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McGouty, Alice
Mulcahy, Lizzie Murphy, Patrick McCann, Willie
Kohlmaun, John
Kimball, Eddie
Marchessault, Eugenie
Kane, Frank
Nelson, Harry
Kervin, John
McNulty, Frank
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CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 26.
Palmer, Charles O.
Rourke, Eddie
Sawin, Lelia
Phipps, Arthur
Ryan, Mary E.
Sullivan, John
Phetteplace, Nellie
Reis, George
Smith, Louisa
Pond, Sarah
Reardon, Annie
Spurr, Josie
Phelps, Bertha Poole, Ida
Reardon, Julia
Smith, Minnie M.
Prouty, Anna
Roberts, Mary
Stewart, Frank
Phetteplace, Carrie
Ratican, Katie
Servey, Susie
Pickup, Nellie
Ryan, Mary
Santon, Josephine
Phetteplace, Charles
Rollins, Emma
Styles, Katie R.
Prentice, Frank
Russell, Gertie
Spurr, Emma F.
Phelps, Mary
Rice, Ellie
Spaulding, Sarah
Peters, Willie C.
Rudy, Frank
Sweeney, Edward
Patch, Annie
Ryan, Mamie J.
Segur, Charles
Pero, Louis N. B.
Riley, Rosa
Stevens, Alice
Peacock, Ida F.
Ryan, Minnie
Sullivan, Hannah
Paige, David
Rogers, Dexter
Smith, Katie
Powers, Nicholas
Rowe, Alice
Smith, Julia
Powers, Jimmie
Riggs, Addie
Smith, Frank
Powers, Thomas
Reed, Bessie
Stark, Henry
Pero, Lizzie
Ryan, Katie
Sullivan, Josie
Powers, Maggie
Russell, Minnie
Sexton, Kate
Paul, Lutie
Rice, Era
Sullivan, Patsey
Pillet, Napoleon
Rourke, Charles
Sweet, John
Putnam, Lilla
Richmond, Emma L.
Sullivan, Michael
Quinlan, Lawrence
Robbins, Charlie
Sullivan, Joanna
Quinlan, Mary A. F.
Smith, George
Slocumb, Samuel
Quinlan, Mary
Spurr, Fannie Stone, Agnes
Russell, Horace
Swain, Lizzie M.
Rourke, Mary A.
Sawyer, Jennie L.
Russell, Lucy
Sawin, Robert V. Stimpson, Katie
Stowell, Eliza P.
Ray, Jennie
Sullivan, Daniel
Sears, Abbie L.
Rumery, Henry
Sherman, Minnie
Temple, Mary
Reardon, Mary
Shippen, Henry
Thayer, John
Riordon, William
Tyler, Albert
Rose, Marion]
Tarbell, Minnie
Rice, Ettie
Shields, Mary Smith, George 2 Scott, Flora Sullivan, Willie
Tyler, Lizzie Tuttle, George
Rugg, Edward
Slaughnessy, Willie
Taylor, Jakie
Roberts, Asa
Shaw, Charles
Thayer, Sarah
Rourke, Mary
Shesman, Mary
Towne, Emma Tyler, Laura Tucker, Albert L.
Rafferty, Jennie Rice, Minnie Rice, Arthur
Stowell, Anna
Tateum, Willie
Reeves, Willie
Stamp, George
Tyler, Walter D.
Ryan, William
Sears, Bennie
Templeton, Fannie M.
Ronin, James
Spurr, Sammie
Tyler, Lizzie
Rafferty, Owen
Smith, Annie
Taylor, George S.
Stott, Mattie
Quow, Carrie E.
Sweetser, Sammie Sly, Anna Sly, Mary Smith, Mary
Ross, Jennie
Redican, Katie
Sweat, Emma Stickler, Raymond
Reagan, John
Seaver, Mattie
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SCHOOLS .- SECRETARY'S REPORT.
Townley, Joseph
Woodward, Alice
Wakefield, George
Tainter, Augustus
Woodward, Willie
White, Eddie N.
Thayer, Ernest L.
White, Avery A. »
Woodward, Ralph
Thompson, Jessie F.
Whitcomb, Harry
Welch, Nellie
Tarbell, Addie L.
Wadsworth, H. M.
