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5. North Weymouth - Federal Aided Pumping Station at Witu- wamut Rd.
Will include part of Wessagussett Rd., Squanto, Pecksuot, Pao- met; part of Pilgrim, Wadaga, Hobamock, Harborview, Grand- view and Shore Drive.
This construction will clear a heavily populated trouble area and answer in part, the Town's obligation to the Federal agree- ment.
6. South Weymouth - Mill River trunk development
Includes part of Hollis St., Easement, Lakewood, Robinswood, Oakcrest, Pine Circle, Great Pond Rd., Partridge and Sycamore. The Mill River trunk was in construction 5 years. It is now ir the area to serve its purpose. The above construction will com- plete the area that can be reached from this spur of the trunk.
7. Colasanti, Altrura, Marion, and Rinaldo Rd.
This area was included as proposed extensions of construction in 1959-60 and never completed. It is a trouble area and has
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been petitioned since 1955. The abutters have applied 100% application for house connections.
8. Judith, Peter, Thompson, Moreland and Easement
This construction will clear up another trouble area. The area has been petitioned since 1955 and the abutters indicate 100% application for house connections.
1. Maintenance and Operation (Article 1) $77,889.60
2. Common Sewer 520,165.00
3. Particular Sewer 125,545.00
XII. Proposed Master Highway 1963
In planning the Highway and Sewer Programs, it is imperative to spread construction in order to hold to a minimum, the necessary detours and resulting inconveniences.
The reconstruction of Route 18 by the State Department of Public Works made it necessary to reschedule certain sewer and road- work in 1962.
1962 (Schedule) to be constructed in 1963
1. Winter St. from Rte. 18 to Middle St. and a portion of Middle St. from Hanover St. to Washington St.
2. 1963 Schedule
a) Middle St. from Lake St. to Washington St. Complete widening and reconstruction 3200 linear feet.
b) Pleasant St. from Chauncy St. to Route 18
Widen, reconstruct gutter, curb, sidewalks and resurface 1150 linear feet.
c) Broad St. from Commercial St. to Cottage St.
Adjust manholes, catch basins, minor drainage and re- surface 700 linear feet.
d) Intersection of Bridge, Green and Neck St.
Install islands (State approved), widen, construct curb for traffic control, resurface. (State to do necessary signal work).
e) Commercial St. - Jaffrey St. to Unicorn.
(State Chapter 90) 3900 linear feet.
Following is the yearly progress chart on the Master Highway Program.
Traffic counts were discontinued in 1962 because of the Main St. and other detours that would distort the count.
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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS - TOWN OF WEYMOUTH
MASTER HIGHWAY PROGRAM THRU 1962 - PROP. 1963
Location
To Date
Construction Schedule Prop. 1963 Future Total
Remarks
1. Academy Ave.
Broad St. to Sutton St.
1550
100% sewered
Sutton St. to Middle St.
1500
No sewer
3050
2. Broad St.
Front St. to Foye Ave.
2450
100% sewered
Foye Ave. to Spring St.
2000
100% sewered
Spring St. to Broad St. Pl.
2700
100% sewered
Broad St. Pl. to Jackson Sq.
5600
15% sewered (at Jackson Sq; sewer prop. 1963
12750
3. Church St.
Commercial to North St.
1350
10% sewered
1350
4. Columbian St.
Route 128 to Main St.
2100
No sewer
Main St. to Columbian Sq.
1500
100% sewered
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Location
Construction Schedule Prop. To Date 1963 Future Total
Remarks
3600
5. Commercial St.
Washington St. to R.R.
900
100% sewered (repaved 1955)
R.R. to R.R.
1400
100% sewered
RR. to Church St. (Webb)
4400
100% sewered
Church St. to North St.
1300
Sewer to be installed with con- struction
North St. to Unicorn
2500
No sewer
Unicorn Ave. to Madison St.
2900
100% sewered-New High School
Madison St. to Broad St.
1300
100% sewered
14700
1
€. Evans St.
