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The quantity of water required for domestic use was small compared with the present demand. The introduction of the modern arrange- ment of the bath room and water closet, the demand for hot water in the chamber and laundry have more than doubled the average quan- tity required for domestic use.
The use of water for sprinkling lawns and gardens, and the prac- tice of opening taps in cold weather to prevent freezing in the service pipes, all increase the average daily consumption.
The consumption has been constantly increasing since water was introduced, and the demand has long since outgrown the capacity of our distribution system.
The pipes now are not nearly large enough to furnish even the quantity required for domestic use without greatly reducing the head. as is evident from the observed pressure on Spring Hill.
The whole distribution system should be remodelled, and exten- sions and relaying in the future should be carried on on a larger scale, and more in keeping with the needs of the people.
The high service works should be designed with a view to a further extension to other parts of the city, for the protection of manufac- turing property which will probably be located in the city in the near future.
The cost of public works has often exceeded engineer's estimate. Not wholly from any fault in the engineer, but from the fact that neither the engineer nor the committee or board having charge of the improvements have failed to comprehend what was needed to provide for the future growth of the city. As these needs became apparent the fact that the original. plan of the work was defective, in that the future growth of the city was under-estimated, became evident, and the works are finally enlarged at a much greater cost than if the original plan of the works had been sufficiently comprehensive.
The engineer is often required to cut down his estimates and re- duce the cost to the lowest possible sum for fear that the whole scheme may fail of being carried out.
Let us not make this mistake, but look at this question in a broad and comprehensive light, and, so far as the work progresses, let it be done in a thorough manner and with a view to the future usefulness of the work and the future needs of the city, rather than to the actual amount which may be added to the funded debt the present year, and to the minimum number of water takers which the works
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may be called upon to supply for the next two or three years. The question of fire protection to be obtained by the proposed works should not be lost sight of, for this is really the basis on which the proposed works are planned ; and in reality the amount of water re- quired for fire protection is the quantity which fixes the daily power required of the engine, and the size of the pipes in the distribution system.
A smaller engine than the one proposed could not be relied upon to give an efficient fire service in time of need.
TABLE SHOWING NUMBER OF HOUSES AND NUMBER OF CON- SUMERS WHERE THE INDICATED PRESSURES WERE LESS THAN 10, 20, 30, 40 AND 50 POUNDS RESPECTIVELY.
WINTER HILL.
SPRING, CENTRAL AND PROSPECT HILLS.
Pressure in Pounds.
No. of Houses.
No. of Consumers.
Pressure in Pounds.
No. of Houses.
No. of Consumers.
10
22
119
10
46
270
20
79
423
20
231
.1,317
30
152
819
30
461
2,466
40
277
1,517
40
661
3,768
50
299
1,636
50
743
4,257
The number of houses located on Spring Hill is 36 where the pres- sure is under 10 pounds. The number 46 given in the above table includes Spring, Central and Prospect Hills.
Respectfully submitted,
HORACE L. EATON, City Engineer.
BOSTON, May 21, 1889.
HON. CHARLES G. POPE, Mayor of the City of Somerville, Mass. :
DEAR SIR : - At your request I have examined your city in rela- tion to the proposed high service water supply. I have examined also the report and plans submitted by your City Engineer and with him have been over the area proposed to be supplied with high pressure and herewith submit the following report :
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The plan submitted by Mr. Eaton seems to me to be in the main a good one. It appears that the elevation of Mystic Reservoir is 157 feet above mean low water. Water works levels are usually taken from high tide or marsh level, which is ten feet higher, thus giving about 145 feet head at the marsh level, which is really a light head for fire service. One hundred and fifty to 160 feet head is, in my opinion, a good head for fire service. That head upon a hydrant is probably better than more, and in a level town would be preferable ; but there are few New England towns that are level, and therefore heavier pressure must be maintained in the lower portions in order to give any on the summits or to render the average pressure suitable. In your case the average pressure is low, the theoretical head being but 147 feet when the reservoir is full and of this about five feet is lost by friction in the lower portions. This at the marsh level will give a fair pressure for fire purposes, but at any point above that the pressure is reduced.
