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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
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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
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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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