Report of the city of Somerville 1912, Part 28

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1912
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 528


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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


150


Warwick


Warwick st. . Cedar st.


Warwick pl.


Public.


40


665


....


Washington ave.


Washington st.


Northerly


Private.


18


...


114


Washington


Charlest'n line


Franklin ave.


Public.


75


1,060


...


Washington


Franklin ave.


Fitchburg R. R.


Public.


60 to 100


3,977


....


Washington


Fitchburg R. R.


Cambridge line


Public.


60


2,344


....


Water


South st.


Northerly


Public.


25


366


....


Waterhouse


Broadway


Cambridge line


Public.


40


987


. .


Watson .


Broadway


Fairmount ave.


Private.


40


....


Waverly


Washington st.


Roland st.


Private.


35


..


200


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


...


Wellington ave.


Montgomery ave.


Easterly


Private.


40


....


85


..


. .


370


Vinal


Richardson st.


Northeasterly


Private.


20


....


200


Village


Dane st.


Vinal ave.


Summer st.


Highland ave.


Public.


35


Private.


25


287


350


Washington pl.


Washington st. .


Southerly


Private.


about 7.5


Warwick place


Northeasterly


Private.


15


..


310


685


..


LENGTH.


236


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ANNUAL REPORTS.


Table Showing the Location, Length and Width of Public and Private Streets. - Concluded.


STREET.


FROM.


To


Public or Private.


Width in Feet.


Public.


Private.


Wesley pk.


Wesley sq.


Northeasterly


Public.


40


405


...


Wesley


Pearl st.


Otis st.


Public.


40


515


...


West .


Hawthorne st.


Highland ave.


Public.


30


192


266


West Adams


Conwell ave.


Medford line


Private.


40


710


Westminster


Broadway


Electric ave.


Public.


40


376


..


..


Weston ave.


Clarendon ave.


Broadway


Private.


40


....


291


Westwood road


Central st.


Benton road


Public.


40


489


Wheatland


Broadway


Mystic ave. . Mt. Vernon st.


Public.


40


1,364


.. . .


Whipple


Highland ave.


Arlington Br. R. R.


Private.


30


318


White St. pl.


White st.


Southeasterly


Private.


20


....


200


Whitfield road.


Packard ave.


Curtis st.


Private.


40


. . ..


684


Whitman st.


Mason st. .


Packard ave.


Private.


40


...


632


Wigglesworth .


Bonair st.


Pearl st.


Public.


40


744


William .


Chandler st.


College ave.


Public.


40


381


45


Willoughby


Central st.


Sycamore st.


Public.


40


427


..


Willow ave.


Elm st.


Broadway


Public.


50


3,534


150


Wilson ave.


Broadway


B. & L. R. R.


Private.


20


....


310


Wilton


Lowell st.


Hinckley st.


Public.


35


470


65


Windom


Elm st.


Summer st.


Public.


40


300


..


..


Windsor road .


Willow ave.


Hancock st.


Public.


40


575


. .


Windsor st. (Extn.)


Windsor st., Camb.


Fitchburg R. R.


Private.


20


1,123


.. ..


Winter


College ave.


Holland st.


Public.


30


402


....


Winter Hill cir. Winthrop ave. (Extension.)


Mystic ave.


Middlesex ave.


Private.


40


...


583


Wisconsin ave.


Broadway


Pennsylvania ave.


Public.


50


499


...


Woodbine .


Centre st.


Lowell st.


Private.


30


600


*Woods ave.


North st.


Powder House Blvd.


Private.


40


....


1,350


Woodstock .


Victoria st.


Alewife brook .


Private.


40


....


415


*Woodstock


(Extension.)


Victoria st.


Tannery st. (Ext'n.)


Private.


40


....


315


Wyatt


Concord ave.


Lincoln parkway .


Public.


40


496


....


Yorktown


Cambridge line .


( N. E. line Mal-}


Public.


40


294


....


Yorktown


Malvern ave.


