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Monument Avenue Reservation.
Mr. Nathan Harris has attended to the care of this reservation this season; price agreed upon being $185.00. In addition to this we had the portion north of Farragut Road cleaned up and the shrubbery on Burrill street removed. This portion on
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Burrill street, and in fact all the shrubbery on this reservation, has grown taller than intended when originally planted about 10 years ago, and needs to be thoroughly trimmed and pruned by an experienced gardner. That portion near the monument was removed late in the summer to prevent any possible accident to the children, who, in passing to and fro from school, were unable to see teams and automobiles on Monument avenue. The general vista from the beach looking north is also greatly improved.
We would recommend that this reservation be carefully trimmed this coming season, and for the care and maintenance the sum of $450.00 be appropriated.
Financial Report.
General appropriation
$2,000 00
Fish house rents
347 78
Boat permits, storage
15 00
$2,362 78
Amount of expenditures .
$1,967 41
Balance unexpended
395 37
$2,362 78
EXPENDITURES. General Expense.
Lambert Jackson, printing $4 25
Globe-Wernicke Co., filing case .
12 00
Globe Stamp Works, rubber stamps, I IO
Selectmen, safe
35 00
$52 35
Blaney Beach Reservation.
Horace W, Blanchard, salary . ·
$337 00
Town of Swampscott, Engineering Department, expense .
69 94
Swampscott Water Works
.
114 31
Charles Melvin, labor
·
92 00
Amounts carried forward,
$613 25
$52 35
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Amounts brought forward, $613 25
$52 35
James T. Lyons, granolithic work .
492 00
L. F. Keezer, painting .
9 00
J. W. Butcher, band stand ·
15 00
F. Griffin & Co., closet doors . ·
9 92
James T. Lyons, drains . 113 00
Edwin F. Wiley, cement floor
5 00
Philbrick & Pope, labor .
6 29
W. Percy Norcross, shut-off
6 17
Town of Swampscott, police .
73 00
New England Bolt Co., bolts .
7 00
John B. Bucknam, labor
.
6 00
James Dineen, labor
15 75
Cullen Bros., drills
2 80
Horace W. Blanchard, sundries
17 54
Widger's Express .
.
1 00
Walworth Mfg. Co., flanges .
22 50
Connell & McDermott, sanitary closets repairs 2 66
Philbrick & Pope, miscellaneous
1 15
Town of Swampscott, curbstone assessment .
68 74
F. Griffin & Co., south doors and stairs .
29 94
1,517 71
Monument Avenue Reservation.
Nathan Harris, labor
$203 50
Felix Marino, labor
33 75
Town of Swampscott, Engineering
expense 8 92
246 17 Amount carried forward,
$1,816 23
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Amount brought forward, $1,816 23
Paradise Road Playground.
Felix Marino, labor
$133 68
Swampscott Water Works
II OO
Printing
3.50
Town of Swampscott, Engineering
expense
3 00
151 18
$1,967 41
Shelter House Playground. (Special)
Appropriation
·
$200 00
EXPENDITURES.
W. J. Waters, contract
$180 00
Edwin L. Russell, painting
8 00
Chester Brown, architect
10 00
Balance unexpended
2 00
$200 00
Outstanding Liabilities.
Connell & McDermott, fence contract
$225 00
Horace W. Blanchard, salary .
28 00
Stephen Smart, insurance
125 00
$378 00
Paradise Road Play Ground.
The surface of these grounds was put in good condition for base ball purposes early in the season, and have been well patronized. The demand being such that it was necessary to issue special permits for the scheduled games, and rules and regulations gov- erning their use have been posted in conspicuous places. Out door gymnastic apparatus, for the use of the children, should be erected on the further end, the coming season. It is unneces- sary for your commissioners to again call your attention to the
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fact that a larger play ground is needed in this town, and if the report of your special committee appointed to ascertain if cer- tain lands on Humphrey Street can be purchased is unfavorable, we would advise the town taking such action as is given them under the Park Act for immediately acquiring such lands or lands as is necessary for this purpose. For improvements and maintenance, we recommend that the sum of $300.00 be appro- priated.
Respectfully submitted,
CLARENCE B. HUMPHREY, ROBERT LESLIE, EVERIT B. TERHUNE,
Park Commissioners.
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ADDITIONAL LAND FOR PARKS.
