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40
461
Packard ave.
7
Broadway
60
1,758
Pearl st.
1
Mt. Vernon st.
37
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Length in feet
.
.
5,261
.
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
TABLE J. Street Crossings Laid. BRICK.
Arlington street, northwesterly side, across Hathorn street. Broadway, southwesterly side, across Hathorn street.
Curtis street, northwesterly side, across Ware street.
Grant street, northwesterly side, across Sewall street.
Highland avenue, across same, at northwesterly side of Benton road. Highland avenue, across same, at southeasterly side of Benton road. Highland avenue, across same, at northwesterly side of Cherry street. Highland avenue, across same, at southeasterly side of Hancock street. Highland avenue, across same, at northwesterly side of Waldo street.
GRANITE FLAGGING.
Broadway, across same, at northwesterly side of Cross street.
Broadway, across same, to parkway, at northwesterly side of Melvin street.
Holland street, across same, at southeasterly side of Moore street.
CONCRETE.
Broadway, across same, at northwesterly side of Billingham street.
Broadway, across same, at northwesterly side of College avenue.
Broadway, across same to car track, at southeasterly side of Glenwood road.
Broadway, across same, at southeasterly side of Liberty avenue.
Broadway, across same, at northwesterly side of Rogers avenue.
Broadway, across same, at southeasterly side of Warner street.
Broadway, across same, near Winchester street.
Broadway, across same, at southeasterly side of Willow avenue.
Central street, southeasterly side, across Pembroke street.
College avenue, northwesterly side, across Summit street.
Forster street, southwesterly side, across Tennyson street.
Morrison avenue, across same, at northwesterly side of Highland road. Morrison avenue, across same, at northwesterly side of Willow avenue. Morrison avenue, across same, at southeasterly side of Willow avenue. Richdale avenue, across same, at northwesterly side of Essex street. Willow avenue, across same, at northeasterly side of Morrison avenue. Willow avenue, across same, at southwesterly side of Morrison avenue.
Length of Accepted Streets in Each Ward.
Miles.
Ward 1
.
66
2
.
.
.
7.591
66
3
.
.
6.907
66
4
.
.
10.083
5
.
6
.
10.755
66
7
13.913
Total length of accepted streets in the city 67.090
9.033
8.808
Respectfully submitted, JOHN P. PRICHARD, Street Commissioner.
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Ingine House . Ward 2 ~
.. . Somerville, Mass ~.
- Walter TLimofield Comisiones of Public Buildings Architect
NEW FIRE STATION IN UNION SQUARE Designed by Walter T. Littlefield, Commissioner of Buildings
REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS, City Hall, Somerville, January 1, 1904.
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 1903.
Section 41, article third, of the city charter, relating to this department, is as follows: "The public buildings department. This department shall be under the control of the commissioner of public buildings, who shall have charge of the construction, alteration, repair, maintenance and care of public buildings, and shall also be the inspector of buildings."
In addition to the regular work of this department during the year 1903, there have been several needed improvements made in some of the public buildings of the city. A description of this special work will be found fully outlined in this report. The inspection of private building construction, which has been made during the year, has been performed systematically, and, as a result, the various builders have carried on their work with very few violations of the building ordinances.
Inspection of Buildings.
There have been issued, during the year 1903, permits for 237 new buildings and alterations. This number is fifteen less than in 1902.
The total estimated cost of new buildings and alterations in 1903 was $635,259.00, while the same in 1902 was $791,175.00, showing a decrease of $155,916.00.
During the year 1903 there have been made 1,185 inspec- tions of private buildings in the course of construction. These have included the inspections of fire-stopping, chimneys, build- ings damaged by fire, and foundations.
The following is a table showing the number of permits in each ward for buildings, etc., and the uses for which they were intended :-
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
WARDS.
BUILDINGS.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
TOTALS.
Dwellings
11
14
8
7
14
45
61
160
Dwellings and stores
4
4
0
4
4
0
4
20
Stables
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
3
Miscellaneous .
7
6
10
6
6
6
7
48
Brick buildings
1
2
0
2
0
1
0
6
Totals
24
26
19
20
24
52
72
237
Inspection of Plumbing.
