT IN 1877.


LOCATION.


CONSTRUCTION.


COST.


Name of Street.


From


To


Built by


Materials.


Size In in


Man-holes.


Inlets.


Average


Length


in feet. .


Cost per foot.


Total cost.


Assessment.


Cost to city.


Brick


20 ×133


3


29


10.1


710.5


$1 26


$893 77


$670 58


$223 19


Akron Pipe .


12


1


14


10.0


278.6


1 14


631 09


460 56


170 53


Broadway . .


Central Street . .


Adams Street . .


Dennis ()'Connell . .


-


15


1


23


7.9


510.5


1 43


732 00


7 711 34


7 257 38


Broadway .


Sycamore Street.


Central Street . .


Francis Mongan . ·


·


.


12


1


14


10.6


281.8


1 24


348 90


217 91


130 90


Elm Street . ·


Camb. Linc . ·


Francis Mongan . .


Brick


24 X 17


4


72


7.7


1014.2


1 20


1,214 44


912 95


301 49


Elm Street . .


Chas. A. Mongan . Camb. Line . · angle r. Tenny St. William Sullivan


·


.


·


42


1


14


4


66


1037.0


1 81


1,875 19|


983 50


891 69


Hawkins Court


Hawkins Street .


·


·


·


·


Cement Pipc


12


0


4.5


Built at expense of abuttors. 3


Brick


18


1


15


11.0


387 3


1 24


479 781


361 20


118 55


Highland Ave .


Walnut Street .


Westerly .


· · ·


McCarty & Falvey


4


56


11.7


864.0


1 86


1,612 72


779 7


833 02


24 X 17


4


70


10.2


538.0


1 60


1,711 10


1,284 38


426 72


Vitrified Pipe


10


0


7


Built at expense of abuttors.


Brick


24 X 17


6


132


9.2


516.0


1 23


1,968 16


1,479 80


488 36


4 Morrison St. .


Grove Strect · .


ncar Willow Ave. Dennis O'Connell .


·


20 × 13}


4


40


8.6


922.5


1 13


1,032 23


388 70


643 53


Somerville Avc. Elm Street


near Mossland St. Chas. A. Mongan .


18


22


9.8


25.0


1


1 40


350 19


262 37


87 82


Summer Strcet 2 Summer Street


near Harvard near Harvard


Strect .


Francis Mongan .


·


.


66


26 × 17


4


98


8.2


172 0|


1 31


1,634 02


1,226 87


407 15


W»Innt Street .


Broad way . .


· 18 in. sewer west'erly to old scwer City


244 36


Walnut Street .


15 in. sewer west erly to old drains City


.


Cement Pipe


1


16.0


48


818


13,004.4


$16,766 83


$11,083 62


$5,683 21


·


·


·


·


·


.


.


24 X 17


3


77


7.0


968.0


1 13


1,095 05


851 24


243 81


Grove Street .


Willow Avenue , Elm Street . .


Morrison Strcet . Westerly . ·


McCarty & Falvey


·


Chas. A. Mongan


.


·


.


·


·


· near Broadway . Chas. A. Mongan . · Chas. A. Mongan ·


Richard Falvey .


·


·


1 14 9 eubie yards of ledge.


4 29 cubic yards lodge.


7 Including assessment and cost to city of Sycamore Strect sewer.


21 cubic yard of ledge.


5 151.5 cubic yards ledge.


3 221.1 cubic yards of ledge.


Total length of sewers built previous to Jan. 1, 1877 Total length of sewers built during the year 1877


. 113,945.6 feet


13,004.4 4


Total . .


. 126,950.0 feet, or 24.4 miles.


196


Somerville Ave. . Morrison Strcet Grove Strect . .


near Elm Street . Dennis ()'Connell


26 X 17


1085.0


225.0 6


164.0


236 72 Included in Broadway.


13


8.5


155.0


1 17


182 46


97 56


84 90


Wallace Street |Holland Strect ·


near Broadway .


Chas. A. Mongan


Chas. A. Mongan


City


18


1


1


118.6 }


Walnut Street .


15


1


10.0


8.1


20.0


1 48


244 36


12


Walnut Street .


18 in. scwer west erly to cateh-basin City


.


12


1


17


273.4 3


¡Broadway


Southerly . .


Maurice Buttimer


66


Chas. A. Mongan


24 × 17


1


13


172.0


1 03


524 65


394 93


129 72


Hawkins Street Washington St. .


