Annual report, City of Rutland, Vermont, 1917, Part 30

Author: Rutland (Vt.)
Publication date: 1917
Publisher: Rutland, Vt. : The City
Number of Pages: 822


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14 73


3563


E. G. McClallen & Co., supplies


1 00


New England T. & T. Co., sundries


7 85


A. J. Novak Printing Co., supplies


4 00


3566 Rutland R. L. & P. Co., light and power


42 75


W. H. Sargent, sundries


10 35


Charles Sterns & Co., supplies


3 00


26 25


The Willis Music Co., supplies


8 62


Harrie A. Amsden, repairs


7 05


Edward E. Babb & Co., supplies


1 59


9 00


Charles Lorette, sundries


5 00


9 59


625 0C


637 53


?5S2


Marsden Electric Co., repairs


2 40


3583


Will L. Davis, City Treasurer, pay roll No. 1


1,236 62


Harrie A. Amsden repairs


19 10


Edward E. Babh & Co., supplies


84 80


3587


Cahee House Furnishing Co., sundries


1 25


358S E. D. Keyes & Co., supplies


8 00


3589 Kate E. Lamb, sundries


25 00


3590 Milton Bradley Co., supplies


32 80


3559 3560 3561 3562 D. B. Locke, sundries


94 02


3564 3565


3567 3568 3569 The Tuttle Co., sundries $570 Mabel H. Woods, sundries 3571 3572 The Wm. Abraham Co., fuel


2 73


1,356 15


3573 3574 3575 Henry H. Hostler, sundries 3576 W. C. Landon & Co., supplies


68 18


3577 3578 Harry J. Novak, supplies 3579 Peoples Coal Co., fuel 5580 Frank P. Robinson, fuel 3581 Rutland Grocery Co., supplies


