Report of the city of Somerville 1903, Part 27

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


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$12,300 00


Interest on sewer loan bonds


7,120 00


Maturing sewer loan bonds


10,000 00


Fire department


31,000 00


Reduction of funded debt (balance)


7,552 78


67,972 78


$225,615 36


In addition to the appropriations from water income to other municipal purposes enumerated above, water has been furnished without charge to all the city departments that have required its use. The value of this water, based on the charges of the year 1899, is about $12,000.


$161,978 00 7,977 15


$231,254 .86


-


WATER DEPARTMENT.


349


Department Receipts and Disbursements.


WATER MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT.


DR.


CR.


Amount appropriated by board of aldermen from water income


$39,400 00 1,842 46


Sundry receipts for labor and materials sold, Receipts from other sources .


302 00


Amount expended for labor and materials for maintenance of the water works and renewals of pipe Miscellaneous accounts Unexpended balance of appropriation


$39,378 31


1,842 46


323 69


$41,544 46


$41,544 46


WATER WORKS EXTENSION ACCOUNT.


DR.


CR.


Amount appropriated by board of aldermen from water income ·


$11,600 00


Receipts from 144 water service assessments,


2,527 28


Sundry receipts for materials sold


109 93


Labor and materials used in extension of the water works


$14,057 28


Miscellaneous accounts


109 93


Unexpended balance of appropriation


70 00


$14,237 21


$14,237 21


REFUND ACCOUNT.


DR.


CR.


Amount appropriated by board of aldermen from water income


$1,000 00


Amount refunded, and abated on charges of previous years, to water consumers $1,137 84


Balance


137 84


$1,137 84


$1,137 84


Cost of Water Works.


The total cost of the water works on December 31, 1902, as represented by the expenditures from appropri- ations for water works extension, was


$801,830 14


Expended during the year 1903, on extension account


14,057 28


Total expenditures, December 31, 1903


$815,887 42


Water Debt.


Water loan bonds have been issued on funded debt account to the amount of $1,017,000; this has been reduced by payments amounting to $894,000, leaving the water debt on December 31, 1903, $123,000.


The outstanding bonds mature as follows :-


1


350


ANNUAL REPORTS.


YEAR.


AMOUNT.


YEAR.


AMOUNT.


1904


$15,000


1913


$6,000


1905


6,000


1914


6,000


1906


16,000


1915


5,000


1907


17,000


1916


5,000


1908


7,000


1917


5,000


1909


6,000


1918


5,000


1910


6,000


1919


4,000


1911


6,000


1920


2,000


1912


6,000


Extension of Street Mains.


Comparatively little has been required of the department during the last year for new street mains. Pipes have been laid for new buildings in Lexington avenue, Lowden avenue, Malvern avenue, Teele street, and Yorktown street, and for circulation in Howard street and School street. In the latter street advantage was taken of the construction of the bridge over the Boston & Maine Railroad tracks to add another connection between the Winter Hill and Central Hill high-service districts. The total number of feet of pipe added to the system was 3,280, and the main pipe mileage of the city is now approximately 88 miles, 2,261 feet.


Renewal of Street Mains.


The year's work has been signalized by the removal of prac- tically the last of the old cement-lined mains and the substitution of cast-iron pipes therefor. The principal work of pipe renewal was carried on in Albion street, Bartlett street (ward 1), Central street, Franklin street, Hudson street, James street, Lowell street, Melvin street, Packard avenue, and Partridge avenue.


Eight leaks in the street mains have occurred; one on six- inch, one on eight-inch, one on twelve-inch, three on fourteen- inch, one on sixteen-inch, and one on twenty-inch pipe.


Hydrants, Gates, etc.


