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Mr. Ballard's Dam has been replaced, and the channel above the bridge cleaned out and straightened.
The items of expense are as follows :-
Stone,
$111 00
Carting gravel and stone,
73 50
Coal and cement,
114 73
Iron work,
40 57
Thomas Jones, stone masonry,
567 76
Grading,
365 60
Lumber and repairing of tools,
46 58
Temporary Bridge : Labor and material,
268 10
Total,
$1,587 84
Aggregate cost of the seven Bridges, $17,299 39
DAMAGE TO STREETS.
In addition to the damage done the several Bridges before mentioned, the effect upon the Streets along the course was very considerable, and although the cost could not be accurately estimated, yet accounts have been kept of the most important, amounting to $3,238.85.
253
REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF HIGHWAYS.
There has been a retaining wall erected on Leicester street, near John A. Hunt's Mill, rendered necessary by the sliding of the bank on that side of the street, amounting to $1,228.42.
EXTRAORDINARY EXPENSES.
The extra expenses for the year are as follows :-
For seven Bridges,
$17,299 39
Damage to sundry Streets,
3,238 85
Retaining wall, Leicester Street,
1,228 42
Damages to sundry persons,
2,909 07
Rebuilding Stables, &c.,
6,554 80
Total,
$31,230 53
SIDEWALKS.
The petitions during the year for work in this branch of the Department have been very largely for cross-walks, the cost of which has been charged to city expense,-probably on account of the stringency of the times, as the setting of curbstone and paving of the gutters by the city, is attended by the assessment of the expense of constructing the sidewalks upon the abutters, which in many cases they have been unable or unwilling to bear.
There are several orders now on file in this office, which have not as yet been executed. They were made late in the season after the appropriation had been exhausted, and by direction of the Committee on Sidewalks were passed over for another year.
I would suggest for the benefit of those wishing for sidewalks in future, that they will find it to their advantage to present their petitions early in the season, thereby enabling the Commit- tee on Sidewalks to consider the various claims presented, and report understandingly to the City Council for their action ; which, if adopted, would also be very advantageous to this Depart- ment, inasmuch as the necessary stock could be procured, and the labor performed much more economically, and thereby avoid doing so much of the work late in the season, when it cannot be so properly and thoroughly performed.
254
CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 31.
As a rule, our paving should all be done for the year before the first day of November, so as to give sufficient time for the work to settle before the frosts of Winter.
The following amount of work has been done at the expense of the City, upon forty-one different streets :
Amount of new curb set,
reset,
3,913 2-10 feet, 2,466
circle curb set,
64 1-10 "
Total number of feet set,
6,443 3-10
Amount of gutter paving, new,
2,236 6-10 sq. yds.,
66 66 relaid,
732 4-10 66
crosswalk paving new,
1,671 9-10 66
66
66 66 66
relaid, 482 1-10
Total amount of paving laid, 5,123 sq. yds.
Amount of flagstone, new,
2,295 4-10 feet,
580 4-10 "
Total amount of flagstone laid,
2,875 8-10 feet.
Number of long corners, 66
7
Amount of Abbott pavement, 61 sq. yds.
The location and cost in detail of the above work are as follows, to wit :
CORAL STREET SIDEWALK.
East side, from Grafton to Clarkson street, and west side, from Clarkson street to Ætna street.
1,402.7 lineal feet curbstone,
$701 35
103.5
return curb,
51 75
20.3
circle curb,
27 81
276.7
flagstone,
152 18
106.5
" curbstone reset,
10 65
240.3 square yards cross-walk,
144 18
649.2
gutter paving, " relaid,
7 00
9 long corners,
54 00
1
reset,
1 00
Gravel,
17 85
Cinders and carting,
43 00
Carting stone,
32 50
Grading,
682 30
Setting bounds,
7 00
Engineering,
13 07 -$2,335 16
SOUTH RUSSELL STREET. West side, from Pleasant street to Larch street.
445.7 lineal feet curbstone,
$222 85
128.3 « reset,
12 83
relaid,
19
reset,
389 52
28
255
REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF HIGHWAYS.
