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THE BANDSTAND
According to a vote of the Town your Board caused a band- stand to be erected and the presentation of two band concerts. The bandstand is constructed of field stone with cement floors and a canopy of wood. A tool-room was finished in the base, with room enough for the storing of the Park seats. The band- stand, although costing more than anticipated, is of a permanent and durabe structure and a great addition to the appearance of the Park. We would recommend that the sum of four hundred ($400.00) dollars be appropriated for a series of band concerts for the summer of 1914.
THE PLAYSTEAD
The Playstead is becoming more popular every year. It is in constant demand in the baseball and football seasons. With the introduction of soccer football at the Playstead, in 1913, the near future will demand the development of the remainder of the lot. Probably a duplicate diamond and gridiron will be needed. It would be wise to commence grading and filling this year and be ready for the demand. The bleachers constructed
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this year may be utilized for a dressing-room with but little expense. A covering for the bleachers would make an accept- able convenience. We would recommend that the sum of fifteen hundred ($1500.00) dollars be appropriated for the maintenance of the Park Department.
LEWIS T. HARDY WILLIS B. HODGKINS BARNETT ROGERS ANDREW McTERNEN THOMAS E. RHODES
Board of Public Works
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Dr.
TO REDEEM WATER LOANS
No. 1 $10,000 Matures 1920
No. 2 $10,000 Matures 1922
No. 3 $10,000 Matures 1923
No. 4 $15.000 Matures 1925
No. 5 $5.000 Matures 1928
Total
Balance from Jan., 1913. Appropriation, 1913 . Interest on Investments
. $7511 21 $5409 72
$4768 65
$6255 76 $2311 63 $26256 97
175 00
175 00
300 00
100 00
750 00
304 32
220 21
192 58
264 21
95 34
1076 66
On hand Jan., 1914 . $7815 53 $5804 93 $5136 23
$6819 97 $2506 97
$28083 63
WATER LOANS FUNDS DEPOSITED
Cr.
No. 1
No. 2
No. 3
No. 4
No. 5
Total
Andover Savings Bank .
$1679 49 $1651 11 $1743 10 $1219 26 $1012 08
$7305 05
Broadway Savings Bank
1264 18
1432 37
1747 51
4444 06
Lowell Institution for Savings
968 08
968 08
Merrimack River Savings Bank City Institution for Savings . .
955 89
1272 60
2228 49
Lowell 5c. Savings Bank .
1770 61
983 52
2754 13
Essex Savings Bank
1632 25
1632 25
Mechanics Savings Bank
1494 89
1494 89
Lawrence Savings Bank
346 28
1579 91
1926 19
Haverhill Savings Bank
1764 68
1764 68
Central Savings Bank
950 83
1645 62
2596 45
$7815 53 $5804 93 $5136 23 $6819 97 $2506 97 $28083 63
TO REDEEM SEWER LOANS
$20,000 due 1913 $ 3,000 due 1919 $30,000 due 1928
Dr.
Balances on hand January, 1912 Town of Andover, Appropriation, 1912
$29180 00
1000 00
Town of Andover, Sewer Assessments, 1912 Interest on Deposits
426 73
547 12
$31153 85
SEWER LOANS FUNDS DEPOSITED Cr.
June 4, Paid Town Treasurer for redemption of Bonds No. 31 to No. 50 inclusive, due 1913 Andover National Bank Salem 5c. Savings Bank
$20000 00
9652 37
1501 48
$31153 85
NESBIT G. GLEASON, W. H. COLEMAN.
J. ROBERTSON,
Examined, Feb. 2, 1914. Auditors.
LEWIS T. HARDY, ANDREW McTERNEN, WILLIS B. HODGKIN'S, THOMAS E. RHODES, BARNET ROGERS,
Sinking Fund Commissioners
969 36
969 36
SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
To the Board of Public Works:
GENTLEMEN : Following a long established custom, I herewith present a brief record of the work of the Water and Sewer De- partment for the year, ending January 12, 1914.
