Report of the city of Somerville 1877, Part 12

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


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The outlet of Mystic Avenue sewer has been repaired.


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None of the above-mentioned sewers have proper outlets, all being on private property and discharging into open ditches, where the volume of water is small and the current slight, causing an accumulation of sewage along the banks which will soon become a nuisance.


CRAIGIE BRIDGE OUTLET.


The sewer outlet at this point was extended a distance of about one hundred feet, according to the plan prepared by W. S. Barbour, City Engineer of Cambridge, by laying below mean low-water six wrought-iron enamelled pipes. fourteen inches in diameter, manu- factured by the National Tube Works Company. These pipes will take the ordinary flow in the sewer, and a flap-gate is provided to relieve the sewer in case of a heavy flow of storm water. The pipes have been in use for about six months and are working well.


The ventilating pipe from the sewer, connecting with the high chimney at the Lowell Railroad machine shop, was removed from the flue of the chimney and carried up its outer side to a height of about fifty feet.


PRIVATE DRAINS.


One hundred and ninety-five permits were issued for the connec- tion of private drains with the sewers.


Four persons were licensed by the mayor and aldermen as drain layers. One licensed in 1876 has deceased, making the present number of drain layers sixteen.


I venture to renew my suggestion of last year in regard to venti- lation, and would recommend that builders, in the construction of new houses, be required to provide proper ventilation of drains.


CATCH BASINS.


Thirty-five catch basins were constructed during the year, twenty-nine of which were built at an average cost of $61.54 ; the remaining number cost more on account of longer outlets, ledges encountered, connections for surface drainage, etc., the average cost being $87.08.


Several catch-basins were rebuilt, and a large number repaired.


Fifty-seven old and decayed wooden covers were replaced by nineteen cast-iron gratings and thirty-eight new oak covers. Four- teen hundred and forty-nine loads of deposit were removed from


200


the catch-basins at a cost of fifty-seven and three tenths cents per load.


DEFECTIVE SEWERS.


The grade of the sewer in Cedar Street, between Summer and Hall Streets, is imperfect; the sewer should be rebuilt. In its present condition, it will not drain the houses on the street, and is causing considerable annoyance. The annual expense of cleaning and repairing the sewer (325 feet in length), is about $100.


The sewer in Medford Street, between Somerville Avenue and Jackson Street, was not properly constructed ; the grade is imper- fe ct, and the sewer should be rebuilt.


EXPENSES OF THE SEWER DEPARTMENT.


The total expenditures of the sewer department was $14,102 56, the details of which will be found in the report of the Committee on Sewers.


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HIGHWAYS.


The following table will show the principal street improvements during the year : -


NAME.


FROM


To


HOW IMPROVED.


Approx. length in fuet.


Broadway . .


Boston line .


Cutter Street


Gravelled


1,650


Broadway


Bartlett Street


WillowBridge


Macadamized


3,000


Broad way


Curtis Street


Holland's .


Gravelled


1,240


Broadway


Holland's . .


Alewife Brook


Macadamized


1,000


Curtis Street .


Broadway


Medford line


Graded


2,350


Elm Street ·


Cherry Street


Holland St. .


Macadamized


3,170


Grove Street . .


Highland Ave.


Morrison St.


Graded


540


Gilman Street .


Cross Street .


Angle


Gravelled


700


Joy Street .


Poplar Street


Northerly . .


Macadamized


100


Leland Street


Elm Street . .


Summer St. .


Gravelled


1,075


Medford Street


Cambridge line


Somerville Av


Macadamized .


1,555


Mossland Street


Elm Street .


Somerville Av


Gravelled


375


Morrison Street


Elm Street . .


Willow Ave.


Macadamized


1,695


School Street .


Highland Ave.


Medford St


Gravelled


865


Somerville Ave.


E. Camb. line


Poplar Street


Gravelled


2,095


Summer Street .


Harvard Street Cambridge line


Central Street


Gravelled


500


Webster Ave. .


Prospect St.


Macadamized


.


1,200


Washington St.


Union Square


F.R R. Bridge


Macadamized


570


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SIDEWALKS.


