[Document 24 — 1948.]

ANNUAL REPORT

OF THE

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1947.

Boston, January 2, 1948.

Hon. James M. Curley, Mayor of Boston. Dear Mr. Mayor:

In compliance with the provisions of section 36 of chapter 28 of the Revised Ordinances of 1947, I respect- fully submit the Annual Report of the Public Works Department for the year ending December 31, 1947.

Upon the request of this department and with the approval of 3'our Honor the Mayor, the City Council made an appropriation for $2,000,000 for the construc- tion and reconstruction of streets. All sections of the City benefited by the work that was done, and the program w^hich we have started will be continued in 1948.

The larger number of the contracts which were awarded were completed^ and on several the work had to be suspended because of the approach of cold weather. This work will be resumed as soon as weather condi- tions permit in the spring.

The matter of expediting traffic on our main highways has been given considerable attention, and many improvements have been made by cutting down wide sidewalks and widening the roadways, thereby per-

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mitting an easier flow of traffic. Among the improve- ments of this nature was the reconstruction of Summer street at the South Station, from Atlantic avenue to Dorchester avenue, where the sidewalks were narrowed, and with the cooperation of the Metropolitan Transit Authority a new loading area for streetcars was pro- vided. This will help considerably in alleviating a traffic hazard at this important point.

Another notable improvement was the reconstruction of Columbus avenue. Some sections of this street have been completed, and the installation of a center divisional island has helped very much in improving traffic con- ditions. Another section of this street is now under contract for similar treatment, namely, from Northamp- ton street in town to Arlington street. Columbus avenue is a direct route in and out of Boston, from Park square to Egleston square, in Roxbury, and the im- provement thus brought about will aid traffic entering and leaving the City in this section.

The surfaces of many of our streets in all sections of the City have become worn through use, but their condition was such that a complete reconstruction of the roadways was not necessary. This year, for the first time in many years, we adopted a program of laying a seal coat on top of the existing surface, which will extend the life of these streets for a period of eight or ten years. The program which has been set up will be continued in 1948, so that macadam streets will be given a renewal of life periodically.

During the year this department has installed thou- sands of yards of asphalt sidewalks. From an eco- nomical point of view, it was to the City's advantage to do this work because of the prohibitive cost of laying concrete sidewalks. This type of sidewalk, usually called black top, is equal in all respects to concrete, and a suitable wearing surface will be provided for years of use.

Due to war conditions, it was not possible for the department to replace completely concrete sidewalks where openings had been made by the Water Division for installations and repairs. This year we have con- centrated on the matter of permanently replacing these sidewalk openings, and the results attained have been gratifying, with the result that, in a good many cases, the City has saved itself from possible suits because of personal injuries received.

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The wooden surfaces on many of our drawbridges have through the course of years outUved their useful- ness, and a new program of replacing the wooden bridge decking with asphalt has been inaugurated. This asphalt will require less maintenance than the wooden surface, and the life of the roadway will thereby be prolonged for many years.

On many of our bridges the wooden curbings installed for years have become dilapidated and unsightly in appearance. As fast as we can do this we are removing these curbings and installing modern concrete curbs, in accordance with a design prepared in this department. This new type of curb is substantial and not only will it add to the appearance of our bridges, but will assist materially in reducing accidents and calamities on our bridges.

The garage facilities of this department have been modernized, and our equipment for the purpose of making repairs is second to none in the country. Thousands of dollars have been saved to the City in work done in our own shop, and these savings have been accomplished without any increase in personnel.

With the money made available by your Honor in the so-called Equipment Loan, all mobile equipment of the Public Works Department has been renewed. Many new units have been received and are already in service, and manj- are now on their way and about to be delivered. When this program is consummated, the Public Works Department will have been completely outfitted with automotive units.

Plastic globes have been developed for street lighting purposes. In many sections of the City the cost of replacing broken glass globes was increasing to such heights that it was becoming difficult for the department to keep up with the demand for replacements. New plastic globes have been installed in many locations and their services have been entirely satisfactory, with a reduction reflected in maintenance costs.

It has long been the opinion of this department that incinerators should be constructed in various locations where dumps were objected to or otherwise unavailable.

All our attempts to obtain dump locations were strenuously resisted in each locality. Plans and speci- fications were prepared for the construction of an incinerator and, although a suitable site was selected, and funds were provided, the project was abandoned

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because of zoning restrictions. The funds for an incinerator are still available, and these plans and specifications that were prepared have been so drawn that the}^ can be used at any location selected.

We are still hopefully seeking locations in all districts of the City for incinerators, as well as sites for sanitary fills, which will obviate the usual objections to common dumps.

For many years the department has been confronted with a problem in the South End, This relates to the disposal of rubbish, particularly from the rooming- house sections. No facilities were available for dis- posing of small bundles of rubbish, with the result that in many cases they were deposited in the streets and in the alleys of that section. We have made a start on correcting and improving the conditions in the South End by the installation of boxes, so placed as to be easily accessible for the deposit of rubbish. The improvement shown has justified the action of the City in making these installations.

Another problem that has faced the department for years is the condition existing in the market district, following the close of business on Saturday nights. Rubbish was thrown into the streets indiscriminately and it was only with great expense and effort that this department was able to clean up the conditions which existed. We have made much progress along this line, and I am pleased to state that at the present time conditions in the market district are better than they ever were before.

The flow of traffic through the Sumner Tunnel has continued without letup, and this year it is expected that the revenue received from tolls will show an excess of approximately $500,000 over expenditures.

The Water Division has continued to exert every effort possible to bring in revenue for the use of water, and from present indications the department will wind up the year with a surplus of receipts over expenditures of close to a million dollars. This is a very creditable record and reflects the activities of the Water Division,

There has been put into effect in the Public Works Department a requirement that all new employees entering the service of the department must have a physical examination by the department doctor and must have an X ray made of their chests at the City Hospital. The purpose of this is to insure that men

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entering our employ are not incapacitated from doing the work which they will be required to do. These examinations have revealed that the condition of several individuals was such that their employment with this department would not be desirable, and the results obtained by this new requirement have been very satisfactory in all respects.

Beginning with the first of the coming year, a new contract district will be estabUshed in the section of Roxbury and the South End approximately from Rox- bury Crossing to Massachusetts avenue. One of the terms of the contract is that collections are to be made twice a week. At the present time, at least two col- lections a week are being made in the sections of the City where the service is still rendered by City employees.

Respectfully submitted,

Robert P. Curley, Commissioner of Public Works.

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The records of the department show that there are now 2,403 persons ehgible for employment in the several divisions, and of that number 2,350 were upon the January, 1948, payrolls.

Grade and Number of Employees.

Title.

Services.

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Commissioner

Division engineers

Assistant engineers (civil) . . .

Draftsmen

Instrumentmen

Rodmen

Blueprinters

Superintendents

Chief supervisor

Supervisors

General foremen

Foremen

Chief inspectors

Inspectors-subforemen

Executive secretaries

Cliief clerks

Executive clerks

Clerks-stenographers

Telephone operators

Cashiers and assistants

Storekeepers

Patternmakers

Medical inspector

Cement tester and assistant.

Captains

Quartermaster-pilots

Deckhands

Dispatcher

Investigators

Carried forward.

12

47

12

138

94

73

35

19

13

87

Public Works Department.

Grade and Number of Employees. — Concluded.

	Services.
Title.	CO O	11	CO	-2 'S	C	6 PQ	1	(a a c 3		5 0
	12	138	94	73	35	21	19 4 4 5 9 12	13	87	492
	4
		8	6 4 6 5						18
Oilers							9
								15
						34 4		51
						4
			5
								36	36
						137 1			137
			2 3 1 4			2	15	5	18
		1 20 5 4	4 3 14 3 2		12
				26
						1	91
			12	2		25
				2
			3		2 2	3 1	2	17	97
		5 10 18	8		16
				10
					1				19
					1 1		131	132
			1 20 6 3				2
								20 6 g
Catch-basin cleaning machine op-
Stonecutters-brick masons		3	4	1				1
					4
		5 5 56 4 190							5
		24 2 40	5 67 186 1 2	26 83 2 373					36
		5 3 6	6	13 1 9	38 1 84	286 13 894 1



		4	4	2 25	1			3 8	16
				33

Totals	12	476	233	372	547	191	69	91	412	2,4 03

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Number of Employees Actually Employed January I, 1947, and January I, 1948.

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January 1, 1947 January 1, 1948

182	65	401	499	361
180	63	399	470	370

549 546

229 230

2,380 2,350

Total Eligible Force.

88	12	190	68	409	506	362	551	239
91	12	191	69	412	476	372	547	233

2,425 2,403

Appointments, Transfers, Resignations, Retirements, Deaths, Etc., of

Employees.

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					1 3	12 190	Central OflBce	12 191				1
?,	3		1		Bridge		1		10
1	6				1	68		69				9
10	22	6	3	3	7	506		476	5	o	3	43
in	7	2	99.	2	3	362	Sanitary	372	14	3	1	15
8	13	4	18	13	15	551		547	21	3	1	32
3	11 15 3	2 1	1			239 409 88		233 412 91	2 3	1 2	1	7
4	4	10 1	Water	23
1	Tunnel	8

40	80	15	45	22	41	2.425	Totals	2,403	45	12	6	148

Public Works Department.

MAINTENANCE APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES.

Division ok S.kvic. ^ittdln'g'TrLlfe

Expenditures.

Unexpended Balance.

Central Office . Bridge Service Ferry Service . Tunnel Service Lighting Service Paving Service Sanitary Service Sewer Division Water Division

$39,077 00

596,969 00

305,014 99

438,451 37

1,002,453 72

1,211,687 81

4,388,596 93

566,437 25

1,690,616 74

$38,125 23

570,207 95

266,870 15

395,060 35

1,002,453 72

1,188,631 87

4,364,740 89

547,931 80

1,613,357 63

$951 77 26,761 05 38,144 84 43,391 02 0 00 23,055 94 23,856 04 18,505 45 77,359 11

Totals ....

