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3933 3934 2935 The Standard Electric Time Co., supplies
E. S. Abbott, sundries
3936 3937 3938 3939 3940 3941 3942 3943 3944 3945 3946 3947 3948 3949 3950 3951 3952
3954 3955 Fred Jasmin, sundries 3956 3957 3958 Helen P. Magner, supplies
3 01
84
ANNUAL REPORT
3963 C. E. Oakman, repairs
4 10
3964 Frank C. Phillips, sundries
28 91
3965 Rutland R. L. & P. Co., light and power 58 24
3966 W. H. Sargent, sundries
15 90
H. A. Sawyer & Co., supplies
2 93
Smith Lumber Co., sundries
67 27
Lawrence Winters, sundries
7 00
Mabel H. Woods, sundries
2 59
4,931 61
3974 Will L. Davis, pay roll No. 1
1,360 63
3975
Edward S. Abbott, supplies
27 60
3976 Harrie A. Amsden, repairs
2 75
3977 Edward E. Babb & Co., text books
40 66
3978
Thomas A. Borden, sundries
1,985 21
3980 Helen W. Clark, sundries
4 88
3981 John Dunn & Co., supplies
1 00
3982 Ginn & Co., text books
151 74
3983 3984
E. D. Keyes & Co., supplies
18 92
3985 Lloyd, Adams, Noble, text books
8 98
3986 W. E. Morris, sundries
20 93
3987 3988
Harry J. Novak, supplies
6 16
3989 C. G. Noyes, repairs
24 55
3990
Ross-Huntress Co., supplies
12 00
3991
Rutland Grocery Co., supplies
16 16
3992
Rutland News, printing and advertising
1 00
3993
Benj. H. Sanborn & Co., text books
37 29
3994
H. A. Sawyer & Co., supplies
23 35
3995
The Tuttle Co., supplies, $39.35; sundries, $7.50
46 85
3996
The John C. Winston Co., text books
67 38
3997
Will L. Davis, pay roll No. 2
1,086 58
3998 E. S. Abbott, sundries
1 00
3999
Edward E. Babb & Co., text books, $182.64; supplies, $50.70
233 34
4000 Thomas A. Borden, sundries
4 00
4001 Teresa Bove, sundries
4 80
4002 Loretta Canney, sundries
22 80
4003 James Carnell, repairs
231 50
4004 George E. Chalmers, supplies
1 60
Houghton Mifflin Co., text books
23 38
A. J. Novak Printing Co., supplies
14 00
4 50
3979 Burditt Brothers, fuel
13 95
3967 3968 3969 The Tuttle Co., supplies 3970 3971 3972 Burditt Brothers, fuel 3973 James Connolly, repairs
85 43
85
CITY OF RUTLAND
4005 James Connolly, repairs
251 52
Dunn Brothers, supplies 6 50
4006 4007 Joseph Elkey, sundries 7 00 55 27 4.008 W. W. Fairchild, Supt., sundries 4009 James J. Fay, supplies 4010 Fillmore & Slade, supplies 18 96 4011 J. L. Hammett Co., supplies 159 72 4012 W. C. Landon & Co., repairs, $69.87; supplies, $143.15. . 213 02 4013 Milton Bradley Co., supplies 90 50
10 00
4014 Molly Morris, sundries
21 60
4015
W. E. Morris, sundries
36 30
4016 New England T. & T. Co., sundries
15 35
4017 Aileen Norton, sundries
25 20
4018 4019 4020
Mary Norton, sundries
1 05
A. J. Novak Printing Co., supplies
15 50
C. E. Oakman, repairs
1 35
4021 Leonard Oney, repairs
175 00
4022 4023 4024
Ross-Huntress Co., supplies
7 20
Rutland Grocery Co., supplies
3 18
Rutland R. L. & P. Co., light and power
85 50
H. A. Sawyer & Co., supplies
43 30
State Mutual Fire Insurance Co., insurance
344 72
George W. Thomas, repairs
575 00
The Tuttle Co., supplies
9 00
Vermont School Seat Co., supplies
56 82
A. F. Ward, sundries
10 00
