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3 ladders,
2 hydrant valves,
2 hooks,
1050 feet leather hose,
1 sponge,
50 " ¿ rubber hose,
33 dozen spoons.
1 pair lanterns,
Bunk Rooms.
Carpets,
2 iron bedsteads,
2 husk mattresses,
2 hair mattresses,
2 pillows,
4 pillow cases,
2 bureaus,
2 water stands,
2 bowls,
2 pitchers,
1 curtain,
8 sheets,
2 coverlids,
4 blankets,
2 spreads,
4 cuspadores.
Parlor.
Carpet, 3 curtains,
6 chairs, 1 table.
Stable.
1 horse, 1 fly-blanket,
1 collar weight and hook, 1 harness.
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HOSE SIX. HOUSE, WASHINGTON ST., ABOVE WALES, WARD 4.
NAME.
RANK.
Age. Badge
OCCUPATION.
RESIDENCE.
Salary per Annum.
F. B. Reed.
Foreman.
32
74
Provisions.
Washington St
$80 00
W. Leonard.
Clerk.
20
77
Machinist.
Hose House.
65 00
B. Early.
Hoseman.
22
75
Machinist.
Hose House.
60 00
G. A. Reed.
30
79
Brakeman.
Washington St
60 00
J. Kenny.
66
21
78
Carder.
Beacon St.
60 00
R. H. Moulton.
34
76
Machinist.
Wales St.
60 00
The carriage in charge of this company was built by Hunneman & Co., of Boston, in 1877, and placed in service the same year.
INVENTORY OF PROPERTY IN CHARGE OF THIS COMPANY.
Carriage Room.
1 horse hose carriage,
1 Johnson pump,
1 pung,
1 hydrant valve,
1500 ft. leather hose (fair order) ,
6 chairs,
7 hats,
1 clock,
6 coats,
50 feet 3 rubber hose,
6 pairs spanners,
1 table.
Bunk Rooms.
4 iron bedsteads,
4 hair mattresses,
4 excelsior mattresses, 8 sheets,
8 pillow cases,
4 pillows,
4 coverlids,
4 comforters,
8 blankets, carpets, 2 curtains,
4 chairs,
1 gas torch.
Parlor.
1 carpet, 1 table,
14 chairs, 3 curtains.
Stable.
1 horse, 2 blankets (1 fly).
1 collar weight and hook, 1 harness.
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HOSE SEVEN. HOUSE, PETTEE ST., REAR PROSPECT SCHOOL, WARD 5.
NAME.
RANK.
Age. Badge
OCCUPATION.
RESIDENCE.
Salary per Annum.
W. S. Cargill.
Foreman. Clerk.
32
82
Carpenter.
High Street.
$80 00
H. A. Smith.
25
84
Carpenter.
Hose House.
65 00
J. E. Trowbridge
Hoseman. 66
44
81
Hardware.
High Street.
60 00
R. H. Hodgdon.
29
83 Machinist.
High Street.
60 00
J. Doole.
23
85 Machinist.
Hose House.
60 00
J. T. Thomason.
66
31
80
Clerk.
Chestnut St.
60 00
The carriage in charge of this company was built by Hunneman & Co., of Boston, 1878. Placed in service, January, 1879.
INVENTORY OF PROPERTY IN CHARGE OF THIS COMPANY.
Carriage Room.
1 horse hose carriage,
1 pung,
1 street blanket,
6 fire hats,
6 pairs spanners, 1 hydrant valve, 1 Johnson pump, 50 feet ¿ rubber hose,
6 coats,
6 chairs,
1 chamois, 7 curtains, 1600 ft. leather hose (fair order), 1 ash barrel, 1 5-gall. can.
Bunk Rooms.
2 iron bedsteads,
2 spreads,
2 hair mattresses,
2 bureaus,
2 husk
1 mirror,
6 sheets,
4 chairs,
6 pillow cases,
2 carpets.
2 double blankets,
Parlor.
carpet, 6 chairs, 3-light chandelier,
1 table, 4 curtains.
