Report of the city of Somerville 1909, Part 29

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1909
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 510


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$82,239 92 Partial abatement of assessment, constructing Cleveland street, assessed in 1908 39 90 Partial abatement of assessment, constructing Vine street in 1908


66 50


Taxes assessed by city in 1905 and 1906, Weston avenue


97 25


Taking of land from estate of Abbie E. Taylor for con- struction of Cleveland street 500 00


Taking of land from estate of Charles I .. Upham for con- struction of Heath street in 1908 . . ·


75 00


Abatement of Highway Betterment Assessments to sundry persons .


67 79


Advertising and recording releases and plans for streets not constructed 94 05


Total debit


$83,180 41


Balance unexpended


$5,951 51


Highways, Paved Gutters and Crossings.


CREDIT.


Appropriation


$8,000 00


Transfer from Sewers Construction ac-


count


. 7,670 95


$15,670 95


Value of material on hand January 1, 1909 . $54 40


Net gain on materials


107 98


162 38


Total credit


$15,833 33


DEBIT.


Expenditures :-


For paving thirteen gutters, as per


table D


$10,174 25


Street crossings, as per table H


1,038 07


Value of materials on hand December 31


4,621 01


Total debit


$15,833 33


Highways, Watering Streets.


CREDIT.


Receipts :-


Assessments and contributions from abutters


$30,707 25


Insurance on® water carts (collected from contractors)


70 00


Gulf Refining Co., empty barrels


59 47


Barrett Manufacturing Co., empty barrels


29 00


Value of water carts on hand January 1, 1909


11,750 00


Total credit


$42,615 72


.


(Clarendon-hill ledge lot) ·


.


·


368


ANNUAL REPORTS.


DEBIT.


Expenditures :-


Teaming (street watering)


$20,799 95


Use of city teams


2,345 00


Building platform


69 38


Tarvia


3,669 53


Asfaltoil emulsion


263 20


Dust preventive .


1,270 50


Asphaltum


518 45


Lard


1 76


Repairs of water carts


338 94


Painting water carts .


1,013 55


Insurance on water carts


90 00


Water posts


108 25


Repairing water posts


184 37


Rubber boots


21 00


Clerical work (making assessment list) .


125 34


Books, printing, and postage .


29 62


Margaret E. Lawler, excess paid for


5 92


$30,854 76


Value of water carts on hand this day


11,550 00


Profit and loss on water carts


200 00


Total debit


$42,604 76


Balance unexpended


$10 96


Lowell Street Bridges.


CREDIT.


Appropriation


$40,000 00


DEBIT.


Advertising


$13 00


Labor


2,516 13


Use of city teams


286 30


Teaming, filling


434 70


Filling


358 00


Raising houses


460 00


Carpentering


445 97


Mason work


2,223 00


Plumbing


367 62


Lumber


529 37


Furnace and stove work


141 36


Changing grade of manholes .


394 28


Bricks


10 80


Edgestones and circles


35 69


Cement


12 89


Crushed stone


49 77


Paving blocks .


9 50


Pipe and strainer


2 99


Photographs


16 50


Engineering work and inspection


125 00


Total debit


$8,432 87


Balance unexpended


$31,567 13


.


watering on Columbus avenue


369


STREET COMMISSIONER.


Sidewalks Construction Account.


CREDIT.


1


1


Balance from 1908


$309 13


Appropriation


12,000 00


Balance of uncollected bill of 1908


13 10


Total credit


$12,322 23


DEBIT.


1


Expenditures :-


For thirty-four sidewalks con- structed as per table C . $24,166 39


Less assessments 12,083 18 ·


$12,083 21


Abatement of assessment, estate of Mary A. Kenney, for construction of sidewalk, Loring street, in 1908


25 62


Abatement of assessment in front of es- tate of James J. and Catharine A. Mc- Farlane, for construction of sidewalk, Moreland street, in 1908 15 28


Abatement of assessment in front of es- ·


51 59


William St. G. Little, taking of land and damage to estate, Cleveland street, in constructing sidewalk, 1908


31 76


Books


13 00


Total debit


$12,255 54


Balance unexpended


$66 69


Sidewalks Maintenance Account.