The number of plumbing permits issued during the year was
382
Permits for plumbing in new buildings
142
Permits for plumbing in old buildings
240
Number of buildings in which pipes were tested by water
287
Number of master plumber's licenses, 7 at $2.00
$14 00
Number of journeyman plumber's licenses, 5 at $.50
2 50
Number of master plumber's licenses renewed, 38 at $.50
19 00
Number of journeyman plumber's licenses renewed, 34 at $.50
17 00
One application for journeyman plumber's license was re- jected.
Amount received in fees
$52 50
Latin High School.
At the Latin high school, a radical change was made in the arrangement of the rooms on the first floor. The large class- room was reduced in size, and two additional recitation rooms ar- ranged on the westerly side of the building. This change was made necessary by the increased attendance of pupils at this building, and a lack of sufficient accommodations for recitations.
English High School.
At the English high school, an electric switch board and motor generator was installed on the third floor of the building, in the apparatus room adjoining the physical laboratory. This apparatus is used in connection with the work of the chemical and physical laboratories, and the stereopticon in the lecture hall.
Police Building.
At the police department building, an entire change of the rooms on the second floor was made, which gives this space to the uses of the police department. These rooms were formerly occupied by the militia company. The arrangement of the par- titions, adjacent to the private offices of the chief of police, was
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COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
changed somewhat, and the walls, ceilings, and woodwork of all the rooms was thoroughly cleaned and re-painted or re-var- nished. This general renovation was also carried out on the first floor, and is at the present time nearing completion.
The rearrangement of partitions, the general cleaning and painting, and the refurnishing have made the police quarters very attractive and comfortable, and the city now has police accommo- ditions as good as any in the state.
Hose Number Two.
The fire department building on Marshall street, occupied by hose company number 2, was given a thorough overhauling, and the interior of the building was cleaned and re-painted through- out. In addition to this work a new hot water heating apparatus was installed, which is in operation at the present time and giving perfect satisfaction.
Bingham School.
In accordance with an order passed by the board of alder- men, his honor, the mayor, requested this department to prepare drawings and specifications for an eight-room addition to the Bingham school on Lowell street.
Drawings and specifications were prepared and estimates asked for, which were received, and opened in the mayor's office, as follows :-
Dillon Brothers
$31,639 00
Arthur W. Berry
29,500 00
Lord Brothers
28,334 00
William Crane
27,570 00
George M. Davis & Son
26,824 00
Orne and Lawrence
26,670 00
J. M. Andrews & Son
24,990 00
F. C. Alexander
24,670 00
John E. Locatelli
23,600 00
The lowest bidder was John E. Locatelli, of Somerville, and he was awarded the contract.
The work on the addition was commenced immediately after the contract was signed, has progressed satisfactorily, and is fast nearing completion. It is expected that the new part will be ready for occupancy April 1, 1904.
Estimates were received for the heating and ventilating of the addition to the Bingham school, as follows :-
Cleghorne & Co.
$5,300 00
W. B. Ross
4,893 00
Huey Brothers
4,697 00
Bradlee & Chatman
4,687 00
Merrill & Co.
4,638 00
Alexander Duncan & Co.
4,436 00
A. A. Sanborn & Co. .
4,335 00
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
The lowest bidder was A. A. Sanborn & Co., and they were awarded the contract.
Estimates were also received for the plumbing work in the addition to the Bingham school as follows :-
Thomas F. Martin $1,995 00
Armstrong Brothers 1,873 00
C. W. Cahalan
1,862 00
The lowest bidder was C. W. Cahalan, and he was awarded the contract.
Martha Perry Lowe School.
The new Martha Perry Lowe school was completed during the year and opened for school purposes at the beginning of the school term in September.
Early in the year estimates were requested for the heating and ventilating and also for the plumbing work in the building. The following estimates were received :-
HEATING AND VENTILATING.
James Tucker & Sons
$4,049 00
Cleghorne & Co.
4,000 00
Braman, Dow & Co.
3,931 00
Laskey, Whitten and Jackson
3,867 00
Albert B. Franklin
3,834 00
A. A. Sanborn & Co.
3,795 00
Merrill Company
3,749 00
John F. Foster
3,650 00
Pierce & Cox
3,645 00
Isaac Coffin & Co.
3,628 00
Alexander Duncan & Co.
3,492 00
Bradlee Chatman Co. .
3,585 00
Huey Brothers
3,457 00
PLUMBING.