$10,239,304 81

$9,987,379 59

$251,925 22

Expenditures from Special Appropriations, Etc.

Bridges, Construction of (revenue) $0 00

Bridges, Construction of (non-revenue) .... 0 00

Bridges, Repairs, etc. (revenue) 176,956 22

Construction of Buildings and other related objects

(revenue) 102 79

Ferry Improvements (revenue) 45,764 84

Beacon Street (chapter 90) (revenue) 100,000 00

Reconstruction of Streets (revenue) 203,242 81

Sidewalks, Construction and Reconstruction of (revenue), 56,924 84

Sewerage Works (revenue) 186,600 84

Sewerage Works (non-revenue) 687,120 12

Snow Removal (revenue) 650,443 01

Public Ways, Construction of (revenue) .... 131,395 39

Public Ways, Construction of (non-revenue) . . . 1,299,520 38

Total $3,538,071 24

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REVENUE. On Account of Public Works Department.

Central Office: Sale of plans, etc $1,442 00

Bridge Service:

Dorchester Avenue Bridge Northern Avenue Bridge Chelsea South Bridge . Rents .... Junk .... Meridian Street Bridge Chelsea North Bridge .

Ferry Service:

ToUs .... Rents .... Cleaning telephone booths Commission on telephones Weighing machine Junk .... Sale of boat .

Sumner Tunnel: Tolls

Sale of materials Fleet discount

Lighting Service: Damage to posts

$9,537 98
834 99
275 25
2,900 00
56 78
36,686 77
64,258 84
	114,550 61
$12,921 73
120 00
24 00
11 97
25 00
75 84
100 00
	13,278 54

$1,757,760 00
370 80
18 50
	1,758,149 30

405 35

Paving Service:

From assessments on abutters for cost of laying sidewalks in front of their premises, including material for same:

Assessments added to taxes Assessments paid in advance

Unapportioned

Permits

Sale of materials, etc

Labor and materials furnished .

Junk

Rent

$2,879 08
16 31
85 20
40,326 98
20 00
58 48
168 32
340 00

43,894 37

Sewer Service:

Disposal of sewage .... $19,450 00

Labor and materials furnished . . 30 00

Entrance fees 2,726 59

Junk 178 21

Rent 50 00

Refunds 19 14

Freeing drains 60 00

22,513 94

Carried forward $1,954,234 11

Public Works Department.

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Brought forward Sanitary Service:

Collection of commercial waste

Sale of junk .

Cleaning coal

Sale of horses

Rent

Sale of steel .

Removal of rubbish

Water Service: Water rates . Water added to taxes Service pipes for new takers, <

repairing, etc. . Fees on overdue rates Sale of junk, etc. . Damage to property Relocating hydrants Labor and materials Deposit account . Installing gates, etc. Elevator and fire pipe connections Miscellaneous income .

$1,954,234 11

$22,888 63

199 29 260 63 210 00

200 00 49 56 30 00

extending

$4,639,463	16
129,323	14
3,291	09
385	20
1,825 95
1,128	20
200	00
8,724 45
64,937 26
31	06
1,891	23
1,742	50

23,838 11

4,852,943 24

Grand Total $6,831,015 46

PART II.

APPENDICES

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APPENDIX A.

REPORT OF THE DIVISION ENGINEER OF THE BRIDGE AND FERRY DIVISION.

Boston, January 2, 1948.

To the Commissioner of Public Works. Dear Sir:

I respectfully submit the following report of the income, expenditures and operation of the Bridge and Ferry Division for the year ending December 31, 1947. The appropriations and expenditures for the Division were as follows:

Bridge Service.

Regular appropriation, 1947 $591,969 00

Transfers to 5,000 00

$596,969 00 Expenditures, 1947 570,207 95

Unexpended balance, December 31, 1947 . $26,761 05

Bridges, Repairs, Etc.

Balance from 1946 . $51,265 78

Appropriation, 1947 ....... 200,000 00

$251,265 78 Transfers from 5,000 00

$246,265 78 Expenditures, 1947 176,956 22

Unexpended balance, December 31, 1947 . $69,309 56

Bridges, Construction of.

Balance from 1946 $2,433,590 95

Expenditures, 1947 00 00

Unexpended balance, December 31, 1947 .$2,433,590 95

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Departmental Equipment, Non-Revenue, Bridge Service. Marine Equipment.

Balance from 1946 $8,839 25

Expenditures, 1947 00 00

Unexpended balance, December 31, 1947 . $8,839 25

Ferry Service.

Regular appropriation, 1947 $305,014 99

Expenditures, 1947 266,870 15

Unexpended balance, December 31, 1947 . $38,144 84

Ferry Improvements, Etc.

Balance from 1946 $56,722 09

Appropriation, 1947 45,000 00

Total amount available $101,722 09

Expenditures, 1947 45,764 84

Unexpended balance, December 31, 1947 . $55,957 25

Sumner Traffic Tunnel.

Regular appropriation, 1947 $438,451 37

Expenditures, 1947 395,060 35

Unexpended balance, December 31, 1947 . $43,391 02

The foregoing does not include certain expenditures for construction work for other divisions, which work was supervised by the engineers of this division.

In an order from the Department of Public Utilities, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, schedules of tolls and charges for the use of the Sumner Traffic Tunnel, be- tween Boston Proper and East Boston, were approved, covering the yesir 1947.

The City has been operating only one ferry, the so-called "South Ferrj-," since early in 1933, with the Boston terminus at Eastern avenue and the East Boston terminus at Lewis street.

The more important works undertaken during the past year in the Bridge and Ferry Division were renew- ing high curbs at Charlestown Bridge; repairs to Charlesgate West Bridge; repairing fender piers of Chelsea North Bridge; cleaning and painting Chelsea Street Bridge; painting, pointing, etc., Congress Street

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Bridge; rebuilding ^Metropolitan Avenue Bridge; fur- nishing new tail truck at Warren Bridge; repairs to roadway, etc., of Warren Bridge; making wash borings at Warren Bridge; repairs to pile bents, etc., at Warren Bridge; repairing electric pier and navigation lights at various bridges; resurfacing various bridges; renewing high curbs at various bridges; building spar floats at various bridges; building a public boat landing at Warren Bridge; renewing high curbs at Chelsea South and Maiden Bridges; repairing hull, etc., of Ferryboat "Ralph J. Palumbo"; alterations, etc., to buildings and pier. South Ferry; painting steel floor system of South Ferry Bridges; alterations, etc., to Vent Buildings at the Sumner Tunnel; repairing pavement of the Summer Traffic Tunnel; cleaning fresh air and exhaust ducts at the Sumner Tunnel; building Old Colony Avenue Stairway; repairs to Victory Road Disposal Station; dredging docks at Victory Road Disposal Station, etc.

Bridge Service.

Charlesgate West Bridge.

The steel understructure was cleaned, necessary

repairs made, and the bridge and railing painted, under

a contract with the J. A. Singarella Company, at a cost

of $9,157.50.

Charlestown Bridge, over the Charles River.

Repairs to the main draw pier and the Boston fender pier were started in 1946, under a contract with W. H. Ellis & Son Company, and were completed this year at a cost of $14,495.

Due to the unsightly and dangerous condition of the old wooden high curbs, a contract was entered into with the John F. Shea Company for replacing the present high curb with new precast reinforced concrete curbs, in 8-foot lengths, spaced approximately three feet apart, at a cost of $4,809.40.

Chelsea Bridge North, over the Mystic River. A contract was entered into with W. H. Ellis & Son Company, at an estimated cost of $23,585, for making necessary repairs to the main draw pier and the Chelsea fender pier. No work has been started this year but completion is expected by next spring.

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Chelsea Bridge South, and Maiden Bridge. A contract was entered into with the John F. Shea Company, Inc., for replacing the present wooden high curbs with precast reinforced concrete curbs, at an estimated cost of $4,032.80. No pa3'ment was made this year and the work is expected to be completed early in 1948.

Chelsea Street Bridge, over the Mystic River. Cleaning and painting of the steelwork of the draw span and the fasciae and railing of the approach spans, was done under a contract with the Eastern Painting Company, at a cost of $14,750.

Congress Street Bridge, over Fort Point Channel. The two abutments were repaired by guniting, the intermediate piers were pointed and the entire steel work of the bridge was cleaned and painted under a contract with Marinucci Brothers & Co., at a cost of $34,220.56.

Metropolitan Avenue Bridge, over Stony Brook. The old wood-deck bridge was entirely removed, the old stone abutment walls were repaired by guniting, and a new reinforced concrete bridge with a sheet asphalt pavement was built under a contract with R. A. Bucella & Sons, at a cost of $3,910.29.

Old Colony Avenue Stairway. To prevent the necessity of pedestrians being obliged to cross Old Colony Avenue from a present old wooden stairway on the opposite sidewalk, work was commenced on a new steel stairway leading to the sidewalk ad- jacent to the Columbia Road Rapid Transit Station, under a contract with the West End Iron Works, at an estimated cost of $8,900. Payments of $3,965.25 have been made to date and the work is expected to be completed earl}^ in 1948.

Spar Floats. To provide the bridges having draw houses a means to more properly secure and care for their lifeboats, eight wooden spar floats were ordered to be built under a contract with the Rev-Lyn Contracting Company, at an estimated cost of $7,144. No payment has been made this year and the work is expected to be completed in 1948.

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Warren Bridge, over the Charles River.

Repairs to the roadway decking were started in 1946, under a contract with the M. & R. Construction Com- pany, and were completed this year at a cost of $9,158.43.

Two additional contracts were made for decking repairs and repaying with the Fred J. Wallace Company, Inc., at a total cost of $35,641.16.

Repairs to the pile bents, which were considered necessary by the D. P. U. inspectors, were made under a contract with A. Orlando, Inc., at a cost of $12,096.14.

