Report of the city of Somerville 1908, Part 24

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1908
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 466


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Private.


40


Mead


School st.


Southeasterly


Private.


40


..


. .


Mardell circle


Spring st.


Northwesterly


Private.


8


140


Lovell


Broadway


Electric ave.


Private.


40


385


Lowden ave.


Broadway


Fosket st.


Public.


40


1,247


200


Linwood pl.


Linwood st.


Southwesterly


Private.


about 12


Linwood


Somerville ave.


Washington st.


Public.


50


2,114


340


540


Lowell


B. & L. R. R.


Vernon st.


Private.


33++-


580


Malloy ct.


Somerville ave.


Merriam ave.


Private.


30


. .


1,360


Maple ave.


Cameron ave.


Ames st.


Public.


40


250


Mondamin ct.


Ivaloo st.


310


..


....


90


....


*Proposed.


190


255


312


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.


Mousal pl. . ·


·


North Union st.


B. & M. R. R.


Private.


20


....


Mt. Pleasant ct.


Perkins st.


Southwesterly


Private.


40


260


Mt. Pleasant . .


Broadway


Perkins st. .


Public.


33


584


800


** Mt. Vernon ave.


Meacham st.


Mystic ave.


Private


50


764


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


900


Murray


Washington st.


Southerly


Private.


30


250


Museum


Beacon st.


Cambridge line


Public.


40


164


100


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 ..


Public.


40


336


2,000


Nashua


Richardson st.


B. & L. R. R. .


Public.


35


637


Nevada ave.


Village st.


Hanson st. .


Private.


20


..


..


200


Newberne .


Appleton st. .


Morrison ave.


Public.


40


200


Newberne .


Morrison ave.


Arlington Br. R.R.


Private.


40


....


6S


Newbury


Holland st.


Cambridge line


Public.


40


1,260


100


Newton pl.


Newton 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


. . . .


North Union


Mystic ave.


Northeasterly .


Private.


30


....


600


Norton


Nashua st.


Southeasterly


Private.


20


....


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


....


85


Oakland ave.


Marshall st.


School st.


Public.


40


440


...


Olive ave.


Linden ave.


Peterson ter.


Private.


25


.. .


..


Oliver


Franklin st.


Cross st.


Public.


40


1,085


. .


Orchard .


Cambridge line . Granite st.


Easterly & west'ly


Private.


40


. .


450


Ossipee road


Packard ave.


Curtis st.


Public.


40


682


....


Otis


Cross st.


Wiggleswortlı 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


..


Park pl.


Laurel st.


Easterly .


Private.


30


..


..


150


Park .


Somerville


ave.


Beacon st.


Public.


50


1,238


. .


Parker pl.


Porter st. .


.


Northwesterly


Private.


20


150


Parker .


Washington st. .


Fremont ave.


Private.


35


..


Partridge ave.


Vernon st.


Broadway


Public.


40


1,467


Patten ct.


Cutter st. .


Southeasterly


Private.


8


....


100


Paulina .


Broadway


Holland st.


Private.


40


. . ..


Pearl .


Crescent st.


Mt Vernon st.


Public.


37


341


..


Myrtle ct.


Myrtle st.


Easterly .


Private.


10


....


Myrtle pl.


Myrtle st.


Westerly .


Private.


20-+


120


Newbury park


Newbury st.


Southeasterly


Private.


55


..


Newman pl.


Cedar st. .


Private.


15


..


100


Newton .


Prospect st. .


Southeasterly Easterly


Private.


about 10


.. .


* Proposed Metropolitan Park Commission Boulevard.


** Proposed.


+State Highway Austin St. to Medford line.


·


Public.


40


1,567


155


Olive sq.


Lake st.


Southerly


Private.


about 15


100


Osgood


Park pl.


Northeasterly


Private.


20


220


Park pl.


200


*Mystic river bld.


Medford line .


Arlington line


Private.


60


Mt. Vernon ave. .


Main st.


Meacham st.


Private.


50


...


200


LENGTH.


242


200


Meacham road .


173


313


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.


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


200


Pearl ter.


Pearl st.


Northerly


Private.


23


161


Pearson ave.


Morrison ave.


Boston ave.


Public.


45


1,320


....


Pearson road


Broadway .