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REPORT ON PROPOSED Additional Land For Parks.
To the Citizens of Swampscott :
The Town Meeting held April 16, 1909, a committee com- posed of Frank H. Gage, Martin L. Quinn, Benjamin G. Ingalls, and George A. Heath, was appointed to co-operate with the Board of Park Commissioners to determine if it would be possible to obtain the Phillips swamp property on Humphrey street as a playground for the Town.
A representative of the Committee interviewed the owners of the property and reported that at the present time they were unwilling to dipsose of the land for such purpose, and the Com- mittee so report.
CLARENCE B. HUMPHREY, Chairman. EVERIT B. TERHUNE, Secretary. ROBERT LESLIE, Park Commissioncr. FRANK H. GAGE, MARTIN L. QUINN, BENJAMIN G. INGALLS, GEORGE A. HEATH,
Committee.
February 1, 1910.
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Report of Water Commissioners.
To the Citizens of the Town of Swampscott :
The Water Commissioners respectfully submit the annual re- port, twelfth in number since the purchase of the Water Works by the Town ;
January 1, 1910, marks the closing of the first year with Swampscott as a part of the Metropolitan Water District.
In carrying out the vote of the town to pay the Metropolitan Water Board $90,000, for Swampscott's admission to the Dis- trict, your Town Treasurer and Water Board met on the even- ing of April second and publicly opened bids for $90,000 in serial water bonds, $3,000 due each year, 1910-1939, inclusive ; these bids were as follows :
N. W. Harris & Co.
. . $101.577
Blodgett, Merritt & Co.
· 101.520
Blake Bros. & Co.
101.490
E. H. Rollins & Sons
. IO1.271
American Banking Co.
. 101.229
Graham, Moore & Co.
101.000
N. W. Harris & Co. being the highest bidders, said bonds were sold on April 27th to them for a total sum, including prin- cipal, premium and interest of $91,646.80.
The entering of the Metropolitan District, and thereby fol -. lowing the State law as to the ultimate placing of the entire Town upon a meter basis has, during 1909, made a marked re- duction in the consumption of water as compared with the year
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1908. In order to show more plainly this reduction and at what periods of the year it was most pronounced, we append the following daily averages by months for the years 1908 and 1909 :
1908 (per capita)
1909
(per capita)
January
357,000 gal.
64
270,500 gal.
47
February
384,800
69
257,200
45
March
364,300
66
65
258,500
45
April
380,700
68
300,900
66
52
May
474,700
72
359,200
53
June
851,100
II2
545,800
70
July
876,200
108
707,400
86
August
738,200
91
633,700
77
September
673,200
88
440,000
66
57
October
418,500
66
63
330,500
49
November
299,200
66
53
269,400
46
December
293,800
66
52
270,200
66
46
Average for year 1908, 509,308 gallons per day.
Average for year 1909, 386,942 gallons per day.
Or a reduction of 45,000,000 gallons for the year.
The Metropolitan assessment for the year 1909 as estimated one year ago by the Metropolitan Water Board was $11,200.00. The actual figures levied by the State Treasurer were $11, 120.03. Having in mind the reduction of the amount of water used as stated above we asked the Metropolitan Board to give us a sim- ilar estimate for the year 1910, and in their reply by return mail they stated that while the exact figures could not now be determined, it had been estimated at $9,600; a reduction of $1,600, from 1909.
The receipts for the past year have not been large enough to warrant a reduction of the water rate at this time as much as your Commissioners would like to make one. The amount received for excess water has been nearly as much as was antic- ipated, but we look for less excess in 1910, under similar condi -: tions, owing to a more careful usage, beside the loss of one or two large takers. The only expense met in 1909 on account of the $90,000 entrance fee to Metropolitan Water District has been, six months' interest on the same ($1,575), paid October
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I, last ; during the present year we shall have to meet on princi- pal April 1, $3,000, interest $1,575, and October I, interest $1,522.50 ; or, in other words $4,522.50 more will be needed for this account alone this year over last.
Some requests having been made by a few of the larger users of water for a lower rate in their case, we take this opportunity to say that if an appreciable reduction was made along that line it most certainly would be necessary to raise the minimum rate, rather than lower it, as has been looked for by some.
