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about 30
....
465
Miller
Sacramento st.
Beacon st.
Private.
33
Monmouth
Central st.
Westerly .
Public.
40
267
200
Montgomery ave.
Broadway .
Wellington ave.
Public.
40
Morgan .
Beacon st.
Park st.
Public.
40
Morrison pl.
Morrison pl. .
Easterly
Private.
15
....
* Proposed.
Linwood pl.
Linwood st.
South westerly
Private.
London .
Linwood st.
B. & L. R. R. .
Private.
40
. .
385
Lowden ave.
Broadway
Fosket st.
Private.
40
I.owell
Summer st.
Crown st.
Private.
33-+
5
...
May pl. .
Hawkins st.
Easterly
Private.
12
· Meacham road
340
255
.
110
822
190
280
540
580
200
314
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Table Showing the Location, Length and Width of Public and Private Streets. - Continued.
STREET.
FROM
To
Public or Private.
Width in Feet.
Public.
Private.
Mt. Pleasant ct
Perkins st.
Southwesterly
Private.
40
. .
..
Mt. Pleasant . .
Broadway .
Perkins st.
Public.
33
584
. .
. .
Mt. Vernon ave. .
Main st.
Meacham st.
Private.
50
800
Mt. Vernon
Washington st. .
Pearl st. .
Public.
40
600
....
Mt. Vernon
Pearl st.
Perkins st.
Public.
50
473
. ..
Mt. Vernon
Perkins st.
Broadway
Public.
40
590
....
Munroe .
Walnut st.
Easterly
Public.
40
375
..
Munroe
End of above
Boston st.
Public.
50
1,214
....
Murdock
Cedar st ..
Clyde st.
Private.
30
....
250
Museum
Beacon st.
Cambridge line
Public.
40
164
100
Myrtle pl.
Myrtle st.
Westerly .
Private.
20++
120
Myrtle
Washington st.
Perkins st.
Public.
40
1,423
. .
..
Mystic ave.
Charlestown line
Union st.
Public.
60
378
....
Mystic ave.
Union st. .
Medford line
Public.
66
6,938
...
Mystic
Washington st.
Somerville ave.
Public.
40
360
. .
Mystic
Benedict st.
Mystic ave. .
Private.
40
330
Nashua
Richardson st.
B. &. L. R. R. .
Public.
35
637
Nevada ave.
Village st.
Hanson st.
Private.
20
Newberne
Appleton st.
Morrison ave.
Public.
40
200
..
Newberne
Morrison ave.
Arlington Br. R.R.
Private.
40
Newbury
Holland st.
Cambridge line
Public.
40
1,260
100
Newton pl.
Newton st.
Easterly
Private.
about 10
Newton .
Prospect st.
Webster ave.
Public.
25
470
Newton .
Webster ave.
Concord ave.
Public.
40+
637
. .
Norfolk .
Webster ave.
Cambridge line
Public.
40
283
..
..
North
Broadway .
Medford line b. 17
Public.
40
1,961
..
North
Medford line b. 17
Medford line b. 18
Public.
37 to 42
649
600
North Union Norton
Mystic ave.
Northeasterly .
Private.
30
. ..
200
Norwood ave.
Broadway .
Medford st. .
Public.
40
350
Oak
Prospect st.
Angle
Public.
40
665
. . ..
Oak
Angle
Cambridge line
Public.
30
563
....
Oak St. pl. .
Oak st.
Northerly
Private.
4
440
Olive ave.
Linden ave.
Southeasterly
Private.
25
..
100
Oliver
Franklin st.
Cross st.
Public.
40
1,085
Orchard .
Cambridge line
Meacham road
Public.
40
1,567
450
Ossipee road
Packard ave.
Curtis st.
Public.
40
682
....
Otis
Cross st.
Wigglesworth st.
Public.
40
1,200
....
Oxford
School st.
Central st.
Public.
35
1,361
.. .
Oxford
Beacon st.
Cambridge line
Public.
50
100
. .
Packard ave.
Broadway
Professors row
Public.
60
1,758
....
Packard ave.
Professors row
Medford line
Private.
60
Palmer ave.
Franklin st.
Northwesterly
Private.
20
Park ave.
College ave.
Wallace st.
Public.
40
467
220
Park pl.
Park pl. .
Northeasterly
Private.
20
150
Park .
Somerville ave.
