Town of Arlington annual report 1899-1900, Part 29

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40


650


Nov. 8, 1887.


Pleasant st. to Spy pond ..


25


520


Nov. 11, 1850, Apr. 15,1867 Nov. 10, 1877.


Also old town


way


40


750


1875.


June 29, 1875.


Lowell st. to Belmont line.


80


5,920


Old town way named Main st., Nov. 9, 1846. Old town way named Medford st. Nov.9,1846 Also old town way June 11, 1872.


93,98


Nov. 11,1850, Apr. 20, 1874 Old town way named Lowell st., Nov. 9, 1846 Apr. 20, 1874. Apr. 15, 1898.


Mass. ave. to Spy pond ..


660


. .


May 27, 1873.


Also old town way


Also old town way


Report of the Sewer Commissioners.


The Board of Sewer Commissioners herewith present the engineer's report in detail, of the work of this department for the year ending December 31, 1900, with a series of tables, show- ing the completed construction, of the system to date.


It is a matter of satisfaction that the Board is able to report that all the outstanding contracts have been completed and settled, and that the entire system is in satisfactory working or- der.


EDWARD S. FESSENDEN, WINFIELD S. DURGIN, WARREN W. RAWSON,


Sewer Commissioners.


To the Board of Sewer Commissioners of the Town of Arlington:


GENTLEMEN-Herewith is respectfully submitted the annual report of the work of the Sewer Department for the year ending December 31, 1900.


The construction work this year has consisted of building sewers on Crescent Hill in the district known as Section 7 of the Sewerage System and in Medford street.


This work was constructed by H. A. Hanscom & Co., and was part of their contract made in 1899.


The streets comprising this section are: Westmoreland ave- nue, from Lowell street to Crescent Hill avenue; Westminster avenue, north and south from Westmoreland avenue; Montague


216


REPORT OF SEWER COMMISSIONERS.


street, from Westminster avenue to Crescent Hill avenue; Cres- cent Hill avenue, north and south from Montague street; and Crescent Hill avenue, north and south from Westmoreland ave- nue. Large quantities of very hard ledge were encountered on the work; and this, together with the hard blue gravel and boulders, made progress necessarily slow.


The sewer in Medford street extended from Lewis avenue to the summit of the grade near Hamlet street. The construction was included in the contract with H. A. Hanscom & Co. The entire length of these sewers is 0.65 miles. When practicable, water services have been placed in the end manholes of the sewers built this year for flushing purposes.


Owing to the large amount of sewer construction under way since 1895, a great number of valuable miscellaneous records had accumulated in the office of the department. From January to April, 1900, the time of the engineering force was spent in arranging and indexing this data, so that all records are now ac- cessible and convenient for daily use. Also within this time the sewer assessment plans of work done in 1899 were made and bound, and tables showing the detailed cost of sewers built from 1897 (the date when the last tables were published) to 1900 were compiled and are attached to this report.


Since April 1, 1900, when the Engineering Department was organized, the cost of all engineering, superintendence and in- spection on sewer construction, particular sewers and main- tenance has been included under that department.


Reference is made to the Town Engineer's report for details of expense.


The total expenditure for sewer construction and maintenance to date is $256,089.75. The total assessments levied are $119,- 712.06, of which $71,106.16 has been paid to the Town Treas- 7


urer.


TABLE SHOWING COST OF SEWERS BY STREETS, 1898.


SECTION 5.


CONTRACT ITEMS.


CONTRACT PRICE.


Quantities.


Cost.


Quantities.


Cost.


Quantities.


Cost.


Quantities.


Cost.


Earth Excavation,


0-8 depth cu. yds.


$0 40


290.2


$116 08


485.5


$194 20


1379.3


$551 72


628.5


$251 40


8-14


0 52


128.2


66 66


237.6 46.2


118 88


457.6


237 95


363.4


188 97


Rock


0-8


3 75


4 75


4 00


3.4


13 60


18.0


72 00


22.7


90 80


12.9


51 60


Concrete ..


4 00


0 10


295.0


29 50


499.0


49 90


149 00


676.0


67 60


Lampholes and Chimneys, vertical "


0 10


26.00


2 60


3 90


87.0


8 70


Extra Work


24 78


41 91


200 16


81 79


Cost of Contract,


$250 62


$538 13


$1244 60


$729 11


Cost of Materials,


$88 85


$273 10


$514 59


$264 25


Miscellaneous Items :


Including Assessment and Taking Plans, Land Damages, Engineer- ing, Inspection and Office Ex- penses. .


