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STREET CONSTRUCTION.
An order from the City Council instructing the Joint Stand- ing Committee on Highways to cause a new street to be built as laid out and ordered by the Honorable County Commissioners, from Vernon street through land of Messrs. J. S. Ballard, J. G. Perry, and the heirs of the late D. H. Perry, to Millbury street, near the new iron bridge, a distance of 335 rods, has been exe-
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cuted in a thorough manner. Proposals were solicited, and the contract was awarded to M. R. Edwards, Esq., of this city.
Total cost of construction, exclusive of land damages, $6,319.64.
The work was viewed by the County Commissioners, Sept. 4th, 1877, and accepted.
HAMMOND STREET BRIDGE.
A communication from the Superintendent of the Norwich & Worcester Division of the New York & New England Railroad Company, under date of June 21st, 1877, was received by His Honor, Mayor Pratt, reporting the railroad bridge crossing Hammond Street, as unsafe, and requesting the immediate action of the City in the matter, which was reported in the City Council, and referred to the Joint Standing Committee on Highways for investigation. Several meetings of the officers of the railroad company and the committee were held, and resulted in a compromise [as the railroad was constructed prior to the street], whereby it was agreed between the parties that the City should construct the stone abutments, according to plans in the office of the City Engineer, to be thirty-one feet between bridge seats, and to maintain the same, and that the railroad company should furnish and maintain the superstruc- ture without expense to the City. The same was reported to the City Council, accompanied by an order authorizing the committee to cause the same to be executed, at an estimated expense of 5,000,00, which was adopted and approved July 17th, 1877. As the work progressed, it was found necessary to excavate much deeper than the specifications contemplated, on account of finding peat, or meadow mud, near the bottom, which necessitated a corresponding addition to the height and thickness of the walls. A good and satisfactory bed was found upon the southerly side, 12 feet below the surface of the road, and the masonry laid 10 feet in thickness up to that point, and on the northerly side, 10 feet deep and 9} feet in thickness. The work was commenced September 10th, and completed November 28th, 1877. The work was executed in a very
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thorough and substantial manner, and was accepted by Mr. Cook, engineer of the railroad company, in their behalf, Nov. 28th, 1877.
The cost of construction was as follows :-
Excavating,
$1,543 75
Stone, .
1,448 74
Laying stone, building trestle, and labor as per contract,
2,004 22
Cement,
555 00
Lime,
62 75
Lumber,
74 00
Moving tracks and switching cars,
78 42
Engineering, ,
26 03
Carting gravel for back filling, and relaying tracks,
82 68
Sundries,
225 35
$6,100 94
CR.
By Cement,
$35 00
Lumber,
25 00
Material used on sundry streets.
100 00
$160 00
Net Cost,
$5,940 94
SIDEWALKS.
Less work has been done than for several years, in this branch of the department, and nothing especially new seems necessary to be said in this report.
The following amount of work has been done at the expense of the City :
Amount of new curb set,
3,682.
lineal feet,
curb re-set,
618.6-10
circle curb set,
32.4-10
66
re-set,
19.
Total number of feet set,
4.352. feet,
Amount of gutter paving, new,
3,032.8-10 square yards,
relaid,
776.3-10
979.6-10
¥
.€ relaid,
513.5-10
Total amount of paving laid,
· 5,302.2-10 sq. yds.
Amount of flagstone, new, 1,382.7-10 feet,
relaid,
711.1-10
Total amount of flagstone laid, 2,093.8-10 feet.
.
·
cross walk paving, new,
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Amount of block paving, new, 267.8-10 square yards.
relaid, 495.9-10
Total amount of block paving laid, 763.7-10 sq. yds.
Number of long corners,
11
short
4
corners re-set,
7
Amount of brick paving relaid,
concrete " laid,
74.7-10 sq. yds. 240.9-10
The location, and cost in detail of the above work, are as follows, to wit:
BENEFIT STREET SIDEWALK.
South side from Benefit court to Beacon street.
