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Miss Allen has continued her talks on the use of the Library, to the freshman class of the High School. During the three weeks from October 13 to November 5, she gave eighteen such talks to eighty-seven pupils.
The classes were purposely scheduled as early in the school year as possible, so that the students should have the benefit of such instruction at the beginning of their High School course.
Credit for this work is given by the High School, and Mr. Curtis has been generous in his appreciation of the efforts of the Library to teach pupils an intelligent use of a library's resources, in connection with their school work.
At the East Milton Branch, Miss Babcock reports a gain in circulation of 317 over 1914, or a total of 19,024. It is a curious coincidence that up to the first of December, there had been a gain in the adult circulation of 211, and a gain of 211 from the juvenile collection. The attendance has been 16,281, against 16,163 in 1914.
Miss Hills in making her report of Mattapan Branch says that the use of the Branch by adults is on the in- crease. The attendance for the year has been 16,991, of which 5,700 was adult and 11,291 juvenile, against 4,737 adult and 13,830 juvenile in 1914.
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The circulation has been 16,675, a gain of 391 over 1914.
It is a significant fact that the gain in circulation has been entirely in adult books, whereas the circulation of juvenile books has dropped 481 behind last year.
Miss Kennedy, in her report to the Librarian, says "The report for Russell Reading Room written Decem- ber, 1914, would answer very well indeed for the present date. Its small public has changed little, and if no de- cided increase in use has taken place, there has been but slight loss."
The circulation has been 2,800, against 2,856 in 1914, and the attendance 1,973, against 1,975 in 1914. The hours of opening have now been changed from Friday and Saturday evenings to Tuesday and Saturday evenings.
The circulation for the Central Library has been 24,317 adult and 12,919 juvenile, a total of 37,236. This is a gain of 575 as compared with 1914. The total circu- lation for the whole system has been 75,735, against 74,508 in 1914.
Though statistics of circulation are necessary in a report, the essential work of a library can never be stated in figures, nor judged by statistics, whether large or small.
The notable gifts of the year have been: Manuscript music, from Mrs. Louis. Harlow, composed by her son, Louis Harlow; The portraits of Shakespeare, by Norris, from Mrs. Mary W. Tileston; a framed engraving by Whitechurch, of the United States Senate of 1850, from the estate of James Tucker; the Catholic Encyclopedia, in 16 volumes, from the Dorchester Lower Mills Council No. 180, of the Knights of Columbus; A check-list of North American birds, Handbook of birds of Eastern North America-1914 edition-by Chapman, Wild life conservation in theory and practice, by Hornaday, The bird book, by Reed, and Wild bird guests, by Baynes,
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from the Brush Hill Bird Club; five volumes of House- hold words, from Miss Mary Rodman, of Concord, Mass .; a Bible published in 1795, belonging to Charity Sanderson, who died in 1814, from Mrs. William H. Snyder; Observa- tions and investigations made at the Blue Hill Meteoro- logical Observatory, from Harvard College Observatory; Andrew Cunningham of Boston and some of his descend- ants, Diary of the Rev. Samuel Checkley, and Christian Remick, an early Boston artist, from the author, Henry W. Cunningham, Esq .; The organized work of Unitarian women; a history of the Alliance, by Emily A. Fifield and Mary Fifield King, from Mrs. King; A catalogue of Mexican Maiolica, belonging to Mrs. Robert W. De Forest, by Edwin Atlee Barber, and volume 15 of The Revue Hispanique, from the Hispanic Society of America; two numbers of the Boston Weekly Magazine for 1804 and 1806, from Mr. Clarence H. Halevy; several hundred miscellaneous volumes from the estate of Mrs. William H. Snyder. Miscellaneous volumes and pamphlets have also been given by Dr. George G. Kennedy, Dr. Harris Kennedy, Nathaniel T. Kidder, Esq., The Rev. Roderick Stebbins, Mr. and Mrs. Waldo E. Forbes, Mrs. J. Mal- colm Forbes, Miss Olivia Y. Bowditch, Charles S. Pierce, Esq., William B. Weston, Esq., Mr. Paul Carlton, Miss Etta M. Graves, Mrs. David C. Moore (formerly Miss Cora Tilden), the Columbine Book Club, Franklin Hamil- ton, Esq., Miss Annie K. Tuell, Horace E. Ware, Esq., Mrs. Albert A. H. Meredith, Miss Emily Lamb Tucker- man, Miss Catherine W. Faucon, Trustees under the will of Mary Baker Eddy, Roger L. Scaife, Esq., Robert F. Herrick, Esq., and Mrs. Jacob L. Lincoln. Mrs. Harrison O. Apthorp, Mrs. Frederic H. Hird, and Mrs. Henry S. Shaw have given numbers of the Literary Digest to complete files.
