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rent of dwellings at City
Farm $104 00
less repairs and water
rates
35 15
68 85
pasturage at City Farm
50 00
pasturage at Waltham gravel land $120 00
less taxes on said land . 119 00
1 00
742 86 1,728 20
Value of materials on hand January 1, 1891 Value of tools and property ( including bins and sheds at crusher, $600.00, not included in statement of December 31, 1890) on hand January 1, 1891, 11,392 75 Net profit on tools, property, and materials 312 74 Unpaid bill for materials 67 50
Total credit
·
· $59,244 05
266
ANNUAL REPORTS.
DEBIT.
Expenditures : -
For laying out of Ames, Arthur, Dickinson, Elston, Gorham, Harrison, Moore, and Tennyson streets ( advertising notices of hearings )
$65 50
Construction of Streets : -
Belmont street, Summer to High-
land avenue
$570 75
Brastow avenue
276 80
Chandler street, Park avenue to
Broadway .
183 00
Gibbens street . .
239 25
Gorham street
44 90
Jaques street, Grant street west-
erly 450 feet
456 35
Madison street
898 50
Montrose street
.
.
315 80
Moore street, Holland
street
southwesterly 400 feet
102 20
Norfolk street
717 60
Norwood avenue
582 20
Preston street
627 80
Runey street
485 20
Tyler street
446 60
Wesley park
223 50
William street
245 40
6,415 85
street crossings
2,563 34
openings for new streets
174 54
street signs erected
22 47
Paving of gutters in connection with setting of edgestones : -
Aldrich street, east side, L. R. R. to Pearl street, and west side, Gil- man to Pearl
$393 70
Amounts carried forward . ·
$393 70
$9,241 70
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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS.
Amounts brought forward $393 70 $9,241 70
Belmont street, west side, Summer to land of Prindle 218 60
Broadway, north side, Cross to Winthrop avenue 239 15
Central square, at J. A. Talpey's
13 80
Central street, west side, Gibbens to Cambria
40 80
Central street, west side, at Hotel Carnarvon
29 00
Chandler street, west side, Park avenue to Broadway .
569 75
Chauncey avenue, west side, from Jaques street northeasterly 350 feet
86 40
Cherry street, at John Coon's
16 75
Gibbens street, both sides, entire length
375 00
Greene street, at H. W. P. Colson's,
46 85
Hillside park, at S. Blaikie's
37 10
Holland street, east side, Wallace to Irving
73 55
Holland street, west side, Arlington Branch R. R. to Broadway
956 40
Irving street, east side, Holland to Broadway . 406 85
Medford street, at North Packing and Provision Co.'s
286 60
Medford street, west side, School to Lowell R. R. bridge
265 00
Montrose street, southwest side, entire length
310 00
Norfolk street, both sides, entire length
305 95
Pearl street, at J. A. Litchfield's
22 85
Poplar street, at James Gavin's
20 65
Amounts carried forward .
$4,714 75
$9,241 70
230
ANNUAL REPORTS.
sented in the following table, under the heads of the months when the complaints were made : -
NUISANCES ABATED IN THE YEAR 1891.
January.
February.
March.
April.
May.
June.
July.
August.
September.
October.
November.
December.
Total.
Cellar damp
6
1
1
1
1
20
Cesspool offensive
Cesspool overflowing
3
2
1
1
Connections of drainage pipes de- fective
1
2
3
1
2
5
2
1
2
4
1
27
Drainage emptying into cellar
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
8
Drainage emptying on surface
1
3
2 LINE
1
1
2
1
1
3
Manure exposed and offensive
1
6
4
1 00 1
2 1
2
1
21
Offal on land
Offensive odor in and about dwel- lings
1
2
2
4
5
5
6
1
28
Opening in drain-pipe in cellar
Pigs kept without license
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
N11
1
1
3
Privy-vault defective Privy-vault full
4
4
12
15
6
16
7
22
6
2
98
Privy-vault offensive
4
12
15
11
16
11
97
6
6
3
113
Removal of bodies of animals
burned at fires
2
1
3
Rubbish in cellar .