151 lineal feet curb, new,
$75 50
67.1-10 square yards gutter, new,
40 26
2.2-10
relaid,
55
Grading, &c.,
44 10
$160 41
CEDAR STREET SIDEWALK.
North side from Fruit street to Sever street.
308.4-10 lineal feet curb, new, .
$154 20
10
reset,
1 00
137.95 square yards gutter, new,
82 77
4.45
relaid,
1 11
1 long corner, new,
6 00
1
reset,
1 00
Carting stone and gravel,
49 40
Grading,
80 50
Engineering,
2 55
$378 53
CROWN STREET .- SIDEWALK.
East side from Chatham to Austin Street.
389.7-10 lineal feet, curb stone, new,
$194 85
22.6-10
re-set.
2 26
13.7 square yards brick paving, re-laid,
2 06
30.60 66 crosswalk new,
18 36
21.6
re-laid,
5 40
173.20
gutter new,
103 92
15.60
re-laid,
3 90
40.8-10 lineal feet flagstone, new,
24 48
2 short corners, new,
7 00
2
€6 re-set,
2 00
Grading,
137 45
Engineering,
2 23
-$503 91
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REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF HIGHWAYS.
FRUIT STREET .- SIDEWALK.
West side from Elm Street, northerly.
86 square yards gutter, new,
$51 60
193.5-10 lineal feet curb,
96 75
Carting stone, grading, ;c.,
63 25
Engineering,
1 26
-$212 86
HARVARD PLACE .- SIDEWALK.
Both sides from Harvard Street to estate of S. H. Bowker.
372.8-10 lineal feet curb-stone, new,
$186 40
12.9-10
" " circle curb,
14 92
41
66
" flagstone, re-laid,
4 10
31.9-10 square yards crosswalk, “
7 92
98
gutter, new,
58 80
71.55-100
re-laid,
17 88
5.76
brick,
86
1 long corner,
6 00
1 short
4 00
Grading,
90 25
Engineering,
7 81
-$398 94
IRVING STREET .- SIDEWALK.
East side from Chatham. to Austin Street.
468.5-10 lineal feet curb stone, new,
$234 25
19.5-10 66
re. set,
1 95
208.22-100 square yards gutter, new,
124 93
2.45-100
re-laid, .
61
29.51-100
brick,
4 13
1 corner, re-set,
1 00
Carting stone, gravel, &c.,
39 00
Grading,
196 00
Engineering,
2 67
-$604 54
LINCOLN SQUARE .- SIDEWALK.
South side.
33 lineal feet curb, new,
16 50
96.3-10
re-set,
9 63
45 square yards crosswalk, re-laid,
11 25
14.7-10
gutter, new,
8 82
45.3-10
re-laid,
11 32
58.9 lineal feet flagstone,
5 89
1 long corner, re-set,
70
Grading,
45 40
Engineering,
71
-$110 22
LEDGE STREET .- SIDEWALK.
West side, against estate of W. F. Pond, and Ledge Street School House.
459.5-10 lineal feet curb, new,
$229 75
18.4 66 66 re-set,
1 84
19
" circle, " 2 85
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204.22-100 square yards gutter, new,
$122 53
16.46
re-laid,
4 16
2.8
brick, new, 39
134 bricks, . ·
1 74
1 square yard brick paving re-laid,
14
Iron post, and labor,
16 58
Lumber, for railing,
9 08
Powder and fuse, for blasting, .
10 12
Labor, drilling, and repairing tools,
17 10
Grading,
232 75
Engineering,
11 86
-$660 89
LEXINGTON STREET .- SIDEWALK.
North side, from Grove to Prescott Street.
272.6-10 lineal feet curb stone, new,
$136 30
13.8
re-set,
1 38
121.2 square yards gutter, new,
72 72
13.5
66 re-laid,
.
3 37
13.7 66 60 brick paving, re-laid,
1 91
46.8
crosswalk,
11 70
63 lineal feet flagstone,
6 30
Grading,
94 25
Engineering,
2 06
$329 99
MAPLE STREET .- SIDEWALK.
South side, against estate of H. H. Bigelow.
