Report of the city of Somerville 1910, Part 29

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1910
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 518


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.


333


166 98


Orchard street


Day street


·


ANNUAL REPORTS.


364


.


.


.


Old macadam


·


Old macadam


.


·


Water street


Medford street


Washington street


.


.


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.


Albion street


.


·


.


.


.


,Lowell street


1,341.9


....


. . .


1,253 86


Alpine street


.


·


.


·


·


.


....


498 08


Alpine street


Both


From sidewalk or- dered May 12, 1910


Remaining portion of street where not


805.8


... .


... .


887 76


already laid


Beech street


.


.


567-A Som'lle ave.


....


49.4


49 73


Benton road


Southeasterly


Highland avenue


laid to Westw'd rd.


. ..


305.2


424 62


Bradley street .


Both


·


.


.


·


· .


123.8


229 17


Bromfield road


Both


Warner street ·


Dearborn road


2,554.2


....


....


2,303 69


· Broadway


Southwesterly


Rogers avenue


·


....


....


728.1


1,274 05


Chestnut street


Both .


Poplar street ·


1,058.3


1,122 28


Essex street


·


.


Both


Porter street


Conwell street


357.6


....


345 69


Glen street


Both


·


.


Jaques street .


Mystic avenue .


1,585.4


. . .


1,406 19


Hamlet street .. ·


Both


·


tion Dec. 30, 1895 Eastman road .


No. 284 Highland ave.


. .


..


194 37


Carried forward


9,921.6


876.2


1,157.1


$12,500 01


.


Southwesterly Northeasterly


Cedar street


Lowell street


1,339.3


. .


.


·


$1,362 96


Albion street


.


Cedar street


·


·


Westerly to catch- 1


Both


Lowell street


basin in said street


Where not already


.


·


·


Pearl street


Veazie street


470.4


581 03


Bromfield road


Both


·


.


·


.


.


.


.


Where not already


laid to Liberty ave. S Southeast'ly end of st.


Richdale avenue


152.8


161 49


Francis street .


.


.


In front of estate


No. 156 Tufts street


42.0


45 24


Grant street


Both


·


.


.


§ From accepted por-


Boston street


303.5


359 80


·


.


Highland avenue


Southwesterly


STREET COMMISSIONER.


. . .


·


Southeasterly


Medford street .


·


....


.. .


·


In front of estate of.


Warner street


.


.


.


In front of estate of .


Thos. Sharry, No. (


575.6


161.6


365


TABLE C. - Concluded.


STREET.


SIDE.


FROM


To


FEET OF EDGESTONES.


YARDS OF BRICKS.


YARDS OF GRANOLITHIC


COST.


Highland avenue Jay street


.


·


Holland street .


·


....


. . .


... .


166.2


258.43


Kidder avenue


Both .


Liberty avenue


Willow ave. (where ) not already laid)


1,149.8


·


.


1,077.13


Lowell street .


Both .


Albion street .


Vernon street (where ) not already laid


1,308.9


.. .


1,268.31


Lowell street .


Easterly


Medford street .


Vernon street


. .. .


595.6


691.63


Lowell street


Northwesterly .


Highland avenue


Albion street .


·


267.8


310.36


Marion street .


Both .


§ Accepted portion laid in 1902 .


Dimick street


751.6


... .


. .


834.50


Medford street . ·


Northeasterly


In front of estate of .


Thomas Kilmartin, Nos. 51512 and 517 S. P. Clark, No. 113 .


... .


51.3


57.65


Museum street .


Northerly .


In front of estate of .


23.6


... .


27.44


Mystic street .


In front of estate of .


19 Benedict street


5


. . .


....


63.58


Oxford street .


School street .


Hersey street


409.0


478.57


Princeton street


Lowell street .


Catch-basin


332.7


346.99


Richdale avenue Summer street .


1 Northeasterly .


Willow avenue


Hancock street


. . .


457.6


657.99


Sycamore street


Northwesterly ·


Highland avenue


to and including es- tate No. 22


S


. . .


..