During the year there has been laid 525 ft. of 8-in. Water Main, 3245 ft. of 6-in. Water Main. There were also set 2 6-in. Valves, and 7 Hydrants, for the town. This work was done on Main Street, 525 ft. 8-in. C. I. Pipe and I Corey Hy- drant, costing $821.15. There was 2217 ft. of 6-in. C. I. Pipe, 4 Corey Hydrants, and I 6-in. Gate laid on Lovejoy Road, from Lowell Street to residence of Arthur Lovejoy, at a cost of $1835.92. On Abbot Street, from Dead End to Ripley's Farm, there was laid 1028 ft. of 6-in. C. I. Pipe together with 2 Corey Hydrants and I Valve, at a cost of $736.78. These lines as laid above make an addition of 3770 ft. to your system as reported last year, which at that time was 46.99 miles, now making 47.70 miles of Water Main on the whole system.
These additions make the present plant on Jan. 1, 1914, as follows :
Total length of main pipe in service, 47.70 miles
Number of Hydrants, 35I
Number of Public Buildings, I3
Number of Fountains, 8
Number of Standpipes, IO
Number of Faucets at Park and Playstead, 4
Number of Private Hydrants, 31
During the year there were received 52 applications for new service-pipes, and the town has laid 52. There was laid at the expense of the town 932 feet, and by the applicants 3209 feet, all of which has been paid for.
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During the year there have been three discontinued and five relaid, making a total January I, 1914, of 632 cement-lined pipes, 685. lead-lined pipes, 36 of all other kinds, making a grand total of 1353 in number, and 107,067 feet in length. There were set during the year 1913, 65 new meters, making now 1146 meters in use.
During the year there was laid by the town a new line of fire- pipe at the Smith & Dove Co .; there was set on this line one indicator post and one hydrant. This work was done by the day, plus ten per cent, which is the regular custom on Water Department work.
All hydrants on the old system have been looked over and painted this fall; and those on the high service system have been looked over and partly painted, but the cold weather stopped the remaining ones being painted, which work should be attended to in the early spring. The water rates have increased this year as our receipt account will show, and I would say a good deal of this was by the department receiving for the first time some revenue from all the other town departments, with the exception of the water fountains which are a benefit to the department itself, as some are used for dead-ends which exist. There is a great number of these ends, which I would recommend to be connected as early as possible. The high service system still continues to give excellent service, and there is only one change to make there, I believe; that would be to run the pump by electricity, which could then be operated by any employee of the Board of Public Works. It would cost a little more for the general running of the plant, but it would be a better way to have the station equipped ; then either the oil engine or electricity could be used. Oil is liable to be higher, and the electric power would be an advantage. The cost of maintenance of this would mean about $250 a year more, but the town would have a dupli- cate plant, where if anything should happen now it would be necessary to wait to repair parts. To install this plant would mean the asking for $1200.00 extra which would install same and pay for the difference between running oil and electric for first year.
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RECEIPTS
BILLS
Maintenance
Service Pipe
Pipe
Distribution
Total
Various Parties, service pipes and meters
$2202 57
$2202 57
Repairs on pipes and meters
$53 39
15 71
$ 5 40
74 50
Off and on water
50 00
50 00
Smith & Dove Co.
30 03
528 81
558 84
Old junk
12 00
12 00
Street Department
48 53
48 53
Moth Department .
10 00
10 00
Phillips Academy
7 39
7 39
Park Department
10 5
10 50
Fire Department.
7 45
30 54
Tyer Rubber Co.
47 40
47 40
Mass. Highway Com.
6 95
6 95
John H. Flint.
227 71
227 71
Merrimack Insurance Co.
11 91
11 91
Town of Methuen
42 92
42 92
Christ Church . .
34 61
34 61
Totals,
$328 35 $2579 31|
$577 13|$3484 79
Water Rates .
· 22739 88
Credits Paid Town Treasurer
26224 67
Water Rates
22739 88
Pipe Acct. .
3484 79
$26224 67
29244 63
Approved,
NESBIT G. GLEASON, W. H. COLEMAN, J. S. ROBERTSON,
Auditors.
Jan. 17, 1914.
