Report of the city of Somerville 1939, Part 21

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1939
Publisher:
Number of Pages: 434


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0.448


10.088


3.865


Ward Four


20.901


0.363


5.973


12.090


Ward Five


23.309


2.119


10.638


8.852


Ward Six


25.873


3.225


9.261


13.559


Ward Seven


38.807


1.195


6.952


28.203


162.391


14.345


52.015


87.616


....


..


10.780


Square Yards 214,608 1,648


Miles


8.778


(Details, etc., streets and sidewalks in report of Street Commissioner.)


350


ANNUAL REPORTS


UNDERGROUND CONDUITS (Public Service Corporations)


Miles laid in City Streets


Boston Elevated Railway Co.


5.55


Edison Electric Illuminating Co.


20.68


New England Tel. & Tel. Company


19.59


Cambridge Gas Light Company


67.56


Boston Consolidated Gas Co. (formerly Charlestown Gas Co.)


32.27


Somerville Department of Electric Lines and Lights, Police and Fire Alarm (wires are in corporation conduits) Total


145.65


All locations for sub-surface construction are assigned by this department.


Lines and grades have been given for laying new city water mains and measurements taken of same. Length of new mains, etc .. in the report of Water Commissioner.


All plans of estates in Somerville recorded at the Registry of Deeds, East Cambridge, including land court plans, have been copied, also titles examined, abstracts from deeds made for the purpose of assessments, and the proportional part of the cost of new work computed, and schedules of assessments made out showing the property owners.


Total number of plans on file in this office approximately ten thousand.


For the immediate improvement of conditions in this city the highway bridges and approaches over the steam railroads should be rebuilt the full width of the street at Broadway, (North Somerville), Prospect Street and Washington Street, near Union Square; and Northern Artery over the Fitchburg Railroad, and the dangerous grade crossing at Park Street should be abolished, as decreed by the courts a number of years ago.


A compiled table of areas showing a sub-division of city's acreage was published in the 1925 report.


I respectfully refer to some of the more important recom- mendations and suggestions made in reports of the City En- gineer for a number of years past, which are for the improve- ment of conditions in this city.


TABULAR STATEMENT OF SEWERS BUILT IN 1939 BY W. P. A. UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE CITY ENGINEER


LOCATION


ITEMS OF CONSTRUCTION


Material Excavated


Manholes


'S.D.


SIZE C.S.


S.S.


S.D.


--- LENGTH IN FT. C.S.


S.S.


Street


Alston Street


Center line Washington Street at


McGrath Highway


.Cross Street


Clay, Ledge


0


15"


1028


277


Arlington Street


North side.


Hathorn Street


Lincoln Street


Clay


1


Arlington Street


South side.


Frankliu Street


Lincoln Street


Clay


1


Broadway


South side.


Cross Street


Lincoln Street


Ledge, Clay, Sand


9


12"


1533


Broadway


South side


Mt. Pleasant Street


Lincoln Street


6


12"


770


Broadway


South side.


Mt. Pleasant Street


Boston Line


2


Broadway


Aeross


North side


South Side


Powder House Square


Clay


3


12"


507


306


Dana Street


West side.


Pearl Street


Summit


Clay, Ledge


1


7


8'


1452


Fellsway


East side


Mystic Avenue


.Near Middlesex Avenue


Clay


Fellsway


East side.


Pearl Street


Perkins Street


Clay, Sand


1


8"


431


Florence Street


West side


Pearl Street


Near Perkins Street


0


8 **


44


Frauklin Street


Across


East Side


West Side


Clay, Sand Clay Ledge, Clay, Sand


5


8"


847


Franklin Street


East side.


Broadway


Near Pearl Street


Ledge, Clay, Sand


7


8"


1017


Gilman Terrace


West side


Pearl Street


Opp. No. 28 Gilmau Terrace


Clay, Ledge


1


2


8"


357


Gilman Terrace


East side


Pearl Street


Opp. No. 27 Gilman Terrace


0


8"


349


Hathorn Street


East side


Broadway


Arlington Street


Hathorn Street


West side


Broadway


Near St. Benedict's Church


Clay, Sand


1


James Street


East side


Pearl Street


Near Radcliffe Road


Clay, Ledge


2


James Street


West side


Pearl Street


Radcliffe Road


Clay, Ledge


1


Lincoln Street


East side


Broadway


Near Perkins Street


Clay


4


Clay


3


8"


563


Mt. Pleasant Street


East side


Broadway


Perkins Street


Clay


2


2


8"


595


Mt. Pleasant Street


West side.


