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Myrtle st.
Easterly
Private.
10
....
100
. .
280
Mortimer pl.
Marshall st.
Walter st.
Private.
20
40
350
Mountain ave.
Linden ave. .
Northerly
Private.
20
..
190
Morrison pl.
End of above
Harvard st.
Private.
35
Montrose ct.
Montrose st.
B. & L. R. R. .
Private.
12
..
255
Merriam
Somerville ave.
Charlestown st.
Private.
30
Private.
35
220
Miner
Vernon st.
Walnut st.
Private.
about 10
250
Meacham road
Summer st.
Northeasterly
Private.
30
Melburn pl.
Hawkins st.
Easterly
Private.
12
May pl.
* Proposed.
..
175
...
Public.
Monmouth
LENGTH.
343
CITY ENGINEER.
Table Showing the Location, Length, and Width of Public and Private Streets .- Continued.
STREET.
FROM
To
Public or Private.
Width in Feet.
Public. Private.
Myrtle pl.
Myrtle st.
Westerly .
Private.
20-+
120
Myrtle
Washington st. .
Perkins st.
Public.
40
1,400
....
Mystic ave.
Charlestown line
Union st.
Public.
60
350
....
Mystic ave.
Union st. .
Medford line
Public.
66
6,900
....
Mystic
Washington st.
Somerville ave.
Public.
40
360
. . ..
Mystic
Benedict st.
Mystic ave. .
Private.
40
..
..
330
Nashua
Richardson st.
B. & L. R. R. .
Private.
35
....
Nevada ave.
Village st.
Hanson st.
Private.
20
....
200
Newberne
Appleton st.
Morrison ave.
Public.
40
200
. .
Newberne
Morrison ave.
B. & L. R. R. :
Private.
40
...
173
Newbury
Holland st.
Cambridge line
Public.
40
1,250
100
Newton pl.
Newton st.
Easterly .
Private.
about 10
100
Newton .
Prospect st.
Webster ave.
Public.
25
470
. . ..
Newton
Webster ave.
Concord ave.
Public.
40-1
650
. . . .
Norfolk .
Webster ave.
Cambridge line
Public.
40
200
North
Broadway .
Medford line
Public.
40
2,550
North Union
Mystic ave.
Northeasterly
Private.
30
..
..
..
Norwood ave.
Broadway .
Medford st. .
Public.
40
350
Oak
Prospect st.
Angle
Public.
40
670
..
Oak
Angle
Cambridge line
Public.
30
563
....
Oak St. pl. .
Oak st.
Northerly
Private.
4
....
85
Oakland ave.
Marshall st.
School st.
Public.
40
440
Olive ave.
Linden ave.
Southeasterly
Private.
25
....
155
Olive sq.
Lake st.
Southerly
Private.
about 15
100
Orchard .
Cambridge line
Meacham road .
Public.
40
1,625
...
Osgood
Granite st.
Easterly & west'ly
Private.
40
Otis
Cross st.
Wigglesworth st.
Public.
40
1,200
....
Oxford
School st.
Central st.
Public.
35
1,361
...
Oxford
Beacon st.
Cambridge line
Public.
50
100
....
Packard ave.
Broadway .
Medford line
Private.
60
2,000
Palmer ave.
Franklin st.
Northwesterly
Private.
20
200
Park ave.
College ave.
Wallace st.
Public.
40
450
Park pl.
Laurel st.
Easterly
Private.
30
..
..
220
Park pl.
Park pl.
Northeasterly
Private.
20
150
Park .
Somerville
ave.
Beacon st.
Public.
50
1,300
Parker pl.
Porter st. .
Northwesterly
Private.
20
150
Parker
Washington st. .
Fremont ave.
Private.
35
200
Partridge ave.
Vernon st.
Broadway
Public.
40
1,457
100
Paulina .
Broadway .
Holland st. .
Private.
40
. .
775
Pearl .
Crescent st.
Mt. Vernon st.
Public.
40
300
....
Pearl .
Mt. Vernon st.
Franklin st.
Public.
50
950
....
Pearl .
Franklin st.
Cross st.
Public.
40
1,025
...
Pearl .
Cross st.
Medford st.
Public.
50
2,475
Pearl St. pl.
Pearl st.
Northeasterly Northerly
Private.
23
....
161
Pearson ave.