3 42
108 42
Ballardvale Mills
23 09
EXPENDITURES
WATER DEPARTMENT
SEWER DEPARTMENT
NAMES
Mainte· nance
Construc- tion
Total
Mainte- nance
Construc- tion
House Connec- tion
Total
Grand Total
George Mander, salary
$ 716 33 $
$ 716 33 $
716 33
Boston & Maine, freight
995 66
214 30
1209 96
4 60
4 60
1214 56
Lead Lined Iron Pipe Co., pipe and fittings
901 34
901 34
901 34
Charles Millar & Sons Co., C. I. water pipe .
1071 14
1071 14
1071 14
Gulf Refining Co., oils .
582 06
582 06
582 06
H. S. Macomber Co., oils
227 95
227 95
227 95
Frank L. Cole, supt.
694 96
400 44
1095 40
321 60
8 84
73 84 46 00
151 26
850 46
George W. Spickler, engineer
1014 00
1014 00
1014 00
Thomas Peters, engineer
357
00
357
00
357 00
George Guthrie, foreman
649 98
213 23
863
21
22 77
22 77
885 98
James Thompson, teamster
370 91
185 62
556 53
59 70
2 00
44 43
662
66
Abe Wieldrich, labor
69 45
156 50
225 95
182 56
23 00
205 56
431 51
Thomas Dea, labor .
93 36
189 12
282 48
158 08
10 00
29 90
197 98
480 46
John Guthrie, foreman
111 00
113 76
224 76
175 48
22 31
56 55
254 34
479 10
Walter I. Morse, supplies
115 52
6 80
122 32
15 05
15 05
137 37
Hardy & Cole, lumber and labor
55 27
23 46
78 73
37 52
116 05
153 57
232 30
Smith & Manning, grain, cheese cloth, etc. .
84 76
5 00
89 76
71 23
2 80
74 03
163 79
T. F. Morrisey & Son, horse hire and straw
85 98
99 00
184 98
165 69
10 00
175 69
360 67
Buchan & McNally, supplies
134 73
42 03
176 76
24 87
14 40
39 27
216 03
Rocco Long, labor
2 64
94 80
97 44
59 84
11 52
71 36
168 80
Tom Long, labor
70 08
70 08
121 68
12 00
133 68
203 76
James Long, labor
66 72
66 72
2 16
2 16
68 88
20
699 20
105 26
Herbert White, engineer
147
00
147 00
147 00
George Fraize, foreman .
262
216 65
479 34
261 45
13 50
53 27
328 22
807
56
Curry Bros. Oil & Supply Co.
126 34
14 70
141
04
30 38
30 38
171 42
Joe Long, labor .
2 64
132 32
134 96
109 56
10 00
26 76
146 32
281 28
404 28
1499 68
Arthur R. Morse, asst. supt.
592 00
69
13
Ira Buxton, supplies and Machine work .
40
1 10
10 50
13 05
13 05
23 55
Morrison & O'Cornell, repairs .
6 00
6 00
10 50
10 50
16 50
Sam Nicoll, labor .
11 00
121 44
132 44
12
10 00
20 52
75 64
208 08
George Dick, labor
8 00
14 48
22 48
7 68
7 68
30 16
Frank Maciocia, labor
135 52
135
52
129 08
27 44
156 52
292 04
Patsy Solome, labor
89 76
89 76
104 04
15 48
119 52
209 28
Tony Torranora, labor
128 48
128 48
117 76
10 00
20 72
148 48
276 96
Joe Jumbo, labor .
98 40
98 40
33 12
6 72
39 84
138 24
Frank Jumbo, labor .
134 27
134 27
44 80
16 00
18 74
79 54
213 81
Sebastan Scione, labor
22 80
22 80
69 60
20 88
90 48
113 28
Frank Ronca, labor .
2 33
2 33
Joe Ronca, labor
2 22
: 22
Eastern Clay Goods Co., pipe
129 60
129 60
Blake & Knowles, sewer pump parts
63 33
63 33
Street Department . .
8 18
3 18
John Wylie, rubber boots
4 65
4 65
Henry Salters, labor. .
