Report of the city of Somerville 1900, Part 28

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1900
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 546


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Gravel has been charged at fifty cents for each single load, exclusive of teaming. Two thousand four hundred and thirty- four loads have been used on sidewalks and crossings, and 3,653 loads for the paving of gutters.


The crusher has been worked 274 days during the year.


.


Photographs of bridge


8,792 32


Amount overdrawn


794 32


Bricks


$39 41


Printing cards


355


STREET COMMISSIONER.


The charges to the city teams are as follows :-


$830 00


Repairs of carts and implements


1,379 14


Harnesses and horse clothing


251 56


Repairs of harnesses and horse clothing


263 99


Stable utensils and property


111 08


Horseshoeing


558 70


Horse medicine and doctoring


127 82


Stable expenses


2,178 63


Hay and straw


3,422 90


Grain and feed


2,245 95


Total


$11,369 77


There are thirty-nine horses in use in the department (in- cluding the two used by the superintendent of streets), which are valued at $3,690.


Six horses have been purchased during the year, at a cost of $985, four have been sold for $175, and one has died; making an increase during the year over the year 1899 of one horse.


The horses have been credited at the rate of $1.40 each for every day they have worked, and the amount has been charged to the work on which they have been engaged.


The cost of board for one of the horses used by the super- intendent of streets, amounting to $238.68, is not included in the statement of charges to city teams, but is stated separately in the foregoing list of expenditures from highways account.


In addition to the foregoing list of credits and expenses, work has been performed and materials furnished for other de- partments, and credit has been received for the same, as fol- lows :-


Public Grounds


$54 51


Public Buildings Maintenance, Fire Department


27 00


Public Buildings Maintenance, Police 112 76


Public Buildings Maintenance, Schoolhouses


274 36


Sewers Construction


94 15


Sewers Maintenance


15 60


Water Maintenance


77 50


$655 88


Sidewalks Construction Account.


CREDIT.


Appropriation


$18,000 00


Transfer from Highways, Watering Streets


4,000 00


Less transfer to Public Grounds, Land on Prospect Hill


3,000 00


Total credit


$19,000 00


Amount carried forward


$22,000 00


$19,000 00


Horses (depreciation)


336


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amount brought forward


DEBIT. $19,000 00


Expenditures .-


For advertising sidewalk hearings (side- walks not constructed) $40 00


Abatement on sidewalk assessments on Meacham street (three estates) 284 65


Forty-two sidewalks, as per table C .


35,210 53


Constructing sidewalks as per


table D at end of this re- port $898 87


Less payment by abutters (ex- clusive of the amount paid


by city for three grano- lithic sidewalks) 713 17


185 70


Allowance on sidewalk of S. H. Abbot, Dana street, constructed in 1899 .


84 50


Allowance on granolithic sidewalk of S. H. Mansfield, 785 Broadway (based on cost of a brick sidewalk) 15 80


Allowance on granolithic sidewalk of


Joseph S. Glover, 783 Broadway (based on cost of a brick sidewalk) 13 60


Allowance on granolithic sidewalk of Ox- ford-street Trust, Beacon and Oxford streets (based on cost of a brick side- walk)


101 50


$35,936 28


Less assessments


17,605 31


Cost to city


18,330 97


Balance unexpended


$669 03


Sidewalks Maintenance Account.


CREDIT.


Appropriation


$5,000 00


Receipts :-


From Boston & Maine Railroad Co., replacing sidewalk on Somerville avenue, near Beacon street .


200 00


Public Buildings Maintenance, Police, edgestones for inner curbing


97 37


Total credit


$5,297 37


DEBIT.


Expenditures :-


Bricks used in repairing sidewalks


$909 58


Edgestones


110 57


Labor and teaming


4,801 08


Incidentals


18 50


Total debit


5,839 73


Amount overdrawn


. .


.


$542 36


.


BROADWAY ASPHALT PAVEMENT.


337


STREET COMMISSIONER.


TABLE A .- Streets Constructed.


NAME OF STREET.


FROM


To


LENGTH IN FEET.


COST.


Alston street .


Cross street


Shawmut place


567


$488 14


Bartlett street


Medford street


Broadway


750


97 80


Belmont street


Summer street


Somerville avenue


1,250


552 48


Belmont street


Summer street.


