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The grading of Auburn Street at the subway has been completed, and it is expected that the difficulty experienced last year from surface-water will not occur again.
The square at the junction of Walnut and Lincoln Streets has been raised, curbing has been set on both sides of the square, and concrete sidewalks laid. The drains in both Walnut and Lincoln Streets were increased in size, and the grades changed to provide for the water of a larger district than was originally designed to be drained this way. The general appearance of the square has been greatly improved, and the former difficulty caused by surface-water has been removed.
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Owing to the nature of the soil, the walls of the brook crossing Central Avenue, and also the street itself, have been settling for years: owing to this settlement, it has been diffi- cult to make the water in the brook run away as it should. It was decided this year to lay a pipe through a portion of the brook, the pipe being laid on a plank bottom supported by piles, about twenty-six feet in length, driven to a bearing in hard soil.
Upon the completion of the Eldridge-street drain, a com- mon bar-iron grating was placed across Hyde's Brook, just above its inlet, to prevent the entrance of any material which would tend to choke the drain. Early in December, 1886, during a heavy rain, this grating became so choked with leaves and sticks as to cause a serious overflow, resulting in considerable damage to the Harrington and Rogers estates. It became apparent that a grating must be constructed which would catch all floating material, and yet could not become clogged so as to stop the flow of the water.
The accompanying sketch will show the details of the grates designed for this purpose, and may be briefly described as follows: There are three grates set one above the other, and about eighteen inches up stream from each other. The grates are set upon a slope, the top of each grate being a little above the level of the bottom of the grate above it, so that, when the lower grate becomes full, the water backs up, and the second grate stops all floating matter; the mate- rial being on the surface, and stopped by the second grate, the water passes under this, and over the top of the lower grate. These grates, which are about three and one-half feet in width across the brook, are made in sections eight inches wide : the grates are two feet in height, and the bars two
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inches apart on centres. The small sections are very light, and, being hung on channel-irons set in the masonry, can be readily taken out and cleaned by a laborer.
They have not only given perfect satisfaction, but their operation is as anticipated. An examination after a recent heavy rain showed the lower set completely stopped ; the lower portion of the second set catching the floating mate- rial, and the body of the water passing off between the two grates.
The land bordering on Laundry Brook in the vicinity of Harvard, Clarendon, and Deland Streets and Norwood Ave- nue, having been sold for building purposes, the city was requested to take action to prevent the usual overflow of the brook in this district. This led to the passage of the follow- ing order by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen, Feb. 7, 1887.
" Ordered, That the City Engineer be requested to make a survey of the territory bordering on Laundry Brook, between Walnut Street and the Boston and Albany Rail- road, Ward 2, and report to this Board what portion of said territory is subject to overflow from brook or surface water ; how much of said territory should be raised by filling ; what work, if any, should be done upon Laundry Brook; and recommend a grade in said district for drainage and sewer- age, below which no cellar or basement cellar shall be constructed."
Careful surveys, calculations, and estimates were made, and a special report submitted to the City Council April 4, 1887 (see Appendix). No further action has been taken by the City Council ; but, by the authority of the Board of
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Health, the section of the brook above referred to has been greatly improved.
The question of providing for the drainage of the Morse- Field District was considered by the committee early in the year. A sub-committee of the Highway Committee and the City Engineer met the selectmen of Watertown to arrange for the relief of the district by some joint action. This joint committee authorized the City Engineer to submit a plan, and estimate of the cost of the proposed work, and a sugges- tion for the equitable apportionment of the cost between the city and town. The method of apportionment agreed upon by the joint committee was approved by the City Council of Newton, and an appropriation was made for executing the work. When brought before the town of Watertown, at its town-meeting, the article appropriating the necessary money was defeated. At a subsequent meet- ing, a special committee with full powers was appointed by the town. A number of meetings of this committee and the committee on highways were held: modifications of the original plans and various methods of apportionment of the cost of the work were proposed, but no agreement has been effected as yet.
The following is a statement of the expenditures under the several appropriations controlled by the Highway Committee : -
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CURBING.
Amount appropriated by order of the City Council for the year 1887 . . $1,500 00
Amount of additional appropriation .