The new construction this year has consisted mainly of the re- moving of the balance of the old cement-lined pipe in Essex street (1,250 feet), and laying cast iron in its place ; the laying of a six-inch main of cast iron in Thomas road in the place of a two-inch galvanized iron pipe which was doing very poor ser- vice; and the replacing of cement-lined pipe in Beach Bluff Avenue with cast-iron for a distance of 600 feet.
In view of some new work that should be done the coming year we would recommend that $3,000 be appropriated for the use of this Department and have requested that an article be inserted in the annual Warrant to that effect; we still believe it policy to gradually remove all of the old cement pipe, and as we are now buying water by measure it is a matter of dollars and cents to reduce the leakage to a minimum, there is no question but what more or less water is getting away through these old mains, and if we do but little each year they will soon be a matter of history.
Three improvements which we have contemplated for the coming year in connection with the above appropriation are the laying of a six-inch main from the High School through Green- wood avenue to the corner of Devens and Banks roads, in order to give a more efficient fire service at the School; the extension of the six-inch main in Lower Banks road to Paradise road, to do away with a dead end there; and the extension of the Franklin avenue main to Paradise road to give better service in the Stetson avenue district.
WILLIAM H. BATES. SAMUEL M. KEHOE. I. IRVING EDGERLY. Swampscott Water Commissioners.
SWAMPSCOTT, MASS., February 10, 1910.
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Relaying and Extension of Mains.
Essex street (6-inch cement-lined removed) 1, 250 feet of 6-inch cast iron.
Thomas road (2-inch galvanized removed) 657 feet of 6-inch cast iron.
Beach Bluff avenue (6-inch cement-lined removed) 607 feet of 6-inch cast iron.
Suffolk avenue, 259 feet of 6-inch cast iron.
Phillips avenue, 432 feet of 2-inch galvanized iron.
Belmont avenue, 450 feet of 2-inch galvanized iron.
Cedar Hill terrace, 761 feet of 2-inch galvanized iron.
Cost of Construction, Including Hydrants and Gates.
Essex street
$1,120 54
Thomas road .
624 04
Beach Bluff avenue
477 89
Suffolk avenue
225 93
Phillips avenue
130 56
Belmont avenue
60 00
Cedar Hill terrace
.
153 65
$2,792 61
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Meters Purchased from February 1, 1909, to February 1, 1910, and Cost of Same.
144 5-8 inch Lambert $1,008 00
24 3-4 inch Lambert 238 80
9 I inch Lambert 121 50
6 12 inch Lambert 180 00 - $1,548 30
Meters sold for private use, 6.
Total cost of Meters to Feb. 1, 1910,
$12,142 45
Value of Swampscott Water Plant, February I . ·
$160,038 32
Stock on hand, at Storehouse, Feb. I , 745 87
Water Bonds outstanding Feb. 1 , 1910 :
Thirty year loan, due August I, 1928 . $150,000 00
Serial Bond loan, $3,000 due an- nually, 1910-1939 90,000 00 ·
Total gross bonded debt, February I, 1910 . ·
$240,000 00
Value of Sinking fund to meet 1928 Loan . 42,656 94
Total net Water Debt, Feb. 1, 1910,
$197,343 06
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Location of Gates.
Essex street, near car stables . ·
I 6-inch gate
Essex street, corner Cherry
1
66
66
Thomas road, junction of Andrew road .
I 4-inch gate
Thomas road, junction of Farragut road .
I 6-inch gate
Thomas road, corner of Shaw road
.
Beach Bluff avenue, near Eulow street .
I
Suffolk avenue
.
I
2-inch gate
Cedar Hill terrace .
66 66
One hydrant was located on Thomas road corner of Shaw road.
Total number of hydrants
134
Total number of gates
306
Total number of water takers
1,439
New services added during 1909
47
New services laid, but not in actual use
prior to January 1, 1910
14
Services relaid during 1909
72
Services metered
·
1,398
Services unmetered
41
Sizes, Construction and Length, in Feet, of Distributing Pipes in Swampscott, January 1, 1910.
Wrought Iron.
Cast
Cement
Iron.
Lined.
Kalamein.
Totals.
I-inch
1,353
1,353
Iz-inch
2,565
2,565
2-inch
11,337
11,337
3-inch
1,088₺
1,088₺
4-inch
7,043
333
1,734
9,110
6-inch
48,037
2,813
1,725
52,575
8-inch
5,603
4,135
9,738
ro-inch
13,347
694
14,04I
12-inch
7,390
7,390
16,3432
S1,420
7,28I
4,153
109,1972
66
Essex street, between Cherry and Burrill streets, I Essex street, corner of Burrill I .