At the summit of Spring Hill there is only 11.4 feet theoretical head and on Winter Hill 15.3 feet. This is reduced by friction to five feet less and consequently is of little or no value for domestic supply, and of no more use for fire than a reservoir from which to pump a supply.
Your engineer has drawn the line of the high service supply at a contour 70 feet above low tide, which is 87 feet below the full resor- voir, except at one or two points where he has very properly gone a little below that point in order to avoid dead ends.
He proposes to place the stand pipe, which is 30 feet in diameter and 70 feet high, on the highest point of Spring Hill, at the level of 145 feet above low tide. This stand pipe, when full, will give to those houses which are on the summit about 30 pounds pressure, and at the level of the 70-foot contour (the bottom of the high service) about 67.5 pounds less the friction, making the mean pressure 48.7 pounds on the high service portion of Spring Hill, and about two pounds less on Winter Hill. It must be understood that this is when the tank is full to the top, which will be only occasionally. There will be many times when it will only be one-third full, therefore it would only be fair to reduce the mean pressure which we may expect in time of a fire (which does not always occur when the tank is full) 8 pounds more, or down to 40.7 pounds, which, in my opinion, is low for fire pressure.
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. I would therefore suggest that the standpipe be made 100 feet high. This will increase its capacity by 159,055 gallons, making the total capacity 530,000 gallons, and at the same time give much better fire pressure.
As the high portion of the city is confined to two sections, your engineer has very judiciously located the pumping station upon one of them, Winter Hill, and the stand pipe upon Spring Hill, thus arranging for a supply upon each in case of an interruption of the supply between, the water in the stand pipe furnishing Spring Hill and the pumps furnishing Winter Hill until the connection is resumed.
The location of the pumping station at the corner of Medford and Central streets, seems to me to be a very proper one, since it is com- paratively central to the service on Winter Hill, the supply being taken easily from the 30-inch main and pumped through the proposed 14-inch main, via Central Street, Highland Avenue and Belmont Street, to the tank on Spring Hill. The pumps will in this case have a back pressure of about 30 pounds, and although the top of .the stand-pipe, if it be made 100 feet high, is 163 feet higher than the pump, the assistance given by the back pressure will reduce the load to 75 pounds, which is not excessive.
This location, all considerations being equal, is the one I should select with regard to economy and efficiency, but should it be desired to locate it at some other point, the city farm at the corner of Broad- way and Cedar streets would be a very suitable location. From an engineering point of view there are no objections. It would, how- ever, involve the laying of about 800 feet additional of 14-inch pipe at an expense of two dollars per foot, and in the pipe plan of your engineer the substitution of 1300 feet of 14-inch pipe for 12-inch, at an additional expense of 44 cents per foot, the changing of 550 feet of 10-inch to 14-inch at an expense of 75 cents per foot, and 550 feet of 8-inch to 14-inch, at a expense of $1.21 per foot, the whole entailing an additional expense of $2249, which may be partially compensated for by the fact of the city's ownership of the property. The supply in this case can be taken from the same 30-inch main. Of course the pump would force the water against a greater head, but the back pressure would be increased in the same proportion, so that load on the pump would still be the same. I am informed by the superintendent of your water works that he proposes to lay imme- diately a 12-inch cast-iron main from the 30-inch main in Broadway
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through Cedar street to Highland avenue ; in that case I would suggest that should the pump station be located on the City Farm, a con- nection be made with the pumps at that point, in order that at any future time when desired, water can be pumped through that to the standpipe on Spring Hill, thus giving, with all of the above sugges- tions, three lines of connection between the two areas of high service, when in the future the whole system is completed. I think from an examination of the plan of your city and the rate at which it is grow- ing, that in the near future you will be called upon to extend your pipe system and probably the high service in a northerly direction towards West Somerville, and when this is done a pumping station located here will be fairly central to the high service pipe system.