Northerly


Private.


40


....


100


*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


Court


Conlon ct.


Windsor st. (Extn.)


Private.


20


Court


36 Craigie st.


Westerly


Private.


25


126


Court


58 Dane st.


Easterly


Private.


10


70


Court


20 Dimick st.


South westerly


Private.


39.25


136


Court


Buena Vista rd.


Southeasterly


Private.


15


...


151


Court


66 Lowell st.


Westerly


Private.


25


..


. .


101


Court


78 Lowell st.


Westerly


Private.


25


....


101


Court


10 Stone ave.


Northwesterly


Private.


20


....


113


Court


Windsor st. (Extn.)


East'ly and West'ly


Private.


20


870


Total


411,771


105,889


..


525


West Quincy


Bailey st. .


Medford line


Private.


40


Wheeler


Pinckney st.


Public.


40


269


+ White


Elm st.


Cambridge line


Public.


307


William .


Broadway .


Medford line


Private.


50


....


150


Williams ct.


Porter st. .


Northwesterly


Private.


30


..


Willow pl.


Cambridge line


South st.


Private.


25


....


Winchester


Broadway


Medford line


Private.


40


...


530


Winslow ave. .


College ave. .


Clifton st.


Public.


40


Broadway


Northeasterly


Private.


25


....


..


920


Wyatt circle


Wyatt st.


Wyatt st.


Private.


20


....


.


Private.


20


150


Court


227 Columbia st.


.


Public, 77.987 miles (includes 3.294 miles boulevards and 1.16 miles State Highway) ; private, 20.055 miles.


Total length of streets in the city, 98.042 miles.


West .


Highland ave.


Arlington Br.R.R.


Private.


30


....


LENGTH.


N. E. line


vern ave.


117


240


177


REPORT OF THE STREET COMMISSIONER.


OFFICE OF THE STREET COMMISSIONER, CITY HALL, SOMERVILLE, January 1, 1913. To His Honor, the Mayor, and the Board of Aldermen :-


Gentlemen,-I most respectfully submit the thirty-seventh annual report, containing a brief summary of the principal work performed by the highway department during the year 1912, with recommendations for necessary improvements and additions for the coming year.


This department has charge of the construction, altera- tion, repair, maintenance, and management of ways, streets, sidewalks, and bridges, also the setting out and care of shade trees, the suppression of gypsy and brown-tail moths, elm-leaf beetles, supervision of street watering and oiling, and the collection and disposal of ashes, garbage, and refuse.


Paving.


I think money borrowed for the construction of streets with permanent paving is a good investment for the city. Take Somerville avenue for example. The city government asked the legislature for a special loan for paving Somerville avenue in the year 1892, and since that time a very small amount of money has been expended for repairs.


As the automobile and especially the auto truck travel increases, Somerville has and will keep up to the times in the modern way of constructing streets. We have used 185,437 gallons of "Tarvia X" this year. Somerville was one of the first cities to use tarvia in the New England states.


At the American Road Builders' convention in Cincinnati which I attended as a delegate, appointed by his honor, Mayor Burns, most of the road builders discussed what was the best kind of construction to use, and I think, from what was said, that a majority of them were in favor of some kind of tar or bitumen products.


Portions of main thoroughfares, including Holland street, Broadway, Beacon and Pearl streets, were constructed with permanent paving. (See table in back of report for kind and cost of paving.)


The average cost of macadam and tarvia on side streets was $.90 per square yard, and on main streets $1.20 per square yard.


Street Cleaning.


The system of teams and men of the street division follow- ing the teams of the sanitary division, picking up all kinds of litter, has proven so successful this year that the number of teams will be increased the coming year. Good and clean streets are a benefit to the city, and I ask that all citizens help by not throwing or sweeping rubbish into the streets.


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ANNUAL REPORTS.