The following table will show the sidewalk improvements during the year.


Street.


Side.


From


To


Materials.


Approx. length of walk.


Cost.


Laurel


Westerly


Somerville Ave.


Summer Street


Brick


985


$533 78


Lincoln . .


Easterly .


Corner Perkins Street


...


Brick


35


26 47


Lincoln


Easterly .


In front of estate of J. R. May .


Brick


20


15 55


Union Square


Southerly


In front of estate of G.A.Sanborn


Brick


35


28 64


Union Square .


Southerly


In front of estate of M. E. Vinal.


Brick


·


60


42 80


Warren Ave. .


Easterly .


Bow Street .


Columbus Ave.


Brick and


edgestone


630


712 66


The city has assessed one half of the cost of the above-named sidewalks on the abuttors.


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SURVEY OF STREETS.


An apropriation of $1,000 was made for the survey of streets. The following table will show in detail-the streets surveyed.


STREETS SURVEYED IN 1877.


Name.


From


To


Approx. length.


Appleton .


Morrison


Willow Avenue


750


Arlington


Lincoln


Franklin


490


Beacon .


Sacramento


Somerville Avenue


1,680


Broadway


Willow Avenue


North Street


5,640


Brook


Cross


Glen


500


Chandler


Park Avenue


Northerly


370


Cherry


Elm


Summer


850


Chester


Elm


Cambridge line


880


College Avenue


Broadway


Medford line


1,800


Cross


Pearl .


Broadway .


1,000


Cutter


Webster


Broadway


740


Dana


Bonair


Everett Avenue


420


Day


Elm


Cambridge line


930


Dover


Holland


Cambridge line


980


Ellsworth


Cross


Rush


240


Elm Court


Villa Avenue


Westerly


100


Elm


Mossland .


Medford line


6,580


Franklin


Broadway


Webster


730


Grove


Elm


Morrison


1,000


Hawkins Court


Hawkins


Westerly


380


Herbert


Chester


Dover .


380


Highland Avenue


Willow Avenue


Elm .


1,660


Holland


Dover


Broadway


2,740


Irving


Holland


Broadway .


1,290


Morrison


Elm


Willow Avenue


1,700


Mossland .


Elm


Somerville Avenue


375


Orchard


Cambridge line


Meacham


1,570


Otis


Cross


Dana


850


Park Avenue


Elm


Wallace


460


Pearl


Franklin


Mt. Vernon


950


Perkins


Franklin


Boston line


1.300


Professors' Row


Curtis


College Avenue


2,030


Rush .


Broadway


Pearl


1,080


Somerville Avenue


Elm


Mossland


1,070


Villa Avenue


Winslow Avenue


Middlesex Central R.R


200


Wallace


Holland


Broadway


1,330


Winslow Avenue


Elm.


Grove


520


Winter


Holland


Elm .


400


Curtis


Broadway


Medford line


2,370


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STREETS PARTIALLY SURVEYED IN 1877.


Name.


From


To


Adams


Medford


Broadway.


Benedict


Austin


Union.


Bonair


Cross


Dana.


Bonner Avenue


Washington


Columbus Avenue.


Broadway


Sycamore .


Adams.


Columbus Avenue


Bonner Avenue


Warren Avenue.


Conwell Avenue


Curtis


Westerly.


Church . .


Somerville Avenue


Summer.


Cottage Avenue


Chester


Russell.


Cutter Avenue


Russell Square


Highland Avenue.


Elm


Somerville Avenue


Mossland.


Everett Avenue


Cross .


Dana.


Florence


Perkins


Washington.


Franklin


Broadway


Washington.


Graves


Willow Avenue


Westerly.


Hawkins


Washington


Somerville Avenue.


Lincoln


Broadway


Perkins.


Linwood


Washington


Somerville Avenue.


Meacham


Cambridge line


Middlesex Central R. R.


Mt. Pleasant Avenue


Curtis


Westerly.


Mt. Pleasant Street


Broadway


Perkins


Mt. Vernon Street.


Washington


Broadway.


Myrtle .


