Town of Newton annual report 1891, Part 15

Author: Newton (Mass.)
Publication date: 1891
Publisher: Newton (Mass.)
Number of Pages: 728


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Drivers (1 horse), per year


650 00


Relief Engineer, per year .


900 00


Line and battery man, per year .


800 00


Call Force.


Foreman of companies, per year $110 00


Assistant Foreman of companies, per year . 105 00


Firemen, hose and truckmen, per year 100 00


ROSTER OF COMPANIES.


NO. 1 ENGINE.


STATION .- WASHINGTON OPP. NONANTUM STREET.


FIRST SIZE DOUBLE HUNNEMAN ENGINE, PLACED IN SERVICE OC- TOBER 19, 1868: ONE HORSE REEL, CARRYING 750 FEET


" WHITE ANCHOR" RUBBER HOSE.


Badge.


NAME.


RANK.


RESIDENCE.


OCCUPATION.


Age.


14


E. W. Lyons


Foreman at call


Wash. & Centre Sts. 308 Washington St. 83 Richardson St.


Carriagesmith Merchant 38


11


WV. Pingree


Hoseman


66


21 Avon St.


Carpenter 33


8


A. R. Carley


Hoseman


66


236 Washington St.


Painter


4


W. A. Alfred


Hoseman


66


At Station


Painter


26 22


16


B. F. Tripp


Fireman


66


236 Washington St.


Carpenter


27


2


F. E. Judkins .


Engineer .


At Station


Permanent 44


13


W. C. Mowry


Driver


At Station


Permanent 33


15


P. C. Carroll


Driver


At Station


Permanent 39


Promotions.


F. A. DEXTER, from Driver No. 1 Engine to Driver No. 2 Truck, . July 1, 1891. P. C. CARROLL, from Hoseman to Driver No. 1 Reel, . Nov. 8, 1890. .


W. C. MOWRY, from Driver No. 2 Hose to Driver No. 1 Engine, . July 1, 1891.


Appointments.


CHAS. O. HIGBEE, JR., Hoseman, . . Jan. 1, 1891.


6


J. F. Horrigan, 2d J. McCammon


Assistant 66


Hoseman


66


EMPLOYES.


Plumber


34


31


7


34


REPORT OF CHIEF OF FIRE DEPARTMENT.


ENGINE 2 AND CHEMICAL A.


STATION .- WASHINGTON STREET AND LINCOLN PARK.


SECOND SIZE AMOSKEAG ENGINE, No. 4 CHAMPION CHEMICAL EN- GINE, ONE HORSE, ABBOT DOWNING HOSE REEL, 750 FEET HOSE.


Badge.


NAME.


RANK.


RESIDENCE.


OCCUPATION.


ge.


23


F. H. Humphrey


Foreman at call


18 Webster St.


Merchant


45


24


H. W. Nicholl .


Assistant 66


Waltham St. .


Carpenter


46


26


Geo. F. Saunders


Hoseman


66


Henshaw St. .


Carpenter


24


20


E. P. Kebbe . .


Hoseman


66


1411 Wash. St.


Carpenter


27


28


J. P. Christie .


Hoseman 66


Waltham St. .


Carpenter


34


31


C. H. Morse .


Hoseman 66


At Station .


Tinsmith .


23


30


J. A. King


Hoseman


1357 Wash. St.


Carpenter


23


40


E. S. Haynes


Hoseman


66


At Station .


Plumber ›


25


EMPLOYES.


17


R. S. Cummings


Engineer


At Station .


Permanent


41


21


J. S. Saunders .


Driver


At Station .


Permanent


24


25


J. F. Calden .


Driver


At Station .


Permanent


19


G. K. Stacy .


Relief Engineer


At Station .


Permanent


30


Promotions.


J. F. SAUNDERS, from Reel Driver to Driver Engine, . . Jan. 3, 1891.


W. C. MOWRY, from Reel Driver to Driver No. 1 Engine, . July 1, 1891.


Honorable Discharge.


C. L. BERRY, Driver Engine,


Jan. 3, 1891. .


W. H. FISKE, Hoseman,


April 1, 1891. .


Appointments.


W. H. FISKE, Hoseman,


. Jan. 1, 1891.


J. A. KING, Hoseman, .


. May 15, 1891.


J. F. CALDEN, Driver Reel, .


. June 1, 1891.


E. S. HAYNES, Hoseman,


. Aug. 15, 1891.


