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40
260
Milton Street.
Westminster Ave. to Crescent Hill Ave .. ..
40
Montague Street.
Crescent Hill Avenue to Orient Avenue. . ..
40
640
Moore Place.
Massachusetts Avenue to B. & L. R.R. . ...
25
350
Morris Street .
Alpine to Park Avenue Extension.
40
230
Mountain Avenue.
Overlook Road, east and west.
40
410
Mt. Vernon Street.
Massachusetts Avenue to Gray Street ..
40
1360
April 7, 1873.
Mystic Lake Drive.
Webcowet Road, easterly .
40
625
*Mystic Street.
Massachusetts Avenue to Winchester Line .. 50-60
8150
Mystic River Parkway ..
Somerville Line to Medford Street.
4100
+Mystic River Parkway
Medford Street to Mystic Street .
3600
Newcomb Street.
Lake Street to Barnes Lane.
40
875
Newland Road.
Bow Street, northeasterly .
40
1200
+Newland Road Ext.
Forest Street, westerly .
40
789
Newman Way.
From 824 Massachusetts Avenue, westerly ..
20
300
.
November 22, 1910. November 22, 1910. .
TOWN ENGINEER'S REPORT
Old Town Way named Medford Street, November 9, 1846. March 25, 1915.
June 11, 1872, also Old Town Way. ·
Millett Street
Rockland Avenue to Symmes Hospital. . Massachusetts Avenue, southwesterly .. .
40
409 390
March 25, 1915. November 2, 1886.
Montague Street.
.
..
June 4, 1856; Sept. 3, 1873; Old Town Way called Mystic St., Nov.9,1846. Metropolitan Park Commission Boulevard.
Not built.
.
347
40
660
Mass. Avenue to north of Peirce Street .. .
400
Massachusetts Avenue to B. & L. R.R. .
March 6, 1911.
April 20, 1874. April 15, 1898. March 6, 1911.
425 475
*Medford Street.
50
860
.
TABLE SHOWING THE LOCATION, LENGTH AND WIDTH OF ACCEPTED AND PRIVATE STREETS - Continued.
Length
Name
Location
Width
Accept.
Private
Norcross Street .
North Union Street to Gardner Street.
30
770
Originally called Cross Street.
Norfolk Road .
Pleasant Street to Jason Street.
40
1101
March 6, 1911; March 25, 1912. March 6, 1871.
North Union Street.
Broadway to Decatur Street.
40
1920
INourse Road .
Nourse Street, westerly .
40
240
+Nourse Street. .
Lowell Street, southerly.
40
360
Oakland Avenue
Appleton Street to Claremont Avenue.
50
2760
April 14, 1896; September 23, 1878.
Oakland Avenue.
Claremont Avenue to Belmont Line.
50
1524
Oakledge Street .
Bow Street to Park Avenue Extension . .
40
311
Oak Knoll .
Pleasant Street, westerly
40
335
*Old Mystic Street
Mystic Street to Mystic Street.
40
2200
Old Town Way named Mystic Street, November 9, 1846.
Orchard Place.
Massachusetts Avenue, southerly .
25
500
Orchard Terrace.
Medford Street, westerly . .
40
344
Orient Avenue .
Davis Avenue to Fairview Avenue.
40
560
+Orient Avenue .
Lexington Line to Summit Street
40
2000
Orvis Road .
Massachusetts Avenue to Brooks Avenue .. .
80
920
March 25, 1915.
Orvis Road. .
Brooks Avenue to B. & L. R.R.
40 & 50
1900
Oxford Street .
Massachusetts Avenue to Broadway .
40
1453
Palmer Street .
Massachusetts Avenue to Warren Street .. ..
40
965
March 14, 1892; November 22, 1906. ·
Parallel Street.
Franklin Street to Medford Street.
40
410
Park Avenue ..
Lowell Street to Belmont Line.
80
5920
June 29, 1875.
Park Avenue Extension . Lowell Street, easterly . .
40
2282
Park Avenue Ext. .
Forest Street to Summer Street Extension . .
40
426
Park Boulevard .
Massachusetts Avenue to B. & L. R.R. . .
40
1680
Park Circle.
Park Avenue to Park Avenue.
