Town of Arlington annual report 1899-1900, Part 19

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Smith, Ellen


4620 ft. lots 56, 57


185


3 27


Smith, Henry H.


2310 ft. lot 204


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O'Brien, Edward F. .


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Smith, Katie


2310 ft. lot 53


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140


2 48


Smith, Stephen W.


2310 ft. lot 101


100


1 77


Spear, Alonzo .


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16170 ft. lots 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, $240


240


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Stanley, Robert L.


4620 ft. lots 86, 87


185


27


Taylor, Christina


2310 ft. lot 59


100


1 77


Umbehend, Jacob


6930 ft. lots 150, 151, 152


150


2 65


Vossahlik, Charles A.


4620 ft. lots 270, 271 .


100


1 77


Walls, Ellen


4620 ft. lots 213, 214


100


1 77


Watt, John G. T.


4620 ft. lots 134, 135


100


1 77


Welsh, Robert .


18480 ft. lots 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 399, 400 ·


240


4 25


Williams, Fred .


2310 ft. lot 72


100


1 77


Williams, Rennie I.


2310 ft. lot 164


40


71


Wilson, Harvey F.


2310 ft. lot 267


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89


Wood, Mary, L.


4620 ft. lots 208, 209


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STATISTICS


OF THE


TOWN OF ARLINGTON.


MAY 1, 1899.


1897.


1898.


1899.


Valuation of Real Estate


" Personal Estate


1,124,203 00


939,988 00


1,217,354 00


Amount


" Town Grant


147,036 00


145,055 80


147,627 27


66


" State Tax


5,635 00


4,635 00


4,635 00


" County Tax .


7,625 60


7,685 59


8,375 14


" Sewer Tax


6,615 08


5,804 71


8,181 61


66


Water Tax


1,846 35


Amount of Overlayings


362 83


311 78


618 81


Number of Polls, at $2 each


4,276 00


. 4,502 00


4,762 00


Rate of Taxation on $1,000


18 30.


17 90


17 70


Number of persons paying a


tax on property


1,810


2,003


2,208


Number of persons paying a Poll Tax only


1,346


1,388


1,415


66


" dwelling-houses


1,278


1,343


1,413


66


66 " horses


687


700


721


66


66 " COWS


257


230


246


Increase in number of dwelling-


houses


85


65


70


Population of Arlington, 1898, 7.734.


LUCIAN C. TYLER,


Assessors


GEORGE I. DOE,


OMAR W. WHITTEMORE,


of Arlington.


ARLINGTON, May 1, 1899.


(118) .


·


3,156


3,391


3,623


Total number of tax-payers


. $6,949,890 00 $7,383,522 00 $7,625,707 00


INDEX.


PAGE


Almshouse


12, 29


Assessors' Report (Supplement) .


Auditors' Report


234


Board of Health


69,158


Board of Survey


13


Cemeteries


. 74, 137


Chief Engineer's Report


145


Coal .


13


Deaths during Year


161


Discounts and Abatements


73


Farmer (Elbridge) Fund .


133


Fire Department


38, 11


Health Department .


158


Henry Mott's Bequest .


136


Highways and Bridges


23


Incidentals


42


Insurance


47


Interest on Town Debt.


48


Jurors


233


Library, Robbins


55,181


.


New Books


181


Locke School .


73


Memorial Day


50


Park Commission


·


50,156


Police


. 10, 53, 140


Poor out of Almshouse


33


Pratt Fund


130


Public Property


95


Public Parks .


50


Pumping Station Statistics


213


Robbins Fund


135


Russell (M. M. W.) Funds


135


Russell School Building


75


Salaries


58


PAGE


School Committee's Report


149


School Expenses


75


Selectmen's Report


9


Sewers


63


Sewer Commrs.' Report


164


Sewers Constructed to Jan.


1,1900


172


Shade Trees


13


Sinking Fund


62, 128


Soldiers' Monument


135


State Aid


61


Statistics of Town (Supple-


ment).


Street Lights


11,61


Street Signs


10


Supt. of Streets' Report


15


Tabular Statement, Appro-


priations, etc. .