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
9
Waste-pipe not trapped
4
1
3
1
5
1
2
Water-closet defective
3
4
2
1
4
8
2
1
2
30
Water-closet insufficiently supplied with water
1
1
2
1
5
6
2
-
17
Water-closet offensive
2
1
3
11
Total
55
10
55
64
43
70
54
86
64
28
31
11
571
-
1
3
2
4
-
1
-
14
Drainage not ventilated
11
Drain-pipe defective
1
1
I
1
1
5
1
1
2
13
Drying straw on sidewalk
Hennery offensive
1
,
1
1
1
2
Premises untidy
2
4
2
1
Premises undrained
1
2
6
1
2
3
4
2
2
3
1
8
Slops thrown on surface
Stable infected with glanders
2
1
1
4
Stable and stable premises filthy and offensive
1
2
Stagnant water in house cellar
Stagnant water on surface
15
Waste-pipe defective
1
3
1
2
1
7
Sewer-gas in house
1
1
1
1
-
1
1
1 .
3
Premises filthy
3 3 2 2 2 IN INHI INWNI WOW HHH
-
110
-
-
-
1
1
-
8
Drainage defective
2
8
7
1
1
1
4
Hens kept in cellar
3
2
2
1
-
-
1
9
-
-
1
24
1
-
1
17
-
2
1
1
1
8
10
3
10
-
1
231
REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH.
Number of nuisances abated
571
referred to board of 1892
116
complained of
687
complaints (many covering nuisance )
more than one
264
tenements ordered vacated
1
notices mailed
202
66
" served by constables
3
Probably as many nuisances as the number mentioned in the preceding table have been abated on verbal notice from the agent, without any action of the board; and of such no record has been made.
GLANDERS .- As may be seen by the foregoing table [stables infected with glanders ], several cases of glanders have occurred during the year. When this disease is encountered the promptest action is necessary, and that we may have opportunity to take such action, we ask that owners of horses notify the board or its agent immediately on the appearance of this disease.
SEWER OUTLET, MYSTIC AVENUE. - A complaint, signed by a large number of the residents of Winter Hill, was presented to us concerning the bad odors from the sewer outlet at Mystic avenue, near the Broadway Park. This sewer drains a large territory, and empties, on the northeasterly side of Mystic avenue, into an open ditch, which extends across the marshes to a culvert under Middlesex avenue, and thence to the Mystic River. A tide-gate at its lower end prevents the contents of this ditch from discharging during about six hours in every twenty-four ; and this, with the deposits on the flats, causes a nuisance which demands early attention.
BAD ODORS AT EAST SOMERVILLE. - The following reports, which were presented to the Board of Aldermen February 24, 1892, are self-explanatory :-
OFFICE OF BOARD OF HEALTH, CITY HALL, SOMERVILLE, Mass., February 24, 1892.
To the Honorable Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Somer- ville : -
GENTLEMEN, - In August, 1890, an order was passed by the Board of Aldermen requesting the Board of Health to investigate the
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
Amount brought forward .
$43,494 39
setting trees
127 80
setting stone bounds
26 00
repairing fence at Broadway bridge over Alewife brook
20 29
repairing Boston-avenue bridge
28 78
building fence around dwellings at City Farm
171 81
building retaining wall for sidewalk, Washington
street, south side, between Joy street and L. R. R. bridge
310 99
setting city scales, Union square
62 25
one-half cost of maintenance of Middlesex avenue bridge, the other half being paid by the town of Medford
536 40
tax on Wakefield gravel land
29 40
tax on Winchester gravel land
10 78
gravel land, North street, price
$3,900 00 ·
interest at 5% from Sept. 6, 1890,
date of purchase, to April 15, 1891,
date of payment . 118 63
$4,018 63
less credit from gravel land, North
street account
4,000 00
18 63
damages to estates by changing grades of streets .
