Town of Newton annual report 1891, Part 16

Author: Newton (Mass.)
Publication date: 1891
Publisher: Newton (Mass.)
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At one of the earliest meetings of the Highway Com- mittee, His Honor the Mayor called attention to the reputed good condition of the roads in Europe, and methods there employed in maintaining and repairing the same, and ad- vised the adoption of a similar method in Newton, which he thought would reduce the cost of maintaining the streets and give better results.


By direction of the committee a report upon the method of maintaining the roads in France was prepared and made. (See appendix A for report.) Plans of the city were pre- pared. The streets were classified as principal and secondary streets, and country roads, and shown on the plan in a color for each class.


16


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Twenty-two and four tenths (22.4) miles of the prin- cipal streets were selected upon which to make a trial of the method proposed, and were divided into ten sections, as follows :


Sec.


Street.


Location.


Length


Width.


be fl.


Area of St.


1.


Centre


Washigmio i to Chupe


1. 00


50


21.105 7,502


66


Sargent


. 1640 . Waverley


40


20,716 16,500


66


4.


Watertown


Cross to cabero


17,035


5.


Auburn


1.140


Woodland


8


12,000


-


Washington


26,460


6.


Grove


6,450


( Concord


11,000


16


7.


Franklin


5,400


( Ward


17,000


Center


19 950


Beacon


40,000


8.


Beacon


11. 75


Walnut


11,7 0


66


Center


17 300


66


9.


Walnut


Lincoln .


( Hartford


-


. .


10.


High


66


( Chestnut


Boylston to Oas


..


442,952 sq. yds.


3.


Washington


Cinto Cres


Walnut


yo men to Mill


50


15,400 57,800


66


( Center


28 350


66


Washington


Cmft to Bistoon .


22,917 sq. yds. 6,750


§ Waverly Ave., Wycin to Ward


( Waltham


Washington


(Eliot


-


They were selected in such a way that the work on each would be as equally divided as possible : that is, sections having the most traffic and wear, and those in the least perfect condi- tion were selected with less superficial area to be cared for than those sections recently putin condition and receiving less traffic. The men assigned to each section were selected from the most reliable and efficient men on the force, and were called


17


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section men, and remained under the charge of the district foremen. Their duty was to keep their section in proper condition ; that is, to keep the gutter clean of weeds, trim the grass, patch all gulleys and ruts in the road-bed, look after the sidewalks, etc., in fact do all the small repairs necessary as soon as needed, the regular street force being called upon only for large repairs and renewals of the road- beds, etc.


They were not to be called off from their regular work except in emergences, such as snow storms etc., when the entire force is needed clearing the roads. Each man was supplied with a wheel-barrow, a pick, a shovel and a wooden rake, hoe, lantern, sickle, edging knife and cord line. The wheel-barrows were painted blue, with the section number clearly painted on the handle, so to be easily seen by the foreman or superintendent, when on the rounds of inspection. At convenient places on each section, piles of crushed stone and gravel were located, from which material was obtained for patching up whatever holes or ruts might appear in the road bed or in the sidewalks. The other streets were cleared up at stated intervals by the rest of the highway force. Where large repairs were to be done or streets resurfaced, the whole force (outside of the section men) was joined together under the local district foreman, and the work carried rapidly forward to completion. In this way the repairs were made, as shown on the table of highway widening and reconstruction, at considerable less time and expense than if carried on simultaneously by the separate district forces.


The improved appearance and condition of the streets thus cared for was quickly noted by citizens. The men ap- peared to take a pride in their work and their efforts were attended with nearly equal results considering the varying condition, namely: the original condition of the road bed; level or hilly streets; stone curbing or sodded edging; concrete or cobble paved gutters, amount of traffic, etc.


18


REPORT OF CITY ENGINEER.


The following method for determining to whom the prizes should be awarded was adopted :- Each member of the Highway Committee, noted from time to time during the year the relative conditions of each section, and marked ac- cordingly to its relative merit, number one being the highest.