40
1050
March 30, 1903.
+Park Place ..
Madison Avenue to Westminster Avenue.
40
1518
March 4, 1872.
Park Street Place.
Park Street, westerly.
30
125
2050
Nov. 10, 1877. Also Old Town Way formerly Vine Street, named Paul Revere Road, November 7, 1901.
Pearl Avenue.
Mystic Street to Walnut Avenue. ..
40
668
+Peck Avenue.
Wollaston Avenue, westerly .
40
600
Peirce Street . .
Forest Street to Locke Street.
40
680
Pelham Terrace.
Pleasant Street, westerly
40
345
+Perth Road.
40
200
Pheasant Avenue.
40
500
.
..
.
.
*Paul Revere Road.
Appleton Street to Massachusetts Avenue. . 50
700
Park Street.
Warren Street to Coral Street.
Old Town Way, named Summerset Place, November 9, 1846.
348
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
230
Overlook Road . .
Summer Street Extension to Mountain Av ...
.
Selkirk Road to Third Street. ..... Ronald Road to Overlook Road.
Date of Acceptance
Peter Tufts Road . Edmund Road to Overlook Road . .....
570
tPhilemon Street. .
James Street to Lexington Line. .. ...
750
Pine Ridge Road ..
Gray Street to Hawthorne Avenue
40
1171
Pine Strect. .
Summer Street to Brattle Lane.
40
750 4820
1875. Old Town Way, named Pleasant Street, November 9, 1846.
Plymouth Street.
Highland Avenue, easterly .
40
232
Pond Lane.
Massachusetts Avenue to B. & L. R.R.
30
700
November 11, 1850
Pond Lane.
B. & L. R.R. to Boat Club House
20-30
490
Pond Terrace.
Pond Lane, westerly . .
20
160
Prescott Street .
Russell Street to Winslow Street.
40
591 300
March 14, 1892. August 4, 1884.
Prospect Avenue. .
Wachusett Avenue to Hillside Avenue . .
50
650
Raleigh Street .
Oxford Street to Harlow Street.
40
633
Ramsdell Court.
Massachusetts Avenue, northerly
17
200
Randolph Street.
Lake Street to Barncs Lane. ..
40
940
Rangeley Road.
Mystic Street to Glen Avenue.
40
602
Ravine Street .
Irving Street to Gray Street.
40
368
March 6, 1893.
Rawson Road.
Broadway to Mystic River Parkway ..
40
1734
+Reed Street.
Thesda Street, southwesterly . .
40
375
Renfrew Street.
Cedar Avenue to Florence Avenue.
40
2650
Revere Street.
Walnut Street to Mcnotomy Road.
40
370
Rhinecliff Street.
Florence Avenue to Belmont Line.
40
2200
*River Street.
Warren Street to Medford Line.
40
1800 1370
March 2, 1857 April 14, 1896.
Robbins Road.
Gray Street to Hawthorne Avenue
40
1200
Rockland Avenue
Millet Street, north and south.
40
551
Ronald Road.
Overlook Road to Pheasant Avenue.
40
1270
+Rosslin Road.
Aberdeen Road to Kilsythe Road . . .
40
150
Rublee Street.
Hibbert Street, westerly ..
40
500
Russell Street .
Mystic Street to Water Street ..
40
791
March 4, 1872. March 14, 1892.
+Sachem Avenue
Mystic Street to Meadow Brook Park.
40
600
Sawin Street.
Henderson Street to Teel Street.
40
215
March 16, 1908.
Sawin Street .
Teel Street, westerly .
30
200
+School Street .
Massachusetts Avenue to Gray Street .
40
1363
+Shawmut Place.
Summer Street, northerly .
36
400
Schouler Court.
Massachusetts Avenue, northerly
30
340
+Second Street ..
Peck Avenue to Lanark Road.
40
150
+Selkirk Road.
Aberdeen Road to Perth Road.
40
500
Sherborn Street
Medford Street, westerly .
40
625
Shore Road . .
Chapman Street, southerly . .
40
400
+Short Street.
Chestnut Street, easterly .
40
201
+Smith Street. .
Arnold Street to Lancaster Road .
40
600
Spring Lane.