78.6-10 lineal feet curb stone, new,
$39 30
16.4-10 square yards crosswalk, re-laid,
4 40
39.9-10
gutter, new,
23 94
3.8
66
re-laid,
95
Grading,
.
21 80
$90 39
MERRICK STREET .- SIDEWALK.
West side, from Pleasant to Austin Street.
851 8-10 lineal feet curbstone, new,
$425 90
86.3
" reset,
8 63
99.8 66 flagstone, new,
59 88
49
66 66 relaid, .
4 90
76 35-100 square yards crosswalk, new,
45 81
37.70
relaid,
9 42
383 28-100
gutter, new,
229 96
5.37
66
relaid,
1 34
3 long corners, new,
18 00
1 6. reset,
1 00
Carting stone, moving fence, &c.,
17 50
Grading,
300 90
Engineering,
2 91
-$1,126 15
.
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REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF HIGHWAYS.
OAK AVENUE .- SIDEWALK.
East side from Belmont to Kendall Street.
8 lineal feet curbstone, new,
$4 00
313.8 " "
" reset,
31 38
65 6-10
" flagstone, new,
39 36
42 53-100 square yards crosswalk, new,
25 51
38.16
reset,
9 54
139 50-100 "
gutter 66
34 87
1 long corner,
6 00
1
" reset,
1 00
Carting stone, gravel, &c.,
22 50
Grading,
33 60
Engineering,
2 79
-$210 55
UNION STREET .- SIDEWALK.
East side against Estate of S. Salisbury, Jr.
147.6 lineal feet curbstone, new,
$73 80
74.8 square yards gutter, new,
44 88
Grading,
7 11
Engineering,
1 42
-$127 21
SEVER STREET-SIDEWALK.
West side against Estate of H. W. Hubbard.
102.2 lineal feet curbstone, new
$51 10
13.8
reset, .
1 38
9.4 square yards crosswalk, relaid,
2 35
52.6
gutter, new,
31 56
6.1
66
relaid,
1 52
Grading, .
11 20
-$99 11
SOUTHBRIDGE STREET .- GUTTER.
West Side Against Estate of D. S. Goddard.
314 square yards gutter, new,
$128 40
Grading,
145 00
Engineering, ·
50
Dorrance S. Goddard, for keeping in repair the Bank for a term
of 8 years, from the first of July, 1877, . 150 00
-$423 90
BOWDOIN STREET .- AT WEST STREET.
2 square yards brick paving relaid,
28
36.7-10 "
" crosswalk, new,
$22 02
13.3
" gutter relaid,
3 32
44 lineal feet flagstone, new,
39 60
5.6 " curb reset,
56
1 corner reset,
1 00
Grading,
13 95
-$80 73
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CROWN STREET .- AT CROWN STREET COURT.
35.7 square yards crosswalk, new, $21 42
50 lineal feet flagstone, ¥
45 00
11.7 " " curb, 5 85
-$72 27
ORANGE STREET .- AT PLYMOUTH STREET.
26 square yards crosswalk, new,
$15 60
12 9-10 “
" relaid,
3 22
82 lineal feet flagstone,
28 70
Grading,
6 10
-$53 62
CYPRESS STREET .- AT FOSTER STREET.
14.5 square yards gutter, new, $8 70
27 lineal feet curbstone,
13 50
1 long corner, .
5 00
-$27 20
FRONT STREET .- OPPOSITE CITY HALL.
36 square yards block paving relaid,
$10 80
37.3 " crosswalk
9 32
109.4 lineal feet flagstone, new, .
98 46
Grading, &c., .
4 90
-$123 48
PARK STREET .- AT N. D. CHURCH.
17.77-100 square yards block paving relaid,
$5 33
21.33
cobble
5 33
51.66
gutter
12 91
60.2 lineal feet flagstone
36 12
Grading,
19 30
-$78 99
TRUMBULL STREET .- TWO CROSSWALKS.
69.8 square yards crosswalk, new,
$41 88
118 lineal feet flagstone,
70 80
Grading,
41 50
-$154 18
BENEFIT STREET AT MOUNT PLEASANT, AND AT BENEFIT STREET COURT .- TWO CROSSINGS EACH.