Beacon st.
Public.
50
1,238
Parker pl.
Porter st.
Northwesterly
Private.
20
....
200
Partridge ave.
Vernon st.
Broadway
Public.
40
1,467
100
Patten ct.
Cutter st. .
Southeasterly
Private.
8
....
775
Pearl .
Crescent st.
Mt Vernon st.
Public.
37
341
..
Pearl .
Mt. Vernon st.
Franklin st.
Public.
50
957
..
..
Pearl .
Franklin st.
Cross st.
Public.
40
1,060
....
Pearl .
Cross st.
Medford st.
Public.
50
2,447
Pearl St. pl.
Pearl st.
Northeasterly
Private.
20
....
200
Pearl ter.
Pearl st.
Northerly
Private.
23
....
161
..
Murray .
Washington st.
Southerly
Private.
30
....
Myrtle ct.
Myrtle st.
Easterlv
Private.
10
....
173
Newman pl.
Cedar st.
Southeasterly
Private.
15
Southeasterly
Private.
20
Oakland ave.
Marshall st.
School st.
Public.
40
155
Olive sq.
Lake st.
Southerly
Private.
about 15
Osgood
Granite st.
Easterly & west'ly
Private.
40
..
200
Park pl.
Laurel st.
Easterly .
Private.
30
....
150
Parker
Washington st. .
Fremont ave.
Private.
35
..
Paulina .
Broadway .
Holland st. .
Private.
40
. ..
242
.
LENGTH.
260
900
200
100
Nashua st.
85
315
CITY ENGINEER.
Table Showing the Location, Length and Width of Public and Private Streets. - Continued.
STREET.
FROM
To
Public or Private.
Width in Feet.
Public.
Private.
Pearson ave.
Morrison ave.
Boston ave.
Private.
45
....
Pearson road
Broadway .
Dearborn road
Private.
40
....
1,654
Pembroke ct.
Pembroke st.
Southwesterly
Private.
25
....
Pembroke
Central st.
Sycamore st.
Public.
40
430
....
Perkins pl.
Perkins st.
Northeasterly .
Private.
20
...
Perkins .
Franklin st.
Charlestown line .
Public.
40
1,336
..
Perry
Washington st.
Lincoln parkway .
Public.
40
606
. .
Peterson ter.
Porter st.
Northwesterly
Private.
13+
....
125
Pinckney
Washington st.
Perkins st. Spring st.
Private.
30
....
380
Pitman
Spring st.
Belmont st. Vinal ave.
Public.
40
543
Poplar ct.
Poplar st.
Southeasterly
Private.
10
.
..
Poplar
Somerville ave.
Linwood st.
Public.
30
351
Poplar
Linwood st.
Joy st.
Public.
35
315
Poplar
Joy st. .
B. & L. R. R.
Private.
35
....
220
Porter pl.
Porter st.
Northwesterly .
Private.
20
Porter
Elm st.
Mountain ave.
Public.
45
1,622
Porter
Mountain ave.
Highland ave. . Northwesterly,
Public.
40
415
Powder house boulevard
square
Mystic river and Medford line
Public.
80
7,200
..
..
Prescott
Summer st.
Highland ave. .
Public.
50
1,110
....
Preston road
School st.
Summer st.
Public.
40
839
Princeton
Alpine st.
Lowell st.
Public.
40
648
..
Princeton
Lowell st.
Centre st.
Private.
40
....
540
Pritchard ave.
Morrison ave.
Frederick ave.
Public
40
634
511
Professors row
College ave.
Curtis st.
Public.
40
2,000
....
.
Medford st.
Munroe st.
Public.
40
597
Prospect Hill p'k'y
Munroe st.
Stone ave.
Public.
40
400
Prospect pl.
Prospect st.
Newton st.
Private.
20
130
Putnam .
Summer st.
Highland ave.
Public.
50
1,262
...
Quincy
Somerville ave.
Summer st.
Public.
40
781
Randolplı pl.
Cross st.
Westerly .
Private.
15
Raymond ave.
Curtis st.
North st.
Public.
40
1,345
Record's pl. Reed's ct. .
Broadway .
Southwesterly
Private.
10
..
105
Remick ct.
Cutter st.
Southeasterly
Private.
10
..
100
Richardson
Lowell st.
Lawrence st.
Public.
35
467
135
Richdale ave.
School st.
Sycamore st.
