Town of Arlington annual report 1907-1908, Part 14

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Board of Health, Town of Arlington : -


GENTLEMEN, - During the year 1907, eighty-seven applications were placed on file and plumbing permits issued therefor, including dwellings, apartment and tenement houses, churches, schools, stores, factories and other structures of new construction, or undergoing repairs and alterations.


Respectfully submitted,


EDWIN MILLS, Inspector of Plumbing.


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BOARD OF HEALTH.


REPORT OF SANITARY INSPECTOR.


ARLINGTON, Dec. 31, 1907.


To the Board of Health : -


GENTLEMEN : - I have the honor to submit my report as Sanitary Inspector for the year ending Dec. 31, 1907.


The work of this office has been the same as that of previous years, all complaints having been investigated and where actual nuisance or unhealthful conditions were found to exist they have been satisfactorily abated or adjusted in every instance.


Respectfully submitted, CHARLES T. HARTWELL, Sanitary Inspector.


REPORT OF FUMIGATOR


ARLINGTON, MASS., Dec. 31, 1907.


To the Board of Health : -


GENTLEMEN: - I have the honor to submit my report as Fumiga- tor for the year ending Dec. 31, 1907. Whole number of cases fumigated seventy-six (76). Forty-four (44) cases of scarlet fever requiring the fumigation of seventy-four (74) rooms.


Twenty (20) cases of diphtheria requiring the fumigation of fifty (50) rooms.


Seven (7) cases of tuberculosis requiring the fumigation of ten (10) rooms.


One (1) case of typhoid fever requiring the fumigation of two (2) rooms.


Three (3) cases of cerebro spinal meningitis requiring the fumiga- tion of fourteen (14) rooms.


Halls and stairways fumigated wherever necessary.


One (1) ambulance case after the removal of a patient sick with spinal meningitis.


Respectfully submitted,


CHARLES T. HARTWELL, Fumigator.


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF PLUMBERS.


The Board of Examiners of Plumbers make the following report for the year 1907 :


In accordance with the requirements of Section 3, Chapter 103, of the Revised Laws, the Board of Health appointed John S. Lamson


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BOARD OF HEALTH.


and Alfred H. Knowles to serve on the Board of Examiners of Plumbers, of which the Inspector of Buildings is a member ex officio.


The Board organized on May 20, 1907, and during the year have examined two applicants and recommended to the Board of Health that licenses be issued in the grade of journeyman plumber in each case.


ROBERT W. POND, JOHN S. LAMSON, ALFRED H. KNOWLES, Examiners of Plumbers.


REPORT OF BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.


The Board of Public Works herewith submit their annual report for the year ending December 31, 1907.


The first meeting of the Board was held on March 11, 1907, the organization resulting in the election of Peter Schwamb as chairman. Forty-six regular meetings were held during the year. The former policy of acting as a whole on all matters coming before the Board was continued, consequently no special committees were appointed.


APPOINTMENTS. At a meeting held April 1, 1907, Thomas Roden was appointed Superintendent of the Water Division, Robert W. Pond, Superintendent of the Sewer Division, and Charles C. Lothrop was appointed Water Registrar and Clerk, all appointments holding for one year.


HIGHWAY DIVISION.


The same policy adopted in the care and repair of streets last year has been continued this year. For details of the work done reference is made to the report of the Superintendent of Streets. with whose recommendations we concur as follows :


Raising grade of Boston Elevated Railway tracks west of Water Street.


Storm drains and extension of same as recommended.


Paved gutters, crosswalks and edgestones as stated.


Resurfacing of streets as recommended.


Repair and extension of permanent sidewalks on some systematic basis.


We further recommend that Sawin Street, between Teele and Henderson Streets, Summer Street from Grove Street to Pine Street, and Wollaston Avenue from Wachusett Avenue to Tanager Street be accepted and constructed under the betterment act.


That a careful study be made of the River Street bridge problem, as the present structure will probably not be safe for travel more than one year longer.


