Report of the city of Somerville 1913, Part 29

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1913
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 540


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1,053 73


Private work (bills for which remained unpaid December 31, 1913)


210 29


Value of material on hand December 31, 1913 .


1,918 10


Total debit


$45,079 16


Highways Construction Account.


CREDIT.


Balance from 1912


$2,857 84


Appropriation .


.


20,000 00


Transfer from funded debt account


7,000 00


$29,857 84


Advertising and recording releases and plans in 1912, charged in cost of streets in 1913 .


$111 52


Value of material on hand January 1, 1913 . 308 71


Profit and Loss on material . 576 98


$997 21


Total credit DEBIT.


$30,855 05


Expenditures : --


For construction of streets as appears by table A, at end of this report $36,834 70


Less assessments


7,135 45


Advertising and recording releases and plans for streets not constructed


250 53


Street crossing, Hudson street opposite Proctor School


52 09


Street crossing. Glenwood road at Broadway


46 54


Street crossing, Washington street, opposite Perry street .


77 76


Street crossing, Austin street at Benedict street . .


68 05


Amount carried forward


$30,194 22


.


$29,699 25


0


176 78


375


STREET COMMISSIONER.


Amount brought forward


$30,194 22


100 00


Settlement of claim by laying out Langmaid avenue, Books Value of material on hand this day


12 00


235 45


Total debit


$30,541 67


Balance unexpended


$313 38


Highways, Street Sprinkling.


CREDIT.


Appropriation


$28,000 00


Transfer from Highways Maintenance ac- ·


650 00


$28,650 00


Receipts :-


Sale of running gear


75 00


$28,725 00


Less transfer to Highways Maintenance ac- count


$2,003 15


Less transfer to Care of Trees account 400 00


2,403 15


Total credit


$26,321 85


DEBIT.


Expenditures :-


Teaming, street sprinkling


$4,948 42


Oiling streets


17,768 77


Tarviating streets


2,413 00


Painting carts .


436 88


Repairing carts . .


473 55


Maintenance of water posts


85 22


Clerical work


176 01


Books


20 00


Total debit


$26,321 85


Sidewalks Construction.


CREDIT.


Balance from 1912 .


$382 37 20,000 00


Receipts and Credits :-


Zebedee E. Cliff, constructing sidewalk (inside sidewalk line)


$98 16


Boston & Maine Railroad (sidewalk, Walnut street) . Abutters on Powder House Boulevard (partial payment) . Abutters on Elm street (partial pay- ment)


17 49


1


Abutters on Washington street (partial payment) Eastern Clay Goods Company (cement bags)


76 21


102 87


Amounts carried forward $1,278 73


$20,382 37


.


·


.


.


1


Appropriation


.


$20,382 37


404 00


580 00


count


·


376


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amounts brought forward . $1,278 73


$20,382 37


Transfer from Sewers Construction account, 670 68


96 90


Value of material on hand January 1, 1913, Profit and Loss on materials .


110 74


2,157 05


Total credit


$22,539 42


DEBIT.


Expenditures :-


For fifty-two sidewalks constructed as per table C at end of this report . $38,116 20


Less assessments


18,198 89


$19,917 31


Construction of sidewalk, Broadway at No. 274 to No. 290 (private work)


307 88


Construction of sidewalk, Elm street


1,113 12


Construction of sidewalk, Crescent street (partial cost)


46 42


Construction of sidewalk, Powder House boulevard, Construction of sidewalk, Washington street (par- tial cost) from near Union square to railroad bridge


157 09


Abatement of sidewalk assessment to Stevens es- tate, Myrtle street, constructed in 1912 ·


16 76


Books


13 20


Value of materials on hand December 31, 1913 .


5 18


Total debit


$22,539 42


Sidewalks Maintenance.


CREDIT.


Appropriation


$5,000 00


Material on hand January 1, 1913 .


40 64


Profit and Loss on material .


68 25


$5,108 89


Less transfer to Highways Maintenance


account


558 12


Total credit 1 DEBIT.


$4,550 77


General Repairs of Sidewalks.


Labor, repairing sidewalks


$394 52


Use of city teams


114 80


Bricks


64 30


Gravel


5 58


Sand


5 12


Crushed stone


1 37


Ashes


2 25


Cement


1 64


Special Repairs of Sidewalks.