197.5 square yards gutter paving,
118 50
28.9
relaid,
7 22
36.7
cross-walk,
9 17
53 feet flagstone,
2 12
1 long corner,
6 00
Grading, carting stone, &c.,
232 05
Engineering,
17 34
-$628 08
SHELBY STREET SIDEWALK.
South side, from Carroll street to the westerly line of estate of D. M. Wheeler.
896.5 lineal feet curb,
$448 25
17
8 50
114.8
reset,
11 48
51.6
flagstone,
28 38
51.7 square yards new cross-walk,
31 02
301.2
¥ "
gutter,
240 72
45.4
relaid,
11 34
2 long corners,
12 00
1
reset,
1 00
Gravel,
40 30
Engineering,
7 43
Grading,
202 15
-$1,042 57
PIEDMONT STREET SIDEWALK.
West side, from the end of the present walk near Main to Davis street.
509.9 lineal feet curbstone,
$254 95
40 yards cross-walk,
24 00
242.4 square yards gutter,
146 04
2 long corners,
12 00
Grading, gravel, &c.,
198 50
Engineering,
5 89
-$641 38
MAY STREET SIDEWALK.
North side, in front of the estates of G. A. Carter and Heirs of Benj. Butman.
30.9 square yards gutter relaid,
$ 7 72
69.5 lineal feet curbstone reset,
6 95
Grading, carting, gravel, &c.,
163 00
-$177 67
PLEASANT STREET SIDEWALK.
South side, from South Russell street to Winslow street.
275.3 square yards brick walk,
$ 35 78
13,214 Bricks,
171 78
Gravel, sand and plank,
54 50
Grading, &c.,
15 50
-$277 56
LAUREL STREET .- AT M. E. CHURCH.
38.3 square yards cross-walk paving,
$22 98
75.4
relaid,
18 85
5.8
gutter,
1 45
56 lineal feet flagstone,
19 60
50.6 "
relaid,
2 02
Grading,
6 50
-$71 40
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CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 31.
SALISBURY STREET .- AT LINCOLN SQUARE.
85.7 square yards cross-walk,
$51 42
3.3
gutter,
1 98
2.4
relaid,
60
186.9 lineal feet Belgian flag,
168 21
9.8 "
curb,
4 90
-$227 11
HIGHLAND STREET .- AT LINCOLN SQUARE.
40.9 square yards cross-walk paving,
$24 54
2.8
gutter
1 68
11.7
"
relaid,
2 92
104.4 lineal feet Belgian flag,
93 96
16
circle curb,
16 00
9.3
reset,
1 39
21
curb, reset,
2 10
-$142 59
HARVARD STREET COURT. ]
72.3 square yards gutter,
$43 38
33.9
relaid,
8 47
53.8 lineal feet curb, reset,
5 38
-$57 23
SOUTHBRIDGE STREET .- AT SALEM STREET.
41.6 square yards cross-walk,
$24 96
50.4 lineal feet flagstone,
17 64
18
curb,
9 00
Grading,
16 00
-$67 60
AT NEW BRIDGE.
Labor and material for gravel walk,
$114 47
CHESTNUT STREET .- AT ELM STREET.
144.5 square yards gutter, relaid,
$36 12
325 lineal feet curb, reset,
32 50
1 long corner reset,
1 00
AT ELM STREET
36 36
60.6 square yards new cross-walk, 85 lineal feet Belgian flag,
76 50
Grading, &c.,
5 50
-$187 98
AUSTIN STREET .- AT BELLEVUE STREET.
30 square yards cobble paving,
$18 00
30
relaid,
7 50
21.2
cross-walk,
5 30
4.4
gutter,
1 10
23.2 lineal feet flagstone,
8 12
-$40 02
CHATHAM STREET .- AT CORNER MAIN STREET.
20.8 square yards cross-walk, relaid, $5 20
257
REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF HIGHWAYS.
UNION STREET .- AT LINCOLN SQUARE.
64.6 lineal feet flagstone, relaid, $6 46
48.7 square yards cobble paving, relaid,
12 17
Grading, &c.,
4 00 -$22 63
SCHOOL STREET .- UNION STREET TO RAILROAD.