W. W. Ward & Son, repairs 68 96
10 50
W. W. Fairchild, Supt., sundries
100 00
Will L. Davis, pay roll No. 3 (A)
446 75
Will L. Davis, pay roll No. 3 (B)
8,366 58
American Book Co., text books
70 35
4039
American Seating Co., repairs
5 50
4040 Harrie A. Amsden, repairs
20 15
4041 Edward E. Babb & Co., text books, $15.84; supplies $150.15
165 99
4042
G. E. L. Badlam, supplies
3 27
4043 L. K. Beaulac, repairs
49 66
4044 The Allen A. Company, sundries
1 00
4045
G. E. Chalmers, supplies
3 00
4046 Combination Cash Store Co., supplies
7 70
4025 4026 4027 4028 4029 4030 4031 4032 4033 4034 4035
A. S. Reed Electric Co., repairs
2 30
Smith Lumber Co., repairs 11 45
4036 4037 4039
Lawrence Winters, repairs
86
ANNUAL REPORT
43 55
Dunn Brothers, supplies
4047 4048 Foley Laundry, sundries 3 08
161 69
Gregg Publishing Co., text books
24 87
Vermont School Seat Co., desks and seats
51 50
117 00
Henry Holt & Co., text books
56 67
I. E. Knott Apparatus Co., supplies 45 05
2 40
171 40 4 86 4057 The Macmillan Co., text books 4058 Marsden Electric Co., supplies 14 51 90 4059 Charles E. Merrill Co., text books 4060 The Rutland Herald, advertising 40 00 9 11 4061 Milton Bradley Co., supplies 4062 W. E. Morris, sundries 59 30 7 30 4063 Neostyle Sales Agency, supplies 4064 New England T. & T. Co., sundries 90 4065 Nichols-Chapman Hardware Co., supplies 29 00 5 55 4066 A. J. Novak Printing Co., supplies 4067 B. Parmenter, repairs 130 00 4068 Royal Typewriter Co., supplies 4069 Russell Sage Foundation, supplies 378 63 4070 Rutland R. L. & P. Co., light and power 20 00 4071 Benj. H. Sanborn & Co., text books 4072 W. W. Ward & Son, repairs 9 10 4073 Charles Sterns & Co., supplies 4074 Singer Sewing Machine Co., supplies 45 00 4075 L. C. Smith Brothers & Co., supplies 4076 South-Western Publishing Co., text books 67 65 100 00 4077 Etta Franklin, Chairman Vt. Teachers' Assoc., sundries Ginn & Co., text books 4078 495 64 4079 Charles Scribner's Sons, text books 4080 D. C. Heath & Co., text books 52 40 4081 H. A. Sawyer & Co., supplies 36 27
30
46 25
20 16
25
4082 4083 4084
E. S. Abbott, sundries
2 89
Allyn & Bacon, text books
2 32
4085 American Book Co., text books
21 77
4086
Atkinson Mentzer & Co., supplies
8 90
4087
Edward E. Babb & Co., text books
216 35
4088
The A. S. Barnes Co .. text books
6 40
4089
C. C. Birchard & Co., text books
54 72
Allyn & Bacon, text books
57 27
4049 4050 4051 J. L. Hammett Co., supplies 4052 4053 The Tuttle Co., supplies 4054 4055 4056 W. C. Landon & Co., supplies
Will L. Davis, pay roll No. 4
8,810 22
CITY OF RUTLAND
87
Thomas A. Borden, sundries
36 00
C. V. H. Coan, supplies
8 40
George E. Chalmers, supplies 4 87
The Combination Cash Store Co., supplies
2. 05
James Connolly, repairs
127 60
Educational Publishing Co., text books
7 62
The Fidelity & Casualty Co. of N. Y., insurance
184 58
Ginn & Company, text books 28 63
D. C. Heath & Co., text books
36 12
Henry Holt & Co., text books
11 67
Houghton Mifflin Co., text books
10 25
E. D. Keyes & Co., supplies
6 21
