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I am often asked if I am not appalled at the increase of books. It is like the rivalry of the gun and armor. The compensating principle will hold just as good in books and buildings. There may be periods of suspension till the balance is re-adjusted ; but the demand in literature will always be in excess of the supply, and the power to administer an infinity of books will come when the infinity itself is reached. We may leave to the architect and the mechanician the outward appliances of shelving and distribution, and the problem on that ground stands in no chance of failure of solution. A more general bibliographical education for the scholars, and development of catalogue systems on the part of librarians, and the rest of the problem is disposed of.
But, while we associate scholarship with libraries, we should not forget that it is not for scholars only libraries are formed, especially in this country.
There is a much-abused word, and a still more abused thought embodied in that word, for which I confess a sympathy, and that is what is called smattering, - the agency which is sometimes said to dissipate the mental energies. It is not given to all to be special- ists, nor is it well it should be. To attempt to found scholarship, indeed, on smattering, produces charlatanry ; but the man who makes no pretensions to scholarship, but is able to join creditably in the general conversation of scholars, turning from the botanist to the physicist, from the historian to the theologian, is necessarily a smatterer. But, unfortunately, the word has acquired a bad reputa- tion. I do not know that we have in the language the term which implies all that I mean, - the cultivated gentleman, accomplished, as we may say, in comparative knowledge ; whose learning is re-
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ciprocal ; whose mind is a storehouse and not a lumber-room ; who divines truths as the bird in the air sees the worm in the sod ; who is knowing in many things, and an expert in none ; who per- ceives the anatomy of a subject as the Greeks perceived it in the externals of the human body.
If we could dignify the word " smatterer," I would call him such. If a better word, sciolist, had not become likewise depraved, I should like that better : for he is the diminutive, not of the scholar, but of all scholarship, knowing as much of many-sided learning as is given to one short life to know ; knowing it, not in an arrogant, foolish, empirical way, but in a fashion which is indicative, cir- cumspect, and appreciative. Nor is this method without the effect of training, different though it be from the training of special study.
It is just in proportion as such men exist in a community, that it is generous in culture, ready in receptivity, earnest in sympathy, elegant in thought. They become the balance wheel in intellectual emergencies ; they are the most perfect development of the intellec- tual condition : for it must be confessed that specialism is an ab- normal characteristic, and specialists, like athletes in their physical condition, pass not the robustest of intellectual lives as they grow old.
Men and women of any calling, addicted to prescribed channels of thought, and constant in one purpose, stand in great danger of developing in an ungainly, unbalanced way, unless they cultivate some foil to their daily tendencies. This external interest may be one subject pursued thoroughly, or many subjects followed atten- tively, if not deeply. The mind gets its refreshment not merely in rest : it finds it in counterpoise, in parallels, in contrasts.
Somebody says, that, when the log gets dull on the hearth, you turn it for a blaze. If I may in conclusion give the younger of my hearers any advice, it is this, Keep a log on your hearth, and sometimes turn it.
REPORT
OF THE
COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS.
CITY OF SOMERVILLE.
IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN, Jan. 1, 1886. 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. 1, 1886.
DOUGLAS FRAZAR, Clerk.
CITY OF SOMERVILLE.
IN COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS, Dec. 30, 1885. To the City Council of Somerville.
THE following is the final report of the committee on highways for the year 1885.
HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT.
CREDIT.
Appropriation
$32,000 00 Receipts and Credits : -
For Evergreen-avenue betterment as-
sessments
. $2,797 76
Summit-avenue betterment assess- ments
1,376 05
.
labor and materials furnished in 1884, the bills for which remained un- collected Jan. 1, 1885 117 15
rent of dwellings at City Farm $136 00
less repairs and water- rates 9 71
126 29
excess of charges for Holland-street
ledge-stone over the cost .
1.520 27
excess of charges for crushed stone over the cost 1.051 43
gross earnings of city teams at $1.50 per day for each horse . $7,477 88
Amounts carried forward. $7,477 88 $6,988 95 $32,000 00
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
Amounts brought forward, $7,477 88 $6,988 95 $32,000 00 less cost of maintenance, as hereinafter speci- fied . . 6,428 72
1,049 16
money approved in pay-roll, but not called for . 88
8,038 99
Value of materials on hand Jan. 1, 1885
1,400 60
Value of property on hand Jan. 1, 1885
9,228 45
Total credit .