45.1 square yards brick paving, relaid,
$9 02
37
gutter,
22 20
41.6
relaid,
10 40
54.5 lineal feet curbstone,
27 25
110.5
66
reset,
11 05
Grading, &c.,
9 25 -$109 17
LAMARTINE STREET .- AT GROSVENOR STREET.
17 2-3 square yards Abbott pavement,
$53 00
LINCOLN STREET .- AT LINCOLN SQUARE.
61.6 square yards cross-walk, relaid,
$15 40
12.6
gutter,
3 15
18 lineal feet flagstone, 1 80
24.3 " curb, reset, 2 43
15.5 " " flagstone,
8 52
Grading, &c.,
6 57
-$37 87
GRAFTON STREET .- AT CORAL STREET.
47.8 square yards cross-walk,
$28 68
3.2 66 gutter,
1 92
65 lineal feet flagstone,
35 75
29.6
curbstone,
14 80
AT PENN AVENUE.
83.6 square yards cross-walk,
$50 16
48.4
relaid,
12 10
135.1 lineal feet flagstone,
47 28
95.8
relaid,
9 58
8 curb,
4 00
24.1 square yards cross-walk, relaid,
6 02
1 long corner,
6 00
Grading, &c.,
49 75
-- $266 04
WASHINGTON STREET, CORNER SPRUCE.
54.4 square yards gutter, 122.5 lineal feet curbstone,
$32 64
56 25
-$88 89
POST OFFICE ALLEY.
32.5 square yards cobble paving,
$19 50
126 lineal feet Belgian flag,
113 40
5.8 square yards brick paving,
82
297 bricks,
3 85
Gravel and carting,
16.25
Grading,
35 75
-$189 57
PARK STREET .- AT ORANGE STREET.
56.7 square yards gutter, relaid, 126.4 lineal feet curb, reset, Grading, &c., 34
$14 17
12 64
5 25
-$32 06
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CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 31
PROVIDENCE STREET.
15.7 square yards cross-walk, relaid, $3 92
MECHANIC STREET.
27.6 lineal feet curb, reset, $2 76
PORTLAND STREET .- AT MADISON STREET.
68.6 square yards cross-walk,
$41 16
7.9 gutter, relaid,
1 97
92.8 lineal feet flagstone,
83 52
1 corner reset,
1 00
5.3 square yards brick walk, relaid,
68
Grading,
11 00
-$139 33
BELMONT STREET .- FROM EDWARD TO LIBERTY STREET.
16.9 yards cross-walk,
$4 42
171.8 gutter,
42 95
463.6 lineal feet curb, reset,
46 36
97.7 square yards brick walk, relaid,
12 70
Sand, gravel and filling,
13 65
Grading,
30 07
-$150 15
SHREWSBURY STREET .- AT MULBERRY STREET.
58.5 square yards cross-walk,
$30 16
47
gutter,
11 75
57 lineal feet flagstone,
42 29
103.5
curb, reset,
10 35
12.6
" return curb, reset,
1 26
Grading,
15 00
Grading up gravel walk,
46 00
Filling,
9 00
-$165 81
LINCOLN SQUARE. CROSS-WALKS.
268.7 square yards cross-walk paving,
$161 22
72.2
"
relaid,
18 05
89.4
gutter
new,
53 64
18.8
relaid,
4 70
501.3 lineal feet Belgian flag,
451 11
165.2
curbstone,
82 60
31.4
" reset,
3 14
126.5 square yards brick paving,
16 44
6072 Bricks,
78 93
15.4 square yards brick paving, relaid,
1 99
2 long corners,
12 00
2 “ " reset,
2 00
Gravel, sand and carting,
35 25
Grading,
249 80
Engineering,
4 13 -$1,175 00
MERRICK STREET .- AT LARCH.
34.9 square yards cross-walk paving,
$20 94
4.3 gutter
2 58
49.8 lineal feet flagstone,
17 43
12.7 " curbstone,
6 35
1 long corner,
6 00
Grading, &c.,
11 45
-$64 75
259
REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF HIGHWAYS.