The etchings collection has been enriched by two
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prints, one by William Auerbach Levy. and one by I. Andre Smith.
The anonymous giver of the valuable collection of etchings is now known to be the late James Henry Whit- man and the collection has been named in his honor, the James Henry Whitman Collection of Etchings. This Library is fortunate indeed to own so many rare prints.
The exhibits for the year have been: January 10 to 31, Reproductions of Japanese paintings arranged by Mr. E. Dudley James: attendance 56; January 16 to February 17, A collection of articles connected with Jonathan Russell, arranged by the Milton Historical Society: attendance 290; February 3 to 17, Paintings, mostly portraits, by Miss Edith Park: attendance 206; Feb. 20 to March S, Paintings by Miss Adeleine Wolever: attendance 206; March 10 to April 12, Bird migration, arranged by the Brush Hill Bird Club: attendance 144; April 14 to June 1, Paintings by Mrs. W. Starling Burgess: attendance 154; October 11 to November 29, Paintings by C. Henry Richert, and Harold C. Dunbar: attendance 189.
A botanical exhibit of plates and specimens of ferns, lichens and trees, mostly to be found in Milton, was opened in the art room December 9, under the direction of the Natural History Committee of the Education Society. As the exhibit is to run for several weeks longer, it is too early to state its attendance.
During the month of February, Mrs. Edward Holton James gave a series of Sunday afternoon readings in the Historical room. Interest in these readings was keen, the attendance varying from 52 to 95, with a total of 290 for the four afternoons.
Mrs. James read The Night Shift, The Rising of the Moon, The Wine Press, The Mob, and Makers of Madness.
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A class of little girls met in the Historical room on Wednesday afternoons from January to May; the average attendance was 20. On May 19, an exhibit of their handiwork was held to which the public was invited.
The Junior department of the Woman's Club had nine play rehearsals at the Library; The Red Cross Committee of the Woman's Club has had a series of lectures on nursing, on Tuesday afternoons, and a Parliamentary class, also connected with the Woman's Club, has met on Thursday mornings.
In addition to these special classes, there have been held at the Library 50 meetings of various other com- mittees and societies, making in all a total of 95 meetings, with a total attendance of 1,393.
On March 4, Miss Marian H. King, who had been in charge of the Children's room, resigned: her place was filled on September 13, by Miss Julia D. S. Snow, of Greenfield, Mass. On May 3, Miss Lilian C. Kerr, of Milton, became a member of the staff to take the place of Miss Ethelwyn Manning, who resigned on July 31. On September 7, Miss Josephine P. Little, of Newbury- port, entered the service as an apprentice.
In concluding, the Librarian and her assistants wish to express to the Trustees their appreciation of the action of the Board, which has made it possible for mem- bers of the staff to attend various library meetings.
Respectfully submitted, GERTRUDE E. FORREST,
Librarian.
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APPENDIX 1
Accessions
New books . . .
707
Replacements of old copies
276
Bound periodicals
86
Total gain
1,069
Worn out and replaced
276
Withdrawn
46
Total loss
322
Net gain
747
In Library, December 31, 1914 .
26,632
In Library, December 31, 1915 .
27,379
APPENDIX 2
Circulation
HOME USE ONLY
TOTAL CIRCULATION
From Central through Branches included in Central Library Circulation
1913
1914
1915
1913
1914
1915
Central
39,232
36,661 37,236
East Milton
18,337
18,707
19,024
665
616
605
Mattapan
15,226
16,284
16,675
910
1,047
792
Russell .
2,629
2,856
2,800
506
498
460
House-to-house delivery .
4,977
5,516
4,773
Convalescent Home
340
300
300
*Schools
2,815
2,528
2,853
Town Farm
165
180
180
75,424 74,508 75,735 10,378 10,685 9,963 Circulation per capita, 8.8 (Based on Census for 1915)
*Circulation counted only at time of issue from Library: no record of circulation kept by teachers.