Morrison ave.
Boston ave.
Private.
45
....
1,300
Pearson road
Broadway .
Professors' row
Private.
40
25
....
....
200
Perkins .
Franklin st.
Charlestown line
Public.
40
1,350
. .
Perry
Washington st.
Lincoln parkway
Public.
40
606
Peterson ter.
Porter st.
Northwesterly
Private.
13+
155
Pinckney pl.
Pinckney st.
Southeasterly
Private.
24
125
Pinckney
Washington st.
Perkins st.
Public.
40
1,170
Pitman
Beech st.
Spring st.
Private.
30
Pitman
Spring st. .
Belmont st.
Private.
26
390
Pleasant ave.
Walnut st.
Vinal ave.
Public.
40
470
Poplar ct.
Poplar st.
Southeasterly
Private.
10
80
Poplar
Somerville ave.
Linwood st.
Private.
30
....
350
..
Newman pl.
Cedar st.
Southeasterly
Private.
10++
Norton
Nashua st.
Southeasterly
Private.
20
..
200
Oliver
Franklin st.
Cross st.
Public.
40)
1,050
Patten ct.
Cutter st. .
Southeasterly
Private.
8
..
1,654
Pembroke ct.
Pembroke st.
Southwesterly .
Private.
Pembroke
Central st.
Sycamore st.
Private.
40
440
Perkins pl.
Perkins st.
Northeasterly
Private.
20
Private.
20
....
200
Pearl ter.
Pearl st.
130
380
450
600
640
LENGTH.
344
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Table Showing the Location, Length, and Width of Public and Private Streets .- Continued
STREET.
FROM
To
Public or Private.
Width in Feet.
Public.
Private.
Poplar
Linwood st.
Joy st.
Private.
35
. .
..
300
Porter ave.
Porter st. .
Northwesterly .
Private.
20
. .
220
Porter pl.
Porter st.
Northwesterly .
Private.
20
..
..
Porter
Elm st.
Mountain ave.
Public.
45
1,530
....
Porter
Mountain ave.
Highland ave. . Northwesterly,
Public.
40
425
....
Powder house boulevard
square
Mystic river and Medford line .
Public.
80
7,200
Prescott
Summer st.
Highland ave.
Public.
50
1,050
....
Preston road
School st.
Summer st.
Public.
40
800
Pritchard ave.
Morrison ave.
Boston ave.
Private.
40
. .
1,145
Princeton
Alpine st.
Lowell st.
Public.
40
657
..
Princeton
Lowell st.
Centre st.
Private.
40
....
540
Professors' row
Boston ave.
College ave.
Private.
50
....
1,900
Prospect
Washington st.
Cambridge line
Public.
50
2,050
Prospect Hill'av.
Medford st.
Munroe st. .
Public.
40
450
Prospect pl.
Prospect st.
E. Newton st.
Private.
20
130
Putnam .
Summer st.
Highland ave.
Public.
50
1,240
....
Quincy
Somerville ave.
Summer st.
Public.
40
700
....
Randolph pl. .
Cross st.
Westerly .
Private.
15
Raymond ave.
Curtis st.
North st.
Public.
40
1,345
....
Record's pl.
Broadway .
Southwesterly
Private.
10
110
Reed's ct. .
Oliver st ..
Southwesterly
Private.
20
....
105
Remick ct.
Cutter st.
Southeasterly
Private.
10
....
100
Richardson
Lowell st.
Lawrence st.
Private.
35
....
480
Richardson ter.
Richardson st.
Northeasterly
Private.
20
.. .
135
Richdale ave.
School st.
Sycamore st. Southerly
Private.
30
. .
170
Robinson
Central st.
Bartlett st.
Public.
40
582
1,700
Roland st.
Waverly st.
Boston line
Private.
40
100
Roseland
Beacon st.
Cambridge line
Public.
40
100
....
Rossmore
Somerville ave.
Washington st.
Public.
40
534
175
Rush .
Broadway .
Flint st.
Public.
40
1,400
1,193
Russell .
Elm st.
Cambridge line
Public.
40
700
....
Sacramento
Somerville ave.
Fitchburg R. R.
Public.
40
80
....
Sacramento
Fitchburg R. R.
Beacon st.
Public.
40
290
....
Sacramento
Beacon st.
Cambridge line
Private.
