Report of the city of Somerville 1915, Part 23

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1915
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 478


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40


376


525


West Quincy


Bailey st. .


Medford line


Private.


40


...


291


Westwood road


Central st.


Benton road


Public.


40


489


Wheatland .


Broadway .


Mystic ave. .


Public.


40


1,364


Wheeler


Pinckney st.


Mt. Vernon st.


Public.


40


269


Whipple


Highland ave.


Arlington Br. R. R.


Private.


30


307


....


White St. pl.


White st.


Southieasterly


Private.


20


Packard ave.


Curtis st.


Public.


40


687


632


Wigglesworth .


Bonair st. .


Pearl st. .


Public.


40


744


William .


Chandler st.


College ave.


Public.


40


381


. .


William .


Broadway .


Medford line


Private.


50


. .


. .


Willoughby


Central st.


Sycamore st. Broadway


Public.


50


3,534


....


Willow pl. .


Cambridge line .


South st. .


Private.


25


150


Wilton


Lowell st. .


Hinckley st.


Public.


35


470


....


Winchester


Broadway .


Medford line


Private.


40


65


Windom


Elm st.


Summer st.


Public.


40


300


....


Windsor road .


Willow ave.


Hancock st.


Public.


40


575


530


Winslow ave. .


College ave. .


Clifton st.


Public.


40


1,123


. .


Winter


College ave. .


Holland st.


Public.


30


402


Winter Hill cir.


Broadway .


Northeasterly


Private.


25


. .


177


Winthrop ave. (Extension.)


Mystic ave.


Middlesex ave.


Private.


40


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


..


1,135


Woodstock .


Victoria st.


Alewife brook .


Public.


40 to 32


403


(Extension.)


Victoria st.


Tannery st. (Ext'n.)


Private.


40


920


Wyatt circle


Wyatt st.around to


Wyatt st.


.


Public.


40


496


..


..


Yorktown


Cambridge line .


[ N. E. line Mal-}


Public.


40


294


....


Yorktown


N. E. line Malvern ave.


Northerly


Private.


40


....


100


.


Charlest'n line .


Franklin ave.


Public.


Private.


35


200


Webster ave.


Union sq.


Clarendon ave.


Broadway


Private.


40


....


318


+ White .


Elm st.


Cambridge line


Public.


Whitman


Mason st. .


Packard ave.


Private.


40


Williams ct.


Porter st.


Northwesterly


Private.


30


Public.


40


427


Willow ave.


Elm st.


Wilson ave.


Broadway .


B. & L. R. R.


Public.


20


307


Windsor st.(Extn.)


Windsor st., Camb.


Fitchburg R. R.


Private.


20


*Woodstock


.


. .


315


Wyatt


Concord ave. .


Lincoln parkway .


Private.


20


. .


vern ave.


* Proposed.


t Sidewalk in Somerville.


LENGTH.


114


Washington


...


200


Whitfield road.


154


Weston ave.


302


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.


Court


39 Adams st. .


Southeasterly


Private.


8


90


Court


Albion st.


Central st. .


Private.


12


216


Court


11 Albion st.


Northeasterly


Private.


9


...


178


Court


21 Albion st.


Northeasterly


Private.


10


...


100


Court


292 Broadway


.


Southwesterly


Private.


15


...


188


Court


Buena Vista rd.


Easterly


Private.


15


....


145


Court


12 Carlton st.


Southeasterly


Private.


25


....


75


Court


112 Central st. .


Northwesterly .


Private.


10


. . .


168


Court


113 Central st. .


Southeasterly


Private.


20


150


Court


227 Columbia st.


Northwesterly .


Private.


10


...


117


Court


Conlon ct.


Windsor st. (Ext'n)


Private.


20


...


126


Court


58 Dane st. .


Easterly


Private.


10


70


Court


20 Dimick st.


Southwesterly


Private.


39.25


136


Court


91 Franklin st.


Westerly .


Private.


12


... .


171


Court


66 Lowell st.


Westerly .


Private.


25


....


101


Court


78 Lowell st.


Westerly .