Repairing sidewalk, Albion street


$579 06


Repairing sidewalk, Aldrich street


7 44


Repairing sidewalk, Alston street


29 10


Amount carried forward


$615 60


.


.


·


.


$589 58


.


·


962 46


1


377


STREET COMMISSIONER.


Amount brought forward . .


$615 60


Repairing sidewalk, Broadway (near


Sycamore street) 55 59


Repairing sidewalk, Church street .


12 23


Repairing sidewalk, Flint street, Cross street to Aldrich street .


210 79


Repairing sidewalk, Greene street . .


30 93


Repairing sidewalk, Lowell street at Park .


13 70


Repairing sidewalk. Newton street and Concord avenue


205 39


Repairing sidewalk, No. 370 Somerville avenue


10 40


Repairing sidewalk, Summer street


10 78


Repairing sidewalk, Nos. 3 and 4 Union square


7 21


Repairing sidewalk, Virginia street


32 00


Repairing sidewalk, Webster avenue and Prospect street . .


29 11


Repairing sidewalk, Wesley park .


47 44


Repairing sidewalk, Wheeler street


10 40


Repairs of brick sidewalks 723 10


Repairs of gravel sidewalks


1,665 06


Repairs of granolithic sidewalks,


202 60


0 (Bill receivable) Timothy F. Crim- mings, repairing sidewalk, West- minster street .


9 38


Books


.


.


.


$2,613 34


Material on hand December 31, 1913


56 28


$4,550 .7


Highways, Street Cleaning.


CREDIT.


$21,000 00


Transfer from Water Works Extension


1,000 00


Transfer from Highways Maintenance


800 00


$22,800 00


Less transfer to Highways Maintenance .


198 70


Total credit


$22,601 30


DEBIT.


Expenditures :-


Labor .


$18,634 30


Use of city teams


3,803 80


Push brooms


36 00


Repair of sweeping machines .


.


127 20


$22,601 30


Care of Trees.


CREDIT.


Appropriation


$2,500 00


Transfer from Highways Maintenance


600 00


Amount carried forward .


$3,100 00


.


.


.


.


.


1


$1,291 57


.


13 20


Appropriation


378


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amount brought forward . .


$3,100 00 400 00


Less transfer to Highways Maintenance


56 80


Total credit


$3,443 20


DEBIT.


Expenditures :--


Removing trees


$2,089 04


Trimming trees


747 49


Setting trees


543 93


Cementing and patching trees


19 54


Spraying trees for tussock moths.


43 20


Total debit. .


$3,443 20


Shade Trees.


CREDIT.


Appropriation


$500 00


Transfer from Highways, Steam Roller


100 00


Total credit


$600 CO


DEBIT.


For 200 Norway Maples, $1.10


$220 00


Delivering same


20 00


Labor, setting trees .


242 90


Use of city teams


30 80


Lumber


61 13


Wire


14 70


Staples


6 50


Total debit


$596 03


Balance unexpended .


$3 97


Gypsy and Brown-Tail Moth Extermination.


CREDIT.


Appropriation


.


DEBIT.


Expenditures :-


For labor


$2,277 71


Use of city teams


27 92


Brushes and screw eyes .


3 60


Badges


3 00


Books


10 00


Printing notices


11 00


Clerical work


20 10


Damage to clothing


46 67


Total debit


$2,400 00


Elm Leaf Beetle Extermination.


CREDIT.


Appropriation .


$700 00


Less transfer to Highways Maintenance 9 07


$690 93


$2,400 00


Transfer from Street Sprinkling . ·


$3,500 00


.


379


STREET COMMISSIONER.


1


1


DEBIT.


Expenditures :-


$298 78


Use of city teams


51 80


Arsenate of lead


271 87


Gasoline


24 30


Cycle oil


8 81


Spray pipe, spark plugs and couplings .


13 50


Oil suits


7 83


Printing warning cards


10 00


Tacks and punch


3 89


Expressing


15


Total debit .


$690 93


Refuse Disposal.


CREDIT.


$80,000 00


Transfer from Contingent Fund


2,000 00


Total credit


DEBIT.


Collecting refuse


22,133 19


Horses


420 00


1


Stable expenses


2,963 25


Carts, wagons, and repairing same


666 54


Repairs and maintenance of auto truck


792 02


Harnesses and horse clothing, and repair- ing same


501 40


Tools and repairing same


59 17


Horse shoeing (stock on hand)


302 51


Horse shoeing .


