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Mortality.
M.
F
M. F.
Five Years.
-
-
1889 1888.
1887
1886 1885
Inches.
21.553 ..
21.105.
20 656.
POPULATION.
JAN.
FEB.
MAR.
APR.
MAY.
JUNE
JULY
AUG
SEPT.
OCT.
NOV.
DEC.
JAN.
FEB.
MAR.
APR.
MAY.
JUNE
JULY
AUG.
SEPT.
OCT.
NOV.
DEC.
JAN.
FEB.
MAR
APR.
MAY.
JUNE
JULY
AUG.
SEPT.
OCT.
NOV.
DEC.
JAN.
FEB.
MAR.
APR.
MAY.
JUNE
JULY
AUG.
N
SEPT.
OCT.
NOV.
DEC.
JAN.
FEB.
MAR.
APR.
MAY.
JUNE.
1889
Typhoid fever.
Scarlet Fever. .
Diphtheria
AUG.
SEPT.
OCT.
NOV.
DEC.
5
10
15
20
25
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
-
Number.
20 208 ._ Estimated.
19,759. _ State Census.
1885
AS REPORTED MONTHLY DURING THE LAST FIVE YEARS, TOGETHER WITH RAINFALL. COMPARATIVE VIEW OF CASES OF DIPHTHERIA, SCARLET FEVER, AND TYPHOID FEVER IN NEWTON,
1886
1887
1888
JULY.
51
TABLE IX.
Total Number of Deaths under Five Years, and Five Years and over, for Five Years, with Percentages to the Total Mortality.
PERCENTAGES.
YEARS.
Total Deaths exclusive of Still-births.
Five Years and over.
Under Five Years.
Five Years and over.
Under Five Years.
1889
309
223
86
72.17
27.83
1888
330
248
82
75.15
24.85
1887
310
218
92
70.32
29.68
1886
25
179
72
71.32
28.68
1885
256
199
57
77.74
22.26
TABLE X. Total Deaths each Quarter of the last Five Years with the Ag- gregate and Average Number.
1889.
1888.
1887.
1886.
1885
Number.
Percentage.
Number.
Percentage.
Number.
Percentage.
Number.
Percentage.
Number.
Percentage.
Aggregate.
Average.
First Quarter
86
26.62
94
27.32
70
21.81
63
22.91
75
27.37
388
25.24
Second
74
22.91
76
22.09
85
26.48!
64
23.28
73
26.64
372
24.20
Third
66
81
25.08
95
27.62
86
26.79
85
[30.90
73
26.64
420
27.33
Fourth
.
82
25.39
79
122.97
80
24.92
63
22.91
53
19.35
357
23.23
Total each year.
323
344
321
275
274
1537
TABLE XI .- Statement of Cases of Diphtheria, Scarlet Fever, Typhoid Fever and Cholera Infantum by Months in each Ward.
DIPHTHERIA.
SCARLET FEVER.
MONTHS.
Ward One.
Ward Two.
Ward Three.
Ward Four.
Ward Five.
Ward Six.
Ward Seven.
Total.
Ward One.
Ward Two.
Ward Three.
Ward Four.
Ward Five.
Ward Six.
Ward Seven.
Total.
January .
2
1
5
5
3
8
1
25
-
1
1
1
1
I
1
1
February
1
3
3
1
2
3
13
March
1
8
4
1
1
15
00
April
6
1
-
-
1
1
11
1
1
1
1
I
3
=
May
00
1
1
+
1
15
4
1
1
-
1
1
11
June
3
1
1
1
1
7
1
1
July
2
August
4
1
1
1
7
September
H
2
1
-
1
7
-
4
1
1
1
1
1
6
October
4
9
1
1
-
-
14
3
2
-
1
1
6
November
·
co
1
2
12
2
1
1
-
1
-
1
1
-
-
- 1
-
1
. .
4
1
1
1
1
00
7
-
-
-
Total
48
17
22
14
12
16
7
136
12
17
-
14
2
1
5
52
1
1
-
1
-
-
I
1
·
- 1
1
1
-
-
1
-
1
1
1
1
1
-
- 1
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
-
-
-
1
-
.
