Report of the city of Somerville 1884, Part 14

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 364


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Broadway, from Boston line to Cross


Street . 1,463 72


College Avenue . 1,128 86


Cross Street, from railroad bridge to Webster Street 341 64


Elmwood Street . 253 26


Linwood Street, filling


150 00


Amounts carried forward .


$3,337 48


$10,308 67


246


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amounts brought forward . $3,337 48 $10,308 67


Medford Street, from Central to Par-


tridge Avenue 130 78


Mystic Avenue, from Middlesex Ave-


nue to Union Street 474 30


Pearl Street, from Pinckney to Mt. Ver-


non 146 80


Poplar Street


170 26


Somerville Avenue and Union Square, from East Cambridge line to Craigie


Street . 3,271 11


Webster Avenue . . 1,005 58


general repairs · . 6,721 43


15,257 74


For repairs of stone paving brick sidewalks


506 49


701 92


cost to city of sidewalks, the bricks and edge-stone for which have been furnished by abutters


346 15


repairs of streets, and paving of gutters, made necessary by said sidewalks 400 64


clearing and repairing streets after the construc- tion of sewers and catch-basins (including the macadamizing of Cedar Street from Arlington Railroad to Lowell Railroad) .


327 88


cost of repairing streets after the laying of water- pipes removing snow and ice, and care of icy sidewalks, cleaning streets .


104 91


1,150 49


1,940 30


one-half cost of maintaining Middlesex Avenue bridge for the year 1883, the other half being paid by the town of Medford . setting stone bounds . 501 69


trees furnished by citizens


20 12


setting fountain in Union Square, furnished by Woman's Christian Temperance Union 54 52


partially rebuilding William H. Mahoney's fence on line of Evergreen Avenue extension 3 50


reduction of Columbus Avenue betterment assess- ments, and costs of court 782 03


58 25


Amount carried forward


$32,465 30


REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS.


247


Amount brought forward . $32,465 30


sewer assessment on Bond Street ledge-lot


210 60


taxes on Waltham gravel-land 134 30


less received for pasturage . 60 00


74 30


tax on Winchester gravel-land


9 34


repairing tools


235 04


salary of superintendent


1,500 00


board of superintendent's horses


417 17


rent of superintendent's telephone


36 00


books, stationery, and printing


46 00


sundry small expenses


8 97


private work, the bills for which remain uncol- lected


148 30


Value of tools, etc., Jan. 1, 1884


383 25


added during the year


249 22


Total


632 47


value of same Dec. 31, 1884


384 75


Depreciation . 247 72


Value of materials on hand Dec. 31, 1884 . 1,400 60


Value of personal property on hand Dec. 31, 1884 : - horses . 4,225 00


carts and implements used with horses, 2,191 00


harnesses and horse-clothing 643 00


stable utensils and property . 172 65


stone-crusher and fittings . 1,612 05


tools, tool-house, and tool-chests


384 75


9,228 45


Total debit


$46,027 79


Balance unexpended


$846 09


The earnings and expenses of the city teams have been as follows : - Earnings, at $1.50 per day for each horse $7,330 13


248


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Expenses : -


For grain and feed .


$1,994 98


hay and straw


596 20


shoeing


480 39


doctoring and medicine


124 02


repairs of carts and implements used with horses .


241 15


repairs of harnesses and horse-clothing


142 47


stable expenses, and repairs of stable (including pay of stable-man) . 1,042 31


fence at City Farm


141 61


Value of carts and implements used with horses, Jan. 1, 1884


2,162 25


added during the year


380 00


Total


2,542 25


value of same Dec. 31, 1884 · . 2,191 00


Depreciation


351 25


Value of harness and horse-clothing, Jan. 1, 1884


595 00


added during the year


178 80


.


Total


773 80


value of same Dec. 31, 1884


643 00 .


Depreciation .


130 80


Value of horses Jan. 1, 1884


3,750 00


added during the year (5) .$1,555 00


less for (2) horses sold · 135 00


1,420 00


Total


. 5,170 00


value of same Dec. 31, 1884


. 4,225 00


Depreciation (including one horse that died) .


945 00


Amount carried forward .


$6,190 18


.


·


.


·


249


REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS.


Amount brought forward . $6,190 18 Value of stable utensils and property Dec. 31, 1884 172 65


value of same Jan. 1, 1884 . $127 65


added during the year 30 40


Total


158 05 increase in value 14 60


Total expenses of city teams $6,175 58


Excess of earnings, as hereinbefore stated under the heading of "Receipts and Credits " .


