Town of Newton annual report 1885, Part 21

Author: Newton (Mass.)
Publication date: 1885
Publisher: Newton (Mass.)
Number of Pages: 570


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Auburn street, Ward 4, near B. & A.


R. R., widening :-


For labor, etc., as per rolls $264 33


For material, etc., as per bills 74 46


$338 79


Austin street, Ward 2, from Walnut street to pipe yard, widening :-


For labor, etc., as per rolls $665 83


For material, etc., as per bills 25 40


691 23


Bellevue street, Ward 1, from Washington street to B. & A. R.R., construc- tion :-


Amount carried forward


$1.030 02


24


Amount brought forward . $1,030 02 For labor, etc., as per rolls $2,734 04


For material,etc., as per bills 452 72 - $3,186 76


Bellevue street, Ward 1, from B. &. A. R. R. to New- tonville Avenue, recon- struction :-


For labor, etc., as per rolls $1,532 89 For material, etc., as per bills 537 65


$2,070 54


Bellevue street, from Newtonville -


5,257 30


avenue to near Howard street, re- construction :-


For labor, etc., as per rolls $1,865 34


For material, etc., as per bills 189 46


2,054 80


Cabot street, Ward 2, near Harvard street, building fence :-


For labor, material, etc., as per bill


30 00


Centre street, Ward 6, Rice to Homer streets, lowering grade and widen- ing roadway :---


For labor, etc., as per rolls $1,120 88


For material, etc., as per bills 11 58


1,132 46


Grove street, Ward 4, corner of Au- burn street, widening :-


For labor, etc., as per rolls 15 00


For material, etc., as per bills 50


15 50


Amount carried forward


$9,520 08


25


Amount brought forward . $9,520 08


Walnut street, Wards 2 and 6, from


Mill to Beacon streets, lowering grade and reconstruction :- For labor, etc., as per rolls $9,225 99


For material, etc, as per bills 699 47


9,925 46


Ward street, Ward 6, near Grant avenue, widening :-


For labor, etc., as per rolls $1,033 81


For material, etc., as per bills 63 58


$1,097 39


Washington Street, Ward 4, building fence :-


For labor, materal, etc., as per bill 1 27


Webster Street, Ward 3, Webster Place to Cres- cent Street, regrading and reconstruction - For labor, etc., as per rolls . 702 00


Miscellaneous 11 78


Total


$21,257 98


CURBING.


Amount appropriated by order of the City Council for the year 1885 Amount charged to appropriation for curbing as per Auditor's records $1,500 00 Amount charged by Auditor to other appropriations 915 54


$1,500 00


Total amount expended as per Superinten- dent's and Assistant Superintendents' records of work . . $2,415 54


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The following table shows the number of linear feet, kind and cost of curbing which has been laid :--


CURBING LAID IN 1885.


STREET.


WARD.


LINEAR FEET OF STRAIGHT CURBING.


LINEAR FEET OF CURVED CURBING.


TOTAL LENGTH OF CURBING


COST.


Beacon


6


-


17 10


17 10


$19 49


Central Avenue


2


5 50


5 50


4 19


Centre .


7


15 80


16 33


32 13


25 45


Crescent Avenue


6


-


17 10


17 10


19 49


Durant


7


16 50


16 50


20 84


Farlow Park.


7


1220 24


35 48


1255 72


1135 66


Franklin.


7


12 13


12 13


13 16


Highland


3


16 25


-


-


-


9 90


7 79


Margin


3


15 00


15 00


7 44


Monument.


7


171 60


13 50


185 10


120 91


Park


7


8 00


12 12


20 12


39 28


Pembroke


7


-


16 50


16 50


20 83


Sargent


7


17 80


17 80


27 39


Shaw


3


8 46


8 46


11 64


Vernon


7


102 48


17 74


120 22


96 92


Walnut


2


284 20


53 58


337 78


217 84


Washington


7


12 00


16 33


28 33


23 61


Waverley Avenue.


7


184 00


49 04


233 04


283 82


Winthrop


3


11 60


8 46


20 06


70 25


Miscellaneous


102 62


102 62


49 15


Stock


302 65


302 65


141 35


Totals


2463 84


328 17


2792 01


$2415 54


SIDEWALKS AND STREET CROSSINGS.


