Report of the city of Somerville 1897, Part 34

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1897
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 870


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The total cost of constructing the sewerage system in the city to December 31, 1897, has amounted to about $810,000.00, and the total amount expended for storm relief drains, exclusive of land damage, about $60,550.00.


CATCH-BASINS.


Thirty-five catch-basins have Been built the past year, at a total cost of $1,787.14, an average of $51.06 per basin.


The total number of catch-basins built in the city to December 31, 1897, are eight hundred and ninety-nine.


When the proposed storm-water drains are completed many needed basins can be constructed and thereby remove the surface water from streets which are at times flooded; these basins will save many dollars in the maintenance of the highways.


PRIVATE DRAINS.


Four hundred and seventy-four permits were granted the past year for laying private drains connecting buildings with the public sewers ; all of these connections have been made by licensed drain layers, under the direction of the city's inspector and located and recorded in the Engineer's office. The cost of inspection has been $515.29, including changes made in drains on account of the laying of the Metropolitan water mains across the city.


TABLE SHOWING STORM DRAINS CONSTRUCTED 1896-1897.


District Benefited.


From


To


Contractor.


Material.


Size in Inches.


Length in Feet.


Cost.


East Somerville and Winter Hill :


Mystic ave.


Winthrop ave.


Wheatland st.


1 § Chas. C. McGrew ] & Co.


Brick and Concrete


50


726


$7,569 17


Winthrop ave.


.


Mystic ave.


Broadway


{ Daniel A. Dorey } & Co.


Brick and Concrete


90×85


1,268


19,241 53


Lowell R. R. Valley:


Private lands(W. } of Lowell st.)


Lexington & Arlington Į Br. R. R.


Hudson st.


City


Wood and Pipe


54x30, 24, 18, 15


865


1,390 86


Tannery Brook Valley :


Tannery Brook { Drain .


§ Clarendon ave. Cambridge) -


(in )


Davis sq.


-


§ A. W. Bryne Con- ) struction Co.


§ Concrete and brick (with I-beams)


84x48, 60x48, 52x48


3,144


*31,942 76


Cameron ave. .


Tannery Brook Drain


Northerly


City


Pipe


12


170


115 72


Gorham st. .


12


285


196 24


Jay st.


-


12


155


87 38


Total


6,613


$60,543 66


*Land damages excepted.


Length in miles, 1.25.


645


REPORT OF THE CITY ENGINEER.


MAINTENANCE.


A number of the old private sewers in the city are in poor con- dition and should be reconstructed at an early date; many com- plaints have been received on account of defective drainage, caused by the partial collapse of some of these old structures, which have been in the ground between twenty and thirty years.


A portion of the sewer system in the East Somerville district east of Cross street should have a number of manholes constructed on the different lines, for the purpose of inspecting and cleaning the different sewers.


In some streets there is no means of examining the sewer, and in many cases, the sewers have not been cleaned since their construction.


A new twelve-inch iron pipe has been laid under the tracks of the Boston & Lowell railroad, opposite the easterly line of the city farm lands, the eight-inch pipe originally constructed having become overcharged and continually blocking.


Through these two pipe lines the sewage from an area on the easterly side of the railroad is siphoned to the westerly side.


The total cost of this work amounted to $534.26.


In November the Somerville-avenue sewer at the boundary line between Somerville and Cambridge was found to be leaking badly on every tide. The sewer at this point is eight feet in diameter, the bottom being constructed of heavy timbers resting on piles and floored with planks ; a section of this flooring had to be replanked and leaks calked with oakum and cement. The cost of repairing amounted to $193.32; the city of Cambridge paying $63.22.


The cost to the city for maintaining the Bridge-street sewer outlet in Cambridge for the year amounted to $1,997.73 ; this was five-ninths of the total cost for dredging and removing material which had collected at this outlet. As this sewer main in Somer- ville is connected with the Metropolitan sewer, there will prob- ably be no further expense incurred in the future on account of this cleaning.


The cost of changing the grade and rebuilding manholes, the cleaning of cellars, the flushing, cleaning and general main-


646


ANNUAL REPORTS.


tenance of the sewer system during the year 1897 has been $4,643.71.


The cost of changing the grade, rebuilding, repairing, clean- ing, flushing and general maintenance of catch-basins during the. year 1897 has been $3,223.19.


EXPENDITURES.


The total cost of work done under Sewers Construction account during the year 1897 has amounted to $40,635.67, which includes the amount expended for construction of storm relief drains.


