Report of the city of Somerville 1918, Part 20

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1918
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 396


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Public.


35


1,361


....


Oxford


Beacon st.


Cambridge line Public.


50


100


....


Packard ave.


Broadway


Professors row


Public.


60


1,758


Packard ave.


Professors


row Medford line


Private.


60


240


Palmer ave.


Franklin st.


Northwesterly


Private.


20


200


Park ave.


College ave.


Wallace st.


Public.


40


467


Park pl.


Laurel st.


Easterly


Private.


30


....


120


Park


Somerville ave. Beacon st.


Public.


50


1,238


. .


Parkdale


Washington st. Montvale st.


Private.


40


....


500


Parker pl.


Porter st.


Northwesterly


Private.


20


150


Parker .


Washington st. Fremont ave.


Public.


35


203 :


Partridge ave.


Vernon st.


Broadway


Public.


40


1,467


100


Pearl


Crescent st.


Mt. Vernon st.


Public.


37


341


... .


Pearl


Mt. Vernon st.


Franklin st.


Public.


50


957


Pearl


Franklin st.


Cross st.


Public.


40


1,060


....


Pearl


Cross st.


Medford st.


Public.


50


2,247


....


Pearl St. pl.


Pearl st.


Northeasterly


Public.


20


166


Pearl ter. .


Pearl st.


Northerly


Private.


23


161


Pearson ave.


Morrison ave.


Boston ave.


Public.


45


1,320


Pearson road


Broadway


Dearborn road


Public.


40


1,713


. .


Pembroke ct.


Pembroke st.


Southwesterly


Private.


25


130


Pembroke


Central st.


Sycamore st.


Public.


40


430


Penn. ave.


Broadway


Wisconsin ave. Public.


50


1,112


350


Perkins pl.


Perkins st.


Northeasterly


Private.


20


200


Perkins


Franklin st.


Charlest'n line Public.


40


1,336


Perry


Porter st.


Olive ave.


Private.


7.5


155


Philips pl.


Spring st.


Westerly


Private.


15+


. . ..


125


Pinckney


Washington st. Perkins st.


Public.


40


1,186


..


Piper ave.


Cedar st.


Westerly


Private.


20


....


461


Pitman


Beech st.


Spring st.


Private.


30


. ...


390


Pleasant ave.


Walnut st.


Vinal ave.


Public.


40


543


80


Poplar


Linwood st.


Joy st.


Public.


35


315


.


Poplar


Joy st.


B. & L. R. R.


Private.


35


....


220


Porter


Elm st.


Mountain ave.


Public.


45


1,622


. .


. .


Porter


Mountain ave.


Highland ave.


Public.


40


415


Powder house boulevard


Powder house square


Alewife Brook Parkway


Public.


80


4,560


... .


Pow. house ter. Kidder ave.


Liberty ave.


Public.


40


585


150


Prescott


Summer st.


Highland ave.


Public.


50


1,110


. ...


Preston road


School st.


Summer st.


Public.


40


1839


....


Prichard ave.


Morrison ave.


Boston ave.


Public.


40


1,191


. . .


Princeton


Alpine st.


Lowell st.


Public.


40


648


Princeton


Lowell st.


Centre st.


Private.


40


540


Professors


row College ave.


Curtis st.


Public.


40


2,000


Proposed


Fellsway


Middlesex


ave. Private.


40


195


Proposed


Fellsway


Middlesex ave. Private.


40


. . .


315


Proposed


Fellsway


Middlesex ave. Private.


40


340


Prospect


Washington


st. Cambridge line Public.


50


2,071


... .


Prosp't Hill av. Medford st.


Munroe st.


Public.


40


597


... ..


....


100


Pinckney pl.


Pinckney st.


Southeasterly


Private.


24


Pitman


Spring st.


Belmont st.


Private.


26


Poplar ct.


Poplar st.


Southeasterly


Private.


10


Public.


30


351


. . .


Porter ave.


Porter st.


Northwesterly


Private.


20


Prentiss


Beacon st.


