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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.
-
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
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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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