25 50


3584 3585 3586 Dunn Brothers, supplies


2 86


3 75


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3591 W. E. Morris, sundries


5 98


3592 New England T. & T. Co., sundries 6 00


3593 Nichols Chapman Hardware Co., repairs 1 50


3594 Frank P. Robinson, fuel


638 30


Ross-Huntress Co., supplies


8 05


3595 3596


Rutland R. L. & P. Co., light and power


22 31


3597


H. A. Sawyer & Co., supplies 14 05


387 31


3599


Will L. Davis, City Treasurer, pay roll No. 2


947 99


3600


Atkinson, Mentzer & Co., text books


28 10


3601


The A. S. Barnes Co., text books


15 12


3602 Louis Bove, supplies


1 15


3603


George E. Chalmers, supplies


33 25


3604 Hugh Duffy, fuel


1,031 06


3605


Dunn Brothers, repairs


1 65


3606


J. L. Hammett Co., supplies 28 20


3607


W. E. Harrison, repairs


89 90


3608 3609 3610 3611


Wm. V. Kerrigan, repairs


122 00


Kate E. Lamb, sundries


25 00


3612 3613


W. E. Morris, sundries


7 37


3614


New England T. & T. Co., sundries


6 65


3615


Lloyd Adams Noble, text books


39 36


3616 3617


Byron Parmenter, repairs


1 25


3618


Peoples Coal Co., fuel


625 00


3619


H. A. Sawyer & Co., supplies


23 90


3620


Charles Scribner's Sons, text books


51 20


3621


George W. Thomas, repairs


160 00


3622 Rutland R. L. & P. Co., light and power


21 31


3623


Rutland Teachers' Association, sundries


50 00


3624 3625


James Walsh, salary


77 17


3626


w. W. Ward & Son, repairs


31 52


3627 John Welch, fuel 512 01


3628 Will L. Davis, City Treasurer, pay roll No. 3 7,995 94


3629 E. S. Abbott, sundries 3 00


3630 The Wm. Abraham Co., fuel


208 00


3631 Albany Teachers' Agency, sundries


55 00


3632 American Book Co., text books 4 75


W. C. Landon & Co., supplies


1 25


D. B. Locke, petty cash account, sundries


79 67


Houghton, Miffin Co., text books


8 34


A. J. Novak Printing Co., supplies 4 50


The Tuttle Co., supplies


92 89


3598 John Welch, fuel


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3633


Edward E. Babb & Co., text books, $116.84; supplies, $264.09 380 93


3634 3635 3636 $637 3638 3639 3640 3641


G. E. L. Badlam, supplies 2 50


Thomas A. Borden, sundries 17 00


Cahee House Furnishing Co., repairs


108 00


Cambridge Botanical Supply Co., supplies 107 38


The Combination Cash Store Co., supplies


1 10


James Connolly, repairs


388 53


Domestic Mills Paper Co., supplies


178 88


Stephen C. Dorsey, insurance 177 78


32 70


G. W. Gardner, sundries 14 00


48 81


George T. Johnson Co., supplies


42 50


Kenney Brothers & Wolkins, supplies


48 00


W. C. Landon & Co., repairs, $13.97; supplies, $16.90.


30 87


Lincoln Iron Works, supplies


20 00


The Macmillan Co., text books


94 30


McGraw-Hill Book Co., text books


4 25


McKirryher & Granger, repairs


4 49


Charles E. Merrill Co., text books


15 82


Milton Bradley Co., supplies


34 80


11 40


New England T. & T. Co., sundries


10 60


A. J. Novak Printing Co., supplies


40 75


327 98


Byron Parmenter, repairs


1 30


177 78


Ross-Huntress Co., supplies


3 45


3661 3662 $663


Royal Typewriter Co., supplies


161 00


The Rutland Herald, printing and advertising


4 80


Rutland R. L. & P. Co., light and power 55 95


3664 3665 H. E. Seward & Sons, supplies 1 10 8 06 3666 Silver, Burdett & Co., text books 3667 John B. Stearns, sundries 1 50 3668 Charles Sterns & Co., supplies 13 35 3669 The Surprise Department Store Co., supplies 14 00 $670 The Tuttle Co., supplies 14 57 3671 Nelson Willette, sundries 30 00


3672 Henry J. Hostler, sundries 50 00


3673 Will L. Davis, City Treasurer, pay roll No. 4 (A) 453 51


3674 Will L. Davis, City Treasurer, pay roll No. 4 (B)


8,017 40


3642 8643 3644 3645 3646 364.7


Dunn Brothers, supplies


Ginn & Company, text books


3648 3649 3650 3651 3652 3653 3654 W. E. Morris, sundries 3655 3656 3657 C. G. Noyes, repairs 3658 3659 Roger S. Pike, insurance 3660 Mary F. Pierce, sundries


2 73


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CITY OF RUTLAND


2675 American Book Co., text books


83 34


3676 Harrie A. Amsden, repairs 21 20


3677 Allyn & Bacon, text books 133 75


Atkinson, Mentzer & Co., text books 54 60


3678 3679 G. E. I .. Badlam, supplies 3680 3681 5682 Cola J. Cleveland, sundries


1 51


The A. S. Barnes Co., text books


27 84


Burroughs Adding Machine Co., repairs


5 20


3683 3684 3685


Eitapence & Co., repairs


42 87


The Emerson College Publishing Co., text books


36 00


Ginn & Co., text books


2 31


D. C. Hcath & Co., text books 67 99


74 40


Kate E. Lamb, sundries


50 00


W. C. Landon & Co., supplies


73 25


J. B. Lippincott Co., text books


1 09


D. B. Locke (petty cash account), sundries 20 09


H. A. Manning Co., supplies 5 00


31 88


Milton Bradley Co., supplies


65 51


Murdick-Durkee Co., supplies


1 98


New England T. & T. Co., sundries


6 70


A. J. Novak Printing Co., supplies


35 75


3700 Henry S. Parker, repairs


2 04


3701 Byron Parmenter, repairs


1 30


3702 Rutland R. L. & P. Co., light and power


37 38


3703 Silver, Burdett & Co., text books


93 95


Aida P. Skeeles, salary


47 89


3704 3705 The Tuttle Co., supplies


39 70


3706


W. W. Ward & Son, repairs


688 49


3707 3708 3709


John Wiley & Sons, Inc., text books


4 90


Will L. Davis, City Treasurer, pay roll No. 5


8,414 59


3710 Will L. Davis, City Treasurer, pay roll No. 6 (A)


445 63


2711


Will L. Davis, City Treasurer, pay roll No. 6 (B)