91


Tax List (Supplement),


Teams


22


Telephones


72


Town Clerk's Report


232


Town Debt


97


Town House


71


Town Officers


3


Treasurer's Report


23


Trial Balance .


93


Water Commrs.' Report


203


Water Works, Regulations


and Rates


214


Water Works, Supt.'s Report 219 Water Works, Treas.'s Report 223 Watering Streets 52


REPORTS


OF


TOWN OFFICERS


OF THE


TOWN OF ARLINGTON


FOR THE


YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1900


ALSO A LIST OF THE


PERSONAL PROPERTY AND REAL ESTATE


ASSESSED FOR THE YEAR 1900


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CAMBRIDGE : PRESS OF CAUSTIC & CLAFLIN I90I


TOWN OFFICERS, 1900.


Selectmen, Overseers of the Poor and Surveyors of Highways. FOR THREE YEARS, WALTER CROSBY.


FOR TWO YEARS, GEORGE I. DOE.


FOR ONE YEAR, EDWIN S. FARMER.


Assessors. FOR THREE YEARS, GEORGE I. DOE.


FOR ONE YEAR,


FOR TWO YEARS, LUCIAN C. TYLER. OMAR W. WHITTEMORE.


Town Clerk, Treasurer and Collector. B. DELMONT LOCKE.


School Committee.


FOR THREE YEARS,


WALTER CROSBY,


TIMOTHY O'LEARY,


WILLIAM H. H. TUTTLE.


FOR TWO YEARS, HATTIE F. HORNBLOWER,


JOHN H. PERRY,


IDA F. ROBBINS. FOR ONE YEAR, ANNA E. DODGE,


ANDREW F. REED, WALTER A. ROBINSON.


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TOWN OFFICERS.


Truant Officers.


GARRITT BARRY,


GARRET J. CODY.


Superintendent of Streets. SAMUEL E. KIMBALL.


Town Engineer, ROBERT W. POND.


1 Superintendent of Almshouse. JOHN B. TAY.


Superintendent of Water Works. THOMAS RODEN.


Water Commissioners.


GEORGE P. WINN, for three years. PETER SCHWAMB, for two years. GEORGE W. LANE, for one year.


Sewer Commissioners.


WARREN W. RAWSON, for three years. WINFIELD S. DURGIN, for two years. EDWARD S. FESSENDEN, for one year.


Board of Health.


EDWIN P. STICKNEY, 2d, for three years. EDWIN MILLS, for two years. EDWARD S. FESSENDEN, for one year.


Commissioners of Sinking Fund.


THEODORE SCHWAMB, for three years. WILLIAM G. PECK, for two years. A. D. HOITT, for one year.


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TOWN OFFICERS.


Trustees of Pratt Fund,


GEORGE HILL, for five years. JAMES A. BAILEY, for four years. WILLIAM G. PECK, for three years. WILLIAM E. WOOD, for two years. HENRY HORNBLOWER, for one year. B. DELMONT LOCKE, ex-officio.


Trustees of Robbins Library.


E. NELSON BLAKE, for three years. JOSEPH C. HOLMES, for three years. SAMUEL C. BUSHNELL, for two years. MATTHEW ROWE, for two years. FRANK W. HODGDON, for one year. JAMES P. PARMENTER, for. one year.


Trustees of Elbridge Farmer Fund. WM. E. PARMENTER, WILLIAM G. PECK, WILLIAM E. WOOD,


EDWIN S. FARMER,


JOHN Q. A. BRACKETT, JOHN H. HARDY.


Consolidated Board of Trustees of Robbins Fund, Soldiers' Monument Fund and Cemeteries.


FRANCIS S. FROST, for three years. WARREN A. PEIRCE, for two years. WILLIAM G. PECK, for one year. B. DELMONT LOCKE, ex-officio.


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TOWN OFFICERS.


Park Commissioners. FRANK W. HODGDON, for three years. S. FREDERICK HICKS, for two years. J. Q. A. BRACKETT, for one year.


Registrars of Voters.