Stable.
1 horse, 1 harness, 1 stable blanket, 1 fly 66
1 curry comb, 2 brushes, 1 collar weight and hook.
1 table,
1 clock,
1 duster,
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Record of Fires and Alarms
Day of Week,
DATE.
HOUR.
BOX.
OWNER PROP'TY.
OCCUPANTS.
LOCATION.
LOSS.
Mon.
1879. Jan. 27. Feb. 22. ' 22.
12.45 a.m. 11.35 a.m.
4
W. Harding.
Sat.
11.15 p.m.
32
D. McBride.
W. Harding. Unoccupied.
Fri.
Mar. 7.
3 a.m.
Still.
Thur. Tues. Sun. Sun.
66
25.
4.05 p.m.
52
B. & A. Ry. Co. T. Quilty.
B. & A. Ry. Co. T. Quilty.
Beacon St.
Congreg'l Church. Church.
Lincoln & Hartf'd Sts.
Tues.
66
22.
8.26 a.m. 73
D. A. Massey. Frank Morse.
Unoccupied. Frank Morse.
Adams St. Morton Place.
Wed.
66
26.
4.30 p.m. 3.03 p.m. 73
Dennis Donohue.
D. Donohue.
Beacon St. Homer St.
Trifling.
Sat.
66
26.
3.30 p.m. Still.
Horace Cousins.
W. Bemis.
Pine Grove Ave. Station St. 50.00
Tues.
66 6.
9.30 p.m. 11.30 p.m. Still. M. Springer.
M. Springer.
Arlington & Pembroke
Wed. Sat.
66
8.45 a.m. 32
Auburndale Ave.
Sat.
10.
3.15 p.m. 5.15 p. m. 9.38 a.m. 7
Otis St.
Mon.
66
12.
9.55 p.m. 3.10 p.m.
14 Still. 15 24 24 15
H. Van Bushkirk. Timothy Mack. Timothy Mack.
H. Van Bushkirk. Timothy Mack. Timothy Mack.
Watertown St.
150.00
Sun.
66
11. 9.35 p.m.
15
B. & A. Ry. Co.
Centre St. Court.
Sat.
66
12. 2.30 p.m.
Washington St.
Mon.
66
14. 11.10 a.m.
Still.
Unoccupied. B. & A. Ry. Co. S. M. Bond. Unoccupied.
Centre St. Pearl St.
Sat. Thur. Fri. Fri.
Aug. 7. 1.45 p.m. 9.55 p.m. .. 11. 11. 66 1.40 p.m.
Sheds.
Wesley St.
Tues.
66
12. 11.35 p.m.
13 Still. Frank Hyde.
Jas. Scott.
Rear Beacon St. Elmwood St.
Thur. Thur.
66
Mass. Life Ins. Co. Unoccupied.
Homer St.
5,455.10 100.00
66 22. 12.40 p.m. 66 Nov. 4. 66
Geo. Lord.
Unoccupied.
W. P. Clark. Smart Maxwell.
Cherry St.
66
1.30 p.m.
Still. N. T. Allen.
66 17.
10 a.m. 3 p.m.
73
Leonard Hyde.
Michael Bepple.
Dudley St.
Tremont & Waverly Av F. E. Wallingford. Washington St.
45.00 Trifling.
Grand Total.
$16,018.10
66
23.
May 1.
8.36 a.m. 73
Still.
Morton & Mill Sts.
Tues.
.6
6. 7. 1.35 a.m. 4 Amina Littlefield. Amina Littlefield. Jno. Scully. Jno. Scully.
Rowe St.
20.00 2,200.00 10.00
Sat.
10. 10.
11.30 a.m. Still. Still. 23
Beacon St. Highland St.
Sat.
10.
66 18. Jne. 14. 66 15. 10.15 a.m.
B. & A. Ry. Co.
Smead & Co.
Winchester St. Church St. Brighton.
110.00
Sat.
Sun.
Washington St. 20.00
Thur. Sat.