Waine, Annie Ward, Frank
Tibbets, Herbert Tisdelle, Hattie
Warren, Nathan Whittemore, Willie White, Etta
Ward, Freddie
Tenion, Mary
Woodruff, Ella
Tunncry, Eddie
Whiting, Laura
Whittemore, Jennie
Tyler, Willie
Wesson, Fred
Webb, George
Thompson, Willie
Wardwell, Carrie
Warren, Ella
Traverse, Frank
Wells, Henry
Witherell, Charles
Troy, Maggie
White, Sarah
Winter, Lizzie
Trainor, Annie
Wakefield, Willie
Welch, Daniel
Tolton, Henry
Weixler, Augusta M. Wheeler, Charles
Woodward, Norman White, Charlie
Toole, Daniel
Wood, Annie S.
Wesson, Walter
Upham, Freddie G.
Wells, George P.
Watson, Henry
Underwood, John
Woodman, Lizzie
Whittemore, Fred.
Wheeler, Abbie
Whitney, Josey
Weixler, Arthur
Wheeler, Henry
Weir, Jennie
Warren, Herbert
Whipple, Mary
Winn, Mary
Welch, Thomas
Whitney, H.
Wood, Freddie
Wheelock, Willie
Wilcox, L. A.
Ward, Robert
Whalen, Willie
Williams, F. A.
Warren, Everett H.
Woodward, Susie E.
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Toole, Mary
Organization of the School Committee.
OF THE
CITY OF WORCESTER, FOR THE YEAR 1872.
GEO. F. VERRY, President. ALBERT P. MARBLE, Superintendent. SAMUEL V. STONE, Secretary.
Members whose term expires January, 1875.
Members whose term expires January, 1874.
Members whose term expires January, 1873.
C. B. METCALF.
HARTLEY WILLIAMS.
EDWARD H. HALL.
GEORGE W. GALE.
G. HENRY WHITCOMB.
ANN B. EARLE.
JAMES MCDERMOTT.
JASON CHAPIN.
JAMES DRAPER.
P. J. GARRIGAN. THOS. GRIFFIN.
JOHN F. MURRAY.
F. J. MCNULTY."
M. J. McCAFFERTY.
SAMUEL V. STONE.
F. P. GOULDING.
LOAMMI HARRINGTON.
GEORGE JAQUES.
EMERSON WARNER.
EDWARD H. PEABODY. CHARLES BALLARD.
P. EMORY ALDRICH.
E. B. STODDARD.
RUFUS WOODWARD.
SUB-COMMITTEES.
ON SCHOOL HOUSES-Mayor, Messrs. Stone, Woodward, Gale, Whitcomb and Chapin. ON BOOKS AND APPARATUS-Messrs. Woodward, Stoddard, Williams, Jaques and Hall: ON EXAMINATION OF TEACHERS-Superintendent, and Messrs. Warner, Jaques, Hall, Metcalf and Garrigan.
ON FINANCE-Mayor, Superintendent, and Messrs. Metcalf, Aldrich, Warner. Gould- ing and Harrington.
ON ASSIGNING VISITING COMMITTEES-Superintendent, and Messrs. Griffin, Ballard Gale, McNulty, and Ann B. Earle.
VOCAL MUSIC.
GRADES ABOVE THE THIRD .- Edward S. Nason, Teacher.
COMMITTEE .- Warner, Whitcomb, Garrigan.
The Committees of Visitation shall exercise a general supervision over the Schools to which they are severally assigned, and shall visit them according to the provisions of the Statutes, not less than once in four weeks, and generally during the week preceding the monthly meeting of the Board, at which they shall report their true condition .- Rules. Chap. 3. Sec. 6.
Though each School is assigned to a Special Committee, yet every member of the Board shall deem it his duty to watch over all the Public Schools of the City, to attend their examinations, and visit them at other times as his convenience will permit .- Rules, Chap. 9, Sec. 9.
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE .- 1872.
VISITING COMMITTEES.
The Roman Numerals designate the rooms to which members of committees are specially assigned, and the grades according to the Course of Study. CLASSICAL AND ENGLISH HIGH SCHOOL. COMMITTEE. Jaques, Hall, Aldrich, Metcalf, Stoddard, Williams, Griffin, Ann B. Earle. TEACHERS. ABNER H. DAVIS, Head Master. Roswell Parish, Florence V. Beane, Mary E. Wilder,
Babson S. Ladd,
Hannah G. Creamer.