40
156
Sanborn ave.
Warren ave.
Walnut st.
Public.
40
280
....
Sargent ave.
Broadway .
Walnut st.
Public.
40
1,082
400
Sawyer ave.
Packard ave.
Curtis st.
Private.
40
School
Somerville ave.
Highland ave.
Public.
40
1,870
....
School
Highland ave.
Broadway
Public.
50
2,500
....
Sellon pl.
Marshall st. .
Northwesterly
Private.
12
...
....
. .
190
Sewall
Grant st. .
Temple st.
Public.
40
615
200
Shawmut
Washington st.
Cross st.
Public.
40
550
Shedd
Somerville ave.
Merriam ave.
Private.
40
....
250
Sibley ct.
Cutter st. .
Northwesterly
Private.
10
. ..
100
Sibley pl.
Cutter st.
Northwesterly
Private.
10
....
100
Simpson ave
Broadway
Holland st.
Private.
40
....
825
Skehan
Dane st.
Durham st.
Private.
30
....
720
Smith ave.
Beacon st.
Line st.
Private.
25-1-
....
200
Snow pl.
Belmont st.
Easterly
Private.
30
....
75
Snow pl.
Snow pl.
N'th'ly and S'th'ly
Private.
20
....
222
....
Powder house ter.
Kidder ave.
Liberty ave.
Public.
40
585
....
460
Professors' row .
College ave.
Curtis st.
Private.
40
. .
..
. .
Public.
40
875
150
Roberts .
Lawrence st.
Northwesterly
Private.
20
....
Rogers ave.
Morrison ave.
Broadway
Private.
45
. .
. .
Royce pl.
Bonair st.
Northeasterly
Private.
15-+
Russell road
Broadway .
North st. .
Private.
40
Sartwell ave.
Cedar st.
Cherry st.
Private.
35
. .
..
690
Seven Pines ave
Cameron ave.
Cambridge line
Private.
40
80
Sewall ct.
Sewall st. .
Southwesterly
Private.
25
Shawmut pl.
Shawmut st.
Alston st.
Private.
30
....
310
Sherman ct.
Sargent ave. .
Marshall st.
Private.
10
....
270
Sherman
Somerville ave.
Frost ave.
Private.
35
....
120
Richmond hi'h'ds
Madison st.
244
195
Powder house
LENGTH.
345
CITY ENGINEER.
Table Showing the Location, Length, and Width of Public and Private Streets. - Continued.
STREET.
FROM
To
Public or Private.
Width in Feet.
Public.
Private.
Snow ter.
Jaques st.
Southwesterly
Private.
16
Somerville ave.
E. Camb. line
Union sq.
Public.
75
4,300
Somerville ave.
Union sq.
N. Camb. line .
Public.
70
6,800
..
..
South
Medford st.
Water st.
Public.
30
989
....
Spencer ave.
Cedar st. .
Hancock st.
Public.
40
727
.
..
..
Springfield
Concord ave.
Cambridge line
Public.
40
800
670
Stanford ter.
Beacon st.
Northeasterly
Private.
'20
...
200
Stickney ave.
Marshall st.
School st.
Public.
40
458
..
St. James ave.
Elm st.
Summer st. .
Public.
40
488
....
Stone ave.
Union sq.
Columbus ave.
Public.
40
676
..
145
Summer
Bow st.
Elm st.
Public.
45
7,700
....
Summit ave.
Walnut st.
Vinal ave.
Public.
45
470
....
Summit .
College ave.
Billingham st.
Public.
40
262
175
Sunnyside ave.
Walnut st.
Wigglesworth st.
Private.
35
250
Sycamore
Broadway
Medford st.
Public.
45
1,250
...
Sycamore
Medford st.
B. & L. R R.
Public.
40
582
Sycamore
B. & L. R. R.
Highland ave. .
Public.
35
660
....
Sydney
Grant st ..
Temple st.
Public.
40
679
....
Talbot ave.
Packard ave.
College ave. .
Private.
50
* Tannery (Ext'n)
Cambridge line .
Woodstock st. (Ext'n)
Private.
40
160
Taunton.
Wyatt st.
Easterly to angle .
Private.
30
....
95
Taylor pl.
Somerville
ave.
Southerly
Private.
15
....
310
Temple .
Broadway
Mystic ave.
Public.
