Report of the city of Somerville 1893, Part 23

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1893
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 680


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Quincy Street, paving 142.45


Summer Street, School Street


to Bow Street, paving repairs


328.58


569.70


Thurston Street, Medford Street,


to Richdale Ave. paving 224.30


Walnut Street, Grand View ave. to Pleasant Avenue, paving ·


54.95


Washington Street, front of Parochial School, paving .


60.20


Wellington Avenue, Walnut


Street to Montgomery Ave. paving .


220.10


Willow Ave., in front of estate


of Wilbur P. Rice, paving 47.05


Winslow Avenue, Elm to


Grove Street, paving 96.05


repairs 159.70


$5,253.71


Ordinary repairs of streets :-


Broadway, from Adams Street to Jenny Lind Avenue $478.70


Broadway, from Charlestown Line to Cross Street 8,996.42


Amounts carried forward . $9,475.12


$12,940.00


421


REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS.


Amount brought forward $9,475.12 $12,940.00


Dover Street, from Davis Square to Cambridge Line 241.10


Elm Street, from Davis Square to Willow Avenue ·


3,168.17


Evergreen Avenue, from School to Marshall Street . 141.15


Forster Street, from Central to Sycamore Street


225.50


Glen Street, from Oliver Street to Tufts Street 300.60


Grand View Avenue, from Wal-


nut Street to Vinal Avenue 451.25


Grove Street, from Arlington Branch Railroad to Morrison Street


288.55


Jaques Street, from Chauncey


Avenue to Wheatland Street . 177.00


Maple Avenue, from School Street southeasterly 77.35


Medford street, from Somerville


Avenue to Cambridge Line . 237.49


Newton Street, from Fitchburg


Railroad to Concord Avenue 654.60


Orchard Street, from Meacham Street to Chester Street


287.25


Partridge Avenue


93.40


Temple Street, from Broadway to Sydney Street


1,242.55


Tufts Street, from Cross Street to Washington Street 577.10


Winter Street, from Holland Street to Elm Street ·


300.40


general repairs


10,936.63


$28,875.21


Amount carried forward . . $41,815.21


422


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amount brought forward $41,815.21


Cost to City of sidewalks the bricks and edgestones,


for which were furnished or paid for by the abutters (see Table D at the end of this report) e .


·


1,270.82


removing snow and ice and care of slippery sidewalks .


4,883.31


repairs of brick sidewalks


1,772.99


cleaning Streets


5,963.05


setting trees .


115.80


trimming trees


534.60


plans for enlarging City stables


156.00


Glen Street sidewalk assessment


98.63


Broadway sewer assessment .


440.24


constructing driveway at North Street gravel


bank


292.10


scraping Washington Street after paving


73.40


lumber and right of driveway at gravel bank


197.10


superintendent's salary .


1,600.00


board of superintendent's horses


417.17


superintendent's telephone


12.80


one-half cost of mainentance of Middlesex Av.


enue bridge, the other half being paid by the City of Medford 377.64


opening of Street at Beacon Terrace


10.50


paving around stand pipes


120.65


sundry small expenses .


62.52


books, stationery, and printing


43.25


private work, the bills for which remain un- collected


1,453.40


Amount carried forward . $61,711.18


.


423


REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS.


Amount brought forward


$61,711.18 480.00


Value of materials on hand this day Value of tools and personal property on hand this day :-


horses


3,300.00


carts and implements used with horses


2,555.00


harnesses and horse clothing 399.00


stable utensils and property


76.35


tools .


953.60


stone crusher, engine and fittings 1,544.00


steam road roller


3,011.75


11,839.70


Net loss on tools, property and ma- terials


2,225.26


Total debit


$76.256.14


Balance unexpended


$641.44


Labor and materials have also been furnished and property sold, for which payment has been received by the City Treasurer or credit received from other accounts. as follows :-


Private parties, constructing driveways and side- walks


$2,167.92


Fire Department Account, constructing drive- way at relief engine house, (Old Brastow School) 112.18


Highways-Paving Somerville Avenue Account, use of city teams 72.80


Public Grounds Account, repairing Library driveway 73.70


Public Property Account, driveway at Prescott School 21.90


Sidewalks Account, materials and use of horses 1,582.51


Total


$4,031.01


422


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amount brought forward $41,815.21


Cost to City of sidewalks the bricks and edgestones,


for which were furnished or paid for by the abutters (see Table D at the end of this report) . 1,270.82


removing snow and ice and care of slippery sidewalks .