Cambridge line Private.


35


606


Peterson ter.


Cutter st.


Southeasterly


Private.


8


Paulina


Broadway


Holland st.


Public.


40


769


522


Park pl.


Park pl.


Northeasterly


Private.


20


85


Oak ter.


Elm st.


Northeasterly


Private.


10+ · . .


.


..


. .


Penn. ave.


Wisconsin ave. Cross st.


Private.


40


Washington st. Lincoln pkway Public.


40


Somerville ave. Linwood st.


Poplar


65


....


380


Patten ct.


Feet Public Private


279


CITY ENGINEER.


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


Street


From


To


Public or Private


Width in


Length


Prosp't Hill pkyMunroe st.


Stone ave.


Public.


40


400


Prospect pl.


Prospect st.


Newton st.


Private.


20


130


Putnam


Summer st.


Highland ave.


Public.


50


1,262


Quincy


Somerville ave. Summer st.


Public.


40


781


Radcliffe road


Walnut st.


Bradley st.


Public.


35


392


Radcliffe road


Bradley st.


Marshall st.


Public.


40


261


. . . .


Randolph pl.


Cross st.


Westerly


Private.


15


244


Raymond ave.


Curtis st.


North st.


Public.


40


1,345


110


Reed's ct.


Oliver st.


Southwesterly


Private.


20


105


Remick ct.


Cutter st.


Southeasterly


Private.


10


100


Rhode Is. ave.


Mystic ave.


Penn. ave.


Public.


40


460


....


Richardson


Lowell st.


Hinckley st.


Public.


35


467


135


Richdale ave.


School st.


Sycamore st.


Public.


40


875


170


Robinson


Central st.


Bartlett st.


Public.


40


582


Rogers ave.


Morrison ave.


Boston ave.


Public.


45


1,682


100


Rose


Washington st. Lewis st.


Private.


40


450


Roseland


Beacon st.


Cambridge line Public.


40


121


Rossmore


Somerville ave. Washington st. Public.


40


534


175


Rush


Broadway


Flint st.


Public.


40


1,400


...


Russell rd.


Broadway


N. line Hamil- ton rd.


Public.


40


559


Russell rd.


N. Line Ham- ilton rd.


Northerly


Private.


40


75


Russell


Elm st.


Cambridge line Public.


40


700


Sacramento


Somerville ave. Fitchburg R. R. Public.


40


80


Sacramento


Fitchburg R. R. Beacon st.


Public.


40


290


....


Sacramento


Beacon st.


Cambridge line Public.


40


154


. ...


Sanborn ave.


Warren ave.


Walnut st.


Public.


40


280


176


Sargent ave.


Broadway


Walnut st.


Public.


40


1,075


Sartwell ave.


Cedar st.


Cherry st.


Public.


35


427


690


Sellon pl.


Marshall st.


Northwesterly


Private.


12


92


190


Sewall


Grant st.


Temple st.


Public.


40


615


Shawmut


Washington st.


Cross st.


Public.


40


575


Shedd


Somerville ave.


Merriam ave.


Private.


40


310


Sherman ct.


Sargent ave.


Marshall st.


Private.


10


...


250


Sibley ct.


Cutter st.


Northwesterly


Private.


10


100


Sibley pl.


Cutter st.


Northwesterly


Private.


10


100


Simpson ave.


Broadway


Holland st.


Public.


40


1,018


Skehan


Dane st.


Hanson st.


Public.


30


306


Skehan


Hanson


Durham


Private.


30


414


Smith ave.


Beacon st.


Line st.


Private.


25+


.. .


200


Snow ter.


Jaques st.


Southwesterly


Private.


16


120


South


Medford st.


WVater st.


Public.


30


989


... .


Spencer ave.


Cedar st.


Hancock st.


Public.


40


727


Spring ct.


Somerville ave. Westerly


Private.


20


200


Spring


Somerville ave. Summer st.


Public.


40


1,220


...


Springfield


Concord ave.


Belmont st.


Private.