I
66
60 66
I
Phillips avenue
I
·
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Financial Statement for the Year Ending January 31, 1910. RECEIPTS.
Cash on hand January 31, 1909 $5,658 78
Received for water
27,867 79
Received for service pipes and labor,
1,033 62
Sale of bonds (N. W. Harris & Co.,) $90,000 at 101.577 91,419 30
Accrued interest on above, 26 days
at 32 per cent. 227 50
Rent of old Pumping Station, (E. L. Brown) .
420 00
Land rent (E. S. Sawyer)
25 00
Rent of land for signs
63 50
Sale of wood .
6 00
Sale of old iron
37 85
Sale of grass (J. F. Brown)
12 00
Sale of horse (E. N. Kearney)
70 00
Appropriated by Town .
3,000 00
Interest on bank deposits
151 90
$129,993 24
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EXPENSES.
Paid Metropolitan Water Board, en-
trance fee, to the Metropolitan Water District, .
$90,000 00
Maintenance account, including
Metropolitan Water assessment
of $11, 120.03 for year 1909
14,943 42
Construction account
4,954 53
Meters purchased
1,548 30
Labor and material, installing and
maintaining meters
1,081 38
Relaying service pipes
1,048 33
Repairs . .
476 94
Miscellaneous expense
481 38
Service expense
523 68
Legal expense
215 00
Taxes (City of Salem)
14 80
Sinking Fund
3,000 00
Interest on bonds (1928 Loan)
5,250 00
Interest on bonds (Serial Loan)
1,575 00
Reserved for interest, due Feb. I ·
2,625 00
Balance in hands of Town Treasurer,
2,255 48
$129,993 24
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Balance Sheet, Year Ending January 31, 1910.
DR.
April 1908 Billing unpaid Feb. I, 1909 .
$10 13
1908 Fractional unpaid February I,
1909
II 59
1908 Services unpaid February I,
I909
123 69
January 1909 ·
Billing unpaid
February 1, 1909 ·
13,210 00
Street sprinkling department
500 00
Hydrants (additional)
1,125 00
1909 Fractional account .
1,128 12
Services, land rent, etc. .
1,798 61
April excess (first quarter )
47º 39
July excess (second quarter)
1,423 48
August excess
1,989 27
September excess
1,756 60
October excess (third quarter) ·
2,244 53
January excess (fourth quarter)
2,252 04
January 1910 minimum advance billing
22,083 50
·
$50,126 95
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CR.
Cash received
$29,535 76
Rebates .
84 73
Shut offs
391 50
Unpaid January, 1909 billing .
27 00
Unpaid fractional account
67 00
Unpaid services account .
150 58
Due from Highway Department
103 75
Unpaid April excess
2 73
Unpaid July excess
.
78 68
Unpaid August excess
58 85
Unpaid September excess
72 22
Unpaid October excess
286 63
Unpaid January excess ·
1,556 02
Unpaid January, 1910 minimum ad- vance billing .
17,711 50
$50,126 95
.
.
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Report of the Trustees of the Sinking Fund.
As Trustees of the Sinking Fund, and in compliance with Chapter 293 of the Acts of 1898, we submit the following report :
Amount of funds as per report of
$38,193 73 I 908-9 ·
RECEIPTS.
Interest on $21,000 Swampscott
Water Bonds, 32 per cent. I year,
$735 00
Interest on $1,000 Swampscott
Sewer Bond, 32 per cent. I year, 35 00 Interest on $5,000 Town of Reading Bonds, 42 per cent., I year . 225 00 . Interest on $5,000 Town of Revere Bonds, 4 per cent., 1 year 200 00
Interest on $2,000 Town of Ipswich Bonds, 4 per cent., I year 80 00
Interest on $1,000, Town of Great Barrington, 4 per cent., I year 40 00
Interest on $1,000, City of Haverhill, 4 per cent., I year · 40 00
Profit on one $1,000 Swampscott Sewer Bond, purchased from R. L. Day & Co., for $962.50 . ·
37 50
Reserved for Sinking Fund as re- quired by law, 2 per cent. on $150,000 Bonds now outstanding, Interest received from following banks :
3,000 00
East Boston Savings Bank . 39 42
New Bedford Institution for Sav- ings 36 19
Lynn Institution for Savings .