Broadway


Perkins Street


Clay


Myrtle Street


West side


Pearl Street


Perkins Street


Clay


1


Mystic Avenue


Across.


North Side


South Side


Clay, Boulders


2


12"


61


Pearl Street


North side


Franklin Street


Mt. Vernon Street


Clay, Ledge


7


10"


978


Perkius Street


North side


Franklin Street


Mt. Vernon Street


Clay, Ledge


Perkins Street


South side


Franklin Street


Mt. Vernon Street


Clay, Sand Clay


8"


422


Pinckney Street


East side


Pearl Street


Perkins Street


Pinckney Street


West side


Pearl Street


Perkins Street


Clay, Ledge


Powder House Boulevard


North side


Two Penny Brook


Powder House Square


Clay, Sand


12"


671


318


Private Lands


Center line.


Opp. Nos. 9 - 11 Tenney Court


Mystic Avenue


Clay, Ledge


Walnut Street


East side.


Pearl Street


.Summit


Clay, Ledge


Walnut Street


West side.


Pearl Street


Summit


Clay, Ledge


Wesley Street


East side.


Pearl Street


Near Otis Street


2


8"


8'


272


Wheeler Street


South side


Pinckney Street


Mt. Vernon Street


Clay, Sand


Wigglesworth Street


East side.


Pearl Street


Summit


Clay, Ledge


Wigglesworth Street


West side


Pearl Street


Summit


Clay, Ledge


2


19,432' = Length of sewers added to system in 1939. 3,658' = Length of Storm Drain added to system in 1939.


23,090' = Total, 4.3731 Miles.


Total length of Public Sewers in the city, January 1, 1940


607,695.7' = 116.0938 Miles 34,896.0' = 6.6091 Miles


Total length of Private Sewers In the city, January 1, 1940


Total length of Sewers in the city, January 1, 1940


Total length of Storm Drains in the city, January 1, 1940


642,591.7' = 121.7029 Miles (Including 52.2733 Mlles of 112,172.3' = 21.2448 Mlles Separate System Sewers) 754,764.0 = 142.9477 Miles


Total length of City Drainage System, January 1, 1940


Total length of Metropolitan Sewer Mains in the city, January 1, 1940 ..


18,348.0' = 3.4750 Miles


8'


422


Mystic Avenue


.Broadway


Clay, Sand Clay


3 0123 1 2


8"


473


Wesley Street


West side


Pearl Street


Otis Street


Wheeler Street


North side.


Pinckney Street


Mt. Vernon Street


Clay, Sand


0


0 20022


8"


360


1


12"


90


College Avenue


West side


Two Penny Brook


East side.


Mystic Avenue


Near Middlesex Avenue


Clay


12"


1452


397


Florence Street


West side


Opp. No. 5 Franklin Street


Near Pearl Street


Franklin Street


8"


345


Clay, Ledge


Clay, Sand


548


Lincoln Street


West side


Broadway


Perkins Street


1 3 352130 2


12"


103


Tenney Count


8 **


413


410


Clay, Ledge


8 "


669


8"


958


1


Clay


Clay


8"-10"


118


Clay



1


From


To


264


275


333


596


430


12"


523


276


366


471


351


CITY ENGINEER


SEWER DIVISION


The design and construction of sewers, storm drains, catch basins, house drains, etc., maintenance of the drainage sys- tem and other items in this division are under the direction and control of the City Engineer.


During the year 1939 all sewer construction was carried on in conjunction with the Works Progress Administration. Un- der this plan the City supplied all equipment and materials, and the W. P. A. the labor. Plans and all engineering services were furnished by the City Engineer.