20


670


Stanford ter.


Beacon st.


Northeasterly


Private.


20


200


Steeves circle


Cherry st.


Easterly


Private.


15


120


Stickney ave.


Marshall st.


School st.


Public.


40


458


.


St. James ave.


Elm st.


Summer st.


Public.


40


488


....


St. James ave.


ext.


Summer st.


Northeasterly


Public.


30


125


....


. .


Skilton ave.


Pearl st. around to Pearl st.


Private.


40


540


Somerville ave. E. Camb. line. Somerville ave. Union sq.


Union sq.


Public.


75


4,325


..


. .


N. Camb. line


Public.


70


6,793


..


Cambridge line Public.


40


788


. .


.


*Sterling st.


North st.


Pow. House Bd. Private.


40


.


800


Sawyer ave.


Packard ave.


Curtis st.


Private.


40


40


1,901


...


School


Broadway


Public.


50


2,500


120


Seven Pines av. Cameron ave.


Cambridge line


Public.


40


Sewall ct.


Sewall st.


Southwesterly


Private.


25


·


...


Royce pl.


Bonair st.


Northeasterly


Private.


15++


..


*Proposed.


... .


Record ct.


Broadway


Southwesterly


Private.


10


. ...


....


Richardson ter. Richardson st.


Northeasterly


Private.


20


Roberts


Hinckley st.


Northwesterly


Private.


20


Roland


Waverly st.


Boston line


Private.


40


Sanborn ct.


Washington st. Northwesterly


Private.


30


School


Somerville ave. Highland ave. Public. Highland ave.


. .


. .


..


Spring Hill ter. Highland ave.


Feet Public Private


·


280


ANNUAL REPORTS.


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


Street


From


To


Public or Private


Width in


Feet Public Private


Stone ave.


Union sq.


Columbus ave. Public.


40


676


Stone ave.


Columbus ave.


Prosp't Hill py. Public.


38


107


. . .


Stone pl.


Stone ave.


Southeasterly


Public.


30


142


..


Strathmore rd.


Broadway


Medford line


Private.


40


15


Summer


Bow st.


Elm st. ·


Public.


45


7,900


...


Summit ave.


Walnut st.


Vinal ave.


Public.


45


532


. . .


Summit


College ave.


Billingham st.


Public.


40


262


Sumner


Hinckley st.


Northwesterly


Private.


20


25 to 35


306


·


Sunset rd.


Curtis st.


Hillsdale road


Private.


40


658


Sycamore


Broadway


Medford st.


Public.


45


1,275


Sycamore


Medford st.


B. & L. R. R.


Public.


40


667


....


Sycamore


B. & L. R. R.


Highland ave.


Public.


35


722


....


Sydney


Grant st.


Temple st.


Public.


40


679


... .


Talbot ave.


Packard ave.


College ave.


Private.


50


1,409


Taunton


Angle


Marion st.


Private.


20


95


Taylor pl.


Somerville ave. Southerly


Private.


15


200


Taylor


Mystic ave.


Sydney st.


Public.


40


309


...


Teele ave.


Packard ave.


Curtis st.


Public.


40


685


. . .


Temple


Broadway


Mystic ave.


Public.


66


1,637


400


Tennyson


Forster st.


Pembroke st.


Public.


40


922


. . ..


Public.


40


465


. .


Thorpe


Highland ave ..


Southwesterly


Public.


30


468


...


Thurston


Broadway


Richdale ave.


Public.


40


1,660


Timmins pl.


Dane st.


Westerly


Private.


3.5


97


Tower ct.


Tyler st.


Northeasterly


Private.


25


. ..


150


Tower


Crown st.


Highland ave.


Public.


40


559


75


Tremont


Webster ave.


Cambridge line Public.


40


589


Trull


Vernon st.


Medford st.


Public.


40


1,050


200


Tufts parkway


College ave.


College ave.


Public.


22


900


. ..


Tufts


Washington st. Cross st.


Public.


40


982


150


Tyler


Vine st.


Dane st.


