Report of the city of Somerville 1905, Part 27

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1905
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 486


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William street


.


.


Broadway .


Broadway


Hanson street


·


564.4


....


256 57


Evergreen avenue


.


Northerly Both


Estate No. 64


.


882.9


Beacon street


White street


.


STREET COMMISSIONER.


* Where not already laid.


335


... .


1,223 65


Hudson


Northerly


·


.


705.9


703 42


Main


.


.


Southwesterly


·


Broadway ·


Medford


In front of Estate


-


Easterly


·


.


1,440 04


Moreland


Both


.


Washington street


·


Vine street .


·


1,580.1


1,302 97


Cutter avenue


.


1,599.3


1,412 14


Hawthorne


Both


Davis square


Broadway .


·


1,155.5


964.3


969 92


Cedar street


.


308.6


545 86


Elm


Southwesterly line


Both


.


.


Easterly


·


Of Eliza Mclaughlin .


.


·


Cross street


E'ly line R. R. Estate .


FROM


TABLE C .- Concluded.


STREET.


SIDE.


FROM


To


FEET OF EDGESTONES.


YARDS OF BRICKS.


COST.


Brought forward


1',287.2


2,926.9


$12,549 06


*Morrison avenue


Northeasterly


College avenue


.


.


To sidewalk already laid


49.7


54.5


88 50


Ossipee road


Both


·


.


Packard avenue .


.


Crescent street


333.8


189.5


572 60


Pritchard avenue


Both


Morrison avenue .


Frederick avenue


1,299.2


. . .


1,141 41


Richardson


Both


.


.


.


.


Hancock street


.


·


992.8


996 87


Sydney


Northeasterly


Grant street


.


.


. . . .


206 90


Warren


.


.


.


.


·


.


Cambridge line


196.3


... .


842 19


Wilton


.


.


·


.


·


·


·


.


.


942.7


....


783 65


** Willow avenue


Southeasterly


Frederick avenue


Broadway -


.


....


63.5


57 20


Wyatt


.


.


In front of ·


Estates Nos.


.


.


.


. ...


16,195.7


4,949.4


$20,709 41


·


·


Pearl street .


·


Curtis street


1,443.5


1,218 11


Pearl


.


.


·


Southwesterly


.


.


.


Lawrence street .


940.6


. .. .


850 56


Spencer avenue .


.


.


.


·


·


Temple street


702.7


632 53


Both


Medford street


·


.


Both


Lowell street


Lawrence street


.


* Where not already laid.


** Granolithic, 559,4 square yards.


336


ANNUAL REPORTS.


722.2


769 83


Mt. Vernon


Easterly


·


.


·


.


.


Both .


Mt. Vernon street


.


.


·


.


·


.


14, 16, 18, 20


.


Willow avenue


Lowell street


Cedar street


337


STREET COMMISSIONER.


TABLE D. Sidewalks Constructed Where the Bricks and Edgestones Were Furnished by the Abutters.


For


Street.


Yards of Bricks.


Cost to City.


Charles R. Elder .


124.1


$45 20


Thomas Kilmartin


47, 47-A 49, 49-A Beacon st. 62, 66 Partridge avenue 413, 415 Norfolk street


44.80


26 80


John McFarlane


30.40


13 55


Total


199.30


. $85 55


TABLE E. Granolithic Sidewalk Laid (the Edgestones being already set), the Abutters Paying the Excess above the Equivalent of One-half the Cost of a Brick Sidewalk.


For


Street.


Square Yards.


Cost to City.


Caroline G. Baker


40 Benton road


37.1


$18 55


Frank J. Dooling


34


66


66


27.


13 50


Caroline B. Fish


50


66


66


28.70


14 35


William Shannahan


38


30.40


15 20


Highland Association


314 Highland avenue


91.60


45 80


Wilbur P. Rice


346-352 Highland avenue 415-417 60 66


74.30


37 15


Munroe Street Sidewalk


sidewalk already laid to Prospect Hill avenue .