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APPENDIX 3 Circulation by Classes from Central Library and Branches
CLASS
CENTRAL
EAST MILTON
MATTAPAN
RUSSELL
GRAND TOTALS
Adult
Juve- nile
Total
Adult
Juve- nile
Total
Adult
Juve- nile
Total
Adult
Juve- nile
Total
Adult
Juve- nile
Total
General Works
1,923
332
2,255
2,256
493
2,749
1,061
268
1,329
857
61
918
6,097
1,154
7,251
Philosophy
280
6
286
60
8
68
34
1
35
4
4
374
19
393
Religion
148
160
308
3
10
13
7
27
34
2
2
158
199
357
Sociology 1.
839
1,599
2,438
74
423
497
39
1,081
1,120
9
180
189
961
3,283
4,244
Philology 1.
34
34
2
2
2
2
1
1
39
39
Natural Science
300
180
480
62
166
228
69
128
197
2
3
5
433
477
910
Useful Arts
702
216
918
174
273
447
229
44
273
61
41
102
1,166
574
1,740
Fine Arts .
1,213
558
1,771
314
194
508
160
231
391
6
17
23
1,693
1,000
2,693
Literature
1,562
557
2,119
68
123
191
112
124
236
5
14
19
1,747
818
2,565
History
798
430
1,228
74
114
188
61
180
241
8
23
31
941
747
1,688
Travel
582
396
978
207
55
262
83
93
176
44
6
50
916
550
1,466
Biography
815
233
1,048
56
9
65
123
94
217
17
6
23
1,011
342
1,353
Fiction
15,121
8,252
23,373
9,288
4,518
13,806
7,805
4,619
12,424
877
556
1,433
33,091
17,945
51,036
Total
24,317
12,919
37,236
12,638
6,386
19,024
9,785
6,890
16,675
1,887
913
2,800
48,627
27,108
75,735
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Registration
New registrations in 1915
Central
. 193
East Milton
71
Mattapan
87
Russell
8
Blue Hill and Brush Hill districts
18
377
Total number of card holders, December 31, 1914 3,335
3,712
Registrations void through death and removal from town . 183
Total number of card holders, December 31, 1915 .
3,529
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APPENDIX 5
Printed at the request of the A. L. A. Committee on Library Administration
Annual report for year ending
Dec. 31, 1915
Public Library Milton, Mass.
8600 (1915 census)
Free to residents of Milton
Total number of agencies Consisting of- Central library
Branches
3
Stations
None
Other agencies Schools
Number of days open during year (Central)
Hours open each week for lending (Central)
Hours open each week for reading (Central)
60 (6 months), 64 (6 months)
Adult
Juvenile 3,720
Total 26,632
Number of volumes added during year by purchase
452
158
610
Number of volumes added during year by gift or exchange
95
2
97
Number of volumes added during year by binding material not otherwise counted
82
1
86
Number of volumes lost or withdrawn during year Total number at end of year
29
17
46
23,512
3,867
27,379
Number of pamphlets at beginning of year
No record of pamphlets, maps, etc. kept
Adult
Juvenile
Total
33,091
17,945
51,036
Number of volumes sent to agencies
3,333
581
Adult
Juvenile
Total
223
154
377
2,584
945
3,529
Registration period, years
Number of newspapers and periodicals cur- rently received
Number of persons using library for reading and study
Receipts from
Unexpended balance
$551.21
Town appropriation
9,000.00
Periodicals
283.28
Binding
297.14
Funds
622.26
Salaries, library service
5,058.72
Salaries, janitor service
1,031.80
Rent
425.00
Heat
334.94
Light
276.99
Other maintenance
1,912.01
Total
$11,077.06
Other unusual expenses
280.90
Grand total
$11,357.96
Number of volumes of fiction lent for home use Total number of volumes lent for home use
48,627
27,108
75,735
Number of prints lent for home use
Number of borrowers registered during year Total number of registered borrowers
No limit
68 titles, 94 additional copies
No longer kept
Payments for
Books
$1,457.18
Dog tax
1,065.76
Fines, etc.
421.79
Other sources
23.62
Total
$11,684.64
2
8 329 (Sundays from Nov. 1-May 1) 60 (6 months), 64 (6 months)
Number of volumes at beginning of year
22,912
Name of library City or town Population served Term of use
REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
MILTON, MASS., January 12, 1916.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
GENTLEMEN: I herewith submit my report as Sealer of Weights and Measures for the year ending December 31, 1915.
