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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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