Perkins


Washington.


Oakland Avenue


School


Marshall.


Pearl .


Franklin


Cross.


Pinckney


Perkins .


Washington.


Poplar


Linwood


Joy.


Prescott


Highland Avenue


Summer Street.


Putnam


Highland Avenue


Summer Street.


Quincy .


Somerville Avenue


Summer.


Russell .


Elm


Cambridge line.


Somerville Avenue


Mossland .


North Cambridge line.


Somerville Avenue


Elm


Prospect.


Summer


Elm


Willow Avenue.


Sycamore


Medford


Broadway.


Union


Broadway


Mystic Avenue.


Vernon .


Central


Jenny Lind Avenue.


Warren Avenue


Bow


Columbus Avenue.


Washington


Boston line


Linwood.


Washington


Fitchburg R. R.


Hanson.


Webster


Cross


Franklin.


Willow Avenue


Elm


Broadway.


Glen


Broadway


Pearl.


205


STONE BOUNDS SET IN 1877


Adams Street . East side. at angle.


Appleton


North side, at angle.


Benedict South side, at east side of Austin.


Benedict South side, at west side of Union


Bonner Avenue


West side, at north side of Washington.


66


West side, at south side of Columbus Avenue.


Broadway South side, at east side of Irving.


South side, at east side of Wallace.


66


South side. at east side of Willow Avenue.


66


South side, at angle near Willow Avenue.


66


South side, at west line of Lowell Railroad.


66


South side, at east side of Adams.


66


South side, at west side of Sycamore.


66


North side, at angle between Main and Bond.


66


North side, at west side of Bond.


66


South side, at east side of Walnut.


Cedar


West side, at south side of Middlesex Central R.R.


Chester


. West side. at south side of Herbert.


66


. West side, at north side of Orchard.


Day


. East side, at south side of Herbert.


66 West side, at Cambridge line.


Dover


West side, at angle.


Elm


North side, at point curve near Davis Square.


66


North side. at west side of Grove.


66


South side, at angle in Russell Square.


60


South side, at west side of Russell. North side, at angle near Tenny.


66


North side, at angle near Willow Avenue.


66


South side at angle near Beecli.


66


North side, at west side of Willow Avenue.


66


North side, at angle east of Willow Avenue.


66 North side, at angle near White.


66


North side, at west side of Cherry.


South side. at angle near Cherry.


South side. at angle near Mossland.


66


South side, at east side of Mossland North side, at east side of Cutter Avenue. West side. at angle nearest Washington.


Florence .


Highland Avenue


North side, at east side of Grove.


66


North side. at angle near Putnam


66 . North side, at south side of Medford.


.


. West side, at Cambridge line.


South side, at east side of Chester.


66


West side, at Cambridge line.


South side, at west side of Mt Vernon.


206


Holland


North side, at east side of Irving.


North side, at west side of Wallace.


66 South side, at west side of Dover.


66 South side, at west side of Day.


Medford North side, at east side of Adams.


66 North side, at east side of Sycamore.


66 North side, at west side of Thurston.


Morrison South side, at east side of Grove.


60


North side, at east side of Appleton.


Orchard


South side, at angle west of Day.


66


North side, at Cambridge line near Russell.


Pearl


South side, at east side of Franklin.


North side, at east side of Myrtle


66


North side, at west side of Florence.


66 North side, at west side of Pinckney.


66 North side, at west side of Mt. Vernon.


Perkins North side, at east side of Franklin.


66


North side, at west side of Mt. Vernon.


66


South side, at east side of Mt. Vernon.


Prospect Hill Mass. Harbor Commissioners' Survey Point.


Somerville Avenue . North side, at east side of Mossland.


South side, at east side of Beacon.


South side, at angle near Elm.


South side, at point curve near Sacramento.


. South side, at point curve near U. R. R. Stables.


. North side, at west side of Central.


. South side, at west side of Park.


66


. North side, at east side of Laurel.


66


66


. North side, at angle near Taylors'.


66 North side, at east side of Quincy.


66 North side, at west side of Church.


66


. North side, at point curve, junction of Bow.