Private.


25


101


Court


101 Medford st.


Easterly


Private.


.8


...


75


Court


Sacramento st. .


Southeasterly


Private.


25


....


318


Court


10 Stone ave.


.


Northwesterly


Private.


20


....


113


Court


Windsor st. (Ext'n)


East'ly and West'ly


Private.


20


....


370


Total


.


430,822


197,217


·


Southwesterly


Private.


20


..


240


Court


36 Craigie st.


·


Westerly .


Private.


25


90


Court


612 Broadway


Length.


Public, 81.595 miles [includes 1.897 miles of City Boulevard and Park Roadways, 1.397 miles of State Boulevard (Metropolitan Park Commission), and 1.596 miles State Highway]; private, 18.411 miles.


Total length of streets in the city, 100.006 miles.


REPORT OF THE STREET COMMISSIONER.


OFFICE OF THE STREET COMMISSIONER, CITY HALL, SOMERVILLE, January 1, 1916.


To His Honor, the Mayor, and the Board of Aldermen :


Gentlemen,-I most respectfully submit the fortieth an- nual report, containing a brief summary of the principal work performed by the highway department, by day labor and con- tract during the year 1915, with recommendations for neces- sary additions for the coming year.


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


The streets in our city compare favorably with those of any other city in the Commonwealth, they are a most valu- able asset; the same can be said of sidewalks, which are of vital importance to pedestrians, and must not be neglected, as pedestrians have as much right to demand good walks, as the owners of automobiles and carriages have to demand good roads.


To improve our streets in order to adapt them to all kinds of traffic is a perplexing question. There is a demand for smooth streets, although they are more or less slippery for horses unless care is exercised in driving. Numerous com- plaints have been received from horse owners because of the slippery condition of many of the streets, but it is hard to satisfy the horse driver and the automobile driver. However, this question is one to which we are giving considerable thought, hoping to perfect methods of street construction sat- isfactory to all.


The offices at the City Hall have been remodeled, and the department now has clerks for its work exclusively, a great improvement over the old method of consolidation.


A combination blacksmith, horseshoeing, carpenter and paint shop has been erected at the city yard, thereby increas- ing the efficiency of the repair department.


Snow and Ice.


It is the duty of the department to remove the snow and ice from all sidewalks in front of public grounds and build- ings, and sand the same when they become slippery, also to care for the bridges made necessary by the abolition of the grade crossings, There should be a separate appropria-


304


ANNUAL REPORTS.


tion for ice and snow. I wish I could have the money that is expended for ice and snow to use in re-surfacing the streets. $5,019.49 was expended for the care of ice and snow. 545 loads of snow and ice were removed.


Underground Wires.


Permits were issued to the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company to enlarge their conduits on Broadway, between Willow avenue and Rogers avenue, to the Edison Illuminating Company and the Boston Elevated Railway Company to construct conduits in Davis square and vicinity, and remove many large poles and wires, making a great im- provement in the appearance of the square. These com- panies, gas companies and city departments laid their wires and pipes underground and made their connections, as far as possible, on all streets before the streets were constructed.


Crushed Stone.


The William J. McCarthy Company furnished 9,649 tons of stone at $1.20 per ton and Coleman Brothers 4,422 tons of trap rock at $1.44 per ton, all delivered on the line of work.


The city crusher was in operation a few days, crushing 7834 tons of stone.


Bridges.


The bridges are in good condition. It is my intention the coming spring to paint all fences to and on the bridges under my jurisdiction. The approaches to the Willow bridge, Med- ford street and Prospect street bridges were constructed by the city, the Boston and Maine R. R. paying a portion of the expense.


Steam Rollers.


The department has one five-ton roller, one twelve-ton and two fifteen-ton rollers.


No. 1 worked 1311/2 days.


No. 2 worked 158 days.


No. 3 worked 49 days.


No. 4 worked 174 days.


The old twelve-ton roller that has been in service for over eighteen years should be replaced by a new fifteen-ton roller with scarifier attachment.


HIGHWAYS MAINTENANCE.