Bridge St. to Pearl St. 3300
100% sewered
3300
7. Front St.
Washington St. to Summer St. 2000
100% sewered
Summer St. to Kingman St.
1000
100% sewered
Kingman St. to Winter St.
5200
No sewer
Winter St. to West St.
4100
No sewer
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Location
To Date
Construction Schedule Prop. 1963 Future Total
Remarks
12300
8. Green St.
North St. to Sunrise Drive
3600
100% sewered
Sunrise Drive to Shaw St.
2000
100% sewered
Shaw St. to Bridge St.
1000
100% sewered (Class B Construction)
6600
9. Middle St.
Commercial St. to Central Sq.
2900
1963 Sewer
Central Sq. to Lake St.
3400
No sewer
Lake St. to Washington St.
3100
100% sewered
Washington St. to Hanover
1000
100% sewered
Hanover St. to Expressway
1300
No sewer
Expressway to Main St.
2100
No sewer
13800
10. Neck St.
Bridge St. to Shaw St.
950
100% sewered Class B construction
Shaw St. to North St.
1300
100% sewered
Bridge St. to River St.
3000
100% sewered
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Location
To Date 1963 Future Total
Remarks
5250
11. North St.
Wessagussett Rd. to Bridge St.
2400
No sewer
Bridge St. to Commercial St.
6000
Partial sewer
8400
12. Norton St.
Pearl St. to North St.
2600
Partial sewer
2600
13. Pearl St.
Sea St. to North St.
3000
No sewer-partial 1962
3000
14. Pleasant St.
Main St. to Columbian Sq.
1350
100% sewered
Columbian Sq. to Rosemary Lane
6700
100% sewered
Rosemary Lane to Lovell's Corner
3200
No sewer
Lovell's Corner to Water St.
6100
No sewer
Water St. to Broad St.
1100
No sewer
18450
15. Pond St.
Main St. to Main St.
7400
Partial sewer
Main St. to Abington Line
2000
No sewer
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Construction Schedule Prop.
Construction Schedule Prop.
To Date 1963
Future Total Remarks
9400
16. Summer St.
Front St. to Welland Rd.
2000
100% sewer
Welland Rd. to Expressway
3400
No sewer
Expressway to West St.
4100
No sewer
9500
17. Union St.
Air Base to May Terrace
5700
No sewer
May Terrace to Columbian Sq.
2500
Partial sewer
8200
18. Wessagussett Rd. (Beach)
Massasoit Rd. to North St.
750
Sewer planned for Parking Lot
750
19. West St.
Braintree Line to Sunnyplain Ave. 2600
Sewer available
Sunnyplain Ave. to Main St.
2200
Sewer available
4800
20. Winter St.
Main St. to Washington St.
2800 Partial sewer-finish during construction
TOTAL
50100 12050 82450 144600
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Location
XIII Proposed Master Drains-1963
A. Weymouth Back River Flood Control $ 1.00 B. High St. Drain 50,000.00
C. Combined Essex, Cranberry Phillips Creek 10,000.00
$60,001.00
The Back River Flood Control as stated in the report under 1962, has commenced. Depending on action by the Legislature, no monies will be needed in 1963.
The High Street Drain will complete the Area Drain as recom- mended by the Metcalf and Eddy Report. During the sewer con- tract in 1960, the existing stone culvert in Commercial St. was replaced with 48" pipe. In 1962 the First National Stores, at their expense, (approx. $15,00) continued the Metcalf and Eddy plan through their property out on to High St. Under the present Back River Contract, the State will tie this system together.
The Town proposal for 1963 is to finish the area which should alleviate two serious drainage problems.
The Combined Drainage Article, Essex St., Cranberry Pond, Phil- lips Creek and North Weymouth Parking, for $10,000 resulted in bids taken the latter part of December, 1962. The low bid come in $10,000 higher than monies available.
Following is a progress analysis of Master Drainage from 1956 to and including proposed 1963.