4,883.31


repairs of brick sidewalks


1,772.99


cleaning Streets


5,963.05


setting trees .


115.80


trimming trees


534.60


plans for enlarging City stables


156.00


Glen Street sidewalk assessment


98.63


Broadway sewer assessment .


440.24


constructing driveway at North Street gravel


bank


292.10


scraping Washington Street after paving ·


73.40


lumber and right of driveway at gravel bank


197.10


superintendent's salary


1,600.00


board of superintendent's horses


417.17


superintendent's telephone


12.80


one-half cost of mainentance of Middlesex Av.


enue bridge, the other half being paid by the City of Medford 377.64


opening of Street at Beacon Terrace


10.50


paving around stand pipes


120.65


sundry small expenses .


62.52


books, stationery, and printing


43.25


private work, the bills for which remain un- collected


1,453.40


Amount carried forward . $61,711.18


423


REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS.


Amount brought forward


$61,711.18 480.00


Value of materials on hand this day Value of tools and personal property on hand this day :-


horses


3,300.00


carts and implements used with horses


2,555.00


harnesses and horse clothing


399.00


stable utensils and property


76.35


tools


953.60


stone crusher, engine and fittings 1,544.00


steam road roller


3,011.75


11,839.70


Net loss on tools, property and ma- terials


2,225.26


Total debit


$76.256.14


Balance unexpended


$641.44


Labor and materials have also been furnished and property sold, for which payment has been received by the City Treasurer or credit received from other accounts. as follows :-


Private parties, constructing driveways and side- walks


$2,167.92


Fire Department Account, constructing drive- way at relief engine house, (Old Brastow School) 112.18


Highways-Paving Somerville Avenue Account, use of city teams 72.80


Public Grounds Account, repairing Library driveway 73.70


Public Property Account, driveway at Prescott School 21.90


Sidewalks Account, materials and use of horses 1,582.51


Total


$4,031.01


424


ANNUAL REPORTS.


The profit and loss account on city teams, tools, property and materials is as follows :-


CREDIT.


Edgestones and paving stock


$753.72


Stone Crusher and Fittings .


159.25


Lime and cement


.


3.46


.


Total


$916.43


DEBIT.


Steam road roller (depreciation)


491.75


Repairs of steam road roller


273.61


Tools (depreciation) .


341.52


Repairs of tools


262.52


Holland Street ledge


478.08


Crushed stone (to which amount


is charged repairs at crusher)


522.21


City teams


772.00


Total ·


.


$3,141.69


Net excess of cost over charges (see


page 423)


$2,225.26


No charge has been made for the use of the steam road roller used on the streets, except for the time of the engineer.


Crushed stone used on the streets has been charged at the rame' [rate as previous years, namely, seventy-five cents for each single-horse load at the crusher, and for ballast used, ten cents per single-horse load.


Gravel and sand have been charged at the rate of twenty-five cents for each one-horse load at the bank, being the same price as charged in former years.


Number of loads of gravel taken from North


Street bank . 4,391


425


REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS.


Number of loads of sand taken from North


Street bank . 1,303


Number of loads of stone for crusher from Holland Street ledge 3,632


Number of loads of stone for crusher from North Street bank 160


Number of loads of stone crushed


4,400


The charges to the city teams account are as follows :-


Horses (depreciation) .


$1,085.00


Carts and implements used with horses (depre- ciation) ·


444.00


Repairs of same


668.66


Harnesses and horse clothing (depreciation)


64.75


Repairs of same


563.42


Stable utensils and property


40.19


Stable expenses and repairs


1,471.20


Grain and feed. ·


2,722.33


Hay and straw ,


2,264.66


Horse shoeing .