The aggregate rating given each section by the mem- bers of the committee, indicating the relative merit of the section; that is, the section which has the lowest total mark ing, receiving the first prize.


The total expenditure by this method was $4,414.74 or a little less than one cent per square yard of road bed. For the purpose of record and as items of interest to many of the City Government and citizens as to the methods adopted and cost of different classes of work I append the following :


As may be well known the City of Newton has a length of about one hundred and fourteen and two tenths (114.2) miles of accepted streets, and about fifty-five and four tenths (55-4) miles of unaccepted streets, ranging in width from thirty (30) to seventy (70) feet.


It is composed of thirteen villages under one municipal government, and having a population of from 500 to 5,000 each.


But a small percentage of the streets are what may be called country roads.


The highways are under the supervision of a Superin- tendent, who has three district foremen, who have the im- mediate supervision of the streets in from 3,000 to 5,000 acres of territory, representing a nearly equal mileage of streets.


Ledge or gravel lots of large area have been purchased in various sections of the city so that the haul for material to any one section is rarely over a mile.


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The ledges of the south section of the city are composed largely of conglomerate, in which the rounded or angular stones form a large percentage of the whole mass. The stones are of a granite character and when broken make ex- cellent roads. In the central portion of the city the ledges are largely a green variety of trap resembling Hudson River trap in hardness but not so desirable. In the north part of the city there are but few ledges, but the gravel banks are full of trap and granitic cobble stones of a superior quality.


Each district has two or three stables in which are kept from one to nine horses which are ready for immediate and constant use for any repairs which may be needed.


Wages paid per day of nine hours are as follows:


District foreman, $3.50 to $4.25 per day


Engineer of road roller,


3.00 3.50 2.50 66 66 66


Pavers,


2.00 to 2.50 66 66


Ledge men,


2.25 66 66


Drivers (double team) 66 (single team)


2.00 66 66


Sub-foremen and graders,


2.00 66 66


Laborers,


1.75


The charges made by the city on the highway books in determing the cost of any special work are:


For double team and driver,


$5.00 per day


single 66 66


3.50


For single load of broken stone of 26 to 28 feet at crusher, 1.05


For double load of broken stone of from 40 to


42 cubic feet, at crusher, 1.75


For rubble stone for foundation for Telford road, fifty cents per cubic yard, except when obtained in the work.


At the above rates Telford and Macadam roads, twelve to fourteen inches deep, having from eight to nine inches of rubble stone foundation placed; four to six inches


66


Masons,


20


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of broken stone and one-half inch to one inch surfacing material have been constructed for from 63 cents to 83 cents per square yard.


Macadam roads six to eight inches thick at 40 to 55 cents per square yard. Macadam roads four to six inches thick at 25 to 40 cents per square yard.


The stone breaking plant consists of one stationary and one portable Farrel, Marsdon 9x15 stone breaker, operated respectively by one Atlas engine with horizontal boiler, and one portable Lidgerwood double cylinder engine with ver- tical boiler. The stationary plant is placed near a ledge of hard green trap stone. The stone is drilled with a Rand Steam Drill and blasted with forcite powder


The drill is operated by steam from a separate boiler ; the stone is broken to a size to go in the breaker by hand drilling or with sledge hammers, and taken by horse and cart to the breaker, a distance of 500 feet, and delivered on a platform, level with the top of the hopper.


It is fed into the hopper by two laborers. From the breaker the stone is delivered in four sizes into bins through revolving cylinders with casing of perforated boiler iron. The first is what is known as dust ; second, one inch ; third, two and a half inch stone ; fourth, tailings that have passed by the meshes and out at the end of the cylinder.


The portable crusher is operated at the various gravel lots and some of the ledges at the south part of the city.


The following is a record in detail of the cost of the various items of labor and material which go to make up the total cost of breaking the stone of the different classes.