Amount appropriated by order of the City Coun-


cil for the year 1885


. $6,500 00


Amount of additional appropriation by the City Council


1,000 00


Amount carried forward


$7,500 00


1


12 00


12 00


5 90


Kenilworth


7


9 90


16 2


11 11


Jewett


-


-


42 03


Putnam (re-setting)


3


-


-


27


Amount brought forward $7,500 00 Amount transferred from appropriation for Drains


and Culverts . 1,500 00


Total appropriation . $9,000 00 Amount charged to appropriation for


sidewalks and street crossings as per Auditor's records . $9,000 00


Amount charged by Auditor to other


appropriations


2,817 82


Total amount expended as per Superinten- dent's and Assistant Superintendents' records of work . . $11,817 82


The following table shows the number of square yards of concrete sidewalk and street crossings laid and repaired, the number of feet of flag-stone crossings laid, and the cost of the same.


SQUARE YARDS OF CONCRETE.


STREET.


WARD.


SIDEWALKS SIDEWALKS NEW. REPAIRED.


CROSSINGS NEW.


CROSSINGS REPAIRED.


Adams


2


-


-


-


-


$ 5 50


Auburn


4


-


-


·


-


Gravel. Partly gravel. Gravel. Partly gravel.


Austin


2


431.05


180 16


Bacon


7


235.30


2.91


12.63


118 57


Baldwin


7


64.75


Beacon.


6


125.06


86 09


Bellevue


1


107.51


-


9 68


Bowen .


6


Bowers.


2


546.86


129.10


11 06


Gravel.


Gravel.


Partly gravel.


Central Avenue. .


2


22.28


74.37


45 43


172 80


Central Place.


2


44.77


Central.


4


80 87


Centre Place


1


186.66


Centre .


1, 6,


251.32


381.60


147.85


32.22


509 12


Cherry .


3


111.15


16.44


Chestnut.


3, 5


Church ..


1, 7


392.98


254.11


11.72


33.09


54 42


Columbus


5


Concord.


4


-


.


Cook .


Cotton .


6


.


Crafts


3


-


-


.


Crescent Ave . .. .


6


-


10.66


-


1


OF FLAGSTONE No. OF FEET


CROSSING.


COST.


REMARKS.


Partly gravel. Partly gravel. Gravel.


Partly gravel.


Boylston


2


-


5 88


Carleton


7


8.33


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


205 09


Partly gravel. Partly gravel.


Gravel. Gravel. Gravel. Gravel.


200 62 2 13


-


-


69 57


Auburndale Ave ..


1


19.38


85 72


-


.


.


-


-


-


-


266 15


87


-


-


16 93


[laid in 1883. Partly gravel. Partly


91 28


7


280 21


171.91


266 36


21 00


Cabot


33 04


38 85


196 60


503 52


28


Crystal. ....


6


77.32


18.80


23.86


Durant.


1


.


Elliot


..


Elm . .


3


6.82


107.99


9.60


Elmwood.


7


6.11


45 92


Fairmont Avenue. Farlow Park


7


109 34


Floral


C


490.14


363 80


Franklin


7


10.76


6 46


Gardner


1


13 10


Grove .


4


124.84


25.96


76 26


Hancock


4


154.51


88 90


Hartford


135 97


Harvard


2


83 95


Highland.


3


63.66


3.47


37.19


54 67


Hillside Avenue. .


3


36.46


87.74


12.18


65 56


Homer .


6


36.56


249 31


Hovey.


1


30.74


32.70


26 06


Institution Ave. . .


6


368.77


442 31


Jewett


1


36.47


28 88


Lake Avenue.


5,


165.70


65.94


11.00


268 75


Lexington.


4


474.02


16.82


240 51


Lincoln


42.28


62.27


39.60


109 68


Lowell


2


30 13


Lyman .


6


18 25


Margin


3


3 57


Marshall


6


276.19


30.76


158 89


Mill


2


136 50


Moreland Ave. .. .


6


100.81


80 49


Mount Vernon.


3


70.22


85.17


171 66


Murray


2


-


1


12 25


Partly gravel. Gravel.


Amts carried forw'd


5,182.45


1,367.21


161.02


175.95


$7,243 19


-


Gravel. Partly gravel. Partly gravel. Partly laid in 1883. Gravel. Gravel.


Gravel.


Partly gravel. Gravel. Gravel.


.


.


-


-


-


Partly gravel.


.


Gravel. Gravel. Gravel.


Gravel.


-


71.76


-


51 11 7 18 144 51 50 85 23 28


1


.


-


.


29


SQUARE YARDS OF CONCRETE,


STREET.


WARD).