$87 65


$217 65


$378 73


$208 58


Total Cost of Sewer,


..


$427 12


$1028 88


$2137 92


$1201 94


Amount of Sewer Assessments, Length of Sewer,


$301 47


$406 06


$1823 28


$991 39


Average Cost per foot,


..


Character of Soil, . Cut


11.0


12.0


10.5


12.5


Coarse Gravel.


Coarse Gravel.


Coarse Gravel.


Dry Clay and Gravel.


217


REPORT OF SEWER COMMISSIONERS.


CHAPMAN ST.


DEVEREAUX ST. and Right of Way, (Bucknam's Line Chapman St.)


'to


Chapman


Street to Pelliam Terrace.


Bartlett's Line to Hill's Line.


14-20


1 00


46 20


1.5


5 63


11.9


56 53


Brick Masonry,


3.11


12 44


1.36


5 44


5.63


22 52


Pipe Sewers, 6 in. to 12 in. linear feet.


-


.


295


499


1490


678


$1 45


$2 0G


$1 43


$1 77


.6


8-14


1490.0 39.0


PLEASANT ST.


PLEASANT ST.


TABLE SHOWING COST OF SEWERS BY STREETS, 1898.


SECTION 6.


CONTRACT ITEMS.


CONTRACT PRICE.


APPLETON ST. Florence Ave. to Park Ave.


CLAREMONT AVE.


FLORENCE AVE.


Hillside Ave. to Claremont Ave.


HILLSIDE AVE. Wollaston Ave. to Prospect Ave.


Quantities.


Cost.


Quantities.


Cost.


Quantities.


Cost.


Quantities.


Cost.


Earth Excavation,


0-8 depth cu. yds.


$0 60


495.6


$297 36


2030.9


$1218 54


'298.


$178 80


2502 2


$1501 32


8-14 .


0 60


130.9


78 54


458.2


274 92


45.7


27 42


452.9


271 74


Rock


0-8


2 75


16.5


45 37


21.2


58 30


0.8


2 20


73.8


202 95


8-14


4 00


38


15 20


21.6


86 40


2.6


10 40


171 2


684 80


Brick Masonry.


5 00


8 0


40 00


26.2


131 .0


34.6


173 00


Concrete "


4 00


5.0


20 00


10.9


43 60


13.4


53 60


Pipe Sewers, 6 in. to 12 in., linear feet.


0 10


554.


55 40


2226.8


222 68


343.4


34 34


2759.5


275 95


Lampholes and Chimneys, vertical "


0 10


56.


5 60


120.3


12 03


241.5


24 15


Underdrain,


linear


0 10


554.


55 40


117 00


Extra Work


109 11


13 15


223 55


Cost of Contract,


$692 44


$2156 58


$266 31


$3528 06


Cost of Materials,


$205 55


$558 18


$44 27


$840 22


Miscellaneous Items :


Including Assessment and Taking Plans, Land Damages, Engineer- ing, Inspection and Office Ex- penses .


$206 23


$638 37


$101 31


$818 28


Total Cost of Sewer,


$1104 22


$3353 13


$411 89


$5186 56


Length of Sewer, .


554.


2229


343.


2762


Average cost per foot,


.


$1 99


$1 50


$1 20


$1 87


('ut,


·


.


10.5


10.0


8.5


10.0


Character of soil, :


.


.


Wet, Bine Gravel and Boulders


Dry Gravel.


Dry Gravel.


Wet, Blue


Gravel. '


Ledge and Boulders.


REPORT OF SEWER COMMISSIONERS.


218


.


Amount of Sewer Assessments, .


$600 78


$2843 21


$349 80


$3478 94


1170.0


79 57


.


.


Wollaston Ave. to Oakland Ave.


X


.6


TABLE SHOWING COST OF SEWERS BY STREETS, 1898. SECTION 6.


LAKEVIEW.


LOWELL ST. Park Ave. to Westmoreland Ave.


PARK AVE. Metropolitan Sewer to Lowell St.


PARK AVE.


CONTRACT ITEMS.


CONTRACT PRICE.


Quantities.


Cost.


Quantities.


Cost.


Quantities.


Cost.


Quantities.


Cost.


Earth Excavation,


0-8 depth cu. yds.