The winter season to date, having been of unusual severity, has demanded more than the ordinary vigilance in the care of the fire hydrant system. An inspection force has been constantly at work on the hydrants during the winter, and their efficiency has been fully maintained. Thirty-one hydrants were set during the past year, and thirteen were removed, the net increase being eighteen, making the total number in the city 973. The Derby Desk Company has set one hydrant in their factory yard, increas- ing the number of private fire hydrants taking water from the city mains to forty-five.


351


WATER DEPARTMENT.


Forty-seven water gates have been set, and eleven removed or abandoned. The total number in the city is 1,319. Nine blow-offs have been constructed, and there are now 132 connected with the system.


One new waterpost has been set for the street watering de- partment on Curtis street, near Professors row. The waterpost on Broadway, near Franklin street, was removed to a suitable location on Franklin street, near Broadway. The post on Med- ford street, near Sycamore street, was moved around the corner on Sycamore street, and the one on Gilman street, near Walnut street, was moved to the opposite side of the street. There are sixty-nine waterposts in the city.


Water Services.


One hundred and forty-four new service pipes were laid dur- ing the year ; the total length was 5,529 feet, and the amount re- ceived therefor from property owners supplied was $2,527.28. The total length of service pipe in the city is approximately sixty-nine miles, 1,379 feet, and the number of house connections 10,85. One hundred and thirty-seven leaks in service pipes were discovered and repaired.


Water Meters.


The mayor, on January 10, officially approved a reduction in the minimum meter rate from $15 to $10 per year, and authorized the general installation of water meters. In pursuance of that policy, 369 meters were set during the year, and there are now in operation in the city 638 meters of the kinds and sizes shown in the following table :-


METERS IN USE DECEMBER 31, 1903.


5/8"


3/4"


1"


11/2"


2"


3"


4"


6"


Total.


Nash


76


76


Empire


1


1


Crown .


6


6


5


1


2


1


1


1


23


Gem


1


Hersey


10


8


6


1


2


1


1


Trident


88


45


21


G


6


1


1


168


Union .


6


10


10


2


5


1


2


36


Union Special


6


14


6


26


Lambert . .


164


6


170


Totals


454


89


55


11


16


6


5


2


638


Motor and ele- vator registers


9


647


L-


1


1


3


1


2.2


Hersey Disc


97


114


Torrent


.


The quantity of water passed through these meters during the year was 56,959,259 cubic feet, or 426,055,257 gallons; the


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ANNUAL REPORTS.


amount received therefor was $61,164.59. This gives an average of about 10.74 cents per 100 cubic feet, or about 14.35 cents per 1,000 gallons.


Summary of Pipes and Fixtures.


Following is a general summary of the pipes and fixtures of the water system, December 31, 1903 :-


Feet of main pipe (approximately)


. 466,901


Feet of service pipe (approximately)


365,699


Service connections (approximately)


10,854


Public fire hydrants


973


Private fire hydrants


45


Gates


1,319


Check valves


7


Meters


638


Waterposts


69


Blow-offs


132


Drinking fountains and troughs


11


Inventory.


The annual inventory of stock on hand, tools and machinery, teams and stable equipment, pumping apparatus, and furniture, shows a valuation of $22,971.70; the land and buildings of the department are valued at $32,000, and the general distribution system of the water works has an estimated valuation of $865,000.


Metropolitan Water Works.


The metropolitan water board has completed the installation of its Venturi water meters, and now has in this city the fol- lowing :-


Location.


Service.


Size. Inches.


Throat Diam. Inches.


Professors Row, at Boston avenue


High


12


3.75


Broadway, at Cedar street


·


High


16


5.75


Broadway, at Willow avenue


Low


16


5.25


Elm street, at Willow avenue


Low


16


5.75


Medford street, at Central street


Low


12


3.75


Broadway, at Marshall street


Low


12


4.25


Pearl street, at Walnut street


Low


16


5.00


Webster avenue near R. R. crossing


Low


20


5.75


·


It has been found that the water consumption of the city has not yet reached a point requiring the use of all these meters, so those in Broadway at Willow avenue and Broadway at Marshall street have been temporarily cut out of service. An average of about 6,000,000 gallons of water passes through the operating meters daily.