July 66
5. 6. 1.40 a.m
Still. B. & A. Ry. Co. S. M. Bond. Jno. Grace. Jno. Coffee. Frank Davis. Methodist Ch. Frank Hyde. J. M. Weston.
Unoccupied.
Crafts St. Washington St.
Centre St. Franklin St.
Fri.
Centre St.
Mon. Fri.
66 Sept. 8. 66 19.
13. 1.30 a.m. 15. 2 a.m. 3.45 p.m. 3.05 a.m.
52
Mrs. E. J. Collins. Mrs. Jones.
Unoccupied.
Oct 9. 10.04 p.m. 73
G. N. Endicott.
G. N. Endicott.
Hyde Ave. Park St. Park and Sargent. Auburn St.
Trifling.
Trifling. Trifling. Trifling. 350.00
Dec. 1. 66
5.
66
8. 10.44 p.m. 15
3.15 p.m. Still. C. W. Sanderson. O. W. Turner.
Waltham. Central St. Auburndale Ave. Grantville. Centre St. 50.00 1,200.00 50.00 598.00 900.00
Apr. 6. 66
13.
1.40 a. m.
14
Wed.
23.
3 p.m. Still.
Watertown.
Sat.
.4 20.
9.35 a.m. 15
6.52 p.m.
7
Still.
Thur.
Sun.
22. 1.40 a.m. 3 a m.
Watertown St. 5.00
Brighton.
Trifling. Trifling. 25.00 250.00 25.00 350.00 Trifling. 3,500.00 Trifling. Trifling. 250.00 5.00
Wed. Sat. Sat. Sun. Fri. Sat. Mon. Mon. Fri. Mon.
14. 15.
9. 11.10 p.m. Still. Still.
10 p.m.
Still. E. F. Waters.
Cherry St. Homer St.
9. 10.18 p.m. 73 15
Still
25. 10.40 p.m. 4.50 p.m. 15
15
Frank Hyde. J. M. Weston. Frank Hyde.
Wed.
26. 5.25 a.m. 15 14 15 Still. 15
Still.
Sat.
Trifling. $300.00
Total Loss over and above Insurance paid.
Fri.
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From January 1, 1879, to December 31, 1879.
INSUR'CE INS. PAID.
STYLE OF BUILDING.
CAUSE OF FIRE.
APPARATUS PRESENT.
$2,000.00 1,200.00
300.00 11% st'y wood dwelling.
Engine 2, hose 4, truck 1. Hose 6.
10,000,00 1,200.00
50.00 1 st'y wood station.
Defective flue.
Engine 2, hose 6, 7, truck 1.
12,000.00
1,200.00 2 st'y wood dwelling. 50.00 1 st'y wood church. 598.00 2 st'y wood stable.
1,000.00 600.00
600.00 2 st. wd. greenh. & stable.
Defective flue.
Engs. 1, 3, hose 4, 7, truck 1.
Call for assistance.
Engine 1 and carriage. Members Engine 3.
2 st'y wood dwelling.
Burning chimney.
Engine 3, hose 7, truck 1.
Brush fire.
Hose 6. Engine 3, hose 7, truck 1.
1 st'y wood paint store.
7,000.00 4,000.00 400.00
20.00 3 st'y wood dwelling. 2,200.00 212 st'y wood dwelling. 10.00 1 st'y wood dwelling.
Engine 2, hose 4, truck 1.
Brush fire.
Members Engine 3.
Brush fire.
Members Engine 2.
Brush fire.
Engs. 1. 2, hose 4, truck 1.
Brush fire.
Engine 3, hose 7, truck 1.
75.00
75.00 Freight car - hay.
Incendiary
Engine 1, hose 4, truck 1. Engine 1.
800.00
20.00 212 st'y wood dwelling. 1 st'y wood shoe-shop. 150.00 2% st'y wood dwelling.
Engs. 1, 2, hose 4, truck 1. Engs. 1, 2, hose 4, truck 1.
Call for assistance.
Engines 1, 3, hose 4.
Locomotive sparks.
Engine 1, hose 4, truck 1.