644.80


Horse medicine and doctoring


166.19


Total


$10,135.20


The above statement does not include the keeping or use of the superintendent of streets' team, the cost of which is kept sep- arately, as stated in the schedule of expenditures. Each horse is credited at the rate of $1.40 for each day he has worked during the year.


Two new horses have been purchased during the year, at a cost of four hundred and eighty-five dollars, and two horses have died ; making the total number of horses in the department, includ- ing the two used by the superintendent of streets, the same as last year, namely, twenty-six.


426


ANNUAL REPORTS.


SIDEWALKS ACCOUNT.


CREDIT.


Appropriation


$10,000.00


Credit for advertising notices of hear- ings paid in 1892 25.00


Total credit


$10,025.00


DEBIT.


Expenditures :-


For 36 sidewalks, as per table C at the end of this report . $19.298.65


Abatement of sidewalk assess- ment Linden Avenue 58.54


Thomas Groom & Co., books .


26.00


$19,383.19


Less assessments


9,583.68


Cost to City


·


$9,799.51


Balance unexpended .


$225.49


EDGESTONES AND PAVING STOCK.


Lineal feet of edgestones set (including 3,654 feet reset), 18,138.4 ; square yards of brick paving laid (including 3,377 yards relaid), 16,937.6 ; square yards of stone paving laid, (including 1,226 relaid), 6,093.


427


REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS.


HIGHWAYS-PAVING UNION SQUARE AND PARTS OF SOMERVILLE AND WEBSTER AVENUES ACCOUNT.


CREDIT.


Balance unexpended Dec. 31,


1892 brought forward $4,102,09


Received from J. A. Merrifield,


constructing driveway 23.85


Total credit $4,125.94


DEBIT.


Wm. H. Gore & Co., on ac-


count of contract


$2,129.94


extra work


309.62


Horatio Gore & Co on ac-


count of contract


.


992.23


extra work


26.50


labor


· 250.25


City teams


72.80


.


Total debit


3,781.34


Balance unexpended .


$344.60


428


ANNUAL REPORTS.


HIGHWAYS .- PAVING WASHINGTON STREET, UNION SQUARE TO MEDFORD STREET ACCOUNT.


CREDIT.


Appropriation :


$24,000.00


DEBIT.


W. H. Gore, on account of con-


tract


$7,731.20


extra work


138.90


Paving blocks


12,253.54


Edgestones, circles, and flagging


764.49


Bricks


217.00


Wharfage


289.80


Lumber


24.37


Tools


20.00


Raising fence


18.00


Labor


589.35


Total debit


$22,046.65


Balance unexpended .


$1,953.35


PAVING OF UNION SQUARE AND PARTS OF SOMER- VILLE AND WEBSTER AVENUES.


During the year the final payments amounting to $3,122.17 have been paid the contractors, Messrs. Horatio Gore & Company, and Messrs. William H. Gore & Company, which sums were reserved in 1892 under the terms of the contract. The contractors have also been paid for additional work, $336.12, and the cost of removing the gravel which was placed on the paving during the construction amounted to $323.05 ; making the expenditures during the year $3,781.34. The entire expense for paving said square and avenues has been $99,857.59.


429


REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS.


PAVING WASHNGTON STREET FROM UNION SQUARE TO MEDFORD STREET.


By authority of an order of the City Council, dated February 23, a contract was made with the Rockport Granite Company for the furnishing of such paving blocks as should be required for the paving of Washington Street, from Union Square to Medford Street. A contract was also made under authority of an order dated May 24, with Mr. William H. Gore for paving said street. The work has been completed at a cost of $22,453.56, including a balance of $406.91 which is due the contractor.


RECOMMENDATION - PAVING.


The committee believes it would be a wise expenditure of money to pave Medford Street from Somerville Avenue to the Fitch- burg railroad and also Somerville Avenue from Park Street to Elm Street, and recommends that a portion of said paving be done during the coming year.


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.


WILLIAM L. BARBER, Chairman.


WILLIAM P. MITCHELL, Clerk. .


430


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE A. STREETS ACCEPTED.


NAME.


FROM.


To.


LENGTH IN FEET.


Albion St.


Central St.


Cedar St. .


2,742


Billingham St.


William St.


Broadway .


563


Derby St.


