Report of the city of Somerville 1925, Part 24

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1925
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School


Somerville ave. Highland ave.


Public.


40


1,901


School


Highland ave.


Broadway


Public.


50


2,500


Sellon pl.


Marshall st.


Northwesterly


Private.


12


..


. .


Sewall ct.


Sewall st.


Southwesterly


Private.


25


190


Sewall


Grant st.


Temple st.


Public.


40


615


Shawmut


Washington st.


Cross st.


Public.


40


575


310


Sherman ct.


Sargent ave.


Marshall st.


Private.


10


...


2,081


Sibley ct.


Cutter st.


Northwesterly


Private.


10


100


Sibley pl.


Cutter st.


Northwesterly


Private.


10


100


Silvey place


Craigie st.


Lowell st.


Private


23+-25


264


Simpson ave.


Broadway


Holland st.


Public.


40


1,018


....


Skehan


Dane st.


Hanson st.


Public.


30


306


..


Skehan


Hanson st.


Durham st.


Private.


30


414


Skilton


Pearl st. around to Pearl st.


Private.


40


...


200


Snow ter.


Jaques st.


Southwesterly


Private.


16


120


Somerville ave. E. Camb. line.


Union sq.


Public.


75


4,325


...


Somerville ave. Union sq.


N. Camb. line


Public.


70


6,793


....


South


Medford st.


Water st.


Public.


30


989


....


Spencer ave.


Cedar st.


Hancock st.


Public.


40


727


....


Spring


Somerville ave. Summer st.


Public.


40


1,220


....


Springfield


Concord ave.


Belmont st.


Public.


20


673


200


Steeves circle


Cherry st.


Easterly


Private.


15


120


Sterling st.


North st.


Alewife Brk PkyPublic.


40


813


....


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


....


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


....


Sunnyside ave. Walnut st.


Wigglesworth stPublic.


Public.


40


656


........


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


*Tannery Ex.


Cambridge line Woodstock st. (Ext'n)


Private.


40


....


Taunton


Wyatt. st.


East'y to angle Private.


Taunton


Angle


Marion st.


Private.


20


....


200


Taylor


Mystic ave.


Sydney st.


Public.


40


309


....


Teele ave.


Packard ave.


Curtis st.


Public.


40


685


....


Temple rd.


Mystic ave.


Shore Drive


Private


40


.......


1,420


.....


250


Shore Drive


Mystic ave.


Fellsway


Private


40


........


... .


.. .


.. .


540


Smith ave.


Beacon st.


Line st.


Private.


25-+


...


788


....


Stanford ter.


Beacon st.


Northeasterly


Private.


20


... .


..


306


....


Sunset rd.


Curtis st.


Hillsdale road


Taylor pl.


Somerville ave. Southerly


Private.


15


. . .


*Proposed.


...


....


Sawyer ave.


Packard ave.


Curtis st.


Private.


40


120


Seven Pines av. Cameron ave.


Cambridge line


Public.


40


92


Shedd


Somerville ave. Merriam St.


Private.


40


...


160


30


....


170


95


Spring Hill ter. Highland ave.


Cambridge line Public.


40


25 to 35


Width Length


366


ANNUAL REPORTS


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


Street


From


To


Public or Private


Width in


Length


Temple


Broadway


Mystic ave.


Public.


66


1,637


Ten Hills rd.


Puritan rd.


Shore Drive


Private


40


1,431


Tenney ct.


Mystic ave.


Northeasterly


Private.


30


400


Tennyson


Forster st.


Pembroke st.


Public.


40


922


Thorndike


Holland st.


Kingston st


Public.


40


580


Thorndike


Underpass


B. & M. R. R. Public.


20


88


Thorpe


Highland ave.


Public.


30


468


Thurston


Broadway


Public.


40


1,660


Timmins pl.


Dane st.


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


Trull lane


Highland ave.


Oxford st.


Private.


15


200


Tufts parkway


College ave.


College ave.


Public.


22


900


Tufts


Washington st. Cross st.


Public.


40


982


Turner ct.


Franklin st.


Westerly


Private.


20


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


Upland road


Curtis st.


Hillsdale road


Private.


40


....


655


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


Villa ave.


Winslow ave.


Arlington Br. R. R.


Private.


35


200


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


. . .


Walter


Walnut st.


about 100 ft N.


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


150


Warwick


Cedar st.


Warwick pl.


Public.


40


665


350


Washington


Charlest'n line Franklin ave.


Public.


75


1,060


...


Washington


Franklin ave.


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


Washington


Fitchburg R. R. Cambridge line Public.