Wash borings required in connection with studies for a new bridge were made under a contract with the Raymond Concrete Pile Company, at a cost of $1,652.53.

A new public boat-landing float was built and in- stalled, identical with the original float, under a contract with the Murray Engineering Company, at a cost of $7,741.

Work on a new tail-truck, for the retractile draw span, was started under a contract with Martin J. Kelly Company, Inc., at an estimated cost of $4,700. This work will be completed early next year.

Various Bridges — Repairing Electric Pier and Navigation Lights.

To comply with U. S. Coast Guard regulations, repairs were made to the Maiden Bridge, Meridian Street Bridge, Chelsea South Bridge, and Summer Street Bridge over Fort Point Channel, pier and navigation lights, under a contract with Stearns, Perry & Smith Company, at a cost of $3,228.

Various Bridges — Resurfacing.

Resurfacing and replacing underplank, where neces- sary, on various bridges, was started under a contract with John F. Shea Company, Inc., in the amount of $22,514. A small stretch of the Albany Street Bridge, over the freight tracks, at the expansion-joint end, has been resurfaced. The entire wearing surface of the West Fourth Street Bridge was removed, the under- plank repaired, and additional strengthening made by placing a 2-inch tongue-and-groove spruce plank, laid diagonally over the present underdeck and then resur- faced with sheet asphalt wearing surface. This work was done on one roadway at a time.

The southerly roadway of the Southampton Street Bridge over the New York, New Haven and Hartford

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Railroad was resurfaced, and the southerly roadway of the Broadway Bridge over the Boston and Albany Railroad was also resurfaced. Payments of $17,892.99 were made on this contract this year. Four other bridges, included in this contract, will be completed early in 1948.

Various Bridges — Renewing High Curbs.

The replacement of the present old wooden high curbs with new precast reinforced concrete curbs, on various bridges, was started under a contract with John F. Shea Company, Inc., and at the end of the year many sections of new curb were ready, but due to the inclement weather the work was extended to the spring of 1948.

The estimated cost of this contract is $7,260.60, and the Broadway Bridge over Fort Point Channel, Dover Street Bridge over Fort Point Channel, Summer Street Bridge over Reserved Channel, Summer Street Bridge over A Street, and West Fourth Street Bridge over the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad are included therein.

No payments were made under this contract during 1947.

Maintenance Force.

The Maintenance Force patched and replaced deck sheathing, headers, and sidewalk planking on various bridges; repaired platforms, refastened treads, cleaned and painted drawhouses; made repairs to drawhouses and controller houses; added to and deducted from counterweights; repaired steps; removed snow and ice from bridges and sanded same; repaired piers; painted fences and gates; did general carpenter work and painting and made mechanical repairs, etc., re- paired wood-block paving; refastened treads on various bridges; repaired and rebuilt gates on various bridges; repaired floats; built and repaired sand boxes; rebuilt coal bins at various bridges; repaired boats, set glass at various drawhouses; made miscellaneous small repairs at various bridges, etc.

The Maintenance Force cleaned the bridge side- walks and steps in the intown area of snow and refuse during the 3'ear.

Electrical and machinery maintenance was taken care of bv the electrician and machinists.

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City Document No. 24.

Miscellaneous.

Anotlier duty of the division during the winter months was the supervising and inspecting of snow loading and removal, in common with other divisions of the depart- ment. This work was done under contract.

In the course of the year part of the activities of the office force was taken up in work for other divisions of the department. These efforts, spread over the entire year, did not require a considerable amount of time; the work being mostly of an advisory and investigating nature.

Ferry Service. The following ferr3^boats are in commission:

N.-VME.

When Built.

Length.

Gross Tons.

Charles C. Donoghue

Daniel A. MacCormack .... Ralph J. Palumbo

1926 1926 1930

174 feet, 4 inches 174 feet, 4 inches 174 feet, 4 inches

756.77 756.77 779

All these boats are of the propeller type and all are steel boats.

The work of this service for the 3'ear consisted of the following:

Ferryboat "Ralph J. Palumbo.^' A contract with the Bethlehem Steel Company for the annual overhaul of this vessel, which had been advertised for in 1946, was approved January 8, 1947, and work was completed June 25, 1947, at a cost of $26,703.92.

South Ferry Fenders. Extensive repairs and replacements to the Boston and East Boston fenders, which were started in 1946 under a contract with Roy B. Rendle Company, were completed this year at a total cost of $38,642.75.

South Ferry, East Boston Side, Steel Bridges. A contract for cleaning and painting the steelwork below the decks of the two steel bridges at East Boston, was awarded to the National Paint Company, at an estimated cost of $1,730. Payments of $735.25 have been made to date, and work is expected to be completed early in 1948.

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Alterations, Repairs, etc., to Buildings and Pier, South Ferry, East Boston.

The three-story wood-frame building, formerly used by the Fire Department as quarters for the fireboat Engine No. 47, and which is adjacent to the ferry property, was transferred to the PubUc Works Depart- ment, Ferry Service. This gave the division an oppor- tunity to use the building for a combination office and storehouse and permit the demolishing of two wooden storehouses, which were in very bad condition.

A contract was entered into with A. Orlando, Inc., for alterations and painting of the ex-firehouse, including installing a new oil-burning heater, demolishing the old storehouses, and repaving the wharf foundations. Work was completed this year at a cost of $21,105.99.

Removing Ashes, Cinders, etc., from Ferryboats. A contract was awarded to Harry Benson for the daily removal of ashes, etc., from the ferryboats. The work for the entire year cost $3,070.

Department Force. During the year machinists, carpenters, painters, riggers, and other mechanics, who are included in the personnel of the Ferry Service, made all repairs possible to the plant to the extent of equipment at their dis- posal. This work consisted mainly of minor repairs to the machinery on the boats, repairs to ferry-bridge machinery, ferry-bridge roadways, and headhouse re- pairs in general.

Tunnel Service.

Repairing the Paving of the Sumner Traffic Tunnel.

A contract was awarded to James A. Susi, approved by the Mayor November 7, 1947, for repairing the paving of the Sumner Tunnel. Work commenced November 10, 1947, and was completed December 15, 1947, at a cost of $15,684.30.

Painting, etc., at the Sumner Tunnel Administration

Building. A contract was awarded to John D. Ahern, approved by the Mayor December 31, 1946, for painting the exterior trim of the Administration Building, toll

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booths, etc., the interior of the first and second floors of the Administration Building, all metal railings and fences pertinent to the tunnel, and for replacing the present grill partition in the main office with a wood partition. Work was commenced January 3, 1947, and was completed ]\ larch 7, 1947, at a cost of $4,444.

Miscellaneous Alterations, Painti7ig, etc., at the Ventila- tion Buildings of the Sumner Tunnel. A contract was awarded to the George J. Bartley Company, approved b}' the Mayor January 8, 1947, for building false ceilings in the two control rooms and painting both interiors and exteriors of the Vent Build- ings, as directed. Work was completed September 27, 1947, at a cost of $4,453.50.

Cleaning Fresh Air and Exhaust Ducts at Sumner Tunnel. A contract was awarded to the Rossano Construction Company, approved by the Mayor November 26, 1947, for removal of all dust, debris, etc., from the fresh air and exhaust ducts of the tunnel. Work commenced December 1, 1947, and was completed December 23, 1947, at a cost of $4,300.

Control Cables for Sumner Tunnel. A contract was awarded to the Eagle Electric Com- pany, for supplying 4,292 linear feet of cable for controls for the tunnel, at a cost of $12,414.46.

Telephone Cables for the Sumner Tunnel. A contract was awarded to the Okenite Company, approved by the ^layor October 10, 1947, for furnishing telephone cables to replace the old ones which had become unfit for use, at a cost of $6,664.40. These cables, plus control cables, will be installed in 1948 under a separate contract.

Summary of Activities During 1947.

1. Personnel.

During the year of 1947, the following changes were made in the personnel of the tunnel:

1 Superintendent, appointed.

1 Chief Electrician, appointed.

2 Electrician-Operators, appointed. 2 Chauffeur-Laborers, pensioned.

1 Chauffeur-Laborer, died.

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2. Vehicular Traffic.

1943. 1944. 1945. 1946. 1947.

Total 5,715,999 6,449,934 7,223,762 8,432,721 8,748,162

Monthly Average .. . 476,000 536,500 601,980 702,727 729,014

Weekly Average 110,000 124,000 138,918 162,168 168,234

Daily Average 15,650 17,-600 19,791 23,103 23,968

3. Foiver.

The power supply is received from the Boston Edison Company at 13,800 volts and is transformed to other voltages to operate the fans, pumps, heat and hghting.

1943. 1944. 1945. 1946. 1947.

Total kilowatts 2,813,427 3,104,104 4,097,633 5,809,371 5,133,526

Number of vehicles. . 5,715,999 6,449,934 7,223,762 8,432,721 8,748,162

4. Garage Service.

1943. 1944. 1945. 1946. 1947.

Tow Jobs 104 185 291 327 321

5. Booth, Red Signals.

1943. 1944. 1945. 1946. 1947.

Booth, Red On 8 5 7 5 4

Total Duration 255 min. 56 min. 155 min. 57 min. 51 min.

6. Fires.

There w^ere no fires in the tunnel in 1947.

7. Toll Registering Equipment.

All treadles and toll registers are in good condition and are operat- ing properly. Periodic inspection and pressure tests have been made on all toll lanes. Key boxes have been repaired and overhauled as needed.

8. Motors, Fans and Dampers.

All motor controllers were inspected, cleaned and adjusted. All damper motors were cleaned, painted and adjusted for most efficient operation. The twenty-eight fan motors have been cleaned and tested for the most efficient operation.

9. Circuit Breakers, Transformers, etc.

The oil in all transformers has been tested and changed as required. All relays have been adjusted for the most efficient operation. All circuit breakers have been adjusted and working properly.