That such repairs be made on the present stone crusher plant as will enable the same to be used one year longer, and that meanwhile a careful study be made for a new plant having in view the reduc- tion of the cost of crushed stone to a minimum.


It is also recommended that steps be taken to procure a better and more central location for town stables, paving, pipe and storage yards for the Highway, Water and Sewer Divisions.


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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.


EXPENDITURES. A financial statement, showing a summary of all expenditures and costs is shown in Table I., while Table II. shows in detail the cost of constructing Palmer, Wyman and Tana- ger Streets and Avon Place at a total expense of $6,912.60, leaving an unexpended balance of $137.40 of the appropriations. Table III. shows location and details of cost of permanent sidewalks and renewal of permanent sidewalks. The total costs have been made to include all indirect expenses in the same manner as formerly.


The value of property controlled by this division Jan. 1, 1908, amounted to $14,843.53, classified as follows :


Crusher, roller, drill and buildings


$7,050 00


Horses and vehicles


4,822 75


Materials


476 80


Tools .


2,493 95


Total


$14,843 50


TABLE I. DISTRIBUTION OF EXPENSES-HIGHWAY DIVISION.


Labor.


*Engineer'g.


Bills.


-


Direct.


Appor- tioned.


Teams.


Crushed Stone.


Roller.


Resurfacing streets. .


$1,468 83


. $1 97


$317 80


$1,788 60


$140 41


$287 51 $3,408 59


$199 69


$58 10


$763 33


$6,646 23


$6,646 23


Care and repair of streets .....


4,373 15


21 76


633 76


5,028 67


419 59


622 59


734 22


22 52


238 11


- 80 62


7,146 32


$262 98


6,883 34


Care and repair of sidewalks .. Storm drains.


764 55


21 52


154 16


940 23


75 03


434 97


245 42


23 63


1,719 28


16 20


1,703 08


753 89


111 93


383 54


1,249 36


82 68


35 43


26 63


1 88


$261 37


1,657 35


1,657 35


Catch basins, care of ..


643 81


1 92


17 47


663 20


61 67


22 82


747 69


747 69


Crusher, maintenance (includ- ing drill) ..


140 33


617 92


758 25


13 40


771 65


170 65 634 14 )


$4,499 10


Crusher, op'rat'n(inclu. ledge).


2,986 54


7 25


1,018 56


4,012 35


285 76


234 13


4,532 24


106 00


228 22


tTeaming .


215 40


96


5,474 68


5,691 04


20 66


5,711 70


1,917 33


2,186 78


1,607 59


Snow and ice expense.


2,549 27


27 14


117 82


2,694 23


246 05


351 69


3,291 97 224 08


39 25


184 83


Street watering .


82 51


1 50


14 01


98 02


8 02


3 75


109 79


109 79


Engineering, miscellaneous .. .


18 83


23 13


41 96


1 80


18 69


62 45


62 45


Crosswalks, care and repair ...


292 29


10 80


303 09


27 91


3 45


106 95


441 40


441 40


Total


$14,617 30


$219 59


$9,496 61 $24,333 50


$1,416 55 $2,021 55


$4,41+ 86


$224 09


$403 16


$261 37


$867 58 $33,942 66


$3,147 55


$6,914 10 $23,881 01


W'k done for other Town d'pts


197 50


50 49


2 00


249 99


23 68


23 81


4 13


109 88


23 63


435 12


652 23


8 41


Work done for private parties. Stock.


966 38


4 32


1,890 22


2,860 92


92 70


123 17


84 24


34 75


3,195 78


1,136 72


1,700 37


358 69


Total .


$15,944 51


$289 14 $11,401 02 $27,634 67 +$1,519 94 $2,186 78 $4,499,10


$228 22


$513 04


$261 37


$925 96 $37,799 08


$4,936 50


$8,614 47 $24,248 11


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...


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.


.


.


. . .


. .


1 00


3,290 97


Street signs.


48 61


3 37


165 89


217 87


4 96


1 25 .