Public.
40
875
Richmond hi'h'ds
Madison st.
Southerly
Private.
30
....
170
Robinson
Central st.
Bartlett st.
Public.
40
582
..
Rogers ave.
Morrison ave.
Boston ave.
Public
45
1,682
Roseland
Beacon st.
Cambridge line
Public.
40
121
Rossmore
Somerville ave.
Washington st.
Public.
40
534
175
Rush .
Broadway .
Flint st.
Public.
40
1,400
Russell road
Broadway .
North st. .
Private.
40
1,193
Russell .
Elm st.
Cambridge line
Public.
40
700
....
Sacramento
Somerville ave.
Fitchburg R. R.
Public.
40
80
Sacramento
Fitchburg R. R.
Beacon st.
Public.
40
290
..
Sacramento
Beacon st.
·
Cambridge line
Private.
40
156
Sanborn ave.
Warren ave.
Walnut st.
Public.
40
280
Sanborn ct.
Washington
st.
Nortlıwesterly
Private.
30
176
Sargent ave.
Broadway .
Walnut st.
Public.
40
1,075
. .
..
Sartwell ave.
Cedar st.
Cherry st.
Private.
35
....
..
..
....
Pritchard ave.
Frederick ave.
Boston ave.
Private.
40
Prospect
Washington st.
Cambridge line
Public.
50
2,071
....
. ..
Richardson ter.
Richardson st.
Northeasterly
Private.
20
Roberts .
Lawrence st.
Northwesterly
Private.
20
Roland st.
Waverly st.
Boston line
Private.
40
100
Royce pl.
Bonair st.
Northeasterly
Private.
15++
...
65
Porter ave.
Porter st.
Northwesterly .
Private.
20
1,186
. . .
Pitman
Beech st.
Southeasterly
Private.
24
....
Public.
Private.
26
...
390
Pleasant ave.
Walnut st.
80
Powder house ter.
Kidder ave.
Liberty ave.
Public.
40
585
Prospect Hill av.
Oliver st.
Southwesterly
Private.
20
..
..
155
Pinckney pl.
Pinckney st.
40
1,300
130
200
LENGTH.
400
244
110
150
195
Powder house
316
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Table Showing the Location, Length and Width of Public and Private Streets. - Continued.
STREET.
FROM
To
Public or Private.
Width in Feet.
Public.
Private.
Sawyer ave.
Packard ave. ·
Curtis st.
Private.
40
School
Somerville ave.
Highland ave.
Public.
40
1,901
School
Highland ave. .
Broadway
Public.
50
2,500
. . ..
Sellon pl.
Marshall st. .
Northwesterly
Private.
12
120
Seven Pines ave .
Cameron ave. .
Cambridge line
Public.
40
92
..
Sewall ct.
Sewall st. .
Southwesterly .
Private.
25
190
Sewall
Grant st.
Temple st.
Public.
40
615
....
Shawmut pl.
Shawmut st. .
Alston st.
Private.
30
...
200
Shawmut
Washington st. .
Cross st.
Public.
40
575
Shedd
Somerville ave.
Merriam ave.
Private.
40
...
310
Sherman ct.
Sargent ave. . .
Marshall st.
Private.
10
...
250
Sherman
Somerville ave.
Frost ave.
Private.
35
...
270
Sibley ct.
Cutter st. .
Northwesterly .
Private.
10
.
.
100
Sibley pl.
Cutter st. .
Northwesterly .
Private.
10
. .
100
Simpson ave.
Broadway .
Holland st. .
Private.
40
·
825
Skehan .
Dane st.
Hanson st.
Public.
30
306
Skehan
Hanson
Durham
Private.
30
·
414
Skilton ave.
Pearl st.
Pearl st.
Private.
40
....
540
Smith ave.
Beacon st.
Line st.
Private.
25+
. .
200
Snow pl.
Belmont st.
Easterly
Private.
30
..
75
Snow pl.
Snow pl.
N'th'ly and S'th'ly
Private.
20
....
222
Snow ter.
Jaques st.
Southwesterly
Private.
16
120
Somerville ave.
E. Camb. line
Union sq.
Public.
75
4,325
. .
..
South
Medford st.
Water st.
Public.
30
989
....
Spencer ave.
Cedar st.
Hancock st.
Public.
40
727
. .
..
Spring ct.
Somerville ave.