Locomotive sparks.
Members Engine 1.
Use of benzine.
Members Engine 1. Engine 1, liose 4, truck 1.
Incendiary.
Engine 1, hose 4, truck 1.
Engine 1, hose 4, truck 1.
Supposed smoking.
Members Engine 1.
Incendiary.
Engine 1, hose 4, truck 1.
Sparks from above fire. Engs. 1, 2, 3, hose 4, 7, truck 1.
Members Engine 1.
1 st'y wood dwelling. 2 st'y wood stable.
Engine 2, hose 6, 7, truck 1. Engine 1, hose 4, truck 1.
8,000.00 10,000.00
5,455.10 3 st'y wood dwelling. 100.00 3 st'y wood dwelling.
Incendiary. Incendiary.
Engine 1, hose 4, truck 1. Members Engine 1.
3 st'y wood dwelling.
Brush fire.
Spark from lamp.
Smoking in bed.
Extinguished by citizens. Extinguished by citizens. Members truck 1.
45.00 6,(.00.00
2 st'y wood dwelling. 1 st'y wood dwelling. 1 st'y wood dwelling. 45.00 Wagon loaded with hay. 1 st'y wood stable.
Rags stuffed in flue. Child'n play'g matches. Set by boys.
Engine 3, hose 7, truck 1.
Engine 1.
Explos'n kerosene lamp Engine 1, hose 4, truck 1.
$72,120.00 $14,473.10
Call for assistance. Thawing water pipes. Incendiary.
Engine 2 and carriage.
Engine 2, hose 4, truck 1.
Call for assistance. Defective furnace.
Engine 1, hose 4, truck 1.
Gas jet.
Engine 3, hose 7, truck 1.
Incendiary.
Engine 1, hose 4, truck 1.
Brush fire.
Oil rags. Brush fire.
Members Engine 3. Engine 1.
Defective flue.
Incendiary.
Eng. 2, hose 4, 5, 6, truck 1.
Call for assistance.
Child'n play'g matches. Incendiary.
Engine 1, hose 4, truck 1.
1,200.00
21% st'y wood dwelling. 1 st'y wood flag-station. 3 st'y wood store. 250.00 212 st'y wood dwelling. 2 stacks straw. 350.00 3 st'y wood dwelling. 1 st'y wood sheds. 3,000.00 2 st'y wood stables. 21% story wood dwelling.
600.00
3,000.00 3,000.00
Child'n play'g matches. Incendiary.
Rekindling of ruins. Child'n play'g matches. Incendiary.
Engs. 1, 3, hose 4, 7, truck 1.
Smoke fromn furnace. Defective flue.
Engine 1, hose 4. truck 1. Hose 5.
$1,545.10
21 st'y wood dwelling.
Defective flue.
Smoking in bed.
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SERVICE PERFORMED BY THE DEPARTMENT DURING THE YEAR.
No. ft. Hose laid.
Ladders.
Miles Travelled. Hrs. in Service.
28,450 feet.
833 feet.
275 miles. 71 hours.
HOSE IN SERVICE, AND HOW DISTRIBUTED.
COMPANIES.
LEATHER.
AMERICAN JACKET.
EUREKA.
LENGTH OF SERVICE.
Engine One.
Engine Two.
2,000 feet. 1,850 feet.
1,150 feet.
Engine Three.
1,000 feet.
Engine Three.
1,000 feet.
Hose Four.
900 feet.
Nine years.
Hose Four.
800 feet.
Hose Five.
1,150 feet.
Hose Six.
1,500 feet.
Two years 8 mos. Six years. Seven years.
Hose Seven.
1,600 feet.
Seven years.
Total, Grand Total,
10,000 feet.
1,150 feet.
1,800 feet.
12,950 feet.
ALARMS PER YEAR SINCE 1874.
1874. 31
1875 40
1876 64
1877 37
1878
47
1879
32
Five years. Seven years. Seven months. Seven years. Two years 8 mos.
Engine Two.
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LOCATION OF HYDRANTS.