The total cost of work done under Sewers Maintenance account during the year 1897 has amounted to $9,329.34.


HIGHWAYS.


Eleven streets have been accepted during the year, an aggre- gate length of one and eighteen hundredths miles, making the total length of public streets fifty-five and fifty-eight one-hun- dredths miles.


Ten private streets have been added the past year, making a total length of thirty-two and three one-hundredths miles.


The sum total public and private streets in the city Decem- ber 31, 1897, is eighty-seven and sixty-one one-hundredths miles.


During the year twenty-five thousand one hundred and forty- seven feet, or four and three-quarters miles, of edgestone have been set and seven thousand eight hundred and forty-one vards of brick sidewalk constructed, making a total of about seventy- two miles of edgestone and about forty-five miles of brick side- walk.


About one-fifth of a mile of paved streets have been con- structed the last year, making a total length of two and fifteen one-hundredths miles of granite paved streets.


TABULAR STATEMENT OF SEWERS BUILT IN 1897.


ITEMS OF CONSTRUCTION AND COST.


LOCATION


SEWER.


SUB-DRAIN.


PIPE SEWER, COST PER LINEAL FOOT.


NAME OF STREET.


FROM


To


CONTRACTOR.


MATERIAL EXCAVATED,


Average cut.


Size in inches.


Length in feet.


Size in inches.


Length in feet.


Cubic yards Rock


Price per cubic


yard, Rock.


Manholes.


Price Manholes.


Inlets.


Excavation, Re- filling and Pipe Laying.


Pipe, including


where laid.


Inspection.


Miscellaneous.


Average cost per


Total cost.


Assessment.


Cost to City.


Beacon place


Beacon st.


Northeasterly


Charles A. Kelley


Gravel


8.3


255.9


1


$32 33


12


$0 35


$0 16


$0 03


$0 05


$0 72


$184 16


$183 93


SO 23


Broadway


Willow ave.


Bay State ave.


Maurice Buttimer


Hardpan, sand and rock


10.1


8


480.2


6


483


1.41


$3 50


45 43


31


0 60


$0 10


0 26


0 03


1 19


573 78


573 34


0 44


Columbia


Glass House ct.


Near Cambridge line


Charles A. Kelley


Filling


5.2


12


511.2


A 10.1


1 35


31 43


44


0 25


0 35


0 06


0 03


0 83


426 20


425 88


0 32


Elm


Davis square


Morrison st.


Daniel A. Dorey .


Sand and gravel .


9.9


733.9


9.35 3.50


3 00


3


48 33


21


0 95


B1 04


) 11


0 02


2 3G


1,731 27


1,731 27


Branch connecting Highland-ave. sewer


Old sewer built in 1891


Near Summer st.


Daniel A. Dorey .


Hardpan and rock


7.4


10


314.7


3.01


1 00


41 33


2G


0 49


0 25


0 03


0 05


0 97


304 76


304 11


0 65


Lowell terrace


Lowell st.


Northwesterly


Maurice Buttimer


Clay .


6.4


C


169.6


3


0 30


0 10


0 02


0 01


0 43


73 55


73 44


0 11


Medford


Highland ave.


Northwesterly


Charles A. Kelley


Hardpan


10.7


10


185.5


1.00


4 00


6


0 62


0 23


0 04


0 01


0 91


169 80


67 80


102 00


Melburn place


Summer st.


Northeasterly


Patrick Burke .


Sand .


7.2


6


138.5


4


0 34


0 10


0 02


0 46


64 37


64 20


0 17


Packard avenue and


Broadway .


Electric ave.


Charles A. Mongan


Sand and rock


9.7


c 24x16


441.8


103.86


3 00


38 33


32


1 20


0 04


0 08


2 08


2,015 61


1,631 38


384 23


Electric avenue


Packard ave.


Near Curtis st.


Sand and rock


6.8


10


239.6


186.30


3 00


3


38 33


43


0 35


0 24


0 02


1 70


( 0 40


Simpson avenue


Holland st.


Near Broadway


Richard Falvey .


Sand .


6.6


10


982,6


D 3.05


1 35


3


42 33


96


0 32


) 24


0 02


0 72


705 8-


704 05


1 79


*Webster ave. (in westerly sidewalk)


Fitchburg R. R. .


Near Union sq. .


Met. Water Com.


Daniel A. Dorey .