The amount of assessments paid by this city as its propor- tionate part of the cost and operation of the metropolitan water works is here given :---


353


WATER DEPARTMENT.


Year.


Sinking Fund. Maintenance.


Interest.


Total.


1898


No division made 66 66


$14,250 19


1899


20,975 58


1900


66 66 66


28,689 24


1901


$12,491 73 $12,033 79 $32,291 24


58,816 76


1902


19,014 85


12,955 64 30,427 40


62,397 89


1903


15,748 56


12,763 10


48,776 77


77,288 43


Water Consumption and Waste.


The annual house-to-house inspection for water waste has been carried on in a thorough manner, and repairs have been re- quired wherever defective water fixtures were discovered. In eleven cases where requests for repairs to be made were dis- regarded it was deemed expedient to set water meters.


The metropolitan water and sewerage board advises that "It is for the interest of every municipality in the district to co- operate with the board in the adoption of all reasonable measures for the prevention of leakages, waste, and misuse of water." The board states that if present conditions of water waste in the met- ropolitan water district are allowed to continue, the present sources of water supply will prove inadequate within ten years, so that it will be necessary within five years from the time when the Nashua river works are completed to prepare for the con- struction of new works. The present system of water works will have cost when finished about $10,000,000, and it is estimated that the cost of the additional works required within the next twenty-five years to supply the probable demand for water, if waste is unchecked, will be at least $32,000,000 more. And not only is the cost of construction and maintenance of the works for supplying water largely increased by its unnecessary use, but the cost of the sewage systems for the disposal of the water after it has been used is also largely increased, and within a compara- tively few years the entire north metropolitan sewerage works must be duplicated, if the quantity of sewage to be provided for continues to increase at the present rate.


The board concludes: "If waste of water is allowed to con- tinue, all the available sources of water supply east of the Con- necticut river will be required during the next twenty-five years, and an immense sum of money must be expended for the con- struction of works to bring to the district water which will serve no useful purpose, but will, on the other hand, cause incon- venience and expense to the metropolitan district through mak- ing necessary additional water mains and sewerage works."


The state meters have been in operation since July 1, 1903, and records of the quantity of water supplied to this city have been obtained for that period. These meters are under the con- trol of the metropolitan water and sewerage board, and the sta- tistics of water consumption furnished by the board for the last six months of the year show that this city has used a daily average of eighty-five gallons of water per inhabitant. This figure tallies


354


ANNUAL REPORTS.


very closely with the estimate of eighty-eight gallons per in- habitant made by your Water Commissioner in 1897, by methods necessarily indirect, as the water supplied to us was not then measured.


As the state meters record as well as measure the quantity of water passing through them, it is possible to ascertain the con- sumption at any given time. From the records thus made, it is shown that for the period between July 1 and January 1 the night consumption of water in this city between one and four o'clock in the morning, at a time when the legitimate use is at its minimum, amounts in the low-service district to a rate of fifty- four gallons per capita, and in the high-service district to thirty- eight gallons per capita, per twenty-four hours.


That the consumption of water is affected considerably by weather conditions is indicated by the following table :-


j weather. Week end- ing July 11, 1903. Period of hot and dry


Period of cool and


rainy weather. Week


ending Aug. 8, 1903.


Period of cold weath-


Week ending


er.


L Jan. 9, 1904.


Daily per capita consumption; high service 66 66 low service 98


80


146


The conclusions are that a considerable waste of water is going on continually in all seasons from defective water pipes and fixtures ; that a very large waste of water is caused in the winter season by continual running to prevent freezing, and that in the hot season water is allowed to run more freely than is necessary, for cooling and for sprinkling purposes.


