Report of the city of Somerville 1904, Part 23

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1904
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 496


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Constructing "separate system" sewers (as-


sessments levied) petitioned for .


$3,254 71


Constructing "separate system" sewers (no assessments)


3,137 73


Constructing combined system sewers (as- sessments levied) petitioned for


2,552 16


Constructing storm drains and overflows .


4,172 22


Constructing 48 catch basins, street drainage,


2,478 00


Final payments on sewers constructed 1903 .


1,060 66


Work and materials furnished other depart- ments


203 40


Sundry expenses, books and printing


46 08


Materials on hand December 31, 1904


358 01


Total expenditure


$17,262 97


Transferred to Highway Department


5,000 00


Transferred to Fire Department


2,500 00


Transferred to Public Buildings Depart- ment


1,500 00


Total


$26,262 97


CREDIT.


Appropriation


$25,000 00


Balance unexpended December 31, 1903


1,374 58


Assessments levied, sewers constructed 1904,


5,174 17


Amounts received from other departments .


275 67


Reserves on contracts, due 1905


499 34


Materials on hand December 31, 1903


686 29


Total


$33,010 05


Balance unexpended


$6,747 08


The greater part of the new construction work has been done by contract, and the remainder by the city employing day labor, where old structures were to be remodeled or replaced by some difficult construction work.


All materials have been furnished by the city, and the prices paid for drain pipe, cement, etc., for the season have been at an unusually low rate.


A number of sewers have been constructed as petitioned for in different sections of the city, and portions of the cost of con- struction assessed on the abutting estates under orders adopted by the board of aldermen.


Short lines of storm drains and overflows from congested sewers have been constructed during the year in the most needed districts.


The "separate system" sewers (those built for house drainage only) have been extended in a number of streets, and this system should be extended yearly until all the flooded dis- tricts in the city have two complete systems of drainage, the new


300


ANNUAL REPORTS.


sewer to be used for house drainage, and the old existing sewer mains to be used for storm and surface water.


Wherever these new sewers are constructed, the house . plumbing should be changed where necessary, and the house drains re-connected with both systems as soon as possible.


New sewers and drains were constructed during the year, varying in size from eight-inch pipe to thirty-inch pipe and forty- four-inch brick in the following localities :-


"Separate system" sewers in :- -


Beacon street,-(northeast side) Sacramento street to Stanford terrace.


Boston avenue,-Highland road to Pearson avenue.


Dane avenue,-(both sides) Leland street to Dane street.


Leland street,-Washington street to Dane avenue.


Porter street,-(both sides) Elm street, northeasterly.


Powder-house boulevard,-(both sides) North street to near Curtis street.


Russell road,-Broadway, northeasterly.


Ware street,-Powder-house boulevard, southwesterly.


Webster avenue,-(westerly side) Union square, south- erly.


Washington street,-(southerly side) Union square to near Fitchburg railroad.


"Combined system" sewers in :-


Boston avenue,-Morrison avenue, northeasterly.


Boston street,-Walnut street, southeasterly.


Highland road,-Frederick avenue to Boston avenue. Hillside circle,-Craigie street, westerly.


Line street,-Cooney street, southeasterly.


Pearson avenue,-Frederick avenue to Boston avenue. Walnut street and private lands,-Gilman street to Bos- ton & Maine railroad, and westerly along railroad. Storm drains in :-


Broadway and private lands,-(southwesterly side) Bos ton & Maine railroad to Josephine avenue.


Cameron avenue,-Seven Pines avenue to Mead street. Cedar street,-Sartwell avenue, southwesterly. Lowell street,-Albion street to Hudson street.


Vine street,-Somerville avenue, southwesterly.


Yorktown street,-Seven Pines avenue to Glendale avenue.


Summary of Work. Twenty-four new sewers and drains have been constructed during the year, a total length of 11,544.2 linear feet (2.19 miles), at a cost of $13,116.82 ; plans have been made showing these sewers and assessments levied on a portion of them, amounting to $5,174.17. (See tabular statement of sewers and drains for 1904, showing itemized statement of work and cost.)


TABULAR STATEMENT OF SEWERS BUILT IN 1904.


LOCATION.


ITEMS OF CONSTRUCTION AND COST.


SEWER.


SUE-DRAIN.


PIPE SEWER, COST PER LINEAL FOOT.


NAME OF STREBT.


