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derson to Mossland street, paving .
196 35
Evergreen avenue, both sides,
School to Thurston street,
285 05
paving repairs
167 40
Howe street, both sides, School to Marshall street, paving repairs
313 90
Irving street, northwest side, Holland to Broadway, paving,
322 75
Medford street, southerly side, School to Central street, pav- ing
415 00
Medford street, northerly side, School to Tennyson street, paving · ·
277 60
Mills street, both sides, Walnut street to Sargent avenue, pav- ing .
399 50
Morrison street, at Charles S. Philbrick's, paving 18 73 ·
Mossland street, at estate of S. Spencer, paving 13 10
Amounts carried forward · $3,478 38
$5,689 04
331 60
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
Amounts brought forward $3,478 38 $5,689 04
Newbury street, east side, from Holland street to southwesterly side line of estate of Willard Dalrymple, paving . 250 90
Pearl street, corner Dana street, at estate of Charles H. Rams- dell, paving 51 35
Pearl street, southwest side,
614 55
Cross to Walnut street, paving, Sanborn avenue, at estate of R. H. Sturtevant and L. M. Ellis, paving . 57 07
Sargent avenue, both sides, Broadway to Mills street, pav- ing .
372 68
School street, both sides, from Summer street to Highland avenue, paving
849 03
repairs 398 20
Virginia street, both sides, Ald-
rich to Jasper street, paving . 272 10
6,344 26
Ordinary repairs of streets : -
Bonair street, from Cross to Wal- nut street
826 85
Bow street, from near Summer street to Union square . · Broadway, from Wheatland street northerly, about 250 feet 433 70
104 00
Cedar street, from branch R. R. track to Broadway .
1,704 15
Chauncey avenue, from Jaques street easterly, about 250 feet, Chester street, from Cambridge line to Elm street . 317 85
140 60
Amounts carried forwar.l
$3,527 15
$12,033 30
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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS.
Amounts brought forward $3,527 15 $12,033 30
Elm street, from Mossland street to Somerville avenue 211 80
Holland street, from R. R. track, Russell square 1,656 35 . Irving street, from Broadway southwesterly, about 250 feet, 145 00 Medford street, from Fitchburg railroad to Cambridge line 1,235 56 · Medford street, from Central street to Magoun square 483 80
Medford street, from School street to Tennyson street · Mt. Pleasant street, from Broad- way to Perkins street .
418 35
266 50
Mt. Vernon street, from Broad- way to Pearl street ·
142 90
Newton street, from Prospect street to Fitchburg railroad 91 60
Summer street, from Central street to Green street . . 89 55
Washington street, from Somer- ville avenue to Medford street,
2,560 .70
Wheatland street, from Broad- way to Jaques street 892 00
General repairs .
13,668 76
25,390 02
cost to city of sidewalks, the bricks and edge- stones for which were furnished by the abutters, 848 78 repairs of stone paving . 375 79
repairs of brick sidewalk
1,021 48
removing snow and ice and care of slippery side- walks .
874 00
cleaning streets
5,788 90
clearing and repairing streets after the construction of sewers and catch-basins . 39 00
sidewalk assessment, Sargent avenue .
13 97
Amount carried forward
· $46,385 24
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
Amount brought forward
$46,385 24
setting trees .
73 00
trimming trees 92 40
building shed for steam road roller
145 22
removing turnout at Cross street. .
7 00
repairing fence at Middlesex avenue
49 99
opening for new street, Broadway, near Thurston street 11 90
repairs at Central-street bridge
151 20
advertising notice of hearing, laying out of Brastow avenue 10 50
advertising notice of hearing, laying out of Gib- bens street . 11 50
advertising notice of hearing, laying out of Mont- rose street . 11 75
advertising notice of hearing, laying out of Nor- wood avenue 10 15
advertising notice of hearing, laying out of Runey street .
11 50
advertising notice of hearing, laying out of Rich- dale avenue 11 25
advertising notice of hearing, laying out of Tremont street .
.
8 15
advertising notice of hearing, laying out of Tyler street
10 15
advertising notice of hearing, laying out of William street .
10 15
recording release, laying out of Howe street .
65
one-half cost of maintaining Middlesex-avenue bridge for the year 1889; the other half being paid by the Town of Medford
629 12
superintendent's salary .
1,500 00
board of superintendent's horses
359 45
rent of superintendent's telephone .
41 85
tax on Winchester gravel land
11 33
building fence, North street
47 30
sundry small expenses .
