Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-01-16

Expenditure to Dec. l, 1871. ....... .S458915 90
10 complete the walmg and arching from the
sOuthery side OF Cambridge street to It's tarminuS
onthe northeastery side Of Prescott street, there
remains to be arched in Union street. from Court
mills to the end IN Lincoln square, $40 feet and of
the work contracted for between Green and Gam
bridge streets, 1865 feet.
On the work between Green and CAMBRIDGE
streets no street bridges have been laid this wear;
foundations have been arranged for seven. There
remains at the lower end to be bullt npvt Cam
bridge street l27 feet, in order to finish the work to
the Southarly side OF the street, including the
brluge over It, To put in this section it will be
nee" 'SarY TO enc Ose the work on three sides with
81 est piling. The brook win be carried past the
Worh on one side of this piling To free the found
alton from water, it will be necessary to use a
steam pump.
Across the canal, at all proposed streets cast iron
water pipes have been laid under the bed of the
canal anu those not in use at present have been so
ever required, without the necessity of Law
ing them under the water running in it.
n . arrangement has been made for the connection
OF the fledmont street sewer with this canal .be-
cause no plan has been matured by which said sewer
shall be extended TO the new location of Mill brook
from its present terminus This extension will need
early attention, or as soon as the present current of
Mill brook Is turned into the new channel as the
amount OF water then finding its way into the old
channel will be entirely inadequate to keep the
stream from becoming nuisance and source OF pes
thence The plan of this extension will need to ln-
clude the entire district between Alllbury street
and the Providence railroad as well as to make Ill
innate provision for the proper connection of the
sewer which must drain the district tine water shed
OF which follows the valleys around the Adriatic
mills, and emptles INTO Mill brook below the gas
works. The matter of building down the founla-
tons of the Boston and Albany railroad has not
been accomplished as recommended in the last an
nual report This mas been postponed because all
the pumping machinery at the command of the de.
pLrtment has been constantly in use the entire
seasOnand further, because there seemed to bel no
Immediate haste i'll the matter, as a late eXamIna-
tion shows all parts of the Old bridge to be standing
safely and securely IN Its present position. Still
this work needs early attention the coming year
Sewers: Inc construction of sewers mas been
previous year since 1851. The unfinished contracts
of 5. II. Iarbell, Geo. T.. Barney and L. 5 Knowles
left from the close of the year 1870 were fin
ished early in tine season.
The contract for the sewers ordered by the city
council on March 10, 1871 was awarded to H. b.
Leach Co., of Philadelphia April 20, 1871. This
firm commenced work Mays.
Inc streets IN which sewers have been laid the
past year is given in the accompanying schedule:
Allen, Arch, Austin, Beacon, Belmont, Benefit,
Court, Bridge Carroll, Claremont, Davis, Foun-
SON King, hingsbury Lagrange, Liberty, Lincoln
Square, Main, May Mount Pleasant, Newport, Old
Market, Orchard, Dread, Palmer, School, State,
Summer, fremont Washington, Woodland Belk-
nap, Gertrude avenue, Gold street, Main New,
Dread court, BowdOiu street. Cedar. Charles Cherry
Chestnut, Clinton, Foster, foundry, Grafton How
ard Kendall, Laurel, Ledge, Mlllbury, oak, Pleas
ant, Plymouth, Providence, Salisbury, Spring, Vine,
Water, Exchange, Madison, Orange Home, JOnn,
North Ashland Piedmont, Sever, Wesby, Central,
and Union
When Mill brook, from Court mill to the estate of
L. W. Pond, shall have been diverted from Its pres
ent bed into the new arched channel, the following
sewers will have to be connected across its present
channel, viz: Central street. Thomas street. Market
street, and School street, extended from Laurel to
Union street.
The number Of private drains now entering the
public sewers are 1889.
The number Of feet of streets surveyed and located
since 1861 is as follows, TO wit: