Report of the city of Somerville 1916, Part 25

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1916
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 432


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Police Signal System.


The police signal system has been given constant atten- tion and is giving excellent service.


Boxes have been thoroughly tested and all found to be in perfect working order.


Supervision of Poles and Wires on the Streets.


The same attention has been given to the condition of poles and wires on the streets as in previous years.


A large number of defective poles have been replaced by companies owning the same.


New poles have been placed in locations granted for the purpose of supplying light and telephone service, and aban- doned poles have been removed.


New poles.


Re- Re- placed. moved.


Re- set.


New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. .


17


14


29


6


Edison Electric Illuminating Co. .


37


239


22


2


Boston Elevated Railway Co.


9


2


2


1


Permits given to the New England Telephone & Tele- . graph Co. for attachments to Edison Co.'s poles 367


Permits given to the Edison Electric Illuminating


Co. for attachments to New England Telephone Co.'s poles


39


330


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Street Lighting.


The matter of street lighting has had the same attention as in previous years and a number of additional lights have been placed in various parts of the city.


Jan. 1, 1916. Jan. 1, 1917.


Magnetites


128


129


Nitrogen incandescents 600 c. p.


362


367


Incandescents 100 c. p. .


91


100


Incandescents 40 c. p. .


.


.


898


912


·


Recommendations.


I respectfully recommend that :-


Additional ordinances be made to further govern the in- stallation of electric wires and appliances in the city.


An assistant inspector be employed to be able to thor- oughly cover all old installations in the city.


Conclusion.


I wish to thank his honor, the Mayor, the members of the Board of Aldermen, and the several departments for the courtesies received.


Respectfully submitted, WALTER I. FULLER,


Commissioner of Electric Lines and Lights.


SOMERVILLE WATER WORKS.


-


SOMERVILLE, MIDDLESEX CO., MASSACHUSETTS.


Location : Somerville City Hall (near centre of the city) is 234 miles northerly from State House in Boston.


Greatest extent of the City north and south about 4.2 miles.


Greatest extent of the City cast and west about 2.1 miles.


Elevation Highland avenue at City Hall 105 feet above mean low water. Lowest building elevation in the city 13 feet. Highest building elevation in the city 145 feet.


Area of city, including land and water, about 4.22 square miles. Land, 2,461.50 acres; water and marsh, 238.50 acres. Population 1915, census, 86,854. Present population, estimated, 90,000. Entire population on line of pipe and supplied with water.


Water works owned by City of Somerville. Construction commenced in 1868. Source of supply : Metropolitan system, taking water of the Nashua river at Clinton, Mass.


Range of pressure on street mains : Low service 35 to 65 pounds. High service 45 to 100 pounds.


Mayor. HON. ZEBEDEE E. CLIFF.


Water Commissioner. FRANK E. MERRILL.


Office of the Water Department. Room 10, City Hall.


Department Buildings and Yard. Cedar street, near Broadway.


REPORT OF THE WATER COMMISSIONER.


OFFICE OF THE WATER COMMISSIONER, January, 1917. To His Honor, the Mayor, and the Board of Aldermen :-


I present herewith my report for the year ending De- cember 31, 1916, this being the forty-third annual report of the water department and my seventeenth as water com- missioner :-


Revenue and Expenditures.


Water bills have been issued as follows :-


"Annual" water charges, amounting to . $53,903 00


"Additional" water charges, amounting to 2,115 50


"Metered" water charges, amounting to


187,588 46


$243,606 96


Annual and


Metered.


Additional.


Abatements on above charges . $1,422 96


$468 01


$1,890 97


Income from sale of water


$241,715 99


Receipts from water service assessments


$3,837 53


Receipts for labor and materials sold :- Miscellaneous accounts .


2,873 77


6,711 30


Total income of water works .


$248,427 29


This amount was used as follows :-


For water works purposes :-


Water works maintenance . $50,102 33


Water works extension ·


17,087 84


Miscellaneous accounts


2,873 77


$70,063 94


Interest on water loan bonds


840 00


Maturing water loan bonds .


5,000 00


Metropolitan water works assessment


110,468 29


Maintenance water works buildings


1,346 06


For other municipal purposes :-- Surplus to general revenue account


$60,709 00


$187,718 29


60,709 00


$248,427 29


In addition to the appropriations from water income to other municipal purposes enumerated above, water has been furnished without charge to all the city departments that have required its use and it is paid for out of the income from sale of water.