500 00
Total appropriation $2,000 00
Amount charged by the auditor to
the appropriation for curbing . $1,882 75 Amount charged by the auditor to other appropriations . 711 89
Total amount expended as per superintendent's and assistant superintendent's records of work . $2,594 64
The following table shows the number of linear feet, kind, and cost of curbing which has been laid : -
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CURBING LAID IN 1887.
STREET.
Ward.
Linear Feet of Straight Curbing.
Linear Feet of Curved Curbing.
Total Length of Curbing.
Cost.
Auburn
4
190.00
32 70
222.70
$176 34
Beach
2
12.30
12.30
12 46
Beacon .
6
54.45
17 13
71 58
59 51
Centre .
6
424.46
58.67
483.13
447 81
Court
2
12.30
12 30
12 46
Eldridge (old curbing),
7
11.83
11.83
9 40
Elliot
5
29.00
3 21
32.21
31 16
Hancock
4
308.00
12.84
320 84
238 67
Hartford
5
19.04
19.04
*11 56
Lake Avenue
6
-
13 13
13 13
17 10
Laurel
6
13.12
13.12
17
Lincoln
5
265.85
19 04
284 89
*128 10
Melrose
4
32.71
32.71
36 24
Newton Highlands Sq.
5
173.63
77.90
+251.53
400 59
Pelham
6
379.15
22.19
401.34
375 29
Pleasant
6
38.30
16.05
54.35
56 80
River
3
66 55
3.18
69 73
49 02
Rowe
4
-
33 25
33.25
45 59
Vernon
7
11.82
11.82
9 40
Walnut
2
277.05
29.06
306.11
240 57
Washington
2
83.70
3 18
86.88
54 28
Stock
113.68
113.68
58 26
Miscellaneous
207.44
-
207.44
106 94
Total
2,611.26
454.65
3,( 65.91
$2,594 64
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1
-
* The city's proportion of the cost is included in that of Newton Highlands Square.
t Curbing on south side of Newton Highlands Square will be found under Lincoln and Hartford Streets.
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DRAINS AND CULVERTS.
Amount appropriated by order of
the City Council for the year 1887 . $12,000 00
Amount transferred to appropriation for highways, general repairs . 1,500 00
Total appropriation $10,500 00
Amount charged as per auditor's
records
$10,170 98
Amount charged by auditor to other
appropriations . 18 00
Amount expended as per superin-
tendent's and assistant superin- tendent's records of work . $10,188 98
The following tables show the cost, etc., of the catch- basins, culverts, and drains, constructed or re-constructed during the year, and the streets in which the same were built : -
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CATCH-BASINS CONSTRUCTED AND RECONSTRUCTED IN 1887.
STREET.
LOCATION.
COST.
REMARKS.
Auburn
Near Melrose St. .
$131 47
Carleton
5 50
Repairs.
Centre
Near Bennington St.
36 24
Repairs.
Centre
Corner of Church St.
11 81
Repairs.
Centre
In Ward Six
39 61
Repairs.
Chapel .
Corner of Green St. .
10 78
Chestnut
Corner of Winter St.
18 32
Church .
Near Farlow Park
28 31
Greenough .
Near Newtonville Ave. .
2 62
Hyde's Brook
Near Church St., in Wood-
(Branch of)
ward estate
50 42
Jefferson
Near Kimball Terrace
132 19
Park Place .
195 84
Shaw
8 25
Repairs.
Station
-
-
30 63
Temple .
15 00
Vernon .
21 58
Washington
Near Central Ave.
59 20
Washington
Near Waverley Ave.
100 49
Washington
Opposite Chestnut St.
18 88
$1,014 37
CULVERTS CONSTRUCTED AND RECONSTRUCTED IN 1887.
STREET.
LOCATION.
COST.
REMARKS.
Cabot .
At Laundry Brook .
$22 22
Repairs.
Central Ave.
Near Central Place .
110 77
Raising to grade.
Crafts .
At Newtonville drain
123 70
Repairs.
Eddy
At Cheese-cake Brock .
77 37
Repairs.
Grove
Near B. and A. R.R.
28 50
Repairs.
Newtonville Ave.
21 25
Repairs.
Paul
Near Centre St. .
43 58
Repairs.
Walnut
7 25
Repairs.
Washington .
At Cheese-cake Brook .
61 29
Repairs.
Washington .
2 16
Repairs.