10. Fumps.

Routine repairs have been made to all foot valves and piping as needed. Portal and harbor pumps have been painted and overhauled.

1 1 . Motor Generators.

The four motor generators have been painted and overhauled and new brushes were installed as needed. All machines and controls are working properly.

12. Storage Batteries.

The storage batteries have been charged, cleaned and water added as required and are in e.xcellent working condition.

13. Traffic Signals.

Broken glass was replaced as required. All relays and contacts were repaired as needed.

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14. Telephone Systetn.

All defective cords and handsets were repaired and replaced as required. The relays have been cleaned and adjusted.

15. Carbon Monoxide Equipment.

The four analyzers have been overhauled, adjusted and calibrated and are all in good working condition.

16. Tunnel, General.

During the past year, the following automotive equipment was received at the tunnel:

1 Ford tow car.

1 Ford pickup car.

1 Jeep with plow.

1 Austin patrol sweeper.

The tunnel ceiUng was given one coat of a special concrete paint. This work was performed between the hours of 12.30 a.m. and 5.30 A.M., with no interference to vehicular traffic. This work was com- pleted by employees of the Public Works Department, City of Boston.

A contract was awarded for the cleaning and painting of the interior and exterior of the Administration Building, installing a new- partition in the toll register room, cleaning and painting toll booths and the cleaning and painting of all metal fence and railings of the tunnel.

As of February 1, 1947, all military vehicles will pay a toll for passage through the tunnel.

A forty-hour work week was granted to all employees, effective October, 1947.

Electric heaters were installed in the East Boston toll booths.

All catch-basins and pump rooms were cleaned in March and again in October.

Miscellaneous Work. Snow Removal — Area No. 2. A contract was awarded to the Walter Reed Cor- poration, approved by the Mayor December 31, 1946, for removing snow in Snow Area No. 2. Work was completed February 22, 1947, at a total cost of $4,518.83. The work was supervised by this division.

Snow Removal — Area No. 3. A contract was awarded to Baker & Co., approved by the Mayor December 31, 1946, for removing snow in Snow Area No. 3. Work was completed February 22, 1947, at a total cost of $7,290.24. The work was supervised by this division.

Snow Removal — Area No. 6. A contract was awarded to the Ward General Con- tracting Company, approved by the Mayor December 19, 1947, for removing snow in Snow Area No. 6. Pay- ments of $4,399.92 were made up to December 31 of this year. The work was supervised by this division.

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S710W Removal — Area No. 12. A contract was awarded to the C. & R. Construction Company, approved by the Mayor December 19, 1947, for removing snow in Snow Area No. 12. Payments of $4,116.21 were made up to December 31 of this year. The work was supervised b}' this division.

Miscellaneous Work for Other Divisions.

Sanitary Division.

Repairs to Albany Street Disposal Station.

A contract was awarded to Fred J. Wallace, approved

by the Mayor September 25, 1946, for repairing the

Albany Street Disposal Station bj- driving new oak

piles under the present girder caps and renewing caps,

stringers, decking, etc., where directed. Work was

completed February 26, 1947, at a cost of $26,706.20.

Repairs to Victory Road Disposal Station. A contract was awarded to A. Orlando, Inc., approved by the Mayor May 14, 1947, for repairing the Victory Koad Disposal Station, by renewing the pile bent on the easterly side, using creosoted pine piles and creosoted girder caps, renewing plank and wearing surface as directed. Work was completed July 31, 1947, at a cost of $29,451.63.

Dredging Docks at the Victory Road Disposal Station.

A contract was awarded to the Bay State Dredging & Contracting Company, approved by the Mayor August 21, 1947, for dredging the docks at the Victory Road Disposal Station. Work was completed October 10, 1947, at a cost of $7,830.09.

Yours respectfully,

John DeMeulenaer,

Division Engineer.

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BRIDGE SERVICE.

Financial Statement for 1947. Expenditures from Maintenance Appropriations.

Boston bridges $570,207 95

Total Expenditures.

From Maintenance Appropriation . . . $570,207 95 From Special Appropriations .... 176,956 22

Expenditures on Boston Bridges.

Administration.

Division Engineer $3,250 00

Engineers and clerks 44,332 39

Supervisors 3,335 05

Foreman 3,000 00

Inspectors 5,400 00

Pensions 6,524 46

Injured employees 93 50

Office.

Printing, postage and stationery . . , $1,663 78

Traveling expenses 12 40

Engineers' instruments, new and repaired . 170 30 Inspection of typewriters and adding ma- chines 40 28

Binding 13 80

Office supplies 161 85

Photographs 32 60

Yard and Stockroom.

Yard.

Clerks, watchman and yardman . . . $12,165 80

Holidays, vacations and sick leave . . 4,766 10

Travelling expenses 159 05

Tools, new and repaired 664 18

Telephone 212 54

Supplies 501 31

Auto equipment 5,439 79

Stockroom.

Stock purchased $21,886 34

Stock used 18,844 15

$747,164 17

$65,935 47

2,095 06 $68,030 53

$23,908 77

Increase in stock 3,042 19

$26,950 96

Public Works Department.

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Tidewater Bridges, 1947.

Bridges.

Drawtenders' Salaries.

Mechanics' Wages.

Material.

Repair Bills.

Supplies.

Total.

Broadway

Charlestown

Chelsea North. . . Chelsea South . . . Chelsea Street... Congress Street . . Dover Street ....

L Street*

Maiden

.Meridian Street . Northern Avenue Summer Street . . Warren

Totals

$20,265 08 36,445 83 27,533 55 26,672 92 25,968 79 26,840 60 20,824 40 26,288 33 26,359 40 26,073 66 27,512 54 27,476 03 26,772 81

S4,419 70 5,036 16 2.615 79 1,957 24 2,398 22 1,615 42 2,000 14 1,690 82 510 42 3,316 16 3,783 91 2,946 02 8,040 08

$1,134 18

2,474 84

777 05

708 51

862 34

912 89

359 81

142 92

44 80

1,581 26

1,016 87

357 10

3,350 84

$1,148 42 3,880 09 8,970 00 1,159 11 1,457 72 1,332 83 1,273 92 1,227 87 811 93 874 47 4,288 66 2,397 98 3,359 76

$430 61

1,069 77

1,314 41

767 63

714 38

692 30

443 34

1,159 87

887 81

616 11

3,181 64

475 93

779 36

$27,397 99 48,906 69 41,210 80 31,665 41 31,401 45 31,394 04 24,901 61 30,509 81 28,614 36 32,461 66 39,783 62 33,653 06 42,302 85

$345,033 94 $40,330 08 $13,723 41 $32,582 76 $12,.533 16

$444,203 35

* Now Summer Street, over Reserved Channel.

Repairs on Inland Bridges.

Bridges.

Labor

and

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Albany Street

Allston

.\rhngton Street

Babson Street

Beacon Street

Belgrade Avenue

Bennington Street

Blakemore Street

Boylston Street

Broadway, over Boston & Albany Railroad

Broadway, over New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad

Byron Street

Cambridge Street, over Boston & Maine Railroad

Camden Street — Gainsborough Street

Central Avenue

Columbus Avenue

Cummins Highway

Dana Avenue

Dartmouth Street (rent)

Everett Street, Allston

Everett Street, East Boston

Fairmount Avenue

Fallon Street — Berwick Park (foot)

Cove Street

Ipswich Street

Irvington Street — Yarmouth Street (foot)

Jones Avenue

Massachusetts Avenue, over New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Metropolitan Avenue

Carried forward

$37 55

130 60

75 40

73 16

94 76

302 65

651 59

1,578 51

197 18

98 88

714 26

541 60

180 29

234 98

50 32 21 38

1,483 95 265 50 300 00

9,598 05 560 72 580 30 278 00 793 59

51 22 270 35 424 91 294 90 119 28

$20,004 07

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Repairs on Inland Bridges. — Concluded.

Bridges.

Labor

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Material.

Brought forward

Milton Lower Mills

Mystic Avenue

Neptune Road

New Allen Street

Norfolk Street

Old Colony Avenue

Perkins Street (foot)

Redfie'.d Street

Reservoir Road

Southampton Street

Toll Gate Way (foot)

Tremont Street

Walworth Street

Webster Street

West Fourth Street

West Newton Street

Winthrop

Snow and sanding bridges

Other services

Repairs to Charlestown storehouse

Moving to Albany Street and repairs in yard

Total

$20,004 07

162 87

99 77

186 72

111 10

49 67

9 16

865 19

282 51

320 79

272 37

302 21

97 85

137 17

268 39

2,425 54

22 00

144 00

2,713 24

653 31

92 95

1,802 23

$31,023 11

SUMMARY.

Administration $68,030 53

Yard and stockroom 26,950 96

Tidewater bridges 444,203 35

Inland bridges 31,023 11

Total $570,207 95

Public Works Department.

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SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS. Bridges, Repairs, Etc.

Albany Street, over Boston and Albany Railroad:

John F. Shea Company, Inc. ... $32 01

Advertising 3 00

$35 01

Allston Bridge:

Advertising 3 00

Babson Street Bridge:

Advertising 3 00

Bennington Street Bridge, over Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad:

Advertising 3 00

Broadway Bridge:

John F. Shea Company, Inc. . . . $732 22

Inspection of material .... 7 84

740 06

Broadway Bridge, over Boston and Albany

Railroad:

Repairing roadway $721 02

Advertising 3 00

724 02

Broadway Bridge, over New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad:

Repairs to roadway 983 60

Charlesgate West Bridge, over Ipswich street:

J. A. Singarella Company .... $7,783 87 Advertising 24 00

7,807 87

Chariest own Bridge:

W. H. Elhs & Son Company . . . $10,256 05 John F. Shea Company, Inc. , . . 4,809 40

Repairs to roads 971 23

Advertising 24 00

16,060 68

Central Avenue Bridge:

John F. Shea Company, Inc 8,432 18

Chelsea North Bridge:

Advertising 24 00

Chelsea South Bridge:

Stearns Perry & Smith Company . . $786 25

New brackets for gate lights . . . 204 06

Advertising 8 50

1,018 81

Chelsea Street Bridge:

Eastern Painting Company 12,537 50

Carried forward $48,372 73

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Brought forward $48,372 73

Congress Street Bridge:

Marinucci Brothers Company Advertising ....

