Report of the city of Somerville 1894, Part 24

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1894
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
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Ward One.


HERBERT E. MERRILL, term began May, '94 ·


Ward One.


EDWARD B. WEST, President . ·


Ward Two.


JAMES G. HINCKLEY


Ward Three.


ALBERT W. EDMANDS


Ward Four.


COMMITTEES.


ON INVESTIGATION AND RELIEF .- Mr. Reed, Mr. West, and Mr. Merrill. ON FINANCE .- Mr. Hinckley and Mr. Edmands.


CHARLES C. FOLSOM, General Agent. CORA F. LEWIS, Secretary ..


ALVAH B. DEARBORN, M. D., City Physician. Office : Police Building, Bow St.


CITY OF SOMERVILLE.


TO THE HONORABLE, THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOMERVILLE : -


Gentlemen,-The ninth annual report of the Overseers of the Poor, since its reorganization, is herewith submitted. The tables will give a slight glance at the details of the work.


MEMBERSHIP.


Nathan H. Reed, who had served on the Board since 1890, de- clined a re-election, having been elected Principal Assessor from Ward One. He was President of the Board during the year 1893, and performed the duties of his office in a very impartial and satis- factory manner, giving much of his time to uplift and benefit the unfortunate.


Ex-Councilman Herbert E. Merrill was elected in his place.


James G. Hinckley was elected to the City Council in December, 1894, and soon after resigned as Overseer of the Poor. Ex-Alder- man Ezra D. Souther was elected in his place. Mr. Hinckley took much interest in the work of the department and was always ready and willing to do everything possible for the relief of the destitute.


Mr. Edward B. West of Ward Two was chosen President of the Board at the annual meeting in May, and still holds that position.


Mr. Charles C. Folsom, who has been General Agent for nearly ten years, is still the Almoner of the department.


Miss Cora F. Lewis has now closed her second year as Secretary of the Board.


Nearly every meeting during the year has been attended by al of the members, and all of their deliberations have been characterized by harmonious thought and action.


406


ANNUAL REPORTS.


WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT.


During January, February and March, 1894, many persons being idle, owing to the business depression, were compelled to ask for as- sistance. Some work was furnished by the City, which was appre- ciated by the most of those to whom it was offered. In the last months of the year 1894, the poor people were employed more than they were in the corresponding months of 1893, and consequently did not require so much aid from the City. We aided during the year 1,193 persons, an increase over 1893 of 299, divided into 269 families, an increase of thirty-one. Sixty-three of the above persons were insane in hospitals and in private families, and thirty-six were sane persons we were fully supporting in out-of-town almshouses and private families.


The Associated Charities have assisted us somewhat in our work, by aiding many families who would undoubtedly have applied to us. We have worked together very pleasantly, although not always think- ing alike in reference to all cases.


We are not called upon to assist in the expense of as many burials as was the case some years ago, owing to the fact that it has become the custom among the poorer classes to have the lives of all the mem- bers of the family insured for a sum sufficient to pay the funeral bills.


This may save us something in the line of funerals, but many per- sons use what little money they have to pay the assessments on insur- ance, and for expensive furniture bought upon the instalment plan, and then come to the City for something to eat.


In the early part of the year, at the request of the Board, a hear- ing was granted by the Finance Committee of the City Council in reference to securing better accommodation for our full support pau- pers.


All of the members availed themselves of the opportunity of being present. Facts were submitted showing that the time had come to secure land in a suitable location, and in our opinion, to make ar- rangements for the erection of an almshouse. No action was taken, however, except to refer the matter to a sub-committee, who did not find time to look the matter up and report, so far as we have been able to find out. This leaves us at the close of the year just where we were at the beginning.


407


REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.


At the close of the year 1894, we were paying rent for fifteen families, averaging $5.93 each.


We have assisted in the burial of thirteen persons, at an average cost of $11.38.