191.0


295.83


Westerly .


Medford street .


Pembroke street


. . . .


212.1


282.57


Easterly .


Medford street .


Pembroke street


....


278.6


307.33


Both


Holland street . .


Subway entrance


·


... .


622.3


782.60


Southeasterly


Broadway .


Medford line ·


337.2


....


272.1


784.75


Willow avenue


.


.


.


.


...


... .


724.2


1,358.60


Total


13,825.4


3,215.1


3,877.5


$23,319.04


.


·


Brought forward No. 274 Highland ave. Westerly about 112 ft. Gilman street


9,921.6


876.2 158.9


1,157.1


$12,500.01


Southwesterly


Conwell street .


211.30


Jasper street .


Easterly


Pearl street .


.


.


·


.


.


.


.


.


.


·


·


.


.


. . . .


.. . .


639.62


·


Northeasterly ·


School street .


·


.


. .


517.6.


·


. Sycamore street Tennyson street Thorndike street · Warner street . ·


Northwesterly .


.


.


.


Fosket street


·


74.9


83.85


Southerly .


.


.


...


.


ANNUAL REPORTS.


366


.


Broadway


.


Mary M. Shedd, No. 1


60.1


South westerly Both


Sycamore street


367


TABLE D. Gutters Paved in Connection with Setting Edgestones.


STREET.


Side.


From


To


Square Yards. '


Cost.


Albion street


Both


Cedar street


Lowell street


893.7


$1,930.61


Alpine street


·


·


.


·


To angle


268.6


611.12


Bromfield street


·


.


·


Southerly end


·


352.8


848.36


Francis street


Both


Porter street


Conwell street


119.2


324.52


Grant street


Both


·


.


Jaques street


Mystic avenue


528.5


1,131.14


§ Accepted portion


Boston street


101.2


332.69


Kidder avenue


Both


Liberty avenue .


Willow avenue


.


383.3


908.59


*Lowell street


Both


Albion street


Vernon street


.


436.3


857.08


Marion street


Both .


§ Accepted portion June, 1902


Dimick street


250.5


671.89


Museum street


In front of estate No.


113


7.8


16.71


Princeton street


·


.


.


.


Medford line


112.4


226.47


Warner street


.


·


·


·


.


.


Total


4,608.5


$,10,408.67


.


·


.


Westerly to catch-basin


191.9


470.49


*Alpine street


·


Both


Warner street


Dearborn road


·


851.4


1,843.55


Chestnut street


Both


·


.


.


·


.


·


*Where not already laid.


COMMISSIONER.


STREET


Hamlet street


Both


·


.


.


.


·


.


.


Lowell street


Westerly to catch-basin


110.9


235.75


Southeasterly


Broadway


.


·


.


Both


Catch-basin


Poplar street


·


December, 1905


Both


Lowell street


·


Northerly


Both


368


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE E. Driveways Constructed at Expense of Abutters.


FOR


LOCATION.


Albert C. Ashton


33 Columbus avenue


David B. Armstrong


106 Perkins street


J. Fred Berry


. 2 Westwood road


Heirs of Austin Belknap Builders' Iron and Steel Co. H. W. Coaker


Albion street, r. 112 Central st. . Somerville avenue


Winslow W. Coffin


186 Broadway


Heirs of David W. Crocker Joseph Cohen


James L. Duncan


Neils A. Dolleris


Alex. S. Ford .


J. Rush Green


Herbert E. Gustin .


Freeman B. Horsman


Laura F. Jordan


Lizzie B. Kraetzer


Dr. Wesley T. Lee Robert Luce


. Grant street, rear 281 Broadway Oxford st., r. 140 Highland ave. 51 Bartlett street 85 Partridge avenue 258 Willow avenue


Seymore T. Myers . Charles C. Newcomb


37 Heath street . 4 Essex street 232 Willow avenue 35 Banks street Laurel st., rear 126 Summer st. . 31 Warren avenue


Lydia M. Sturtevant


Addie C. True


Samuel A. Vanner


120 College avenue 7 Thurston street . 29 Harrison street


James Wallace


TABLE F. Driveways Discontinued at Expense of Abutters.