35


ROSTER OF COMPANIES.


NO. 3 ENGINE.


STATION .- WILLOW STREET.


SECOND SIZE AMOSKEAG, ONE HORSE REEL, 750 FEET OF HOSE.


Badge.


NAME.


RANK.


RESIDENCE.


OCCUPATION.


Age.


34


A. I. English .


Foreman at call


Centre St. .


Builder


43


41


S. F. Chadbourne


Assistant 66


Willow St.


Carpenter


41


42


C. B. Geary


Hoseman


66


Lyman St. .


Builder


43


38 D. McDonald .


Hoseman


66


Station St. .


Carpenter


41


44


C. J. Polly


Hoseman


Lyman St. .


W. Wright


33


37


W. B. Polly


Hoseman


66


Pelham St.


Clerk .


30


73


J. McMahon


Hoseman


66


Willow St. .


Blacksmith


32


36


C. E. Thompson .


Fireman


66


At Station .


Carpenter


32


32


A. D. Colby


Engineer


At Station .


Permanent


58


43


P. E. Ellis .


Driver


At Station .


Permanent


32


46


E. G. Hennrikus


Driver


At Station .


Permanent


31


Appointment.


E. G. HENNRIKUS, Driver Reel, July 1, 1891.


HOSE 4.


STATION .- WASHINGTON OPP. WALKER STREET.


ONE HORSE REEL, 700 FEET OF HOSE.


Badge.


NAME.


RANK.


RESIDENCE.


OCCUPATION.


Age.


52


E. C. Waterhouse


Foreman at call


Washington St. . Allston St. .


Carpenter Carpenter


38


47


A. J. Wandlass .


Assistant 66


46


50


D. Archibald .


Hoseman 66


At Station .


Merchant


38


48 N. P. Snell


Hoseman 66


At Station .


Painter .


27


49


Edward Joyal .


Hoseman


Eddy Place


Carpenter


28


51


E. A. Jones .


Driver


EMPLOYE.


At Station


Permanent


32


EMPLOYES.


36


REPORT OF CHIEF OF FIRE DEPARTMENT.


Appointment.


E. A. JONES, Driver Reel, January 15, 1891.


Promotion.


J. S. WILLIAMS, Hoseman to Driver No. 5 Reel, . January 1, 1891.


HOSE 5.


STATION .- AUBURN, BETWEEN MELROSE AND WOODBINE STS.


ONE HORSE REEL, 700 FEET HOSE.


Badge.


NAME.


RANK.


RESIDENCE.


OCCUPATION.


Age.


55 58


J. F. Washburn


Foreman at call


At Station . At Station .


Painter Carpenter Shoemaker


44


57


J. Frost .


Hoseman


Auburn St.


57


53


C. H. Hall .


Hoseman 66


Auburn St.


Painter


42


56


G. M. Curtis


Driver


At Station .


Permanent


37


Appointment.


G. M CURTIS, Reel Driver,


. July 1, 1891.


HOSE 6.


STATION .- WASHINGTON AND HAMILTON STREETS. ONE HORSE REEL, 700 FEET OF HOSE.


Badge.


NAME.


RANK.


RESIDENCE.


OCCUPATION.


Age.


75


Bernard Early


Foreman at call


Wash. & Wales Sts.


Papermaker Carder


29


79


P. E. 'Neil .


Hoseman


66


Grove St.


Fireman .


34


74


T. E. Healy


Hoseman 66 Wales St.


Painter


31


77


A. B. Hayden


Hoseman 66


At Station


Machinist


24


EMPLOYE.


59


O. A. Colby


Driver


At Station


Permanent


22


34


76


D. J. Corcoran


Assistant 66


Hamilton St.


33


J. U. Kimball .


Assistant 66


EMPLOYE.


37


ROSTER OF COMPANIES.


Resigned.


D. J. COONEY, Driver, . April 4, 1891.


Appointment.


O. A. COLBY, Driver, . April 4, 1891.


HOSE 7.


STATION .-- PETTEE STREET.


ONE HORSE REEL, 650 FEET OF HOSE.


Badge.


NAME.


RANK.


RESIDENCE.


OCCUPATION.


Age.


82


W. S. Cargill


Foreman at call


High St.


W'd-worker W'd-worker


45


84


H. A. Smith


Assistant


Rockland Place .


37


81


J. E. Trowbridge .


Hoseman 66


High St.


Merchant . 55


80


J. T. Thomason


Hoseman 66


Chestnut St.