60


2,344


Washington ter.Washington st. Northerly


Private


30-40


218


Washington ter.End of above


Private


40


...


Water


South st.


Northerly


Public.


25


366


....


Waterhouse


Broadway


Cambridge line Public.


40


987


....


...


Village


Dane st.


Vine st.


Private.


25


370


Vine ct.


Vine st.


Northwesterly


Private.


25


of Bradley st. Public.


40


548


....


Washington av. Washington st. Northerly


Private.


18


114


Washington pl. Washington st. Southerly


Private. about 7.5


30 to 40


109


...


Warwick place Warwick st.


Northeasterly


. ...


Westerly and Easterly


269


...


Arlington Br. Southwesterly


Richdale ave. Westerly


Private. about 10


Tremont pl.


Tremont st.


Southeasterly


....


..


. . .


..


.


. .


200


....


Feet Public Private


367


CITY ENGINEER


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


Street


From


To


Public or Private


Width in


Length


·Watson


Broadway


Fairmount ave. Public.


40


236


Waverly


Washington st. Roland st.


Private.


35


200


Webster ave.


Union sq.


Cambridge line Public.


49.5


1,955


....


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 Adams


Conwell ave.


Medford line


Public.


40


710


...


Westminster


Broadway


Electric ave.


Public.


40


376


Weston ave.


Clarendon ave.


Broadway


Private.


40


525


West Quincy


Bailey st.


Medford line


Public.


40


292


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


Whitfield


road Packard ave.


Curtis st.


Public.


40


687


Whitman


Mason st.


Packard ave.


Public


40


632


Wigglesworth


Pearl st.


Bonair st.


Public.


40


744


. . .


William


College ave.


Chandler st.


Public.


40


381


William


Broadway


Medford line


Private.


50


50


Williams ct.


Porter st.


Northwesterly


Private.


30


154


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.


Hanrock st.


Public.


40


575


...


Windsor


Cambridge Line Northerly


Public.


40


40


..


Windsor


End of above


Fitchburg R. R.


Public.


27


490


....


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


Woodbine


Centre st.


Westerly


Private.


30


461


Woodbine Ex.


End of above


Lowell st


Private.


35


212


Woods ave.


North st.


Alewife Brk Pky Public.


40


1,149


.......


Woodstock


Victoria st.


Tannery st. (Ext'n.)


Private.


40


....


920


Wyatt circle


Wyatt st. around to Wyatt st.


Private.


20


. ..


315


Wyatt


Concord ave.


Lincoln pkway Public


40


496


....


Yorktown


Cambridge line


N. E. line


Malvern ave.


Public.


40


294


...


Yorktown


N. E. line


Northerly


Private.


40


....


100


· 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


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


....


Court


12 Carlton st.


Southeasterly


Private.


25


. .. .


75


Court


112 Central st. Northwesterly


Private.


10


....


168


Court


113 Central st. Southeasterly


Private.


20


....


150


...


Wesley


Pearl st.


West


Highland ave.


Arlington Br. R. R.


Private.


30


266


+White


Elm st.


Cambridge line Public.


307


..


...


Victoria st.


Alewife brook Public.


40 to 32


403


...


·Woodstock (Extension)


Mystic ave.


Middlesex ave. Private.


40


Wisconsin ave. Broadway


Penn. ave.


Public.


50


499


.......


. ...


100


....


....


59


*Proposed.


1Sidewalk in Somerville.


Public.


40


405


177


Winthrop ave.


Malvern ave.


Feet Public Private


...


200


368


ANNUAL REPORTS


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


58 Dane st. Easterly


Private.


10


70


Court


20 Dimick st.


Southwesterly


Private.


39.25


136


Court


91 Franklin st. Westerly


Private.


12


....


90


Court


66 Lowell st.


Westerly


Private.


25


.. .


101


Court


101 Medford st. Easterly


Private.


8


. . .


60


Court


10 Stone ave. Northwesterly


Private.


20


....


113


Court


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


Private.


20


....


370


Court


Washington ave Franklin st.


Private.


6


95


Court


Irvington rd. Boston ave.


Private.


20


. .


. .


Total


461,680


76,432


...


171


Court


35 Lexingtonave Northerly


Private.


21


. ..


75


Court


335 Somervilleav Northerly


Private.


15


....


....


157


....


Public, 87.437 miles [includes 1.406 miles of City Boulevard and Park Roadways, 2.331 miles of State Boulevard (Metropolitan Park Commission), and 0.97 miles State Highway]; private 14.475.


Total length of streets in the city, 101.91 miles.


369


STREET COMMISSIONER


REPORT OF THE STREET COMMISSIONER


OFFICE OF THE STREET COMMISSIONER,


City Hall, Somerville, January 1, 1926.