The total sewer construction completed in 1939 with the aid of the Works Progress Administration was as follows:


Separate System 19,432 ft. or 3.6803 miles


Storm Drain 3,658 ft. or 0.6928 mile


Total


23,090 ft. or 4.3731 miles


The following table shows the location of such construc- tion :


Total length of city's drainage system 142.94 miles Cost of construction to date (including catch basins) $1,683,578.44* Total length of Metropolitan sewerage system mains running through this city 3.475 miles


17 connections, in Somerville, with Metropolitan sewerage mains. Also 4 connections through Medford and 1 connection through Cambridge. Locations of City's mains connecting with state sewer in 1912 report, and details of construction in previous reports


New catch basins constructed in city's highways 1939 14


Total catch basins maintained by city 2,224


Other catch basins-State Highway, Metropolitan Park, B. E. Ry., etc. 300


Total catch basins in the city for storm drainage purposes 2,522


Sump manholes on drainage system


139


* Does not include cost of sewer construction done by W. P. A.


The separate sewerage system should be extended each year to assist in the ultimate separation of sewerage and storm water which the Metropolitan District Commission is striving to accomplish.


352


ANNUAL REPORTS


It is advisable to extend the storm drain system as fast as finances permit, particularly in the North Somerville District into Two Penny Brook, West Somerville District into Tannery Brook, and Winter Hill District into the Mystic River, thus relieving the combined sewerage system of much surface water.


At this time your attention is respectfully directed to condi- tions of overcharged sewers and floo:led cellars in the Miller's River, Somerville Highlands and the Winter Hill districts.


Former City Engineers have informed the City Government of these conditions and suggested plans for relief from condi- tions which have now become almost an intolerable nuisance; as each year passes the conditions become progressively worse, and so it is imperative that a start be made to remedy these conditions.


The Miller's River District - embracing also the Waverly Street District as the latter district also has its outlet into Miller's River - is an area extending southerly to the Cam- bridge and Somerville boundary line from the natural divide of drainage commencing at the Charlestown Line and Pearl Street and extending through the highest points of East Som- erville south of Pearl Street, Central Hill and Spring Hill as far as Cherry Street. The portion of this district south of the Boston and Maine Railroad, Southern Division, is served by a sewer extending from Bridge Street at Charles River, Cam- bridge, into Somerville, serving the lower portion of Cambridge also. This sewer, originally designed to drain the Miller's River District only, has been extended beyond the natural water divide. At the present time this sewer by reason of its succes- sive extensions serves inadequately the original Miller's River District, a major portion of Tannery Brook District, the major portion of Clarendon Hill District, College Hill District, West Somerville District, Somerville Highlands District and the southwesterly part of Winter Hill District as far as Central Street.


The areas of extension have their natural drainage in op- posite directions through various courses to Tannery Brook, Alewife Brook and Mystic River. This sewer, at first planned for a definite limited area, is a combined system sewer; that is, it drains both sewage and storm water. It was planned for a time when the district was sparsely settled, with spacious lawns, shrubs and trees, which absorbed the moisture. Now all districts of the City are densely settled, largely with eighty to


353


CITY ENGINEER


ninety per cent of its area impervious to moisture. This means that in times of storm the lower districts are flooded, the sewer flowing under a head, sometimes even as high as the street sur- faces. It is to correct at least in part these harmful features that the proposed plans have been prepared.


The suggested improvement contemplates a sewer for sew- age only and a storm drain for storm water only, both of these structures to be built and laid on the Boston and Maine Rail- road location, Southern Division, from Gilman Square to Ber- wick Street. It is also proposed to drain the sewage on the northwesterly portion of the Spring Hill District, from the Railroad to the rear of the lots on Highland Avenue, and from Central Street to Cedar Street, by a separate system sewer in the Lexington and Arlington Branch of the Boston and Maine Railroad. This sewer will extend from Cedar Street to the Som- erville Junction Station of the Boston and Maine Railroad, where it will be connected with the proposed trunk line from Gilman Square.


The contemplated design plans to divert the sewage and storm water of the southwesterly Winter Hill District to Gil- man Square; and from that point the trunk line sewer will be constructed to connect with the Metropolitan sewer at Mystic Avenue and the Fellsway. The storm drain would also be ex- tended in the same location from Gilman Square to the Mystic River near the Wellington Bridge.