Latham Fitch,
Ann C. Stewart, Mary A. Parkhurst, BELMONT STREET SHCOOL. COMMITTEE.
Gale, IX, VIII, VII, VI. Harrington, V, IV, III. McDermott, II, I, I. TEACHERS. VI, Sarah W. Phillips. II, Susie G. Gale.
IX, Edward I. Comins, Annie C. Wyman.
V, Tirza S. Nichols. I, Ida C. Upton.
VIII, Vashti E. Hapgood.
IV, Esther G. Chenery.
I, Eliza J. Day.
VII, Mary A. Warren,
III, Mary T. Gale.
DIX STREET SCHOOL. COMMITTEE. Aldrich, IX, VIII. Williams, VII, VI. Griffin, V, IV.
1X, Addison A. Hunt.
TEACHERS. VII, EldoraM. Aldrich. V, Kate A. Meade.
VIII, Sarah E. Dyer. VI, Ellen Merrick. IV, Elizabeth E. Daniels.
TRAINING SCHOOL. COMMITTEE. Hall, III. Metcalf, II. Ann B. Earle, I.
III, Mary L. Norcross.
TEACHERS. Rebecca Jones, Principal. II, Emma J. Houghton. I, Emma J. Norcross. WOODLAND STREET SCHOOL.
COMMITTEE.
Woodward, IX, VIII, VII. Peabody, VI, V, IV. Whitcomb, III, I. TEACHERS.
IX, Sam'l E. Fitz. VII, Minnie S. Fitch. IV, Linnie M. Allen.
Jennie E. Howard, VI, Mary M. Lawton. III & II, Lizzie C. Goodwin
VIII, Mary F. Wentworth. V, Mary J. Davis. I, Maggie I. Melanefy.
LAMARTINE STREET SCHOOL. COMMITTEE. Metcalf, IX, VIII, VII. Stone, V. IV, III. Garrigan, II, II, I, I.
TEACHERS.
IX, Calvin !C. Foster, V, Nellie L. Moore. II, Eliza A. Cook.
Eliza J. Wallace. IV, Matilda Parker. I, Esther B. Smith. I, Belle Y. Hoyt.
VIII, Mary E. Eastman. III, Louise A. Dawson.
VII & VI, Mary A. Smith. II, Mary A. Kavanagh. LEDGE STREET SCHOOL. COMMITEE.
Williams, IX. VIII, VII. Murray, VI, V, IV. McCafferty, III II, I, I.
IX, Henry M. Harrington, VI, Maria P. Cole. Minnie F. Whittier.
V, Charlotte N. Follett. I, Mary. E. D. King.
VIII, Mary F. Reed. IV, Margaret M. Geary. I, Mary V. Calaghan.
VII, Joanna F. Smith. III, Eliza F. Prentice. THOMAS STREET SCHOOL.
COMMITTEE. Ann B. Earle, VIII, VII, VI. Gale, VI, V, IV. Warner, III, II, I, I.
VIII, Harriet G. Waite. V, Elizabeth H. Coe.
VII, Ann E. McCambridge. IV, Abbie F. Knowles.
VI, Laura L. Newton. III, Eunie M. Gates.
VI, Mary A. Harrington.
TEACHERS. II, Esther M. Rice.
TEACHERS. II, Amanda M. Phillips. I, Abbie F. Hemenway. I, Flora G. Osgood.
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE .- 1872.
SYCAMORE STREET SCHOOL.
COMMITTEE. Hall, VII, VI. Jaques, V, IV. Aldrich, III, II, I. TEACHERS.
VII, Ann S. Dunton. IV, Jennie A. Greene. II, Emma F. Marsh.
VI, Carrie A. George.
III, Sarah W. Clements. I, Nellie C. Thomas ..
V, Carrie R. Clements.
EAST WORCESTER SCHOOLS.
COMMITTEE. Whitcomb, V, IV, IV. McNulty, III, II, II. Chapin. I, I. TEACHERS.
V, Harriet Hathaway. III, Ella M. McFarland. I, Mattie A. Collins.
IV, Annie Brown. II, Carrie E. Putnam. I, Aloysia Radcliffe.