To His Honor, the Mayor, and the Board of Alderman :


Gentlemen :- I most respectfully submit the fiftieth an- nual report, containing a brief summary of the principal work performed by the Highway Department, by day labor and contract, during the year 1925 with recommendations for necessary additions the coming year.


This department has charge of the construction, alter- ation, 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


Appropriations


Expenditures


Highway Maintenance


$115,986 03


$115,315 45


Sidewalks Maintenance


10,300 00


10,297 90


Street Sprinkling


37,600 00


37,401 90


Street Cleaning


25,055 00


25,052 75


Suppression of Moths


4,800 00


4,748 47


Care of Trees


5,500 00


5,467 97


New Streets


55,026 79


54,318 72


Permanent Pavement


221,687 75


200,586 11


Sidewalks Construction


16,676 63


16,471 35


Reconstruction and Resurfacing


33,003 01


32,451 57


$525,632 21


$502,112 19


Somerville has not receded from its policy of road improvements. The good accomplished, the dividends occur- ing, the benefits conferred are so apparent that this city is spurred on to greater efforts.


Our people are demanding roads that will meet the traffic requirements of today, roads that will bear the shock of great loads at high speed, roads over which motor vehicles can operate with economy, roads over which all kinds of highway traffic can operate regardless of weather or season, roads that will render a profit instead of creating a deficit.


370


ANNUAL REPORTS


The coming spring the new Northern Arteryway, con- necting the North and South Shores, will be started and al- though Somerville will lose a considerable amount of taxable property it will be a great improvement in caring for the traffic that passes through our city.


1925 Highway Maintenance


Appropriations


$82,292 08


Credits


33,693 95


115,986 03


Street Commissioner


$3,300 00


Bookkeeper, Clerk, Foreman


5,182 11


Office Expenses


629 09


Equipment and Repairs


4,432 56


Harnesses


1,403 09


'Tools and Machinery


3,836 45


Steam rollers


573 58


New Automobiles


1,042 14


Tractor and Automobile maintenance


7,732 34


Stable Expenses


6,740 50


Hay, grain and feed


6,515 19


Shoeing and veterinary


1,830 90


Fuel


442 48


Miscellaneous


354 89


Repairs to streets, gutters etc.


16,467 07


Repairs subways


484 13


5,164 81


Signs


1,716 28


Care of Highway Property


1,249 87


Sawing wood


291 14


Holidays and vacations


8,137 33


Charges to other departments Bills receivable


12,273 02


Horses


305 00


Balance


670 58


$115,986 03


Snow and Ice


The benefit of snow removal is valuable to trade and in- dustry by having the highways open to motor vehicles one hundred per cent of the year. There is hardly an item of household comsumption that is not transported, at some point in its distribution, by motor truck. The doctor, ambulance, mail, police and fire departments depend on motor driven vehicles.


Another motor driven plough has been added to the department this year.


17,736 79


Care of lanterns and traffic signs Snow and Ice


7,474 69


371


STREET COMMISSIONER.


This department cares for the sidewalks around all pub- lic buildings and grounds.


257 requests and reports were attended to.


$8,531.14 was expended for the removal of Snow and Ice. 2989 cubic yards of snow and ice were removed. 93 1/4 cubic yards of sand and 147 cubic yards of ashes were used in caring for icy sidewalks, streets and crossings.


Bridges


The bridges are in good condition. The painting of the iron fences, under the care of the Highway Department was completed this year. Some of the railroad bridges should be widened to conform with the width of the roads approaching the same.


Street Railways


The Boston Elevated Railway Company reconstructed double tracks on Somerville avenue from near Granite street on the north side and near Park street on the south side to Wilson square, and on Mystic avenue from the Boston line to near Austin street.


The double tracks on Broadway from Teele sqare to the Arlington line and on Highland avenue should be recon- structed.


They also removed the double tracks on Medford street and Pearl street from Broadway to Cross street.


Underground Wires


Permits were issued to the Edison Electric Illuminat- ing Company to open streets for the construction or enlarging of conduits on School street from Highland avenue to Medford street and on Medford and Pearl streets to their terminal poles on intersecting streets and services; on Broadway from Walnut street to School street for the new White Way, the new lights were turned on by Mayor Webster and in honor of this event the merchants, in this district, had a parade and band concert.


To the New England Telephone and Telegraph Com- pany for enlarging conduits on Pearl street from Marshall street to their office at Bradley street and for underground connections and services on Medford and Pearl streets.


The Boston Elevated Railway Company removed their trolley poles and wires on Medford and Pearl streets.