325 00
superintendent's salary .
1,500 00
board of superintendent's horses
417 17
superintendent's telephone
34 30
superintendent's office, new, built at entrance to city stable yard
160 88
books, stationery, and printing
7 75
sundry small expenses
46 22
private work, the bills for which remain uncol- lected
366 76
Value of materials on hand this day
423 75
Amount carried forward . . $48,119 35
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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS.
Amount brought forward . $48,119 35 Value of tools and personal property on hand this day :-
horses .
$3,125 00
carts and implements used with horses
2,266 50
harnesses and horse clothing 320 00
stable utensils and property .
112 80
tools
378 10
stone crusher, engine, and fittings, with bins and sheds
1,538 25
steam road roller .
3,553 00
11,293 65
Total debit
$59,413 00
Excess of expenditures
$168 95
Labor and materials have also been furnished and property not valuable to the department sold, for which payment has been received by the city treasurer or credit received from other accounts, as follows : -
Private parties, constructing driveways and sidewalks, sale of old horses and other property $2,880 88
Fire Department account, constructing driveway, Somer- ville avenue, in rear of house of Hose Co. No. 3, 16 20 Sewers account, bricks 11 25
Sidewalks account, materials and use of horses
1,634 73
Total
$4,543 06
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
The profit and loss account on city teams, tools, property, and materials is as follows : -
CREDIT.
Gravel .
$588 02
Sand
. .
526 95
Edgestones and paving stock
. .
237 26
Total .
$1,352 23
DEBIT.
Steam road roller (depreciation) .
$11 25
Repairs of steam road roller
222 10
Tools, etc. (depreciation)
170 40
Repairs of tools, etc.
160 18
Stone crusher and fittings, with bins and sheds (depreciation) .
12 75
Holland-street ledge
176 12
Crushed stone (to which account is
charged the repairs of crusher),
58 21
City teams
228 48
Total .
.
$1,039 49
Excess of charges over cost as stated on page 265 .
$312 74
No charge has been made to the various jobs of work for the use of the steam road roller, except for the time of the engineer.
The charge for crushed stone used in the streets has been seventy- five cents for each one-horse load at the crusher ; and for ballast used the charge has been ten cents for each one-horse load at the ledge. For ledge stone to be crushed the charge has been forty-five cents for each one-horse load, delivered at the crusher.
Gravel has been charged at twenty-five cents for each one-horse load in the bank on North street or at the railroad dump in Dane street, and sand has been charged at the same price.
No charge has been made to gravel account for any part of the cost of the North-street gravel land recently purchased, or for interest on the cost.
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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS.
No gravel was brought from the Waltham land last year, and none now remains at the railroad dump.
Number of loads of gravel taken from North-street land, 1,462
Number of loads of sand taken from North-street land, 1,667
Number of loads of stone for the crusher taken from
North-street land . 500
Number of loads of gravel taken from railroad dump, Dane street . 3,096
Number of loads of stone for the crusher taken from railroad dump, Dane street 210
Number of loads of stone crushed 7,150
Number of loads of scrapings taken from the streets
9,692
The charges to the city teams account are for : - -
Horses (depreciation) . $896 00
Carts and implements used with horses (depreciation), 571 20
Repairs of same .
791 33
Harnesses and horse clothing (depreciation)
89 75
Repairs of same
293 48
Stable utensils and property (depreciation)
22 30
Stable expenses and repairs
973 45
Grain and feed
3,008 80
Hay and straw
1,346 44
Horseshoeing
543 01
Horse medicine and doctoring
218 72
$8,754 48
The credits to the account amount to $8,526.00, being $1.40 per horse for each day he has worked, showing a loss on city teams of $228.48, as stated on page 272.
