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Fitchburg Street
Gate Removal: 12' west from east end of Fitchburg Street and 14' south from north line of Fitchburg Street. (Gate was on discontinued supply main to old McLean Asylum Grounds.)
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Hydrant Removal: 14' west from east end of Fitch- burg Street.
Hydrant: 144' east from Linwood Street.
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Gate on Hydrant Branch: 144/ east from east line of Linwood Street and 3' 6" out from hydrant.
Franklin Avenue
Gate: On north line of Washington Street, 7' west from east line of Franklin Avenue.
Gate Discontinued : 11' south from north line of Washington Street, 7' west from east line of Franklin Avenue. (Gate was left in ground and is open; gate box was removed.)
Hydrant: 277' north from Washington Street. 6" Gate on Hydrant Branch: 277' north from north line of Washington Street and 2' out from hydrant. Street Main: From connection with main pipe in High Street at point 264' west from west line of North Street to connection with main pipe in Ale- wife Brook Parkway; completing the pipe line in this street. 12"
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Gate: On east line of Alewife Brook Parkway, 13' 4" north from south line of High Street. Section Gate: 389' west from west line of North Street, 13' 4" north from south line of High Street. Hydrant: 385' west from North Street. Gate on Hydrant Branch: 385' west from west line of North Street, 4' out from hydrant.
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Highland Avenue
Hydrant Replacement: 59' east from West Street.
Gate on Hydrant Branch: 59' east from east line of West Street and 5' 6" out from hydrant. Hydrant Removal: 185' south from south line of Elm Street. Hydrant: 25' east from westerly bend in Hoyloke
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Gate on Hydrant Branch: 25' east from westerly bend in Holyoke Road and 4' 6" out from hy- drant.
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Joy Street
Kensington Avenue
Hydrant Replacement: 274' north from Poplar Street. 6" Gate on Hydrant Branch: 274' north from north line of Poplar Street and 3' 6" out from hydrant. Street Main: From connection with main pipe in Mystic Avenue to west line of Mystic Avenue. 1'2" Gate: On west line of Mystic Avenue, 13' 4" south from north line of Kensington Avenue. Street Main: From connection with main pipe in Magnus Avenue to connection with main in Park- dale Street. 10"
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Lewis Street
Street Main: From connection with main pipe in Parkdale Street to dead end 29' east from east line of Parkdale Street.
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Gate: On east line of Magnus Avenue, 13' 4" south from north line of Lewis Street.
Tee for Hydrant: 18' east from west line of Rose Street, 13' 4" south from north line of Lewis Street.
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Holyoke Road
Linwood Street
Street Main Replaced: From connection with main pipe in Linwood Street at section gate 492' south from south line of Washington Street to connec- tion with main pipe in Linwood Street at point >' south from south line of Washington Street; completing the 12" line in this street.
Hydrant: 7' south from Washington Street.
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Lowell Street
Hydrant Replacement: 52' north from Crown Street. Gate on Hydrant Branch: 52' north from north line of Crown Street and 3' out from hydrant.
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Marshall Street
Hydrant Removal: 32' north from Stickney Avenue. Hydrant: 22' 6" north from Stickney Avenue. Gate on Hydrant Branch: In sidewalk, 26' north from north line of Stickney Avenue and 4' from hydrant.
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Mead Street
Hydrant Replacement: 48' east from Claremon St.
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Merriam Street
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Miller Street
Gate on Hydrant Branch: 48' east from east line of Claremon Street and 3' 6" out from hydrant. Hydrant: 193' south from Somerville Avenue. Gate on Hydrant Branch: 193' south from south line of Somerville Avenue and 4' 9" out from hydrant. Street Main: From connection with main pipe laid in Miller Street in 1921 at point 12' north from north line of Beacon Street, northerly to tee loca- ted at point 131' north from north line of Beacon Street. Also, from connection with said tee east- erly 20' to connection with existing main in Mil- ler Street.
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Murray Street
Gate: On east line of Miller Street, at angle, 11' south from north line of Miller Street. Street Main: From connection with 6" main pipe in Murray Street at point 28' north from north line of Roland Street to point 4' south from north line of Roland St. 6"
Gate: On north line of Roland Street and 10' east from west line of Murray Street.