Highland avenue .


950


105 71


Benton road


(partial) .


Summer street


Highland avenue .


925


286 28


Boston avenue


at


Bridge over Mys- tic river


60


339 60


Browning road (partial) .


Angle . .


Central


150


142 55


Broadway


B. E. Ry. Car Stables


Arlington line


650


2,952 79


Cameron avenue


Holland street


Cambridge line


1,000


519 63


Eliot street


Park street .


Vine street .


260


196 39


Harrison street


Ivaloo street


Kent street .


644


281 25


Hall street


Cedar street


Cherry street


350


314 75


Jay street .


Holland street


Howard street


534


30 35


Liberty avenue


Broadway


Hall avenue


1,395


492 68


Meacham street .


near Glover circle


Dover street


483


824 22


Melvin street .


Broadway


Bonair street


487


298 88


Wyatt street


Washington


Concord avenue


925


636 03


Oxford street


( completion ) .


Central street .


School street


1,361


328 53


Tennyson street


Broadway


Pembroke street


1,600


42 20


Thurston street .


.


Evergreen avenue


Medford street


600


492 03


Wesley street


Pearl street .


Otis street


515


1,305 71


Willow avenue


.


Elm street


Highland avenue


1,075


304 40


Winslow avenue


Elm street


Grove street


500


537 41


Total length in feet and cost


17,031


$11,569 81


.North and South


TABLE B .- Streets Repaired.


STREET.


FROM


To


DESCRIPTION OF WORK.


FEET.


COST.


Austin street


Broadway


Mystic avenue


·


Macadamized . .


700


$319 10


Benedict stree


.


.


Walnut street . .


·


Winthrop avenue


·


Macadamized .


10,400


6,245 34


Boston avenue .


.


.


.


.


.


.


ized


600


318 70


College avenue .


.


.


.


Medford line


Graveled


1,600


568 90


Dartmouth street


Evergreen avenue .


Medford street


Macadamized


700


94 38


Gilman square .


.


R. R. bridge, Medford st.


School street


.


Re-graded and macad- amized


420


346 00


Harrison street .


Ivaloo street


Kent street


.


.


Macadamized .


650


177 48


Highland avenue


Medford street


Walnut street .


·


.


Macadamized


200


156 93


Highland avenue


Cedar street .


Cherry street


.


.


Macadamized


650


505 34


Joseph street .


Newton street


Parkway .


Macadamized .


375


55 11


Kent street


.


.


Beacon street .


Subway


Graveled


400


46 73


Medford street .


Highland avenue


.


Railroad bridge Trull street .


Macadamized .


625


73 82


Mystic avenue


.


Medford line .


to coal sheds .


Macadamized .


1,100


135 09


Prospect street .


Webster avenue


Cambridge line


Macadamize d .


950


795 07


Somerville avenue


Medford street


Fitchburg R. R. Medford street


Macadamized .


800


456 25


School street .


Highland avenue


.


Cedar street


Macadamized .


1,400


369 55


Summer street .


.


.


Broadway


Mystic avenue


.


Macadamized .


375


185 63


Union street


.


Walnut street


Highland avenue


Medford street


Macadamized .


200


128 25


Washington street


Charlestown line


Florence street


Macadamized .


600


128 41


Wheatland street


.


Broadway


Jaques street


Macadamized .


500


261 00


Length in feet and cost


.


.


.


.


.


30,295


$14,845 83


.


.


Union street


Austin street .


Macadamized .


600


182 42


Boston street


.


.


Marshall street .


Jenny Lind avenue .


Arlington liņe


.


Macadamized .


750


276 38


Broadway .


.


·


·


.


·


·


.


Macadamized


1,500


1 92


Concord avenue


Concord square


Prospect street


Graveled and macadam-


.


.


.


Macadamized .


500


147 85


Ivaloo street


Beacon street .


.


Park street


.


.


.


Macadamized .


1,100


1,347 64


Medford street .


.


Magoun square


.


Macadamized .


1,000


1,262 54


.


Willow avenue


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


Greenville street


1,600


Near Bridge


Medford line


Broadway .