$50,668 04
DEBIT.
Expenditures : -
For construction of Summit Avenue (sec cost of laying out, in report of 1884, and better- ments on the credit side of this account) $792 85 laying out and partial construction of Norfolk Street 104 86
widening Bow and Summer Streets at their junc- tion . 739 03
partial construction of Glen Street between Oliver and Tufts Streets
176 55
laying out of Cherry Street between Summer Street and Highland Avenue (advertising and recording release) 13 65 . laying out of Dartmouth Street (advertising and recording release) 11 85
laying out of Morgan Street (advertising and recording release)
10 05
laying out of Park Avenue (advertising and
recording release) 12 45
discontinuance of Little Washington Street (advertising and recording release) 12 45
street-crossing's
1,320 28
street-signs
34 02
danger-signs
11 30
Amount carried forward .
$3,239 34
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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS.
Amount brought forward . $3,239 34 repairs of streets, necessitated by the laying of horse-railroad tracks : -
Washington Street, between Boston line and Medford Street . $2,514 94
Webster Avenue, between Cam- bridge line and Prospect Street, 289 04
2,803 98
repairs and improvements of streets, and paving of gutters, in connection with the setting of edge-stones : -
Central Street, repairs, between Summer Street and Highland
Avenue .
$535 40
Central Street, paving, between Summer Street and Highland Avenue
554 25
Dover Street, repairs
381 65
66 paving ·
446 57
Linwood Street, filling and repair- ing .
3,920 40
Linwood Street, paving 1,435 08
Poplar Street, filling and repairs 65 64
paving 70 10
7,409 09
For ordinary repairs of streets : -
Central Street, between Somerville Avenue and Summer Street $393 52
Cross Street, between Broadway and Webster Street . 369 02
Elm Street, between Lexington and Arlington Railroad and Chapel Street ·
599 32
Fitchburg Street
221 08
Gilman Street, near Eglantine Street
327 64
Grove Street, between Elm Street and Lexington and Arlington Railroad . 164 11
Amounts carried forward . $2,074 69
$13,452 41
.
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Amounts brought forward . $2,074 69 $13,452 41
Lowell Street, between Medford and Wilton Streets . 715 62
Medford Street, between Broadway and Sycamore Streets, and be- tween School and Marshall Sts. . 2.527 92
Medford Street, between Cam- bridge line and Washington Street .
1,992 95
Mystic Avenue, between Boston line and Union Street 194 14
Pearl Street, between Cross and Franklin Streets 301 85
Washington Street, between Union Square and Medford Streets .
1,392 63
general repairs . 5,783 12
14,982 92
For repairs of stone paving brick sidewalks 529 91
618 64
cost to city of sidewalks, the bricks and edge- stones for which have been furnished by abutters 488 27
clearing and repairing streets after the con- struction of sewers and catch-basins . 121 49
removing snow and ice, and care of icy side- walks 870 13
cleaning streets .
3,018 37
one-half cost of maintaining Middlesex-ave- nue bridge for the year 1884, the other half being paid by the town of Medford 477 57
setting trees furnished by citizens . 47 90
trimming trees 67 73
rebronzing and resetting W.C.T.U. drinking- fountain in Union Square . 34 00
part cost of retaining wall, Crescent Street, the other part being paid by the abutter ·
75 00
tax on Waltham gravel-land $128 35
less received for pasturage 120 00
8 35
Amount carried forward .
$34,792 69 ·
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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS.
Amount brought forward .
$34,792 69
tax on Wakefield gravel-land $26,94
less received for gravel 16 00
10 94
tax on Winchester gravel-land
8 55
repairing tools
178 72
salary of superintendent
1.500 00
board of superintendent's horses .
417 17
rent of superintendent's telephone
42 60
books, stationery, and printing
36 00
sundry small expenses .
40 23
private work, the bills for which remain uncol- lected 117 73
Value of tools, etc., Jan. 1, 1885
$384 75
added during the year 340 67
Total
$725 42
value of same, Dec. 31, 1885 372 21
Depreciation . . .