17 40
Commonwealth Savings Bank, Lynn IO 95
Amount carried forward,
$42,690 19
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Amount carried forward,
$42,690 19
Deduct as follows :
Premium on $1,000 City of Lynn
Bond, purchased from E. H. Rollins & Sons .
$20 00
One month's accrued interest on above . ·
3 33
Three months and twelve days ac- crued interest on $1,000 Swamp- scott Sewer Bond 9 92
33 25
$42,656 94
Investments.
$21,000 Swampscott Water Bonds, 32 per cent., due 1928 $21,000 00
$2,000 Swampscott Sewer Bonds, 32 per cent., due 1921 and 1923 . $5,000 Town of Reading Bonds, 4} per cent., due 1923-27 .
2,000 00
5,000 00
$5,000 Town of Revere Bonds, 4 per cent., due 1920-27
5,000 00
$2,000 Town of Ipswich Bonds 4 per cent., due 1926-27 · $1,000 Town of Great Barrington, 4 per cent., due 1923 ·
2,000 00
· $1,000 City of Lynn, 4 per cent., due 1922 . . $1,000 City of Haverhill, 4 per cent, due 1926 .
1,000 00
1,000 00
1,000 00
11
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On Deposit in the Following Banks:
$912 43
Lynn Institution for Savings . · Worcester Mechanics Savings ·
932 50
New Bedford Institution for Savings, 421 56
Commonwealth Savings, Lynn .
990 45
Warren 5c Savings, Peabody . ·
400 00
Brookline Savings .
1,000 00
$42,656 94
WILLIAM H. BATES, . SAMUEL M. KEHOE, I. IRVING EDGERLY. Sinking Fund Trustees.
Swampscott, February 10, 1910.
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SEWER COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
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Report of Sewer Commissioners.
To the Citizens of Swampscott :
The Board ot Sewer Commissioners herewith present their annual report for the year ending January 31, 1910.
At the annual election March 15, 1909, Edward H. Curtis was re-elected a member of the Board, the organization of the Board was the same as in previous years, Aaron R. Bunting serving as Chairman and George T. Till was appointed to serve as Clerk.
Pumping Station.
Important changes were made early in the year at the Pump- ing Station to conform to new regulations of State regarding steam Boilers.
Stacey Brook.
No satisfactory arrangement has yet been made regarding Stacey Brook Outlet, while the City of Lynn is contemplating the expenditure of $6,000 on Stacey Brook in their own terri- tory, we believe that the small expenditure required to construct struct their portion of the Outlet to the sea should be the first consideration.
Extensions.
During the year about 2,700 feet have been built in Sheridan, Elmwood and Walker Roads and Maple avenue, as follows :
8 inch cast iron pipe,
Elmwood Boad
204
feet
Sheridan Road
·
414
feet
Walker Road
24
feet
Total
.
642 feet
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8-inch sewer pipe,
Farragut Road .
254
feet
Maple Avenue .
474.50 feet
Sheridan Road
65.50 feet
Walker Road
234
feet
Total
1,028
feet
6-inch sewer pipe,
Elmwood Road
96
feet
Walker Road
228
feet
Total .
324
feet
5-inch particular sewers,
Elmwood Road .
128.00 feet
Maple Avenue .
335.70 feet
Sheridan Road .
77.70 feet
Walker Road
170.30 feet
Total .
711.70 feet
Bids were called for and received as follows :
For Iron Pipe.
Per Ton.
Specials. 8x5 Y Per Lb.
F. A. Houdlette & Son
$24 25
·02 5-8c
Davis & Farnham Co.,
24 50
.03 I-2C
M. J. Drummond & Co. 24 25
.02 I-2C
For trenching, laying, etc., bids for purpose of comparison.
Maple Avenue.
M. McDonough
$613 50
D. J. Sheehan & Co. 641 00
Farragut and Sheridan Roads.
M. McDonough
$1,635 00
D. J. Sheehan & Co. 1,877 50 . .
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The contract for furnishing iron pipe was awarded to F. A. Houdlette & Sons.
The contract for laying to M. McDonough, considerably more work was done than was figured for in the Farragut & Sheridan road extension, the extra work being done under a supplementary agreement.