FROM


To


CONTRACTOR.


MATERIAL EXCAVATED.


Average Cut.


Size in inches.


Length in feet.


Size in inches.


Length in feet.


Cubic yards Rock


Price per cubic


yard, Rock.


Manholes.


Inlets


Excavating, Re- filling, and Pipe Laying.


Sub-drain


Inspection.


Miscellaneous.


Lumber.


lineal foot.


Total cost.


Assessment.


Cost to City.


*Beacon st. (N. E. side)


Sacramento st.


Stanford ter.


Richard Falvey


Sand


7.5


10


577.4


237.0


2


$37.45


$0.42


$0.20


$0 32


$0 03


$0.02


$1.00


$579.55


$579.55


*Boston ave.


Highland road


Pearson ave.


Timothy F. Crimmings .


Hardpan and clay .


11.5


269.7


6


268.7


37.75


19


0.90


0.20


0.33


0.10


1.78


$423.43


28.02


Boston ave.


Morrison ave.


Northeasterly


Timothy F. Crimmings .


Hardpan and clay .


10.5


2


330.5


1


38.75


19


0.85


0.43


0.02


0.01


1.43


471.12


385.05


86.07


Boston st. (S. W. side) .


Walnut st.


Southeasterly .


Timothy F. Crimmings .


Hardpan


6.5


8


178.0


2


Built


at peti tioners'


expense


1.37


G92.54


692.54


Private lands (storm drain) .


Boston ave.


Boston & Maine R. R. .


Day Labor


Hardpan


5.0


15


252.0


30


344.0


Cameron ave. (storm drain)


Seven Pines ave.


Mead st.


Richard Falvey


Sand


7.2


20


270.5


1


$3.00


1


35.95


2


0.61 )


Cedar st. (storm drain)


Sartwell ave.


Southwesterly


Day labor


Hardpan and clay


9.2


Brick


264.5


2


40.00


10


4.10


0.72 )


0,25


0.25


0,04


0.01


0.05


0.99


1,430.49


1,430.49


*Leland st.


Washington st.


Dane ave.


Daniel A. Dorey


Filling and sand


9.5


10


336.9


331.6


3


2.00


21


0.39)


0.60


0 35


0.04


0.90


731.95


729.61


2.34


Highland road .


Frederick ave.


Near Boston ave.


Richard Falvey


Sand and clay


7.5


703.4


3


34.67


54


0.43)


3


Built


at peti tioners'


expense


+18 65 0.04


1.82


454.01


193.75


260.26


Line st. .


Cooney st.


Southeasterly .


Timothy F. Crimmings .


Hardpan


11.8


12


249.5


2


.GO


1


36.65


20


1.00


0.26


0.20


0.25


0.05


0.93


551.59


0.99


Pearson ave.


Frederick ave.


Near Boston ave.


Richard Falvey


Filling, clay, and sand 8.0


611.7


5


179 0


2


34.50


42


0.43


0.43


0,21


0.07


0.01


0,83


437.01


437.01


*Porter st. (hoth sides)


Elm st. .


Northeasterly


Bartholomew Burke


Clay


7.2


8


257.0


1


35.45


7


0.37


0.34


0.15


0.22


0.04


0,73


798 90


798.72


0.18


*Powder-ho. b'l'vard & (S. W. side)


North st.


Near Curtis st.


Charles A. Kelley .


Hardpan, rock, and sand


7.0


1262.5


52.3


2.50


33,38


48


0.34 )


0.22


0.03


0.86


1,156.76


1,074.70


82.06


"North st.


East side boulevard


West side boulevard


Charles A. Kelley .


Hardpan


10.0


91.8


35.88


1


0.90)


*Russell road


Broadway


Northeasterly


Bartholomew Burke


Hardpan and rock


7.8


414 8


69.5


2.48


0,33


0.04


0.01


1.17


485.15


485.12


0.03


Vine st. (storm drain)


Somerville ave.


Southwesterly


Day Labor


Sand


8.8


18


130.0


1


30,00


0.72


0.6


0.0


222 78


222.78


Walnut st. and (S. side) .


Gilman st.


S. W. of B. & M. R. R.


Day Labor


Hardpan


3.0


8


225.8


3


14.98


0.18


0.05


0.03


0.71


342.50


169.79


172.71


Private lands


Walnut st.


N'ly along B. & M. R.R.


