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The following table shows the percentage of books taken in the various departments : -
Fiction, including juvenile
71
History and travel
9
Essays and science
8
Periodicals and drama
6
Biography
4
Poetry
2
The number of books in the library is 13,146, and at the annual examination none were missing.
HARRIET .A. ADAMS, Librarian. DEC. 31, 1886.
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF CITY TREASURER.
CR
Balance from 1885 .
$402 60
Appropriation
2,500 00
Transferred from interest acccount
409 73
Dog licenses
1,728 54
Fines
274 69
Catalogues
36 60
City of Boston, discount on water bill
1 20
DR.
Salar.es .
. $1,537 17
Rooks
. 2,325 03
Printing and stationery
189 32
Catalogues
128 51
Binding .
139 19
Newspapers
12 00
Furniture
157 80
Gas governor .
60 00
Gas
173 91
Fuel
171 45
Water
20 0,0
Repairs .
209 23
Labor
130 00
Expressing
39 60
Incidentals
60 15
$5.353 36
$5,353 36
REPORT
OF THE
1
COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS.
CITY OF SOMERVILLE.
IN BOARD OF ALDERMEN, Jan. 1, 1887.
Accepted, and referred to the next city council, to be printed in the annual reports. Sent down for concurrence.
GEO. I. VINCENT, Clerk pro tem.
Concurred in.
IN COMMON COUNCIL, Jan. 1, 1887.
DOUGLAS FRAZAR, Clerk.
CITY OF SOMERVILLE.
IN COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS, Dec. 31, 1886. To the City Council of Somerville:
The following is the final report of the committee on highways for the year 1886 : -
HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT.
CREDIT.
Appropriation : -
Amount first appropriated . $32,000 00
Transfer from interest account 200 00
$32,200 00
Receipts and credits : -
For labor and materials furnished prior to Jan. 1, 1886, the bills for which remained uncollected that day . pasturage on Walnut Hill lot, Broad- way, in 1885 5 00
$148 88
rent of dwellings at City
Farm
$136 00
less repairs, insurance,
and water rates
134 14
1 86
excess of charges for materials over the cost . 249 12
gross earnings of city teams, at $1.40 per day for each horse . $6,052 20
less cost of maintenance
as hereinafter specified, 5,092 05
960 15
1,365 01
Value of materials on hand Jan. 1, 1886 ..
9,057 41
Value of property on band Jan. 1, 1886 . 1,026 52
Total credit
$43,648 94
15
226
ANNUAL REPORTS.
DEBIT.
Expenditures : -
For construction of Dartmouth Street, from Broadway to Evergreen Ave- nue (laid out in 1885) .
$175 51
construction of Park Avenue, from Elm Street to Wallace Street (laid out in 1885) 271 85
laying out of Berkeley Street, from School Street to Central Street (recording release and advertising notice) 13 95
laying out of Dartmouth Street, from Medford Street to Evergreen Ave- nue (recording release and advertis- ing notice) 13 25
laying out of Grove Street, from Elm Street to Lexington and Ar- lington Railroad (recording re- lease and advertising notice) 12 50
laying out of Irving Street, from Hol- land Street to Broadway (record- ing release and advertising notice) 12 65 laying out of Preston Street, from School Street to Summer Street (recording release and advertising notice) 12 50
street crossings
1,166 85
street signs
10 30
clearing and repairing streets after the laying of horse railroad tracks : Broadway, from Franklin Street to Autumn Street . $94 68
Elm and Holland Streets from Russell Street to Elmwood Street . .
807 32
Washington Street, from Union Square to Mystic Street 145 79
1,047 79
Amount carried forward
$2,737 15
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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS.