108 80-100 square yards crosswalk, new,
$65 28
39 4-10
66 relaid,
9 76
49.50
66 gutter, new,
29 70
162.40
lineal feet flagstone,
97 44
111-4
curbstone,
55 70
3 long corners,
18 00
Grading,
64 25
-$340 13
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REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF HIGHWAYS.
PEARL STREET .-- OPPOSITE C. BELCHER'S.
35.7 square yards crosswalk, new, . $21 42
58.4 lineal feet flagstone, 35 04
Grading,
15 90
-$72 36
WOODLAND STREET .- AT DOWNING STREET.
107.88 square yards crosswalk, new,
$64 72
34.52 66 gutter,
20 71
140.4 lineal feet flagstone, 66
84 24
46.7 " curbstone, 23 35
20.5
" circle curbstone, new,
28 08
Grading, .
-$264 85
HARVARD STREET .- AT W. H. GOULDING'S.
101.41 square yards gutter relaid, $25 32
Grading,
8 10
MADISON STREET .- AT SALEM STREET.
18.66 square yards crosswalk relaid,
-$4 66
SALEM STREET .- AT MYRTLE STREET.
16.85 square yards crosswalk relaid,
-$4 21
CHATHAM STREET .- AT IRVING STREET.
8.50 square yards brick paving relaid, $1 19
19 92
46 lineal feet flagstone,
27 60
Grading,
8 30
BOYNTON STREET .- AT SALISBURY STREET.
44.85 square yards crosswalk, new,
$26 91
9.33
gutter, 66
5 59
35.5 lineal feet flagstone,
21 30
21 curb, 66
10 50
1 corner,
3 50
Grading,
22 00
MAIN STREET .- AT SOUTHBRIDGE STREET.
50.6 square yards crosswalk relaid,
$12 65
22.93 66 ·gutter
5 73
84.6 lineal feet flagstone 66
5 07
MAIN STREET .- AT WYMAN STREET.
53 77-100 square yards crosswalk, new, $32 26
85.2 lineal feet flagstone,
51 12
33 " curbstone,
16 50
Grading,
28 00
-$57 01
-- $89 80
-$23 45
-$127 88
43 75
-$33 42
33.20 66 " crosswalk, new,
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MAIN STREET .- AT CHATHAM STREET.
72.40 square yards gutter relaid, $18 10
163 lineal feet flagstone " 16 30
-$34 40
MAIN STREET .- AT KING STREET. -
25.9 square yards crosswalk, new,
$15 54
44.6 lineal feet flagstone, 26 76
-$42 30
MAIN STREET .- AT HERMON STREET.
39.9 square yards block paving relaid, $11 97
71.2 lineal feet flagstone, new, 42 72
-$54 69
MAIN STREET .- AT MAYWOOD STREET.
19.2 square yards gutter relaid,
$4 80
Grading, .
4 50
-$9 30
MAIN STREET .- AT L. B. STONE'S.
439 2-10 square yards gutter, new, $263 52
Grading, 76 00
-$339 52
MAIN STREET .- AT JACKSON STREET.
90.1 square yards block paving relaid, $27 03
8.7 square yards cobble paving relaid 5 22
-$32 25
MAIN STREET. - AT GRAND STREET.
54.8 square yards crosswalk, new,.
$32 88
18.8
gutter,
11 28
85.6 lineal feet flagstone,
51 36
36.8 curbstone, 18 40
Grading, .
32 25
-$146 17
SHELBY STREET.
240.9 square yards concrete paving, .
-$72 27
MAIN STREET .- AT PIEDMONT STREET.
25.4 square yards crosswalk, new,
$15 24
24.9 gutter relaid, 6 22
43.8 lineal feet flagstone, new,
39 42
17.8 square yards crosswalk, new,
10 68
Grading,
8 00
-$79 56
MAIN STREET .- OPPOSITE CITY HALL.
55.8 square yards gutter relaid, .
