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SIDEWALKS
Tar concrete has been laid on the following streets: Bartlet Street, Central Street, Elm Street, Essex Street, High Street, Locke Street, So. Main Street, North Main Street, Maple Avenue, Morton Street, Punchard Avenue, and Salem Street.
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COST OF TAR CONCRETE
179.17 square yards at 1.00
$179.17
10.32 square yards at .50 5.16
916.90 square yards at .45 412.61
2082.93 square yards at .25 520.73
Totals 3189.32 square yards
$1117.67
There are many other places needing repairs which were not made at the time on account of the weather being too cold for good work.
In connection with this, it is recommended that as far as possible, all future walks be constructed of granolithic material. While the first cost is considerably greater, they are cheaper in the end, and much more satisfactory.
Gravel and soft coal cinders have been placed on the following streets : Chestnut Street, Elm Street, Florence Street, High Street, Harding Street, Maple Avenue, Summer Street, Whittier Street, and Walnut Avenue.
The total cost of this work was $263.82.
Some complaints have been made because of the use of cinders for walks. While there may be some cause for objections when first placed, when compacted they make a very satisfactory walk, and if covered with stone dust, a neat and pleasing appear- ance is obtained.
SURFACE DRAINAGE
The disastrous effect of storm water flowing from the large water-shed contiguous to Maple and Walnut avenues, especially destructive at the lower end of Walnut Avenue and Harding Street, made it advisable to construct a drainage system for this section. Accordingly, work was started as soon as possible, and carried as far as available funds would permit. 239 feet of 15-inch clay pipe was laid along High Street, with an outlet emptying into the brook on the west side of the street. 412 feet was laid on Walnut Avenue to Maple Avenue, thence up Maple Avenue for a distance of 623 feet, making in all 1274 feet of
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15-inch pipe. 142 feet of 12-inch and 20 feet of 10-inch pipe was used in connecting the catch-basins with the trunk line. Five man-holes were built at suitable distances along the line in order that the pipe might be cleaned if neecssary. One catch- basin was built at the south west corner of High and Harding Streets, one at the south east corner and one at the south west corner of Maple and Walnut Avenues, one on the west side of Walnut Avenue, opposite Maple Avenue, and two at the end of the line on Maple Avenue, making six in all.
The cost of this work was $1928
Incidentally, it may be of interest to state here, that the cost to the Town for repairing the damage caused by storms last summer was approximately $250.00, exclusive of the large ex- pense sustained by the Boston & Maine Railroad Company and other parties who were damaged more or less by the flood. This sum is equivalent to a rate of interest of 13 per cent on the amount expended for the improvement. To complete this system the pipe should be laid at least to Wolcott Avenue on Walnut Avenue, to Elm Street on Maple Avenue and carried south on High Street about 400 feet, the necessary man-holes and catch-basins built and the gutters paved where necessary.
The Boston & Maine Railroad Company have built three catch- basins on Harding Street, two on the north and one on the south side of the street, near the railroad bridge. It is proposed to connect the Town drain with their outlet pipe. Harding Street gutters should be paved as far as High Street to make the work complete.
One catch-basin was built on the north side of Elm Street, just above Whittier Street; two on the north side of Lowell Road in the vicinity of the school-house; one on Centre Street, Ballardvale, and II0 feet of pipe laid connecting this catch-basin with the brook. Various culverts throughout the town have been opened and cleaned. A 15 inch pipe culvert was built on Ban- croft Road near Main Street.
Two catch-basins should be built at the intersection of Park and Florence Streets, and some provision should be made for the flow of water down Whittier Street from the corner at Summer Street, as conditions at this point are very unsatisfactory.
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A drainage system should be provided for School and Brook Streets, as every heavy shower causes considerable expense in repairing washouts. Bartlet Street near Punchard Avenue is also a source of trouble, apparently the pipes have become clogged and need relaying.
Expended for repairs within radius of two miles from center of town:
DIRT AND GRAVEL ROADS
Avon Street,
$ 37 30
Argilla Road,
33 83
Brook Street,
22 80
Central Street,
23 73
Corbett Street,
92 69
Chestnut Street,
70 46
Cuba Street,
262 97
Harding Street,
250 20
Holt Street,
20 53
Haverhill Street,
28 23
Highland Road,
146 42
High Street,
4I 99
Lowell Street,
779 57
Missionary Lane,
9 32
Morton Street,
81 32
Park Street,
15 57
Porter Road,
119 19
Summer Street,
226 95
Tucker Road,
100 30
. Walnut Avenue,
81 12
Washington Avenue,
50 12
Expended for repairs of country roads, MACADAM ROADS
$2494 61 $2271 50
*Elm Street, macadam and maintenance $2124 92
Main Street, maintenance ,
1652 61
Union Street, maintenance,
91I 59
Andover Road, maintenance,
175.17
*Includes Maintenance $707.10 and Macadam $1417.82.
