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2,012
Safe keeping, demented .
.
Violation of city ordinances
123
CHIEF OF POLICE.
Miscellaneous Reports.
Abandoned automobiles and trucks found .
32
Accidents reported
786
Accosting females .
3
Amount of property stolen
$78,828 39
Amount of stolen property recovered .
81,555 53
Amount of property damaged
153 00
Amount of property lost
2,418 10
Amount of property found .
246 20
Absentees from United States Army
2
Assaults
10
Assaults with dangerous weapons
6
Assault with intent to murder .
1
Assaults with intent and attempts to rob
8
Assault and battery
10
Attempts to break and enter
48
Attempts to commit larceny
2
Attempts to commit suicide .
10
Breaking and entering, false alarms of .
4
Building dangerous from snow and ice .
1
Buildings broken and entered, nothing stolen
32
Buildings found open .
383
Buildings flooded
1
Coal gas poisoning
3
Dead animals found
14
Dead bodies found
2
Defective bill boards
2
Defective bridges
22
Defective buildings
2
Defective catch basins
34
Defective chimney
1
Defective coal hole
1
Defective curb stones
6
Defective drinking fountains
9
Defective driveway
1
Defective electric lamps
24
Defective fences
6
Defective fire alarm box and gong
2
Defective hydrants
2
Defective man-holes and covers
10
Defective poles
5
Defective police signal service
8
Defective sidewalks
627
Defective sidewalks, lighted
5
Defective signs and sign posts
125
Defective sign, lighted .
1
Defective streets .
271
Defective streets, lighted
4
Defective tree guard
1
Defective United States mail boxes
3
Defective water gates
141
Defective wires
76
Demented persons
.
2
Destitute family and person .
2
.
Defective sewer
·
1
Defective gas gate boxes
3
Defective railway
2
124
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Disorderly house
.
1
Disturbances .
.
.
4
Dogs killed .
25
Dogs, vicious
5
Explosives found
1
Feeble minded person
1
Fires, alarms given for .
7
Fire, danger of
1
Fire extinguished without
alarm
1
Fire, false alarms of
27
Fires, needless alarm for
2
Fires reported
251
Fraud
2
Gas leaks ·
6
Gas Poisoning .
1
Heat prostration
1
Horse killed
1
Houses unoccupied
45
Indecent exposure of person .
6
Larcenies, no value given
120
Larcenies
494
Lodgers
4
Lost children .
282
Lost children, found
282
Malicious mischief
32
Missing persons
79
Missing persons, found .
35
Murder
1
Obstructions on railroad tracks
2
Obstructions on sidewalks
8
Obstruction on sidewalk, lighted .
1
Obstructions in streets .
13
Obstructions in streets, lighted
9
Obstructions in streets, not lighted
6
Panes of glass broken
207
Permits issued to carry firearms .
252
Permits to labor on Lord's Day
167
Persons bitten by dogs
25
Persons helped home
2 2
Property damaged and destroyed .
91
Property lost, no value given
55
Property found, no value given
76
Robberies
19
Runaway children
19
Runaway children, found
19
Runaway horses
2
Runaway horses stopped
5
Runaway teams
4
Sidewalks dangerous from snow and ice
55
Sidewalks flooded .
8
Stray bullets fired .
2
Stray dogs
131
Stray dogs found
53
Stray horses and other animals .
13
Stray horses and other animals, found .
.
5
.
.
.
38
Disturbances suppressed
.
.
.
Persons rescued
125
CHIEF OF POLICE
Stray teams
5
Stray teams, found
11
Streets dangerous from snow and ice .
43
Streets flooded
9
Street lights reported
2789
Strike
1
Subways flooded
5
Sudden death
1
Suicides
4
Summonses served for witnesses and defendants to appear in court at other places
615
Suspicious persons
68
Threats
5
Trees dangerous
.
58
Trespass
50
Trespass, wilful
8
Unlawful appropriation of team .
1
Violation, board of health regulations .
4
Violation of city ordinances
233
Violation of Lord's Day
2
Violation of motor vehicle laws
10
Violation of traffic regulation
1
Water pipes leaking
146
Windows broken .
73
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126
ANNUAL REPORTS.
OFFICIAL ROSTER OF DEPARTMENT. Chief of Police. Charles A. Kendall Captain. Eugene A. Carter.