-$14 95
REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF HIGHWAYS.
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GARDEN STREET.
$10 08
16.8 square yards gutter, new,
37.7 lineal feet curb, new,
18 85
-$28 93 .
LINCOLN SQUARE.
35.5 square yards crosswalk relaid,
$8 87
24 lineal feet flagstone relaid
-$11 27
LINCOLN SQUARE .-- AT SALISBURY STREET.
56.8 square yards crosswalk relaid,
$14 20
117.4 lineal feet flagstone relaid
11 74
-- $25 94
HIGHLAND STREET .- AT WEST STREET.
87.6 square yards crosswalk, new,
-$52 56
CHANDLER STREET .- AT KING STREET.
73.3 square yards crosswalk, new,
.
-$43 98
GRAVEL WALKS.
Lincoln
Street, .
$302 40
Leicester
233 00
Lancaster
31 00
Southbridge 66
240 75
William
11 10
-$818 25
Labor on sundry streets, patching,
$404 30
Carting, stone, sand, brick, &c.,
124 10
Engineering,
124 87
Damages for injury to persons and property,
80 00
$733 27
Total to the expense of the city,
$9,585 45
SIDEWALK AND DRIVEWAYS FOR PRIVATE PARTIES. There have been laid 71 brick sidewalks and driveways for private parties, covering an area of 3,403 48-100 square yards, amounting to -$4,098 71
· Bills of which have been returned to the Auditor for collection.
2 40
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MAINTENANCE.
The ordinary expenses of the Department are charged to the following streets and accounts, to wit :-
Ætna
Street,
$26 70
Front
Street,
$33 89
Ararat
45 75
Grosvenor
66
10 25
Apricot
51 50
Granite
66
81 00
Agricultural 66
56 72
Green
66
8 00
Adams
66
85 50
Grove
66
531 00
Auburn
24 50
Gardner
8 00
Austin
66
26 00
Grafton
66
382 85
Barclay
133 05
Garden
57 95
Belmont
596 45
Greene Lane,
21 50
Bloomingdale“
246 40
Hudson
Street,
50 75
Blackstone
8 37
Henchman 66
34 10
Beaver
135 70
Harvard
93 65
Beacon
30 50
Home
66
10 95
Blithewood
66
57 50
Hammond
48 50
Brattle
66
11 00
Hanover
34 55
Brooks
66
35 50
Highland
66
217 00
Boylston
284 00
Heywood
66
40 25
Benefit
15 25
Harrington Court,
56 00
Burncoat
66
136 50
Harrington Avenue,
4 00
Carroll
66
28 25
Harrington Street,
108 00
Catherine
33 50
Hermon
20 50
Chatham
59 35
Irving
8 60
Coral
39 50
John
66
4 57
Charlton
35 50
Jackson
18 75
Chestnut
66
93 75
June
66
32 50
Cambridge
66
412 65
Jefferson
24 00
Concord
66
49 00
James
70 40
Chester
66
43 50
Kendall
66
55 55
College
85 55
King
11 65
Canterbury Chandler
66
133 00
Lebanon
Street,
14 00
Church
66
15 80
Lafayette
66
80 15
Crescent
8 50
Lagrange
66
8 15
Clinton
21 00
Lancaster
66
127 70
Clinton Lane,
21 50
Loudon
35 10
Davis
Street,
18 50
Leicester
60
96 15
Edward
30 50
Lamartine
11 00
Endicott
20 00
Lexington
66
64 40
Elm
66
196 10
Lincoln
66
311 77
Eastern Avenue.
88 57
Ludlow
39 00
Foyle
Street,
22 75
Laurel
36 00
Fowler
66
37 80
May
Street.
66 50
Flagg
43 00
Main
6:
1,515 56
Fruit
66
22 00
Market
66
77 50
Franklin
70 90
Malden
28 00
66
358 05
Lake Avenue,
21 50
Bridge
42 75
Holden
66
66
118 75
Lincoln Square,
111 50
Foster
60
248 95
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REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF HIGHWAYS.