Westerly .
Private.
20
200
Spring
Somerville ave.
Summer st.
Public.
40
1,220
Springfield
Concord ave.
Cambridge line
Public.
40
788
Spring Hill ter.
Highland ave.
Belmont st.
Private.
20
670
Stanford ter.
Beacon st.
Northeasterly School st.
Public.
40
458
St. James ave.
Elm st.
Summer st.
Public.
40
488
..
Stone ave.
Union sq. .
Columbus ave. .
Public.
40
676
Stone ave.
Columbus ave.
Prospect Hill p'k'y
Public.
38
107
..
Stone pl.
Stone ave.
Southeasterly
Private.
30
145
Summer
Bow st.
Elm st.
Public.
45
7,900
..
..
Summit ave.
Walnut st.
Vinal ave.
Public.
45
532
. .
Summit .
College ave.
Billingham st.
Public.
40
262
Sumner
Lawrence st.
Northwesterly .
Private.
20
175
Sunnyside ave.
Walnut st.
Wigglesworth st.
Private.
35
250
Sycamore
Broadway
Medford st.
Public.
45
1,275
Sycamore
Medford st.
B. & L. R R. .
Public.
40
667
..
. .
Sycamore
B. & L. R. R.
Highland ave. .
Public.
35
722
....
Sydney
Grant st.
Temple st.
Public.
40
679
..
Talbot ave.
Packard ave.
College ave.
Private.
50
1,409 '
* Tannery (Ext'n)
Woodstock st.(Ext'n)
Private.
40
. .
160
Taunton.
Cambridge line . Wyatt st.
Easterly to angle .
Private.
30
. .
..
95 -
Taylor pl.
Somerville ave.
Southerly
Private.
15
....
....
685
Temple .
Broadway
Mystic ave.
Public.
66
1,637
Tenney ct.
Mystic ave.
Northeasterly
Private.
30
400
Tennyson
Forster st.
Pembroke st.
Public.
40
922
Thorndike
Holland st.
Arl'ngt'n Br. R. R. Kingston st.
Public.
40
115
. . ..
Thurston
Broadway
Richdale ave.
Public.
40
1,660
..
Tower ct.
Tyler st.
Northeasterly
Private.
25
....
Tower
Crown st.
Highland ave.
Public.
40
559
Tremont pl.
Tremont st.
Southeasterly
Private.
about 10
....
75.
.
..
200
Taylor
Mystic ave.
Sydney st.
Private.
40
310.
Teele ave.
Packard ave.
Curtis st.
Private.
40
Public.
40
465
....
Thorndike
Arl'gt'n Br. R.R. Highland ave.
Southwesterly
Public.
30
468
..
..
*Proposed.
. .
420
200
Stickney ave. .
Marshall st. .
Summer st.
Northeasterly
Private
30
125 .
Somerville ave.
Union sq.
N. Camb. line
Public.
6,793
....
170
Taunton
Angle
Marion st.
Private.
20
..
.
Thorpe pl.
150
Private.
St. James ave. ext.
....
LENGTH.
690
....
317
CITY ENGINEER.
Table Showing the Location, Length and Width of Public and Private Streets. - Continued.
STREET.
FROM
To
Public or Private.
Width in Feet.
Public.
Private.
Tremont
Webster ave.
Cambridge line .
Public.
40
589
Trull
Vernon st.
Medford st.
Public.
40
1,050
'Trull lane
Highland ave.
Oxford st.
Private.
15
...
200
Tufts parkway
College ave. .
College ave.
Public.
22
900
Tufts
Washington st.
Cross st.
Public.
40
982
Tyler
Vine st.
Dane st.
Public.
40
404
..
Unnamed st.
Ware st.
Powder h'se blvd.
Private.
20-40
....
283
Unnamed st.
(Highway
and
Water
Dept.
grounds) .
Broadway .
Cedar st. .
Private.
45
980
Union
Broadway
Mystic ave.
Public.
40
345
. .
Union pl.
Linwood st.
Southwesterly
Private.
10
..
175
Veazie
Walnut st.
Bradley st.
Public.
35
392
. .
Veazie
Bradley st.
Marshall st.
Public.
40
261
....
Vernon
Central st.
Glenwood road
Public.
40
761
....
Vernon
Glenwood road .
Partridge ave.
Public.
40 to 30
190
....
Vernon
Partridge ave.