SIDEWALKS SIDEWALKS NEW. REPAIRED.


CROSSINGS NEW.


CROSSINGS REPAIRED.


Amts brought forw'd


5,182.45


1,367.21


461.02


175.95


.


.


$7,243 19


Nevada


2


84 75


Newtonville Ave. .


1,2


-


130.50


21.25


57 01


Nonantum


7


75 53


North


2,3


10 50


Oakland


1


-


7 00


Otis .


2


51.48


222.55


49.30


575 83


Parker


6


41 87


Paul.


6


67.39


21 80


Pearl


1, 7


4.47


113 23


Pembroke


7


27 75


Perkins .


3


166.20


306.88


75.91


171 59


Putnam


3


23 00


Richardson


1


146.34


39.39


144 70


River.


3


77 20


Sargent


6, 7


16 01


School.


1


74.99


32.29


70 35


Sumner


6


60 83


Tremont .


7


3 50


Vernon


553.69


343.64


450 22


Waban Park


1


8.52


22 61


Waban


1


118.73


26.09


86 71


Walnut Park.


1


86.84


126.61


55 72


Walnut


2, 5, 6|


10.39


NO. OF FEET.


OF FLAGSTONE


CROSSING.


COST.


REMARKS.


Gravel. Gravel.


Gravel. Gravel. Gravel. Gravel.


Partly gravel.


Park


Partly gravel. Gravel.


Partly Gravel. Gravel. Partly gravel. Gravel.


Gravel. Gravel.


.


-


.


-


.


.


Gravel. Gravel.


600 19 Partly gravel.


30


-


.


.


.


7


Orchard


73 07


503 09


2 63


50 21


Nonantum Place ..


Waltham.


3


-


Ward ..


6


Warren .


6


Washington Park. Washington.


1,2,3,4, 7


134.95


193.56


49.26 66.71


28.46 141.06


77.70


Watertown 1, 2, 3 7


252.95


132.40


3.78


3


63.90


19.91


Winthrop .


3


279.06


Woodland Ave. .


4


299.24


Woodward


5


Stock.


168.83 98.67


82 32


Partly gravel. Partly gravel. Gravel. Flagging. [crete. Partly grading for con-


Totals


8,135.18


2,732.24


704.02


397.67


394.50 $11,817 82


-


0 50 10 75 5 25


Gravel. Gravel. Gravel.


Partly gravel. Gravel. Partly gravel.


1


Miscellaneous.


-


64 85 518 80 103 46 336 43 61 42 99 47 133 52 101 71 122 34


Waverly Avenue. Webster ..


2


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DRAINS AND CULVERTS.


Amount appropriated by order of the City Coun-


cil for drains and culverts for the year 1885, $12,000 00 Amount transferred to appropriation for highways, general repairs . $3,000 00


Amount transferred to appropriation for sidewalks and street crossings 1,000 00


Amount transferred to appropriation for land damages


550 00


4,550 00


Total appropriation . . $7,450 00 Amount charged to drains and culverts as per Superintendent's and Assistant Superinten- dents' records of work · . $5,715 50 Amount charged by Auditor in ex-


cess 1,734 50


Total amount expended . . $7,450 00


The following table shows the length of each kind, size and cost of drains constructed during the year, and the streets in which the same are laid.


DRAINS CONSTRUCTED IN 1885.


STREET.


SIZE IN INCHES.


LENGTH IN FEET.


MAN- HOLES


CATCH- Feet of Size of Inlets. BASINS Inlets.


COST.


LOCATION.


Austin


8


S2


1


24}


6


$71 42


Bellevue


8


36


2


40%


6


78 83


Bellevue


10


8


Bellevue


8


22


2


312


6


397 81


Bellevue


*6


430


Bellevue


12


44


Bellevue


*6


136


2


273 75


Newtonville Avenue southly.


Bellevue


10


50


1


38 44


Chestnut


6


514


98


Crafts


12


64


1


1


1


Paul to Parker Streets.


Cypress


10


120


1


67 36


Linwood Avenue.


12


509


4


144


6


472 38


Nonantum Place.


6


80


15 26


Walnut


10


34


Walnut


15


69


Walnut


12


97


Walnut


6


159% 1


1


525 52


Near Bullough's Pond.


Walnut


*6


668


Walnut


*4


359


Near Grant Avenue.


Washington.


15


6


Near Walnut Park.


Washington


12


36


Washington.


12


18


Washington.


10


52


4


1164


6


275 98


Washington.


8


28


1


Totals.