Lieutenants.
James M. Harmon
Thomas Damery
Frank H. Graves James M. Lynch Ernest Howard
1- Edward M. Carter
2 -Francis A. Perkins
3 - Theodore E. Heron
4- Daniel G. Simons 5-Samuel Burns 6 - John A. Dadmun
7- George L. Rice
8 -Myron S. Gott 9-Charles W. Reick
10-Frank C. Hopkins
11 - Hudson M. Howe
12 - Sanford S. Lewis
13-Henry A. Sudbey
14 - Thomas F. McNamara
15 - Louis F. Arnold 16 - Charles S. Johnston
17 - Claude L. Crossman
18-John J. Cummings 19 - Edmund J. Keane
20 - Denis Downey
21 -Edward M. Davies
22-George A. C. Peters
23 - Louis J. Belzarini
24 - Walter Reed
25 - Dennis G. Mulqueeney
26 - Patrick J. Doolin
27- Edward J. Hopkins
28 - Walter L. Groves
29 - Frederick G. Jones 30-Joseph A. Dwyer
31 - Augustine J. Fitzpatrick
32 - Patrick McGrath
33 - Bernard McCabe
34 Harry C. Young 35 - Robert D. Dewar 36 - Peter Moore
37 - Albert C. Hawes
38- Walter C. Oesting
39- John L. Cameron
40 - Francis P. Higgins
John A. Ray
Inspectors.
Michael T. Kennedy
Sergeants.
William G. Kenney Robert T. Blair Thomas P. Walsh
Patrolmen.
41 - John J. McCahey
42 - Alexander Morrison
43 - Daniel J. Powers
44 - Jeremiah O'Connor
45 - Charles E. Wilson
46 - Timothy Buckley
47 - John J. Killourhy
48 - Charles J. Sharry
49 - Thomas M. Sharry
50 - Michael J. O'Loughlin
51- Charles W. Shepherd
52 - John F. Cruise
53-John J. Shay
54- Edward G. Butman
55-John P. L. O'Keefe
56 - Alfred E. Robitaille
57 - Allan S. Burns
58 - William H. Donovan
59-George R. Allan
60 - Jeremiah Keniry
61 - James Murray
62 - Charles J. Fulton
63 - Edward F. Culliton
64 - Alfred J. McFadden
65 - James A. Fitzpatrick
66-Elmer E. G. Raymond
67-Frank J. Roche
68 - Augustine F. Sharry
69 - Daniel M. O'Connell
70-Chester C. F. Warner 71-George D. MacDonald
72 - Charles F. Lacey
73 - William E. Dwyer
74-Charles H. McAvoy
75 - James F. Holmes 76 - Earle W. Elliott
77 - Michael J. Dowd, Jr.
78-Patrick J. Lyons
79 - Alfred S. Macomber
80 - Thomas A. Donovan
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Patrolmen.
81 - Thomas J. Flanagan 82-Timothy J. Corkery 83-John H. O'Leary
84-Leo J. Hurley 85- Henry W. Roche 86 - John H. Baker
Reservemen.
87- John J. Courtney
88 - Pierce P. Ronayne
Chauffeurs and Patrol Drivers.
James W. Lundergan James H. White John H. Mckenzie
Matron. Mrs. Mina T. Weeks.
Assistant Matron. Mrs. Katherine Woods.
Pensioners Retired on Half Pay.
John E. Fuller, Mar. 23, 1906 Jacob W. Skinner, Dec. 31, 1917
Ira S. Carleton, May 9, 1907 Elmer E. Drew, July 25, 1918
James J. Pollard,:
Feb. 27, 1908 Ernest S. Goff, July 11, 1919
Herbert Hilton, Dec. 21, 1911 Charles W. Allen, Mar. 26, 1920
Ezra A. Dodge,
Mar. 14, 1914 Jotham Chisholm, Apr. 23, 1920
George H. Carleton, Mar. 27, 1914 Charles E. Woodman,
Frederick H. Googins
June 24, 1921
Mar. 12, 1915
CHANGES IN THE FORCE. Appointments.
John J. Courtney, Appointed reserveman, April 15, 1922. Pierce P. Ronayne, Appointed reserveman, April 15, 1922.
Promotions.