Amount brought forward . $2,737 15
For repairs and improvements of streets and paving of gutters in connec- tion with the setting of edgestones : Benedict Street, both sides, from Austin Street to Benedict Avenue, paving . $119 75
Broadway, at I. L. Russell's, corner North Street, paving . 69 90 Dartmouth Street, west side, from Broadway to Evergreen Avenue, paving 249 96
Dartmouth Street, at F. Fuller's, east side, paving . 24 00
Dover Street, west side, from Davis Square to Cambridge line, paving . 317 63
Elm Street, at D. W. Lowell's,cor- ner Morrison Street, paving . 33 32
Gilman Street, both sides, near Aldrich Street, extension west- wardly, paving 105 39
Highland Avenue, at J. Medina's block, paving 30 40
Maple Street, south side, near Medford Street. paving . 57 36
Medford Street, east side, from Somerville Avenue to Wash- ington Street, paving . Medford and Shawmut Streets, at J. A. Talpey's corner, paving, Morrison Street, both sides, from Elm Street to Grove Street, paving . .
481 08
16 48
419 56
repairs .
308 06
North Street, at I. L. Russell's, corner Broadway, paving 68 56
Park Avenue, both sides, from
Amounts carried forward . $2,301 45
$2,737 15
228
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Amounts brought forward . $2,301 45 $2,737 15
Elm Street to Wallace Street. paving . 258 76
Spring Street, west side, from Somerville Avenue to Pitman Street, paving 58 12
Shawmut Street, both sides, from Washington Street to Medford Street, paving repairs .
216 64
Summit Avenue both sides,
from Walnut Street to Vinal
385 82
Avenue, paving repairs .
282 88
Tufts Street. from Washington Street to Cross Street, paving east side ·
369 10
repairs .
408 62
4,361 12
For reconstructing brick sidewalks and gutters west side of Cedar Street, from Elm Street to Summer Street 789 07 repairing Cedar Street from Elm Street to Summer Street 429 46
reconstructing brick sidewalk and gut ter east side of Laurel Street, from land of Tufts to land of Cutter ordinary repairs of streets : -
116 99
Bond Street, from Broadway to Heath Street 89 67
Broadway, north side, from Lin- coln Street to Wheatland Street .
859 46
Broadway, south side, from
Boston Line to Autumn Street. 368 32
Broadway and Marshall Street, from Dartmouth Street to Oak- land Avenue 729 81
Cross Street, from Medford Street to railroad bridge 77 48
Amounts carried forward . $2,124 74 $8,433 79
79 73
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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS.
Amounts carried forward · . $2,124 74 $8,433 79
Elm Street, from Somerville Avenue to Davis Square 2,400 88
Franklin and Perkins Streets, from Pearl Street to Boston Line 585 52
Highland Avenue, from Cherry Street to Willow Avenue 461 27
Highland Avenue, from Davis Square to Grove Street 437 05
Lowell Street, from Wilton Street to Vernon Street 386 74
Medford Street, from Highland Avenue to Central Square 458 84
Mt. Vernon Street, from Wash- ington Street to George Street, 686 65 Myrtle Street, from Washington Street to top of hill 410 28
Mystic Avenue, from Chauncey Avenue to Medford Line
1,588 84
Walnut Street, from Broadway to Bonair Street . .
294 43
Willow Avenue, from Highland Avenue to Lexington and Ar- lington Railroad . 245 10
general repairs 6,974 66
17,055 00
294 45
For repairs of stone paving . of brick sidewalks .
695 12
resetting edgestones, Davis Square .
66 79
cost to city of sidewalks, the bricks and edge- stones for which were furnished by the abutters ·
243 03
clearing and repairing streets after the construc- tion of sewers and catch-basins 102 46
removing snow and ice, and care of slippery sidewalks 1,451 69
cleaning streets
2,168 36
one half cost maintaining Middlesex Avenue bridge for the year 1885, the other half being paid by the town of Medford 371 33
Amount carried forward .
$30,882 02
230
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Amount brought forward .
$30,882 02
For setting trees furnished by citizens 63 35
trimming trees 18 00
drinking fountain (for horses) in Union Square, new fountain and repairing old one
178 90
repairing W. C. T. U. fountain in Union Square, and ice for same . .
31 50
tax on Waltham gravel land
114 75
tax on Wakefield gravel land .