The cost of sewer extensions and house connections for the year is $4,089.96, other needed extensions would have been made, but owing to lateness of the season it was not deemed expedient.
The Commissioners would recommend that in the future it be so arranged that the Town Engineer take up the matter of sewer extension at the commencement of the season, work on the streets should be done as far as possible early in the year so as to be enabled to complete the work before freezing weather.
Reference has been made in former reports of the neglect of abutters on sewered streets to make connections promptly upon completion of sewers, a commendable spirit in this respect has been shown the present year, as nearly all the houses benefited by this year's extension and construction have been connected.
During the year there have been 63 houses connected, and 5 of these have also been connected with underdrain.
A number of sewers are asked for the coming year, if the Town should decide to make these extensions it would be neces- sary to issue further bonds, see financial report presented here- with.
Respectfully submitted,
AARON R. BUNTING. JAMES T. LYONS. EDWARD H. CURTIS.
Sewer Commissioners.
January 31, 1910.
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Sewer Department Receipts.
Balance February 1, 1909
$5,140 II
Appropriation for maintenance, 1009
5,500 00
Interest on deposits .
72 12
Collections.
Sewer assessments .
$1,304 78
Sewer assessments interest
·
184 84
Particular sewer and drain
369 52
Particular sewer and drain interest
25 OS
1,884 22
$12,596 45
Orders drawn
9,412 62
Balance January 31, 1910
$3, 183 83
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EXPENDITURES.
Administration
$III 95
Legal expenses
. .
$III 95
$III 95
Engineering, etc.
15 20
Construction .
15 25
Advertising
$15 25
$15 25
Labor contracts
4,287 65
Sewer extension .
$4,089 96
Pumping station .
2 50
Street mains
II 00
Particular sewers
184 19
$4,287 65
Maintenance
4,982 57
Supplies
$743 32
Labor
2,784 86
Fuel .
566 47
Miscellaneous
887 92
$4,982 57
$9,412 62
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Report of Surveyor of Highways.
To the Citizens of Swampscott :
During the past year, 2,000 tons of crushed stone have been used on the different streets of the Town.
The following streets have been macadamized :
Orient Street, from the Phillips estate to the entrance to the Little estate, a distance of about six hundred feet.
From the entrance to the Lodge estate, to the Jeffries estate. Also from Lincoln House Avenue to Orient Court.
Nearly all of Orient Street has been treated with "liquid as- phalt," some 9,813 1-3 square yards having been laid at a cost of six cents per square yard, and a covering of screened gravel has been placed over the same.
Orient Street, from Orient Court to Humphrey Street, and Humphrey Street from Orient Street to the Lynn line have been gone over three times, picked up by the roller and resurfaced with crushed stone and gravel. During the summer months, owing to the very heavy automobile travel over these streets, I would recommend that these streets be treated either with "liquid asphalt" or some other form of oil treatment. I would recommend also that the following streets receive the same treat- ment : Burrill Street, from Monument Square to the State Highway.
At Monument Avenue and Burrill Street the streets were macadamized, the paved gutters and cross walks have been re- moved, four catch basins have been built and the surface water carried below the sidewalk and street. This was a much needed improvement at this point.
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Humphrey Street, from Glen Road to Salem Street, on both sides of the Street Railway tracks, has been picked up with the roller, graded with gravel and crushed stone and then rolled.
Cherry Street, from Buena Vista Street to the Lynn line has been raised, filled with pit stone and gravel to a depth of twelve inches, graded and then rolled.
Shaw Road, from the State Highway to Thomas road, has been resurfaced with gravel. Salem Street, for a distance of seven hundred feet has been surfaced with gravel. Norfolk Avenue, from the Blaney estate to the State Highway and from the A. R. Ellis estate to Middlesex Avenue has been resurfaced with gravel, also portions of King Street, Redington Street, Highland Street, Elliott Street, Mapledale Avenue, Devens Road, Farragut Road, Essex Avenue and Columbia Street.
Mountain Avenue has been resurfaced with gravel and rolled.
Rockland Street Extension has been resurfaced with gravel and the gutter paved.
Buena Vista Street has been graded and resurfaced with gravel, a retaining wall built, gutter paved and a new guard rail built. This street has been widened thirteen feet, the lines of the street have been straightened, land from the Pearson Estate having been bought by the town, for that purpose. This is one of the best improvements that the Town has accomplished this year.
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