FOR


LOCATION.


Leonard B. Chandler


45 Jaques street


Carrie M. Haber


.


.


39 Irving street


William G. Jaques


15 James street


J. T. McTierman


26 School street


Lillian M. Tibbetts


·


223 Morrison avenue


Lucy M. McLoud


Matilda M. McColgan


Isabell J: Perkins . C. F. Philbrick Fred C. Rand


W. French Smith


Dover street Rogers avenue . 217 Willow avenue . 66 and 68 Dover street 207 Tremont street 11 Cambria street 23 Dartmouth street 32 Francesca avenue . Hancock st., r. 322 Highland ave. . . 138 Central street


76 Curtis street


369


STREET COMMISSIONER.


TABLE G. Driveways Widened at Expense of Abutters.


FOR


LOCATION.


Harry Gavel North Packing and Provision Co. Dr. Charles E. Parkhurst Francis M. Wilson


55 Vernon street Medford street


79 Walnut street Sycamore st., r. 137 Highland av.


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


FOR


LOCATION.


John P. Squire & Co. . Morris Silverman .


. Somerville avenue . . 79 Webster avenue


L


ANNUAL REPORTS.


370


TABLE I. Streets Accepted by the Board of Aldermen in 1910.


STREET.


WARD.


FROM


To


WIDTH IN FEET.


LENGTH IN FEET.


.


Fairmount avenue


Curtis street


.


.


Its entire length


40


679


December 23, 1910


Hill street


Broadway


.


·


.


Boston & Lowell R.R.


35


502


December 23, 1910


Paulina street


Broadway


Holland street


40


769


December 23, 1910


Victoria street


Broadway


Cambridge line


40


1,036


December 23, 1910


West street


.


.


Prorro 7 7 7


Broadway


.


.


Heath street


30


353


December 23, 1910


Length in feet


.


.


3,623


.


Fairmount avenue


40


284


December 23, 1910


Lawrence street


·


·


Hinckley street


.


·


.


·


.


.


·


.


·


ACCEPTED.


371


STREET COMMISSIONER.


TABLE J. Street Crossing Laid. GRANITE FLAGGING. Tufts street, across same, from southerly side of Dell street.


TABLE K. Street Openings.


Street opening, Electric avenue, at Packard avenue.


Street opening, Liberty road, at Appleton street and Morrison avenue.


Street opening, Mason street, at Broadway.


Street opening, Whitman street, at Packard avenue.


Length of Accepted Streets in Each Ward.


Miles.


Ward 1


9.494


2


.


8.533


3


7.479


66


4


9.390


5


11.535


66


6


12.447


7


16.986


Total length of accepted streets in the city 75.864


Respectfully submitted, ASA B. PRICHARD, Street Commissioner.


REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS.


OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS, 1


CITY HALL, SOMERVILLE, January 1, 1911. S


To the Honorable, the Mayor, and the Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville :-


Gentlemen,-The year 1910 completes a decade during which the writer of this report has been connected with the work of caring for and the maintenance of the public buildings of this city,-seven years acting in the capacity of Commis- sioner of Public Buildings and three years as assistant.


The numerous and interesting. problems which have arisen for solution during this term of years have been given his most careful consideration and attention, in so far as his limited abil- ity and time have allowed. If he has in any way failed to prop -· erly solve any of these problems, he has, at least, the satisfac- tion of knowing that he has given the best that was in him dur- ing this term of office just past. He does know that the ex- perience gained through his connection with the above-men- tioned work has been of great value and has prompted a re- newed effort to render more efficient service in the future, if possible. The amount of detailed work connected with the De- partment of Public Buildings has grown constantly, and with this growth the department has gradually systematized its rec- ords and office arrangements until, at the present time, a satis -. factory record is kept of its inner workings. The following will show the system of requisition and delivery cards, etc. :-


Temperature Card ROOMS


Outside


Day


Hour


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18


Temp.