The stone is measured in the carts as drawn or shovelled from the bins. The units or weight of the stone of the different classes is obtained by weighing several cart loads which have been carefully measured, and found to be as follows, per cubic foot ;


21


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Tailings.


No. 3


No. 2


Greenish Trap Rock,


91 lbs.


881


843


Dust. 953


Conglomerate,


94.4 “


87.7


101


Cobble Stone,


99.6 4


98


1021


Cobble Stone, Largely


Granite.


Hours run, .


412


144


101


198


Cubic yards broken,


3,155


1,288


1,178


1,785


Long ton 2,240 lbs. broken,


3,398


1,446


1,417


2,142


Short ton 2,000 lbs. broken,


3,805


1,620


1,587


2,399


Cubic yards broken per hour,


7.7


8.9


11.8


9 .-


Long ton 66


66


8.2


10.


14.


10.8


Short ton


66


66


9.


11.2


15.7


12.1


No. cubic yards of tailings,


1,004


378


205


365.


Per cent


66 66


31.8%


29.3%


17.5%


20.5 % 994.


Per cent


212 in.


51.3%


51.9%


57%


55.1 %


No. cubic yards I in.


323


Per cent I in.


66


or dust


210


242


300 25.5%


427.


Per cent


1% in.


66


66


6.7%


18.8%


9


9


9


PRICE PAID FOR LABOR PER DAY AND MATERIAL USED.


3 00


3 00


3 00


3 00


Operator of stone drill,


1 75


1 75


Ledgeman,


1 75


1 50


Engineer operating stone breaker,


2 00


2 25


2 00


2 50


Blacksmith,


2 50


2 25


1 75


1 75


Common laborer,


1 75


1 50


1 50


1 75


Water boy,


1 00


1 25


Two one-horse carts and one driver,


5 00


5 00


5 00


Coal per ton 2,000 lbs.,


5 25


5 25


5 25


5 50


Oil per gallon,


2 15


115


15


15


Powder per box 50 lbs.,


11 34


11 34


11 34


916c


Waste per lb.,


916c


913c


91,c


$ .447


Cost per cu. yd. stone in bin or crusher,


$ .898


$ 1.113


$ .445


.372


66


long ton,


.834


.991


.37


.332


66


short ton,


.


.745


.885


.33


.


10.2%


Foreman, .


$ 3 00


§ 3 00


Engineer of boiler operating stone drill,


2 25


3 00


No. cubic yards 212 in. stone,


1,618


668


672


23.4 %


Average No. of hours worked per day .


9


Conglomerate Ledge Stone.


Cobble Stone, Largely


Trap Rock.


Quantity of Stone Broken.


Hard Green Trap Rock


Resembling Hudson


Trap in Hardness.


(Continued on page 22.)


$ 65


$ 65


§ 65


$ 65


Watchman,


1 75


No. cubic yards 12 in.


.


22


REPORT OF CITY ENGINEER.


(Continued from page 21.)


Quantity of Stone Broken.


Hard Green Trap Rock


Resembling Hudson Trap in Hardness.


Conglomerate Ledge Stone.


Cobble Stone, Largely


Trap Rock.


Cobble Stone, Largely Granite.


COST AND PER CENT OF WHOLE COST OF UNITS OF LABOR AND MATERIAL.


Labor


steam drilling.


Coal, oil, waste,pow- der and repairs, Per cent of cost,


.084 9.4 %


.018 1.6 %


Labor


Cost per cu. yd.,


.249


hand drilling.


Per cent of cost,


Sharpening


Cost per cu. yd.,


.069


drills and tools.


Per cent of cost,


7.7 %


Breaking


Cost per cu. yd.,


.279


2.1 % .42


stone for crusher.


Per cent of cost,


31. %


37.8 %


Total cost of preparing


Cost per cu. yd.,


.525


.681


stone for crusher.


Per cent of cost,


58.4 %


61.9 %


Filling carts.