The metropolitan water board has, after careful and extended study, given its opinion that an average of sixty gallons per in- habitant per day is a sufficient supply of water for any community for all necessary and legitimate purposes, and has reaffirmed its early suggestion that the present basis of assessing the state water tax should be changed by substituting the element of water con- sumption for that of population, making it thus an incentive to the cities and towns in the water district to restrict the water waste.


Appendix.


Further details of the department work during the year, lo- cations of fire hydrants and other water works fixtures, are shown in the tables that follow.


Respectfully, FRANK E. MERRILL,


Water Commissioner ..


Locations of New Mains Laid, Length and Size, Number of Gates, Hydrants, Etc., Set in 1903.


PIPE LAID.


GATES SET.


HYDRANTS SET.


BLOW- OFFS.


NAME OF STREET.


DESCRIPTION OF WORK.


Size.


No. Feet.


Size.


No.


Kind.


No.


Size.


No.


WATER POSTS.


Albion st.


Gate


8"


1


6"


1


Albion st.


Blow-off


8


6"


1


Holyoke


1


Albion st.


Hydrant



5


Holyoke


1


Beacon st.


Hydrant


Hydrant


6""


11


1


6"


1


Central st.


Hydrant


2"


27


2"


1


Day st.


Blow-off


6"


9


6"


1


Earle st.


Hydrant


6"


7


Mathews


1


Elm st.


Gate


Elm st.


Blow-off


29


6"


1


Emery st.


Gate


6"


4


6"


1


6"


1


Franklin st.


Blow-off


6"


10


Holyoke


1


Franklin st.


Gate


6"


1


Horace st.


Gate


Howard st.


Street main ; from main in Thorndike st. to connection with main in Jay st.


Holyoke


1


Hudson st.


Gate


6"


3


1


Hudson st.


Blow-off


4"


8


1


Holyoke


2


Hudson st.


Hydrant


James st.


Gate


Kent st.


Hydrant


Lexington ave.


Hydrant


6"


9


Holyoke


1


Lexington ave.


Street main ; from main in Cedar st. westerly to connection with old main in Lexington ave.


722


3


Lowden ave.


Street main ; from main in Fosket st. northerly to south line Kidder ave.


8''


310


2


Carried forward


1,523


21


12


6


1


355


WATER DEPARTMENT.


1


Curtis st.


Waterpost


6"


10


Holyoke


1


6"


1


12"


1


6"


1


6"


1


Franklin st.


Hydrant


12"


1


Fremont st.


Gate


6"


1


252


1



1


14


1


Holyoke


1


.


Hydrant


35


Holyoke


1


Beacon st.


35


Holyoke


1


Central st.


Blow-off


8


Bartlett st. (Ward 1)


-


7


LOCATIONS OF NEW MAINS LAID, LENGTH AND SIZE, NUMBER OF GATES, HYDRANTS, ETC., SET IN 1903 .- Concluded.


PIPE LAID.


GATES SET.


HYDRANTS SET.


BLOW- OFFS


NAME OF STREET.


DESCRIPTION OF WORK.


Size.


No. Feet.


Size.


No.


Kind.


No.


Size.


No.


WATER POSTS.


Brought forward


1,523


21


12


6


1


Lowell st.


Blow-off


4"


10


4"


1


Lowell st.


Gate


Lowell st.


Hydrant


6"


14


6"


2


Medford st.


Gate


Museum st.


Hydrant


10"


1


Packard ave.


Gate


10"


Pearl st.


Gate


Poplar st.


Blow-off


6"


8


6"


1


6"


1


Powder House boul'v'rd


Street main ; from connection with main 14' east from east line Curtis st., west- erly to a dead end


§ 12"


259


12"


1


1


Sacramento st.


Hydrant


6"


11


School st.


Street main ; from main in Medford st. to connection at Montrose st.


10"


450


10"


2


School st.


Blow-off


(4"


11


4"


1


1


Teele ave.


Street main ; from main in Curtis st. easterly to a dead end


6"


275


6"


1


Teele ave.


