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The rodent control program accomplished in 1955 was co complete that no further need for such was found necessary in 1956, after a thorough survey of the dump area.
Park and Payground Division
Although greatly delayed by the heavy snowfall of March and April ,1956 which thoroughly saturated and softened the baseball and softball play areas, regular Spring maintenance of all Parks, Play- grounds and Recreation areas was accomplished, and continued through- out the year, and during the Supervised Play period in July and August, the Park Division worked in close co-ordination with the Recreation Committee and its Director. A brief resume of work accomplished at the several Parks and Playgrounds follows:
Memorial Park:
The two tennis courts were completely restored, with bituminous macadam surfacing; loamed and seeded areas renewed; fences rebuilt, and benches installed. The two skating areas were completed, with embankments graded, loamed, and seeded, and several large boulders were removed from the em- bankment by drilling and blasting. Poles were erected at the proper loca- tions, and flood lights installed for night ice hockey and skating.
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Birch Meadow Playground:
The new skating area of approximately two acres was cleared of trees, stumps and brush, and excavated to the plan- ned depth. As this area will be bounded on three sides by Birch Meadow Drive Extension, scheduled for construction in 1957, final grading of the sloped embankments was not attempted during 1956. The skating area flooded early in the Fall, and excellent skating has been enjoyed during the Winter season. As this area had no access from the South, being situated on the Northerly side of Birch Meadow Drain Ditch, a 72" metal culvert was installed at the Northerly terminus of John Carver Road in the drain ditch, and covered with gravel to permit access to the skating area. Birch Meadow Drive Extension will cross the drain ditch over this culvert.
Sturges Park:
Extensive construction operations were carried on at this location during the year. A regulation-size ice hockey rink was excavated at the Northerly edge of the general ice skating area; poles were erected at selected loca- tions, and floodlights installed to illu- minate both the hockey rink and the general ice skating area. The hockey rink was not completed during the year but has been usable for the Win- ter season. A 48" culvert was installed under South Street complete with concrete headwalls and flash-boards, to prevent a repetition of flood waters from the Park overflowing South Street. Trees and brush were cut from the area Northerly of the hockey rink, and loam and topsoil removed by a bulldozer to prepare the area for re- clamation. West Street Chapter 90 Construction, definitely scheduled for 1957, will permit filling of this area and elevating same to a planned grade, following which it will be loamed, seeded and a play area for Summer sports realized. Sturges Park
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Hunt Park:
has long been a pouplar Winter sports area, but no area has heretofor been available for Summer use.
Little League ball field was renovated in the Spring, when weather condi- tions permitted, and was maintained during the baseball season, and in the Fall the infield was entirely rebuilt. Dragline operations were again uti- lized to remove peat from an addition- al area of undeveloped swampland Westerly of Little League field, and waste material from street, drain and sewer construction used as fill. It is anticipated that, in 1957, an additional area may be reclaimed, and that in 1958 a baseball field for public use may be realized.
Washington Street Ball Park:
No major improvements were accom- plished at this Park during the year; regular maintenance only being done. The ball field was in great demand by the several organized leagues and careful scheduling of use was neces- sary to satisfy all requests for playing dates. League managers are urged to submit 1957 game schedules as early in 1957 as is possible, to permit proper allocation of dates.
Sewer Division
Additional appropriations for Sewer Construction, coupled with the development of Glen Meadows Estates by Realty Construction and Engineering, Inc., extended the main trunk sewerage system 11,914.44 lineal feet in 1956. At a Special Town Meeting held January 30, 1945, the sum of $21,000.00 was appropriated for construction of a main trunk sewer on Willow Street from Willow Street Sewage Pumping Station to the intersection of West Street, Willow Street and Summer Avenue. Through an agreement made with Realty Construction, dependent on the availability of a sewerage connection at the previously described street intersection, Realty Construction at their own expense installed 5958.41 lineal feet of sewerage mains in West Street and in five streets in Glen Meadows development ,under the supervision of Engineering Division inspectors. The Town paid the difference in cost of materials only for a larger diameter sewerage main on certain streets in the de- velopment, to insure mains of adequate size for future use of areas such as Winslow Road, Glenmere Circle, Springvale Road, and other hitherto inaccessible public streets.