4,137}


3


22


3563


$2,650 15


1


-


-


-


Ward


8


100


1


-


-


57 69


1


-


-


*Sole tile.


.


-


-


I


*4


878


-


1


1


.


Corner of North Street.


1


1


1


1


-


1


60 27


Crafts St. to west of Walnut St. At estate of W. H. Stearns, Jr. Near Austin Street. 11


33


Near Walnut Street. Washington St. to B. & A. R. R.


B.&A.R.R.to Newtonville Ave.


Near Elliot Street.


Chestnut


Corner of Margin Street.


56 79


251 67


Junction of Park Street.


-


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CULVERTS AND CATCH-BASINS.


The following tables show the cost of the culverts or catch-basins constructed or reconstructed during the year, and the name of the street in or under which they are laid or built.


CULVERTS CONSTRUCTED AND RECONSTRUCTED IN 1SS5.


STREET.


LOCATION.


COST.


REMARKS.


Boylston


Near Circuit R. R.


$97 24


Repairs.


Cabot


At Laundry Brook.


15 58


Repairs.


Elliot


Near Circuit R. R.


192 17


Rebuilt.


Henshaw


Near River Street.


12 25


Repairs.


Total


8317 24


CATCHI-BASINS CONSTRUCTED AND RECONSTRUCTED IN 1885.


STREET.


LOCATION.


COST.


REMARKS.


Beacon


Near Union Street


$24 51


Chapel


Near Nonantum Worsted Co ...


77 52


Two new catch-basins.


Hovey.


Near Waban Street


16 10


Repairs of Fire Reservoir.


Institution Avenue


At Beacon Street


11 57


River ..


Near Cherry Street


10 25


Washington.


1 75


Repairs.


Total ..


$141 70


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MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES FOR 1885.


Auburn Street, cleaning drain $ 9 18


Brighton Street, drainage


344 00


Central Street, cleaning drain


7 00


Cheese Cake Brook, cleaning out 52 50


Cleaning Catch-basins . 1,141 73


Cleaning Culverts


30 63


Eldridge Street, cleaning drain


.


4 75


Grove Street, cleaning drain


10 90


Hammond Street


9 75


Hyde's Brook, cleaning out


100 83


Lagrange Street, repairing bridge


4 65


Margin Street,


3 75


Murray Street, repairs near Highland Avenue


203 24


Murray Street Brook, cleaning out


46 00


Newton Cemetery,


7 36


Newtonville Drain, repairs and cleaning out


123 25


Pearl Street, cleaning out


10 50


Station Street, repairs


11 75


Stock on hand, paid for from appropriation for 1885 :


Bricks


$19 31


Cement


17 34


Cement Pipe


2 99


Covering Stone


12 61


Grate


250 40


Sole tile


24 90


$327 55


Vine Street, repairing bridge


5 39


Washington Street, cor. of Centre Street, drainage


14 04


Waverley Avenue


5 07


Sundries


132 59


Total


$2606 41


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SUMMARY OF EXPENSES, CHARGED TO THE APPROPRIATION FOR DRAINS AND CULVERTS.


Drains constructed . $2,650 15


Culverts constructed or reconstructed 317 24


Catch-basins constructed or reconstructed 141 70


Miscellaneous expenses 2,606 41


Total


$5,715 50


ASHES.


The collection of ashes is made by the highway depart- ment, under the direction of the Highway Surveyors.


Amount appropriated by order of the City


Council for the removal of ashes for the year 1885 .


$3,500 00


Amount expended as per Auditor's records 3,500 00


The following statement will show the cost of the col- lection of ashes for each ward, and the day of the week on which the collection is make : -


Wards 1 and 7, Thursday . $1,211 98


Ward 2, Friday


503 04


Ward 3, Saturday


313 50


Ward 4. Monday


313 75


Ward 5, Tuesday


315 00


Ward 6, Wednesday


334 88


Cost of labor, as per Superintendent's and As- sistant Superintendent's records of work . $2,992 15


Amount charged by Auditor in excess 507 85


Total amount expended


. $3,500 00


WATER DEPARTMENT.


Late in the year 1884 the Water Board ordered that in- vestigation be made as to the best means of obtaining an additional water supply and an appropriation of $500 was made for that purpose. In accordance with said instruc- tions, the various sources from which an additional supply could be obtained were carefully considered. Soundings were made on both sides of the Charles River, from Need- ham street to and in the Appleton meadows, in order to de- termine the stratification of the subsoil and the probable yield of ground water to be depended upon.