$0 60


515.6 93.95


$309 36


1624.8


$974 88


244.7


$146 82


530.6


$318 36


449.0


269 40


25.5


15 30


98.2


58 92


Rock


0-8


2 75


125.8


345 95


83.1


228 53


13.1


36 03


66


14 20


7 00


9.4


47 00


32.3


161 50


6.35


31 75


7.6


38 00


Co crete


4 00


550.0


55 00


1843.5


184 35


344.


34 40


554.1


55 41


Lampholes and Chimneys, vertical .


0 10


330.


33 00


14


1 40


11.


1 10


Underdrain.


li ear


0 10


1844.


184 40


344


34 40


441.


44 10


Lumber left in place,


30 00


2000


60 00


250.


3 25


266 67


41 07


64 45


Cost of Contract,


$551 83


$4860 90


$824 87


$901 17


Cost of Materials,


$187 35


$823 09


$343 08


$274 88


Mi cellaneous Items :


. Including Assessment and Taking Plans. Land Damages, Engineer- ing, Inspection and Office Ex- penses. . .


$167 24


$728 27


$154 41


$205 36


Total Cost of Sewer, .


$906 42


$6412 26


$1322 36


$1381 41


$699 54


$2099 58


$314 92


$209 44


Average Cost per foot,


$1 64


$3 47


$3 84


$3 13


9.0


1


8.0


10.5


Coarse Gravel.


11.5 Ledge, Wet, Gravel.


Blue


Ledge, Wet, Gravel.


Blue


Boulders,


Wet. Blue


.


REPORT OF SEWER COMMISSIONERS.


219:


Gravel.


66


14-20


1 00


4.3


4 30


8-14


4 00


424.7


1698 80


30.2


120 80


65.0


260 00


86 4


604 80


Brick Masonry,


129 60


42.6


170 40


6.2


24 80


Pipe Sewers, 6 in. to 12 in. linear feet.


0 10


13 00


Extra Work


.


.


Amount of Sewer Assessments, Length of -ewer. .


552


1848


344


441


Character of Soil, Cnt,


8-14


46


0 60


56 37


$6


5 00


24 10


32.4


M. f. et B. M.


Massachusetts Ave. to Wollaston Ave.


.


TABLE SHOWING COST OF SEWERS BY STREETS, 1898.


SECTION 6.


CONTRACT ITEMS.


CONTRACT PRICE.


PARK AVE. (East Side.) Appleton St. to 289 ft. S. of Oakland Ave.


PARK AVE. (West Side.) Wollaston Ave to 222 ft. S. of Oakland Ave.


Right of Way, Lowell St., 780 ft. West.


ROBBINS ROAD. Massachusetts Ave., 700 ft. South.


Quantities.


Cost.


Quantities.


Cost.


Quantities.


Cost.


Quantities.


Cost.


Earth Excavation,


0-8 depth cu. yds.


$0 60


1297 5


$778 50


1588.3


$952 98


468.4


$281 04


616.9


$370 14


Rock


08


=


2 75


63.2


173 80


194.3


534 32


55 6


152 90


19.0


52 25


8-14


4 00


2.7


10 80


6.7


26 80


7.1


28 40


2.0


8 00


Brick Maso ry,


5 00


21.7


108 50


19.2


96 00


9.05


45 25


8.65


43 25


Concrete


4 00


1733.


173 30


2358.0


235 80


742.


74 20


687.3


68 73


Underdrain,


linear


0 10


1600


160 00


1936.


193 60


384.


38 40


Extra Work,


175 91


219 54


48 67


16 38


Cost of Contract,


$1580 81


$2270 82


$689 20


$578 67


Cost of Materials,


·


$573 17


$799 13


$258 36


$163 88


Miscellaneous Items :


Including Assessment and Taking Plans, Land Damages, Engmeer- ing, Inspection and Office Ex- penses, .


$503 91


$683 94


$689 76


$214 38


Total Cost of Sewer,


$2657 89


$3753 89


$1637 32


$956 93


Length of Sewer,


1735


2360


744


690


..


Cut,


6.5


6.5


6.0


8.0


Boulders.


Wet,


Blue


Ledge. Boulders, Wet Gravel.


and


Ledge, Boulders and WVet Gravel.


Blue Gravel and Boulders.


REPORT OF SEWER COMMISSIONERS.


.