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As a summary, main trunk sanitary sewers totaling 11,914.44 lineal feet were laid in 14 streets, including 56 sewer manholes, for a total of 156 posible sewer house connections. Sewer Division personnel laid 530.0 lineal feet of sewers, developers laid 6,944.89 lineal feet, and con- tractors 4,439.55 lineal feet.
The sewers laid by the Sewer Division, both short extensions, were particularly difficult to construct, as rock ledge was encountered in large amounts. These extensions, on High Street and Mt. Vernon Street, were necessary to afford relief to residents whose private sewerage sys- tems had failed entirely.
Sewer house connections were to 126 dwelling houses and 45 con- nections were installed to street lines on West Street in anticipation of Chapter 90 street construction. Sewer house connection installations totaled 7711.83 lineal feet.
Maintenance of sewer trunk lines was continued throughout the year, augumented by the purchase of a powered bucket-type sewer cleaning rig, which makes it possible for Sewer Division Maintenance employees to thoroughly clean sewers without entering the sewer man- holes. Several main sewer stoppages were experienced during the year ,mainly from the intrusion of tree roots through defective joints. Four sewer house connections were re-laid for the same reason.
Willow Street Sewage Pumping Station has operated efficiently during the year, with greatly increased pumpage due to the 1956 sew- erage extensions to Lowell Street, Bond Street, High Street, Willow and West Streets and the New Glen Meadows development. After completion of the Willow Street sewer, which was laid in particularly swampy ter- rain, it was necessary to clean the inlet mains and the wet-well sump pit. This was done at the contractor's expense.
The following tables illustrate the present status of the Reading Sewerage System:
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MAIN TRUNK SEWER EXTENSIONS - 1956 (Size and Length of Pipe)
Total Poss.
Street
Location
1614.35
2
7
12
1614.35
16
California Rd.
Pennsylvania Ave. to Indiana Ave.
560.80
2
2
8
560.80
11
*Cape Cod Ave.
Wood End, Northerly
273.00
2
7
273.00
7
*Edgemont Ave.
West St. to Arcadia Ave.
1225.21
5
15
1225.21
15
*Garrett Rd.
Shelby Rd. to Munroe Ave.
384.00
2
2
3
384.00
3
High St.
Lowell St., Southerly
315.00
2
2
2
315.00
5
Indiana Ave.
Complete
429.60
4
8
429.60
12
*Munroe Ave.
Garrett Rd., Southerly
384.00
1
2
384.00
2
Mt. Vernon St.
Bancroft Ave. - Kingston
215.00
2
3
215.00
3
Oak Ridge Rd.
Sylvan - Southerly
631.75
3
2
7
631.75
12
*Shelby Rd.
Garrett Rd. to Arcadia Ave.
713.48
1
2
5
713.48
6
*Stewart Rd.
Edgemont Ave. to Shelby Rd.
435.90
2
6
435.90
5
West St.
Willow St. to Woburn St.
3177.35
22
16
29
3177.35
58
Willow St.
B. & M. R.R. to Summer Ave.
1555.00
6
7
1555.00
13
Totals
6827.71 435.90 1481.48 3169.35
40
56 107 11914.44
168
* Arcadia Ave. ..
West St. to Shelby Rd.
8" VC 8" AC 10" AC 12" AC Tees MH YS Length Conn.
*Indicates Work Done by Developer
LENGTH OF MAIN SEWERS - 1956
Street
5"
6"
8"
10"
12"
15"
18"
20"
24"
Total
Arcadia Ave.
...
399.80
.
....
..
..
...
399.80
Ash St.
1062.90
.
.
.. .
...
. . .
1439.29
Berkeley St.
1256.10
.. .
.
...
..
1256.10
Bond St.
...
....
.
...
.
. .
...
...
847.60
847.60
California Rd.
82.00
809.65
...
....
.
.
.
.
75.00
845.00
. .
....
...
...
.
593.13
Copeland Ave.
. . .
..
.
. . .
500.00
County Rd.
309.30
....
. .
.
...
....
309.30
Deering St.
107.00
...
...
...
..
..
.
....
