Town annual report of Swampscott 1903, Part 9

Author: Swampscott, Massachusetts
Publication date: 1903
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 328


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Michael McDonough, Swampscott $12,418 25


F. L. Cushing & Company, Lynn 12,619 II


Long & Little, Leominster 13,921 52


H. A. Hanscom & Company, Boston . 17,197 25


C. H. Eglee & Co., Boston 17,565 00


McCarthy & Dorey, Somerville . 18,865 10


Upon Section 5, which comprised the lateral mains leading through New Ocean street, seven bids were received, as follows : Frederick D. Mayo, Lynn $17,854 42


McCarthy & Dorey, Somerville . 19,SI0 70


C. E. Trumbull Company, Boston


19,93º 97


F. A. Gammino, Providence, R. I. 21,351 IO


Barnes, Ruffin Company, Boston 24,548 84


Long & Little, Leominster 27,141 80


H. A. Hanscom & Co., Boston · 29,928 29


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[Feb. 20


A comparison of these bids with prices which were obtained in 1901 on similar work showed a large advance. This was especially true in Section 3, which involved the heavy construc- tion work. required in' the tunnel. An investigation into the reasons why prices should be higher showed the following facts : The price of material entering into the cost of construction and supplied by the contractors under these contracts had largely in- creased. Portland cement, which in 1901 sold as low as $1.20 per barrel, had increased to substantially $2.60 per barrel, a rise of over 100 per cent. This rise was due to a very large demand which exhausted the stock on hand, and caused the mills to run overtime to supply orders. Large projects in New York and Boston, in connection with the subway construction and the Metropolitan Water and Sewer work, were responsible for a large part of this demand, and a great activity in building opera- tions also had a substantial effect. Brick, lumber and coal had all advanced materially ; coal, especially, on account of the coal strike which was then beginning. Labor, also, had advanced about 20 per cent., owing to the demand occasioned by the large amount of construction work in progress.


It was felt, after a careful consideration of the matter, that the bids upon Sections 2, 4 and 5 could probably not be bettered ; but that the bids upon Section 3 could possibly be bettered by a re-advertisement and notification to all parties who might possi- bly be able to make a bid on this work. Bids were therefore obtained anew upon Section 3, the tunnel section, and on July 3d were received as follows :


Price computed on estimated quanties.


Patrick McGovern, Boston


$69,037 50


Chas. G. Craib & Co., Winthrop 72,975 20


H. A. Hanscom & Co., Boston, (new bid) . 86,308 90


McCarthy & Dorey, Somerville, (new


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C. E. Trumbull Company, Boston · 92,315 50 Jones & Meehan, Boston · 97,593 00


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It will be seen from the above that no bids were obtained as satisfactory as those of June 14. The C. H. Eglee Company did not change their bid, but allowed the same to stand.


Bids were also received for the construction of the receiving basin on the same date as the latter bids on Section 3, July 3. Six bids were obtained on this work, as follows :


Tuttle & Edgerly, Swampscott $13,990 00


Jones & Meehan, Boston 14,870 00


McCarthy & Dorey, Somerville 17,600 00


C. E. Trumbull Company, Boston . 17,925 00


H. A. Hanscom & Company, Boston 18,440 00


Patrick McGovern, Boston


19,265 00


With these bids before your Board, there remained, in order to complete the work, contracts to be made upon the outfall main to Dread Lodge, including the material for the same, the pump- ing plant and the pumping station. Tentative figures and esti- mates were obtained on these portions of the work, and the whole amount summed up to determine what the total probable cost of the work would be. It was found that the high prices of material and labor, due to the causes which have been enumerated above, would largely increase the cost of the work over prices prevalent in 1901. This was especially true upon the tunnel section, the outfall section and, in general, wherever cement entered into the construction to a large degree. When it is considered that about fifteen thousand barrels of cement are required in the construc- tion of the sewerage system, this rapid rise of cement alone will account for a considerable part of the increase. The rise of iron pipe and other material also has a very considerable effect on these prices.