No charge is made for the use of the superintendent of streets' horses, neither is the cost of their board included in the city teams account, but it is kept separately, as stated in the foregoing schedule of expenditures. All other expenses of his teams are, however, in- cluded in the city teams account.
Five horses have been bought during the year and two sold, making the present number twenty-six, including two for the use of the superintendent.
274
ANNUAL REPORTS.
SIDEWALKS ACCOUNT.
CREDIT.
Appropriation $10,000 00
Credit for advertising notices of hear-
ings paid for in previous years . 35 00
Total credit $10,035 00
Expenditures : -
For 31 sidewalks, as per table C at the end of this report $20,070 11
less assessments 10,035 11
cost to city
$10,035 00
GRAVEL LAND, NORTH STREET ACCOUNT.
CREDIT.
Appropriation
$4,000 00
DEBIT.
Expenditure : -
To reimburse highways account for amount paid for gravel land,
North street $4,018 63
less amount assumed by highways
account 18 63
balance (see page 270)
$4,000 00
EDGESTONES, PAVING, AND CLEANING.
Lineal feet of edgestones set (including 1,247 feet reset), 18,964.5; square yards of brick paving laid (including 455 yards relaid), 13,478 square yards of stone paving laid, 6,229.5.
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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS.
TABLES.
Tables are furnished herewith, giving lists of streets accepted, streets improved, sidewalks constructed for which one-half the cost was assessed, sidewalks constructed the bricks and edgestones for which were furnished by the abutters, driveways constructed at the abutters' expense, and crossings laid.
For the committee,
ALLEN F. CARPENTER, Chairman. WILLIAM P. MITCHELL, Clerk.
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
TABLE A. STREETS ACCEPTED.
NAME.
FROM.
To.
LENGTH
IN FEET.
Ames .
Central Street
Bartlett Street
580
Arthur .
Broadway
Bonair Street
438
Dickinson
Springfield Street .
Beacon Street
770
Elston .
Elm Street
Summer Street .
396
Gorham
Holland Street
Howard Street .
763
Harrison
Ivaloo Street
Mondamin Court
335
Moore
Holland Street
Mead Street
695
Tennyson
Medford Street
Forster Street .
469
Thurston .
Medford Street
Richdale Avenue
310
TABLE B. STREETS IMPROVED.
STREET.
FROM.
To.
IMPROVEMENT.
FEET.
Beach
Somerville Avenue Summer Street
Spring Street Highland Ave. . Porter Street
Graded and gravelled
940
Brastow Avenue .
Lowell Street
Graded and gravelled
686
Broadway
Charlestown Line
Franklin Street .
Re-surfaced
1,350
Cedar
Summer Street .
Highland Ave. . Broadway .
Graded and macadamized
1,232
Flint .
Cross Street
Franklin Street
Macadamized
1,050
Gibbens
Central Street
Benton Avenue . Lowell Railroad
Re-macadamized
259
Jaques
Grant Street
Northwesterly . Vernon Street
Graded and gravelled .
910
Joy
Washington Street
Poplar Street
Gravelled .
1,150
Madison
School Street
Sycamore Street
Graded and macadamized
891
Medford
Bartlett Street
Broadway .
Re-graded and macadamized
1,400
Montrose
School Street
Sycamore Street
Graded and gravelled .
886
Moore
Holland Street .
Westerly .
Graded and macadamized
450
Norfolk .
Webster Avenue
Graded and macadamized
200
Norwood Avenue
Medford Street
Graded and macadamized
350
Park .
Somerville Avenue
Re-surfaced
1,300
Pearl .
Cross Street .
Franklin Street .
Re-surfaced
1,000
Preston
School Street
Summer Street .
Graded and macadamized
800
Runey
Cross Street .
Aldrich Street
Graded and gravelled .
753
Rush
Flint Street .
Pearl Street
Re-surfaced
320
School
Highland Avenue
Re-surfaced
900
School
Evergreen Avenue
Macadamized
650
Somerville Ave.