9.30


10.30


MON.


1.45


2.30


9.30


10.30


TUES.


1.45


2.30


9.30


10.30


WED.


1.45


2.30


9.30


10.30


THUR.


1.45


2.30


9.30


10 30


FRI.


1.45


2 30


Signed


373


COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS.


Janitor's Requisition Card REQUISITION


Somerville, Mass .. 19 COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS


Please furnish the as follows


Signed


Supply Delivery Card


SCHOOL


SUPPLIES DELIVERED


Date


By


Received by


School Requisition Blank


CITY OF SOMERVILLE, MASS.


No. School 19


Superintendent of Schools: A need exists for the following in this school building :-.


Approved


Principa


374


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Order Card


ORDER


Somerville, Mass 19


Put above number on your bill


OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS


To


Please Deliver at


Signed


Delivery


Commissioner of Public Buildings


Quotation Card


ARTICLE


Date


Name and Address


Unit


Price


Terms


In addition to the regular work of caring for the public property, the Commissioner (by charter requirements) has charge of the construction of all the public buildings. The present commissioner has, with two exceptions, designed and made the necessary drawings for all the public buildings which have been constructed during his term of office, both as princi- pal and assistant. The total cost of this work was approxi- mately $320,000.00. If outside service had been employed for this work the amount paid by the city would have been $16,000. The commissioner does not mention this fact for any other pur- pose than to give an idea of the importance of the Public Build-


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COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS.


ings Department in city affairs, which he feels is not always un- derstood. The present commissioner has performed this latter duty simply because of his architectural training and has done so willingly and feels that the appreciation shown him by the public has more than compensated him for his efforts along this line.


Inspection of Buildings.


The commissioner of public buildings is also the inspector of buildings, according to the terms of the charter, and as such during the year 1910 has made 1,450 formal inspections of buildings in course of construction.


On November 12, 1909, a new ordinance regulating the construction of buildings was approved by the mayor. These changes made it necessary for the inspector of buildings to bring to the attention of the buildings trades the new require- ments. After a year's trial of the new ordinances I would re- port at this time that the changes made have caused no criti- cism and seem to be satisfactory.


Perhaps the most radical change made was the regulation regarding the covering of roofs. Several prosecutions were made on account of the violations of this provision and convic- tions gained. One case, however, has been carried to the su- preme court of Massachusetts, and a decision is now awaited as to the constitutionality of the ordinance, which has been ques- tioned by the defendant.


The following table shows the number of permits issued for building operations during the year 1910 :-


WARDS.


Buildings.


Totals


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


Dwellings


10


15


15


22


37


38


77


214


Stores .


2


1


1


2


2


2


4


14


Stables


1


1


1


1


1


2


1


8


Shops ·


1


2


1


1


1


6


Manufactories. .


3


4


1


5


2


4


19


Miscellaneous


4


7


7


8


8


19


21


74


Total


21


30


26


34


53


65


109


338


The number of plumbing permits issued during the year was 254


Permits for plumbing in new buildings 170


Permits for plumbing in old buildings


184


Number of buildings in which soil pipes were tested


286


1


3


Brick or Concrete .


1


1


376


ANNUAL REPORTS.


The total number of permits issued during the year, viz., 338, was thirty-five less than during the year 1909, when 373 permits for new buildings and alterations were issued. The to- tal cost of the new buildings and alterations during the year 1910 was $930,860.00, while the cost in 1909 was $1,443,729.00, showing a decrease of $512,869.00.


School Hygiene.


The care of the 12,131 pupils and the 340 teachers who oc- cupy the school buildings forty weeks during the year, from a hygienic standpoint, is a very important and at times a perplex- ing problem. The responsibility of the proper housing of this army of teachers and pupils is placed on the shoulders of the commissioner of public buildings. The city of Somerville has as liberally as financial conditions permitted replaced in the older and installed in the newer buildings modern systems of fresh air supply, sanitation, heating and ventilating, lighting, drinking fountains, dust control, color scheme, and supervision of temperature, all of which are absolutely essential to the health and comfort of the occupants.