Street main ; from main in Packard ave. westerly to west line Packard ave. Hydrant


6"


41


6"


1


Holyoke


1


Yorktown st.


Street main ; from main at Glendale ave. to connection with Malvern ave.


6"


190


Total


3,280


37


18


9


1


356


ANNUAL REPORTS.


2


Malvern ave.


Street main ; from main in Cameron ave. to main in Yorktown st.


461


12"


1


Mathews


1


Packard ave.


Gate


1


6"


6


Holyoke Mathews


1


§ 2"


8


Willoughby st.


6"


7


.


6


12"


2


1


Mathews


Location and Length of Pipes Relaid, Gates and Hydrants Reset, 1903.


PIPE LAID.


GATES.


HYDRANTS.


Size.


Aband.


Reset.


Aband.


Reset.


Aband.


Relaid.


No. feet.


Size.


No.


Size.


No.


Kind.


No.


Kind.


No.


Albion st.


Pipe renewal; from 18' E. from W. line of Central st. Į "to connection with 6" iron pipe


6"


1,137


6"


2


1


1


1


Appleton st.


Hydrant renewal


6"


2


Arlington st.


Pipe renewal; connection with Franklin st.


3"


6"


131


Berkeley st.


Pipe renewal ; from S. line of Washington st. to dead end Hydrant renewal


6"


6"


3


B. M.


1


Mathews


1


Broadway


Waterpost removal ; moved to Franklin st.


13


2"


1


1


Central st.


Pipe renewal; from 10' S. from S. line Highland ave. to 14' N. from N. line of Summer st.


12"


12"


905


Centre st.


Pipe renewal; connection with Albion st.


6"


6"


4


Fiske ave.


Pipe renewal; connection with Lowell st.


6"


6"


7


Franklin st.


( Hydrant connection


6"


6"


20


2"


1


2"


1


Holyoke


1


Holyoke


1


Hudson st.


Pipe renewal; from 9' E. from E. line Cedar st. to connec- tion with 6" iron pipe


4"


8"


542


James st.


Pipe renewal; from S. line Veazie st. to connection with 6" iron pipe


6"


6"


220


Linden ave.


Hydrant renewal


Holyoke


1


Holyoke


1


Lowell st.


( Pipe renewal ; from S. line Medford st. to 20' S. from } N. line Vernon st.


6"


12"


1,168


( Hydrant connection


6"


14


Maple st.


Hydrant renewal


6"


6


Holyoke


1


Holyoke


1


Medford st.


Waterpost removal ; moved to Sycamore st.


13


2"


1


2""


1


Melvin st.


Pipe renewal ; from 8' S. from W. line Bonair st. to connection with 6" iron pipe


4"


6"


94


4"


1


6"


1


.


Carried forward


5,376


6


7


7


357


WATER DEPARTMENT.


Gilman st.


Waterpost removal


2"


12"


1,050


8"


1


12"


1


Holyoke


1


Holyoke


1


Glen st.


Hydrant renewal


( Hydrant connection


6"


14


Holyoke P. & C.


1


Holyoke Mathews


1


6"


3


Bartlett st.


( Pipe renewal; from main in Broadway to 12' N. from } N. line Pearl st.


8"


13


17


NAME OF STREET.


DESCRIPTION OF WORK.


.


LOCATION AND LENGTH OF PIPES RELAID, GATES AND HYDRANTS RESET, 1903 .- Concluded.


PIPE LAID.


GATES.


HYDRANTS.


Aband.


Reset.


Aband.


Reset.


NAME OF STREET.


DESCRIPTION OF WORK.


Aband.


Relaid.


No. feet.


Size.


No.


Size.


No.


Kind.


No.


Kind.


No.


Brought forward


5,376


7


9


7


7


Packard ave.


Pipe renewal; from main in Talbot ave. to connection with main north side Powder House boulevard


12"


10"


618


Packard ave.