Pleasant Street to Highland Avenue.
3450
Old Town Way, named Spring Place, November 9, 1846.
349
TOWN ENGINEER'S REPORT
1
..
...
Robbins Road .
Massachusetts Avenue to Gray Street.
45
.
Russell Terrace.
Russell Street to Winslow Street.
40
390
Prospect Avenue ..
Hillside Avenue to Park Avenue . .
50
*Pleasant Street.
Massachusetts Avenue to Belmont Line.
40 40
..
.
TABLE SHOWING THE LOCATION, LENGTH AND WIDTH OF ACCEPTED AND PRIVATE STREETS - Continued.
Length
Name
Location
Width
Accept.
Private
Spring Valley .
Pleasant Street to Spy Pond.
25
520
November 11, 1850; April 15, 1867.
Spring Avenue.
Pine Ridge Road to Buena Vista Road.
40
1350
Spring Road.
Sutherland Road, southerly. .
40
300
+Spurcliff Road
Mystic Street to Crosby Street
40
916
+Steep Rock Road.
Philemon Street to Winchester Line.
40
300
Story Street.
Massachusetts Avenue, northerly .
40
225
+Stowecroft Road.
Upland Road to Spurcliff Road .
40
911
Summer Street. .
Mystic Street to Pine Street .
50
4240
Apr 17, 1873. Old Town Way, Nov. 9, 1846; March 16, 1908.
Summer Street
Pine Street, northerly .
Summer Street Extension Brattle Street to Lexington Line.
50
6750
September 18, 1914.
Summit Street.
Alpine Street, northeasterly .
40
900
Sunny Side Avenue.
Broadway, easterly .
40
450
Sunset Road .
Bow Street, northeasterly .
40
1200
Sunset Road Ext
Frost Street, southwesterly
40
627
Sutherland Road .
Paul Revere Road to Aberdeen Road.
40
750
Swan Place.
Massachusetts Avenue, southerly .
30
600
Swan Street.
Pleasant Street to Swan Place.
40
250
March 14, 1877.
Sylvia Street
Lexington Line to Rublee Street.
40
800
Tanager Street ..
Wollaston Avenue to Wollaston Avenue.
40
1150
November 22, 1906. March 9, 1881; March 10, 1884.
Teel Strect Place.
Teel Street, westerly
30
206
Temple Street .
Highland Avenue, easterly .
40
235
+Thesda Street .
Wright Street to Reed Street.
40
1620
+Third Street .
Perk Avenue to Perth Road.
40
100
+Thomas Street.
Forest Street to Wright Street.
40
350
+Thorn Road.
Forest Street, southwesterly .
40
1700
+Thompson Street.
Lowell Street to Mill Lane.
40
425
Trent Street.
Highland Avenue, easterly .
40
229
Trowbridge Street.
Massachusetts Avenue to Warren Street ..
35
1300
+Unnamed Street ..
Sylvia Street, westerly .
40
170
+Unnamed Street.
Gray Street to Gloucester Street.
40
587
tUnnamed Street.
Gray Street to Gloucester Street.
40
544
+Unnamed Street. .
965 Massachusetts Avenue, northeasterly .
40
450
.+Unnamed Street. .
Massachusetts Avenue to Paul Revere Road
40
400
+Unnamed Street. .
Brattle Street southerly .
500
+Unnamed Street. .
Norfolk Road, southwesterly
40
200
350
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
March 26, 1914. April 2, 1866.
Tufts Street
Massachusetts Avenue to Waldo Road.
45
1050
40
185
Thorndike Street.
Massachusetts Avenue to B. & L. R.R.
40
970
Teel Street.
Massachusetts Avenue to Cross Street.
1900
Date of Acceptance
tUnnamed Street.
¡Park Place, southerly ·
40 40
.
340
Upland Road .
Falmouth Road, westerly .
627 900
¡Valentine Road .
Appleton Street to George Street.
50
Varnum Street.
Massachusetts Avenue, southerly . .
40
403 650
March 26, 1914. November 13, 1894.
April 15, 1898, formerly Laurel Street
Waldo Road.
Marathon Street to Amsden Street .
45
750
+Walnut Avenue .
Glen Avenue, easterly .