James Tucker & Sons
$2,490 00
Frank O. Johnson
2,405 00
Kellsey & Stack
2,193 00
Thomas W. Naughton
2,070 00
Armstrong Brothers
1,849 00
C. W. Cahalan
1,828 00
Thomas W. Martin
1,785 00
The lowest bidders were the Huey Brothers, for the heating and ventilating, and Thomas W. Martin for the plumbing, and they were awarded the contracts.
There are in this building eight classrooms, each having a seating capacity of fifty pupils.
Each classroom has a closet for the storage of books, etc., is fitted with slate blackboards, and is otherwise well equipped for school purposes.
Each classroom has in connection its separate coat room, which is accessible from both the corridor and the room itself.
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COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
At either end of the building leading from the stair landings there are three small rooms, one of which is used for teachers' retiring rooms, one for the principal's office, and one for a hos- pital room. 1 1
The entire sanitary system is located in a separate building, which connects with the main building by a corridor, and is two stories in height.
The heating and ventilating is by the gravity system. The steam plant consists of two forty-eight-inch boilers, from which the steam is carried to the heat coils in three air rooms, from which the tempered air is distributed through the building to the va- rious schoolrooms, entering at a point eight feet above the floor. The vitiated air is taken from each room through an opening at the floor into brick ducts which lead through the roof to the open air. Each of these ducts is provided with a steam coil, that there may be a perfect circulation of air continually.
School Buildings, Care and Repair.
In addition to the special work on the various school build- ings, which is found described elsewhere in this report, the gen- eral work of caring for them has been carried on as usual. The continual demand for modern improvements in the various build- ings must be met by the expenditure of a liberal amount of money for such changes.
The work during the year 1903 has been largely routine, and has consisted, in addition to the ordinary repairs, of painting the walls, concreting yards, remodelling of sanitaries, and installing new shades in place of the old shutters.
On account of the large increase of the school attendance each year it is necessary to provide new school furniture and es- pecially has this been the case this year.
'Several of the older buildings were fitted with the old- fashioned shutters on the inside of the windows. These have been gradually taken down and cloth shades put in their places. The Highland and Lincoln schools are still fitted with these shutters and I would recommend that they be removed the com- ing year and shades substituted.
I would recommend that an electric motor be installed at the high schools to operate the ventilation fan, in order that the entire capacity of the boilers may be used for the steam supply. I be- lieve that if this is done a material saving of fuel will be made.
I would recommend that the grounds around the Clark Bennett and the Martha Perry Lowe schools be graded and con- creted.
Engine House, Ward Two.
In accordance with an order passed by the board of alder- men, his honor, the mayor, requested this department to prepare drawings and specifications for an engine house in Union square,
340
ANNUAL REPORTS.
on land previously purchased for that purpose. The drawings and specifications were prepared and estimates received and opened in the mayor's office as follows :-
Estimate for buff brick.
Estimate for red brick.
Stephen Brennan
$42,192 00
$40,762 00
Orne & Lawrence
.
30,223 00
28,973 00
Lord Brothers
29,711 00
28,700.00
John E. Locatelli
29,705 00
28,587 00
William I. Mabie
28,967 00
J. M. Andrews & Son
28,675 00
28,021 00
Alfred H. Hines
28,373 00
26,973 00
George M. Davis
28,001 00
29,651 00
Arthur W. Berry
27,200 00
25,660 00
F. C. Alexander
27,185 00
25,685 00
Walsh Brothers
26,995 00
25,366 00
The lowest estimate was in excess of the amount of money available, and the three lowest bidders were invited to submit estimates based on a revised specification. These estimates were received and opened in the mayor's office, as follows:
Arthur W. Berry
$21,650 00
Walsh Brothers
21,575 00
F. C. Alexander
21,354 00
The lowest bidder was Mr. F. C. Alexander, of Somerville, and he was awarded the contract.
It is expected that this building will be completed and ready for occupancy about August 1, 1904.
Expenditures.
The cost of maintaining the several public buildings, with the amounts of the various classes of expenditure, will be found in the following tables :-
341
Classified Expenditures on Schoolhouses for the Year Ending December 31, 1903.
Carpentry.
Masonry.
Painting and
Whitewashing.
Plumbing and
Gas-fitting.
Electric
Work.
Roofing.
Heating and
Gas Light.
Electric Light
Fuel.
Janitors.
Furniture.
Supplies.
Miscellaneous.
Totals.
Baxter
$21.00
$18.53
Bell
27.20
$204.25
$176.23
26.75
$16.75
$18.26 98.41
$28.30 197.95
$137.53
1,497.45
$600.00 1,051.00
$83.07
$3.30
$1,431.49
Bennett
49.91
55.50
10.10
160.42
216.82
. . . .