$25 26
less received for gravel sold . ·
15 20
10 06
tax on Winchester gravel land .
10 95
repairing tools .
339 70
salary of superintendent .
1,500 00
board of superintendent's horses
417 17
rent of superintendent's telephone
41 60
books, stationery, and printing
46 50
sundry small expenses
20 05
private work, etc., the bills for which remain uncollected . 195 71
Value of tools, etc. Jan. 1, 1886
$372 21
added during the year
230 72
Total . .
$602 93
value of same, Dec. 31, 1886 . 372 50
Depreciation . ·
.
230 43
Value of materials on hand, Dec. 31, 1886
1,226 15
Value of property on hand, Dec. 31, 1886 : -
horses . $4,125 00
carts and implements used with
horses .
1,881 25
harnesses and horse clothing 377 25
stable utensils and property 167 50
stone crusher, engine, and fittings 1,317 25
tools, tool chests, and tool house
372 50
8,240 75
Total debit .
$43,567 59
Balance unexpended .
$81 35
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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS.
The earnings and expenses [of the city teams have been as fol- lows : -
Earnings, at $1.40 per day for each horse $6,052 20
Expenses : -
For grain and feed
$1,392 18
hay and straw .
472 09
shoeing .
382 05
doctoring and medicine
120 68
repairs of carts and implements used with horses, harnesses and horse clothing 116 31
309 17
stable expenses (including pay of stable-man) and repairs of stables ·
1,283 69
Value of carts and implements used with horses, Jan. 1,1886 . $2,124 50
added during the year
$60 00
insurance.
15 00
$75 00
less remains of burnt
wagon sold .
. 5 00
70 00
Total
. $2,194 50
value of same, Dec. 31, 1886 . . 1,881 25
Depreciation 313 25
Value of harnesses and horse clothing,
Jan. 1, 1886'
$506 75
added during the year
28 60
Total .
.
$535 35
value of same, Dec. 31, 1886 377 25
Depreciation .
158 10
Value of horses (19), Jan. 1, 1886 . . $4,600 00
insurance · ·
35 00
Total .
. $4,635 00
Amount carried forward .
$4,547 52
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
Amount brought forward ·
$4,547 52 Value of horses (16), Dec. 31, 1886 . $4,125 00
Depreciation (including three that died),
510 00
Value of stable utensils and property, Jan. 1, 1886 added during the year
$192 50
9 53
Total .
$202 03
Value of same, Dec. 31, 1886 .
167 50
Depreciation
34 53
Total expense
$5,092 05
Excess of earnings, as hereinbefore stated, under the heading of receipts and credits $960 15
The charges for crushed stone, and the cost of the same, have been as follows : -
Charges : -
For 10,029 loads used (price at crusher, 75c. per load) .
$7,521 75
500 loads on hand, Dec. 31, 1886, at 75c. 375 00
Total of charges $7,896 75
Cost : -
For 600 loads of crushed stone on hand Jan. 1, 1886, at $1.00
$600 00
9,713 loads of ledge and field stone delivered at crusher, at 45 cents · labor and teaming at crusher, including pay of engineer
4,370 85
2,378 39
new sheds
130 86
repairs of crusher and engine
34 60
fuel . .
199 82
water
28 57
oil .
33 10
boiler insurance .
15 00
Amount carried forward .
$7,791 19
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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS.
Amount brought forward . $7,791 19
Value of crusher, engine, and fittings, Jan. 1, 1886 . $1,261 45
added during the year
216 72
$1,478 17
less old fittings sold . 65 54
$1,412 63
value of same Dec. 31, 1886
1,317 25
Depreciation
95 38
Total cost . .
$7,886 57
Excess of charges over cost
$10 18
The charges for Holland Street ledge stone and the cost of the same have been as follows : -
Charges : -
For 9,216 loads of ledge stone delivered at crusher, at 45 cents . . $4,147 20
1,797 loads of ballast for streets, price at ledge, 10 cents 179 70
293 loads of ledge stone quarried by
the purchasers, at 30 cents 87 90
Total of charges $4.414 80
Cost : -
For labor and teaming
. $3,946 00
powder and fuse
458 41
Total cost .