$4864 92 See table.
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GENERAL EXPENDITURES
NAMES
Main -. tenance
Maint. |Main St.| Elm St. Maint.
Bridges
Maca- dam
Sıde- walks
Drains
Oil
Sprink- |OilWagon ling and Tools
Snow
Totals
Andover Press
27 85
$ 0 60
$ 28 45
T. F. Morrissey & Son
67 50
$ 13 50
81 (
W. I. Morse
49 95
6 31
$151 62
207 88
Ira Buxton
10 65
10 65
Cross Coal Co.
32 70
$ 5 50
38 20
Edw. Adams
23 00
23 00
Alden Speare & Sons Co.
54 56
1220 00
1274 56
Joseph Bordelais
25 00
11 75
36 75
American Express
1 68
2 97
4 65
Buffalo Steam Roller Co.
222 71
222 71
District Police
10 00
10 00
Morrison & O'Connell
24 55
4 35
44 75
73 65
Jabez Wagner
2 25
2 25
Andover Coal Co.
54 29
17 23
71 52
Chas. Stickney
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00
3 00
Joseph Chambers
7 50
7 50
Hardy & Cole
563 96
7 65
87 64
204 45
732 91
1596 61
Boston & Maine R. R.
128 03
217 38
3 00
251 12
205 44
3 60
17 75
826 32
19 32
1 65
20 97
Geo. W. Wood
432 42
60 00
33 84
101 28 $ 75 00
143 58
192 30
1038 42
William Knipe
1 32
1 32
Barrett Mfg. Co.
1087 12
555 00
1642 12
Highway Horses
01
55 50
6 10
40 00
797 00
14 17
2779 55 2070 30
Curry Bros. Co.
7 84
7 84
C. A. Hill & Co.
3 35
3 35
Myerscough & Buchan
40
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Smith & Dove Co.
1 53
8 55
10 08
John C. Collins
73 25
73 25
Tyer Rubber Co.
50
, 13
Pacific Mills .
12 (
42 00
54 00
Olaf Benson
16 00
16 00
John McCarthy
79 45
79 45
Geo. D. Ward
14 21
14 21
Buchan & McNally
8 59
5 64
5 00
4 94
24 17
James J. Abbott
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27 00
27 00
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.
.
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·
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Teams
1689 00
107 69
260 55
3 06
18 77 10 00
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New England Tel. & Tel. Co. Buchan & Francis .
40 00
40 00
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.
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1 63
Dove Machine Co.
3 60
3 60
Emerson Mfg. Co.
11 47
11 47
John Clinton
39 10
39 10
Hood Farm
21.90
21 90
Anderson & Bowman
40 70
5 75
5 00
51 45
Pease Co. .
96 51
96 51
Poor & Riley
4 30
4 05
70
9 05
C. F. Emerson
6 50
6 50
Wm. H. Higgins
114 30
114 30
Dan Fitzpatrick .
30 00
30 00
Mass. Broken Stone Co
167 00
417 94
969 €
Clinton Foundry Co.
51 00
51 00
Elmer Conkey
5 70
5 70
Geo. E. Flint
21 50
21 50
Mabel E. Sellers
00
5 00
W. H. Coleman & Co.
60
60
Thomas Peters
25 20
25 20
James Green
73 50
19 00
9 00
1 50
103 00
Robinson Hardware C
7 30
7 30
Waterworks
13 10
187 44
200 54
M. E. Grey
5 25
5 25
M. J. Howard
16 00
16 00
M. E. Abbott
4 40
4 40
Chas. Baker
1 40
61 65
63 05
Payroll
4762 52
305 90
389 96
263 82
923 43
30 48
121 92
6798 03
Frank Bingham
1117 67
1117 67
Merrimac Foundry Co
147 00
147 00
F. E. Dodge
2 85
2 85
Treat Hardware Co.
22 40
22 40
Lyster Chemical Co.
4 00
4 00
Waldo Bros. .
519 30
519 30
M. O'Mahoney
15 12
15 12
Dyer Supply Co.
17 00
17 00
Jas. Furgeson
265 00
265 (
Jas. S. May
48 00
48 00
New Eng. Road Machinery Co.
123 60
123 60
Benj. Brown .