. .


.


.


.


266 99


1 41


246 95


515 38


25 64


5 27


546 29


546 29


Steam roller, maintenance .... Stable .


31 13


300 12


331 25


2 97


334 22


. .


* Includes superintendence of engineers.


t Includes exchange of five horses and purchase of one cart.


# Includes expenses of office, lost time, salaries, tools, etc., less receipts.


163 33


14 74


12 19


190 26


17 01


18 25


225 52


EXPENSE.


Paving. Stock.


Gravel.


Aggre- gate.


Receipts.


Credits.


Cost.


.


TABLE II. CONSTRUCTION OF NEW STREETS-SPECIAL APPROPRIATION.


STREET.


Square yards


Macadam.


Storm Drain.


Edge- stone.


Fences.


Crushed Stone.


Loads Gravel.


Square yards


Labor.


Engineer.


Bills less Credits.


Teams. | Roller.


Cost.


Appro- priation.


Balance.


Overdrawn.


Avon Place ....


955


20


850.4


175.5


42


$318 55


$4 50


$729 51


$42 69


$21 50


$1,116 75


$333 25


Palmer Street (extension).


1,370


260


106.4


.253.9


86


500 82


16 68


563 67


70 83


37 00


1,189 00


$1,450 00 950 00


. $239 00


Tanager Street ...


Gravel


1,525


106.1


380


71.3


30


618


1,955 89


28 32


1,631 80


143 71


5 50


3,765 22


4,150 00


384 78


Wyman Street (extension) .. Total.


1,150


43


126.3


141.7


94


...


427 74


2 50


313 14


56 25


42 00


841 63


500 00


341 63


$3,203 00


$52 00


៛3,238 12


$313 48


$106 00


$6,912 60


$7,050 00


$718 03


$580 63


FEET OF


Tons


Paving.


.


.


TABLE III.


PERMANENT SIDEWALKS.


STREET.


LOCATION.


Kind.


Length.


Square yards.


Labor.


Engineering.


Teams.


Flagstone.


Straight.


Curved.


Cost.


Quantity.


Cost.


Miscellaneous.


Incidental


Total cost.


Deposit or


Net cost to Town.


Fo


Square yard


Warren ...


at T. J. Green's .. ...


38.1


$10 14


$1 44


$ 50


38.1


$18 29


$1 15


$31 52


$18 29


$13 23


$ 84


Mass. Ave ...... at Palmer & Wyman Sts' ..


89.4


14 07


48


50


47.5 42.0


54 03


1 45


70 53


70 53


79


. at Brattle St.


67.0


14 62


96


25


67.0


35 51


$5 47


1 59


58 40


58 40


87


‹‹


66


at Grove St ...


47.4


13 55


78


20.5 26.9


26 85


44


1 35


42 97


42 97


90


Addison.


at Pleasant St ...


10.7


2 40


.. 10.7


8 03


24


10 67


8 03


2 64


1 00


. .


..


...


..


.


12.1


47


50


2.6 9.5


8 38


10


9 45


9 45


78


Henderson


at Lombard Rd .....


85.5


13 96


50


90.8


52 66


1 39


68 51


45 22


23 29


75


. .


.


..


...


311.3 .


67 95


3 75


277.8 33.5


186 24


2 20


6 80


266 94


115 00


151 94


86


B


77.7


43 45


3 38


3,400


$51 00


4 35


102 18


51 09


51 09


$1 31


47.7


25 04


26 10


2 45


2 00


54 03


27 10


26 93


1 60


Mass. Ave ..


Palmerto Wyman Sts B


186.8


64.48


42


3.75


8,000


143 10


1 14


6 49


219 38


72 37


147 01


1 17


Tanager. .


at Barnes estate


106.5


13.82


1 13


25


106.5


61 75


17 22


20 75


265 76


.


.


$637.15 $16 68 $41 16 $62 07


$943 78


$220 20


$41 58


$65 19


$2,027 81


..