Union Square
Park Street
Macadamized
2,900
Spring
Somerville Avenue
Gravelled .
400
Tyler
Dane Street
Graded and macadamized
404
Washington
Beacon Street
Cambridge Line
Macadamized
220
Wesley Park
Bow Street
Northeasterly .
Graded and gravelled .
405
William .
Elm Street
Chandler Street
Graded and macadamized
381
Total length
improved ( in feet )
24,530
660
Chandler
Park Avenue
Graded and gravelled .
492
Gilman Square
Marshall Street
Macadamized
400
Jenny Lind Ave.
Medford Street
Cambridge Line Broadway
Beacon Street
Medford Street . Broadway .
Beach Street Vine Street .
Gravelled
80)
Belmont
Macadamized
277
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS. .
TABLE C.
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.
SIDE.
FROM.
To.
FEET OF
EDGESTONES.
YARDS OF BRICK.
COST.
Adams
North W
Broadway .
Medford Street .
617
$567 95
Aldrich
Both .
Pearl Street
Gilman Street
780
490 07
Belmont
North W
Summer Street
Land of Prindle .
393
274
514 22
Boston
Both .
Walnut Street
Prospect Hill Ave.
1,481
1,591 98
Broadway
North E
Winthrop Avenue
Cross Street .
645
434 23
Central
North W
Gibbens Street
Cambria Street
190
136 45
Central
North W
Cambria Street .
Southwest'ly 100 ft.
115
-
79 45
Chauncey Avenue
North W
Jaques Street
Land of McCarty
347
241 26
Gibbens .
Both . .
Central Street
Benton Avenue .
1,040
746
705 35
Holland .
West
Arlington Railroad
Branch
Broadway
2,408
1,473 42
Holland .
East .
Wallace Street
Irving Street
214
236
341 01
Irving
South E
Holland Street
Broadway .
1,211
808
1,524 20
Medford
South W
School Street
Lowell Railroad
635
572
852 94
Montrose
South W
School Street
Sycamore Street
654
555
1,047 93
Norfolk .
Both .
Prospect Street .
Cambridge Line
593
394 59
Pearl
South W
Cross Street .
Aldrich Street
683
639 86
Pearl
South W
Aldrich Street
Walnut Street
579
599 54
Pleasant Avenue
North E
Walnut Street
Vinal Avenue
367
364 10
Prospect
North W
Washington Street
Somerville Avenue
91
96 05
Runey
North E
Aldrich Street
Cross Street .
737
429 53
School
North W
Medford Street .
Evergreen Avenue
756
1,172 39
Summer
Both .
Near Greene Street
1,24l
425
447 35
Tufts
South W
Cross Street
937
641
1,182 13
Vinal Avenue
South E
Highland Avenue
1,017
991 95
Washington
South .
Medford Street
Lowell Railroad
396
531
745 46
Wesley Park
Both .
Bow Street
Northeasterly
659
446 53
Wheatland
North W
Broadway .
Jaques Street
532
398 86
Total
15,448
10,379
$20,070 11
-
761 51
Chandler
North W
Park Avenue
Near Broadway .
1,072
587 63
Grand View Ave.
Both .
Walnut Street
Vinal Avenue
Broadway .
649
-
812 17
Thurston
North W
Evergreen Avenue . Washington Street Summer Street .
.
School
North W
Evergreen Avenue . School Street
Broadway .
278
ANNUAL REPORTS.
TABLE D.
SIDEWALKS CONSTRUCTED WHERE THE EDGESTONES AND BRICKS WERE FURNISHED BY THE ABUTTERS.
FOR.
STREET.
FEET OF
EDGESTONES.
YARDS OF BRICK.
Edward Ayers et als.
Howe Street
-
William P. Blanchard .
Elm Street
Suther Blaikie
Hillside Park
134.6
-
Christopher C. Brady
113.2
Nathan C. Cary .