440 47


Horse medicine and doctoring


77 91


Hay and straw


3,833 14


Grain and feed


3,016 20


Rental of dump


600 00


Laborers paid for holidays


712 27


Money paid men injured while at work


53 00


Lime


1 25


Books and stationery


42 50


Care of highway property


465 89


Total debit


$81,809 81


Balance unexpended .


$190 19


Statement of Tools, Materials and Personal Property in the Hands of the Highway Department This Day.


Horses


$7,775 00


Carts and implements used with horses


10,507 05


Automobile


700 00


Steam road rollers


·


8,900 00


Stone crusher and fittings


1,644 80


Harnesses and horse clothing ·


1,299 40


Amount carried forward .


.


$30,826 25


.


Appropriation


$82,000 00


$44,729 10


Collecting garbage


.


For labor


.


380


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amount brought forward . .


.


.


$30,826 25 895 88


Stable utensils and property .


.


.


Horse medicine .


23 54


Horse shoes and supplies


493 14


Blacksmith stock


265 74


Carpenter's stock


21 35


Watering carts and stock


11,921 28


Tools


2,334 79


Moth stock and tools


106 86


Paint stock


15 00


Edgestones and paving stock (credited various depts.),


2,215 01


Stock for repairs of carts, plows, etc. .


157 46


Arsenate of lead, etc.


65 15


Street signs


44 50


$49,385 95


.


.


TABLE A. Streets Constructed in 1913.


STREET.


FROM


To


MATERIAL.


LENGTH IN FEET.


COST.


Alston street (gutters)


Shawmut place


Cross street


Paving blocks


233


$ 186 16


Conwell avenue


Curtis street .


North street


Macadam and tarvia Ballast


1,346


4,296 15


Crescent street


·


·


.


(S'wly side) Hadley st.


174


247 43


Dearborn road


Boston avenue ·


·


.


Macadam and tarvia


469


2,013 90


. Elm street (northeasterly roadway)


Oak square


Cutter square ·


.


Concrete base, macad- am and tarvia top ·


3,540


8,281 84


Elm street (S'ly side gutters) .


Beech street ·


.


.


·


470


86 02


Fremont street .


.


.


460 ft. northeasterly


Macadam and tarvia ·


460


1,774 67


Garrison avenue .


Broadway


.


. land of city of Cam- bridge


Macadam and tarvia ·


460


1,637 23


Leland street .


Washington street


.


·


Macadam and tarvia


359


1,040 95


Lowell street


Summer street


Crown street ·


Macadam and tarvia ·


351


1,189 54


Main street (widening) .


Southwesterly side


Medford line .


Macadam


86


137 81


Prichard avenue .


Boston avenue .


Frederick avenue


Macadam and tarvia


517


2,028 55


Porter street


Elm street .


·


Summer street .


Filling .


1,175


1,193 96


Shawmut place .


Shawmut street .


Alston street


Macadam and tarvia


190


596 93


Shawmut street (gutters)


Cross street .


·


Washington street


Paving blocks


575


259 84


South and Bedford street


in front of Est. 6 & 8


Paving blocks (Bed- ford street)


49


20 20


(gutters)


.


.


.


Derby street


Macadam and tarvia


993


4,393 33


Tufts street


.


Cross street .


Washington street .


Concrete base tarvia top .


979


3,244 70


Walnut street, N'w'y side


Medford street .


Pearl street


Paving blocks


104


51 96


Water street


.


.


.


Railroad


Concrete base paving


371


2,542 78


. Woodstock street (par- tials)


Victoria street


.


·


Alewife Brook · ·


Ballast


.


.


232


1,177 80


Length in feet, and cost


·


.


.


13,696


$36,834 70


.


.


.


Paving blocks


563


432 95


Greene street (gutters) .


Laurel street ·


where not laid


·


·


·


.


STREET COMMISSIONER.


South street


and 11 Bedford street .


Temple street .


.


Broadway .


.


.


.


(gutters)


.


South street .


.


.


Pearl street . .


·


College avenue


Miller avenue


Paving blocks (old)


.


Meacham street


Dane avenue


.


.


·


blocks grouted


381


382


TABLE B. Streets Repaired.


STREET.


FROM


To


DESCRIPTION OF WORK.