Total .
- -
$498 09
79
Mt. Vernon
14 88
Otis .
-
-
3 25
Repairs.
Harvard
.
DRAINS CONSTRUCTED IN 1887.
STREET.
Size in Inches.
Length in Feet.
Man- holes.
Catch- Basins.
Feet of Inlets.
Size of Inlets.
Cost.
Location.
10
182.00
2
60.75
6
$175 44
Near depot.
Bowers
.
.
8
126.00
1,050.00
Brighton . ·
1
8
215.00
-
-
12.00
4
568 95
Pembroke St. to Boston line.
Central Ave . .
1
-
-
-
61 43
Raising to grade and relaying 137 feet of pipe-drain. Fairmont Ave. to beyond Lombard St.
Centre
12
591 50
1
1
48.00
8
643 11
Charles
18
132.00
3
4
80.00
6
1,078 04
Charles River to brook in estate of B. J. Greeley.
Church
18
533.35
4
313 61
Maple Pl. to beyond Richardson St. Boyd St., southerly.
Lexington
15
18 00
17 05
At River St.
Lowell
8
12.00
-
.
24 × 24
148 00
2
24 00
S
335 66
Church St., southerly.
Newton H'ds Sq.
15
366.00
2
528 15
Lincoln St. to Lake Ave.
Newtonville Ave.
12
119.00
75 43
Near Bellevue St.
Park .
15
211 80
205 00
In George C. Lord's estate.
Putnam .
29 × 24
250.00
601 31
Hunter St. to Winthrop St.
Sumner
15
95 00
1
60.00
10 2
355 05
Lyman St. to Everett St.
Turner
-
-
-
-
I
87 85
Raising to grade and relaying 244 feet of pipe-drain.
Totals .
4,892.40
10
17
341.75
-
$5, 177 47
·
·
.
6
117.00
-
-
·
·
7 44
Near Walnut St.
Maple Pl.
18
61 30
1
-
.
.
18
90.00
10
280.00
-
57.00
8
-
30×24
162.45
1
12
132.00
Jewett
123 95
25
I
1
-
12
26
The following miscellaneous items of expenditure have also been charged to drains and culverts : -
Arlington Street, drain under sidewalk . $2 40
Bemis Street, repairs on bridge over Charles
River
150 67
Boyd Street, pumping out cellars in spring 10 97
Boylston Street, repairs on bridge over Charles
River 17 89
Central Street, cleaning drain .
5 25
Centre Street, cleaning catch-basins .
14 00
Cheese-cake Brook, cleaning
87 00
Cleaning catch-basins 1,264 41
Crafts Pit, drainage for drinking-fountain
22 11
Crafts Street, cleaning drain near B. Farrell's
estate 8 24
Cypress Street, repairing sluice-boxes
4 49
Glen Avenue, repairs on drain
7 75
Henshaw Street, repairs on drain
4 75
Highland Street, manhole cover
1 97
Hyde Avenue, repairs on drain
8 79
Hyde's Brook, repairs and improvement 521 93
Lagrange Street, repairs on bridge . 5 92
Lake Avenue, drain near M. G. Crane's estate, 8 80
Linwood-avenue drain, repairs 95 65
Mt. Ida Street, repairs on drain
5 16
Murray Street, repairs on drain
31 38
Murray-street Brook, cleaning . 26 46
Newtonville Avenue, repairs on drains
18 33
Newtonville drain, cleaning and repairs
95 95
Amount carried forward
$2,420 27
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Amount brought forward $2,420 27 Nonantum Street, drain in Mrs. Walker's estate, 12 19
Sargent Street, repairs on drain 25 72 Station Street, repairs on drain at H. Cousen's estate 33 21
Stock on hand, paid for from appropriation for 1887 : -
Bricks . $63 35
Cement .
40 20
Cement-pipe .
183 28
Covering-stone
55 27 .
Grates
6 75
Manhole covers
5 91
354 76
Walnut Street, at stand-pipe near Mill Street . Washington Street, repairs on bridge over Charles River . 169 32
3 41
Washington Street, repairs near Cottage Hos- pital . 27 00
Watertown Street, drinking-fountain at Chapel Street 5 98
Watertown Street, repairs on drain . 5 25
Waverley Avenue, removing ice
3 50
Winchester Street, repairs on bridge over South- meadow Brook . 44 50
Sundries .