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Gate on Hydrant Branch: 7' south from south line of Washington Street and 4' out from hydrant. Gate on Hydrant Branch: 384' south from south line of Washington Street and 3' out from hydrant.
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Blow-off Replacement and Gate: 12' east from west line of Murray Street and 26' north from north line of Roland Street.
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Mystic Avenue
Street Main: From connection with main pipe in Garfield Avenue to dead end 136' north from north line of Kensington Avenue.
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Section Gate: On south line of Kensington Avenue, 7' east from west line of Mystic Avenue.
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Street Main: From connection with main pipe in Parkdale Street at point 25' south from south line of Washington Street to connection with main pipe in Lewis Street.
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Gate: On north line of Lewis Street, 13' 4"
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Pennsylvania Ave.
Gate on Hydrant Branch: 56' north from north line of Lewis Street. (Hydrant not yet installed. ) Street Main: From connection with main pipe in Pennsylvania Avenue at point 1' east from west line of Connecticut Avenue to connection with main pipe in Cross Street East.
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Gate: On east line of Cross Street East, 13' 4" north from south line of Pennsylvanie Avenue.
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Hydrant: 80' east from Cross Street East. 6"
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Parkdale Street
west from east line of Parkdale Street.
Hydrant: 120' south from Washington Street. Gate on Hydrant Branch: 120' south from south line of Washington Street and 4' out from hy- drant.
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Powder House
| Hydrant Removal: 190' west from Packard Avenue.
Boulevard Hydrant: 182' west from Packard Avenue. Gate on Hydrant Branch: 188' west from Packard Avenue on south side of the Boulevard, in grass plot 6' out from the hydrant . Street Main: From connection with main pipe in Rose Street at point 7' south from south line of Rose Street to a connection with main pipe in Lewis Street 8' 8
School Street
Gate on Hydrant Branch: 6' south from south line of Montrose Street and 9' 6" out from hydrant. Somerville Avenue Gate on Hydrant Branch: 90' west from Prospect Street and 4' out from hydrant.
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Rose Street
Hydrant Replacement: 86' west from Granite Street. Gate on Hydrant Branch: of Granite Street and 4' Gate on Hydrant Branch: of Wilson Square and Gaie on Hydrant Branch: 86' west from west line 6" out from hydrant. 116' west from west line 4' out from hydrant. 600' east from east line of Mossland Street and 4' out from hydrant. Gate on Hydrant Branch: 308' east from east line of Mossland Street and 4' out from hydrant. Gate on Hydrant Branch: 188' west from west line of Mossland Street and 4' out from hydrant. Gate on Hydrant Branch: 96' west from west line of Acadia Park and 4' out from hydrant. Section Gate: 33' 6" west from west line of Wilson Square and 18' south from north line of Somer- ville Avenue.
Section Gate: On west line of Mossland Street and 17' south from north line of Somerville Avenue. Blow-off and Gate: 28' 4" west from west line of Wilson Square and 24' south from north line of Somerville Avenue.
Waterpost and gate removal: 119' west from School Street.
Waterpost and gate removal: 35' east from Central Street.
Waterpost and Gate Removal: 120' west from Ed- ward Wilson Square. 2"
Waterpost and Gate Removal:
44' east from Moss- land Street.
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| Street Main: From connection with main pipe in Sterling Street at point 132' west from west line of North Street to connection with main pipe in Alewife Brook Parkway, completing pipe line in this street.
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Gate: On east line of Alewife Brook Parkway, 13' 4" north from south line of Sterling Street. Section Gate: 423' west from west line of North Street, 13' 4" north from south line of Sterling St. Hydrant: 36' 6" west from North Street.
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Gate on Hydrant Branch: 36' 6" west from west line of North Street and 4' ,out from hydrant. Hydrant: 383' west from North Street.
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Talbot Avenue
Union Suare Upland Road
Hydrant Replacement: 267' east from Webster Ave. 6" Street Main: From connection with main pipe in Curtis Street to point 127' west from west line of Curtis Street. 1 8" -
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Hydrant Replacement: 21' south from Dickinson St. Gate on Hydrant Branch: 21' south from south line of Dickinson Street and 3' out from hydrant.
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Windsor Street Woods Avenue
Gate: On west line of Curtis Street, 13' 4" north from south line of Upland Road.
Hydrant Replacement: 3' west from Murray Street. Gate on Hydrant Branch: 3' west from west line of Murray Street, in sidewalk 2' south from hy- drant. (Hydrant branch connects with Murray Street main.)
Hydrant: 20' south from Boynton Yard (Glass House
Court) (1916)
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Street Main: From connection with main pipe in Woods Avenue at point 211' west from west line of North Street to connection with main pipe in Alewife Brook Parkway. (Completing pipe line in this Street.)
Gate: On east line of Alewife Brook Parkway 13'
4" north from south line of Woods Avenue. Section Gate: 496' west from west line of North Street, 13' 4" north from south line of Woods Avenue.
Gate on Hydrant Branch: 492' west from west line of North Street. (Hydrant not yet installed.) Gate on Hydrant Branch: 323' east from east line of Alewife Brook Parkway. (Hydrant not yet in- stalled.)
Gate on Hydrant Branch: 72' east from east line of Alewife Brook Parkway. (Hydrant not yet in- stalled.)
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
SUMMARY OF STATISTICS.
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1922. In form recommended by the New England Water Works Association. SOMERVILLE WATER WORKS SOMERVILLE, MIDDLESEX COUNTY, MASS.
General Statistics.
Population, census 1920, 93,033; present, estimated 96,000.
Date of construction: Commenced in 1868.
By whom owned: City of Somerville.
Source of supply: Metropolitan water system.
Mode of supply: Water is delivered into the city's mains, under both high and low pressure, by the Metropolitan Water Works.
Statistics of Consumption of Water.
Census population, 1920, 93,033.
Population on lines of pipe, Dec. 31, 1922, 96,000.
Population supplied, Dec. 31, 1922, 96,000.
Total consumption for the year, 2.685,399,000 gallons.
Average daily consumption, 7, 357,300 gallons.
Gallons per day to each inhabitant, 76.
Statistics Relating to Distribution System, 1922.
MAINS
Kind of pipe, cast iron.
Sizes, from 4-inch and under to .20-inch.
Laid 7.566 feet; discontinued 674 feet; net extension, 6892 feet.
Total now in use, 104.1 miles.
Number of hydrants added during year (public, 12; private, 2),14.
Number of hydrants (public and private) now in use, 1,260. Number of stop gates added during year, 69.
Number of stop gates now in use, 1,969.
Number of blow-offs, 190.
Range of pressure on mains, 35 pounds to 100 pounds.
SERVICES
Kind of pipe: Lead; lead-lined wrought iron; cement-lined wrought iron; cast iron.
Sizes, one-half to eight inches.
Extended 7,708 feet; discontinued 348 feet.
Total now in use 90.5 miles.
Number of service taps added, 221; discontinued, 8; increase, 213. Number now in use, 13,844.
Number of meters added, 330; meters and motor registers discon- tinued, 73; net increase, 257.
Number now in use, 11,447.
Percentage of services metered, 82.68.
Percentage of water receipts from metered servics, 89.4.
Number of motors and elevator registers added, 0; removed, 0. Number now in use, 3 (included in number of meters).
REVENUE
From Water Rates : -
Fixture rates
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$28,669 38
Meter rates .
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Water Works Maintenance :- Operation ( Management, repairs and renew- als ) .
$69,464 05
Special: -
Miscellaneous accounts 4,543 63
Total
$74,007 68
Water Works Buildings .
1,324 84
Water Works Construction:
Mains
$20,841 76
Services
9,158 73
Meters .
2,539 43
Total construction
$32,539 92
Metropolitan water assessment
128,207 84
Balance .
48,046 34
Total
$284,126 62
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WATER DEPARTMENT.
Total
$284,126 62
Disposition of balance: applied to municipal purposes.
Cost of works to date .
Bonded debt at date
EXPENDITURES /
$269,908 41
Total from consumers . From other sources : --
Water service assessments .
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9,674 58
Labor and materials
4,543 63
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$1,127,746 65 None
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
REPORT OF PUBLIC WELFARE AND RECREATION COMMISSION.
To the Public Welfare and Recreation Commission :
In pursuance with annual custom I am submitting to your Commission the report of the summer playgrounds for the season of 1922. In this report I shall endeavor to recount the accomplishments of the past season and to mention the things which in my opinion are essential to future success of the playground work.
Features.
In the opinion of the Director there were some few out- standing features of the season of 1922. I shall but name them under this caption and refer more fully to them under more appropriate headings.
A considerable gain was made in the amount of per- manent equipment secured for the playgrounds.
Central Hill Park proved itself to be an attractive place for playground purposes.
Much more satisfactory use was made of the wading facil- ities at the Richard Trum playground and the tennis courts on the public areas, due, in part, to the repairs and addition- al care taken of the same.
Grounds.
Playgrounds were conducted on eight areas during the past summer. These areas were the same as those used the previous year, and with the possible exception of the Hodg- kins School yard in ward seven, all of the grounds justified their being used for the purpose. The one exception named has been of late years rather poorly attended by the children of the neighborhood, and despite efforts to improve the at- tendance, rarely attracts more than an average of thirty children at one time. While, of course, even this small num- ber might justify its continuance, my observation leads me to believe that the early completion of the ground in the rear of the Western Junior High School is most desirable.
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This latter area will afford more ample space for the play- ing of active games and in addition, has the added asset of being more suitably located for the persons of that section of the city. Informal plans have also been stated relative to improving the rear end of the Saxton C. Foss Park in the near future. Such changes as have been contemplated are in my opinion most desirable and will do much toward get- ting the maximum use out of this area for recreation pur- poses.
I again call to your attention the necessity for more space for playing in the districts served by the Kent Street and Bennett School playgrounds. Each of these grounds caters to a very populous section of our city and both are at present inadequate for the playing of active games.
The playground on Central Hill which was opened for the first time during the summer of 1921, was during the past summer, one of the best attended grounds in the city, despite the fact that it is void of any permanent equipment. I strongly urge that before the coming summer, provision be made for some permanent apparatus on Central Hill Park. I believe that such equipment can be located on the rear part of the hill without injuring in any way the sightliness of the location.
Finances.
There was expended during the summer of 1922 from the city treasury for playground purposes the sum of $2225.29. Of this amount the expense for supervision was $1763.00, for supplies and maintenance $424.89, and for labor $37.50. In addition approximately $400.00 was spent from the treas- ury of the Somerville Playgrounds Association. This last amount was devoted almost entirely to the furnishing of per- manent equipment. A new swing frame for the use of the smaller children was erected on the Bennett School ground, and a similar one was placed on the Kent Street ground. By utilizing the pipe obtained from a portion of the old gymnasi- um structure on Lincoln Park, the swing apparatus of the Richard Trum playground was augmented by a new section capable of holding eight additional swings, and at the Saxton C. Foss Park eleven new swings were hung in place of the six which had heretofore been in use. Besides the above named improvements, the funds of the Somerville Playgrounds Association supplied twenty additional tilts for use through-
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out the city, and a large quantity of swing chains, seats, and fittings.
Due to this financial assistance received from this Asso- ciation, more new apparatus and equipment was provided dur- ing the summer of 1922 than during any previous year since the original construction work was done at the outset of the playground movement in Somerville. In this connection it may be appropriate to state that practically all of the per- manent equipment now in use, of the playground system, par- ticularly on those areas not under the control of the City Engineer's Department, has been obtained from the funds supplied by this civic organization.
Supervision.
For the first time in the history of playgrounds in this city the supervisors were put on a Civil Service basis, due to the requirements of the state authorities. Besides the Directors, sixteen persons were employed to supervise the play activities. Of this number, fourteen were assigned to local playgrounds and two acted as special supervisors of hand- work and dancing. All but two of the supervisors were resi- dents of Somerville. This statement is made to show that despite the Civil Service restrictions as to qualifications, it was possible to secure from among our own residents efficient supervision. From acquaintance with the conditions in other municipalities like ours, it can be stated that such was not the case in those places. The Director feels that this policy should be continued in Somerville, unless its continuance should in any way handicap the efficiency of the playground organization.