Conditions are especially bad in times of storm on Murdock Street because of the overcharged sewers. The plans as out- lined would correct these conditions as well as flooded condi- tions that exist in the Miller's River District, particularly the Somerville Avenue District, since an appreciable amount of sewage and storm water will be removed from the Miller's River main sewer by the construction of this new trunk line.


Before final and complete plans can be drawn, further studies will have to be made and an agreement reached between the City and the Boston and Maine Railroad. It is proposed at this time to do this work with the aid of the Works Progress Administration. It is hoped that during the coming year work can be started on the first section of this work.


354


ANNUAL REPORTS


SEWERS MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT 1939 Credit


Appropriation and Credits $11,406.64


Statement of Expenditures


Labor


$8,516.89


Maintenance of trucks


1,656.42


Equipment, supplies and repairing


771.36


Total


$10,944.67


BALANCE UNEXPENED


$461.97


A permanent force of eight men, and city trucks, are kept continually at work, flushing, cleaning and repairing the city's drainage system, including catch basins, the expense necessar- ily increasing yearly as sewers, storm drains and catch basins are added to the system, and the distance increased to the dumping places, only two of which are available at present.


There were received during the year 1939 a total of 587 complaints for drains clogged, cellars flooded, and catch basins blocked. These were attended to immediately.


The scarcity of dumping places has confronted the city for some time and various schemes have been considered for ef- ficient and economical methods of disposal, but no plan has been adopted.


The drainage system, built as required by the growth of the city, is composed of units of different type and age. Re- pairs, additions and alterations due to deterioration or chang- ing conditions are necessary very frequently.


Thirty-two permits have been issued for private drain con- nections from buildings to sewers or storm drains, nineteen of these being for repairs, alterations or extensions. All work is done subject to inspection by this department.


Many of the repairs and alterations were made necessary by the growth of tree roots into private drain pipe. In several cases, these private drains were relaid with iron pipe and com- pound joints.


355


CITY ENGINEER


Only persons that are licensed as drain layers by the city, and who have given satisfactory bonds are permitted to lay and repair private drains.


Data concerning each drain connection with the public sewer is on file in this office, and time and expense could be saved by the owner, by applying directly to this department for investigation and advice, where trouble exists.


Many car track catch basins and underground conduit man- holes built by public service corporations have been connected with the city's drainage system.


A special ordinance should be enacted to enforce a better system of grease traps in the premises of some of the larger manufacturing plants and rendering companies to prevent large amounts of grease and waste products from escaping into city sewer mains and partially blocking sections of sewers as has occurred at various times.


There are to date about 18,566 private drain connections with the city's drainage system.


PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS DIVISION


There are at the present time nineteen parcels of land laid out as parks and playgrounds and maintained and improved by this department. Many of these areas are badly in need of improvement, and more play areas should be developed in the more densely populated sections of our City.


A. W. P. A. project has been carried on at Lincoln Park. Plans prepared by the City Engineer call for a new baseball field complete, with stands, tennis courts, horseshoe courts, and a concrete retaining wall along Washington Street. A children's play area, completely fenced in and containing mod- ern play equipment, was constructed. When completed, dur- ing 1940, Lincoln Park will be one of the largest and best playgrounds in the City.


At the request of Mayor John M. Lynch, I prepared plans for a Municipal Stadium to be constructed at Dilboy Field as a Works Progress Administration project. Approval was grant- ed by the Federal Government, and a labor and material grant


356


ANNUAL REPORTS


of $250,000.00 toward the construction was given us. Plans call for a reinforced concrete structure to seat 11,000 people, enclos- ing a football field and a running track, and containing modern locking facilities, etc. This project will employ 500 men for a year and will give the City of Somerville an athletic plant which it so sorely needs.


Up to the present time the necessary funds to do this work have not been made available. It is hoped that during the com- ing year construction on this project can be started.