393 94
Total .
$3,499 05
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SUMMARY OF EXPENSES CHARGED TO THE APPRO- PRIATION FOR DRAINS AND CULVERTS.
Catch-basins constructed and re-constructed $1,014 37
Culverts constructed and re-constructed . 498 09
Drains constructed . 5,177 47
Miscellaneous expenses
3,499 05
$10,188 98
GRAVEL-LANDS.
Amount appropriated by order of the City Coun-
cil for the year 1887 . $3,000 00
Amount charged to appropriation for gravel-lands as per auditor's records . $3,000 00
Amount charged by auditor to appro-
priation for highways, general repairs 46 35
Total amount expended as per superintendent's and assist- ant superintendent's records of work $3,046 35
The above amount has been expended in the following manner : -
Bowdoin Street, corner of Erie Avenue, gravel
and labor . $49 70
Brighton Street, sand
25
Cabot Street, gravel for sidewalks
15 10
Centre Street, sand for sidewalks 25
Amount carried forward $65 30
29
Amount brought forward $65 30
Centre Street, paving-stones for gutters in Ward 6 88 50
Circuit Avenue, filling 52 85
Crafts Street, gravel for sidewalks . 5 00
Fairmont Avenue, gravel for sidewalks
11 50
Farlow Park, sand for paving gutters
25
Mt. Vernon Street, sand . 25
Newtonville Avenue, gravel for sidewalks 1 30
Oak-hill District, gravel for
69 15
Otis Street, gravel for sidewalks 19 40
Pembroke Street, stone and gravel for improve- ment . 20 00
Pine Street, land on 2,564 00
Sumner Street, paving-stones for gutters . 68 00
Washington Street, sand for drain
25
Sanding sidewalks, sand for
67 85
Miscellaneous purposes, gravel, paving-stones,
etc. . 12 75
Total
$3,046 35
HIGHWAYS, GENERAL REPAIRS.
Amount appropriated by order of the
City Council for the year 1887, $60,000 00 Amount transferred from appropria- tion for drains and culverts 1,500 00
Amount of additional appropriation . 500 00
Amount received from various
sources 660 10
Total appropriation $62,660 10 Amount carried forward $62,660 10
30
Amount brought forward $62,660 10
Amount expended as per superin-
tendent's and assistant superin-
tendent's records of work . $61,448 53
Amount charged by auditor in excess, 2,435 66
Amount expended as per audit-
or's records
$63,884 19
Balance overdrawn
$1,224 09
The following table will show in detail the amount expended on each street for maintenance as made up from the superin- tendent's and assistant superintendent's records of work : -
Allston
$342 09
Alpine
143 00
Auburn
650 25
Auburndale Avenue
151 59
Beacon
790 63
Bellevue
89 00
Belmont
5 25
Boyd
20 03
Boylston
232 89
Bridge
26 63
Cabot
27 23
Central Avenue
803 89
Central
17 25
Centre
1,337 58
Cherry .
198 72
Cherry-street Place .
422 90
Amount carried forward
$5,258 93
31
Amount brought forward
$5,258 93
Chestnut .
233 87
Church
366 72
Concord
18 25
Cottage
23 25
Court
9 04
Crafts
3 16
Cranberry
5 00
Crescent Avenue
18 50
Eldridge
306 32
Elliot
99 50
Elm .
18 25
Farlow Park
457 94
Florence .
32 50
Forest Avenue .
16 94
Fountain .
179 75
Franklin .
83 50
Freeman
16 12
Grove
299 45
Hamilton .
11 75
Hammond
515 05
Hancock .
25 00
Harvard .
15 54
Highland Avenue
7 00
Hillside Avenue
291 11
Hollis
318 01
Howard
16 31
Jackson
907 39
Kenrick Park
6 75
Amount carried forward
$9,560 90
32
Amount brought forward
$9,560 90
Lexington
100 50
Lincoln
55 88
Lowell
218 87
Maple, Ward 4
782 69
Maple, Ward 7
2 50
Mount Vernon .
726 20
Newtonville Avenue
76 62
Newtonville Square .
7 25
Nonantum Square
80 12
Nonantum
19 57
Oak-hill District
1,091 72
Orchard
5 46
Otis .