WILLIAM H. PATTEE,


WM. A. FITZPATRICK, JOHN W. BAILEY, B. DELMONT LOCKE.


Auditors.


ALFRED T. MARSTON. JAMES R. MANN.


Tree Warden. REUBEN W. LEBARON.


Constables.


JOHN DUFFY,


GARRET J. CODY, ALONZO S. HARRIMAN, ANDREW IRWIN.


GARRITT BARRY,


Undertakers.


JOHN H. HARTWELL,


CHARLES T. HARTWELL, DANIEL W. GRANNAN, JAMES. P. DALEY.


Fence Viewers. JOHN H. HARTWELL, MATTHEW ROWE.


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TOWN OFFICERS.


Measurers of Wood. OMAR W. WHITTEMORE,


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LUCIAN C. TYLER, EDWARD I. MCKENZIE.


Town Weighers.


LUCIAN C. TYLER,


WARREN A. PEIRCE, WALTER H. PEIRCE.


Fish Preserver. DANIEL WYMAN.


Engineers of the Fire Department. CHARLES GOTT, Chief.


Assistants.


GEORGE HILL, FRANK P. WINN.


Police. Chief, ALONZO S. HARRIMAN.


GARRITT BARRY,


JOHN DUFFY, ANDREW IRWIN,


FRED E. SMITH,


GARRET J. CODY,


DANIEL M. HOOLEY, JAMES E. WHITTEN, CHARLES H. WOODS.


Inspector of Wires. REUBEN W. LEBARON.


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TOWN OFFICERS. Inspector of Milk and Provisions. FRANK P. WINN.


Inspector of Animals. LAURENCE L. PEIRCE.


REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN.


The Selectmen submit the following report for the year end- ing December 31, 1900. The town lines have all been peram- bulated as required by law.


The cars of the Lexington and Boston Street Railway be- gan running in the spring. Tracks have been laid on Broad- way by the West End Street Railway Company and cars are now being run.


A location has also been granted to said company on Med- ford street. Five grade crossings have been abolished. The roadway has been built under the railroad at Grove, Brattle and Forest streets ; carried over the tracks at Park avenue; the crossing discontinued at Bow street, and a new street built to connect with Forest street. All this work is practically com- pleted. The town will have to pay ten per cent of the cost.


Telephone conduits have been laid in Pleasant street, one be- ing reserved for town wires.


On January 1st the town was given Metropolitan water on the high service system.


In accordance with a vote of the town a professional auditor was employed to audit the books of the Town Treasurer. The result was the same as given by the Town Auditors.


An eight-room, brick school building is nearly completed in the Cutter School district.


New town officers have been appointed as follows: Town Engineer, Superintendent of Wires and Superintendent of Fire Alarm. Their work has given perfect satisfaction.


An issue of bonds by the Town Treasurer, $35,000 Cutter School loan, was approved.


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SELECTMEN'S REPORT.


The town occupies the same position in the matter of taxes as the other cities and towns in the Metropolitan district. We now have assessments for water and sewers.


This year parks will be added and, if a law be passed to make the assessments for water meet the annual requirements for the interest and sinking fund, some $3,700 additional per year will have to be provided for. No money was raised bytaxation for the Highway Department, the first time (so far as we know) since the town was incorporated.


Some arrangement should be made for the care of contagious diseases.


As a result of much work the poles on Mystic street have been reduced to two lines. Minor changes of poles in other locations have also been made.


One carload of vitrified brick was purchased and used in lay- ing crosswalks. They make a fine walk, but cost more than granite.


STREET WATERING.


The streets were watered by contract at a charge to the abut- ters of 23 cents per foot. One new cart was purchased.


STREET SIGNS.


Signs have been placed on the following streets: Kensing- ton park, Kensington road and Brantwood road (2).


STREET LIGHTS.


While the lighting has not been perfect, the service has been better than in previous years. Since the switch-board has been established in the Town Hall we know that we have received the full amount of current called for by the contract.


11


SELECTMEN'S REPORT.


New lights have been placed as follows :


Lake street, 1. Marathon street, 1.