CEDAR STREET .- AT CHAS. DAVIS'S.
32.9 square yards cross-walk paving,
$19 74
57.2 lineal feet flagstone,
20 02
14.5 " curb,
7 25
Grading, &c.,
9 65
-$56 66
THOMAS STREET .- SUNDRY PLACES.
.
73.2 square yards cross-walk, relaid,
$18 29
121.6 lineal feet flag,
7 18
28 square yards new gutter,
16 80
99.6 66 gutter, relaid,
24 90
63 lineal feet curb,
31 50
208.6
reset,
20 86
9.9 square yards brick paving, relaid,
1 28
Grading, &c.,
6 50
-$127 31
PLEASANT STREET .- SOUTH SIDE, FROM SOUTH RUSSELL TO WINSLOW.
25.7 square yards cross-walk,
$15 42
144
gutter, relaid,
36 02
54
cobble paving,
32 40
14.8 lineal feet curbstone,
7 40
316.3
66
reset,
31 63
8.8
circle curb,
8 80
1 long corner reset,
60
58.2 lineal feet Belgian flag,
52 38
44
common “
15 40
17.8 square yards block paving, relaid,
5 34
Grading, &c.,
29 25
-$234 64
MAIN STREET .- AT BENEFIT STREET.
26.7 square yards cross-walk,
$16 02
22.8
relaid,
5 70
34.6 lineal feet flagstone,
12 11
28
relaid,
1 12
4.9 square yards gutter, relaid,
1 22
Grading, &c.,
16 00
-$52 17
AT NORWOOD STREET.
28 square yards cross-walk,
$16 80
36.8 lineal feet flagstone,
12 88
Grading, &c.,
9 25
-$38 93
AT LOUDON STREET.
27.9 square yards cross-walk,
$16 74
37.2 lineal feet flagstone,
13 02
Grading, &c.,
12 00
-$41 76
AT MAY STREET.
43 1-3 square yards Abbott pavement,
$130 00
AT DOWNING STREET.
28.9 square yards cross-walk,
$17 34
38 lineal feet Belgian flag,
34 20
18.2 square yards brick paving, relaid,
2 36
Grading,
4 75
-$58 65
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CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 31.
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PEARL STREET .- SOUTH SIDE.
70.6 square yards gutter, relaid, $17 65
15 87
Grading,
4 00
-$37 52
GREEN STREET .- AT SPRUCE STREET.
45.4 square yards cross-walk,
$27 24
3.7 . .. gutter,
2 22
77.6 lineal feet flagstone, 8.5 curbstone,
4 25
1 long corner,
6 00
Grading, &c.,
28 75
-$95 62
WATER STREET .- AT LEDGE STREET.
54.5 square yards cross-walk,
$32 70
12.9
gutter,
7 74
70.8 lineal feet flagstone,
24 78
33.8
curbstone,
16 90
19
circle curb,
19 00
Grading,
30 75
-$131 87
JOHN STREET .- AT E. W. VAILL'S.
49.5 square yards cross-walk,
$29 70
17.8 .‹
gutter, relaid,
4 45
48.4 lineal feet flagstone,
16 94
37 3 curb, reset,
3 73
Grading, &c.,
26 00
-$80 82
ELM STREET .- AT DR. WORKMAN'S.
55.6 square yards gutter, relaid,
$13 90
24.3 66 cross-walk, relaid,
6 07
40.1
new cross-walk,
24 06
62.9 lineal feet Belgian flag,
56 34
Grading,
8 50
-$108 87
SUMMER STREET .- CORNER LAUREL.
32.2 square yards cross-walk, relaid,
$8 05
51.2 lineal feet flagstone, 66
2 04
-$10 09
WEBSTER SQUARE.
55 square yards cross- walk, relaid,
$13 75
100 lineal feet flag, relaid,
10 00
Grading,
7 25
-$31 00
PLYMOUTH STREET .- AT RAILROAD.
32.7 square yards cross-walk, relaid,
$8 17
50.6 lineal feet flag,
5 06
-$13 23
MYRTLE STREET .- COR. SALEM STREET.