Appropriations and Expenditures.


Appropriation


$28,000 00


Transfer from damages to persons and property .


266 00


Transfer from pensions .


414 98


Transfer from election expenses


375 00


Amount carried forward


$29,055 98


305


STREET COMMISSIONER.


$29,055 98


Amount brought forward


.


Commissioner's salary


$2,400 00


Clerks


1,327 73


Telephones


222 95


Office expenses


374 51


Equipment and stable expenses


1,282 69


Repair of streets .


3,254 01


Repair of street crossings


115 33


Repair of gutters


161 63


Repair of permanent paving


1,641 62


Repair of bridges


30 85


Repair of parkways


24 28


Care of subways .


585 29


Care of snow and ice


5,019 49


Street signs .


581 17


Ledges and crusher


90 84


Repair of special streets


783 71


Care of highway property


795 37


Emergency calls .


56 55


Care of Commissioner's automobile


351 82


Sawing wood


130 38


Holidays and vacations


4,254 09


Bills receivable


2,855 56


Sand, crushed stone and cinders


458 34


Lumber . ·


52 34


Edgestone, bricks, cement and lamp-black


266 27


Kerosene and tarvia


159 28


Coal


612 85


Miscellaneous


345 39


Balance to excess and deficiency


140 66


$28,375 00


Damages to persons and property


266 00


Pensions


414 98


$29,055 98


$29,055 98


SIDEWALKS MAINTENANCE.


The department should have more money for this kind of work, which includes resetting edgestones, relaying brick, repairing granolithic, the care of police reports pertaining to sidewalks and the care of gravel and dirt sidewalks.


Where sidewalks are to be relaid granolithic should be substituted for brick.


985 feet of edgestones were reset.


953 square yards of brick sidewalk were relaid.


Appropriations and Expenditures.


Appropriation


Transfer to Street Cleaning


$4,000 00 180 00


Labor


$2,658 43


Teams


683 43


Stone, brick and cement


464 70


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


13 44


$3,820 00


$3,820 00


306


ANNUAL REPORTS.


STREET SPRINKLING.


All macadam streets were oiled or tarviated .. We received very few complaints this year in regard to dusty streets. The principal squares were watered early mornings; this work was greatly appreciated by the storekeepers. A storage tank for road oil is needed at the city yard, thus saving demurrage on cars during bad weather.


The assessment to each abutter for street sprinkling was five cents per linear foot.


I have used granulated calcium chloride (a salt prepara- tion) dissolved in water, to keep down the dust in freezing weather in the squares and on main streets, with satisfactory results.


This year the department used :-


30,479 gallons of Standard Socony.


6,505 gallons of Alden Speare's Special.


8,213 gallons of Alden Speare's No. 5.


23,392 gallons of Alden Speare's No. 1 Tasscoil.


3,049 gallons of Headley's No. 1.


13,500 gallons of Headley's No. 7.


15,945 gallons of Headley's No. 20. 644


8,145 gallons of No. 1 Emerald Oil.


8,145 gallons of No. 2 Emerald Oil.


19,800 gallons of Water Gas Tar.


8,138 gallons of No. 2 Sawyerline.


8,063 gallons of No. 3 Sawyerline.


-


15,869 gallons of No. 4 Sawyerline.


1


18,136 gallons of Besco Oil.


6,500 gallons of No. 2 Currola Oil.


47,486 gallons of Oilite.


8,039 gallons of No. 1 Empire Oil.


71,716 gallons of Barrett's Tarvia B.


34,500 pounds of Calcium Chloride.


Appropriations and Expenditures.


Appropriation


$35,000 00


Transfer to Refuse Disposal


320 00


Labor


$5,410 53


Teams


3,370 00


Equipment and repairs


1,001 61


Oil and other dust layers


20,412 96


Contracts water carts


2,806 58


Maintenance water posts


374 99


Gravel


975 86


City of Medford, oiling Boston avenue


56 94


Steam rollers


77 00


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


193 53


$34,680 00


$34,680 00


SANITARY DIVISION.