FEET.


COST.


Central street


Medford street


·


·


Railroad bridge .


Macadam and tarvia


780


$1,008.10


College avenue


at-


.


.


.


.


69.60


Dane street .


Somerville avenue


.


bridge approaches


.


Old macadam and tarvia


1,465


201.68


Middlesex avenue


Mystic avenue


Boulevard


Patching


2,304


101.72


Mt. Pleasant street


Broadway .


.


·


.


·


Tarvia and screenings


584


74.51


Sargent avenue


.


.


·


·


.


Old macadam and tarvia


1,075


173.63


Webster street


Cross street . .


Glen street


Resurfacing


225


54.00


Wesley park


Bow street


Entire length


·


.


Macadam and tarvia :


405


320.46


Length in feet, and cost


.


.


.


.


.


7,348


$2,405.34


.


.


·


.


·


·


.


·


.


.


·


.


·


.


.


Dearborn road


Macadam and tarvia .


Washington st. to near


Macadam and tarvia .


510


401.64


Dartmouth street


Broadway .


Medford street


Perkins street


Broadway


Walnut street


·


.


ANNUAL REPORTS.


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 EDGESTONE.


YARDS OF BRICK.


YARDS OF GRANOLITHIC.


COST.


Alston street


.


·


. . .


. . . .


$261 26


Beacon street


·


·


Northeasterly


Railroad bridge


Near Sacramento st.


...


....


1,557.1


2,174 42


Beacon street


·


Southwesterly


Forest street


·


·


. .. .


. .


1,513.1


2,162 95


Beacon street .


·


.


.


Som. Bldg. Asso.


·


Broadway


Southerly


Magoun square


City road .


.. .


. . . .


429.5


760 69


Broadway


·


·


·


·


Railroad bridge


....


. . . .


120.


162 00


Broadway


Northeasterly


In front of estate


Nos. 1119 to 1135


....


... .


114.5


154 58


Calvin street


Easterly


Washington street


Dimick street


·


...


....


204.5


280 58


Calvin street


Westerly


Beacon street


Washington street


.


..


366.


521 55


Crescent street


Both


Pearl street


.


Hadley street


. .


Conwell avenue


Both


Curtis street


North street


2,703.6


...


Concord avenue


Northerly


Dimick street .


·


Dimick street


....


. . .


20.9


Dearborn road .


Both


Boston avenue .


·


.


809.5


854 12


Dimick street .


Both


Concord avenue


·


laid) Calvin street


....


....


1,005.8


1,549 96


Fremont street


.


Both .


Meacham street


460 feet northeasterly.


952.3


... .


.


1,072 75


Garrison avenue


.


·


.


.


.


.


Land of City of Cam- bridge


887.7


.


872 57


Carried forward


5,864.2


5,670.0


16,124.31


.


·


.


In front of estate


No. 489


154.2


320 66


Broadway


.


.


·


·


·


·


.


In front of estate


·


Nos. 101 to 107 inc.


....


. ...


.


·


.


.


.


.


.


Southwesterly


side


244.3


. . . .


2,577 41


About 461 7/1 west of


32 19


College avenue .


(Where not already


..


.


·


.


.


·


·


.


Both


Broadway .


.


laid


To sidewalk already


Northeasterly


Shawmut place


Cooney street


In front of estate


·


61.6


104 27


STREET


COMMISSIONER.


....


122.8


2,081 95


Broadway


Northeasterly


.


·


.


.


383


.


·


Northeasterly


Southwesterly


City road .


.


180 40


Southwesterly


Beckwith circle


266.8


384


TABLE C .- Continued.


STREET.


SIDE.


FROM


To


FEET OF EDGESTONE.


YARDS OF BRICK.


YARDS OF GRANOLITHIC.


COST.


Brought forward


5,864.2


. . .


5,670.0


16,124.31


Grant street


.


·


.


.


.


. . . .


...


122.9


180.83


Greene street .


.


Northerly .


.


Laurel street


Southeasterly where


103.8


70.4


169.13


Heath street


Northerly


Fenwick street .


.


.


. .


150.5


281.37


Leland street


Both


Washington street .


Dane avenue


731.2


....


239.9


361.86


Lowell street


Both


Summer street .


.


·


....


.


.


.


.


·


·


Southeasterly


Holland street .


Mead street .


.. . .


. . .