: 00
. 00
Frost & Adams, supplies
, 40
2 40
Eyelet Tool Co., supplies
1 05
1 05
Edward Adams, crushed stone
75 95
75 95
John Traynor, teaming
53 01
53 01
George Ward, teaming.
34 97
34 97
National Meter Co., parts for meters.
24 37
24 37
24 37
Thomson Meter Co., parts for meters
17 88
17 88
17 88
Post Office, envelopes .
21 12
21 12
21 12
Car Fares, for laborers
81 87
107 22
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Deane Steam Pump Co., parts for steam plant
169 15
169 15
169 15
New England Tel. & Tel. Co., poles.
64 35
64 35
64 35
American Express, express .
10 43
3 25
13 68
13 68
Wright's Express, express.
2 20
1 70
3 90
3 90
Neptune Meter Co., meters and repairs
24 50
518 20
542 70
542 70
Roy Hardy, construction work.
15 00
15 00
15 00
S. B. Adler, oils . .
208 95
208 95
208 95
Jenney M'f'g. Co., oils
182 01
182 01
182 01
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25 35
WATER DEPARTMENT
SEWER DEPARTMENT
NAMES
Mainte- nance
Construc- tion
Total
Mainte- nance
Construc- tion
House Connec- tion
Total
Grand Total
Frank E. Davis, repair parts for oil engine .
16 72
16 72
16 72
Andover Coal Co., coal .
43 50
43 50
43 50
Bride, Grimes & Co., supplies .
8 26
7 00
15 26
15 26
August Mietz, supplies
29 49
29 49
29 49
William Jepson, coal
415 69
415 69
415 69
Lubron Packing Co., packing
5 16
5 16
5 16
Standard C. I. Pipe Co., pipe
26 55
48 00
74 55
74 55
T. A. Holt Co., oil .
17 50
17 50
17 50
A. M. Colby, repair work
3 95
95
3.95
Tyer Rubber Co., supplies
25
25
25
Fred H. Sargent, wood
9 00
9 00
00
Anderson & Bowman, repairs and shoeing
21 15
6 00
27 15
27 15
Andover Press, printing and supplies.
.
72 85
72 85
72 85
Rumsey & Co., parts for pump
13 50
13 50
13 50
John A. Riley, janitor work, Ballard Vale
8 00
8 00
8 00
Benj. Brown, rubber boots
8 50
8 50
8 50
Builders Iron Foundry Co.
8 50
149 28
149 28
Dr. W. D. Walker, service
28 00
28 00
28
Samuel Smith Machine Co., repair work
4 20
4 20
4 20
Star Brass Works, repair work.
3 65
3 65
3 65
Hersey Meter Co., repair parts
71
71
71
Birmingham Pen Co., pens.
1 25
1 25
1 25
Boston Talking Machine Co., battery
19
19
19
R. F. Morse, supplies
1 80
1 80
1 80
Smart & Flagg, bonds
29 00
29 00
29 00
Rose Ward, repair work .
, 00
2 00
2 00
Buchan & Francis, excelsior
1 73
1 73
1 73
Treat Hardware Co., supplies
2 53
2 53
2 53
Harry Eames, supplies .
78 51
78 51
78 51
Robinson Hardware Co., supplies
84
84
84
140 78
48 30
133 20
133 20
133 20
18 50
67 13
85 63
85 63
J. E. Whiting, repairing clock
3 00
3 00
3 00
Ludlow Valve Co.
13 46
13 46
13 46
Buxton & Coleman
1 20
1 20|
1 20
E. N. Manning & Co.
23 24
23 24
23 24
Hildreth & Rogers
2 40
2 40
2 40
F. W. M. Lanathan & Son
9 55
9 55
9 55
Frank Hardy ..
5 50
5 50
5 50
H. Mueller M'f'g. Co
226 61
226 61
226 61
Tony Jumbo
10 80
10 80
10 80
Joe Arcaro
10 80
10 80
10 80
Renneslaer Valve Co
152 50
152 50
152 50
Harold L. Bond.
32 85
32 85
32 85
Sumner & Gerald .