.. ...
...
371.83
95.40
79.00
546.23
Edgemont Ave.
198.62
....
...
...
..
.
...
...
...
....
489.00
Elm St.
...
.. .
....
....
...
383.28
Fairview Ave.
..
....
1084.30
....
....
....
. .
1084.30
Fremont St.
.. .
. .
....
...
456.50
Gardner Rd.
....
475.00
....
....
.
.
....
..
.
Gould St.
172.70
296.39
....
....
Grand St.
175.20
1717.40
821.60
2714.20
Hancock St.
.
.
...
..
.
.
746.47
1338.05
736.10
...
. ..
. . .
965.30
Hillcrest
Rd.
1518.00
1110.00
.
....
...
. .
.
...
..
205.00
2732.00
2937.00
Jere Rd.
.
602.30
266.00
569.60
178.50
1616.40
King St.
889.57
175.00
719.30
..
..
...
.
.
.
..
..
.
.
187.20
304.40
735.30
. ..
...
...
..
.
.. .
395.00
....
....
.. .
.. .
.. .
395.00
Longview Rd.
.
.
1274.52
....
....
.
... .
....
1274.52
.
.
...
.
.
560.80
Cape Cod Ave.
891.65
Center Ave.
529.00
529.00
Charles St.
920.00
Chute St.
191.00
402.13
...
..
·
.
.
....
349.74
374.50
.. .
622.70
907.70
1530.40
Echo Ave.
.
...
.
..
.
1225.21
Edwin St.
....
489.00
383.28
475.00
Garrett Rd.
181.80
181.80
Glen Rd.
469.09
Green St.
250.00
559.30
565.00
822.50
1387.50
236.50
1752.80
1989.30
High St.
..
100.00
2500.00
4396.00
6996.00
965.30
.
. . .
2628.00
Indiana Ave.
. .
...
...
429.60
Interceptors
195.46
195.46
John St.
1064.57
Kingston St.
.
. . .
932.16
573.40
538.10
1111.50
Lincoln St.
1226.90
Linden St.
Lothrop Rd.
.
.
.. .
1614.35
....
.. .
..
1614.35
Arlington St.
258.80
. ..
...
1321.70
Bancroft Ave.
72.50
1366.79
1032.65
Boyce St.
516.87
...
. .
...
...
Brook St.
.. .
....
620.60
..
....
...
.
.
..
...
735.73
Crosby Rd.
107.00
Dudley St.
724.24
Eaton St.
1225.21
...
198.62
Elliott St.
Gilmore Ave.
602.00
...
767.35
....
....
1011.80
1261.80
Harnden St.
559.30
Harrison St.
Haven St.
. . .
. . .
2820.62
Howard St.
429.60
.
....
.
..
.
719.30
Lewis St.
. ..
.
...
.
932.16
High School
. . .
456.50
.
384.00
384.00
... .
602.00
767.35
.
. .
1032.65
516.87
560.80
620.60
Chapin Ave.
..
500.00
735.73
...
. . .
.
...
..
.
Lowell St.
101.16
1418.10
1519.26
Main St.
1246.10
955.50
...
. .. .
.
234.90
2436.50
Maple St.
189.20
189.20
Middle St.
313.60
313.60
Middlesex Ave.
200.38
1423.40
. .
. . .
1065.65
Minot St.
.. .
.
.
.
. ...
312.49
Mt. Vernon St.
1043.52
160.00
1203.52
Munroe Ave.
384.00
Nichols Rd.
433.34
.. .
.. .
1802.00
Oak Ridge Rd.
947.55
947.55
Orange St.
1521.21
Orchard Park Dr.
444.00
Park Ave.
507.30
322.70
830.00
Parker St.
427.00
427.00
Pearl St.
330.00
757.40
855.55
1942.95
Pennsylvania Ave.
628.00
628.00
Perkins Ave.
400.00
400.00
Pierce St.
....
. .
. ..
...
226.00
Pine Ridge Rd.
1035.15
....
Pleasant St.
1496.80
843.96
2340.76
Pratt St.
186.00
776.30
962.30
Prescott St.
2529.26
3703.36
Prospect St.
532.00
1260.00
1792.00
Rachel Rd.
