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. 64.000 00
Temporary loans
· 30,000 00
$224.700 00
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TREASURER'S REPORT.
Coupon Notes, Payable as Follows:
5 Coupon notes due May 1, 1899, 4% $2,500 00
5
" Nov. 1, 1899, "
2,500 00
5
" May 1, 1900, " 2,500 00
6
" Nov. 1, 1900, "
3,000 00
6
66 66 May 1, 1901, "
3,000 00
6
66
" Nov. 1, 1901, "
3,000 00
6
66 66 May 1, 1902, "' 3,000 00
4
66
Nov. 1, 1902, " 2,000 00
$21,500 00
Principal of Water Loan, Payable as Follows:
Dec.
1899 @ 4%
.
$3,500 00
1900 66
.
.
.
3,500 00
1901 "
.
.
4,000 00
1902 66 2,500 00
1903
3,000 00
1904
3,000 00
1905 "
3,000 00
1906 "
3,000 00
1907 "
3,000 00
1908 “ 4₺
.
5,000 00
1909 "
.
5,000 00
1910 " 4
5,000 00
19II " 66
5,000 00
1912 " 66
5,000 00
1913 " 66 3,500 00
1914 66
5,000 00 - $62,000 00
.
.
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TREASURER'S REPORT,
School-house Loan, Payable as Follows:
Dec. 1. 1899 @ 4%
$1,700 00
1900 " 66
.
1,700 00
1901 "
. 1,700 00
1902 66 1,700 00
1903 66
1,700 00
Mar. 7, 1899 66
450 00
1900 "
450 00
1901 66 450 00
1902 " ٠، 450 00
1903 66
450 00
1904 "
450 00
$11,200 00
New School-house, Payable as Follows:
July 1, 1904 @ 4%
. $3,000 00
1905 "
3,000 00
1906 “ 66 3,000 00 ·
1907 "
.
3,000 00
1908 "
3,000 00
1909 66
3,000 00
1910 "
3,000 00
19II 66
3,000 00
1912 "
3,000 00
1913 66
3,000 00
1914 "
.
3,000 00
1915 "
.
3,000 00
$36,000 00
Oct. 19 Hathaway bond, due Oct. 19, 1908, @ 4 per cent. . .
$4,000 00
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STATISTICS OF THE TOWN OF SAUGUS.
STATISTICS OF THE TOWN OF SAUGUS.
YEARS.
Real Estate.
Personal Property.
Total Valuation.
Deficiency.
Tax Rate per $1,000.
1 898
$3,349,912
$163,378
$3,513,290
$94.112 75
$20 50
1897
3,173,313
177,883
3,350,997
110,935 34
18 00
1896
3,044,200
179 377
3,223,597
100,298 73
22 00
1895
2,768,019
196,589
2,964,608
87,115 91
19 00
1894
2,697,548
263,825
2,961,373
83,635 38
18 40
1893
2,600,651
303,647
2,904,298
68,983 73
18 50
1892
2,463,984
252,128
2,716, 112
72,789 68
16 50
I 891
2,333,633
276,014
2,609,647
72,806 78
16 80
1890
2,253,875
238,993
2,492,868
74:322 93
18 00
1889
1,162,530
228.331
2.390,861
84,952 42
20 00
1888
2,037, 192
234,107
2,271.299
112,135 36
19 00
1887
1,906,061
202,835
2,148,896
94,785 07
13 50
1886
1,373,680
156,555
1,373,680
56,106 57
17 50
IS8
1,289,982
184,378
1,474,360
55,699 40
16 80
1884
1,197,402
181,280
1,378,692
58,719 II
18 00
1883
1,200,590
145,780
1,346,370
66,231 25
18 20
1882
1,197,760.