We have given five permits for persons to enter the State Almshouse at Tewksbury. The Agent has visited persons in whom we were in- terested, in Maine, New Hampshire, and in most all parts of this State, in the interest of the City of Somerville.


We can truly say that the year 1894 has been the busiest in the history of the department.


As has been said so many times, if we could have an almshouse of our own it would simplify matters very much.


The Appropriation for 1894 was $15,000. Total Expenditures, $19,733.13. Net Expenditures, $16,364.49. Collected from State, $1,032.09, from Cities and Towns, $1,901.44, from Individuals, $418.11.


We sent bills to the City Treasurer for collection, amounting to $4,337.99, against $2,751.26 in 1893.


The Working Committees of the Board in 1894 : - ()n Finance, Messrs Hinckley and Edmands.


On Investigation and Relief, Messrs. Reed, West, and Merrill.


For details see accompanying tables.


Respectfully submitted,


(Signed)


WILLIAM H. HODGKINS, Chairman, ex officio. NATHAN H. REED, President, Ward One. HERBERT E. MERRILL, Ward One. EDWARD B. WEST, President, Ward Two. JAMES G. HINCKLEY, Ward Three.


ALBERT W. EDMANDS, Ward Four.


Board of Overseers of the Poor.


408


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE No. I.


PARTIAL SUPPORT. ( Out-door Relief.)


Families aided


269


Persons aided


1,193


Burials


13


Permits to the Tewksbury Almshouse


5


TABLE No. 2.


FULL SUPPORT. (During the year.)


In Almshouses


16


In private families


12


In hospitals


21


In Massachusetts School for the Feeble-minded


3


In House of the Angel Guardian


1


Insane persons in private families


5


Insane persons in hospitals


63


TABLE No. 3.


FULL SUPPORT. ( At present time, December 31, 1894.)


In out-of-town almshouses


10


In private families


14


Insane in hospitals (we are reimbursed for 5)


51


Insane in private families


5


409


REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.


TABLE No. 4.


RECAPITULATION.


Appropriation


$15,000.00


Reimbursements


3,368.64


Total receipts


$18,368.64


Total expenditures


19,733.13


Account overdrawn


$ 1,364.49


Net expenditures


16,364.49


TABLE No. 5.


REIMBURSEMENTS.


Commonwealth of Massachusetts


. $1,032.09


City of Boston


466.22


66


Cambridge


265.49


Lowell


6.00


Malden


13.60


Medford


61.05


Newton


469.89


66 Somerville (another department)


41.00


Waltham


35.00


Woburn


21.35


Town of Brookline


.


15.41


Lexington


146.00


66 No. Adams


5.00


66 No. Andover


162.09


Northampton


24.65


Revere


114.55


Stoneham


52.14


Guardians and Relatives


418.11


Money not called for


17.00


$3,368.64


·


2.00


Canton


TABLE No. 6. EXPENDITURES, IN DETAIL, FOR THE YEAR 1894.


1894.


Rent.


Board.


Groceries.


Towns and Cities.


Public Institutions.


Boots and Shoes.


Dry Goods.


Burial.


Salaries.


Fuel.


Sundries.


Total.


January


·


$64.00


$221.10


$651.05


$1,428.48


$1,730.84


$ $5.50


$145.84


$253.25


$62.57


$4,562.63


February


77.00


85.00


260.31


15.60


240.63


$20.00


145.83


165.55


35.88


1,045.80


March .


64.50


232.15


437.62


18.00


1,503.40


43.20


20.00


183.33


89.21


65.05


2,656.46


April


62.00


106.63


180.99


25.83


313.71


10.00


158.33


65.16


922.65


May


·


·


·


·


·


.