-
1
1
·
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
7
6
2
-
1
1
1
4
7
December
· .
.
1
3
52
.
TYPHOID FEVER.
CHOLERA INFANTUM.
MONTHS.
Ward One.
Ward Two.
Ward Three.
Ward Four.
Ward Five.
Ward Six.
Ward Seven.
Total.
Ward One.
Ward Two.
Ward Three.
Ward Four.
Ward Five.
Ward Six.
Ward Seven.
Total.
January .
1
1
·
.
1
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
-
1
-
1
F
1
February
March
-
·
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
April
1
1
1
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
May
June
July
-
1
1
1
1
3
7
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
August
2
September .
2
1
1
3
2
7
16
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
.
-
.
3
November
-
-
-
1
-
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
December
Total
7
5
2
10
5
12
1
42
00
4
3
2
1
2
- 1
15
-
1
F
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
.
1
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
1
1
-
1
-
1
-
1.
-
1
-
1
1
-
1
-
1
-
3
1
-
1
-
1
1
1
1
1
-
1
1
5
2
-
1
1
1
-
-
1
1
1
-
1
1
-
1
1
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
1
.
1
-
1
1
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
-
1
53
1
3
6
October
2
54
TABLE XII. Cases of Diphtheria, Scarlet Fever and Typhoid Fever reported during the last Five Years, by Months.
DIPHTHERIA.
SCARLET FEVER.
TYPHOID FEVER.
MONTHS.
1889.
1888.
1887.
1 886.
1885.
1889.
1888.
18:7.
1886.
1885.
1889.
1888.
1887.
1886.
1885.
January .
25
2
5
4
1
13
3
5
14
1
-
-
-
1
February
13
2
1
1
3
2
15
3
2
13
2
-
-
2
March
15
2
2
4
3
3
9
9
5
13
1
-
2
1
April
11
-
2
1
11
11
18
4
18
1
May
15
5
4
2
11
5
9
15
10
1
1
2
1
4
June
7
4
2
1
1
1
6
3
11
1
1
-
-
-
July
August
7
4
-
-
-
1
4
2
2
6
3
1
4
3
September .
7
6
-
-
-
6
3
1
-
16
13
6
5
10
October .
14
5
3
1
-
6
7
6
3
5
5
15
4
8
1
November .
12
4
3
5
6
4
2
25
5
6
8
3
2
2
December .
8
3
5
5
1
7
5
19
4
3
1
3
1
2
4
Total
136
42
27
19
19
52
69
108
53
102
42
49
20
23
28
Aggregate
243
384
162
Average . .
49
77
32
--
-
-
.
2
5
1
1
-
3
4
7
7
5
1
-
-
-
-
-
CITY OF NEWTON.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
CITY ENGINEER,
FOR THE YEAR 1889.
0
ERTY AND UNJO
FOUNDED
8A CITY 1873
INCOR
TUM
ORATE
NEWTON, MASS., NEWTON GRAPHIC PRESS. 1890.
OFFICERS OF CONTROLLING BOARDS AND COMMITTEES.
Chief Executive Officer (ex-officio). HIS HONOR THE MAYOR, HEMAN M. BURR.
Joint Standing Committee on Highways. ALDERMAN WILLIAM F. HARBACH, Chairman.
Water Board. EDWARD W. CATE, President.
Joint Standing Committee on Public Property. ALDERMAN N. HENRY CHADWICK, Chairman.
Joint Special Committee on Sewerage. ALDERMAN N. HENRY CHADWICK, Chairman.
Board of Health.
HIS HONOR THE MAYOR, HEMAN M. BURR, President (ex-officio).
Joint Standing Committee on Public Parks, Squares, and Burial Grounds. ALDERMAN GEORGE PETTEE, Chairman.
CITY ENGINEER'S DEPARTMENT.
City Engineer. ALBERT F. NOYES.
Principal Assistant Engineer. FRED. H. BARNES.
Assistant Engineers.
I. W. HASTINGS.
WILLIAM P. MORSE. DAVID HINCKLEY.
Transitman and Leveller. HENRY JEFFERSON.
Rodmen.
ALBERT H. ELDER.