439.


281 05


Total


826.80


$474 95


.


.


98.70


49 35


Edmund S. Sparrow


Northerly side from brick


338


TABLE F. Gutters Paved in Connection with Setting Edgestones.


STREET.


Side.


From


To


Square Yards.


Cost.


Alston street .


.


Northeasterly


Cross street


.


·


Medford line .


442.90


776 89


Broadway


Northeasterly


Main street .


·


Hanson street


294.30


523 72


Durham street


Both


. South westerly .


Mossland street


White street


188.10


367 91


Elm street


·


Northerly


Thurston street


Sycamore street


120.


189 10


Evergreen avenue


.


Both


Broadway


S'thw't'ly line Est. No. 42


394.70


556 93


Hanson street


·


Both


Washington street


Vine street .


.


533.10


856 35


Hawthorne street


Both


Willow avenue


.


Cutter avenue


.


439.


736 22


* Holland street


Easterly .


Davis square


.


Medford line .


241.


453 30


Main street


Southwesterly


Broadway


.


Meacham street


552.10


878 77


.


.


Westerly


Pearl street


.


.


Gutters already laid


16.6


62 20


Ossipee road .


.


.


Both


Packard avenue


Curtis street .


481.20


701 30


Pearl street


Southwesterly


·


.


·


.


·


.


313.50


461 73


Richardson street. .


Both


Lowell street


.


·


.


234.20


303 60


Sydney street .


Northeasterly


Grant street .


Temple street


·


70.70


92 62


Willow avenue


.


·


437 43


Wilton street . .


Both


Lowell street .


Lawrence street


.


.


Total


.


5,994.90


$9,662 81


.


.


Shawmut place


·


288.2


$550 14


Easterly line of R. R. lot


.


.


Beacon street


·


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


ANNUAL REPORTS.


* Concrete.


.


.


Morrison avenue


·


.


Frederick avenue


433.10


724 40


Pritchard avenue


Both


Mt. Vernon street


Crescent street


111.30


226 05


.


Both


Main street


.


Mt. Vernon street


.


.


.


.


·


.


Westerly


In front of the Estate of


Edison Elec. Ill. Co.


314.20


Farragut avenue


526.70


764 15


Broadway


.


Moreland street


Lawrence street


.


.


South westerly


Cross street


339


STREET COMMISSIONER.


TABLE G. Driveways Constructed at Expense of Abutters.


FOR.


LOCATION.


Albert C. Ashton


. 33 Columbus avenue


Horace W. Andrews


Glen street, rear 122 Broadway


Elbridge G. Davis


. Near 33 Jaques street


Charles H. Dearborn


90 Chandler street


Reginald W. Doe


Richdale avenue, rear 174 School street


William P. De Witt


15 Day street


Charles E. Edgerton


. 63 Boston street


Harry Gavel


23 Partridge avenue


Joseph Gridley


Benton road, rear 179 Highland avenue Chandler street, rear 922 Broadway


Granville Hodgkins


12 Curtis street


Henry A. and Leona F. Hooper


. 41 Monroe street


John E. Locatelli


Craigie street


Julia A. McGlone


78 and 82 Line street Pearl street


New England Tel. and Tel. Co.


Bradley street


Albert Ober


26 St. James avenue


Charles E. Parkhurst .


79 Walnut street


Edward J. Robertson .


108-A Beacon street


Horatio B. Ruggles


15 Glen street


Edwin A. Simonds


. 38 Robinson street


Winsor L. Snow


Day street, near Davis square


John P. Squire & Co. .


Somerville avenue


Winter Hill Baptist Church


School street


TABLE H. Driveways Discontinued at Expense of Abutters.


FOR.


LOCATION.


Alphonso S. Colburn .


. 51 School street


Mary D. Wilder


17 School street


TABLE I. Driveways Re=located at Expense of Abutters.


FOR.


LOCATION.


Zebedee E. Cliff .


North Shore Express Co.