Cost per cu. yd.,


.098


.127 ) 11.4 % |


WHEEL BARROWS.


.144 32.4 %


Carting


Cost per cu. yd.,


.072


.062 5.6 %


.314


.098


to crusher.


Per cent of cost,


.053


.053


70.6 % .033


22. % .065


Feeding crusher.


Per cent of cost,


5.9 %


4.7 % .038 3.5 %


7.4 % .029 6.5 %


8. %


Coal,


Cost per cu. yd.,


.079


.05


.047


.044


oil and waste.


Per cent of cost,


8.8 % .041 4.5 %


4.5 %


10.1 %


9.9 º .011


Repairs.


Cost per cu. yd., Per cent of csot,


2.4 %


Moving and


Cost per cu. yd.,


.023


.019


setting up


Per cent of cost,


2.1 %


4.2 %


Portable crusher. Watchman,


4.4 %


5.4 %


6.6 %


.


14.5 % .036


Engineer of


Cost per cu. yd.,


.031


crusher.


Per cent of cost,


3.4 %


Per cent of cost,


11. %


Cost per cu. yd.,


8. %


22.3 % .023


Cost per cu. yd., Per cent of cost,


.092 10.3 %


Bids were opened this year based upon an approximate estimate of the amount of stone to be crushed from the various pits. The contract was awarded to Chas. H. Hale, but on account of his failure the city was obliged to com- plete it. The prices given are for a cubic yard :


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Tons.


Location.


C. H. HALE Newton Upper Falls.


W. H. MAGUE W. Newton.


T. STUART & SON Newton.


M.McDONALD W. Newton.


5,000


Murray St. ledge .


$0.65


$3,250


$0.93


$4,650


$0.92


$4,600


$1.34


$6,720


1,000


Beacon St. ledge


0.67


670


1.14


1.140


1.31


1,310


1.34


1.340


400


Elliot St. ledge . .


0.67


268


0.99


396


1.31


524


1.34


536


600


66


66


cobbles .


0.65


390


0.55


330


0.94


564


0.70


420


1,000


Florence St. ledge.


0.65


650


0.59


590


0.94


940


0.70


700


700


Pine St. cobbles


0.65


455


0.41


287


0.94


658


0.65


455


700


Bourne St. cobbles


0.65


455


0.41


287


0.94


658


0.63


441


600


Allison's, cobbles .


0.67


402


0.49


294


0.94


564


0.65


390


600


Almshouse cobbles


0.65


390


0.57


342


0.94


564


0.65


390


Storage on adjacent lands .


0.15


0.17


0.22.3


0.13


Allow for Stone al-


ready out


0.50


0.50


Total,


$6,930


$8,316


$10,382


$11,392


The city contracts with various contractors for watering the streets at the rate of $100 per month per cart. They keep the sections to which each cart is assigned well watered and free from dust. The watering of the streets begins as early in April as may be necessary and continues until the first of December. During the months of April and November the streets require watering but a few days, and the payment for these months is based on day service rather than month service.


The number of teams contracted for is fourteen ; the number of miles of streets watered is forty and a half.


In the City of Newton the actual frontage available for assessment is seventy-two frontage miles or thirty-six street miles ; there being 4.5 miles of street made up of frontage not available for assessment and street intersections which have no frontage.


The Water Department is paid a gross sum of $2,100 for water. The cost during the year for teams was $9238.60, and for clerical hire $199.95, making a total expenditure for watering streets of $11,538.57.


.


.


24


REPORT OF CITY ENGINEER.


This sum divided by the number of miles of street, whose frontage is available for assessment. will equal $326 per mile making a cost of six cents per foot of street avail- able for frontage .assessment, and three cents per foot of frontage.


It is estimated that the city pays about half, or in order that there should be no legal question raised the assessment made on the estates was at the rate of 1 1-2 cents a front foot, or a sum estimated not to exceed sixty per cent. of the cost.