Summer Street
149.8
267
Amanda A. Chandler
Aldrich Street
36.
Henry W. P. Colson
Greene Street .
152.
100
John Coon
Cherry Street
77.
60
Robert Duddy
Heath Street
67.8
First M. E. Church
Wesley Park
193.8
133
Thomas Fortier et als.
Auburn Avenue
77.2
40
W. Irving Heald
Chandler Street
50.5
-
Jason E. Herrick
Chandler Street
118.5
61
James A. Litchfield
Corner Pearl and Marshall Streets
104.
61
Charles May .
Pleasant Avenue
37
Timothy L. Mayo
Highland Avenue
55.9
North Packing and Provision Co.
Medford Street
551.5
833
Charles E. Robertson
Highland Avenue
40
Christopher E. Rymes
Spring Street .
-
102
Lucius Slade .
Summer Street
47.8
John H. Stevens
Chandler Street
83.9
Jonathan Stone
Stone Avenue .
95.5
70
Joseph P. Talpey
Central Square
39.4
55
Thomas W. Tuttle .
Summer Street
89.2
61
Susan C. Wass
Aldrich Street .
31.9
-
Totals
2,269.5 2,495
.
122
Mary J. Holt
Putnam Street
John Kelley
Highland Avenue
40
40
Hiram R. Mills
Aldrich Street
James Gavin
Poplar Street .
297
76
Corner Summer and School Streets
279
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS.
TABLE E. DRIVEWAYS CONSTRUCTED ( AT EXPENSE OF ABUTTERS ).
FOR.
STREET.
Charles C. Bartlett
Quincy Street, No. 13
Daniel J. Buckley
Tufts Street, No. 17
Eva T. Christie .
Linwood Street, Nos. 139 and 141
George H. Derby
Highland Avenue
Fire Department ( Hose 3)
Somerville Avenue .
William M. Hanson
Bonair Street .
Kerr Chemical Co.
Somerville Avenue, No. 2
Frederick M. Kilmer
Adams Street .
George H. Lomax .
Somerville Avenue, No. 296
William S. Moore
Spring Street, No. 24
* North Packing and Provision Co. (2)
Medford Street
Abel L. Proctor .
Spring Street, No. 54 .
Robert J. Rutherford
Columbus Avenue, No. 27
Charles F. Simes
Dartmouth Street, No. 53
Hiram L. Simpson
Concord Avenue, No. 26
* Labor furnished by city in connection with construction of sidewalk.
TABLE F. CROSSINGS CONSTRUCTED.
Across Boston street, in line with northerly side of High street. Bow street, across end of Wesley park.
Across Broadway, in line with easterly side of Adams street.
Across Broadway, from easterly side of Arthur street to street railway track.
Across Broadway, in line with northwesterly side of Curtis street.
Across Broadway, in line with easterly side of Dartmouth street.
Central street, westerly side, across end of driveway leading to B. and L. R. R. depot south of R. R. bridge.
Across Cross street, at northeasterly side of Runey street.
Across Day street, in line with northeasterly side of Orchard street.
Franklin street, across end of Franklin avenue.
Gilman square, from Stickney building to Winter Hill depot, B. and L. R. R.
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
Across Medford street, in line with easterly side of Greenville street.
Across Medford street, at works of North Packing and Provision Company.
Across Oliver street, in line with northwesterly side of Glen street.
Across Orchard street, in line with northeasterly side of Dover street.
Across that part of Preston street which extends westerly from School street, in line with easterly side of that part of Preston street which extends southerly from Summer street.
Prospect street, across end of Newton street.
Across School street in line with southwesterly side of Summer street.
Across Somerville avenue, southeast of and near the Fitchburg Railroad.
Across Thurston street, from Universalist Church at southerly corner of Evergreen avenue, diagonally to northerly corner of Ever- green avenue.
Across Tufts street, in line with northwesterly side of Glen street.
Across Walnut street, in line with northeasterly side of Aldersey street.