Lewis avenue, 1.


Draper avenue, 1.


Massachusetts avenue, at Appleton street, 1.


Making a total of 168 incandescents and 98 arcs now in use and calling for an appropriation of $11,910 in 1901.


CONTRACTS FOR COAL.


The contract for coal was awarded to the Peirce and Winn Company at the following prices : ·


Furnace $4 49


Egg 4 74


Stove 5 00


Honey Brook Egg 5 04


Georges Creek, Cumberland 4 55


ALMSHOUSE.


Mr. and Mrs. John B. Tay have remained in charge during the year. One woman and two children were cared for tem- porarily, and then sent to the State Almshouse as they were charges of the State. During the year eight persons were ad- mitted; one has died, three sent to State Almshouse, and two have gone away. There are now seven inmates, five males and two females.


OUTSIDE POOR.


The expenditures of this department have been quite large, the increase caused mainly by the care of three additional in- mates of the Insane Hospitals. For work of the departments under our supervision we refer to the detailed reports of Chief


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SELECTMEN'S REPORT.


of Police, Superintendent of Streets, Town Engineer, Superin- tendent of Fire Alarm, Superintendent of Wires and Chief of Fire Department.


BROADWAY.


Owing to the delay by the City of Somerville in granting a location for railway tracks in that city, we did not start work on Broadway until late in the season. Therefore the road was not in operation early enough for the town to receive the cor- poration tax this year.


Before any work was done on the street, and also after com- pletion, the Board of Selectmen invited three citizens to in- spect the conditions of the street relative to the abutting prop- erty.


The track and roadway have been completed, fences have been set back and raised in places.


A new stone retaining wall was built in front of the estate of Thomas Mitchell, and one was relaid in front of property of Frank Bowman. A brick underpinning was built under the front of house belonging to Mrs. Lucinda A. Ellis.


The storm drains have been completed and catch-basins built. The crushed stone used on the surface of the road was furnished by the Massachusetts Broken Stone Company, making it of even quality and of very hard stone. In the spring the loam space in the sidewalk will have to be worked over and grass seed sown.


Those portions of the roadway where the deep fills were made will probably settle somewhat and in a year or two will have to be resurfaced.


When the estimates were made on the cost of rebuilding the street, neither the extension of the bridge nor the widening of the street at Alewife Brook were considered. This additional


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SELECTMEN'S REPORT.


work has added much to the cost, but it was thought best to have it done now as the expense would be less and it would have to be done in the near future.


The City of Somerville wished to have the street and bridge built to the full width and seemed disposed to delay the work until it should be done.


Bids for doing the work by contract were asked for, and six were received. The lowest was far more than the appropri- ation and it was therefore deemed best to have the work done by town men and teams.


The work called for in the contract would have cost, as near as we can estimate, $15,574.44. The same work done by the town cost $13,668.69, making a saving of $1,905.75. The ex- cess of cost above appropriation has been charged to Highways.


BOARD OF SURVEY.


In compliance with the vote passed by the town April 3rd, 1899, a grade was established on Broadway. A street from the westerly end of Gray street to the easterly end of Atwood ave- nue and from the westerly end of Atwood avenue to Oakland avenue has been laid out to a width of fifty feet.


Summer street, from Mystic street to Pine street, has been laid out to a width of fifty feet, and grade established.


Locke, Clark and Peirce streets, on land of W. A. Peirce, at and near the junction of Lowell street and Mass. avenue, have been laid out to a width of forty feet, and a grade established.


Thorndike, Magnolia, Lafayette and Fairmount streets, Park Boulevard and Lake avenue, on land of Thomas Tolson, at Ale- wife Brook, have been laid out to a width of forty feet and a grade established.


EDWIN S. FARMER, GEORGE I. DOE, Selectmen. WALTER CROSBY,


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REPORT


OF THE


SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS,


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:


GENTLEMEN : I submit to you my annual report for the year ending December 31, 1900.


ACADEMY STREET.