Curtis street Myrtle street


George O. Gustin


340


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE J. Streets Accepted in 1905.


STREET.


WARD.


FROM


To


WIDTH, FEET.


LENGTH, FEET.


Hamlet street .


3


Highland ave. .


Southw't'ly end


30


451


Hanson street .


2


Washington st.


Vine st. .


30 to 35


S16


Lexington avenue


6


Hancock st. .


Willow ave. .


50


624


Nashua street . .


5


Richardson st. .


B. & L. R. R. .


35


637


Skehan street . .


2


Dane st. .


Hanson st. .


30


306


Thorpe place


3


Highland ave. .


Southw't'ly end


30


468


Vernon street .


5


Glenwood road


Lowell st.


30 to 40


624


Warren street . .


2


Medford st. .


Cambridge line


30 to 40


109


Wheatland street


4


Jaques st.


Mystic avenue .


40


828


Length in feet


4,863


TABLE K. Street Crossings Laid. BRICK.


Albion street, across same, from westerly side of Centre street.


Broadway, southerly side, across Thurston street.


Mt. Vernon street, across same, from northerly side of Lincoln avenue.


GRANITE FLAGGING.


Broadway, across same, from westerly side of Curtis street.


Lexington avenue, across same, from easterly side of Hancock street.


Main street, easterly side, across Moreland street.


Somerville avenue, southerly side, near Mossland street, from edgestone to car track.


Somerville avenue, at Squire's estate at box factory, from edgestone to car track.


Washington street, southerly side, across Perry street.


Street Crossings Re-surfaced.


Broadway, across same, at easterly side of Cedar street.


Richdale avenue, across same, at westerly side of Essex street. Washington street, across same, at easterly side of Bowdoin street.


Washington street, across same, at easterly side of Hawkins street.


Length of Accepted Streets in Each Ward.


Ward 1


Miles. 9.182


7.828


3


7.260


66


9.109


5


10.625


66


6


11.504


.


14.715


Total length of accepted streets in the city


70.223


Respectfully submitted, ASA B. PRICHARD, Street Commissioner.


REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS.


OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS, CITY HALL, Somerville, January 1, 1906.


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 1905.


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." A brief summary of the work performed by this department in compliance with the above mentioned article of the city charter will be found in this report, as well as tables showing the result of the routine work.


Inspection of Buildings.


There have been issued during the year 1905, 311 permits for new buildings and alterations. This number is eight more than in 1904.


The total estimated cost of new buildings and alterations in 1905 was $870,530, while the same in 1904 was $959,540, show- ing a decrease of $89,010.


During the year 1905 there have been 1,195 inspections of private buildings in the course of construction. These have in- cluded the inspection of construction, fire-stopping, chimneys, buildings 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 :-


WARDS.


Buildings.


Totals.


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


Dwellings


10


16


14


4


17


54


118


233


Dwellings and stores .


1


1


1


0


0


3


6


Stables


0


1


0


1


1


0


0


3


Miscellaneous


12


9


10


8


8


5


00


60


Brick buildings


2


1


1


0


1


4


9


Total


25


28


26


13


26


60


133


311


342


ANNUAL REPORTS.


The number of plumbing permits issued during the year was 356


Permits for plumbing in new buildings 185 Permits for plumbing in old buildings . 169


Number of buildings in which pipes were tested by water 308


Number of master plumbers' licenses, 3 at $2.00 :


$6 00


Number of journeyman's licenses, 4 at $.50 .


Number of master plumbers' licenses renewed, 36 at $.50 . 2 00


18 00


Number of journeyman's licenses renewed, 22 at $.50


11 00


Two applications for journeyman's licenses were rejected. Amount received in fees .


37 00


Proctor School.


The Proctor school was completed and prepared for occu- pancy September 1 of this year. This building contains eight rooms for classes and one recitation room. Each classroom is intended to accommodate forty-nine pupils, and the recitation room thirty-five. The total cost of this school centre was $41,029.16.