The result obtained from these soundings seemed to warrant the recommendation (see report to Water Board. in their report of this date to the City Council) to take the water required from the Newton side of the river, within the limits of the land already owned by the City. In accord- ance with the recommendation of said report, an appropria- tion of $15,000 was made for that purpose.


The plan proposed was, by means of tubed wells driven to such depth as the stratification of the subsoil would warrant; these wells to be connected together by a main pipe, laid at such a depth as to be below the normal height (grade 91) of the ground water and carried to the pump well with the outlet below low water mark, which is between grade 84.50 and grade 85. It is proposed also to


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connect the pipe if enough additional water cannot be ob- tained, to the suction of the high pressure pump in the base- ment of the pumping station. By this plan the ground water can be siphoned to grade 85 directly into the well. When a greater supply is required the pump can be used.


Specifications and proposals for performing the work were received from several parties. John A. Gill of Boston was finally engaged to drive such pipe as the Board might direct, to be paid either by the day or by the feet of pipe driven. Work was begun September 2 and continued until October 7. The results of this work not proving as satisfac- tory as was anticipated, the work was stopped and a con- tract made with the Manhattan Artesian Well Co. of New York, for performing the work and supplying the water at a given rate per thousand gallons furnished upon the thirty- first day of a continuous test. The contract was signed No- vember 7 and the work is now being performed.


At the request of the Water Registrar plans were made for a new meter testing room, to be located in the basement of the City Hall.


Surveys have been made, levels taken, and lines and grades for the laying of water mains have been established on forty-four streets, covering a total length of three and thirty-three one hundredths miles, and all special castings have been located. There have been located two hundred and fifteen services and extensions laid during the year.


The question of high service supply has received con- siderable attention and is still under consideration as to de- tails of plans which have been outlined to the Board. The regular meetings of the Water Board have been attended and such subjects investigated or work superintended as specially directed by the Water Board, Registrar or Superin- tendent.


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SEWERAGE.


A Joint Special Committee on Sewerage consisting of Aldermen Edward H. Mason and James H. Nickerson and Councilmen James W. French, George D. Dix and Hen- ry F. Ross was appointed and several meetings held, but no special progress has been made in adopting a system for the city. A report was made to the City Council recommend- ing further consideration and a special investigation as to the system best adapted to the City of Newton.


The plans, profiles, notes and services of the Depart- ment were extended to the engineers of the Metropolitan Drainage Commission to assist them in their investigation of the drainage of the valley of the Charles River so far as it affects this city.


PARKS.


The work upon Farlow Park was carried on and com- pleted under the direction of Mr. Henry Ross, Superinten- dent of the Newton Cemetery. Additional drains and water pipes were laid. A four-inch pipe was laid from the street water main to the pond, it is also designed to connect this pipe with one to be laid from Hyde's Brook. This connec- tion will furnish an abundant supply of water most of the year and in case of failure the supply can be obtained from the city main. The accompanying plan will show the laying out of the park as completed.


Lines and grades were furnished for grading Loring, Lincoln and several smaller parks belonging to the City.


Plan of Parlow Parli AS LAID OUT.


Newlon Mass. 1885.


Alberl F. Noyes, City Engineer.


Seule of fret


Flowers


ST.


MAD.NORTH


IT BRIDGE.


Play Ground.


Seat


CHURCH


VERNON


mertlové


Fios


Bels


Tipo


Pieds


Fral


ELDRIDGE.


ST.


ST.


Beds.


1


Sent


seal


Seat


jhay Wo/in? to not?


PUBLIC PROPERTY.


Under the direction of the Joint Standing Committee on Public Property, the former plans for the alteration of the stables in Ward 5 and for a new building for the steam road roller, portable engine and highway workshop, have been altered and new plans and specifications made. The plumbing in Engine House No. 3 has been put in bet- ter sanitary condition and the drainage from the stables im- proved. Sinks and water for drinking purposes were sup- plied to the halls on each floor of the Mason School build- ing.


The grading of the grounds about the Rice and Elliot School Houses was completed and the walks at the Rice School concreted. Plans were made for grading and beauti- fying the grounds of the Williams School. The drainage from the basement of the building was greatly improved, the water being cut off from the walls by laying a tile drain near to and parallel with the walls and leading into a large dry well some distance away.


BOARD OF HEALTH.