.


ANNUAL REPORTS.


338


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.


Albion


South westerly


Cedar street


Lowell street


.


...


917


$S62 30


Ames


.


Northerly .


.


Ashland


.


Southeasterly


.


Summer street


.


Sartwell avenue


.


.


·


.


Central street


.


.


279.4


182.3


354 67


Atherton


Southwesterly


.


Central street


Beech street


·


59.7


101.6


137 75


Beacon and Sacramento


Northerly


·


.


Belmont


Both


·


.


.


Somerville avenue


.


Estate of Hills & Cotton


1,742.8


1.210 13


Benton road


·


.


.


Summer street .


Highland avenue


1,718.2


·


214.8


177 35


Broadway .


Southerly .


Billingham street


Elm street


.


.. . .


11.908 91


Broadway .


Both


Top of Winter Hill


Arlington line


15,535.3


. .. .


709 56


Cameron avenue


Southeasterly


Holland street


Cambridge line


1,055.4


329.3


259 30


Eliot .


.


.


·


Glen .


.


.


Est. City of Somerville


Morton street


·


... .


66 41


Glen .


.


.


.


Boston & Lowell R. R.


242


170 5


285 18


Grove


Southeasterly


Elm street .


·


.


Elm street


.


.


.


El'y line est. of Wyman


1.366.7


920 61


Harrison .


Northeasterly


Mondamin court


Ivaloo street .


.


..


.


·


.


488 16


Heath


South westerly


Temple street


·


.


532.6


383 10


Highland avenue


Southwesterly


Central street .


Gordonia road


2,462.1


1,861 72


Jay


.


.


.


Holland street


.


Howard street


564.5


387 09


Carried forward .


29,809.8


2,506.0


$24,230 32


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


Dell .


.


.


.


.


Tufts street .


.


609


....


257 54


Glen .


Southeasterly


.


Tufts street .


Estate of Hall


91.2


78.5


96 78


Grove


Southeasterly


.


Highland School lot


·


Hall avenue


North westerly


·


.


.


Kent street .


.


.


Mondamin court .


·


697.4


.


·


Mondamin court


Ivaloo street


.


.


·


·


.


.


.


.


.


Robinson street


Bartlett street


.


481


184.4


322 86


Atherton


Northeasterly


Highland avenue


Estate Howard & James


839.7


. .


1,164 11


Bradley ·


·


Southeasterly


Veazie street


.


.


Walter street


.


470.4


380 11


Glen street .


Park street .


Vine street .


.


.


.


Estate of Waugh


381


Southeasterly


Oliver street


.


.


102 2


76 49


Southeasterly


Highland avenue


Liberty avenue


Elm street


.


321.5


198 29


Harrison .


.


Southwesterly


Estate of Holmes


.


339


STREET COMMISSIONER.


.


.


.


598 57


Belmont


Both


In front of estate of


.


Margaret Thierry


·


327.6


339 00


363 41


Beech street


257.7


Both


.


Northerly .


420 92


Both .


.


Southwesterly and


Northeasterly and


Northwesterly


.


TABLE C .- Concluded.


STREET.


SIDE.


FROM


To


FEET OF EDGESTONES.


YARDS OF BRICKS.


COST.


Joy .


Northeasterly


·


Washington street


·


·


Northwesterly


·


·


.


....


678 61


Melvin


Both


.


.


·


.


Central street


2,384.2


. ...


1 630 25


Oxford


Easterly ·


Beacon street


Cambridge line


93.6


....


70 48


Prospect


.


Southeasterly


Est. City of Somerville


Estate of Babcock


392.9


266 94


School


Southeasterly


Summer street


·


Madison street


.


·


North westerly


Highland avenue


.


Medford street


612.2


527.6


925 22


Walnut


·


Both ·


·


·


Pearl street .


Otis street


1,064


754 55


William


Northeasterly


Estate of Lockhart


Chandler street


257.1


. . . .


187 34


Willow avenue .


Both (where already set)


not


Elm street


Highland avenue


1,121.7


1,6t 7.2


2,243 43


Wyatt (South) .


Both


Lincoln Park


Concord avenue .


.


969 9


862 51


Wyatt (North) .