All the streets, both public and private, were cleaned in the spring and fall, and paved streets were swept as often as considered necessary. Push cart men are kept in all the squares to care for same. A pick-up machine was tried late in the year but owing to weather conditions I could not judge its merits. If it does prove satisfactory I intend to use it nights in keeping the squares clean.


The cost of this branch of the work is increasing on account of the scarcity of dumps.


Sprinkling Streets.


Under the law the city can use water or a substitute and assess the abutters at the same rate as for street watering, which is $.05 per lineal foot for each abutter. This branch is self-supporting. The new horse-drawn automatic pressure oilers used this year have given good satisfaction. There is no doubt as to the efficiency of tar and oil on roads ; although disagreeable when first applied, the results are satisfactory.


I think if an auto truck oiler was purchased money would be saved and the work done more satisfactory. By the use of oil many thousand gallons of water are saved.


This year we used :-


19,227 gallons of Standard Emulsifying oil,


122,687 gallons of Standard No. 3,


54,720 gallons of Standard No. 4,


65,987 gallons of Speare's Tasscoil,


8,039 gallons of "Dustoline,"


7,150 gallons of Headley's No. 7,


7,703 gallons of Headley's No. 22,


7,736 gallons of Barrett's "Tarvia B."


Holland Street Ledge.


Stone from this ledge has been used for the construction of granolithic sidewalks, side streets, and the repairs of gravel sidewalks. A large amount of stone for this kind of work still remains. The steam drill has worked 268 days.


Stone Crusher.


The crushing plant has worked 248 days during the year. A contract was made with Coleman Brothers for hard stone delivered on the line of work for $1.50 per ton south of Highland avenue, and $1.40 per ton north of Highland avenue, and Essex Trap Rock Company $1.10 per ton f. o. b. Somerville or Cambridge stations. There were 8,343 tons of stone crushed and 5,589 tons purchased during the year.


Bridges.


The bridges in the city are in good condition. The bridge at North Somerville should be widened. The abolition of the grade crossing on Medford street and Dane street was started this year, and will be completed the coming year, and I believe


359


STREET COMMISSIONER.


it is the intention of the railroad company to start the Park street work. When this is completed all the grade crossings will have been abolished on the Fitchburg division.


Shade Trees.


The city has lost many trees on account of the various kinds of insects, wires, and gas leaks. I think many of the trees are dying because of the construction of the sidewalks and streets. Where the sidewalks are granolithic and the street is constructed with a concrete base, the roots of the trees do not get enough moisture and nourishment.


Trees should be purchased and set out to replace the dead and dangerous trees removed. Shade trees are an im- portant feature of the highways.


One hundred dead and dangerous trees were removed, 131 trees set out, and 214 trees trimmed by request during the year.


Elm-Leaf Beetles.


The gasoline spraying machine sprayed all the trees on the streets and parks, thus helping to destroy the beetles, tussock, gypsy and brown-tail moths. Eight thousand five hundred and nine trees were sprayed.


Leopard Moth or Borer.


As no appropriation was made to destroy this moth or borer, little work was done in this line, but wherever we have discovered the borer at work we have attended to the tree at once. There should be an appropriation made, as this pest is destroying many of our trees.


Gypsy and Brown=Tail Moths.


This year the men who cut off the brown-tail nests and painted the gypsy nests with creosote covered the city in about half the time it usually takes. This was on account of the good work the spraying machine did in destroying the moths in the summertime. The cutting and painting of nests is done during the winter, thus giving work to the employees of the department the year round. The work is inspected by an inspector sent by the state forester, Frank William Rane.


Where nests are found on private property the owner is charged at the rate of $2.15 a day per man, and the amount of the assessment is collected with the taxes on the estate. The law gives the city the right to enter private property to care for the moths, and provides for an assessment to cover the cost of the work. Six thousand five hundred and forty-four street trees were inspected and cared for.


360


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Steam Rollers.


The fifteen-ton roller has worked 187 days, and the twelve- ton roller 166 days. I do not know of any city the size of Somerville that does the work with two rollers, and I most respectfully recommend the purchase of a new fifteen-ton roller.