CREDIT.


1


!


Transfer from Highways Maintenance ac- count


$1,082 19


Receipts and credits :-


From Julius A. Durell, balance of bill of 1908


1 50


Total credit


* $1,083 69


- DEBIT. -


Expenditures :- 1


Labor, repairing sidewalks


$758 45


Use of city teams, repairing sidewalks


163 10


Repairing concrete sidewalk


4 00


Bricks used in repairing sidewalks . .


142 75


Amount carried forward


$1,068 30


tate of Ellen F. Collins, for construc- tion of sidewalk, Vine street, 1908 West End Street Railway Co., taking of land and damage to estate, Vine street, in constructing sidewalk, Vine street, 1908 .


35 08


370


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amount brought forward .


$1,068 30


Crushed stone used in repairing side- walks


4 34


Sand used in repairing sidewalks


4 80


Value of materials on hand December 31, 1 $1,077 44


1909 .


6 25


$1,083 69


Suppression of Gypsy and Brown-Tail Moths.


CREDIT.


Appropriation


$3,800 00


Receipts :-


From sundry persons, removal of moths from trees


$1,649 41


New England Oil Co. (oil barrel re- turned)


1 50


1,650 91


Total credit


$5,450 91


DEBIT. .


Expenditures :-


For labor .


$2,860 58


Use of city teams and teaming


123 20


Walsh Brothers, spraying trees


Tools


Supplies


circulars,


stationery,


and


postage


136 25


Clerical work ·


53 34


Total debit


$3,274 76


Balance unexpended


$2,176 15


Suppression of Elm-Leaf Beetle.


CREDIT.


Appropriation


$1,000 00


DEBIT.


Expenditures :-


For labor


$670 50


Use of city teams


58 80


Walsh Brothers, spraying trees


3 00


Arsenate of lead .


114 50


Total debit .


$846 80


Balance unexpended


$153 20


.


.


·


.


8 50


63 75


29 14


Books,


371


TABLE A. Streets Constructed in 1909.


STREET.


FROM


To


CONSTRUCTED


LENGTH IN FEET.


COST.


Alpine street .


Cedar street


Accepted portion of Alpine street


Wholly


667


$757 49


** Beacon street


Cambridge line


Buckingham street


Wholly


870


2,398 72


Boston avenue


Broadway .


Pritchard avenue


Wholly


795


2,163 01


** Broadway ·


.


.


Concord avenue .


Calvin street


Partially


957


237 81


*Hamlet street


Present terminus


Boston street


Partially


165


2,121 25


** Highland avenue


Near Medford street


Near Davis square


Wholly


8,870


55,768 77


** Medford street


Somerville avenue


Washington street


Wholly


982


5,570 45


Pearson avenue


.


·


Morrison avenue


Boston avenue


Wholly


1,320


2,815 43


** Washington street


.


(Southwesterly side) Opp. Tufts street


Charlestown line


Wholly


.


1,813


10,883 63


Length in feet, and cost


.


. ·


17,129


$85,602 93


.


.


·


.


.


.


·


(Northeasterly side) Cross street


Fellsway (west)


.


Wholly


690


2,886 37


*Dimick street


.


.


·


.


·


.


*Partially constructed.


** Reconstructed with permanent pavement.


STREET COMMISSIONER.


TABLE B. Streets Repaired.


STREET.


FROM


To


DESCRIPTION OF WORK.


FEET.


COST.


Bonner avenue


·


.


Washington street


Columbus avenue


Re-surfaced


376


$ 63 09


Broadway


.


.


Magoun square (Northerly side)


·


·


Re-surfaced with tarvia


1,640


603 79


(Boston and Lowell)


Re-surfaced with tarvia


1,000


1,112 70


Middlesex avenue


·


Mystic avenue .