WARD ONE.
Bellevue st. and Newtonville ave. Pearl and Jewett sts.
Bellevue and Centre St.
Pearl and Waban sts.
Bellevue, 495 ft. W. Centre st.
Richardson and Church sts.
Bellevue st. and Maple pl.
Richardson, 455 ft. W. Centre st.
Boyd and Jewett sts.
School and Waban sts.
Bennington and Centre sts. Church st. and Maple pl.
Walnut park,
Fayette and Gardner sts.
Washington, 400 ft. W. Walnut park.
Hovey and Washington sts.
.Washington and Bacon sts.
Jewett and Washington sts.
Watertown and Pearl sts.
Newtonville ave. and Oak st.
Wesley and W. Centre sts.
Newtonville ave., 130 ft E. Howard st.
WARD TWO.
Adams st., 120 ft. N. Washington st. Adams st., 400 ft. N. Clinton st. Adams and Watertown sts.
Brooks ave. and Washington st.
Bowers st., 675 ft. E. Walnut st.
Bridge and Chandler sts.
Bridge, 465 ft. N. Chandler st. Bridge and California sts.
Brooks pl., 600 ft. N. Washington st. Brookside ave. and Washington st. Chapel and Watertown sts.
Chapel and Dalby Mills. Cabot st., 745 ft. E. Walnut.
Central ave. and Washington sts.
Central ave. and Turner sts.
Central ave. and Prescott sts.
Court st., 550 ft. Central ave.
Crafts and Linwood sts. Crafts and California sts. California, 700 ft. E. Crafts st. Cross and Washington sts. Forest ave., 500 ft. S. Otis st. Harvard and Washington park. Highland ave. and Walnut st.
Highland ave., 470 ft. W. Walnut st. Highland ave.
Lowell and Walnut sts.
Lowell and Edinboro' sts.
Lowell and Washington sts.
Newtonville ave. and Harvard st.
Newtonville ave., 530 ft. E. Walnut st. Newtonville ave. and Walnut st.
Otis and Walnut sts. Otis st. and Forest ave.
Otis and Murray sts. Walker and Washington sts.
Walker, 475 ft. N. Washington st.
Walnut, 340 ft. S. Cabot st.
Walnut and Washington sts.
Walnut, 540 ft. N. Washington st.
Walnut st., 330 ft. S. Crafts st. Washington and Harvard sts. Washington and Crafts sts. Washington park,500 ft. E. Walnut st. Watertown, 310 ft. W. Walnut st. Watertown and Crafts sts.
Washington and Parsons st.
WARD THREE.
Alpine st., 800 ft. E. Hillside av. Auburn and Washington sts. Auburn and Crescent sts. Chestnut and Washington sts. Elm and Washington sts. Fountain and Highland sts. Eden, 300 ft. N. Watertown sts. Highland and Washington sts. Highland and Hunter sts. Highland and Chestnut sts. Hillside ave. and Chestnut sts.
Margin and Putnam sts. Mt. Vernon and Hillside ave. Mt. Vernon and Greenwood ave. Otis st. and Hillside ave.
Otis, 500 ft. E. Hillside ave. Oak ave., 500 ft. N. Webster st. Prospect and Washington sts. Perkins and Lander sts.
River and Henshaw sts.
River and Elm sts.
River st. and Franklin School.
Waban park,
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WARD THREE. (Continued.)
River and Pine sts.
Temple and Highland sts.
Temple and Putnam sts. Temple and Prospect sts. Waltham and Washington sts.
Waltham, 500 ft. N. Eden st. Waltham and Derby sts.
Waltham and Pleasant sts.
Waltham and Crafts sts. Washington, 600 ft. W. Cross st. Washington st. and Davis ct.
Washington st. and Lucas ave. Watertown and Cross st. Watertown, 260 ft. E. Davis ct. Webster and Waltham sts.
Webster and Cherry sts. Webster st. and Oak ave. Webster st. and Webster pl. Webster pl. and Webster park, Winthrop and Putnam sts.