$1,154 55


The charges for crushed stone, and the cost of the same, have been as follows : -


Charges, -


For 6,925 loads at crusher, at $1.00 . $6,925 00


11} loads delivered, at $1.25 14 38


6,939 38


on hand Dec. 31, 1884, 508 loads at $1.00 .


508 00


received for old materials sold 6 80


Total charges and receipts $7,454 18


Cost, -


On hand Jan. 1, 1884 : -


crushed stone, 210 loads at $1.00


$210 00


stone for crusher, 30 loads at 60 cents . 18 00


228 00


cost of ledge and field-stone delivered at crusher, 6,884 loads at 60 cents 4,130 40


cost of labor and teaming at crusher 1,503 51


repairs and renewal of machinery, exclu- sive of new engine and boiler 333 46


" fuel


303 36


water 22 50


66 steam-boiler insurance


15 00


Amount carried forward . $6,536 23


250


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amount brought forward . $6,536 23


Value of crusher, machinery, and fit- tings, Jan. 1, 1884 . .


1,206 60 added new boiler and engine, 1,004 79 less for old engine and boiler, 200 00


804 79


Total


. 2,011 39


value of same Dec. 31, 1884 ·


1,612 05


Depreciation


399 34


Total cost


$6,935 57


Excess of charges, as hereinbefore stated . $518 61


The charges for Holland Street ledge-stone, and the cost of the same, have been as follows : ----


Charges, -


For 5,118 loads delivered at crusher, at 60


cents


. $3,490 80


2,241 loads ballast at ledge, at 20 cents, 448 20


50 loads cellar-stone at ledge, at 50 cents


25 00


Total


3,964 00


Cost, -


labor and teaming


. 3,362 09


powder and fuse, and expressing . . ·


277 23


lumber


·


1 00


· Total


3,640 32


Excess of charges, as hereinbefore stated . . $323 68


In addition to the above, labor and materials have been furnished, and the treasurer has received payment for the same, as follows : - To private parties, constructing driveways and side- walks, selling hay, etc. $1,121 42


committee on public property, work at schoolhouses, 39 52


Total


$1,160 94


251


REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS.


SIDEWALKS ACCOUNT.


CREDIT.


Appropriation


. $3,000 00


less transfer to highways account . 1,400 00


Net credit


.


1,600 00


DEBIT.


Expenditures : -


For Appleton Street (gravel) sidewalks . 1,123 42


Church Street (gravel) side- walks 804 12


Pleasant Avenue (gravel)


sidewalks 799 00


Summer Street (gravel) side-


walks 156 40


Total cost of sidewalks


. 2,882 94


less assessments


. 1,441 47


Net cost to city . advertising notices of hearings for side-


1,441 47


walks in Dover Street, Spring Street, and Linwood Street.


34 80


advertising for proposals for edge-stones, 7 80


Total debit


1,484 07


Balance unexpended


$115 93


WATERING STREETS ACCOUNT.


CREDIT.


Appropriation . $3,000 00


Receipts from abutters and horse-railroad


companies for watering . . 3,790 30


Value of carts, stand-pipes, and hydrant-


wrenches, Jan. 1, 1884 . 2,359 00


Total credit (Amount carried forward) $9,149 30


252


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amount brought forward


$9,149 30


DEBIT.


Expenditures : -


For teaming . . $3,908 77


water .


. 2,190 82


repairs of carts . 478 29


repairs of stand-pipes and hydrants


34 25


hose .


23 51


storage-shed on Oliver Street land 34 49


advertising .


12 00


Value of carts, stand-pipes, and hydrant-


wrenches, Dec. 31, 1884 (including one new stand-pipe, cost $56.05) . 2,280 00


Value of paint-stock on hand Dec. 31, 1884, 49 00


Depreciation in value of property


135 05


Total debit


9,146 18


Balance unexpended


.


$3 12


BROADWAY PARK MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT.


CREDIT.


Appropriation


. $1,500 00


Receipts, for hay sold


30 13


Value of property (tools, etc.) on hand Jan.


1,1884 .


258 50


Total credit


.


1,788 63


DEBIT.


Expenditures : -


For labor and teaming


802 40


loam .


327 75


gravel


7 56


trees and plants .


124 00


repairing tools


19 76


66 buildings


7 15


oil


5 05


Amounts carried forward . . . $1,293 67


$1,788 63


253


REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS.