440.00
440.00
Salem St.
1082.10
132.50
1214.60
Sanborn St.
716.30
School St.
688.25
Scotland Rd.
500.00
901.73
1401.73
Shelby Rd.
713.48
713.48
Sigsbee Ave.
320.51
320.51
Smith Ave.
..
393.50
...
435.90
Summer Ave.
436.19
4143.85
4580.04
Sunnyside Ave.
434.60
264.00
....
334.30
Sylvan Rd.
239.85
239.85
Temple St.
896.76
432.89
661.39
1991.04
Thorndike St.
204.00
204.00
Union St.
303.60
303.60
Village
St.
1015.60
487.80
1503.40
Virginia Rd.
125.00
. .
...
..
300.00
Warren St.
715.00
Washington
St.
1324.90
246.80
312.90
1574.30
3458.90
Wenda St.
300.00
West St.
1283.90
3343.60
Willow St.
1555.00
...
. . ..
1555.00
Wilson St.
804.50
Woburn St.
815.80
2999.25
152.60
917.40
....
...
229.45
Totals
1361.30
17909.56
64525.66
11507.63
16505.04
2870.60
487.80
1809.20
3758.10
120734.89
.
. .
. .
...
...
250.10
Pine Ave.
....
·
...
...
..
..
..
....
.
. .
.. .
.
....
.
.
. .
...
125.00
Vista Ave.
300.00
....
. . .
..
471.40
333.10
....
. ..
... .
4885.05
Wood End Lane
229.45
....
....
. . .
1623.78
Mineral St.
627.25
438.40
. .
..
. . .. .
. . ..
1409.65
Morgan Park
....
. .
....
384.00
..
433.34
Oak St.
1802.00
. .
.
1125.00
396.21
444.00
....
...
716.30 688.25
Spring St.
393.50
Stewart Rd.
435.90
.. .
...
698.60
Sweetser Ave.
334.30
475.00
475.00
...
250.10
226.00
1035.15
1174.10
.
...
. .
715.00
300.00
4627.50
....
. . . .
1409.65
312.49
..
LENGTH OF SEWER UNDERDRAINS AND SEWERS IN STREETS - 1956
Length of Underdrains
Street
5"
6 !!
8"
10 !!
Total
Total Length Sewers and Under- drains
Arcadia Ave.
1614.35
Arlington St.
399.80
Ash St.
237.00
258.80
495.80
1817.50
Bancroft Ave.
1439.29
Berkeley St.
456.00
456.00
1712.10
Bond St.
1032.65
Boyce St.
.. .
847.60
847.60
1695.20
California Rd.
560.80
Cape Cod Ave.
891.65
Center Ave.
620.60
620.60
1241.20
Chapin Ave
529.00
Charles St.
920.00
Chute St.
593.13
Copeland Ave.
500.00
County Rd.
735.73
Crosby Rd.
. .
. .
. .
.
. .
.. .
. .
. .
. .
.
. .
724.24
Eaton St.
1002.70
527.70
1530.40
3060.80
Echo Ave.
528.83
528.83
1075.06
Edgemont Ave.
.
.. .
. .
....
. .
. .
. .
Fairview Ave.
1084.30
1084.30
2168.60
Fremont St.
456.50
456.50
913.00
Gardner Rd.
. . .
. .
. .
....
....
. .
....
181.80
Glen Rd.
....
. .
..
....
602.00
Gould St.
....
....
767.35
Green St.
836.90
979.10
1811.00
4525.20
Hancock St.
. .
. .
....
.. .
. .
....
..
. .
...
....
. .
588.20
2577.50
High St.
478.70
736.10
1214.80
6996.00
Hillcrest Rd.
450.40
450.40
1415.70
Howard St.
2550.00
2550.00
5178.00
Indiana Ave.
...
..
...
....
.. ..
...
...
748.10
. .
..
..
719.30
1438.60
Kingston St.
609.30
110.00
....
. .
.
...
....
1111.50
1111.50
2223.00
Linden St.
290.40
444.90
395.00
Longview Rd.
....
. .
. .
....
1274.52
Lothrop Rd.
. . .
. .
Lowell St.
....