333


WATER DEPARTMENT.


Department Receipts and Disbursements. WATER MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT.


Dr.


Cr.


Amount appropriated by board of alder-


men from estimated sales of water and operating receipts of the water de- partment · ·


$44,000 00


Amount transferred from the Water


Works Extension account . ·


10,000 00


Department accounts


836 25


Materials furnished for extension of the water works


11,779 03


Amount expended for labor and materials for operation, maintenance, and re- newal of the water works .


$50,102 33


1


Amount expended for materials used in extension of the water works · Miscellaneous accounts


2,873 77


Labor and materials furnished municipal departments


836 25


Amount transferred to Water Works Ex- tension account


950 00


Unexpended balance .


73 90


$66,615 28


$66,615 28


WATER WORKS EXTENSION ACCOUNT.


Dr


Cr.


Amount appropriated by board of alder- men from estimated sales of water and operating receipts of the water department


Amount transferred from Water Main- tenance account


950 00


Amount transferred from other munici- pal departments


2,300 00


Labor and materials furnished other municipal departments


852 10


Amount expended for labor and ma- terials used in extension of the water works


$17,087 84


Amount transferred to


Water Main-


10,000 00


Unexpended balance . .


.


14 26


$27,102 10


$27,102 10


Cost of Water Works.


The total cost of the water works on December 31, 1915, as represented by the expenditures. from ap- propriations for water works extension was . ·


$1,021,574 45


Expended during the year 1916, on extension account . 17,087 84


Total expenditures, December 31, 1916 Water Debt.


$1,038,662 29


.


.


11,779 03


-


$23,000 00


tenance account .


Water loan bonds have been issued on funded debt ac- count to the amount of $1,017,000; this has been reduced by $1,101,000, leaving the water debt on December 31, 1916, $16,000.


334


ANNUAL REPORTS.


The outstanding bonds mature as follows :-


YEAR.


AMOUNT.


YEAR.


AMOUNT.


1917


$5,000


1919


$4,000


1918


5,000


1920


2,000


Water Works Income from 1898 and its Distribution.


The water income and its distribution from 1898 to 1916, inclusive, is shown in the following table :-


Total water income, years 1898 to 1916, inclusive . $4,349,956 71 Distribution :-


Water Works Account.


Water Works Construction, Renewal,


Maintenance and Operation


$1,079,265 23


Water bonds


·


·


258,000 00


Interest


85,175 00


Metropolitan Water Assessments


1,644,427 04


Maintenance Water Works buildings


(1916)


1,346 06


$3,068,213 33


Other Municipal Accounts.


Various municipal departments through specific appropriations and general revenue account .


$1,281,743 38


$4,349,956 71


STREET MAINS, GATES, HYDRANTS, ETC., LAID, SET AND REMOVED IN 1916.


STREET.


DESCRIPTION.


LAIn,


ABANDONED.


SET.


REMOVED.


SET.


REMOVED.


SET.


REMOVED.


Size


Feet.


Size.


Feet.


Size,


No.


Size.


No.


Size.


No.


Size.


No


No.


Size.


No


Auburn avenue Bow street


Gate on hydrant branch ; 13 feet east from west line of Bow street and 102 feet north from Warren avenue.


Main gate; 20 feet east from the west line of Bow street and on the south line of Walnut street.


10"


1 1


6"


1


1


6"


1


Broadway, opp. Cross st.


Blow-off ; 31 feet south from the north line of Broadway and 17 feet 6 inches west from the east line of Cross street.


6"


16



1


Broadway


Hydrant ; 90 feet east from Mt. Pleasant street (removed from 50 feet east from Mt. Pleasant street).


Carter terrace


Street main ; from connection with main pipe in Summer street, to point ou south line of Summer street and 13 feet 4 inches out from east line of Carter terrace. Street main ; from connection with main pipe in Hillsdale road to connection with main pipe in West Adams street and 13 feet, 4 inches north from the south line of Chetwynd road.


8'


238


8"


2


Cummings street


Street main ; from connection with 12 inch main pipe in Mystic avenue to point 238 feet north from the south line of Mystic avenue and 13 feet, 4 inches east from the west line of Cummings street.


Hydrant : 238 feet north from the south line of Mystic avenue.


Gate on hydrant branch ; 8 feet, 6 inches south from the north line of Day street. Hydrant ; 5 feet west from Hanson street.