Hardpan and rock


8.3


8


343.6


50.8


3 75


36 33


22


0 43


0 17


0 05


1 41


485 46


484 64


0 82


Total length and cost of new sewers built in 1897


$6,810 10


$4,512 77


$2,297 33


A and D Extra excavation and refilling. B Reinforced with concrete. : Brick sewer.


Total length of sewers built by the city January 1, 1898 Total length of private sewers in the city January 1, 1898 Total length of sewers in the city January 1, 1898


316,534.7 feet 32,717.0 feet


349,251,7 feet, or 66.15 miles


THE FOLLOWING SEWER UNCOMPLETED AND NOT ASSESSED DECEMBER 31, 1897.


NAME OF STREET.


FROM


· To


CONTRACTOR.


MATERIAL EXCAVATED.


Size in inches.


Approximate length in feet completed.


Amount paid to Dec. 31, 1897.


Moreland


Meacham st. .


Near Heath st.


Patrick Burke


Hardpan and rock.


.


420


$483 41


lineal foot.


Main


Sewer.


Sub-


drain.


Sub-drain


0 81


75 30


73 30


12


89.5


12


225.0


S


1


8


176.3


12


473.0


14


Westminster


Broadway


Near Electric ave.


* Built for drainage of buildings cut off by construction of 48-inch Metropolitan Water Main,


5761.5


excavation.


2


1 50


Lowell


1


1


( 0 38


647


REPORT OF THE CITY ENGINEER.


A double line of car tracks has been added in Beacon street, from the East Cambridge line to Somerville avenue, a length of six thousand one hundred feet. The total length of electric rail- road tracks in the city December 31, 1897, was nineteen and nine- tenths miles.


In August, 1897, an order was adopted by the City Council, changing the grade of Middlesex avenue to a uniform grade of 16 throughout its entire length, in order that the Metropolitan Park Commission could establish this grade for the boulevard being constructed and joining this avenue; the Park Commission agreeing to pay the expense incurred. The work of lowering the grade is to be done by the Boston & Maine railroad company early in 1898.


SOMERVILLE AVENUE PAVING.


(Between Park street and Kent street.)


The following bids were received in July, 1897, for the labor of paving Somerville avenue, between the easterly line of Park street and the westerly line of Kent street, with granite blocks laid on a gravel foundation, the city furnishing all materials required, except sand and gravel :-


NAME OF BIDDER.


Paving. Price per Cubic Yd.


Edgestone Reset. Price per Linear Ft.


Brick Side- walk Relaid. Price per Square Yd.


Crossings Relaid. Price per Square Yd.


Total Aggregate.


Jones & Meehan


$1.12


$ .18


$ .62


$1.50


$5,157.60


A. A. Libby & Co.


.90


.10


.34


.50


3,892.70


H. Gore & Co. .


.83


.15


.43


.83


3,792.85


Soule, Dillingham & Co.


.84


.17


.35


.60


3,788.00


The contract was awarded Soule, Dillingham & Co. Rock- port granite blocks of the best quality were used, furnished by the Pigeon Hill Granite Co. and delivered on the wharf in East Canı- bridge for $42.30 per thousand.


648


ANNUAL REPORTS.


The total cost of the work was as follows :-


4,674.5 square yards granite


block paving $3,926 58


668.6 linear feet of edgestone reset 113 66


170.8 square yards brick side- walk relaid 59 78


156.1 square yards crosswalk laid 93 66


Extra work cutting edgestone, flagging, etc. 18 50


$4,212 18


190 square yards granite block paving (laid by the city) . ·


236 35


112,617 granite blocks delivered $4,763 70


1,500 bricks 17 25


17.2 linear feet edgestone (circle) 9 98


1,24.7.4 square feet granite flag- ging delivered 349 27


5,140 20


Building catch-basin


67 17


Inspection of work


87 50


Total cost


. $9,743 40


Table Showing Location and Cost of Edgestones and Brick Sidewalks and Paved Gutters where Edgestone was Set in 1897.


STREET.


WARD,


SIDE.


FROM


To


WIDTH OF SIDEWALK.


Gravel and Edgestones. Lineal feet.


Bricks. Sq. Yards


Sq. Yards.


Cost.


Aldrich ,


3


Easterly


Gilman st.


Flint st.


6.67


97.0


$90 72


. .


Arthur .


3


Both .


Broadway .


Bonair st. .


6.67


564.6


467 61


Avon


2


Both


School st.


Central st.


6.67


2,616.2


1,836 40


873


$685 95


Bartlett .