142,605
1,342,395
69,909 48
19 00
1881
1,205,210
223,752
1,425,962
70,345 49
17 60
1880
1,210,495
254,960
1,465,095
69,305 49
16 50
1879
1,202,054
260,890
1,462,944
69,901 28
17 00
1878
1,210.725
299,810
1,510,535
72,425 67
18 00
1877
1,326,529
355,460
1,681,980
74,541 62
16 00
1876
1,317,128
381,300
1,691,428
84,217 75
20 00
1875
1,289,433
448,825
1,738,258
52,676 73
19 00
1874
1,254,233
543,000
1.796,233
36,832 18
18 50
1873
1,165,375
541,710
1,707,184
36,142 44
13 50
1872
I, IIO,125
492,225
1,602,350
35,730 42
12 50
1871
1,048,908
451,937
1,500,845
37,709 40
18 00
1870
1.004.929
457,160
1,462,089
12,769 89
15 00
1869
973,342
469,629
1,442,971
14,900 87
13 33
1868
914,214
369,558
1,310,772
16,143 62
14 50
1867
906,464
385,429
1,291,893
18, 103 84
18 00
I866
895,312
453.366
1,348,678
20,201 36
15 00
1865
904,544
444,973
1,349,517
22,749 58
17 00
1 864
909,646
397,400
1,307,046
30,080 86
12 50
IS63
880,314
324,490
1,204,804
30,235 16
13 33
1862
876,680
270,000
1, 146,695
18,407 08
8 00
1861
889,693
286,189
1,175,882
16,580 17
7 86
1860
877,605
301,087
1,179,592
16,601 33
6 80
Tax Titles Held by Town
Stephen Stackpole
$118 85
Stephen Stackpole
4º 75
Stephen Stackpole
37 55
Stephen Stackpole
12 30
$209 45
Eliza Stackpole
$27 55
27 55
Joseph C. Blaisdell .
46 35
46 35
Effie G. Hazen
8 65
8 65
Edgar L. Worcester
5 03
Edgar L. Worcester
4 92
9 95
Albert D. Collins
7 12
7 12
Samuel S. Crosby
II 70
II 70
Alonzo Ingalls
49 42
49 42
Eliza A. Hobbs
29 58
29 58
Mary J. Goodwin
14 25
14 25
Mary Watson .
60 30
60 30
M. H. Albert .
113 81
113 81
Estate of Edward Linehan
42 46
42 46
John Stinchcomb
10 89
John Stinchcomb
IO 07
20 96
Charles W. Amerige
54 55
54 55
A. J. Hall
16 80
A. J. Hall
II 05
A. J. Hall
II 40
A. J. Hall
IO 50
A. J. Hall
22 85
72 60
$778 70
J. S. MEACOM, Treasurer.
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Report of Cemetery Lots
Balance due Jan. 1, 1898 .
$69 00
Deeds drawn in 1898
476 25
Single graves . .
32 50
$577 75
Paid Treasurer .
542 50
Balance due
$35 25
Lots on which balance is due :
H. M. Knowlton . $21 00
J. I. Cooper
2 50
Mrs.§Edwin Alexander
8 75
Cash on hand
3 00
$35 25
Report of condition of trust funds in the hands of the Treas- urer, the income of which is devoted to the perpetual care of the following lots in the Saugus Cometery :
Lot No. 226, Mary A. Perley.
Dr. To balance as reported
$249 03
Interest to July 1, 1898
10 06
$259 09
Cr. Paid for care of lot
$7 00
Balance
252 09
. $259 09
Henry Hone lot.
Dr. To balance as reported Interest to Nov. 1, 1898
8 90
$229 61
Cr. Paid for care
$6 00
Balance ·
.
223 61
$229 61
150
.
. $220 71
-
151
REPORT OF CEMETERY LOTS.
Edward Ward lot.
Dr. To balance as reported
$51 19
Interest to July 1, 1898
2 06
$53 25
Cr. Paid for care of lot
$2 00
Balance
51 25
$53 25
Ira Draper lot. .
Dr. To balance as reported
$IOI 12
Interest to July 1, 1898
4 08
$105 20
Cr. Paid for care of lot
$4 00
Balance
IO1 20
$105 20
Twiss Jones and one-half of Snow tomb.
Dr. To balance as reported . Interest to July 1, 1898 .
$150 00
6 06
$156 06
Cr. Paid for care of lot
$4 50
Balance
151 56
$156 06
Butterfield and Avery lot, No. 11, old plan.
Dr. To balance as reported
$IOI 50
Interest to Nov. 1, 1898 .
4 06
$105 56
Cr. Paid for care of lot
$2 50
Balance
103 06
$105 56
L. B. George, lot No. 142.
Dr. To balance as reported Interest to July 1, 1898 .
$200 04
8 08
Cr. Paid for care of lot
$6 00
Balance . .