·


·


.


Re-surfaced


800


371 76


Oak street


.


.


Prospect street


Angle


Macadamized


660


141 13


Prospect street


.


.


Washington street


Cambridge line


Re-surfaced with tarvia


1,950


1,471 63


School street


.


.


Highland avenue


Berkeley street ·


Re-surfaced


500


60 63


Stone avenue


Columbus avenue


Munroe street


Re-surfaced with tarvia


110


89 87


Webster street


Franklin street .


Glen street .


Re-surfaced with tarvia


512


542 19


Length in feet, and cost


.


.


.


7,548


$4,456 79


.


.


.


.


.


.


Willow avenue ·


.


(Northerly side)


Northerly


·


.


.


·


.


·


372


ANNUAL REPORTS.


t


Railroad bridge


Broadway


Powder House square .


TABLE C. Sidewalks Constructed Where the Materials Were Furnished by the City and One-half the Cost Was Assessed Upon the Abutting Estates.


STREET.


SIDE.


FROM


To


FEET OF EDGESTONES.


YARDS OF BRICKS.


YARDS OF GRANOLITHIC.


COST.


Alpine street


Both


Cedar street


Princeton street


1,329.4


....


$1,281 04


Ashland street


Southeasterly


·


.


·


Autumn street .


Both


·


·


·


Pritchard avenue


622.6


.. .


. .


561 87


*Boston avenue


.


.


·


Annie R. Bates


Broadway


Northeasterly


in front of estate of .


No. 855


S


.


.


·


.


.


.


Northwesterly


Lexington avenue .


Morrison avenue


387.5


415 95


§ Chapel street and


Northeasterly


College avenue


Chandler street


.


.


..


244.


470 66


Chandler street


Easterly


in front of est. No. 19 .


Chapel street


Claremon street


Easterly


Holland street


Mead street


564.9


583 81


Curtis street


.


.


·


.


Broadway


Professors Row


·


. .


.. .


1,545 77


Dana street


·


.


.


.


.


·


.


.


.


Elston street .


.


.


.


296.3


473 97


*Fenwick street


Both


Jaques street


954.9


996 13


Henry avenue


Both


Highland avenue


Lexington avenue


....


400.6


683 23


Highland avenue


Southwesterly


.


in front of estate of Wilbur P. Rice from Cherry st.


Southwesterly about 150 feet


-


.


144.9


217 35


Carried forward


7,067.8


514.


1,742.5


$10,554 09


.


·


·


Summer street .


Sartwell avenue


242.


217.8


368 97


Broadway .


Bonair street


Northeasterly .


Broadway .


154.5


244 81


Campbell Park


Westerly


Meacham road


Kingston street


284.4


415 27


·


*Where not already laid.


373


STREET COMMISSIONER.


.


320 10


Dimick street


Both


Concord avenue


Calvin street .


1,722.6


.


1,662 05


Elm street


·


·


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


·


Everett avenue


Bonair street .


272.


.


·


.


Easterly


1,485.9


Easterly


Easterly


Willow avenue . Broadway .


.


·


.


Cedar street


313 11


374


TABLE C .- Concluded.


STREET.


SIDE.


FROM


To


FEET OF EDGESTONES.


YARDS OF BRICKS.


YARDS OF GRANOLITHIC


COST.


Brought forward


7,067.8


514.


1,742.5


$10,554.09


Highland avenue Medford street


.


Northeasterly


·


Walnut street .


·


B. & M. R.R. Bridge .


91.3


....


186.2


286.95


Moore street


Easterly


Holland street .


Mead street


700.2


.. ..


497.4


1,468.61


Moore street .


Westerly


Holland street .


Mead street


712.1


318.3


555.33


Packard avenue


Easterly .


Broadway


Professors Row


1,621.5


. ...


1,713.96


Pearson avenue


Both . ·


Morrison avenue


Boston avenue ·


2,612.4


....


812.7


1,126.74


Sewall street ·


Both


Grant street


Temple street


·


...