G. ALBERT HARRIS.
Draughtsman. ALFRED O. DOANE.
Stenographer. S. J. LEWIS.
REPORT.
CITY ENGINEER'S OFFICE, CITY HALL, WEST NEWTON, MASS., Dec. 31, 1889.
TO THE HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL.
Gentlemen,-In compliance with Section 5 of Ordinance No. 9, I herewith respectfully submit the annual report of the City Engineer's Department for the year 1890.
Amount appropriated for the year $8,000 00
Amount paid from appropriation for additional water supply 395 59
Amount paid from appropriation for sewerage
surveys and plans 117 84
$8,513 43
Amount expended
8,499 78
Leaving an unexpended balance of . $13 65
Classification of Expenditures.
For salaries of city engineer, assistants,
draughtsman, rodman and stenographer #7,389 02
For car fares and other incidentals 299 28
For horse, harness, wagon and sleigh 244 80
For care and keeping of horses, wagons, etc.
398 16
For drawing-paper and other supplies
94 37
For instruments and repairs 74 15
Total amount
$8,499 78
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The items of salaries of city engineer and assistants may be divided as follows :-
For defining street lines : making surveys and maps; the examination of titles and draught- ing of reports, orders and releases for street widening, acceptance, and extension ; office records ; defining and establishing proposed grades of streets ; preparing spec- ifications for the construction of new streets ; surveys, plans, specifications, lines and grades for two new bridges over Charles River; surveys, plans, profiles and esti- mates for proposed work on highways ; and for all work relating to highways
$2,782 63 841 35
For clerical work in keeping highway accounts For establishing lines and grades for extension of water pipe; locating and measuring service pipes ; for surveys, plans and study of the question of high service and addi- tional water supply and for all work relat- ing to water works
For defining lines and grades for the construc- tion of drains and culverts, making prelimi- nary surveys, plans, profiles, diagrams, estimates, calculations and all work relating to drains .
2,051 55
For defining the lines, surveys, and plans of city property and for all work under the direction of the joint standing committee on public property 364 97
395 23
Amount carried forward
$6,435 73
7
Amount brought forward $6,435 73
For copying all Newton plans at registry of deeds and county commissioners' office and indexing the same; and for all indexing of other plans, deeds, field work, etc. 311 88
For surveys and plans for numbering the houses on the various streets of the city, and for all work relating to the same 221 47
For making plans showing the contours of the city and investigating the question of sewerage under the direction of the joint special committee on sewerage 170 16
For plans, estimates, reports, correspondence, and all work relating to the Board of Health 93 60
For making surveys and levels for plans, profiles and estimates for the use of the city solicitor in suits for or against the city, and at legis- lative hearings ; for attending court and hearings and for all work relating to suits and hearing's 67 40
For making surveys, plans and calculations for the use of the assessors' department . For defining the lines, grading, making surveys and plans of the various present and pro- posed parks ; and for all work under the direction of the joint standing committee on public parks, squares and burial grounds 34 06
54 27
Total amount #7389 02
Surveys have been made of the whole or part of forty- two streets ; covering a length of seven and seventy-eight
8
hundredths miles. Two hundred and eighteen plans, profiles and traeings have been made. Levels have been taken over the whole or a part of sixty-five streets, or brooks, a total length of nineteen and five-tenths miles. Lines have been established on sixty-five streets, and grades on one hundred and twenty-one streets. The total length of grades given was eight and nine-tenths miles. The total number of plans, pro- files, tracings, etc., now in the office is 3253.
The minimum number of assistants employed during the past year is six, average number ten and the maximum number at any time, sixteen.
Upon the following named streets, plans and profiles have been made ; lines and grades defined ; titles and bounda- ries of the abutting estates examined; reports, orders and releases drawn; and said streets have been laid out and accepted by the city council.
Streets Accepted in 1889.
STREET.
From
To
Width in Feet.
Length ill Feet.
*Boylston
Winchester St. .
Parker St.
60
1,845
*Boylston
Elliot St.
Charles River
55
4,200
Ballard .
Centre St. .
Ward St. .
40
875
Berkeley
Chestnut St. .
Land of Robinson,
40
1,100
Chester.
Lincoln St.
Forest St.