534 07
Park
146 12
Pearl
18 19
Pelham
450 61
Pembroke .
25 26
Perkins
5 00
Pleasant
311 24
Prospect .
2 37
Putnam
19 12
Richardson
198 17
River
306 63
Rowe
. 36 37
St. James .
18 50
Sargent
3 61
Seaverns
12 10
Station
213 44
Amount carried forward
$15,029 08
33
Amount brought forward
·
$15,029 08
Summer
18 50
Summit
66 56
Temple
26 75
Thornton .
87
Tremont
57 12
Turner
295 80
Vernon
12 36
Waban Park
5 23
Wales
11 75
Walnut
329 93
Waltham .
99 50
Washington
4,424 58
Watertown
61 54
Waverley Avenue
628 95
Webster
13 50
Winchester
20 00
Winter
212 85
Woodland Avenue
229 73
Auburndale subway .
274 61
Carting paving-stones
1,130 09
Cleaning crossings
479 47
Cleaning gutters
4,353 72
Gravel-pits
14,859 46
Mowing weeds .
489 73
Patching streets
1,658 72
Paving gutters .
63 50
Paving around stand-pipes
146 07
Picking stones .
1,104 54
Amount carried forward .
$46,104 51
34
Amount brought forward
$46,104 51
Portable crusher
127 06
Purchase of horses
1,600 00
Removing snow
8,789 04
Stable account .
106 58
Steam-drill
545 26
Steam-roller
428 65
Street-signs
.
108 63
Superintendent's salary
1,500 00
·Tool-account
1,133 40
Trimming trees
4 07
Miscellaneous
1,001 33
Total
$61,448 53
HIGHWAYS, WIDENING, RECONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENT.
Amount appropriated by order of the
City Council for the year 1887, $20,000 00
Amount of additional appropriation by the City Council . · 2,000 00
Total appropriation $22,000 00
Amount expended as per superin- tendent's and assistant superin- tendent's records of work . $21,278 98
Amount charged by auditor in excess,
85 33
Total amount expended as per auditor's records 21,364 31
Balance unexpended
$635 69
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The above amount has been expended upon the following streets, and for the following purposes : -
STREET.
Ward.
Location and Description of Work.
Amount.
Beach and Court .
2
Rounding south-west corner .
$42 95
Brighton
7
Reconstruction from Pembroke St. to Boston line
4,740 38
Circuit Ave.
5
Construction of a part of
1,292 12
Gibbs
6
Reconstruction from Sumner to Everett Sts.
1,408 67
Hancock
4
Reconstruction south of Central St.
1,521 46
Hyde Ave.
7
Regrading
5 21
Lexington
3,4
Reconstruction from River St. to Waltham line
1,861 35
Newton H'ds Sq.
5
Raising grade and reconstruc- tion
1,362 83
Pembroke
7
Reconstruction from Arlington to Durant Sts. .
1,465 52
River
3
3,089 70
Sumner
6
Widening and reconstruction from Waltham to Cherry Sts. Regrade and pave gutters Wil- low St. to top of hill . . Reconstruction from Centre to Park Sts. .
1,983 93
Washington
2
Widening near Crafts St. at Stanley estate
64 75
Miscellaneous .
-
24 39
$21,278 98
LAND-DAMAGES
Amount appropriated by order of
City Council for the year 1887 . $1,000 00
Amount expended as per auditor's records
516 00
Balance unexpended
$484 00
The above amount has been expended on the following- named streets : -
2,415 72
Vernon .
7
36
Lexington Street, for land taken
to widen on estate of Daniel Hickey $16 00
Station Avenue, for land and con-
struction of street from Lake
Avenue to station at Newton Highlands . 500 00
Total
$516 00
REMOVAL OF 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 year
1887 . . $4,000 00
Amount expended as per auditor's
. 3,293 82
records
Balance unexpended $706 18
The following statement will show the cost of the collec- tion of ashes for each ward, and the day of the week on which the collection is made : -
Wards 1 and 7, Thursday
$1,099 77
Ward 2, Friday
490 60
Ward 3, Saturday
427 14
Ward 4, Monday
343 47
Ward 5, Tuesday
303 21
Ward 6, Wednesday
549 31
1
37
Cost of labor, as per superintendent's
and assistant superintendent's records of work $3,213 50
Maintenance of carts
17 50
Maintenance of horses
12 00
Blacksmithing .