66
1,540
..
Tennyson
Forster st.
Pembroke st.
Public.
40
869
..
Thorndike
Holland st.
Arl'ngt'n Br. R. R.
Public.
40
465
....
Thorndike
Arl'gt'n Br. R.R.
Kingston st.
Public.
40
115
450
Thurston
Broadway
Richdale ave.
Public.
40
1,660
....
Tower ct.
Tyler st.
Northeasterly
Private.
25
559
75
Tremont
Webster ave.
Cambridge line .
Public.
40
589
..
Trull
Vernon st.
Medford st.
Public.
40
1,050
200
Tube Works ct.
Somerville ave.
Southwesterly
Private.
20
....
150
Tufts parkway
College ave. .
College ave.
Public.
22
900
....
Tufts
Washington st.
Cross st.
Public.
40
940
....
Tyler
Vine st.
Dane st.
Public.
40
404
....
Unnamed st.
Ware st.
Powder h'se blvd.
Private.
20-40
283
Unnamed st.
( Highway and Water
Dept.
grounds) .
Broadway
Cedar st. .
Private.
45
980
Unnamed st.
Pearl st.
Pearl st.
Private.
40
540
Union
Broadway
Mystic ave.
Public.
40
330
..
Union pl.
Linwood st.
Southwesterly
Private.
10
..
100
Upland Park
Main st. .
Southwesterly
Private.
20
. .
..
Veazie
Walnut st.
Bradley st.
Private.
40
650
Vernon
Central st.
Jenny Lind ave.
Public.
40
740
....
Vernon
Jenny Lind ave.
Lowell st.
Private.
30
Victoria
Broadway
Cambridge line
Private.
40
..
. .
....
200
Village
Dane st.
Vine st.
Private.
25
370
Vinal ave.
Summer st.
Highland ave.
Public.
45
1,400
....
Vinal . .
Richardson st.
Northeasterly
Private.
20
....
200
.
. .
150
Tower
Crown st.
Highland ave.
Public.
40
Tremont pl.
Tremont st.
Southeasterly
Private.
about 10
..
..
Trull lane
Highland ave.
Oxford st.
Private.
15
170
Taunton
Angle
Marion st.
Private.
20
. .
. .
200
Taylor
Mystic ave. .
Sydney st.
Private.
40
Tenney ct.
Mystic ave.
Northeasterly
Private.
30
400
Thorpe pl.
Highland ave.
Southwesterly
Private.
30
40
1,200
Spring Hill ter.
Highland ave.
Belmont st.
Private.
20
....
200
Spring ct.
Somerville ave.
Westerly .
Private.
20
Spring
Somerville ave.
Summer st.
Public.
Private.
30
Stone pl.
Stone ave.
Southeasterly
Sumner
Lawrence st.
Northwesterly
Private.
20
..
..
Villa ave.
Winslow ave.
Arlington B. R. R.
Private.
35
175
600
1,036
* Proposed.
LENGTH.
120
1,409
346
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Table Showing the Location, Length, and Width of Public and Private Streets .- Continued.
STREET.
FROM
To
Public or Private.
Width in Feet.
Public.
Private.
Vine ct ..
Vine st.
Northwesterly .
Private.
25
140
Vine .
Somerville ave.
Hanson st.
Private.
40
780
Vine
Hanson st.
Beacon st.
Private.
25
. .
650
Virginia
Aldrich st.
Jasper st.
Public.
40
465
....
Wade ct.
Cedar st.
Westerly .
Private.
20
180
Waldo ave.
Beacon st.
Dimick st.
Private.
40
277
Waldo
Highland ave.
Hudson st.
Public.
40
287
....
Wallace .
Holland st.
Broadway
Public.
40
1,350
....
Walnut
Bow st.
Broadway
Public.
40
3,830
. . . .
Walter pl.
Walter st.
Southwesterly
Private.
40
..
%22
Walter
Walnut st.
( about 100 ft. N.
Public.
40
548
....
Ward
Medford st.
Earle st.
Private.
31
610
Ware .
Curtis st.
North westerly .
Private.
40
. .
700
Warner .
Powder House sq.
Medford line
Public.
60
500
....
Warren ave.
Union sq.
Columbus ave.
Public.
40
650
....
Warren .
Medford st.
Cambridge line
Private.
30
....