Health Department Building.


The construction of a storage shed for the city offal, for which an order was passed April 13, 1905, was completed, and the shed made ready for use in May of this year. The total cost of this building was $1,189.79.


Bell School Fire Escape.


The construction of the fire escape at the Bell school, for which an order was passed on June 22, 1905, has been com- pleted, and the escape is now ready for use. The total cost of this fire escape was $1,320. There is still some work to be done in connection with the approach to the escape inside the building, and this will be done the next vacation.


Addition to Latin High School.


The construction of the addition to the Latin High school, for which an order was passed by the board of aldermen on July 13, 1905, was commenced in September of this year, and is still in progress. The estimates for the general contract on this build- ing were opened in the office of the mayor, on Tuesday, Septem- ber 5. The contract was awarded to Frederick C. Alexander, he being the lowest bidder.


During the summer vacation of 1905, alterations were made in the old part of the Latin High school building, which were shown in the original plan as referred to in the order as adopted by the board of aldermen on July 13, 1905.


The addition to this building is being constructed on the rear of the building, and is 100 feet in width and fifty feet in depth. It is a four-story building, each floor of which is divided


313


COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS.


into four rooms, with the necessary corridors, coat rooms, closets, etc. The entire addition contains eight classrooms, each room having a seating capacity of forty-eight pupils, and eight recita- tion rooms, having a seating capacity of thirty pupils. The en- tire seating capacity of the addition is therefore 624.


A corridor connecting the present English High school with the new addition to the Latin High school is also a part of this contract and will make it possible for a part of the new addition to be used for the accommodation of pupils going to the English High school. It is expected that the addition will be completed, and therefore ready for occupancy September 1, 1906.


Electric Service.


On March 22, 1905, new contracts were made by this de- partment with the Edison Electric Illuminating Company of Bos- ton for the furnishing of electric current for illuminating pur- poses in the public buildings of the city. These contracts were made to run for five years, and a material decrease in the cost of lighting was anticipated. This department has not been disap- pointed in the showing which has been made thus far in this account.


The total amount for electric lighting during the year 1905 was $4,391. For the same twelve months under the old contracts the amount would have been $6,300. It is, therefore, a fact that the new contracts show a saving to the city of $1,909 in the twelve months of the year 1905.


Recommendations.


I respectfully recommend that during the year 1906 the furnace systems in the Morse and Pope schools be removed and modern steam systems be installed. I believe that the saving of fuel would pay the interest on the amount required to make these changes. I would recommend that the engines in the Bell and Hanscom school buildings, now used to run the ventilation fans, be removed and the electric motors be substituted. These changes, I believe, will also show a material decrease in the cost of fuel in these buildings.


I would further recommend that an appropriation be made, sufficiently large to make a general renovation of the Forster school building. This building after many years of constant ser- vice is badly in need of repairs, particularly on the outside. Sev- eral of the school buildings are without wall tinting, and inasmuch as the pupils of the schools are themselves purchasing pictures to adorn the walls of the various rooms, this department feels that the comparatively small amount required for such work would be wisely expended.


344


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Public Buildings, Care and Repair.


It has been necessary during the year 1905 to practice the strictest economy in the care of the public buildings of the city, owing to the small amount of money available for this purpose. In fact the appropriation has proved inadequate for even the work which was necessary to be done in order to make the build- ings comfortable and well cared for. The following table will show in part the property which must be cared for and main- tained at all times, as well as watched carefully for defects and the results of wear and tear :-


Buildings


43


Stcam plants


54


Furnaces


32


Classrooms (schools)


270


Sets of school furniture


12,407


Teachers' desks


304


Visitors' chairs


608


Electric motors


2


Motor generators


1


Sanitary systems


44


The steam and furnace plants and sanitary systems require the most diligent attention, and must be watched carefully at all times for weak parts and defects. The perfect working of the steam and furnace plants is absolutely necessary in order to have the buildings comfortable and safe to occupy during the cold weather. This condition also applies to the sanitary systems, which must be at all times kept in good working condition and in repair. The appropriation recommended at the beginning of each year for the maintenance of the above-named items cannot be estimated accurately in advance, and often the expense in- curred during the year is in excess of the amount anticipated.