Edgestone has been set along the side of the Town House site, and the gutters paved from Mass. avenue to Maple street. A brick crosswalk has been laid at the head of Maple street.


The street has been graded its entire length and a coat of fine crushed stone to a depth of four inches put on, being well rolled, and then covered with fine screened gravel and stone dust. Labor and teams $320 91


Crushed stone 415 80


Stone dust 73 80


Screened gravel 172 50


Paving, 325 sq. yds. 243 75


Steam roller 65 00


$1,291 76


APPLETON STREET


At the junction of Mass. avenue was in a dangerous condition. The approach to the avenue being very steep and the sidewalks


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REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS.


not coming together at grade, caused a high bank where teams and pedestrians were liable to accident. The street has been graded to Acton street and coated with crushed stone, well rolled, and then covered with screened gravel and stone dust.


The gutter on the north side has been paved. The sidewalk has been lowered to conform with the walk on the avenue.


At the junction edgestone has been set around the circle and along the avenue for a distance of about 118 feet. On the north side of the street there has been 124 feet edgestone reset and eight feet of new at the circle.


The drain taking the surface water at the foot of Appleton street became clogged, and it was found upon examination to be filled with gravel washed from the hill (there being no catch- basin at the entrance to the pipe). Work was commenced by taking up this pipe in order to clear it, and it was found that every length along the avenue was cracked. Having been laid near the surface of the street, the heavy teams and action of the frost caused it to break. As a drain beginning at Oakland ave- nue to take the surface water underground to the brook had been talked of, it was decided to start this improvement with the view of extending this drain in the near future. This drain was started at a point 100 feet or more below Mass. avenue on Forest street, connecting with the old drain. From this point a twenty-four inch pipe has been laid along the west side of Forest street to the avenue, thence under the northeast side- walk, crossing the avenue to the foot of Appleton street, cover- ing a distance of 622 feet, with connections to the catch-basins. There have been two catch-basins built, blasted out of the solid ledge on either side of the street to take the surface water. Suit- able manholes have been built at the angles for use of inspection in case the pipes get clogged. . With the idea of extending this drain an open end has been left at the foot of the street.


SURFACE DRAINS LAID.


Linear feet pipe.


Labor including teams.


Mason's labor, brick, etc.


Cespool stones and labor.


Crushed


Stone.


Manholes.


Catch


basins.


Grates.


10 in.


12 in.


15 in.


24 in.


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Appleton street ..


$351.99


$143.85


$11.25


$15.60


4


2


34


1


450


$1136.58


Bow street,


19.80


98


39.40


Broadway*


226.22


489.20


116.25


1


13


67


3


12


618


1092.52*


Included in street.


81


60.75


Forest street


Mass. avenue, near Medford street. ..


60.46


28.05


3.75


1


3


2


60


24


109


138.45


Schouler court ..


13.00


14.15


1


35


51.65


Totals.


$671.47


$675.25


$131.25


$15.60


6


16


104


6


12


60


740


225


450


$2519.35


* Exceeded appropriation $361.05 charged to Broadway account.


Total Cost.


Ans.


.Port'd


Cement.


QUANTITY.


PRICE.


AMOUNT.


TOTAL AMOUNT.


$3137


37


Ballast Tons


1904.55


60


$1142


73


214.13


55


117


77


66


987.45


50


493


73


1754


23


Crushed Stone (Town Crusher), Tons ..


6155.


90


5539


50


Crushed Stone (Mass. Broken Stone Co.), Tons.


1442.15


$1


20


1730


58


Teaming Same.


1442.15


15


216


32


Building Chute for Same


.


20


47


1967


37


Screened Gravel Loads


259.


1


48


383


32


Stone Dust, Tons


658.25


90


592


43


Retaining Wall at Alewife Brook.


4363


00


Bridge at Alewife Brook (1/2 cost)


525


00


Concreting Metropolitan Sewer Pipe (1/2 cost)


66


93


Stone Blocks for posts, drilling same and setting


..


..


79


96


Retaining Walls (Mitchell and Bowman's)


60


00


Damages to Mrs. Ellis' estate.