100
Warwick place
Warwick st.
Northeasterly
Private
15
...
150
Warwick
Cedar st. .
Warwick pl.
Public.
40
655
....
Washington ave.
Washington st.
Northerly
Private.
18
350
Washington
Charlest'n line
Franklin ave.
Public.
75
1,060
....
Washington
Franklin ave.
Fitchburg R. R.
Public.
60 to 100
3,870
....
Washington
Fitchburg R. R. South st.
Northerly
Private.
25
..
250
Waterhouse
Broadway
Cambridge line
Private.
40
....
986
Watson .
Broadway
Fairmount ave.
Private.
40
....
236
Webster ave.
Union sq.
Cambridge line
Public.
49.5
1,950
....
Webster
Franklin st.
Cross st. .
Public.
40
1,000
....
Wellington ave.
Walnut st.
Montgomery
ave.
Public.
40
215
....
Wellington ave.
Montgomery ave.
Easterly .
Private.
40
405
.....
Wesley
Pearl st.
Otis st.
Public.
40
515
..
West .
Broadway .
Heath st.
Private.
30
. .
..
460
Westminster
Broadway .
Electric ave.
Public.
40
376
....
Weston ave.
Clarendon ave.
Broadway
Private.
40
..
525
Westwood road
Central st.
Benton road
Public.
40
489
....
Wheatland
Broadway
Jaques st.
Public.
40)
495
....
Wheatland .
Jaques st. .
Mystic ave.
Private.
40
269
..
Whipple
Arlington B. R. R.
Private.
30
..
318
+ White
Elm st.
Cambridge line Southeasterly
Private.
20
Bonair st. .
Pearl st. .
Public.
40
740
....
William .
Chandler st.
College ave.
Public.
40
381
...
William .
Broadway .
Medford line
Private.
50
. .
45
Williams ct.
Porter st ..
Northwesterly
Private.
30
....
400
Willow ave.
Elm st.
Broadway
Public.
50
3,440
....
Willow pl.
Cambridge line
South st. .
Private.
25
. .
. .
470
Winchester
Broadway .
Medford line
Private.
40
. . .
65
Windham road
Washington st. . Elm st.
Summer st. .
Public.
40
300
....
Windsor road .
Willow ave.
Hancock st.
Public.
40
575
....
Winslow ave. .
College ave.
Clifton st.
Public.
40
1,086
....
Winter
College ave.
Holland st.
Private.
30
..
. .
Winter Hill cir.
Broadway .
Northeasterly
Private.
25
....
177
Winthrop ave. (Fellsway.)
Broadway .
Mystic ave.
Public.
50
1,170
..
Winthrop ave. (Extension.)
Mystic ave. .
Middlesex ave.
Private.
40
..
583
.
Private.
35
. .
..
85
Wesley pk.
Wesley sq.
Northeasterly
Public.
40
West .
Hawthorne st.
Arlington B. R. R.
Private.
30
855
Wheeler
Pinckney st.
Mt. Vernon st.
Public.
40
307
...
White St. pl.
White st.
200
Willoughby
Central st.
Sycamore st.
Private.
30
Wilson ave.
Broadway .
B. & L. R. R.
Private.
20
310
Wilton
Lowell st. .
Lawrence st.
Private.
35
Northeasterly
Private.
40
335
Windom
Public
60
2,380
....
Water
Waverly
Washington st.
Roland st.
200
of Bradley st.
.-
. .
+Sidewalk in Somerville.
LENGTH.
...
. .
150
Wigglesworth .
Highland ave.
Public.
150
430
250
Cambridge line
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CITY ENGINEER.
Table Showing the Location, Length, and Width of Public and Private Streets .- Concluded.
STREET.
FROM.
To
Public or Private
Width in Feet.
Public.
Private.
Woodbine .
Centre st.
Lowell st.
Private. Private.
40
..
1,350
Woodstock .
Victoria st.
Alewife brook
Private,
40
.
...
415
*Woodstock
Victoria st.
Tannery st. (Ext'n.) Wyatt st. ·
Private.
20
315
Wyatt
Concord ave.
Lincoln parkway .
Public.
40
496
....
Yorktown
( 100 ft. north of } Malvern ave. §
Cambridge line
Private.
40
....
548
*Proposed.
Court
16 Craigie st.
Westerly
Private. Private.