Maple
Street,
$13 00
Stafford
Street,
$166 00
Manchester
8 00
Summer
226 00
Myrtle
66
9 00
Spring
66
24 50
Mechanic 60
18 50
Salem
66
86 70
Mulberry
66
11 50
Sutton
66
29 50
Moreland
43 00
Shelby
66
63 75
Mower
5 60
Southbridge
669 60
Millbury
217 05
Salem Square,
19 50
Millbrook
146 55
Mountain
66
129 00
674 27
Millbury Avenue,
116 50
Salisbury Street,
311 30
Mill
Street,
23 00
Sever
55 30
Norfolk
66
6 70
Suffolk
11 75
Norwich
66
1 35
Taylor
9 25
Newton
66
35 15
Temple
66
69 75
Nelson Court,
17 00
Trumbull
66
110 50
Orchard
Street,
6 55
Union
66
214 05
Oread
66
40 75
Union Avenue,
57 50
Orange
66
15 50
Ward
66
11 80
Park
26 10
Winter
66
78 87
Plymouth
66
43 25
West
328 15
Penn Avenue,
38 00
Wyman
66
38 10
Prince
Street,
42 00
William
91 60
Pearl
66
19 50
Washburn
66
29 50
Portland
66
44 75
Wheeler
43 50
Piedmont
66
115 75
Warren
66
8 75
Park Avenue,
393 02
Water
66
35 75
Pleasant Street,
406 00
Wellington
66
48 25
Plantation
66
223 40
Woodland
66
1 50
Patison
66
28 22
Washington
66
89 60°
Providence
45 70
Waldo
66
- 6 95
Prescott
109 35
Washington Square,
56 00
Russell
14 00
West Boylston Street,
183 78
Shrewsbury
66
1,352 85
School
66
7 25
$16,905 46
Street Cleaning,
$2,456 55
Snow and ice,
,
9,272 95
Repairs on bridges,
480 12
Repairs at stables,
81 32
Incidental labor,
298 45
$12,589 39
$29,494 85
EXPENDITURES.
Salary of Commissioner,
$1,900 00
Labor as per pay roll,
25,726 01
hired teams,
1,235 70
breaking roads,
420 50
66 contract work,
629 80
Lumber,
139 22
40 50
Vernon
Street,
92 25
Olean
Sundry expenses to streets in common,
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Tools and repairs,
$1,955 09
Shoeing,
380 80
Hay and grain,
5,086 62
4115 3-12 feet curb stone, including freight,
1,652 42
1812 feet flag stone,
970 28
219,316 bricks,
2,328 67
610 tons cobbles,
418 90
Paving,
2,630 34
Stone and gravel,
373 19
Engineering,
355 61
Live stock,
1,552 45
Paving blocks,
603 68
Corners,
68 93
Advertising, writing, printing and stationery,
261 11
Powder and fuse,
12 05
Drain pipe and cement,
52 96
Horse blankets and rubber goods,
23 58
Horse medicines, &c.,
39 85
Insurance on stables,
40 00
Fuel and light at stables,
50 34
Water at stables, .
30 00
Oil, soap, grease, at stables,
53 78
Doors, at stables,
25 00
Telegraphing, postage, &c.,
5 81
Cephas Derby, maintaining water trough on Southbridge St., to June 1st, 1877,
20 00
E. A. Willard, maintaining water trough on Millbury St., to Nov. 1st, 1877,
22 00
Damages allowed Hattie Stearns, for injury to person,
900 00
Dr. Gage, professional services in case of H. Stearns,
20 00
Dr. Woodward, 66 66
15 00
Damages allowed Luther Stearns, for injury to property,
200 00
J. S. Merriam,
3 50
66 Olive H. Holt, 66
person,
200 00
66 Peter Walsh, 66
55 00
D. C. Collins, 66
11 50
66
Hannah Perkins, 66
100 00
66
66 Hannah Daily,
66
25 00
Total expenditures,
$50,594 69
RECEIPTS AND EARNINGS.
APPROPRIATIONS.
Highways,
$35,000 00
Sidewalks,
10,000 00
$45,000 00
EARNINGS.