1


Westerly


Washington street


Estate of Morrow


862.5


599 74


·


.


Length of Edgestone and Brick Sidewalk in Each Ward.


EDGESTONE.


BRICK. 11.208 miles. 3.642


Brought forward


46.975 miles.


33.724 miles.


Ward Five


11 556


8.820


Ward Two


·


.


·


8.737


12 331


11.125


Ward Six .


14.343


6.398


Ward Three


·


·


·


.


.


.


11.483


7.749


Ward Seven


·


.


·


Carried forward


46.975


33.724


Total


·


.


. 86.070


55.045


.


Oxford


.


.


Both


.


.


School street


·


Brought forward .


29,809.8


2,506.0


$24,230 32


Poplar street


1,137.8


783 74


Meacham (extension)


Both


Dover street


·


·


·


....


730 48


·


960.4


... .


186 22


Kent .


Somerville avenue


Subway


242.2


Meacham street


966.6


.


Broadway ·


.


Highland avenue


. .


230.5


193 20


Thurston


Southeasterly


Evergreen avenue


·


.


·


Northwesterly


Broadway .


·


Sargent avenue


.


224.3


188 85


Wesley


·


.


·


.


Lincoln Park


·


.


Wyatt place


.


·


·


·


.


·


Lincoln Park


.


...


·


·


·


·


40,874.9


5,950.8


$35,210 53


340


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Ward One


·


.


·


.


.


.


.


13,196


6.103


Ward Four


Easterly


Washington street


·


EDGESTONE.


BRICK.


14.424 miles.


·


.


....


705.2


678 65


School


.


.


.


.


.


150


Westerly


·


Bonair street


.


WIDE TIRES.


WIDE TIRES.


341


STREET COMMISSIONER.


TABLE D. Sidewalks Constructed Where the Bricks Were Furnished or Paid for by the Abutters.


For


Street.


Yards of Bricks.


Cost to City.


Hannah I. Buss


32 Winslow avenue


31.5


$8 90


Augustus B. Byam


Melvin street


26.4


4 25


Nathan J. Davis


Melvin street


26.4


4 00


Elmer E. Drew


1214 Broadway


62.3


7 00


Charles S. Day


Melvin street


61.3


14 25


Arthur B. Grover


24 Prospect Hill avenue


59.


17 15


Joseph S. Glover


783 Broadway .


*27.2


13 60


Vianna M. Hanson


Melvin street


26.5


4 00


Helen M. Mayo


Melvin street


57.6


13 65


Orlin W. Marsh


Melvin street


26.


4 25


John McCarty


25 and 27 Shawmut street


55.4


18 25


T. J. McCarthy


42 Columbus avenue


23.6


5 75


Wilbur F. Mansfield


785 Broadway


*31.6


15 80


Lizzie M. Owen


Melvin street


25.


4 00


Anna M. Oman


Melvin street


26.4


1 25


Oxford Trust


Beacon and Oxford streets


*203.


101 50


Wilbur P. Rice


Willow avenue


23.


6 50


Sarah J. Richardson


Melvin street


26.4


4 00


James W. Rich


206 Highland avenue


59.6


18 55


Annie Stanley


Highland ave., cor. Cutter ave.


139.5


Annie Stanley


Elm street, cor. Cherry street


113.5


Fannie E. Sprague


Melvin street


26


4 00


Clara Viveiros


Melvin street


26.4


4 25


William E. Wentworth .


Melvin street


.


56.4


9 65


Isabel M. Wing


Melvin street .


57.6


9 65


J. K. Warren


44 Columbus avenue


22.


5 50


George W. Welsh


10 Prospect Hill avenue


44.


13 90


+1,101.8 *261.8


$316 60


·


* Granolithic. 1 Bricks.


TABLE E. Paving of Gutters in Connection with Setting of Edgestones.


Name of Street.


Side.


From


To


Square yards.


Cost.


Atherton street


Northeasterly


Central street


.


.


.


·


.


.


Southeasterly


Summer street


.


·


Highland avenue


573


1,023 08


Benton road


.


Both


Summer street


..


·


Edge stones already laid


581


1,252 32


Belmont street


.


.


.


.


and


Highland avenue


.