Warner st.


Public.


40


564


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


155


Pinckney pl.


Pinckney st. .


Southeasterly


Private.


24


125


Pinckney


Washington st.


Perkins st.


Public.


40


1,186


. . ..


Piper ave.


Cedar st.


Westerly.


Private.


20


461


Pitman


Beech st.


Spring st.


Private.


30


....


380


Pitman


Spring st.


Belmont st.


Private.


26


390


Pleasant ave.


Walnut st.


Vinal ave.


Public.


40


543


Poplar ct.


Poplar st.


Southeasterly


Private.


10


80


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


65


Porter ave.


Porter st.


Northwesterly .


Private.


20


....


...


Porter


Elm st.


Mountain ave.


Public.


45


1,622


Porter


Mountain ave.


Highland ave. .


Public.


40


415


..


..


boulevard


square


Mystic river and Medford line


Public.


80


7,200


..


..


Powder house ter.


Kidder ave.


Liberty ave.


Public.


40


585


. . ..


Prentiss


Beacon st.


Cambridge Line


Private.


35


150


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


Prospect


Washington st.


Cambridge line


Public.


50


2,071


....


Prospect Hill av.


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


....


Randolph pl. .


Cross st.


Westerly .


Private.


15


244


Raymond ave.


Curtis st.


North st.


Public.


40


1,345


Record ct ..


Broadway


Southwesterly


Private.


10


....


110


Reed's ct. .


Oliver st.


Southwesterly


Private.


20


....


105


Remick ct.


Cutter st.


Southeasterly


Private.


10


...


100 .


Richardson


Lowell st.


Lawrence st.


Public.


35


467


Richardson ter.


Richardson st.


Northeasterly


Private.


20


135


Richdale ave.


School st.


Sycamore st.


Public.


40


875


..


Richmond hi'l'ds


Madison st. s'ly 146


Highland ave.


Private.


10


..


..


170


Robinson


Central st.


Bartlett st.


Public.


40


582


..


. .


Rogers ave.


Morrison ave.


Boston ave.


Public


45


1,682


Roland st.


Waverly st.


Boston line


Private. Public.


40


121


. .


. .


Rossmore


Somerville ave.


Washington st.


Public.


40


534


Royce pl.


Bonair st.


Northeasterly


Private.


15+-


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


...


. .


...


Peterson ter.


Porter st. .


Olive ave.


Private.


13+


....


..


220


Porter pl.


Porter st.


Northwesterly


Private.


20


195


Powder house


Powder house


Northwesterly,


Prescott


Summer st.


Highland ave.


Public.


50


1,110


..


..


Pritchard ave.


Frederick ave.


Boston ave.


Private.


40


College ave.


Curtis st.


Public.


40


2,000


....


Southerly 146'


Private.


30


146


Roberts .


Lawrence st.


Northwesterly


Private.


20


40


100


Roseland


Beacon st.


Cambridge line


..


Pearl St. pl.


Pearl st.


Northeasterly


Private.


20


Pearson road


Warner st.


Dearborn road .


Private.


40


....


1,090


130


200


....


140


Professors row


Madison st.


LENGTH.


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.


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.


Northwesterly .


Private.


30


176


Sargent ave.


Broadway .


Walnut st.


Public.


40


1,075


...


Sartwell ave.


Cedar st.


Cherry st.


Private.


35


400


Sawyer ave.


Packard ave.


Curtis st.


Private.


40


690


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


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


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


....


120


Somerville ave.


E. Camb. line


Union sq.


Public.


75


4,325


. .


Somerville ave.


Union sq.


N. Camb. line .


Public.


70


6,793


....


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. Stanford ter.


Beacon st.


Northeasterly


Private.


20


..


Stickney ave. .


Marshall st.


School st.


Public.


40


458


....


St. James ave.


Elm st.


Summer st. .


Public.


40


488


125


Stone ave.


Columbus ave.


Prospect Hill p'k'y


Public.


38


107


. .


. .


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)


Cambridge line .


Woodstock st. (Ext'n)


Private.


40


...


160


Taunton.


Wyatt st.


Easterly to angle .


Private.


30


....


170


Taunton


Angle


Marion st.


Private.


20


....


200


Taylor


Mystic ave.