SIDEWALKS, (PRIVATE EXPENSE).
71 brick sidewalks and driveways,
$4,098 71
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REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF HIGHWAYS.
FOR LABOR AND MATERIAL FURNISHED.
City Hall,
$3 70
Fire Department,
26 00
Public Grounds,
120 15
Public Schools, .
21 00
Sewer Department,
77 35
Water Department,
28 00
Sundry persons,
1,871 06
$2,147 26
STREET CONSTRUCTION.
Hammond Street bridge,
$1,583 75
Millbury Street, (new location),
213 50
Foster Street,
29 20
Sundry Streets,
11 97
$1,838 42
Total Receipts,
$53,084 39
RECAPITULATION. SUMMARY OF EXPENSES.
Salary of Commissioner,
$1,900 00
Street Construction,
1,838 42
Sidewalks, city expense,
9,585 45
Sidewalks, private expense,
4,098 71
Labor and Material, private parties,
2,147 26
Damages to persons and property,
1,530 00
Maintenance, .
29,494 85
$50,594 69
SUMMARY OF RECEIPTS.
Appropriations,
$45,000 00
Private Sidewalks,
4,098 71
Street Construction,
1,838 42
Labor and Material,
2,147 26
$53,084 39
SCHEDULE Of Real and Personal Property in charge of Highway Department, November 30, 1877.
REAL ESTATE.
50,331 feet of land on Salem street, .
$16,500 00
City Stables and Sheds thereon,
10,000 00
6,533 feet of land on Union street at 50 cts.,
3,266 50
One acre land on Lamartine street,
4,000 00
One acre land on Pleasant street,
150 00
Two acres land on Millbury street (J. G. Perry),
300 00
Land near Paxton line (gravel pit),
15 00
Total Real Estate, .
$34,231 50
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PERSONAL PROPERTY.
LIVE STOCK.
21 Horses,
$3,150 00
2 Hogs,
36 00
12 Shoats, at $4.25,
51 00
$3,237 00
HAY, GRAIN, ETC.
45 Tons Hay, at $20.00,
$900 00
3 Tons Straw. at $16.00,
48 00
1,200 Bushels Oats, at 45 cts.,
540 00
475 Bushels Corn, at 70 cts.,
332 50
$1,820 50
ROLLING STOCK, TOOLS, ETC.
1 four-horse wagon,
$100.00
2 sets tackle and falls,
$15 00
1 two-horse wagon,
50 00
1 grindstone,
10 00
1 buggy,
75 00
70 shovels,
60 00
1 one-horse wagon, .
100 00
Lot old shovels,
10 0
12 two-horse carts,
1,000 00
42 snow shovels,
42 00
6 one-horse carts,
0 00
4 long-handle shovels,
4 00
1 Tight cart,
50 00
1 manure hook,
1 00
1 stone-lifter,
200 00
6 oil cans,
3 00
1 cess-pool cleaner,
150 00
3 garden rakes,
3 00
1 street sweeper,
250 00
2 dozen pick handles,
6 00
1 street roller,
150 00
1 dozen hammer handles,
2 50
1 stone truck,
50 00
20 picks,
37 50
1 four-horse sled,
75 00
4 striking hammers, 10 00
2 two-horse sleds,
40 00
5 stone drags, 10 00
1 light two-horse sled,
40 00
5 side-hill plows,
40 00
1 express sleigh,
25 00
1 snow-plow,
10 00
93'pair double harnesses, 450 00
12 crow-bars,
25 00
3 single harnesses,
60 00
8 stone-drills,
12 00
6 cart harnesses,
180 00
Lot light stone tools,
5 00
1 pair lead harness,
25 00
2 stone-hammers,
6 00
7 ox yokes,
35 00
16 cinder hammers,
25 00
25 neck yokes,
25 00
13 lanterns,
13 00
2 pair ox bows,
2 00
1 basket,
50
25 whiffletrees,
30 00
2 gravel screens,
16 00
21 horse blankets,
25 00
1 patent scraper, 30 00
4 surcingles,
4 00
3 side scrapers, 15 0
22 halters,
22 00
1 set grain measures,
1 50
15 curry-combs and brushes,
25 00
1 spirit level,
2 00
10 meal bags,
4 00
1 bush scythe,
2 00
6 draft chains,
12 00
4 axes,
4 00
2 heavy cables,
15 00
6 mattocks,
12 00
3 scraper chains,
6 00
2 ladders,
4 00
10 stake
7 00
4 hay forks,
2 00
20 tie
5 00
35 street hoes,
35 00
16 draw
66
8 00
13 snow scrapers,
45 00
4 pair lead bars,
12 00
6 wheel-barrows, 6 00
1 brush-harrow head,
2 00
7 stone-forks,
6 00
REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF HIGHWAYS.