7,011 89


3712 Will L. Davis, City Treasurer, pay roll No. 6 (C)


702 49


$713 Allyn & Bacon, text books


2 85


3714 American Book Co., text books


137 70


3715 H. A. Amsden, repairs


7 25


3716 Edward E. Babb & Co., supplies


70-11


3717 G. E. L. Badlam, supplies


5 21


3686 3687 3688 3689 3690 3691 3692 3693 3694 $695


John Dunn & Co., supplies


8 25


2 31


Henry Holt & Co., text books


McGraw Hill Book Co., text books


3696 3697 3698 3699 C. E. Oakman, repairs


2 81


The Fidelity & Casualty Co., of N. Y., insurance


309 27


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3718 Baker's Seed House, sundries


4 42


3719 The A. S. Barnes Co., text books 3 94


3720 Billings & Davis, supplies 43 05


3721 Thomas A. Borden, sundries 28 25


Phil H. Brehmer, repairs


6 00


Bureau of Publications, Columbia University, text books


2 00


George E. Chalmers, supplies


3 50


Cola J. Cleveland, sundries


4 75


J. E. Creed, fuel


227 46


Creed, Eddy & Copps, supplies


2 28


Domestic Mills Paper Co., supplies


72 00


Dunn Brothers, supplies


22 83


John Dunn & Co., supplies


7 45


Eitapence & Co., repairs


4 00


Foley Laundry, sundries


6 32


58 08


131 97


4 75


Kate E. Lamb, sundries


50 00


W. C. Landon & Co., repairs


37 00


D. B. Locke, Supt. of Schools, sundries


59 59


The Macmillan Co., text books


288 91


Helen P. Magner, supplies


1 91


E. G. McClallen & Co., supplies


4 75


3743 3744 3745


W. E. Morris, sundries


4 08


Murdick-Durkee Co., supplies


2 51


New England T. & T. Co., sundries


13 20


Harry J. Novak, supplies


4 19


Byron Parmenter, repairs


2 50


3749 3750 Mary F. Pierce, sundries


3 08


3751 Town of Rutland, Board of School Commissioners, sundries


125 00


3752


Rutland R. L. & P. Co., light and power 164 83


3753 Benj. Il. Sanborn & Co., text books 27 84


5 40


3754 121 33 3755 Charles Scribner's Sons, text books 3756 Silver, Burdett & Co., text books 136 20 58 41 3757 South-Western Publishing Co., text books 3758 The Tuttle Co., supplies 41 95


3759 A. F. Ward, sundries 10 00


3760 W. W. Ward & Son, repairs


11 93


3732 3733 Gregg Publishing Co., text books 3734 D. C. Heath & Co., text books 3735 H. J. Hostler, sundries 3736 Houghton, Mifflin Co., text books


5 54


3737 3738 3739 3740 3741 3742


Milton Bradley Co., supplies


5 08


3746 3747 3748 C. G. Noyes, repairs


30 74


H. A. Sawyer & Co., supplies


3722 3723 3724 3725 3726 3727 3728 3729 3730 3731


81


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3761 Whitcomb & Barrows, text books


15 18


3762 Mabel H. Woods, sundries


2 17


$103,168 31


Report of the Sinking Fund Commissioners


January 1, 1921.


To the Honorable Council :


The following statement shows the condition of the Sinking Fund of the City of Rutland on this day and the transactions for the year 1920.


Water


General


Total


Balance from last report


$81,376 38 $248,840 20 $330,216 58


Received interest


3,547 32


10,849 27


14,396 59


Discount on bonds purchased


409 99


1,253 71


1,663 70


City of Rutland, payment to Sink- ing Fund


8,000 ,00


8,000 00


$85,333 69 $268,943 18 $354,276 87


Paid accrued interest on bonds


bought


$65 36


$199 88


$265 24


Paid expenses


2 70


8 24


10 94


Balance invested as below


85,265 63


268,735 06


354,000 69


$85,333 69 $268,943 18 $354,276 87


LIST OF SECURITIES


City of Rutland Bonds and Notes


$152,000 00


City of San Diego, Cal., Bonds


22,000 00


King County, Washington, Bonds


20,000 00


N. Y. C. R. R. Co. Con. 4%


26,000 00


Louisville & Nashville R. R. Bonds


5,000 00


Rutland Railroad Bonds


11,000 00


Rutland Canadian R. R. Bonds


1,000 00


Bennington & Rutland R. R. Bonds


6,000 00


Pacific Tel. & Tel. Co. Bonds


10,000 00


Southern Bell Tel. & Tel.