66


66 South side, at angle near Bow.


Summer


North side, at west side of Cutter Avenue.


66


. South side, at east side of Quincy.


South side, at west side of Church.


Union - quare North side, near Pythian Block.


Vernon Four on North side, at angles between Central and Jenny Lind Avenue.


Wallace East side, at angle.


66 East side, at summit of hill.


Walnut East side, at angle near Broadway (copper bolt).


Warren Avenue . West side, at north side of Bow.


West side, at south side of Columbus Avenue.


Washington North side, at east side of Mt. Vernon.


North side, at west side of Pinckney.


. North side, at east side of Florence.


207


Washington North side, at east side of Myrtle.


Four on curves, west of Fitchburg Railroad.


East side (copper bolt), at angie north of Appleton.


Willow Avenue.


West side, at south side of Appleton.


66


. East side, at south side of Middlesex Central R. R.


East side, at north side of Highland Avenue.


66


East side, at south side of Highland Avenue.


66


66 · West side, at north side of Summer.


The fences and structures on forty-six estates were found to encroach on the street, and have been reported to the City Council. Orders of notice to remove have been issued to each. Eleven of these have complied, and a large number have signified their inten- tion to remove the encroachments in the spring.


The expenses incurred in the survey of streets and setting stone bounds were as follows : -


Salaries of assistants,


$620 60


Labor in digging for old and setting new bounds,


65 62


Bound stones,


111 22


Stone cutter,


6 25


Signals,


2 88


Brass, lead, etc., for setting copper bolts,


1 47


Total expenses,


$808 04


Unexpended balance,


191 96


Total appropriation,


$1,000 00


BRIDGES.


The stone arch bridge at Alewife Brook was examined by your engineer at the request of the mayor. and was reported to the City Council as in an unsafe condition on account of the excavation made in the water-way under the bridge by the city of Cambridge. The mayor communicated with the authorities of the city of Cam- bridge, who authorized your engineer to properly repair the bridge, at the expense of the said city. The work was completed in Decem- ber, and it is believed that the bridge is now in a safe condition.


STREET NUMBERING.


Eleven streets have been numbered, and the owners of houses notified. The numbers are properly recorded on the plans of the


66


. West side, at south side of Morrison.


208


several streets. There is an urgent call from residents on other streets that this work may be continued.


WATER WORKS.


Plans were made for laying the new eight-inch main on Broadway, between Marshall and Central Streets, also for the new eight-inch mains in Pearl, Myrtle, Perkins, and Lincoln Streets. Street lines and grades were furnished for laying pipe, setting hydrants, etc. A summary, showing in detail all the distribution pipe in the city, was prepared to accompany the report of the Somerville Mystic Water Board. A new map is now nearly completed, showing the system of water distribution, also gates, hydrants, etc. All the water-gates in the city were located and properly recorded.


PERAMBULATION OF CITY LINES.


The lines between Medford and Somerville were perambulated by a committee from the Board of Aldermen, and the City Engineer, in connection with a committee from the Selectmen of Medford. Five new stone bounds were set, and nearly all the old bounds were re-set and re-marked.


MAP OF THE CITY.


The notes taken in Survey of Streets will be valuable data for a new map of the city, the need of which was mentioned in my last annual report.


ENGINEERING EXPENSES FOR 1877.


Salary of City Engineer,


$2,100 00


Salaries of assistants,


1,000 00


Appropriation for team,


200 00


Drawing instruments, stationery, spikes, tools, etc., 147 85


$3,447 85


Survey of streets, special appropriation, see p. 22.


Respectfully submitted.


GEORGE A. KIMBALL,


City Engineer.


FINAL REPORT


OF THE


COMMITTEE ON SEWERS.


CITY OF SOMERVILLE.


IN BOARD OF ALDERMEN, Jan. 3, 1877.


Accepted. Referred to next city government, to be printed with the City Reports, for the year 1877.


GEO. I. VINCENT, Clerk pro tem.


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CITY OF SOMERVILLE.


JANUARY 3, 1878.