Guy F. Lamb, repairs
9 75
Lloyd Adams Noble, text books
28 60
The Macmillan Co., text books 29 65
16 01
Metzger Brothers, supplies
30 00
Milton Bradley Co., supplies
67 80
W. E. Morris, sundries 21 55
6 15
A. J. Novak Printing Co., supplics
13 00
C. E. Oakman, repairs
11 85
The A. N. Palmer Co., text books
13 48
Henry S. Parker, repairs
1 88
Remington Typewriter Co. supplies 45 00
Ross-Huntress Co., repairs, $55.00; supplies, $1.85 56 85
Russell Sage Foundation, supplies
5 01
Rutland News, printing and advertising
7 70
4118 Benj. H. Sanborn & Co., text books
24 14
H. A. Sawyer & Co., supplies
13 66
73 27
1 65
The Trudell Drug Co., supplies 2 25
The Tuttle Co., text books, $13.50; supplies, $70.02 83 52
3 70
C. J. Williams, repairs
40 SS
Will L. Davis, pay roll No. 5 (A)
479 50
4130
Adams & Noe, repairs, $41.71; supplies, $20.58 62 29
4131 Edward E. Babb, text books, $18.25. supplies, $95.02 ... 113 27
4132 G. E. L. Badlam, supplies 7 65
4090 4091 4092 4093 4094 4095 4096 4097 4098 4099 4100 4101 4102 4103 4104 4105 4106 4107 4108 4109 4110 4111 4112 4113 4114 4115 4116 4117
4119 4120 Silver Burdett & Co., text books 4121 Singer Sewing Machine Co., supplies 4122 South-Western Publishing Co., text books
1 28
4123 4124 4125 4126 Laura C. Wells, sundries
W. W. Ward & Son, repairs
10 00
4127 4128 4129 Will L. Davis, pay roll No. 5 (B)
8,317 48
McIntosh Publishing Co., text books
New England T. & T. Co., sundries
88
ANNUAL REPORT
Billings & Davis, supplies
46 96
4133 4134 Phil H Brehmer, repairs 9 00
Daniel R. Campbell, supplies 135 00
4135 4136 C. J. Cleveland, sundries 4137 4138 Dunn Brothers, supplies 4139 4140 Eitapence & Co., repairs
9 55
M. Kittie Crowley, sundries
1 08
19 75
John Dunn & Co., supplies
5 95
4141 4.142 4143 4144 4145
General Electric Co., repairs
1 76
Great Notch Paper Co., Inc., supplies
62 53
J. L. Hammett Co., supplies 16 25
10 51
4146
Houghton Mifflin Co., text books
30 13
Kenney Brothers & Wolkins, supplies
14 55
28 85
4150 Arthur Lincoln, fuel
120 00
4151 Lincoln Iron Works, repairs
6 25
4152
The Macmillan Co., text books
2 33
4153 Milton Bradley Co., supplies
134 24
4154
W. E. Morris, sundries
14 00
The Murdick-Durkee Co., supplies
8 38
4155 4156 4157 A. J. Novak Printing Co., supplies 23 50
10 03
4159
Byron Parmenter, repairs
4 30
4160 4161
A. S. Reed Electric Co., repairs
1 50
4162 Benj. H. Sanborn & Co., text books
13 06
4163 4.164
Charles Scribner's Sons, text books
$ 94
4165
The Tuttle Co., supplies
11 57
4166
David Valiquette, sundries
4 00
4167 W. W. Ward & Son, repairs
21 05
4168
The John C. Winston Co., text books 106 67
4169 Will L. Davis, pay roll No. 6
8,909 93
41.70 Adams & Noe, repairs
60 45
4171 American Book Co., text books
3 69
4172 Edward E. Babb & Co., supplies
4 71
4173 J. A. Craig, repairs,
22 75
4174 Current Events, sundries
38 15
4175 Foley Laundry, sundries
2 52
.. .
New England T. & T. Co., sundries 13 15
Rutland R. L. & P. Co., light and power
142 31
H. A. Sawyer & Co., supplies
35 76
4158 C. E. Oakman, repairs
31 31.