4,404 41
Excess of charges
$10 39
Labor and materials have been furnished to other accounts, and to private parties, and the Treasurer has received payment for the same, as follows : --
Broadway Park Maintenance account $847 47
Fire Department account . 6 00
Amount carried forward
$853 47
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
Amount brought forward .
$853 47
Health Department account
87
Miscellaneous account (City Hall)
17 64
Schoolhouse Incidentals account
1 50
Sidewalks account
829 41
Private parties
680 84
Total .
$2,383 73
SIDEWALKS ACCOUNT.
CREDIT.
Appropriation
$4,000 00
DEBIT.
Expenditures : -
For sixteen sidewalks, as per accom-
panying schedule
. $7,196 64
less assessments
3,598 32
Net cost to city . $3,598 32
Advertising notices of hear-
ings for sidewalks in Oliver
Street, Quincy Street, Elm
Street and Warren Ave- nue (not built) . $40 20
Advertising for proposals for
edgestones 5 50
Printing blank orders for hearings . 8 00
$53 70
Less cost of advertising Spring Street and Morri- son Street sidewalks paid in 1885 (sidewalks con- structed this year) . 20 40
33 30
Net expenditure. 3,631 62
Balance unexpended .
$368 38
235
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS.
BROADWAY PARK MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT.
CREDIT.
Appropriation
. $1,000 00
Receipts for hay sold
10 05
Value of property (tools, etc.) on hand Jan. 1, 1886
269 47
Total credit $1,279 52
DEBIT.
Expenses : -
For labor and teaming
$786 47
dressing .
61 00
repairing tools and property
28 40
iron and hardware .
7 61
incidentals
3 11
bedding plants
30 00
lighting lamps
11 00
raising and lowering flag 2 00
Value of property on hand Dec. 31. 1886 (including purchases during the year, · $2.70)
209 85
Depreciation in value of property
62 32
Total debit.
1,201 76
Balance unexpended .
$77 76
NEW STREETS AND SIDEWALKS.
Five streets have been accepted this year, as stated in the ac- companying table, but no work has been done upon either of them.
Of the five streets accepted last year, two have been constructed this year .- Dartmouth Street from Broadway to Evergreen Avenue, and Park Avenue from Elm Street to Wallace Street, - and gravel sidewalks, with edgestones, have been constructed on both sides of the last named and on the westerly side of the other.
The particulars of streets constructed and improved, and of side- walks built, are contained in tables herewith presented.
236
ANNUAL REPORTS.
An unusually large number of sidewalks have been built this year, and have formed the basis for substantial improvements in all the streets where they are located, as it is the invariable custom to pave the gutters appurtenant to the sidewalks, and to grade and repair the street to correspond with the uniform grade thus estab- lished.
We know of no expenditure that gives better satisfaction to the public, and at the same time proves more economical for the city, than that paid for sidewalks and the accompanying improvements, and we hope as many sidewalks will be built every year as the city can afford.
HORSE RAILROADS.
Elm and Holland Streets, between Russell Street and the City Ledge, have been in bad condition for some years, because the tracks of the Cambridge Railroad Company were laid too low. We therefore requested the company to bring its rails up to a proper grade, and the request was promptly complied with. A great im- provement in these streets has thus been made.
Late in the year the Boston Consolidated Street Railway Com- pany obtained locations for additional tracks in Broadway from Franklin Street to Temple Street, and in Washington Street from Tufts Street to Union Square. The tracks were laid in Broadway from Franklin Street to Autumn Street, and in Washington Street from Union Square to Mystic Street, when the work was stopped by bad weather.
PAVING SOMERVILLE AVENUE.
We renew the recommendation of our immediate predecessors, that measures be taken for paving Somerville Avenue, and suggest that a beginning be made by paving Union Square. The travel is so great over this thoroughfare that the macadam placed upon it lasts but a very short time.
GRAVEL.