10 00
10 00
10 00
William Knipe
35
35
35
Fred Smith
27 50
27 50
27 50
National Lead Co.
21 60
21 60
21 60
Pittsburg Meter Co.
394 20
394 20
394 20
City of Lawrence .
11 88
11 88
11 88
Chadwick Boston Lead Co.
19 31
19 31
19 31
Boston Pipe and Fittings Co.
365 43
365 43
365 43
Totals
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$8739 74 $7185 42 $15925 16 $3465 94|
$787 33
$102 65 $4355 92 $20281 08
Walworth M'f'g. Co., supplies Joe Bordelais, teaming . Chapman Valve Co., supplies
34 58
13 72
48 30
SUMMARY COST OF CONSTRUCTION WATER DEPARTMENT
DESIGNATION
Summary of Approved Bills
Credits
Net Cost for 1913
Total Cost of Construction
Office Fixtures
561 75
Telemeters .
1311 63
Telephone
184 77
Teams .
583 65
Pipe Distribution .
3514 27
577 13
2937 14
236717 30
Service Pipe
3649 64
2580 81
1068 83
20722 08
Water and Land Damages .
6687 23
Suction Pipe .
1309 46
Reservoir.
16985 82
Coal Shed
806 97
Grading Land.
1739 12
Work Shop .
1271 88
Building at Pumping Station
9610 14
Pumping Plants
44401 83
Construction Expenses
9406 21
Tools . .
21 51
2955 48
Maintenance
8739 74
326 85
21 51 S412 89
Totals
$15925 16 $3484 79 $12440 37
$355,255 32
COMPARATIVE STATISTICS
Year
Received from water rates
Net cost of maintenance
Cost of pumping
by total mainte- nance
by cost of pumping
Received per million gallons
Gallons pumped
No. of service pipes in use
No. of meters in use
No. of Miles of h'd'ants main pipe
1889
$ 3106 38
2999 99
1776 21
$27 97
$ 82 81
64,595,597
462
122
165
21.50
1892
5977 41
3491 22
2185 83
40 77
25 53
68 42
85,618,190
542
171
174
22.37
1893
7647 95
3792 56
2408 24
36 42
23 13
73 46
104,123,285
601
204
178
23.50
1894
8378 44
4514 47
3354 04
38 31
28 47
71 27
117,847,305
654
237
178
23.53
1895
8434 15
4380
13
3151 33
37 32
26 87
71 81
117,354,950
706
278
180
24.00
1896
9052 31
4627 53
2557 61
37 47
20 71
78 79
123,476,542
752
326
184
24.12
1897
*8011 87
4336 58
2383 71
37 67
20 71
69 61
115,094,527
789
486
184
24.16
1898
7792 40
3662 43
2196 31
32 33
19 38
68 78
113,287,775
819
571
193
24.91
1899
9376 29
4471 04
2656 42
31 21
19 24
65 45
143,260,253
845
616
194
25.12
1900
10668 57
4915 23
3158 50
33 07
21 25
71 78
148,618,935
876
641
196
25.83
1901
*8941 83
7955 34
3430 35
45 44
19 59
51 08
175,062,920
897
670
196
25.84
1902
11805 21
5787 44
3035 47
40 59
25 63
100 01
118,031,451
934
701
205
29.69
1903
11563 79
7389 44
2922 36
55 52
21 96
86 89
133,085,521
958
722
219
30.17
1904
11818 53
6378 96
3004 34
44 25
20 84
81 98
144,164,563
981
757
221
30.49
1905
12409 79
7228 82
3426 98
44 03
20 87
75 60
164,150,879
1013
791
223
30.95
1906
13516 47
8121 39
3054 09
45 39
17 29
76 48
176,717,579
1036
813
224
31.03
1907
17267 86
8112 47
4825 63
33 34
19 94
75 48
242,025,757
1060
848
227
31.35
1908
14908 89
7419 65
3750 29
39 52
19 97
79 41
187,750,372
1101
884
257
35.22
1909
16407 21
7499 95
3967 72
36 96
19 55
81 16
202,885,685
1147
926
273
38.07
1910
17613 66
8378 32
4234 61
36 50
18 50
76 93
228.939,882
1187
977
290
40.81
1911
18515 99
7974 79
3584 62
39 21
17 62
91 03
203,401,371
1245
1023
321
44.34
1912
19687 47
8117 57
3583 45
39 58
17 48
95 99
205,097,460
1304
1081
344
46.99
1913
22739 88
8412 89
4471 18
36 84
19 58
99 58
228,344,927
1353
1146
351
47.70
.