At the above rate of assessment the net income was forty-nine per cent. of the cost.


The contract for constructing tar concrete sidewalks, street crossings and gutters, was awarded to Simpson Brothers, of Boston and Newton, at the following prices, the sidewalks and road bed being prepared by the highway department. In the construction of new sidewalks, one-half of the cost is paid directly to the contractor by the abuttors


Sidewalks, new. Seventy-five cents per square yard (one half paid by the abuttors).


Sidewalks repaired, two layers, fifty cents per square yard.


Sidewalks repaired, skimcoat, forty cents per square yard.


Street crossings, new ; $1.05 per square yard.


Street crossings repaired, two layers ; sixty-five cents per square yard.


Street crossings repaired, skim coat; fifty-eight cents per square yard.


Gutters, hard surfaces ; $1.15 per square yard.


The mileage of concrete sidewalks and street crossings in the several wards is as follows :


Ward 1,


7.30 miles


Ward 2,


9.12


5.88 66


Ward 3,


25


HIGHWAYS.


Ward 4,


5.78


66


Ward 5,


4.08


66


Ward 6,


7.76


66


Ward 7,


9.88 66


66


Total,


49.80


The question of paved gutters was considered to some extent by the Committee last year, and it was felt that when ever possible it was economy in the long run to put in con- crete gutters rather than cobble stone paving, although the first cost was somewhat greater.


The cobble stones wash out in time and need frequent resetting ; then the weeds grow up rapidly between the cobbles and unless they are removed they cause obstruction to leaves etc., and the gutter clogs up. The work of clean- ing out the weeds is slow and very tiresome, and not at all satisfactory.


On the other hand the concrete gutters wear well and are always clear of weeds and easy to clean. Those put in by the City on Centre Street several years ago are as good today as when first laid.


I would draw the attention of the Committee to this fact, and advise the more frequent use of tar concrete for gutters than has hitherto been the practice, for I think that it would be a matter of economy.


Following is the list of concrete gutters laid the past year with their cost.


Church Street, Ward 7, 659 linear feet,


$426.38


Hunnewell Terrace " 66 572


66 66 425.09


Washington Street 66 66 1076 66


66 757.13


Total, 2307 $1608.60


Curbing.


Amount appropriated by order of the City Council for the year 1891. . $2,500 00


Total expended as per superintendent's and as-


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sistant superintendents' record of work 2,146 54


Balance unexpended $353 46 .


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


Streets.


Wards.


Linear feet of straight curbing.


Linear feet Total length of curved of curbing. curbing.


Cost.


Auburn St.,


4


21 00


-


21 00


$ 17 16


Chapel and Watertown Sts.


3


143 15


26 20


169 35


137 88


Church St.,


7


128 65


31 50


160 15


131 39


Nonantum Place,


7


59 25


-


59 25


44 19


Pearl and Emerson Sts.,


7


239 50


24 00


263 50


212 04


Pearl and Gardner Sts.,


1


19 00


19 80


38 80


40 61


Washington St.,


2


119 70


119 70


92 52


66


66


66


4


74 00


74 00


52 05


66


66


7


489 30


489 30


385 18


Winthrop and Perkins Sts.,


3


724 90


24 90


749 85


470 48


Stock,


1,027 00


27 00


1,054 00


556 65


Miscellaneous,


.


17 60


-


17 60


8 80


Total, .


2,902 80


153 40


3,056 20


$2,146 54


Drains and Culverts.


Amount appropriated by order of


City Council for the year 1891 $7,000 00


Amount appropriated for special drains,


20,000 00


Total appropriations, Amount expended as per superin- tendent's and assistant super- intendents records of work $22,657 46


$27,000 00


Amount charged by Auditor to other appropriations


208 42


Amount expended as per Auditor's records,


$22,449 04


Amount unexpended,


$4,550 96


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27


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The following table shows the cost, etc., of catch-basins, culverts, and drains, constructed or re-constructed during the year, and the streets in which the same were built :


Drains Constructed in 1891.