89 00
Amount carried forward
$49,689 75
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REPORT OF COMMITTEE OF HIGHWAYS.
Amount brought forward $49,689 75
books, stationery, and printing
92 25
private work and materials, the bills for which re- main uncollected
621 71
changing driveway
14 42
Value of materials on hand this day
1,728 20
Value of property on hand this day : -
horses
$3,000 00
carts and implements used with horses .
2,569 00
harnesses and horse clothing
352 00
stable utensils and property
92 75
tools
313 75
stone crusher, engine and fittings
951 00
steam road roller
3,514 25
10,792 75
Total debit
$62,939 08
Amount overdrawn
$1,977 99
Labor and materials have also been furnished, for which pay- ment has been made to the city treasurer, or credit received, as follows : -
Private parties, constructing driveways, sidewalks, etc.
$1,215 59
Public Grounds account, constructing driveways at High School and library, $449 13
Use of horse at Broadway Park 31 55
486 68
Watering Streets account, paving around stand-pipes,
120 75
Total
· $1,817 02
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
We have also sold
grass from City Farm
$75 00
old junk .
22 40
hogs from city stables
8 30
crushed stone (West End Street
R. R. Co.)
1,051 27
repairing approaches at Cedar-street
bridge .
321 15
Total
$1,478 12
.
The profit and loss account on city teams, tools, property, and materials is as follows : -
DEBIT.
Tools, etc. (depreciation)
$119 45
Repairs of tools (depreciation)
174 95
Holland-street ledge
686 99
City teams
512 51
Steam road roller
1,270 63
Total
$2,764 53
CREDIT.
Crushed stone
2,868 58
Net excess of credit over charges .
$104 05
The ledge has been worked during the year ninety-two days, mostly in the winter and early spring, as has been the usual custom. The price for stone has remained the same as last year delivered at the crusher, namely, forty-five cents for each single load, and for ballast delivered on the streets ten cents per single load.
Crushed stone has been charged, where it has been used, at the same price as in previous years, namely, seventy-five cents per load
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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS.
at the crusher. This account shows a profit for the year of $2,868.58. There was remaining on hand December 31, 500 loads.
Seventy-two hundred and seventy-six yards of gravel has been received from the Waltham gravel bank, at a cost of transportation of sixty cents per yard. Four hundred and fifteen loads have also been purchased from private parties during the year. One thousand loads of the Waltham gravel remained on hand at the Dane-street dump December 31. All the stone taken from the gravel has been sent to the crusher.
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The charges to the city teams account are for : -
Horses (depreciation ) $2,305 00
Carts and implements used with horses ( depreciation ) . 29 50
Repairs of same 828 69
Harnesses and horse clothing ( depreciation ) 47 30
Repairs of same 380 32
Stable utensils and property ( depreciation )
88 17
Stable expenses and repairs
1,313 65
Grain and feed
2,093 43
Hay and straw
1,125 73
Horseshoeing
545 16
Horse medicine and doctoring
157 71
Total
$8,914 66
The credit to this account for earnings has been at the rate of $1.40 per day for every day during the year that each horse has worked, which amounts to $8,402.15, which is a loss of $512.51.
One driving horse has been purchased during the year for the use of the superintendent of streets, at a cost of $155. One pair of bay horses has also been purchased, for which the city has given in exchange one old horse and $400. Two horses have also died dur- ing the year. At present there are twenty-three horses in the depart- ment, including two used by the superintendent.
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
SIDEWALKS ACCOUNT.
CREDIT.
Appropriation .
$10,000 00
Credit : pay of laborer not called for
2 00
Total credit
$10,002 00
DEBIT.
Expenditures : -
For Broadway sidewalk, southwesterly side, from School to Marshall street, Broadway sidewalk, southerly side, from School to Sycamore street
$491 30
598 28
Bonner avenue, westerly side, from Washington street to Columbus avenue
277 01
Bow street sidewalk, easterly side, from Warren avenue to Walnut street
333 59
Church street sidewalks, easterly side, from Somerville avenue to Summer street
393 39
Columbus avenue sidewalks, from es- tate of C. A. Cushman easterly to end of avenue
196 05
Elm street sidewalks, southwesterly side, from a point 145 feet south- east of the northwesterly side line of the estate of William T. Hender- son to Mossland street 851 77
Evergreen avenue sidewalks, both sides, from School street to Thurs- ton street 604 06
Amount carried forward $3,745 45
.
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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS.