The Board, after due consideration, decided to present the matter to the Town in Town Meeting, and acquaint it with the situation, and have the Town determine by direct vote what dispo- sition it would make of the matter. There seemed to be no probability of prices falling in the near future, and this condition is still prevalent. A Town Meeting was held on July 8th, and after these facts were presented to the Town, a vote to issue


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[Feb. 20


$60,000 in bonds, additional to the amount already appropriated, was passed, and the Town thereby gave its sanction and ex- pressed its wish to have the work proceed under the existing conditions. This additional $60,000, with the $124,000 passed at the meeting of March 5th, gave your Board of Commissioners $184,000 to complete this work. After due consideration, your Board awarded the contracts on the bids already received to the lowest bidder in all cases, as follows :


Section 2, force main, McCarthy & Dorey, Somerville.


Section 3, tunnel section, C. H. Eglee Company, Boston.


Section 4, lateral sewers, Michael McDonough, Swampscott. Section 5, lateral sewers, Frederick D. Mayo, Lynn.


Receiving basin, Tuttle & Edgerly, Swampscott.


Work was immediately commenced on these contracts, and continued until substantially the Ist of December ; at which time all work, with the exception of that being done upon the tunnel and a small amount of work on Section 4, was closed for the winter, on account of the weather conditions.


A statement of the contracts and work done to date upon each is as follows :


Sewer Pipe Contract.


This contract with the Portland Stone Ware Company has been completed by the reception of all pipes and fittings required, with the exception of 314 feet of 6-inch pipe. . This pipe includes all that necessary for laying all sewers outlined in the part for immediate construction, in accordance with the report adopted by the Town on March 5. The total amount paid to the Port- land Stone Ware Company to date has been $10,922.14.


Other lots of pipe have been bought in small quantities from Philbrick & Pope, of Swampscott, to supply contingencies, and also to relay a portion of the Norfolk Avenue drain. The total amount thus paid to Philbrick & Pope has been $680.48, making a total amount paid for sewer pipe to date, $11,602.62. Of this amount, $674.70 has been paid out for the Norfolk Avenue drain, leaving a net amount for sewer construction of $10,927.92. The Norfolk Avenue drain will be referred to later in this report.


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Cast-Iron Pipe Contract.


The cast-iron pipe and fittings required upon Section 2 were purchased of F. A. Houdlette & Son. Only the pipe required for the force main, as far as Whale Beach, was purchased at this time, a subsequent contract being made for the pipe required in the outfall main to Dread Ledge. The total amount paid on account of this contract to F. A. Houdlette & Son has been $4,556.50, and this contract has been completed.


There have been purchased, also, one cast-iron sleeve of the 'Builders' Iron Foundry in the sum of $9.99 for the force main line, and one 24-inch pipe from the town of Methuen at $47.21, which makes a total cost for iron pipe of $4,613.70.


Contract on Iron Work for Manholes.


This contract with Hayes Foundry Company, of Lynn, is also complete. All of this material necessary for the sewer construc- tion as laid out is now upon the ground in Swampscott, either in storage at the Water Works, or placed in the ground in actual construction. The total amount paid to the Hayes Foundry Company has been $1,512.26, which included $27.22 paid on account of the repair to Norfolk Avenue drain.


In addition to the amount paid the Hayes Foundry Company, there have been paid out for iron work the sum of $4.70 to the Hemingway Machine Company for iron work on manhole cover- ing on New Ocean street, and to Philbrick & Pope, for iron work used at the receiving basin, the sum of $2.12. Freight charges to the amount of $1.25 have also been paid on this account.


LABOR CONTRACTS.


Contracts for labor were made as follows :


Contract for Unloading Pipe.


