Town annual reports of the several departments for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1875, Part 27

Author: Worcester (Mass.)
Publication date: 1875
Publisher: The City
Number of Pages: 490


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7.688 11.182


Germantown. Belmont.


Two Worthington duplex engines ; reservoir.


Extraordinary repairs on old engine.


8.65


1.621


6.561 1.277


.189 9.671


Columbus,


38,571.89


10,842.16 10.708 ¿


Interest.


$2,319.70 $7.50 21.904


2.412


DUTY COST OF FUEL.


4.678


5.099


385


ADDITIONAL SUPPLY OF WATER.


Taking everything into consideration, I am clearly of the opinion that Tatnuck Brook is the most desirable source for the city to secure for an additional supply of water.


The surveys of the Tatnuck Brook water-shed and Reservoir, have been made by General Percy Daniels and party, and of Henshaw Pond by Mr. L. A. Taylor, and I desire to acknowledge the valuable assist- ance rendered by both of them in the energetic prosecution of the work under their charge.


Respectfully submitted,


C: H. M. BLAKE, Civil Engineer.


CITY ENGINEER'S OFFICE,


WORCESTER, June 21st, 1875.


REPORT


OF THE


COMMISSIONER OF HIGHWAYS.


To the Honorable City Council :


GENTLEMEN : As required by an ordinance of the City, I here- with present the annual report of the expenditures and receipts of the Highway Department for the year ending November 30th, 1875, including $4,021.19 allowed by vote of the City Council for various reasons to sundry persons for damages, &c., also a schedule of the city property in charge of the same at that date. The ten oxen belonging to the department at the commencement of the year have been sold, and seven horses, one pair double and two single cart harnesses and a sweeping machine have been bought. Five ox carts have been changed to four-wheeled horse carts. Ten horse stalls, a chimney, harness room 15 by 30 feet, and a sleeping room 15 by 15 feet, have been built in the stables, and the stables, sheds, tool house and fence have been repaired and painted. The wall under the sheds built by the Boston and Albany Railroad has been paid for, all of which are included in the expenses.


50


388


CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 30


REPAIRS.


Following, is a list of Streets and Bridges that have received the necessary repairs, and the cost of doing the same, also the cost of breaking roads, street cleaning, &c.


Apricot


street,


$68 50


Austin


66 27


Ararat


66


19 25


Auburn


66


65 75


Ashland


66


56 00


Adams


150 55


Arch


39 00


Beaver


66


245 25


Belmont


66


746 17


Brooks


66


108 25


Bloomingdale


267 75


Boylston


66


21 00


West Boylston 66


361 50


Blithewood


36 00


Burncoat


24 50


Bailey


66


24 00


Beacon


11 25


Bellevue


36 75


Brattle


66


56 40


Bliss lane,


16 50


Cambridge


street,


270 95


Canterbury


66


137 15


Charlton


12 75


Chandler


66


270 75


Channing


66


112 50


College


66


85 75


Catharine


71 50


Crown


66


39 50


Chestnut


66


21 00


Coral


66


72 60


Canal


69 50


Cedar


66


28 00


Central


66


65 70


Dix


66


50 00


Elm


164 80


Chester


14 00


Elizabeth


47 35


Endicott


66


64 60


Edward


66


19 75


Eastern avenue,


134 25


Fowler street,


200 00


REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF HIGHWAYS.


389


Front


street,


$21 95


Foyle


12 50


Flagg 66


137 75


Franklin


12 75


Grafton


66


904 24


Grand


37 50


Green lane,


37 50


Green


street,


207 10


Grove


1,299 75


Garden


73 25


Gates' lane,


48 50


Greenwood street,


350 75


Hope avenue,


820 62


Hanover


street,


84 55


Hamilton


66


26 75


Harrington


108 00


Holden


481 00


Hermon


20 75


Hammond


23 26


Highland


183 00


Heard


66


32 50


Holmes


66


24 50


Jefferson


66


21 70


June


66


15 50


Jackson


47 75


Kendall


6 75


Lincoln


66


856 30


Leicester


66


1,313 15


Lake avenue,


18 75


Lovell


street,


37 20


Laurel


105 00


Lagrange


66


65 90


Ludlow


13 50


Ledge


13 50


Main


66


535.00


Millbury


66


712 00


Millbury avenue,


14 00


Mill


street,


177 60


Mountain


66


141 50


Malden


57 75


Millbrook


35 50


Mooreland


43 25


Manchester


66


32 53


May


239 55


Mechanic


66


32 50


Newton,


237 00


Newbury


15 00


Nelson place


21 50


390


CİTY DOCUMENT .- No. 30.