Public.


40


404


....


Union


Broadway


Mystic ave.


Public.


40


345


Union pl.


Linwood st.


Southwesterly


Private.


10


...


100


Upland Park


Main st.


Southwesterly


Private.


20


...


175


Vermont ave.


Mystic ave.


Penn. ave.


Public.


40


433


. . . .


Vernon


Central st.


Glenwood road


Public.


40


764


Vernon


Glenwood road. Partridge ave.


Public.


40 to 30


190


....


Vernon


Partridge ave.


Lowell st.


Public.


30


434


Victoria


Broadway


Cambridge line Public.


40


1,036


....


Village


Dane st.


Vine st.


Private.


25


Vinal ave.


Summer st.


Highland ave.


Public.


45


1,425


Vinal


Richardson st.


Northeasterly


Private.


20


...


140


Vine


Somerville ave. Fitchburg R. R.Public.


40


540


. .


..


Vine


Fitchburg R. R. Hanson st.


Private.


40


222


Vine


Hanson st.


Beacon st.


Public.


30


662


...


Virginia


Aldrich st.


Jasper st.


Public.


40


405


... .


Wade ct.


Cedar st.


Westerly


Private.


20


180


Waldo ave.


Beacon st.


Dimick st.


Public.


40


277


Waldo


Highland ave.


Hudson st.


Public.


40


287


Walker


Broadway


Leonard st.


Public.


40


713


Wallace


Holland st.


Broadway


Public.


40


1,342


....


Walnut


Bow st.


Broadway


Public.


40


3,948


....


Walnut road


Walnut st.


Kenneson road Public.


40


270


....


Walter terrace


Walter st.


Southwesterly. Public.


40


222


. .. .


...


160


Taunton


Wyatt. st.


East'y to angle Private.


30


... .


170


Tenney ct. .


Mystic ave.


Northeasterly


Private.


30


Thorndike


Holland st.


Thorndike


Arlington Br. R. R.


Kingston st


Public.


40


115


. . .


Tremont pl.


Tremont st.


Southeasterly


Private. about 10


....


Trull lane


Highland ave.


Oxford st.


Private.


15


Turner ct.


Franklin st.


Westerly


Private.


20


Villa ave.


Winslow ave.


Arlington Br. R. R.


Private.


35


200


370


Vine ct.


Vine st.


Northwesterly


Private.


25


.


175


Sunnyside ave. Walnut st.


Wigglesworth stPublic.


*Tannery Ex.


Cambridge line Woodstock st. (Ext'n)


Private:


40


·


. ..


. .


*Proposed.


Length


200


Arlington Br. R. R.


281


CITY ENGINEER.


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


Street


From


To


Public or


Width in


Feet Public Private


Walter


Walnut st.


about 100 ft N.


40


548


...


Ward


Medford st.


Harding st.


Public.


30


433


... .


Ware


Curtis st.


Russell rd.


Public.


40


749


....


Warner


Pow. House sq. Medford line


Public.


60


500


. ...


Warren


ave.


Union sq.


Columbus ave.


Public.


40


663


....


Warren


Medford st.


Cambridge line Public.


Private.


15


40


665


.


Washington pl. Washington st. Southerly


Washington


Charlest'n line Franklin ave.


Public.


75


1,060


..


Washington


Franklin ave.


Fitchburg R. R. Public. 60 to 100 3,977


60


2,344


. . . .


Water


South st.


Northerly


Public.


25


366


Waterhouse


Broadway


Cambridge line Public.


40


987


Watson


Broadway


Fairmount ave. Private.


Private.


35


200


Webster ave.


Union sq.


Cambridge line Public.


49.5


,955


Webster


Franklin st.


Cross st.


Public.


40


1,034


Wellington ave. Walnut st.


Montgomery av Public.


40


215


Wellington ave. Montgomery av. Easterly


Private.


40


.


85


Wesley pk.


Wesley sq.


Northeasterly Otis st.


Public.


40


515


West


Hawthorne st. Highland ave.