4147 4148 L. E. Knott Apparatus Co., supplies 4149 W. C. Landon & Co., repairs, $8.65; supplies, $22.66
D. C. Hcath & Co., text books
27 05
W. W. Fairchild, Supt., sundries 87 02
89
CITY OF RUTLAND
41.76 William C. Krook, repairs
10 00
41.77 W. C. Landon & Co., repairs
9 25
4178 Helen P. Magner, sundries 4 43
4179 E. G. McClallen & Co., sundries
1 25
41.80 A. J. Novak Printing Co., supplies
3 00
4181 C. E. Oakman, repairs
279 20
4182
H. A. Sawyer & Co., supplies
5 50
4183
Silver Burdett & Co., text books 173 37
4184 The Standard Electric Time Co., repairs
6 85
4185 The Tuttle Co., supplies
90
4186 Mabel H. Woods, sundries
1 81
$111,866 75
Report of the Sinking Fund Commissioners
To the Honorable Council :
The following statement shows the condition of the Sinking Fund of the City of Rutland at this date and the transactions for the year 1921, viz :
Water
General
Total
Balance from last report
$85,265 63 $268,735 06 $354,000 69
Received interest
3,791 73
11,950 64
15,742 37
Discount on bonds purchased
99 16
312 24
411 40
City of Rutland, payment to Sink- ing fund
12,000 00
12.000 00
$89,156 52 $292,997 94 $382,154 46
Paid accrued interest on bonds
bought
$115 27
$363 13
$478 40
Paid expenses
2 17
4 33
6 50
Balance invested as below
89,039 08
292,630 48
381,669 56
$89,156 52 $292,997 94 $382,154 46
LIST OF SECURITIES
City of Rutland Bonds and Notes
$133,000 00
City of San Diego, Calif., Bonds
22,000 00
King County, Washington Bonds
20,000 00
N. Y. Central R. R. Con. 4% Bonds
26,000 00
Louisville & Nashville R. R. Bonds
5,000 00
Rutland Railroad 41/2% 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 Telephone Co. Bonds
14,000 00
City and County of San Francisco
5,000 00
91
CITY OF RUTLAND
Baltimore & Ohio R. R. 41/2% Bonds
5,000 00
American Tel. & Tel. Co. Trust 5% Bonds
10,500 00
Ohio State Tel. Co. 5% Bonds
6,000 00
U. S. Liberty 414% Bonds 42,000 00
U. S. Victory Notes
8,000 00
Province of Alberta Bonds
15,000 00
Province of British Columbia
6,000 00
Willimantic, Conn., 4% Bonds
10,000 00
Cash in bank
26,169 56
$381,669 56
Respectfully submitted,
HENRY F. FIELD, CHARLES M. SMITH, CHAS. H. LANDON, 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 annual report of the Com- missioner of Public Works, for the year ending December 31, 1921.
Donald D. Snyder was in office until June, 1921; the follow- ing work being done under his supervision :
CONTRACT FOR THE PAVING OF AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF SEWERS IN WEST AND WALES STREETS
Contractors-Linberg and Street, Boston, Mass.
Removal of trees.
3 at $30.00
$90 00
Rock excavation in carriage way .
83.6 cu. yds. at 10.00
836 00
Rock excavation in sewer. .
41.4 cu. yds. at 14.00
579 60
Excavation in sewer less than 10 feet 2180.0 cu. yds. at
2.50
5,450 00
Excavation in sewer less than 15 feet 1215.3 cu. yds. at
2.90
3,524 37
54-in sewer
264.0 lin ft. at
14.00
3,696 00
42-in sewer.
877.0 lin ft. at
10.80
9,471 60
30-in sewer.
135.0 lin ft. at
6.90
931 50
27-in sewer
388.8 lin ft. at
6.20
2,100 56
12-in sewer.
183.0 lin ft. at
1.95
356 85
10-in sewer
302.3 lin ft. at
1.65
498 80
8-in sewer.
100.5 lin ft. at
1.50
150 75
6-in sewer.
191.5 lin ft. at
1.00
191 50
12-in Y's.
3.0 lin ft. at
6.00
18 00
10-in. Bends
3.0 lin ft. at
4.20
12 60
6-in. Bends.
4.0 lin ft. at
2.05
8 20
Manholes.
5.0 lin ft. at
210.00
1,050 00
Receiving basins.
4.0 lin ft. at
218.00
872 00
Gutter basins.
3.0 lin ft. at
67.00
201 00
Straight concrete curb.
3650.1 lin. ft. at
1.31
4781 63
Circular concrete curb.
503.1 lin ft. at
1.64
825 08
Relaying curb
358.6 lin ft. at
0.95
340 67
4-in. drain.