25
126
Court
26 Craigie st.
Westerly
25
..
126
Court
292 Broadway
Southwesterly
Private.
15
96
Court
58 Dane st.
Easterly
Private.
10
70
Court
66 Lowell st.
Westerly
Private.
25
101
Court
78 Lowell st.
Westerly
Private.
25
. .
156
Court
10 Stone ave.
Northwesterly
Private.
20
113
Court
21 Albion st. .
Northeasterly
Private.
10
100
Court
227 Columbia st.
Northwesterly .
Private.
10
. .
170
Court
20 Dimick st.
Southwesterly
Private.
39.25
..
136
Court
255 Wash'gt'n st.
Private.
30
176
Court
612 Broadway
Northwesterly . Southwesterly .
Private.
20
...
188
Total
333,104
152,300
. .
. .
117
Court
11 Albion st. .
Northeasterly
Private.
9
....
101
Court
Olive ave.
Porter st.
Private.
7.5
126
Court
36 Craigie st.
Westerly
Private.
25
. .
600
*Woods ave.
North st. .
Alewife brook
Private.
40
920
Wyatt circle
Wyatt st.
(Extension.)
30
LENGTH.
Public, 63.088 miles; private, 28.845 miles.
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
NAMES AND LOCATIONS OF PUBLIC SQUARES.
NAME.
AREA IN ACRES.
JUNCTION OF
Central .
0.53
Medford st., Cross st., Shawmut st., Prospect Hill ave. Concord ave., Newton st.
Concord
0.50
Cutter
0.72
Elm st., Summer st., Cutter ave., Russell st.
Davis
1.00
Highland ave., College ave., Holland st., Elm st., Day st., Dover st.
Gilman
0.49
Medford st., Pearl st., Marshall st.
Magoun .
0.46
Broadway, Medford st., Dexter st.
Metropolitan
0.51
Bow st., Somerville ave., Carlton st.
Oak
0.64
Elm st., Somerville ave., Craigie st.
Powder House
1.34
Broadway, College ave., Warner st., Powder House boulevard.
Teele .
0.38
Broadway, Holland st., Curtis st., Newbury st.
Union
2.05
Somerville ave., Washington st., Webster ave., War ren ave., Bow st., Stone ave.
Wesley
0.03
Bow st., Summer st., Wesley park.
Total .
8.65
REMOVING BROWN TAIL MOTH.
REPORT OF THE STREET COMMISSIONER.
OFFICE OF THE STREET COMMISSIONER, January 1, 1902.
To His Honor, the Mayor, and the Board of Aldermen :-
I have the honor to present herewith the twenty-sixth an- nual report of the Street Department, covering the operations of the year ending December 31, 1901.
The work of improving our streets and highways has re- ceived more careful attention than in any previous year, large sums of money having been expended for permanent pavements of brick, asphalt, and macadam.
Street Cleaning.
During the year two of the Mentzer street cleaners have been purchased from the Mentzer Street Cleaner Company, since the demands upon the department for cleaner streets are more and more urgent every year. The department has in service four street sweepers, one Barnard Castle scraper, and nine small hand carts, and to complete our sweeping equipment I would recommend the purchase of a gutter sweeper.
The patrol system has been continued, with good results. The city is districted, and to each district is assigned a man, sup- plied with a hand cart and the necessary implements for remov- ing waste paper and other rubbish, loose stones, etc. He is also required to fill depressions in the streets, replace loose bricks in sidewalks, and cut the grass on the borders of the walks.
Watering Streets.
Accepted streets have been watered under the law authoriz- ing the assessment of the cost upon the abutters, and such water- ing as has been done in private streets has been paid for by the abutters in advance. The city pays $80.00 a month for a driver and a pair of horses, and it owns twenty-six carts, each of which is thus equipped. The length of streets watered by each cart averages about two miles, and the streets are watered every day, including Sundays.
A capable assistant supervises the work and the fact that but very few complaints have been received during the year shows that it was well done.
Much better results might be obtained, however, if the Bos- ton Elevated Railway Company would co-operate with the city by watering its tracks with electric sprinklers.
I would recommend the purchase of one new watering cart for use during the coming year.
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
Wide Tires.