North


street,


$44 75


Norwood


66


50 00


Olean


5 00


Oxford


66


39 50


Orchard


66


9 00


Oread


114 40


Orange


66


35 45


Oak avenue,


15 00


Pleasant street,


654 97


Pratt


10 85


Plantation


66


721 64


Plymouth


66


39 25


Park


29 50


Pearl


9 50


Prescott


66.


76 00


Portland


6 75


Prospect


7 50


Piedmont


16 50


Queen


52 50


Southbridge


66


742 67


Shrewsbury


66.


324 50


Suffolk


97 75


Sever


66.


25 50


Salisbury


367 40


Salem


66


51 00


Summer


66


93 75


Spring


66.


13 50


Stafford


29 00


Sycamore 66


12 75


Spruce


10 80


Shelby


74 50


Trumbull


48 50


Taylor


37 25


Thomas


71 75


Temple


66


13 20


Union


16 22


Union avenue,


28 50


Vernon


street,


67 00


Washington


26 00


Washington square,


140 00


Webster


street,


285 70


Woodland


66


37 30


Ward


66.


27 25


Water


55 82


West


13 80


Walnut


80 00


Wall


111 45


Wellington


10 50


391


REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF HIGHWAYS.


William street,


$12 50


Wyman


66


61 00


Sundry streets,


369 65.


Total for street repairs,


$19,425 75


BRIDGES.


Belmont


street,


$3 60


Green


2 00


Grove


6 66


Grafton


66


34 42


June


2 50


Jamesville


43 24


Leicester


5 65


Mill


66


171 89


Market


1 50


Millbrook


66


6 20


Pleasant


17 64


Southbridge


66


70 50


Thomas


66


9 80


Union


12 33


Washington


66


10 10


Webster square,


29 91


Total for repairs on bridges,


$427 94


Snow and ice,


$3,978 92


Street cleaning,


3,215 60


Incidental labor,


990 65


$8,185 17


Total for repairs, snow and ice, cleaning streets, &c., $28,038 86


The measurement of the materials used and charged to sidewalk accounts, is as follows :-


CURBSTONE.


Length of new curbstone,


4,913.6-10 feet.


66 " curbstone reset,


866


66


66 " circle curbstone,


78 66


FLAGSTONE.


Length of new flagstone,


" flagstone relaid,


2,195.2-10 feet. 95.6-10 «


392


CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 30.


PAVING.


Amount of new gutter paving,


2,308


square yards.


66 " gutter paving relaid,


187.9-10


66 66


66


" new cross-walk paving,


1,159.7-10


66 66


66 " cross-walk paving relaid,


184.2-10


66


66 " new brick paving,


178.5-10


66


66 " brick paving relaid,


47.5-10


66


66 " block paving,


22.6-10


66


66 " Asphaltum paving,


209.8-10


66


.


CORNERS.


Number of 3 foot corners,


18


“2


2


66


" corners reset,


2


The cost of the labor in connection with the materials used is shown in a statement of the account with each street, to wit :-


MAIN STREET.


North-west side, from Downing to Beaver street.


958.3-10 lineal feet curbstone,


$479 15


6.3-10 6.6 reset,


44


" flagstone, 130


67 60


429.6-10 square yards gutter paving,


184 71


89.8-10


cross-walk paving,


38 61


3 long corners,


16 05


Engineering,


17 26


Labor, &c.,


294 50 -$1,098 32


MAIN STREET.


West side, from Beaver street to the estate of E. T. Marble.


230.7-10 lincal fect curbstone,


$115 35


27


66


reset,


1 89


18


" circle curbstone,


15 66


95.5-10 square yards gutter paving,


41 06


39.7-10


66 cross-walk paving,


17 07


18.8-10


66 relaid,


2 82


42.2-10 lincal feet flagstone,


25 32


1 long corner,


5 35


Engineering, labor, &c.,


86 91


-$311 43


393


REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF HIGHWAYS.


CEDAR STREET.


North side, from West to Fruit street.