14,000 00


City and County of San Francisco


5,000 00


B. & O. R. R. Co. 41/2%


5,000 00


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CITY OF RUTLAND


American Tel. & Tel. Col. Trust 5%


10,500 00


Ohio State Tel. Co. 5%


6,000 00


Liberty Loan 41/4%


15,000 00


United Kingdom, Great Britain & Ireland


4,000 00


Province of Alberta


15,000 00


Province of British Columbia


6,000 00


Victory Bonds


8,000 00


Willimantic, Ct.


10,000 00


Cash in bank


2,500 69


$354,000 69


Respectfully submitted,


NEWMAN K. CHAFFEE, HENRY F. FIELD, CHARLES M. SMITH, Commissioners of Sinking Fund.


Report of the Commissioner of Public Works


To The Honorable City Council :


Gentlemen :- In accordance with the provisions of the City Charter, I submit herewith the 12th annual report of the Com- missioner of Public Works; for the year ending December 31, 1920 :


The most important work undertaken during the past year was .the paving of, and the reconstruction of sewers in West street, from Pine street to Wales street, and Wales street from West street to Strongs avenue. Bids were received March 22, 1920, from the Portland Construction Co., Inc., of Portland, Maine, and from Linberg and Street, of Boston, Mass. Prices were asked on vitrified brick on a concrete foundation, sheet asphalt on a concrete foundation, and reinforced concrete pave- ments. The prices for brick and asphalt were such that after careful consideration it was felt that the reinforced concrete was the most economical. Prices were also asked for monolithic concrete, reinforced concrete pipe, and segment block sewers. Segment block was chosen, not only because it was the cheapest but also on account of the rapidity with which it could be con- structed.


On April 7, 1920, the contract was therefore awarded to Linberg and Street, whose bid was the lower, the gross amount of the contract based on the approximate quantities being $77,544.35, of which about $27,000 was for sewers.


The Contractors immediately ordered the sewer pipe and received assurances that it would be shipped at once. Hopes of receiving the pipe were entertained until the latter part of June, when we were advised by the manufacturers that they saw no


2


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prospects of obtaining cars. It was then decided to construct monolithic concrete sewers, which, although much slower, would allow the work to proceed.


Space does not permit of telling in detail of the obstacles encountered during the progress of the work. Labor conditions, together with unforeseen difficulties in the sewer, combined to prevent the completion of the pavement until the coming spring. Practically all the underground work has been completed and there remains only the pavement on West street from Merchants Row to Wales street and seventy feet of pavement on Wales street near Strongs avenue yet to be constructed, which will take about three weeks to do.


The routine work of the street department was of course affected by general conditions. As the funds have increased but very little, the work accomplished has decreased materially due to the mounting cost of everything. Last winter the cost of snow removal also ate into our appropriation to quite an extent.


In the sewer department, with the exception of the recon- struction of the Howe street sewer, the work was confined wholly to repairs to sewers and building and rebuilding catch basins. The old eight inch pipe in Howe street was replaced with 15 inch vitrified and 21 inch concrete pipe. One new man-hole was built on this line. The pipe for this sewer arrived just about three months after it had been ordered.


The water department was handicapped to no small extent by the labor shortage. The lowering of the main in Wales street together with the renewing of services in West and Wales streets and the routine work of repairing leaks, etc., taxed the capacity of the department many times to keep from delaying the work of paving. The work of lowering the main in Wales street was particularly slow and tedious, being in ledge rock practically the whole distance.


Besides the work above mentioned, a six inch main was laid in Bellevue avenue, north of North street for a distance of about 572 feet.


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The department had hoped to improve the fire protection in Baxter and State streets and Cleveland avenue by enlarging the mains, but had to let it go over until next spring.


The engineering department has been kept busy giving lines and grades for sewers, curbing and pavement, measuring com- pleted work and preparing monthly estimates for the work on West and Wales streets in addition to the regular work of this department.


The tables given below show in further detail the work ac- complished by the various departments, together with the cost.


TABLE NO. 1


COMPARISON OF LABOR AND TEAM COSTS FOR 1918, 1919, 1920


Total hrs. Total cost Av. cost Total hrs. Total cost Av. cost Total


Year


labor labor per hour teams teams per hour


payroll


1918


53,321


$15,786 76 0.296


11,713


$6,755 34 0.576


$22,542 10


1919


47,367


17,065 87 0.36


8,992 5,775 01 0.642 23,2.14 01


1920


41,088


18,509 18 0.45


8,758.5 7,318 82 0.835 25,828 00


Percentage increase for labor, 1920 over 1918


52.0


Percentage increase for teams, 1920 over 1918


45.0


Pay roll for 1920


$25,828 00


Cost of same number of hours, labor and teams, in 1918


17,207 24


Increase in cost of 1920 over 1918 $8,620 76


Percentage increase


50.1


STREETS


TABLE NO. 2


CONTRACT FOR THE PAVING OF, AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF SEWERS IN WEST AND WALES STREETS


Contractors-Linberg & Street, Boston, Mass.