Temple St.


Grant St. .


1,031


Fenwick St.


Broadway .


Heath St. .


340


Hudson St.


Lowell St.


Cedar St.


1,392


Jenny Lind Ave


Medford St.


Broadway .


597


Joseph St.


Newton St.


Northwesterly


385


Miner St. .


Ames St.


·Vernon St.


244


Sewall St.


Grant St.


Temple St.


615


Windom St.


Elm St.


Summer St ..


300


York Terrace.


Central St.


Havard Place


267


TABLE B.


STREETS IMPROVED.


STREET.


FROM.


To.


IMPROVEMENT.


FEET.


Broadway


Adams St. .


Jenny Lind Ave


Gravelled


500


Broadway


Charlest'n Line


Cross St.


Macadamized


2,500


Dana St.


Pearl St.


Otis St.


Gravelled


520


Dover St.


Cambridge Line


Davis Sq.


Macadamized


9440


Elm St.


Davis Sq.


Willow Ave.


Macadamized


2,000


Evergreen Ave .


School St.


Marshall St.


Macadamized


440


Forster St.


Central St.


Sycamore St.


Macadamized


450


Grand View Ave. Grove St.


Arlington R.R.


Morrison St. Tufts St.


Macadamized


700


Jaques St.


Chauncey Ave.


Wheatland St. Easterly


Gravelled


300


Medford St.


Somerville Ave.


Macadamized


1,250


Newton St.


Fitchburg R.R.


Macadamized


600


Orchard St. .


Meacham St.


Macadamized


900


Partridge Ave ..


Medford St.


Broadway


Gravelled


480


Summer St. .


School St.


Bow St. .


Macadamized


1,100


Temple St.


Broadway


Sydney St. .


Macadamized


1.250


Tufts St.


Cross St.


Washington St.


Macadamized


940


Winslow Ave.


Elm St. .


Grove St.


Macadamized


520


Winter St.


Holland St.


Elm St.


Macadamized


.


430


Total length


improved


(in feet)


16,890


Walnut St.


Vinal Ave. .


Macadamized


540


Macadamized


330


Glen St.


Oliver St.


Macadamized


200


Maple Ave.


School St.


Cambridge Line Concord Ave. . Chester St.


431


TABLE C.


SIDEWALKS CONSTRUCTED WHERE THE MATERIALS AND LABOR WERE FURNISHED BY THE CITY AND ONE-HALF THE COST WAS ASSESSED UPON THE ABUTTING ESTATES.


STREET.


SIDE.


FROM.


TO.


FEET OF EDGESTONES


YARDS OF BRICKS.


COST.


Ames


Both


Central Street


Bartlett Street


1,103.2


$ 749.88


Berkely


Southerly


School Street


Central Street


1,009.3


1,014.00


Bow


Northeasterly


Walnut Street


Wesley Park


90.3


197.7


236.24


Broadway


Southerly


Arthur Street


Edmands Street


224.2


277.80


Concord Square


Northerly


In Front of


O. S. Knapp School


100.0


104.50


Dana


Westerly


Pearl Street


Bonair Street


715.4


644.22


Day


Northwesterly


Davis Square


Cambridge Line


S32.6


497.92


Elm


Westerly


Chapel Street


Arlington Branch R. R


823.8


799.05


Elm


Kenwood Street


Broadway


410.9


364.55


Elm


Summit Street


Kenwood Street


239.8


237.06


Flint


Cross Street


Aldrich Street


737.0


453.07


Glen


Westerly


Flint Street


Oliver Street


133.0


126.50


Glen


Westerly


Oliver Street


Tufts Street


641.9


425.2


856.87


Grove


Westerly


Morrison Street


292.1


264.74


Highland Ave.


Northeasterly


Davis Square


Grove Street


425.0


474.6


714.59


Holland


Westerly


Davis Square


Broadway


14.0


2,496.7


2,264.09


Howe


Northerly


School Street


Marshall Street


296.8


325.90


Ivaloo


Southerly


Park Street


Beacon Street


443.5


466.05


Jaques


Northerly


Chauncey Avenue


Grant Street


447.3


283.95


Jaques


Southerly


Chauncey Avenue


Wheatland Street


210.3


160.77


Medford


Northerly


School Street


Stickney Building


379.3


263.73


Mills


Both


Walnut Street


Sargent Avenue


775.5


735.15


Miner


Both


Vernon Street


Ames Street


515.8


406.33


Montgomery Ave.