Winthrop and Shaw sts.
WARD FOUR.
Ash and Melrose sts Ash and Seaverns sts. Ash st. and the Park. Auburn and Greenough sts. Auburn st., 240 ft. W. Maple st.
Auburn and Washington ave.
Auburn and Franklin sts. Auburndale ave., 540 ft. W. Rowe st. Beacon, 1180 ft. E. Washington st. Beacon st. and Almshouse. Rowe and Auburn sts. Beacon, 300 ft. W. Woodward st. Concord st., 300 ft. N.R.R. Crossing. Concord and Washington sts. Central, 340 ft. W. Fern st. Central and Woodland ave. Central, 500 ft. E. Woodland ave. Charles st. and R. R. Station. Charles, 1000 ft. W. Auburn st. Charles and Auburn sts. Evergreen ave., 500 ft. S. Auburn st. Grove and Washington sts. Grove, 500 ft. N. Washington st. Grove, 1000 ft. N. Washington st. Grove and Cornell sts. Grove and Woodland ave. Grove st., 460 ft. N. Woodland ave. Wolcott and Rowe sts.
Grove and Central sts. Hawthorne ave. and Woodland ave. Hancock and Grove sts. Hancock and Fern streets. Hancock and Woodland ave.
Hancock and Central sts. Islington ave. and Malvern sts. Lexington and Auburn sts. Lexington, 860 ft. N. Auburndale av. Lexington and Freeman sts. Melrose and Seaverns sts. Foot Melrose st.
Oakland and Auburn sts. Pine Grove ave.
Rowe st. and R. R. Crossing. Seminary ave. and Woodland ave. Vista ave., 540 ft. S. Woodland ave. Wales st. and Needham line. Washington, 300 ft. E. Grove st. Washington and Hamilton sts. Washington and Wales sts. Washington, 290 ft. E. Wales st. Washington and Beacon sts. Washington, 650 ft. E. Beacon st. Washington, 1300 ft. E. Beacon st. Washington st. and Aspen ave. Washington, 100 ft. E. Fuller st. Washington and Greenough sts. Wolcott st. and Wolcott park.
Washington ave. and Auburn st. Woodland ave. and Washington. Wooland ave. and Maple st. Woodland ave., 100 ft. W. Maple st.
WARD FIVE.
Boylston and Needham line. Boylston and Chestnut sts. Boylston, 500 ft. E. High st. Boylston and Hartford sts. Boylston and Centre streets. Chestnut and Summer sts. Chestnut and Elliott sts. Clark and Parker sts. Clark and Centre sts.
Columbus and Lincoln sts. Elliott, 265 ft. W. Chestnut st. Elliott and Oak sts. Elliott and Cottage sts. Erie ave. and Bowdoin st. Forest and Columbus st. Forest and Bowdoin sts. Hartford and Erie ave. High and Winter sts.
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WARD FIVE. (Continued.)
High and Boylston sts.
Lake ave. and Walnut st.
Lincoln and Woodward sts.
Pumping station and Needham line. Walnut, N. Forest st.
Needham st., 100 ft. E. pump'g stat'n. Winchester and Hyde sts.
Oak st., 400 ft. E. Needham st.
Oak st., 85 ft. N. Chestnut st.
Oak and Linden sts. Pettee st., opp. Hose House 7. Walnut and Centre sts.
Woodward and Boylston sts. Woodward and Chestnut sts.
WARD SIX.
Beacon st. and Beacon ct. Beacon and Crescent sts.
Beacon and Centre sts.
Beacon st., 490 ft. W. Grant ave.
Beacon st., 2000 ft. E. Grant ave. Cedar and Homer sts.
Cedar, 1500 ft. N. Homer st.
Centre and Clinton pl.
Centre and Homer sts.
Centre and Ward sts.
Centre and Mill sts.
Parker, 630 ft. S. Cypress st.
Pleasant, 465 ft. W. Centre st.
Centre, 610 ft. S. Sargent st.
Pleasant, 1000 ft. N. Beacon st. Roger and Centre sts.