Reserveman, Thomas A. Donovan, promoted to patrolman, Sept. 30, 1922 1
Reserveman, Thomas J. Flanagan. promoted to patrolman, Sept. 30, 1922
Reserveman; Timothy J. Corkery, promoted to patrolman, Sept. 30, 1922 Reserveman, John H. O'Leary, promoted to patrolman, Sept. 30, 1922 Reserveman, Leo J. Hurley, promoted to patrolman, Sept. 30, 1922
Reserveman, Henry W. Roche, promoted to patrolman, Sept. 30, 1922
Reserveman, John H. Baker, . promoted to patrolman, Sept. 30, 1922
Police Signal Service.
Number of on duty calls made by the patrolmen . 279,485 Telephone calls made by the officers and patrolmen . .
42,733
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
"White" Combination Automobile Service.
Number of runs made in conveying prisoners to station 202
Number of prisoners conveyed . .
236
Number of sick and injured conveyed .
504
Number of miles run in conveying prisoners to station . ·
383.7
Number of miles run in conveying sick and
injured .
1,610.5
Number of miles run in conveying prisoners to and from jail . 106.2
Number of miles run elsewhere 666.9
Total number of miles during the year 2,767.3
"Reo" Combination Automobile Service.
Number of runs made in conveying prisoners to station 881
Number of prisoners conveyed .
1,032
Number of sick and injured conveyed
202
Number of miles run in conveying prisoners to station 1,682.5
Number of miles run in conveying sick and injured .
656.5
Number of miles run in conveying prisoners to and from jail . 462.6
Number of miles run elsewhere 1,146.4
Total number of miles during the year . 3,948.0
Touring Car Reports.
Number of prisoners conveyed to station
91
Number of sick and injured and conveyed .
10
Number of persons conveyed to and from jail 3
International Harvester Co. Auto Car Reports.
Number of prisoners conveyed to station .
7
Number of sick and injured conveyed .
.
3
Number of miscellaneous runs . .
4
Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Reports.
Total mileage for the year . 4,642
Transfers and sales of Motor Vehicles.
Report on investigation, card indexing and filing sales and transfers of motor vehicles.
Number of licenses granted by License Commission and Board of Aldermen.
5
First class .
.
Second class .
.
.
.
Third class . . . .
4 . Total . . .
. 37.
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Number of sales and transfers made by dealers
4,039
Number of individual sales
1,701
Number of stolen motor vehicles reported by the several Police Departments, Insurance Agencies and Detective Bureaus in the United States and Canada . . 10,947
Number of motor vehicles recovered by above . . 3,920
Number of index cards filed
. 34,345
Respectfully submitted,
DANIEL G. SIMONS, Police Officer.
REPORT OF LIQUOR OFFICERS.
The following is the report of liquor officers from Jan. 31, to Dec. 31, 1922.
Cases investigated .
358
Search warrants served .
98
Cases in district court .
78
Trials of liquors to be disposed of .
41
Fines imposed in district court
$5,025.00
Gallons of spirituous liquors .
523
Gallons of mash
1,830
Stills
25
Hydrometers
6
Kegs, cans, bottles, jugs, funnels, glasses etc.
697
Bottles of liquor coloring
5
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES M. LYNCH, Sergeant ..
REPORT OF, POLICE MATRON.
December 31, 1922.
To Charles A. Kendall, Chief of Police.
Dear Sir: -
I herewith submit my report as matron for the year end- ing December 31, 1922. The following females and minors were committed to my care, charged with the following offenses etc.
Adultery
1
Assault and battery .
12
Children, lost .
61
Children, neglected
2
Default warrant
1
Disturbing the peace
1
Drunkenness ·
17
Drunkenness, common
1
.
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
Fornication . .
2
Illegal sale of intoxicating liquors
18
Larceny
8
Lewd and lascivious cohabitation .
3
Lewdness .
1
Motor vehicles, no certificate of registration
1
Motor vehicle, no license
1
Motor vehicle, going away without making self known after causing injury .
1
Parents, failure to support
9
Runaway girl
1
Safe keeping
9
Stubbornness ·
1
Violation of probation .
4
Wanton injury to personal property
1
Total .
156
I have reported at station each day and have attended the sessions of the juvenile court, looking after minors who have been in court.
Respectfully submitted,
MRS. MINA T. WEEKS, Matron.
Conclusion.
To His Honor the Mayor, John M. Webster and members of the Board of Aldermen, Heads of Departments, Court offi- cials, and members of the Police Department, all who have assisted me in the discharge of my duties I wish to express my sincere thanks.
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES A. KENDALL,
Chief of Police.
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STREET COMMISSIONER.
REPORT OF THE STREET COMMISSIONER.
OFFICE OF THE STREET COMMISSIONER,
CITY HALL, Somerville, January 1, 1923. To His Honor, the Mayor, and the Board of Aldermen :-
Gentlemen : - I most respectfully submit the forty- seventh annual report, containing a brief summary of the principal work performed by the Highway Department, by day labor and contract, during the year 1922 with recom- mendations for necessary additions 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, elm leaf beetles and other pests which destroy trees; and the oiling and watering of streets.
Highway Department Appropriations.
Highway Maintenance
Departmental transfers
Appropria- tions $68,220 00 26,029 55
Expenditures
Total credit - Highway Mainte.
94,249 55
$94,058 95
Sidewalks Maintenance
8,750 00
8,704 23
Street Sprinkling
37,525 00
34,620 85
Street Cleaning
.
25,580 00
25,479 35
Suppression of Moths
4,200 00
4,188 54
Care of Trees
5,500 00
5,312 01
New Streets
20,000 60
15,726 51
Permanent Pavement
71,104 41
69,100 60
Sidewalks Construction
16,025 72
15,379 35
Reconstruction and Resurfacing
30,176 50
30,156 12
$313,111 78
$302,726 51
.
The yearly maintenance of the Highway department is taken from the Highway Maintenance account. Credit is re- ceived for work performed for the other divisions of this department and other departments of the City.
No one will dispute the fact that the progress of any city is influenced by the building of good streets. The type of road to be constructed today is far different from that of a few years ago before the introduction of the automobiles. The type of roads has been changed from the old water bound
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macadam to a bituminous material. Then came one of our greatest problems in road construction and maintenance ; the introduction of the motor trucks, some carrying an enormous load. I am in favor of the remark which Governor Cox made at his inaugural wherein he advocated a large revenue could be received for the maintenance of highways, and as I understand the cities and towns would receive some of this amount, when he said that all automobile and truck owners should pay a tax of two cents a gallon on gasolene.
It is my intention, the coming year, to erect a shed near our storage tank for mixing cold patch material and use the tank for the storage and heating of the cold patch liquid when it is not being used for the tar used as a cold application on the streets.
1922. Highway Maintenance.
Total Appropriation .
$68,220 00
Credits
26,029 55
Street Commissioner
$3,100 00
Bookkeeper and clerk
2,769 00
Office expenses and telephones
482 19
Equipment and repairs
3,359 03
Harnesses
1,475 40
Tools and machinery
2,419 63
Steam rollers
313 60
Automobile maintenance
3,675 58
Stable expenses .
6,065 95
Hay, grain and feed .
7,198 79
Shoeing
1,716 87
Veterinary
126 92
Fuel
642 81
City of Waltham - Taxes
587 93
Miscellaneous
31 85
Holland street ledge .
433 76
Repairs streets, gutters etc.
13,241 00
Repairs bridges
4,998 48
Care - subways
424 46
Care - lanterns
3,126 40
Care - Parkways
8 35
Snow and ice
7,844 68
Signs
916 51
Care of Highway property ·
1,235 85
Emergency
181 72
Block parties
62 90
Sawing wood
194 53
Holidays $3,146.70 - Vacations $3,569.60
6,716 30
Charges to other departments .
13,072 12
Bills Receivable
7,636 34
$94,058 95
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Balance
$ 190 60
.
94,249 55
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STREET COMMISSIONER.
Snow and Ice.
Since the increased use of automobiles and trucks during the winter, and on account of the owners expecting the streets to be passable at all times, it has been necessary to change considerably the method of caring for the same. Years ago the snow was plowed from the gutters and sides of the streets into the middle, now it must be plowed from the center of the streets to the sides. Another reason the streets must be plowed is the motorizing of the fire departments in most cities and towns.
This year a Fordson tractor was purchased with a Stark- weather plow attached. The use of this equipment has proven satisfactory.