RENEWAL OF PERMANENT SIDEWALKS.


Resurfacing concrete walks.


$5 51


$3 69


$ 13


......


Total cost extensions and renewals ..


$642 66


$20 37


$41 29 $62 07


$943 78


$220 20


$1,143 13


$66 11


$3,139 61


$2,434 97


.


Stock from 1906.


.


. .


... . .


Appropriation.


27.5 11.5


29 73


50


90


30 63


.... . .


596 62


.


.


.... . .


$1356 70


$258 90


$1,143 13


$66 11


$3,766 86


$3,766 86


. ... .


.


..


.


..


..


Medford ..


at Sawin to Cross Sts


779.2


150 72


10 75


4 75


731.7 47.0


418 38


12 66


16 15


613 41


256 12


357 29


. .


Mystic .. .


at No. 38.


25 04


25 04


52


Edgestone ..


on Catch Basins ..


B


33.6


19.98


....


.....


....


.


625.7


.


207.54


1 00


19.25


630.0


4.0


.


265 76


* Bacon


Total


$1,323 17


.


.


$1,101 55


$ 92


$1,111 80


$1,111 80


. .


Stock on hand Jan. 1, 1908.


Balance due from Assessments.


Grand total.


NOTE-B stands for brick.


* Not completed.


. ....


...


.


3.50


1,450


Bartlett Ave ..


at No. 21.


1 38


78 33


39 16


39 16


72


...


$62 07


66.7|18.8


48 62


110 69


72 25


38 44


1 29


Pleasant.


at No. 103-No 113 ...


90.8


. ..


.


....


.


.


.


EDGESTONE.


BRICK.


COST PER


charge.


Assessment.


....


Teel . ...


at Russell Park


Bartlett Ave


47.7


.....


. ... ..


$62 22 3,000 00


.


. .


.


.


at Cross St ..


155


BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.


SEWER DIVISION.


During the year a short extension to the sewer in Park Avenue was made to connect the house at No. 7 Park Circle. Several con- tractors were asked to bid on the work and the contract was awarded to H. A. Hanscom, the lowest bidder.


At the Town Meeting held July 1, 1907, an appropriation of $4,000 was made for extension of the sewerage system in Massa- chusetts Avenue and Magnolia Street, also in the Brattle and Dud- ley Street District. This work was done by day labor at a cost of $3,758.13. The installation of a temporary pumping plant required on Brattle Street is not yet completed, due to delay in delivery of machinery, and it is recommended that the balance of the sewer appropriations be reappropriated for the work.


At the Town Meeting held in November, 1907, an appropriation of $225 was made for a sewer extension across private land near Lombard Terrace. The cost of this sewer was $217.17.


Fifty-four connections have been made with the main sewers at a total cost of $1,756.21


The necessary flushing and cleaning of the sewerage system has been done at a cost of $355.43.


A detailed statement giving cost of sewers built in 1907 by streets, including also particular sewers is shown in Table IV.


A financial statement giving distribution of expenditures is shown in Table V.


Table VI. gives a complete sewer statement to date.


The value of equipment and of materials on hand in the sewer division January 1, 1908, was as follows :


Materials.


$302.31


Horses and vehicles 475.15


Tools, appliances and storehouse. 1,274.01


Engineering instruments and supplies 591.65


Total $2,643.12


It is recommended that the sewers be extended wherever it can be shown that they are necessary.


An appropriation of $1500 is recommended for general purposes including maintenance and operation of new pumping plant.


SUMMARY OF SEWERAGE STATISTICS.


(In form recommended by Sanitary Section of Boston Society Civil Engineers.) FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1907. ARLINGTON, MASS.


GENERAL.


Population by census of 1905, 9,668.


Total area of city or town, 5.5 square miles.


Area served by sewerage system, 1.8 square miles.


For sewage only, 27.25 miles .*


Collection System For sewage and surface water 0 miles.


For surface water only, 6.8 miles.