Sydney st.


Private.


40


....


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.


Public.


40


465


Thorndike


Kingston st.


Public.


40


115


....


Thorpe pl.


Arl'gt'n Br. R.R. Highland ave.


Southwesterly


Public.


30


468


... .


...


200


St. James ave. ext.


Summer st.


Northeasterly


Private.


30


....


Stone ave.


Union sq. .


Columbus ave.


Public.


40


676


....


Stone pl.


Stone ave.


Southeasterly


Private.


30


145


Snow ter.


Jaques st.


Southwesterly


Private.


16


..


. .


Highland ave.


Belmont st.


Private.


20


670


Skehan


Hanson


Durham


Private.


30


..


. .


95


Taylor pl.


Somerville


ave.


Southerly


Private.


15


....


310


Teele ave.


Packard ave.


Curtis st.


Private.


40


*Proposed.


.


Summer


Bow st.


222


. .


LENGTH.


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.


Thurston


Broadway


Richdale ave.


Public.


40


1,660


Timmins pl.


Dane st. .


Westerly .


Private.


3.5


...


150


Tower


Crown st.


Highland ave.


Public.


40


559


Tremont pl.


Tremont st.


Southeasterly


Private.


about 10


. .


75


Tremont


Webster ave.


Cambridge line .


Public.


40


589


Trull


Vernon st.


Medford st.


Public.


40


1,050


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


Union


Broadway


Mystic ave.


Public.


40


345


100


Upland Park


Main st.


Southwesterly


Private.


20


. . . .


175


Veazie


Walnut st.


Bradley st.


Public.


35


392


Veazie


Bradley st.


Marshall st.


Public.


40


261


....


Vernon


Central st.


Glenwood road


Public.


40


764


....


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


..


370


Vinal ave.


Summer st.


Highland ave.


Public.


45


1,425


Vinal


Richardson st.


Northeasterly


Private.


20


200


Vine ct. .


Vine st.


Northwesterly


Private.


25


..


..


140


Vine .


Somerville ave.


Hanson st.


Private.


40


662


....


Virginia


Aldrich st.


Jasper st.


Public.


40


405


....


Wade ct.


Cedar st.


Westerly .


Private.


20


180


Waldo ave.


Beacon st.


Dimick st.


Private.


40


277


Waldo


Highland ave.


Hudson st.


Public.


40


287


....


Wallace


Holland st.


Broadway


Public.


40


1,342


....


Walnut


Bow st.


Broadway


Public.


40


3,948


....


Walnut road


Walnut st.


Kenneson road


Private.


40


..


..


222


Walter


Walnut st.


of Bradley st.


Public.


40


548


...


Ward


Medford st.


Emery st


Private.


30


450


Ware .


Curtis st. .


Dow st.


Private.


40


....


680


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 place


Warwick st. .


Northeasterly


Private.


15


150


Warwick


Cedar st. .


Warwick pl.


Public.


40


665


....


Washington ave. .


Washington st.


Northerly


Private.


18


850


Washington pl.


Washington st. .


Southerly


Private.


about 7.5


1,060


....


Washington


Franklin ave.


Fitchburg R. R.


Public.


60 to 100 60


2,344


250


Waterhouse


Broadway


Cambridge line


Private.


40


. .


..


986


Watson .


Broadway


Fairmount ave.


Private.


40


....


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


....


460


Westminster


Broadway .


Electric ave.


Public.


40


376


Weston ave.


Clarendon ave.


Broadway


Private.


40


....


$25


Westwood road


Central st.


Benton road


Public.


40


489


....


.


.


Wellington ave.


Montgomery ave.


Easterly


Private.


40


. .


114


Washington


Charlest'n line


Franklin ave.


Public.


75


3,977


....


Washington


Fitchburg R. R.


Cambridge line


Public.


Water


South st. .


Northerly


Private.


25


Waverly


Washington st. .


Roland st.


Private.


35


-


85


West .


Hawthorne st.


Arlington Br. R. R.


Private.


30


..


270


Walter pl.


Walter st.


Southwesterly


Private.


40


200


Village


Dane st.


Vine st.


Private.


25


780


Vine


Hanson st.


Beacon st.


Public.


30


Union pl.


Linwood st.