I receive many complaints about water standing on the sidewalks when it rains and when there is a thaw. After in- vestigating I find that in more than fifty per cent of the cases, the complainants were at fault in not shovelling the snow from the sidewalks to the outer edge of the edgestone. If this was done it would save the complaint and also the city a large amount of money.
This department removes the snow and ice from side- walks, and sands when necessary, in front of all public build- ings, grounds and schools.
97 requests and reports were attended to.
$7,844.68 was expended for the care of snow and ice. 2503 cubic yards of snow and ice were removed. 59 cubic yards of sand and 293 cubic yards of ashes were used in caring for icy sidewalks, streets and crossings.
Bridges.
Both bridges on Lowell street over the Boston and Maine Railroad which the City has to maintain have- been placed in first class condition at an expense of $4,924.88. The Boston and Maine Railroad have repaired the Walnut street and the School street bridges and a great improvement was made on the approaches to the bridge on Washington street over the Fitchburg division. These approaches have been in need of repair for a number of years. The new construction is ap- preciated by the city and the general public.
The fences on the bridges and approaches where the grade crossings were eliminated on Somerville avenue, Med- ford street and Webster avenue must be scraped and painted the coming year. The other bridges are in good condition.
Street Rallways.
The Boston Elevated Railway Co. constructed new double tracks on a concrete base on Somerville avenue from Beacon
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street to Wilson square. Replaced new construction for old on Somerville avenue from Beacon street westerly to Cam- bridge line; on Cross street from Pearl street to Broadway; Broadway from Cross street to Hathorn street and Broadway from Magoun square to near Willow bridge.
Underground Wires.
Underground conduits were constructed by the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company on Walnut street from Highland avenue to Bow street and on Broadway from Hinckley street to City Road. By the Edison Electric Illu- minating Company on Willow avenue from Lexington avenue to Highland avenue and on Cross street from Pearl street to Broadway. The Boston Elevated Railway Company con- structed conduits for their feed wires on Cross street from Pearl street to Broadway.
Crushed Stone.
The William J. McCarthy Co. furnished 37 tons of local crushed rock at $1.40 per ton at their crusher and 5,319 tons at $1.80 per ton on the line of work. Coleman Brothers fur- nished 108 tons trap rock at $2.00 per ton and 48 tons trap rock at $2.48 per ton on the line of work. The General Crushed Stone Co. furnished 3 tons trap rock at $1.35 per ton at their crusher and 1,370 tons trap rock at $1.95 per ton on the line of work.
Steam Rollers.
No. 1 roller worked 10912 days. No. 4 roller worked 70 days.
The old No. 2 roller should be exchanged for a new fif- teen ton maintenance roller.
Sidewalks Maintenance.
I hope the coming year, where there are old brick side- walks in our squares, that the same will be removed and granolithic substituted, the city paying one half the cost of this construction. Most of our squares are paved with some kind of permanent paving for the roadways and the side- walks should be constructed of granolithic to correspond with that of the squares.
1461 linear feet of edgestone were reset. 8310 square yards of brick sidewalks were relaid. 2030 square yards of paved gutters were repaved and 12.10 square yards of granolithic were relaid.
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All police reports pertaining to this kind of work are charged to this appropriation.
$8,704.23 was expended for Sidewalks Maintenance.
Street Sprinkling.
Where there are car tracks on our main thoroughfares the American Car Sprinkler flushes and sprinkles the streets for $925.00 a month, 8 hours a day, 7 days a week. I hereby recommend to His Honor, Mayor Webster, that a contract be made with the American Car Sprinkler Co. so that the car sprinkler will work twelve hours a day so the squares will be flushed every morning before 7 A. M. Most of our side streets are constructed with some kind of bituminous material, these streets are covered with a cold tar application, applied by the city. We are constructing some of our main thorough- fares, where there are no car tracks, with permanent paving, these streets have to be sprinkled with a horse drawn appara- tus. As this paving has increased during the last few years, I recommend that an automobile street sprinkler be pur- chased to care for the same.
By the use of tar on our streets two objects are ac- complished, namely : - the laying of dust and the sealing or coating of our streets.
Dust layers used during the year : -
3,190 gallons of Tarvia "B" (Barrett's).