3


Easterly


Medford st.


Vernon st.


6.67


731.6


582 89


244


340 54


Bradley .


3


Southeasterly


Pearl st.


Walter st ..


6.67


766.1


496 06


255


237 10


Bradley .


3


Northwesterly


Estate of Swain


Veazie st. .


6.67


89.7


72 12


30


22 87


Bradley .


3


Southwesterly


Adams st.


Bartlett st.


15.00


195.4


129 65


65


57 60


Broadway


4


Northwesterly Both


Central st.


Benton ave.


6.67


1,009.8


634 30


337


281 33


Central .


4


North westerly


Cypress st.


Estate of Nichols


5.50


616.6


503 35


206


241 85


Cherry .


4


Northwesterly


Summer st.


Highland ave.


7.50


575.3


413.7


752 20


192


196 81


Cherry .


4


Southeasterly


Sartwell ave.


Elm st.


9.50


1,082.8


722 82


361


535 14


Dell


1


Both


Tufts st.


Glen st.


6.67


926.4


690 50


309


379 42


Elm


4


Northeasterly


Willow ave.


Cutter sq.


10.00


997.5


666 37


333


473 94


Flint


Southwesterly


Cross st.


Aldrich st. .


6.67


411.7


362 36


Francesca avenue


1


Both .


Elm st.


Liberty ave.


6.67


1,555.6


1,198 99


519


350 50


Hancock


4


Northwesterly


Elm st.


Summer st.


6.67


787 8


620 81


263


310 80


Harrison


4


Southwesterly


Kent st.


Mondamin ct.


6.67


280.2


202 98


93


93 85


Hudson .


Northeasterly


Lowell st.


Cedar st.


6.67


1,437.8


933 17


479


436 20


Joseph .


2


Southwesterly


Newton st.


Sanborn field.


6.67


368.9


203.8


445 62


123


84 90


Kidder avenue


4


Southwesterly


Elm st.


Estate of Lowell


6.67


535.3


417 32


178


212 20


Knapp


Both .


School st. .


Granite st. .


6.67


810.3


524 50


270


164 40


Lee


3


Both


Medford st.


Richdale ave.


6.67


798.0


585 09


266


311 19


Madison


3


Northeasterly


School st. .


Sycamore st.


6.67


564.8


473 92


302


452 96


Morrison


4


Northeasterly


Elm st.


Estate of Reynolds


6.67


56.5


70 45


377


335 57


Richdale avenue


2


Southwesterly


School st. .


Estate of Conant


6.67


355.1


311 27


227


352 35


Summer


2


Southwesterly


School st. .


Preston st.


7.50


493.8


483 78


. .


Summer


Northeasterly


School st.


Estate of Lowe


7.50


27.0


119.0


191 42


50


48 25


Summer


Northeasterly


Cherry st. .


Estate of Haskell


7.50


49.4


38 04


16


28 15


Temple .


Southeasterly


Derby st.


Sydney st. .


11.00


235.7


194 98


79


118 35


Tennyson


3


Both


Foster st.


Medford st.


6.67


982.4


785 22


327


431 45


Tower


4


Northwesterly


Highland ave.


Estate of Sawyer


6.67


90.2


70 19


30


51 30


Walnut .


Northwesterly


Estate of Simpson


Giles pk.


6.67


410.3.


384 93


Wheatland


Southeasterly


Broadway .


Jaques st.


6.67


485.2


341 01


162


135 35


Wheeler


Both .


Pinckney st.


Mt. Vernon st.


6.67


468.5


370.0


638 93


157


193 90


Totals


22,061.5


6,181.5


$21,621 04


7,398


$7,783 50


Chandler


4


Southeasterly


Chapel st.


Broadway


6.67


201.8


233 92


Crocker .


4


Both


Highland ave.


Crown st.


6.67


Elm


4


Southeasterly


Morrison st.


Nathan Tufts park.


10.00


1,111.6


1,304 07


243


194 75


Cambria


4


Northwesterly


Pearl st.


Estate of Driscoll


6.67


96.2


73 05


32


24 53


Elm st.


Summer st.


6.67


729.7


553 58


Burnside avenue


213.8


209 03


642 21


779 44


Sycamore st.


6.67


594.0


492 08


Sargent avenue


3


Northwesterly


Broadway .


Columbus ave.


Union sq. .


6.67


680.5


413 69


Stone avenue


2


Northwesterly


Washington st. .


Somerville ave. .