Sidewalks.


In 1911 $22,195.08, and in 1912 $20,927.94 was appropriated for sidewalks, which includes edgestones, brick, and granolithic. If a similar sum could be appropriated for 1913 it would care for all the petitions in the hands of the public works com- mittee.


The city government should consider the uncompleted spaces now existing on many sidewalks, especially on the main streets. If these sidewalks could be made continuous it would be a great benefit to pedestrians, especially in the spring and fall.


All the sidewalk construction was done by employees of the highway department, thus giving work to citizens and tax- payers of Somerville.


The average cost of gravel sidewalks with edgestones was $1.07 per lineal foot; brick sidewalks, $1.37 per square yard, and granolithic, $1.67 per square yard. The abutters are assessed half of the cost. The cost of granolithic and brick sidewalks includes the resetting of edgestones. The cost of paving gutters was $2.07 per square yard. (See tables in back of this report.)


I recommend the purchase of a concrete mixing machine.


Snow and Ice.


Any money spent for snow and ice is just so much less to expend for repairing the streets. Snow and ice on the streets must be taken care of for public safety. It is the duty of this department to remove the snow and ice from all sidewalks in front of public buildings and public grounds, and sand the same when they become slippery, for which the department receives no compensation. On the gravel sidewalks of the city plows are used to clear the snow, but in case they become slippery the tenant must care for the same.


As soon as the bridges which are made necessary by the abolition of the grade crossings are completed the city must care for the snow and ice upon the same. Two of the bridges are completed, which adds extra expense to this branch of the work.


In a snow storm men are assigned to care for all crossings on the main streets, and to sand the same if they become


361


STREET COMMISSIONER.


slippery. Sand boxes are within easy access for the push cart men who care for the subways, bridges, and squares.


Underground Wires.


· 'Permits for opening the streets for the purpose of con- structing conduits and burying wires were issued to the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company on Bow street from Washington street to Bow-street place, and Summer street from Bow street to Cedar street, and to the Edison Electric Illuminating Company on Pearl street from Mt. Vernon street to Gilman square.


Permits were issued to both companies to connect their underground system on the main streets with their overhead wires on intersecting streets.


Accepted Streets.


There were fourteen streets accepted under the Betterment Act during the year, comprising a total length of 6,917 lineal feet. There were six streets constructed with macadam and tarvia under the Betterment Act, comprising a total length of 3,623 lineal feet, at an average approximate cost of $.90 per square yard. In all the streets constructed during the past eleven years edgestones were set and gutters paved with granite paving blocks before the construction work was begun.


There were twenty-two streets or portions of streets macadamized or resurfaced at a cost of $8,312.03.


There are 77.987 miles of public streets and 19.992 miles of private streets in the city, making a total length of 97.979 miles. (See table in back of report.)


Sidewalks Maintenance.


Money spent for this kind of work is greatly appreciated by everyone, especially in the older parts of the city, where the sidewalks have been laid many years. The department this year has repaired some of the worst ones, and intends to continue the good work.


Seven thousand two hundred and seventy-four feet of edgestones were reset, and 2,118 square yards of brick side- walks relaid. The expense of repairing granolithic sidewalks and attending to police reports is charged to this appropriation.


Sanitary Division.


The collection and disposal of ashes and garbage was transferred from the control of the board of health to the highway department at the beginning of the year. Although the collections have increased, the expense remains about the- same as in 1911.


I think money has been saved by the use of double teams


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ANNUAL REPORTS.


instead of single teams formerly used in this work. An auto truck was purchased for the collection of refuse, and if it proves a success I shall recommend the purchase of more motor-driven vehicles. It is the long hauls to the dumps that adds to the expense of this division.


The garbage is teamed to the city yard and sold to farmers at $.70 per cord foot, and the paper to the incinerator, where it is sorted by a contractor, who pays the city $85 a month. For these two items the city received $11,468.65.