· 202 12
$208 12
$208 12
152
REPORT OF CEMETERY LOTS.
Chas. L. Smith lot.
Dr. To balance as reported
$100 00
Interest to July 1, 1898 4 04
$104 04
Cr. Paid for care of lot
$2 50
Balance
JOI 54
$104 04
J. S. MEACOM, Treasurer.
Collector's Department
A. Dudley Johnson, Collector, in Account with Town of Saugus.
Jan. 1, 1898. DR.
To balance of 1891 tax .
CR.
By cash paid Treasurer .
2 50
Abatements
.
$25 16
Jan. 1, 1899.
To balance of 1892 tax
.
$108 39
By abatements
Balance uncollected
24 70
Jan. 1, 1899.
To balance of 1893 tax
$247 98
Interest
8 28
$256 26
By cash paid Treasurer .
$57 46
Interest paid Treasurer
8 28
Abatements
.
98 20
$163 94
Balance uncollected
92 32
DR.
Jan. 1, 1899.
To balance of 1894 tax
$131 52
Interest
50 64
$182 16
CR.
By interest paid Treasurer
$50 64
Abatements
104 10
154 74
Balance uncollected .
27 42
.
22 66
DR.
CR.
.
83 69
DR.
CR.
$25 16
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COLLECTOR'S REPORT.
Lewis J. Austin, Collector, in Account with the Town of Saugus.
Jan. 1, 1898. DR.
To balance of 1895 tax
$1,823 70
Interest collected
500 00
$2,323 70
CR.
By cash paid Treasurer
$191 50
Interest paid Treasurer
500 00
Abatements
223 42
914 92
Balance uncollected tax
$1,408 78
Jan. 1, 1898.
DR.
To balance of 1896 tax
$21,808 46
Interest collected
547 67
22,356 13
By cash paid Treasurer
$16,418 28
Interest paid Treasurer
547 67
Abatements .
356 43
17,322 38
Balance uncollected tax
$5,033 75
Jan. 1, 1895. DR.
To balance of 1897 tax
$35,268 25
Interest collected
615 00
35,883 25 .
CR.
By cash paid Treasurer
$12,525 37
Interest paid Treasurer
615 00
Abatements .
464 19
13,604 56
Balance uncollected tax
$22,278 69
.
CR.
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COLLECTOR'S REPORT.
Jan. 1, 1899. DR. To tax of 1898 committed
$75,412 32
CR.
By cash paid Treasurer
$46,149 08 .
Abatements
·
777 86
Discounts ·
503 24
.
47,430 18
Balance uncollected tax
$27 982 14
Town Clerk's Report
Births.
Number of births registered in 1898
I22
Less than last year
IO
American parentage
64
Foreign parentage
20
American and foreign
38
Males .
69
Females
53
Marriages.
Marriages in 1898
38
Less than last year
6
American born
57
Foreign born
19
Average age of groom .
28
Average age of bride
24
Oldest person married . .
61
Youngest person married
18
Deaths.
Deaths registered in 1898
91
More than last year
IO
Males .
53
Females
38
AGES.
Under 5 years .
35 From 50 to 70 16
From 5 to 30 .
·
7 From 70 to 90 18
From 30 to 50 .
I4 Over 90
I
156
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT.
Dogs.
Number of dogs licensed in 1898, 171.
Number of males, 163 ; females, S. Number of breeders' licenses, I.
Amount received for dog licenses
$391 00
Amount fees deducted
34 40
Amount paid County Treasurer
$356 60
Population of Saugus.
IS20
748
1860
2,024
1 885
2,855
1830
960
1866
2,106
1890
3,673
1840
1,098
1870
2,247
1893
4,040
1850
1,552
1875
2,570
1895
4,497
1855
·
1,788
1880
2,612
1897
4,804
ELMER B. NEWHALL,
Town Clerk.
Selectmen's Report
The annual report for the fiscal year ending Dec. 31, 1898, is herewith respectfully presented to the citizens of Saugus by the · Selectmen, together with a few brief suggestions, hoping they may meet the earnest consideration of the Town's people.
Highways.
The unprecedented amount of rainfall during the whole year has caused our streets to become soft and muddy and our hills washed and gullied. Therefore the task of keeping our streets even' in a passable condition has not been an easy or agreeable one.