Sanitation, Every school building in the city is now pro- vided with some form of a flushing sanitary system. The ut- most vigilance is required to keep in a healthy condition the many toilet rooms of the city schools. Through the plumbing inspection branch of the Public Buildings Department a sys- tematic inspection of these rooms is made from week to week and careful attention given to necessary repairs and replace- ments. The single recommendation which I have to make in this report is the substitution at the Durell school of individual flush closets for the flushing Latrine system now in use there.


Heating and Ventilating. Twenty-five school buildings are successfully equipped with heating and ventilating plants,- and three buildings, viz., the Morse, Davis, and Cummings schools, are still heated by furnace systems. Although it is possible to furnish sufficient heat by means of these furnaces it requires constant attendance and a large amount of fuel to do so. The ventilation of the above-named buildings is not alto- gether satisfactory for the same reason. I therefore recom- mend that some immediate step be taken to install in all these buildings modern systems of heating and ventilating.


Lighting. By an order passed by the board of aldermen on December 15, 1910, it was voted to appropriate the sum of $1,900.00, the same to be used for the installation of additional window space in the various buildings where the same is needed.


COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS.


This work, when completed, will provide additional glass area in these rooms, which is much needed. The artificial lighting of the school buildings is by gas and electricity. As fast as pos- sible electric lighting is being installed to replace the gas. Early in the year 1910 the commissioner of public buildings be- gan an investigation of the matter of an independent lighting plant for the high schools. He has not as yet arrived at an al- together satisfactory conclusion, and the matter is still being considered.


Drinking Fountains. The city of Somerville was one of the first municipalities to adopt a system of bubble fountains in its public schools. During the summer of 1909 forty bub- bling fountains were installed. The method of installation was, in some respects, original with the present commissioner, and the department received much favorable comment from outside health authorities for its foresight in this direction. In the general court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts a bill was approved April 22, 1910, and went into force October 1, 1910, making it obligatory for cities to abolish the common drinking cup. The only alternative was, therefore, the bub- bling fountain. In consequence of this law and after a success- ful trial of the appliance. the equipment was added to during the summer of 1910. At the present time every school building in the city is equipped with this device.


Dust Control. The ideal system for the elimination of the dust evil is the vacuum system, permanently installed in each building. None of our buildings are as yet equipped with this system and the large expenditure required would make it pro- hibitive at the present time. The Public Buildings Department has, however, attempted to eliminate this evil, so far as is pos- sible, by the use of floor sweeping compounds and floor sprays. These methods, although not altogether satisfactory, have improved greatly the conditions heretofore existing, at a com- paratively small expense.


The department has, in its equipment, a portable vacuum cleaning machine, run by electric power, which is used in spe- cial cases of need. It is the intention of the commissioner to further study this problem in order to eventually recommend modern methods for accomplishing this work.


Color Scheme. An important matter in schoolroom care is the color scheme for wall decoration. As rapidly as possible the rooms in the various school buildings have been decorated by the use of tints which would be pleasing as well as non-in- jurious to the eyes of the pupils. In this regard the matter of strong light, direction, amount of sunlight and glass area must


378


ANNUAL REPORTS.


be considered in order that the colors used shall be satisfactory. This work will be continued as far as financial conditions per- mit.


Temperature Supervision During the school year a rec- ord is kept each day of the temperature of the schoolrooms. This temperature is taken four times daily, viz., at 9.30, 10.30, 1.45, and 2.30,-is entered on a card provided for the purpose by this department, and is delivered at the office of the commis- sioner of public buildings on Saturday of each week. By this record the commissioner is able to note any extraordinary va- riation of temperature which might occur. In case of above discovery an investigation is made and steps taken to remedy the situation.


The above mentioned matters are of the utmost importance to the health and comfort of the teachers and pupils of our pub- lic schools and I wish to call your especial attention to this fact, and to request your co-operation in this important branch of the work of the Public Buildings Department.


Police Building.


