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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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. West side, at south side of Morrison.
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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.
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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
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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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