The city is divided into six districts for the collection of refuse, once a week, and thirteen districts for garbage, collected twice a week. If the tenants would be more careful and keep the paper and ashes separate, and in separate receptacles, it would be a great saving to the department. All the good ashes collected were saved and used in the construction of sidewalks.


Summary of collections :-


71,755 cubic yards of refuse, 1,343 cubic yards of rubbish,


29,810 cubic yards of paper, 1,931 cord feet of garbage.


One hundred and thirty-three requests and complaints were received. Men and teams of the street division have been used to good advantage in this division.


Statement of Tools and Personal Property in the Hands of the Sani- tary Division this Day.


Horses


Carts and implements used with horses


10,001 50


Auto truck


3,675 00


Harnesses and horse clothing


2,006 96


Stable utensils and property .


154 90


Tools .


124 00


Incinerator stock


103 00


Paint stock


6 75


Stock in harness room .


65 55


Stock and tools for horse shoeing


100 93


$26,538 59


Highways, Refuse Disposal Account. SANITARY DIVISION.


CREDIT.


Appropriation · $73,000 00


Transferred from Highways, Street Sprink-


ling


3,000 00


Transferred from Highways Maintenance . 3,563 72


$79,563 72


DEBIT.


Collecting refuse


$42,592 13


Collecting garbage .


20,794 55


Stable expenses


3,081 94


Carts, wagons, sleds, and repairing same .


1,462 44


Harnesses, horse clothing, and repairing same


456 11


Amounts carried forward


$68,387 17


$79,563 72


$10,300 00


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STREET COMMISSIONER.


Amounts brought forward .


$68,387 17


$79,563 72


Tools and repairing same


91 07


One new horse


275 00


Horse medicine and doctoring


238 29


Horse shoeing (including stock on hand)


963 82


Hay and straw


4,498 80


Grain and feed


3,685 71


Money paid men injured while at work


237 57


Books, stationery, etc. .


73 85


Care of highway property


105 59


Laborers paid for holidays


712 85


Rental of dump


600 00


Incidentals


.


$79,880 11


Amount overdrawn .


$316 39


Emergency Calls.


The emergency call for this department is 8-8 on the fire alarm system, and is used to call the employees to the stable in case of an emergency. The emergency wagon is always ready, day or night, to answer all calls.


Miscellaneous.


Specifications were sent out to all the local and wholesale concerns and bids asked for the furnishing of edgestone, brick, sand, gravel, cement, tools, and paving stock, etc. The bids were opened publicly in the office of the mayor, and the con- tracts were awarded to the lowest bidders, preference being given to Somerville citizens or taxpayers.


This department has been called upon to furnish steam rollers, teams, crushed stone, sand, gravel, cement, and ashes to the other departments, being reimbursed for the same. The department maintains its own painter, carpenter, blacksmith, horseshoer, and harness repairer, all employed at the city stables.


Three horses have been purchased, four killed, and two died in the street division; one was bought and one died in the sanitary division during the year.


I have attended twenty-nine meetings of the committee on public works for consultation regarding work and petitions.


An act relative to pensioning laborers was accepted by the voters at the last election, and this will increase the expense, but I am unable at present to state just how much.


The following permits were issued during the year :-


Permits for steam rollers, erecting canopy and blasting rock 17


Permits for Cambridge Gas Light Company .


285


Permits for Charlestown Gas Company . 102


Permits for occupying streets and sidewalks .


200


Permits for opening streets and sidewalks 123


54


Permits for feeding horses


5


Street watering complaints and requests


30


Notifications to other departments and corporations . 379


-


10 39


Permits for crossing sidewalks


364


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Requests for repairing gravel sidewalks


165


Accidents reported


16


Police reports


502


Streets oiled


359


Brick and granolithic sidewalks repaired


238


Miscellaneous reports and requests .