372


ANNUAL REPORTS


Crushed Stone


20 tons of crushed stone were purchased from William J. Sullivan Company at their quarry for $1.75 per ton, and 5485 cubic yards for $2.80 per cubic yard delivered on the line of work. 136 tons of pea stone at $1.75 per ton and 221 tons No. 2 stone at $1.50 per ton were purchased from Coleman Brothers at their quarry and 47 tons at $2.95 per ton were delivered on the line of work. 108 tons of crushed stone were purchased from Rowe Contracting Co. at $2.30 per ton.


Sidewalks Maintenace


Money spent for repairing sidewalks is well invested.


4956 linear feet of edgestone were reset. 2525 square yards of brick sidewalks were relaid and 244 square yards of granolithic relaid. 3298 square yards of granolithic were substituted for old brick sidewalks. This ;kind of work should be continued.


Police reports pertaining to all kinds of defective side- walks are charged to this appropriation.


$10,297.90 was expended for Sidewalks Maintenance.


Street Sprinkling


All the tar used under this account was applied by the department's employees and equipment. Cold tar was de- livered into storage tanks situated in the city stables yard by the Trimount Oil Company at $.097 per gallon.


The American Car Sprinkler Company sprinkled and flushed our main streets where there are car tracks for $975.00 a month, seven days a week.


Dust layers used during the year :-


182,615 gallons of Tarco B, Trimount Oil Company. 5,000 gallons Non-Asphaltic Oil, Trimount Oil Company. 30,000 pounds Calcium Chloride. $37,401.90 was expended for Street Sprinkling.


Street Cleaning


Very few complaints were received in regard to dirty streets. The two motor pick-up sweeping machines were kept to work continually and in many instances two shifts of men were used, thus keeping the machines working day and night. There is also a night cleaning gang who cares for the squares.


5250 cubic yards of street sweepings were removed.


$25,052.75 was expended for Street Cleaning.


373


STREET COMMISSIONER


Suppression of Moths


This department cares for all trees both public and pri- vate in regard to moths.


8,329 street trees were inspected and cared for.


14,912 private trees were inspected and cared for.


22,831 bushes were found moth infested.


13,061 fences and buildings on which moths nested.


25,387 gypsy moth nests were painted with creosote. 13 brown tail moth nests were gathered and destroyed.


170 satin moth nests were painted with creosote.


6,248 trees were sprayed by the gasoline spraying machine to exterminate the different kinds of caterpillars and beetles.


34,939 tussock moth nests were destroyed.


$4,748.47 was expended for the Suppression of Moths.


Shade Trees


Many dead and dangerous trees were removed during the year.


66 trees were set out.


217 trees were removed.


269 trees were trimmed by request.


91 tree guards and supports were installed.


$5,467.97 was expended for the Care of Trees.


NEW STREETS CONSTRUCTED IN 1925


Street


From


To


Width


Cost


Cady avenue


.Simpson avenue


.Corinthian road


40


$1,391 28


Corinthian road


Broadway


.Cady avenue


.40


5,635 69


East Albion street


.Moreland street


Fremont street


.40


3,281 46


Fairfax street


North street


.Alewife Brook Parkway


.40


12,327 02


Fremont street


.East Albion street


.near Mystic avenue


.40


2,518 34


Lewis street


.Magnus avenue


.dead end


40


4,680 11


Sunset road


.Curtis street


.Hillsdale road


.40


7,261 62


Watson street


.Broadway


Fairmount avenue


40


3,006 60


Woods avenue


North street


Alewife Parkway 40


14,197 51


Above street were all constructed with Bituminous Macadam.


PERMANENT PAVEMENT 1925


Street


From


To


Cost


Medford street


Magoun square


Norwood avenue


$10,855 74


Medford street


Norwood avenue


Cross street


51,603 73


Middlesex avenue


entire length


86,251 21


Mystic avenue


Boston line


.N'ely side Austin street


11,369 41


Prospect street


Webster avenue


R. R. Bridge


4,323 68


Somerville avenue


Central street


Wilson square


33,478 73


Webster avenue


Columbia street


Cambridge line (dummy) .....


2,703 61


374


ANNUAL REPORTS


SIDEWALKS CONSTRUCTION-1925


Street


Location


Cost


Appleton street In front estate No. 31


$201 37


Boston avenue .No. 28 to 52 inclusive


647 40


Boston avenue


.Westerly side, Rogers avenue to Highland road ..