10


.00


Storm Water Drain more than appropriation


361


05


Engineering


65


15


Building fences, moving brick walls, and sundry expenses.


..


469


92


Use of tools, lighting, fences, etc.


. .


...


100


OC


Concrete sidewalks and crosswalks.


1003


57


389


15


Pipe for feuce, erecting and painting


$21173


54


. .


..


305


59


H. S. Adams, Engineering


Labor and Teaming


STREETS.


LABOR INCLUDING TEAMS.


CRUSHED STONE. TONS.


STONE DUST TONS.


GRAVEL. LOADS.


PAVING. SQ. YARDS.


RETAINING WALLS. PERCH.


ROLLER.


USE OF TOOLS, ETC.


TOTAL COST


Academy


$320.91


462


82


115


325


$65.00


$1,291.76


Appleton.


526.2


248


32


15


197


45.00


965.49


Bartlett avenue


79.15


328


27


15


568


60.00


871.65


Bow.


136.00


28


178.00


Eastern avenue


20.00


.


145


..


.


...


237.50


Forest.


1,743.26


183


76


172


143


$165.00


2,854.71


Grove.


325.00


56


395.00


Jason ...


385.00


1,003


109


21


280


75.00


1,702.30


Mass. avenue.


2,059.50


6,013


625


272


428


300.00


9,058.90


Mt. Vernon


239.00


71


238


1,415


45.00


1,766.15


Mystic.


138.75


611


91


43


52.50


887.55


North Union.


109.52


78


9


63


280.83


Oak.


36.75


231


383.25


Oakland avenue.


15.50


85


...


..


. .


164.25


Park avenue


. .


....


. .


....


122.00


Robbins road.


33.00


....


...


..


150


177


348.60


Tufts.


22.44


123


11


.. .


....


. .


155.95


Warren


156.30


151


28


. .


..


. .


467.45


Winter


5.60


50


7


... .


. .


....


68.50


Wyman


78.62


182


42


16


. . .


...


. .


....


303.55


Totals


$5,830.54


9,503


1,065


1,692


3,984


143


$642.50


$165.00


$22,503.39


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108


8


122


..


STREETS


Labor, Including Teams


TOTAL COST


New


Reset


Curved


Cost


Amount paid by Town


Brick


Granite


Concrete


Cost


New


Cost


Amount paid by Town


Crushed Stone Tons


Stone Dust Tous


Cost


Academy


241.3.


13


3


$163.19


$163.19


21.5


$49.39


1.7


$1.27


$1.27


$213.85


$213.85


Appleton


124


8


25.08


25.08


57.08


Ashland.


74.2


46.42


27.85


46.42


27.85


Bartlett Ave.


343


299


6


276.09


160.47


25


70.86


60.2


90.4


81.31


81.31


45


60.00


488.26


372.64


Claremont Ave.


$20.40


48


149.11


48


64.00


84.40


84.40


Forest.


149.11


149.11


Hillside Ave.


11.60


18


25.00


36.60


36.60


Irving


3


4.00


4.00


4.00


Jason


8.00


8.00


8.00


Lake


25.80


6


3.96


3.96


40.6


116.35


944.1


708.07


358.85


129


129.00


983.18


633.96


Maple.


1.6


.64


.64


.64


.64


Mass. Ave ..


200*


65


8


85.03


85.03


20


6.00


102


92


222.05


313.08


313.08


Montague.


4.00


4.00


4.00


27.9


20.3


37.09


37.09


25


22.50


59.59


59.59


Mystic.


7.7*


3


4.75


4.75


18


24.00


28.75


28.75


Palmer.


15


20.00


20.00


20.00


Park Ave


87


116.00


116.00


116.00


Pleasant


332.20


117.5


115.9


4


98.61


48.97


33


77


155.26


2037.6


77


1545.85


776.27


2131.92


1312.70


42.50


18


24.00


66.50


66.50


Walnut.


19.7


20.2


31.58


31.58


63.9


16


54.32


30.36


48


60.00


145.90


121.94


Included with St.