Method of disposal: Sewerage into Metropolitan Sewer, surface water into brooks.


* Includes 3.47 miles local Metropolitan Sewer.


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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.


COLLECTION.


Mains. (Everything but house and catch basin connections).


For Sewage For Sewage and For surface


only. surface water. water only.


1. Lineal feet stone


2. 66 brick.


3. 66 66 concrete.


4. 66 pipe.


143,880 ft. 35,930 ft.


5. 66 extended during year . . 2 948


6. Number of inverted siphons. 2


7.


66 manholes . 550


8. Method of flushing. Water service at manholes end of lateral lines.


9. Method of cleaning. By special brush drawn from manhole to manhole.


10. Number of automatic flushing tanks.


11. Number of direct connections with water mains for flushing. 65


12. Number of flushings of entire sys- tem during year 4 $0 10 estimated. 4 00 estimated.


14. Cost of cleaning per mile.


15. Number of stoppages.


16. Method of ventilation.


Manhole covers.


17. Miles of permanent underdrains 3


HOUSE CONNECTIONS.


1. By whom made.


2. Sizes . .


3. Number made during year.


4. Lineal feet laid during year.


5. Lineal feet discontinued during year ..


6. Total miles in use ...


12.15


7. Average cost per foot, connections made during year .. $0 52


8. Number of stoppages coming to attention of Department. 7


CATCH BASINS.


1. Number 209


2. Number cleaned.


3. Average amount material removed per catch basin, ...


4. Cost of removing material per cubic vard. . .


$0 75


5. Cost of removing material per catch basin per year 2 00


DISCHARGE OF SEWAGE.


1. Estimated population using sewer system .. 6,870


2. Number of buildings connected ... 1,084


3. Daily discharge for year.


4. Daily discharge for each user ...


5. Daily quantity of factory waste . .


6. Daily leakage into sewers ...


7. Daily leakage per mile of sewer ...


8. Are quantities given under 3 to 7 estimated or measured ?


Average


Maximum


(gallons) (gallons)


Minimum (gallons)


Note: See Metropolitan Sewerage Board Report.


425


3 cubic yards


Sewer Div. Board of Public Works. 5 and 6 inches. 54


7,350


13. Cost of flushing per mile


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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.


FINANCIAL.


CONSTRUCTION.


RECEIPTS.


EXPENDITURES.


Balance of previous year ..


Collection works :


Bonds issued.


(a) mains


$4,592 07


Appropriation


$5,725 00


(b) house connections ... 1,756 21


Assessments.


Maintenance 541 82


House connections.


1,805 26


Balance and other work .. 1,153 78


Other sources


513 42


Total.


$8,043 68


Total.


$8,043 68


MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS.


Included in Financial Statement above.


GENERAL.


.


Total cost of collecting mains including maintenance to date. $293,740 12


66 66 pumping system.


disposal works.


Bonded debt at date, $100,000, notes, $19,000.


119,000 00


Value of sinking fund at date. Included in general fund. Average rate of interest on bonds 4 per cent ..


Proportion of cost of system assessed on abutters about 45 per cent. Yearly assessment for maintenance.


Method of assessing abutters and rate of assessment 28 cents per lin. foot, frontage and 52-100 cents per square foot for area within 100 feet of street line.


TABLE IV. DISTRIBUTION OF EXPENDITURES-SEWER DIVISION.


.


STREET.


LOCATION.


Length in Feet.


Size.


Brick.


Castings.


10-inch.


8-inch.


6-inch.


5-inch.


4-inch.


8x5 inches.


6×5 inches.


5x5 inches.


Bends.


Cost of Materials.


Labor.


Engineering.


Sundries.


Total Direct


Teaming.


Apportioned


Total Cost.


Cost per Foot.


Soil


Private land nr Lombard Ter ...


178 8-in


178


180


$37 29


$159 67


$6 09


$203 05


$6 25


$8 41


$217 71


$1 22 Gravel.


Brattle St ....