Pipe renewal; from 13' S. from S. line Professors row to main in Talbot ave.


12"


12"


254


Partridge ave.


Pipe renewal; from 9' N. from N. line Medford st. to con- nection with 6" iron pipe


247


Pearl st.


Gate renewal


12"


1


12" 8"


1 1


Prescott st.


Hydrant renewal


6"


2


Professors row


Hydrant renewal


4"


3


6"


5


Summer st.


Hydrant renewal


Summer st.


Hydrant renewal


6"


2


1


6"


1


6"


1


Chapman


1


Chapman


1


Thorndike st.


Pipe renewal; from 70' N. from Kingston st. to S. rail out- ward track B. & M. R. R.


6"


80


Vernon st.


Pipe renewal; connection with Lowell st. Hydrant renewal


6"


6"


6


6"


3


Bigelow


1


Holyoke


1


Webster st.


Pipe renewal ; connection with Franklin st.


8"


19


Wilton st.


Pipe renewal; connection with Lowell st.


6"


6 !!


5


6,683


11


10


13


13


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Perkins st.


Pipe renewal; connection with Franklin st.


8"


20


1


Holyoke B. M.


1


Holyoke Mathews


1


Richardson st. School st.


Pipe renewal; from L. S. main in Medford st. to L. S. main in School st.


35


6"


1


6"


1


P. & C. Holyok e


1


Mathews Mathews


1


Talbot ave.


Pipe renewal ; connection with Packard ave.


Thorndike st.


Gate


Thorndike st.


Hydrant renewal


7


Walter st.


Total


Pipe renewal ; connection with Lowell st.


1


1


1


1


358


Size.


359


WATER DEPARTMENT.


Hydrants - Construction Account.


New hydrants have been set in the following locations :-


Albion street, 7 feet west from 110 Albion street, 6-inch Holyoke.


Bartlett street, 130 feet south from south line of Washington street, 4-inch Holyoke.


Beacon street, south side Beacon street, 40 feet east from Sacramento street, 6-inch Holyoke.


Beacon street, south side Beacon street, 2 feet west from Beckwith circle, 6-inch Holyoke.


Central street, 6 feet north from Oxford street, 6-inch Holyoke. Farle street, 4 feet east from Ward street, 6-inch Mathews.


Franklin street, 55 feet north from Perkins street, 6-inch Holyoke. Howard street, 36 feet west from Thorndike street, 6-inch Holyoke. Hudson street, 24 feet east from Cedar street, 6-inch Holyoke. Hudson street, 364 feet east from Cedar street, 6-inch Holyoke. Kent street, 38 feet south from Somerville avenue, 6-inch Holyoke. Lexington avenue, 4 feet east from Henry avenue, 6-inch Holyoke. Lowell street, 124 feet south from Wilton street, 6-inch Mathews. Lowell street, 50 feet north from Richardson street, 6-inch Mathews.


Museum street, 174 feet west from Beacon street, 6-inch Mathews.


Powder House boulevard, 197 feet west from Curtis street, 6-inch Holyoke.


Sacramento street, 142 feet south from Beacon street, 6-inch Mathews. Willoughby street, 146 feet west from Sycamore street, 6-inch Holyoke.


Hydrants - Renewal Account.


The following changes have been made in the kind and loca- tions of hydrants :-


Albion street, 6-inch Holyoke hydrant, set 15 feet west from Centre street, and 4-inch Holyoke hydrant removed from 74 feet west from Centre street.


Appleton street, 6-inch Mathews hydrant, set 15 feet east from Clifton street, and 6-inch Pratt & Cady hydrant, removed from same loca- tion.


Berkeley street, 6-inch Mathews hydrant, set 150 feet east from Hersey street, and 6-inch Boston Machine hydrant removed from same lo- cation.


Franklin street, 6-inch Holyoke hydrant, set 150 feet south from Broad- way, and 6-inch Holyoke hydrant removed from 14 feet north from Arlington strect.