353 21
Value of materials on hand, Dec. 31, 1885
.
1.026 52
Value of personal property on hand, Dec. 31, 1885 : -
horses . 84.600 00
carts and implements used with horses, 2,124 50
harnesses and horse-clothing 506 75
stable utensils and property 192 50
stone-crusher, engine, and fittings 1,261 45
tools, tool-house, and tool-chests
372 21
9,057 41
Total debit
$47.581 77
Balance unexpended
$3,086 27
The earnings and expenses of the city teams have been as follows :- Earnings at $1.50 per day for each horse $7,447 88
Expenses : -
For grain and feed
$1,731 90
hay and straw .
754 02
Amount carried forward . .
$2,485 92
·
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
Amount brought forward $2,485 92
shoeing 455 78
doctoring and medicine 99 15
repairs of carts and implements used with horses, 66 harnesses and horse-clothing 192 45
250 99
stable expenses (including pay of stableman) and repairs of stable
975 81
Value of carts and implements used with horses, Jan. 1,1885 . $2,191 00
added during the year $641 00
less old carts sold 35 00
606 00
Total . . $2,797 00
value of same, Dec. 31, 1885 . . 2,124 50
Depreciation (including driving-wagon, burnt in repair-shop) . ·
Value of harnesses and horse-clothing, Jan. 1,1885 $643 00
added during the year 165 87
Total
$808 87
value of same, Dec. 31, 1885 506 75
Depreciation .
·
302 12
Value of horses (18), Jan. 1, 1885 . . $4,225 00
bought three for . $1,000 00
bought two for two old horses and
375 00
$1,375 00
less one sold
100 00 1,275 00
Total .
. $5,500 00
Value of horses (19) Dec. 31, 1885 . 4,600 00
Depreciation (including one horse that died)
900 00
Value of stable utensils and property Jan. 1, 1885
$172 65
Amounts carried forward ·
· $172 65
$6,334 72
672 50
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Amounts brought forward $172 65 $6,334 72
added during the year
83 85
Total $256 50
value of same Dec. 31. 1885 192 50
Depreciation . 64 00
Total expenses of city teams .
$6,398 72
Excess of earnings, as hereinbefore stated under the heading of "Receipts and Credits "
$1,049 16
The charges for crushed stone, and the cost of the same, have been as follows : -
Charges : -
For 8,616 loads used (price at crusher. $1.00 per
load) .
$8.616 00
600 loads on hand, Dec. 31, 1885, at $1.00 600 00
Total of charges $9,216 00
Cost : -
For 508 loads of crushed stone on hand Jan. 1. 1885, at $1.00
$508 00
8,904 loads of field and ledge stone delivered at crusher, at 60 cents . 5.342 40
20 00
50 loads of stone from gravel pit, at 40 cents . labor and teaming at crusher, including pay of engineer
1.428 00
repairs of crusher and engine, and a new horse- shed
178 96
asbestos covering on boiler
48 00
fuel
244 04
water
28 57
boiler-insurance
15 00
Value of crusher, engine, and fittings Jan.
1, 1885
. $1,612 05
Amounts carried forward · . $1,612 05
87,812 97
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Amounts brought forward . $1,612 05 $7,812 97 added during the year 1 00
Total . . $1,613 05
Value of same Dec. 31, 1885
·
1,261 45
Depreciation .
351 60
Total cost
$8,164 57
Excess of charges over cost, as herein- before stated
$1,051 43
The charges for Holland-street ledge-stone, and the cost of the same, have been as follows : -
Charges : -
For 8,477 loads delivered at crusher, at
60 cents . $5,086 20
1,310 loads of ballast for streets, price at ledge 20 cents . 262 00
Total of charges $5,348 20
Cost : --
For labor and teaming
. $3,531 04
powder and fuse
296 89
Total cost
3,827 93
Excess of charges over cost, as herein-
before stated
$1,520 27
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 sidewalks, hay, filling, etc. $316 88
Board of health, collecting ashes to April 29 1,016 79
Committee on fire-department, driver and horses for relief-steamer 17 25
Committee on public property, driveway, etc., at library . 48 11
Amount carried forward
$1,399 03
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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS.