66.00


212.90


216 68


128.51


1,665.36


15.00


10.00


158.34


53.18


2,525.97


October


74.00


106.97


160.49


26.00


331 14


1.50


5.50


10.00


158.33


37.70


33.55


945.18


November


74.00


116.26


156.48


432.71


327.66


4.90


13.00


158.33


126.15


16.30


1,425.79


December


74.00


220.82


89.59


22.30


10.55


15.00


158.34


67.91


16.88


675.39


Total


$827.50


$1,753.37


$2,948.60


$2,671.61


$8,136.12


$113.35


$24.30


$148.00


$1,900.00


$739.77


$470.51


$19,733.13


TABLE No. 7. GROSS EXPENDITURES FROM 1883 TO 1894, INCLUSIVE.


1883. $15,959.80


1884. $17,272.52 $16,430.32


1885.


1886. $14,341.83


1887. $13,430.89


1888. $13,375.98


1889. $14,610.92


1890. $15,261.14 $15,980.49


1891.


1893. $17,015.30 $17,799.58 $19,733.13 1894. 1892.


·


·


62.00


87.33


174.72


57.55


20.73


560.66


June


72.00


198.41


338.36


1,407.57


20.95


3.00


158.34


66.48


2,270.11


July


72.00


80.90


107.81


347.24


615.81


10.00


158.33


21.38


1,413.47


August


66.00


84.90


174.50


191.69


-


8.25


32.00


158.33


13.35


729 02


September


·


.


.


·


-


-


-


158.33


REPORT


OF THE


CITY PHYSICIAN.


CITY OF SOMERVILLE.


IN BOARD OF ALDERMEN, January 16, 1895. Referred to Committee on Printing, to be printed in the Annual Reports. Sent down for concurrence.


GEORGE I. VINCENT, Clerk.


Reference concurred in.


IN COMMON COUNCIL, January 16, 1895. CHARLES S. ROBERTSON, Clerk.


CITY OF SOMERVILLE.


OFFICE OF THE CITY PHYSICIAN, } January 1, 1895. 1


To HIS HONOR, THE MAYOR, AND THE CITY COUNCIL : -


Gentlemen, -- I present the following as a summary of the work done by me as City Physician for the year ending December 31, 1894 : -


Fifteen hundred and twenty-six visits have been made.


Number of persons treated at my office, three hundred eighty- seven.


One hundred and forty persons have had teeth extracted.


Seventy-four children have been vaccinated.


Number of visits at the police station, thirty-two.


Twenty-five women were attended in childbirth.


Eighteen persons were examined for the police force, and twenty- one for permanent men in the fire department.


Five visits were made and certificates given where persons had died unattended by a physician.


Respectfully submitted,


ALVAH B. DEARBORN,


City Physician.


REPORT


OF THE


COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS.


CITY OF SOMERVILLE.


IN BOARD OF ALDERMEN, January 30, 1895.


Referred to Committee on Printing, to be printed in the Annual Reports. Sent down for concurrence.


GEORGE I. VINCENT, Clerk.


IN COMMON COUNCIL, January 30, 1895.


Referred to Committee on Printing, to be printed in the Annual Reports, in concurrence.


CHARLES S. ROBERTSON, Clerk.


CITY OF SOMERVILLE.


IN COMMITTEES ON HIGHWAYS, January 1, 1895.


TO THE CITY COUNCIL :


Gentlemen,- The Committee on Highways presents the follow- ing report for the year ending December 31, 1894 : -


HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT.


CREDIT.


Appropriation .


$60,000.00


Receipts and credits :


For labor and materials furnished


prior to January 1, 1894, the


bills for which remained uncol- lected that day


1,408.21


Rent of dwelling at City Farm


$136.00


Less water rates


18.13


117.87


Health Department account, building at Gravel Bank .


125.00


Money approved in pay-roll not called for


12.75


Value of tools and personal property on hand January 1,1894


11,839.70


Value of materials on hand January 1, 1894


480.00


Total credit (26)


$73,983.53


·


418


ANNUAL REPORTS.


DEBIT.