$34,220 56 20 50

Dana Avenue Bridge: Advertising .

Dartmouth Street Bridge: Inspection of material

Dover Street Bridge: Machinery repairs

IVIalden Bridge:

Stearns Perry & Smith Company Advertising

$62 05 8 50

Meridian Street Bridge:

Stearns Perry & Smith Company

Metropolitan Avenue Bridge: R. A. Buccella & Sons Advertising

Old Colony Avenue Stairwaj^ West End Iron Works Advertising .

Southampton Street Bridge:

John F. Shea Company, Inc. Advertising ....

$3,910 29 24 50

$3,965 25 24 00

$232 46 3 00

Summer Street Bridge, over Fort Point Channel: Stearns Perry & Smith Company

Electrical repairs

Repairs to fender guard .... Advertising

W'arren Bridge:

M. & R. Construction Companj- Murray Engineering Company . Fred Wallace Company, Inc.

A. Orlando, Inc

Raymond Concrete Pile Company Advertising

$956 89
929	82
979	79
8	50
$9,158 43
7,741	00
35,641	72
10,281	72
1,652	33
115	00

West Fourth Street Bridge:

John F. Shea Company, Inc. Inspection of material Advertising ....

$16,896 30

35 12

3 00

34,241 06 3 00

26 37

795 70

70 55 888 25

3,934 79

3,989 25

235 46

2,875 00

Total

64,589 64

16,934 42 $176,956 22

Public Works Department.

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SUMMARY.

Expenditures from Special Appropriations.

	Balance from 1946.	Total Credits, Including Balances Carried over and Transfers.	Expended During Year 1947.	Unexpended Balances December 31, 1947.
Bridge, repairs Bridges, construction of. . Department equipment, non-revenue bridge service, marine equip-	$51,265 78 2,433,590 95 8,839 25	$246,265 78 2.433,590 95 8,839 25	$176,956 22	$69,309 56 2,433,590 95 8,8.39 25

Totals	$2,493,969 18	$2,688,695 98	$176,956 22	$2,511,739 76

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FERRY SERVICE.

Financial Statement for the Year Ending

December 31, 1947.

Toll Receipts.

Total cash receipts during the year . . $12,921 75

Cash in hands of tollmen at beginning of year, S60 00

Cash paid over to City Collector . . . $12,921 75

Cash in hands of tollmen, December 31, 1947, $60 00

Breakdown of Toll Receipts for 1947.

From foot passengers $3,442 55

From vehicles $9,479 20

From Foot Passengers.

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Totals

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$4,635 85 4,843 35

$6,361 01 6,560 74

J, 442 55

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$12,921 75

Travel on the South Ferry from January 1, 1947,

TO December 31, 1947, Inclusive. Foot passengers at 1 cent 344,255

Handcart, or wheelbarrow and man 5 cents

Horse and rider 5 cents

Horse and cattle, each with attendant 5 cents

One- or two-horse vehicle with driver 5 cents!

Motorcycle with driver 5 cents J

Trailer 10 cents!

Three- or four-horse vehicle with driver 10 cents [^

Passenger automobile with driver and one passenger, 10 centsj

Passenger automobile with driver and more than one

passenger 15 centsl

Motor truck, six tons or less, with driver 15 cents]

Motor truck over six tons, with driver 20 cents\

Auto bus with driver 20 centsj

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SUMNER TRAFFIC TUNNEL.

Toll Classifications.

Class 1. $0.20 Truck not in excess of 2 tons capacity. Tractor with- out trailer.

Class 2. 0.20 Passenger car.

Class 3. 0.20 Motorcycle.

Class 4. 0.25 Truck over 2 tons and up to 5 tons capacity. Tractor with trailer over 2 tons and up to 5 tons capacity.

Class 5. 0.20 Passenger car with trailer.

Class 6. 0.35 Truck over 5 tons and up to 10 tons capacity. Tractor with trailer over 5 tons and up to 10 tons capacity.

Class 7. 0.20 Tractor with trailer not in excess of 2 tons capacity.

Class 8. 1.00 Truck over 10 tons capacity. Tractor with trailer over 10 tons capacity.

Class 9. 0.35 Bus with or without passengers.

SUMNER TRAFFIC TUNNEL.

Comparison of Receipts, Expenditures, Interest and Sinking Fund Requirements,

1943 to 1947, Inclusive.

	1943.	1944.	1945.	1946.	1947.
Expenditures	$243,257 21 825,995 00 272,549 00	$260,220 64 836,411 25 273,024 00	$288,390 83 * 6,293 00 831,540 00 265,107 00	$342,309 05 831,207 50 §	$395,060 35
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Sinking Fund Requirements	§ II 2 80
Total Expenditures	$1,341,801 21 1,026,227 33	$1,369,655 89 1,288,104 38	$1,391,330 83 1,455,246 18	$1,173,516 55 1,709,491 00	$1,270,736 90
Receipts	1,758,149 30

	t $315,573 88	t $81,551 51	t $63,915 35	t $535,974 45	t $487,412 40

' Carried forward to cover contract. t Deficit. t Excess. § None required. |j Refunded totals.

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SUMNER TRAFFIC TUNNEL.

Comparative Traffic Count.

1943.

1944.

1945.

1946.

1947.

January. . . February . .

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August. . . . September. October. . . November. December.

Totals

354,106 357,103 465,245 444,604 498,689 487,746 557,116 568,911 542,060 502,399 470,066 467,954

440,178 423,318 455,999 471,847 590,106 650,255 680,787 631,264 572,112 519,426 502,798 511,844

441,270 387,436 537,348 549,639 604,066 684,783 799,390 761,057 638,409 652,256 611,139 557,772

556,052 502,398 650,249 673,398 751,619 817,452 834,804 821,427 748,045 774,939 668,782 633,556

567,523 543,117 665,602 725,291 810,068 811,190 903,270 878,038 777,013 746,672 694,650 625,728

5,715,999

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7,224,565

8,432,721

1,748,162

Public Works Department. 37

APPENDIX B.

REPORT OF THE DIVISION ENGINEER OF THE HIGHWAY DIVISION.

BosTOX, January 2, 1948.

To the Commissioner of Public Works. Dear Sir:

I submit the following report of the operations and expenditures of the Highway Division for the year ending December 31, 1947:

Maintenance.

Appropriation for 1947 Sl,211,687 81

Expenditures 1,188,631 87

Balance unexpended $23,055 94

Reconstruction of Streets.

Appropriation for 1947 $212,434 27

Expenditures 203,242 81

Balance unexpended $9,191 46

Public Ways, Construction of (Revenue) .

Appropriation for 1947 $158,319 86

Expenditures 131,395 39

Balance unexpended $26,924 47

Public Ways, Construction of {Non-Revenue).

Appropriation for 1947 $2,563,262 95

Expenditures 1,299,520 38

Balance unexpended $1,263,742 57

Sidewalks, Construction and Reconstruction of.

Appropriation for 1947 $56,925 39

Expenditures 56,924 84

Balance unexpended $0 55

38 City Document No. 24.

The amount of money taken in through the Permit Office was $40,295.28. Of this amount $36,937.03 was deposited with the City Collector and $3,358.25 was billed to the public service corporations. There are now on file 2,339 bonds for the use of streets and sidewalks covering the City of Boston against claims for damages, etc., through the use of permits.

The regular forces of the Paving Service were em- ployed as usual in the maintenance of all public streets, resurfacing and patching macadam pavements, patch- ing permanent pavements such as asphalt, granite block, and maintaining gravel, brick and artificial stone sidewalks.

Contracts were awarded for the construction and reconstruction of 91 streets during the year and 58 were completed. Work was also completed on 7 streets that were unfinished from 1946.

Some of the more important thoroughfares recon- structed during the year were:

Columbus avenue, from Centre street to Washington

street. Gallivan Boulevard, from Neponset avenue to Granite

avenue. Beacon street, from Cleveland Circle to the Newton

line. Federal street, from High street to Purchase street. High street, from Summer street to Congress street. Summer street, from South street to Dewey square,

and from Atlantic avenue to bridge over Fort Point

Channel. Independence Drive, from Veterans of Foreign Wars

Parkway to Brookline line. Pond street, from the Arborway to Brookline line.

Lighting Service. The following is a summary of the budget appro- priation for the Lighting Service for 1947:

Appropriation for 1947 $1,002,453 72

Expenditures 1,002,453 72

Balance unexpended None.

The following is a statement of the work done during 1947:

Public Works Department. 39

Electric lamps of 1,000 c.p. were installed as follows: Congress Street Bridge (7), Friend street (1), Newbury street (3), Van Ness street (1), City Proper; Beacon street (34), Cambridge street (1), Chestnut Hill avenue (2), Market street (1), Brighton; Chelsea street (2), Charlestown; Boston street (1), Columbia road (6), Dorchester avenue (1), Gallivan Boulevard (1), Massa- chusetts avenue (1), Old Colony avenue (2), Savin Hill avenue (1), Dorchester; Hyde Park avenue (1), Hyde Park; Columbus avenue (30), Dudley street (1), Laurel street (1), Seaver street (1), Warren street (2), Roxbury; East Broadway (1), East Fourth street (1), Gardner Way (10), Southampton street (1), South Boston; Centre street (2), Hyde Park avenue (1), Independence Drive (5), Morton street (1), West Roxbury,

Electric lamps of 600 c.p. were installed as follows: Blagden street (3), Charles street (1), Melrose street (1), Minot street (1), Summer street (3), City Proper; Roland street (4), Charlestown; Gallivan Boulevard (36), Dorchester; Columbus avenue (20), Elm Hill avenue (1), Roxbury-; Robert street (1), West Roxbury.