Amount brought forward . $1,399 03
Committee on public property. work at school- houses 6 63
Committee on water, teaming carts to and from repair-shop .
2 46
water board, crushed stone
3 00
Total
$1,411 12
SIDEWALKS ACCOUNT.
CREDIT.
Appropriation . $3,000 00
less transfer to Central-hill improve-
ment account .
600 00
Net credit $2,400 00
DEBIT.
Expenditures : -
For Central Street (brick)
sidewalk . $1,070 66
Dover Street (gravel) side- walk 580 98
Linwood Street (gravel)
sidewalks . 2,548 22
Total cost of sidewalks . . $4,199 86
less assessments 2,099 93 .
Net cost to city .
. $2,099 93
advertising notices of
hearings for sidewalks in
Spring Street and Morri- son Street
$20 40
advertising for proposals
for edge-stones
10 00
$30 40
Amounts carried forward,
$30 40 $2,099 93
$2,400 00
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Amounts brought forward,
less cost of advertising Linwood and Dover Streets sidewalks, paid in 1884, $25.20; and two 3-foot corners from high- ways account, $4.66 29 86
$30 40 $2,099 93 $2,400 00
0 54
Net expenditures .
2,100 47
Balance unexpended
$299 53
BROADWAY-PARK MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT.
CREDIT.
Appropriation
. $1,500 00
Receipts, for hay sold
6 15
Value of property (tools, etc.) on hand Jan. 1, 1885
244 00
Total credit $1.750 15
DEBIT.
Expenditures : -
For labor and teaming
. $1,016 45
manure
105 00
gravel
35 00
trees and seed .
16 75
oil .
4 55
repairing tools and property 22 19
Value of property on hand Dec. 31, 1885 (including purchases during the year, $57.07) 269 47
Depreciation in value of property
31 60
Total debit ·
1,501 01
Balance unexpended .
$249 14
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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS.
CENTRAL-HILL IMPROVEMENT ACCOUNT.
CREDIT.
Appropriation . . $1,000 00
Transfer from sidewalks account 600 00
Credit from highways account for stone sent to crusher
58 20
Total credit
81,658 20
DEBIT.
Expenditures on fort : -
For excavating, quarrying and teaming stone, and building wall
$547 26
cement and sand
74 75
granite-work
449 26 .
iron-work and hardware
200 96
lumber
9 23
repairing and sharpening tools . 8 50
oil and can
1 00
transportation of gun-carriages from Plymouth to Watertown 50 00
teaming gun-carriages from Water- town, and mounting gun and team- ing tent for observance of the day of Gen. Grant's funeral
82 00
130 00
mounting carriages and guns on fort, Total debit
1,552 96
Balance unexpended
$105 24
NEW STREETS, STREET WIDENING, AND SIDEWALKS.
Five streets have been laid out during the year, to wit : Cherry Street, from Summer Street to Highland Avenue ; Dartmouth Street, from Broadway to Evergreen Avenue ; Morgan Street, from Beacon Street to Park Street ; Norfolk Street, from Webster Avenue to Cambridge line ; and Park Avenue, from Elm Street to Wallace Street.
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
Norfolk Street has been partially graded, but no work has been done upon either of the others.
Little Washington Street, from Central Street easterly, has been discontinued.
Glen Street, from Oliver Street to Tufts Street, which was laid out last year, has been graded and prepared for macadamizing.
Summit Avenue, which was also laid out last year under the betterment law, from Walnut Street to Vinal Avenue, has been constructed, and the betterments have been assessed. Its total cost, including land, etc., paid for last year, is $1,909.85 ; better- ments assessed, $1,376.05 ; net cost to city, $533.80.
Betterments have also been assessed for the extension of Ever- green Avenue from Thurston Street to Sycamore Street, which was laid out and constructed last year. The cost was $5,046.59 ; betterments assessed, $2,797.76 ; net cost to city, $2,248.83.
Bow and Summer Streets have been widened at their junction on the northerly side.
Sidewalks have been constructed as stated in the accompanying tables, and gutters have been paved wherever edge-stones have been set.
CENTRAL-HILL IMPROVEMENT.
The masonry of the fort on Central Hill has been completed, except pointing, and the guns have been mounted.