Mass. Av. to Dudley St


523 8-6


6,028 112


230|118


420


9


3


227 43


400 60


66 02 $169 00


863 05


10 02


122 81


1 90 Gravel.


Dudley St ...


Brattle St. to summit ..


722 8


2,300


60


2


616


38


..


··


.


434 8


500


24


1


368


21


90 72


122 70


21 00


11 05


245 47


8 25


37 82


Mass. Ave ...


Magnolia St.


580 S


5,500


418


18


14


218 31


537 28


73 76


59 51


888 86


11 57


160 67


1,061 10


1 83 | Sand & clay. 1 62 Gravel.


Laurel St ....


Brattle St. westerly ....


190 8


1,350


20|


1


174


3


3


59 88


144 29


34 53


19 89


258 59


2 25


46 86


307 70


$774 01


$1798 21


$267 11


$338 06|$3,177 39


$37 84


$542 90 $3,758 13


Total ..


Park Av .... at Park Circle.


321 8-in


3,000


36


4


270


8


$121 32


$1 06


$28 16


$425 04


$575 58


$4 76


$580 34


$1 81 Boulder & Gravel


Sewer Assessment Plans ...


30 86


30 86


5 03


35 89


Particular Sewer Construction.


1,672 101


116 3,134


9


37


378 37


895 45


180 07


122 71


1,576 60


$3 97


175 64


1,756 21


Total.


2,948


20,350 449 20


102 2,254 234 3,134 600


97


12


37 39 $1,310 99 $2,854 39


$512 29


$885 81 $5,563 48


$48 06


$736 74 $6,348 28


. .


1 53 Gravel.


Magnolia St.


Mass. Av. to summit ... Henderson St. to


71 80


78 61


921 42


5 75


174 74


995 88 1,101 91 291 54


67 Sand & clay.


92|


4


102


Bags of Cement.


Pipe.


Branches


Expense.


Expense.


. .


8


. ·


177 67


593 34


3


19


TABLE V. FINANCIAL STATEMENT SHOWING DISTRIBUTION OF EXPENDITURE-SEWER DIVISION.


EXPENSES.


Labor.


Engi- neering.


Bills.


Receipts. Credits.


Cost.


Direct.


Appor- tioned.


Stock.


Teams.


Aggre- gate.


Appropriation


Construction of Sewers ..


$1 06 895 45


$59 02 180 07


$425 04 122 71


$485 12 1,198 23


$9 79 175 64


$121 32 378 37


$3 97


$1,709 34


$616 23 45 63


Total Construction


$896 51


$239 09


$547 75


$1,683 35


$185 43


$499 69


$3 97


$2,372 44


$1,709 34


$661 86


Cleaning Sewers ..


229 91


30 89


6 05


266 85


42 56


5 44


314 95


314 85


Flushing Sewers ..


18 37


2 00


20 37


3 00


13 65


3 56


40 58


40 58


Repairing Sewers.


24 21


2 64


6 95


33 80


4 38


20 00


2 13


60 31


60 31


Teaming . . .


18 53


166 40


184 93


3 02


187 95


$210 34


$67 52


89 91


Cleaning and repairing particular Sewers .


71 76


18 30


30 01


120 07


14 70


6 22


140 99


140 99


Trenches ..


75 00


Total Maintenance.


$362 78


$51 83


$286 41


$701 02


$67 66


$33 65


$17 35


$819 68


$210 34


$67 52


$541 82


Stock.


9 68


11 81


1,657 63


1,679 12


3 51


Bills .


1 92


1 50


3 42


31


282 61


1 36


1,682 63 287 70


299 83


Grand Total.


·$1,270 89


$302 73


$2,493 29


$4,066 91


*$256 91


$815 95 -


$22 68


$5,162 45


$2,219 51


$1,447 84


$1,505 99


.. .


.


.


75 00


75 00


75 00


1,380 32


302 31


Construction of particular Sewers.


$616 23 1,756 21


* Includes net expense of office, lost time, tools and salary.