It requires the closest attention and watchfulness over the smallest details to avoid exceeding the appropriation voted, and yet satisfy our citizens and save litigations.
We have by special appropriation taken out the ledge and made a sidewalk on Essex street near the railroad crossing, thus increasing the width of the road besides making a convenient and clean sidewalk.
The square in Cliftondale has been improved by constructing a sewer connecting the cesspools and leading off down Lincoln avenue, thereby taking off the surplus water.
Whitney street has received considerable attention. A sewer has been built and a great deal of grading done, so that now it is high and dry where formerly was water and mud.
Considerable work has been put on Winter street and a large part graded. Much grading has been done in various other parts of the Town and there are still a few places left, but, as a whole, our highway system is in very good condition.
The purchase of the Hathaway estate for a gravel pit will be-
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SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
come one of the most important aids towards grading our streets with a good strong gravel. We have there an almost unlimited amount at very low cost, having leased the land and buildings so advantageously.
More of our citizens have taken advantage of the appropriation for sidewalks than in previous years. A small appropriation, continued for a series of years, will secure what was intended- good sidewalks.
Salem Turnpike.
We have succeeded in having the Salem Turnpike made a State highway. Therefore the Town of Saugus is forever free from the yearly expense of keeping it in a semi-passable con- dition. It has also saved the Town from expending many thousands of dollars in the near future, rebuilding bridges, re- grading and fencing this much travelled thoroughfare.
We congratulate the citizens of the Town on the successful termination of this contest, won against so many schemes and combinations, by the untiring energy and persistence of our Rep- resentative, F. P. Bennett, ably assisted by the perseverance and skill of our Town Counsel, Wesley Paul, Esq.
Street Lighting.
A contract, flexible in its character, has been made with the Lynn Gas and Electric Light Co. for lighting our streets. We hope it will prove advantageous to the Town.
Should not the Town take some further action in the matter of municipal street lighting? We consider it a duty to call attention to this subject.
Fire Department.
We refer you to the Report of Chief Engineer for details. It is the general opinion that we have as good a fire department as it is possible to obtain with the means at their command. If the citizens want more and better the appropriation must be increased.
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SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
Public Buildings.
The Grammar School-house and the Old Town Hall, Ward Two, need shingling, especially the latter. A coat of paint would add greatly to their appearance.
Your attention is also called to the grounds about the Roby School. They need to be graded and the necessary walks and fences constructed.
It seems necessary, if the Town is to continue the milk-pro- ducing business on the scale now pursued, that proper accommo- dations should be provided, so that it can be carried on scientifi- cally with neatness and economy. £ To bring about those results, a cow-shed or house should be-added to the barn large enough to accommodate all the neat stock, using the barn for hay only. We commend the above suggestions to the intelligent attention of the tax-payers.
Cemetery.
It will be necessary to make a small appropriation to re-grade some of the avenues on the older parts of the cemetery. We would also call attention to the unsightly building near the main entrance. If it was moved to some new location near the river, and the ground properly graded where it now stands, the beauty of the cemetery would be very greatly enhanced. £
Again, it is recommended that the Town fix a salary for the Superintendent and make an appropriation therefor.
Police Department.
No department of our Town is carried on in a more systematic and acceptable manner than our Police Department. Law and order prevail. Our little police force has thus obtained the respect of all good citizens and the fear of all bad people. The details of this department will be found in the report of Chief of Police.
Finances.
The report of the Auditor and Treasurer will give the details of this most important branch of our Town government. We would respectfully commend this to the careful attention of every citizen.
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SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
Appropriations.
We recommend the following appropriations :
Highways and Bridges
$6,000
Selectmen's Incidentals
6,500
Police Department
3,300
Cemetery .
600
Street Lighting
4,700
$21,100
J. WESLEY PAUL, B. F. SANBORN, S. A. D. FORRISTALL, Selectmen of Saugus.
Appraisers' Report
Ward One.
School-house .
· $1,600
Land .
. 200
$1,800
Ward Two.
School-house
$4,500
Land .
1,200
Old Town Hall .
2,500
Land .
1,200
Town Hall
40,000
Hose house
2,700
Land .
5,000
Public Library
4,000
Almshouse and barn
4,000
Land .
5,000
Woodland
2,500
Cemetery
3,500
Roby School-house
32,500
Land .