Amount brought forward $3,745 45
Howe street sidewalks, both sides, from School street to Marshall street 526 53
Highland avenue sidewalks, south- westerly side, from Central street to Trull lane 488 98
Irving street sidewalks, northwesterly side, Holland street to Broadway, 690 88 Linwood street sidewalks, easterly side, from Washington street to railroad 1,825 40
Medford street sidewalks, southerly side, from School street to Central street 937 60
Medford street sidewalks, northerly side, from School street to Tenny- son street
1,538 04
Mills street sidewalks, both sides, from Walnut street to Sargent avenue
736 60
Newbury street sidewalks, easterly side, from Holland street to south- westerly side line of estate of Wil- lard Dalrymple 774 92
Pearl street sidewalks, southwesterly side, from Cross street to Walnut street
999 64
Preston street sidewalks, both sides, from School street to Summer street, 1,268 40 Prescott street sidewalks, south- easterly side, from Summer street to Highland avenue 989 00
Sargent avenue sidewalks, both sides, from Broadway to Mills street 683 97
School street sidewalks, both sides, from Summer street to Highland avenue . 1,213 06
Amount carried forward , $16,418 47
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
Amount brought forward $16,418 47
School street sidewalks, easterly side, from Somerville avenue to Summer street 615 07
Tufts street sidewalks, northeasterly side, from Washington street to Cross street . 554 40
Virginia street sidewalks, both sides, from Aldrich street to Jasper street, 524 00
Total cost of sidewalks
$18,111 94
Less assessments
9,056 00
Cost to city
$9,055 94
Advertising notice of hearing for side- walk in Chandler street, westerly side, from Park avenue to north- easterly side line of estate of Amy A: Bailey $8 50
Sidewalk in Chauncey avenue, west- erly side, from Jaques street north- erly 378 feet . 8 50
Sidewalk in Norfolk street, Webster avenue to Cambridge line 5 00
Abatement of sidewalk assessment, Putnam street 9 34
Abatement of sidewalk assessment, Linwood street
63 10
94 44
$9,150 38
Balance unexpended .
$851 62
NEW STREETS AND SIDEWALKS.
Fourteen private ways have been laid out and accepted by the city as public streets during the year, as follows : -
Brastow avenue, from Porter street to Lowell street.
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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS.
Carlton street, from Somerville avenue to Lake street.
Chandler street, from Park avenue to Broadway.
Gibbens street, from Central street to Benton avenue. Madison street, from School street to Sycamore street. Mills street, from Walnut street to Sargent avenue. Montrose street, from School street to Sycamore street. Norwood avenue, from Medford street to Broadway.
Richdale avenue, from School street to Sycamore street.
Runey street, from Cross street to Aldrich street.
Sargent avenue, from Broadway to Mills street.
Tremont street, from Webster avenue to the Cambridge line.
Tyler street, from Dane street to Vine street.
William street, from Elm street to Chandler street.
Carlton street, from Somerville avenue to Lake street, has been gravelled.
Chandler street, from Broadway to Park street, has been gravelled.
Dana street, from Pearl street to Everett avenue (partially con- structed in 1889), has been completed, - gravelled.
James street, from Pearl street to Veazie street, has been gravelled.
Mills street, from Sargent avenue to Walnut street, has been gravelled, and edgestones and gravelled sidewalks constructed on both sides.
Montgomery and Wellington avenues (partially constructed in 1889) has been completed, - macadamized.
Sargent avenue, from Broadway to Mills street, has been macad- amized, and gravelled sidewalks with edgestone constructed on both sides.
St. James avenue, from Summer street to Elm street (partially constructed during the year 1889), has been completed, - macadam- ized.
Virginia street, from Aldrich street to Jasper street, has been macadamized, and gravel sidewalks with edgestones constructed on both sides.
GENERAL REPAIRS.
Considerable attention has been given to general repairs of streets during the year, the sum expended under this head amount- ing to $13,668.76.
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
SCHEDULES.
Particulars of the work performed may be found in the following schedules : -
STREETS ACCEPTED.
NAME.
FROM.
To.
Length in Feet.
Brastow Avenue
Porter Street
Lowell Street
686
Carlton Street
Somerville Avenue
Lake Street
300
Chandler Street
Park Avenue
Broadway
1,232
Gibbens Street
Central Street
Benton Avenue
492
Madison Street
School Street
Sycamore Street
891
Mills Street
Walnut Street
Sargent Avenue
560
Montrose Street
School Street
Sycamore Street
886
Norwood Avenue
Medford Street
Broadway
350
Richdale Avenue
School Street
Sycamore Street
875
Runey Street
Cross Street .