358.0 lin. ft. at
0.60
214 80
Reinforcement ..
11882.3 sq. yds. at
0.30
3,564 69
Concrete pavement.
2215.4 cu. yds. at 16.85
37,329 49
Concrete sub-base
166.5 cu. yds. at 13.00
2,181 15
Relaying brick.
25.0 sq. yds. at
2.60
65 00
93
CITY OF RUTLAND
EXTRA WORK
480 bd. ft. sheathing in tunnel.
at $ 0.40
$19 20
6 loads sand.
at
3.75
22.50
12 brick.
at 39.00
0.44
1 bag cement.
at 0 80
0,80
Raising sidewalk
1 man 62 hours.
3 96
1 man 6} hours.
2 27
Replacing sidewalk
1 man 4 hours.
2 40
1 man 4 hours.
2 00
1 man 9 hours.
4.05
1 man 4 hours
1 60
6 bags cement.
at 0.80
4.80
1 cu. yd. stone.
at 2.70
2 70
¿ cu. yd. sand.
1 35
Removing brick on West Street
4 men, 28 hours
11 30
7 men, 33 hours.
13 65
1 truck, 4 hours.
10 00
1 bag cement.
0 80
2 cu. ft. sand.
20
2 men, 5 hours
2 50
1 man, 62 hours.
2 92
6 men, 24 hours.
9 40
12 men, 84 hours
33 90
Removing gutter
2 men, 6 hours
2 10
Insurance ..
7 33
Cutting manhole.
70 84
Overhaul on excavation, 243 loads at .23.
55 89
Total. Contractors' profit plus 15%
43 33
$332 23
Material delivered to City
500 feet straight curb bar
at $
.16
$90 00
50 feet circular curb bar
at
22
11 00
3 catch basin traps.
at
9.50
2S 50
23 manhole steps .
at
45
10 35
1 manhole top and frame.
at
24.00
24 00
1 catch basin mouth .
at
21.00
21 00
Total.
$517 OS
.
.
$288 90
94
ANNUAL REPORT
Extra work as itemized on 4th and 9th, estimated. $781 46
Contractors' profit plus 15% 117 22
$898 68
$898 68
Total extra work
$1,415 76
Total amount of contract.
$80,757 60
5% retained.
4,037 88
$76,719 72
Amount of estimates heretofore issued.
67,142 83
$9,576 89
Repairing sidewalks.
450 72
Amount due on final estimate
$9,126 17
Resurfacing of Court Street, Royce Street, and West Street from Main Street to Armory. All roads (dirt) were shaped up with road machine.
Bids were received for contract on South Main Street and Strongs Avenue, which were as follows:
Hassam Paving Co .. $47,948 00
Worcester, Mass.
Tyler W. Earle.
48,064 35
Linberg and Street .. 48,975 90
Boston, Mass.
Pascal Ricci ..
Rutland, Vt. 49,547 85
Frissell Engineering Co.
50,590 02
Gardner, Mass.
The present incumbent assumed office June 1, 1921, with the following organization:
Office Force: R. H. ROYCE, F. L. RICE, A. J. MARANVILLE.
FRANK TRACY, Superintendent of Water. JAMES MCLAUGHLIN, Foreman of Streets and Sewers. ROY LEONARD, Foreman at Crushing Plant.
NEW WORK
The paving of Strongs Avenue, from Madison Street, south to South Main Street, and thence south to City Line, was awarded to the Hassam Paving Company of Worcester, Mass., May 2, 1921, for the sum of $47,948.00. That firm being the lowest bidder of the five contractors who submitted figures.
Work was under way May 13, and the pavement completed September 1, 1921.
Final estimate of work as follows:
Rutland, Vt.
95
CITY OF RUTLAND
CONTRACT FOR THE PAVING OF STRONGS AVENUE AND SOUTH MAIN STREET
Contractors-Hassam Paving Co., Worcester, Mass.
Item
1 Excavation in carriage way. . 1208.4 cu. yds. at $1.60
$1,933 44
2 Excavation in sewer trench
108.3 cu. yds. at 1.50
162 45
(less than 10 feet)
3 Less than 15 feet.
87.0 cu yds. at 2.50
217 50
4 12-in. vitrified pipe sewer
66.0 lin. ft. at 1.00
66 00
5 6-in. vitrified pipe sewer
178.0 lin ft. at 0.65
115 70
6 6-in. tile underdrain.