16 00
16 00
Haynes & Juhlman
4 00
4 00
12202 34 1125 13, 707 10
93 28 1417 82 1507 04|2235 36 1282 85 984 44 1409 30. 420 59 23385 25
· Does not include Tarvia "B" treatment, repairing cross-walk, etc : $527.48.
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STREET CLEANING
One man has been continuously employed in collecting and removing litter from the business section of the town, cleaning catch-basin covers, pipe culverts, and doing other necessary work.
The long spell of dry weather was very injurious to many of the roads, causing the surface to become dusty and loose and necessitating the removal of a large quantity of small stones and cobbles, which came to the surface.
TOOLS, ETC.
Before the steam roller could be used it was given a thorough overhauling and all broken parts were replaced. During the latter part of the season, the main axle was broken; the fracture showed that it had been cracked for a long time. The cost of repairs at the first of the season, replacing axle, etc., was $216.88.
The old road-scraper has been repaired, a new scrape blade provided, and the machine put in good condition, at a cost of $30.85.
A street sweeper has been purchased, cost $265; also a tar- heating kettle, 150 gallons capacity, cost $115.
A heavy road harrow for street repair work has been made for the department, cost $18, and the necessary small tools have been bought, so that the equipment is in very good condition.
STREET SPRINKLING AND OILING
The streets have been sprinkled as usual with water, excepting that oil has been used as a substitute on portions of Abbot, Bartlet, Central, Chestnut, Essex, Elm, High, Main, Morton, Phillips, School and Salem Streets and Chapel Avenue.
Sprinkling with water is very injurious to macadam roads, as it softens them and causes rapid disintegration ; it should be avoided whenever possible.
On the other hand oil used as a dust preventive is likely to have an injurious effect, if used too freely, especially on roads built of hard stone, as it acts as a lubricant, destroying the
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binding properties. For these roads it would be well to use a tar product. If oil is used on dirt, gravel and roads built of soft or field stone, in most cases it is very satisfactory, if the roads are properly cleaned before applying.
The substitution of oil made it possible to use the Town teams or other work, done within the limits of which they were allowed to go.
Cost of water sprinkling was $984.44; 15250 gallons of Tass- coil were used, cost of oil and applying, $1282.85, making a total of $2267.29.
The receipts for sprinkling were $1151.40, or a little more than one-half of cost.
GUTTERS
The expense of cleaning and repairing gutters has been a large item. On many streets the gutters are not paved and even an ordinary rainfall does more or less damage. It is recommended that the worst places be paved this year.
The large quantity of leaves to be removed in the Fall is another source of expense. $510.00 has been expended in cleaning gutters and removing leaves.
CATCH-BASINS
There are ninety catch-basins on various streets throughout the town, six of which are in Ballardvale; these have been cleaned whenever necessary at a cost of about $240. Many of these should be rebuilt, as they are. so small as to require clean- ing after every storm.
BRIDGES
A portion of the abutment wall, on the south side of the bridge on Haverhill Street, over the Shawsheen River, has fallen in and should be repaired as soon as possible.
Other bridges crossing the same stream, at various streets, should be carefully inspected and the necessary repairs made, or the bridges replaced, in order to make them safe for travel. It seems that the prevailing opinion is that some are unsafe.
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PARKS AND PLAYSTEAD
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Two men were continuously employed during the summer months up to September 12th, after which one man was able to keep the grounds in good condition to the end of the season, September 3Ist ..
Their time was distributed between the Playstead and Parks as conditions required.
A bandstand has been erected on the Park and about 35 feet of new wall built on each side of the brook.
Many loads of street sweepings have been used for filling the low places along Whittier Street.
Seats have been erected on the Playstead for the use of spec- tators and some filling has been done on the swampy portion on the east side.
(See tabulation for appropriations and expenditures.)
SURVEYS, PLANS AND ESTIMATES
The following surveys, plans and estimates have been made.
A survey of Elm Street extending to Chestnut Street, show- ing proposed change of street lines and plans and estimates made, giving the cost of proposed improvements.
A survey plan and profile from the junction of High and Harding Streets and Walnut Avenue to the end of the drainage system on Maple Avenue, showing the locations of drains, water and sewer pipes, catch-basins and manholes and the loca- tion of sewer and water, house connections.
A survey of Roger's Brook from a point 1150 feet east of Whittier Street to Bartlet Street and a plan and profile of the same made, showing the proposed treatment of the Park pond. .A profile of Brook Street and a profile of the new macadam construction on Elm Street.