466.8


742.82


Moore street ·


·


Easterly


Meacham street


·


Mystic avenue


.. .


. . . .


511.3


748.50


Moreland street


.


Northwesterly


Meacham street


.


To and including es- tate, 68 Moreland st.


... .


....


86.3


135.32


Mystic avenue .


Southwesterly


Union street


Charlestown line


. ..


-


.


·


·


·


...


918.3


1,335.54


Ossipee road .


Both .


.


.


·


Curtis street .


·


Frederick avenue


970.5


. . .


..


925.21


Prichard avenue


Both


.


.


.


Boston avenue .


·


Warner street (where not already laid) ·


. .


.. .


235.4


350.05


earson road


.


.


.


·


Carried forward.


8,657.8


691.8


10,274.8


27,027.98


.


Flint street .


Oliver street


.


. . .


. .. .


Westerly and


Summer street .


Laurel street


458.9


....


304.5


937.56


Greene street


.


not already laid


·


Bond street


Liberty avenue


Easterly


Mallet street


.


.


....


552.20


Marion street


In front of estate 51


Dimick street


·


.


70.6


108.72


Medford street .


Northeasterly


Central street .


Broad way


239.


747.8


1,735.02


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Gilman terrace.


.


.


Pearl street


.


.


Entire length


.


. . . .


....


242.2


437.14


Jaques street


Mystic avenue ·


508.3


798.10


Glen street .


·


Easterly ·


·


.


.


Broadway


Crown street


529.2


.


.


Moreland street


382.4


465.49


Packard avenue


·


Westerly


Broadway .


·


.


Easterly


Northwesterly


638.81


TABLE C .- Concluded.


STREET.


SIDE.


FROM


To


FEET OF EDGESTONE.


YARDS OF BRICK.


YARDS OF GRANOLITHIC.


COST.


Brought forward


8,657.8


691.8


10,274.8


27,027.98


(Where not already laid)


1,221.4


....


723.


1,069.32


Summer street


Southwesterly


Cherry street


.


.


.. . .


...


162.7


329.16


Summer street


.


Northerly ·


Porter street ·


Belmont street


·


. .


....


663.6


1,132.21


Shawmut street


Southwesterly


Central square .


Washington street


346.9


....


309.58


Shawmut place


Both


Shawmut street


Alston street


354.6


....


.


.


In front of Estate


No. 11


48.9


48.7


108.48


Temple street .


Westerly


Jaques street


Opposite Derby street


272.5


448.15


Veazie street .


Southwesterly


Walnut street


Marshall street


....


·


378.1


515.47


Walter street .


Both


Walnut street .


Entire length


.


670.6


1,029.06


Water street .


Both


South street .


Entire length


714.5


....


695.07


Walnut street .


Northwesterly


Medford street .


Pearl street (where not already laid)


104.3


265.4


443.92


Washington street


Northwesterly


Hawkins street .


....


358.


579.36


Warner street .


·


North westerly


Pearson road .


Bromfield road .


....


...


211.2


378.89


Warner street .


Northwesterly


Pearson road .


Medford line


...


...


35.8


63.50


Winslow avenue


Both


College avenue


Clifton street (where not already laid)


Total


11,720.9


1,005.9


14,934.4


$38,116.20


.


.


.


.


Summer street


Rossmore street


Both


.


Somerville avenue


Washington street


·


. . . .


. ...


·


.


.


. .


445.32


South street


In front of Estate


Nos. 6 and 8 and .


Bedford street .


.


·


.


.


.


.


.


·


.


·


.


·


(Where not already laid)


.


From driveway at Union building .


.


.


·


.


·


1,456.6


2,269.76


STREET COMMISSIONER.


Porter street .


Both


Elm street .


$1,270.97


Hancock street .


.


.


.


....


. . . .


385


386


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE D. Driveways Constructed at Expense of Abutters.


FOR


LOCATION.


American Tube Works .


Somerville avenue


Winthrop H. Bowman .


254 Highland avenue


Louise Budgell


. 48 Brastow avenue


Charles E. Carter


13 Grand View avenue


John L. Clark .


399 Highland avenue


Lawrence J. Dervin


218 Highland avenue


Albert W. Dow & Co.