The city has become so densely populated (averaging nearly 26,000 people a square mile) that some of the larger park areas should be more extensively utilized for public recreation and physical training purposes. In several parks, field houses should be constructed, additional apparatus and shelters provided and some of the smaller playground areas should be enclosed by wire fencing for protection.


MAINTENANCE ACCOUNTS


1939


Parks


Approprition Parks and Playgrounds $23,647.48


Statements of Expenditures


$11,575.63 Labor


$10,889.07


116.11 Maintenance of truck


81.85


246.04 Equipment and supplies


262.52


128.01 Repairing tools and property


83.81


Flags, flag poles, painting, etc.


85.45


11.52


Maintenance of fountains and bubblers


3.88 Damage caused by ball-playing (broken


windows, etc.)


Telephone


46.13


3.90


Lighting Dilboy Field **


74.00


Repair backstop Trum Field


$12,159.09*


Totals


$11,448.83


*12,159.09


GRAND TOTAL EXPENSE


$23,607.92


BALANCE UNEXPENDED .... $39.56


** (For Evening Games, Etc.)


Playgrounds


Credit


CITY-OF-SOMERVILLE, MASS. - ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT P.W.A. DOCKET NO. MASS 1522-F HIGHWAY RECONSTRUCTION CANVASS OF BIDS


MOSSLAND ST. SOMERVILLE AVE.


OPENED, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1938 12 NOON E.S. T.


T.


M


5


BIDDER


Excavation 500 C.V.


Extra Excavation


Rock Excavation 10 C. Y.


4 Old Concrete base Removed 120 5.Y.


Gravel Foundation 100 C.K.


6 Concrete Dose Portland cement Corx. 260 C.K


7 Extra Concrete Portland Cement Conc. 10 C.V


Granite Black Parament with Portland Cement Gr ent Grout Jant!


Bituminour Concrete Pavement 1500 S. V


Bituminous Concrete 10 SV


Reset Mon Aules and Corin Dating 1 cuia


AMOUNT


D. 1 Kassuno 519 Dennington St. E.Boston, Mass


.70


356.00


5.00


10.00


3.00


30.00


1.00


120.00


1.00


100.00


1.00


1820.00


7.00


10.00


1.50


15.00


.80


8.00


2.50


10.00


3.500.00


J. JusiEBro. 90 Cornell St. Cosindale, Mass.


.55


275.00


2.00


4.00


.55


5,50


.90


100,00


1.30


130,00


7.00


1020.00


7.00


70.00


3.00


30.00


85


8.50


500


20.00


$3,596.00


Frank J. Jacobslø. 1714 Center It. W. Rox Moss.


.30


250.00


1.00


2.00


3.00


30.00


1.00


120.00


75


75.00


7.00


1820.00


8.00


80.00


2.50


25.00


1.00


10.00


3.00


12.00


3774.00


Som. J. Tomasello 15 Buy St. ( Corp.) Dorchester. Mars.


1.00


500.00


2.00


4.00


4.00


40.00


50


60.00


1.00


100.00


6.75


1755.00


6.75


67.50


3.00


30.00


.90


200


5.00


20.00


$ 3935,50


John Mi Court Co. 910 Huntington Ave Doston. Mass.


1.00


500.00


2.00


4.00


3.00


30.00


.50


60.00


1.50


150.00


7.00


1820.00


10.00


100.00


4.00


40.00


1.00


10.00


20.00


80.00


$ 4039.00


A. Baruffaldi Co. 58 Powder House Blv. Somerville, Mass


1.00


500.00


2.00


1.00


1.00


10.00


1.00


120.00


.70


70.00


7.50


1950,00


8.00


80.00


1.00


10.00


1.00


10.00


10.00


40.00


$ 4144.00


Walter Reed Corp. 1078 Boylston St. Boston, Mass.


1.00


500.00


2.00


4.00


3.00


30.00


1.00


120.00


1.00


100.00


7.00


1820.00


10.00


100.00


3.00


30.00


1.00


10.00


40.00


160.00


4374.00


1.00


15 00.00


Type


I certify that this is a true and accurate compilation of bids received.