Merchant . 44


83


G. H. Osborn .


Hoseman 66


High St.


Moulder .


43


EMPLOYE.


86


E. L. Richards


Driver


At Station


Permanent


32


Honorable Discharge.


J. L. RANDALL,


.


February 15, 1891.


Appointment.


E. L. RICHARDS, Driver,


February 1, 1891.


38


REPORT OF CHIEF OF FIRE DEPARTMENT.


NO. 1 TRUCK.


STATION .-- WASHINGTON OPP. WALKER STREET.


THIRD SIZE BABCOCK AERIAL TRUCK.


Badge.


NAME.


RANK.


RESIDENCE.


OCCUPATION.


Age.


62


W. S. Higgins


Foreman at call


Brooks Ave.


Builder ·


44


60


F. B. Sisson


Assistant 66


Washington St.


Carpenter


53


87


O. Dow .


Truckman “


Murray St. .


Plumber .


48


68


T. C. Nickerson .


Truckman “


Lowell St. .


Builder


46


65


U. H. Dyer


Truckman “


Spruce St. .


Merchant


39


64


J. Beals .


Truckman “


Washington St.


Merchant


42


69


J. Watts


Truchman "


Washington St.


Carpenter


35


70


J. F. Horrigan


Truckman


Washington St ..


Painter


.


48


61


C. Coleman


Truckman


Allston St. .


Carpenter


45


71


M. McLeod


Truckman "


Edinboro St.


Carpenter


36


63


A. A. Savage


Truckman 66


Brooks Ave.


Merchant


45


EMPLOYE.


59


J. E. Watson . .


Driver


At Station


Permanent


36


Honorable Discharge.


J. H. WILLIAMS,


March 1, 1891.


39


ROSTER OF COMPANIES.


NO. 2 TRUCK AND CHEMICAL B. STATION .- BOYLSTON AND COOK STREETS.


SECOND SIZE H. AND L. TRUCK, 273 FEET OF LADDERS, No. 4 CHAM- PION CHEMICAL ENGINE.


Badge.


NAME.


RANK.


RESIDENCE.


OCCUPATION.


Age.


93


S. W. Corbett


Foreman at call


Walnut St. .


Carpenter Painter


32


94


Chas. Masters


Assistant 66


Lincoln St.


95


W. F. Heal


Truckman "


Floral Ave.


Carpenter


37


97 C. E. Nash


Truckman


At Station


Machinist


29


96


B. G. Stronach


Truckman


At Station


Carpenter


21


99


F. N. Masters


Truckman “


Lincoln St.


Painter


23


98 |W. B. McMullen


Truckman “


Lincoln St.


Carpenter


23


100


J. L. Randall .


Truckman


66


Elliot St.


Janitor


54


101


J.W .C. Easterbrook


Pipeman


66


At Station


Tinsmith .


24


102


J. L. Richardson


Pipeman


66


At Station .


Machinist


25


90


J. S. Williams. .


Lieut. .


At Station


Permanent


30


91


F. A. Dexter


Driver


At Station


Permanent


34


92


W. H. Ayles, Jr.


Driver


At Station .


Permanent


26


Statement of Duty Performed by Each Company.


APPARATUS.


MILES.


HOSE.


LADDERS.


Gallons


Used,


Chemicals.


DURATION OF SERVICE.


Engine One . .


49


5,750 ft.


33 hours.


Engine Two


70


3,300 «


27 hours.


Engine Three


58


5,750 "


. .


23 hours, 15 min.


Hose Four


123


3,550 «


37 hours, 10 min.


Hose Five


33


2,400 "


. .


8 hours, 55 min.


Hose Six


47


2,950 "


24 hours, 10 min.


Hose Seven


91


1,250


. .


. .


23 hours.


Truck One


148


..


844 ft.


. .


35 hours, 45 min.


Truck Two*


10


30 6


. .


9 hours.


Chemical A .


168


2,750 "


144 "


975


37 hours, 45 min.


Chemical B


16


700 "


14 «


300


7 hours.


Total


813


28,350 ft.


1,032 ft.


1,275


266 hours.


. .


. .


* Went into service July 1, 1891.


29


EMPLOYES.


FIRE ALARM DEPARTMENT.


CITY BUILDING, WILLOW STREET.


WALTER B. RANDLETT, Asst. Chief in Charge.


GEO. G. PERKINS, Lineman.