Amount of Sewer Assessments,


$1108 16


$1591 11


$634 97


$866 34


Average Cost per foot,


$1 53


$1 59


$2 20


$1 38


Character of Soil,


·


.


0 60


11.8


7 08


2.9


1 74


25.2


15 12


16


6


-


1.0


4 00


4.4


17 60


1.0


4 00


Lampholes and Chimneys, vertical "


0 10


7.0


70


10


1 00


8.0


80


Pipe Sewers. 6 in. to 12 in. linear feet.


0 10


.


Gravel.


220


8.14


TABLE SHOWING COST OF SEWERS BY STREETS, 1898. SECTION 6.


CONTRACT ITEMS.


CONTRACT PRICE.


WALNUT ST. Massachusetts Ave., South, 512 feet.


* WALNUT CT. and .Extension.


WOLLASTON AVE. Park Ave. to Claremont Ave.


VINE ST. Park Ave. to Appleton st.


Quantities.


Cost.


Quantities.


Cost.


Quantities.


Cost.


Quantities.


Cost.


Earth Excavation,


0-8 depth cu. yds.


$0 60


429.8


$257 88


215.6


$129 36


629 9


$377 94


619.6


$371 76


8-14


0 60


50.3


30 18


27.8


16 68


257.7


154 62


202.4


121 44


Rock


0-8


2 75


8.64


23 76


17.8


48 95


20.0


55 00


33.0


90 75


-


8-14


4 00


76.2


304 80


29.3


117 20


0.6


2 40


23.8


95 20


"


14-20


$6


16


7 00


2.8


19 60


0.3


2 10


Brick Masonry,


5 00


5.06


25 30


3.09


15 45


16.0


80 00


10.4


52 00


Concrete


4 00


1.3


5 20


2.2


8 80


20 0


80 00


5.0


20 00


Pipe · ewer, 6 in. to 12 in., linear feet.


0 10


512.0


51 20


248 0


24 80


685.2


68 52


701.2


70 12


Lampholes and Chimneys, vertical "


0 10


8.0


80


23.0


2 30


78.0


7 80


86.0


8 60


Underdrain,


linear


0 10


112.0


11 20


241


24 10


687.0


68 70


701.0


70 10


Gravel Refill,


cu. yds.


1 00


21 50


35 43


113 31


106 06


Cost of Contract,


$751 42


$425 17


$1011 39


$1006 03


Cost of Materials,


$163 12


'$101 75


$433 33


$250 54


Miscellaneous Items : Iuchiding Assessment and Taking Plans. Land Damages, Engineer- ing, Inspection and Office Ex- penses, . .


$185 41


$155 58


$276 04


$254 98


Total Cost of Sewer,


$1099 95


$682 50


$1720 76


$1511 55


Amount of Sewer Assessments,


$674 85


$387 26


$865 96


$540 25


Length of Sewer,


511


.


287


685


701


$2 15


$2 38


$2 51


$2 15


Character of Soil, Cut,


9.0


11.0


10.5


Ledge and Wet Coarse Ledge and Wet Coarse Gravel.


Gravel.


Wet Blue Gravel and Boulders.


Wet Blue Gravel, Ledge and Boulders.


* Includes 39 feet built by day labor.


221


REPORT OF SEWER COMMISSIONERS.


Extra Work,


.


.


.


,


.


Average cost per foot,


.


16


66


3.1


3 10


TABLE SHOWING COST OF SEWERS BY STREETS, 1899.


SECTION 7.


CONTRACT ITEMS.


CONTRACT PRICE.


Quantities.


Cost.


Quantities.


Cost.


Quantities


Cost.


Quantities.


Cost.


Earth Excavation, ..


0-8 depth cu. yds.


$0 70


260.6


$182 42


751.7


$526 19


140.5


$98 35


238.1


$166 67


Rock


0-8


..


4 00


12.0


48 00


5.1


20 40


13.8


55 20


18.0


72 00


Brick Masonry,


4 00


2.0


8 00


15.5


62 00


3.4


13 60


3.2


12 80


Concrete


4 00


23


9 20


2.3


9 20


2.0


8 00


2.1


8 40


Pipe Sewers,


linear feet.


0 12


310


37 20


892


107 04


275.0


33 00


340


40 80


Lampholes and Chimneys, vertical "


0 10


26.5


2 65


58


5 80


16.8


1 68


36


3 60


Underdrain,


linear


0 07


312


21 84


78


1 72


1 21


Cost of Contract,


$377 56


$917 16


$457 62


$415 86


Cost of Materials,


.