From the results obtained in the two seasons in which special attention has been given to handwork and dancing activities, it is recommended that these two phases of the playground program should be supervised by an individual selected for that purpose.
Attendance.
During the season just closed the total attendance ap- proximated that of the previous year. The most noticeable increase in attendance was at the ground on Central Hill.
A noteworthy fact about the attendance throughout the city was that the larger children were very few in number. This situation necessitates some alteration in the conduct of the grounds, because the program of activities must be varied for children of different ages.
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WELFARE AND RECREATION COMMISSION.
The figures for the attendance on the several grounds are as follows :
Bennett School
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7,753
Central Hill Park
5,435
Saxton C. Foss Park
9,976
Hodgkins School
2,253
Kent Street .
10,430
Lincoln Park
18,392
Richard Trum Playground .
17,703
Perry School
6,154
General Total for the Season
78,096
Average Weekly Attendance
11,156
Average Daily Attendance
2,231
Games.
The principal portion of a playground program is de- voted to active games. Baseball, of course, occupies the lead- ing position among boys during the summer months, and the leagues which were established for both the smaller and larger boys of the city again proved most attractive. The boys from the Kent Street playground succeeded in winning the larger number of games in the junior league and the boys from Lincoln Park were victorious for the senior cham- pionship.
There are two outstanding facts in connection with the conduct of baseball on the summer playgrounds which, I think, deserve special mention. The first is that it has been possible during the past summer to organize boys' teams on two of the so-called girls' playgrounds; that is, in spite of the fact that there were no male instructors on Central Hill Park and the Hodgkins School ground, the boys of those playgrounds exhibited sufficient spirit to organize their own teams, enter into the league competition, and fulfill their games on the schedule. The other outstanding feature is that of the ninety games scheduled, all but four were played. When one considers the number of attractions which occur in a boy's life during the summer months, and when there is also taken into consideration the fact that none of the teams which journey from one ground in the city to another is accompanied by supervisors, this situation appears quite remarkable.
In addition, the boys were encouraged to participate in numerous other active contests and athletic events, care be- ing taken to provide instruction and supervision in games suited to the age of the children who were to participate.
Inter-playground competition has also become quite pre-
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valent among the girls. Although no schedule was made for such, during the past summer several contests in volley ball, dodge ball, and bat ball were arranged at the bi-weekly meet- ings of supervisors.
During the final week of the season two teams from one of the playgrounds in the city of Newton visited the Saxton C. Foss Park in our city and demonstrated the game of fist ball which has become quite popular in Newton. If condi- tions warrant it, this game will undoubtedly be introduce.l on the Somerville playgrounds in the future.
Handwork.
It can be stated without hesitation that the handwork produced by the children of the Somerville playgrounds dur- ing the summer of 1922 far excelled that made during any previous season. Both in the number of articles made and in the quality of the work done, this feature of our under- taking was the recipient of much favorable comment.
During the final week of the playground season a dis- play of the handwork was placed in conspicuous places for the inspection of the residents of the community. This exhi- bition was located for a period of three days each in the show windows of Jackson Caldwell & Co., in Union Square, Parke Snow, Inc., in Davis Square, and J. E. Lydstone at the corner of Broadway and Walnut Street. Many hundreds of people inspected these exhibitions and expressed considerable praise at the character and finish of the articles made. Included among the finished products were : serving trays, baskets, sew- ing boxes, desk sets, vases, hammocks, sweaters, dresses, em- broidery work and other useful and ornamental articles.
The initial expenditure for the handwork was made from the funds of the Somerville Playgrounds Association and - the money obtained from the sale of the materials to the chil- dren was in turn used for the purchase of additional supplies. This method of conducting this portion of the playground work seems most desirable because it eliminates the undesir- able feature of free distribution to the children at public ex- pense.
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