Street main ; from connection with main pipe in Marshall street to 6 inch gate set on the east line of Marshall street and 2 feet north from the south line of private way.


Gr


12


6'


-


12


11


G"


1



1


Hydrant ; 118 feet north from the north line of Hudson street.



8


Maine avenue


Hydrant ; 83 feet north from Pennsylvania avenue.


6'


Hydrant ; 66 feet south from Mystic avenue.


7


6"


Maine terrace


Street main ; from connection with main pipe in Maine avenue to point 168 feet east from the east line of Maine avenue and 10 feet, 8 inches north from the south line of Maine terrace.


195


1


Medford street


Main gate ; 13 feet east from the west line of Medford street and on the south line of Greenville street.


Hydrant ; 13 feet north from Prospect Hill avenue.


Gate on hydrant branch ; 8 feet south from Greenville street.


| Gate on hydrant branch ; opposite Chester avenue. Hydrant; 171 feet north from Marshall street.


Gate on hydrant branch ; 50 feet north from Hennessey court.


6'


1


Michigan avenue


Street main ; from connection with 12 inch main pipe in Broadway opposite Glen street to connection with 12 inch main pipe in Broadway (in sidewalk) at Michigan avenue, 13 feet, 4 inches west from the west line of Michigan avenue. Street main ; from connection with main pipe in Middlesex avenue at point 23 feet north from the north line of Mystic avenue to point 293 feet north from the north line of Mystic avenue and 11 feet east from the west line of Middlesex avenue.


Hydrant ; 70 feet north from the north line of Mystic avenue.


G'


1


1


1


Mystic avenue


Street main ; from 12 inch main pipe in Mystic avenue at connection with Fellsway West main, crosses Fellsway West diagonally from starting point to point in sidewalk 5 feet north from the south line of Mystic avenue, tlience continuing in sidewalk in that location to connection with 8 inch main pipe in Cummings street at point 290 feet east from the east line of Fellsway West.


Main gate; 21 feet north from th : south line of Mystic avenue and on the west line of Fellsway West.


()sgood street


Street main ; from connection with main pipe in Osgood street at point 13 feet. 4 inches east from the west line of Loring street, to point 32 feet west from the west line of Loring street and 13 feet, 4 inches south from the northi line of Osgood street.


Parkdale street


Street main ; from connection with main pipe in Washington street to point 25 feet south from the south line of Washington street and 13 feet, 4 inches west from the east line of l'arkdale street.


10


63


104


1


Pearl street


Gate on hydrant branch ; 6 feet west from Walnut street. Gate on hydrant branch ; 72 feet east from Bradley street.


Hydrant ; 108 feet east from Marshall street.


Pinckney place


Street main replaced ; from connection with main pipe in Pinckney street to point 126 feet east from the east line of Pinckney street.


155


155


7


Pinckney place


Hydrant ; 126 feet east from the east line of Pinckney street (for blow-off purposes. )


Rogers avenue Rose street


Hydrant; 255 feet north from Morrison avenue.


Street main; from connection with main pipe in Washington street to point 25 feet south from the south line of Washington street and 13 feet, 4 inches west from the east line of Rose street.


00


1 1


Snmerville avenue


Gate on hydrant branch ; 76 feet east from Hawkins street and 14 feet north from the south line of Somerville avenue.


Hydrant ; 275 feet south from Columbus avenue.



11


1


1


1


1


1


Union square


Ware street


Street main ; from connection with main pipe in Russell road to connection with main pipe in Ware street at point 43 feet west from the west line of Dow street and 13 feet 4 inches south from the north line of Ware street.


138


6'


111


1 1


1


6" G


33 11


6"


6'


1 1


Gate on hydrant branch ; 243 feet east from Parker street and 15 feet south from the north line of Washington street. Hydrant ; 50 feet east from Bowdoin street.


Gate on hydrant branch; opposite l'erry street and 17 feet south from the north line of Washington street.


Hydrant ; 9 feet east from Leland street.


Gate on hydrant branch ; 13 feet, 6 inches south from the north line of Washington street and 112 feet east from Dane street.


Main gate ; 20 feet south from the north line of Washington street and on the west line of Parkdale street.


10"


1 1


2,041


155


51


0


1


0


(S. end)|


Street main ; from connection with main pipe in Marshall street to 6 inch gate set on the east line of Marshall street and 2 feet south from the north line of private way.