.


to and including est.


250.4


. . .


305.49


Shawmut street


Northeasterly


Washington street


No. 154 Cross street


754.5


824.38


Trull street .


Easterly ·


Medford street


·


·


.


.


Northeasterly


Willow avenue


Cutter square


....


. ...


909.9


1,253.26


Elm street .


Northeasterly


.


.


Annie D. Donovan No. 91


81.9


....


·


.


.


·


in front of estate of Estate No. 91. .


Highland avenue


127.2


....


111.64


Walnut street ·


Easterly .


.


Washington street .


Southerly .


F. R. R. bridge


.


to and including estate No. 330


740.9


...


117.


269.40


Willow avenue ·


Northwesterly ·


Morrison avenue .


Appleton street


Total


14,194.2


2,396.6


4,584.


$24,166.39


.


Walnut street


.


B. & M. R.R. Bridge .


574.2


....


...


602.05


*Medford street


·


Northeasterly


·


Central street


.


.


Tennyson street


· · · ·


687.15


Partridge avenue


Westerly


Broadway


Medford street


...


.


.


.


·


.


.


Cutter square


Grove street


110.87


Walnut street .


Easterly


·


·


.


*Where not already laid.


.


Conwell street


136.8


. .. .


550.39


Highland avenue


605.6


...


·


Northeasterly


·


88.01


Medford street


·


Northeasterly


·


-


-


Southwesterly


Porter street


.


$185.37


Medford street


ANNUAL REPORTS.


{ *Summer street and


Vernon street


·


·


801.53


.


2,671.17


Gilman square


375


:


TABLE D. Gutters Paved in Connection with Setting Edgestones.


STREET.


Side.


From


To


Square Yards.


Cost.


Alpine street


Both


Cedar street


Princeton street .


443.1


$ 790.32


Boston avenue


Northerly


Broadway .


Pritchard avenue


207.5


499.15


Cedar street


Northwesterly


Lexington avenue


Morrison avenue


129.2


233.31


Claremon street


Easterly


Holland street


Mead street


188.3


424.71


Curtis street


Easterly


Broadway .


Professors Row


.


495.3


1,012.27


Dimick street


Both


Concord avenue .


Calvin street


574.2


1,157.24


Fenwick street


Both


Broadway .


Jaques street


318.3


836.10


Medford street


Northeasterly


Gilman square


Highland avenue


423.7


953.43.


Moore street


Westerly


Holland street


Mead street


.


.


.


540.5


1,129.28


Pearson avenue


Both


Morrison avenue


Boston avenue


870.8


1,824.41


Walnut street


·


Easterly


Medford street


Highland avenue


69.7


175.58


Total


4,731.4


$10,174.25


STREET COMMISSIONER.


.


.


.


.


237.4


601.71


Moore street


Easterly


Holland street


Mead street


233.4


536.74


Packard avenue


Easterly


Broadway


.


·


.


·


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


Professors Row


376


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE E. Driveways Constructed at Expense of Abutters.


FOR


LOCATION.


American Tube Works .


. Somerville avenue


Builders' Iron and Steel Co.


1 Somerville avenue


William Crossman


8 Ashland street


Derby Desk Company


. Central street


E. Charles Drouet .


Pleasant avenue . 56 Bow street ·


E. Charles Drouet .


R. A. Fash


14 Wheeler street


Frederick A. P. Fiske


44 Cherry street


Harry Gavel .


. 55 Vernon street . 22 Bow street 179 Highland avenue


Joseph Gridley


J. Ernest Gustin


3 Virginia street


Ella G. Haig


9 Carlton street


Hattie E. Marsh


. 35 Day street . 95 College avenue 119 Central street


J. Frank Mixer


192 Pearl street


Walter H. Snow


West Somerville Public Library .


46 Derby street College avenue


TABLE F. Driveway Discontinued at Expense of Abutter.


FOR


LOCATION.


James Cruise .


31 Wheatland street


.