Glen street, 6-inch Holyoke hydrant, set 151 feet south from Broadway, and 6-inch Holyoke hydrant removed from 148 feet south from Broadway.


Linden avenue, 6-inch Holyoke hydrant, set 125 feet south from Gilson terrace, and 6-inch Holyoke hydrant removed from 118 feet south from Gilson terrace.


Maple street, 6-inch Holyoke hydrant, set 14 feet north from Poplar street, and 6-inch Holyoke hydrant removed from 91 feet north from Poplar street.


Prescott street, 6-inch Holyoke hydrant, set 330 feet south from High- land avenue, and 6-inch Holyoke hydrant removed from same loca- tion.


Professors Row, 6-inch Mathews hydrant, set 156 feet east from Packard avenue, and 4-inch Boston Machine hydrant removed from same lo- cation.


Summer street, 6-inch Mathews hydrant, set 34 feet east from Banks street, and 6-inch Pratt & Cady hydrant removed from same location.


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ANNUAL REPORTS.


Summer street, 6-inch Mathews hydrant, set opposite Putnam street, and 6-inch Holyoke hydrant removed from same location.


Thorndike street, 6-inch Chapman hydrant, set 30 feet north from Kings- ton street, and 6-inch Chapman hydrant removed from 80 feet north from Kingston street.


Walter street, 6-inch Holyoke hydrant, set 48 feet west from Bradley street, and 4-inch Bigelow hydrant removed from same location.


Hydrants - Recapitulation.


Number of public hydrants set in 1903


31


private 66 66


1


Total number of hydrants set in 1903


32


Number of hydrants removed in 1903


13


Net increase in number of public hydrants, 1903 66 private


18


1


Total net increase in number of hydrants, 1903


19


Total number of public hydrants in the city 973 private hydrants 45


Total number of all hydrants in the city January 1, 1904 1,018


Locations of Hydrants.


Adams street, 11 feet south from Broadway.


Adams street, 221 feet south from Broadway.


Adams street, 266 feet north from Medford street.


Adams street, 10 feet north from Medford street. Adrian street, 93 feet east from Marion street. Adrian street, 220 feet south from Joseph street. Allen street, 9 feet north from Charlestown street. Allen street, 45 feet west from Somerville avenue. Allen street, 323 feet west from Somerville avenue. Albion street, 396 feet west from Central street. Albion street, 15 feet west from Centre street. Albion street, 217 feet east from Lowell street. Albion street, 7 feet west from 110 Albion street. Albion street, 444 feet east from Cedar street. Aldersey street, 276 feet west from Walnut street. Alpine street, 280 feet east from Cedar street. Alpine street, 76 feet west from Princeton street. Alpine street, 298 feet west from Lowell street. Alston street, 212 feet east from Cross street. Alston street, 10 feet west from Shawmut place. Ames street, 123 feet west from Central street. Appleton street, 3 feet east from Clifton street. Appleton street, 41 feet west from Willow avenue. Arlington street, 36 feet east from Hathorn street. Arthur street, 29 feet south from Broadway. Ash avenue, 300 feet north from Meacham street. Ashland street, 268 feet south from Summer street. Auburn avenue, 239 feet west from Cross street. Auburn avenue, 481 feet west from Cross street. Austin street, 81 feet south from Mystic avenue. Austin street, 66 feet north from Benedict street. Austin street, 2 feet north from Broadway.


Avon street, 233 feet east from Central street. Avon street, 572 feet west from School street. Avon street, 270 feet west from School street.


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Banks street, 310 feet south from Summer street.


Bartlett street (Ward 1), 130 feet south from Washington street.


Bartlett street (Ward 5), 230 feet south from Broadway.


Bartlett street (Ward 5), 223 feet north from Medford street. Bartlett street (Ward 5), 15 feet south from Ames street.




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