The Committee on Sewers submit the following statement of the appropriation for sewers for the year 1877, and the manner in which it has been expended : -


The City Council on the 4th of April made an appro- priation for sewers of $6,000 00


On the 13th of March, Mr. John T. Bamrick paid into the city treasury to the credit of Sewers ac- count, for the cost of repairing a sewer in Medford St. built by him, 107 00


The Committee on Finance, in their report of appro- priations, recommended that the further sum of


10,000 00


be borrowed and placed to the credit of Sewers ac- count, which recommendation was adopted by the City Council, thus making the aggregate sum which this committee was authorized to expend $16,107 00 Of this additional $10,000, your committee have ex- pended but $7,995.56, which sum has been transferred to the credit of Sewers account from other accounts, thus obviating the neces- sity of increasing the city debt on account of common sewers.


The said sum of 7995 56


Added to the amount of the appropriation,


6,000 00


And the sum received from John T. Bamrick, 107 00


Gives the aggregate of expenditures $14,102 56


Which sum is


$2,004 44


Less than the sum awhich the committee was author-


ized to expend.


211


The following is a list of the expenditures : -


For 17 sewers as per accompanying schedule, $16,766 83


Less amount of assessments


11,083 62


Net cost to the city, $5,683 21


For § of the cost of extending the outlet of the Trunk Sewer under Craigie Bridge, as re- quired by an Act of the Legislature,


2,772 52


66 35 catch-basins (averaging $66.21),


2,317 25


" 2 man-holes and dirt-catchers, Somerville Avenue,


224 39


" 2 man-holes, Marshall Street,


78 37


" relaying pipe-sewer, Poplar Street,


110 18


ventilating flue at Grove Street sewer,


81 26


tide gate in culvert under Middlesex Avenue, 39 82


" flushing gate for Somerville Avenue sewer,


49 32


" tools and personal property,


113 92


" books and stationery (including plan-books, rec- ord and account books and assessment bills),


74 20


66 rebuilding 3 catch-basins,


110 71


" repairing catch-basins,


450 65


" repairing man-holes,


53 96


" repairing sewers and drains,


84 15


" connecting catch-basins on Elm Street, built in 1876, with the sewer, 26 63


66 building tops of man-holes to new grades of streets,


57 05


" cleaning catch-basins.


831 25


66 clearing mouths of catch-basins,


79 72


66 cleaning dirt-catchers,


202 89


" cleaning sewers,


182 98


" examining sewers,


28 32


". fitting up basement of Geo. H. Foster Hose House, 44 32


" Superintendent's salary in January and February, 133 33


" Superintendent's team in January and February, 16 67


sundry small expenses.


39 68


66 setting edge-stones and paving, 50 70


66 repairing tools and personal property, 48 61


" materials now on hand, 116 50


Aggregate of expenditures as above,


$14,102 56


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Herewith are presented a schedule of sewers built in 1877, a schedule of materials now on hand, and a schedule of tools and personal property.


In the early part of the year the Beacon and Elm Streets sewer was completed, the quantity of sewer built being shown in the accompanying schedule.


There have been seventy-seven meetings of the committee during the year.


W. C. TALLMAN.


Chairman.


SEWERS BUILT IN 1877.


Street.


From


To


Materials.


Size.


Man-holes.


Inlets.


Length.


Total cost.


Assessment.


Cost to city.


Appleton Street


Morrison Street


40 ft. w. of Willow Ave. 278 it. southerly


Brick


20×13}


3


29


710.5


$893 77


$670 58


#223 19


Adams Street .


Broadway . ·


Pipe .


12


1


14


278.6}


631 09


460 56


170 53


Broadway


Central Street


Adams Street .


.


15


1


23


510.5


732 00


1 711 34


1 257 38


Central Street .


Broadway .


281 ft. southerly ·


.


Brick


24× 17


4


72


1,014.2


1,214 44


912 95


301 49


( hester Street


Elm Street .


Cambridge line Cambridge line


24 X 17


4


66


1,037.0


1,875 19


983 50


891 69


Hawkins Court


Hnwklus Street


335 feet westerly.