Day Labor


Filling .


3.0


257.2


8.0


00


461.6


1


3.00


2


34.15


0.34


0.05


0.01


0.78


362.45


362,41


0.04


·Webster ave. and (W. side)


Union sq.


Southerly


Richard Falvey


Sand


9.0


8


123,2


*Washington st. (S. side)


Union sq.


Near Fitchburg R R.


Richard Falvey


Sand


9.0


8


455.9


10


40.00


13


0.61


0.19


0.05


$25.00 )


Yorktown st. and


Seven Pines ave.


Glendale ave.


Day Labor


Sand


4.3


12


170.0)


149.73


Glendale ave. (storm drain) .


Yorktown st. .


Southeasterly .


Day Labor


Sand


4.3


10


810.


Total length and cost of new sewers and drains built in 1904


11,544.2 ( 2,19 miles. )


* Separate system sewer.


+Paid Highway Dep't. for resurfacing trench. #Extra work on account of gas pipe.


Total length of sewers built by the city, January 1, 1905 Total length of private sewers in the city, January 1, 1905 .


34.627.0 feet. (1,380 feet added 1904 not shown previously).


Total length of sewers in the city, January 1, 1905 Total length of storm drains in the city, January 1, 1905


26,476,8 feet, or 5.015 miles.


Total length of the city drainage system, January 1, 1905


90.780 miles.


Total length of Met. sewerage system mains running through the city


3.368 miles.


8


1105.5


6 39.45


45


*Dane ave. and (both sides)


Leland st.


Near Dane st.


Daniel A. Dorey .


Sand


Charles A. Kelley .


Hardpan and loam


6,8


8


193.5


50


10


246.0


8


272.7


1


35,45


10


*Powder-house b'l'vard (N. E. side)


North st.


Near Curtis st.


Charles A. Kelley .


Hardpan and sand


7.0


8


1096.5


164.


6.9


3.75


3


30.30


42


4


1


8


2 34,15


22


0.21


0.08


0.31


0.5


140.99


140.90


Lowell st. (storm drain)


Albion st.


Hudson st.


Day labor


Hardpan


10.0


12


252.0


5


0.78


0.68 )


2.02


0.06


0.02


2.81


1,726.89


4.68


1,239.38


1,239 38


Arch


7.8


12


56.1


Hillside circle


Craigie st,


Northwesterly


Day Labor


Hardpan


Broadway and (S. W. side)


Boston ave.


Josephine ave.


0.59


Sewer.


Sub-


drain


Pipe, including


where laid


Main


Average cost Manholes.


1


0,21


0.39


0.60


149.73


$13,116 82


$5,174.17


$7,942.65


4


20


4


0.64


175 88 )


1.19


690.68


690.68


*Ware st. .


Powder-house boulevard


S. W'y and in Ware st. E. & W.


Patrick Burke


Hardpan


44


123.60


$0.19


552.58


8


7.5


4


8


12


1


1.71


0.35


0 22


36


1


418,212.5 feet.


- 452,839,5 feet, or 85 765 miles. (18,65 iniles separate system.)


451.45


8


7.5


1,726.89


6.0


0.45


....


Excavation.


Average cost per


1


301


CITY ENGINEER.


The total length of the city's drainage system is 90.50 miles ; 18.65 miles being on the "separate system," and 5.02 miles of storm drains, and the entire cost of construction has amounted to about $1,144,328, exclusive of the amount paid the state for the construction of the North Metropolitan sewerage system.


Forty-eight new catch basins have been constructed in the highways during the year, at an average cost of $51.62 per basin, making a total of 1,314 catch basins in the city for street drainage purposes.


Metropolitan Sewer Connections. All of the city's ten con- nections with the North Metropolitan sewerage system are in good condition. No new main connections have been required, but on the northeasterly side of Mystic avenue, near Melrose street, a small temporary house connection was made with the state sewer, the city having no main sewer in Mystic avenue at this locality.


At the Somerville-avenue-Poplar-street connection with the Metropolitan sewer, records compiled from an automatic record- ing clock placed in the "regulator chamber" on the combined system show this outlet to have been cut off as follows :-


Year 1904, completely closed 279 hours, partly closed 922 hours. (In the 1903 report a table shows the record for the pre- vious four years.)