IV, Tamerson S. Darling. II, Hattie A. Smith. PROVIDENCE STREET SCHOOL. COMMITTEE. Griffin, V, IV. Ballard, III, II. Harrington, I, I. TEACHERS.
V, Elizabeth L. King. III, Martha J. Morse. I, Alice M. Prouty.
IV, Agnes R. Dame. II, Sarah J. Newton. I, Evelyn E. Towne. ASH STREET SCHOOL. COMMITTEE. Goulding, V, IV. Jaques, IV, III, Murray, II, I. TEACHERS. V, Helen M. Harlow. IV & III Sylvia N. Stackpole II, Abbie J. Reed.
IV, Mary J. Mack. III, Helen M. Shattuck. I, Emma J. Barton. SOUTH WORCESTER SCHOOL. COMMITTEE. Ballard, VII, V. Griffin, IV, III. Goulding, II, I. TEACHERS.
VIII & VI, Myra J. Wetmore. IV, Ellen M: Boyden. II, Susan M. Forbes.
V, Sarah A. Bigelow. III, Ann E. Hall. I, Annetta M. Chapin, PLEASANT STREET SCHOOL. COMMITTEE. Stoddard, V, IV. Goulding, III, II. Peabody, I. TEACHERS. III, Josephine A. Hunt. I, Emly M. Halsted. II, Sarah A. Harrington. SALEM STREET SCHOOL. COMMITTEE. Stone, VI, IV. Hall, III, I.
V, Carrie E. Gilbert.
IV, Addie H. Barnes.
VI, Rebecca Barnard.
TEACHERS. III, Emma I. Claflin. I, Hattie A. Harrington.
V & IV, Mary A. E. Adams.
EDGWORTH STREET SCHOOL. COMMITTEE. Warner, V, III. Draper, II, I. TEACHERS.
V & IV, Hattie E. Clarke. II, Susan M. Buttrick. I, Hattie M. Bliss.
III, Sarah M. Brigham.
NEW WORCESTER SCHOOL. COMMITTEE. Peabody, IX, VI. Draper, V, I. TEACHERS.
IX & VIII, Charlotte N. Munger. IV. Adeliza Perry. III & I, Ida A. E. Kenny VII & VI, S. Lizzie Carter.
FRONT STREET SCHOOL. COMMITTEE. McDermont, IV, II1. Stoddard, II, I. TEACHERS. II, Mary E. Trask. I, Abigail Pratt.
IV, Libbie H. Day. III, Mary O. Whitmore.
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE .- 1872.
QUINSIGAMOND SCHOOL. COMMITTEE. McNulty, VII & IV. Garrigan, III & I. TEACHERS. VII & VI, Leonora E. Perry. V & IV, Anna C. Perry. III & I, Amelia M. Walker. MASON STREET SCHOOL. COMMITTEE. Harrington, III. Hall, I. TEACHERS.
III, Julia M. Martin.
II & I, Mary E. Pease.
ADRIATIC SCHOOL. COMMITTEE. Draper, II. Jacques, I. TEACHERS. I, Maria J. Metcalf.
II, Martha T. Wyman.
UNION HILL SCHOOL. COMMITTEE. McCafferty, VI. Chapin, I. TEACHERS. III & I, Abbie A. Wells.
VI & IV, Ellen G. Wheeler.
ELM STREET SCHOOL.
COMMITTEE .- Murray. TEACHER .- VII & VI, Etta A. Rounds. ORANGE STREET SCHOOL. ( Ungraded.) COMMITTEE .- Garrigan. TEACHERS.
Geo. A. Adams.
Persis E. King.
NORTHVILLE,
VII. Abbie E. Clough,
Wooodward.
TATNUCK, VALLEY FALLS,
Susie A. Partridge, Ella P. Newton,
McNulty.
BLITHEWOOD,
Josephine P. Raymond,
Chapin.
BLOOMINGDALE,
Hattie M. Johnson,
McNulty.
ADAMS SQUARE, BURNCOAT, NORTH POND, CHAMBERLIN,
Lizzie Vaughan,
Chapin.
Emma S. R. Kendrick, Clara Manley,
Metcalf.
LOCATION, ORANGE ST .- BOYS,
TEACHERS. COMMITTEE. Stone.
