Report of the city of Somerville 1903, Part 26

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1903
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 492


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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 :-


336


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


337


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


338


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.


339


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


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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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