Amounts brought forward . $1,293 67 $1,788 63


expressing . 1 90


Value of property on hand Dec. 31, 1884 (including purchases during the year, 25 cents) Depreciation in value of property


244 00


14 75


Total debit


1,554 32


Balance unexpended


$234 31


CENTRAL HILL IMPROVEMENT ACCOUNT.


CREDIT.


Appropriation


$1,000 00


DEBIT.


Expenditures : -


For trees


59 00


labor and lumber for tree-protectors


20 69


grass-seed .


3 72


freight on cannons from Plymouth .


150 00


teaming cannons


36 00


wharfage on cannons .


5 00


lumber for care of cannons .


10 35


labor and teaming at fort or


breastwork,


243 44


stone for same .


25 00


lime and cement for same


13 25


281 69


less stone sent to crusher


25 20


cost of fort to date .


256 49


Total debit


541 25


Balance unexpended


$458 75


254


ANNUAL REPORTS.


These figures are exclusive of work done at the Public Library building, and for the new schoolhouses on School and Tufts Streets, for which the account has been reimbursed.


EXTRAORDINARY EXPENSES.


A large draft has been made upon highways account in the past year for extraordinary expenses ; many of which should, in the judg- ment of this committee, have been provided for by special appro- priations.


The cost of land taken for the extension of Evergreen Avenue from Thurston Street to Sycamore Street was $4,794.21 : but of this the amount paid to public property account for land in the Forster School yard was transferred back to highways account, $2,077.76; leaving the net draft upon highways account for the land, exclusive of the cost of construction, $2,716.45.


The cost of land taken for Summit Avenue extension was $1,118.00.


The reductions in the Columbus Avenue betterment assessments made by the courts, with the costs of court, have also been charged to highways account, and amounted to $782.03.


The amount of the sewer assessment on the Bond Street ledge-lot was $210.60.


The engine at the crusher gave out in the spring, and it became necessary to purchase a new one, at a cost of $800.


Making, in all, $5,627.08 in excess of the expenses of the depart- ment in ordinary years, while the appropriation was the same as in the preceding year. We have therefore been obliged to postpone work which should have been done, and for which the appropriation would have been sufficient had not the cost of these street-extensions been charged to it.


NEW STREETS.


Five streets have been laid out this year ; viz., Evergreen Avenue, from Thurston Street to Sycamore Street ; Glen Street, from Oliver Street to Tufts Street ; Little Washington Street, from Central Street to land formerly of Spear ; Pleasant Avenue, from Walnut Street to Vinal Avenue ; and Summit Avenue, from Walnut Street to Vinal Avenue.


Of these, Evergreen Avenue and Pleasant Avenue have been con- structed ; and a walk has been made in Glen Street for the accommo- dation of the pupils of the new Davis School. No work has been done on Little Washington Street or Summit Avenue.


255


REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS.


Evergreen Avenue, from School Street to Thurston Street, which was laid out in 1883, has also been constructed this year.


SIDEWALKS AND GUTTERS.


Sidewalks have been laid, under the sidewalk Act, and gutters paved, in the following named streets : Appleton Street, from Willow Avenue to Morrison Street, both sides ; Church Street, from Somerville Avenue to Summer Street, both sides ; Pleasant Avenue, from Walnut Street to Vinal Avenue, both sides ; and Summer Street, from Laurel Street south-easterly about two hundred and sixty feet, south-westerly side.


All these sidewalks were with edge-stones, and covered with gravel ; but the one on Summer Street has since been paved with bricks, which were furnished by the owner of the abutting estate, the labor being done by the city.


Sidewalks have also been constructed, and gutters paved, in various parts of the city, as specified in the accompanying tables, where the abutters have furnished the bricks and edge-stones.


CENTRAL HILL IMPROVEMENT.


The appropriation for this purpose this year was $1,000, and it has been applied as hereinbefore stated.


Four cannons were donated to the city by the United States Gov- ernment early in the year, and were delivered in the summer on the Central Hill land ; the transportation being at the city's expense. It was at first proposed to erect these cannons in the form of a mon- ument, but it was finally decided to mount them on a breastwork to be built on the line of the old Revolutionary defences, and an order was passed to that effect ; the work to be constructed in accordance with a plan drawn by Major F. H. Parker, U.S.A., of the Watertown Arsenal. The breastwork is to be of stone on the inside, and earth on the outside ; and considerable work has been done on the excava- tion and the stone wall.


The land has also been graded in front of the new Public Library building, and the driveways for said building have been partially constructed, - such filling as was required being carted to the new schoolhouses on School and Tufts Streets, -for all of which, Central Hill improvement account has been reimbursed from the appropria- tions for these new buildings.