50 82
Total
$3,293 82
SIDEWALKS AND STREET-CROSSINGS.
Amount appropriated by order of the
City Council for the year 1887, $11,000 00
Amount of additional appropriation . 3,300 00
Total appropriation $14,300 00
Amount charged to appropriation for sidewalks and street-crossings, as per auditor's records . $14,037 27 Amount charged by auditor to other
appropriations . 1,744 75
Total amount expended as per superintendent's and assistant superintendent's records of work
$15,782 02
The following table shows the number of square yards of concrete sidewalk and street-crossings laid and repaired, the number of feet of flagstone crossings laid, and the cost of all sidewalks and crossings constructed : -
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SQUARE YARDS OF CONCRETE.
STREET.
Ward.
Sidewalks, New.
Sidewalks, Crossings, Repaired. New.
No. of Feet of Flag- Cros'gs, stone Rep'red. Crossings.
Cost.
Remarks.
Adams .
2
-
1.
$30 99
Gravel.
Arlington
7
114 98
72 50
Auburn
4
411.93
7.78
33.71
357 82
Auburndale Ave. .
4
6 38
Beacon St. .
6
157.17
67.80
354 87
Belmont .
7
5.67
30.09
30 77
Bennington .
1
46.33
39 21
Cabot
2
187 39
-
374 96
California
1,2
-
-
325 34
Cemetery Ave.
6
108 11
Central Ave.
2
172.36
53.70
215 18
Central Pl. .
2
7.27
4 73
Central
4
309.11
208 68
Centre
1, 6, 7
1,820.85
63.85
133.35
1,975 14
Gravel, brick, plank, and concrete.
Cherry
3
116 75
Gravel.
Chestnut
3,5
152.53
744.51
3.97
479 58
Partly gravel.
Church
1, 7
34.98
87.12
196 73
Partly laid in 1885.
Clark .
5, 6
45 00
Gravel.
Concord .
4
6 75
Gravel.
Court
2
-
-
159 98
Gravel.
Crescent .
1
144 44
Gravel.
Derby
3
2 38
Edinboro'
2
91.44
-
38 05
Eldridge
7
14.11
9.74
11.42
-
-
28 40
·
·
.
.
.
.
.
.
7 32
Gravel.
Crafts
2
Gravel.
.
.
-
Gravel. Partly gravel.
Gravel. Gravel.
38
-
Elliot Elm
5
.
3
.
Elmwood ·
·
Everett .
6
7.73 387.73
Fairmont Ave.
1
Farlow Park
7
1,088.70
Fern .
4
Gravel. Laid in 1885.
Floral
5
Forest
5
33.57
Fountain
3
Franklin
7
82.46
173 35
31.37
22.30
195 76
Gibbs
6
-
Gravel. Gravel.
Grove
4
Plank.
Hancock
4
799.09
32 00
Gravel.
Harvard .
2
6 75
Gravel.
Highland Ave.
2
28.06
21 00
Highland
3
17 62
Gravel.
Hillside Ave.
3
79.22
138 26
Homer
6
38 50
Gravel.
Hovey
1
31 11
Gravel.
Hunter
3
6 51
Gravel.
Institution Ave.
6
10 44
Laid in 1885.
Ivanhoe .
7
.
11 13
Grading.
Jewett
1
23 78
Gravel.
Kenilworth .
7
2 50
Gravel.
Kenrick .
7
1 62
Gravel.
Carried forward,
6,039.93
1,140.98
416.91
26 27
67.80
$7,023 22
.
26 71
Hammond
6
345 90
Hartford
5
-
* $500 additional paid from appropriation for parks.
t Does not include cost of plank walk from Beacon Street to Ward Street, charged to appropriation for miscellaneous expenses, $642.31.
39
7
7.25
53.71 88.04
- 36.15
26 25 | Gravel. 68 95 38 15 5 03 263 68
Partly gravel.
*250 06 8 21 28 21 21 82 5 25
Gravel.
26 25
+33 14
8 57
Gravel.
Jefferson
7
·
·
1
SQUARE YARDS OF CONCRETE.
STREET.