Carrie A. George,
Mary A. Slater,
Jennie E. Stiles,
Laura L. Newton,
Sarah J. Newton,
Ella McFarland,
McDermott.
Tamerson S. Darling,
Samuel A. Souther,
Williams.
Abbie A. Souther,
Preston D. Jones, Gou!ding.
Myra J. Wetmore,
EVENING DRAWING SCHOOL-BELMONT STREET.
COMMITTEE. Gale, Metcalf, Warner.
MONDAY AND THURSDAY, TUESDAY AND FRIDAY,
TEACHERS. Geo. E. Gladwin, Geo. I. Alden, Edw'd I. Comins. Ass't.
Milton T. Higgins. Henry M. Armsby. Edw'd R. Smith, Ass't.
.
III. Stella E. Knight, Mary J. Packard,
Ballard.
Whitcomb.
LEESVILLE,
Lottie M. Harrington,
Woodward.
ELM ST .- GIRLS,
McCafferty.
EAST WORCESTER .- GIRLS,
SUMMER ST .- MIXED,
SOUTH WORCESTER .- MIXED,
SUBURBAN SCHOOLS.
EVENING SCHOOLS.
SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR 1872. Vacation period indicated by full face figures.
Sunday.
Monday.
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Wednesday
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Saturday.
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The 1st, Term begins Dec. 4th, 1871, and ends Feb. 17th, 1372, comprising 10 weeks.
2d,
Feb. 26th, 1872, "
May 3d,
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66 May 13th,
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Aug. 26th, Dec. 2d, 1872.
*Nov. 27th,
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" 1st,
Half Term reports due March 30th, Oct. 19th.
* Assuming that Thanksgiving day will be appointed for the last Thursday in Novem- ber, as usual,
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June 28th,
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REPORT OF THE CITY ENGINEER.
To the City Council :
GENTLEMEN : - The city Engineer presents the following Annual Report for the year ending November 30, 1871, to wit :
MILL BROOK.
Operations have been continued upon this important work, during the season making the fifth year in succession since the work was commenced.
Two sections of the work were let, the one for arching the por- tion north of Lincoln Square, under the extension of Prescott street, and one for a section extending from Green street at a point where the work was commenced in 1867, to the point on Cambridge street where Mill Brook crosses said Cambridge street. The work above Lincoln Square was let to E. B. Walker, of North Oxford, April 22, 1871.
That south of Green street was awarded April 25, to Messrs. Patrick O'Keefe and H. G. Roche.
Messrs. O'Keefe and Roche commenced work May 2. The health of Mr. O'Keefe not proving sufficient to go on with the work, Messrs. E. B. Walker and Brigham Converse assumed their contract at the same rate, and upon the same conditions as it was awarded to Messrs. O'Keefe and Roche. Messrs. Walker and Converse commenced work thereon May 9, 1871.
The city having to put in the wooden flume, to convey the water over the work above Lincoln Square, work was not com- menced here by Mr. Walker until June 8. After which dates each job progressed regularly and constantly until the close of the season. The arching above Lincoln Square was completed Dec. 8, 1871. By a vote of the City Council Oct. 16, 1871, this
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CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 26.
work was ordered to be extended across Lincoln Square. But the season being much advanced before this part of the work was commenced, it was suspended, when it had been carried entirely under the horse railroad track, when that point was reached, it was then found impracticable to complete the remainder before January 1872.
There now remains 55 feet in the Square to be finished. The connection between the new and old work has been made in a safe and substantial manner. The lower end has been bridged, in view of the fact that probably the balance of the work will be done in two or three years.
The amount of work completed to the present time is as fol- lows, to wit :
Feet.
1867. Laid by Adams Dawson & Co.,
1364.
1868.
" E. B. Walker,
820.
1869. 66 " E. B. Walker,
1571.
1870. " E. B. Walker,
387.
1870. 66 " Dawson, Tank, and Ingerson,
1765.5
1871. " E. B. Walker,
3043.5
Total, 8951.0
The form of construction used in the above work has been as follows, to wit :
Walled in open canal.