Rock excavation in carriageway. . cu. yds. 5.0 at $10 00 $50 00 Rock excavation in sewer .... ... cu. yds. 10.0 at 14 00 140 00 Excavation, sewer depth less than


10 feet


.cu. yds. 2,085.3 at


2 50


5,213 25


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Excavation, sewer depth less than


15 feet cu. yds. 1,215.3 at 2 90


3,524 37


54-in. monolithic concrete sewer .lin. ft. 264.0 at


14 00


3,696 00


42-in. monolithic concrete sewer .. lin. ft. 877.0 at 10 80


9,471 60


30-in. monolithic concrete sewer .lin. ft.


101.0 at 6 90


696 90


27-in. monolithic concrete sewer lin. ft.


338.8 at 6 20


2,100 56


12-in. vitrified pipe sewer lin. ft.


162.6 at 1 95


317 07


10-in. vitrified pipe sewer lin. ft.


210.5 at 1 65


347 32


8-in. vitrified pipe sewer


lin. ft.


44.5 at


1 50


66 75


6-in. vitrified pipe sewer


lin. ft.


62.0 at


1 00


62 00


Wye branches on 12-in. V. P.


2.0 at


6 00


12 00


6-in. V. P. bends


4.0 at


2 05


8 20


Manholes complete


3.0 at 210 00


630 00


Receiving basins complete


4.0 at 218 00


872 00


Gutter basins, type A


3.0 at


67.00


201 00


Straight concrete curb


lin. ft. 2,910.4 at


1 31


3,812 62


Circular concrete curb


lin. ft.


341.4 at


1 64


559 90


Relaying curb


lin. ft.


364.7 at


0 95


346 46


4-in. tile under drain


lin. ft.


350.0 at


0 60


210 00


Reinforcement in place


sq. yds. 6,654.2 at


0 30


1,996 26


Concrete pavement


cu. yds. 1,351.6 at


16 85


22,774 46


Concrete sub-base under ties


cu. yds. 162.5 at 13 10


2,128 75


Extra work:


As itemized on the 4th estimate


$471 92


Wye branches on 30-in. pipe, 3.0 at $25.57


76 71


$548 63


Contractors' profit, plus 15 per cent


82 29


630 92


Total


$59,868 39


Total amount completed to date


59,868 39


Amount paid to Linberg & Street up to January 1, 1921.


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TABLE NO. 3


MACADAM ROADS RESURFACED


Lgth. Width Area Cost per ft. ft. sq. yds. sq. yd.


Total


Streets


Cost


Creek Road, Dorr's Bridge,


west city line.


5500 16 9777 0.191


$1,869 47


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ANNUAL REPORT


West St., Temple's Crossing, west city line ...


3000


18


6000


0.085


512 93


Grove St., end of brick pave- ment to State St. and Grove St., Crescent to Oak


600


30


2000


0.157


313 63


Crescent St., Grove to Pearl


575


18


1150


0.752


865 66


Strongs Ave.


2100


18


4200


0.105


439 41


South Main St.


650


18


1300


0.169


219 50


Center St., Wales to Court ..


475


36


1900


0.093


176 75


E. Center, So. Main to East St.


800


18


1600


0.077


123 50


State St., Pierpoint Ave. to Evergreen Ave.


600


18


1200


0.064


76 64


29120


0.158


$4,597 49


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TABLE NO. 4


STREETS RESURFACED WITH MATERIAL TAKEN FROM WALES AND WEST STS.


Width Area Cost per


Total


Streets


Lgth. ft.


ft.


sq. yds. sq. yd.


Cost


Kingsley Ave., Lincoln to Main


800


18


1600


0.099


$157 97


Burnham Ave., Lincoln to Main


800


16


1422


0.091


129 81


Willow St., Wales to Edson


400


18


800


0.044


34 89


Temple St., Main to Davis


650


14


1011


0.092


93 24


Total


$415 91


TABLE NO. 5 STREETS SURFACED WITH CINDERS


Lgth. ft.


ft.


sq. yds. sq. yd.