This is all the work that has been done on the hill, except repla-


256


ANNUAL REPORTS.


cing dead trees with new ones, and removing filling that was needed elsewhere.


STONE-CRUSHER.


The crusher has worked to good advantage, and aside from the change of engines, made as before stated at a cost of $800, it has been run at moderate expense ; the cost of crushed stone being less than one dollar per load, including sixty cents per load for the stone delivered from Holland Street ledge, which more than paid expenses there.


HORSE-RAILROADS.


The only extension of horse-railroad tracks made during the year was by the Middlesex Railroad, in Broadway and Main Street, from near Sycamore Street to the Medford line, connecting with the tracks already laid and operated from that point to Medford Centre, and completing a through line from Boston, via Somerville, to Medford.


RAILROAD BRIDGES.


The Boston and Lowell Railroad Company has rebuilt its wooden bridges at Walnut Street and Broadway, substantially the same as they were originally built ; thus making them safe for public travel except in the matter of width, but not furnishing such bridges as . would be considered desirable in main thoroughfares.


GENERAL.


The exceedingly heavy rain-storm which occurred in the summer did more damage to the highways than they have suffered before from a similar cause for several years, and the cost of repairing after it was large.


The removal of ice and snow has not been more expensive than in ordinary years.


The public park on Broadway has received the usual care.


Eighty-six trees, furnished by citizens, have been planted in the public streets at an expense of $20.12 ; and we hope the number will increase from year to year.


We renew the recommendations made by our predecessors of 1882 and 1883, that a steam road-roller and picker be purchased.


Additional information of the work performed in this department may be gained from the following statements :


257


REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS.


STREETS IMPROVED.


Name.


From


To


Improvement.


Feet.


Appleton


Willow Avenue


Morrison


Macadamized


750


Austin


Broadway


Mystic Avenue .


Gravelled .


710


Broadway, south


side


Boston Line


Cross


Remacadamized .


2,480


Cedar


Arlington Railroad


Lowell Railroad,


Macadamized


1,250


Church


Somerville Avenue


Summer


Macadamized


640


College Avenue


Broadway


Foot of hill


Macadamized


1,200


Cross .


Railroad Bridge


Webster


Remacadamized .


1,500


Elmwood


Holland


Southerly


Macadamized


300


Evergreen Avenue, Linwood


School


Sycamore .


Graded and macadamized,


780


Medford .


Central


Partridge Avenue,


Filling and macadamizing,


1,050


Mystic Avenue


Middlesex Avenue


Union .


Macadamized


1,300


Pearl .


Pinckney


Mt. Vernon


Remacadamized .


300


Pleasant Avenue .


Walnut


Vinal Avenue


Graded and macadamized,


540


Poplar


Somerville Avenue


Chestnut


Ballast and hard-pan .


600


Somerville Avenue,


North side,


East Cambridge Line,


Prospect


Remacadamized .


3,870


South side,


Medford .


Laurel .


Remacadamized .


4,800


Both sides,


Laurel


Craigie


Remacadamized .


2,200


Union Square . .


Entire,


Remacademized .


Remacademized .


1,970


. SIDEWALKS CONSTRUCTED, WHERE THE MATERIALS AND LABOR WERE FURNISHED BY THE CITY, AND ONE-HALF OF THE COST WAS ASSESSED UPON ABUTTING ESTATES.


Street.


From


To


Feet of Edge-stone.


Appleton


Willow Avenue


Morrison .


1551.8


Church


Somerville Avenue


Summer


1274.0


Pleasant Avenue .


Walnut


Vinal Avenue


1119.0


Summer, south-west side


Laurel


South-easterly


249.0


SIDEWALKS CONSTRUCTED, WHERE EDGE-STONES AND BRICKS WERE FURNISHED BY THE ABUTTERS.


For


Street.


Feet of Edge- stone.


Yards of Brick.


John L. Ambrose


Columbus Avenue


119.0


James W. Brine


Columbus Avenue


14.8


21.8


Charles River Street Railway Com- pany


Summer and School .


180.8


E. W. Cummings


Myrtle


26.0


17.5


Charles A. Cushman


Columbus Avenue


37.7


27.6


Alexander Foster .


Summer .


208.0


A. E. Hughes .


Myrtle


57.2


42.6


Eva G. Lord


Aldersey


194.8


-


M. C. Parkhurst .


Columbus Avenue


67.3


43.0


N. Richardson


Myrtle .