40
550
Fair Oaks Ave.,
Linwood Ave.
California St.
40
735
Griffin Ave. .
Walnut St.
Lake Ave.
40
756
Glenwood Ave.,
Ridge Ave.
Parker St.
40
683
Hancock Ave. .
Beacon St.
Beacon St.
40
1,324
Kimball Terrace,
Otis St. .
Southerly
40
370
Middlesex Road,
Hammond St.
Brookline line .
40
1,023
Prince
Berkeley St. .
Chestnut St.
40
1,112
Standish
Columbus St.
Chester St. .
40
300
Sewall
Prince St. .
Westerly .
40
430
Union
Station St.
Institution Ave.
40
475
Total
2.98 miles
or
15,778
* Relocated.
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The routine work of the office, the system of accounts, the copying and indexing of all Newton plans of the registry of deeds. county commissioners' and clerk of courts' offices, also all private land plans attainable has been continued as outlined in previous reports.
Late in the fall preliminary work upon the question of sewerage for the city was commenced, but the large amount of work required for the seizure of the land in Newton and Needham for an additional water supply, necessitated the use of the entire office force of the department, and it was neces- sary to set the sewerage question aside for the time being, but this work will be taken up early in the spring and pushed with the utmost rapidity.
Such surveys and plans as the city solicitor has needed for the legislative hearings, accident cases, suits, etc., have been furnished, and whenever necessary these hearings and suits have been attended.
The city engineer has also attended to such consultation work as has been requested of him by the Board of Health, and has furnished the Board with estimates, reports, etc.
The department has been called upon by the assessors department to verify areas of land assessed in several cases, and it is apparent that a survey of the city for the use of the assessors would prove of great assistance to that department, and also would probably show considerable variation from the areas as they are now rated by the assessors.
Plans for numbering the streets have been prepared as rapidly as the current work of the department permitted.
Numbers have been established on the following streets during the year :
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Adams.
Adams court. Ash, ( Auburn to Seaverns.)
Aspen avenue.
Ballard.
Beech.
Fern.
Bourne.
Floral.
Bowdoin.
Forest avenue.
Broadway.
Forest.
Cabot.
Forest place.
Central avenue.
Franklin avenue.
Central place.
Freeman.
Chandler.
Grafton.
Chapel.
Chase.
Chesley place.
Chestnut.
Hall.
Chester.
Circuit avenue.
Clark.
Hawthorne avenue.
Clifton.
High.
Clinton.
Highland (Washington to Chestnut.)
Columbus.
Columbia avenue.
Cook.
Concord.
Cottage.
Cottage court.
Crafts.
Kimball terrace.
Lake avenue,
Lander.
Crystal. Dalby.
Laurel
Lincoln court,
Edinboro.
Elliot. Elm place. Fairview. Farwell. Fountain.
Greenough. Grove (Auburn to B. & A. R. R.)
Hancock avenue. Hancock.
Highland avenue (Wal- nut to beyond Murray. Hillside avenue.
Jackson, (Boylston to beyond Cypress.)
Cypress.
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Lyman.
Maple.
Margin.
Meredith avenue. Mill.
Murray.
Norwood avenue.
Oakland avenue.
Oak. Otis.
Otis place.
Park place.
Paul.
Pine Grove avenue.
Prince.
Putmmm.
Regent.
Spring. Spruce.
Staniford. Station. St. Mary's. Summer. Temple. Trowbridge.
Turner
Walker. ,
Walnut place.
Walnut(Mill to Homer.)
Waltham.
Walnut terrace.
Ward.
Webster park.
Winter.
Winthrop.
Willow.
Woodland avenue. Vista avenue.
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT.
Highway Surveyors and Joint Standing Committee on Highways. ALDERMAN WILLIAM F. HARBACH, Chairman.
ALDERMAN GEORGE PETTEE.
ALDERMAN N. HENRY CHADWICK. COUNCILMAN ARTHUR F. LUKE. COUNCILMAN EVERETT E. MOODY. COUNCILMAN ALBERT W. RICE. COUNCILMAN EPHRAIM S. HAMBLEN.
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.
Superintendent of Streets. WILLIAM E. FULLER. Assistant Superintendents of Streets.