Public.


30


192


West


Highland ave.


Arlington Br. R. R.


Private.


30


266


West Adams


Conwell ave.


Medford line


Public.


40


710


Westminster


Broadway


Electric ave.


Public.


40


376


Weston ave.


Clarendon ave.


Broadway


Private.


40


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


318


White St. pl.


White st.


Southeasterly


Private.


20


200


Whitfield


road Packard ave.


Curtis st.


Public.


40


687


Whitman


Mason st.


Packard ave.


Public


40


632


...


Wigglesworth


Bonair st.


Pearl st.


Public.


40


744


William


Chandler st.


College ave.


. Public.


40


381


William


Broadway


Medford line


Private.


50


....


454


Willoughby


Central st.


Sycamore st.


Public.


40


427


Willow ave.


Elm st.


Broadway


Public.


50


3,534


Willow pl.


Cambridge line South st.


Public.


25


125


..


Wilson ave.


Broadway


B. & L. R. R.


Public.


20


307


....


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


Windsor st. Ex. Windsor st., Camb.


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


. ...


583


Wisconsin ave. Broadway


Penn. ave.


Public.


50


499


Woodbine


Centre st.


Westerly


Private.


30


461


Woodbine Ex.


End of above


.Lowell st.


Private.


35


.......


1,135


Woodstock


Victoria st.


Alewife brook


Public.


40 to 32


403


*Woodstock (Extension)


Victoria st.


Tannery st. (Ext'n.)


Private.


40


...


920


Wyatt circle Wyatt


Concord ave.


Lincoln pkway Public


40


496


... .


Yorktown


Cambridge line


Malvern ave.


Public.


40


294


....


Yorktown


Malvern ave.


Northerly


Private.


40


100,


*Proposed.


#Sidewalk in Somerville.


Fitchburg R. R. Private.


20


530


Winthrop ave.


Mystic ave.


Middlesex ave. Private.


40


212°


*Woods ave.


North st.


Pow. House Bd. Private.


40


Wyatt st. around to Wyatt st.


Private.


20


....


315


Williams ct.


Porter st.


Northwesterly


Private.


30


307


+White


Elm st.


Cambridge line Public.


Public.


40


405


. .


. .


Washington


Fitchburg R. R. Cambridge line Public.


Private.


18


350


Washington av. Washington st. Northerly


Private. about 7.5


114


Warwick


place Warwick st.


Northeasterly


150


Warwick


Cedar st.


Warwick pl.


Public.


30 to 40


109


.. .


40


236


Waverly


Washington st. Roland st.


Wesley


Pearl st.


525


. ..


50


..


N. E. line


N. E. line


Length


Private


of Bradley st. Public.


177


282


ANNUAL REPORTS.


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


Street


From


To


Public or


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


90


Court


612 Broadway


Southwesterly


Private.


20


188


Court


Buena Vista rd.Easterly


Private.


15


145


Court


Cambria st.


Northerly


Private.


9


59


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. ex. Private.


20


240


Court


36 Craigie st.


Westerly


Private.


25


126


Court


59 Craigie st.


Easterly


Private.


23.63


129


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


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101


Court


101 Medford st. Easterly


Private.


8


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75


Court


Sacramento st. Southeasterly


Private.


25


318


Court


10 Stone ave. Northwesterly


Private.


20


113


Court


Windsor st. ex. E'ly and W'ly Total


Private.


20


370


442,710


89,405


Public, 83.846 miles [includes 1.406 miles of City Boulevard and Park Roadways, 2.331 miles of State Boulevard (Metropolitan Park Commission), and 1.596 miles State Highway]; private 16.933 miles.


Total length of streets in the city, 100.779 miles.


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STREET COMMISSIONER.


REPORT OF THE STREET COMMISSIONER


OFFICE OF THE STREET COMMISSIONER, CITY HALL, Somerville, January 1, 1919.


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


Gentlemen .- I most respectfully submit the forty-third annual report, containing a brief summary of the principal work performed by the highway department, by day labor and contract during the year 1918, with recommendations for necessary 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.