160


BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.


TABLE VI


BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. SEWER DIVISION STATEMENT, JANUARY 1, 1908.


Cr.


Dr.


Total Assessment levied to January 1, 1908.


$136,114 04


Assessmeets Abated. . . $1,373 53


Assessments levied on cemeteries and Town property and deemed not collectable. 2,900 32


Assessments on church property, etc., deemed uncollectable . .. 1,404 99


Assessments levied on sewers built by Metro- politan Sewer Commission and to be paid to the Commonwealth. .


4,315 45


Assessments not collectable by reason of expira- tion of liens.


617 53


$10,611 82


10,611 82


Net assessments to January 1, 1908.


$125,502 22


Appropriation for Henderson Street District Sewers. .


10,500 00


100,000 00


Bond issued 1896 for Sewer Construction. Sale of Main Sewer to Commonwealth of Massa- chusetts, less collectable assessments . . .


42,400 13


Appropriation for construction, care and main- tenance for years 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907 Amount expended for Sewer Construction and Maintenance (including Henderson Street District sewers) as per Town Treasurer's bal- ance, January 1, 1908.


17,425 00


Balance, January 1, 1908.


2,087 23


$295,827 35


$295,827 35


This Balance is made up as follows :-


Balance from Bonds and Assessments


$907 22


Balance from 1904.


1 07


Balance from 1905.


266 13


Balance from 1906.


47 74


Balance from Kensington Park District Appropriation.


507 90


Balance from 1907 appropriation.


357 17


$2,087 23


$293,740 12


161


BOARD ON PUBLIC WORKS.


WATER DIVISION.


EXTENSION OF STREET MAINS. In all there have been laid 215 feet of S-inch and 2200 feet of 6-inch pipe, to extend the high and low service systems at a total cost of $2845.26. Funds were ob- tained by the issue of notes for $3000 by the Town Treasurer. There remains a balance of $154.74 available for extensions in 1908.


RENEWAL OF STREET MAINS. In all 1522 feet of 10-inch, 5607 feet of 8-inch and 2063 feet of 6-inch cast iron pipe have been laid to replace cement-lined pipe. The work on Mystic Street was done in advance of resurfacing the street by the highway division. The total cost of this work was $14,054.05. Of this amount $10,000. was obtained through a special appropriation, and the balance $4,054.05 was taken from the revenue of the water division. The detailed costs of extensions and renewals are shown in Table VII, and the distribution of expenditures to construction, maintenance and stock is shown in Table VIII.


TABLE VII. TO EXTEND THE HIGH SERVICE SYSTEM-WATER DIVISION.


STREET.


LOCATION.


Length in


Size.


Feet of Pipe.


Lbs. of Lead.


Plugs.


Specials.


Hydrants.


Other Stock.


Credit Stock


Cost of


Labor.


Engineering.


Sundries.


Total Direct


Teaming.


Apportioned


Expense.


Cost per Foot.


Florence Ave.


westerly from Claremont Ave


215


8


215


264


.


1


2


$3 82


190 52


54 26


1 43


246 21


1 50


34 31


282 02


1 40


Maple St ...


easterly from Academy St ....


377


6


377


306


281 60


64 62


1 42


347 64


S1


40 77


389 22


1 03


Sylvia St.


southerly to Rublee St.


292


6


292


306


1


1


1


241 08


98 64


1 00


3 43


344 15


2 00


62 17


408 32


1 47


Engineering records.


25


4 34


4 59


11


4 70


Total ..


$937 95


$289 15


$5 84


$8 21


$1,241 15


$5 80


$182 65


$1,429 63


-


TO EXTEND THE LOW SERVICE SYSTEM.


Lombard Rd


easterly from Pleasant St ....


513


6


513


447


2 2


1


1


$ 51


. .


$374 10 386 49 242 84


91 40


$ 37


$2 18 1 87


$499 30 480 13 285 65


1 70


25 73


313 08


1 12


Total ..