Lowell st.
Public.
30
434
Victoria
Broadway
Cambridge line
Private.
40
....
1,036
Villa ave.
Winslow ave.
Arlington Br. R. R.
Private.
35
200
Village
Dane st.
Vine st.
Private.
25
370
Vinal ave.
Summer st.
Highland ave.
Public.
45
1,425
200
Vine
Somerville ave.
Hanson st.
Private.
40
....
780
Vine
Hanson st.
Beacon st.
Private.
25
650
Virginia .
Aldrich st.
Jasper st.
Public.
40
405
....
Wade ct.
Cedar st.
Westerly .
Private.
20
180
Waldo ave.
Beacon st.
Dimick st.
Private.
40
Waldo
Highland ave.
Hudson st.
Public.
40
287
....
Wallace .
Holland st.
Broadway
Public.
40
1,342
..
..
Walnut
Bow st.
Broadway
Public.
40
3,948
..
Walter pl.
Walter st.
Southwesterly
Private.
40
....
222
Walter
Walnut st.
S about 100 ft. N. of Bradley st.
-
Public.
40
548
..
..
Ward
Medford st.
Earle st.
Private.
30
610
Ware .
Curtis st.
Powder h'se blvd.
Private.
40
....
700
Warner
Powder House sq.
Medford line
Public.
60
500
..
Warren ave.
Union sq.
Columbus ave.
Public.
40
663
..
..
Warren .
Medford st.
Cambridge line
Public.
30 to 40
109
..
Warwick
Cedar st.
Warwick pl.
Public.
40
665
..
Washington
Charlest'n line
Franklin ave.
Public.
75
1,060
. .
Washington
Franklin ave.
Fitchburg R. R.
Public.
60 to 100
3,977
..
Washington
Fitchburg R. R. South st.
Northerly
Private.
25
..
....
236
Webster ave.
Union sq.
Cambridge line
Public.
49.5
1,955
..
Webster
Franklin st.
Cross st. .
Public.
40
1.034
. .
Wellington ave.
Walnut st.
Montgomery
ave.
Public.
40
215
Wesley pk.
Wesley sq.
Northeasterly
Public.
40
405
Wesley
Pearl st.
Otis st.
Public.
40
515
West .
Broadway .
Heath st.
Private.
30
..
..
250
West .
Hawthorne st.
Arlington Br. R. R.
Private.
30
460
Westminster
Broadway .
Electric ave.
Public.
40
376
Weston ave.
Clarendon ave.
Broadway
Private.
40
....
525
Westwood road
Central st.
Benton road
Public.
40
489
..
2,344
250
Waterhouse
Broadway
Cambridge line
Private.
40
986
Waverly
Washington st. .
Roland st.
Private.
35
200
Wellington ave.
Montgomery ave.
Easterly .
Private.
40
150
Washington ave.
Washington st.
Northerly
Private.
18
350
Water
Watson .
Broadway
Fairmount ave.
Private.
40
...
140
Vine ct. .
Vine st.
Northwesterly
Private.
25
....
100
Upland Park
Main st.
Southwesterly
Private.
20
Vinal .
Richardson st.
Northeasterly
Private.
20
....
Warwick place
Warwick st.
Northeasterly
Private.
15
Cambridge line
Public
60
85
LENGTH.
..
277
318
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Table Showing the Location, Length and Width of Public and Private Streets. - Concluded.
STREET.
FROM.
To
Public or Private
Width in Feet.
Public.
Private.
Wheatland .
Broadway .
Mystic ave. .
Public. Public.
40
1,364
....
Wheeler
Pinckney st. .
Mt. Vernon st.
Whipple
Highland ave.
Arlington Br. R. R.
Private.
30
318
+ White .
Elm st.
Cambridge line
Public.
307
White St. pl.
White st.
Southeasterly
Private.
20
..
684
Wigglesworth .
Bonair st. .
Pearl st. .
Public.
40
744
...
William .
Chandler st.
College ave.
Public.
40
381
45
Williams ct.
Porter st. .
Northwesterly
Private.
30
. .
. .
Willoughby
Central st.
Sycamore st.
Public.
40
427
Willow ave.
Elm st.
Broadway
Public.
50
3,534
150
Wilson ave.
Broadway .
B. & L. R. R.
Private.
20
. .
310
Wilton
Lowell st. .
Lawrence st.