Good roads in this country and in France helped to win the war. In France troops and supplies were rushed to the front, and in this country supplies were carried to the sea- coast over the roads in auto trucks. Army officials will say that in the defence of Paris, the good roads and auto trucks helped to check the enemy, by landing the troops where they were most needed. Had it not been for her system of good roads, France would have been at a great disadvantage in her war work.


Highway Maintenance. -


On account of the war, the high cost of materials and scarcity of labor, this city, like most surrounding cities. did not do any extensive permanent construction, but did do some good work in the repairing of streets. I believe in the old saying "A stitch in time saves nine."


I know the Mayor has started right in not borrowing money on short terms, for what we call Tarvia Macadam Pay- ing. "Pay as you go" is good policy.


As the Auto Truck traffic increases, and we all know it will, our streets are going to be subject to rapid and heavy travel, which will necessitate a crew of repair men on our main streets continually.


$72,168.24 was expended for Highway Maintenance.


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ANNUAL REPORTS.


Underground Wires


No extensive work was done in this line this year. The Boston Elevated constructed conduits on Broadway, north side, from near Grant street to opposite School street.


Snow and Ice.


$4,709.56 was expended for the care of snow and ice. 1,364 cubic yards of snow and ice were removed. 642 cubic yards of sand and 2,000 pounds of dust were used in caring for icy sidewalks and crossings.


Crushed Stone.


The William J. McCarthy Co. furnished 67 tons of local crushed rock at $1.50 per ton, at their crusher, and 2,943 tons at $1.90 on line of work; Coleman Brothers 812 tons of trap rock at $2.00 per ton on line of work.


I recommend the purchase of a portable crushing plant, electric power, to be erected at the city yard.


Bridges.


The bridges are in good condition. The Boston & Maine have replanked several of their bridges.


Steam Rollers.


No. 1 roller worked 701/2 days.


No. 2 roller worked 691/2 days.


No. 3 roller worked 241/2 days. No. 4 roller worked 1201/2 days.


The old No. 2 roller should be exchanged for a new fifteen- ton roller with scarifier attachment.


Sidewalks Maintenance.


Where there is to be any extensive repairs of brick side- walks, the bricks should be substituted with granolithic.


1,573 linear feet of edgestones were reset. 467 square yards of brick sidewalks were relaid.


All police reports were attended to immediately.


$6,207.51 was expended for Sidewalks Maintenance.


Street Sprinkling.


A storage tank should be erected in the city yard for road: oil.


This account should be assessed in the general tax, then


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private ways would be sprinkled the same as public streets and all the citizens would receive the same benefit.


All the squares were flushed early every morning and the main streets sprinkled during the day by the American Car Sprinkler Co. under contract at $885.00 per month. The squares, in the winter time, were sprinkled with calcium chloride, a non-freezing compound.


Dust layers used during the year :-


38,450 gallons of Besco Oil. 40,186 gallons of Emerald Oil. 9,060 gallons of Water Gas Tar.


82,227 gallons of Tarvia "B" (Barrett's).


4,000 gallons of Tarbinder (Independent).


1,000 pounds of Calcium Chloride.


$36,626.26 was expended for Street Sprinkling.


Street Cleaning


The public must co-operate with the city if they expect clean streets. The person who throws papers or rubbish in the streets must realize that he makes the task of the street cleaners, harder. Let everybody remember that the duty of keeping the streets clean in our city is, by no means, one-sided.


This department has done its utmost to keep the streets clean and keep within the appropriation.


6,726 cubic yards of street sweepings were removed.


$25,195.92 was expended for Street Cleaning.


Suppression of Moths.


Public and private trees were cared for in regard to moths. Bushes, vines, fences and foundations, public and private, were also inspected.


7,196 street trees were inspected and cared for.


9,686 private trees were inspected and cared for.


4,322 bushes were found moth infested. 90 vines moth infested.


128 fences and buildings on which moths nested. 20,942 gypsy moth nests were painted with creosote.