This location is convenient to the B. & M. R. R., and with a spur track coal may very easily be brought there.
A pumping station can be located at any point in your city that may be desired and made to work successfully. The only considera- tions are simply those of economy and convenience.
The plan of your engineer includes a station and pumping plant similar to the one at Brookline, which if built and operated like that would be an ornament to any portion of your city. The capacity of the machinery, 2,000,000 gallons in 24 hours, is not too large. If you had a reservoir which would contain several days' supply, you could get along with a smaller pump, as in that case there would be water enough in the reservoir to respond to a sudden demand for the extinguishment of a fire ; but since there cannot at best be over half a million gallons on hand in the standpipe, your pump must furnish the water for fire purposes promptly, although possibly for a short time.
In this connection it must be remembered that the area of the tank of 30 feet diameter is small compared with that of a reservoir of three or four million gallons' capacity, the water in which is about 15 feet deep, and that a draught of 200,000 gallons would reduce the head 50 feet in the standpipe, while in case of the reservoir the loss of head by the same amount of draught would hardly be perceptible.
In nearly every case of the establishment of high service supplies in my experience, the city is immediately called upon to extend the high pressure further over that covered by the low service. The people adjoining the high service limit are always dissatisfied with their pressure while their next neighbor has so much more. This
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
has been the experience of Boston, and there is every reason to believe it will be so in your case.
For that reason it would be the part of wisdom to anticipate it by making some small and comparatively inexpensive preparations for future extensions. In this direction I would suggest that the pump- ing station be made large enough to receive an additional pump and boiler at some future time, and also that a 14-inch branch be placed in the force main for future connection with another standpipe on Winter Hill.
It would be well to arrange for the continuation of the 10-inch pipe which Mr. Eaton has located in Lowell street from Vernon street to Highland avenue.
It seems to me that the plan as arranged by the City Engineer is a good one, and with the few suggestions which I have made will give the city a service which will be satisfactory for many years.
Very truly yours,
[Signed. ] .
M. M. TIDD.
APPENDIX B.
TABULAR STATEMENT OF SEWERS BUILT IN 1889.
CONSTRUCTION.
COST.
Name of Strect.
From
To
Built by
Materials.
Size in
inches.
| Man-holes
Chimneys.
Length in
feet.
Average
Aver. cost
per foot.
Total Cost.
Assess- ment.
Cost to City.
Albion and
end of old sewer Albion St.
Christopher Burke Akron pipe
8
0 20 5
.. .
..
·
....
...
....
Arthr .
Broadway ....
Southerly.
A. C. Winning . . ..
.
....
Ashland ...
end of old sewer Southerly .
Chas. A. Mongan ..
-
10
1
0 8
179.1
9.0
1.12
263.49
196.12
67.37
Bowdoin ..
Washington St .. Southerly ..
Dennis Ryan. ...
I''tl'd pipe
10
1
0:17
327.5
6.2
*
....
1,256.32
11.94
Chauncey Ave .. ... Mystic Ave ......
rear Jaques St. ..
Christopher burke
12
4
031
800.4
9.3
2.43
1,946.49
1,925.91
20.58
Chauncey Ave
end of old sewer near Broadway .. . Richard Falvey ...
121
1
0 6
219.1
8.5
1.48
323.95
302.11
21.84
Curtis Street and (1) Broadway ...
Fairmount Ave ....
Christopher Burke
12
1
0,19
991.3
93
2.80
2,782.91
2,242.95
539.96
Fairmount Ave ..
Curtis St ....
Northwesterly .....
Christopher Burke
12
0.36
12.2
....
...
. .
Dell ...
Glen St ... .
near Tufts St ....
Richard Falvey ...
1.2
1
0,25
417.3
4.3
*
. . .
.. .
....
Edmands ..
Broadway
....
Southerly ....
A. C. Winning .
-
12|
0 6
140.0
10.2
1 63
$28.51
168.74
59.77
George ..