The city government should look forward, and make recommendations as to the disposal of ashes and rubbish on account of the scarcity of dumps,


307


STREET COMMISSIONER.


If the residents would use a little more care when filling refuse barrels, to be collected by the city, there would be less rubbish blowing in the streets.


Men and teams of the street division have been trans- ferred, to good advantage when occasion required, to the sanitary division.


The expenditure in this division is increasing on account of the rapid growth in population and the long haul to the dumps.


The garbage is teamed to the city yard and sold to the farmers at $0.50 per cord foot, and the combustible material carried to the incinerator, where it is sorted by a contractor, who pays the city $115.00 per month. For these two items the city received $11,569.05 in 1915.


Summary of collections :---


87,260 cubic yards of refuse.


1,000 cubic yards of rubbish.


32,300 cubic yards of paper.


2,338 cords of garbage.


149 requests and reports attended to.


Appropriations and Expenditures.


Appropriation


$92,000 00


Transfers from various other accounts


7,910 00


Salary of Superintendent .


$1,400 00


Printing and stationery


64 35


Telephone


23 57


Labor


66,598 46


Teams


22,612 03


Equipment


415 07


Rent of dump


600 00


Hay, grain and straw


7,543 33


Shoeing supplies .


310 88


Equipment


274 40


All other


66 28


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


1 63


$99,910 00


$99,910 00


STREET CLEANING.


A cleaning patrol system has been inaugurated for the purpose of cleaning the squares at night. This patrol also answers any calls received from the police, reporting dan- gerous conditions in the streets and on the sidewalks. A pick- up sweeping machine will be used nights during the coming year to care for the squares.


There is a city ordinance in regard to dropping or throw- ing rubbish in the streets and it should be enforced to the full extent of the law.


308


ANNUAL REPORTS.


I recommend clean-up weeks in the spring and fall.


10,277 loads of street scrapings were removed, dumping places being very scarce.


Appropriations and Expenditures.


Appropriation


$23,000 00


Transfer from Care of Trees


100 00


Transfer from Sidewalks Maintenance


180 00


Labor


$19,316 73


Teams


3,296 07


Equipment


575 93


All other


68 93


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


22 34


$23,280 00


$23,280 00


SUPPRESSION OF MOTHS.


This city has never been reimbursed by the state for moth extermination, and the work has always been satisfactory to their inspectors. We never had any infestation. All the trees on the streets and on private property were cared for and inspected. Work done on private property was as- sessed to each property owner and I recommend that these assessments be levied in the general tax. The leopard moth or borer is killing many of our shade trees.


7,361 street trees were inspected and cared for.


18,192 private trees were inspected and cared for.


135,690 brown-tail nests were gathered and destroyed.


41,600 gypsy nests were painted with creosote.


7,572 trees were sprayed by the gasoline spraying machine to exterminate the elm-leaf beetle.


Appropriations and Expenditures.


Appropriation


$5,700 00


Labor


$5,161 31


Printing, stationery and postage


10 50


Teams, etc. .


196 00


Hardware, tools and equipment


97 87


Insecticides .


230 45


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


3 87


$5,700 00


$5,700 00


SHADE TREES.


Although trees beautify a street they are a nuisance in the city sidewalks, as the roots cause the upheaving of the . granolithic and bricks. In my estimation all trees should be set out on private property back of the city line.


135 trees were set out.


94 trees cut down.


269 trees trimmed by request.


.


309


STREET COMMISSIONER.


Appropriations and Expenditures.


Appropriation


$3,500 00 100 00


Transfer to Street Cleaning


Labor


$2,554 49


Teams


589 33


Printing, stationery and postage


10 00


Equipment, hardware and tools


6 36


Lumber, cement and other supplies


133 60


Rollers


64 75


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


41 47


$3,400 00


$3,400 00


HIGHWAYS CONSTRUCTION, NEW STREETS.


Balance from 1914


$1 75


Appropriation


23,540 00


Appropriation


21,000 00


Transfer from Macadam Pavement .


2,800 00


Labor


$10,993 96


City teams


861 31


City equipment (rollers, mixers, etc.)