Type


Signed


City Engineer Non. 4.1938


UNIT


AMOUNT


UNIT


AMOUNT


UNIT


A MOUNT


AMOUNT


UNIT


AMOUNT


UNIT


AMOUNT


UNIT


AMOUNT


UNIT


AMOUNT


UNIT AMOUNT.


1.8 Type Nacontracte


.65


975.00


I-8


Type Nacontracite


0.75


1125.00


Type Moc Asphalt


.90


1350.00


Type Tom. Aspholt


90


1350.00


Type Hot Aspholt Con.


.83


1245.00


I-5 Type Moc Asphalt


90


1350.00


Hot Asphalt Conc.


Type


(2)


(10


TOTAL


10 S. V.


UNIT


UNIT AMOUNT


UNIT


CITY OF SOMERVILLE, MASS.


P.W.A. DOCKET Nº MASS 1522-F


CONTRACT Nº II HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION CANVASS OF BIDS


OPENED, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1939 12 NOON E.S. T.


I


T


E MS


5


10


C


14


BIDDER


O EXCAVATION - 15000 CUIDS


2 EXCAVATION (FRENCH) 25 CUYOS


EXCAVATION (LEDGE) 50 CV. POS.


GRAVEL BORROW- 8500 CUYOS


CONCRETE BASE PORTLAND CEMENT CONC 840 CU. YOJ.


6 CRUSHED STONE 2240 CU YOS.


7 ASPHALT- 27450 GALI.


SITUMI NOUS CONCRETE PAVEMENT 27.000 Je ros.


GRANOLITHIC SIDEWALK +200 JQ. vos.


REMOVE & RRIET GRANITE CUNG 2025 UN. FF.


KOJUIT MANHOLES & CATCH BASINS 90


NEW GRANITE CURO IRADIALI


LOAM 500 CUVOS


BITUMINOUS CONCRETE BAJE COURJE 300 TONS


UNIT


UNIT


AMOUNT


UNIT


AMOUNT


UNIT


AMOUNT


UNIT


AMOUNT


AMOUNT


UNIT


AMOUNT


UNIT AMOUNT


UNIT


AMOUNT


AMOUNT


AMOUNT


AMOUNT


UNIT AMOUNT


UNIT AMOUNT


JOHN ~ LONDON INC 105 COOLIDGE MILLED WATERTOWN


2.5


2,00


50.00


2,00


100.00


50


4,250"


6.50


2.50


5.600 ...


06


1647.00


1.40


5.880.00


20


405.1


2.00


196 *


1.50


9000


560 v


19,048. 00


M. F. 440015 / BEACON ST. BOSTON


.38


5,700. ~


1.50


37.50


250


125 ₦


05


1,225 ~


6.75


5.670 .**


250


5.600 "


.095


2,607.75


1.89


7.938.00


30


607.50


8.00


784 10


1.24


744 1¢


150


840.00


5.00


2,500.₦


O. ROTONDI & SON 199 LAUREL ST. MPLROJE


5,7 00 **


/ 30


37.50


3.00


150 10


.75


6375 .**


6.00


5,040 .


2.80


6.272 ~


2,333.25


1.35


5.670.00


.40


810.00


500


+00 00


150


900 ..


100


560.00


56 237 15


C.J MANEY INC. 240ANE JT. SOMERVILLE


.75


3,750.4


50.00


150 00


50


4,250.00


7H


5880. ₦


2.30


5,152 ⑈


.08


2,196.00


150


6 300.00


25


506.25


3.00


20400


1.50


900 00


40


418 00


51466 25


A BARUFFALDI 52 PONDERHOUSE BLVD SOMERVILLE


70


10 510.00


3.00


75.00


.70


35.00


70


5.950.00


500


4.200.00


2.50


5,600 *


09


2,470.50


90


3. 78 0.00


30


607.50


10.00


980.00


150


900.00


125


700.00


59 048 .**


6.00


3.000 .0


VULCAN CONSTICO 193 HANOVER ST. BOSTON


+5


6 150.00


100


25 .0


4.00


200 ··


5.950,00


7 25


6,090.00


2.50


5,600 ...


.085


2,333.25


180


7,560.00


.25


506.25


5.00


490.00


1.75


1050 .