51 brown-tail moth nests were gathered and destroyed.


7,310 trees were sprayed by the gasoline spraying machine to exterminate the elm-leaf beetle.


The decrease in the number of brown-tail moth and gypsy moth nests as compared with last year shows that these pests are well under control, and with the co-operation of private property owners, who are required under the statutes to destroy all moth nests, both on trees and buildings, there should be a marked decrease the coming year.


$4,163.81 was expended for the Suppression of Moths.


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ANNUAL REPORTS.


Shade Trees.


The City Government should make an appropriation to care for the leopard-moth which is destroying many of our trees.


There are many dead and unsightly trees that I intend to remove the coming year.


59 trees were set out. 143 trees were removed. 125 trees were trimmed.


408 tree-guards and supports installed.


$2,759.39 was expended for the Care of Trees.


Highways Construction-New Streets.


Seven new streets were constructed during the year under the Betterment Act. Five by city employees and two by con- tract.


The average cost of new streets by contract was $9.01 per linear foot.


The average cost of new streets by City employees was $8.30 per linear foot.


New street construction consists of :- Edgestone, concrete gutters and bituminous macadam.


No new streets were accepted this year.


Ten streets accepted in 1917 must be constructed the com- ing year.


$30,367.61 was expended for New Streets.


Streets Constructed in 1918.


STREET.


FROM


To


MATERIAL.


LENGTH IN FEET.


COST.


Burnham street


Broadway


P. H. Boulevard


Bituminous macadam


543


$4,508.10


Electric avenue


Mason street


Packard avenue


633


5,454.90


Hamilton road


Russell road


North street


560


4,166.09


Mason street


Broadway


P. H. Boulevard


681


6,720.37


*Michigan avenue


Broadway


Pennsylvania avenue


470


4,138.41


¿Mountain avenue


Porter street


Near Linden avenue.


...


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406


3,073.89


Walter terrace


Walter street


Southwesterly


222


1,875.56


*Streets constructed by contract.


¡Partly constructed in 1917, completed in 1918.


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...


280


401.04


Pennsylvania avenue


Mystic avenue


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ANNUAL REPORTS.


Highways Construction-Permanent Pavement.


Following is a list of the Permanent Paving in the city :- Streets paved with with granite blocks . 5.01 miles


Streets paved with concrete 1.42 miles


Streets paved with asphaltic top


2.59 miles


Streets paved with brick 1.29 miles


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Streets paved with Bicomac .


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0.77 miles


Streets paved with bitulithic . 0.06 miles


Streets paved with concrete base and bituminous top . 5.98 miles


Total length of Permanent Pavement 17.12 miles


Sidewalks Construction.


Miles of edgestone, granolithic, brick and gravel sidewalks in the city :-


Length of edgestones 144.278 miles ·


Granolithic sidewalks


50.598 miles


Brick sidewalks


· 71.629 miles


Gravel sidewalks


24,616 miles


Miscellaneous.


42 driveways were constructed.


3 driveways were discontinued.


2 driveways were extended.


Driveways are constructed, discontinued and extended at the expense of the petitioners.


Length of public streets, 83.846 miles.


Three horses were killed on account of disability during the year.


The department maintains its own municipal repair shop for the different lines of work.


I have attended meetings of the Public Works and of the different committees of the Board of Aldermen for con- sultation regarding work and petitions.


A safety zone has been established on Broadway at Wal- nut street, also the Ordinance relative to travel on public ways has been revised.


The subways under the Boston & Maine Railroad have been cleaned and painted.


Labor.


The regular employees were given two weeks' vacation and all employees, twelve months Saturday half holiday with- out loss of pay. Mayor Eldridge increased the pay of all em- ployees, beginning April 1, 1918, to a minimum daily wage of $3.00. Beginning October 20, 1918, another increase was given, 25c per day to laborers and 35c per day to drivers, mak- ing the daily wages of laborers $3.25, drivers $3.35, mechanics $3.75 and engineers $4.00.




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