2.1 X 17


1


31


335.0 }


524 65


394 93


129 72


Highland Avenue .


Walnut Street .


387 feet westerly .


18


1


15


387.3


479 78


361 23


118 55


Holland Street


Dover Street .


Irving Street .


26


4


56


864.0


1,612 72


779 70


833 02


Irving Street .


Holland Street


142 feet south from Broadway . . ·


24 × 17


4


70


538.0 }


1,711 10


1,284 38


426 72


Irving Street


.


Grove Street .


24 × 17


6


132


516.0 (


1,968 16


1,479 80


488 36


Morrison Street . .


Grove Street .


32 ft. east of Elm St. . 65 ft. w. of Willow Ave. 164 feet e. of Mossland nenr Harvard Street


.


.


.


.


22 × 15


1


225.0


# Included in Broadway.


Union street .


·


Benedict Street .


100 feet southerly


Brick


15


1


13


155.0


182 46


97 56


244 36


Walnut Street . Wallace Street


Broadway


118 feet southerly


18


1


2


118.6


244 36


Holland Street .


134 feet south from Broadway . .


26× 17 15


4


98


172.0}


1,634 02


1,226 87


407 15


Wallace Street


1,077.0 5


17


804


12,563.4


$16,766 83


$11,083 62


$5,683 21


·


20 × 13. 18


4


40


922.5


1,032 23


388 70


643 53


Somerville Avenno


Elm Street .


Summer Street .


22


25.0


350 19


262 37


87 82


Summer Street


near Harvard Street


* Sycamore Street .


End of old sewer .


Broadway . .


Pipe .


15


1


13


172.0


1,095 05


851 24


243 81


Day Street .


Elm Street .


Grove Street


Elm Street .


.


Morrison Street


28 X 24


Hawkins Street ·


Washington Street.


Hawkins Court


24 × 17


L


17


273 4 3


Broadway


Sycamore Street


Central Street ·


12


1


14


281.8


348 90


217 91


130 99


77


968.0


· Binilt in 1576. Cost charged to appropriation of 1877.


+


Elm Street ( part of Beacon and Elm Streets Sewers), 595 feet of 42-'neh brick, sewer with one man-hole and fourteen inlets.


213


15


533.05


Morrison Street .


1,085.0 3


164.0


236 72


84 90


26 × 17


·


12


214


CITY ENGINEER'S OFFICE, Dec. 31, 1877.


To the Committee on Sewers :


GENTLEMEN, -The following materials are on hand in the Sewer Department.


Lumber, 222 feet of hemlock boards, $3 79


1,200 feet of spruce plank, 10 00


66 50 feet of oak plank, 3 inch, 3 00


200 feet of braces, 1 00


$17 79


Cement, 12 barrels Portland,


$7 12


1} barrels American,


1 65


8 77


Drain pipe, 18 ft. 12 in. Akron at .44, $7 92


12 feet 10 inch Akron at .35, 4 90


66 30 feet 8 inch Akron at .22, 6 60


66 7 feet 8 inch slants at .37,


2 59


6 feet 10 inch cement at .15z, 93


1 ft. 8 by 6 inch Portland branch , 85


23 79


Brick, 1,212 feet at $7.00 per M,


8 49


Man-hole ring and cover,


10 00


Catch-basin covers, 1 at hose house, 1 at Davis's stone yard, Cambridgeport,


4 60


Catch-basins trap,


1 85


Catch-basins grating 2 feet 24 inches at $4.23,


8 46


Catch-basins stone,


3 00


Nails and spikes, 24 lbs. at .05,


1 20


Sand,


71 57


$159 52


GEORGE A. KIMBALL, City Engineer.


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GENTLEMEN, -I herewith submit the following schedule of tools and personal property on hand in the Sewer Department : -


Sand screen,


$7 00


Ladder, 14 feet,


2 00


Rubber hose, 1 inch 100 feet,


2 00


Rubber hose, 50 feet no value,


Pump,


4 00


Derrick,


4 00


Blocks, and 50 feet of rope,


5 00


Blocks and no rope,


1 00


Rope, § inch, 300 feet,


1 00


Rope 14 inch, 25 feet,


50


Chains and ropes attached, 3,


1 50


Water dippers large, 3,


2 00


66


2, no value.