$97 58


$297 00


$94 04


$93 69


Miscellaneous Items:


Including Assessment and Taking Plans, Engineering, Inspection and Office Expenses, .


$89 52


$241 09


$77 36


$106 39


Total Cost of Sewer,


$564 66


$1455 25


$629 02


$615 94


Length of Sewer.


312


892


270


341


66 ('ut.


8.5


8.5


8.0


8.5


Character of Soil,


Ledge and Blue Gravel |Ledge and Blue Gravel Ledge and Blue Gravel| Ledge and Blue Gravel


66


2 50


21.0


52 50


40.0


100 00


97.0


242 50


39.7


99 25


8-14


0 70


22.5


15 75


122.5


85 75


· 5.1


3 57


15.9


11 13


8-14


APPLETON ST. Vine St. to Ashland St.


ASHLAND ST. Appleton St. to Florence Ave.


' CLIFF ST. Florence Ave. to near Linden St.


ELDER TERRACE.


REPORT OF SEWER COMMISSIONERS.


Amount of Sewer Assessments,


$406 38


$946 14


$320 34


$183 14


Average Cost per foot.


$1 81


$1 63


$2 33


$1 81


222


Extra Work,


TABLE SHOWING COST OF SEWERS BY STREETS, 1899.


SECTION 7.


CONTRACT ITEMS.


CONTRACT PRICE.


Quantities.


Cost.


Quantities.


Cost.


Quantities.


Cost.


Quantities.


Cost.


Earth Excavation, 0-8 depth cu. yds.


$0 70


668.5


$467 95


1612@50c.


$806 00


193.3


$135 31


923.7


$646 59


0 70


199.1


139 37


0-14


12.8


8 96


75.7


52 99


Rock


0-8


6.


2 50


31.8


79 50


37 4


93 50


52.9


132 25


8-14


66


66


4 00


27.0


108 00


43.8


175 20


48.6


194 40


14-20


66


4 00


11.2


44 80


15 3


61 20


1.4


5 60


15.3


61 20


Concrete


4 00


4.7


18 80


5.3


21 20


5.8


23 20


2.0


8 00


Pipe Sewers,


linear feet.


0 12


760.0


91 20


1284


154 08


300


36 00


1049


125 88


Lampholes and Chimneys, vertical "


0 10


94.6


9 46


84


8 40


43.4


4 34


78


7 80


Underdrain,


linear


0 07


.


107 60


87


1 34


Cost of Contract,


$959 08


$1158 48


$538 07


$1278 47


Cost of Materials,


$269 60


$384 25


$94 76


$384 62


Miscellaneous Items :


Including Assessment and Taking Plans, Engineering, Inspection and Office Expenses,


$213 99


$340 46


$127 63


$327 60


Total Cost of Sewer,


$1442 67


$1883 19


$760 46


$1990 69


Amount of Sewer Assessments,


$986 82


$1931 21


$361 52


$1449 25


Length of Sewer,


760


1290


303


1049


Average Cost per foot,


$1 89


$1 46


$2 59


$1 89


11.0


10.5


8.0


90


Character of Soil,


Coarse Gravel, Ledge and Boulders.


Sandy Gravel.


Ledge and Boulders, Wel Gravel.


Ledge and Wet Blue Gravel.


223


REPORT OF SEWER COMMISSIONERS.


FLORENCE AVE. Appleton St. to Cliff St.


LAKE ST. B. & M. R. R. to Massachusetts Ave.


LOWELL STREET PLACE


ROBBINS ROAD.


700 ft S. Mass. Ave. to Robbins Spring Hotel


8-14


5.0


35 00


Brick Masonry.


287


20 09


686


48 02


Extra Work,


.


·


('ut,


7 00


TABLE SHOWING COST OF SEWERS BY STREETS, 1899. SECTION 7.


CONTRACT ITEMS.


CONTRACT PRICE.


TANAGER ST.


VINE ST. Massachusetts Ave. to Southerland Road.


* WOLLASTON AVE.


Claremont Ave. to Wachusett Ave.


Quantities.


Cost.


Quantities.


Cost.


Quantities.


Cost.


Earth Excavation,


0-8 depth cubic yards.


