Report of the city of Somerville 1890, Part 18

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1890
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 494


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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


328


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


330


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


331


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


332


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


333


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.


1


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.


334


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


.


335


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


336


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.


338


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


339


REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS.


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.


340


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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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS.


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,


342


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


346


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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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON SEWERS.


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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