996.10
979.11
$38.93
48.56
111.42
2,666.87
Bingham .
42.95
0.90
1.35
9.00
20.60
425.34
600.00
.
58.31
89.89
1,838.34
Carr
19.00
4.55
12.29
101.04
25.20
1,026 28
1,191.75
58.24
83.01
2,521.36
Cummings
19.40
2.20
81.50
.7.24
46.90
· 375.89
480 00
14.13
55.80
1,140.98
Durell .
35.80
136.80
193.01
5.60
15.88
544.80
540.00
20.13
87.77
25.65
1,802.35
Forster
125.54
37.75
110.00 102.75
40.38
5.75
30.50
623.97
1,323.94
950.00
55.34
92.27
3,293.94
Hanscom .
2.60
2.05
14.10
11.82
4.60
496.86
652.50
51.99
5.00
1,241.52
English High
68.45
8.50
8.90
504.94
$530.67
85.30
104.22
707.35
1,222.00
5.25
177.90
17.27
3,373.50
Latin High .
385 62
86.38
67.85
140.40
43.03
35.90
62.60
1,320.08
1,967.17
5.00
120.71
80.03
4,400.07
Highland
82.60
283.61
.....
25.03
143.07
76,80
862.79
908.00
55.82
21.50
2,459.22
Hodgkins
70.06
58.97
112.70
82.60
63.81
....
.
280.49
481.00
17.05
943.51
Lowe
84.60
73.11
17.40
18.55
75.38
18.50
513.06
867.49
24.63
63.73
12.00
1,726.90
Perry
9.80
64.90
28.65
1.12
116.07
6.40
520.72
600.00
65.47
61.57
1,474.70
Pope
10.17
25.75
16.68
47.46
5.50
22.40
101.10
898.80
911.26
.. .
51.27
69.90
2,159.97
Prospect Hill
110.96
47.84
.....
173.25
$1,487.73
$1,140.40
$784.96
$2,092.04
$531.79
$126.50
$1,155.90
$1,115.87
$1.549.62
$17,996.92
$21,091.78
$1,193.61
$1,554.74
$1,702.75
$53,524.61
·
.
·
.
.
.
..
. .
.
468.71
5.50
96.80
79.72
883.56
1,763.00
82.00
89.03
165.21
3 906.82
Glines .
69.04
45.90
14.90
38.60
731.41
815.00
26.97
224.79
1,316.95
Burns .
28.50
51.85
40.43
46.30
526.50
391.25
12.06
44.09
995.50
Davis .
8.18
71.34
....
.. .
....
.
..
..
.
103.70
1,188.62
903.50
4.70
55.84
63.33
2,642.02
Lincoln
48.75
31.00
4.00
75.72
.....
7.83
....
·
0 40
12.00
200.00
1,033.10
53 65
18.00
1,411.33
....
..
. .
..
..
123.54
71 10
1,006.72
865 00
...
45.37
37.50
2.201.83
Prescott
52.28
·
...
.. .
.. . .
373.23
600.00
6.89
64.25
1,136.88
Brown
8.90
.
.
·
3.25
35.30
622.94
940.00
107.24
99.35
2,006.07
4.25
5.50
.
.
...
1.05
..
13.40
COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
.
·
76.08
169.85
3,679.45
48.66
910.31
612.75
.. .
126.49
1,579.79
Edgerly
4.40
....
.
.
127.93
Knapp
Morse .
43.05
1.75
18.05
Ventilating.
and Power.
$659.03
342
Classified Expenditures on Fire and Departmental Buildings for the Year Ending December 31, 1903.
Carpentry.
Masonry.
Painting and
Whitewashing.
Plumbing and
Gas-fitting.
Electric
Work.
Roofing.
Heating and
Gas Light.
Electric Light.
Fuel.
Janitors.
Furniture.
Supplies.
Miscellaneous.
Totals.
Central Station .
$122.80
$61.95
. ...
...
$77.40
$495.29
$284.49
$21.00
$137.24
$19.66
$1,219.83
Steamer 2 .
62.58
5.15
...
.....
.....
21.70
149.28
166.59
. .
.....
58 58
32.10
495.98
Steamer 4 .
82.72
....
.....
. . .
.....
.....
7.00
92.17
215.00
....