Number of scales, weights and measures sealed 622
Number condemned 13
Total 635
Number of scales found incorrect and adjusted 12
Under a recent Act of the Legislature all persons peddling fruits and vegetables are required to have a license. The above law has been complied with and the Town Treasurer has received one hundred and four (104) dollars as license fees.
I have at various times made inspections and reweigh- ings at the different places of business and in transit.
I would respectfully recommend that the scales owned by the Town be replaced by scales of larger capacity, particularly the scales at the Town Stables on Randolph Avenue which is in very poor condition and should be replaced this year, and would recommend that the sum of seven hundred (700) dollars be appropriated for that purpose.
Respectfully submitted, JAMES SANGSTER, Sealer of Weights and Measures.
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REPORT OF SEWER COMMISSIONERS
The Board of Sewer Commissioners makes the follow- ing report of the operations of the Sewer Department during the year ending December 31, 1915.
General
Population by census of 1915 .
8,600 50
Estimated length of streets of Town (miles)
Percentage of length provided with sewers .
30.2%
Method of disposal
Metropolitan system
Collection Mains
For Sewage
For Sewage & Surface Water
Lineal feet pipe (measured)
79,788.37
700 (storm
overflow)
Lineal feet extended during year*
10,308.26 1
Number of inverted siphons
Number of manholes
343
Number of storm overflows
1
Number of emergency overflows
1
Number of automatic pumping stations
1
House Connections
Number made during year
108
Number of stoppages coming to notice of de- partment
6
Discharge of Sewer
Estimated population using sewer system 4,800
Number of buildings connected 851
Financial
Total cost of collection mains to December 31, 1915 . $161,222.50
Bonded debt at date . 34,000.00
Average rate of interest on bonds 4.15%
For details of sewer construction and maintenance account reference is made to the Financial Report com- piled by the Auditors as shown elsewhere.
Respectfully submitted, JOHN BALCH, ASAPH CHURCHILL, CHARLES G. WAITT, Board of Sewer Commissioners.
*The extensions made during the year were in Vose's Lane 1,203 feet; Waldeck Road 799.40 feet; Bates Road 380.30 feet; Belcher Circle 671.35 feet; Church Street 500.40 feet; Church Place 312.58 feet; Belvoir Road 550 feet; Brook Road 500.30 feet; Thacher Street 2,275 feet; Breck Street 380 feet; Clapp Street 1,842.68 feet; Governor Road 258.25 feet; Curtis Road 635 feet.
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To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
GENTLEMEN :- I have the honor to submit for your consideration my first annual report for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1915.
It is understood that I took charge of the Highway Department May 1 of the present year, and that I have looked over and separated the different accounts, from May 1 to December 31, 1915.
I have taken the accounts of my predecessor, Mr. Ivers M. Low, from January 1 to May 1, and have sep- arated them as accurately as possible.
PERMANENT WORK
Owing to the small amount of money available and also to the very bad condition of all the main thoroughfares, the department was unable to do any permanent work, other than the two streets mentioned below. Although we were fully aware that permanent construction of some sort would be cheaper in the end, we had to take into consideration the much needed repairs on all the streets.
ADAMS STREET RECONSTRUCTION
Adams Street was reconstructed from Granite Place to Centre Street at a length of 4,053 feet and an average width of 34.4 feet, amounting to 15,491 square yards. Part of this street the old stone was hand screened and used over, with new stone on the top to receive the tar, while the rest of it was reshaped and a new stone top constructed.
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The crown of this street varies somewhat owing to surrounding conditions, and in line of economy. The crown is greater from Brook Road to Centre Street than it is from Granite Place to Brook Road. This could have been obviated by a larger outlay of money in removing some of the road bed, which we hardly considered the conditions warranted.
The cost of construction per square yard amounted to 68 cents. Some of the stone used was from the Squantum Street Crusher, although most of the stone was bought from P. F. Donovan at $1.35 per ton delivered, and at $1.00 per ton at Donovan's crusher, when hauled by Town teams. All of the tarvia was bought from the Barrett Manufacturing Company, the X grade at 9 cents per gallon, and the B grade at 72 cents per gallon. The cost of gravel, bought from the Milton Park Commission at the Kidder Pit was 30 cents per double team load.