40
400
Walnut Court .
Walnut Street, easterly .
25
275
Walnut Street .
Massachusetts Avenue to Gray Street.
33
1360
*Warren Street .
Medford Street to Broadway .
50
2680
+Warren Street. .
Appleton Street, southerly.
30
350
Warwick Street. .
Marathon Street to Trowbridge Street
45
200
Washington Street. .
Brattle Street to Brattle Lane .
40
700
Washington Street Extn. Overlook Road to Ronald Road.
40
680
Washington Avenue .. .
Madison Avenue to Orient Avenue
40
250
Water Street.
Massachusetts Avenue to Russell Street.
40
680
March 15, 1894.
+Water Street Extension.
Mystic Street to Russell Street.
50
1300
Waverly Street .
Florence Avenue to Ccdar Avenue
40
2180
tWebcowet Road.
Medford Street to Orchard Terrace.
40
484
Webcowet Road.
Orchard Terrace, northerly .
40
608
Webster Street
Broadway to Warren Strect.
40
680
Wellington Street .
Pleasant Street, easterly
40
737
+Wellington Street Ex.
Wellington Street to Addison Street.
40
191
West Street .
Wollaston Avenue to Appleton Street .
50
450
Westminster Avenue.
Lowell Street to Lexington Line.
50
2310
Westmoreland Avenue. . Lowell Street to Orient Avenue.
40
985
Whittemore Street.
Massachusetts Avenue to B. & L. R.R.
40
466
+Wilbur Avenue.
Chestnut Street, northwesterly .
40
900
Wildwood Avenue.
Bartlett Avenue, westerly .
40
300
+Wildwood Avenue .
Massachusetts Avenue, southerly .
40
630
Williams Street .
Arnold Street, southerly . .
40
500
Willow Place.
Massachusetts Avenue, northerly Lake Street, southerly .
30
169
Wilson Avenue.
Bartlett Avenue, northwesterly
40
350
March 27, 1906.
Windemere Park.
Windemere Avenue, southerly .
30
400
Windsor Street . .
·
Waldo Road, 423 feet southeasterly. .
45
423
Winnick Place.
Medford St. to northwest of Sherborn St. .
20
230
Winslow Street .
Mystic Street to Russell Terracc.
40
528
Winter Street .
Massachusetts Avenue to Broadway .
40
1540
Wollaston Avenue
·
Park Avenue to West Street. 60
1340
September 23, 1878; November 13, 1894; March 16, 1908.
351
.
Wachusett Avenue.
Wollaston Avenue to Appleton Street.
50
Wachusett Avenue
.
Florence Avenue to Park Avenue
50
1800
Waldo Road .
Marathon Street to Cleveland Street.
45
· · 200
March 7, 1870. May 27, 1873, Old Town Way, No- vember 9, 1846.
TOWN ENGINEER'S REPORT
May 27, 1873. November 8, 1897; March 6, 1911.
130 feet proposed. August 4, 1884; March 17, 1881.
November 23, 1909.
300
Windemere Avenue.
Massachusetts Ave., 577 feet northeasterly .
45
577
March 25, 1915.
Windsor Street ..
March 14, 1892. April 13, 1874; also Old Town Way, November 9, 1846.
.
.
.
.
TABLE SHOWING THE LOCATION, LENGTH AND WIDTH OF ACCEPTED AND PRIVATE STREETS- Continued.
Length
Name
Location
Width
Date of Acceptance
Accept.
Private
Wollaston Avenue.
West Street, westerly
60
620
Woodbury Street ..
Dundee Road to Hibbert Street.
40
750
Woodland Street.
Jason Street to Bartlett Avenue.
40
282
March 22 1909.
Woodland Street.
Bartlett Avenue to Lincoln Street. ..
40
240
March 25, 1915,
+Wright Street
Winchester Line, southwesterly .
40
1930
Wyman Street.
Massachusetts Avenue to Warren Street.
40
1050
March 19, 1888; November 22, 1906.
Wyman Lane.
Lake Street, northwesterly . .
600
Wyman Terrace.
Mass. Avenue to Massachusetts Avenue.
40
751
+Yale Street.
Eastern Avenue to Hawthorne Avenue Ext.