Line street Lowell street


Hydrant ; 272 feet west from the west line of Cooney street.


Street main ; from connection with main pipe in Hudson street. to point 118 feet north from the north line of Hudson street and 13 feet, 4 inches east from the west line of Lowell street.


6'


128


1


8


111


-


1


1


6"


1


1


1 1


1


54


12"


1 1


Middlesex avenue


12'


265


12"


3.0


12"


1


43


1


1


1


1


1



1


Stone avenue Summer street


Hydrant ; 53 feet west from Harvard street.


Gate on hydrant branch ; 8 feet eist from School street.


Gate on hydrant branch ; 191 feet west from School street. Gate in hydrant branch ; 52 feet west from Preston road. Gate on hydrant branch; 19 feet west from Laurel street. Gate on hydrant branch ; 59 feet east from Central street.


Gate on hydrant branch ; 267 feet east from Webster avenue and 17 feet north from the south line of Union square.


1 1


Hydrant; 258 feet west from Curtis street.


Gate on hydrant branch ; 156 feet west from Bonner avenue. Hydrant ; 6 feet east from Kingman road.


Street main ; from connection with main pipe in Washington street at point 13 feet west from the east line of Hawkins street and 21 feet north from the south line of Washington street.


Hydrant : 7 feet west from the west line of Hawkins strect (projected).


1 111 1 1


1


4"


1


6


1 11


1



1


4'


1


6


1 1


1


4'


1


1 1



-


6"


1


32


Chetwynd road


8'


230


6'


1


4'


1


Day st. opp. Herbert st. Durham street Dykeman Circle (N. end)


PIPE.


GATES.


HYDRANTS.


BLOW-OFFS.


Hydrant ; 481 feet west from Cross street.


Gate on hydrant branch ; 7 feet north from Walnut street. Hydrant ; 23 feet west from Wesley park.


6"


1


1


1


1


6'


11


1


63


1-


11


1



6'



Size.


Washington street


335


WATER DEPARTMENT.


WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM-CONSTRUCTION.


STREET MAINS.


Approximate number of feet of street mains in the city, January 1, 1916, (including hydrant branches and blow-offs)


534,658


Feet of street mains laid in 1916


1,981


Feet of hydrant branches laid in 1916


44


Feet of blow-off branches laid in 1916 . 16


Total feet of pipe laid


2,041


Feet of street mains abandoned


155


Net increase in feet of pipe .


1,886


Total approximate feet of pipe in the city


536,544


Total pipe mileage, approximately .


101.63


The sizes and lengths of pipe laid and abandoned are as follows :-


Size.


Feet Laid.


Feet Aband.


Size.


Feet Laid.


Feet Aband.


1"


0


155


564


0


2"


43


0


10"


63


0


4"


155


0


12"


639


0


6"


577


0


The street mains laid during the year are as follows :-


Street.


Size of Pipe.


Feet Laid.


Fect Aband.


Aband.


Carter terrace


6"


32


Chetwynd road


8"


238


Cummings street


8"


230


Dykeman circle


6"


24


Lowell street


128


Maine terrace


6"


195


Michigan avenue


12"


54


Middlesex avenue


12"


265


Mystic avenue


12"


320


Osgood street


2"


43


Parkdale street


10"


63


Pinckney place


4"


155


155


1"


Rose street


8'


63


Ware street


138


Washington street


33


Hydrant branches and blow-off pipes


60


Total


2,041


155


Hydrants, Gates, Etc.


Number of fire hydrants in city, January 1, 1916


1,153


Number set during the year


22


Number removed during the year 15


Net increase in number of hydrants


7


Total number of public fire hydrants . .. 1,160


Size


336


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Number of private fire hydrants, January 1, 1916


61


Number set by private companies during the year


In yard of the Vacuum Company, Mystic avenue, 3


3


Total number of private fire hydrants re- ceiving their supply from the city mains Number of gates in city, January 1, 1916. ....


1,682


Number set during the year for new streets 16


Number of section gates set. 4


Number set on hydrant branches 30


Number set on blow-off branches 1


51


Total number of gates in city.


1,733


Number of check-valves in city January 1, 1916


8


Number set or removed during the year. 0


8


Number of blow-offs in city January 1, 1916 .. Number added during the year.