As agent of the Board of Health for the Inspection of Plumbing, the inspection has been continued as the work came to the notice of this Department. In accordance with the recommendation of His Honor the Mayor, in his Inaugu- ral Address, a new Board of Health was created consisting of His Honor the Mayor, ex-officio, one member from each branch of the City Council and three members at large. The City Engineer was reappointed as Agent of the Board of Health for the Inspection of Plumbing and by vote of the Board was instructed to rigidly enforce the rules. With this assurance of support on the part of the Board in the en- forcement of the rules, Principal Assistant Engineer Fred H. Barnes was made principal Inspector of Plumbing and the inspection has been carried on systematically and I am pleased to report a very ready compliance on the part of the plumbers and but little friction. Three hundred and seven- ty-seven inspections have been made, but to do the work properly in the future will take nearly, if not all, the time of one person. There is still difficulty in obtaining notice of work being done in old houses, but in accordance with pre- vious recommendations the Board, through the City Coun- cil, have petitioned. the General Court for authority to re- quire all plumbers doing work in this city to be licensed. The passage of such an act will tend to place the responsibil- ity directly where it should be.


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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.


It gives me great pleasure to acknowledge the very gen- erous support and co-operation of His Honor the Mayor, the Water Board, the Board of Health, and the various commit- tees of the City Council, in the discharge of such duties as the Department has been called upon to perform. This feel- ing of support and co-operation is essential for one to suc- cessfully discharge his various duties. I have also to per- sonally acknowledge the hearty co-operation of the various officials of the Highway Department, the various heads of departments and the assistants of this department. Their co-operation has been a source of support and encourage- ment to me in my duties.


Respectfully submitted, ALBERT F. NOYES, City Engineer.


ORDINANCES RELATING TO THE CITY ENGINEER'S DE- PARTMENT.


ORDINANCE IX.


CITY ENGINEER.


SECTION 1. The office of City Engineer is Office estab- hereby established. lished.


SECT. 2. He shall have charge of all the Duties. plans of the streets, drains, sewers, water-works and lands of the city; and shall classify them and put them in convenient form for reference and use. He shall make all plans, surveys, measurements, and levels pertaining to the streets, drains, sewers, lands, water-works, &c., and perform such other duties properly belong- ing to his office as may be required of him by the Mayor, the Board of Aldermen, or any com- mittee of the City Council. Drains and sewers shall be constructed and repaired under his su- pervision and direction.


SECT. 3. He shall prepare all orders, re- solves, and other papers relating to street widen- ings, extensions, and alterations, which the Joint Standing Committee on Highways may require, and shall furnish the City Solicitor with des- criptions of lands at his request.


Charge of plans


Make plans, surveys, &c.


Orders, &c.


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SECT. 4. He shall keep a set of books show- ing all the debits and credits to every estate, the whole or a portion of which may be taken to lay out, widen, or extend a street, or which may be assessed under any betterment law ; and all bills for assessments made under any betterment law shall be made out by him, and deposited with the City Treasurer for collection.


SECT. 5. He shall annually in the month of January present to the City Council a report for the year ending on the last day of December preceding, giving in detail the cost of all special work of the highway department, the expenses of his own department, the number of persons employed therein, and a description of the work done.


ORDINANCE XV.


WATER.


SECT. 13. Applications for the extension of the main water-pipes shall be presented to and acted upon by the City Council ; but no such ex- tension shall be made until the City Engineer has established the line and grade to which the pipes should be laid, and certified to the same in writing to the Registrar.


No extension shall be made upon an unaccept- ed street unless the City Engineer finds that it is graded to a proper level, and those of the abut- tors whose consent is necessary give it in due form.


SECT. 14. Applications for service-pipe shall be made to the Registrar. When the cost, esti-


Accounts.


Reports.


Extension of main water- pipes.


Application for service-pipe.


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mated by him, of the applicant's part has been deposited, the pipe shall be laid. From the main pipe to the street line opposite the point of con- nection, it shall be laid at the expense of the city, and the remainder at the cost of the appli- cant. The account shall be adjusted, and any balance paid, before the water is let on.


The location of service-pipe shall be fixed by the City Engineer.


ORDINANCE XVI.


HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT .- STREETS AND WAYS.


SECT. 4. Under the direction of the City En- Drains and gineer he (the Superintendent of Streets) shall sewers. attend to the making and repairing of drains and sewers.


ORDINANCE XXIV. BUILDINGS.