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PROGRESS ANALYSIS OF MASTER DRAINAGE PROGRAM 1956 TO PRESENT (METCALF AND EDDY MASTER DRAINAGE REPORT)
Date
Area
Status
Appropriation and Matching Funds
1956
Rindge St., Cranberry Pond and Libby Field
90% complete
$192,100
1957 Kensington Rd., Shaw School, Neck St., Sea St.
100% complete
167,125
1958 Weymouth Back River, East St., Front St. Cul- vert, Middle St. Culvert, Broad St. Culvert
75% complete
(State
$110,500)
260,260
1959 Weymouth Back River, Mill River
50% complete
(State
110,000
297,863
1960 Weymouth Back River, Phillips Creek, Wessagussett Parking Lot
50% complete
(State
110,000)
330,000
1961 Weymouth Back River, Phillips Creek, Smelt Brook
25% complete
(State
140,000)
(Braintree
15,000)
370,000
1962 Weymouth Back River, Essex St. Drain, North Weymouth Parking Lot
Under Bid
(State
60,000)
206,000
Proposed
1
1963 Weymouth Back River High Street Drain Complete Essex, Cranberry, Parking Lot
50,000
10,000
60,001
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XIV. Divisional Reports
A. Engineering Division
Town Engineer. FRANK S. LAGROTTERIA
Asst. Engineer, John H. Morse Senior Clerk. Alice J. Welsh
Total appropriation of Engineering Division 1962 was $96,- 674.00. Diagram III shows percentage breakdown of the total engineering budget.
Diagram III
A. Personnel
$86,074.00
B. Field and Office Supplies 3,500.00
C. Assessors
1,500.00
D. Miscellaneous 2,600.00
E. Atlas Printing 3.000.00
$96.674.00
A. Personnel 89%
E 3.2%
0 2.6% €1.6%
B 3.6%
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Diagram IV shows the percentage breakdown of the personnel section of the total engineering budget.
Diagram IV
General Functions
$32,224.00
Sewer Program
31,740.00
Highway Program
16,730.00
Drainage Program
5,380.00
Total Salaries
$86,074.00
General Functions 37, 4 %
Drain Program 6.3%
Semen Program 36.9 %
Highway Program 19,4%
1. General Functions 1962
a) Stone bound markers set
61
b) Street lines established
53
c) House sill grades 133
d) Line and grade-sidewalk (locations) 5
e) Assessors Transfers tabulated
1150
f) New structures mapped
360
g) Traffic counts
h) Descriptions, Tax Titles, Easements 110
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i) Drain .. asements, Plans Eurvey 19
j) Police Survey and Plans 7
k) Hydrant locations 11
1) Streets-water mains line and grade 8
m) Layout of Drainage 16
n) Design. layout, supervision of sewers for Developments 5
0) Particular sewer grades established 19
p) Plans and title ref. for sewer assessments 20
2. Design and Supervision of Construction
a) Highway Program
1. £ Road Contract No. 12, Winter Street (Sub base preparation- peat removal) $70,573.60
2. Road Contract 13, Commercial St. 179,202.77
249,776.37
b) Sewer Program
1. Sewer Contract 44 $286,509.40
2. Sewer Contract 45 *269,551.50
c) Drainage Program
556,060.90
1. Drain Contract 11-Essex Street trunk, Cranberry Pond; Wessagusset Parking Lot; and Completion of Phillips Creek-Layout, design and contract plans and specifications completed-Contract not awarded at this writing. (Low Bid-$124,415.75)
2. High Street Trunk Line-Design and Super- vision of outfall section of the High Street Master Drain-installed by private developer (Estimate-$15,000)
d) Water Reinforcing Program
1. Contract 621-various locations in town *20,134.78
e) Miscellaneous
2,555.00
1. Utility Building at Mosquito Plain Total program construction
$828,527.05
PERCENTAGE COST OF ENGINEERING FOR PROGRAMS
Division
Program Salary Allotment Program Cost Town Engineering Fee
1. Highway $16,730.00 $249,776.37 6.7
2. Sewer 31,740.00 556,060.90 5.7
3. Drain 5,380.00 139,415.75 *3.8
*Fee for Highway and Sewer include design, drawing of plans, writ- ing specifications, supervision and inspection of construction. Fee for the Drain Program does not include supervision and inspection ..