In addition to the work already mentioned, there is a large amount of general repairs required on the buildings, such as car- penter work, mason work, roofing, glass breakage, painting, blackboard repairing, repairing fences, care of grounds, concret- ing, and general repairs of all kinds which must be attended to.


In view of the work which should be performed this year in order to have the buildings in proper condition, I have in my recommendation for the appropriation for 1906 included a larger amount than usual and respectfully request that the same may be furnished as recommended.


The following figures give the expenditures for the items of repairs and the care of the buildings for the year 1905 :-


BAXTER SCHOOL.


Janitor


$598 00


Fuel


285 47


Light, gas


22 80


Repairs


125 33


Supplies


.


.


11 48


$1,043 08


-


345


COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS.


BELL SCHOOL.


Janitor


$992 00


Fuel


702 20


Light, electric


197 18


Light, gas .


141 74


Repairs


380 48


Supplies


47 05


Telephone


32 75


$2,493 40


BENNETT SCHOOL.


Janitor


$884 00


Fuel .


638 77


Light, gas .


35 20


Repairs


39 71


Supplies


8 85


1,606 53


BINGHAM SCHOOL.


Janitor


$910 00


Fuel


929 36


Light, gas .


5 70


Light, electric


22 99


Repairs


356 92


Supplies


29 36


Telephone


24 63


Insurance


50 00


2,328 96


BROWN SCHOOL.


Janitor


$598 00


Fuel


390 98


Light, gas


30 60


Repairs


65 42


Supplies


1 50


1,086 50


BURNS SCHOOL.


Janitor


$663 00


Fuel


478 17


Light, gas .


.


38 80


Repairs


300 15


Supplies


6 35


1,486 47


CARR SCHOOL.


Janitor


$1,144 00


Fuel


963 60


Light, gas .


23 20


Repairs


126 87


Supplies


8 18


Telephone


26 73


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


2,292 58


346


ANNUAL REPORTS.


CUMMINGS SCHOOL.


Janitor


$494 00


Fuel .


287 20


Light, gas


2 55


Repairs


345 53


Supplies


41 12


$1,170 40


DAVIS SCHOOL.


Janitor


.


.


$194 00


Fuel


304 83


Light, gas .


30 50


Repairs


379 31


Supplies


18 43


1,227 07


DURELL SCHOOL.


Janitor


$520 00


Fuel .


228 92


Repairs


71 52


Supplies


26 69


847 13


EDGERLY SCHOOL.


Janitor


$832 00


Fuel


537 69


Light, gas .


83 20


Repairs


430 49


Supplies


22 34


Telephone


28 20


1,933 92


FORSTER SCHOOL.


Janitors


$1,812 00


Fuel .


890 70


Light, electric


157 28


Light, gas .


190 70


Repairs


890 62


Supplies


222 29


Telephone


28 98


4,192 57


GLINES SCHOOL.


Janitor


$949 00


Fuel


535 11


Light, electric


914 84


Light, gas .


24 10


Repairs .


147 13


Supplies


10 82


Telephone .


24 43.


Furniture


195 00


2,800 43


317


COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS.


HANSCOM SCHOOL.


Janitor


$598 00


Fuel .


364 60


Light, gas .


15 70


Repairs


143 85


Supplies


7 88


$1,130 03


ENGLISH HIGH SCHOOL.


Janitor


$1,356 00


Light, electric


1,897 06


Light, gas .


98 90


Repairs


200 09


Supplies


55 40


Telephone


118 34


Furniture


.


3,968 29


LATIN HIGH SCHOOL.


Janitor


$1,764 50


Fuel


1,620 31


Light, gas


15 70


Repairs


502 25


Supplies


87 26


Telephone


31 26


Furniture


17 50


4,038 78


HIGHLAND SCHOOL.