324.3 lin ft. at 0.85
275 65
7 Gravel sub-base
207.14 cu. yds. at 2.30
476 42
7a Shoulder material.
51.0 cu. yds. at 2.30
117 30
8 Concrete sub-base in tracks.
80.11 cu. yds. at 18.00
1,441 98
9 Reinforcement in pavement.
12006.0 sq. yds. at
0.20
2,401 20
10 Concrete pavement.
2401.64 cu. yds. at 13.70
32,902 47
11
1-22-5 bridge concrete
10.5 cu. yds. at 30.00
315 00
12
1-2-4 bridge concrete
66.25 cu. yds. at 32.00
2,120 00
13 Gravel fill for bridge.
3.26 cu. yds. at 2.50
8 15
14
Reinforcement in bridge
2405.0 lbs. at
0.10
240 50
15 Wooden guard railing
95.0 lin ft. at
1.00
95 00
16 Concrete curb.
32.0 lin ft. at 1.10
35 20
17 Circular concrete curb.
24.1 lin ft. at 1.50
36 15
18 Removal of abutments.
19 Extra work cost $4.55 plus 15%
5 23
20 Overhaul 100 feet over 2 mile at $0.02} per yard.
22 30
21 Gutter and sidewalks at bridge 5.06 cu. yds. at $13.70
69 32
22 Stone brought from Hassam Paving Co., 20.66 tons at 2.133
44 07
23 1333 sq. yds. reinforcement erroneously deducted at $0.13.
173 29
$43,274 32
DEDUCTIONS
Stone, 9 tons at $2.25.
$20 25
Flusher for street, 3 hours.
7 50
$27 75
Amount of Final estimate.
$43,274 32
95% equals. .
41,110 60
Amount of previous estimates.
32,834 03
Amount of this estimate.
$8,276 57
Deductions.
27 75
Amount due on final estimate
$8,248 82
Total amount paid to Hassam Paving Co. $31,110 60
96
ANNUAL REPORT
Mussey Brock Bridge on South Main Street was built under contract by the Hassam Paving Company.
Cost of bridge $2,849.90
Moon Brook Bridge was built by the City of Rutland, labor from the Street Department.
Cost of bridge $1,172.68
Baxter Street Bridge, near corner of Oak Street, was also built by the Street Department.
Cost of bridge $750.13
NOTE: Lumber used on Moon Brook Bridge utilized in the con- struction of Baxter Street Bridge.
The size and type of the above bridges are about the same, and you will note that there was considerable saving to the city on the bridges constructed by city labor.
It was decided to widen and curb Strongs Avenue 3 feet on the East line, from Prospect to Clover Street, to reduce the danger to travel caused by vehicles standing at the curb at the various places of business in that section.
This work was constructed by city workmen.
Curb for this job was hauled from the Post Street yard, where it was originally removed from West and Wales Streets in 1920.
North Street on the north side was curbed, with marble removed from West and Wales Streets. This work was also done by city workmen.
A survey was made of Washington Street, between Wales and Merchants Row, and a concrete pavement laid. On this project the marble curb on both north and south sides had to be relaid. The curb on the south side was from 5" to 18" below grade.
We found that the 10" sewer had to be relaid as it was deteriorated in numerous places.
The city workmen did exceptionally good work on this job, as they had to use a small concrete mixer, which necessitated considerable moving around to get results.
97
CITY OF RUTLAND
STREETS
The majority of principal traveled streets needed reshaping and adding some road metal in the dips; the Street Department covered considerable ground, and a few years work will put the streets in serviceable condition. To get good results after re- shaping a road, it is necessary to apply a binder of tar or asphalt to keep the surface metal from blowing away; this is not permanent construction, and our roads of water bound Macadam and gravel will not stand up for any length of time under the conditions that we have today. Our City Ordinance calls for 10 miles per hour, but the cars travel much faster than that speed, and the suction of the tires as they pass over the surface causes pot holes and scabing. The proper maintenance treatment for the above type of road is to have a patrol man with a cold patch preparation of tar and stone chips and apply as soon as defects appear in the surface; this is a costly method but it is necessary to save the road. At a future time this water bound or gravel road will make an excellent base for a permanent type.