Public.
35
470
65
Windom
Elm st.
Summer st. .
Public.
40
300
. .
Windsor road .
Willow ave.
Hancock st.
Public.
40
575
....
Winslow ave. . Winter
College ave.
Holland st.
Public.
30
402
. .
..
Winter Hill cir.
Broadway .
Northeasterly
Private.
25
177
(Extension.)
Mystic ave.
Middlesex ave.
Private.
40
Woodbine
Centre st.
Lowell st.
Private.
30
600
*Woods ave.
North st.
Alewife brook
Private.
40
..
1,350
Woodstock .
Victoria st.
Alewife brook
Private.
40
...
415
(Extension.)
Victoria st.
Tannery st. (Ext'n.)
Private.
40
....
920
Wyatt circle
Wyatt st.
Wyatt st.
Private.
20
...
315
Wyatt
Concord ave.
Lincoln parkway .
Public.
40
496
Yorktown
Cambridge line .
¡ N. E. line Mal-) vern ave.
Public.
40
294
Yorktown
Malvern ave.
Northerly
Private.
40
...
*Proposed.
+Sidewalk in Somerville.
Court
26 Craigie st.
Westerly
Private.
25
126
Court
36 Craigie st.
Westerly
Private.
25
126
Court
292 Broadway
Southwesterly
Private.
15
. .
70
Court
66 Lowell st.
Westerly
Private.
25
....
101
Court
Olive ave.
Porter st.
Private.
7.5
....
156
Court
10 Stone ave.
Northwesterly
Private.
20
....
113
Court
21 Albion st .
Northeasterly
Private.
10
....
117
Court
11 Albion st.
Northeasterly
Private.
9
... .
170
Court
20 Dimick st.
Southwesterly
Private.
39.25
....
136
Court
612 Broadway
Southwesterly
Private.
20
....
188
Total
370,779
124,063
. .
96
Court
58 Dane st.
Easterly
Private.
10
..
101
Court
78 Lowell st.
Westerly
Private.
25
....
100
Court
227 Columbia st.
Northwesterly .
Private.
10
. .
..
Winchester
Broadway .
Medford line
Private.
40
. .
Clifton st.
Public.
40
1,123
....
Whitfield road.
Packard ave.
Curtis st.
Private.
40
·
William .
Broadway .
Medford line
Private.
50
....
150
Willow pl. .
Cambridge line
South st. .
Private.
25
Winthrop ave.
583
*Woodstock
( N. E. line
100
....
..
269
....
200
40
LENGTH.
Public, 70.223 miles ( includes 2.843 miles boulevards ); private, 23.497 miles. Total length of streets in the city, 93.720 miles.
... .
College ave.
.C .
WILLOW AVENUE. Granolithic Laid by Highways Department.
REPORT OF THE STREET COMMISSIONER.
OFFICE OF THE STREET COMMISSIONER, 1 CITY HALL, January 1, 1906.
To His Honor, the Mayor, and the Board of Aldermen :-
Gentlemen,-I most respectfully submit the thirtieth an- nual report, containing a brief summary of the principal work performed by the highway department during the year 1905, with recommendations for necessary improvements and addi- tions for the coming year.
The highway department has made great progress toward the improvement of the main streets the past year.
Pearl and Medford Streets.
Pearl street, from Cross street to Medford street, including Gilman square, and Medford street, from Gilman square to School street, have been put in a first-class condition with bitulithic paving at a cost of $18,558.54.
Edgestones were reset where needed, and flagging cross- ings laid at street intersections.
The street railway company raised and repaired its tracks, and all the mains and connections of the telephone, water, gas, and sewer pipes were repaired before the bitulithic paving was laid.
The firm of Warren. Brothers Corporation received the contract to lay the bitulithic for $2.25 per square yard with a five-year guarantee. I recommend that this kind of paving be extended on Medford street to Magoun square.
Highland Avenue.
The department, with its own labor and the co-operation of the Boston Elevated Railway Company, paved the portion of Highland avenue extending from Davis square easterly about 100 feet, with paving brick, the joints being grouted with Port- land cement on a concrete base, at a cost of $1,261.52. This paving should be extended on Highland avenue to Grove street.
Holland and Washington Streets.
Holland street, the entire length, and Washington street from Union square to the Cambridge line have been macadam- ized, trap rock being used for the two top layers on Washington street, at a total cost for both streets of $9,364.11.