2,500
III, 1OO
Ward Three.
Old school-house
$4,000
Land .
1,100
Essex Street School-house
2,600
Land .
1,000
Cliftondale School-house
20,000
Land .
2,200
Gravel pit, Baker's hill
200
.
-
31,100
Amount carried forward,
$144,000 00
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APPRAISERS' REPORT.
Amount brought forward,
$144,000 00
Ward Four.
School-house
$8,700
Land .
.
1, 200
Hose house
3,000
Land .
500
13,400
Ward Five.
School-house
$1,900
Land .
200
2,100
Water plant
. $95,000
Fire Department
5,600
Hathaway place .
4,000
104,600
$264,100
J. WESLEY PAUL, B. F. SANBORN, S. A. D. FORRISTALL, Appraising Committee.
Report of Overseers of the Poor
In the performance of our duty as Overseers of the Poor we submit the following report :
The whole amount of orders drawn by the Overseers depart- ment amounts to $3.703.58, as follows : For insane, $1,552.27 ; for partial support of eighty-five persons, $1,778.11 ; for Town farm, $303.35 ; for plumbing, $4.00 ; for insurance, $26.40 ; for Town physician, $25.00 ; for incidentals, $14.45.
The farm has produced large crops but the prices have been very low. We also have been unfortunate in regard to the selling of our milk. During the past year we have had two milkmen who sold their routes to parties who did not wish to continue using our dairy, but at last we were able to make a contract with Mr. Tarbox, of Chelsea, but were obliged to increase the stock in order to make the amount of milk he desired.
Owing to lack of barn room we were obliged to dispose of a large amount of our second crop which would have been valuable as a milk producer. We would recommend that the Town build a suitable building adjoining the barn for the cattle, leaving the old barn for storage of hay only.
We wish to congratulate the Town on the improvement in the management of the farm and almshouse.
There has been a decided change in the furniture of the sleeping apartments, having destroyed the old and replenished with new and more desirable.
We wish to call the attention of the citizens to the fact that the expense of keeping the inmates for the past year has been less than one dollar per week. It is the desire of the Board and also of the Superintendent that the Town's people visit the almshouse more frequently and make themselves better acquainted with the care of their poor.
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OVERSEERS OF THE POOR REPORT.
We would recommend the sum of $4,000.00 to meet the requirements of the Poor Department for the coming year ; we would also recommend the sum of $600.00 for the purpose of building a suitable building for the cattle, the same to be expended under the direction of the Overseers of the Poor.
HERBERT O. PRATT, GEORGE FAULKNER, CHARLES FLORENCE, Overseers of the Poor.
Report of Sinking Fund Commissioners
To the Selectmen of Saugus :
The Sinking Fund Commissioners beg leave to submit the following report :
Value of Sinking Fund Jan. 1, 1898, $59,000 00
Interest collected to May 1, 1898 3,540 00
Appropriation for 1898 ·
1,460 00
$64,000 00
Invested in Town of Saugus notes
$64,000 00
Value of Sinking Fund, Jan. 1, 1899, $64,000 00
Accrued interest not collected to Jan.
1, 1899 . 2,560 00
$66,560 00
The appropriation required for the year 1899 is eleven hundred and sixty ($1,160) dollars.
HERBERT H. NEWHALL, SAMUEL HAWKES, HERBERT O. PRATT, Sinking Fund Commissioners.
Saugus, Jan. 1, 1899.
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Superintendent of Streets' Report
In performance of my duty as Superintendent of Streets I sub- mit the following report :
During the past year we have had two very heavy snow storms to take care of, besides a large amount of rain to wash and soften the streets, which has necessitated a large expense to keep them in a safe and passable condition. Therefore, I have not been able to make as good a showing as I would like to have made. There has been something over four thousand loads of stone and gravel used on our streets, beside quite a quantity of pipe and catch basin work, which will care for the water and be of great benefit to the streets. I wish the Town could afford to do more
of this kind of work. Lincoln avenue, for instance, from Clifton- dale square to Revere line, should be piped all the way, and the water will always be a nuisance there until something of the kind is done. This is the worst street to keep in repair, on account of water, of any in Town, and I hope the time is not far distant when it may be remedied. Walnut street, along by Birch Brook Pond, is in poor condition, and if the Lynn Water Company are not going to discontinue it there should be something done there this year. I think our streets, as a whole, are in very good con- dition, and if the Town will make a fair appropriation from year to year I see no reason why they cannot be kept so.