Street.


Size in inches.


Length in feet.


Average Cut.


Man Holes.


Catch Basins.


Feet of Inlets.


Size of inlets


in inches.


Cost.


Location


15


83


4.0


1


Court, .


1


12


427


5.4


1


5


78


81


$ 406.84 Washington st to Angle


[Ter.


Otis,


12


524


4.1


3


56


8


Murrry,


21


692


4.5


71


8 1


1419.34 Murraay st, to Kimball Otis to Ilighland ave. 613.60 Walnut st to Linw'd ave 602.35


Lenox, .


12


721


7.2


4 1 -


81


8


156


264


6.3


613 98 Mt. Vernon st to Angle


18


47


6.6


1


2


22


8


1


15


795


7.4


1


6


71


8


West of Grove st. to Maple.


Maple, .


18


361


5.6


1


2


23


8


Woodland ave to Berk-


Berkeley pl .


20


1334


6.3


1


1


74


8


Oak,


.


18


105


7.4


1


35


8


18


108


7.7


1


12


8


2334.94


Chestnut


15


239


7.1


3


72


8


Linden st to beyond Oak


Sumner


15


745


4.5


7


8


§ 1348.29 Ward st to Brook.


36 x 38%


72


4.4


8.6


1


1


41


8


20


28


10.3


1


13


15


1


Central ave.,


18


710


6.0


2


7


83


9


1760.91 Washington st to Brook


Washington


15


340


4.4


6


166


8


Chestnut,


12


164


6.4


1


20


8


Newtonville ave.


8


146


4.5


1


--


North, .


10


191


3.2


1


2


30


8


15


408


9


226


8


Hammond .


12


262


-


-


(xxx)


Kingsbury to Chestnut.


Emerson,


-


8


(xxx)


Hill Road at Pearl st


12342


15


80


1836


16568.74


-


21


33


4.0


1


1


3


8


Linwood ave.,


12


560


1


-


1


-


1


Woodland ave.


12


84


5.7


-


1


67


8


20


178


5.5


2


1


5


8


4081.99


15


36


7.1


1


1


7


8


20


261


5.1


1


-


1


.


12


94


7.1


2


65


8


-


4


12


River,


32%


202


38


8


2961.77


Near Pine st to beyond Lexington


21


895


107


6.4


1


2


123


8


Central ave to Walnutst


134.97 At Highland st 93.15 Laundry Brook west'ly 89.44 Cheesecake br'k west'ly 117.17 Near Walnut st.


Otis,


9


246


2.2


10


124


-


--


*Pipe bought in 1890.


įStone culvert with brick arch.


(xxx) Cost included in widening, reconstruction and improvement, Drains above 21 inches are brick.


Drains less than 21 inches in diameter are akron or cement drain pipe. §Includes culverts 5 x 8 x 44 feet.


1


-


-


Hillside ave.,


21 20


15


18 -


627


4.3


ley Pl. Maple st to Brook. Chestnut to So. Meadow Brook.


30 x


-


35


12


92


8 )


18


.


*


.


187


--


2


36


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REPORT OF CITY ENGINEER.


The following miscellaneous items of expenditure have also been charged to drains and culverts.


Auburndale ave., stone drain,


13 48


Beacon street, repairing drain,


12 34


Boylston street, cleaning,


1 88


Cabot street, repairing culvert,


115 85


California street, cleaning,


3 74


Care of water,


503 80


Catch basin repairs


206 44


Church street, repairing drain.