Aldrich Street
753
Sargent Avenue .
Broadway
Mills Street .
522
Tremont Street
Webster Avenue
Cambridge Line
589
Tyler Street
Dane Street
Vine Street
404
William Street
Elm Street
Chandler Street
381
STREETS IMPROVED.
STREET.
FROM.
To.
IMPROVEMENT.
FEET.
Bonair St.
Cross St.
Walnut St.
Re-macadamized and gravelled Gravelled
1,470
Bonner Ave.
Columbus Ave.
Washington St. .
450
Broadway
Wheatland St. .
N'ly about 250 ft.
Re-macadamized and gravelled
250
Carlton St.
Somerville Ave.
Lake St.
Gravelled
300
Cedar St.
Branch R.R. Track
Broadway .
Re-macadamized and gravelled
1,800
Chandler St.
Park Ave.
Broadway
Gravelled
1,200
Chester St.
Elm St.
Cambridge Line . Everett Ave.
Gravelled
200
Elm St.
Mossland St.
Somerville Ave. .
Re-macadamized and gravelled Gravelled
825
Howe St.
Marshall St.
School St.
Re-macadamized and gravelled
445
Holland St.
Railroad Track
Russell Sq.
Re-macadamized and gravelled Gravelled
320
Medford St.
Fitchburg R.R.
Cambridge Line .
Re-macadamized and gravelled
800
Medford St.
School St.
Tennyson St.
Re-macadamized and gravelled Re-macadamized and gravelled Gravelled
500
Montgomery Ave.
Broadway
Wellington Ave.
Re-macadamized and gravelled Gravelled
570
Mt. Vernon St.
Broadway
Pearl St.
Gravelled
1,000
Sargent Ave ..
Broadway
Mills St.
School St. .
Summer St.
Highland Ave. Elm St.
488
Virginia St.
Aldrich St.
Jasper St
405
Washington St.
Somerville Ave.
Medford St.
1,500
Walnut St.
250
Wellington Ave . Wheatland St.
Broadway
Montgomery Av. Jaques St.
Re-macadamized and gravell ed Re-macadamized and gravelled Re-macadamized and gravelled Re-macadamized and gravelled Re-macadamized and gravelled Re-macadamized and gravelled Re-macadamized and gravelled
1,200
Medford St.
Central St.
Magoun Sq. Sargent Ave.
265
Mt. Pleasant St. .
Broadway
Perkins St.
Gravelled
850
Dana St.
Pearl St. .
Evergreen Ave.
School St.
Sycamore St.
2,600
James St
Pearl St. .
Veazie St.
2,020
Mills St.
Walnut St.
450
900
St. James Ave.
Summer St.
495
800
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SIDEWALKS CONSTRUCTED WHERE THE MATERIALS AND LABOR WERE FUR- NISHED BY THE CITY, AND ONE-HALF OF THE COST WAS ASSESSED UPON THE ABUTTING ESTATES.
STREET.
FROM.
To.
Feet of Edge- stones.
Yards of Brick.
Cost.
Broadway
School St.
Marshall St. .
514
$491 30
Broadway
School St.
Sycamore St.
673
598 28
Bonner Ave.
Washington St.
Columbus Ave.
366
277 01
Bow St. .
Warren Ave.
Walnut St.
152
268
333 59
Church St. .
Somerville. Ave.
Summer St.
435
393 39
Columbus Ave.
Estate C. A. Cushman
End of Avenue
368
196 05
Elm St. .
N. estate W. T. Henderson
Mossland St.
537
625
851 77
Evergreen Ave.
School St.
Thurston St. .
857
604 06
Howe St. .
School St.
Marshall St.
891
526 53
Highland Ave.
Central St.
Trull Lane
480
488 98
Irving St.
Holland St.
Broadway
1,205
690 88
Linwood St.
Washington St.
Railroad
21
1,703
1,825 04
Medford St.
School St.
Central St.
1,392
937 06
Medford St.
School St.
Tennyson St.
1,095
932
1,538 04
Mills St.
Walnut St. .
Sargent Ave.
1,076
736 60
Newbury St.
Holland St.
we'ly line estate Dalrymple
1,099
774 92
Pearl St.
Cross St.
Walnut St.
1,491
999 64
Preston St.
School St.
Summer St.
1,722
1,268 40
Sargent Ave.
Broadway
Mills St. .
1,070
1
683 97
School St.
Summer St.
Highland Ave.
1,826
1,213 06
School St.
Somerville Ave.
Summer St ..