Walnut street, across end of Giles place.
Washington street, across end of Joy street.
Washington street, from westerly side of Joy street to street rail- way track.
Across Washington street, in line with westerly side of Tufts street.
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Across Webster avenue, north of and near the Fitchburg Rail- road.
REPORT
OF THE
COMMITTEE ON SEWERS.
CITY OF SOMERVILLE.
IN BOARD OF ALDERMEN, February 10, 1892.
Referred to the committee on printing, to be printed in the annual reports. Sent down for concurrence.
GEORGE I. VINCENT, Clerk.
Concurred in.
IN COMMON COUNCIL, February 11, 1892. WILLIAM P. MITCHELL, Clerk pro tem.
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CITY OF SOMERVILLE.
IN COMMITTEE ON SEWERS, January 1, 1892. To the Board of Aldermen of Somerville : -
The committee on sewers presents the following final report for the year 1891 : -
SEWERS ACCOUNT.
CREDIT.
Appropriation
$10,000 00
Receipts and credits : -
For catch-basin curbs in sidewalks,
received credit from sidewalks account $51 79
feè for drainage of Asylum build- ings into Fitchburg-street sewer, 50 00
labor and materials furnished in
1890 the bills for which remained uncollected January 1, 1891 22 60
124 39
unpaid bills of 1891
39 15
Value of materials on hand January 1, 1891
355 00
Value of tools and property January 1, 1891
589 34
Total credit
$11,107 88
DEBIT.
Expenditures : -
For unpaid bills of 1889 and 1890 paid in 1891
$456 28
thirty-one sewers, as per accompany- ing table
$11,899 28
less assessments
10,667 85
cost to city
1,231 43
Amount carried forward
$1,687 71
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
Amount brought forward . $1,687 71 rebuilding Spring-street sewer 370 83 .
forty-one catch-basins (average cost, $73.42) $3,010 16
less two on Medford street paid for by North Packing & Provision Coompany 143 41
2,866 75
five-ninths cost of removing deposit from mouth of Bridge-street sewer 1,234 77
repairing sewers and drains .
111 44
flushing sewers and filling catch-basins with water, 398 07
cleaning sewers
759 91
examining sewers .
64 73
digging to locate sewers
6 00
inspecting sewers built by abutters in Porter street,
Morton street, Wyatt street, and Rogers avenue, inspection of house drains
27 00
338 75
soundings for ledge
93 25
repairs of catch-basins
335 65
removing catch-basins .
6 37
changing lines and grades of catch-basins
228 10
cleaning catch-basins
2,259 18
clearing mouths of catch-basins
171 12
repairing manholes
27 79
changing lines and grades of manholes
99 82
cleaning manholes 119 44
repairs of tools and property
14 30
arranging tools and property ·
9 76
sundry small expenses .
13 75
depreciation in value of tools, property, and mate- rials
244 05
Value of materials on hand December 31, 1891.
256 04
Value of tools and property on hand December 31, 1891 (including purchases during the year of $192.26)
589 25
Total debit
$12,333 83
Deficiency
$1,225 95
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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON SEWERS.
Labor and materials have also been furnished, and credit has been received for the same, as follows : -
To private parties, to the amount of $262 05 One-half cost of setting stone bounds between Boston and Somerville, received credit from Miscella- neous account 39 44
$301 49
Bills for labor and materials furnished prior to January 1, 1891, remain uncollected to the amount of $63.29.
Appended hereto is a table of sewers built during the year.
In pursuance of orders passed December 23d and 30th, a con- tract has been made with Willard B. Bryne for the construction of an 8-inch Akron pipe sewer, with one chimney, in Olive avenue, from the sewer in Linden avenue southeasterly about one hundred and thirty feet, at the following prices, viz .: For laying sewer, forty cents per lineal foot, and for the chimney, five dollars ; the pipe to be furnished by the city. No money has as yet been expended by the city under this contract.
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