GEORGE E. STUART, Wards 1, 2 and 7. JOHN J. WARE, Wards 3 and 4. *JOHN A. PECK, Wards 5 and 6 to Mch. 5th. CHAS. A. PECK, Wards 5 and 6 from Mch. 5th.
City Engineer. ALBERT F. NOYES.
* Deceased.
HIGHWAYS.
During the year the joint standing committee on High- ways has had under its management the repairs, building and rebuilding of streets, drains, culverts, bridges, sidewalks, etc., the gravel lands and the watering of the streets.
Several changes were made in the membership of the Highway Surveyors and the joint standing committee on High- ways. Alderman Harbach became chairman of the committee. Councilman Luke being a new member in the place of Council- man Read, retired.
By the death of John A. Peck, assistant superintendent of streets of Wards 5 and 6, the department lost the services of an efficient and faithful officer. He was succeeded by his son Mr. Charles A. Peck. So far as possible, thorough work has been performed in repairing the streets, and several of the streets have been thoroughly rebuilt. All the machinery of the department has been kept in excellent condition by the engineer, William Kent. The steam road roller has picked up 19,438 square yards of Telford, macadamized or gravel road ; and has laid down 98,807 square yards of the same. It has been employed in rolling the streets on the Valentine and Collins estates, and it has also been employed by the Electric Railroad Co. to pick up Washington street from Lowell street to Nonantum square.
The principal streets which have been rebuilt and regraded during the year are as follows : Beacon street, Centre street,
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Highland avenue from Murray street to top of the hill, North street from Crafts to Farwell street, Valentine street, Ward street, Washington street from Elm street to Prospect street.
The grade of Winter street was raised several feet, thereby reducing the grade of the approach to High street.
Washington street from Nonantum square to West New- ton, is greatly in need of repairs, but the committee has con- sidered it inexpedient to do any considerable amount of work upon it until the completion of the Electric railroad.
As early in the year as the height of the water in Charles river would permit work was commenced on Bemis bridge, (a description of this bridge was given in last year's report), and after numerous delays for stone and other material, the bridge was completed in October, at an expense of $6,979.77.
The work on Washington street bridge was carried on throughout the winter. The iron work was in place and the bridge open for travel early in the summer. The grade of a portion of Washington street from Concord street to the bridge was raised, retaining walls constructed, and a sidewalk built. The bridge was completed at a cost of $3,897.06.
The uncovered portion of Hyde brook which receives the drainage of a large portion of Wards 1 and 7, had become a source of annoyance to the owners of abutting property between the mouth of the brook and the covered portion. In answer to several petitions for the covering of the brook, the upper por- tion was lowered to the grade which will be necessary if the recommendation of the late " Special Committee for the aboli- tion of Railroad Crossings at Grade," is carried out. A brick conduit sixty inches in diameter was constructed, which will now give ample capacity for the flow of the water, and it is not expected that any complaints can arise in the future.
The drainage from a large portion of Waverley avenue near Sargent street flowing onto private estates had become a
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source of annoyance and damage to them. A drain was con- structed in said Avenue to Brighton street, and it will be con- tinued the coming year through Church street to Hyde Brook. This drain will take the surface water from a mile or more of streets, which will greatly reduce the cost of repairs upon them.
The Lincoln street drain was extended to Columbus street and will be completed to Tappan place the coming year.
The committee have adhered to the policy of refusing to accept streets which were known to have been improperly con- structed ; the continuance of this policy will tend to reduce the cost of their maintenance. During the year the City Engineer has furnished grades for a number of new streets, and has also furnished a set of specifications for their construction, when he has been requested.
The mileage of concrete sidewalks and street crossings in the several wards of the city is as follows :-
Ward 1
2
7.11 miles 8.46
66
3
5.69
..
4 5.61 .6
.6
5
6 7
.. 3.70 7.50 8.98 ..
Total
60 66
47.05 ..
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Curbing.
Amount appropriated by order of
the city council for the year 1889
$2.000 00
Amount charged to appropriation for curbing, as per auditor's records . $1,979 91
Total amount expended as per superintendent's and assistant superintendent's records of work
$1,979 91
The following table shows the number of linear feet, kind and cost of curbing which has been laid :-
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CURBING.