An estimate of the cost of macadamizing Brook Street, Essex Street, South Main Street, including treatment for the east side of Main Street, between Morton Street and Chapel Avenue (at present too slippery to be used), North Main Street, from the Square to the Railroad Bridge, Park Street, and Elm Street.
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EXPENDITURES
Bills
Park
Playstead
Bandstand
Ira Buxton
3.05
4.65
T. F. Morrissey & Son
2.00
2.00
24.98
Hardy & Cole
475.01
William Knipe
66.44
W. I. Morse.
4.65
Highway Horses
5.00
6.00
Andover Waterworks
10.50
C. L. Wilson
2.00
John McCarthy
290.66
338.96
James S. May .
27.00
Morrison & O'Connell .
3.00
C. W. Curtis. .
13.00
W. H. Coleman & Co.
11.15
Buchan & McNally
.50
P. F. Gilbert
35.00
T. A. Holt Co.
1.50
George W. Wood
153.84
Payroll .
340.61
142.75
F. E. Gleason
26.09
Charles Baker
3.33
Pat Daly
4.44
Scott Shattuck.
1.25
F. H. Foster. .
12.21
Geo. A. Higgins, 4th July Com.
60.00
Andover Brass Band . .
50.00
E. N. Manning & Co.
3.00
Totals. .
$955.11
$664.33
$999.27
PARK Balance of appropriations, May 1st, including $800.00 for Brook, $1744.00 Bills . .
955.11
Balance, .
$788.89
PLAYSTEAD
Balance of appropriation, May 1st
$941.40
Bills . .
664.33
$277.07
Credit,
10.00
Balance,
$287.07
BAND-STAND
Appropriation Bills .
$1000.00
999.27
Balance, .
.73
184.42
222.00
97.72
RECOMMENDATIONS
Harding Street drainage system be extended on Walnut Avenue to a point east of Wolcott Avenue, the gutters paved where necessary and two catch-basins built.
Extended to Elm Street on Maple Avenue and two catch- basins built.
Extend southerly on High Street for about 400 feet; two catch-basins built and gutters paved.
The present system be connected with the drain built by the Boston & Maine Railroad and the gutters on Harding Street paved.
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That a drainage system be provided for School Street, Brook Street, Bartlet Street, Phillips Street, Whittier Street and Haverhill Street, east of the railroad; catch-basins installed and gutters paved where necessary.
That a right of way be obtained along Roger's Brook, 15 feet wide, so that the Town would have the right to make improve- ments ; this would be for the interest of the owners of property through which the brook runs.
That the street sprinkling assessment be increased sufficiently to cover the cost of the work.
That the Bay State Street Railway Co. be requested to grade and relocate their track on North Main Street, between the Square and the Railroad Bridge, as at present the roadway is too narrow to accommodate the heavy traffic.
That street bounds be placed at all angles and street inter- sections throughout the thickly settled portions of the town where not already marked, and street grades esablished.
. That an automobile be purchased for the Department, thereby making a large saving in time and money.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Balance of appropriation May 1, 1913, for High- ways and Bridges, $8265 25
Balance of appropriation May I, I913, for Macadam, 2954 69
Receipts from St. R. R. Franchise Tax,
2615 02
Receipts from St. R. R. Excise Tax,
2044 54
Receipts from Street Sprinkling,
115I 42
Earnings of Highway Horses,
2790 55
Credits (miscellaneous accounts )
450 55
Salary, (1913 Surveyor)
850 00
Total Receipts,
$21122 02
Expenditures as follows :
Macadam,
1417 82 93 28 I2202 34
Maintenance,
Drains,
2235 36
Elm Street, Maintenance,
707 10
Main Street, Maintenance,
II25 13
Oil,
I282 85
Sprinkling,
984 44
Total expenditure,
$20048 32
Balance,
1073 70
$21122 02 $21122 02
Appropriation for Sidewalks, Expenditures, Balance, F
$2000 00
$1507 04
492 96
$2000 00
$2000 00
Appropriation for Oil Wagon, Heater and Tools,
1500 00
Expenditures, Balance, 90 70
$1409 30
$1500 00 $1500 00
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Bridges,
Balance of appropriation for Snow May I,
848 88 Expenditures,
$420 59
Transferred to Highway Horses,
393 63
Balance,
34 66
$848 88
848 88
EARNINGS OF HIGHWAY HORSES
Daniel Webster,
$752 19
John Collins,
792 93
William Collins,
640 57
John Haggerty,
593 86
$2779 55
I desire to express my appreciation for the many courtesies extended by your Board, and to other town officials who have assisted me in various ways.
Very respectfully, GEORGE W. WOOD, Supt. of Highways and Parks
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