320
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Granite Paving.
Somerville avenue, in front of Squire's box factory, and Warren street, which is used a great deal for heavy teaming, were paved with granite paving blocks at a cost of $1,396.72.
The city should continue to pave portions of the main streets with some kind of permanent paving each year. By so doing, not only may the main streets be put in first-class condi- tion, but all the side streets in the vicinity may be repaired with the old material excavated for the new paving.
Clarendon Avenue.
An order was passed by the board of aldermen January 25, 1903, for the laying out and acceptance of Clarendon avenue, from Broadway to the Cambridge line.
Work was begun at once and was completed May 1, 1905, at a cost of $17.260.98. Although the cost was great, the high- way department received a large amount of stone, which was crushed and used on the streets. The laying out of this street has placed on the market a large tract of improved land for building purposes from which the city will receive an increase in taxes. It also furnished work for unemployed citizens in the winter time, when most of the work was done.
City Ledge.
The city ledge between Broadway and Holland street would have been nearly exhausted at the end of this year had not the city constructed Clarendon avenue, thereby receiving enough stone for street work without drawing very heavily on the city ledge. I agree with Mayor Chandler when he says in his inaugural address of 1905 that with the complete removal of the city ledge, opportunity would be given for a great im- provement. A sixty-foot street could be laid out through this property to connect with Cameron and Packard avenues, thus affording a fine thoroughfare between North Cambridge and Tufts College. I would recommend, as last year, the early con- sideration of the advisability of purchasing a stone ledge of suitable material, if found in a favorable location. I think great improvement at a less cost can be made in the construction and maintenance of our streets if such a purchase is made.
Stone Crusher.
The crushing plant has worked 287 days the past year, but was unable to supply the demand for stone. The plant was thoroughly overhauled, and the installment of a new screen has added greatly to the improvement of the plant, and it is my in- tention to add to the bin capacity, thereby saving handling the crushed stone. Fourteen thousand six hundred fifty tons were crushed, and 1,693 tons purchased during the year.
CLARENDON AVENUE .- Before Construction.
CLARENDON AVENUE .- After Construction.
321
STREET COMMISSIONER.
Street Cleaning.
All the streets, both accepted and private, were cleaned during the year, and all the paved streets, swept as often as the highway appropriation would allow. $12,018.06 was spent in this branch of the work.
Patrolmen with push carts have been constantly kept at the squares and on the main streets, and I hope the appropria- tion will allow this force to be increased the coming year, and also be sufficient for the purchase of a gutter sweeper. The placing of one or more waste barrels at all the schoolhouses for the pupils, and on the main streets for the public, would not only save the city expense, but would improve the looks of the streets in the vicinity, and it is my intention to carry out this idea. The teaming in this branch of the work the coming year will be increased, as the dumping places are few and far between.
Bridges.
The bridges are in good condition. By the decision of the county commissioners two bridges are to be built over the tracks at Lowell street. One will be paid for by the Boston & Maine Railroad Corporation, while the decision as to the pay- ment for the other is yet to be determined by the court. The construction of the bridges will develop the unimproved land in the vicinity of Albion and adjacent streets, and will be a great benefit to the general public. Plans are being drawn by the city engineer for the abolishing of grade crossings on the Fitchburg division of the Boston & Maine railroad.
Shade Trees.
There is nothing which helps to improve the looks of a city more than shade trees. Trees have been set out on Highland avenue and Holland street the entire length at the expense of the city, and in cases where individuals paid for the trees, the department set them out, protecting them with a wire guard and pole, and watering them during the dry season. I recom- mend that the city purchase and set out shade trees on Summer street. The department has set out 675 trees, while forty-six dead and dangerous trees were removed during the year.
Subways.
The subways at Kent, Sacramento, and Thorndike streets are in good condition. Men are assigned to care for the same, and extra help is provided in case of a storm. If subways were built at West street and Hancock street, on the Arlington Branch of the Boston & Maine Railroad, it would be a great convenience and safety to the public until such time as grade crossings are abolished.
322
ANNUAL REPORTS.
The Brown=tail and Gypsy Moth.
The original home of the brown-tail moth was in Europe, where the insect is found all over the entire continent except in the northern portions. It first came here in the year 1890 and the first serious outbreak occurred in 1897. All of the streets are now generally infested throughout the entire city.
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