Lalor Ave. east of Mussey St.


450


14


700


$0.143


$100 56


Curtis Ave. . . .


400


12


533


0.106


56 32


Summer St., State to Maple .. E. Washington St., East St. easterly


775


22


1894


0.181


342 25


300


18


600


0.178


107 05


Total


$606 18


...


Width Area Cost per


Total Cost


Streets


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TABLE NO. 6


MISCELLANEOUS WORK


Grading Edgerton St.


Scarifying and rolling Williams,


Kendall, North and East Sts ...


168 28


168 75


337 03


Road machine


900 56


90 25


990 81


Snow removal


779 24


67 24


846 48


Sprinkling


1,461 50


2,313 66


3,775 16


Patching


1,211 75


1,319 90


2.531 65


Cleaning streets


4,270 43


82 36


4,352 79


Drawing curb from West and Wales


Sts. to Post St. yard


124 40


124 40


Patching Merchants Row


177 61


177 61


Repairs to equipment


88 69


572 61


661 30


General maintenance, salaries and


miscellaneous


7,608 39


2,214 08


9,822 47


$16,977 61


$7,006 46


$23,984 07


Total expenditures in Street Department


$29,603 65


TABLE NO. 7


SEWERS


Repairs to sewers


Labor $769 87


Material $63 90


Total $833 77


12 new catch basins and rebuilding 4 old catch basins


333 98


473 68


807 66


Reconstructing Howe St. sewer from Forest St. to Patch Mfg. Co., length 492 ft.


702 11


S15 27


1,517 3S


Miscellaneous, maintenance, sup- plies, salaries and material on hand


2,014 55


649 05


2,663 60


Damage to Nichols & Barney for overflow of sewer


300 00


Total expenditure for sewers


$6,122 41


Labor $364 37


Material


Total $364 37


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TABLE NO. 8 SIDEWALKS


Kingsley Ave.


City's share


528.6 sq. yds. at $1.50


$792 92


$396 46


46.2 sq. yds. at 1.50


69 30


69 30


29.1 sq. yds. at 1.75.


50 93


50 93


Grading .


235 50


235 50


Miscellaneous walks, heavy construction


183.13 sq. yds. at $1.75


320 42


320 42


38.2 sq. yds. at 1.75


66 85


33 42


8.0 sq. yds. at 1.75


14 00


7 00


66.0 sq. yds. at 1.75


115 50


115 50


New work


17.0 sq. yds. at 1.50


25 50


25 50


159.0 sq. yds. at 1.50


238 50


119 25


Resurfacing


90.0 sq. yds. at 0.75


67 50


33 75


$1,407 03


TABLE NO. 9


SIDEWALKS-Continued


Pierpoint Ave., grading


$112 88


South St., grading


48 99


Lalor Ave., grading


21 ,00


Temple St., repairs


9 40


Williams St., repairs


13 00


Kingsley Ave., steps


14 50


Evergreen Ave., repairs


8 00


Snow removal


1,355 77


Sanding


184 15


Miscellaneous


123 42


Total


$1,891 11


Total expenditures for sidewalks


$3,298 14


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TABLE NO. 10


GENERAL ACCOUNT


Repairs to River St. bridge


$241 19


$1,331 71


$1,575 90


Repairs to Ripley bridge


24 88


101 95


126 83


Repairs to State St. bridge


161 97


267 88


429 85


Repairs to North St. bridge


45 00


52 78


97 78


Repairs to Moonb'k bridge, S. Main


60 84


60 84


Repairs to Jackson Ave. bridge ..


118 00


5 50


123 50


Repairs to Crescent St. bridge


...


21 00


21 00


Repairs to Strongs Ave. bridge ..


8 00


8 00


Repairs to culverts


58 50


4 03


62 53


Care of dump


648 00


2. 76


650 76


Care of Park


226 31


5 00


231 31


Grading playgrounds


166 34


166 34


Placing street signs


44 50


18 34


62 84


Removing tree on State St.