Early in the year 1910 drawings were prepared by the com- missioner showing proposed changes in the police building. The drawings prepared called for such changes as would pro- vide better accommodations for the police court and the clerk ot courts. By this arrangement the court rooms were to be located on the third floor of the building, occupying the space which at present is unused. The space vacated on the first floor by the court was to be assigned to the offices for the clerk of the police court, and in addition to a commodious office for the transaction of public business, a private office for the clerk was shown, together with vaults and toilet rooms. The court room floor provided for two new court rooms, with adjoining rooms for the accommodation of judges, counsel, witnesses, and the public. A small addition on the westerly side of the build- ing was shown in which was to be located a new fireproof stairway leading from the ground floor to the third or court room floor. A passenger elevator was also shown for the pub- lic to use in reaching the court from the street. Provision was made so that the judges and clerks might reach their respec- tive quarters on the third floor by means of the elevator and not come in contact with the public, which seems desirable in a court building. An elevator was also shown to provide for taking persons under arrest to the court room dock from the city prison in the basement. These drawings were shown to the commissioners of Middlesex county by the mayor and the commissioner of public buildings, accompanied by suggestions that if the commissioners desired the changes made, an in-


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creased rental would be required by the city. Up to the pres- ent time no agreement has been reached in the matter. In con- nection with this building it is imperative that some immediate action be taken to improve the prison accommodations. The present cells should be abolished and modern steel cells in- stalled.


I would therefore recommend that the question of police building changes be considered as a whole at an early date.


Somerville Bathing Beach.


The Somerville bathing beach has, since its beginning in 1908, been maintained and managed under the supervision of the Public Buildings Department. The patronage of this, one of the city's best and most popular offerings to its citizens, has continually increased until it has grown to be an institution which requires from the commissioner a great deal of attention and careful supervision. During the season of 1910, which be- gan on June 25 and ended on September 17, the estimated number of persons who availed themselves of the bathing privi- leges was 18,000. A large proportion of the attendance was made up of children under fifteen years of age. This fact made it necessary to exercise the greatest care in watching, continu- ally, their movements while in the water. The fact that the season closed without any serious accident to mar the good record of previous seasons at the beach was a cause for com- mendation of the work of the life guard and the attendants. The life guard position was filled by Mr. E. P. Fitzgerald. The assistants were Mr. Mark Hurley, Mr. Warren Hanscom, and Mr. Joseph S. Pike, Jr.


The matron appointed to care for that part of the beach used by the women and girls was Mrs. T. T. Taylor. Mrs. Tay- lor's work as matron was of great assistance in the manage- ment of the beach, her work being of great value both in the at- tendance upon the bathers and especially in the cases needing urgent attention where the women or girls were taken from the water. The bath house was equipped with a liberal number of suits suitable for both sexes and, except in extremely warm weather, all bathers were taken care of without difficulty. A large proportion of the beach patrons provide their own suits, and those who live in close proximity use their own homes for dressing purposes. A large majority, however, call upon us for dressing rooms, and it is in this matter that we find the greatest embarrassment. The present building is provided- with twenty-four compartments for men and twenty-four for women. In addition to these there is a room which accommo- dates thirty-two girls below the age of ten years, a room in which forty boys may leave their clothes, on hooks, a room (for- merly for boys) which we were obliged to take for an overflow


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ANNUAL REPORTS.


room for the men bathers. The bathing beach has demon- strated during the three years of its existence that it ought to be made a permanent institution by the city. It would seem, therefore, that an effort should be made to acquire as much of the shore of the river as will allow the construction, in the fu- ture, of a permanent building. If this is accomplished I am sure that such an improvement will be greatly appreciated by the entire city both as a pleasure and a health resort.


Polling Booths.


During the year three portable polling booths were con- structed for the use of the election department. These booths were located at the Lincoln and Cummings school buildings and at Powder House square, and were used at the fall elections. They have proved satisfactory according to the report of the city clerk, who believes that it would be advisable to also con- struct at least three more during the coming year. The cost of the three booths was $1,783.14.




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