Report of the city of Somerville 1886, Part 12

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1886
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 330


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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.


222


ANNUAL REPORTS.


FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF CITY TREASURER.


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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


227


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


229


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


-


231


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


232


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


233


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


234


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


237


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


239


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


240


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


242


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


246


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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