.


Dr. Arthur A. Gibson


Harvey D. McGray


Leander A. Penney


377


TABLE G. Streets Accepted by the Board of Aldermen in 1909.


STREET COMMISSIONER.


STREET.


WARD.


FROM


To


WIDTH IN FEET.


LENGTH IN FEET.


ACCEPTED.


Fremont avenue


2


Bowdoin street


Lincoln park . Electric avenue


30


232


December 24, 1909 December 10, 1909


Lovell street


7


Broadway .


.


tracks of Boston


Lowell street ·


5


Across all railroad


& Lowell R.R.


40


867


August 25, 1909'


Mallet street


7


Willow avenue


Liberty avenue


40


657


December 3, 1909


Merriam street .


2


Somerville avenue


Charlestown st.


30


510


September 10, 1909


Parker street


2


Washington street


Fremont ave.


35


203


December 3, 1909


West street


7


Highland avenue


Hawthorne st.


30


192


December 3, 1909


Length in feet .


3,046


40


385


.


.


.


.


378


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE H. Street Crossings Laid. GRANITE FLAGGING.


Acadia park, across same, at northerly side of Somerville avenue. Broadway, across same, between School street and Dartmouth street. Broadway, across same, between Thurston street and Sycamore street. Glen street, across same, at southerly side of Pearl street. Holland street, southerly side, at Buena Vista road.


Mystic avenue, across same, from easterly side of Austin street.


PAVING BRICKS.


Benedict avenue, southwesterly side, across Benedict street. Summer street, across same, from easterly side of Cedar street.


PAVING BLOCKS.


Medford street, across same, at westerly side of Walnut street.


Length of Accepted Streets in Each Ward.


Miles.


Ward 1


.


2


.


.


.


3


.


.


.


7.479


4


9.390


5


11.373


6


12.447


6


7


.


16.021


Total length of accepted streets in the city .


74.737


Respectfully submitted, ASA B. PRICHARD, Street Commissioner.


9.494


8.533


REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS.


OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS, City Hall, Somerville, January 1, 1910. )


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 as the report of the depart- ment of public buildings and the department of inspection of buildings for the year 1909. In submitting this report I desire to express my appreciation of the valuable counsel and advice received from his honor, the mayor, and from the members of the honorable, the board of aldermen.


Somerville Beach.


In the report of this department for the year 1908 a detailed description was given of the Somerville bathing beach and bath- ing houses. The patronage had so increased that in response to the request of the commissioner provision was made for ad- ditional facilities. An addition was made to the building which doubled in size the original plant and provided much better ac- commodations for those of our citizens who availed themselves of the privileges of the beach. This institution is still increas- ing in popularity, and it will undoubtedly be necessary soon to further increase the accommodations. In addition to the above mentioned improvements a shelter was constructed on the shore of the river for those who desired to watch the bathing. A diving raft was also provided and located in the river, which was very much enjoyed by the patrons.


The commissioner would respectfully assure the citizens of Somerville that every attention will be given them if they desire to patronize the Somerville beach, and hopes that the season of 1910 will show a largely-increased patronage.


Contagious Hospital.


It became necessary to provide better living accommoda- tions for the nurses of this hospital, and on October 2, 1909, an order was passed by the board of aldermen authorizing the con- struction of the addition to the present building and appropriat- ing $7,000 for the same. Plans were drawn and specifications prepared by this department and the estimates opened by his honor, the mayor, on September 29, 1909, which were as fol- lows :::


380


ANNUAL REPORTS.


J. M. Andrews & Son


.


$6,700 00


W. Fillmore & Co. .


6,125 00


J. E. Locatelli & Co.


J. P. Foley 5,990 00


5,800 00


E. N. Hutchinson


5,745 00


Arthur W. Berry .


5,490 00


J. E. L. McLean .


4,749 00


The lowest bidder, J. E. L. McLean, was awarded the con- tract. This contract did not include the heating, plumbing, or furnishing. The work was started promptly, and the addition is now completed and occupied.