12 Newbury street


James W. Dixon Philip Eberle


Washington street Waldo street


Chester A. Hall


94 Perkins street


Mary E. Hayden


25 Farragut avenue 174 Summer street


William B. Hamman


. 107 College avenue


Esther H. Kingsley


68 Central street


A. F. Lee .


, 166 Elm street


Adanıs H. Merrill .


. 200 Broadway 43 Alpine street 315 Beacon street


Nellie A. Nowell


36 Pearson road 5 Webster street


James P. O'Neill


Columbia street Broadway


Marie S. Paasche .


. 53 Hall street


Ernest D. Pillsbury, M. D. .


. 9 Curtis street


Frank H. Richardson


57 Myrtle street


Henry M. Rood


14 Liberty avenue


John A. Ross .


124 Orchard street


Francis Shaw, M. D.


57 Cross street


Mark B. Smiley


, 22 Newbury street


Edmund S. Sparrow


, 17 College avenue


Gideon W. Swain .


56 Hall avenue 87 Irving street


TABLE E. Driveways Discontinued at Expense of Abutters.


FOR


LOCATION.


American Tube Works .


Somerville avenue


F. A. Callahan


. 6 Banks street


Harvey D. McGray


. Central street


Hannibal S. Pond .


56 Vinal avenue


Hypolite Stampfler


.


.


218-A Summer street


Charles B. Wyman .


.


.


161 Walnut street


.


. 75 Moreland street


Charles E. Fuller


Frederick G. Hills


Charles F. Mills


Alex Magnusson


Otto Olson


Arthur N. Park


William C. Wentzell


387


STREET COMMISSIONER.


TABLE F. Driveway Widened at Expense of Abutter.


FOR


LOCATION.


Napoleon Bernier .


.


. 336 Beacon street


TABLE G. Driveway Re-located at Expense of Abutter.


FOR


LOCATION


Nora E. Healey


·


11 Dimick street


TABLE H. Streets Accepted by the Board of Aldermen in 1913.


STREET.


WARD.


FROM


To


WIDTH IN FEET.


LENGTH IN FEET.


ACCEPTED.


Aberdeen road .


6


Highland avenue


Cedar street


40


449


December 31


Belknap street


·


·


6


Belmont street


.


·


25


177


December 31


Chester aven


4


Accepted portion .


Cross street .


20


451


December 31


Clark street.


2


Newton street


.


.


·


35


552


December 31


Clyde street


5


Cedar street


Murdock street


30


664


December 31


Crescent street


1


Pearl street


Hadley street


30


174


September 20


Derby street


.


.


4


Flint street


Northerly


40


202


December 31


Garfield avenue .


4


Broadway.


Blakeley avenue


40


447


December 31


Greene street


3


present terminus e'ly


Land of Caldwell


40


1


September 20


Harold street


2


Dimick street


Marion street


40


316


December 31


Main street (widening)


5


Westerly side at .


Medford line


.


. . . .


777


December 31


Pearl Street place


4


Pearl street .


Northeasterly


20


166


December 31


Pearson road


7


Warner street


Dearborn road


40


1,089


December 31


Sartwell avenue


6


Cedar street


Cherry street


35


427


December 31


Taylor street


4


Sydney street


Mystic avenue


40


309


December 31


Teele avenue


.


.


.


.


.


40


685


December 31


Vine street


2


Somerville avenue


Fitchburg Railroad


40


540


December 31


Wilson avenue


·


.


6


Broadway


Boston & Lowell R. R.


20


307


December 31


Woodstock street


.


·


7


Victoria street


Alewife Brook


40


403


June 13


Length in feet


. ·


8,785 (1.664 m.)


·


·


Broadway


Hamilton road


·


40


449


December 31


Belmont place


·


·


·


.


·


·


4


Grant street


.


.


.


40


200


December 31


Flint avenue


·


.


.


·


.


.


·


.


.


Mt. Vernon avenue


Medford line


.


·


.


.


.


.


.


·


·


.


·


·


.


7


Packard avenue


Curtis street


.


·


.


·


.


.


.


Southeasterly


·


.


.


ANNUAL REPORTS.


388


·


·


·


·


September 20


Meacham street .


40


·


.


·


Lincoln Parkway


·


.


Wheatland street


389


STREET COMMISSIONER.


TABLE I. Street Crossings Laid.


r


Austin street, crossing samc, Benedict strect. Glenwood road, crossing same, at Broadway. Hudson street, crossing same, at George O. Proctor School. Washington street, crossing same, at Albion A. Perry School.