117,005 gallons of Tarco (Flemmings)
7,935 gallons of Non-Asphaltic. (Bay State)
635 gallons of Non-Asphaltic. (Cambridge Gas Light Co.) This division of the department is self supporting.
$34,620.15 was expended for Street Sprinkling.
Street Cleaning.
There is no branch of the department that shows so much for the money expended, as that which keeps the streets clean and in a neat condition. I find in many cases where tenants and store keepers complain about the dirty condition of the streets that they, themselves, are the cause of the complaints because they throw or sweep the rubbish into the streets. I quote the words of Commissioner Fetherston of New York who says : - "This division of my department has a contract with the people of the city to perform certain work within the limits of the force and appropriation granted for street cleaning purposes ; the people of the city are parties to this contract, and it is their duty to carry out their portion of
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the agreement, which means that they should understand and live up to the laws and ordinances which set forth their obli- gations. By comparison it is apparent that the people of the city are more negligent than the department of their respec- tive duties."
6,072 cubic yards of street sweepings were removed. $25,479.35 was expended for Street Cleaning.
Suppression of Moths.
Under this appropriation the city cares for all trees both public and private, in regard to moths with no special as- sessment. Street trees are sprayed in the spring and sum- mer.
This division gives work to quite a number of men in the winter, because most of the moths are gathered at this time of the year while they are in the tent form.
6,990 street trees were inspected and cared for.
14,983 private trees were inspected and cared for.
24,499 bushes were found moth infested.
11,083 fences and buildings on which moths nested.
32,628 gypsy moth nests were painted with creosote. 31 brown tail moth nests were gathered and destroyed.
2,861 satin moth nests were painted with creosote.
6,765 trees were sprayed by the gasoline spraying machine to exterminate the different kinds of caterpillars and beetles.
$4,188.54 was expended for the Suppression of Moths.
Shade Trees.
Mayor Webster and the City Government gave a good appropriation for this division of the highways, and I have had a busy year caring for the trees that were hit by the storm of November, 1921. The trees in our city are handi- capped to a great extent. Nourishment is curtailed and water withheld from their roots by the granolithic sidewalks, con- crete gutters and streets constructed with permanent pav- ing. Shade trees, where possible, should be planted on pri- vate property adjoining the back of the sidewalk.
36 trees were set out. 203 trees were removed. 989 trees were trimmed. 38 tree guards and supports installed.
$5,312.01 was expended for Care of Trees.
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Highway Construction - New Streets.
Five new streets were constructed during the year under the Betterment Act, by contract with William J. Sullivan, viz :
Setting edgestones 55c per linear foot.
Gutter construction $3.00 per square yard.
Construction of Macadam roadway $1.55 per square yard.
The city furnished the edgestone and tarvia binder. Straight edgestone $1.00 per linear foot. Circles $1.35 per linear foot from H. H. Fletcher Company, delivered on line of work.
Tarco X binder 13 1/2 c per gallon from Trimount Oil Com- pany, delivered and sprayed on work.
Tarvia X from the Barrett Mfg. Company at their factory at 91/2c. City teaming and spraying on the work.
Nine new streets were accepted this year.
$15,726.51 was expended for New Streets.
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NEW STREETS CONSTRUCTED IN 1922.
Street
From
To
Material
Length
Cost
College Hill road
North street
Conwell avenue
Bituminous Macadam
449
$4,390 51
Magnus avenue
Washington street
Lewis street
429
4,210 12
Mead street
Moore street
Near Cameron avenue ..
345
3,188 18
Miller street
Sacramento street
Beacon street
465
3,858 45
Murray street
Washington street
Boston & Main R. R.
Granite blocks on concrete base
250
3,241 40
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PERMANENT PAVEMENT, 1922.
Street
From
To
Material
Sq. Yds.
Cost
Beacon street
.. R. R. Bridge
Oxford street Granite Bks., concrete base
747.2
$ 4,519 50
Cross street
.Pearl street
Broadway
2603.7
17,755 88
Linwood street
Washington street already laid
2073.8
12,295 42
Somerville avenue
Wilson square
Beacon street
3014.7
19,512 00
Somerville avenue ..... Cambridge line
Beacon street
1804.2
11,483 08
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
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Sidewalks Construction.
The city employees constructed all the granolithic side- walks this year at an average cost of $3.00 per square yard. This price includes excavating and all materials furnished.
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