STREET.
Ward.
Linear feet of Straight Curbing.
Linear feet of Curved Curbing.
Total Length of Curbing.
Cost.
Bellevue
1
+$37 94
Beacon
4
63.50
54.50
118 00
106 84
Church
7
181.87
181.87
168 65
Centre .
7
141.00
141.00
138 41
Curbing to private parties
15 50
15.50
19 91
Chestnut
5
118 75
Eldridge
7
66.33
66.33
*79 02
Elmwood
7
16 86
Everett
6
99.00
99.00
95 23
Elliot
5
28.00
28.00
*31 89
Forest
5
29.75
29.75
36 51
Hunter
3
12 38
High
5
39.00
39.00
52 64
Lincoln
5
30 00
30.00
*44 17
Lowell .
2
1104 29
Lexington
4
267.75
83.00
350.75
279 40
Maple
4
29.00
29.00
33 20
Stock
17.50
65 50
83.00
25 46
Temple
3
118.00
118.00
116 31
Watertown & Walnut,
2
259.33
26.75
286.08
246 00
Winthrop
3
121 01
Waltham .
3
17 50
Washington .
3
31.75
70.75
102.50
111 49
Watertown
3
128.08
128.08
102 85
Walnut
27.50
27.50
22 27
Miscellaneous
70 93
Total
1514.08
359.25
1873.33
$1979 91
1
* Partly reset.
¡ Resetting.
20
Drains and Culverts.
Amount appropriated by order of
the city council for the year 1889 $11,500 00
Amount charged to appropriation for drains and culverts, as per auditor's records . $12,706 26
Amount charged by auditor to other appropriations .
111 10
Total amount expended as per superintendent's and assistant
superintendents' records of work
12,817 36
The following tables show the cost, etc., of the catch basins, culverts and drains constructed or reconstructed dur- ing the year and the streets in which the same were built :-
Catch Basins Constructed and Reconstructed in 1889.
STREET.
. LOCATION.
COST.
REMARKS.
Adams
Cor. Washington St.
$16 20
Allston
16 37
Repaired.
Henshaw
41 38
Rebuilt and re-
pairs on drain.
Prospect
1 50
Repaired.
Sargent
58 86
Repaired.
Winter
Near Chestnut St. .
31 65
$166 26
DRAINS CONSTRUCTED IN 1889.
STREET.
Size in Inches.
Length in Feet.
Man- holes.
Catch- Basins
Feet of Inlets.
Size of Inlets.
COST.
1
15
51.00 }
Boylston .
12
51.00
$79 56
Concord
8
48.25
1
36.00
8
91 70
Hyde Brook
60x62
316.20
+
+
85.50
566 00
Hartford to Chester Sts.
Middlesex Road 1
1
10
32.00
3
48 00
10
416 80
Norfolk Road, east.
Newtonville Ave.
6
14.00
1
54 54
Near Laundry Brook.
Washington
12
296.00
1
2
96.00
8
466 07
Concord St. to Charles River.
Watertown . .
1
15
1050.00 )
1
4
1
12
817.00
18
12.00 }
-
94 47
Off Webster Park through Colligan's land.
Totals.
4277.45
6
17
265 50
$8,244 18
.
.
.
.
.
·
10
275.00
1
205 85
Cheese Cake Brook to Cate's stable.
Waverly Ave ..
1.838 71
Monument St. to beyond Kenrick St.
Webster Park . 1
1
6
151.00
At Washington St. Near Washington St.
Fuller
12
192.00
4,386 74
Near Nonantum Place.
Lincoln
12
596.00
368.00 }
12
20.00
43 74
1
8
1
LOCATION.
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The following miscellaneous items of expenditure have also been charged to drains and enlverts :-
Auburn street, repairing drain
$148 22
Beacon street, cleaning catch basins .
3 50
Board of Health, cleaning drain 125 79
Cabot street, repairs on drain 13 08
Central avenue, repairs on drain
106 39
Centre street, repairs on drain .
44 00
Cheese Cake brook, cleaning
169 62
Cherry street, repairs on drain .