The highway committees of previous years have been more or less hampered for the want of good gravel, and this committee determined, if possible, to open the city's gravel bank at Waltham, which we knew contained gravel of excellent quality, and arrange
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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS.
for the transportation of the material to Somerville. Accordingly an agreement was obtained from the Fitchburg Railroad Company to put in a switch and lay a track to the bank at the company's expense, and to deliver five thousand yards, or more, of gravel on the line of the road in Somerville for thirty cents per yard ; the loading to be done by the city. In this way we have obtained the gravel required for the purposes of the department during the season.
Of course, the work of opening the bank and removing the refuse earth has made the gravel used this year cost rather high, but we believe it can be delivered on our streets hereafter at a moderate cost.
SCHEDULES.
The following schedules give additional particulars of the work of the department during the year.
STREETS ACCEPTED IN 1886.
Name.
From
To
Length in feet.
Berkeley. Dartmouth. Grove.
School St.
Central St.
1,361.8
Medford St.
Evergreen Ave.
737.0
585.0
Irving. Preston.
Elm St. Holland St.
Middlesex Cen. R. R. Broadway. Summer St.
1,75.0
School St.
839.1
Total .
4,697.9
238
ANNUAL REPORTS.
STREETS IMPROVED.
Name.
From
To
Improvement.
Feet.
Bond. . .
Broadway.
Heath ..
Grad'g and macadamizing,
300
Broadway, So. side, 66
Boston Line.
Autumn. .
Re-macadamizing 66
2,800
Dartmouth
Marshall .
400
66 No. side,
Lincoln.
Wheatland
2,700
Cedar
Elm
Summer
Grad'g and re-macad'izing, Re-macadamizing
300
Dartmouth
Evergreen Ave.
Broadway
Grad'g and re-macad'izing,
650
Dover
Cambridge Line,
Davis Square
Re-macadamizing
950
Elm
Davis Square .
Craigie .
Filling and macadamizing,
900
Franklin
Pearl .
Perkins
Re-macadamizing.
450
Highland Ave 6.
Cherry .
Willow Ave.
66
1,700
Holland .
Arlington R. R.,
Elmwood
Filling and macadamizing,
1,400
Lowell
Wilton .
Vernon.
Macadamizing .
300
Marshall.
Broadway
Oakland Ave.
Re-macadamiziag.
250
Medford ,
Highland Ave.
Central Square .
1,000
Morrison.
Elm
Grove
500
Mt. Vernon
Washington
George .
66
1,300
Myrtle.
To top of hill
650
Mystic Avenne.
Chauncy Ave.
Medford Line .
3,700
Perkins .
Franklin
Boston Line
1,350
Shawmut
Washington
Cross .
Grad'g and macadamizing,
550
Summit Avenue
Vinal Avenue.
Walnut .
Re-macadamizing.
450
Tufts .
Washington
Cross .
Grad'g and macadamizing,
950
Walnut
Broad way
Bonair
Re-macadamizing.
600
Washington Ave
Washington
Macadamizing .
350
Willow Ave .
Highland Ave.
Arlington R. R.
Re-macadamizing,
400
Total
31,550
SIDEWALKS CONSTRUCTED WHERE THE MATERIALS AND LABOR WERE FURNISHED BY THE CITY, AND ONE HALF THE COST WAS ASSESSED ON THE ABUTTING ESTATES.
Street.
From
To
Feet of
Yards of
Brick.
Cost.
B'dway, northeast side,
North St .
North westerly
116.2
112.5
$194 60
Dartmouth, west side .
Broadway.
Evergreen Av.
710.4
491 40
Davis Sq., south side .
Elm St. .
Highland Av.
38.5
268.2
332 01
Dover, northwest side .
Davis Sq.
Cambridge Line
936.1
600.9
1,116 74
Elm, east side .
Morrison St.
Southerly
80.5
74 22
Gilman, both sides
Angle .
Northwesterly
341.5
209.2
464 50
Medford, east side .
Somerville Av.,
Near Washington St.
877.0
579 46
Morrison, both sides .
Elm St.