Fountain Ave ....
near Tutts St ...
near Concord Ave Dennis Ryan ....
. .
12 & 10!
3
0,36
754.2
88
1.13
855.00
854.65
0.35
Harding or Rideout. South ....
96.6
5.5
1.23
119.10
105.62
13.48
Harrison .
Ivaloo St ....
norr Camb'ge Linefc has. A. Mongan . near Mondamin Ct Chas. A. Mongan .
10 & 8| 0
0 12
297.1
5.3
*
964.13
871.79
92.34
Heath
Bond St ..
Brooks St .... .
Andrew W. Bryne
2
1,41
740.7
9.0
1.32
11.1 | 2.16
5,094.26
3,924.38
1,169.88
Highland Ave ... ... end of old sewer near Central St .. ..
( 24×1- 10| 0,181
15, 12
Maurice Terry . |Akron pipe !!
& 10
0
97
535.5
6.8 $1.02
$548.42
$537.68
10.74
Central ...
Albion St ........ near Highland Ave Christopher Burke
293.5
5.7
*
. . .
. .
81
0
1 5
78.0
6.8
*
Boston .
lligh St .....
Northwesterly .. ..
Andrew W. Bryne
Broadway Park.
Chauncey Ave .. Southeasterly in
Broadway Pk ...
Central ..
Somerville Ave .. near Summer St .. . Chas. A. Mongan . Aki on pipe
12 & 10
57 0
979.1
9.4
· 1.30
.
end of old sewer Southerly & East'ly
Andrew W. Bryne Chas. A. Mongan .
15 & 12
3| 0:19
345.5
63
1.44
496.83
481.90
14.93
Hammond ..
Dickenson St. ...
near Vine St ... .
Andrew W. Bryne
8
0
0 6
154 3
6.1
*
....
101 (
0 11
295 0
5.0
Glen ...
Hanson.
Washington St ..
101
0 4
30
33x22
Dennis C.Collins Brick and
} 30x20
0
12
0 12
. .
1,268.26
.
.
LOCATION.
cut.
Inlets.
2,356.5
TABULAR STATEMENT OF SEWERS BUILT IN 1889-Continued.
LOCATION.
CONSTRUCTION.
COST.
Name of Street.
From
To
Built by
Materials.
Size in
inches.
Man-holes.
Chimneys.
Inches.
Length in
Average
Aver. cost
per foot.
Total Cost.
Assess- ment.
Cost to City .
Knowlton
Fountain & Palm-
er Ave sewer .. near Washington St Richard Falvey ...
12 2 0 27
541.0
7.4
*
...
...
Laurel
Private lands and Laurel St ....... Green St
near Summer St ...
Den's O'Connell.
1
& 8
6
0 54
959.0
8.7
1.39
1,334.09
1,111.04
223.05
Lee .. . .
Medford st ......
Southwesterly .. ...
Dennis Ryan.
10
1
9
254.0
7.3
*
....
...
....
Lee ...
Richdale Ave ...
Northeasterly .....
Dennis Ryan.
16
8!
1
4
0
8
222.1
6.0
0.91
202.81
200.70
2.11
Medford.
Lowell S.t .....
near Trull St ... .
Dennis Ryan ..
66
66
8
1
0 13
219.6
9.3
1.02
224.48
222.77
1 71
Munroe ...
end of old sewer Easterly
Andrew W. Byrne
66
66
10
1 1 8
243.5
9.5
1.42
345.89
343 76
2.13
Richdale Ave
end of old sewer|centre of Sycamore St
Dennis Ryan.
12
1
0
3
127.2
8.7
*
School and
Medford St .. ...
Montrose St ..
Maurice Buttimer. Iron and
16 & 12
6
0
6)
1,379.3
10.3
2 13
2,940.95
1,689.52
1,251.43
Montrose . .
School St ....
Sycamore St .... ..
Maurice Buttimer. Akron pipe
12
2
1 55
. .
