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Prospect Hill Av.
Near Greenville St. Highland Ave. . .
Tim. J. Gunning John J. Dorey .
Akron pipe .
12
1
19
379.6
9.0
$1.24
$471.96
$400.34
$71.62
Highland Ave .
Central St. .
Near Sycamore St
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12
1
15
376.0
9.1
1.34
944.14
805.05
139.09
Oxford .
End of old sewer.
Central St.
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12
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2-4
596.8
8.2
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794.22
420.85
873.37
Cross .
Alston St.
Chester St . .
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73.2
399.5
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6.5
1.28
526.57
296.74
229 83
Cross .
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Akron pipe . Brick .
12 30
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253.5
9.6
680.5
9.6
2.35
2,861.60
1,643.40
1,218.20
6'l'emple.
Sewall St.
Near Broadway
Akron pipe.
12
2
22
278.3
11.4
Jaques .
Wheatland St. Jaques St. . ·
Chauncey Ave. . South westerly .
John J. Dorey . -
12
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15
227.3
7.6
1.38
659.53
499.44
160.09
Joseph ·
Newton St . ·
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Marion St.
12
3
40
623.0
4.9
1.13
1,173.20
1,162.85
10.35
Marion
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Oakland Ave. ·
Evergreen Avc . .
15
2
9 244.0
0.4
1.37
1,432.41
1,230,8G
201.55
Summer
Ashland St . .
Cherry St .
Chas. A. Mongan
1
12
211.8
8.7
1.29
272.85
258.05
14.80
7017.3
$10,708.71
$7,879.90
$2,828.81
REBUILT.
Chestnut . . . Laurel .
Linchan Ct . . . | Near Poplar St . . | Sewer Dept. . . | Akron pipe . |
. . Near Sum mer St. .
Sewer Dept. . .
Vitrified pipe
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3
97.2
5.9
0.56
299.03 54.36
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54.36
331.2
$353.30
$353 39
1 7 euble yards of rock.
3 130 cubic yards of rock.
6 46.6 cubic yards of rock. 6 66 cubic yards of rock.
7 20 enbic yards of rock.
2 15 cubic yards of rock.
4 78 cubic yards of rock.
Total length of sewers built previous to Jan. 1, 1883 Total length of sewers built during the year 1883
7,017.3 4
Total length of sewers in city, Jan. 1, 1884 .
. 182,453.4 feet, or 34.5 miles.
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Crescent.
Washington St . End of old sewer. Near Pearl St. .
Near Hadley St. Boston Line .
Portland “ Brick . .
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1
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11.5 5
48.5
11.9
2.67
129.43
54.40
75.03
Dover.
End of old sewer.
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17×24
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16
179.9 }
9.6
1.74
525.01
402.00
123.01
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Adrian St. .
'Chas. A. Mongan
12
2
14
286.5
8
127.8
33
339.2
8.2
2.08
704.15
500.66
203.49
6 Moore
End of old sewer
Near Concord Ave. " Holland St. . School St. . .
Maurice Buttimer Dennis O'Connell
Briek .
17×24
1
14
309.5
8.7
School
Evergreen Ave. .
Near Maple Ave . " Broadway ·
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8 163.5
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10.2
16
319.3
12
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10
175.0
7.3
1.22
213.64
205.26
8.38
1EIm .
Near Morrison St Northerly .
21CIm .
End of brk. sewer Jaques St. . ·
Near Chapel St. Sewall St. . 'Temple St .
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Richard Falvcy . Sewer Dept. Maurice Buttimer
17×24
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12
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252.0
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Akron pipe . ..
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16
234.0
1.23
299.03
Central
Oxford St. . . .
12
2
15
251.0
1
79.0
Chester .
Cross St. . .
Near Medford St .
Chas. A. Mongan
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12
15
Washington .
Near Flint St . " Orehard St
16
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24×28
18×27
47
121.1 3
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Chauncey Ave.
Adrian
Joseph St. . ·
Adrian St. . ·
Oakland Ave .
Oakland Ave. ·
4 Sewall
Grant St .. .
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
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. 175,436.1 fect.
Cut.
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255
REPORT OF THE CITY ENGINEER.
LAUREL STREET SEWER.
Ninety-seven and two-tenths feet of the Laurel Street sewer were relaid at a lower grade to accommodate the block of brick buildings recently constructed on the corner of Summer Street. This is a pipe sewer, laid in 1869, and was found in good condi- tion and nearly all the pipe relaid.