Southwesterly


Private.


10


..


..


97


Tower ct.


Tyler st.


Northeasterly


Private.


25


Trull lane


Highland ave.


Oxford st.


Private.


15


..


. .


. .


..


( about 100 ft. N.


. . ..


200


250


LENGTH.


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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


.


Private.


20


200


Whitfield road.


Packard ave.


Curtis st.


Private.


40


684


Wigglesworth .


Bonair st. .


Pearl st.


Public.


40


744


William .


Chandler st.


College ave.


Public.


40


381


. .


William .


Broadway


Medford line


Private.


50


45


Williams ct.


Porter st.


Northwesterly


Private.


30


....


150


Willoughby


Central st.


Sycamore st.


Public.


40


427


Willow ave.


Elm st.


Broadway


Public.


50


3,534


. .


Willow pl. .


Cambridge line


South st. .


B. & L. R. R.


Public.


35


470


. . ..


Winchester


Broadway


Medford line


Private.


40


·


..


65


Windom


Elm st.


Summer st.


Public.


40


300


....


Windsor road .


Willow ave.


Hancock st.


Public.


40


575


..


..


Winslow ave.


College ave.


Clifton st.


Public.


40


1,123


....


Winter


College ave.


Holland st.


Public.


30


402


Winter Hill cir.


Broadway .


Northeasterly


Private.


25


....


177


Winthrop ave.


(Extension.)


Mystic ave.


Middlesex ave.


Private.


40


Woodbine .


Centre st.


Lowell st.


Private.


30


..


..


1,350


Woodstock .


Victoria st.


Alewife brook


Private.


40


....


415


*Woodstock


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


11 Albion st.


Northeasterly


Private.


9


170


Court


21 Albion st. .


Northeasterly


Private.


10


100


Court


292 Broadway


Southwesterly


Private.


15


96


Court


612 Broadway


Southwesterly Southeasterly


Private.


20


188


Court


113 Central st.


Northwesterly .


Private.


10


....


117


Court


36 Craigie st.


Westerly


Private.


25


126


Court


58 Dane st.


Easterly


Private.


10


70


Court


20 Dimick st.


Southwesterly


Private.


39.25


136


Court


66 Lowell st.


Westerly


Private.


25


101


Court


78 Lowell st.


Westerly


Private.


25


101


Court


Olive ave.


Porter st.


Private.


7.5


....


156


Court


10 Stone ave.


Northwesterly .


Private.


20


113


Total


391,220


108,837


Public, 74.095 miles ( includes 2.843 miles boulevards ); private, 20.613 miles.


Total length of streets in the city, 94.708 miles.


.


*Woods ave.


North st.


Alewife brook


Private.


40


. .


..


..


310


Wilton


Lowell st.


Lawrence st.


Private.


25


150


Wilson ave.


Broadway


Private.


20


307


White St. pl.


White st.


Southeasterly


.


.


..


150


Court


227 Columbia st.


Private.


20


583


600


(Extension.)


( N. E. line


100


..


Public.


40


269


LENGTH.


5 .-


MYSTIC STREET BEFORE ACCEPTANCE.


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MYSTIC STREET AFTER ACCEPTANCE AND CONSTRUCTION.


REPORT OF THE STREET COMMISSIONER.


OFFICE OF THE STREET COMMISSIONER, CITY HALL, SOMERVILLE, January 1, 1909. To His Honor, the Mayor, and the Board of Aldermen :-


Gentlemen,-I most respectfully submit the thirty-third an- nual report, containing a brief summary of the principal work performed by the highway department during the year 1908.


This department has charge of the construction, alterations, repairs, maintenance, and management of ways, streets, side- walks and bridges ; also the setting out and care of shade trees, the suppression of brown-tail and gypsy moths, and the super- vision of street watering.


All the work in the highways, the permanent paving and the laying of granolithic sidewalks, which was previously let to con- tractors, has been done by the department employees, thus giv- ing the work to Somerville citizens.


There is a great difference of opinion between road builders and citizens as to what is the best paving for our main streets. Residents and owners of automobiles are in favor of any kind of a sheet paving, while owners of horses complain that this kind of paving is very slippery and dangerous to drive upon. It is necessary for the city government to consider all kinds of paving to suit all classes, and at the same time determine which is the most durable and the cheapest for the city.