This addition with the other interior changes will provide for the needs of this institution for years to come and make the work there much easier to perform than formerly, and will pro- vide more comfortable living accommodations for both pa- tients and attendants.


Care of School Buildings.


In order that the buildings in which the school children are required to spend so much of their time during the years of their educational life may be kept in a clean and hygienic condition, it is necessary at all times for somebody to exercise the most careful vigilance. The responsibility of this work is placed upon the commissioner of public buildings. The commissioner as well as the superintendent of schools must have the confidence of the people who are sending their children to be cared for day after day. The moral and physical elements of the child's na- ture are just as important as the intellectual and must be looked after just as carefully. It has been the aim of the present com- missioner to remedy unsatisfactory conditions and establish im- proved appliances for so doing whenever the necessity existed.


Attention was called by the commissioner in his report of 1908 particularly to the dust evil. The matter has been watched very carefully and experiments made in the endeavor to remedy the difficulty. The use of dust preventives is being continued, and the evil is largely eliminated. Continued efforts will be made until a perfect condition exists.


The danger from the unsanitary drinking cup has been given careful attention, and as a solution of the problem forty sanitary drinking fountains were installed in the various school buildings. These fountains were installed in the regular sinks of the buildings, and although not satisfactory in every particu- lar the commissioner feels that the experiment will result eventually in solving this important matter.


The question of cleanliness of school buildings has been given careful attention, and in most instances our buildings are in a clean and hygienic condition. The general supervision of this work has been delegated to John H. Kelley, who is also the head janitor of the high school buildings, and his careful and


381


COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS.


systematic oversight has resulted in much better conditions than before existed.


The school buildings placed in accordance with the charter under the department of public buildings are as follows :-


Buildings.


Valuation.


Year Built.


Location.


Baxter school.


$32,955 64


1901


Bolton street


Bell school ..


45,400 00


1874


Vinal avenue


Bennett school


50,448 32


1902


Maple street


Bingham school


68,885 04


1886


Lowell street


Brown school.


59,690 16


1901


Willow avenue


Burns school


34,760 00


1886


Cherry street


Carr school.


53,800 00


1893


Atherton street


Cummings school


11,921 00


1884


School street


Davis school


22,720 00


1884


Tufts street


Durell school


19,720 00


1894


Beacon street


Edgerly school


44,230 00


1871


Cross street


Forster school


85,290 00


1866


Sycamore street


Glines school.


80,540 00


1891


Jaques street


Hanscom school.


69,580 00


1897


Webster street


Latin High school.


79,365 00


1871


Highland avenue


English High school ..


137,900 00


1895


Highland avenue


Highland school.


60,560 00


1880


Highland avenue


Hodgkins school


71,700 00


1896


Holland street


Knapp school


50,540 00


1889


Concord · square


Lincoln school


18,220 00


1885


Broadway


Morse school.


48,199 00


1869


Summer street


Perry school.


37,080 00


1899


Washington street


Pope school.


80,160 00


1891


Washington street


Prescott school


66,260 00


1867


Pearl street


Proctor school.


42,820 16


1905


Hudson street


Lowe school


51,826 16


1903


Morrison avenue


In addition to the above, the following public buildings are under the control of this department :-


Public library


42,000 00


1884


Highland avenue


Police building


57,000 00


1874


Bow street


City hall. .


47,432 32


1851


Highland avenue


City hall annex.


20,655 02


1898


Highland avenue


Contagious hospital


22,793 76


1906


Broadway


City home.


37,901 73


1871


Broadway


City stables


84,000 00


1894


Broadway


Health shed.


1,189 79


1905


Broadway


Water dept. stable ...


32,000 00


1889


Cedar street


Central fire station ..


37,200 00


1893


Medford street


Engine 2 building.


33,600 00


1894


Broadway


Hose 2.


10,800 00


1871


Marshall street


Ladder 1.


56,143 18


1904


Union square


Ladder 2.