CHESTNUT STREET SEWER.
Two hundred and thirty-four feet of the Chestnut Street sewer were rebuilt. This is a pipe sewer, laid in 1869, and found badly cracked, defective in grade, and nearly full of deposit. The pipe was all removed and Akron pipe substituted.
PRIVATE DRAINS.
Two hundred and forty-eight permits were issued for laying private drains, 232 for new connections and 16 for repairs. The locations of these drains have been recorded in this office, and where practicable have been shown on the sewer plans.
MAN-HOLES.
One man-hole was built on the Harvard Street sewer near Sum- mer Street. I would renew my recommendation of last year that man-holes be built at frequent intervals on our old sewers.
CATCH-BASINS.
Eleven catch-basins were constructed during the year, ten at an average cost of $70.93, and one at a cost of $117.07. The work of substituting iron catch-basin covers for the wooden cov- ers is now nearly complete. During the last few years this item has very materially increased the cost of repairing catch-basins.
CRAIGIE BRIDGE SEWER OUTLET.
The accumulation of sewage near the sewer outlet under Craigie . bridge and under the adjoining wharves, was removed by the City of Cambridge at a cost of $2,992.60, five-ninths of which was paid by this city.
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SIDEWALKS.
The following table will show the sidewalks laid during the year :-
Street.
Side.
From
To
Materials.
Length of walk in feet.
Cost.
Aldersey . .
Both
Walnut St .
Vinal Ave .
1,026
$680 42
Austin . . .
Both
Broadway
Mystic Ave
1,420
1,109 00
Concord Ave.
North
Newton St .
Marion St .
573
Concord Ave.
South
Prospect St.
Spri'gfi'ld St
975
Davis Square.
E. and W .
235
235 52
Glen .
Both .
Broadway
Webster St .
1,410
974 94
Glen
Both .
Pearl St . .
Flint St . .
.
Brick and edgestone,
323
381 04
Total . . .
6,582
$4,922 14
The Board of Aldermen assessed one-half the cost on the abutters.
STREETS.
Evergreen Avenue, from School Street .to Thurston Street, 469.6 feet in length and 40 feet wide, was the only street ac- cepted during the year.
STREET NUMBERING.
Six streets have been numbered during the year and plans pre- pared for several others. There are many houses in the city to which the owners or occupants have neglected to affix the proper numbers, and in some cases the numbers on the houses are incorrect, causing much confusion. I would recommend that the chief of police be requested to enforce the ordinance, and compel parties to affix the proper numbers.
620
559 54
Herbert . .
.
Southwest .
Chester St .
Day St. ·
Gravel and edgestone, Gravel and edgestone, Gravel and edgestone, Gravel and edgestone, Gravel and edgestone, Gravel and edgestone, Gravel and edgestone
981 68
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REPORT OF THE CITY ENGINEER.
BRIDGES.
The wooden bridge over the Boston and Lowell Railroad at Cross Street, has been partly renewed, the abutments repaired, and new fences built on each side : that over the same railroad at School Street has been rebuilt, widened on the easterly side, the abut- ments repaired, and fences built on each side.
The bridges over the Boston and Lowell Railroad at Cedar Street and Broadway are in fair condition : that at Central Street is in good condition.
The bridges over the Fitchburg Railroad are in the same con- dition as mentioned in my last annual report.
The stone-arch bridge on Broadway over Alewife Brook, and the wooden bridge on Boston Avenue over the Mystic River, are both in good condition.
The draw on the Middlesex Avenue bridge over Mystic River has been planked; the bridge will need more extensive repairs during next season.
SURVEY OF THE CITY.
An appropriation of three hundred dollars was made to continue the survey of the city ; a large tract including a portion of the southerly slope of Central Hill was surveyed and plotted, also a portion of the East Somerville section completed.
The maps to be made from this survey will show the owner, area and dimensions of each lot, all houses, sewers, water-pipes, hydrants, street lights, crossings, catch-basins, etc., and will be of great value to every department of the city.
I would recommend that a larger appropriation be made for this work, in order that it may be completed at an early day.
HEALTH.
At the request of the Board of Health, all the school-rooms in the city have been measured, the cubic contents computed, the ven- tilators measured, and other information obtained for the use of the Board in making their report on the condition of the school buildings.