27.0


18.1


L. J. Sturtevant


Columbus Avenue


110.4


R. H. Sturtevant


Columbus Avenue


334.7


-


B. F. Thompson .


Columbus Avenue


39.0


600 feet southerly from Washington


400 feet southerly from Poplar .


Partially filled


1,000


Webster Avenue .


Union Square


Cambridge Line,


27.2


John Medina


Curtis


258


ANNUAL REPORTS.


DRIVEWAYS CONSTRUCTED.


FOR.


STREET.


F. J. Baldwin


Springfield.


Howard B. Chase .


Webster Avenue.


George H. Crosby .


Franklin.


Milo Crane


Flint.


Charles Davis


Rush.


W. A. Hunnewell


Cedar.


M. O'Neil .


Bonair.


William H. O'Shea


Oak.


Samuel Stephens .


Walnut.


R. A. Vinal and S. E. Sewall


Somerville Avenue.


Horatio Wellington & Co ..


Union Square.


T. C. Woodward


Bonair.


Mrs. M. D. Wright


Mossland.


Thomas Young .


Highland Avenue.


DRIVEWAYS RECONSTRUCTED.


FOR.


STREET.


Cooper Brothers


C. F. Crosby .


Broadway. Franklin.


Locke & Co.


Washington.


259


REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS.


CROSSINGS CONSTRUCTED.


Broadway, from easterly side of Union Street to westerly side of Mount Vernon Street.


Broadway, at head of Dartmouth Street.


Cherry Street, easterly side, across Summer Street.


Cross Street, in line with northerly side of Gilman Street.


Franklin Street, in line with southerly side of Webster Street.


Marshall Street, from southerly side Oakland Avenue to passage-way. Summer Street, across end of Vinal Avenue.


Summer Street, southerly side, across Cedar Street.


Sycamore Street, in line with southerly side of Evergreen Avenue. Washington Street, across end of Shawmut Street.


Washington Street, southerly side, across Medford Street.


CULVERTS CONSTRUCTED.


Cedar Street, wooden


1


College Avenue, "


1


Medford Street,


.


2


School Street, 66


·


1


Walnut Street, 66


2


DANGER-SIGNS ERECTED.


Chapel Street, southerly side of Broadway. Claremon Street, southerly side of Holland Street. Lowell Street, southerly side of Medford Street. Mead Street, westerly side of Cameron Avenue. Moore Street, northerly side of Mead Street. Moore Street, southerly side of Holland Street. Oxford Street, easterly side of Central Street. Partridge Avenue, northerly side of Medford Street.


Partridge Avenue, southerly side of Broadway. Tennyson Street, northerly side of Medford Street. Tennyson Street, southerly side of Medford Street.


STREET-SIGNS ERECTED.


Boston Street (2). Chester Avenue (2). Hathorn Street. Holland Street. Munroe Street.


Porter Street. Russell Square. School Street (2). Vernon Street (2). Wheatland Street.


260


ANNUAL REPORTS.


EDGE-STONES AND PAVING.


Whole number of lineal feet of edge-stones set (including 203 feet reset), 5,605.5 ; whole number of square yards of brick paving laid (including 735 yards re-laid), 1,141 ; whole number of square yards of stone paving laid (including 556 yards re-laid), 2,650.


For the committee,


HIRAM D. SMITH, Chairman. GEORGE I. VINCENT, Clerk.


REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON SEWERS.


CITY OF SOMERVILLE.


IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN, Jan. 3, 1885.


Report accepted, and referred to the next city council, to be printed in the annual reports. Sent down for concurrence.


CHARLES E. GILMAN, Clerk.


Concurred in.


IN COMMON COUNCIL, Jan. 3, 1885.


DOUGLAS FRAZAR, Clerk.


REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON SEWERS.


IN COMMITTEE ON SEWERS, Jan. 3, 1885. To the Board of Aldermen of Somerville.


THE following is respectfully submitted as the final report of this committee for the year 1884.


SEWERS ACCOUNT.


CREDIT.


Appropriation $10,000 00


Transfers : -


From school-fuel account 300 00


street-lights account . 400 00


700 00


Receipts and Credits : ----


For catch-basin curbs in side- walks, -received credit from highways account 5 73


catch-basin curbs in sidewalks,


--- received credit from side- walks account 19 41


fee for entering Russell Street sewer .


55 32


fee for drainage of asylum buildings into Fitchburg Street sewer


50 00


130 46


Value of materials on hand Jan. 1, 1884 274 21 . Value of tools and property Jan. 1, 1884 344 75 · Total credit. . 11,449 42


264


ANNUAL REPORTS.