Electric lamps of 400 c.p. were installed as follows: Water street (1), City Proper; Brooks street (1), Wal- lingford road (1), Brighton; Cushing avenue (3), Jerome street (1), Stanton street (1), Dorchester; George street (1), Roxbury; Columbia Road sea wall (15), South Boston; Vermont street (1), Walworth street (3), West Roxbury.

Electric lamps of 250 c.p. were installed as follows: Academy Hill road (1), Quint avenue (2), Brighton; Tower street (1), East Boston; Weld street (1), West Roxbury.

Electric lamps of 100 c.p. were installed as follows: Haverhill street (1), Sever street (1), Wall street (1), Charlestown.

Electric lamps of 80 c.p. were installed as follows: Emery road (2), Kenrick street (15), Brighton; Butler street (1), Favre street (1), Gibson street (2), Harvard street (1), Houghton street (1), Normandy street (1), Ocean street (8), Valley road (2), Dorchester; Lillian street (1), Tower street (1), East Boston; Blake street (1), Cottage place (1), Franklin street (1), George street (1), Hillside street (1), Rosewood street (1), Hyde Park; Elmwood place (1), Stanmore place (1),

40 City Document No. 24.

Valentine street (4), Roxbury; Alaric terrace (1), Aldwin road (1), Allandale street (5), Alward road (2), Bradeen street (5), Buchanan road (1), Dent street (1), DeStefano road (1), Franklin place (1), Furbush road (1), Glenham street (1), Hackensack Circle (2), Hacken- sack road (1), Graham terrace (1), Keystone street (1), Ledgedale road (2), Pond street (16), Roslindale avenue (1), Rumford road (1), Truman road (2), West Roxbury. Electric fire-alarm lamps were installed as follows: Columbus avenue (1), Roxbury; Lasell street (1), Oakview terrace (1), West Roxbury.

Respectfully yours,

R. C. DWYER,

Division Engineer.

Table Showing Length and Area of Paving on Accepted Streets, Corrected to January 1, 1948.

Graded, totals

* 162.9 22.70

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3,202,781 23.48

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Note. — In the above table the city is subdivided substantially on the boundary lines between the districts as they

*0f this amount 0.10 mile or 834 square yards is Biturock; and 0.00 mile or 310 square yards is Unionite.

tOf this amount 0.02 mile or 185 square yards is cobble; and 43.76 miles or 1,352,759 square yards is granite blocli paving on concrete base.

§0f this amount 0.06 mile or 924 square yards is Blome granitoid concrete block.

I Of this amount 163.95 miles or 2,680,303 square yards is bituminous macadam.

Total Public Streets 714.10 Miles.

ted when annexed to Boston. Territory annexed from Brookline included in City Proper.

tOf this amount 129.02 miles or 2,265,818 square yards is asphalt concrete: and 98.02 miles or 1,992,043 square yards is Bitulithic; and 0.02 mile or 4,973 square yards is Colprovia; and 0.06 mile or 942 square yards is P^ilbertine; and 4,000 square yards is Hepburnite; and 3,903 square yards is Laykold; and 4,167 square yards is Macasphalt; and 0.21 mile or 5,200 square yards is Simasco; and 7.65 miles or 122,842 square yards is Topeka; and 4,153 square yards is Warcolite; and 0.18 mile or 3,474 square yards is Carey Elastite asphalt plank; and 0.07 mile or 1,735 square yards is Flintkote asphalt plank; and 0.10 mile or 1,234 square yards is Johns-Manville asphalt plank.

0.67 miles or 35,450 square yards public alleys included in this table; 7.57 miles or 335,828 square yards public streets in charge of Park Department included in this table; 7.06 miles or 237,812 square yards public streets in charge of Commonwealtli of Massachusetts included in this table. In addition to this table there are 2.15 miles or 10,591 square yards of accepted footwa.vs.

Public Works Department.

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Highway Division — Paving Service.

Street Work Done in 1947 by Contract.

SUMMARY.

Earth excavation 115,364 cubic yards.

Rock and wall excavation 4,695 cubic yards.

Bank gravel 69,283 tons.

Crushed stone 2,918 tons.

Existing concrete base removed .... 11,362 square yards.

Existing pavement removed 11,086 square yards.

Straight edgestone furnished 13,538 linear feet.

Circular edgestone furnished 3,423 linear feet.

Edgestone reset . 53,585 linear feet.

Concrete, Class B base 3,015 cubic yards.

Concrete, Class B base 108,862 square yards.

Extra concrete 782 cubic yards.

Bituminous macadam base 37,609 square yards.

Granite block hip gutters 2,879 square yards.

Three-inch sheet asphalt pavement . . . 146,841 square yards.

One and a half-inch sheet asphalt pavement . 60,196 square yards.

Sheet asphalt binder 10,036 tons.

Two and a quarter-inch bituminous concrete

pavement . 7,609 square yards.

Bituminous concrete binder

Cement concrete (air-entrained) pavement . . 4,977 square yards.

Artificial stone sidewalks 417,128 square feet.

Bituminous concrete sidewalks .... 15,030 square yards.

Brick sidewalks relaid 24,958 square yards.

Loam spaces 1,132 square yards.

Bradley heads reset 36 each.

Covers reset 1,391 each.

Brick courses 2,684

Artificial stone sidewalk foundation . . . 7,114 cubic yards.

Flagstone walks 13,080 square feet.

Chain link fence 800 linear feet.

Precast straight edgestone furnished ^ . . 5,075 linear feet.

Precast circular edgestone furnished . . . 190 linear feet.

Yearly Report of Work Done Forces for 1947

Brick sidewalks, laid and relaid Gravel sidewalks, relaid . Granolithic sidewalks, relaid (old) Granolithic sidewalks, laid (new) Tar sidewalks . Block gutters, laid . Granite block roadway, laid Edgestone set (new) Edgestone reset (old) Macadam roadway, patched Macadam roadway, resurfaced Street cleaning , Snow removal .

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53,727

1,638

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Permit Office Activities, 1947.

Under Classes 1 and 2 of the schedule of permit fees, permits were issued for openings in public wa3^s as follows :

City departments 2,321

Public service corporations (Class 1) . . . . 2,221 Public service corporations (Class 2) .... 1,646

Total 6,188-

Class 1. Permits for street openings .... 889 Class 3. Occupation permits for painting, repairs to

buildings 3,514

Class 4. Cleaning snow from roofs 1

Class 5. Erecting and repairing awnings ... 62

Class 6. Moving buildings 2

Class 7. Erecting and repairing signs .... 249

Class 8. Raising and lowering machinery ... 64

Class 9. Special permits 335

5,116

Total of all permits 11,304

Fees received $40,295 28

Deposited with City Collector .... 36,937 03 Billed to public service corporations . . . 3,358 25

$40,295 28

Bonds. There are now on file 2,339 bonds protecting the City of Boston against claims that may be made on account of permits issued.

44 City Document No. 24.

APPENDIX C.

REPORT OF THE DIVISION ENGINEER OF THE SANITARY DIVISION.

Boston, January 2, 1948.

Mr. Robert P. Curley,

Commissioner of Public Works. Dear Sir:

Herewith, I submit a statement of the activities and expenditures of the Sanitary Division of the Public Works Department for the year ending December 31, 1947:

Maintenance expenditures $4,364,740 89

I. Waste collection and disposal (Table I) . $2,973,494 97

(a) By contract (Table II) . $2,193,267 62 (6) By day labor (Table III) . 780,227 35

II. Street cleaning (Table IV) $1,272,968 70

III. Not directly chargeable to 1947 operation . $118,277 22

(a) Pensions $37,617 24

(fe) Injured roll .... 4,410 67

(c) Preventive street cleaning . 55,967 58

(d) Columbus avenue . . . 19,400 00

(e) Leverett street . . . 881 73

Personnel changes in permanent force:

Total personnel January 1, 1947 935*

Transfers from other departments and divisions . . 12

New appointments 54

Reinstatements 3

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Deaths 18

Resignations 16

Retirements 21

Transfers out 16

Discharged or terminated 12

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Personnel total January 1, 1948 * 921

* Including two military leaves of absence. Net loss of fourteen employees.

Increases and Decreases. — The increase in the 1947 expenditures over those of the year 1946 amounted to $696,221.70, and in the main may be accounted for as follows :

Public Works Department. 45

The salaries and wages of employees were increased, in most cases, by $200 per year, and Emergency Com- pensation Allotments were made permanent, S358,118.

An 18 per cent increase in the waste collection con- tract prices, $255,838. In the case of the disposal con- tract, besides this 18 per cent increase, it was necessary to provide, in 1947, for the reception of material for disposal from the Brighton district for the whole 3^ear, $98,520. This was done for only four months in 1946.

It is interesting to note that there were decreases in the following items: hire, labor, and purchase of motor vehicles; there was no temporary labor employed during the 3^ear 1947, as there had been in 1946. The total decreases in these items amount to $56,680.

Incinerator. — Plans were drawn and an appropriation was made for a 120-ton incinerator on land belong- ing to the City of Boston at Soldiers Field road and Everett street in the Brighton district. However, it was necessary to have the zoning regulations changed in order to permit this construction. Accordingly, hear- ings were held before the Board of Appeal. The City's petition was opposed by various commercial interests as well as certain private residents, and on August 27 the Board of Appeal dismissed the petition and refused to make the necessary change in the zoning regulations. Therefore, the incinerator project was abandoned.

On January 1, 1947, the new price of 20 cents each for commercial waste tickets was put into effect, as provided by city ordinance.