15,300 00


1894


Highland avenue


Hose 5


16,900 00


1888


Somerville avenue


Hose 6.


18,200 00


1898


Holland street


Engine 4.


15,900 00


1874


Highland avenue


Incinerating plant.


3,000 00


1907


Cedar street


Bathhouse


3,368 21


1908


Mystic river


İ


Total


$1,989,054 49


382


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Heating and Ventilating.


The new heating and ventilating system installed at the Highland school is described in detail elsewhere in this report. This work leaves the Morse, Cummings, and Davis schools the only ones in which furnaces are in use for heating and venti- lating. I would recommend that during the coming year a steam heating and ventilating system be installed in the Morse school building.


Several boilers were repaired as to their tubing and an en- tirely new boiler installed in the Prescott school building. The system of radiation in the air room at the Glines school was changed in order to provide for the school's needs. Other minor changes were made in the various school buildings which were found necessary. The following table will describe the system in use in the various buildings and the existing condition of each :-


School.


No. of Rooms.


System.


Working Condition.


Baxter


6


gravity-automatic control


good


Bell


12


fan-


automatic control


good


Bingham


16


gravity-hand control


good


Bennett


12


gravity-hand control


good


Brown


6


gravity-hand control


good


Burns


8


. gravity-hand control


good


Carr


16


good


Cummings


4


Davis


4


furnace


not satisfactory not satisfactory good


Edgerly


12


gravity-hand control


good


Forster


12


gravity-hand control


good


Forster Annex


6


gravity-hand control


good


Glines


14


gravity-hand control


good


Hanscom


6


fan-


hand control


good


High


47


fan- {


part hand control


good


Highland


12


gravity-hand control


good


Hodgkins


12


gravity-hand control


good


Knapp


12


gravity-automatic control


good


Lincoln


4


gravity-hand control


good


Morse


12


furnace-hand control


not satisfactory good


Pope


12


gravity-hand control


good


Prescott


12


fan- automatic control


good


Proctor


8


gravity-hand control


good


Lowe


8


gravity-hand control


good


Durell


4


gravity-hand control


part automatic control


Perry


8


gravity-hand control


Sanitaries, Cummings and Davis Schools.


In compliance with my request of last year an order was passed by the board of aldermen on June 25, 1909, authorizing the installation of new sanitary systems in the above-mentioned school buildings and appropriating the sum of $3,000 for the same. These systems were installed during the summer vaca- tion. The plans and specifications were made by this depart- ment and the estimates opened by the mayor on June 24, 1909, which were as follows :-


·


gravity-hand control furnace


383


COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS.


Davis School. Cummings School.


H. E. Campbell


$830 00


$825 00


W. J. Henderson


810 00


804 00


C. B. Cahalan


750 00 740 00


F. O. Johnson .


730 00


735 00


Armstrong Brothers


723 00


734 00


J. J. Fisher


694 00


697 00


E. S. Stack & Co.


680 00


680 00


J. H. Adcock


717 00


667 00


The contracts were awarded to the lowest bidders, in each case, viz., to E. S. Stack & Co. for the work at the Davis school, and to J. H. Adcock for the work at the Cummings school. Work was begun at once and completed for the opening of school in September. These changes were much needed and improve greatly the sanitary conditions in these buildings.


Toilets.


With the exception of the new sanitary systems installed in the Davis and Cummings schools and described in detail else- where in this report, the changes in the toilets were of a minor nature. The toilets are inspected each week by Duncan C. Greene, the inspector of plumbing, and his conscientious work in this direction has produced results which are well worth the effort and expense.


The following table will describe the systems in use and the existing conditions of each :-


School.


Baxter


System. Hydraulic closet system.


Ventilation. Local vented.


Good.


Bell


Bennett


66


66


66


"


Burns


66


66


66


66


.


.


66


66


66


Davis


Durell


Latrine


66


66


..


66


66


Forster Annex


60


66


66


66


66


Hanscom


66


66


66


Latin High




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