1


Total number of blow-offs


174


Number of waterposts in city January 1, 1916 79 Number set or removed during the year. 0


Total number of waterposts. 79


Number of drinking fountains in city, Janu- ary 1, 1916. .


9


Number set or removed during the year .....


0


Total number of drinking fountains in city


9


Water Services.


Number of services in city January 1, 1916, (approximately) 13,233


Number laid during the year. 202


Number permanently discontinued. 15


Net increase in services. 187


Total number of water services in city ..


13,420


Amount received for services laid in 1916 ....


$4,689 63


Number feet service pipe in city January 1, 1916 457,427


Number feet laid during the year .6,995


Number feet discontinued. 740


Net increase in feet of service pipe 6,255


Total feet service pipe in city (approxi- mately) 463,682


64


Total number of check-valves


173


337


WATER DEPARTMENT.


Size and length of service pipes laid in 1916 :- 5/8" 3/4" 1" 11/2" 2" 4"


6" 8"


16-536' 169-5755' 7-202'


4-123' 0 1-54' 4-325' 1-con. 5


Number of fire services installed during 1916. Locations. Size . The Vacuum Company, Mystic avenue. 8'


Cummings School, School street. 4" 6"" Burns School, Cherry street. City Home, Broadway.


6" .. . .. Junior High School, Holland street.


...


6"


Water Meters.


Number of water meters in city, January 1, 1916 Number installed during the year, new.


637


Number reset


65


Number removed on account of permanent or temporary discontinuance of water and for substitution of other meters. 94


608


Number of motor registers in service.


5


Total number of meters and registers.


9,763


Per cent. of all services metered 73.47


The kinds and sizes of all meters now installed are shown in the following table :-


Operating Meters December 31, 1916.


KIND.


Total.


3/. 11


1"


2'


3"


4"


6"


Nash


176


176


Empire


5


5


Crown


5


3


3


2


2


2


17


Gem


1


Hersey


4


1


1


2


8


Hersey Disc


257


21


9


1


4


292


Trident


503


43


23


7


6


2


3


7


Trident Comp.


8


2


2


12


Union .


16


13


7


1


4


41


Union Special


13


1


2


16


Columbia .


64


64


King


662


662


Lambert .


4,125


155


27


4,308


Worthington Disc .


3,515


21


1


3


3,540


Worthington


1


1


2


Keystone .


24


24


Totals .


9,352


269


75


18


27


8


7


2


9,758


Motor and ele- vator registers


5


9,763


Torrent


1


1


582


Trident Crest


2


13 1


Turbine


SIZE.


9,150


702


Net increase in number of operating meters


1


338


ANNUAL REPORTS.


The meters installed in 1916 were classed as follows :-


Applications of property owners


159


New services


203


General installation .


.


. 275


Reset


65


Total


702


Meters were removed for the following causes :


Vacancies and temporary non-use of water . 67


Services permanently discontinued . 7


Replaced by other meters


20


Total


94


Under the provisions of the Metropolitan Water Act it is necessary that there be installed in this city at least 411 meters each year on services previously unmetered, and meters on all new services when they go into regular use. The number of meters set during the year in excess of the actual requirements of the state law was twenty-three.


The following table gives a summary of the pipes and fixtures of the water system December 31, 1916 :-


Summary of Pipes and Fixtures.


Feet of main pipe (approximately)


536,544


Feet of service pipe (approximately)


463,682


Service connections (approximately)


13,420


Public fire hydrants


1,160


Private fire hydrants


64


Gates


1,733


Check valves


8


Meters


9,758


Motor registers


5


Waterposts


79


Blow-offs


174


Drinking fountains and troughs


9


WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM-MAINTENANCE. Street Mains.


Nine leaks have appeared in the street mains, which were speedily repaired.


Examinations were made of sections of pipe which have been cut from the mains in several streets, for evidences of tuberculation. Very little was found in the pieces removed and it is not felt that the distributing pipes are noticeably affected by this condition.


No evidences of electrolytic destruction of the mains has appeared during the year.


The 1" main supplying houses in Pinckney place was found of insufficient capacity for further use and was replaced with a 4" cast iron main.


.


339


WATER DEPARTMENT.


Hydrants and Gates.


In addition to the usual inspection of hydrants during the winter season, a general examination is being made of all city hydrants ; such repairs as are necessary are given them and a record is kept of their condition.