TABLE J. Street Openings.


Burnham street, at Broadway.


Central road, at Central street and Sycamore street.


Leonard street, at Broadway.


Indiana avenue, at Broadway.


Illinois avenue, at Broadway.


Michigan avenue, at Broadway.


Minnesota avenue, at Broadway.


TABLE K. Length of Accepted Streets in Each Ward.


Ward 1


Miles. 9.745


2


8.936


3


.


4


9.797


5


12.100


66


6


13.150


7


18.374


Total length of accepted streets in the city .


79.662


Classification of Street Construction.


Streets paved with


granite blocks


Sq. Yds. 99,815


Miles. 4.12


hassam paving


36,802


1.80


66


asphalt


10.410


.73


66


66


66 vitrified brick


13,564


.64


66 bitulithic


14,689


88


Combination pavement, concrete base with bituminous top


2.68


Streets macadamized, "tarvia" bound


13.91


Streets macadamized, water bound


52.25


Streets graveled or unimproved .


22.05


Total


99.06


1


Respectfully submitted, ASA B. PRICHARD, Street Commissioner.


7.560


REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS.


OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS, -


CITY HALL, SOMERVILLE, January 1, 1914, 5


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


Gentlemen,-In accordance with the provisions of the City Charter, I submit herewith the annual report of the public buildings department for the year ending December 31, 1913.


The total valuation of the public property which is in the custody of the public buildings department is $2,358,414.


The total expenditure for the year 1913 for the care and maintenance of this property was $108,187.06.


The amount was expended as follows :-


Janitor service


$35,406 30


Fuel


23,105 27


Light


12,811 47


Telephone 529 16


Care and repairs Pensions 580 76


35,754 10


A table accompanies this report which shows a more de- tailed explanation of this amount.


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 past year has made 1,550 formal inspections of buildings in the process of construction.


The following table shows the number of permits issued for building operations during the year 1913 :-


WARDS.


Buildings.


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


Totals.


Dwellings


65


13


5


12


29


24


129


277


Stores


6


6


3


2


7


15


39


Dwellings and Stores


5


2


1


3


2


13


Stables .


1


1


4


Shops


Manufactories


8


3


1


3


15


Garages


8


1


4


3


3


2


16


37


Churches


1


1


1


1


4


Foundations


2


1


3


Miscellaneous .


17


8


1


1


2


2


31


Totals


109


34


17


21


37


42


169


429


1


1


3


5


1


1


Theatres


2


391


COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS.


WARDS.


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


Totals.


Brick buildings


10


6


3


3


1


4


4


31


Concrete buildings


2


1


2


2


10


17


Brick and Concrete buildings


1


1


Iron buildings


2


2


Steel buildings


1


1


·2


Terra cotta buildings


1


2


3


Totals


16


7


5


3


3


5


17


56


The number of plumbing permits issued during the year was Permits for plumbing in new buildings


457


259


Permits for plumbing in old buildings , 198


Number of buildings in which soil pipes were tested 389


The total number of permits issued during the year 1913, viz., 429 was two less than during the year 1912, when 431 per- mits for new buildings and alterations were issued. The total cost of the new buildings and alterations during the year 1913 was $1.952,179, while the cost in 1912 was $1,777,719, showing an increase of $174,460.


School Buildings.


The school buildings of the city are in a very satisfactory condition with a few exceptions. The principal need in several instances, viz., the Knapp, Pope, Glines, Bingham, Carr, Morse, Bennett, Burns and Cummings Schools is outside painting and should be done at once to prevent deterioration. Several of the buildings should also be renovated inside by the tinting of walls and ceilings.


During the year 1913 this department carried out the work of the required needs of the school buildings so far as possible with the money available.


The innumerable calls upon the department for work of every nature in the school buildings require the time and attention constantly of the commissioner who is obliged to select those matters which he considers most important for immediate attention.


During the year 1913 the improvements made at various . school buildings were as follows :-


Prescott School.


Yard surfacing (partial). Knapp School, Yard surfacing. 1


392


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Pope School, Yard extension.


Bell School,


Enlargement of assembly room. Improvement of lighting.


i


Forster Schocl, New office for master. New teachers' room. New fire exit.


Bingham School, New assembly hall. Yard surfacing (partial).




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