8.33


Newbury


4


Northeasterly


Holland st.


Estate of Holton and Ferry


6.67


1,130.2


905.2


Medford


2


Westerly


2


4 483


3 281 1


MATERIALS.


PAVED GUTTERS.


Cost.


3


-


649


REPORT OF THE CITY ENGINEER.


STREETS ACCEPTED IN 1897.


NAME OF STREET.


WARD.


FROM


To


Width in Feet.


Length in Feet.


Alpine


3


Alpine st. .


Lowell st.


40)


688


Browning road


3


Sycamore st.


Central st.


40


679


Dell


1


Glen st.


Tufts st.


40


466


Grant


3


Broadway


Jaques st.


40


536


Ibbetson


4


Somerville ave.


Lowell st.


40


802


Jay


4


Holland st.


Howard st.


40


534


Kent .


4


Somerville ave.


Fitchburg R. R.


40


292


Kent .


4


Fitchburg R. R.


Beacon st.


25


386


Princeton


3.


Alpine st.


Lowell st.


40


657


Sacramento


4


Somerville ave.


Fitchburg R. R.


40


80


Sacramento


4


Fitchburg R. R.


Beacon st.


40


290


Tower


4


Crown st.


Highland ave. .


40


559


Wheeler


1


Pinckney st. .


Mt. Vernon st. .


40


269


Total .


6,238


650


ANNUAL REPORTS.


BRIDGES AND SUBWAYS.


The seven iron bridges over the Boston & Maine railroad (Southern division) in Somerville are in good condition ; the only repairing necessary is the replacing of sections of the plank floor- ing and painting some of the ironwork. Two old wooden struc- tures still remain over this line of railroad, one at Sycamore street that is in fair condition and has but little travel, but the one at School street is in poor condition and should be rebuilt at an early date.


The highway bridge over Alewife brook at Broadway is in good condition but the bridge over this brook at Boston avenue needs repairing and strengthening.


The bridge over Mystic river at Middlesex avenue has been used considerably the past year on account of the construction of the Metropolitan boulevard in this locality and is in poor con- dition.


This bridge is maintained jointly by the cities of Somerville and Medford, the total cost amounting to $1,337.82 in 1897.


There are three bridges over the Fitchburg railroad within the city's limits, which are all in the same general condition as last year, needing some repairing and painting. During the past year two subways have been constructed on the line of this rail- road.


Numerous petitions have been presented to the City Council for a number of years past for some safe means of crossing the Fitchburg railroad company's tracks at Kent and Sacramento streets ; but the streets being private ways and not under the con- trol of the city, nothing has been done in the matter until the past year, when the streets were accepted by the city as public ways on either side of the railroad company's location and the county commissioners agreed to a crossing of the location by means of subways, thus connecting the dead ends of both streets and making public travel safe.


These subways are constructed for foot travel only, the one at Kent street being very difficult of construction, on account of the ground water encountered, the natural level of this water being nearly two feet above the finished floor of the structure and having


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PLANS AND SECTIONS (OF) SUBWAY AT KENT ST


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FITCHBURG RAILROAD.


, DEC.31,1897.


-


Ernest W.Bailey City Engineer.


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CONCRETE MASONRY


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KENT STREET SUBWAY, AS COMPLETED.


651


REPORT OF THE CITY ENGINEER.


no means of drainage, as the sewers in this vicinity are at a higher elevation ; also the location of two lines of water pipes and a sewer had to be changed.


The outer side walls of this subway are built of concrete and rubble granite masonry, the inside face of these walls being lined with cream-colored glazed brick; the entrance steps are granite with a flooring of granolithic and the roof being an iron trough plate bridge for carrying four tracks of the Fitchburg railroad.


Between the inner and outer side walls and beneath the floor a waterproof lining has been laid, preventing the ground water from entering the subway and a watertight well constructed, to take care of the surface water from the entrance steps in times of storms ; there is also an air space between these walls that pre- vents moisture on the inside finish.


The side walls at the entrances are capped with a granite cop- ing, on which are iron rail fences. The lighting is by incandescent lamps.


The Sacramento-street subway is of similar design and con- struction, no waterproofing being required, however, as the ground and surface water are taken care of by means of drains to the city's sewers.


The total length of each subway is about eighty-seven feet, with a width of eight feet and a head room of seven feet. The firm of Holbrook, Cabot & Daley were the contractors, construct- ing both subways.


The total cost of both subways complete is about $11,500.00. the Fitchburg railroad company paying $5,500.00 of this amount and the city the balance.