49 31


49 31


Boarding up School St. school


25 85


25 85


Miscellaneous


154 87


113 28


268 15


Total expenditures for General


$3,957 69


WATER DEPARTMENT


TABLE NO. 11 HYDRANTS


New


Streets


hydrants


Hydrants changed


Valves set on branches


Cor. West and Pine


0


1


0


Wales, head of Willow Streets


0


1


0


Cor. West and Grove


0


1


0


-


3


RECORD


Total valves previous to January 1, 1921


67S


Total taps previous to January 1, 1921


3,230


Total hydrants


1S9


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TABLE NO. 12


5/8-in. 3/4-in.


1-in. 11%-in.


2-in. 3-in. 4-in.


Meters in place Dec. 31, 1920


224


135


48


10


13


6 2


Meters set during 1920 ...


14


13


6


1


1


0


0


238


148


54


11


14


6


2


Meters taken out in 1920 ..


6


1


0


0


0


0


0


Total meters Jan. 1, 1920.


232


147


54


11


14


6


2


New meters installed in 1920


11


12


6


1


1


0


0


TABLE NO. 13


EXTENSION OF WATER MAINS


Location


Valves Lgth.


Size


Labor


Material


Total


Bellevue Ave. 2 572 ft.


6-in.


$1,497 13


$1,093 71 $2,590 84


TABLE NO. 14


Material


Total


Laying 14 new connections


Labor $323 50


$163 12


$486 62


Relaying and repairing 38 new con- nections


1,182 93


281 70


1,464 63


Repairing leaks and patrolling mains


386 25


64 47


450 72


Repairing, inspecting, resetting hy- drants


880 38


63 50


943 88


Meters set, repaired and removed ..


186 01


234 70


420 71


Repairing break at head


55 37


108 50


163 87


Wales St. main and service


2,659 90


649 87


3,309 77


West St. main and service


718 13


174 31


892 44


Thawing service


600 27


600 27


Repairing valves


106 88


6 60


113 48


Repairing valves and valve boxes ..


152 00


152 00


Care of reservoir


1,126 00


580 51


1,706 51


Salary of Commissioner of Public


Works and City Engineer . ...


769 16


769 16


Salary of Supt. of Water.


1,500 00


1,500 00


Salary of assistants


673 69


673 69


-


-


-


-


-


-


.


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Addition to house at head


67 63


155 68


223 31


Reforesting watershed, 60,000 trees


355 75


405 00


760 75


Rent of land in Mendon


550 00


550 00


H. E. Dyer land in Sherburne


750 00


750 00


Interest on bonds


2,650 00


2,650 00


Interest on notes


80 00


80 00


Damage to East Street sewer


...


185 00


185 00


Expenses of C. W. Spencer, Mont- pelier hearing


22 50


22 50


L. S. Wing, fees, expenses, as City Attorney


278 75


278 75


Water inspection and rebates


139 75


139 75


Town of Mendon taxes


39 60


39 60


Town of Rutland taxes


201 12


201 12


Patching around valve boxes


16 25


16 25


Assisting City Treasurer


1,228 70


1,228 70


Pipe and fittings on hand


3,259 94


3,259 94


Miscellaneous


2,607 84


2,607 84


$15,596 64


$11,044 62


$26,641 26


2,590 S4


Total expenditures for Water


$29,232 10


TOTAL EXPENDITURES IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS


West Street and Wales Street Contract


$50,8SS 13


Streets


29,603 65


Sewers


6,122 41


Sidewalks


3,298 14


General


3,957 69


Water


29,232 10


$123,102 12


In concluding this report, it may not be out of place to say a few words relative to the program for the coming year.


In order to complete the improvement of West and Wales streets, new walks should be constructed. Cement concrete would probably cost about 35 cents per sq. ft., or $3.50 per foot frontage for a walk ten feet wide. If the abutting property own-


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ers would pay one-half the cost, I believe the City could pay the other half.


As to the paving, so far as the condition of the road itself is concerned, any one of several might well be chosen. In order to decide we must consider, then, other factors, such as connection with existing pavements, amount of underground work, length of pavement and amount of traffic benefitted.


Comparing the different streets and highways on the basis of the above factors, it is my opinion that the appropriation for 1921 will go further and be of greater benefit to the whole city if expended on Strongs avenue and South Main street to the City line, than on any other highway. It will be possible to build a 20 foot roadway from Madison street to the south city line, which will give us one main artery, well paved, from the city limits, to the heart of the business section.


Merchants Row, between the two stretches of brick pave- ment, should be completed with brick, but I believe a substantial saving in the cost can be effected by waiting until 1922, when, in all probability, Evelyn street and Grove street as far as State street can be done too.




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