Janitor


$896 00


Fuel


1,056 28


Light, gas .


26 50


Light, electric


58 55


Repairs


236 37


Supplies


22 02


Telephone


27 18


Furniture


16 81


2,339 71


HODGKINS SCHOOL.


Janitor


$884 00


Fuel


656 10


Light, gas


27 00


Repairs


310 64


Supplies


78 87


Telephone


25 23


Furniture


25 25


·


242 50


2,007 09


348


ANNUAL REPORTS.


KNAPP SCHOOL.


Janitor


$884 00


Fuel


675 78


Light, gas


68 20


Repairs


277 37


Supplies


18 20


Telephone .


35 10


Furniture


16 32


$1,974 97


LINCOLN SCHOOL.


Janitor


$494 00


Fuel .


186 81


Repairs


160 97


Light, gas .


5 48


Supplies


44 25


.


891 51


LOWE SCHOOL.


Janitor


663 00


Fuel


365 61


Light, gas


48 80


Repairs


215 27


Supplies


14 82


1,307 50


PROSPECT HILL SCHOOL.


Repairs


$22 25


Supplies


6 39


28 64


MORSE SCHOOL.


Janitor


$884 00


Fuel


·


·


880 00


Light, gas


25 70


Repairs


210 31


Supplies


12 48


Telephone .


25 13


Furniture


109 15


2,146 77


PERRY SCHOOL.


Janitor


·


$598 00


Fuel


451 72


Light, gas .


16 10


Repairs


103 96


Supplies


29 25


Furniture


13 41


.


.


·


.


.


.


.


.


·


.


.


·


.


1,212 44


.


.


COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS.


349


POPE SCHOOL.


Janitor


$884 00


Fuel


865 98


Light, gas .


39 68


Repairs


359 69


Supplies


2 60


Telephone


27 59


$2,179 54


PRESCOTT SCHOOL.


Janitor


$912 00


Fuel


786 54


Light, gas .


80 20


Repairs


198 32


Supplies £ .


1 90


Telephone


26 71


2,005 67


PROCTOR SCHOOL.


Janitor


.


.


.


$242 25


Fuel


83 70


Light


00


Repairs


136 85


Supplies


99 00


.


561 80


CENTRAL FIRE STATION.


Fuel


$452 89


Light, gas .


.


.


·


77 20


Light, electric


514 54


Repairs


179 20


Supplies


95 07


Furniture


31 50


1,350 40


STEAMER NUMBER TWO.


$243 28


Light, gas


188 92


Light, electric


26 10


Repairs


73 55


Supplies


31 35


STEAMER NUMBER FOUR.


162 49


Light, gas


.


.


·


2 60


Light, electric


.


.


.


.


110 04


Repairs


41 15


Supplies


9 80


.


.


.


Fuel


·


.


.


563 20


Fuel


.


.


·


326 08


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


350


ANNUAL REPORTS.


HOSE NUMBER TWO.


Fuel


$182 57


Light, gas .


31 30


Light, electric


87 95


Supplies


7 11


.


.


$308 '93


HOSE NUMBER THREE.


Fuel


$193 15


Light, gas .


3 92


Light, electric


304 48


Repairs


1,022 32


Supplies


440 72


1,964 59


HOSE NUMBER FIVE.


Fuel .


$122 89


Light, gas .


3 00


Light, electric


172 15


Repairs


10 00


Supplies


30


308 34


HOSE NUMBER SIX.


Fuel .


$136 70


Light, gas .


9 80


Light, electric


129 32


Repairs


17 60


Supplies


17 81


311 23


HOSE NUMBER SEVEN.


$139 37


Light, gas .


.


.


Light, electric


.


.


.


351 40


CITY HALL.


Janitor


.


.


$1,645 00


Fuel


.


.


266 28


Light, electric


1,022 36


Light, gas .


10 48


Repairs


602 07


Supplies


592 00


Furniture


151 70


.