Expenditures :


For laying out Bartlett, Bigelow, Claremon, Cypress, Hancock, Knapp, Leon, Lowell, Munroe, Robinson, Trull, Wheeler, War- wick, Waldo streets, Cutter ave- nue, Fanning avenue and West- wood road (advertising notice of hearings) $173.00


Construction of Streets :


Billingham street, from William street to Broadway $260.40


Claremon street, from Holland street to Mead street 399.40


Essex street, from Medford street to Richdale avenue 52.85


Greenville street, from Medford street to Munroe street 427.35


Gorham street, from Holland street to Howard street 197.80


Hall avenue, from Elm street southeasterly 400 feet 510.70


Heath street, from Bond street to Temple street 168.60


Hudson street, from Cedar street to Lowell street 504.65


Jenny Lind avenue, from Broad- way to Medford street 503.30 . Munroe street, from Walnut street easterly 350 feet 241.70


New Cross street, from Broadway to Mystic avenue 811.20


Porter street, from Highland ave- nue to Summer street 378.70


Amounts carried forward .


$4,456.65


$173.00


419


REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS.


Amounts brought forward . $4,456.65 $173.00


York Terrace, from Central street to Harvard place 275.00


$4,731.65


Street crossings


1,021.65


Street signs erected


185.85


Repairs and improvement of streets and paving of gutters in con- nection with setting of edge- stones :


Billingham street, northwesterly side Broadway to William street, paving .


$225.95


Beacon street, easterly side, Kent to Miller street, paving . 303.90


Broadway, southerly side, Rush to Cross street, paving 57.70


Bond street, in front of the estate of Geo. G. Fox, paving . ·


24.20


Belmont street, in front of the estate of Joseph K. James, pav- ing 30.30


Central street, northwesterly side, from Highland avenue to Rail- road, paving


134.20


Repairs . ·


448.60


Cherry street, easterly side, High- land avenue to Summer street, paving . ·


140.00


Dickinson street, easterly and southerly sides, Cambridge line to Springfield street, paving · Essex street, both sides, Medford street to Richdale avenue, pav- ing


247.60


176.00


Amounts carried forward . $1,788.45


$6,112.15


420


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amounts brought forward . $1,788.45 $6,112.15


Elm street, in front of Nathan


Tufts Park, paving . 474.20


Repairs .


145.05


Elm street, southerly side, Rus- sell street to Davis square, pav- ing 52.80


Fenwick street, around Langmaid terrace, paving 19.05


Fenwick street, in front of estate of Geo. G. Fox, paving . 51.55 . Highland avenue, in front of Club House, paving 36.20


Hawthorn street, westerly side, Broadway to Arlington street, paving 80.10


Heath street, northerly side, Tem- ple to Bond street, paving 454.20


Heath street, in front of estate of Geo. G. Fox, paving 239.40


Kingman court, westerly side, Washington street to within 50 feet of end of court, paving 35.85


Lake street, southerly side, Haw- kins street to South Church street, paving 271.50


Medford street, in front of estate of New England Dressed Meat & Wool Co., paving 121.10


Medford street, southwesterly side, Central to Bartlett street, pav- ing 212.30


Munroe street, northwesterly side, from Walnut street to land of Jones, paving 166.50


Amounts carried forward . $4,148.25


$6,112.15


421


REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS.


Amounts brought forward . $4,148.25 $6,112.15


Munroe street, southwesterly side, from Walnut street to southerly line estate of Mary W. Went- worth, paving 104.95


Porter street, both sides, High- land avenue to Summer street, paving . 610.20


Richdale avenue, southwesterly side, School to Sycamore street, paving ·


264.10


Vernon street, in front of estate of B. Binney and others, paving Webster avenue, easterly side, Beach avenue to school lot, and westerly side, Tremont street to Cambridge line, paving .


21.70


451.65


Repairs .


56.00


Webster avenue, westerly side, Tremont to Prospect street, paving . .