...
... .
....
1519.26
..
. .
. .
...
.
.
. .
. .
..
. ..
....
309.30
Deering St.
107.00
Dudley St.
1225.21
Edwin St.
198.62
Elliott St.
489.00
Elm St.
383.28
383.28
766.56
Garrett Rd.
384.00
Gilmore Ave.
469.09
Grand St.
....
...
. .
. .
. .
....
....
. .
735.30
1962.20
King St.
175.00
175.00
1239.67
Harrison St.
Haven St.
588.20
High School (main)
2937.00
2937.00
5874.00
Interceptors
Jere Rd.
748.10
2364.50
John St.
932.16
Lewis St.
....
Lincoln St.
....
1261.80
559.30
Harnden St.
1387.50
4035.42
429.60
195.46
475.00
. .
188
516.87
Brook St.
LENGTH OF SEWER UNDERDRAINS AND SEWERS IN STREETS - 1956
Length of Underdrains
Street
5"
6 !!
00
10°*
Total
Total Length Sewers and Under- drains
Main St.
1246.10
955.50
234.90
2436.50
4873.00
Maple St.
189.20
189.20
378.40
Middle St.
. .
Middlesex Ave.
254.00
254.00
1877.78
Mineral St.
1065.65
Minot St.
972.65
437.00
1409.65
2819.30
Morgan Park
. .
. .
.
...
230.30
230.30
1433.82
Munroe Ave.
384.00
Nichols Rd.
433.34
Oak St.
....
. .
....
. ..
. . .
1802.00
Oak Ridge Rd.
....
....
...
. ..
. .
....
. . .
1521.21
3042.42
Orchard Park Dr.
444.00
Park Ave.
507.30
322.70
830.00
1660.00
Parker St.
427.00
Pearl St.
855.55
855.55
2798.50
Pennsylvania Ave.
..
....
155.20
155.20
405.30
Pine Ave.
226.00
226.00
452.00
Pleasant St.
374.00
469.80
843.80
3184.56
Pratt St.
252.20
303.30
555.50
1517.80
Prescott St.
1070.60
2091.80
3162.40
6865.76
Prospect St.
886.00
886.00
2678.00
Rachel Rd.
543.00
77.20
132.50
752.70
1967.30
Sanborn St.
200.00
200.00
916.30
School St.
....
....
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
1401.73
1401.73
2803.46
Sigsbee Ave.
320.51
320.51
641.02
Shelby Rd.
713.48
Smith Ave.
.. .
. ..
. .
. .
. .
.. ..
Summer Ave.
432.60
222.00
654.60
1353.20
Sweetser Ave.
175.00
175.00
509.30
Sylvan Rd.
239.85
Temple St.
40.00
40.00
2031.04
Thorndike St.
204.00
Union St.
....
. .
. .
....
...
....
825.00
2328.40
Virginia Rd.
. . .
. .
.. .
..
288.00
588.00
Warren Ave.
715.00
715.00
1430.00
Washington St.
724.00
246.80
1663.20
2634.00
6092.90
Wenda St.
300.00
West St.
..
. .
. . .
....
4627.50
Willow St.
1555.00
Wilson St.
...
...
...
804.50
1609.00
Woburn St.
1196.00
917.40
2113.40
6998.45
Wood End Lane
. .
.. .
...
. .
Totals
10597.03
24950.23
6224.50
2156.90
43923.66
164657.95
. .
. .
....
....
. .
. . .
. .
. .
. .
....
....
..
.. .
....
....
..
, .
. .
. .
..
. .
. .
..
....
303.60
Village St.
....
825.00
125.00
Spring St.
....
435.90
Stewart Rd.
....
...
. .
..
229.45
. .
..
.
. .
.
. .
....
..
. .
....
. .
....
. .
....
312.49
Mt. Vernon St.
....
. .
. ..
947.55
Orange St.
1521.21
628.00
Perkins Ave.
400.00
Pierce St.
Pine Ridge Rd.
1035.15
440.00
Salem St.
....
....
688.25
Scotland Rd.
475.00
393.50
4580.04
Sunnyside Ave.
Vista Ave.
288.00
. ...
. .
...
804.50
. .