Tarvia X, 47,240 gallons
$4,251 61
Tarvia B, 4,214 gallons
316 05
Stone, 1,726 tons
2,143 79
Raising catch basins
37 85
Gravel
77 70
Engineering
13 00
Pay Roll and teams
3,703 43
$10,543 43
ELIOT STREET RECONSTRUCTION
Eliot Street was reconstructed on the southerly side from Adams street to Central Avenue, at a length of 1,334 feet and an average width of 18.2 feet, amounting to 2,698 square yards. The construction was the same as that of the Adams Street reconstructed section, while the cost of construction amounted to 69116 cents per square yard. The tarvia X and A was bought from the Barrett Manufacturing Company, at 9 cents per gallon, the cold weather requiring grade A instead of grade B. Some stone
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was hauled from the Squantum Street crusher, while considerably more was bought from P. F. Donovan at $1.35 per ton delivered, and at $1.00 per ton at Donovan's Crusher, when hauled by Town teams.
Tarvia X, 8,965 gallons .
$806 85
Tarvia A, 660 gallons
59 40
Stone, 233 tons
256 43
Raising catch basins
9 00
Gravel
2 70
Pay Roll and teams
730 89
$1,865 27
ADAMS STREET REPAIRS From Centre Street to Lower Mills
Adams Street from Centre Street to Milton Village at a length of one and one-fifth miles and width of 18 feet, was broken up, scarified and rolled smooth, in order to eliminate the numerous bad cradle holes, and was treated with two coats of liquid asphalt, John Baker Jr. Com- pany grade No. 1.
The liquid asphalt was charged to the Water and Oil account, and amounted to 8,213 gallons at 42 cents, or 369.59. This made a very good summer road but must not be considered permanent construction.
Hired roller
$112 00
Pay Roll and teams .
701 47
Miscellaneous expenses
9 00
$822 47
AUTO ACCOUNT
Repairs
$113 85
Tires
38 11
New parts
55 71
Supplies
60 24
$267 91
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AUTO TRUCK
Upon entering this department I found the auto truck in storage, had it registered and put it to work. It has not been very satisfactory on account of numerous break- downs, and the long distance to send for repairs, and the time consumed in getting the same. The last breakdown was quite a severe one and as the season was nearly ended, we put it in storage without repairs. I would recommend that this truck be put in order to trade it off for some- thing more substantial, as I am of the opinion that a good five ton truck would be a paying investment on some of the long hauls.
Registry
$ 17 00
Storage
3 00
Supplies
9 60
Repairs
224 74
Pay Roll
51 75
AUTO TRUCK SUPPLIES
Gasoline
$376 15
Grease
2 50
Oil .
37 25
Supplies
23 35
Waste .
12 41
$451 66
BRIDGES Adams Street Bridge Repairs
Lumber
$ 70 48
Paint and miscellaneous supplies
17 40
Pay Roll
140 25
$228 13
Central Avenue Bridge Repairs
Pay Roll
$14 00
Eliot Street Bridge Repairs
Pay Roll
$ 8 00
Lumber
10 91
$18 91
$306 09
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BROOK ROAD REPAIRS From Adams Street to Canton Avenue
Brook Road from Adams Street to Canton Avenue, about one and one-half miles, was treated the same as the above section of Adams Street repairs, but did not give quite as good satisfaction on account of the very poor material found on the surface and no money available to resurface with new material.
Hired roller
$148 00
John Baker Jr. Co., oil, No. 45, 3,107 gallons at 4} cents per
gallon
139 80
John Baker Jr. Co., liquid asphalt, No. 1, 4,660 gallons at $.044 per gallon
205 04
Sand
29 82
Demurrage
12 00
Pay Roll and teams
1,356 94
$1,891 60
CARTS, REPAIRS TO
Supplies
$32 55
Storage
15 00
Repairs
29 78
Pay Roll
24 46
$101 79
CENTRAL AVENUE SEAL COAT
Tarvia B, 1,200 gallons .
$90 00
Sand
4 20
Pay Roll and teams .
67 10
$161 30
CLEANING CATCH BASINS
Pay Roll and teams .
$1,222 70
CLEANING STREETS
Pay Roll and teams .