97 12


Bow street .. In front estate 38-40


315 03


Broadway .In front estate 379-385


1,087 79


Broadway .N'ely side, Temple street about 90' S'ely


458 93


Broadway .S'wly side, Paulina street to Shaw Playground


387 21


Broadway


.In front estate 315-321 and 12' on Temple street


609 23


Broadway .Opposite Walnut street


257 89


Cedar street


.Estate Nos. 173-175 and No. 1 Warwick street


253 18


Cherry street


.N'wly side Summer street to Fairlee street


1,252 59


College Ave. and Park Ave ..... In front estate No. 36 College avenue


487 70


Electric avenue


Side of estate No. 35 Packard avenue


175 20


Fremont street


.In front estate Nos. 13-19 with edgestone


928 23


Hancock street


·N'wly side, Highland Ave. to Lexington Ave.


1,001 79


High street


.In front estate Nos. 42-44


89 31


Middlesex avenue


.Westerly side in front Lombard Grindstone Co.


433 48


Munroe street


In front of estate No. 83 (brick)


36 19


Mystic avenue ·Side estate 44-46 Connecticut avenue


217 86


Perry street .Westerly side where not laid


1,992 82


Powder House Park .Powder House square


150 20


Powder House Boulevard


... In front estate 60-62


291 52


Powder House Boulevard


...... In front estate 221-231 inclusive


567 59


School street


.Easterly side, Highland avenue to B & M R R


1,881 18


Somerville avenue


.S'wly side, Kent street to Garden court


542 87


Summer street


.In front estate Nos. 156-158


349 80


Summer street


.N'ely side in front estate No. 251


91 01


Sunset road


.Side estate No. 158 Curtis street


230 29


Union square-Stone Ave. Savings Bank building


470 52


Victoria street


.In front estate No. 54


48 56


Walnut street


In front estate No. 21


51 62


Washington street


.In front estate Nos. 48-50


181 00


West street


.N'wly side, Highland Ave. to Hawthorne St.


350 58


Whitman St. and Mason St ..... In front estate No. 3 Whitman street


334 29


..


STREET COMMISSIONER


375


RECONSTRUCTION AND RESURFACING 1925


Street


From


To


Width


Length


Cost $2,614 61


Broadway


....


N'ely side, Cross street


.Fellsway West


Curtis street


.Professors Row


.Medford line


40


630


5,826 02


Curtis street


.Broadway


.Powder House Blvd.


40


795


3,535 61


Fremont street


Estate No. 13


No. 19 inc.


451 24


Gilman street


Aldrich street


Walnut street


40


670


3,311 68


Jaques street


Fellsway West


Bond street


40


2187


8,819 48


Pembroke street


Central street


.Sycamore street 40


430


1,918 27


Perry street


at Lincoln Parkway


1,358 95


The above streets were reconstructed or resurfaced with Bituminous Macadam.


Broadway


.N'ely side, Magoun square .... Opp. Cedar street


4,615 71


The above street was resurfaced with Warrenite pavement.


376


ANNUAL REPORTS


377


STREET COMMISSIONER


Highway Construction-New Streets


Nine new streets were constructed during the year under the Betterment Act, by contract, viz :-


Setting edgestones 70c per linear foot.


Gutter construction $3.50 per square yard.


Construction of Macadam roadway $1.65 per square yard.


The city furnished the edgestone delivered on the line of work for $1.34 per linear foot and also the asphalt for 19c per gallon. Three new streets were constructed by City employees.


Five new streets were accepted this year.


$54,318.72 was expended for New Streets.


Sidewalks Construction


The average cost of granolithic sidewalks constructed by department employees, including excavation and all materials was $3.46 per square yard, the abuttors paying half the cost of construction.


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


Edgestones


153.257 miles .


Gravel sidewalks


19.779 miles


Brick sidewalks


70.056 miles .


Granolithic sidewalks


59.025 miles


$16,471.35 was expended for Sidewalks Construction.


Highway Construction-Permanent Pavement


The city now has a fine thoroughfare on Medford and Pearl streets from Broadway to Cross street. The Boston Elevated Railway Company removed their double car tracks and a concrete base was constructed (the sides of these two streets already had concrete) the Warren Bros. then placed a Warrenite mixed top for a wearing surface from curb to curb.


On the portion of Medford street known as Magoun square from Broadway to the easterly line of Norwood avenue, the old rails and the concrete on the sides were removed, a new concrete base was constructed with granite cut blocks and grouted with Portland Cement. The merchants on this section of the street were so pleased with the new construction they had a parade, band concert and block party to celebrate the completion of this paving.


Middlesex avenue which had a strip of concrete twenty- four feet wide with gravel sides has been widened eight feet on the west and twenty-eight feet on the east side making a per- manent roadway sixty feet wide. This widening was con-




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