16.6 square yards gutter, relaid,
$4 15
158.7 lineal feet curb reset,
27 16
261
REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF HIGHWAYS.
·
Labor on sundry streets, patching, &c.,
$548 32
Advertising for proposals to construct walks, 21 92
1,981 49
Damages for injury to persons and property, Engineering,
199 49
Total to the Expense of the City,
$12,521 48
Sidewalk Appropriation, Excess of Expenditure,
$10,000 00 2,521 48
$12,521 48
SIDEWALKS AND DRIVEWAYS FOR PRIVATE PARTIES.
There have been laid 58 Brick sidewalks and driveways, and 10 Concrete sidewalks for private parties, covering an area of 4,152 4-10 square yards, amounting to
$4,369 61
Bills of which have been returned to the Auditor for collection.
MAINTENANCE.
The ordinary expenses of the Departments are charged to the following Streets and Accounts, to-wit :
61 62
Millbury
repairs and
Coral
street,
22 95
bank wall,
1,382 86
Chatham
94 25
Lincoln
street,
407 25
irving
49 70
Cambridge
317 75
Oxford
22 80
Suffolk
114 55
Millbury avenue,
25 00
West
125 00
Armandale street,
6 25
Hill
168 00
Waldo
23 25
Grafton
16
243 25
Foster
32 30
Burncoat
66
111 00
Mountain
78 75
Pleasant
66
1,078 31
Milton
31 00
Main
1,014 67
King
56 60
Leicester
767 60
Bellevue
36 50
Catharine
140 19
Laurel
59 95
Hanover
119 32
Carroll
17 45
Salisbury
289 65
East
19 50
Union avenue,
97 25
Oak avenue,
61 00
Lincoln square,
120 05
Benefit
street,
56 40
Chandler
street,
346 40
Washington square,
12 90
Stafford
66
322 90
Southbridge
166 01
Hermon
7 70
* James
332 40
Holden
90 25
Grove
133 30
Fowler
40 90
West Boylston"
164 25
Green
21 25
Belmont
342 95
Webster
45 90
Plantation
107 75
Trumbull
23 50
Park avenue,
228 00
Ludlow
68 25
Newton
132 45
Bloomingdale
99 45
Granite
101 00
Millbrook
23 25
Manchester
112 15
Lebanon
14 40
Central
115 45
Jefferson
46 00
Eastern avenue,
115 10
Rice court,
59 00
Prescott
street,
118 25
Nickerson
16 25
Shrewsbury
40 25
Clifton
13 25
Vernon
=
92 54
Clark
6 25
Temple
66
7 00
Boylston
85 50
Ellsworth
28 25
Providence
55 25
Cedar
5 55
Heard
64 00
Sever
59 70
Malden
12 50
Greenwood street,
$335 75
Penn avenue,
66
66
Plymouth street,
8 90
166
street,
66
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CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 31.
Brooks
Street.
23 25
Henchman Street,
14 00
Chester
20 85
Harrington avenue,
5 50
Brattle
24 75
Mulberry
street,
23 00
Ararat
7 00
Water
29 25
Nelson court,
23 20
Prospect
15 50
Pratt
street,
6 25
Grand
34 75
Atna
26 50
Harrington court,
25 50
Gates court,
29 50
Mason
street,
29 50
Market
street,
91 65
William
66
79 50
Lovell
17 00
Cliff
24 00
Apricot
47 00
Mooreland
66
22 50
Vine
4 75
Highland
93 05
Union
78 10
Mower
27 00
Clinton court,
34 75
North
44 50
Millbury street (old road),
64 50
Woodland
66
6 50
Thomas
66 50
Lexington
66
44 00
Harrington
49 50
Ash
28 00
Austin
51 00
Arch
16 25
Madison
66
8 00
Beaver
32 25
Portland
66
00
Spring
60
11 75
Pearl
17 40
State
35 50
Chestnut
22 90
Harvard
35 50
High
66
29 50
East Worcester street,
11 20
Green lane,
15 50
Dix
street,
33 00
Washington street,
26 32
North Ashland"
39 00
Front
9 00
Harrison
50 45
Park
39 75
Columbia
14 90
Bowdoin
4 00
Pattison
66
1 40
Elm
98 00
West
37 50
Mechanic
.6
56 57
Cypress
8 15
Channing
39 25
Garden
66
29 18
Queen
34 00
June
2 25
School
87 50
Bigelow
14 50
Franklin
43 75
Sundry streets,
286 85
Total, including $3,238.85, damages by freshet,
$14,013 37
Street cleaning,
$3,106 45
Snow and ice,
761 25
Repairs on sundry bridges,
53 86
Incidental labor,
1,248 37
Material,
2,435 12
$7,605 05
Total Maintenance,
$21,618 42
EXPENDITURES.