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
STREET LIGHTS.
A map of the city showing all street lights was completed in March last.
WATER WORKS.
A large map showing all water mains was made for use in the office of the Water Registrar at Charlestown.
EXPENSES.
The expenses of the department for the year 1883, were as follows : -
Salary of city engineer, including maintenance of
a team, $2,000 00
Salaries of assistants, 1,199 31
Salaries of assistants for survey of city, 299 31
Repairing instruments, stationery, spikes, tools,
fares, etc., 199 67
Total expense of department,
$3,698 29
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE A. KIMBALL, City Engineer.
REPORT
OF THE
COMMITTEE ON FIRE DEPARTMENT.
CITY OF SOMERVILLE.
IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN, Jan. 2, 1884. Report accepted and referred to the next City Council to be printed in the Annual Reports of 1883. Sent down for concurrence.
CHARLES E. GILMAN, City Clerk.
Concurred in.
In COMMON COUNCIL, Jan. 2, 1SS4.
DOUGLAS FRAZAR, Clerk.
CITY OF SOMERVILLE.
IN COMMITTEE ON FIRE DEPARTMENT, Jan. 2, 1884. To the City Council of Somerville :-
The following is the final report of this Committee for the year 1883 :-
A full statement of the work done by the department, and of the improvements which have been made in its buildings and equipment, may be found in the Annual Report of the Chief En- gineer ; and he also makes certain recommendations, which are fully endorsed by this committee, with a view to the still further increase of the department's efficiency and usefulness.
The following is a condensed statement of receipts and expenses for the year ending Dec. 31, 1883 :-
FIRE DEPARTMENT ACCOUNT.
APPROPRIATION,
$22,000 00
RECEIPTS AND CREDITS : - For articles sold,
$179 30
Bill approved and
charged to the account
in 1882, and credited
back this year because
the party could not be found, 90
180 20
Total credit,
$22,180 20
EXPENSES : -
For salaries of permanent men, $8,590 00
" call men,
4,585 50
" substitute drivers
292 50
Repairs and improvements of ap-
paratus,
411 64
Amounts carried forward,
$13,879 64
$22,180 20
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Amounts brought forward, $13,879 64 $22,180 20
Repairs and improvements of buildings and furniture, 1,248 07
Maintenance and extension of the Fire Alarm Telegraph (includ- ing the cost of 2 new boxes and 2 indicators),
1,297 03
Repairing hose,
133 38
Grain,
589 80
Hay and straw,
851 95
Fuel,
609 64
Supplies,
315 08
Horse-shoeing,
262 20
Harnesses and repairs of same,
269 64
One new horse, $300 00
Less one old horse
sold, 50 00
250 00
Horse-doctoring and medicine, 31 20
Water,-for hydrants, $1,428 00
" houses, 110 00
1,538 00
Gas,
238 36
Ice,
29 00
Insurance,
10 00
Washing and ironing,
133 90
Repairing reservoirs,
174 81
Incidentals (including expense of
testing new steamer),
265 70
Total expense,
22,127 40
Balance unexpended,
$52 80
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FIRE DEPARTMENT. 263
NEW STEAM FIRE ENGINE ACCOUNT.
APPROPRIATION,
$4,000 00
EXPENDED :-
For a Silsby, third size, Rotary En- gine and Heater,
$3,825 00
Traveling expenses,
47 00
Total expenditure, 3,872 00
Balance unexpended,
$128 00
NEW FIRE-EXTINGUISHERS ACCOUNT.
APPROPRIATION,
$300 00
EXPENDED :-
For 4 Harkness Extinguishers,
$200 00
1 compressor,
20 00
43 gallons compound,
43 00
1 barrel,
1 50
Total expenditure 264 50
Balance unexpended,
$35 50
For the Committee,
THOS. R. ROULSTONE, Chairman. GEO. I. VINCENT, Clerk.
REPORT
OF THE
CHIEF ENGINEER OF FIRE DEPARTMENT.
CITY OF SOMERVILLE.
IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN, Feb. 13, 1884.
Referred to the Committee on Printing, to be printed with the Annual Reports for 1SS3. Sent down for concurrence.
CHARLES E. GILMAN, Clerk.
Concurred in. IN COMMON COUNCIL, Feb. 14, 1SS4.