Chase st. and Institution ave.
South st., 480 ft. S. Ward st.
Chase and Station sts.
Station, 135 ft. E. Centre st.
Crescent and Centre sts.
Station and Beacon sts.
Crystal st. and Lake ave.
Sumner and Gibbs sts.
Cypress and Paul sts.
Ward, 570 ft. E. Sumner st. Ward and Grant ave.
Ward st., 480 ft. E. Waverley ave.
Ward st. and Waban hill.
Ward st., 550 ft. W. South st.
Warren st. and Glen ave.
Willow and Centre sts.
Walnut st. and Cemetery gate.
WARD SEVEN.
Arlington st. and Waverley ave. Arlington and Pembroke sts. Centre and Mt. Ida sts.
Church and Centre sts.
Church and Eldredge sts.
Church and Park sts. Elmwood and Centre sts.
Elmwood and Brook sts.
Franklin and Centre sts.
Franklin and Kenrick park.
Franklin and Waverley ave. Hunnewell park. Jefferson and Williams sts.
Linden and Washington sts. Nonantum st., 110 ft. N. Orchard st. North Bend and Centre sts. Park and Vernon sts. Park, 525 ft., S. Vernon st.
Park and Sargent sts. Pearl and Bacon sts. Pearl and Linden sts.
St. James st., R. R. bridge. Sargent and Hyde ave.
Tremont and Pembroke sts. Tremont and Waverley ave. Vernon and Centre sts. Vernon and Baldwin sts.
Washington and Nonantum sts.
Washington and Park sts. Washington, 190 ft. E. St. James st.
Washington st. and Boston line. Washington st., 395 ft. E. Waverley ave. Waverley ave. and Kenrick sts. Waverley ave., 925 ft. S. Kenrick st. Waverley ave. and Cotton sts.
Grafton and Homer sts.
Lyman, bet'n Centre & Sumner sts. Maple ave.
Homer and Walnut sts.
Homer, 600 ft. E. Walnut sts.
Hammond st., op. F.W. Johnson's. Hammond and Beacon sts. Hammond st., op. Dr. Slade's.
Hammond st., op. Daniel Stone's.
Hammond st., op. Chapel.
Hammond st. and R. R. bridge. Homer, 150 ft. E. Cedar st.
Homer and Pleasant sts.
Hyde and Centre sts.
Knowles and Station sts.
Centre, 310 ft. N. Cotton st.
Centre and Sargent sts.
Everett st. Elgin, 480 ft. E. Glen ave.
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LOCATION OF RESERVOIRS.
WARD ONE.
Washington st., op. School st. Church and Richardson sts. School and Pearl sts.
WARD TWO.
Washington and Walnut sts. Walnut and Lowell sts. Washington park.
WARD FOUR.
Central st., bet'n Grove & Maple sts. Auburn and Melrose sts.
WARD FIVE.
High st., op. Elliott Hall.
Pettee st.
Chestnut and Summer sts. Lincoln st.
Elliott, W. High st.
WARD SIX.
Centre and Beacon sts.
Station and Glen sts.
Pelham st., W. Centre st.
WARD SEVEN.
Church and Centre sts. Kenrick park. Waverley ave. and Arlington st. Tremont and Park sts.
Centre st. and R. R. crossing. Nonantum sq. Franklin and Centre sts.
REPORT
OF THE
COMMISSIONERS
FOR
DRAINAGE AND SEWERAGE,
INCLUDING
REPORT OF ENGINEER.
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E
LIBERTY AND
UNION
FOUNDEL
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BOSTON : PRESS OF W. L. DELAND & SON, Congress Building, 4 Post Office Square. 1880.
REPORT
OF THE
Commissioners for Drainage and Sewerage.
To the Honorable, the Mayor, Board of Aldermen, and Common Council of the City of Newton.
The undersigned, Commissioners for Drainage and Sewer- age for the City of Newton, submit this report of their doings in obedience to the orders and directions of the City Council.