SECT. 5. No person shall proceed to erect or make alterations in the location or grade of any fence, wall or building, a part of which is to abut upon a public street, lane, square or alley, with- out first applying to the City Engineer for the lines and grade of the street, lane, square or alley upon which he intends to build Such application shall be made at least fifteen days be- fore the work is begun; and the City Engineer shall within said time furnish the required lines and grade without charge, if in his power so to do. In default of such application the city shall be discharged from all responsibility for damages resulting from such default.


Applications to City Engineer for street lines and grade.


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SECT. 6. Whenever the City Engineer ascer- tains that any structure has been placed in vio- lation of the preceding section, he shall at once give notice to the Mayor and Aldermen, in writ- ing of such violation ; and upon receipt of such notice the Mayor and Aldermen may forthwith issue an order to the party offending, directing that the structure be removed within the time therein specified ; and in case of non-compliance, the Mayor and Aldermen shall direct that the incumbrance be removed at the expense of the delinquent.


SECT. 7. Whoever violates any provision of the two preceding sections of this ordinance, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding twenty dollars.


By vote of the Board of Health June 8, 1885, the City Engineer was appointed Agent of the Board for the Inspec- tion of Plumbing and authorized to enforce the following rules of the Board :


Violation.


Penalty.


RULES AND REGULATIONS


-OF THE-


BOARD OF HEALTH.


TO BE ENFORCED BY THE AGENT FOR THE INSPECTION OF PLUMBING.


RULE 1. Every tenement shall be provided with a suit- able water-tight privy vault, or with a water-closet con- nected with a water-tight underground drain of proper size to carry off the contents, and with a similar drain to carry off the waste water to a cesspool.


b. Every privy vault or cesspool shall be built in a thor- ough and substantial manner, and located so that the inside of the same shall be at least three feet distant from the line of any adjoining lot or street. Cesspools must be of suffi- cient size to contain at least eighty cubic feet, eighteen inch- es below the surface of the ground, and, when not water- tight, must be at least twenty feet from the cellar wall of any tenement or dwelling, and two rods distant from any well, spring, or other source of water supply used for culin- ary purposes.


RULE 17. Unless the Board of Health shall permit other- wise, the drainage system of a hotel, tenement house, dwell-


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ing house, stable with sleeping apartments, or factory, in the city of Newton, Massachusetts, shall be constructed as fol- lows :


SECT. 1-FILING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS. No per- son shall proceed to construct, add to, or alter any portion of the drainage system of said buildings (except to repair leaks), until they have filed at the office of the City Engi- neer, upon blanks in such form as the Board of Health shall order, a notice of the work to be performed. No person shall commence work on such drainage or plumbing until the plans are approved by the Board of Health. Plans and specifications will be approved or rejected within five days. of the time of filing. After a plan has once been approved,, no alteration of the same will be allowed except on a written. application of the owner.


SECT. 2-NOTICE. The Board of Health must be notified when any work is ready for inspection, and all work must be left uncovered and convenient for examination until inspect- ed and approved.


SECT. 3-INSPECTION. All plumbing work in new buildings or new work in old buildings, shall be tested by the Board of Health, with the hydraulic or such other test. as the Board may direct; and in case the work does not stand the test, and the same is not repaired within ten days, the water shall be turned off, by order of said Board, and not not let on again till the plumbing has been pronounced satisfactory by the said Board.


SECT. 4-MAIN DRAIN. Every building herein re- ferred to shall be separately and independently connected with a common sewer or cesspool.


That portion of the house-drain which is outside of the building, and more than four (4) feet from the foundation walls, shall be constructed of extra heavy cast iron soil pipe or of the best quality of vitrified drain pipe.


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That portion of the house-drain which is inside the walls, or under the building, and that portion outside of the building and within four feet of the foundation wall, must be of iron pipe with a fall of at least one half (1-2) inch to the foot. It must run along the cellar wall, and be securely fastened thereto, or suspended from the floor timbers in iron hangers.


When impracticable, it shall be laid in a trench, be- neath the basement or cellar floor, provided with movable covers and walled up of such a width as to admit of access to all joints.


SECT. 5-TRAPS. The house drain must have a trap lo- cated beyond all house connections, of the same size as the drain, provided with a hand hole for convenience in cleaning.


SECT. 6-FRESH AIR INLETS. There must be a fresh air inlet pipe entering the drain on the house side of the main trap, of not less than four inches internal diameter, extend- ing therefrom to the external air and terminating at a point not less than three (3) feet above the ground, away from all avindows.