DOUGLAS FRAZAR, Clerk.
CITY OF SOMERVILLE.
SOMERVILLE, MASS., Dec. 30, 1883. To His Honor the Mayor and City Council :-
GENTLEMEN, -I herewith submit to you a report of the operation of the Fire Department for the year ending December 31, 1883.
In addition to the usual details, this report contains an account of the number of alarms, with the causes thereof, the amount of loss, insurance, and insurance paid, as near as can be ascertained, with some recommendations which I trust will be found of sufficient interest and importance to receive your favorable consideration.
NUMBER OF BOX ALARMS.
The Department has been to answer fifty-seven alarms during the year.
The causes of alarms were as follows :
Burning of grass
3
Defective chimney flues .
2
Sparks from locomotive engine
3
Oil stoves
3
Burning of beds
6
Burning of rubbish in yards
3
Breaking of kerosene lamps
3
False alarms
6
Sparks on roof from chimney
5
Incendiary
3
Children playing with matches
3
Bursting of water pipe
1
Thawing out a water service pipe
1
Burning of hatching incubator
1
Fire-crackers on roof
1
Supposed fire in church
1
Carried forward.
45
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Brought forward, .
45
HIot coals dropping from stove
2
Blast of fire from furnace
1
Neglect to attend fires in smoke-house
1
Unknown
1
Fumigating hen-house
1
Fires in Cambridge
3
Fire in Medford
1
Fires in Boston
2
Total
57
The loss, insurance and insurance paid, as near as can be ascer- tained, were -
Loss, $7,510 00
Insurance, 18,500 00
Insurance paid, 6,881 00
Net loss to property holders, 629 00
Our department has rendered assistance out of the city three times and has received assistance once.
MANUAL FORCE.
The manual force of the Department remains the same as last year ; viz.,-
1 Steamer Company, number of men
14
4 Hose Companies, 10 men each 40 ·
1 Chief Engineer
1
1 Assistant Engineer
1
1 Hook and Ladder Company
15
Total number of men . 71
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APPARATUS.
The apparatus in service in the Department consists of two steam-fire-engines, five horse-hose-carriages, one hook-and-ladder- truck.
In addition to the above, there are one hook-and-ladder-truck, one two-wheel hand-hose-carriage, and one horse-hose-carriage.
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The last-mentioned is hardly worth enumerating as a piece of fire-apparatus, as it is totally unfit for fire-service.
I desire to again call your attention to the importance of adopt- ing some plan whereby the Department can be supplied with ladders at the first instance of a fire. We frequently work at a disadvantage when there is a fire in a section of the city remote from where the ladder truck is located. I renew my recommenda- tions of last year that the spare hose-carriage be rebuilt and fitted to carry both ladders and hose. If this plan is adopted there will not be any increase in the running expenses of the Department, while if the spare truck is put in service it will necessitate the keeping of a pair of horses, a permanent driver, and certainly a few call ladder-men, involving probably an annual increase of $1,500, in the running expense.
Owing to the large number of telephone-wires which interfere with the raising of spliced ladders, I recommend the purchase of a fifty-foot Bangor telescope ladder for Hook and Ladder No. 1.
The new steam-fire-engine built by the Silsby manufacturing Company, and delivered to the city last June, has thus far proved an excellent engine ; although in service a number of times, there has been but one severe test of her ability to do heavy work, and her three hours performance at the burning of Stickney & Poor's factory was such as to receive the praise of the chief officers of the Boston Fire Department and the owners of the property. The Engine has been drawn 60g miles and has worked 25 hours.
HOSE.
There is in the Department 6,950 feet of hose ; 5,550 feet of which is cotton hose, rubber-lined, and 1,400 feet of leather hose ; 900 feet of old hose has been transferred to the Water and Sewer Departments.
There was no new hose purchased last year. I recommend that 1,000 feet be bought this year, that there may be a sufficient quantity on hand to replace that which has been in service, as it is hurtful to hose to have it remain on carriages without being thoroughly dried so as to prevent mildew.
270
ANNUAL REPORTS.
FIRE ALARM TELEGRAPH.