720.9-10 lineal feet curbstone,


$360 45


55.3


flagstone,


33 12


8.5 66


curbstone reset,


59


34 square yards cross-walk paving,


14 62


310.5


66 gutter


133 51


4


66 66


relaid,


60


2 long corners,


10 70


Gravel,


9 30


Grading, carting stone, &c.,


227 75


Engineering,


7 12


-$797 76


AUBURN STREET.


West side, from Kendall street to the northerly line of the estate of F. A. Gaskill, and east side from Kendall street to Catharine street.


1,117


lineal feet curbstone,


$558 50


258.3-10


reset,


18 08


50


66 flagstone,


30 00


496.5-10 square yards gutter paving,


213 49


82.2


relaid,


12 33


24.6


cross-walk,


10 57


2 long corners,


10 35


Carting stone and gravel,


76 25


Grading,


121 36


Engineering,


15 00 -$1,065 93


DAVIS PARK.


243


lineal feet curbstone,


$121 75


60


66 " circular curbstone,


52 20


66


curbstone reset,


4 62


135 square yards gutter paving,


58 05


12


66 66 66 relaid,


1 80


140.3 66 " brick paving,


20 22


6,312 bricks,


88 36


Carting stone and gravel,


19 10


Grading,


66 25


Sand,


16 80


Engineering,


5 50


-$454 65


394


CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 30.


FRONT STREET.


·


South side of Washington square, in front of the estate of E. D. Weatherbee, and on the north side of Washington square, from the end of the present walk to Summer street. Also, on the south side of Front street, in front of the estate of Pratt and Earle.


129.9 lineal feet curbstone,


$64 95


48.1


66 reset,


3 36


146.2


" flagstone,


76 02


53.6 square yards cross-walk paving,


23 04


50.2


gutter


21 62


16


brick 66


2 24


15.2


66 gutter


relaid,


2 28


720 bricks,


10 08


1 long corner,


5 35


1


reset,


35


Grading, Engineering, &c.,


27 35


-$236 64


LINCOLN STREET.


West side, from Frederick street to Paine's driveway.


54.5-10 square yards gutter paving,


$23 43


40.1


66


relaid,


8 82


Engineering, labor, &c.,


6 70


-$118 95


OREAD STREET.


South side, from Main street to the easterly line of the estate of Myron C. Davis.


335.4-10 lineal feet curbstone,


$167 70


113.4


" flagstone,


58 96


69.8-10 square yards cross-walk paving,


30 01


146.2


gutter


62 86


1 long corner,


5 35


Grading,


123 50


Labor, cutting stone,


9 40


Engineering,


17 20


-$474 98


FRUIT STREET.


West side, from Pleasant street to Elm street.


505.8-10 lineal feet curbstone,


$252 90


35


reset,


2 45


210.2 square yards gutter paving,


90 38


REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF HIGHWAYS. 395


1 long corner reset,


35


1 short « . «


21


Gravel,


5 85


Grading, carting gravel, &c.,


141 20


Engineering,


15 75


-$509 09


HAMMOND STREET. East side, from Main street southerly, to the southerly line of the estate of Charles Newton.


434.2-10 lineal feet curbstone,


$217 10


26


"


reset,


1 82


30


66


flagstone,


18 00


26.6


square yards cross-walk paving,


11 43


192.2


gutter


relaid,


1 35


37


brick


5 18


1 long corner reset,


35


Carting stone and gravel,


29 25


Grading,


191 20


Engineering,


3 56


-$561 88


WASHINGTON STREET. East side, in front of the estate of Francis Hoyle.


45.3-10 lineal feet curbstone,


$22 65


11 66 66 reset,


77


20.1


square yards gutter paving,


8 64


1 long corner reset,


35


Grading,


15 75


-$48 16


CHANDLER STREET.


South side, in front of the estate of Alden Thayer.


114.2-10 lineal feet curbstone,


$57 10


50.7 square yards gutter paving,


21 70


1 long corner,


5 35


Grading,


16 40


-$100 55


CROSS -WALKS.


WELLINGTON STREET.


14 lineal feet curbstone,


$7 00


20.5


66


66 reset,


1 43


66.4


" Belgian flagstone,


56 44


20.6


common


13 39


48.8 square yards, cross-walk paving,


25 38


8.8


relaid,


3 52


22.4 66


66 gutter paving,


9 63


14.4


brick


relaid,


2 88


7.6


block


2 28


Labor,


50 12


-$172 07


51


82 64


9


396


CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 30.