SECT. 7-SOIL PIPE. All pipes receiving the discharge from water closets must be of iron at least four (4) inches internal diameter, and continued of undiminished size at least two (2) feet above the roof, away from all windows, and left open at the top.


SECT. 8-BRANCHES. All branches over ten feet in length must be continued of undiminished size to the roof, and car- ried up at least four inches internal diameter through the roof, and project at least two feet above it, and left open.


SECT. 9-CONNECTIONS. All connections with horizontal pipes shall be made by 1-8 bends and Y branches, and all changes in direction shall be by curved pipe. No trap shall be placed at the foot of a vertical soil pipe.


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SECT. 10-WASTE PIPES. All waste pipes from sinks, basins, bath tubs, wash tubs, etc., of two inches or less inter- nal diameter, shall be of lead; all over two inches must be of iron.


SECT. 11-RAIN WATER CONDUCTORS. Wherever rain water conductors are connected with any pipe of the drain- age system, of the house, that portion within the house, or under ground, or five feet above the ground, to be of cast iron pipe with lead joints, and in all cases provided with an extra deep trap where it enters the house drain. No rain water conductor shall be used as a soil pipe.


SECT. 12-TRAPS. Every pipe connecting a water closet with the soil pipe must be trapped close to the connection with the water closet. Every waste pipe must be trapped close to the fixture, and separately from any water closet.


SECT. 13-SAFE WASTES. All waste pipes from safes under fixtures must be run separately to basement or cellar, and left open; in no case must they be connected with the soil pipe or any other waste pipe.


SECT. 14-REFRIGERATOR WASTES. No waste pipe from a refrigerator or other receptacle in which food or provisions are stored shall be connected with a drain, soil or other waste pipe, but must be separated therefrom by an open sink or tray furnished with a trap.


SECT. 15-TANK OVERFLOW. All overflow pipes from tanks must be left open and in sight. In no case shall it be run into a soil or waste pipe.


SECT. 16-VENTILATION OF TRAPS. All traps must be furnished with a vent pipe run from the crown of the trap. The vent pipe from a water closet trap must be at least two inches in diameter; other vent pipes must be as large as the waste pipe from the trap. All ventilation pipes from a soil or waste pipe must be run, of undiminished size, separately or


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combined together, to the roof and carried up at least four inches, internal diameter, through the roof and at least two feet above it, and left open, or may be run into soil pipe above all connections. In no case shall a soil, waste or ven- tilating pipe from a soil or waste pipe be connected with a chimney. No brick earthenware or sheet metal pipes shall be used for ventilation pipes from a soil or waste pipe.


SECT. 17-CAST IRON PIPES. All cast iron pipe must be free from holes and other defects, of a uniform thickness of not less than 1-8 inch for a diameter of four inches or less, and not less than 5-32 of an inch for 5 and 6-inch pipe, and shall have the full weight of the following table for the corres- ponding diameters:


Internal diameter. Ordinary pipe.


2 inches, 3 1-2 1b. per ft. - -


3 inches, 4 1-2 " 66 4 inches, 6 1-2 66 60


60 66 5 inches, 8


6 inches, - 10


66 66 66


- -


13 17 - 20


66 66 66


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And before being connected shall be thoroughly coated in- side and out with coal tar pitch, applied hot by immersion, or some equivalent substance satisfactory to the City Engineer.


SECT. 18-QUALITY OF JOINTS. Every joint in earthen pipe shall be made in hydraulic cement, care being taken that the inside of the joints and of the pipe is properly cleaned out before connection is made with the house. Every joint in lead pipe shall be made in solder, and wiped joints are to be used where practicable. Every joint of an iron and a lead pipe shall be made by a brass ferrule of same size as lead pipe, set in the hub of the branch of the iron pipe, and caulked with lead; the lead pipe to be attached to the ferrule by a wiped solder joint. Every joint in a cast- iron bell and spigot pipe to be made with packed oakum and


Extra heavy pipe. 5 1-2 1b. per ft.


9 1-2 -


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molten lead well caulked, at least 1 1-2 inches deep, and made water and air-tight, and no paint or putty shall be allowed until tested. Where screw-joints are used, they shall be packed in red-lead and made steam-tight.


SECT. 19-WATER CLOSET SUPPLY. No water closet shall be supplied directly from the house supply pipe, but shall be supplied from a special water tank or cistern used for no other purpose.


RULE 18. Whoever shall violate any provision of these rules shall be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred dol- lars, and a like penalty for every day after the first offence shall be committed.





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