This very important branch of the Department has continued to work satisfactorily. Three new alarm-boxes have been added, viz. : 36, 43, and 229,-the last-named being placed in the office of the Eagle Shade Roller Company at their own expense. This box is in a combustible neighborhood, and is available for use, both night and day, for any fire in the vicinity. The three circuits of wire and the apparatus connected therewith, have received watchful attention. The placing of the fire-alarm wires upon the cross-arms of the telephone-poles has thus far worked satisfactorily. It is easier to detect trouble, and less dangerous for our men to have the lines of wire placed on poles than on the roofs of buildings. Crooked and unsightly poles have been replaced by new ones of such a kind as to be entirely unobjectionable to the abutters. New wires have been run to replace those that have become weakened by age, and considerable work will be necessary the coming summer for the same purpose. There is not a sufficient alarm in the Spring Hill district to arouse the call-members of the Department. A remedy for this would be the placing of a striker on the bell of the Spring Hill Baptist church, and the children of that district would then hear the storm-signal for the omission of any session of the public schools. There are now twenty-five 25) miles of wire, thirty-four alarm-boxes, five bell-strikers, four . large gongs, and nine small gongs, and a battery of 180 cups, 125 of which are known as the " Hill " battery, and 60 as the " Serson- Kauffer " battery ; the latter was placed on one of the circuits as an experiment on July 15, 1883, and has thus far proved satisfactory.
The locations of fire alarm-boxes are as follows, viz. : -
Box.
12. Junction Somerville Avenue and Linwood Street.
112. John P. Squire & Co.
13. McLean Asylum.
113. F. R.R. Freight Yard.
14. Cross Street, opposite Tufts Street.
15. Washington, corner Myrtle Street.
16. Webster Street, Hose House No. 1.
17. Lincoln, corner Perkins.
18. Broadway, corner Union.
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21. Medford, corner South.
23. Lincoln & Chamberlain's, South Street.
24. Webster Avenue School-House.
25. Washington Street Hose House No. 3.
26. Concord Square, corner Springfield.
27. Junction Summer and Bow.
28. Somerville Avenue, corner Laurel.
227. American Tube Works.
229. Eagle Shade Roller Co.
29. Washington, corner Dane.
31. Highland Avenue, corner Walnut, Engine No. 1.
32. Bonair, opposite Dana.
34. Marshall Street, Hose House No. 2.
35. Junction Broadway and Main.
36. Central, corner Vernon.
38. Cedar, corner Clyde.
4. Broadway, corner Elm.
41. Summer, corner Cedar.
42. Beacon, corner Kent.
43. Holland, between Wallace and Irving.
45. Summer, opposite Spring.
46. Elm House.
47. Highland Avenue, corner Grove, Hose House No. 4.
48. Broadway, corner Curtis.
· 49. College Hill.
55. No School.
WATER SUPPLY.
By the report of the Superintendent of Water Works for the year 1882, we learn that there are 294 hydrants where a supply of water can be obtained for fire purposes. As the water-pressure in the lower parts of the city is only fifty pounds, and continues to grow less, until at Winter Hill the pressure is but five pounds, it is important that hydrants should be placed at frequent intervals, in order that fires may be reached with short lines of hose; because by the running of long lines of hose the pressure is so reduced as to make the stream non-effective. For information the following illustration of tests of water-pressure is here given : -
If, from a hydrant of thirty-five pounds' pressure, we run a line of
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hose 300 feet, and discharge the water through a one-inch nozzle, the horizontal distance reached will be seventy-two feet, and the vertical height reached, forty-five feet ; if the line is increased to 1,000 feet the horizontal distance reached will be forty-nine feet, and the vertical height twenty-two feet, showing a loss by friction in the horizontal and vertical distances of twenty-three feet, and these distances can only be reached when the air is still and there is no wind to impede the stream. It must be borne in mind that there is always a strong wind drawn to and around every building after the fire gets outside of it, and unless the firemen can reach the fire in season to take the stream inside of the building, they cannot do effective work. I recommend that the old flush-hydrants be replaced with post-hydrants, and that new hydrants be placed as follows : -
On Beacon street opposite Charles River Railroad Stables.
On Summer "
Union 66 66
On Dover
66
On Hawkins Court.
To provide for an emergency, such as the breaking of a pipe, whereby we should be deficient of a supply of water, it was con- sidered proper to put the reservoirs in condition for immediate use ; accordingly some of them have been provided with iron covers which can be readily removed in cold weather and access obtained to the storage basins, which was not the case before, as the plank covers could not be removed in the winter season
The reservoirs are located as follows : -
Union Square, near flagstaff. Summer Street, opposite Harvard. Broadway, opposite Central. Temple Street, 200 feet from Broadway.