Salary of Commissioner, R. Carter,
$201 66
D. F. Parker,
1,725 83
Labor : As per pay roll,
27,513 45
" Hired teams,
1,329 12
66
" Breaking roads,
172 06
" Contract work,
16,800 30
Shoeing,
441 87
Tools and repairs,
2,316 65
Hay and grain,
4,183 83
4,221 10-12 feet curbstone,
1,732 92
2,449 feet flagstone, including freight,
1,426 27
253,514 bricks,
2,898 39
11 75
Summer
74 50
Exchange
66
.
263
REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF HIGHWAYS.
308 tons cobbles,
257 60
Lumber,
2,596 83
Paving,
3,088 20
Stone and gravel,
1,891 49
Engineering,
1,411 04
Abatement on sidewalk bill,
8 16
Iron bridges,
4,952 60
Advertising, writing, printing and stationery,
335 17
Insurance on stables,
157 00
Fucl and lights at stables,
73 61
Water at stables,
25 00
Wellington Coal Co., for coal at Quinsigamond Bridge,
22 68
Powder and fuse,
27 35
Drain pipe and cement,
116 70
Horse blankets and rubber goods,
75 00
Horse medicines,
15 25
Hose pipe, wheel grease, &c., at stables,
33 36
Traveling expenses, telegraphing, postage, &c.,
23 40
Hack hire for County Commissioners,
15 00
Furniture, bedding, &c., for steward's room at stables,
28 48
Legal expense of suit City vs. Rogers,
367 58
Dr. Gage, professional services as expert in case of Rogers,
30 00
Dr. Geo. A .. Bates, professional services as expert in case of Rogers,
30 00
Damages allowed Mrs. J. C. Waterson, for injury to person,
1,054 62
Damages allowed Helen M. Dickey, for injury to person,
243 40
Damages allowed Eugene Sullivan, for injury to person,
130 83
Damages allowed W. S. Putnam, for injury to person,
250 00
Damages allowed Mary E. Knowles, for injury to person,
302 64
Damages allowed H. O. Porter, for injury to property,
100 00
Damages allowed Chas. Cooper, for injury to property,
100 00
Damages allowed John G. Grady, for injury to property,
300 00
Total Expenditures,
$78,805 34
RECAPITULATION.
SUMMARY OF EXPENSES.
Rebuilding stables,
$9,554 80
Street Construction,
9,304 15
Sidewalks, City expense,
12,521 48
Private expense,
4,369 61
Bridges (seven),
17,299 39
Retaining wall at J. A. Hunt's,
1,228 42
Damages to persons and property,
2,909 07
Maintenance,
21,618 42
Total,
$78,805 34
SUMMARY OF RECEIPTS.
$61,000 00
Appropriations, Street construction,
9,304 15
Private sidewalks,
4,369 61
Labor and material,
6,724 57
$81,398 33
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RECEIPTS AND EARNINGS.
APPROPRIATIONS.
Highways,
$35,000 00
Sidewalks,
10,000 00
Transfers,
16,000 00
$61,000 00
SIDEWALKS (PRIVATE EXPENSE).
58 Brick walks and driveways,
$4,097 36
10 Concrete walks,
272 25
$4,369 61
FOR LABOR AND MATERIAL FURNISHED.