JOHN L. EDMANDS,
Supt. of Streets.
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Report of Water Commissioners
Detailed Memorandum of Disbursements in Water Department.
L. G. Hawkes, surveying 1897 $23 00
Joseph Whitehead, oil, etc. 3 74
C. I. Hitchings, wood, etc. 11 00 ·
Chas. Florence, gravel and teaming ·
5 95
A. F. Merrithew, teaming
.
3 25
C. D. Fisk, oil
2 61
G. W. Caswell, labor and team
32 80
Chas. Berrett, labor at tool-house
9 40
H. C. Davis, labor and supplies 14 81
Levi Florence, teaming 17 50
Chas. Florence, labor and teaming
2 00
Levi Florence, teaming
3 50
B. & M. R. R., freight
25
B. & M. R. R., freight .
43
O. R. Howe, hose
4 50
Boston Lead Mfg. Co., jute packing
8 97
Bryant & Kent, cement
2 25
Chapman Valve Mfg. Co., 24 in. water gates 14 54
Levi Florence, teaming pipe
5 25
Boston Lead Mfg. Co., lead
45 26
M. J. Drummond & Co., pipe .
236 12
Joseph Breck & Sons
5 55
John Edmands, dynamite
1 40
City of Everett, cross and T 7 10
Charles A. Blakeley, sharpening tools, etc., 8 05
B. & M. R. R., freight .
I 53
Amount carried forward, $470 76
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WATER COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
Amount brought forward,
$470 76
Walworth Mfg. Co., gate boxes 25 30
Norwood Engineering Co., hydrants 59 00
Walworth Mfg. Co., gate boxes -I2 24
Brockway-Smith Corporation, lanterns and wheelbarrow 9 25
Brockway-Smith Corporation, chain and rope 3 24
H. O. Pratt, wood . 3 00
Raynes & Kilgore, sharpening tools, etc. . 2 30
Waitt's express, teaming .
I 60
Henry Ward, sharpening tools .
2 60
Mugridge & Coombs, oil, etc. .
2 37
F. C. Cheever, sundries .
7 24
C. I. Hitchings, sundries
I 90
Levi G. Hawkes, surveying, 1898
12 00
Pay roll as per time book
845 27
$1,458 07
Detail of Repairs.
Jan. 29 Break in Franklin square.
Time . $95 63
Pipe, lead, packing, wood, teaming, etc. .
26 86
Geo. W. Caswell, labor and team
32 50
154 99
Mar. 18 Repairs on break, Franklin square. Time
$26 68
Gravel and teaming 5 95
32 63
May 14 Repairing pipe, Morton avenue.
Time
$10 43
Gravel and teaming 2 00
12 43
Amount carried forward,
$200 05
1 70
WATER COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
Amount brought forward, $200 05
May 21 Moving tools and pipe, Cliftondale to Saugus. Labor
$22 83
Teaming
17 50
40 33
July 4 Repairing pipe and laying 60 feet 8 in. pipe. Franklin square, 60 feet 8 in. pipe at 94 cents $38 40
Labor 158 28
Lead, supplies, teaming pipe,
cement, etc.
26 83 -
223 51
July 15 8 in. gate and box, Lincoln avenue. Gate and box .
$25 00
Labor 16 05
41 05
Aug. 5 Break on Winter street.
Labor ·
$56 0I
Pipe, lead, wood, etc. 21 88
77 89
Oct. S Repairing pipe, Walnut street. Labor . 7 83
Oct. S Hydrant and setting, Adams avenue.
Labor
$21 23
Hydrant ·
29 50
Pipe and supplies
7 50
58 23
Labor repairing and six new gate boxes . 75 OS ·
Repairing pipe, Ballard street, 5 00
6 00
Repairing pipe, Vincent street, Repairing pipe, Morton ave. Sundry small repairs
IO 35
2 87
Amount carried forward, $748 19
WATER COMMISSIONERS' REPORT. 171
Amount brought forward,
$748 19
Extension of Water System, 1898.
Emory Court.