189
....
313.60
LENGTH OF SEWER HOUSE CONNECTIONS RUN EITHER TO CURB, HOUSE OR CONNECTED
Street
Curu
House
Conn.
Total Length
Arcadia Ave.
1,038.80
1,038.80
Arlington St.
416.10
416.10
Ash St.
976.90
976.90
Bancroft Ave.
1,312.40
1,312.40
Berkeley St.
1,489.40
1,489.40
Bond St.
206.80
206.80
Boyce St.
409.40
409.40
Brook St.
85.50
759.00
844.50
California Rd.
65.50
65.50
Cape Cod Ave.
161.00
161.00
Center Ave.
425.00
425.00
Chapin Ave.
280.40
280.40
Charles St.
897.50
897.50
Chute St.
219.00
219.00
Copeland Ave.
506.00
506.00
County Rd.
487.10
487.10
Crosby Rd.
385.11
385.11
Deering St.
175.50
175.50
Dudley St.
674.90
674.90
Eaton St.
814.40
814.40
Echo Ave.
256.20
256.20
Edgemont Ave.
994.90
994.90
Edwin St.
265.00
265.00
Elliott St.
622.00
622.00
Elm St.
157.10
157.10
Fairview Ave.
736.10
736.10
Fremont St.
209.00
209.00
Fulton St.
44.00
44.00
Gardner Rd.
501.50
501.50
Garrett Rd.
284.20
284.20
Gilmore Ave.
81.80
81.80
Glen Rd.
580.60
580.60
Gould St.
627.70
627.70
Grand St.
693.10
693.10
Green St.
36.00
173.00
2,473.21
2,682.21
Hancock St.
427.00
427.00
Harnden St.
32.00
257.80
289.80
Harrison St.
844.80
844.80
Haven St.
128.50
79.00
2,093.00
2,300.50
High St.
22.00
1,175.55
1,197.55
Hillcrest Rd.
631.80
631.80
Howard St.
2,306.10
2,306.10
Ide St.
56.50
56.50
Indiana Ave.
16.00
52.33
293.80
362.13
Jere Rd.
309.00
309.00
John St.
1,527.30
1,527.30
King St.
879.10
879.10
Kingston St.
555.70
555.70
Lincoln St.
44.00
370.00
414.00
Linden St.
849.60
849.60
Longview Rd.
304.50
304.50
Lothrop Rd.
309.40
309.40
Lowell St.
466.50
466.50
Main St.
252.50
99.00
2,674.25
3,025.75
636.00
636.00
Lewis St.
190
Length of Sewer House Connections Run Either to Curb, House or Connected - Continued
Street
Curb
House
Conn.
Total Length
Maple St.
135.60
135.60
Middle St.
80.50
80.50
Middlesex Ave.
96.50
1,411.00
1,507.50
Mineral St.
414.70
414.70
Minot St.
77.00
879.20
956.20
Morgan Pk.
87.60
87.60
Mount Vernon St.
1,255.70
1,255.70
Munroe Ave.
227.00
227.00
Nichols Rd.
158.00
158.00
Oak St.
842.40
842.40
Oak Ridge Rd.
179.20
179.20
Orange St.
363.60
363.60
Orchard Park Drive
515.84
515.84
Palmer Hill Ave.
52.00
52.00
Park Ave.
324.60
324.60
Parker St.
302.50
302.50
Pearl St.
1,234.90
1,234.90
Pennsylvania Ave.
112.40
112.40
Perkins Ave.
434.80
434.80
Pierce St.
110.20
110.20
Pine Ave.
46.00
46.00
Pine Ridge Rd.
423.90
423.90
Pleasant St.
1,899.30
1,899.30
Pratt St.
766.50
766.50
Prescott St.
28.00
97.40
3,447.30
3,572.70
Prospect St.
2,327.30
2,327.30
Rachel Rd
446.80
446.80
Salem St.
102.20
1,536.40
1,638.60
Sanborn St.
98.00
945.90
1043.90
School St.
523.00
523.00
Scotland Rd.
972.90
972.90
Shelby Rd.
314.10
314.10
Smith Ave.
602.30
602.30
Spring St.