On March 26, 1947, two new street-cleaning districts were created in the Brighton and Hyde Park areas, which were formerly taken care of by the Paving Service of the Highway Division,

On September 1, 1947, the headquarters of the South Boston Sanitary and Street-Cleaning districts were transferred from South Boston to the Albany Street Yard.

It seems fitting to mention here the retirement on July 31, 1947, of Peter F. Gerrity, supervisor of the Sanitary Division for seventeen years, and an employee of the City for forty-five years. At his retirement, the City lost a faithful servant.

Respectfully submitted,

Adolph J. Post,

Division Engineer.

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TABLE IV. Street Cleaning Service, 1947.

Distribution of Expenditures. Removing snow Brooming Pushcart patrol Refuse box collections Motor sweeping

Total

$133,163 67

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36,191 67

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1,272,968 70

52 City Document No. 24.

APPENDIX D.

REPORT OF THE DIVISION ENGINEER OF THE SEWER DIVISION.

Boston, January 2, 1948.

To the Commissioner of Public Works. Dear Sir:

I submit herewith statement of the activities and expenditures of the Sewer Division for the year ending December 31, 1947.

During the fiscal year 1947 there were built by contractors and day labor 7.46 miles of common sewers and surface drains throughout the cit}^ After deduct- ing 0.06 miles of sewers and surface drains, rebuilt or abandoned, the net increase for 1947 is 7.40 miles, which, added to the existing 1,227.04 miles of common sewers and surface drains and 30.93 miles of intercept- ing sewers, makes a grand total of 1,265.37 miles of all sewers belonging to the City of Boston, and under the care of the Sewer Division on January 1, 1948.

There were 159 catch-basins built or rebuilt and 12 abandoned or removed during the year, making a net gain of 147 catch-basins and a grand total of 22,836 catch-basins under the care of the Sewer Division on January 1, 1948.

Entrance fees to the amount of $2,463.99 have been deposited with the City Collector for collection from estates upon which no sewer assessments were ever paid, in accordance with Ordinances of 1925, chapter 27, section 10.

956 permits have been issued, viz.: 247 to district foremen and contractors and 609 to drainlayers for repairing or laying new house drains. Inspectors from this office have personally inspected the work done under these drainlayers' permits.

2,898 complaints have been investigated and inspec- tors are instructed to report in writing in each case.

1,500 catch-basin complaints were received.

Public Works Department. 53

Reported in writing on 2,292 municipal liens to the City Collector, in accordance with chapter 60, section 25, of the General Laws. Reported orally on about 2,500 requests for information on municipal liens.

Notices have been mailed to abutters in conformity with the Ordinances of 1925, chapter 27, section 8, apprising them of the construction of new sewers or repairs to old sewers.

During the year 1947, 1,527 catch-basins were cleaned by day labor and 2,744 catch-basins were cleaned by contract.

Respectfully,

Robert P. Shea, Division Engineer.

54

City Document No. 24.

Summary of Sewer Construction for Twelve Months Ending December 31, 1947.

Districts.	Built by the City Either by Contract or Day Labor.	Built by Private Parties.	Total Lengths Built.
	Linear Feet. 1.768.14 127.00 228.00 None. 486.00 1,973.95 14,433.24 2,376.56 2,773.54	Linear Feet.	Linear Feet. 1,768.14 127.00 228.00 None. 486.00 1,973.95 14,433.24 17,.593.26 2,773.54	Miles. 0.3349
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Summary of Sewer Construction for Five Years Previous to January 1, 1948.

	1943.	1944.	1945.	1946.	1947.
Built by city by con- tract or day labor. . . Built by private parties or other city depart-	Linear Feet. 2,008.53	Linear Feet. 2,457.36 270.50	Linear Feet. 6,388.17	Linear Feet. 14,204.38 4,463.00	Linear Feet. 24,166.43 15,216.70

Totals	2,008.53	2,727.86	6,388.17	18,667.38	39,383.13

Public Works Department.

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Total Length of Sewers.

Districts.

Total Lengths Built During Twelve Months Ending December 31, 1947.

Lengths

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Additional Lengths

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December 31, 1947.

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Roxbury

South Boston. East Boston. . Charlestown. .

Brighton

West Roxbury

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Hyde Park . . .

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Grand Total Lengths of Sewers.

Common sewers and surface drains built previous to January 1, 1947

Common sewers and surface drains built between January 1 and December 31, 1947

Total length of common sewers and surface drains built to December 31, 1947

Total length of City intercepting sewers connecting with Metropolitan sewers to December 31, 1947

Total length of Boston main drainage intercepting sewers to December 31, 1947

Grand total of common and intercepting sewers to Decem- ber 31, 1947

Total mileage of streets containing sewerage works to January 1, 1948

* No additional lengths built during 1947.

Miles.
1,227	04
6 86
1,233	90
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Catch=Basins in Charge of Sewer Division.

Districts.

Catch-Basins for Twelve Months Ending December 31, 1947.

Number Built or Rebuilt.

Number Abandoned or Removed.

Net Increase.

Total for Whole City

IN Charge of Sewer

Division.

Januarv 1,

1947.

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Electric Current.

Kilowatt-Hours, Inside Meters.

Kilowatt-Hours, Outside Meters.

January . . . February . . March . . . .

April

May

June

July

August . . . . September . October . . , November . December .

Totals

497,000 414,200 510,300 506,200 537,300 453,500 477,200 472,300 497,700 469,800 485,900 463,100

5,784,500

540,260 476,780 505,520 511,960 530,500 533,580 494,000 434,000 508,000 487,280 573,360 456,920

Amount.

$5,973 77 5.873 24 5,902 67 5,923 87 6,070 51 5,842 68 5.722 54 5,131 24 6,365 77 5,994 98 6,607 72 5,925 28

$71,334 27

Public Works Department.

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Amount of Refuse Removed from Filth Hoist for 1947, Calf Pasture Pumping Station.

Month.

Wheelbarrow- Loads.

Weight.* Pounfls.

January. . .

February. .

March ....

April

I May

June

July

August

September.

October. . .

November.

December.

Totals

179,455 lbs.

89 "2^5 0 tons.

* Refuse removed from filth hoist, averaging 95 pounds to wheelbarrow.

Fuel Record for 1947, Calf Pasture Pumping Station.

Month.

Fuel Oils.

Gallons Received.

Gallons Used.

Amount.

January. . . February. .

March

April

May

June

July

August. . . . September. October. . . November. December.

Totals

27,564 20,866 21,963 22,317 26,626 22,763 16,727 18,141 16,765 23,360 24,944 20,420

262,456

275,290

25,600	$1,668 06
23,575	1,262 72
25,230	1,329 11
25,551	1,350 54
25,377	1,611 31
21,255	* 1,377 52
18,560	1,012 25
19,414	1,097 82
19,308	1,014 55
20,150	1,413 65
24,403	1,509 51
26,867	1,235 74

$15,882 78

* Average, .060516 gallon.

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Pumping Statistics for 1947, Calf Pasture Pumping Station.

From Pumping Records. Total gallons pumped Daily average gallons pumped Average dynamic head (feet) . Total foot gallons Total foot pounds

37,702,484,000

103,294,000

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1,508,099,360,000

12,621,283,543,840

Cost of Pumping for 1947, Calf Pasture Pumping Station.

Items.	Total.	Cost Per Million Foot Gallons.
	$68,196 71,334 15,882 226 6,898 682	29 27 78 63 58 70	$0.04522
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Fuel oil	.01053
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Totals	$163,221 $14,300	25 69	$0.10822
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Sewage Statistics for 1947, Calf Pasture Pumping Station.

Month.

Total Gallons Pumped.

Average

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DaUy.

Maximum

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Daily.

Minimum Gallons Pumped Daily.

Average

Lift (Feet).

January

Februar \-

March

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May

June

July

August

September. . .

October

November. . . December. . .

Totals... Averages

3,375,599,000 2,818.861,000 3,285,857,000 3,125,856,000 3,429,030,000 3,119,478,000 3,125,920,000 3,059,813,000 3,126,685,000 3,017,727,000 3,155,082,000 3,062,576,000

108,890,290 100,673,607 105,995,387 104,195,200 110,613,871 103,982,600 100,832,903

98,703,645 104,222,833

97,355,709 105,169,400

98,792,774

149,788,000 119,738,000 177,525,000 141, .575,000 179,219,000 129,200,000 144,057,000 124,010,000 156,023,000 136,740,000 174,200,000 151,375.000

88,275,000 106,169,000 82,700,000 78,738,000 82,925,000 85,225.000 83,062,000 80,706,000 78,150,000 78,270,000 89,760,000 89,000,000

40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0

37,702,484,000 103,294,203

1,239,428,219 103,285,843

Total Running Time of Pumps. — No. 1, 3,925 hours, 35 minutes; No. 2, 4,645 hours, 00 minutes; No. 3, 2,491 hours, 45 minutes; No. 4, 4,138 hours, 25 minutes; No. 5, 3,978 hours, 15 minutes; No. 6, 5,515 hours, 50 minutes.

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MAINTENANCE EXPENDITURES FROM JANUARY 1, 1947, TO DECEMBER 31, 1947.

Sewer Division Improved Sewerage. Pumping Station, Calf Pasture, inside Pumping Station, Calf Pasture, outside Pumping Station, Calf Pasture, engines Tumping Station, Calf Pasture, boilers Pumping Station, Union Park Street Pumping Station, Summer Street

Moon Island

Main and intercepting sewers .

$101,644 23 5,271 11 34,932 52 31,651 14 12,226 47 4,898 17 31,131 42 21,823 44

S243,578 50

Maintenance — Regular.

Automobiles $15,337 43

■Cleaning catch-basins 72,238 74

Cleaning sewers 51,565 39

Fuel and oil 275 02

Hardware and tools 4,995 97

House connections 16,623 85

Maintenance, Stony Brook .... 602 38

Office and engineers' expense .... 4,466 60

Office and engineers' salaries .... 22,894 35

Stock 2,753 11

Yard and locker 45,477 46

Testing laboratory 185 73

237,416 03

Maintenance — Repairs.