The city's assessment for the Metropolitan system for the past year was $32,172.57 on construction account and $18,231.97 for maintenance, and the total amount paid the commonwealth of Massachusetts for this state sewer has been $470,636.71 (1894- 1904, both years inclusive). The total length of the Metro- politan sewerage system mains running through the city amounts to 3.31 miles.


New Work. The construction of a permanent storm drain- age system should be commenced in the vicinity of North Som- erville in the near future, where buildings and new streets are being rapidly constructed, with no good and permanent means yet provided for taking care of the storm water.


A relief sewer should be constructed along the northeasterly side of Highland avenue, between Cedar street and Lowell street, to prevent the flooding of cellars in this locality in times of storms.


In the vicinity of Lowell and Vernon streets, some arrange- ment should be made with the railroad company, whenever the highway bridge is constructed at Lowell street, for providing an outlet for storm water in this locality through the railroad valley, which would be beneficial to both the city and railroad.


302


ANNUAL REPORTS.


A large storm overflow drain has been contemplated for some time at the East Cambridge line, across private lands from Somerville avenue, discharging into the head of Miller's river. In conjunction with this last proposed work, a readjustment of the present legislative act should be made on a more equitable basis, whereby the amount paid by this city to Cambridge for the maintenance of the Somerville-avenue-Bridge-street sewer would be less and in proportion to the use of the same at the present time, the prevailing conditions being far different from what ex- isted some thirty years ago, when the division of the cost was es- tablished.


A special act of the legislature in 1903 authorized the cities of Somerville and Cambridge and the towns of Arlington and Belmont to unite in improving the sanitary condition of Alewife brook within the limits of the referred-to cities and towns, and after considerable preliminary work had been done, it was deemed advisable to suspend operations, as another act was passed by the legislature in 1904 whereby, in conjunction with the Metropolitan Park Commission, the entire length of Alewife brook, together with upper Mystic river in Medford, might be improved far more extensively than at first proposed by the cities and towns originally interested in the matter.


The Metropolitan Park Commission have recently issued a lengthy report on this proposed improvement of the brook and river.


Sewers Maintenance Account. STATEMENT OF EXPENSES, 1904.


Maintenance of sewers, including cleaning and flushing


$2,749 48


Maintenance of catch basins, cleaning and


flushing


5,818 25


Changing line and grade and repairing catch basins 791 43


Changing line and grade and repairing man- holes


366 93


Inspection and location of house drains


200 44


Rent of water course between Mystic and Middlesex avenues


300 00


Rebuilding sections of old sewers .


894 03


New tools and supplies .


449 05


Repairs of tools and property


59 86


Cleaning cellars flooded in times of storms,


7 75


Sundry expenses, car fares, telephone, etc.


69 28


Maintenance of sewer department yards and buildings


255 48


Work and materials furnished other depart- ments


124 22


Construction of drain and drainage of base- ment floors, Armory building .


112 79


Settlement of claims for damages .


300 00 .


Total


$12,498 99


303


CITY ENGINEER.


CREDIT.


Appropriation


Transferred from other accounts


$11,800 00 370 62


Amounts received from other departments, labor, materials 290 82


Sale of old hose, iron, etc.


37 55


Total


$12,498 99


Value of tools and property on hand used in maintenance of sewers .


$977 36


A permanent force of men and teams are kept continually at work flushing, cleaning, and repairing the city's drainage sys- tem, the expense necessarily increasing yearly as lengths of sewers, drains, and catch basins are added to the system.


Nearly 7,000 cubic yards of deposit have been removed from the catch basins and sewers during the year. Eighty-five catch basins and eighty-three manholes have been repaired, and grade or line changed.


A number of extensive repairs have been made on some of the old sewers, alterations made in the outlets, and overflows and extra manholes built for the purpose of improving the system.


Sewers have been repaired in Beacon street, Flint-street place, Harrison street, Moore street, Temple street, Webster street, and Wilton street.


Three hundred and eighteen permits have been issued to licensed drain layers for connecting buildings with the main sewers, twenty-nine being for repairs ; all of the work being done under the supervision of the city's inspector. There are to date about 12,815 private drain connections with the city's drainage system.


The coming year will terminate the city's payment of rental for the use of the old water course across the marsh land between Mystic and Middlesex avenues, as a permanent right of way has been obtained and a large storm drain completed.


A number of cases of claims for damages have been settled for small amounts.


Considerable work has been done and materials furnished other departments during the year whenever requested, the sewer department being reimbursed for the same.