Franklin Street, opposite Webster. Florence Street, 100 feet from Pearl. Mt. Vernon Street, 100 feet from Broadway.
REPORT OF CHIEF ENGINEER OF FIRE DEPARTMENT. 273
BUILDINGS.
The several buildings occupied by the Department remain the same, in their exterior appearance, as last year. The houses of Steamer 1 and Hose 4 have both required painting for some years, and this work ought not to be delayed beyond the coming spring. The interior of Hose-House No. 2 has been painted and put in complete order. At the Steamer House the bed-rooms have been papered, new bedsteads and bedding have been furnished, and a sliding pole has been put up to enable the men to reach the engine- room quickly. A new floor should be built in the stable of this house as the present one is nearly worn out. The battery of the fire-alarm-telegraph is in a room underneath the stable, and the droppings from the stable above have necessitated the building of a roof to protect the battery-jars from pollution thereby. New beds have been furnished for the Hook and Ladder House and Hose-Houses Nos. 1 and 3, and we now have two men in each house at night, which is an excellent arrangement, as the driver is sure of one man to assist him.
In closing this report, I desire to express to His Honor the Mayor and the City Council, my sincere thanks for their cordial support in all things appertaining to the welfare of the Depart- ment, and to the Committee on Fire Department my grateful thanks are due for their cooperation in the furnishing of the neces- sary supplies and apparatus to properly equip the Department for service. I also express my gratitude to the officers and mem- bers of the force for their cheerful compliance at all times with orders, as evinced in their united and successful efforts to extin- guish fires.
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES R. HOPKINS, Chief of Fire Department.
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REPORT
OF THE
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC PROPERTY.
CITY OF SOMERVILLE.
IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN, Jan. 2, 1884.
Report accepted and referred to the next City Council, to be printed in the Annual Reports of 1883. Sent down for concurrence.
CHARLES E. GILMAN, Clerk.
Concurred in.
IN COMMON COUNCIL, Jan. 2, 1884. DOUGLAS FRAZAR, Clerk.
CITY OF SOMERVILLE.
To the City Council of Somerville :-
The Committee on Public Property presents the following final · report for the year ending Dec. 31, 1883.
The receipts and expenditures have been as follows :-
POLICE STATION INCIDENTALS ACCOUNT.
APPROPRIATION,
$1,800 00
RECEIPTS :-
For hall rent,
943 50
Total credit,
$2743 50
EXPENDITURES :---
For janitor's salary,
$750 00
Janitor's substitute in vacation,
14 00
Gas,
246 80
Gasoline,
180 00
Water (being for the year 1882 and & of the year 1883),
19 67
Fuel,
392 77
Insurance,
20 00
Repairs and improvement of build- ing and furniture,
720 42
Incidental expenses,
36 13
Total expenditure,
2,379 79
Balance unexpended,
$363 71
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
PUBLIC PARK MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT.
Expenditures (for three months),
for pay of foreman, $180 00
Additional labor, 15 50
Total expenditure,
$195 50
SCHOOL-HOUSE INCIDENTALS ACCOUNT.
APPROPRIATION,
$7,000 00
RECEIPTS : -
For hall rent,
$135 50
Articles sold, 36 50
172 00
Total credit,
$7,172 00
EXPENDITURES :-
For improvements,
$4,822 74
Repairs and furniture, 5,056 56
Rent (Tufts Street school, includ- ing last quarter of 1882),
250 00 :
Gas (high-school hall),
106 93
Insurance,
100 20
Trees,
82 93
Fire-extinguisher for high-school hall, 50 00
Carriage hire for annual inspec- tion, 5 00
Total expenditure,
$10,474 36
Less collections for z cost of divi- sion fences at Franklin and Prescott schools, 73 50
Net expenditure, 10,400 86
· Excess of expenditures,
$3.228 86
The following is a statement of expenses at each school- house :-
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC PROPERTY. 279
BEACH STREET.
Repairs,
$378 83
L. V. BELL.
Repairs and furniture,
265 56
BENNETT.
Repairs,
$413 89
Trees,
13 75
427 64
BRASTOW.
Repairs and furniture,
$102 27
Trees,
13 93
116 20
CEDAR STREET.
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