Instruments in Circuit at Fire Alarm Headquarters.


Four circuit repeater, 1873


1


Galvanometers


6


Twelve point switch boards


2


Morse keys


2


Electric automatic test clock


1


Electric stop clock


1


Electric register and time stamp


2


Time gong (8 inch.)


1


Four drop annunciator


1


Relays


6


Tap bells .


4


Extension and call bells


2


Electric protectors (Rogers patent)


4


42


REPORT OF CHIEF OF FIRE DEPARTMENT.


Location and Size of Tower Bells.


BUILDING.


STREET.


WEIGHT.


Armory .


Washington, opp. Channing St.


2,240 lbs.


Methodist Church


Walnut and Bowers Sts.


1,200 "


City Hall


Washington and Cherry Sts. .


2,650 “


Congregational Church


Hancock St. and Woodland Ave.


3,250


No. 6 Station


Washington and Hamilton Sts.


727 4


Methodist Church


Summer St.


1,500


Congregational Church .


Hartford and Lincoln Sts.


1,500 «


Mason School .


Station and Beacon Sts.


2,000 "


North Church


Chapel St. .


900 “


Location, Circuit, and Size of Gongs and Tap Bells.


LOCATION.


CIRCUIT.


SIZE.


No. 1 Station


No. Four


15 inch.


No. 1 Station


Special (Boston)


8


No. 2 Station


No. Three . .


15


No. 2 Station


Special (Boston)


3


No. 3 Station


No. Four


15


66


No. 3 Station


Special (Boston)


3


No. 1 Truck Station .


No. Three


16


No. 2 Truck Station .


No. One .


15


66


No. 5 Station


No. Two


16


66


No. 6 Station


No. Two


15


66


No. 7 Station


No. One .


16


66


Pumping Station


No. One .


8


66


Residence Otis Pettee, Secretary G. F. A. Co.


No. One .


8


66


Gamewell Fire Alarm Works .


No. One .


16


Residence of Chief of Department


No. Three


S


Residence Assistant Chief .


No. Two .


8


Fire Alarm Headquarters


Special ( Boston)


8


Location of Signal Stations.


12. Park and Church streets, Newton.


13. Sargent and Centre streets, Newton.


14. Washington and Jewett streets, Newton.


15. No. 1 Engine Station, Newton.


16. Church and Centre streets, Newton.


43


FIRE ALARM DEPARTMENT.


17. Pearl and Thornton streets, Newton.


18. Newtonville avenue and Howard street, Newton.


112. Washington street and Waverly avenue, Newton.


113. Waverly avenue and Vernon street, Newton.


114. Eldredge and Vernon Streets, Newton.


115. Centre and Elmwood streets, Newton.


116. Centre and Bennington streets, Newton.


117. Washington and Channing Streets, Newton.


171. Boyd and Jewett streets, Newton.


21. No. 1 Truck Station, Newtonville.


23. Washington and Walnut streets, Newtonville.


24. Chapel and Watertown streets, Nonantum.


25. Lowell and Watertown streets, Newtonville.


26. Walnut street, opposite High School, Newtonville.


27. Forest and Alpine streets, Newtonville. 28. Crafts and California streets, Newtonville.


212. Watertown and Parsons streets, Newtonville.


224. Nonantum Worsted Mills (P), Nonantum.


225. Silver Lake Co. (P), Newtonville.


226. High School, Walnut street (P), Newtonville.


227. Otis and Murray streets, Newtonville.


231. Washington Park, Newtonville.


241. Adams and Middle streets, Nonantum.


242. Crafts street, opposite Planing Mills, Mewtonville.


245. California and Paxon streets, Nonantum.


31. Waltham and Washington streets, West Newton.


32. River and Pine streets, West Newton.


34. Waltham and Derby streets, West Newton.


35. Chemical A Station, West Newton.


36. Fuller and Washington street, West Newton


37. Hillside avenue and Otis streets, West Newton.


311. Newton and Waltham electric car station, West Newton.


312. Police Headquarters, Cith Hall, West Newton.


313


Webster street and Webster place, West Newton.


321. River and Lexington streets, West Newton.


331. Margin street and Boston & Albany R. R. station, West Newton.


334. Shaw and Winthrop streets, West Newton.


336. Woodland Park Hotel (P), Auburndale.


341. Cherry aud Derby streets, West Newton.


4. No. 5 Hose Station, Auburndale.


41. Auburn and Charles streets, Riverside.


42. Woodland avenue and Grove streets, Auburndale.


43. Ash and Islington streets, Auburudale.


44. Lexington and Freeman streets, Auburndale.


45. Auburn and Greenough streets, Auburndale.


44


REPORT OF CHIEF OF FIRE DEPARTMENT.