Fuel


1 40


74 75


Repairs


85 27


Supplies


50 61


·


.


·


·


.


4,289 89


351


COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS.


CITY HALL ANNEX.


Janitor


$420 00


Fuel


170 08


Light, electric


66 74


Repairs


177 41


Supplies


26 87


Insurance


50 00


$911 10


PUBLIC LIBRARY.


Janitor


$1,014 00


Fuel


448 94


Light, electric


1,675 15


Light, gas .


37 90


Repairs


935 80


Supplies


91 43


4,203 22


POLICE STATION.


Janitor


$845 00


Fuel


445 17


Light, electric


113 89


Light, gas .


346 00


Repairs


173 89


Supplies


88 13


2,012 08


HEALTH DEPARTMENT.


Fuel .


$128 26


Light, electric


103 67


Repairs


198 37


Supplies


14 00


444 30


HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT.


Fuel


$61 78


Light, electric


104 66


Light, gas


00


Repairs


228 33


Supplies


35 17


429 94


PUBLIC GROUNDS.


Fuel .


.


$22 40


Repairs


.


.


·


13 60


Supplies


.


.


64


36 64


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


352


ANNUAL REPORTS.


SEWER DEPARTMENT.


Fuel


$25 17


Repairs


.


.


4 50


Supplies


1 55


.


$31 22


SUPPORT OF POOR.


Fuel


$549 20


Light, electric


81 01


Light, gas .


6 60


Repairs


660 73


Supplies


21 82


1,319 36


WATER DEPARTMENT.


Fuel


$99 16


Light, electric


98 67


Light, gas .


3 11


Supplies


69 30


Repairs


36 27


306 51


Conclusion.


The foregoing brief review of the work which has been ac- complished during the year 1905, as well as the statistics given, will, I trust, convey some idea as to the work of the department of public buildings. In some instances it is possible that re- quests have been filed, instead of being attended to at once, owing to the utter impossibility of accomplishing everything needed in the line of improvement of existing conditions in the public buildings.


The various items of work which have been thus filed, how- · ever, are those which could be best postponed to some future date, when either a sufficient appropriation will be available or a better opportunity presents itself for doing the work.


In closing I wish to express my sincere appreciation of the valuable help and advice which I have received from the board of aldermen, as a body, and as individual members.


I desire, also, to gratefully acknowledge the continued sup- port of his honor, the mayor, in everything which has helped to make the department efficient, and to mention again, as in my last report, my appreciation of his interest in the work and his sound and wise advice.


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, CITY HALL, January 1, 1906.


To His Honor, the Mayor, and the Board of Aldermen :-


Gentlemen,-I herewith submit my tenth annual report, for the year ending December 31, 1905.


Electrical Department.


This department has supervision of the fire alarm and police signal systems, which have received the necessary attention dur- ing the year.


Under this department also comes the inspection of all build- ings equipped with electric light service, also all poles and wires in the city streets.


All electric lights and private telephones, bells, etc., in all the public buildings have been maintained and kept in perfect order by this department.


During the year 170 permits were issued for attachments of wires in buildings for electric light service, after careful inspec- tion of the same by this department. Also 154 poles have been replaced by new ones divided as follows: The Edison Electric Illuminating Company of Boston, 126; the New England Tele- phone and Telegraph Company of Massachusetts, 28; and 27 new poles have been set as follows : The Edison Electric Illumin- ating Company of Boston, 13; the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company of Massachusetts, 14.


Fire Alarm.


Two new fire alarm boxes have been added during the year, located as follows: box 233, corner of Somerville avenue and Mystic street; box 238, American Tube Works, Church street, making a total of 108 boxes.


There have been no large fires during the year, as all alarms have been given promptly and correctly, and the fire department was thus enabled to respond quickly.


A portion of the boxes have been changed from 3 and 4- round to 2-round boxes, which has greatly reduced the number of blows on the bells and the whistle, and I would recommend that this work be still further extended.




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