TEMPLE STREET.


36 square yards cross-walk paving,


$28 80


50 lineal feet flagstone,


17 50


Labor,


33 97


-$80 27


MAIN STREET.


25 lineal feet curbstone,


$12 50


183.6


Belgian flagstone,


156 06


168


66 common


174 72


50


curbstone reset,


3 50


5


square yards block paving,


13 75


185.9


cross-walk paving,


113 31


6


gutter


relaid


90


Labor,


41 60


-$516 34


CHATHAM STREET.


56.6 lineal feet Belgian flagstone,


$48 11


31.5 square yards cross-walk paving,


13 54


10.6 66


relaid,


1 59


Grading,


9 80


Labor, cutting stone,


9 00


-$82 04


IRVING STREET.


40.3-10 square yards asphaltum paving,


80 60


-$80 60


FRONT STREET.


7.9-10 square yards brick paving relaid,


$1 10


67.6 66 cross-walk paving relaid,


10 14


113.7 lineal feet curb reset,


7 95


1 long corner,


5 35


Labor,


14 25


-$38 79


LINCOLN SQUARE.


6 square yards block paving,


$16 50


48.3


cross-walk paving,


20 76


108.8 lineal fect flagstone,


65 28


Labor,


35 75


-$138 29


OAK AVENUE.


30.4 square yards cross-walk,


$13 07


54 23


63.8 lineal feet Belgian flagstone, Labor,


6 50


-$73 80


397


REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF HIGHWAYS.


WEST STREET.


8 square yards brick paving,


$1 12


729 bricks,


10 20


-$11 32


ELM STREET.


36.4 square yards cross-walk paving,


$15 65


60 lineal feet flagstone,


36 00


Labor, &c.,


9 80


-$61 45


PEARL STREET.


16.2-10 square yards cross-walk paving relaid,


$2 43


55.3-10


gutter


8 29


36.6


lineal feet flagstone,


21 96


4


66


2 00


164.1


6.6 reset,


11 48


4 square yards brick paving,


1 12


360 bricks,


5 04


-$52 32


WASHINGTON SQUARE.


119.5-10 square yards asphaltum paving,


$221 07


237.7 66 cross-walk 6


102 21


535


lineal feet Belgian flagstone,


454 75


Labor, grading,


229 77


Engineering,


27 70


Labor, cutting stone,


60 83 -$1,096 33


GREEN STREET.


50 square yards asphaltum paving,


$100 00


4


66 block


11 00


31


cross-walk


13 33


66 lineal feet flagstone,


39 60


13


curbstone,


6 50


Labor, &c.,


9 80


-$180 23


HERMON STREET.


62.3 square yards gutter paving,


$26 78


Labor,


13 75


-$40 53


WASHINGTON STREET.


38.6 lineal feet curbstone reset,


$2 70


2 long corners,


10 70


30.4 square yards cross-walk paving,


13 07


8.1 gutter 66 relaid,


1 21


53 lineal feet flagstone,


31 80


Labor,


11 00


-$70 48


398


CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 30.


SOUTHBRIDGE STREET.


43.5 square yards cross-walk paving relaid, $6 52


66 lineal feet flagstone 2 64


33 square yards cross-walk, 14 19


32.7 lineal feet Belgian flagstone,


27 79


27.3


curbstone,


13 65


1 Long corner,


5 35


Labor,


29 25


-$99 39


PLEASANT STREET.


72.1 square yards cross-walk paving,


$31 00


18.7-10


relaid,


2 80


125


lineal feet flagstone,


75 00


39.6 66 66


relaid,


1 58


1 Long corner,


5 35


Labor,


25 25


-$140 98


SUNDRY SIDEWALKS.


Labor, repairing sundry walks,


$245 69


Advertising for proposals to construct walks,


32 37


Damages for injury to persons and property,


671 54


Engineering,


165 74


Expense to the city for sidewalks,


$9,828 91


RECEIPTS.


Balance to the credit of the Department November 30th, 1874, brought forward,


$2,316 02


HIGHWAYS.


Appropriation,


$40,000 00


For sidewalks, driveways, &c., collected and passed to the credit of the Department,


$12,075 39


For Labor and Material.