Soon after the appointment of the Commissioners they en- tered upon the discharge of their duties and selected Mr. Edward Sawyer, of the firm of Shedd & Sawyer, as the engineer to make the surveys and to aid them in their inves- tigations.
It soon became apparent, after the consideration of the subject had been entered upon, that in order to establish such a system of sewers as should be sufficient for the require- ments of the city, legislation would have to be obtained from the General Court, and at our suggestion, the City Council authorized the Mayor to apply for the same. The Commis- sioners appeared with the Mayor and City Solicitor before the legislature and procured the enactment of a statute, be- ing chapter 144 of the Acts of 1877. As this law did not confer all the authority which was necessary, and as it became manifest upon further surveys and examinations that it would be both economical and desirable to extend the main drain through a portion of the town of Watertown, another appli- cation was made to the succeeding legislature which resulted in the enactment of chapter 63, of the Acts of 1878.
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At the request of the Commission, the City Council, in 1877, appropriated three thousand dollars towards defraying the expenses of the Commissioners in performing the work assigned to them. Of that appropriation there was expended only the sum of nine hundred and thirty-three dollars and fifty- nine cents, and the balance was transferred by the city gov- ernment and expended for other purposes. In 1878 a further appropriation of two thousand dollars was made, and this lat- ter sum, by the forbearance of our engineer, enabled us to complete the work, without asking for an additional grant of money.
The engineer completed his surveys and submitted to us his report on the day of its date, November 30, 1878, at which time the amount of his services and expenditures exceeded somewhat largely the last appropriation of two thousand dol- lars, and for which sum we gave him a certificate of approval. After receiving and examining that report and the accom- panying plans, we requested the engineer to consider certain matters and to present his views in relation to the same. This he did - which rendered necessary a further study of the subject and the re-writing of considerable portions of the report in order to have those matters treated of in their proper connections, and the same was completed, as it now appears, within the present year. The amount of Mr. Saw- yer's charges and services was in excess of both appropria- tions, but as your Commissioners wished to avoid asking for a further allowance, with which desire he sympathized, he very generously waived a just claim for further compensation amounting to several hundred dollars. The surveys which had been previously made by Mr. Sawyer in establishing the water-works were used to a considerable extent in the prose- cution of this enterprise, and materially lessened the expense which must otherwise have been incurred.
Different methods of drainage and of disposing of sewage have received our attention, but after full consideration of the subject, we are of the opinion that the system of main
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drains and lateral sewers, as fully set forth in the report and plans prepared by the engineer, which are herewith sub- mitted, is the one which will, in view of all the circumstances, best subserve the requirements of our municipality and of its citizens. We therefore recommend its adoption. In doing so we do not wish to be understood as expressing the opinion that no deviation can be made, in the execution of the work, from the general plan proposed. On the contrary, as it is probable that many years will elapse before it will become necessary to construct the works to that extent and complete- ness which is contemplated they will finally assume, it may be found to be advantageous, in an economical point of view, not to adhere strictly to the plan at the outset. For instance, we are of the opinion that, if it shall be found to be desirable to build a drain for the benefit of portions of Wards 1 and 7, for a considerable period of time before it shall become necessary to largely extend the sewers into other parts of the city, then the construction of that section of the main drain, shown on the plans, as extending from the vicinity of the brook, near the former site of Brackett's coal wharf, to deep tide-water near the Arsenal, may be deferred, and a tempo- rary wooden outlet be laid into Charles river, near the mouth of that brook. This the city has the right to do, subject only to the restriction that a public nuisance be not created. If this be done, then the estimated expenditure of one hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars for that portion of the work, or the smaller expense for a wooden trunk, as hereinafter sug- gested, may be postponed for several years, thereby saving to the city the annual interest on the cost thereof. In view of the small percentage of house sewage which would be dis- charged from that outlet into the river, it is not probable that any inconvenience or anything detrimental to the public health or comfort would result from the same. But as a measure of precaution it might be eminently proper that the whole flow of the brook should be turned into the sewer just before it empties into the river, and thereby largely dilute
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