25 80
Circuit avenue, culvert extended
7 50
Cleaning catch basins
2,341 01
Copley street, repairs on drain .
1 78
Crafts pit
10 00
Grove Hill Park, repairs on drain
5 25
Highland avenue, repairs on drain
73 22
Hyde's brook, cleaning drain
150 93
Laundry brook, cleaning .
62 89
Lowell street, repairs on drain
7 11
Margin street, cleaning drain
1 75
Mt. Vernon street, repairs on culvert
14 38
Murray street, cleaning drain .
23 71
Newtonville avenne, cleaning drain
36 08
Perkins street, repairing drain .
53 06
Repairing culvert
23 69
Stock on hand paid for from appropriation for
1888 .
Brick
25 00
Walnut street, repairing drain .
13 08
Walnut street, repairs on bridge
16 13
Waltham street
3 25
Amount carried forward
$3,456 22
23
Amount brought forward $3,456 22
Waltham street, use of land 100 00
Washington street, repairing drain . 135 73
Washington street, building foot bridge
32 77
Webster street, cleanin ; drain . 1 75
Sundries .
680 45
Total $4,406 92
Summary of Expenses Charged to the Appropriation for Drains and Culverts.
Catch basins constructed and reconstructed
$166 26
Drains constructed
8,244 18
Miscellaneous expenses
3.406 92
$12,817 36
Gravel Lands.
Amount appropriated by order of
the city council for the year 1889
$1,000 00
Amount expended as per superin- tendent's and assistant super-
intendents' record of work
555 25
Amount charged by auditor in excess
234 30
Amount expended as per auditor's records . . 789 55
The above amount has been expended in the following manner :-
Beacon street, for use of stone .
$100 00
Gravel for miscellaneous purposes
121 30
Magnolia avenue, stone
45 00
Paving stone
61 00
Pine street gravel
200 00
Sanding walks, sand for
27 95
$555 25
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Highways, General Repairs.
Amount appropriated by order of
the city council for the year 1889 .
$60,000 00
Amount of additional appropria- tion 10,000 00
Amount transferred from the appro- priation for the removal of ashes .
500 00
Amount received from various sources 1,611 00
Total appropriation $72.111 00
Amount expended as per superin-
tendent's and assistant super-
intendents' record of work . $68,595 72
Amount charged by auditor in excess 3,484 33
Amount expended as per auditor's
$72,080 05 records .
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The following table will show in detail the amount expended on each street for maintenance as made up from the superintendent's and assistant superintendents' records of work :-
Adams
$181 64
Alpine
22 02
Aspen avenue .
61 50
Auburndale avenue
77 75
Auburn
68 22
Austin
168 65
Beacon
3,173 37
Beacon and Hammond
9 15
Beaumont avenue
4 50
Bellevue
108 80
Bennington
343 99
Bowen
10 00
Boyd
5 81
Boylston
331 38
Bridge
12 16
Brighton
20 14
Cabot
137 18
California
5 88
Carlton
64 00
Centre
3,467 91
Central
87 27
Central avenue .
336 55
Central place
11 20
Chapel
28 99
Cherry
35 88
Chestnut
454 41
Church
235 41
Amount carried forward,
$9.463 76
26
Amount brought forward
$9.463 76
Circuit avenue .
1 00
Concord
21 37
Copley
28 35
Court
76 98
Crafts
643 75
Cross
10 33
Cypress
286 08
Edinboro .
31 93
Eldridge
78 55
Elliot
7 00
Elin .
41 63
Elmwood .
14 95
Fairmont avenue
28 14
Faxon
3 48
Fern
69 58
Floral avenue
3 50
Florence
11 00
Fountain .
8 26
Franklin
406 45
Fuller
712 39
Gardner
24 33
Grant avenue
195 45
Grove
184 24
Grove Hill park
48 39
Hall .
122 23
Hammond
147 67
Hawthorne avenue
76 25
Henshaw
34 98
High
158 15
Highland .
205 51
Amount carried forward
$13,049 68
27
Amount brought forward
$13,049 68
Highland avenue
1,153 30
Hillside avenue
24 37
Hollis
24 00
Homer
615 34
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