100


56000


5.00


2 500 ₦


JOHN MCCOURT 910 HUNTINGTON AVE. BOSTON


15


6.75000


28.15


1.15


57.50


70


6.00


5,712.00


3.33


7, 459 20


.085


2. 33325


1.97


8,2 74. 00


30


76950


350


343.00


130


820.00


144


806.40


62,021.60


6. 00


3.000 00


KEYSTONE ENO. G. CONST. CO. 27 HAYMARKET Se BOSTON


40


6,000 **


1.50


37 50


350


175 00


85


7,225.00


6.80


5,712 00


2.30


5.152.00


.09


2,410.50


160


6. 720.00


25


506.25


5.00


490.00


195


!! 70.00


160


896.00


525


2,625,₦


COLEMAN BROS. CORA 245 STATE ST. BOSTON


35


$250.00


4.00


100.00


7.00


350.00


50.


4,250 00


6 25


5,250.00


3.40


7,616. 00


.09


2,470.50


2.00


8,400 ...


.70


/$11.50


900.00


1.55


930.00


1.00


56000


3.00


2,500 .**


NATIONAL CONTR. CO HO WASHINGTON ST SOMERVILLE


.70


3.00


75.00


4 00


20000


70


5,950.00


7.00


5.000,00


3.00


6,720, 00


10


2,74500


2.00


0,40000


30


607.50


5.00


+90.00


150


900.00


1.50


840.00


66287.50


600


3.000,00


.24


19,980 ··


56.038.15


58


15.660 ₦


TYPE


NONE


.70


18,900.00


600


3 000. 00


TYPE


WAR COLITE


92


TYPE


1.8


.75


20250 **


TYPE


1 -3


75


20.25000


TYPE


1.5


73


19.710.00


TYPE


1.9


-85


22950 **


TYPE


NARCOLITE


85


22,950 .**


TYPE


NONE


TYPE


TOTAL


UNIT


UNIT


UNIT


LAYKOLO


TYPE


LAY KOLD


.65


17,550.4


7.00


3500 00


type


JFALOÇOK


IVARCOUPE


150


2,15'0.0


TYPÉ


1 - 8


TYPE


NONE


59 864 50


TYPE


1.5


NONČ


62 129. 25


WARCOLITE


63,024. 00


1000


10,500.00


115


$950.00


70


UNIT


5,460.00


PYPE


.085


ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT


AMOUNT


357


CITY ENGINEER


P. W. A. HIGHWAY ACCOUNT 1938-1939


P. W. A. HIGHWAY PROJECT DOCKET NO. MASS. 1522-F:


Credit


Balance on hand January 1st, 1938 $38,043.93


Grant November 23rd, 1938 17,292.00


Additional Appropriation Pending Grant, July 25th, 1939


13,800.00


TOTAL CREDIT


$69,135.93


Expenditures


Contract.I Contract II


1: Preliminary Expenses (prepar- ing contract documents, forms for contracts, printing speci- fications, printing contracts, no- tice to contractors, advertiz- ing bids, etc.)


2: Lands, Rights of Way and Easements


3: Construction Costs (payments to contractor)


4,020.60


57,521.19


634.13


5,856.66


5: Legal, Administrative and Other Overhead (postage, tele- phone calls, filing cabinet, trav- el expenses, etc.)


224.28


85.31


6: Interest During Construction ..


7: Miscellaneous (all other)


..


..


....


............


TOTAL EXPENDITURES


$5,352.11*


$63,656.49


5,352.11*


GRAND TOTAL EXPENDITURES


$69,008.60


BALANCE


$127.33


P. W. A.


The City of Somerville received a grant from the Federal Government in the amount of $31,126.00 to defray 45% of the cost of reconstructing eleven streets in the City. This work was done. under the supervision and approval of the Federal Government and of the City Engineer. Under this program a modern traffic circle was constructed at Powder House Square,


$473.10


$184.83


8.50


4: Engineering Charges (engi- neer's salaries, tabulation of. bids, prints, testing materials, etc.)


..


358


ANNUAL REPORTS


plans for which were approved by the Department of Public Works of the Commonwealth of Massachusets.




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