The contract with Michael McDonough, of Swampscott, for unloading pipe and fittings from cars and teaming and stacking the same is not completed, as all material is not yet received. Mr. McDonough has unloaded and stacked in the freight yard


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Feb. 20


224.26 tons of pipe, and unloaded and stacked at the Water Works 373.56 tons of pipe. He has also unloaded 116.267 tons of cast-iron pipe. Under the terms of this contract Mr. McDonough was responsible for all breakage of material in the unloading and transportation. Deducting these charges for breakage, the total cost of work done on the contract to date has been $301.00, and Mr. McDonough has been paid $233.84, leav- ing a reserve still due Mr. McDonough of $67.16, to be paid on the completion of the contract.


Contract for Force Main, Section 2.


This contract was performed by McCarthy & Dorey, of Somer- ville, Mass. It included the necessary piling and foundation work for the 18-inch cast-iron force main leading from the receiv- ing basin to Whale Beach, the teaming and laying of this 18-inch main, and all necessary labor and material, except the iron pipe. This contract was begun on August 4, 1902, and completed on September 20, 1902.


In addition to the contract, piles were driven for the support of a wooden coal shed to be used in connection with the pump- ing station at the receiving station ; also the piles supporting the force main were made of oak, in accordance with the decis- ion of the Sewer Board, in place of spruce piles as originally intended. These items have increased the cost of this contract over the original figures.


The bid of McCarthy & Dorey for spruce piles was twenty- seven cents per foot, and for oak piles, fifty cents.


The total of work done included :


Laying 1,936 feet cast-iron pipe, at $1.07 . $2,071 52 Furnishing and driving 2,232.9 feet oak piles, at 50c. 1,116 45


Capping 169 piles with pipe guards, at $2.50 . . · · 422 50 · Furnishing and driving 426 feet spruce piles, at 27c. 115 02


Total on this contract


$3,725 49


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One barrel of cement was furnished McCarthy & Dorey at $2.63. There have been paid to McCarthy & Dorey $3,723.36, of which $115.02 is chargeable to the pumping station for piles used as supports for the coal shed.


This contract has been closed, and the contractors have given to the Town a duly executed and signed guarantee and bond to keep this work in repair, including all settlements on private lands or public ways, for the period of one year from December 2, 1902. This contract has been satisfactorily and expeditiously performed on the part of the contractors, and is ready now for use in connection with the rest of the sewerage system.


Contract for Receiving-Basin.


Contract for the receiving-basin was made with Tuttle & Edgerly, of Swampscott. This contract included also the con- struction of the foundation walls for the pumping station, which is placed at one end of the receiving basin. Work was begun on this contract on August 2, 1902, and suspended by reason of cold weather on December 17, 1902. It will probably take from two to three weeks to complete this contract wholly, including the grading over the same.


There has been paid Tuttle & Edgerly the sum of $10,649.60 and, with certain incidentals, the total sum to be paid to this firm on their completion of the work is $3,656.05; and the total cost of this work when completed will be $14,305.65.


In this contract the cement used was supplied by the Town, the reason for this being to insure the proper quality and the use in sufficient quantities for waterproof work. This cement was pur- chased by the Town and furnished to the contractors near the work. The total number of barrels of cement used to date has been 1930. , The cost of this cement has been $4,983.22, and there are on hand forty barrels of cement, valued at $96.94.


This contract was to have been completed on December Ist. The contractors did not have the work finished on this date, and the cold weather, which came shortly after, has rendered neces- sary the closing of the work until spring.


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[Feb. 20


Town from Nathaniel Galucia for this purpose. In construction the basin consists of an oblong excavation about 112 x 40 feet, arched over with concrete arches, the pumping station to be placed directly over the lower end, away from the street. This excavation, although about twelve feet below low-tide level, is in solid clay, with the exception of about four to six feet of soft mud on the surface. There is, therefore, very little reason for leakage into the basin from the surrounding soil. Special means have been taken to make this tight by plastering the outside with Portland cement and waterproofing such plastering with a coat of asphaltum applied hot. This basin will contain about 250,000 gallons of sewage, which should be ample to meet all require- ments of the Town for a long period. The design of the basin is such that an extension can be made by building a similar basin directly alongside of the present construction, using one of the walls of the existing basin for the second basin ; thus doubl- ing the capacity of storage. It is probable that this will not be needed for a great many years unless Swampscott has an ex- tremely rapid growth.