Boats for cleaning sewers, 3,


3 00


Boats for cleaning sewers, 1, new,


5 00


Mason's level, new,


2 25


Manure puller,


1 00


Ice hook,


75


Hatchet,


50


Saw,


1 50


Square, iron,


50


Hammer, small, broken, no value.


Rule, 2 foot,


25


Monkey wrench,


1 50


Points, 3 ; chisels, 2 ; drill, 1,


1 50


Reducing coupling for hose,


2 00


Oil cans, 1 good ; 1 no value,


25


Lanterns, 7,


6 00


Wheelbarrow,


8 00


Sewer scraper,


25


Sand bucket,


9 00


Shovel, 12 foot handle,


1 50


long handled, round point, 5,


5 00


" short handled, round point, 6,


6 00


short handled, round point, 18,


1 00


Shovels, long handled, round point 6,


50


Amount carried forward, $87 25


216


Amount brought forward,


$87 25


Picks, 14,


21 00


Broom, 1,


25


Rammers, 1 paving, 1 long handled,


4 00


Iron bars, 3,


6 00


Sledges, 2,


4 00


Mauls, 2,


1 00


Hoes, 2 (1 good, 1 fair),


50


Spoon, 1,


1 25


Tamping iron, 3 feet long,


25


Chain, heavy, 12 feet long,


3 00


Water tubs, 2,


2 00


Mortar beds, 2,


3 00


Tool chests, 2,


15 00


Brand " S. S. Dept."


1 50


Line, 25 feet,


10


Hammer, small stone,


1 50


Flushing gate (Somerville Ave. sewer),


50 00


Sewer forms, 3, 18 in. ; 2, 24 in.


75


Sewer half rounds, 1, 15 in .; 1,18 in .; 1, 20 in. ; 2, 22 in. ; 1, 28 in. ; and 1, 36 in.


1 00


Centres, 1, 18 in. short ; 1, 15 in. short ; each 2} feet long,


66 1, 15 in. 9 feet; 2, 18 in. 9 feet, 1 00


3 00


66 1, 24 in. 8 feet ; 1, 30 in. 8 feet ; 1, 36 in. 5 feet, 3 00


9 00


Hoisting tubs, 4 at $1,


4 00


Sewer pails (6 poor irons, worth) ,


25


66 6 fair,


25


6 good,


6 00


Water pail,


18


$231 25


Sounding rod,


15 25


Cement tester, Eat the City Engineer's office,


1 80


Rope ladder,


2 00


$250 30


GEORGE A. KIMBALL,


City Engineer.


Rubber boots, 3 pair, at $3,


8 pair, no value.


REPORT


OF THE


TRUSTEES OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.


CITY OF SOMERVILLE.


IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN, March 12, 1878. Accepted and referred to the Committee on Printing, with instructions to print in the Annual Report, and sent down for concurrence.


CHARLES E. GILMAN, Clerk.


Concurred in.


IN COMMON COUNCIL, Mar. 13, 1878. SOLOMON DAVIS, Clerk.


THE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY.


FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT.


GENTLEMEN OF THE CITY COUNCIL : - It is our privilege, in sub- mitting our Fifth Annual Report, to congratulate you upon a pros- perous year in the history of the public library. Your liberal policy has enabled us to make valuable additions to our list of books, and to increase the general facilities of the institution in various ways. That there is a genuine and a growing interest on the part of the public in this experiment of the city government, the annual state- ment of the librarian abundantly shows. At the beginning of the year there were only 5,752 books in the library ; nevertheless, it appears that the loans for the current year have amounted to 57,862, an increase of 11,000 volumes over the number given out in 1876, and of 20,000 over the number given out in 1875. As many as 6,309 have been loaned in a single month. These facts certainly indicate a remarkable activity in the circulation of books ; and no better evidence, it seems to us, could be had of the capabilities of the institution as a dispenser of information and refinement.




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