The armory building on Highland avenue was found to have surface and ground water flooding the basement floors after every storm, on account of faulty construction in the drainage of the building, and there being no appropriation, the sewer department spent $112.79 in laying drains that would make the basement available for use.


A tide gate was constructed on the city home property, to prevent the back flowage from Alewife brook ; a number of gate chambers have been constructed for the water department, and miscellaneous work done for the highway department.


304


ANNUAL REPORTS.


PUBLIC GROUNDS DEPARTMENT.


At the present time there are eighteen separate parcels of land, located in all parts of Somerville, used for parks and play- grounds, amounting to sixty-four acres, and also a boulevard about one and one-third miles in length maintained by the city.


The larger areas, Broadway, Central hill, Prospect hill, Lin- coln and Tufts parks, have been policed by regular officers from the police department during the spring and summer months ; trees and shrubs added to the various grounds, and bulbs, plants, and flowers furnished in their seasons, and during the winter time ponds flooded for skating.


Six fields have been maintained for baseball and three for football playing, and are constantly in use by the various athletic teams, and the outdoor gymnasium, bicycle track, and tennis courts have been a source of much enjoyment.


The city maintains one of the finest enclosed athletic fields in this vicinity, located near Powder-house square, West Somer- ville, between Broadway and the boulevard, which, on Thanks- . giving day, was the scene of a fine athletic contest between teams representing the Somerville and Cambridge high schools, about 8,000 people being in attendance.


Additional seats have been built on this field during the year at the expense of the High School Athletic Association, making a total seating capacity for nearly 5,000 people, and standing room for three to four thousand more.


The playgrounds on Glen street, at Oliver street, have been enlarged by the city obtaining the use of the vacant land in the rear joining the city's property, which has been graded and in use during the year ; also another area located east of Broadway park has been partially graded and put in condition for a play- ground, the owners of this vacant land agreeing to allow the city to use the same for this purpose.


At the corner of Highland avenue and Cedar street, a por- tion of the Gurney estate has been graded and laid out for a play- ground, at the solicitation of parties interested in this matter.


The remaining unimproved portion of the city's field, lo- cated at the corner of Broadway and Cedar street, has been partly graded, and will probably be completed in the early spring, so that the area in front of the city stables and on one of the prin- cipal streets of the city may be kept in a respectable condition and utilized as a playground in this vicinity.


Wyatt's clay pit in Lincoln park has been used by the board of health for the disposal of ashes, and during the coming year will be practically all filled, so that this park can be completed as originally designed to be laid out.


PROSPECT HILL TOWER, Prospect Hill Park, Somerville, Mass.


COPYRIGHT 1904 BY G. O. W. SERVIS ENG. DEPT.


305


CITY ENGINEER.


Trees of the Carolina poplar variety have been planted on both sides of the Powder-house boulevard, extending from the square westerly to Curtis street, and the coming spring planting should be continued on the remaining length. Houses have been erected on all lots on both sides of this boulevard, between Packard avenue and Curtis street, and a number of buildings are being built west of Curtis street.


On Prospect-hill park the retaining wall along the south- westerly side has been completed, an iron fence erected on top of this wall, and a walk constructed at the base of the slope, and additional trees and shrubs planted, all at an expense of $1,630.70.


The total amount expended in completing this park and ob- servation tower within the last three years has been as follows :-


Land purchased


$48,964 91


Laying out and grading


17,762 30


Observation tower


8,103 03


Bronze tablets erected


500 00


Total


$75,330 24


The granite observation tower on this park was electrically illuminated in the evening on Decoration day, the Seventeenth of June, and Fourth of July, by arranging about 500 incandescent lights around the top of the structure.


Elevations and check levels taken on this tower show no set- tlement since construction.


During construction work in the excavation of material from the slopes of this old hill, many ancient relics were found, such as buttons from the uniforms worn by the American and British soldiers, cannon balls, bullets, an old spade and pick, etc., also an old well was found, said to have been used by the soldiers of the Revolution encamped on Prospect hill, which has been pre- served, and in which an old-time well-sweep and oaken bucket are to be placed.


Maintenance Account. STATEMENT OF EXPENSES.


Broadway Park (15.9 acres) :---


Maintenance of grounds and general care


of property


$1,552 77


Removing brown-tail and gypsy moths 48 00


Tools and supplies


56 24


Repairing tools and property


114 60


Plants, flowers, butlbs, etc.