DEBIT.


Expenditures : -


For fourteen


sewers,


as


per


table .


$18,810 98


less assessments


..


. 14,310 15


cost to city : 4,500 83


less amounts due contractors


in 1885


.


1,260 94


and bill for drain-pipe in


Clyde Street sewer unpaid


.


104 74


1,365 68


3,135 15


For relaying Beech Street sewer at a lower grade .


646 19


less assessments


131 40


cost to city


514 79


less amount due contractor in 1885 .


42 58


472 21


For relaying Poplar and Linwood Streets


sewers


2,294 34


less amount due contractor in 1885 . 192 16


2,102 18


For five catch-basins (average $73) . 365 00


less amount due contractor in 1885 . 20 00


345 00


For moving two catch-basins in Church


Street .


93 50


less amount due contractor in 1885 . 13 50


80 00


101 10


For repaving in Union Square over sewer laid in 1882 five-ninths cost of removing deposit from mouth of Bridge Street sewer


1,714 70


repairing sewers and drains


135 15


flushing sewers


171 27


cleaning sewers


49 75


examining sewers


104 38


repairing catch-basins


126 64


changing lines and grades of catch-basins .


23 15


cleaning catch-basins


1,101 92


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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON SEWERS


clearing mouths of catch-basins .


.


$197 27


filling catch-basins with water . 3 25


examining catch-basins . .


6 87


repairing manholes . 53 22


changing lines and grades of manholes 39 38


cleaning ditches


26 61


inspecting sewers built by abutters in Dartmouth, James, and Tennyson Streets, and Hawkins Park . 71 50 building stone wall in mouth of culvert leading to Washington Street sewer near Fitchburg Railroad bridge 14 88


books, stationery, and printing


15 50


repairing tools and property


30 91


arranging tools and property


4 00


sundry small expenses


27 55


abatement of assessment of 1883


3 29


balance due Dennis O'Connell on Oakland Avenue and School Street sewer, constructed in 1883


490 17


Depreciation in value of materials . 49 41 66 tools and property 37 80


Value of materials on hand Dec. 31, 1884


228 94


Value of tools and property on hand Dec. 31, 1884 (in- cluding purchases during the year $22.80) . 329 75


Total debit . . $11,292 90


Balance unexpended .


$156 52


Bills of 1884 remain unpaid as follows : -


Favor Putterill & Killian, balance due on Partridge Avenue sewer, Feb. 28, 1885 .


$32 86


Richard Falvey, balance due on Poplar and Linwood Streets sewer, Feb. 16, 1885 192 16


Patrick Terry, balance due on Cutter Ave- nue and Graves Street sewer, Feb. 23, 1885 . 45 50


balance due on Morrison and Cedar


Streets sewer, June 4, 1885 ·


576 01


621 51


Amount carried forward


$846 53


266


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amount brought forward $846 53 .


Charles A. Mongan, balance due on Dur- ham Street sewer, Feb. 28, 1885 . 16 19 on account construction Clyde Street sewer 242 51


balance due on Clyde Street sewer, June 29,1885 93 61


balance due on Pinckney Street sewer, Feb. 16, 1885 . 31 12


balances due on catch-basins in 1885,- March 13, $7; March 16, $6.50; March 18, $6.50; and April 22, $13.50 33 50


John J. Dorey, balance due on Murdock Street sewer, May 27, 1885 71 10


416 93


Maurice Terry, balance due on Medford Street sewer, Feb. 12, 1885 152 04


balance due on Beech Street sewer, June 5,1885 . 42 58


194 62


Howe & Flint, for a portion of the drain-pipe used in Clyde Street sewer . 104 74


1,633 92


The following bill of 1883 remains unpaid, awaiting the result of an accident suit : -


Favor Richard Falvey, balance for constructing Shaw- mut and Alston Streets sewer 99 33


Total of unpaid bills .


$1,733 25 Work has been done for other departments, and credit has been received for the same, as follows : -


For the Board of Health (Health Department account),


draining water from Murdock Street $3 00


the committee on public property (schoolhouse inci- dentals account), laying drains at Bennett, Jackson, and Highland Schools 156 29


the Water Board (water maintenance account), re- pairing sewer in Franklin Street, and catch-basin in Flint Street, damaged by water department 59 72


Total . $219 01


267


REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON SEWERS.


In addition to the above, private work has been done, and the treasurer has received payment for the same, to the amount of $14 74




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