15


15.00


75.22


75.22


Water


19.6


7.84


7.84


7.84


7.84


Westminster


57


69


168.00


168.00


168.00


Winter


19.8


11.2


20.46


20.46


21


60.35


80.81


80.81


Wyman


12.00


12.00


12.00


TOTALS.


$432.50


1102.2


616.9


112.6


$806.06


100.1


20


77


$607.32


3181.7


204.6 $2445.72 $1284.39


15.


672


$1009.55


$5301.15


$3974


Vt. edgestones and 45.7 ft. curved, used at square at junction with Broadway, one-half charged to Warren St.


* Labor of setting included with work on


١٠


CROSSWALKS, SQ. YDS.


CONCRETE WALKS, SQ. YDS.


MACADAM WALKS


AMOUNT PAID BY TOWN


Resur- faced


Included with St.


24


$32.00


57.08


Warren.


125.3*+


22.9*+


60.22


60.22


$640


6


3


Mt. Vernon


Robbins Road.


9


EDGESTONE


K


:


17


REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS.


Labor and teams $526 24


Crushed stone 198 40


Stone dust 25 60


Screened gravel 22 50


Paving, 197 sq. yds 147 75


Steam roller 45 00


$965 49


For cost of drain see table for drains.


BARTLETT AVENUE.


The road-bed from Mass. avenue to Mr. E. L. Parker's has been graded and coated over with fine crushed stone, well rolled and covered with screened gravel and stone dust. There have been 343 feet edgestone and 6 feet circle set and 299 feet reset. On the gutters 568 sq. yds. of paving have been used. At the junction with Mass. avenue a brick crosswalk has been laid. The sidewalks in many places have been coated over with stone dust.


Labor and teams $79 15


Crushed stone 262 40


Stone dust 21 60


Screened gravel


22 50


Steam roller 60 00


Paving, 568 sq. yrds 426 00


$871 65


BOW STREET


At the Lowell street end has been graded for a short distance and coated with gravel. Late in the season work had been com- menced near the residence of P. J. Lennen's, but cold weather setting in, the work was discontinued.


18


REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS.


Early in the season this work should be taken up again and the street put in good condition.


Labor and teams $136 00


42 00 Gravel


$178 00


BROADWAY


Is at last put in good condition. I do not say in better con- dition than if done by contract, but it was done about $2,000 cheaper, taking in account the extra excavation and amount of material used.


Manner of Construction : After the Boston Elevated finished laying their tracks work was commenced by the town Septem- ber 10th. The street was excavated to a depth of ten inches be- low grade, and in many places where loam was found twelve inches. A coat of rough, broken stone five inches in depth was spread over this surface and well rolled into the sand, making a solid bed for crushed .stone eight inches below grade. A coat of No. 2 crushed stone was then put on, well rolled, and a sec- ond coat put on to even up the surface and to fill all low places caused by rolling. This covering well rolled brought the sur- face of the street near grade and then a coat of No. 2 crushed stone from the Mass. Broken Stone Co., three inches in depth, was carefully spread, giving the surface of the street a rolling grade to track and gutter. This last coat of stone was well rolled, then a light covering of screened blue gravel put on and rolled again, and then was spread with a coating of stone dust. After completion the steam roller was kept rolling the entire length one week.


The bridge at Alewife Brook has been extended to the full width of the street and a heavy granite retaining wall built from the brook on the cemetery side, a distance of 448 feet.


19


REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS.


On the east side the wall has been raised to conform with the new grade. This work was done by contract. A three-rail, one and one-half inch iron pipe fence has been erected on these walls.


The sidewalk on the northerly side of the street the entire length and on the southerly side, from Mass. avenue to land of W. H. Allen, from the Puffer estate to Winter street, and from Marathon street to the cemetery gateway, has been finished, the remainder to subgrade. Where there was a concrete walk and the grade altered new concrete was laid. The remainder was made macadam, six feet in width with a loam space on the outside. The macadam consists of four inches of fine stone well rolled, and covered with an inch of stone dust and again rolled.


The square at the junction with Warren street has been en- closed with edgestone.




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