.: 1.38
1,524.84
1,511.32
13.52
Madison .
School St ..
Sycamore St .... ·
Andrew W. Byrne
12 2
1 52
Sewall Ct ..
Sewall St ..
Southwesterly ..
A. H. Hines. ..
8
0
0 5
158.0
7.5
*
...
..
Temple (2).
Sewall St ....
near Jaques St ...
Andrew W. Byrne
10
1!
0:12
176.0
89
2.21
388.20
383.59
4 61
Vernon.
end of old sewer Southeasterly .
Maurice Buttimer. P'tl'd pipe
8
1
1| 2
193.0
95
*
...
....
. .
Wesley.
Pearl St .....
.. Northeasterly ..
Richard Falvey ... Akron pipe
10
0
0
4
170.6
7.3
*
....
... .
...
Wyatt ...
Washington St. . Southerly .
Dennis Ryan.
P'tl'd pipe
10
]
0 18
353.0
6.8
....
...
Total length of sewers built by
city .. private parties .. .
3,759.5
.
REBUILT.
Laurel
A point 100 feet northeast from Som'ville ave.| Mystic ave ...
Park place ..
Dennis O'Connell.
Akron pipe Brick ....
15| 1 0 30 1 0
7
143.0 221.0
8.3 11.0
1.12
160.12
. .
..
..
. .
..
....
(1) 433.5 cubic yards of rock.
(2) 61.6 cubic yards of rock.
* Built by private parties.
Total length of sewers built by the city previous to Jan. 1, 1889. 218,952.7
during the year 1889.
12,444.0
Total length of public sewers built in city Jan. 1, 1890.
. 231,396.7
..
..... |Andrew W. Byrne
121
1
0 2/
1,106.5
10.6
School and
Montrose St ..
Madison St ....
.
. .
12,444.0
$21,852.61
$18,330.87
$3,521.74
0
100.0
6.4
*
....
Mason Ave ..
Orchard St .....
near Camb'ge Line Chas. A. Mongan
·
160.12
Wheatland.
Southwesterly ..... day labor ... . .
12
feet.
cut.
$12, 10
0
10 1
....
*
APPENDIX C. SIDEWALKS.
STREET.
SIDE.
FROM
TO
MATERIALS.
Approx. length of walk in ft.
COST.
Boston.
Both
Washington Street ...
Walnut Street .....
Gravel and Edgestones ...
3,617
$2,973.15
Buckingham
Both ..
Beacon Street ...
Dimick Street .....
Graveland Edgestones ...
608
383.50
Cedar ...
Southeast ..
Elm Street ....
Summer Street ....
Bricks and Edgestones.
980
1,358.99
Dartmouth
Both .
Medford Street ..
Broadway ...
Bricks and Edgestones ..
2,922
2,101.13
Elm ..
East. . . . ..
Lexington & Arlington R.R.
Winslow Avenne .. Near Davis Square Southeasterly. . ...
Bricks and Edgestones.
342
468 68
Highland Avenue.
Southwest. Southwest.
Putnam Street ..
Park Street ....
Gravel and Edgestones
753
504.22
Morgan .
Both ......
Beacon Street ...
Gravel and Edgestones ..
611
495.83
Morrison
Grove Street ...
Bricks and Edgestones
.
Glen Street ....
Bricks and Edgestones
1,173
1,458.88
Oliver ..
Cross Street.
Dana Stree t. ....
Gravel and Edgestones ..
718
548.59
Otis . .
Cross Street.
Highland Avenue.
Bricks ..
1 238
1,001.98
Putnam ..
Southeast ..
Summer Strreet ...
Summer Street ....
Gravel and Edgestones.
886
644.84
School ...
Southeast ..
Somerville Avenue ..
Gravel and Edgestones ..
887
741.82
School .
Northwest.
Evergreen Avenne.
Medford Street .... Evergreen Avenne Bow Street ..
Gravel and Edgestones .. ..
1,471
1,039.17
Thurston ..