652
615 07
Tufts St.
Washington St.
Cross St.
616
554 40
Virginia St.
Aldrich St. .
Jasper St. .
859
524 00
Total
16,027
7,913
$18,111 94
-
.
ummer St.
Highland Ave.
1,015
989 00
Prescott St.
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
SIDEWALKS CONSTRUCTED WHERE THE EDGESTONES AND BRICKS WERE FURNISHED BY THE ABUTTERS.
FOR.
STREET.
Feet of Edgestones.
Yards of Bricks.
Maria P. Anderson
Broadway and Marshall Sts.
43.5
John L. Ambrose
Columbus Ave.
75.5
Wm. M. Armstrong .
Summer St.
84.6
73
Wm. H. Berry
Cor. Beacon and Harris Sts. Highland Ave.
27
- .
4
Estate Maria T. Hollander
Boston St. .
30
C. F. Hastings
Summit Ave. .
-
30
Joseph J. Giles
Putnam St.
49
George D. Goodrich
Jaques, Temple, School, and Montrose Sts.
174.1
-
Wm. T. Henderson
Elm St. .
-
330
J. B. Humphrey
Highland Ave.
113
George H. Hills
Summit Ave.
-
118
S. A. Harding .
Sycamore St. .
-
7.5
Mulliken and Moore
Gilman Sq.
96.2
-
Annie E. Milner
Highland Ave.
-
46
Charles S. Philbrick
Morrison St.
60
45.5.
Wm. H. Preston .
Boston St. .
62
George W. Shaw .
Oakland Ave.
71.7
43
R. H. Sturtevant .
Sanborn Ave.'
166.7
116
M. C. Wright .
Summit Ave. .
42
H. K. Woodward
Mossland St. .
22
Adelia A. Wheelock
Sanborn Ave.
57.2
40
W. Somerville Bap. Church .
Elm St.
89.4
86.5
W. Somerville Bap. Church .
Winslow Ave.
101.7
76
John M. Woods
Avon St.
88.1
58.5
Total
1,165.5
1,547
-
-
Charles H. Ramsdell
Cor. Dana and Pearl Sts.
148.8
36.
Sylvanus Spencer
Mossland St.
John M. Woods
School St.
-
Walter S. Barnes
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DRIVEWAYS CONSTRUCTED (AT EXPENSE OF ABUTTERS).
FOR.
STREET.
Charles C. Allen
Prescott Street
E. T. Baker
Concord Avenue
Edward Cox
Central Street
T. F. Crimmings and others
Warren Avenue .
Michael J. McDonnell
Concord Avenue
Mulliken & Moore
Gilman Square
George S. Paine
Morrison Street
Timothy T. Scannell .
Tufts Street
Sprague & Hathaway
Elm Street .
Nathan A. Taylor .
Putnam Street
Alvah M. Thompson
Cedar Street
Samuel Walker
Somerville Avenue
Benjamin F. Wild
School Street .
CROSSINGS CONSTRUCTED.
Broadway, from Odd Fellows' Hall to horse railroad track.
Central street, at junction of Broadway.
Central street, at junction of Pembroke street.
Dartmouth street, at junction of Evergreen avenue.
Evergreen avenue, at junction of Dartmouth street.
Grove street, at corner of Morrison street.
Mt. Vernon street, at corner of Pearl street.
Orchard street, at corner of Day street.
Pearl street, at junction of Dana street.
School street, in front of Baptist Church. Sycamore street, in front of the Forster Schoolhouse.
Thurston street, at corner of Medford street.
Warren avenue, at junction of Columbus avenue.
Winslow avenue, at junction of Elm street.
STREET SIGNS ERECTED.
By an order of the City Council, dated January 22nd, street signs have been placed at the several streets, including private streets,
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
lanes, and passageways, where there were none. This expense was $959.90.
NUMBERING OF HOUSES.
By an order of the City Council, passed March 12th, all the houses in the city not already provided with numbers were numbered during the year, at an expense to the city of $763.94.
EDGESTONES AND PAVING.
Lineal feet of edgestones set (including 1,781 feet reset ), 18,973.5; square yards of brick paving laid (including 2,057 yards relaid ), 15,757; square yards of stone paving laid (including 485 yards relaid ), 5,827.
For the committee
GEORGE A. KIMBALL, Chairman. WILLIAM P. MITCHELL, Clerk.
REPORT
OF THE
COMMITTEE ON SEWERS.
CITY OF SOMERVILLE.
IN BOARD OF ALDERMEN, January 28, 1891.