738 50


Recording documents .


14 25


Advertising


76 00


Materials and supplies


.


34,575 96


Balance to '1916 account


·


81 77


$47,341 75


$47,341 75


·


·


STREETS CONSTRUCTED IN 1915.


STREET.


FROM


To


MATERIAL.


LENGTH IN FEET.


COST.


Aberdeen road


Highland avenue


Cedar street


Macadam and tarvia


449


$2,340 42


Belknap street


Broadway


Hamilton road


Macadam and tarvia .


449


2,587 22


Belmont place


.


.


.


.


.


Macadam and tarvia


146


745 87


Chester avenue


.


Angle .


Cross street


Macadam and tarvia


451


1,187 45


Clyde street .


.


Cedar street


Murdock street


Macadam and tarvia


664


3,285 59


Crescent street


.


Hadley street


Pearl street .


Macadam and tarvia


174


254 73


Derby street .


Grant street


.


Northerly


Macadam and tarvia


202


891 77


Garfield avenue


Broadway


Blakeley avenue .


Macadam and tarvia


447


2,075 11


Meacham street


Mt. Vernon avenue


Medford line


Macadam and tarvia


777


4,659 27


Pearl Street place .


Pearl street .


Northeasterly


Macadam and tarvia


166


799 19


Pearson road .


Warner street


Dearborn road


Macadam and tarvia


1,090


4,751 97


Pennsylvania avenue


Rhode Island avenue .


Broadway ·


Macadam and tarvia


1,112


7,066 00


Sartwell avenue


.


.


.


Cherry street


Macadam and tarvia .


427


1,984 16


Simpson avenue


.


.


.


. Broadway


Macadam and tarvia .


1,018


4,282 58


Teele avenue


.


Packard avenue .


Curtis street


Macadam and asphalt


685


3,844 75


Vine street .


·


.


Somerville avenue


Fitchburg R. R.


Macadam and tarvia


540


2,400 96


Wilson avenue


.


.


·


·


Railroad


Macadam and tarvia .


307


1,334 54


Length in feet, and cost ·


9,481


$46,269 08


.


.


Macadam and tarvia


.


177


740 97


Bristol road


.


Broadway


Medford line


.


.


.


.


.


200


1,036 53


Flint avenue .


Flint street .


.


.


Macadam and tarvia


.


.


.


.


.


.


The average cost of constructing new streets 40 feet wide was, by city labor $5.48, contract $4.72, per linear foot. These prices include edgestones, gutters and tarvia macadam.


ANNUAL REPORTS.


·


.


.


.


·


Belmont street


Southeasterly


·


Wheatland street


·


.


.


.


.


Cedar street


Holland street .


·


Broadway ·


.


.


310


STREETS ACCEPTED AS PUBLIC HIGHWAYS IN 1915, UNDER THE BETTERMENT ACT.


NAME OF STREET.


WARD.


FROM


To


WIDTH IN FEET.


LENGTH IN FEET.


DATE OF ACCEPTANCE.


Albion terrace


5


Albion street


Southwesterly


25


100


March 26


Auburn avenue


.


7


Broadway


Hamilton road


.


·


40


654


December 31


Curtis avenue


7


Curtis street


·


Pennsylvania avenue


40


384


December 31


Leonard street


7


Broadway


Powder House boulevard


40


450


December 31


Pennsylvania avenue


1


Broadway


Wisconsin avenue


50


1,112


February 26


Simpson avenue .


7


Holland street


Broadway.


·


.


40


1,018


March 26


Waldo avenue


2


Beacon street


Dimick street


40


277


December 31


Ware street


Curtis street .


Russell road


40


749


April 25


West Adams street


Conwell avenue


Medford line


40


710


December 31


Whitfield road


7


Packard avenue


Curtis street


40


687


December 31


(1.350 miles)


7,129


·


·


.


.


4


Cross street


.


Northwesterly


30


606


March 26


.


.


40


382


December 31


Barton street


1


Broadway


Hillsdale road


.


·


.


.


·


.