City Hall,
$246 68
Public Schools,
51 35
Fire Department,
27 00
Pauper Department,
250 00
Sewer Department,
41 78
Water Department,
658 16
Shade Trees and Public Grounds,
30 25
Sundry persons,
1,305 42
Sundry persons, 6,421 bricks,
85 71
Street scrapings,
206 40
Manure from stables,
302 50
Insurance on stables and personal property,
3,519 32
$6,724 57
STREET CONSTRUCTION.
Millbury street,
$52 00
Crescent
329 06
College
3,635 33
Crown
447 45
Highland
3,681 29
Union
1,041 82
Sundry streets,
117 20
$9,304 15
Total Receipts,
$81,398 33
Bills of which have been reported to Auditor for collection.
SCHEDULE
Of Real and Personal Property in charge of the Highway Department, November 30th, 1876.
REAL ESTATE.
50,331 Feet land, with City Stables thereon,
$23,000 00
1 Acre land on Pleasant street,
150 00
112 Acres land on Lamartine street,
3,000 00
Land near Paxton line,
15 00
Total of Real Estate,
$26,165 00
REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF HIGHWAYS. 265 PERSONAL PROPERTY.
LIVE STOCK.
20 Horses,
$2,500 00
$2,500 00
HAY AND GRAIN.
5 tons Hay,
$95 00
3 tons straw,
54 00
200 bushels oats,
104 00
50 bushels corn,
32 50
$285 50
ROLLING STOCK, TOOLS, &C.
1 four-horse wagon,
($100 00
28 picks,
48 00
1 two-horse wagon,
50 00
3 stone drags,
15 00
1 one-horse wagon,
100 00
5 side-hill plows, 50 00
12 two-horse carts,
1,000 00
1 snow plow,
10 00
4 one-horse carts,
300 00
4 striking hammers,
10 00
1 light cart,
50 00
13 crowbars,
35 00
1 stone lifter,
200 00
16 00
1 cesspool cleaner,
150 00
5 00
1 street roller,
150 00
2 stone hammers,
6 00
1 stone truck,
40 00
18 cinder
36 00
1 light two-horse sled,
40 (
13 lanterns,
13 00
1 express sleigh,
25 00
1 basket,
50
2 ox sleds,
35 00
2 gravel screens,
16 00
8 pairs double harnesses,
400 00
2 patent scrapers,
60 00
3 single
50 00
1 side scraper,
15 00
4 cart
120 00
1 set grain measures,
1 50
1 pair lead
0 00
1 spirit level,
2 00
8 ox yokes,
40 00
2 bush scythes,
5 00
20 neck yokes,
26 00
4 chopping axes,
4 00
2 pairs ox bows,
2 00
6 mattocks,
12 00
22 whiffletrees,
30 00
8 ladders,
4 00
15 horse blankets,
15 00
4 hay forks,
2 00
4 surcingles,
4 00
48 street hoes,
48 00
22 halters,
22 00
6 snow scrapers,
21 00
15 curry combs and brushes,
22 50
12 wheelbarrows,
12 00
10 meal bags,
4 00
5 stone forks,
5 00
7 draught chains,
14 00
2 steel wedges,
2 00
2 heavy cable chains,
15 00
1 grain shovel,
2 00
2 scraper
4 00
1 churn drill,
2 00
7 stake
8 00
1 oil pan,
5 00
20 tie
5 00
4 brooms,
: 00
16 draw
8 00
1 iron vise,
, 00
2 pair lead bars,
6 00
3 monkey wrenches,
3 00
1 brush harrow head,
4 00
3 stoves,
5 00
1 buggy,
100 00
5 water pails,
2 00
2 sets tackle and falls,
15 00
4 tool chests,
32 00
1 grind-stone,
10 00
200 feet fire hose,
100 00
74 shovels,
70 00
75 of tape measure,
2 00
46 snow shovels,
46 00
3 manure forks,
4 50
8 long handle shovels,
3 00
3 00
1 manure hook,
1 00
7 oil cans,
3 00
2 garden rakes,
2 00
$4,052 00
35
2 coal hods, Lot manure,
75 00
8 stone drills, Lot light stone tools,
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LUMBER.