280


446 41


Broadway


Southerly


.


.


Both


Bartlett street


Alewife brook


·


.


.


Alewife brock


.


.


Cambridge line


352


411 72


Cameron avenue


Southerly


·


.


.


Both


.


.


In front of city lot .


127


260 40


Glen street


.


Southeasterly


.


.


City lot .


·


·


.


.


Easterly


School lot


Elm street


81


90 88


Grove street


.


.


Easterly .


.


.


.


Liberty avenue


E'ly line est. of Wyman


455


716 84


Harrison street


Northerly


Kent street


Mondamin court


232


239 23


Harrison street


Northerly


.


·


.


·


.


821


1,342 71


Highland avenue


.


North westerly


Holland street


.


Howard street


.


188


194 55


Jay street


552 73


Joy street


.


.


Northerly


Washington street


.


Poplar street .


Carried forward


8,982


$14,527 95


·


86


$105 95


Atherton street


Southerly


Central street


.


Sartwell avenue


·


.


·


Somerville avenue


Belmont street


Both


.


Estate of Howard .


Elm street


Billingham street


157


228 05


Broadway


3,866


6,401 77


Vine street


203


232 88


Eliot street


.


Southeasterly


.


In front of estate of Geo.


H. Turner


30


34 28


Morton street


34


38 35


Hall avenue


.


Northerly


Elm . treet


.


.


.


·


.


.


Mondamin court


.


Ivaloo street .


107


122 40


Heath street


South westerly


.


Temple street


.


Estate of W. B. Holmes


177


437 20


Gordonia road


Southwesterly


Central street


·


·


Mondamin court


.


Ivaloo street


Southerly


Oliver street


Glen street


.


Glen street


Southeasterly


.


Holland street


.


ANNUAL REPORTS.


342


Carr school


Bea h street


93


127 35


160


263 85


Ashland street


Both


Estate of James


Hollis Estate


Park street


Elm street


379


TABLE E .- Concluded.


Name of Street.


Side.


From


'To


Square Yards.


Cost.


Brought forward


8,982


$14,527 95


Kent street ·


Westerly


Somerville avenue


Subway .


.


·


.


.


Both


Meacham extension


Dover street (labor)


23 15


North Wyatt street.


Easterly


Washington street


Lincoln parkway


287


441 14


Oxford street


.


.


.


.


Central street


School street .


795


967 19


Oxford street


.


.


Land of City of Somerville Fitchburg R. R.


131


230 15


Sacramento street


.


.


.


In front of the estate of Margaret P. Thierry Concord avenue Lincoln Park .


20


28 93


South Wyatt street


Both


450 95


Thurston street


Easterly


Evergreen avenue


Medford street


204


284 92


Union street


.


.


.


.


.


Benedict street (labor)


260


51 05


Wesley street


Both


Pearl street .


Otis street


.


355


489 10


William street .


Northerly


Estate of C. H. Lockhart


Chapel street .


86


133 75


Willow avenue


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


374


632 85


12,249


$18,989 38


.


.


.


·


.


Both


Broadway


Bonair street


320


524 17


Meacham street


.


.


.


·


.


31


49 23


Prospect street


.


.


.


.


Both


.


.


.


.


·


Both


Elm street


Highland avenue


.


STREET COMMISSIONER.


343


.


.


81


154 85


Melvin street .


.


.


.


Both


Easterly


In front of the estate of the Oxford Trust


.


323


Mystic avenue


344


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE F. Driveways Constructed at Expense of Abutters.


FOR.


Benjamin F. Brown


31 Tennyson street.


Charles A. Grimmons


72 Thurston street.


Dr. A. S. Hill


22 Grandview avenue.


Lord Brothers


Putnam street.


Isaac Nesson


304 Broadway.


North Packing and Provision Co.


Somerville avenue.


Samuel Rines


. Marshall street, near Broadway.


Trustees of Tufts College


Henry M. Taylor


Broadway. 353-A. Medford street.


Lillian M. Tibbets


(discontinuing driveway)


77 Morrison street.


TABLE G .- Street Crossings Laid. GRANITE FLAGGING.


Broadway, southwesterly side, across Walnut street.


College avenue, northwesterly side, across William street.