Both ..... Southeast ..
Ilighland Avenne.
Bricks and Edgestones ..
1,450
1,238.96
Walnut .
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APPENDICES TO CITY ENGINEER'S REPORT.
325
-
.
Bricks and Edgestones.
242
355.50
Grove Street ...
Bricks ...
68
84.77
Highland Avenue.
Northeast .. Southwest. Both ... Northeast .. Southwest.
Grove Street ..
Southeasterly. ...
258
336.24
Otis ....
Near Cross Street ..
Dana Street ......
Graveland Edgestones.
866
631.34
. ·
.
.
Totals ....
19,090
$16,367.59
.
Appleton Street ...
Morrison
.
Broadway ..
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APPENDIX D.
STREETS ACCEPTED IN 1889.
NAME OF STREET.
FROM
TO
WIDTH IN FEET.
LENGTH IN FEET.
Belmont
Summer Street ..
Highland Avenue
40
946
Church
Somerville Avenue .
Lake Street ...
40
340
Dana .
Pearl Street. . . .
Everett Avenue.
40
276
Greenville.
Medford Street.
High Street.
40
661
Hawkins
Somerville Avenue .
Washington Street
40
331
Howe .
School Street.
Marshall Street ..
40
447
James . .
. .. ·
·
Pearl Street
Veazie Street .
40
318
Lake . .
Church Street.
Hawkins Street.
40
820
Montgomery Avenue.
Broadway . .
Wellington Avenue
40
264
Raymond Avenue .
Curtis Street. .
North Street ..
40
1,347
Sanborn Avenue
Walnut Street. .
Warren Avenue.
40
278
Virginia . . .
Aldrich Street. .
Jasper Street. . . .
40
403
Wellington Avenue.
Walnut Street.
Montgomery Avenue.
40
215
Wesley Park.
Bow Street ....
Northwesterly ...
40
404
Wheatland ..
Broadway . .
Jaques Street.
·
40
496
·
.
.
·
. .. . · . .
.. . .
.
....
.
..
..
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
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APPENDICES TO CITY ENGINEER'S REPORT.
APPENDIX E.
TABLE SHOWING THE LOCATION, LENGTH, AND WIDTH OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE STREETS.
STREET.
From
To
Public or Private.
Width in Feet.
Public. Private
Adams ...
Broadway.
Medford St ..
Public
40
900
....
Adrian.
Marion St.
Joseph St .
Private
40
....
530
Albion.
Central St
Cedar St.
Private
about 35
....
2,740
Albion.
Broadway.
Medford Line.
Private
50
....
100
Alderscy ..
Walnut St
Vinal Avc.
Public
40
508
....
Aldrich
Pearl St.
B. & L. R. R
Public
40
611
Alfred
Broadway.
Medford Line
Private
50
50
Allen.
Somerville Ave.
Charlestown St
Private
2.5
680
Allen Ct.
Park St.
Northwesterly
Private
20
. .
. .
150
Alpine.
Cedar St
Southeasterly
Private
80
....
670
Allston
Cross St.
Shawmut Pl.
Private
40
....
420
Ames
Bartlett St.
Robinson St
Private
40
....
515
Appleton.
Willow Ave.
Clifton St ..
Public
40
510
Appleton.
Clifton St.
Liberty Ave ..
Private
40
440
*Arnold.
Morrison St.
Broadway
Private
40
..
1,690
Arthur Court .. Arthur ..
Broadway.
Southwesterly
Private
40
....
470
Asylum Ave ..
Washington St ..
McLean Asylum
Private
about 30
....
2,000
Auburn Ave ..
Cross St ..
B. & L. R. R.
Private
30
....
500
Austin.
Broadway
Mystic Ave ..
Public
40
680
....
Autumn.
Broadway.
Bonair St.
Private
20
420
Avon ..
School -t.
Northwesterly.
Private
40
..
700
Avon Pl.
Cross St.
B. & L. R. R.
Private
25
....
150
Bartlett.