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2 steel wedges,
$2 00
22 water pails,
$8 00
1 grain shovel,
2 00
4 tool chests,
32 00
1 churn drill,
2 00
200 feet fire hose,
100 00
Oil pan,
5 00
75 feet tape measure,
2 00
7 brooms,
3 00
3 manure forks,
4 50
Iron vise,
6 00
2 coal hods,
2 00
3 monkey wrenches,
3 00
Lot of manure,
100 00
3 stoves,
25 00
$4,486 50
LUMBER.
7,000 feet 3-inch chestnut plank,
$175 00
1,000 feet 2-inch chestnut plank,
25 00
1,350 feet hard pine plank,
40 00
1,000 feet hard pine timber,
35 00
Lot of old timber and plank,
50 00
Lot of bridge stringers,
200 00
500 chestnut posts,
100 00
25 hitching posts,
25 00
$650 00
STONE, BRICK, ETC.
350 feet curbs, .
$175 00
50 tons cobbles,
50 00
Lot of granite paving blocks,
125 00
75 feet common bridge flagging,
37 50
400 feet Belgian flagging,
300 00
8 long corners, .
25 00
23 short corners,
50 00
Lot stone posts,
15 00
40,000 paving brick,
480 00
350 feet granite flag stone, at 25 cts.,
87 50
Lot of covering stone,
50 00
50 yards sand at stables,
50 00
200 yards gravel (Summer street),
100 00
$1,545 00
Total of Personal Property,
$11.739 00
Total of Real Estate,
34,231 50
Amount in Department, ·
$45,970 50
Courteously submitted,
D. F. PARKER,
Commissioner of Highways.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
CHIEF ENGINEER'S OFFICE, ? WORCESTER, JANUARY 1st, 1878.
To the Honorable the Mayor and City Council :
GENTLEMEN :- In presenting my fifth annual report of the operations of the Department, which have come under my supervision, for the year ending December 31, 1877, you will permit me to acknowledge my high appreciation of the confi- dence reposed in me as the chief executive officer of the Board, as well as the promptness with which every necessary assistance has been rendered by your honorable body towards maintaining the Department in the highest condition of efficiency, and reliability of apparatus. I shall endeavor in this report to embody all matters of interest in regard to the workings of the Department for the year that has just closed, including a list of the officers and members, and the salaries paid them, the num- ber and location of fire alarm stations, an inventory of property in charge of the Department, and other information of interest to you and the citizens of Worcester; we shall endeavor to faithfully present for your consideration the wants of the Department, asking only for what the firemen need to add to their facilities for protecting property of the citizens of this growing city from the flames.
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CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 32.
MANUAL FORCE AND DISCIPLINE.
The manual force of the Department consists of a Chief Engineer, and four (4) Assistants, forty-two (42) members of Steamer Companies, including drivers ; thirty-six (36) members of Hook and Ladder Companies, including drivers ; sixty-eight (68) hosemen of Hose Companies ; and five (5) members of Extinguisher Company, including driver : making a total of one hundred and fifty-one (151). In addition to the regular force of the Department, there is a volunteer Hose Company located at Grant Square, and another at Coes Square, that respond to all alarms in their localities, and always to a general alarm, for which the citizens should be grateful, for it reduces the fire risks in those localities very materially.
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