46. Maple and Central streets, Auburndale.


47. Woodland and Vista avenues, Avburndale.


421. Hancock and Fern streets, Auburndale.


442. Lassell Seminary (P), Auburndale.


5. No. 6 Hose Station, Lower Falls.


51. Washington and Concord streets, Lower Falls.


52. City Farm, Waban.


53. Grove street and Pine Grove avenue, Lower Falls.


54. Washington and Beacon streets, Woodland.


512. Paper Mills of C. F. Crehore & Sons (P), Lower Falls.


541. Cottage Hospital, (P) Woodland.


6. No. 7 Hose Station, Upper Falls.


61. Chestnut and Winter streets, Upper Falls.


62. Walnut and Duncklee streets, Highlands.


63. Mechanic and Elliot streets, Upper Falls.


64. Walnut and Lincoln streets, Highlands.


65. Cook and Boylston streets, Highlands.


612. Office Pettee Machine Works (P), Upper Falls.


613. Newton Mills (P), Upper Falls.


614. Gamewell Fire Alarm Works (P), Upper Falls.


617. Boylston and Chestnut streets, Upper Falls.


621. Chestnut and Oak streets, Upper Falls.


641. M. G. Crane's building, Rogers street, (P), Highlands.


7. Station street and Glen avenue, Newton Centre.


71. Walnut street and Cemetery Gate.


72. Centre and Pelham streets, Newton Centre.


73. No. 3 Engine Station, Newton Centre.


74. Beacon street and Laurel avenue, Newton Centre.


75. Cypress and Paul streets, Newton Centre.


76. Centre street and Norwood avenue, Newton Centre.


712. Homer and Cedar streets, Newton Centre.


721. Station and Jackson streets, Thompsonville.


8. Beacon and Hammond streets, Chestnut Hill.


81. Ward street and Waverly avenue, Newton Centre.


82. Kenrick street and Waverly avenue, Newton Centre.


83. Waverly avenue and Kenilworth street, Newton.


9. Brookline and Dedham streets, Oak Hill.


91. Clark and Parker streets, Oak Hill.


Department Signals.


Repition of First,


. Second Alarm. 3 blows, . General Alarm.


10 blows, followed by Station number, Second and General combined. 2-2 . . No. 1 Engine out of city.


3 . No. 2 Engine out of city.


3-3 . . No. 3 Engine out of city.


45


FIRE ALARM DEPARTMENT.


Special Calls.


1-2-1 followed by Station number, . No. 1 Engine.


1-2-2 followed by Station number, . 1-2-3 followed by Station number, . 1-3-3 followed by Station number, . 1-2 followed by Station number. .


4 followed by Station number,


5 followed by Station number, .


6 followed by Station number, .


7 followed by Station number, .


No. 2 Engine. No. 3 Engine. Chemical A. Truck One.


Hose Four. Hose Five.


Hose Six.


Hose Seven.


Companies answering "Special Calls" will wait 30 seconds before leaving quarters, to prevent mistakes.


Every member of the department must thoroughly understand these signals.


Signals.


1 blow for test at 11.45 A. M. and 5.45 P. M .; Sundays, 12.15 P. M.


1-1 two blows will be given when the companies in service at fires have made up.


Should an alarm occur from another station before this signal is struck, companies answering Second will immediately answer on First; companies answering Third will answer second.


14 blows, followed by the station number, will assemble the police in case of emergency.


School Signals.


3-3-3 once. Morning sessions 7.15 or 8.15. Afternoon session at 142.5.


STATISTICS.


From January 1, 1891, to December 31, 1891.


Total alarms, (Bell)


54


Total alarms, (Telephone)


13


Total alarms, (Verbal) .


9


Total alarms, (Out of City)


5


Grand total, (All alarms)


81


Loss on buildings .


$10,589 65


Insurance paid on same


10,186 65


Loss on contents


7,945 50


Insurance paid on same . 7.495 50


Total insurance at risk on above


117,000 00


Assessed value of Real Estate on above .


203,000 00


Total street Signal Stations


88


Total Fire stations


8


Total Fire Hydrants


675


Reservoir capacity, high service, (gals.)