The work yet to be done to complete the fort will consist of grading, sodding, making paths, and the erection of a memorial tablet.
HORSE RAILROADS,
The Middlesex road has laid a second track in Washington Street, from the Boston line to Tufts Street, and moved its track under the Lowell Railroad bridge from the raised siding, upon which it formerly rested, to the middle of the road-bed. We em- braced the opportunity, while this work was in progress, to im- prove the grade of Washington Street, below Tufts Street, and of the part under the Lowell Railroad bridge with the approaches thereto.
We also paved with granite blocks the road-bed under the bridge, and re-macadamized the whole street from Union Square to the Boston line.
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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS.
The Charles-river Street-railway Company has laid a double track in Webster Avenue, from near Prospect Street to the Cam- bridge line ; and, in connection with this work, the grade of a part of the avenue was raised and the street re-macadamized.
PAVING SOMERVILLE AVENUE.
By an examination of these reports for the past few years, it will appear that the cost of keeping Somerville Avenue in repair is very large ; and we have become convinced by experience that it would be true economy to commence paving this thoroughfare at once. We therefore recommend that an annual appropriation of about five thousand dollars be made for that purpose, and that the paving be commenced at the East-Cambridge line, and continued, from year to year, until it be completed to the North-Cambridge line. We think the annual cost of repairs is now more than enough to pay the interest on the cost of paving.
GENERAL.
A large amount of work has been done this year, as will be seen by the accompanying table of streets improved.
The improvement of Linwood Street, which has long been de- manded, is finally accomplished. Where the street was low, it has been brought up to grade sixteen ; and the entire road-bed has been thoroughly macadamized, the gutters have been paved, and edge- stones have been set throughout the street. The citizens have also shown a commendable pride in improving their estates to conform to the new grade ; and, altogether, the work done is highly satis- factory.
The widening of Bow and Summer Streets, on the northerly side at their junction, has been regarded for many years as a much- needed improvement, and its accomplishment has conduced greatly to the comfort and safety of the travelling public.
No particular expense has been caused by storms.
The park on Broadway has been kept in good condition.
Two hundred and eleven trees, furnished by citizens, have been planted in the public streets, at a cost of $47.90.
When it was the custom of the city to buy field-stone for the crusher, the price paid was sixty cents a load, and the stone de-
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
livered from the Holland-street ledge was, and has ever since been, charged to the crusher at the same price. During the past year, however, the cost of producing and delivering the ledge-stone has been very much reduced, mainly by using a more effective powder for blasting and by making new and better roadways between the · ledge and the crusher. By the foregoing figures it appears that the actual cost of the ledge-stone, delivered at the crusher, was about forty-three cents per load. It will also be seen that the cost of the crushed stone was about eighty-nine cents per load on the basis of sixty cents for ledge-stone, or about seventy-two cents on the basis of the real cost of the ledge-stone. It might be well, an- other year, to reduce the prices charged for both ledge and crushed sione.
Particulars of the work of the department are given in the fol- lowing tables : -
STREETS IMPROVED.
NAME.
From
To
Improvement.
Feet.
Central
Somerville Ave. .
Highland Ave. .
Re-macadamized .
2,000
Cross
Broadway
Webster Ave
800
Dover
Davis Square
Cambridge Line
.
Filled and macadamized
900
Fitchburg
Linwood .
Lowell Railroad
Macadamized
420
Gilman
Near Eglantine
Arlington Br. R.R.
Macadamized .
630
Linwood
Somerville Ave.
Washington .
Filled and macadamized
2,100
Lowell .
Medford
Wilton .
Macadamized .
S00
Medford
Cambridge Line
Washington School .
66
400
..
Sycamore .
Broadway
2,500
Mystic Ave. .
Boston Line .
Union Street
Filled and macadamized
300
Pearl
Cross
Franklin .
Re-macadamized .
1,000
Poplar .
Maple
Chestnut
Filled .
400
Washington .
Boston Line
Union Square
Re-macadamized
4,400
Webster Ave.
Prospect
Cambridge Line
Filled and macadamized
1,000
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.
Yards of Brick.
Central, east side
Summer .
Highland Avenue
799.1
570.
Dover,
66
Davis Square
Cambridge Line .