104 84


Cleaning catch basins,


2296 03


Cleaning grates,


253 35


Crescent street, repairing culvert,


5 11


Faxon street, repairing drain,


87


Gardner street, repairing catch basin,


15 43


Grant avenue, repairing drain, 66 building catch basin,


34 23


Grove street, building drain


57 16


Hamilton street, building catch basin


60 26


Hancock street, repairing drain


4 73


Hillside avenue, repairing drain,


2 75


Hyde Brook, repairing drain,


283 07


Kenrick Park, repairing drain,


3 80


Newtonville drain, cleaning,


14 84


Park street, connecting drains,


34 16


Pearl street, repairing drain,


3 89


Pearl street, building drain,


24 83


Prince street, repairing drain,


19 55


Prospect street, cleaning,


5 25


Putnam street, connecting drains,


18 05


Sargent street, repairing catch basin


5 50


Staniford street, repairing drain


4 00


Amount carried forward,


$4,175 51


66 28


29


HIGHWAYS.


Amount brought forward,


$4,175 51


Stock on hand paid for from the appropria- tion for 1891 ,


593 71


Temple street, building catch basin,


28 77


Tools,


260 39


Tremont street, connecting drain,


19 48


Truck house, cleaning tools


8 71


Valentine street, connecting drain,


51 43


Vista avenue, building catch basin


44 60


Waban street, building catch basins


76 71


Walnut Park, repairing drain,


6 60


Walnut street, building catch basins,


97 75


Waltham street, building culvert


546 17


Washington street, repairing drain,


40 72


Watertown street 66


66


7 48


Winthrop street, "


culvert,


78 85


Woodbine street, cleaning


2 35


Sundries,


49 49


Total,


6,088 72


Gravel Lands.


Amount appropriated by order of


the City Council for the year 1891, .


$1,000 00


Amount expended as per superin-


tendent's and assistant super- intendents' record of work 731 03


Balance unexpended $268 97


The above amount has been expended for the purchase of gravel.


30


REPORT OF CITY ENGINEER.


Highways, General Repairs.


Amount appropriated by order of


the City Council for the year 1891, .$75,000 00


Amount received for services of employees and for materials sold and transferred to general appropriation, 1,202 21


Total appropriation . $76,202 21 Amount expended as per superin-


tendent's and assistant super- intendents' record of work $60,361 74 Amount charged by Auditor in excess 3,704 96


Amount expended as per Auditors' records, $64,066 70


Balance unexpended, $12,135 51


The following table will show in detail the amount ex- pended on each street for maintenance, as made up from the superintendent's and assistant superintendents' record of work.


Adams street,


140 78


Arlington street.


40 89


Ash street,


28 30


Auburn street,


205 53


Auburndale avenue


62 32


Austin street,


33 92


Bacon street,


26 36


Amount carried forward,


$538 10


31


HIGHWAYS.


Amount brought forward,


$538 10


Baldwin street,


5 65


Beach street,


8 85


Beacon street,


36 36


Beaumont avenue,


19 26


Beaumont street,


7 31


Bellevue avenue,


15 25


Bellevue street,


481 06


Belmont street;


16 17


Bennington street,


23 61


Berkeley Street,


60


Bourne street,


12 50


Bowers street,


14 14


Boyd street, ..


11 10


Boylston street,


475 63


Bridge street, .


18 39


Brighton,


74 99


Brighton Hill,


27 49


Brookside avenue,


18 43


Cabot street,


78 03


California street, .


46 76


Carleton street,.


39 60


Central avenue,


36 99


Central street,


306 42


Centre street,


2,348 95


Chapel street,


40 32


Charles,


36 92


Cheesecake Brook,


208 51


Cherry street,


35 82


Chestnut street,


8 02


Church street,


243 49


Circuit avenue,


21 50


Clyde street,


26 76


Amount carried forward,


$5,282 98


32


REPORT OF CITY ENGINEER.


Amount brought forward,


$5,282 98


Columbus street,


72 12


Concord street,


28 06


Copley street,


30 79


Cottage street,


4 11


Court street,


28 82


Craft street,


278 20


Cross street,


9 39


Cypress street,


25 97


Dedham street,


4 38


Derby street,


3 68


Durant street,


23 62


Edinboro street,


4 82


Eldridge street,




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