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3. Special Layouts and Projects
a) Layout, line and grade of Highway Division street construction of Albert Rd, Circuit Rd., Derby St., Emeline Rd., Friend St., Garfield Ave., Primrose Lane, Rockway Ave., Wesagussett Park- ing Lot.
b) Survey plans and descriptions for takings of widening and relo- cation of portions of East Street and Commercial Street at Ledge Hill Rd.
c) Topography; Town Dump, Library site at Weston Park, and for proposed addition to the old High School.
d) Title reference and description of 22 streets submitted for ac- ceptance of A.T.M. 1962.
e) Land Court Survey, plan and description for acquiring land for proposed Park off Summer Street, rear of Belmont Street, Art. 79, A.T.M. 1962.
f) Study, survey, profile and preliminary plans for proposed tak- ings for bridge and alternate access to Idlewell section of Wey- mouth, Art No. 83, A.T.M. 1962
g) Survey, plans and descriptions for State Department of Public Works, Waterways Division, for construction of Back River Flood Control Project and Shore Protection of Driftway.
h) Survey, design, contract plans and specifications for proposed Winter and Middle Streets relocation and reconstruction-Bids to be called in January.
i) Survey and layout of proposed relocation and widening of Mid- dle Street, from Washington Street to Lake Street, for construc- tion under 1963 Highway Program.
j) Preliminary layout of proposed beach and parking area on Whit man's Pond at Middle Street.
k) Revise Assessors' Maps for printing of Atlas-to be printed after the first of the year.
4 .- Cash Receipts
a) For the Year 1962, $525.60 was turned over to the Town Treas- urer for the sale of contracts, plans and maps.
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ANALYSIS OF CONSTRUCTION DRAINAGE & ROADWAY 1962
DRAINAGE
ROADWAY
Items
12" Pipe
15" Pipe
18" Pipe
24" Pipe
30" Pipe
36" Pipe
42" Pipe
48" Pipe
Concrete
Culvert
Channel
Excavation
Manholes
Catch
Basins
Roadway Lay-
out Width
Roadway
Footage
Curbing
Footage
Sidewalk
Footage
Road Contract No. 12 Commercial Street
- 130
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
60 2800 4928 5750
Road Contract No. 13 Winter Street
1863
600
225
-
-
-
18
30
60 1200*
Drainage Contract No. 10
Phillips Creek Part III
880
660 1103
80
- 2270
15
10
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
90
144
348
5
Sewer Contract No. 44
***
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Totals
2743
790 1103 690
225
144
80
348
80
2270
80
40
- 2800 4928 5750
* Sub-base Preparation
Private Developer-First Nat'l Stores No Cost to Town
Curbing
4,928 Feet-0.93 Miles
Sidewalks 5,750 Feet-1.09 Miles *** Culvert under Middle Street at Whitman's Pond Above work exclusive of work done by the Town Highway Division, Town Sidewalk and Curbing Contract and work by State on Commercial Street under Chapter 90.
Drainage
8,473 Feet-1.60 Miles
Roadway
2,800 Feet-0.53 Miles
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
High Street Drain Trunk Line **
80
-
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CONTRACT
1
B. Park Division (Maintenance and Construction)
Superintendent-HAROLD C. GOULD
Total appropriation for the Park Division in 1962 was $51,182.00 Diagram V shows percentage breakdown of the total Park
DIAGRAM V.