Grove St.
1098.4
629 57
Morrison, south side . .
Elm St.
Grove St.
354.3
301 72
North, northwest side .
Broadway
Northeasterly
114.5
76.9
140 50
Park Av., both sides .
Wallace St.
.
Cross St. .
531.1
422 56
Spring, west side .
Somerville Av.,
Pitman St.
173.2
118 66
Walnut St.
Vinal Av.
548.5
400 83
Walnut St.
Vinal Av.
540.5
419.8
804 30
Cross St.
Washington St.
987.6
608 39
Totals .
7918.1
2122.3
$7,196 64
Cross
Medford
Railroad Bridge,
4,800
Russell .
Davis Square
66
850
Davis Square
Grove
Grad'g and re-macad'izing, Re-macadamizing 66
Edgestone.
517 18
Shawmut, east side .
Washingt'n St.,
·
Summit Av., north side, Summit Av., south side, Tufts, northeast side .
Elm St.
904.6
1,000
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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS.
SIDEWALKS CONSTRUCTED WHERE EDGESTONES AND BRICKS WERE FURNISHED BY THE ABUTTERS.
For
Street.
Length of Edgestones.
Yards of Brick.
S. R. Chase
Benedict .
77.7
62.6
James Coliton
Maple
60.6
. .
Charles Drouett
Columbus Auenue
. .
25.7
Fred C. Fuller
Dartmouth
46.6
..
J. A. Litchfield .
Sycamore
25.6
16.9
John Manning .
Maple
89.7
. .
John Medina
Highland Avenue
62.4
Peter Murray
Maple
31.3
J. W. Rand
Benedict
86.9
60.1
C. B. Sanborn
Austin
.
. .
34.9
J. A. Talpey
Medford, Junction Shaw-
30.1
Totals
510.9
200.2
DRIVEWAYS CONSTRUCTED (AT EXPENSE OF ABUTTERS).
For
Street.
Silas L. Cummings.
Elm.
Edward Glines.
Highland Avenue.
H. S. Pond.
Vinal Avenue. Somerville Avenue.
Marion Spry.
Quincy A. Vinal, Trustee.
Adams Street.
DRIVEWAYS DISCONTINUED (AT EXPENSE OF ABUTTERS).
City (Miscellaneous Account).
At City Hall.
. .
mut
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
CROSSINGS CONSTRUCTED.
Austin Street, across end of Benedict Street.
Broadway, from westerly side of Rush Street. 66 easterly side of Glen Street.
Central Street, across the end of Willoughby Street. Dover Street, near horse-car stables.
westerly side across end of court. Elm Street, across the end of Park Avenue. 66 66 Morrison Street.
66 from northerly side of Park Avenue.
Gilman Street, northerly side across Aldrich Street.
66 66 in line with easterly side of Aldrich Street.
Holland Street, from easterly side of Wallace Street. Park Avenue, across the end of Chandler Street.
School Street, in line with northerly side of Evergreen Avenue.
Tufts Street, across end of Glen Street.
Washington Street, across the end of Charles Street.
60
Mystic Street.
66
Tufts Street.
66
66 from westerly side of Franklin Street.
CULVERTS CONSTRUCTED.
Cambria Street, iron, under northerly sidewalk, 1.
Central Street, pipe, easterly side at railroad bridge, 1.
School Street, wooden, easterly side at railroad bridge, 1. Walnut Street, wooden, easterly side at railroad bridge, 1. Willow Avenue, wooden, westerly side at railroad crossing, 1.
DANGER SIGNS ERECTED.
Allen Street, at Somerville Avenue.
Avon 66 " School Street.
Bartlett " Washington Street.
Boston 66 " Greenville
66
" Washington
Bow Street Place, at Bow
Cambria Street, " Central
Dartmouth 6 " south side Evergreen Avenue.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS. 241
Emerson Street, at Everett Street.
Essex " Medford Street.
Everett 66 " Brick Yard Lane.
66 " Emerson Street.
Greenville " Boston Street.
Hawkins 66 " Somerville Avenue.