$3,692 21
DRAINS, SUPPLIES AND REPAIRS TO Adams Street Catch Basin and Drain at Brooks Estate
Engineering
$ 1 00
Pay Roll
50 32
Cement
3 50
$54 82
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Brush Hill Road Gutter at Hayward Hill
Tarvia X, 2,000 gallons .
$180 00
Gravel
50 05
Pay Roll and teams .
236 32
$466 37
Miscellaneous Drain Work
Maple Street Drain Pay Roll
$20 25
Raising catch basin covers .
13 50
Rails for catch basin covers
27 00
Gravel
4 20
Catch basin covers
22 00
Miscellaneous expense
15 83
$102 78
FENCES
Lumber
$47 05
Supplies
4 00
Pay Roll
40 00
$91 05
GENERAL HIGHWAY EXPENDITURES
General charges, bills contracted January 1 to May 1, 1915 . $2,972 17
GENERAL MAINTENANCE
General charges .
$245 32
Services, Paymaster
240 00
Gravel
39 90
Miscellaneous repairs
84 47
Pay Roll and teams .
376 00
$985 69
General Highway Pay Roll, January 1 to May 1, 1915 . $6,869 54
GRAVEL STREETS REPAIRED
Previous to May 1 there were several streets repaired and partly repaired, among them being Capen Street, Columbine Road, Valley Road, Central Avenue and Brook Road, which expenditures are included in the General Highway Expenditures and Pay Roll from January 1 to May 1, 1915.
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Bradlee Road
Pay Roll and teams
$1,232 35
Gravel
366 45
$1,598 80
Grafton Avenue
Pay Roll and teams
$724 05
Gravel
28 20
Engineering
3 00
$755 25
Lincoln Street
Pay Roll and teams
$278 16
Gravel
28 70
Vose's Lane
$57 38
Blue Hill Terrace Street
Pay Roll and teams .
$282 59
Gravel
23 45
Columbia Park
Pay Roll and teams .
$115 61
Pay Roll and teams
$25 77
SMALL STREET REPAIRS
Principally to Highland Street, Randolph Avenue, Canton Avenue, Brook Road, Projecta Road (private way, work paid for by owner), State Street, Edge Hill Road . $502 18
MISCELLANEOUS WORK
Pay Roll and teams:
Labor at Kidder Pit
$331 95
Labor at Murray Pit .
104 63
Labor at Stahl Pit
12 37
Labor at Safford Pit
11 75
Putting up carts and plows
11 16
Vacations
266 50
Cutting sidewalk grass
284 32
Metropolitan Water and Sewer Commission
388 77
Washouts
276 76
Blue Hill Avenue Crusher
22 25
$1,710 46
$306 86
Pay Roll and teams .
$306 04
Eliot Circle
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MISCELLANEOUS STREET REPAIRS
Kerosene oil for lighting
$16 02
Grade stakes
10 70
Gravel
56 65
Miscellaneous charges
11 82
$95 19
OFFICE ACCOUNT
Part of telephone charges previous to May 1
$ 21 32
Telephone, office and residence
39 40
Stationery and supplies .
46 93
Superintendent's salary, May 1 to December 1
1,458 31
Coal, two tons
15 50
$1,581 46
NOTE .- December salary is charged to Randolph Avenue Construction Account for supervision ($89.11) and to Sidewalk Account ($119.22).
PATCHING
It will be remembered that nearly all of the main thor- oughfares and numerous side streets were in a somewhat dangerous condition, and frequently reported dangerous, owing to the great number of depressions or ruts. We established a patching outfit and have actually patched considerably over thirty miles, carrying the work along until the snow came near the end of the year.
Although the work had to be done, it can be called a necessary evil, and the quicker these streets are recon- structed, the quicker the waste of money will be obviated.
Tar, 43,123 gallons at 9 cents per gallon .
$3,881 11
Pay Roll and teams .
4,290 45
Stone, 850 tons
1,061 20
Sand
73 87
$9,306 63
ROLLERS
Supplies
$153 15
Repairs
1 25
Freight and expressage
4 42
Coal, 59 tons .
274 07
Inspection
5 00
Pay Roll
106 25
$544 14
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REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS
SQUANTUM STREET CRUSHER
Repairs to boiler .
$ 46 14
Inspection
5 00
Coal, 20 tons .
90 96
Water
20 13
Watchman
19 69
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