Requests to care for moths


528 4


Poles and guards for trees


200


Drain layers' permits


234


Water department openings


924


Ice and snow removed (loads)


1,396


New signs erected by department


45


Signs repainted by department


43


Sand and gravel used (cubic yards)


1,919


Dirt removed or handled (cubic yards)


14,649


Scrapings removed from streets (cubic yards)


10,350


Old macadam used (cubic yards)


4,450


Ashes used (cubic yards) .


5,402


Recommendations.


I most respectfully recommend that the remaining unpaved portions of Elm street, Beacon street, Broadway, Somerville avenue, College avenue, Summer street, Springfield, Newton, and Prospect streets be completed. There were several streets, Central, Temple, and Morrison avenue, that were not resurfaced on account of lack of funds, and I hope the appropriation will be large enough the coming year to do these streets and such streets as Willow avenue, School street, Cedar, Linwood, and Tufts streets, and as many others as the committee and mayor may recommend. I also recommend that a portion of Middlesex avenue be paved.


By the transfer of the sanitary division to the highway department, the repairing of apparatus has increased to such an extent that the blacksmith shop should be enlarged, and the carpenter shop transferred from the stable cellar to the exten- sion on the blacksmith shop.


I wish to extend my sincere thanks to his honor, the mayor, board of aldermen, heads of departments, and all city officials and the general public for their able support and hearty co- operation; and I would express my appreciation of the con- scientious work and efficient service of the foremen, inspectors, teamsters, laborers, mechanics, and all others employed in the department.


Highways Maintenance Account.


CREDIT.


Balance from 1911 .


$2,769 90


Appropriation


32,000 00


Transfer from Street Cleaning


2,062 21


Transfer from Care of Trees .


401 80


Transfer from Sidewalks Maintenance .


225 85


Receipts and credits :-


Use of city teams on sundry work


$4,272 86


Amount carried forward .


$4,272 86


$37,459 76


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STREET COMMISSIONER.


Amount brought forward .


$4,272 86


Use of steam road rollers


2,107 60


Private work, the bills for which re-


mained unpaid December 31, 1911 ·


617 97


Sand and gravel ·


12 67


Edgestone and paving stock .


69 50


Loam


77 98


Value of material on hand January 1, 1912 .


2,450 42


$9,609 00


Less transfer to Refuse Disposal .


3,563 72


Total credit


$43,505 04


DEBIT.


Expenditures :-


For repairs of sundry streets, as per table B, at end of this report .


$8,312 03


General repairs of streets


10,207 53


Repairs of gutters


159 78


Repairs of sheet and block paving .


1,139 33


Repairs of street crossings


33 75


Repairs of gravel sidewalks


769.93


Repairs of iron fence, Broadway, at Alewife Brook .


20 60


Repairs of iron fence, Washington street, near bridge,


9 65


Repairs of city scales at crusher


180 04


Repairs of automobiles


61 20


Repairs of crusher


728 93


Repairs of steam road roller


738 79


Repairs of tools


96 05


Repairs of carts, plows, etc.


1,556 70


Removing snow and ice and care of slippery side- walks


6,341 35


Painting carts


369 01


Street opening, Pennsylvania avenue at Broadway .


134 05


Street opening, Wisconsin avenue at Broadway .


219 78


Street opening, Spring street at Moran estate


151 31


Locating track in Cedar street yard (one-half paid by Water Board), $232.62 .


116 31


street (city's portion)


64 70


Care of subways


545 84


Making road across marsh to bathhouse


5 15


Carpentering


280 15


Blacksmithing


422 13


Painting


20


Street signs


611 26


Money paid men injured while at work .


244 94


Money paid men for holidays .


687 93


Sawing wood


104 65


Waltham Gravel Land (taxes)


228 96


Books, printing, and stationery


100 30


Street Commissioner's salary .


2,400 00


Street Commissioner's team


178 00


Street Commissioner's telephone


34 51


Tools


881 88


Iron and hardware


12 81


Steam drill .


223 52


Ashes


225 85


Amount carried forward


. $39,973 16


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Taking care of highway property .


1,355 26


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