Hawkins Court . near Day Street .


Chas. A. Mongan


Herbert Street


Chester Street .


Dover Street . .


Irving Street . ·


Chas. A. Mongan


36


Holland Street 8 Irving Street . Irving Strect . Loring Street


Holland Street .


Northerly .


Street .


Jas. M. Burckes & Son Jas. M. Burckes & Son


22 × 15


1


Sycamore Strect End of old Bewer


Broadway


.


Akron Pipe . Brick


15


1


2 Union street . |Benedict Street .


Southerly . ·


·


Dennis O'Connell .


15


5 Wallace Street Holland Strect .


15


1077.0


10


1 Appleton St. . Adams Street .


Morrison Street . Broadway


near Willow Ave. Dennis O'Connell .


.


· ·


Southerly . . ·


Dennis O'Connell .


.


28 × 24


24 X 17


1


31


9.1


335.0


595.0 Spceial appropriation.


15


533.0|


2 Central Street Chester Street . Day Street . . Elm Street . .


inehes.


cut.


Southerly . ·


197


BEACON AND ELM STREETS SEWER.


This sewer was commenced in 1876 ; the brick work was finished the last of January ; the refilling of the trench and replacing the street was not completed until April. The building of this sewer provides for the drainage of a large portion of West Somerville, and the owners of real estate in that vicinity have shown their ap- preciation of the fact by asking for a large number of lateral sewers.


HERBERT STREET SEWER.


This sewer, 224 feet in length, was built by the owners of abut- ting estates, under the supervision of the City Engineer.


LORING STREET SEWER.


The sewer in Loring Streeet, 315 feet in length, connecting with the Somerville Avenue sewer near Dane Street, was also built at the expense of the abuttors.


SYCAMORE STREET AND BROADWAY SEWER.


This sewer was commenced in 1876, and finised in March of the present year.


MAN-HOLES.


Two man-holes were built on the Marshall Street sewer, and two on the Somerville Avenue sewer ; those on the Somerville Avenue sewer were provided with arrangements for flushing. Three man- holes were provided with new iron covers, in place of the wooden covers. I would renew the suggestion made in my report for 1876, in relation to the necessity of more man-holes on the sewers already constructed.


FLUSHING.


The new man-holes on Somerville Avenue at Central Street, and at a point near Hawkins Street, were each provided with brass eve bolts for the attachment of a gate for flushing. A portable gate was constructed and used in each man-hole. The result was very satisfactory ; a further trial will show the comparative expense of flushing and cleaning by hand labor. A flushing and ventilating chamber was built on Grove Street sewer, which will give an op- portunity to flush the main sewer in Elm Street; the situation of


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this chamber in reference to the low lands on the easterly side of Grove Street and on the northerly side of the Middlesex Central Railroad will give ample means for the present of storing of water for flushing purposes.


VENTILATION ..


In November, a ventilating flue was constructed from the flush- ing and ventilating chamber on the Grove Street sewer to the upper portion of the tower of the hose house, corner of Highland Avenue and Grove Street ; thus far its working has been satisfactory, there being a strong upward draught, but we have yet to ascertain its working in the summer, when the temperature of the internal air of the sewer is lower than that of the external atmosphere.


With a view to a partial ventilation of the sewers, I would recommend the purchase of a quantity of perforated cast-iron man- hole covers, to be placed on such manholes as are remote from dwellings, and where the escaping gases would be likely to do little injury. This is the most economical method of ventilation, and has been found in many cities to be sufficient ; if at any point, complaint is made, the perforated covers can be replaced by the pattern now in use.


SEWER OUTLETS.


I desire to call the attention of the City Council to the condition of many of our sewer outlets.


The sewer in Waverly Street, near the Boston line, now dis- charges into a creek, and thence into the Mill Pond in the Charles- town District, between Canal Street and the Eastern Railroad ; if the improvements now contemplated in this vicinity are carried out, it will be necessary to extend the Waverly Street sewer into deep water.


The Winthrop Avenue sewer discharges on the northerly side of Mystic Avenue into an open ditch, thence through a wooden culvert' under Middlesex Avenue to Mystic River; the grade of this sewer is lower than the culvert, thereby preventing the sewer from emptying. and causing an accumulation of solid matter in the sewer to the depth of eighteen inches or more. I would respectfully recommend that the culvert under Middlesex Avenue be rebuilt at such grade as will give the sewer a proper means of discharging.




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