..
24,911,445
309
80
163
20.50
1891
5349 32
3399 93
1806 21
52 85
6 months
46
16
1890
Work commenced
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* Regulations and Rates changed.
Cost per million gallons
The pumping station at the pond has run 365 days this year, against 359 in 1912. The oil engine has been used only 65 days this year, owing to the advanced price of oil. The steam plant has run 300 days. Number of hours worked by engineer's records, 3432.15; number of gallons pumped by oil 40,882,799; number of gallons pumped by steam, 178,462,128, or a total of 228,344,927 gallons, making a daily average of 625,876 gallons, or 9 hours 38 minutes daily average running time. I would say that according to the State laws it was necessary that we have two men at the station at Haggett's Pond, which was started in June. This year a new vacuum pump is needed at the pumping station. The engineer's house at the Haggett's Pond station needs a new piazza and the house painted on the outside. The rest of the buildings and machinery are in very good condition. These additions and repairs will mean asking the town for about $1500.00 more on the cost of maintenance.
SEWER DEPARTMENT
During the year there were 18 applications for sewers re- ceived and all were accepted and laid, making a total of 637 house connections. A short extension of sewer was laid on Chestnut Street. During the year there were relaid and put in proper condition all filter beds that were not relaid in 1910 and I9II; there was also completed the bed which was never finished at the time the sewer was put in in 1900. So now all sewer beds have been relaid, and according to the State Board of Health and our care-taker, Mr. Mander, are in first-class condition. I would recommend a new sludge bed be built in 1914.
The pump-house on Phillips Street is now working fairly well, but it will be only a short time before it will have to be remodeled of some other way found to dispose of this station, as it has very near outgrown its place of work.
Respectfully submitted,
FRANK L. COLE, Supt. of Water and Sewers
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SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS AND PARKS
To the Board of Public Works.
GENTLEMEN :- I respectfully submit herewith the First Annual Report of the Highway and Park Department for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1913.
In accordance with the arrangement made with your Board I assumed the duties of Superintendent of Highways and Parks, May 26, 1913. At that time, more or less work was being done in repairing the streets about the town and also the country roads.
On a tour of inspection covering a large part of the many miles of highways throughout the town, it was found that repairs were very much needed in many places, more than could possibly be made with the funds available; consequently, work was begun at those places where repairs were most needed. About six, weeks of the best part of the season for repairing roads had, been lost.
Work was started as soon as the necessary arrangements could be made, and carried on as expeditiously as conditions would permit. The principal difficulty was in obtaining a sufficient number of laborers familiar with the kind of work to be done and who were capable of performing an average day's work. Most of the laborers were citizens of Andover.
The road scraper was used wherever possible, for crowning the roadway and forming ditches ; low places were filled with the best gravel obtainable, and boulders and cobbles were removed as thoroughly as possible.
On account of the large number of miles needing repairs, it seemed unwise to spend time and money in clearing the sides of roads by removing bushes, sods and loose stone, although this should be done at some opportune time; the main object being to obtain a smooth surface and crown the road so that surface water would run to the sides.
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Following is a list of the dirt and gravel roads, with approxi- mate distances, upon which work has been done.
Lin. Ft.
Avon St.
800
Bellevue Rd., between Schoolhouse and Lowell St.
6500
Brundrett Ave.
I300
Boutwell Rd., at Boutwell Hill
I200
Bailey Rd. I000
Chestnut St.
4000
Cuba St.
800
Corbett St.
1800
Cross St., between High Plain Rd. and River Rd.
3900
Chandler Rd.
Greenwood Rd., between High Plain Rd. and Lowell St.