230.00
230.00
Stewart Rd.
362.60
362.60
Summer Ave.
94.00
3,998.50
4,092.50
Sunnyside Ave.
64.00
64.00
Sweetser Ave.
188.00
231.00
Temple St.
154.20
173.00
1,405.10
1,732.30
Thorndike St.
61.20
61.20
Union St.
66.00
208.40
274.40
Village St.
1,155.40
1,155.40
Virginia Rd.
19.00
75.00
94.00
Vista Ave.
19.40
68.00
638.60
726.00
Washington St.
2,904.60
2,904.60
Wenda St.
202.50
202.50
West St.
322.30
2,585.80
2,908.10
Willow St.
20.00
118.40
138.40
Wilson St.
713.30
713.30
Winslow Rd.
34.00
70.50
4,688.70
4,865.60
Wood End Lane
191.20
191.20
Totals
1,431.50
1,329.23
80,498.16
83,258.89
191
34.00
Woburn St.
106.40
191.10
191.10
Warren Ave.
43.00
SEWER HOUSE CONNECTIONS BY STREETS - 1956
Street
Per No Revenue Poss. Comp. Cent Const. Conn. Charged Conn. Conn. Conn. Started To S/L 1955
Arcadia Ave.
14
14
100
..
....
Arlington St.
11
11
100
...
$ 201.55
Ash St.
17
17
100
....
....
397.11
Bancroft Ave.
29
26
90
3
372.60
Beech St.
1
1
100
19.15
Belmont St.
1
0
1
....
398.91
Bond St.
23
4
17
19
7.50
Boyce St.
4
4
100
...
....
54.20
Brande Ct.
1
1
100
..
....
6.00
Brook St.
10
10
100
....
....
California Rd.
9
1
11
8
....
Cape Cod Ave.
5
4
80
1
....
60.77
Center Ave.
10
10
100
....
....
159.11
Chapin Ave.
9
7
78
2
....
107.50
Charles St.
15
14
93
1
....
203.85
Chute St.
8
4
50
4
....
....
144.08
County Rd.
24
15
63
9
....
105.50
Crosby Rd.
7
7
100
....
....
147.90
Deering St.
4
3
75
1
....
61.85
Dudley St.
15
13
87
2
....
237.34
Eaton St.
10
10
100
115.95
Echo Ave.
6
4
66
2
....
80.42
Edgemont Ave.
16
16
100
..
....
....
79.40
Elliott St.
11
11
100
....
....
134.35
Elm St.
4
4
100
....
....
68.30
Fairview Ave.
19
18
95
1
....
288.56
Fremont St.
4
4
100
76.56
Fulton St.
1
1
100
30.60
Gardner Rd.
10
10
100
....
....
203.10
Garrett Rd.
4
4
100
..
....
Gilmore Ave.
4
4
100
....
....
61.87
Glen Rd.
10
10
100
....
....
152.45
Gould St.
9
9
100
....
....
144.70
Grand St.
14
11
79
3
....
984.56
Green St.
44
43
98
1
....
Hancock St.
14
7
50
7
....
73.09
Harnden St.
7
7
100
..
....
220.80
....
....
Berkeley St.
27
27
100
..
.....
....
67.40
Copeland Ave.
8
8
100
Edwin St.
4
4
100
....
....
136.29
....
152.40
192
SEWER HOUSE CONNECTIONS BY STREETS - 1956
Street
Per Poss. Comp. Cent Const. Conn. Conn. Conn. Started To S/L
No Conn. Charged 1956
Harrison St.
19
17
90
2
....
235.50
Haven St.
47
46
98
1
1,544.75
High St.
29
23
80
6
342.57
Hillcrest Rd.
11
10
91
1
....
234.86
Howard St.
39
36
92
3
....
576.58
Ide St.
1
1
100
...
....
39.56
Indiana Ave.
12
4
33
....
8
Jere Rd.
4
4
100
....
....
34.16
John St.
27
26
96
1
619.10
King St.
18
16
89
2
....
236.16
Kingston St.
15
15
100
...
....
202.37
Lewis St.
15
11
73
4
....
187.48
Lincoln St.
8
8
100
..
....
205.75
Linden St.