.


.


.


STREET COMMISSIONER.


311


.


.


Indiana avenue


7


7


312


ANNUAL REPORTS.


HIGHWAYS CONSTRUCTION, MACADAM PAVEMENT.


Balance from 1914


$355 54


Appropriation


.


.


635 75


.


1,600 00


Less transfers to New Streets


2,800 00


Labor


$9,098 25


City teams


769 00


City equipment (rollers, etc.)


1,425 50


Land damages


350 00


Materials and supplies


17,041 17


Balance to 1916 .


1,107 37


$29,791 29


$29,791 29


.


30,000 00


Receipts B. & M. R. R. account bridge approaches


$32,591 29


STREETS MACADAMIZED IN 1915.


STREET.


FROM


To


MATERIAL.


FKET.


COST.


Albion street .


Central street ·


Centre street


-


Macadam and tarvia


625


$1,252.89


Broadway


.


.


School street. ·


Magoun square


Macadam and tarvia


3,007


13,625.99


Bridge approaches


.


Medford street at B. & L. Railroad


.


Macadam and tarvia


280


2,534.49


Brook street ·


Glen street .


Cross street .


Macadam and tarvia


504


1,205.65


Buckingham street


Beacon street .


Dimick street


Macadam and tarvia


292


726.79


Cedar street .


Highland avenue


Summer street


Macadam and tarvia .


655


1,437.60


Charles street


Washington street


Southerly .


Macadam and tarvia


166


307.22


Francesca avenue .


·


·


.


.


.


762


1,465.59


Jaques street . .


Grant street . .


Wheatland street


Macadam and tarvia


200


494.16


Lowell street


Highland avenue


·


Crown street .


Macadam and tarvia


600


1,410.71


Prescott street


Summer street ·


Highland avenue.


Macadam and tarvia


1,110


3,011.88


Walter street .


Walnut street


.


100 ft. N. of Bradley st.


Macadam and tarvia


548


860.97


Length in fect, and cost


9,267


$28,333.94


.


.


.


.


Macadam and tarvia .


358


Macadam and tarvia .


160


Prospect street at Fitch burg Railroad


.


.


.


.


.


.


College avenue


Liberty avenue


.


.


·


.


.


STREET COMMISSIONER.


313


·


·


Broadway at B. & L. Railroad


.


Macadam and tarvia


.


.


314


ANNUAL REPORTS.


HIGHWAYS CONSTRUCTION, PERMANENT PAVEMENT.


Balance from 1914


$297 64


Appropriation


28,500 00


Receipts


978 96


Charlestown Gas Co. (street repairs)


1,500 00


Labor


$1,543 24


City teams


142 12


City equipment (rollers, etc.)


93 50


Materials and supplies and contract pay- ments


26,805 32


Balance to 1916 .


2,692 42


$31,276 60


$31,276 60


HIGHWAYS CONSTRUCTION, PERMANENT PAVEMENT.


STREET.


FROM


To


MATERIAL.


FEET.


COST.


Broadway ·


.


.


Powder House square


Teele square


·


.


Concrete base, bitumi- nous top Concrete base, bitumi- nous top Concrete base, vitrified brick top


321


155.60


Horace street ·


South street · ·


Ward street .


.


226.7


1,839.45


North street (gutters) .


Powder House boulev'd


Woods avenue


.


Concrete base, bitumi- nous top


1,458


North street (gutters) .


Powder House boulev'd


Conwell avenue . ·


Concrete base, bitumi- nous top


385


1,010.02


Middlesex avenue


·


(State highway) .


Concrete base, bitumi- nous top


2,304


928.80


Walnut street ·


Pearl street


.


.


Bonair street


.


750


4,284.66


Willow avenue ·


Morrison avenue


Broadway .


.


.


1,545


8,893.94


Washington street


Beacon street ·


Dane street .


.


647


4,451.16


Yorktown st. (gutters)


Cambridge line . .


Malvern avenue


.


531


333.96


Length in feet, and cost .


.


10,845.7


$27,561.93


.


Sunset road


·


.


.