Plans are under way for a survey of the city for data enabling us to make a complete and accurate record of all street mains, hydrants, gates, etc., connected with the dis- tribution system.


Services.


Special attention has again been given to the renewal of house services in streets where the highway department has undertaken paving and sidewalk work.


Service troubles are on the increase with advancing numbers and age of the pipes and require our constant at- tention. We note from the jobbing records, as one item only, that during the past year 1,066 service pipes were cleaned out on account of poor pressure due to clogging of the pipes and fittings.


Water Assessments and Consumption.


The annual assessments paid by this city as its propor- tionate part of the cost and operation of the Metropolitan water works are given below :-


Year.


Sinking Fund.


Maintenance.


Interest.


Maturing Bonds.


Total.


1898


No division made


$14,250 19


1899


66


20,975 58


1900


28,689 24


1901


$12,491 73


$12,033 79


$32,291 24


56,816 76


1902


19,014 85


12,955 64


30,427 40


62,397 89


1903


15,748 56


12,763 10


48,776 77


77,288 43


1904


16,404 42


15,393 87


54,938 64


86,736 93


1905


21.358 11


13,666 71


55,535 91


90,560 73


1906


22,345 50


17,412 51


57,402 07


97,160 08


1907


25,365 30


18,880 01


62,089 30


106,334 61


1908


24,865 73


15,221 12


68,604 23


108,691 08


1909


24.812 23


21,220 56


66,540 41


112,573 20


1910


25,018 52


18,212 28


66,825 45


110,056 25


1911


25,424 55


19,573 82


69,849 26


$246 66


115,094 29


1912


24,469 82


16,111 70


68,205 16


445 46


109,232 14


1913


24,930 94


20,691 19


70,206 83


491 92


116,320 88


1914


14.190 98


22,488 71


73,138 81


180 63


109,999 13


1915


14,164 65


21,376 07


74,111 12


1,129 50


110,781 34


1916


13,249 71


21,643 98


74,058 98


1,515 62


110,468 29


$1,644,427 04


There has been credited to the city by the common- wealth as its proportion of the amounts received from en- trance fees, water supplied outside the district, and water furnished to water companies the sum of $9,056.10.


340


ANNUAL REPORTS.


The daily consumption of water in Somerville, as re- corded by the Venturi meters, operated by the Metropolitan water works, is shown below by months for the year 1916 :--


Gallons Gallons


Gallons


Month.


per day. per capita


Month.


Gallons per day. per capita


January


. 6,228,300


71


July


6,031,900


68


February


6,509,400


74


August


. 6,440,900


72


March


.6,217,000


70


September


.6,202,600


69


April


5,628,700


63


October


6,335,100 71


May


. 5,873,800


66


November .6,247,000 70


Tune


.5,904,800


66


December .6,580,700


73


The consumption for the year was :-


Low-service system


1,733,507,000 gallons


High-service system


529,702,000 gallons


Total consumption


2,263,209,000 gallons


Average daily consumption


6,183,600 gallons


Average daily consumption, per capita, for Somerville


69 gallons


Average daily consumption,


per capita, for


Metropolitan district


89 gallons


The following table shows the daily per capita consump- tion of water in the cities and towns in the Metropolitan Water District for the year 1916, as registered by the Metro- politan meters :-


City or Town. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Year


Arlington


50


49


50


52


57 57 52


67 54


79 63


60


68 57


55 50


55 59


Belmont


45


47


49


51


53


66 63 71


66 72


70 72


69 72


73


72


74


74


Lexington


58


60


62


64


69


71


73


81


76


75


69


65


69 49


Medford


43


44


46


44


47


45


46


51


49


49


47


45


44


45


Milton


42


43


45


49


51


40


35


37


41


43


42 63


55 53


54


73


72


58 59


Swampscott


48


50


49


48


57


66


58 79


84


73


67


73


70


65


Winthrop


46


46


48


49


50


54


65


65 70


60


Met. Dist.


93


95


93


85


87


87


89


91


89


51 89


48 86


53 44 89 89


Boston


112 114 111 100 102 102 104 106 104 104 101 106 105


Chelsea


69


74


71


66


74


75


47


48


49


50


53


54


53


49


47


48


46


Melrose


43


43


44


43


46


62


60


61


66


68


72


56


56


62 59


65 48


45 76


Watertown


59


60


61


60


64


65


63


64 72


64


59


54


59


Revere


55


59 74 55




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