2,500,000


Reservoir capacity, low service, (galls.) .


14.500,000


Pumping engines capacity, 2, (galls. daily)


5.000,000


Total miles street mains 102


Area of fire limits, (square miles)


20


CITY OF NEWTON.


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


CITY ENGINEER,


FOR THE YEAR 1891.


NE


BERTY AND


UNION.


FOUNDED


CITY 1873.


688 A


NC


NONANTUM RPORATE ATOWN


NEWTON UPPER FALLS : FANNING PRINTING CO. 1892.


OFFICERS OF CONTROLLING BOARDS AND COMMITTEES.


Chief Executive Officer (ex officio). HIS HONOR THE MAYOR, HERMON E. HIBBARD.


Joint Standing Committee on Highways. ALDERMAN JOHN A. FENNO, Chairman. Water Board. HON. WILLIAM P. ELLISON, President.


Joint Standing Committee on Sewerage. ALDERMAN WILLIAM F. HARBACH, Chairman.


Joint Standing Committee on Assessors' Department. ALDERMAN WILLIAM F. HARBACH, Chairman.


Joint Standing Committee on Public Property. ALDERMAN ELLIOT J. HYDE, Chairman.


Board of Health. HIS HONOR THE MAYOR, HERMON E. HIBBARD, President ( ex-officio).


Joint Standing Committee on Public Parks, Squares and Burial Grounds.


ALDERMAN WILLIAM F. HARBACH, Chairman.


CITY ENGINEER'S DEPARTMENT.


City Engineer. ALBERT F. NOYES.


Principal Assistant Engineer. HENRY D. WOODS. In charge of office, and Highway construction.


Assistant Engineer. I. W. HASTINGS.


Street Surveys and Assessors Block System of Plans. WILLIAM P. MORSE. Water Works Extension and Surface Drainage.


Transitmen and Levellers.


FRANK W. UPHAM. HENRY E. D. JEFFERSON.


Rodmen.


CHARLES TEMPERLEY. ARTHUR E. HORTON.


HARRY L. KIMBALL. C. H. HOLLINGSWORTH.


Draughtsmen.


HERBERT F. PIERCE. G. M. WARREN. FRANKLIN BRETT.


Bookkeepers and Stenographers. J. A. POND.


E. F. MCCARTY.


REPORT.


CITY ENGINEER'S OFFICE, CITY HALL, WEST NEWTON, MASS., DEC. 31st, 1891.


To the Honorable City Council : -


GENTLEMEN : - In compliance with Section 5 of Ordi- nance No. 9, I herewith respectfully submit the annual report of the City Engineer's Department for the year 1891.


Amount appropriation for the year, . $8,635 00


Amount of additional appropriation, 1,000 00


Total appropriation, $9,635 00


Amount expended,


9,629 67


Balance unexpended, $5 33


Classification of Expenditures.


For salaries of City Engineer, assistants, draughtsmen, rodmen, and stenographer, $6,943 76 For car fares and other incidental office ex- penses, 236 84


For new wagon and sleigh,


177 00


For care and keeping of horses, wagons, etc.,


678 74


For instruments and repairs, .


1,109 60


For drawing paper and other supplies,. 483 73


Total amount, $9,629 67


8


REPORT OF CITY ENGINEER.


The item 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 draughting of reports, orders and releases for street widening, acceptance and exten- . sions ; office records ; defining and estab- lishing proposed grades of streets ; prepar- ing specifications for the construction of new streets ; surveys, plans, profiles and estimates for proposed work on highways, and for all work relating to highways, . For clerical work in keeping highway accounts, For making surveys, maps, profiles, estimates, designs, calculations and reports, superin- tending the construction, and for all work relating to the designing of a system of sewers,


For establishing lines and grades for extension of water pipe, locating and measuring ser- vice pipes, and for all work relating to water works, .