Ordered to be filed with the City Clerk for presentation to the next City Council, to be printed in the annual reports. Sent down for concurrence.
GEORGE I. VINCENT, Clerk.
Concurred in.
IN COMMON COUNCIL, January 28, 1891.
WILLIAM P. MITCHELL, Clerk pro tem.
REPORT
OF THE
COMMITTEE ON SEWERS.
IN COMMITTEE ON SEWERS, January 3, 1891.
To the Board of Aldermen of Somerville : -
The committee on sewers presents the following final report for the year 1890 :-
SEWERS ACCOUNT.
CREDIT.
Appropriation .
$10,000 00
Receipts and credits : -
For catch-basin curbs in sidewalks, re- ceived credit from sidewalks ac- count $62 71
fee for drainage of asylum buildings into Fitchburg-street sewer 50 00
fee for entering Elm-street sewer
297 43
fee for entering Medford-street sewer,
48 33
fee for entering Highland-avenue sewer
31 18
Amounts carried forward
$489 65
$10,000 00
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
Amounts brought forward labor and materials furnished in 1889, the bills for which remained uncol- lected January 1, 1890 .
$489 65 $10,000 00
444 91
pay of laborers uncalled for in 1890 .
34 00
968 56
unpaid bills of 1890 .
21 75
Value of materials on hand January 1, 1890
269 98
Value of tools and property January 1, 1890
490 78
Total credit
$11,751 07
DEBIT.
Expenditures : -
For seventeen sewers, as per accom-
panying table
$9,101 30
less assessments
8,514 63
cost to city
$586 67
thirty-five catch-basins ( average cost $70.59) . 2,470 59
five-ninths cost removing deposit from mouth of Bridge-street sewer 1,304 24
building man-hole in Medford street
53 84
building man-hole in Concord avenue
40 42
flushing sewers and filling catch-basins with water
266 09
inspection of house drains
356 63
moving catch-basins
14 33
cleaning catch-basins
1,908 25
repairing catch-basins
219 08
cleaning mouths of catch-basins
127 48
rebuilding catch-basins
87 88
changing lines and grade of catch-basins
165 52
examining catch-basins
29 81
changing line and grade of man-holes
156 68
repairing man-holes .
19 57
cleaning man-holes
58 50
cleaning sewers
308 00
examining sewers .
81 51
Amount carried forward
$8,255 09
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Amount brought forward
$8,255 09
repairing sewers and drains 83 68
cleaning ditches
108 36
sundry small expenses
8 45
abatement of common sewer assessments 31 41
unpaid bills of 1889 paid in 1890 107 18
digging test pits 45 00
labor and materials furnished, the bills for which
are to be presented for collection in 1891 22 60
private work, the bills for which remain uncollected, 14 82
advertising hearing (South-street sewer) .
7 50
miscellaneous account
5 00
digging to locate old sewer
2 00
books, stationery, and printing
61 50
repairing tools and property
106 58
arranging tools and property
13 00
inspecting sewers built by abutters in Arthur street,
Avon street, Jenny Lind avenue, Lee street, Nashua street, Porter street, Richdale avenue, Rogers street, and street off Broadway 128 75
depreciation in value of tools, property, and materials, Value of materials on hand December 31, 1890
40 99
355 00
Value of tools and property on hand December 31, 1890 (including purchases during the year of $128.55) . 589 34
Total debit
. $9,986 25
Balance unexpended .
. $1,764 82
In addition to the above statement, labor has been furnished for which credit has been received as follows : -
Public Grounds account, lumber $1 23
West End Street Railway Co., changing line and grade
of man-hole, Broadway and Somerville avenue 92 44
Miscellaneous account, setting memorial tablets 87 41
Charles A. Mongan, puddling sewer trench 2 00
348
ANNUAL REPORTS.
There also remains uncollected a bill for labor and materials fur- nished in 1889, amounting to $48.47.
There still remains unpaid a bill of 1889, in favor of Dennis C. Collins and Maurice Terry for balance due for constructing a sewer in Highland avenue, amounting to $434.53. This amount was with- held pending a settlement of suit against the city for injuries received by a carriage accident on the line of said sewer, for which the contrac- tors were responsible. This suit has just been settled and the city has been reimbursed by said Collins and Terry for the amount of the verdict ; the bill may, therefore, now be paid.
Thirty-five new catch-basins have been constructed during the year, being the same number as built in 1889. The average cost of construction this year was $70.59, while in 1889 the average cost was $73.96, and in 1888 the average cost was $82.25.
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