271.55


$5,928.40


Ordinary repairs of streets :


Broadway, at Willow bridge


S 198.00


Elm street, from Willow avenue to Cedar street


1,740.60


Highland avenue, from Central street westerly and easterly, 200 feet each way 279.80


Medford street, from Somerville avenue to Fitchburg railroad . School street, from Berkeley street to Somerville avenue 765.80


1,649.45


Washington street, Fitchburg rail- road to Beacon street 3,923.60


General repairs


10,201.27


$18,758.52


Amount carried forward . .


$30,799.07


.


422


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amount brought forward $30,799.07


Cost to City of sidewalks, the bricks and edgestones


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


2,110.38


Books, stationery and printing


70.00


Glen Street sewer assessment


15.88


Sundry small expenses


125.19


Repairs of house at Wellington bridge


36.52


Removing snow and ice and care of slippery side- walks .


3,814.38


Repairs of brick sidewalks


3,138.75


Cleaning streets


6,525.95


Setting stone bounds


39.00


Setting trees .


229.40


Trimming trees


302.80


Building at crusher .


269.63


Laying out triangular lot, Broadway at junction of Holland street


115.46


Repairs of Boston Avenue bridge


190.37


Insurance and grading around new City stable


1,212.95


Opening of street, Westwood road at Central street .


20.61


Opening of street, Westwood road at Benton ave-


nue


23.55


Superintendent's salary


1,600.00


Board of Superintendent's horses


417.17


Superintendent's telephone .


2.95


One half cost of maintenance of Middlesex Ave- nue bridge, the other half being paid by the City of Medford . 425.99


Clearing Cross and Pearl streets, after relaying of tracks by the West End Street Railway Co. .


1,643.35


Private work, the bills for which remain uncol- lected . 457.05


Value of materials on hand this day


1,200.00


Amount carried forward . $54,786.40


423


REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS.


Amount brought forward . $54,786.40


Value of tools and personal property on hand this day :


Horses


$3,100.00


Carts and implements used with Horses


1,718.00


Harnesses and horse clothing


256.00


Stable utensils and property


29.85


Tools


1,279.55


Stone crusher and fittings


2,202.00


Steam road roller


2,055.00


$10,640.40


Net loss on tools, property and mate-


rials


8,065.54


Total debit .


$73,492.34


Balance unexpended


$491.19


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 ·


$2,582.94


Fire Department account, constructing driveways (Central Fire Station and Hook and Ladder House, Highland avenue) 1,284.06


Public Grounds account, sidewalk, Nathan Tufts


Park . 1,079.94


Sidewalks account, materials and use of horses . .


1,897.74


Total $6,844.68


424


ANNUAL REPORTS.


The Profit and Loss account on city teams, tools, property and materials is as follows :


DEBIT.


Steam road roller (depreciation)


$1,132.21


Repairs of steam road roller


856.95


Tools (depreciation)


455.16


Repairs of tools


262.42


Stone crusher and fittings


217.00


Holland Street ledge


1,911.70


Edgestones and paving stock


10.31


Crushed stone (to which amount is charged repairs at crusher)


3,056.32


City teams


163.47


Total .


$8,065.54


No charge has been made for the use of the steam roller on the streets, except for the time of the engineer, at the same rate as in former years.


Crushed stone placed on the streets has been charged at the rate of seventy-five cents for each single load at the crusher, being the same rate as has been charged each year.


Gravel has been charged at the rate of twenty-five cents per single horse load, and sand at the rate of fifty cents per single horse load.


Number of loads of gravel taken from North Street bank . 5,135


Number of loads of sand taken from North Street


bank 1,409


Number of loads of stone for crusher from Holland Street ledge . 5,618


Number of loads of stone crushed 9,475


The charges to the City Teams account are as follows : Horses (depreciation) $1,095.00


Carts and implements used with horses (deprecia- tion) . 992.00


Amount carried forward . $2,087.00


425


REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS.