For copying all Newton plans at the registry of deeds, and indexing the same; and for all indexing of other plans, deeds, field work, etc.,


For defining the lines, surveys and plans of city property, and for all work under the direc- tion of the Joint Standing Committee on Public Property, 327 58


For defining the lines, grading. making surveys and plans of the various parks and pro- posed parks; and for all work under the direction of the Joint Standing Committee


$1,910 94 846 55


1,689 29


996 44


512 39


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CLASSIFICATION OF EXPENDITURES.


on Public Parks, Squares and Burial Grounds,


215 45


For defining the lines and grades for the con- struction of drains and culverts, making preliminary surveys, plans, profiles, dia- grams, estimates, calculations, and all work relating to drains,


For measuring up and calculating the frontage for Street Watering assessment, and for all work relating to the same,


197 32


181 48


For making surveys and levels for plans, pro- files and estimates for the use of the City Solicitor in suits for or against the city ; for attending court, and for all work re- lating to said suits, 41 67


For surveys and plans for numbering houses on the various streets of the city, and for all work relating to the same, 24 65


Total amount $6,943 76


Surveys have been made of the whole or part of sixty- eight streets, covering a length of seventeen and six hundredths (17.06) miles. Surveys have been made of one and five tenths (1.5) miles of brook; sixty-four hundredths (.64) miles of the Charles River; sixty-eight hundredths (.68) miles of Silver Lake, and three and thirty-nine hun- dredths (3.39) miles of division lines; making a total of twenty-three and twenty-six hundredths (23.26) miles of survey lines. Six hundred and fifteen (615) plans, profiles and tracings have been made. Levels have been taken over the whole or part of fifty-seven (57) streets or brooks, a total of eighteen (18) miles. Lines have been established on sixty-one streets, and grades on ninety-five streets. The total length of grades given was ten and eight hundredths


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REPORT OF CITY ENGINEER.


(10.08) miles. The total number of plans, profiles, tracings etc., now in the office, is 4,236.


The minimum number of assistants employed during the past year is twelve, the maximum number at any time in the office sixteen. The minimum number of assistants employed on the sewers was twelve, and the maximum num- ber at any one time was thirty-six.


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 1891.


STREET.


From


To


Width in Feet.


Length in Feet.


Fairview,


Hunnewell Ave.,


End,


40


376 64


Highland, .


Lenox St.,


Forest Ave.,


40


777 93


Linder Ter.,


Hunnewell Ave.,


End,


40


214 52


Temple,


Prospect St., . .


Fuller St.,


40


2,061 40


Total,


0, 65 Miles


or


3,430 49


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.


Plans were prepared for the drainage of a portion of the Newton Centre playground lying north of Hammond's Brook. Tile drains were laid as deep below the surface as conditions would warrant, making an average depth of 3 feet 9 inches, and about 24 feet apart, discharging through a main or col- lecting pipe into the brook.


The committee after receiving bids awarded the contract


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ROUTINE WORK.


for laying the tile (tile furnished by the city) to John Joyce, at the following prices : -


8 inch pipe - 18 cents. 66 66 “ 12 3


" 10 66 6 inch pipe - 15 cents. “ 11 4 4 2


After completion of the contract, the section drained was graded and seeded down. It will be advisable to treat another section lying west of the one completed in a similar manner.


The work upon the block system of plans for the as- sessors was carried on as described in the report of last year. The sheets were completed for wards 3 and 4, and the sur- veys were made, and plans and sheets for ward 2 were nearly completed. The amount expended was $3,355.56.


The work done on the Highways, Water Works, Sewers, Board of Health and Public Property will appear more fully under their respective heads.


HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT.


Highway Surveyors and Joint Standing Committee on Highways.


ALDERMAN JOHN A. FENNO, Chairman.


ALDERMAN FREDERIC M. CREHORE. ALDERMAN ARTHUR F. LUKE. COUNCILMAN EDWARD L. COLLINS. COUNCILMAN GEORGE F. RICHARDSON. COUNCILMAN HENRY E. BOTHFELD. COUNCILMAN WILLIAM F. GRACE


EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.


Superintendent of Streets. CHARLES W. ROSS.


Assistant Superintendents of Streets. GEORGE E. STUART, WARDS 1, 2 and 7. CHARLES L. BERRY, WARDS 3 and 4. CHARLES A. PECK, WARDS 5 and 6.


City Engineer. ALBERT F. NOYES.


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HIGHWAYS.


During the year the Joint Standing Committee on Highways 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.


An almost complete change was made in the membership of the Highway Surveyors and the Joint Standing Committee on Highways, Alderman Luke being the only member of last year's committee that remained.


Several drains were laid to relieve long portions of flat streets upon which the water stood after storms. The prin- cipal drains of this class were laid in Berkeley Place, Maple street and Woodland Avenue by the Seminary grounds, River street west of Pine street, Chestnut and Oak streets by the Gamewell factory, Central avenue and Washington streets to relieve Newtonville Square, and Otis street east of Murray street.




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