Repair streets $492 43

Repair department buildings .... 1,303 81

Repair catch-basins. South Boston . . . 520 03

Repair catch-basins. East Boston . . . 172 88

Repair catch-basins, Charlestown . . . 1,108 06

Repair catch-basins, Brighton .... 1,226 82

Repair catch-basins. West Roxbury . . . 1,999 70

Repair catch-basins, Dorchester . . . 5,875 77

Repair catch-basins, Hyde Park ... 85 85

Repair catch-basins, Roxbury .... 2,792 90

Repair catch-basins, City Proper . . . 2,769 35

Repair sewers, South Boston .... 880 55

Repair sewers. East Boston .... 93 72

Repair sewers, Charlestown .... 694 53

Repair sewers, Brighton 3,171 74

Repair sewers. West Roxbury .... 2,822 93

Repair sewers, Dorchester 1,311 09

Repair sewers, Hyde Park 271 38

Repair sewers, Roxbury 2,001 33

Repair sewers. City Proper .... 1,297 26 Hepair sewers, 3,751 (cont.) Vernon and Cabot

streets, Roxbury 3,951 90

34,844 03

Carried forward $515,838 56

Public Works Department.

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Maintenance — Miscellaneous.

Brought forward $515,838 56

Miscellaneous $8,147 43

Back Bay Fens 638 39

Telephones 1,089 25

Wearing apparel (rubber goods) ... 90 00

Pensions and annuities 10,172 13

Holidays, vacations, time allowed, etc. . . 57,759 75

Unadvertised jobs 4,570 93

36 Cummington street, unadvertised contract

No. 3.746, repair sewer and drain. . . 2,688 79

85,156 67

Total $600,995 23

Credits.

Cost of trucks, cleaning machines,

etc., used on maintenance Cost of stock (maintenance)

used on maintenance Cost of stock (sewerage works)

used on maintenance Cost of maintenance materials

paid for by sewerage works Cost of maintenance payrolls

paid for by sewerage works Less amount in hands of City

Treasurer

$32,257 75 2,374 60 2,743 36 5,762 15

15,777 27 15 50

Cost of sewerage works payrolls

paid by maintenance Cost of sewerage works materials

paid by maintenance Debit transfer from sewerage

works payrolls ....

Total expenditures

Debits.

$1,193 17

695 90

3,978 13

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$542,064 60

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$547,931 80

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APPENDIX E.

REPORT OF THE DIVISION ENGINEER OF THE WATER DIVISION.

Boston, January 2, 1948.

To the Commissioner of Public Works. Dear Sir:

I respectfully submit the following report of the activities of the Water Division, operations and expen- ditures for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1947.

The work of laying and relaying water mains, and the replacement of obsolete meters, etc., has been consider- ably curtailed due to the critical shortages of water pipes, fittings and meters.

A total of 16,176 linear feet of pipe were either laid or relaid, varying in sizes from 3-inch to 16-inch, inclusive, as follows:

City Proper South Boston Dorchester Brighton West Roxburv Hvde Park . "^

Laid.	Relaid.
Linear Feet.	Linear Feet.
3,226	110
549
963	804
1,283.5
7,235.5	1,091.5
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Total 14,170.5

2,005.5

The particular streets in which the abov^e work was performed are shown on the accompanying tables.

Distribution Branch.

Due to the increased volume of work caused by applications for service pipes, etc., the department has engaged the services of contractors during the year.

The regular work of this branch, consisting of instal- lation of new services and fire pipes, repairing of leaks, caring for complaints, shutting off and letting on water, freeing of stoppages in pipes, etc., was performed in such a manner and at such periods as to cause minimum delay and inconvenience to applicants for water, water takers and the general public.

Public Works Department.

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The machine shop and plumbing shop were forced to handle all the drilling and connecting of services in addition to the regular work carried on in these shops, such as the machining and assembling of gates, valves and hydrants, and the department assisted the other branches of the Public Works Department in performing special jobs.

Business Office.

In order to enforce the payment of outstanding water bills, customers in arrears are notified that the flow of water will be reduced, but yet enough water is left on the premises to provide a minimum for health and sanitary requirements. As a result, the Water Division ended the year 1947 with a surplus of $1,456,541.81, this surplus being due mainly to the collection of bills due and payable.

Main pipe petitions received Domestic service applications Fire pipe applications . Special meter tests Hydrant permits issued Repair deposits received ]\liscellaneous deposits .

9 692

76 147

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Appropriations, Expenditures and Revenue.

Amount appropriated . . SI, 690,616 74

Amount expended . . . 1,613,357 63

Balance .... $77,259 11

Amount of monej^ collected

during the year . . .14,903,276 84 Amount expended from all

sources 3.446,735 03

$1,456,541 81

The Metropolitan Assessment for 1947 amounted to $1,619,881.32, at the rate of $40 per milHon gallons, an increase of $4,008.48 over the assessment for 1946.

Total amount billed in 1947 .... $4,881,056 55 Total amount collected for 1947 bills, as of

December 31, 1947 $4,076,644 90

Total amount abated for 1947 bills, as of

December 31, 1947 $28,636 62

Total amount collected in 1947 on bills rendered

prior to 1947 $571,372 11

80 City Do qment No. 24.

This department contacts the water consumer^, .» frequently throughout the year, and the conduct of ,i:. t-flpce has been such that I believe a spirit of good will I '^lyrecn the customers and the employees has bet : ). tight aboL.t which is beneficial to the consumer^'^ai).; tL f Ity.

- ^'-t^ issuance of statements of outstanding water b to thej consumers has been continued. The appreciati- of the customers is shown by the fact that the numb of lie: placed on premises this year has been rec^y,b>^4«.. -

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Respectfully submitter' ., .„

D. M. _ V, •

Divisv qineer.

Public Works Department.

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Table No. 1. Statement of Work Done During 1947.

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Table No. 2. Meters in Service December 31, 1947.

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Table No. 3. Meters in Shop December 31, 1947.

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	1,030	61		20	.50	5 5	5	1,166
Hersey Compound	10

Totals	1,030	61		20	50	10	5	1,176

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Table No. 5. Meters Reset.

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Table No. 6A. Meters Changed in 1947. Meters Taken Out.

Make.	Diameter in Inches.	Total.
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Totals	2,361	267	103	82	74	32	11	15	2,945

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Table No. 6B. Meters Changed in 1947. Meters Put In.

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Totals	2,402	203	139	83	73	32	12	1	2,945

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Table No. 10. Meters Repaired in Service in 1947.

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Totals	168	660	121	4	13	510	3	1,479

Table No. 11. Meters Salvaged in 1947.

Make.	Diameter in Inches.	Total.
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Totals	519	12	9	12	8	2	2	564

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Cash balance from 1946

Heceipts:

Water rates and services . . $4,852,943 24

Tax titles — water .... 50,333 60

Expenditures from revenue:

Current expenses and extensions . $1,613,357 63

Collecting Department . . . 162,800 86

Auditing Department ... 800 00

Refunded water rates . . . 5,095 22

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Metropolitan assessment . . 1,619,881 32

$3,401,935 03 Transfer of surplus to city loans,

redemption of .... 2,558,966 89

Expenditures from debt account:

Boston water debt .... $36,000 00

Interest on loans .... 8,800 00

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4,903,276 84 $7,508,585 24

Cash forwarded to 1948

Surplus on hand, December 31, 1947

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1947 $300,000 00

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Balance outstanding, December 31, 1947

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Extensions of mains (from revenue) ....

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31, 1947 . . . . . . $24,564,088 42

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31, 1946 24,542,552 74

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Cost of existing works, December 31, 1947:

Pipe yards and buildings Engineering expense Distribution system f Hyde Park water works

High pressure fire system t

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t Includes $155,023.89 expended on high pressure fire system in 1925, 1926, 1931, 1932, 1933.

t $33,850.96 deducted from cost of high pressure fire system on account of abandon- ment of pumping station, Battery street.

90 City Document No. 24.

Shutting Off and Turning On Water in 1947.

Number of shut-offs for repairs 5,824

Number of premises turned on after repairs . . . 5,286

Number of shut-offs for vacancy 213

Number of premises turned on for occupancy . . 237

Number of premises shut off for nonpayment of water

rates 284

Number of premises turned on again after being shut

off for nonpayment 158

Number of premises shut off on account of waste . 2

Number of premises turned on again after being shut

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Number of new service pipes turned on for the first

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Total number of times water was shut off or

turned on 12,277

Table No. II. High Pressure Fire Service.

Shoiving Lengths of Water Pipes, Connections, Hydrants and Valves in Same,

December 31, 1947.

	20-Inch.	16-Inch.	12-Inch.	8-Inch.	6-Inch.	Total.
Length owned and operated, December 31, 1946 (feet)	20,140	46,953 201	31,756 144			98,849
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Length owned and operated, December 31, 1947 (feet) Gate valves in same	20,140	46,953 201	31,756 144		98,849
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18.72 miles of mains in system.

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Total Number of Hydrants in System, December 31, 1947.

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92 City Document No. 24.

Waterworks Statistics, City of Boston. For the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 1947.

Mains. Kind of pipe : cast iron, wrought iron, steel. Size, 2-inch to 48-inch. Extended, miles, 2.743. Size enlarged, miles, none. Total miles now in use, 1,004.023. Public hydrants added, 26. Total hydrants now in use, 12,280. Stop gates added, 51. Stop gates now in use, 16,073. Stop gates smaller than 4-inch, 37. Number of blow-offs, 861. Range of pressure on mains, 30 to 90 pounds.

Services. Kind of pipe and size : lead and lead-lined, ^-inch; cast iron, 2-inch to 16-inch; wrought iron and cement lined, |-inch to 2-inch; brass and copper, I -inch to 25-inch.

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