$1,003 43


$245 05


$ 37


$6 23


$1,255 08


$5 21


$155 34


$1,415 63


Total for ext. of mains.


$1,941 38


$534 20


$6 21


$14 44


$2,496 23


$11 01


$338 02


$2,845 26


TO REPLACE CEMENT LINED PIPE.


Maple St ..


Pleasant St. to Academy St ... Medford Line to Parallel St .. Summer St. to Mass. Ave .... opposite 216 Maple St. .. Broadway to Medford St.


718 575


6


522


$24 99


$211 45


$6 38


$694 23 526 67 2,543 60 5,235 84 3,709 75


$5 51 1 44


$94 52 60 89 276 26


$794 26 589 00


1 03


Mystic St


1,808


8-6


718 575 1,808 3,383 2,708


459 2,049 3,991 3,136


2


2


1


3


97 75


$30 50


2,832 37


1 57


Pleasant St.


$6 75


34 93


21 09


525 94


5,782 87


1 71


Warren St.


18 76


15 71


330 09


4,055 55


1 50


Total


$9,746 62


$2,870 62


$6 75


$86 10 $12,710 09


$56 26 $1,287 70 $14,054 05


1


1


1


....


..


Magnolia St.


southerly from Mass. Ave ....


536


6


536


424


1|


1|


1


1


51


57 96


539 72


1 01


Norcross St.


westerly from Gardner St ....


280


6


280


325


1


2


1


1


1 75


40 63


2 18


$298 56


$1 38


$45 43


$345 37


$1 61


$224 75


$71 38


$ 50


$1 93


Laurel St ..


westerly from Brattle St ......


202


6


202


279


.....


$476 40 390 69 1,899 53


135 99 618 04 1,166 68 738 46


26 .03


12 51


3,383 |10-8-6 2,708


8-6


2 12


4


8


129 55


4,027 48 2,952 53


137 51


24 00


4 131


6


7


2


6


Gates.


Excavated.


Materials.


Feet.


Expense.


Cost.


$562 83


$1 10


$113 02


$1 SS 1 63


$71 65


$1 11


Medford St


6


....


1


.


TABLE VIII. DISTRIBUTION OF EXPENSES-WATER DIVISION.


ing.


EXPENSES.


CONSTRUCTION.


Labor


Engineer-


Bills.


Direct.


Appor- tioned.


Stock.


Teams.


Aggre- gate.


Receipts.


Credits.


Cost.


Mains, extension of ..


$534 20


$6 21


$14 44


$554 85


$2,845 26


Services, extension of.


361 80


18 27


10 30


390 37


881 24


Meters, extension of ..


135 58


102 38


238 96


1,185 28


38 81


1,821 01


$10 51


1 810 50


Total Construction


$1,032 58


$24 48


$127 12


$1,184 18


$557 28


$3,723 93


$77 12


$5,547 51


$10 51


$5,537 00


MAINTENANCE.


Mains, renewal of cement ..


$2,870 62


$6 75


$86 10


$2,963 47


$1,287 70


$9,746 62


$56 26 $14,054 05


$14,054 05


Mains, repairs on ...


72 08


72 08


30 59


10 45


6 70


119 89


119 89


Services, repairs on.


264 38


S 83


273 21


112 20


S1 26


34 SS


501 55


501 55


Meters, repairs and care.


70 40


215 78


133 67


419 85


121 45


5 00


24 79


571 09


551 01


Hydrants, repairs and care


132 07


2 67


12 17


146 91


57 18


11 34


6 41


221 84


221 84


Gates, repairs and care.


35 08


5 25


35 90


76 23


17 11


6 63


99 97


99 97


Trenches ..


7 81|


50 00


57 81


3 31


61 94


61 94


Flushing ..


62


62


26


88


88


Reservoir .:


17 02 .


17 02


7 22


1 49


25 73


11 00


14 73


Teaming ..


13 88


672 97


686 851


5 89


692 74


216 78


$290 71




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