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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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