The Legislature of 1900 passed an act to regulate the width of tires on draft wagons as follows :-
Section 1. On and after the first day of January in the year 1902, it shall be unlawful, except as provided in section four of this act, to use upon any road, street or way in this Common- wealth, a draft wagon or cart having tires of iron or steel, or of any substance equally hard, which are less in width than one and one-half times the diameter of the axle measured at the shoulder thereof ; but in no case shall a tire more than four inches in width be required, and wagons or carts built with wooden or hollow axles shall have tires not less in width than the diameter of the axle measured at the shoulder thereof.
Section 2. This act shall apply to all wagons and carts, the axles of which are two inches or more in diameter, measured as aforesaid, and to all stage coaches, tally-ho coaches, barges, and other passenger vehicles, not built to run on iron or steel rails, and constructed to carry eight or more persons.
Section 3. Whoever violates any provision of this act shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars.
Section 4. This act shall take effect on the first day of Jan- uary in the year 1902, but shall not apply to wagons or other ve- hicles owned and used in this state on that date. (Approved May 23, 1900.)
City Ledge.
The work of removing stone from the ledge between Broad- way and Holland street is progressing. A large amount has been used during the year on South and Columbia streets, Mid- dlesex and Mystic avenues, and a gang of men are kept con- stantly at work removing the softer stone for ballast and running the harder quality through the stone breaker. Considerable quantities have been sold during the year to the Boston Elevated Railway Company, Barber Asphalt Paving Company, Simpson Brothers, W. J. McCarty and others.
Bridges.
The bridge over the Mystic river at Middlesex avenue and the Fellsway boulevard is maintained by the city of Medford, which collects one-half of the cost from this city. Somerville's portion of the expense for the year 1901 was $446.377. A new bridge will probably be constructed during the coming year to replace this one, and I recommend that the approaches be made solid to the Harbor and Land Commissioners' line.
Boston aventie bridge over the Mystic river and Broadway bridge over Alewife Brook are both in excellent condition.
CROSS STREET, RESETTING EDGESTONES.
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Subways.
Considerable trouble has been experienced at the Kent and Sacramento streets subways during rain storms, and once, dur- ing the past year, they were entirely filled with water. An auto- matic pump, called the Universal Water Jet Eductor, has been purchased and will be used at the subway at Kent street.
Union Square.
This square was paved with granite blocks in 1892, and the subsequent relocating of street railway tracks and laying of water pipes and sewers disturbed the paving to such an extent that its relaying became a matter of necessity. This work has been done during the past year, and it involved the relaying of 3,625 square yards of paving blocks, and 210.7 square yards of granite flagging crosswalks, and the re-setting of 111.1 feet of edge- stones.
Cross Street.
The laying of double tracks in ('ross street, and the paving of the street with asphalt between Tufts street and Broadway-a length of 2,150 feet-as provided for last year, have been carried out by the street railway company and the city. The paving has been laid by the Barber Asphalt Paving Company, at $3.58 per square yard, and the work is guaranteed for ten years, with a bond in the sum of seven thousand dollars. The material re- moved from the roadway-some 2,500 cubic yards-was utilized on Mystic and Middlesex avenues. The edgestones, measuring 4,400 feet, were reset, the brick sidewalks-3,370 square yards- were relaid, and 217.4 square yards of vitrified brick crossings were laid at intersecting streets.
The land purchased by the Boston Elevated Railway Com- pany at the intersection of Cross and Medford streets has been deeded to the city and laid out as a portion of the public streets for the purpose of widening them at this point. By this means the railway company's location has been changed, and the curve in its tracks lengthened so that the cars round the curve much easier and without the noise and jar which had caused so much complaint.
There are now 29 1-3 miles of street railway track in the city.
Brown-tail Moth.
Strenuous efforts are being made to stop the ravages of this pest, and men are constantly employed in the streets of the city, cutting from the trees and burning the nests, which is the only way to effectually destroy them. The nests or tents contain from one hundred to one thousand caterpillars, and may be seen
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
at the present time attached to the tip ends of the branches of the trees. This caterpillar is not only destructive to trees, flowers, and shrubs, but the hair of the insect, which is brittle and easily detached, floats in the air and comes in contact with the skin, producing intense irritation and sometimes suffering so severe as to require medical skill.
In England, not many years ago, these caterpillars became so numerous as to cause a panic, and prayers for their extermina- tion were offered in the churches of London.
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