Elin street, northeasterly side, across Willow avenue.


Elm street, across same, in line with the southeasterly side of Willow avenue.


Medford street, across same, in line with the southeasterly side of Part- ridge avenue.


William street, northeasterly side, across Billingham street.


Richdale avenue. across same, in line with the northwesterly side of Thurston street.


Washington street, across same, in line with the southeasterly side of Dane street.


VITRIFIED BRICK.


Beacon street, westerly side, across Oxford street.


Broadway, across same, in line with the southeasterly side of Central street.


Broadway, across same, in line with the southeasterly side of Thurston street.


Broadway, across samne, in line with the southeasterly side of Adams street.


Pearl street, across same, in line with the southeasterly side of Wesley street.


Perkins street, across same, in line with the northwesterly side of Pinck- ney street.


Summer street, southwesterly side, across Willow avenue.


Willow avenue, northwesterly side, across Summer street.


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Table H .- Streets Accepted in 1900.


WARD.


FROM


To


WIDTH. FEET.


LENGTH. FEET.


Columbia st.


2


Webster ave.


Cambridge line


40


816


Edmands st.


4


Broadway


Bonair st.


40


376


Fosket st.


7


Liberty ave.


Willow ave.


40


668


Hall st.


6


Cherry st.


Cedar st.


30


450


Lowell st.


6


Somerville ave.


Summer st.


36


1,259


Mansfield st.


2


Washington st.


Somerville ave.


40


735


Meacham st.


7


Meacham st.


Dover st.


40


402


Morrison ave.


6


Cedar st.


Willow ave.


50


1,366


South st.


2


Medford st.


Water st.


30


989


Sycamore st.


5


B. & L. R. R.


Medford st.


40


582


*White st. .


6


Elm st.


Cambridge line


307


Windsor road


6


Willow ave.


Gordonia road


40


575


* All of the street that is in Somerville; being a strip on the southeasterly side about five feet wide.


Length of Accepted Streets in Each Ward.


Miles.


Ward 1 .


8.50


66


2


·


6.98


3


6.10


4


7.87


5


9.91


6


9.96


66


7


12.42


Total


61.74


Respectfully submitted,


JOHN P. PRICHARD, Street Commissioner.


REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS.


OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS, CITY HALL, SOMERVILLE, January 1, 1901.


To the Honorable, the Mayor, and the Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville :-


Gentlemen,-I have the honor, as Commissioner of Public Buildings, to submit the following report of this department for the year 1900.


During the past year, which was the first under the new city charter, the building ordinances have been changed in a few in- stances, and it is expected that the changes which have been made will tend to improve the construction of buildings in our city.


It is the intention of this department to so enforce the build- ing ordinances that our buildings will be at least as well con- structed as those in any city in the commonwealth. Since May 1, 1900, at which time the assistant commissioner began his duties, the department has been better equipped to perform this work than ever before. Considering the changes in the mode of con- struction of buildings continually taking place, and the large area necessary to cover to properly inspect, the work of this de- partment has grown very materially. The builders, as a rule, have complied with the requests of this department when made, and although violations have been found, they have occurred principally through ignorance of the law, rather than through a desire to violate intentionally. The department is endeavoring more especially to elevate the standard of the masonry work in the buildings constructed, and it is expected that by continual supervision this will be accomplished.


Inspection of Buildings.


There have been issued, during the year 1900, 339 permits for new buildings and alterations. This number is twenty less than the number issued in 1899.


The total estimated cost of new buildings and alterations in 1900 was $823,330, while the same in 1899 was $805,317, show- ing an increase of $18,013.


During the year 1900 there have been made 1,248 inspections of private buildings. These have included the inspections of fire stopping, chimneys, buildings to be moved, woodwork too near


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fiues, building in dangerous condition, buildings condemned and ordered torn down, buildings constructed without permission, and poor foundations.


The following is a table showing the number of permits granted in each ward for buildings, etc., and the uses for which they were intended :-


WARDS.


BUILDINGS.


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


Dwellings


5


10


11


26


120


40


220


Dwellings and Stores


0


5


0


0


1


2


0


8


Stables


0


0


1


4


0


1


6


Miscellaneous .