.....
69.62
475.98
Hose 2
21.01
...
.....
.....
...
.....
....
.
. ..
$26.71
5.90
78.71
39.50
21.10
46.04
314.41
Hose 7, Ladder 2
49.73
.
9.28
$67.97
6.00
64.17
261.16
231.60
7.00
696,91
Total .
$423.99
$21.25
$5.50
$177.04
$67.97
$26.71
$169.20
$1,120.94
$1,478.19
$42.10
$726.92
$90.92
$4,350.73
City Hall .
$374.85
$30.22
$249.83
$29.27
$10.90 3.25
$16.20
$1,026 84 54.81
$545.45
$1,696.00 420.00
$148.00
$429.23
$69.70
$4,626.49
City Hall Annex
31.05
$8.15
2.80
89.76
. ..
542.17
152.84
659.54
1,044.00
80.50 167.40
31.05
39.10
4,657.13
Police Station
328.78
218.78
25.00
140.49
10.50
34.87
10.62
. ...
. .
. ..
.....
. .
.....
. ..
....
65.10
Support of Poor
232.23
19.75
2.50
157.90
2.42
30.10
258.31
310.13
54.40
....
1,067.74 214.95
Water Department
56.89
.
1.90
. ..
.. ..
.
·
.. .
....
2.50
.
Total
$1,272.32
$302 11
$252.21
$585.89
$119.03
$121.44
...
$658.67
$4,218.41
$2,520.62
$4.188 00
$395.90
$873.73
$199.87
$15,708.20
..
..
.....
30.68
280.20
Hose 3, Ladder 1
33.75
21.58
20.30
74.91
157.67
. ..
.....
64.72
21.41
394.34
Hose 5 .
26.25
21.00
1.70
87.87
237.07
88.44
10.75
473.08
Hose 6 .
25.15
$21.25
$5.50
44.55
...
90.25
.
..
.
. .
142.54
36 50
75.62
457.21
Highway Department
70.50 5.00
25.55
4.00
61.10
4.00
.....
.
. . .
.. ....
..
49.57
10.75
291.84
Public Grounds .
34.55
Sewers Department
.
.. .
.....
. ...
145.79
50.00
3,474.79
Health Department
101.80
..
. . .
..
..
. ..
..
85.57
30.32
818.40
Public Library
.
71.22
29.88
116.99
9.47
..
... .
..
29.20
78.54
116.71
....
.
...
.
.
.
. ...
70.20
2,360.34
182.45
740.09
1,028.00
. ..
....
.....
.....
....
.
107.20
46.46
.
·
ANNUAL REPORTS.
.
4.06
....
.
....
Ventilating.
.
115.53
343
COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
Consumption of Fuel. SCHOOLHOUSES.
Tons.
Baxter
70
Bell
165
Bennett
150
Bingham
92
Brown .
75
Burns
90
Carr
180
Cummings
30
Davis
35
Durell
50
Edgerly
156
Forster
275
Glines .
158
Hanscom
72
High
300
Highland
174
Hodgkins
140
Knapp .
164
Lincoln
30
Lowe
45
Morse
170
Perry
75
Pope
150
Prescott
160
3,006
FIRE BUILDINGS.
Central fire station
82
Steamer 2
50
Steamer 4
45
Hose 2
28
Hose 3, ladder 1
25
Hose 5
25
Hose 6 .
35
Hose 7, ladder 2
. 30
320
MISCELLANEOUS.
City hall
95
City hall annex
40
City home
65
Police station
126
Public library
117
443
Respectfully submitted, WALTER T. LITTLEFIELD, Commissioner of Public Buildings.
REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF ELECTRIC LINES AND LIGHTS.
OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER OF ELECTRIC LINES AND LIGHTS, January 1, 1904.
To His Honor, the Mayor, and the Board of Aldermen :-
Gentlemen,-I submit herewith my eighth annual report, for the year ending December 31, 1903.
Electrical Department.
Under this head comes the care and maintenance of the fire alarm and police signal systems, and all work of an electrical nature belonging to the city.
Fire Alarm.
This most important branch of the electrical department has received its usual careful attention during the year. One new fire alarm box has been added. All boxes in service have been care- fully tested and newly painted and varnished. All alarms have been given correctly and promptly, which means quick response on the part of the fire department and small fires in consequence.