Oil was applied to City streets in May and July, furnished by the Standard Oil Company and applied at the rate of 1/3 of a gallon per square yard. The first oil was applied by team and the second oiling by auto spreader.
Cost of oil was considerably higher than in 1919 due to advance in price.
Water sprinkling was done in business sections of the City by the horse-drawn motor flusher and gave excellent results.
A considerable number of protests were received by the Commissioner of Public Works, regarding oil applied in outlying sections, and it seems as if some solution should be aimed at whereby the oil tax will be a satisfactory charge to all. At present owners of corner lots and owners of farms and large frontages in the more sparsely settled districts pay an exceed- ingly large amount for their share.
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SEWERS
The sewer system has given considerable trouble due to the extra large drainage area and additional houses connected on the laterals.
During Fair week, Park Street sewer could not begin to carry off the sewage and we had numerous stoppages. Would recommend that at least two manholes be constructed to relieve that section.
River Street sewer backed into cellars after rains and caused much damage. The City Council directed that the sewer be relaid and larger pipe installed, between Meadow Street and Forest Street; this project was carried through. On removal of old pipe we found on examination that one-half the flow area was filled with roots from poplar trees, that grow in this vicinity. Two manholes were built on this line and the dwellings in this area are relieved from future nuisance.
It would be a money saver if all sewers laid in sections where willow, poplar and similar types of trees abode, were laid with sand and sulphur joint and waterproofed with pitch. This type of joint would prevent roots from growing in the pipe, causing stoppage of the flow area.
The sewer on Pine Street between West and State Streets has caused property owners trouble for the past few years. The sewer was 2 feet below the surface and was found to be a 5" concrete pipe that had disintegrated. The City Council au- thorized the relaying and enlarging. An 8" pipe was installed and new connections to all dwellings made; also one manhole was constructed, and at present time this line is in excellent condition.
All catch basins were cleaned late last fall, and numerous sewer lines flushed out.
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SIDEWALKS
Considerable sidewalks were laid this year, both tar-con- crete and cement-concrete.
Tar-concrete sidewalks were constructed by Anson B. Hatch, Contractor, Rutland, Vt.
Cement-concrete sidewalks were constructed by the Street Department.
ENGINEERING WORK
Numerous surveys were run; street lines and grades given on request of property owners.
A sewer and water plan of both systems was compiled and City blocked off in areas; unfinished plans were completed and note books tabulated and contents transferred to proper plans.
A cost system was installed, including superintendent's daily report, unit cost sheet, construction cost record and con- struction record of completed job.
Survey, profile and cross-sections were made of West Street, Columbian Avenue and State Street. This was necessary to make drawings for the Gateway Road to be built in 1922.
Final survey of Strongs Avenue and South Main Street was completed, and final estimate for Hassam Paving Company for- warded to City Treasurer.
Richard Royce deserves mention for his interest, accuracy and loyalty in the Engineering Department.
POST STREET YARD
Conditions at the City Yard on Post Street were far from being satisfactory for the proper care and maintenance of tools, equipment and supplies.
The City Council authorized the Mayor and Commissioner of Public Works to do work up to $2500.00, and a new steel wire fence 7 feet high, set in concrete piers, was erected by the Street Department. After the erection of the fence, the old building
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was renovated, brick floors, electric lights and heating system installed, a new wing to house equipment was built on the North side and another in the rear of main building. Grading will be finished in the spring of 1922. Then we will have a City Yard well adapted to our needs. Minor repair work and overhauling of equipment will be carried on throughout the winter months.
PINE HILL PROJECT
In June a survey of the stone quarry on Lincoln Boulevard was made, and results showed that we would not have enough stone to finish the season; such was the case. Stone was shipped from Port Henry, N. Y., but shipment of stone from foreign sources is not satisfactory. First, on account of cost. Second, uncertainty of arrival. Numerous quarries were recommended, but none were found satisfactory, until the quarry on Pine Hill was located. This land is owned by the City of Rutland, and is 13/4 miles northwest from the City Hall.
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