14


18


17


4


15


12


22


102


Brick Buildings


1


0


0


1


1


0


()


3


20


33


26


16


47


134


63


339


Inspection of Plumbing.


The number of plumbing permits issued during the year was . 417


Permits for plumbing in new buildings 193


Permits for plumbing in old buildings 221


Number of buildings in which pipes were tested with water . 348


The inspector has kept himself informed of the condition of the work as the buildings have progressed, and as necessity has required has given directions how the work should be done.


The following is the number of licenses and renewals of licenses issued during the year, under the acts of 1893 and 1894, and the receipts for the same paid to the city treasurer :-


Number of master plumbers' licenses issued, 4 $8 00


Number of journeyman plumbers' licenses issued, 5 2 50


Number of master plumbers' licenses renewed, 21 10 50


Number of journeyman plumbers' licenses renewed, 21 10 50


$31 50


One application for a journeyman plumber's license was rejected.


The Charles G. Pope School Building.


In compliance with an order adopted June ?, 1900, by the Board of Aldermen, appropriating $2,000 for alterations in this building, this department prepared drawings showing an entirely new system of sanitaries. Seven plumbers were invited to sub- mit estimates, and in response six estimates were received and opened in the Mayor's office, as follows :---


TOTAL.


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ANNUAL REPORTS.


James F. Davlin


$1,737 00


John H. Adcock


1,624 00


Thomas F. Martin


1,506 00


J. A. Durell


1,505 00


Armstrong Brothers


1,465 00


Henry W. Covell


1,350 00


Henry W. Covell, of Perkins street, East Somerville, being the lowest bidder, was awarded the contract and proceeded to in- stall the new system July 10, 1900. This work consisted of re- moving the then existing vaults and urinals, and installing a modern system of plumbing. Eleven closets were put into the girls' toilet room and six into the boys', as well as the slate urinals. All of these fixtures were thorougly ventilated accord- ing to the most approved methods, and up to the present time the new work has given entire satisfaction.


The remodeling of this work made possible certain improve- ments in the ventilation of some of the classrooms. Under the old system certain of the ventilating flues were rearranged and temporary means of ventilation adopted, which, although fairly satisfactory, were not all that could be desired. The changes, made possible by the tearing out of the old vaults, have provided a system of ventilation which is proving entirely satisfactory. The payments to the plumbing contractor, together with the cost of general repairs, in connection with same, made necessary a total expenditure of $1,898.39. The wisdom of these changes is already apparent, and the marked improvement fully justifies the outlay.


The Oren S. Knapp School Building.


An order was adopted June 7, 1900, by the Board of Alder- inen, making an appropriation of $8,000 for changes in the heat- ing. ventilating, and plumbing systems in this building. Plans and specifications were prepared in this department, showing the required changes, and estimates were received as follows :-


PLUMBING.


John H. Adcock


$1,479 80


Thomas F. Martin


1,450 00


H. W. Covell


1,425 00


Armstrong Brothers


1.359 00


HEATING AND VENTILATING.


Huey Brothers


$5,872 00


Braman, Dow, & Co.


5,493 00


Walworth Construction and Supply Co. 5,235 00


A. B. Franklin


5,200 00


Alexander Duncan & Co.


5,123 00


Cleghorn & Co.


5,100 00


A. A. Sanborn & Co.


4,989 00


Ingalls & Kendricken


4,983 00


Isaac Coffin & Co.


4,715 00


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COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS.


Armstrong Brothers, being the lowest bidders on the plumb- ing work, were awarded the contract, and Isaac Coffin & Co., being the lowest bidders on the heating and ventilating work, were awarded the contract on the latter.


The changes in this building consisted of removing the old system of sanitaries, as well as the furnace system, and replacing the same with a modern system of plumbing, and heating and ventilation. This work was largely in the basement of the build- ing, and an entire rearrangement of the same was effected. A new toilet room for girls was built in the westerly room of the basement, and a toilet room for boys in the easterly room. Eleven closets were installed in the girls' room, and six closets and slate urinals in the boys.' These fixtures were of the most approved manufacture, and were installed with a view to obtain- ing the most satisfactory results as regards ventilation and flushing.




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