Both


Broadway


Wellington Avenue


545.5


410.84


--


Westerly


Westerly


Southerly


Arlington Branch R. R.


REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS.


432


TABLE C .- Continued.


STREET.


SIDE.


FROM.


TO


FEET OF EDGESTONES


YARDS OF BRICKS.


COST.


Newton


Northwesterly


Fitchburg Railroad


Easterly side of O. S. Knapp Schoolhouse


554.3


369.3


$711.40


Pearl


Walnut Street


624.8


544.3


932.99


Pearl


No. 159 Pearl Street Walnut Street


Vinal Avenue


-


241.0


269.53


Prescott


Summer Street


Quincy Street


85.4


93.3


189.78


Prospect Hill Ave.


Medford Street


High Street


287.8


309.15


Summer


Westerly


Church Street


School Street


308.0


274.2


535.46


Summer


Northeasterly


M. E. Church


Northwesterly Line of Mrs. Lowe's Estate


461.6


954.9


1,333.14


Thurston


Easterly


Broadway


Evergreen Avenue


578.9


577.50


Thurston


Both


Medford Street


Richdale Avenue


646.6


483.82


Wellington Ave.


Both


Walnut Street .


Montgomery Avenue


381.2


265.75


Winslow Ave.


Northerly


Elm Street


Grove Street


410.9


322.71


Total


12,017.0


10,744.0


$19,298.65


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Gilman Square Walnut Street


943.8


709.62


Pleasant Ave.


Southerly Northerly Southerly Across South- erly end Westerly


433


REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS.


TABLE D.


SIDEWALKS CONSTRUCTED WHERE THE EDGESTONES AND BRICKS WERE FURNISHED OR PAID FOR BY THE ABUTTERS.


FOR.


STREET.


FEET OF EDGE- STONES.


YARDS OF BRICKS


Mary A. Aldrich .


246 Broadway


38.


Harrison G. O. Bowers


Cottage Ave.


144.7


68.


Samuel A. Brown


School St.


66.1


42.


Frank L. Blood


Aldrich St.


133.3


-


Manley O. Butler


202 Broadway


W. A. Chipman


21 Wellington Ave.


36.6


-


-


-


54.


Justina Dennison


70 Highland Ave. Bow St.


-


44.4


Charles Drouet


Olive H. Durell


53 Chandler St. .


50.


38.8


Rebecca A. Davlin


15 Kingman Court


30.


13.8


H. D. Dodge


21 Benedict St.


-


46.


E. G. Dodge


23 Benedict St.


16.6


28.5


Gulliver & Moore, Trustees


Lincoln St.


-


100.


Myron S. Gott


Highland Ave.


67.


9.


Anthony Haderbolets


Bow St.


-


72.


Henry E. Harvey


17 Wellington Ave.


36.


·


100.


John Haigh


Central St.


161.7


122.2


Lydia F. Hale


Dana St.


28.7


-


George B. Howard


82 Belmont St.


52.5


35.5


Joseph W. Litchfield


181 Broadway


113.


Samuel C. Lawrence


Walnut St.


196.6


F. M. Lyons


44 Morrison St.


61.3


44.4


Frank A. Loomis


34 Morrison St.


59.5


33.3


William A. Muzzey, Agent


Highland Ave.


2.


Fred E. Morrison


248 Broadway


56.3


G. W. Maddox


193 Broadway


-


60.


John W. Martin


Corner Wellington and


100.


287 Highland Ave.


87.9


112.2


Washington St. and King- man Court.


231.5


222.2


A. H. Merrill


200 Broadway


-


-


George P. Prior


Dana St.


54.3


V. R. Pierce


15 Wellington Ave.


36.


-


Charles C. Payson


69 Marshall St. .


-


68.4


Heirs of Edgar S. Paine


Dana St.