A. Personnel Wages 79.9%
E. 6.9%
D. 3.0% £ 2,9%
General
maintenance
7.3%
A. Personnel
$40,882.00
B. General Maint.
3,750.00
C. Building Maint.
1,500.00
D. Equipment Maint.
1,550.00
E. Miscellaneous
3,500.00
$51,182.00
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1. Work done by private contract under supervision of Division: .
a) Fencing
1 Weston Park
2. Webb Park
3. Bradford Hawes Park
4. Negus Park
b) Bituminous concrete paving
1. Weston Park
2. Stella Tirrell Park
c) New Building
1. Boys' and girls' lavatory and equipment storage building, Century Road Playground
2. General construction projects accomplished by Division personnel:
a) O'Sullivan Field
1. Assembled, erected and painted new outfield fence
2. Refurbished entire playing area-set 5,000 s. f. of grown sod.
3. Erected bleachers and other items to complete this facility.
b)' Negus Park
1. Constructed new Little League Field on existing site.
2. Fencing and backstop by private contract under supervision of Division.
c) New North Senior High School-Mall
1. In conjunction with the road construction of Commercial St. in the vicinity of the new High School numerous trees and shrubs were planted in a sizeable area set aside for this pur- pose.
d) Little League Fields at Central Junior High School in accord- ance with action taken at the Annual Town Meeting, March, 1962, the Division assumed general maintenance of these two fields. Certain revisions and construction are necessary to qualify these two fields under the specifications of Little League.
e) Roadside mowing.
The Park Division was assigned the roadside mowing program formerly accoplished by the Highway Division. With the use of transferred equipment this function has worked out well-the equipment is also used in raking Wessaqussett Beach during the bathing season.
f) Flood Control.
The Park Division was assigned the flood control responsibility at Whitman's Pond. This requires around the clock attention during the periods of heavy rainfall.
g) General
The Division maintains 15 parks and playgrounds, 2 beaches and 51 greens located throughout the Town.
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C. Highway Division
Superintendent-Daniel J. Slattery
General Foreman-Albert E. Ahlstedt
Foremen-John C. Downs; Harold D. Shields; Edward F. O'Leary.
Total appropriation for the Highway Division in 1962 was $434,558.00.
Diagram VI indicates the percentage breakdown of the total Highway budget.
DIAGRAM VI
A. Personnel- Wages 69.9%
:
5.7%
1.5%
H
22%
8,5%
F
5.4%
2
1.4%
E.
DEB
A. Personnel
$322,358.00
B. General
6,500.00
C. Truck Maint.
8,000.00
D. Equip. Maint.
10,000.00
E. Oiling
25,000.00
F. Snow Removal
39,000.00
G. Drainage
10,000.00
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H. Supplies
.I. Traffic-Signs
6,700.00 7,000.00
434,558.00
J. (Private ways-materials)
(26,300.00) $460,858.00
The following Diagram, VII, indicates the total budget of the Highway Division broken down into the costs of labor and Materials of the services supplied by the Division.
Using a conservative population figure of 50,000 for Weymouth, it is not difficult to show a per capita cost for said services.
DIAGRAM VII. Highway Division-Town Housekeeping and Services
B. Street Construction 11.4%
C. Drains 6.5%
D. 3.2% E. 3,8%
A. Rubbish 15.6%
F. Oiling + Patching 12.4%
L. misc Projects 5.5%
2.9% 6.
1,5%
3.1% H.
I. Snow
J. Equipment Maint. + Repair
Removal and Ice Control
10.6%
23.5%
Labor and Material Combined Cost
Per Capita/Yr. 1.44
A. Rubbish Collection
$ 72,000
.96
B. Street (Priv. Way) Construction 48,000
.60
C. Drain Const. and Improvement 30,000
D. Drain Cleaning and Maintenance 15,000 .30
E. Street Cleaning 17,500
.35
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Maintenance or Service
F. Oiling and Patching
57,000
1.14
G. Brook Cleaning
13,200
.26
H. Traffic-Painting and Signs 14,500
.29
I. Snow Removal and Ice Control 112,900
2.24
J. Equip. Maint. and Repair
49,000
98
K. Dump Maintenance 6,300
.12
L. Misc. Projects, Repairs, etc. 25,400
.51
$460,800
1. Street Construction Summary
a) Oil and Sand Construction
(5550 1.y.)
b) Stone Penetration
c) Bituminous Concrete
556 1. f
Total
556 1. f.