6500
Highland Rd.
5200
Haverhill St.
1400
High Plain Rd., between West Parish Church and Smith's Hill
I0400
Haggett's Pond Rd., Hardy's Hill .
2600
Lowell Rd., between Main St. and Chandler Rd.
5000
Lowell Rd., between West Parish Church and Tewksbury line
15600
Morton St.
2800
Missionary Lane, south end
800
North St., between Chandler Rd. and Jas. McGovern's
6500
Poor St.
2200
Porter Rd.
3200
Rattlesnake Hill Rd.'
5200
River Rd., between John Maddox's and Hood Farm
(four stretches)
20800
Summer St.
3200
Tucker Rd., to North Andover line
I500
II4200
Approx. 22 miles
MACADAM ROADS
Instead of using the town crusher and producing broken stone from cobbles and field stone, which on account of their brittleness make a very poor wearing surface, it was decided to buy trap rock delivered on cars at the station.
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Washington Ave.
Not only is this stone far more durable, but it is doubtful if stone can be crushed by the town crusher as cheaply as it can be bought.
Main Street from Elm Square to Morton Street was so badly worn and rutted that it required immediate attention. The sur- face was piked with the steam roller, then leveled and smoothed with a harrow. After being thoroughly rolled, a wearing surface of trap rock was spread, rolled, and flushed with water, same as an ordinary water-bound macadam. The total cost was $1030.00, or 27c. per square yard. This work was only carried to a point about 200 feet south of Chestnut Street, on the east side of Main Street, as the condition of Elm Street had become such as to make it necessary to start repairs at once. The resurfacing of Main Street has proved to be fairly satisfactory, but on account of the great amount of travel, narrowness of the road- way, and the speeding of automobiles, especially on that portion south of Chestnut street, it will be necessary to protect the wear- ing surface with a coating of tarvia and sand, or some other preparation, to prevent rutting. This would be needed no matter what type of construction was used.
2264 sq. yds. of new road was built on Elm Street, beginning at a point about 1800 ft. west of the North Andover line and extending westerly 1132 ft. The roadway was made 18 ft. wide and Tarvia " X " used for a binder. A new alignment and grade was established, which necessitated considerable filling. The cost of this work was $1802.00, or approximately 791/2c per sq. yd.
Union Street had become so badly covered with pot-holes that numerous complaints were made of its condition. As the surface was too badly broken for patching, it was piked with the steam roller, smoothed with a harrow and new stone put on to fill depressions. From Main Street about 400 ft. northerly the road was rebuilt on account of there being so little stone in the founda- tion course. The road was thoroughly rolled; Tarvia "X " ap- plied for a binder and pea stone spread over the surface, after which it was rerolled. 3387 square yards were treated in this manner at a cost of $911.59, or 27c. per square yard. Probably the surface will need a coating of Tarvia " B" and sand next summer.
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The following streets have been treated with a coating of Tarvia " B" and sand to prevent further disintegration.
Main Street, from School Street to Hidden Road.
Main Street, from Stevens Street to Shawsheen River bridge. Elm Street, from North Andover line 1800 feet westerly.
Andover Street, from near Argilla Road about 1900 feet southerly.
Main Street, from the Square to Morton Street; making a total of about 20,000 square yards, costing about $1400.00, or 7c. per square yard. This cost includes patching.
In order to preserve the present macadam roads it will be necessary to protect them in some similar manner the coming season.
Salem Street, Porter Road, some portions of the Lowell Road, and a long stretch on the River Road, require a treatment of this kind.
. The roads in Ballardvale are in good condition. Considerable gravel has been used in filling ruts and depressions. Catch basins and culverts, and all street work, have received the careful atten- tion of Mr. Haggerty.
PAVING GUTTERS
In order to prevent the side of the street from being washed and loose dirt carried into the catch basin, the north side of Walnut Avenue was paved with granite blocks for a distance of 259.5 feet. A proper grade for the street was established, and the paving laid accordingly. This necessitated the removal of several trees and the filling in of quite a depression to obtain a uniform grade. The cost of this work including paving, grading and removal of trees was $322.66.
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