Vernon St ...
Broadway
Private
40
....
. ..
...
200
Beacon
Cambridge Line Somerville Are ..
Public
66
6,100
Bean's Ct.
Cutter St
Southeasterly ..
Private
16
. . .
160
Beech.
Somerville Ave. Somerville Ave.
Highland Are.
Public
40
2,175
175
Benedict
Union St.
Austin St.
Public
40
600
. .
Benedict Ave ..
Broadway.
Benedict St
Private
20
25 & 40
....
400
Bennett Ct
Bennett St.
Prospect St ...
Private
10
....
100
Berkeley ...
School St ...
Central St.
Public
40
1,340
Bigelow.
Boston St ..
Munroe St
Private
40
..
203
Billingham.
Broadway
William St
Private
40
....
75
Blakeley Ave ..
Winthrop Ave .. Somerville Ave. Oak St
Fitchburg R. R.
Private
30
....
500
Bonair.
Cross St.
Walnut St.
Public
40
1,470
Bond.
Broadway
Jaques St ..
Public
40
640
Bonner Ave ...
Columbus Ave ..
Public
40
450
Boston
Washington St .. Washington St ..
Walnut St.
Public
40
1,880
....
..
925
Benton Ave ....
Summer St.
Highland Ave.
Private
40
Bishop's Pl.
Glen St.
Easterly
Private
10
....
Cross St
Private
40
....
450
Bolton
TToughton St ..
Private
40
. ..
* Proposed.
-
Bartlett
Washington St ..
Private
20
200
Beach Ave.
Webster Ave ....
Asylum grounds .. Columbia St.
Private
about 20
100
Bedford.
South St
Private
30
..
Public
40
800
Belmont Pl
Belmont St .
Southeasterly.
Private
25
Bennett.
Prospect St.
Bennett ('t.
Private
about 10
....
290
Ashland ..
Summer St.
Chestnut >t
Private
30
....
120
Arlington.
Franklin St.
Lincoln St.
Public
40
Linden St ..
Easterly
Private
100
. .
1,550
Cambridge Line ... Spring St.
Belmont ..
200
563
630
Bleachery Ct ..
LENGTH.
328
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Length.
Street.
From
To
Public or Private.
Width in Feet.
Public. Private
Boston Ave ...
Medford Line ..
Public
60
910
...
Bow ...
Somerville Ave
Public
50 to 60
1,100
...
Bowdoin.
Southerly
Private.
40
...
370
Bow St. Pl ..
Bow St. .
Northwesterly
Private
40
...
300
Bradford Ave.
School Street ....
Southeasterly .
Private
40
....
150
Bradley ...
Pearl Street ..
Northeasterly .
Private
40
.. .
800
Brastow Ave ..
Lowell Street ...
Porter Street.
Private
40
660
Broadway
Charlest'n Line
Arlington Line
Public
60 to 200
17,000
250
Brook
Glen Street
Cross Street.
Public
Brooks.
Main Street.
Meacham St
Private
40
..
700
Buckingham.
Beacon Street ...
Dimick Street.
Public
40
300
...
Calvin.
Beacon Street.
Private.
30 & 40
614
Cambria.
Northwesterly
Private
40
. .
300
Cameron Ave.
Cambridge Line ...
Private
60
1,000
Carlton
Lake Street.
Private
40
300
Cedar
Broadway
Public
40
.. 4,150
290
Cedar St. Pl ...
Southwesterly
Private
20
220
Central.
Broadway ..
Public
33, 40, 45
4,700
...
Centre.
B. & L. R.R.
Private
35
200
Chandler ..
Broadway
Private
40
1,200
Chapel
Chandler Strect ... Northwesterly
Private
12
. .
. . .
440
Public
50
1,320
Chester .
Elm Street.
Highland Avenue. Cambridge Line .... Angle. .
Public
about 22
220
Chester Ave
Cross Street.
Private
20
. .
445
Chester Place.
Northwesterly.
Private
40)
....
200
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