2. Specific Accepted Sts. Constructed
Footage Year Accepted
a) Albert Rd
350
1960
b) Primrose
206
1961
c) Wessagussett Parking Lot
(5550 s. y)
Total
556
3. Backlog of Streets to do
Footage Year Accepted
a) Friend Street
296
1959
b) Emeline
600
1961
c) Mountainview Rd. (Funds 1962)
1/ 5
1
6
d) Bayside Ave.
363
1962
e) Circuit Rd.
840
1962
f) Garfield Ave.
850
1962
g) Sagamore Rd.
240
1962
h) Westland Rd. and Circle
445
1962
i) Rockway Ave
918
1962
Total
5588
Most of these streets, the preliminary work, such as drain- age, sewerage, new water mains and in some cases the base course of bituminous concrete, has been completed.
4. Local Drainage
Pipe Size
Footage
Catch Basins and Manholes
a) Soper Ave.
10" 10"
63
7
c) Rosemont Road
12" 10"
226
1
d) Pilgrim Road
10"
22
1
e) North Weymouth Parking
10"
48
4
f) Richards Road
12"
100
2
g) Circuit Road 10"
68
4
12"
198
h) Park Avenue
18"
10
1
398
69
b) Garfield Ave
12"
200
643
Fottage
i) Derby St.
10"
125
12"
226
24'
48
j) Thicket St.
10"
62
3
12"
108
4
1) Keith St.
7
m) King Oak Ter.
12"
538
n) East St.
12'
162
0) Hinston Rd.
10'
179
10
12"
694
p) Friend St.
12"
24
2
q) Emiline Rd
10"
40
3
r) Washington St.
10"
52
1
Total
5. Drain Maintenance
The Elgin Eductor cleaned 1038 catch basins
6. Street Sweeping-1962 the Division continued the police of utilizing the mechanical sweepers two night a week and Saturdays, avoiding the outlay for a third machine and operator. It is proposed to continue this program in 1963
7. Rubbish Collection-1962 the Division continued its rubbish pickup of every other week. At this writing the Town is faced with deciding between incineration and sanitary landfill disposal. If incineration approved, preparation will begin in 1963 for setting up weekly collection, mapping daily routes
8. Oiling-As stated in 1962 Report. each year more headway is made paving streets with bituminous concrete. It is pro- posed in 1963 to augment the oiling program with a new product "ST" mix. This mix consists of a thin layer of bituminous concrete with a fine aggregate and can be ap- jlied on oiled roads that are of proper contour
9. Traffic. During 1962 the traffic section went into full manu- facture of its own signs; utilizing the Scotchlite product that is reflective at night, has met with Town-wide ap- proval.
In 1962, the following work was accomplished:
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a) Painting-Crosswalks Centerlines 15,000
b) Thermoplastic Crosswalks Centerlines 5,810
5 (new)
c) Warning signs painted
6
24"
48
k) Summer St.
12"
70
10"
20
10"
25
3
4185
59
399
d) Signs installed
Street Signs 97 (new installations) School and/or Children 20 Regulatory 26 Miscellaneous 9
10. Miscellaneous Projects.
a) Petrell Park-widening and berm
b) Extensive Land Clearing at Dump
c) East St. shoulder work for widening (800'x3)
d) North Weymouth Parking Area
e) Curb removal and parking lot opening- Housing Project
f) Demolition of the Old Moose Hall, Commercial St.
g) Emergency work on Herring Run.
h) Continued grading and filling of Julia Rd., Playground area
D Tree Division
Superintendent-V. LESLIE HERBERT
Foreman-Charles Burns
Total appropriation for the Tree Division in 1962 was $60,149.00 Diagram VIII shows percentage breakdown of the total Tree Division budget.