163 ft. 4 in. cast-iron pipe at 60 cents $97 80
I 4X4 T
3 80
I 4 in. plug . 36
Extra labor connecting, lead, yarn, etc. 10 19
$112 15
Denver Street.
121 ft. 6 in. cast-iron pipe at 77 cents . $93 17
I 9x6 T
5 76
1 6x4 reducer
2 63
I 6 in. plug .
75
Blasting
18 50
120 81
Denver-street Court.
88 ft. 4 in. cast-iron pipe at 60 cents $52 80
I 4 in. plug .
36
I 6x6 T
5 76
1 4 in. gate and box
15 00
73 92
Stone Street.
391 ft. 3 in. cast-iron pipe at 60 cents $234 60
I 6x4 cross 7 50
2 4 in. Ts at $3.80
7 60
I 6x4 reducer
2 63
I 4 in. plug .
36
I hydrant
40 00
Blasting
20 00
Extra labor, connecting, lead, etc.
15 00
327 69
Amount carried forward,
$1,382 76
172
WATER COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
Amount brought forward,
$1,382 76
L. G. Hawkes, surveying, 1897
23 00
Break in Franklin square 154 99
Repairs on break, Franklin square
32 63
Repairing break, Morton avenue
12 43
Moving pipe, Cliftondale to Saugus
40 33
Repairing pipe and laying 60 feet 8 in. pipe at 94 Lincoln avenue 223 51
Eight in. gate and gate box Lincoln avenue,
41 05
Repairing pipe, Winter street . .
77 89
Repairing pipe, Walnut street .
7 83
Hydrant, laying 17 ft. 4 in. pipe, Adams avenue
58 23
Repairs on gate boxes and six new boxes,
75 08
Repairing pipe, Ballard street .
5 00
Repairing pipe, Vincent street .
6 00
Repairing pipe, Morton avenue .
10 35
Sundry small repairs
.
2 87
Total cost of construction and repairs,
$1,405 76
Balance of 1897 appropriation . . $2,298 18
Stock on hand Jan. 1, 1898 .
569 70
$2,867 88
Less stock on Jan. 1, 1899
622 0I
2,245 87
Cost of extension as per report
1,405 76
Amount unexpended Jan. 1, 1899 ·
840 11
CHARLES I. HITCHINGS, EDWARD BRYANT, F. C. CHEEVER,
Water Commissioners.
Table Showing Location, Etc., of Water Pipes Laid Since 1887.
NAME OF STREET.
10 IN.
8 IN.
6 IN.
4 IN.
YEAR LAID.
Adams ave., cast iron
3,130
1887-91-94
Atherton .
1887
Avon
871
1887
Baker, cast iron
573
1892
Ballard, cast iron .
611
1894
Broadway, cast iron
1.399
1896-97
Central
1,278
7,56×
540
1887
Columbus ave., cast iron
591
1891
Cottage
504
1890
Clifton
484
1887
Castle
484
1887
Cliftondale ave., cast iron
280
1891
Curtis, cast iron
725.10
1893
Cliff Path, cast iron
247
1893
Cleveland ave., cast iron
1,130.7
1893
Cross, castiron
180
1894
Crescent, cast iron
357
1894
Denver, 1,545 cast iron
1,854
1887-92-98
Denver-Street court, cast iron
287
1896-97
Elm, cast iron
1,286
1892-97
Elm, Saugus Centre, cast iron
1895
Essex, 402.5-10 cast iron
4.252.5
1887-92
Emery, cast iron
603
1891
Emery court, cast iron .
692
10
1893-97
Elmwood ave., cast iron
315
1894
Endicott, cast iron
1894
Fair View
300
311
1887
Felton, 349 cast iron
1,000
1889-91-92
Foster
491
1891
Forest ave., cast iron
413
1897
First, cast iron
189.5
1893
Fairmount ave., cast iron Franklin, cast iron
72
733
1894-97
Granite court
242
1889
Grove, cast iron
448
1896
Hamilton
274
1887
Harrison ave., cast iron
375
1895-97
High, cast iron
716
1891-92
Herbert ave., cast iron
658.5
1892
Horton, cast iron
393.2
1892
Jackson
1.397
1887
Jackson-st court
237
1887
Jasper, cast iron
205
1892
Johnson, cast iron
201
1896
Knowles ave., cast iron
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