Armory building,


$22 88


City Hospital,


46 38


City Hall,


6 00


Fire Department,


3 46


Public Schools,


1 50


Pauper Department,


10 00


Water


66


196 17


Sundry persons,


458 82


66 12 M. bricks,


168 00


Street scrapings,


130 90


Live stock. Horse and oxen sold,


1,145 00


Shade trees and Public Grounds,


226 40


Sewer Department,


87 95 -$2,503 46


399


REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF HIGHWAYS.


For Street Construction.


Endicott street,


$1,830 81


Wellington street,


499 90


Pond


145 43


Lincoln


40 94


Highland


662 45


Ward


53 00


Sundry streets,


294 38


- $3,526 91


SIDEWALKS.


Appropriation,


$10,000 00


Total receipts,


$70,421 78


EXPENDITURES.


Salary of Commissioner,


$2,200 00


Labor as per pay roll,


29,085 66


Live stock,


1,400 00


Labor : Hired teams, &c.,


4,522 93


Breaking roads,


131 95


Shoeing,


364 80


Tools and repairs,


2,977 32


Hay, grain and straw,


4,195 48


4,843 feet curbstone, including freight,


2,136 77


1,887 " flagstone,


66


1,207 60


255 M. Bricks,


2,909 50


187 tons cobble stones,


195 91


33 street corners,


107 00


Lumber,


395 37


Daniel Sullivan, setting curb and paving,


1,931 10


Geo. F. Fisher, Asphaltum paving,


873 32


J. Sullivan, labor, patching walks,


151 87


C. O. Richardson, labor, patching walks, .


57 04


Wall stone, border stone, stone bounds, &c.,


105 50


Gravel,


635 20


Paving blocks and storage,


103 20


Engineering,


1,863 79


Traveling expenses, horse hire and car tickets for en- gineers, 44 77


Alterations and repairs at City stables,


1,029 19


B. & A. Railroad for retaining wall at stables,


168 60


Advertising, writing, printing and stationery,


446 43


Insurance on stables and stock,


75 00


Fuel and lights at city stables,


92 19


Powder and fuse,


17 86


Drain pipe and cement,


223 38


Supply of water for trough, South Worcester,


20 00


400


CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 30.


Medicines and attendance at stables, 73 25


Traveling expenses, telegraphing, &c., 13 64


Damages allowed Albert Curtis for injury to property and appraising the same, 317 50


Staples and Goulding, for examining case of Jason Cha- pin, vs. City of Worcester, 15 00


Damages allowed Geo. W. Gale for injury to carriage, 100 00


Jane F. Woodward, legal expense of suit, 100 15


Damages allowed Catharine Kneeland for injury to per- son, 25 00


Damages allowed J. O. Sullivan for injury to person, 50 00


Damages allowed Bridget Fitman for injury to person, 300 00


Damages allowed F. T. Burr for injury to carriage,


100 00


Damages allowed Josiah Rice for injury to person,


196 39


Damages allowed Abbie Dunawin for injury to property, 460 90


Damages allowed Leo Roberts for injury to person, 2,050 25


Damages allowed Alvira Newton for injury to person,


300 00


Damages allowed Michael McGrath for injury to property, 6 00


Total expenditure, $63,776 81


Expense to the City from sidewalks, as previously shown, $9,828 91


Balance of expenditures for Highway Department, 53,947 90


$63,776 81


RECAPITULATION.


HIGHWAYS.


Balance to the credit of Department brought forward,


November 30th, 1874, $2,316 02


Appropriation,


40,000 00


$42,316 02


Revenue for Sidewalks, Driveways, &c., collected and passed to the credit of Highway Department, $12,075 39


Revenue for labor and material from other departments and sundry persons, 2,503 46


Revenue for Street Construction, 3,526 91


$18,105 76


Total,


$60,421 78


Expended,


53,947 90


Balance unexpended,


$6,473 88


401


REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF HIGHWAYS.


SIDEWALKS.


Appropriation, Expended,


$10,000 00 9,828 91


Balance unexpended,


171 09


Balance unexpended to the credit of the Department, -


6,644 97


SCHEDULE


Of Real and Personal Property in charge of the Highway Department, November 30th, 1875.


REAL ESTATE.