40
433
.
.
.
*Street laid out by the County Commissioners. fProposed Street not built.
Length of Accepted Streets and Town Ways, 37.52 Miles. Length of Private Streets open for travel, Length of Proposed Private Streets,
25.74 Miles. 10.68 Miles.
352
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
353
TOWN ENGINEER'S REPORT
GENERAL STATISTICS.
Arlington is situated six miles northwest of Boston, in latitude 42°, 25' north; longitude 71°, 09' west, at an elevation above mean tide of from 4 to 377 feet.
Massachusetts Avenue at Pleasant Street, elevation, 48 feet.
Massachusetts Avenue at Park Avenue, elevation, 155 feet.
Park Circle at Eastern Avenue (base of standpipe), elevation, 377 feet.
Crescent Hill Avenue at Park Place, elevation, 281 feet.
The Town and a part of what is now Belmont were set off from Cambridge and incorporated as West Cambridge in 1807. The name was changed from West Cambridge to Arlington in 1867.
Population is estimated at 15,050.
Number of polls, 4,085.
Number of voters: Men, 2,803; women, 156. Total, 2,959.
School enrollment: Public, 3,070; parochial, 200. Total, 3,270.
Area of Town, including that covered by water; 3,520 acres, or 512 square miles; area covered by water, 237 acres.
Parks: Town, 69 acres; Metropolitan, 55 acres.
Total cemetery area, 41.2 acres; area taxed (tax rate $21.80), 2,638.0 acres.
Valuation of real estate, $14,879,529.
Valuation of personal property, $2,417,831.
Public streets and town ways: Macadam, 15.50 miles; gravel, 21.92 miles; granite paving, 0.1 mile. Total miles, 37.52.
Private streets open for travel, 25.74 miles.
Permanent sidewalks: Concrete, 6.1 miles; brick, 3.3 miles; artificial stone, 1.17 miles. Total miles, 10.57.
Edgestone, 9.26 miles.
Paved gutters, 11.41 miles.
Storm drain system, 10.60 miles.
Catchbasins, 417.
Sewerage system, 32.01 miles; local Metropolitan sewer system, 3.47 miles. Total, 35.48 miles.
Particular sewer system (1,973 connections), 20.75 miles.
Number of buildings connected, 2,046.
Water mains: Reservoir supply, 2.49 miles; Metropolitan low system, 20.81 miles; Metropolitan high system, 24.29 miles. Total, 47.59 miles.
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF WIRES.
ARLINGTON, MASS., February 1, 1916.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works.
Gentlemen: I respectfully submit my sixteenth annual report as Superintendent of Wires for the year ending December 31, 1915.
STREET LIGHTING.
On May 3rd, 4th and 5th the Edison Company made a very important change in the Street Lighting System, without cost to the Town, by replacing all arc lights, of the 425 watt, 325 candle power type, with 400 watt, 600 candle power, Tungsten (nitrogen gas-filled) incandescent lamps. This new type of incandescent light gives much more satisfactory results from a lighting stand- point than was ever possible with the arc light; the candle power of this new type of incandescent lamp being nearly double of arc light used heretofore.
Thirty-one (31) new lights were added to the Street Lighting System during the year and seven (7) were removed, making a net addition of twenty-four (24) new lights in use over the year before.
LOCATION OF NEW STREET LIGHTS.
Street
Location
Pole No.
Class of Lights
Date Installed
Amsden St.
second pole from Mass. Ave.
922/2
1-40 c.p.
July 24, 1915
Amsden St.
fifth pole from Mass. Ave.
922/5
1-40 c.p.
July 24, 1915
Broadway
at cor. Marathon St.
812/8
1-40 c.p.
Sept. 13, 1915
Broadway
at cor. of Cleveland St.
812/10
1-600 c.p.
Sept.13, 1915
Broadway
at cor. of Winter St.
812/13
1-40 c.p.
Sept. 13, 1915
Broadway
opp. No. Union St.
812/16
1-600 c.p.
Sept. 13, 1915
Davis Ave.
third pole from Mystic St.
821/3
1-40 c.p.
Mar. 22, 1915
Freeman St.
near Lake St.
848/2
1-40 c.p.