Permanent Paving.


The only permanent paving laid this year was the granite block paving on a gravel base with pitched joints, on Somerville avenue, from Kent street to Lowell street, at a cost of $5,586.27. This cost includes the re-setting of edgestones, re-laying bricks and crossings. There were 2,242 square yards of paving laid at an average cost of $2.49 per square yard.


The appropriation for this work was ample to provide for more permanent paving, but owing to the fact that it was neces- sary to construct a large number of streets under the Better- ment Act during the next two years, the city government deemed it advisable to complete these streets this year rather than accept the two-year limit, thus causing the abutters another season's inconvenience, thereby making it possible to lay a larger amount of permanent paving in 1909.


Mystic Avenue.


For a number of years Mystic avenue has been an expense to the city for repairs which were badly needed. A little over a year ago the Massachusetts Highway Commission assumed con-


318


ANNUAL REPORTS.


trol of this thoroughfare, and constructed it during the past year from a point near Austin street to the Medford line, to which point the state constructed this street during the previous year. This work has completed a good state highway, which is not only a benefit to Somerville, but also to outlying cities and towns. This city should construct this street from the point where the state assumes control to the Boston line.


Holland Street Ledge.


Quarrying has been constantly carried on at the Holland- street ledge during the past year, and a large amount of good stone still remains. The steam drill has been used with success the entire year. When the stone in this ledge is exhausted, it is probable that the crushing plant will be moved to the Clarendon- hill ledge, which the city purchased for the department some years ago, and where there is a large amount of stone that can be utilized for street and sidewalk work.


Stone Crusher.


The crushing plant has worked 278 days during the past year, but was unable to supply the demand for stone. Trap rock was purchased under contract from the Massachusetts Broken Stone Company at $1.08 per ton, F. O. B., Somerville, to be used for the last layer (nut size and pea stone) for Tar- viated stock.


There were 11,592 tons crushed and 401 tons · purchased during the year.


Street Cleaning.


All the streets, both public and private, were cleaned in the spring and fall, and the paved streets were swept as often as considered necessary. The amount expended in this branch of the work amounted to $16,161.73. The expense of teaming is increasing each year on account of the scarcity of dumping places. I trust that the appropriation for the coming year will be large enough to allow the force of patrolmen with push carts, who do excellent work, to be increased. As we now have the reputation of being one of the cleanest cities in the state, I think it is not asking too much of storekeepers and residents to exercise more care in front of their places of business and resi- dences, and assist us in maintaining this high standard.


Experiments have been tried of flushing smoothly-paved streets with watering carts and by connecting hose to hydrants, the latter having proved the more successful. It is my inten- tion, early in the spring, to do this work at night, thus keeping smoothly-paved streets and squares in a cleanly and healthy conditión.


I recommend that a sanitary flushing machine be purchased, which would reduce the expense in this branch of the work.


319


STREET COMMISSIONER.


Bridges.


The bridges in this city are all in good condition. A con- tract has been awarded for the abolition of the grade crossing on Somerville avenue, on the Fitchburg division of the Boston & Maine Railroad. Although the work was started late in the fall, great progress has been made, and with the opening of good weather in the spring, the work will be pushed with rapidity until completed. This will do away with a very dangerous crossing which is a great inconvenience to the general public and the cause of the loss of many lives. I trust that the good work of the abolition of grade crossings on this division of the Boston & Maine Railroad already commenced will not cease until they are all eliminated.


Shade Trees.


Pursuing the usual custom, all dead and dangerous trees have been removed during the past year and re-placed by live ones, which in years to come will be ornaments to the city. There has been no appropriation made for the care of shade trees, and as the expense is great and has to be met by the Highway Maintenance appropriation, this appropriation should . be increased so as to enable the department to perform the work required. Forty-six dead and dangerous trees were re- moved during the year, and 135 trees have been set out, each supported by a pole and protected by a wire guard. It is my intention, during the coming year, to place wire guards around trees already standing to protect them from injury. Many trees are injured and killed by gas leaks, and also by coming in contact with electric wires, but as the work of placing the wires underground advances, this difficulty will be removed. Trees purchased by the abutters are set out by the city free of cost.




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