$0 70


1096.2


$767 34


315.6


$220 92


292.8


$204 96


8-14


0 70


526 0


363 20


11.7


8 19


92.7


64 89


Rock


0-8


"6


8-14


66


4 00


14.2


56 80


5.0


20 00


2.5


10 00


Brick Masonry,


4 00


32.4


129 60


3.1


12 40


7.2


28 80


Concrete


4 00


14.2


56 80


0.8


3 20


4.5


18 00


Pipe Sewers,


linear feet.


0 12


1192


143 04


430


51 60


310


37 20


Lampholes and Chimneys,


vertical "


0 10


232


23 20


6


60


60.7


6 07


Underdrain,


linear


0 07


850


59 50


179


12 53


202


14 14


Extra Work, .


16 00


7 90


Cost of Contract, .


$1692 67


$466 69


$401 21


Cost of Materials, .


$551 12


$156 79


$157 56


Miscellaneous Items : Including Assessment and Taking Plans, Engineering, Inspection and Office Expenses,


$366 70


$140 40


$158 70


Total Cost of Sewer, .


$2610 49


$763 88


$717 47


Amount of Sewer Assessments,


$1398 30


$349 59


$380 17


Length of Sewer,


1194


432


363


Cut,


·


.


.


.


12.0


8.0


9.5


Character of Sull,


Boulders and Hard, Wet Blue Gravel.


Ledge and Wet Blue Gravel.


Boulders and Wet Blue Gravel.


* Includes 53 teet built by day labor.


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Average Cost per foot,


.


.


$2 19


$1 72


$1 97


.


2 50


35.0


87 50


48.5


121 25


3.7


9 25


..


69


.


.


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TABLE SHOWING COST OF LAKE ST. OUTLET SEWER.


SECTION 8, 1899.


CONTRACT ITEMS.


CONTRACT PRICE.


METROPOLITAN SEWER TO LAKE ST.


Quantities.


Cost.


Earth Excavation,


0-14 depth cubic yards.


$1 00


3592.5


$3592 50


Brick Masonry,


5 00


60


300 00


Concrete


6.


5 00


785 5


3927 50


Pipe Sewers, 15 in. and 18 in.


linear feet.


0 30


2544


763 20


Lampholes and Chimneys,


vertical "


0 10


40


4 00


Underdrain,


linear


0 25


4828


1207 00


Timber Platform,


M. feet B. M.


30 00


7306


219 18


Sheeting and Bracing left in Place,


M. feet. B. M.


20 00


89782


1795 64


Spruce Piles.


linear feet.


0 20


2372


474 40


Gravel. Refill,


15.2


15 20


Extra Work,


93 95


Cost of Contract,


$12392 57


Cost of Materials,


$4901 46


Miscellaneous Items: Including Taking and Recording Plans, Engineer- ing and Office Expenses and Land Damages, .


$1522 88


Total Cost of Sewer,


$18816 91


Length of Sewer,


2556


$7 36


Cut,


8.5


Character of Soil,


Wet Sand and Muck.


TABLE SHOWING COST OF SEWERS BUILT BY DAY LABOR, 1898 AND 1899.


Belknap St., Linwood St., Easterly.


534 ft. Total Cost $534 64 Cost per ft.$1 00


436 "


1063 23


16


2 44


Irving St. Extension near Ravine St ..


78 "


66


6 4 160 57


350 54


66


66 1 29


Palmer St. Extension, Warren St. to Broadway, 463 "


413 22


66


16 0 89


Right of Way. Addison St. to Spring Valley,


770 “


66


66


1457 34


66


66


66


1 89


Spring Valley to Bucknam's Line, 270 "


" Devereaux St. to Pleasant St.,


872 "


1536 03


1 76


Warren St., Webster to Palmer Sts.,


253 "


6.


284 70


1 12


Wyman St., Mass. Ave. to Warren St ..


1057 “


1733 75


1 64


.


273 "


66


..


625 83


66


2 28


Average Cost per foot,


Gray St., Pleasant St., Westerly,


2 06


Linwood St., Mass. Ave. to Belknap St.,


Total length, 5006 ft. Cost $8159 85 Average Cost per ft. $1 63. Willow Place, Mass. Ave. to end. 174 " Total Cost $225 21 for labor, materials and engineering. (Built April. 1897.)


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MAINTENANCE.