Aug. 20, 1915
Freeman St.
near Orvis Rd.
848/4
1-40 c.p.
July 25, 1915
Lincoln St.
at cor. Woodland St.
913/1
1-40 c.p.
July 22, 1915
Mass. Ave.
at cor. of Court St.
847/72
1-40 c.p.
Nov. 11, 1915
Mass. Ave.
opposite New Town Hall
847/74
1-100 c.p.
Nov. 11, 1915
Mass. Ave.
opposite New High School
847/89
1-600 c.p.
Nov. 26, 1915
Melrose St.
second pole from Mass. Ave.
2
1-40 c.p.
July 21, 1915
Melrosc St.
fourth pole from Mass. Ave.
4
1-40 c.p.
July 21, 1915
Milton St.
first pole from Mass. Ave.
1
1-40 c.p.
July 22, 1915
Milton St.
fourth pole from Mass. Ave.
4
1-40 c.p.
July 22, 1915
Mystic St.
at cor. of Winslow St.
854/4
1-40 c.p.
July 21, 1915
Orvis Rd.
at cor. of Freeman St.
943/2
1-40 c.p.
July 21, 191
Orvis Rd.
at cor. of Randolph St.
943/5
1-40 c.p.
July 21, 1915
Mass. Ave.
at cor. of Central St.
847/75
1-40 c.p.
Nov. 11, 1915
354
355
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF WIRES
Street
Location
Pole No.
Class of Lights
Date Installed
Orvis Rd.
at cor. of Newcomb St.
943/7
1-40 c.p.
July 21, 1915
Park Ave.
near Park Circle
860/39
1-40 c.p.
Jan. 2, 1915
Park Ave.
at cor. Wachusett Ave.
860/41
1-40 c.p.
Jan. 2, 1915
Palmer St.
between Broadway and Mass. Ave.
857/3
1-40 c.p.
Feb. 27, 1915
Pine St.
end of same
916/6
1-40 c.p.
Mar. 17, 1915
Prescott St.
between Russell and Winslow Sts.
864/2
1-40 c.p.
July 23, 1915
Russell St.
at cor. of Prescott St.
868/2
1-40 c.p.
Feb. 5, 1915
Russell Ter.
at cor. of Winslow St.
969/4
1-80 c.p.
Jan. 29, 1915
Windsor St.
300 ft. N. of Mass. Ave.
36/3
1-40 c.p.
May 18, 1915
Windsor St.
600 ft. N. of Mass. Ave.
36/5
1-40 c.p.
May 18, 1915
NEW LIGHTS, ORNAMENTAL LIGHTING SYSTEM.
Town Clock
4-60 watt, Dec. 24, 1915
Rear Unitarian Church.
1-60 watt, Dec. 24, 1915
SUMMARY OF STREET LIGHTS IN SERVICE, DECEMBER 31, 1915.
40 Candle Power Tungsten Incandescents, 350,
Burning until 1.00 A.M.
60 Candle Power Tungsten Incandescents,
14,
Burning until 1.00 A.M.
80 Candle Power Tungsten Incandescents,
5, Burning until 1.00 A.M.
100 Candle Power Tungsten Incandescents,
2, Burning until 1.00 A.M.
600 Candle Power Tungsten Incandescents, 79
Burning until 1.00 A.M.
100 Candle Power Mazda Incandescents,
7,
Burning all night.
Total, 457.
*3-40 c. p. Incandescents paid for by Abutters.
ORNAMENTAL LIGHTING SYSTEM.
60 watt, 56 Candle Power Mazda Incandescents, 36, Burning until 12.00 P.M. 60 watt, 56 Candle Power Mazda Incandescents, 5, Burning all night.
100 watt, 98 Candle Power Mazda Incandescents, 4, Burning all night.
Total Lights in use, 45.
"ALL NIGHT LIGHTING."
It would seem with the rapidly increasing population that the time for the Town to consider "All Night Lighting" is now at hand, as there appears to be a demand that this change should be made
POLES AND WIRES.