40.6


Charles S. Philbrick


50 Morrison St.


16.6


O. B. Priestley


11 Kingman Court


30.


14.


Hattie L. Quninell


244 Broadway


-


38.1


Matthias Rich


90 Flint St.


27.7


Wilbur P. Rice


Willow Ave.


152.9


155.5


W. W. Calkins


24 Wellington Ave.


23.1


Barna S. Cole


22 Dana St.


34.2


James Conners


196 Broadway


-


53.8


Edward Owler


19 Wellington Ave.


36.


-


W. F. Mansfield . Christopher T. McGrath


Montgomery Ave.


Joseph O. Hobbs


Highland Ave.


15.5


53.8


.


434


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE D .- Continaed.


FOR.


STREET.


FEET OF EDGE- STONES.


YARDS OF BRICKS.


Lyman B. Rich


158 Highland Ave.


61.4


55.5


C. H. Ramsdell


Pearl St.


72.5


65.4


Flora C. Spear


203 Broadway


96.


F. E. Shepard


191 and 193 Broadway


-


41.


Salmon L. Snow


17 Howe St.


-


5.


John J. Sullivan


Walnut St.


-


50.


Margaret A. Scott


17 Kingman Court .


33.6


13.8


George A. Tourtelotte .


88 School St.


44.4


W. C. Trowbridge


13 Kingman Court


30.


13.8


Frank Vose


42 Morrison St.


47.5


33.3


George D. Wemyss W. G. Webber


36 and 38 Morrison St.


95.


61.4


S. H. Wilkins


Orchard St.


104.6


60.1


John A. Wessells


288 Highland Ave.


45.


84.4


James Williams


22 Wellington Ave.


23.


Samuel F. Woodbridge


Elm St.


-


11.1


Esther O. White


Walnut St.


141.3


S5.8


Total


2,467.4


2,816.6


TABLE E. DRIVEWAYS CONSTRUCTED AT EXPENSE OF ABUTTERS.


FOR.


LOCATION.


Thomas Carey


95 Somerville Avenue


Medford St., opp. Highland Avenue. at Prescott Schoolhouse 16 Webster Street


Maurice Fitzgerald


30 Summer Street


Clarence Hunter


34 Newbury Street


Sarah J. Hall


Irving Street


G. F. Hodson


15 Virginia Street


George F. Kendall


46 Cedar Street .


D. B. Mulcahey


Tufts Street


Walter J. Mower


82 Marshall Street .


North Packing & Provision Co.


Medford Street .


J. F. O'Neil


135 Linwood Street


John P. Squire, Heirs of


Medford Street .


E. W. Taylor


49 Dartmouth Street


William J. S. Thompson S. E. Williams


10 Oakland Avenue


John M. Woods


Spring Street


Frank A. Ware


54 Dartmouth Street


Charles L. Wilder .


20 Gilman Street


Augustus C. White


46 Tufts Street


.


John Stackpole


242 Broadway


-


Dana St.


43.


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City of Somerville (Fire Department) City of Somerville (Public Property) W. O. Francis


240 School Street


435


REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS.


TABLE F.


CROSSINGS CONTRUCTED.


Bow Street, in line with the easterly side of Walnut Street.


Cutter Square, in line with the easterly side of Russell Street.


Cutter Square, in line with the northerly side of Summer Street.


Elm Street, in line with the southerly side of Summit Street.


Glen Street, in line with the westerly side of Dell Street.


Glen Street, in line with the westerly side of Fountain Avenue.


Glen Street, in line with the westerly side of Oliver Street.


Meacham Street, in line with the northerly side of Orchard Street.


Meacham Street, in line with the southerly side of Orchard Street.


Marshall Street, in line with the westerly side of Evergreen avenue.


Marshall Street, easterly side, in front of Hose Two House.


Orchard Street, in line with the easterly side of Meacham Street.


School Street, in line with the westerly side of Summer Street. Summer Street, in line with the easterly side of Cutter Avenue. Webster Street, southerly side, in front of Hose One House.


REPORT


OF THE


COMMITTEE ON SEWERS.


CITY OF SOMERVILLE.


IN BOARD OF ALDERMEN, March 14, 1894. 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, March 15, 1894.