A steam whistle has been placed in the East Somerville dis- trict, which fills a long-felt want, as it enables the residents of that section to hear the no-school signal on stormy days.
The equipment of this department is as follows: One hun- dred and two signal boxes, one eight-circuit repeater, one eighteen-circuit fuse board, eight tower strikers, thirty-one gongs, eight indicators, twenty small tappers, forty open circuit tappers, three hundred and ninety-two cells storage battery, and one hun -. dred and twenty-five miles of wire.
A large portion of the old outside construction has been re- placed by new, putting this part of the system in good condition.
I would recommend the placing of high tension wires under- ground, as every year sees more of these dangerous wires on the streets.
A switch-board designed by the commissioner has been placed in the English High school, which gives that school an equipment for electrical experimental work equal to any in the state.
COMMISSIONER OF ELECTRIC LINES AND LIGHTS.
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Police Signal.
Several miles of new wire have been run during the year. A new fuse board has been installed in the police station.
The equipment has received its usual careful attention, and is in good working order.
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Street Lights.
During the year seven new arc lights and twenty-one new incandescent lights have been placed in service, making a total of four hundred and eighty-five arc lights, four hundred and fifty- three incandescent lights, and three Welsbach lights.
During the coming year several new lamps will be needed, especially on the Powder House boulevard, between Powder House square and North street.
Our lighting service at the present time is especially good, very few outs occurring, and these are remedied very quickly.
ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT.
CREDIT.
Appropriation
$7,000 00
Receipts :-
Sundry persons, cutting wires .
25 00
Whistle, Ward One, labor, etc. . 26 50
Total credit
. $7,051 50
DEBIT.
Expenditures :-
Salary of commissioner
$1,300 00
Labor on wires, etc.
3,600 00
Wires, insulators, etc.
1,182 29
Board of two horses
300 00
Wagon repairs
37 50
Harnesses and repairing same
21 85
Printing, expressing and postage
69 85
Fire alarm box
125 00
Incidentals
306 67
Total debit
$6,943 16
Unexpended balance
$108 34
STREET LIGHTS.
CREDIT.
Appropriation .
$63,900 00
Receipts :-
Abutters Westwood road, part cost light- ing
54 00
Total credit
$63,954 00
Electrical Department, Steam Fire Alarm
346
ANNUAL REPORTS.
DEBIT.
Expenditures :-
Electric lighting
$63,736 21
Welsbach lighting
132 00
Changing location of poles and lights
91 00
Incidentals
34 30
Total debit 1
$63,993 51
Amount overdrawn
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$39 51
Respectfully submitted, EDWARD BACKUS, Commissioner of Electric Lines and Lights.
SOMERVILLE WATER WORKS.
SOMERVILLE, MIDDLESEX CO., MASSACHUSETTS.
Area of city, including land and water, about 4.22 square miles. Population, estimated, 67,000. Entire population on line of pipe and supplied with water.
Water works owned by City of Somerville. Construction commenced in 1868. Source of supply : Metropolitan system, taking water of the Nashua river at Clinton, Mass.
Mayor HON. EDWARD GLINES.
Water Commissioner
FRANK E. MERRILL.
Office of the Water Department, Room 10, City Hall.
Department Buildings and Yard,
Cedar street, near Broadway.
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REPORT OF THE WATER COMMISSIONER.
OFFICE OF THE WATER COMMISSIONER, February 1, 1904.
To His Honor, the Mayor, and the Board of Aldermen :-
I present herewith my report for the year ending December 31, 1903, this being the thirtieth annual report made by the water department :-
Water Income.
Water bills have been issued as follows :-
"Annual" water charges, amounting to
"Additional" water charges, amounting to
"Metered" water charges, amounting to .
61,299 71
Abatements made on the above charges
6,919 43
Leaving net amount of bills rendered
$224,335 43
The account has credit for the amount received from the commonwealth of Massachusetts, distribution of entrance fees, water supplied outside of district, and water furnished water companies, 1903, under sec- tion 3, chapter 488, Acts 1895 1,279 93
Total amount credited to Water Income account $225,615 36
The water income was used under appropriation orders of the board of aldermen as follows :-
For water works purposes :-
Water works maintenance
$39,076 31
Water works extension
11,530 00
Refunds
1,137 84
Interest on water loan bonds
5,610 00
Maturing water loan bonds
23,000 00
Metropolitan water works assessment
77,288 43
$157,642 58
For other municipal purposes :-
Sewers, maintenance
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