50,331 feet land with City Stables thereon,


$23,000 00


1 acre land on Pleasant street,


150 00


Land near Paxton line,


100 00


1


Total of Real Estate, $23,250 00


PERSONAL PROPERTY.


LIVE STOCK.


20 Horses,


$3,750 00


8,000 pounds hay,


$92 00


1,200 66 straw,


12 00


25 bushels oats,


15 00


200


corn,


170 00


-$289 00


WAGONS, CARTS, SLEDS AND EQUIPMENTS.


1 street sweeper,


$300 00


29 neck yokes,


$29 00


1 four-horse wagon,


175 00


2 pairs ox bows, 2 00


1 two horse wagon,


65 00


32 whiffletrees, 48 00


2 one-horse wagons,


300 00


15 horse blankets, 15 00


14 two-horse carts,


2,100 00


11 surcingles,


11 00


6 one-horse carts,


500 00


26 halters, 26 00


1 tight cart,


150 00


15 curry combs and brushes, 22 50


1 pair cart wheels,


56 00


40 meal bags, 10 00


1 stone lifter,


225 .00


11 draft chains,


22 00


1 cesspool cleaner,


200 00


2 heavy cable chains,


15 00


1 street roller,


200 00


2 scraper chains,


4 00


1 stone truck,


40 00


17 stake chains,


3 50


2 two-horse sleds,


175 00


20 tie chains,


11 00


1 light horse sled,


40 00


16 whiffletree chains, 8 00


1 light express sleigh,


25 00


2 pair lead bars,


6 00


2 ox sleds,


35 00


1 brush harrow head, 5 00


1 portable watering trough,


5 00


3 single harnesses,


105 00


1 buggy, 75 00


6 cart harnesses,


200 00


1 buffalo robe, 5 00


1 pair lead harnesses,


50 00


8 ox yokes,


40 00


$5,709 00


8 pairs double harnesses,


400 00


HAY AND GRAIN.


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CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 30.


TOOLS.


2 sets tackle and falls,


$15 00


1 adze,


$2 00


1 grindstone,


13 00


5 chopping axes,


5 00


44 shovels,


44 00


1 broad ax, 2 00


56 snow shovels,


56 00


6 mattocks,


12 00


5 long-handle shovels,


5 00


2 ladders,


4 00


1 ox scraper,


17 00


1 cross-cut saw,


5 00


1 manure hook,


1 00


8 hay forks,


4 00


2 feed troughs,


8 00


46 street hoes,


46 00


7 oil cans,


3 00


8 snow scrapers,


25 00


2 garden rakes,


2 00


20 wheelbarrows,


20 00


24 picks,


48 00


6 stone forks,


: 00


3 stone drags,


15 00


2 steel wedges,


2 00


5 side-hill plows,


70 00


1 grain shovel,


2 00


1 pick plow,


50 00


2 churn drills,


1 00


1 snow plow,


10 00


1 oil pan,


00


7 striking hammers,


17 00


4 brooms,


2 00


16 crowbars,


48 00


1 iron vise,


6 00


10 stone drills,


20 00


3 monkey wrenches,


3 00


Lot light stone tools,


5 00


3 stoves,


25 00


3 stone hammers,


10 00


10 water pails,


5 00


8 cinder


17 00


Lot carpenter's tools,


12 00


22 lanterns,


22 00


4 tool chests,


40 00


1 basket,


50


200 feet fire hose,


150 00


2 hay cutters,


18 00


75 tape measure,


2 00


3 grain chests,


15 00


3 manure forks,


4 50


3 gravel screens,


25 00


2 coal hods, Lot of manure,


200 00


3 side


15 00


1 set grain measures,


1 50


1 'spirit level,


2 00


$1,239 50


LUMBER.


$75 00


72 00


-$147 00


STONE AND BRICK.


300 tons cobble stones,


300 00


Granite paving blocks,


75 00


132 feet Belgian bridge,


132 00


23 long corners,


69 00


18 short


45 00


stone posts,


15 00


25 M. paving bricks,


300 00


100 yards gravel at stables,


55 00


$991 00


Total of personal property,


$12,125 50


" " real estate,


23,250 00


Amount in Department,


$35,375 50


Respectfully submitted,


RUFUS CARTER,


Commissioner of Highways.


WORCESTER, December 24th, 1875.