The average cost for tarvia macadam and concrete base for 1915 was, by city labor $5.48, contract $4.72, per square yard.


315


STREET COMMISSIONER.


Concrete base, bitumi- nous top Concrete base, bitumi- nous top Concrete base, bitumi- nous top Concrete base, bitumi- nous top


2,678


$5,664.34


Curtis street (gutters)


Professors row ·


.


.


.


.


.


316


ANNUAL REPORTS.


SIDEWALKS CONSTRUCTION.


Nearly all the sidewalks constructed were of granolithic. Two gasoline concrete mixing machines were purchased this year, thus reducing the cost of this kind of work. I most respectfully recommend that the uncompleted sidewalks on the main streets be constructed with granolithic.


Appropriations and Expenditures.


Balance from 1914


.


$89 03 18,000 00


Appropriation


.


Appropriation


17,500 00


Labor


$9,219 81


City teams


749 92


City equipment


314 00


Abatement of assessment


6 81


Materials and supplies


24,797 95


Balance to 1916


500 54


$35,589 03


$35,589 03


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.


Albion street .


Northeasterly


Centre street


Lowell street


·


·


....


....


470.1


$618.89


Aldrich street


Both


.


.


.


....


....


169.


261.44


Alston street


Both


Cross street


.


.


·


....


. ...


932.3


1,249.84


Beacon street and ·


Easterly


No. 33


Concord avenue


....


....


163.5


264.32


Beacon ·street


Northerly Both


‘Washington street Belmont street .


End


....


171.8


249.59


Broadway


Northerly


Austin street


Charlestown line


.


.


...


815.1


1,545.08


Broadway


Northerly


Mason street


Packard avenue


.


..


....


746.9


1,006.20


Broadway


Southerly


No. 1016


No. 1022 .


....


....


76.1


98.93


Cameron avenue


Westerly .


Holland street


Seven Pines avenue .


....


.


90.7


126.90


Central street .


Westerly


Albion street .


Highland avenue


·


98.9


141.57


Columbia street


Both


·


.


.


Webster avenue


Cambridge line


....


976.5


1,456.10


Curtis street .


·


.


.


Broadway .


(where not laid)


320.7


976.7


1,591.65


Eastman road .


.


Easterly


Highland avenue


End


. .. .


....


199.9


289.08


Electric avenue


Both ·


.


.


.


(where not laid)


....


...


724.5


995.11


Fenwick street . .


Both


.


.


.


·


.


....


....


368.7


486.87


Francis street and Conwell street


Southerly ·


Porter street


Conwell street ·


....


...


130.9


208.77


Carried forward


320.7


98.9


7,766.2


$11,782.77


.


·


.


Northerly


Beacon street


Easterly 63'


.. .


... .


46.


59.80


Belmont place .


.


Southerly


Irving street


Easterly .


.


...


65.6


85.28


Broadway


Northeasterly ·


At


Star Theatre


... .


549.7


898.46


Cedar street .


Westerly


.


Hall street


.


Southerly .


..


.. .


92.2


148.89


·


.


.


.


.


.


.


·


.


STREET COMMISSIONER.


·


..


·


·


.


Francis street


End


.


.


·


·


Gilman street


Dead end .


Shawmut street


·


.


.


.


.


·


.


.


Sunset road


....


.


Curtis street


.


.


Jaques street


Heath street


.


.


Easterly


·


Concord avenue


Northerly


. ...


Broadway


.


Westerly


Packard avenue


317


318


SIDEWALKS CONSTRUCTED WHERE THE MATERIALS WERE FURNISHED BY THE CITY AND ONE-HALF THE COST WAS ASSESSED UPON THE ABUTTING ESTATES .- Continued.


STREET.


SIDE.


FROM


To


FEET OF EDGESTONE.


YARDS OF BRICK.


YARDS OF GRANOLITHIC.


COST.


Brought forward


320.7


98.9


7,766.2


$11,782.77


Gilman street .


·


.


·


Glen street


.


.


.


.


·


....


. ...


537.6


682.75


Highland avenue




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