Covered with an arch,
225.1
Total, 8951.0
The cost of this work has been as follows,
$383,294 55
Paid to 1871, " to Dec. 1, 1871,
84,027 74
Expenditure to Dec. 1, 1871, $467,322 29
To complete the walling and arching from the southerly side of Cambridge street, to its terminus on the north-easterly side of Prescott street there remains to be arched in Union street, from Court Mills to the end in Lincoln Square 340 feet, and of the work contracted for between Green and Cambridge street 1336.5 feet. On the work between Green and Cambridge streets no street bridges have been laid this year.
Feet. 4647. 4078.9
Spanned by 5 street bridges,
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REPORT OF THE CITY ENGINEER.
Foundations have been arranged for six. There remains at the lower end to be built next Cambridge street, 127 feet in order to finish the work to the southerly side of the street, includ- ing the bridge over it. To put in this section it will be neces- sary to enclose the work on 3 sides with sheet piling.
The Brook will be carried past the work on one side of this piling. To free the foundation from water, it will be necessary to use a steam pump. Across the canal, at all proposed streets, cast iron water pipe has been laid under the bed of the canal, and those not in use at present have been so left as to be ready for fu- ture use whenever required, without the necessity of laying them under the water running in it.
No arrangement has been made for the connection of the Pied- mont street sewer with this canal, because no plan has been ma- tured by which said sewer shall be extended to the new location of Mill Brook from its present terminus.
This extension will need early attention, or as soon as the present current of Mill Brook is turned into the new channel, as the amount of water then finding its way into the old channel will be entirely inadequate to keep the stream from becoming a nuisance and source of pestilence.
The Plan of this extension will need to include the entire dis- trict between Millbury street and the Providence Rail Road, as well as to make ultimate provision for the proper connection of the sewer which must drain the district, the water shed of which follows the valleys around the Adriatic Mills and empties into Mill Brook below the Gas Works.
The matter of building down the foundations of the Boston & Albany Rail Road has not been accomplished, as recommended in the last Annual Report. This has been postponed because all the pumping machinery at the command. of the department has been constantly in use the entire season, and further because there seemed to be no immediate haste in the matter, as a late examination shows all the parts of the old bridge to be standing safely and securely in its present position. Still this work needs early attention the coming year.
The quantity of materials moved and used in the construction of Mill Brook, since the work was commenced has been as fol- lows :
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CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 26.
103,950
Cubic yards of Excavation
42,611
66 66 Back filling.
653
Ledge Excavation.
24,329
Perch Stone, laid dry.
10,971
66 in cement.
6,519
in paving.
2,619
Piles driven.
327
Inlets for side sewers.
31
Man holes in the arch.
SEWERS.
The construction of sewers has been continued through the year, the same as in eachı previous year since 1867.
The unfinished contracts of S. H. Tarbell, George C. Barney and E. S. Knowles, left over from the close of the year 1870 were finished early in the season. The contract for the sewers ordered by the City Council on March 13, 1871, was awarded to H. B. Leach & Co. of Philadelphia, April 20, 1871. This firm commenced work May 9.
The streets in which sewers have been laid the past year, with the number feet, size of sewer, number of man-holes, catch-basins and inlets, are given in the accompanying schedule marked A.
Schedule B gives the streets included in the contracts with Leach & Co. and Leach & Son, and now remaining unfinished.
Schedule C gives all the streets in which sewers have now been laid with the number of feet, size, number of man-holes, catch- basins and inlets.
When Mill Brook from Court Mill to the estate of L. W. Pond shall have been diverted from its present bed into the new arched channel, the following sewers will have to be connected across its present channel, viz :
Central street, Thomas street, Market street, and School street extended from Laurel to Union street.
The expenditure for sewers to Dec. 1, 1871, is as follows :
Paid to Jan. 1 in 1871,
$443,857 25
159,873 03
Amount,
$603,730 28
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The number of private drains now entering the public sewers are as follows :
Entered previous to 1867,
129
in
1867,
6
in
1868,
107
in
1869,
210
in
1870,
364
in
1871,
383
Total,
1199
Schedule D gives the streets upon which sewers have been laid, together with the drains and number of buildings on each.
During the year examinations have been made and investiga- tions entered into relative to the subject of the utilization of the sewage of the city, a report of which will hereafter be sub- mitted.
The care of the present system of sewers is a matter of much im- portance. There are now built and connected with the sewers 440 catch-basins. These need clearing of the sand, gravel and rub- bish carried into them by the rains, from two to three times a year, and many situated upon streets where there are no paved gutters after every heavy shower.