Amount brought forward


.


$2,087.00


Repairs of same .


772.36


Stable Utensils and property


55.85


Stable expenses and repairs .


1,419.47


Grain and feed


2,929.20


Hay and straw


1,722.48


Horseshoeing


760.56


Horse medicine and doctoring .


115.90


Harnesses and horse clothing (depreciation)


143.00


Repairs of same .


575.05


Total


$10,580.87


The above statement does not include the keeping or use of the Superintendent of Streets' team, the cost of which is kept separately, as stated in table of expenditures. Each horse is credited at the rate of $1.40 for each day he works during the year.


Five new horses have been purchased during the year at a cost of $935 ; one has been sold for $40, and two have died, making the total number of horses in the department, including the two used by the Superintendent of Streets, twenty-eight, being two more than in 1893.


SIDEWALKS ACCOUNT.


CREDIT.


Appropriation


$10,000.00


DEBIT.


Expenditures :


For 33 sidewalks, as per table C at the end of this report . $19,811.22


Abatement of sidewalk assess- ment, Beacon street .


31.67


Thomas Groom & Co., books


26.00


$19.868.89


Less assessments and receipt


9,905.65


Cost to City


$9,963.24


Balance unexpended


$36.76


·


426


ANNUAL REPORTS.


EDGESTONES AND PAVING STOCK.


Lineal feet of edgestones set (including 4,333 feet reset), 20,452.3 ; square yards of brick paving laid (including 4,070 yards relaid), 16,511.4 ; square yards of stone paving laid (including 750 relaid), 7,567.


CITY STABLE. (New.)


CREDIT.


Appropriation


DEBIT. $14,500.00


Expenditures :


A. H. Gould, on account of archi- tect's services .


$ 560.35


Lord Bros., on account of contract Laying service pipe


9,000.00


15.00


Laying drain .


711.53


Vane


65.00


Total debit .


$10,351.88


Balance unexpended


$4,148.12


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.


F. W. GILBERT, Chairman. WILLIAM P. MITCHELL, Clerk.


427


REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS.


TABLE A.


STREETS ACCEPTED.


NAME.


FROM.


To.


LENGTH IN FEET.


Bartlett .


Medford


Vernon


820


Bigelow .


Boston


Munroe


208


Claremon


Holland


Mead


560


Cutter avenue


Highland avenue


Summer


480


Cypress


Central


Beach


262


Delaware


Pearl


Aldrich


451


Fanning avenue


Highland avenue


Lexington avenue


376


Hall avenue


Elm


Liberty avenue


926


Hancock


Elm


Summer


781


Knapp


School


Granite


379


Leon


Concord avenue


Dickinson


155


Lowell


Medford


Vernon


1,141


Munroe


Walnut


To land of Hartwell


375


Porter


Highland avenue


Summer


830


Robinson


Central


Bartlett


582


Trull


Medford


Vernon


1,050


Waldo


Highland avenue


Hudson


287


Warwick


Cedar


Warwick avenue


665


Westwood road


Central


Benton avenue


487


and Jones


428


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE B.


STREETS IMPROVED.


STREET.


FROM.


To.


IMPROVEMENT.


FEET.


Billingham


William


Broadway


Macadamized .


568


Central .


Highland avenue


Railroad


Macadamized .


500


Claremon


Holland


Mead


Macadamized .


560


Cross


Broadway


Gilman .


Regraded . .


1,800


Cross


Broadway


Mystic avenue


2,000


Elm


Junction of


Broadway


Macadamized . Macadamized .


400


Elm


Beach .


Somerville ave.


Macadamized .


2,000


Essex


Richdale avenue


Medford


Macadamized .


232


Gorham


Holland


Howard


Remacadamized


763


Greenville .


Medford


High


Macadamized .


660


Hall avenue


Elm


Easterly


Macadamized .


500


Heath


Temple


Bond


Macadamized .