During the past year one hundred and sixty-five (165) poles were replaced throughout various streets in the Town by the Electric Companies owning same, as follows: Edison Electric Illuminating Co. of Boston. 110
New England Telephone and Telegraph Company 54
Middlesex and Boston Street Railway Company 1
Total. 165
356
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
A careful inspection was made by the electric companies of all poles in the Town during the year 1915 and replacement of any doubtful or unsafe poles was made as rapidly as possible. Many more poles will be replaced as rapidly as possible in accordance with inspection records showing condition of same. Twenty- eight (28) poles were set in new locations as per petition granted; eleven (11) of these new locations granted in accordance with plans submitted to the Edison Company, and seventeen (17) to the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company. At the request of this department a complete record has been submitted by the various electrical companies owning poles in the Town showing locations by streets and number of poles. This is the first record ever submitted to the Town as to the exact number of poles on the highways.
The total number of poles and companies owning same on accepted streets and private ways and not including any poles on property of the Boston & Maine Railroad is as follows:
Edison Electric Illuminating Company, of Boston. 934 poles
Edison Electric Illuminating Company, of Boston, and New Eng- land Telephone & Telegraph Company . .
175 poles
Edison Electric Illuminating Company, of Boston, and Boston Elevated Railway Company
New England Telephone & Telegraph Company, of Massachusetts New England Telephone & Telegraph Company, of Massachusetts and Edison Company
233 poles 427 poles 335 poles
New England Telephone & Telegraph Company, of Massachusetts and Middlesex & Boston Street Railway Co.
18 poles
New England Telephone & Telegraph Company, of Massachusetts and Boston Elevated Railway Company .
Bay State Street Railway Company and Edison Electric Illumi- nating Company .
219 poles 70 poles 6 poles
Middlesex & Boston Street Railway Company .
12 poles
Middlesex & Boston Street Railway Company and Edison Company Boston Elevated Railway Company . .
*7 poles
Boston Elevated Railway Company, and Town of Arlington
*11 poles
Town of Arlington .
*6 poles
Total number of poles on streets, December 31, 1915. 2,453 poles *Iron Poles.
UNDERGROUND CONDUITS.
With the widening of Massachusetts Avenue between Water and Central Streets systems of underground conduits were built for wires which will be placed under ground as soon as other sections of proposed conduits are built in conjunction with plans for the removal of all aerial wires and poles in the business center
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of the Town. The Boston Elevated Railway Company built conduits from Court Street at end of existing conduits owned by this company to a point near Jason Street, these conduits being now ready to receive wires of the feeder system of the street railway at a later date. The Edison Company completed a conduit system from Water Street to Church Avenue connecting to existing conduits of the underground wire system now installed on Academy Street and to New Town Hall. Service wires for commercial lighting were installed in new conduits built between Water and Court Streets and the new business blocks built in this vicinity are now connected to this underground wire system. Street lighting, power and other wires will be placed in conduits at some future date and provision has been made for connection to proposed new street lighting lamp posts that will be installed with the completion of the underground wire systems. The Edison Company built a system of underground conduits for power and lighting wires on Schouler Court, from Massachusetts Avenue to basement of New High School, to supply service to this building. Conduits and wires were installed by the Edison Com- pany on Medford Street, from a point near Massachusetts Avenue to new theater building on this street. This small section of conduits will become a part of the main system to be built on Massachusetts Avenue in the future.
INSPECTION OF WIRES IN BUILDINGS.
Owing to the large amount of building in the Town during the past year and also the aggressive campaign made by electrical interests to promote the use of electrical appliances for light, heat and power, the Inspection of Wires Department has been taxed to its utmost to enforce requirements governing electrical installations. The many new appliances put on the market for sale add greatly to the duties of an Electrical Inspector to determine whether such various devices installed do conform to requirements and are safe for use; also all wiring supplying current for same has to receive careful consideration as to proper capacity.
During the past year this department made one thousand sixty-two (1062) inspections of wiring and other appliances used for light, heat and power. A part of these inspections were made in two hundred sixty-two (262) new buildings built and in one
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hundred twenty-seven (127) old buildings which were wired during the year. The balance of inspections made were in several hundred other buildings where additional wiring was installed on existing electrical systems.
The following specified schedule of electrical inspections made of lights and other appliances installed is respectfully submitted: Contractors' Applications received . 995
Number of Electrical Contractors doing work. 98
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