If at some future time a passage for carriages and teams should be required at Sacramento street, a subway drive could be constructed on either side of the present work, leaving the subway built this last year as a separate and independent passageway for foot travel, with no danger from passing teams.


-


652


ANNUAL REPORTS.


PUBLIC GROUNDS.


The same policy in the maintenance of the city's public parks has been followed as in the previous year, expending all the avail- able money in the appropriation by the adornment of the grounds with ornamental beds of flowers and bulbs in their seasons.


An aquatic display of pond lilies and water grasses in the pond on Broadway park, some extra flower beds on Central Hill park and a number of beds on Nathan Tufts park have been added the past season.


Florist J. W. Howard has furnished all plants, flowers, bulbs and shrubbery used on the public grounds of the city during the last two years.


At the Walnut-street end of Central Hill park the grounds around the new City Hall Annex have been regraded and new walks and steps constructed; the School-street slope in the rear of the Public Library and City Hall buildings has been graded, completing the entire park area between Walnut and School streets.


A portion of the field known as "Sanborn field," situated in Ward 2, on the southerly side of Washington street and west of the Fitchburg railroad, comprising five and thirty-four hun-, dredthis acres, was purchased by the city in July, 1897, at a cost of $33,000.00 for park purposes. A strip of land about seventy feet wide on the southerly side of the field being reserved for house lots and purchased by private parties, there being building restrictions placed on the sale of this strip of land, so that when fully built upon first-class residences will face on the new park.


It is proposed to lay out the newly-acquired area in conjunc- tion with the Wyatt pit property adjoining, the whole park area comprising eight and twenty-six hundredths acres.


By the filling of the Wyatt pit, that section of the proposed park could be constructed as an arboretum and the remaining area as a playstead, which would include a baseball, football and general playground, combined with walks and drives, making one of the finest athletic fields and pleasure parks in the vicinity.


At present there are practically no public playgrounds main- tained by the city, but at comparatively small expense, the area


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BROADWAY PARK.


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ST.


WASHINGTON


CITY OF


SOMERVILLE


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LINCOLN


PARKWAY.


Out-Door Gymnasium


Bath House.


Dec. 31, 1897. ErnestW. Bailey City Engineer.


FREMONT AVE.


NO. WYATT ST.


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5 Laps to the Mile.


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House LoYs.


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REPORT OF THE CITY ENGINEER.


located on the corner of Glen street and Oliver street could be graded and put in a suitable condition for that section of the city ; the field at the corner of Broadway and Cedar street could like- wise be graded and improved; and by the construction of the Ward 2 park, before referred to, Somerville would have three playgrounds conveniently located for the different sections of the city. These fields could be controlled and maintained by the Public Grounds Department at a small annual expense.


The following areas are maintained by the Public Grounds Department :-


Broadway park


15.9 acres


Broadway parkway .


1.4


Central Hill park


13.1 66


Nathan Tufts park .


4.5


.


"Sanborn field" and Wyatt pit .


8.3


Land corner Broadway and Cedar street . 3.7 66


Land corner Glen street and Oliver street


.9


Somerville avenue cemetery .


.7


66


Land on Elm street, opposite Morrison street .4


Total


48.9 acres


The items of expenditure on public grounds for the season of 1897 have been as follows :-


BROADWAY PARK.


Labor, care of walks, grass,


shrubbery and flower beds . $1,146 88


Labor, removing snow from pond and care of ice for skating 261 29


Labor, police service (including cost of uniforms) .


161 34


Labor, trimming trees and de- stroving brown-tail moth .


65 00


Amount carried forward


$1,634 51


654


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amount brought forward


$1,634 51


Teaming and use of horses . 77 78


Use of water, season of 1897


15 00


Raising and lowering of flag- staff and repairing


24 00


Tools and sundry supplies .


41 26


Repairing tools, horse and hand mowers


43 75


Repairing and painting settees


20 50


Painting building


85 00


Regravelling walks (material)


63 32


Lawn seed and fertilizer


40 28


Plants, flowers, foliage and water


. grasses


184 00


$2,229 40


BROADWAY PARKWAY.


Labor, care of grass and plants


$201 00


Use of horse


10 00


Repairs of fence .


10 80


Repairing and painting rustic baskets .


16 00


1


Plants, flowers and foliage . .


100 00


337 80


CENTRAL HILL.


Labor, care of walks, grass, shrubbery and flower beds . $767 00




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