CHARLES Ș. ROBERTSON, Clerk.


CITY OF SOMERVILLE.


IN COMMITTEE ON SEWERS, January 1, 1894. To the Board of Aldermen of Somerville :-


The committee on sewers presents the following final report for the year 1893 :-


CREDIT.


Appropriation


$17,000.00


Unexpended balance of 1892 3,106.25


$20,106.25


Receipts and Credits :-


For catch-basin curbs in sidewalks, received credit from sidewalks account 45.12


fee for drainage of Asylum buildings into Fitchburg Street sewer 50.00


fee for draining estates into Elm Street and Line Street sewers labor and materials furnished in 1892, the bills for which re- mained uncollected January 1, 1893 ·


347.20


54.65


dividend from private sewer built in 1890 4.77


edgestones around catch-basins 8.42


510.16 -


unpaid bills of 1893 6,115.49


Value of materials on hand, January 1, 1893 . .


168.60


Value of tools and property on hand January 1, 1893 657.45


Total credit


$27,557.95


440


ANNUAL REPORTS.


DEBIT.


Expenditures :-


For twenty-six sewers, as per ac-


companying table


$30,771.74


less assessments .


. 17,169.80


$13,601.94


sewer Orchard Street, from end of sewer laid in 1881, westerly 75.5 feet, (not assessed) . 45.23 advertising hearings, sewers Leland Street and Congress Place, (not built) 22.50


thirty-eight catch-basins (average cost $80.04)


3,041.52


five-ninths cost of removing deposit from mouth of Bridge Street sewer 1,353.98


rebuilding three catch-basins


102.56


abatement of sewer assessments


229.86


repairing sewers and drains


305.71


flushing sewers and filling catch-basins


443.87


cleaning sewers


627.39


examining sewers


83.77


inspecting house drains


665.54


soundings for ledge


3.21


repairing catch-basins


214.19


examining catch-basins


132.25


changing lines and grades of catch-basins


254.54


cleaning catch-basins


1,685.54


opening mouths of catch-basins


274.71


changing lines and grades of manholes .


132.86


cleaning manholes.


44.75


cleaning ditches


4.13


arranging tools and property


22.63


repairs of tools and property


38.21


unpaid bills of 1892


2,213.88


books, stationery, and printing


41.75


sundry expenses .


92.06


. Amount carried forward $25,678,58


441


REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE , ON SEWERS.


Amount brought forward $25,678.58


Depreciation in value of tools, property and ma- terials ·


192.14


Value of materials on hand Dec. 31,1893 122.67


Value of tools and property on hand December 31, 1893, ( including purchases during the year, $315.99) 823.60


Total debit


$26,816.99


Balance unexpended $740.96


Labor and materials have also been furnished and credit has been received for the same as follows :-


Board of Health, cleaning culverts


$309.63


Miscellaneous account, setting fountain Gilman


Square


101.63;


Public Grounds account, changing grade of catch- basin Broadway Parkway ·


8.37


Public Grounds account, setting stone posts at Cemetery


17.22


Public Property account, catch-basin at Cummings School


35.74.


Puddling sewer trenches


10.70


West End Street Railway Co., building manhole


Union Square in 1892


43.95


Total


$527.24


Appended hereto is a table of sewers built during the year.


The sewer in Granite Street, from Somerville Avenue to Osgood Street, which was commenced in 1892, was finished during the year by contract with Charles Linehan at a cost of $1,083.51, of which $73.26 was paid from the appropriation of 1892.


The sewer in Paulina Street, Broadway and Liberty Avenue, from Holland Street to near Powder House Terrace, was completed


442


ANNUAL REPORTS.


during the year at an expense of $18,364.24. Of this sum $3,855. 81 was paid in 1892, under contract for that portion in Paulina Street and Broadway from Holland Street to Wallace Street, and $680.45 on that part in Broadway between Wallace Street and College Avenue.


The sewer in Orchard Street, from the end of the sewer laid in 1881, was extended westerly 75.5 feet at a cost of $45.23, for the purpose of connecting with two catch-basins which were much needed, the city bearing the entire expense.




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