259 47


$2,031 08


Amount carried forward


$2,031 08


306


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amount brought forward


Broadway Parkway (1.4 acres) :-


Maintenance of grounds


$168 75


Plants, flowers, etc.


100 00


268 75


Central Hill Park (13.1 acres) :-


Maintenance of grounds and general care of property


$1,414 32


Removing brown-tail and gypsy moths


32 00


Tools and supplies


76 00


Repairing tools and property


105 99


Repairing rockery and addition of trees and shrubs


138 84


Plants, flowers, bulbs, etc.


609 11


2,376 26


Prospect Hill Park (2.6 acres) :-


Maintenance of grounds


$1,218 12


Tools and supplies


46 09


Repairing tools and property


27 :


Repairing fences .


11 25


Illuminating tower


119 14


1,421 82


Lincoln Park (8.3 acres) :-


Maintenance of grounds and general care of property


$1,283 68


Tools and supplies


42 53


Repairing tools and property


70 45


Repairing fences


36 03


Sidewalk assessments


104 56


Plants, flowers, etc.


67 00


1,604 25


Tufts Park (4.5 acres) :-


Maintenance of grounds and general care of property


$719 70


Removing brown-tail and gypsy moths


36 00


Tools and supplies


35 35


Repairing tools and property


35 24


Plants, flowers, bulbs, etc. .


144 96


971 25


Paul Revere Park :- Maintenance of grounds 8 63


Broadway Athletic Field, Tufts College land (4.4 acres) :-


Maintenance of grounds and care of prop- erty


$484 40


Building new seats and additions to fence,


1,134 91


Tools and supplies


124 36


Repairing property


33 31


.


1.776 98


Playgrounds, Glen street, corner Oliver street (0.9 acre + 1.5 acres leased) :- Maintenance of grounds $59 85


Grading additional area and lease of land, 276 21


336 06


Amount carried forward


$10,795 0S


-


.


.


.


$2,031 08


302


CITY ENGINEER.


Amount brought forward $10,795 08


Playgrounds, Poplar street, corner Joy


street (0.4 acre) :- Maintenance 17 75


Playgrounds, Webster avenue, near Cam- bridge line (0.2 acre) :-


Maintenance of grounds 5 00


Playgrounds, Winthrop avenue (2.5 acres leased) :-


Laying out and grading


$100 25


Maintenance


18 88


119 13


Playgrounds, Highland avenue, at Cedar street (1.8 acres leased) :-


Laying out and grading


$188 79


Maintenance


47 75


236 54


Playgrounds, Somerville


avenue, corner


Kent street (0.8 acre) :-


Maintenance of grounds


$46 25


Repairing property


17 85


64 10


Playgrounds, Belmont street, near Summer street (0.4 acre) :-


Maintenance of grounds .


$48 00


Plants, flowers, bulbs, etc.


109 19


157 19


Playgrounds, Broadway, corner Cedar street (4.2 acres) :-


Maintenance of grounds $45 37


Grading westerly part of field


594 08


639 45


Playgrounds, College avenue, opposite Mor- rison avenue (0.4 acre) :- Maintenance of grounds


11 38


Cemetery, Somerville avenue (0.7 acre) :- Maintenance of grounds


40 31


Powder House Boulevard (1 1-3 miles long) :-


Maintenance of roadway and walks .


$211 79


Trees and planting


146 15


Incidentals


38 00


Total expenditure maintenance (64 acres, 1 1-3 miles


boulevard)


$12,481 87


CREDIT.


Appropriation


$11,000 00


Transferred from other departments 421 87


Amounts carried forward


$11,421 87


$12,481 87


.


.


.


357 94


308


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amounts brought forward . Boston Elevated Railway Company, pro- portional park maintenance Broadway Parkway, 1904 . Sundry persons, part cost of improvements, Amount received from High School Athletic Association


$11,421 87 $12,481 87


50 00


10 00


1,000 00


Total


Value of tools and property used in main- tenance of grounds


$12,481 87


$2,000 00


APPENDED TABLE.


Following this report is a table giving names of all streets in the city, public and private, lengths, widths, and the total mileage; in the 1901 report a table was given showing the loca- tions and names of public squares in the city, and in the 1898 re- port old names of certain streets as formerly known.




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