The sewerage system of the Town has been maintained along the same lines as in former years. The system has been regu- larly flushed and cleaned and is in the best of condition. It has been necessary this year to change the grade of many manhole frames to conform to the new grade of the streets where re- paired and rebuilt by the Highway Department. All the man- holes in Broadway had to be changed to meet the grade of the car track, and the tide gate, regulator and sump manholes, near Alewife Brook, were raised about 10 feet to the new grade. One manhole on Park avenue was raised 20 feet to the new grade, caused by the separation of the grades at the railroad.


The total cost of maintenance for the year, including care of horses and teams, is $937.51.


PARTICULAR SEWERS.


The methods of carrying on the work of this department are the same as in former years. Care and attention are being con -. stantly taken to make the work of the department of the highest efficiency. There have been 90 particular sewers constructed during the year, a total length of one mile.


The average cost is 61 cents per lineal foot. Many of the particular sewers constructed this year were at Arling- ton Heights, where there is often hard ledge and always hard blue gravel to excavate. There are now 557 particular sewers in operation, comprising a total length of 6.75 miles.


CONCLUSION:


All the sewer materials which were heretofore stored tem- porarily at Arlington Heights and Winslow street have been re-


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moved to the Sewer Department Yard on Linwood street, which was fenced for the purpose last year.


The cement house, built in 1899, was stocked with cement early in the year, and has proved of great benefit and convenience to the department.


It has not been necessary to buy any sewer pipe this year, as the supply purchased in 1899 was sufficient for all requirements, and there is probably still enough on hand to carry the depart- ment through the coming year.


The following is a summary of property in charge of the


Sewer Department :-


Horses and stable equipment.


$785 00


Tools


426 00


Sewer pipe


1,388 00


Miscellaneous sewer materials. 750 00


Cement house and fence, Linwood St 568 00


Castings and iron pipe. 241 00


Office fittings, supplies and instruments 405 00


Surveying instruments. 345 00


Sewer plans (estimated) 8,500 00


$13,400 00


Respectfully submitted,


ROBERT W. POND,


Superintendent.


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TABLE SHOWING SEWERS CONSTRUCTED TO JAN. 1, 1901.


LOCATION.


FROM


To


Size of Sewers.


Feet of Sewers.


No. of Manholes.


Entrances made


with Sewers.


Buildings con- nected.


Inches.


Academy st ..


Mass. ave ..


Irving st.


8


1.569


7


14


17


Addison st .


Spy Pond ..


Pleasant st.


8


595


2


5


5


Appleton st ...


Ashland st.


Park ave ...


8


866


3


?


3


Ashland st ..


Appleton st


Florence ave


8


892


5


1


1


Avon place.


Mass. ave


End


8,10


524


3


6


6


Bacon st.


Central st.


175 feet W ...


8


175


1


3


9


Bartlett ave ..


Mass. ave.


270 ft. S.o Gray st.


8,6


1,968


8


26


27


Beacon st ..


Coral st


Warren st ..


8


1,400


5


3


3


Belknap st ..


Linwood st.


Belknap place.


8


534


2


1


1


Broadway .


Alewife Brook


Mass. ave


8, 10,15


5,247


26


21


21


Central st ...


Mass. ave ..


Boston & Main R.R.


8


547


2


6


6


Chapman st ..


Devereaux st.


Pleasant st.


10


295


2


2


2


1Chestnut st ..


Medford st ..


Mystic st.


15


605


4


5


Claremont ave.


Wollaston ave.


8


2,229


8


9


9


Cleveland st .... Cliff st ..


Florence ave


near Linden st.


8


270


1


1


1


1 Coral st.


Park st.


Beacon st.


18


318


1


1


1


Cot age avey.


Henderson st.


End ...


8


376


1


5


5


Court st.


Water st ..


Mass. ave.


8


506


2


9


8


3Crescent Hillav


Montague st. .


8


438


Q


1


1


3Crescent Hillav ! Westmoreland ave.


8


532


2


3


3


Cross st ..


Henderson st ..


Teel st.


8


255


3


3


River st.


12, 18


1,784


11


1


1


End.


12


313


2


.


. .


End.


8


341


1 -


. .


.


Hillside ave


8


343


. .


1


1


Appleton st.


8


760


3


3


3


1 Franklin st ...


Hamlet >t ..


18


471


Franklin st ..


Lewis ave.


Broadway ..


8,10


1,514


2


5


5


Gray st.


436 ft. W. Pleasant st


8


436


1


3


4


Henderson st ...