31,000 feet 3 inch chestnut plank, @ 25.00,
$775 00
4,000 2 "
25.00,
100 00
1,350 hard pine 30.00,
40 50
1,000 « timber, 35.00,
35 00
9,000
old spruce plank, 10.00,
90 00
2,000
timber,
10.00,
20 00
25 bridge stringers,
6.00,
150 00
Lot old bridge stringers, 200 fence posts,
.22c
44 00
Lot railing,
15 00
-$1,319 50
STONE AND BRICK.
400 feet curbstone,
$200 00
50 tons cobble stones,
50 00
Lot granite paving blocks,
100 00
75 feet Belgian bridge,
75 00
5 long corners,
15 00
15 short
37 50
Lot stone posts,
15 00
8000 paving bricks,
96 00
75 yards sand at stables,
75 00
Lot covering stone,
40 00
-$703 50
Total of personal property,
$ 8,860 00
real estate,
26,165 00
Amount in Department,
$35,025 00
Very respectfully submitted.
DAVID F. PARKER,
Commissioner of Highways.
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
ORGANIZATION OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OF THE
CITY OF WORCESTER,
SEPT., 1876.
CLARK JILLSON, PRESIDENT. ALBERT P. MARBLE, SUPT. AND SECRETARY.
Members whose term expires January, 1879.
Members whose term expires January, 1878. January, 1877.
Members whose term expires
CALEB B. METCALF. CHAS. O. THOMPSON. SARAH B. EARLE.
WILLIAM T. HARLOW. ANNE B. ROGERS. EUGENE M.MORIARTY. JASON CHAPIN.
JAMES MCMAHON.
FRANCIS PLUNKETT. FRED. J. MCNULTY.
THOMAS J. CONATY.
JOHN TIMON. JAS. J. MCCAFFERTY.JEREMIAH MURPHY.
ALZIRUS BROWN. FRANCIS P.GOULDING. FRANKLIN B. WHITE. JOSEPHI M. BASSETT. EDWIN T. MARBLE. EMERSON WARNER. CHARLES B. KNIGHT. RUFUS WOODWARD. E. B. STODDARD.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
ON SCHOOL HOUSES-Messrs. Brown, Murphy, Chapin, Mrs. Rogers, and Moriarty.
ON BOOKS AND APPARATUS-Messrs. Stoddard, Goulding, Mrs. Earle, McCafferty and Smith.
ON TEACHERS-Superintendent, ex-officio, and Messrs. Metcalf, Warner, Thompson, Conaty and Harlow.
ON FINANCE-Messrs. Marble, McMahon, McNulty, Knight and White.
ON APPOINTMENTS-Superintendent, ex-officio, and Messrs. Woodward, McCafferty, Plunket, Timon and Bassett.
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CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 31.
The Committee on 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 gener- ally during the week preceding the monthly meeting of the Board, at which they shall report their 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 public schools of the city, to attend their examinations, and visit them at other times as his con- venience will permit .- [Sec. 7.
VISITING COMMITTEES.
The ROMAN NUMERALS designate the ROOMS to which members of commit- tees are specially assigned, and the GRADES according to the Course of Study.
CLASSICAL AND ENGLISH HIGH SCHOOL.
COMMITTEE.
Messrs. Warner, Conaty, Woodward, Marble, Stoddard, McNulty, Goulding.
TEACHERS. Joseph W. Fairbanks, Principal.
Edward H. Rice,
Florence V. Beane, Josephine L. Sanborn,
Alfred S. Roe,
Mary A. Parkhurst, Julia M. Stebbins.
Charles A. Buffum,
Kate M. Sanderson,
Anne C. Stewart,
Sarah Lewisson,
Alfred D. F. Hamlin, Drawing.
BELMONT STREET.
SPECIAL COMMITTEE.
TEACHERS.
GRADE.
Goulding,
Preston D. Jones, Principal,
IX.
Goulding,
Emma C. McClellan, Asst.
VIII.
Goulding,
Mary H. Warren,
VII.
Chapin,
Tirzah S. Nichols,
VI.
Chapin,
Abbie J. Reed,
V.
Chapin,
Esther G. Chenery,
IV.
Knight,
Mary T. Gale,
III.
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