3 00


2 patent scrapers,


70 00


5,000 feet bridge plank, 6 bridge stringers,


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


COMMITTEE ON WATER.


To the Council of the City of Worcester :-


IN compliance with an ordinance of the City, the Joint Stand- ing Committee on Water submit their report with those of the Water Commissioner, the Water Registrar, and the City Engi- neer. For all details we refer to these reports. Within the year there has been laid 7300 feet of pipe, a part of which taking the place of smaller pipe. In addition to which about 9000 feet of service pipe was laid. The largest work was that of a 16 inch pipe in Main Street from Front to Lincoln Square, and in Thomas Street from Main to Union Street. This was done in accordance with a recommendation of the Committee of last year, concurred in by the present Committee, and ordered by the present Council.


The laying of a new main from Lincoln Square through Pres- cott Street to the works of the Ames Plow Co., also through Grafton Street from Washington Square to Providence Street, was recommended by the Committee of last year, but has not been ordered. We renew the recommendation that it be done the ensuing year.


With a revival of business in the City, many other changes and extensions will be called for, and should be met as the exi- gency arises.


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404


CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 30.


WATER SUPPLY.


No steps beyond that of investigation have been taken toward a further supply. For a greater part of the year, rains have been so plentiful that the danger of an exhausted supply has not been imminent. But the fact that with more than a usual rain- fall our only reservoir has not been filled for more than fifteen months, should excite apprehension, and should be kept promi- nently before the Council. The measurement of the flow from Henshaw Pond, caused to be made through the year, does not in- dicate much value from that source unless it should be as a stor- ing reservoir.


North Pond has not, as a source of supply, met with that favor in committee that it had for two years previous. Tatnuck Brook as far as quantity, quality and capacity for storage is con- cerned, stands pre-eminent, but the expense, that we could not place below $400,000, would in these times, compel great delay, if not a virtual abandonment. Another source of supply would be the storing of the storm waters, or the floods of Kettle Brook. There would be grave legal objections to this course, certainly, without legislative authority, expressly defined. But the expense of making the connection with our present reservoir would be so small that it might be wise to procure that authority, and make such connection.


Above the expense of the connection, it would involve the ex- pense of additional storage either by raising the present dam, or building a new one above the present one to hold the Lynde Brook flow. In the opinion of the Committee, the latter course would be better, safer, and not necessarily more expensive.


We recommend that the Mayor be directed to petition the com- ing Legislature, for authority to take and store the waste waters of Kettle Brook. It has been stated in reports to the Council from time to time, that a small stream called Parsons Brook, could be turned into the Hunt reservoir at a very small outlay for construction or damage to estates. We recommend that the petition of the Mayor cover authority to take this stream for the uses of the City.


.


405


REPORT OF WATER COMMITTEE.


METERS.


Your attention is called to the report of the Registrar on this subject. A limited number of the new "Desper" meter and the "Gem " have been read the past year. The result has been so favorable compared with the Ball & Fitts meter that it may be thought best to make no discrimination between them hereafter. The Committee are unanimously of the opinion that some meter should be required, wherever the consumption is large, or where waste is tolerated.


The Registrar and Engineer in their reports have indicated the importance of the self-closing fixtures, applied to faucets, closets, etc. The Committee are impressed with the great importance of these fixtures and recommend such a change of the " Ordi- nance relative to Water " as shall allow an abatement where they shall be applied. Another necessary change in the Ordinance is one that shall hold all plumbers doing work in connection with the water pipes to a more direct accountability to the Water De- partment for the character of their work. With these changes, a revision of rates might very properly be considered.


The Commissioner and Registrar, have given their undivided attention to their several duties, and the Committee make this acknowledgment of their unvarying courtesy. The Registrar has largely reduced the expenses of his department, and with the increased business of the office a corresponding increase of salary would still leave it below that of other positions of no greater work or responsibility.


Respectfully submitted,


D. S. GODDARD, .


GEORGE GEER, G. J. RUGG, T. J. HASTINGS,


Joint Standing Committee on Water.


December 20, 1875.


.


REPORT


OF THE


WATER REGISTRAR.


WORCESTER, Dec. 20, 1875.


To the Joint Standing Committee on Water :-


GENTLEMEN,-In conformity to Section 8 of the "Ordinances relative to Water," I present the following Report for the year ending November 30th, 1875.




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