66
" Washington Street.
Hudson 66 " Cedar 66
66
66 " Central 66
Kingman Court, " Washington 66
Linden Street, " Somerville Avenue.
Maple Avenue, " Marshall Street.
Montrose Street, " School
66
6:
" Sycamore 60
Munroe
" Walnut 66
Mystic 66 " Benedict
66
" Mystic Avenue.
66
66
" Somerville Avenue.
New Church Street, at Somerville Avenue.
Oxford 66 " Central Street.
66 " School
Pembroke
" Central
" Sycamore "
Richdale Avenue, Sycamore Street,
" School 66
" Highland Avenue.
" Medford Street.
Thurston
" South side Medford Street.
Wesley Park
" Bow Street.
Willoughby Street,
" Central Street.
" Sycamore Street.
STREET SIGNS ERECTED.
Bonair Street
1 Mystic Avenue . 3
Bond
1 Oxford Street
1
Broadway .
2 Pearl 1
Church Street
1 Quincy
1
Craigie
1 School 66
.
1
Cross 66
1 Thurston "
1
Middlesex Avenue
1 Tufts
1
16
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
EDGESTONES AND PAVINGS.
Lineal feet of edgestones set (including 1,210 feet reset), 9,600 ; square yards of brick paving laid (including 1,180 yards relaid), 3,500 ; square yards of stone paving laid (including 585 yards re- laid), 3,400.
For the committee,
IRVING L. RUSSELL, Chairman. GEO. I. VINCENT, Clerk.
REPORT
OF THE
COMMITTEE ON SEWERS.
CITY OF SOMERVILLE.
IN BOARD OF ALDERMEN, Jan. 1, 1887.
Accepted, and referred to the next city council, to be printed in the annual reports. Sent down for concurrence.
GEO. I. VINCENT, Clerk pro tem.
Concurred in.
IN COMMON COUNCIL, Jan. 1, 1887.
DOUGLAS FRAZAR, Clerk.
CITY OF SOMERVILLE.
IN COMMITTEE ON SEWERS, Dec. 31, 1886.
To the Board of Aldermen of Somerville:
The following is respectfully submitted as the final report of this committee for the year ending this day : -
SEWERS ACCOUNT.
CREDIT.
Appropriation
$8,000 00
Receipts and credits : -
For catch-basin curbs in sidewalks, - received credit from Sidewalks account
$17 95
fees for entering Elm Street sewer
64 00
fee for drainage of Asylum buildings into Fitchburg Street sewer . 50 00
labor and materials furnished in 1885,
the bill for which remained uncol-
lected Jan. 1, 1886
10 68
142 63
Value of materials on hand Jan. 1, 1886 .
241 38
Value of tools and property, Jan. 1, 1886 . 290 15
Total credit $8,674 16
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
DEBIT.
Expenditures : -
For sixteen sewers, as per accom-
panying table
$11,597 11
less assessments
8,736 07
cost to city .
$2,861 04
nine catch-basins (average $65.85}) .
592 68
five ninths cost of removing deposit from mouth of Bridge Street sewer . 1,402 39
repairing sewers and drains 24 55
300 94
cleaning sewers
140 88
examining sewers
36 50
repairing catch-basins
146 02
changing lines and grades of catch-basins
41 78
cleaning catch-basins
905 33
clearing mouth of catch-basins
145 37
examining catch-basins
2 62
changing lines and grades of man-holes 107 10
cleaning ditches 28 88
inspecting sewers built by abutters in Richdale Avenue, Essex, Preston, Dartmouth Streets,
Eastman Place, Stickney, Chandler, Eglan- tine, Runey and Virginia Streets .
223 75
books, stationery, and printing
3 40
repairing tools and property
48 53
sundry small expenses
50 23
arranging tools and property
3 32
cleaning man-holes .
3 00
one half cost of private drain School and Medford Streets, because of improper location of water main in Medford Street 40 00
balance due contractors on sewers laid in 1885 . 390 56
private work, the bills for which remain uncol- lected .
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