1,043


Highland avenue


Central


Westerly


Macadamized .


300


Highland av. and


In front of


Cen. Fire Station


Remacadamized


500


Hudson


Lowell


Cedar


Graded


1,380


Medford


.


Washington


Somerville ave.


Macadamized .


1,000


Medford


School


Lee .


Remacadamized


1,000


Munroe


Walnut


Easterly


Macadamized .


375


Partridge avenue .


Broadway


Medford


Macadamized .


300


Porter


Highland avenue


Summer


Macadamized .


830


School


Berkeley


Somerville ave.


Macadamized .


1,200


Washington


Union square


.


Beacon


Macadamized .


2,000


Total length


improved


(in feet)


19,911


Medford street


.


429


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.


REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS.


STREET.


SIDE.


FROM.


To.


FEET OF EDGESTONES.


YARDS OF BRICKS.


COST.


Beacon


Northerly


Concord ave.


Dickinson


447.1


384.35


Beacon


Easterly


Kent


Miller


1,087 0


780.59


Northeasterly


Around


Durell School


215.7


-


176.68


Beacon and Kent


& Southwesterly


School


Central


917.2


1,026.65


Billingham


Northwesterly


Broadway


William


592.6


392.0


926.26


Broadway


Southerly


Rush


Near Cross


143.3


195.0


364.62


Broadway


Southerly


Cross


Near Arthur


502.9


604.68


Central


Westerly


Highland ave.


Boston & Maine Railroad


522.2


455.0


947.43


Cherry


Easterly


Summer


Highland avenue


504.7


399.1


757.79


Dickinson


Southerly


Russell


Davis square


237 0


889.7


972.38


Elm


Southerly


Summit


Kenwood


224.0


236.85


Essex


Both


Medford


Richdale avenue


494.2


339.52


Flint


Northerly


Cross


Aldrich


504.7


515.35


Gibbens


Southerly


Central


Benton avenue


333.7


336.85


Hathorn


Westerly


Broadway


Arlington


327.8


256.69


Heath


Northerly


Temple


Bond


1,042.3


909.37


Highland ave.


Northeasterly


Central


Club Association


Highland ave.


Southwesterly


Putnam


-


117 0


138.25


Lake


Southerly Southwesterly


Hawkins


South Church


859.8


614.67


Medford


Central


Bartlett


647.8


446.91


.


-


498.89


[ Easterly and \


Cambridge Line


Springfield


737.0


Northwesterly


§ Westerly line, Est. Central ?


92.1


75.0


170.05


§ Westerly line, Est. Heirs }


{ J. B. Johnson


Berkeley


Northerly


TABLE C. - Concluded.


STREET.


SIDE.


FROM.


To.


FEET OF EDGESTONES.


YARDS OF BRICKS.


COST.


Medford


Southwesterly


School


Lee


-


592.0


628.35


Munroe


Northerly


Walnut


3


377.9


290.5


569.54


Munroe


Southerly


Walnut


To land of Mary Jones


366.3


259.7


516.12


Preston


Westerly


School


Summer


-


589.4


572.63


Porter


Both


Summer


Highland avenue


1,674 3


1,782.14


Putnam


Westerly


Highland ave.


Summer


571.0


558.55


Quincy


Westerly


Somerville ave. School


Sycamore


884.0


594.0


567.05


School


Westerly


Evergreen ave. Pearl


Veazie


190.4


227.70


Wallace


Westerly


Holland


Broadway


912.9


849.10


Webster ave.


Easterly and


( Beach ave.


To School lot, Cambridge Line


626.0


-


437.06


Westerly -


Tremont -


Total


11,432.0


10,399.4


$19,811.22


430


ANNUAL REPORTS.


-


661.65


Richdale ave.


Southerly


Broadway


Walnut


Westerly


Summer


947.1


1,036.50


Southeasterly line, Est.


Mary W. Wentworth




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