904.9
Linwood
Washington
Fitchburg Street
3,978.5
-
Elm .
Arlington Br. R.R.
Chapel .
.
·
.
Re-macadamized .
400
Grove
Elm
Re-macadamized .
2,500
66
Marshall
970
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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS.
SIDEWALKS CONSTRUCTED WHERE EDGE-STONES AND BRICKS WERE FURNISHED BY THE ABUTTERS.
For
Street.
Feet of Edge-stone.
Yards of Brick.
Charles River Street Rail-
way Company
Summer and School,
114.1
Edward Coliton
Poplar
54.0
R. C. Downer .
Adams
-
58.6
Patrick Duran .
Poplar
38.5
-
James Galletly .
Washington
272.7
-
-
Charles A. Jenks
Benedict .
131.6
Lord Brothers .
Aldersey .
-
48.2
Odd Fellows' Building As- sociation
Broadway
112.8
B. W. Patten
Austin
64.8
J. W. Rand
33.3
Bridget Reardon
Poplar
55 8
-
Thomas A. Shedd
Benedict .
-
29.8
Third Universalist Church,
Elm
73.9
-
Heirs of Nathan Tufts
Washington
20.6
-
DRIVEWAYS CONSTRUCTED (AT EXPENSE OF ABUTTERS.)
For
Street.
A. L. Burdakin.
Park. Putnam.
John E. Cayzer.
A. L. Cole. Edwin S. Cole. H. G. Collins.
Everett Avenue. Everett Avenue. Washington.
David W. Crocker.
Dover.
George P. Hammond.
Vinal Avenue. Cedar.
George F. Kendall.
Springfield.
Mrs. N. F. Locke. Public-library building. J. E. Snow.
D. B. Spaulding. Albion Towle.
Highland Avenue. Appleton, Ward 4. Springfield. Webster.
.
Herbert E. Hill
Elm
75.0
-
-
60.0
Mary Shea
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
DRIVEWAYS RECONSTRUCTED (AT EXPENSE OF ABUTTERS).
For
Street.
Estate of E. E. Cole. William H. Hutchinson. Seth C. Mason.
Perkins. Brook. Florence.
CROSSINGS CONSTRUCTED.
Beacon Street, at Forest Street.
Central
" Albion 60
' Avon
"' Berkley .6
Oxford
Linwood
· London
60
66
"' Washington Street.
between London and Fitchburg Streets.
Medford
at Lowell Street.
Perkins 66 " Mt. Pleasant Court.
Poplar .. " Linwood Street (2).
School
.. Oxford
66
.' Summer
Summer
·' School
CULVERTS CONSTRUCTED.
Cameron Avenue, pipe
1
Concord
wooden .
1
Highland
Middlesex
pipe
1
Mystic
wooden .
1
Willow
1
DANGER-SIGNS ERECTED.
Belmont Street, at Highland Avenue.
" Summer Street.
.
.
1
.
.. Poplar
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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS.
Berkley Street at Central Street.
near estate owned by C. A. Woodberry.
Centre 6 :
at
Albion Street.
Chapel
Elm
Chester Avenue, “
Cross
Crescent Street, Pearl 66
Washington Street.
Dartmouth
Evergreen Avenue.
Fremont . . Main Street.
Granite
Somerville Avenue.
Joy
Poplar Street.
Loring
. .
6. Somerville Avenue.
Maple
Medford Street.
..
..
Poplar
Moore
. .
Holland ..
66
..
. .
Stone Quarry.
Porter
.. Summer Street, north side.
Trull
66 Medford
Willoughby ..
Central
Woodbine 6.
Centre . .
STREET-SIGNS ERECTED.
Church Street.
Mystic Avenue.
Dartmouth Street (2).
School Street.
Evergreen Avenue.
Summit Avenue.
Jaques Street (2).
Willow Avenue.
EDGE-STONES AND PAVING.
Whole number of lineal feet of edge-stones set (including 723 feet reset) , 7,056 ; whole number of square yards of brick paving laid (including 801 yards relaid), 1,965 ; whole number of square yards of stone paving laid (including 376 yards relaid), 3,200.
For the committee.
HIRAM D. SMITH. Chairman. GEO. I. VINCENT. Clerk.
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