Ward.
Sidewalks, New.
Sidewalks, Repaired.
Crossings, New.
Cros'gs, Rep'red.
No. of Feet of Flag- stone Crossings.
Cost.
Remarks.
Brought forward,
-
6,039.93 170.14
1,140.98 40.10
416.91
26.27
67.80
$7,023 22
Lake Ave.
5,6
23 66
Lexington
4
42 70
Partly gravel; partly laid in 1885.
Melrose
4
21.47
24 94
Mill
2
Nevada
2
18 97
Newton High'ds Sq.
5
991.53
644 49
Newtonville Ave. .
1,2
286.13
Partly gravel; partly laid in 1885.
Nonantum .
7
120.73
15.73
20.03
113 93
Partly gravel.
North
2,3
99 37
North School
1
-
Gravel.
Orchard .
7
Otis
2
799.68
90 31
702 45
Park
7
-
113 27
Partly gravel; partly plank; partly laid in 1885. Gravel by Murray estate.
Park (special)
7
238 55
Parker
5, 6
291 84
Gravel.
Parsons
2
Paul
6
113 00
Gravel.
Peabody
7
8 62
Gravel.
Pearl .
1
6 75
Gravel.
Pelham
6
251.05
105 48
Perkins
37 62 Laid in 1885.
-
-
124 25
Lander
·
3
1
-
1
·
Gravel. Gravel.
-
1
468 55
Gravel.
6 50
7 47
Laid in 1885.
-
55 97
Gravel.
43.80
26.29
9 12
40
Pleasant .
·
6
122.28
46.72
144 69 163 15
Prescott
2
.
Putuam
3
567.11
River .
3
82 72
69.65
60 87 238 51
Sargent
7
454 07
Seaverns
4
Shaw .
3
39.73
35 76 434 02
Station
6
91.99
7.12
335 89
Temple
3
-
3 25
Turner
2
3 03
1
-
1 97
Vernon
7
528.21
110.38
36.83
475 44
Waban Park
1
93.58
42 89
Walnut Park Walnut
2, 5, 6
321 35
-
63.12
293 91
Warren .
6
341.29
-
110 92
Washington
1,2,3,4,7
447.04
96.56
92.40
710 96
Watertown .
1,2,3
69 38
Waverley Ave.
.
3,4
50.14
14.33
31 91
Winter
5
6.25
45.14
90 57
Woodbine
4
-
-
3 50
Woodland Ave.
4
Grad'g for concrete, Patching
1, 2, 3, 7
262 52
Carried forward,
-
12,693 98
1,331.81
912 59
46.30
229.85
$15,093 77
Partly gravel.
Gravel. Partly gravel. Gravel.
Partly gravel. Partly gravel. Gravel.
Gravel.
Partly gravel; partly laid in 1885.
41
Partly gravel. Gravel.
Partly gravel.
Gravel.
Winthrop
·
.
3
30 76
Partly laid in 1885. Gravel. Grading.
Gravel.
.
6
295 21
Sumner
.
.
.
18.24
116 55
William
7
·
·
408.64
-
318 89
Webster .
85 53
3, 6
283 77
1
- 40.35
182.17
258 68 125 85
Rowe .
1
69 75
13 16
1
SQUARE YARDS OF CONCRETE.
STREET.
Ward.
Sidewalks, New.
Sidewalks, Crossings, New. Repaired.
No. of Feet of Flag- stone Rep'red. Crossings. Cros'gs,
Cost.
Remarks.
Brought forward, Sodding borders .
-
12,693 98 1,331.81
942.59
46.30
229.85
$15,093 77
491 20
Stock .
-
1
231.70 17 28
181 35
Miscellaneous . .
1
-
-
15 70
Totals
.
12,693.98
1,331 81
942 59
46.30
478.83
$15,782 02
-
-
6
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WATER DEPARTMENT.
THE Water Board during the past year has adopted a new code of rules and regulations. The duties of the engineer will be found defined in the appendix attached to this report.
The State Board of Health commenced during the summer to make a monthly analysis of the water-supply, similar to the analyses being made of all the supplies in the State. Samples have been taken from the Charles River at the pumping-station ; from the filtering basin, the driven wells, and from the reservoir, - and forwarded to the laboratory of the State Board of Health once a month.
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