Metropolitan sewer


Mass. av ..


10


1,136


6


17


19


Hillside ave ..


Wollaston ave . .


Prospect ave ..


8


2,762


10


8


8


Irving st.


Academy st ..


near Jason st.


6,8


258


2


3


3


Jason st.


Mass. ave ..


near Woodland st.


8


2,330


8


24


25


Lake st. outlet.


Metropolitan sewer Boston& MaineR.R.


Mass av


8


1,290


4


. .


.


Lakeview


Spy pond.


Pleasant st.


6


552


3


1


1


1 Lewis ave.


Franklin st.


18


778


4


7


7


Linwood st.


Mass. ave.


Belknap st ..


8


273


1


·


2Lowell st ..


Mass. av


Boston& MaineR. R.


15, 18


1,000


6


1


1


Lowell st


Park ave.


8


1,848


8


5


5


Lowell st. place


Lowell st ..


8


303


1


7


9


Maple st ..


Pleasant st.


Academy st.


8


587


2


9


Marathon st ..


Mass ave ...


Broadway ..


8


1,706


7


6


Mass. ave ..


North side, Alewife brook ..


8, 9


5,883


24


20


22


Mass. ave


S. side near Lake st.


Avon place


8, 10


3,123


13


6


8


Mass. ave


Medford st.


175 ft. W .


8


175


2


2


1 Mass. ave.


Mystic st.


Lowell st.


12


7,440


34


31


36


Mass. ave


Lowell st.


531 ft. W.


6


531


2


2


3


2 Mass. ave


Park ave.


Lexington town


line ..


15


2,521


14


11


12


1 Medford st.


Lewis ave.


Chestnut st.


18


426


3


1


1


Medford st ..


Chestnut st.


Mass. ave ..


8,15


12.37


5


6


6


3Medford st.


Lewis ave


Summit.


8


677


3


1


1


Mill st


Mass. ave ..


126 ft. N.


8


126


1


1


2


.


Mass. ave


Broadway


8


1,646


5


7


7


1 Decatur st .... Devereaux st ... Elder terrace ... Florence ave ... Florence ave ..


Gray st.


127 feet E .. Jason st. Pleasant st ..


Lake st.


15, 18


2,556


18


. .


..


Lake st ..


Chapman st.


Lowell ...


Claremont ave.


Cliff st ..


Lewis ave.


.


396 t. W.Bartlett av


6, 8


831


17


18


Oakland ave.


North and South ..


North and South ..


Alewife brook.


Medford st.


Westmoreland av. Und ..


Opp. Whittemorest.


.


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SEWERS - Continued.


LOCATION.


FROM


To


Size of Sewers.


Feet of Sewers.


No. of Manholes.


Entrances made


with Sewers.


Buildings con- nected,


3Montague st .. Moore place .... Mt. Vernon st ..


Westminster ave ..


Crescent Hill av ...


8


347


2


2


Right of way.


Mass. ave.


6


192


2


2


Mass. ave ...


1135 ft. S.


8


1,135


1Mystic st.


Chestunt st.


Mass. ave ..


12


571


2


3


13


Mystic st ...


Chestnut st.


Glen ave ..


8, 10, 15


2,352


12


9


9


Palmer st.


Mass. av.


Warren st.


8


985


3


10


10


Park ave ..


Mass. av.


Wollaston ave ..


10


441


2


1


1


Wollaston ave.


222 ft.S. Oakland av


8


2,360


10


4


4


Park ave., side.


E.


Appleton st ..


289 ft.S. Oakland av


6


1,735


9


4


4


2Park ave


near B. & M. R. R.


Mass. ave ..


15


350


3


2


2


Park ave


near B. & M. R. R.


Lowell st.


10, 12


344


2


·


11


Park st. place ..


Park st.


End ..


6


128


1


4


4


Pelham terrace


Pleasant st.


End ..


6


367


1


6


6


Pleasant st ..


Mass. Ave ..


Chapman st


8, 10


2.662


9


17


19


Pleasant st ..


Bartlett's line.


Hill's line.


8, 10


678


4


3


4


Prescott st.


Russell st.


Winslow st.


8


487


2


:


Ravine st ..


Irving st.


Gray st ..


6


309


1


4


4


1Right of way ...


River st ..


Park st.


18


762


1


. .


. .


IRight of way ..


Beacon st.


18


804


3


1


3


3


Right of way ...




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