It is necessary that this should be done as often as the basins are filled at least, to prevent the sand and gravel being carried into the main sewers, because it can be removed much more cheaply from the basins than from the sewers where it is liable to be deposited. The average capacity of the catch-basins is about 3 1-2 cubic yards ; once full the basins now built hold 1484 cubic yards, and the amount of materials to be moved from them annually will range from 4000 to 5000 cubic yards.
HIGHWAYS.
Surveys have been made preparatory to the making public, or the alteration of the lines in the streets given in the following table ;
STREETS LOCATED IN 1871.
NAMES OF STREETS.
REMARKS.
Cedar Street, 269.78 feet Relocation from Chestnut to Everet
Chatham 66 639.06 Extension from Crown to Newbury
Congress 66
619.34 From Crown to Newbury.
Coral
66
1544.23 Grafton to ÆEtna.
Dix
1159.77
Harvard to North Ashland.
Foster
269.24
Extension to Waldo.
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Hanover Street,
1357.96 feet
Lovell 66
1291.78
Orchard 66
650.12
66
Penn Avenue,
1791.67
66
Quincy Street,
396.26
66 May St. to Chandler Street.
Union Avenue,
405.39
66 Providence to Chapin Street. Extension to Exchange.
Waldo Street,
117.12
Washington,
492.25
66
From Lamartine to Lafayette St. " Main to Chandler Street.
Wellington
1017.22
66
W. Boylston
3343.00
66
Holden Road to School House line.
Woodland
3000.00
King to Downing Street.
19,130.09
The number of feet of streets surveyed and located since 1867 is as follows to wit :
1867
1,868 feet 1870
62,582 feet
1868
31,836 " 1871
19,130
1869
23,156 '
138.572 ft.
Total 26 miles and 1292 feet.
SIDEWALKS.
The number of feet of grades set for sidewalks since 1867 has been as follows :
1867
5,037 feet 1870 39,424 feet
1868
7,876 “ 1871
78,141
1869
13,139
Total
143,617 ft
27 miles 1057 feet.
Schedule of streets on which levels have been made for the establishment of grades for sidewalks during the year as follows :
SIDEWALKS LAID OUT IN 1871.
NAMES OF STREETS.
Austin
Street,
735.0 feet
Austin
974.2
Both sides from Hawly to Merrick street.
Both sides from Lincoln Square to Oak Avenue.
Benefit
66
1554.0
Central
66
2790.8
Charlton
66
1057.7 66
Chatham
66
1302.8
"
Extension from Arch to Kendall. Relocation at Junction with New- ton Street.
From Arch to Belmont. 66 Grafton to Union Avenue.
66 Austin to Crown.
Tatnuck "
765.10
66
From Main to Oxford street on south side.
Belmont 66
2550.0
Both sides from Main to Beacon st. 66
66 to Summer st.
Both sides from Crown to Newbury
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Chestnut Street.
2770.9 feet. Both sides from Pleasant to Bow- doin street.
Church
668.4
Both sides from Front to Mechanic
Clinton
1491.0
Coral
66
3107.0
Crown
66
491.0
66
Dix
66
2343.0
66
Exchange
1568.1
66
Both sides from Main to Union st.
Hanover
962.3
66
" Prospect to Laurel st.
Harvard
1069.0
66
" State to Highland st.
High
66
2141.1
66
66
" Pleasant to Austin st. " Main to Beacon st.
Mechanic
1260.0
66
" " Union to Bridge st.
Merrick
1763.0
Newbury
2521.9
Oak
696,6
Orchard
1310.2
Penn Avenue,
3584.0
Piedmont Street,
3122.0
Pleasant
626.8
Portland
931.0
Providence
5121.2
Quincy
824.0
Salem
66
2644.5
Shrewsbury
790.5
Sycamore
66
986.8
Temple
66
2349.5
66 Green to Grafton st.
Thomas
66
2463.5
66 Main to Summer st.
Union
4522.0
66
Vernon
66
1893.0
Waldo
248.0
Mechanic to Market Both sides from Green to Patterson Both sides from Waldo House to Exchange st.
Wellington
1057.0
Both sides from Main to South Irv- ing street
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