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DIAGRAM VIII
A. Personnel Wages 74,8%
€ 7.2%
2,5%
£
4,2%
D
3,3% 6.7%
8
A. Personnel
$45,029.00
B. Tree Planting
4,000.00
C. Supplies
2,000.00
D. Insecticides
2,500.00
E. Truck Maint.
1,500.00
F. Equipment Maint. 800.00
G. Aerial (SP) Spray
4,320.00
$60,149.00
1. Dutch Elm Disease. Private contract removal.
In comparing 1962 with previous years, the Town of Wey- mouth has gained considerable ground in the removal of Dutch Elm diseased trees.
Contract awards 1962:
1. MacQuinn Tree & Landscape 20 trees @ $ 295.00
2. Manna Tree & Landscape Serv. 252 trees @ 1,894.00
Total 272 trees $2,189.00
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Average $8.00 per tree 1962 (Average $11.59 per tree 1961)
Contract being prepared at this writing to include the re- moval of approximately 300 diseased trees in East Wey- mouth.
2. Emergency spraying
Insects and diseases make their appearance by Nature's calen- dar and are only subject to meteorological conditions. Weather is a most important factor in our operations. This point is especially emphasized by the outbreak of Spring Canker Worm which made its delayed epidemic outbreak in early Summer. From the Blue Hills eastward and to the south thousands of acres of forest were stripped of foliage and only in Weymouth the line was held against further depredations of this cater- pillar.
The Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works with the cooperation of the Finance Committee, proclaimed an emer- gency and authorized $4,300 for a substantial aerial spray. The 1963 Tree Division budget requests $5,000 to be set aside for this or other emergency so the timing may be more ef- fective.
The action taken by the Town in 1962 brought much favorable commendation from the State's leading entomologists and will be presented in a paper to be delivered at the Winter meeting of the Mass. Tree Wardens' and Foresters' Assn. in February. 1963.
3. Tree planting program.
Before tree planting is undertaken, a careful study of the areas are made to assure a desirable and pleasing effect of the over- all area.
During the Spring and Fall seasons of 1962, 650 shade and ornamental trees were planted, 115 of these were included in the contractors' specifications under the Highway Construc- tion Program. This is a considerable increase over the previous year's planting of 306 trees.
Following is a list of the various species planted, indicating the long range plan of incorporating the widest variety of trees possible.
Maples-Crimson King. Norway, Sugar and Swamp Red Locust-Moraine, Thornless-honey, Globe and Sunburst White Pine, Scotch Pine and Mugho
Dogwood-pink and white.
Sweet Gum Pin-Oak Pink Horse Chestnut
Golden Chain Hemlock Blue Spruce Spreading Juniper
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Purple-Leaf Plum Kwanzan Cherry Mountain Ash Saucer Magnolia
4. Other functions
As in previous years, the Tree Division has participated in the following:
a) Poison ivy spraying
b) Beehive and hornet nest control
c) Clearing for visibility at intersections and narrow roads
d) Clearing and removal for private way construction
e) Clearing and removal for sidewalk construction
f) Fire alarm line clearing
g) Police signal line clearing
h) Street light clearing
i) Snow-plow routes, hydrant and firebox clearing
E. Sewer Division M. & O.
Superintendent-NORMAN M. SMITH
General Foreman-Francis Gallahue
General Clerk-Stella Curtis
Total appropriation for the Sewer Division Maintenance and Op- eration was $62,654.00. Diagram IX shows percentage breakdown of the total Sewer Division M. & O. budget.
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DIAGRAM IX
B. Labor Equip. Maint.
C. Labor Maint, Sever System
8.8%
A. Salary Admin.
43.1%
12.1%
H. Maint, Sewer System 7.3% Supplies
G. Equip.+ Supplies
11,2%
D. Holidays 11.5%
3.6% 2.4 F. E.
A Salary Admin.
$ 7,590.00
B. Labor-Equip. Maint.
5,50400
C. Labor-Maint. Sewer
System 27,000.00
D. Holidays 7,200.00
E. Equip. Const. Maint. and
Transportation 1.500.00
F. Office Supplies
2,260.00
G. Equipment Supplies 7,000.00
H. Maint. Sewer System Supplies 4,600.00
$62.654.00
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