Contract on Section 3. Tunnel Section.


This contract has been undertaken by the C. H. Eglee Com- pany of Boston. They have been at work upon the same since August 11, 1902. There has been paid to the Eglee Company to date the sum of $41,410:95, and there is due them for work done, withheld as reserve, the sum of $10,352.74.


There yet remains to complete this contract a certain amount of work which is estimated to cost $16,776.78, making the total amount of this contract when completed $68,540.47. Some in- crease to this contract has been had, in view of a considerable amount of concrete work and extra filling required in securing a substantial foundation for the sewer in Humphrey street and across private lands belonging to the Lynn & Boston Street Railway Company. This section includes the larger sewers in construction, and the tunnel work through Humphrey street, from Monument square, to a point near Ingalls court.


Estimate 37 375.75


All Semana Crisis Padre 1952


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The total work to be done under this contract is as follows :


Street


From


To Size


Connection


Humphrey St.


Receiving Basin 36 in.


Humphrey St.


Receiving Basin


Greenwood St.


24x36 in.


Humphrey St.


Greenwood St.


Ingalls Court


20x30 in.


Humphrey St. Ingalls Court


Burrill St. 20x30 in.


(Tunnel Section)


Humphrey St.


Burrill St.


Cross line


20x30 in.


Cross line Humphrey St.


New Ocean St.


20x30 in.


Humphrey St. Ingalls Court


Burrill St.


8 in.


(Overhead Sewer on Tunnel)


Cliffside avenue was included in this contract, but being a private way it has been omitted until further action by the Town, as elsewhere noted.


With the exception of the overhead sewer in Humphrey street, which is yet to be constructed, all the sewers in this section are built of concrete. Work on this contract is to proceed without intermission, as the work in the tunnel can be done without reference to the weather conditions.


The total length of the tunnel as constructed will be 1,818 feet. A large part of this tunnel excavation is in rock. Two shafts are placed upon this tunnel ; one, at the highest point of Humphrey street, opposite the residence of D. H. Millett, and one about 500 feet to the east of the first named shaft, near the estate of Mary A. Blaney. The depth of the first shaft is about 33 feet ; of the other shaft, about 23 feet. Two headings, also, one at Monument square, and one near Ingalls court where the tunnel meets the open cut, are provided. The tunnel excavation is now so near complete that it will probably be entirely done by the middle of February. There remain about 91 feet of the 1,818 feet to ex- cavate. Work upon construction of the sewer in this tunnel has already been begun. This contract is to be completed by the Ist of June, 1903, and it is hoped with reasonable success to have it finished before that time.


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[Feb. 20


Contract on Street Mains. Section 4.


This contract was done by Michael McDonough, of Swamp- scott. It includes the following streets :


Street.


From


To


Blaney St.


Redington St.


Humphrey St.


Burrill St. Humphrey St.


Claremont St.


Lincoln Ho. Ave. Orient St.


Lincoln Ho. Ave.


Orient St.


Humphrey St. Orient Court


Orient St.


Orient Court


Pass. to Beach


Tuttles Lane


Orient Court


Humphrey St.


Orient St.


Redington St.


Humphrey St.


Rockland St.


Rockland St.


Redington St.


Rose St.


Rose St. Rockland St.


Blaney St.


Woodbine Ave.


Orient St.


Orient St.


Work was begun on this contract on July 21, 1902, and sus- pended on January 30, 1903. This contract was to be completed by Mr. McDonough on January 31, 1903. It is anticipated that May Ist will see this contract completed.


The total amount done to date on the contract amounts to $8,695.04. Mr. McDonough has been paid $6,956.04, the balance being held as a reserve on this contract. It is estimated that the completion will cost $1,869.20, making a total cost on this contract of $10,564.24.