19
16
84
3
365.77
Longview Rd.
5
4
80
1
....
79.63
Lothrop Rd.
17
16
94
1
....
168.55
Lowell St.
18
6
33
12
....
109.34
Main St.
48
47
98
0
1
1,582.74
Maple St.
3
3
100
....
....
38.55
Middle St.
2
1
50
1
....
15.30
Middlesex Ave.
26
26
100
6
97.16
Minot St.
21
21
100
404.86
Morgan Park
4
3
75
1
....
20.16
Mount Vernon St.
29
27
93
2
....
368.36
Munroe Ave.
3
3
100
..
....
Nichols Rd.
4
3
75
1
....
52.32
Oak St.
23
18
78
5
....
216.69
Oakland Rd.
1
1
100
....
....
149.34
Oak Ridge Rd.
18
4
22
14
....
12.50
Orange St.
14
7
50
7
....
97.70
Orchard Park Dr.
9
9
100
..
....
198.65
Palmer Hill Ave.
2
0
....
....
Park Ave.
9
9
100
....
....
132.95
Parker St.
7
7
100
110.20
Pearl St.
24
19
79
5
....
318.20
Pennsylvania Ave.
11
2
18
9
18.00
Perkins Ave.
7
7
100
....
144.13
Pierce St.
3
1
33
2
....
75.72
Pine Ave.
1
1 100
..
....
6.00
....
547.93
Mineral St.
15
9
60
....
....
....
....
193
....
....
....
....
2
Revenue
SEWER HOUSE CONNECTIONS BY STREETS - 1956
Street
Per No Poss. Comp. Cent Const. Conn. Conn. Conn. Conn. Started To S/L
Revenue Charged 1956
Pine Ridge Rd.
18
7
39
11
....
57.66
Pleasant St.
37
37
100
695.95
Pratt St.
13
11
85
2
....
149.54
Prescott St.
54
52
96
2
906.91
Prospect St.
28
25
89
3
467.44
Rachel Rd.
8
8
100
....
....
82.40
Salem St.
28
25
89
1
2
539.38
Sanborn St.
14
14
100
333.68
School St.
10
10
100
172.21
Scotland Rd.
26
19
73
7
322.50
Shelby Rd.
5
5
100
..
....
Smith Ave.
16
16
100
273.65
Spring St.
7
5
71
2
72.20
Stewart Rd.
5
5
100
17
....
1,240.40
Suunyside Ave.
6
6
100
....
....
202.54
Sweetser Ave.
5
5
100
...
....
64.15
Sylvan Rd.
2
0
0
2
....
Temple St.
27
27
100
....
529.29
Thorndike St.
3
1
33
2
19.00
Union St.
4
4
100
....
....
74.15
Villiage St.
25
22
88
3
....
396.67
Virginia Rd.
4
3
75
1
....
28.50
Vista Ave.
7
4
57
3
21.82
Warren Ave.
17
17
100
..
....
297.90
Washington St.
62
56
90
6
....
890.92
Wenda St.
4
4
100
....
....
56.62
Wentworth Rd.
1
1
100
....
....
22.70
Wescroft Rd.
1
1
100
14.01
West St.
70
34
49
7
29
329.77
Willow St.
6
2
33
4
Wilson St.
15
15
100
Winslow Rd.
1
0
0
1
....
Woburn St.
86
77
90
1
8
1,561.22
Wood End Lane
5
4
80
1
52.71
Grand Totals
1727
1446
84
227
54
$ 25,565.40
....
....
....
....
....
Summer Ave.
76
59
78
....
....
....
-
194
....
..
....
144.15
Engineering Division
The Engineering Division was hard-pressed during the year to stay ahead of the multiplicity of 1956 construction projects. Surveys, plotting and drafting, designs, preparation of specifications and con- tracts, staking out of and setting grades for contractual and department- al projects included road construction, drain construction, sewer con- struction, water mains, sidewalks, curbing, park and incidental items, all of which were accomplished by this division.
All work done by contractors was inspected by Engineering Divi- sion personnel while the work was in progress, and reduced the actual field crew to a two-man survey party. It was necessary to include drafts- men and the administrative assistant among the inspectors.
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