In connection with this contract it is to be stated that Lincoln House avenue, originally contained in the list of streets to be piped, is a private way. Unless some arrangement is made for the piping of this street by means of a release from the owners for all claims for damages by reason of passing through these premises, they being private property, their agreement to pay the assessments for sewer construction on this street would have to wait the acceptance of it as a town way in due form.


Contract on Street Mains. Section 5.


This contract has been performed by Frederick D. Mayo, of Lynn, who started on this work on August 4, 1902, and sus-


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pended work for the season on December 23, 1902. The streets to be sewered under this contract are as follows :


Street.


From


To


Andrew Road


Paradise Road


Thomas Road


Berkshire St.


Middlesex Road


Paradise Road


Boynton St.


Burrill St.


Pine St.


Burrill St.


Railroad Ave.


Paradise Road


Burrill St.


Paradise Road


New Ocean St.


Burrill St.


New Ocean St. Claremont Ter.


Elmwood Road


Paradise Road


Thomas Road


Hampden St.


Middlesex Ave.


Berkshire St.


Middlesex Ave.


Burrill St.


Norfolk Ave.


Middlesex Ave.


Norfolk Ave.


Hampden St. Pine St.


New Ocean St.


Burrill St.


New Ocean St.


Pine St.


Cross Line


Norfolk Ave.


Paradise Road


Stetson Ave.


Paradise Road


Burrill St.


Norfolk Ave.


Paradise Road


Norfolk Ave.


Shaw Road


Paradise Road


Shaw Road


Ellis Road


Pine St.


Railroad Ave.


New Ocean St.


Railroad Ave. Shaw Road


Paradise Road


Thomas Road


Stetson Ave.


Norfolk Ave. Franklin Ave.


Stetson Ave.


Franklin Ave. Essex St.


Thomas Road


Elmwood Road


Shaw Road


Thomas Road


Shaw Road


Walker Road


Pine St.


Burrill St.


This contract was to be completed on January 31, 1903. Mr. Mayo experienced considerable difficulty and delay owing to the condition of the Town drain, called the Norfolk Avenue drain, as elsewhere noted. This has retarded his progress and made the amount of his work, including the repairs to this drain, prac- tically enough to have completed the contract. For this reason I do not think that Mr. Mayo is greatly at fault for the non-com- pletion of his contract.


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[Feb. 20


About four-fifths of this contract is completed, there remaining at present the following streets to sewer :


Street. From


To


Burrill St. New Ocean St. Claremont Ter.


Middlesex Ave. Burrill St.


Near Norfolk Ave.


Norfolk Ave. Paradise Road. Stetson Ave.


Railroad Ave.


Near R. R. Station Burrill St.


Stetson Ave. Norfolk Ave. Essex St.


The total work done to date amounts to $15,078.02, and Mr. Mayo has been paid the sum of $12, 121.33, leaving $2,956.69 held by the Town until completion of contract. It is estimated that the work yet to be done will cost $5,846.18, making the total for the entire work $20,924.20.


The special feature of this contract has been the difficulties en- countered with the pipes in construction of the Norfolk Avenue drain, so called, on Paradise Road. The condition of this drain and its location, together with the fact that Paradise Road is a State highway, all combined to make progress on this street diffi- cult and expensive. Special reference to the Norfolk Avenue drain and to the expense attendant upon replacing it will be made later in this report.


This constitutes all the contracts which have been made to date upon which work has been done.


A contract was made on December 31, 1902, with F. A. Houdlette & Son to supply the necessary pipe for the outlet main to Dread Ledge. No pipe has been received as yet upon this contract, the contract providing that all pipe shall be received on or before April 1, 1903.


A contract has also been made with Joseph G. Falcon, of Evanston, Ill., to lay the outfall main, and provide all material including flexible joints, piles, straps, bolts, and all labor. This contract has not yet been entered upon.


There yet remain to be contracted for the pumping plant and the pumping station. Bids for the pumping plant have been received, and as yet no decision has been reached.


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