The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-02
CITY REPORTS.
City Civil Engineers Report.


tion on the SOntherly side Of Congress street be-
tween Temple and Pearl streets has been adopted
as the true street line. The southerly line OF
Congress street between the angle next easterly
OF Gilman street and the westerly side line OF st.
John street, distance 591.67 feet has been
moved 10 feet Southerly, making the street rs
instead of 66 feet wide. The grade of st. John
street at HE Junction of street has been raised
2l91 ieet, the new grade running to point OF
no cnange 100 feet up A street. Street lines
have been given for building purposes in 104
cases and grades in ia.
street near the foot of Smith street to the souher
ly end of Tukey's bridge. The following exten-
FRANKLIN to Wilmot; Smith and Boyd strrets from
Lincoln to the, Marginal Way. Arsenal street
from the Western Promenade to Gilman street
and B street from to Congress streets.
The report embraces list of the large number
of surveys, plans, profiles etc., made during the
Seh, In Evergreen Cemetery all the avenues in sec
tions and w and the fremens lot has been
staked out. In Forest City cemetery al new lots
have been staked out. Measurements and plans
of theseworkS have heen MADE -.
Hinder the Board of Commissioners for public
grounds plans have been iGr tne I4anda t ia
tiOn Of the fountain III Deerlng rdiA anu tne I'LL
provements at the promenadeS. ~. -. ,.,.,
Under the direction of the commlttee on heaitn,
the pools between Portland ana CumDeflana ana
High and Mellen streets have been eIlectualy
drained A pool between Beckett anu Vesper
streets has been tilledwith gravel
BOUNDARIES AND CITY REAL ESTATE.
The report recommends the survey and per
ambulatOn of the boundary line between the city
and the town of Cumberland by the joint action
Of the authorties OF the & city ana "a t6w t l he
alton of school districts was made by this depart,
ment across Little Chebeague, Hope, Crotch anu
Jewell islands under circumstances which dld not
admit of joint action. The regular decennal per,
ambulatiOn of the boundary between the city anu
the town OF Deering falls due IN 1855 IL, o,.oto
The old records of the several lots OF real estate
now the property of the city and OF those bought
and sold at various times are unsatisfactory IN
wanting expciteness of location and OF deScrlp-
tion osboundaries. The work of search Of registry
to their collection and fuller description in a
book which shall give a history of each lot with
its subsequent subdivisions ii such have occur
red.
SEWERS AND CULvERTs.
New sewers have been built as follows:
Bramhall street. 40 feet in length; Charles
street, Ala feet; Gray street, 274 feet; Howard
324 feet; Larch street, 498 feet; Walnut, Willis
and Montreal streets, 1874 feet; York street, 1927
feet. The aggregate cost of these sewers was
S4,542. 40; sum of assessments on same S2,-
991.78.
The outfall sections Of the sewers from Quebec
and Melbourne streets have been extended down
the gully on the easterly side OF the Eastern
Promenade, the former SO feet the latter 90 feet,
uniting in a Joint outfall at the lower end. State
street sewer north of Congress street has been
extended in direct line to Cong esS street sewer
in State street square, distance of ITO 1eet, OF
IL inch pipe, to serve as an overflow from Con-
gress street sewer, the sewage OF which during
the heavy rains of last August backed into cellars
along its course A drain of inch pipe 175 feet
long has been laid in Union and Commercial
streets 70 the Commercial street sewer, to afford
drainage for lot on Union street which was
lower than the old Union street sewer ON which
it was assessed. Other extensions OF old sewers
have been made, the aggregate cost q Of Il these
works being 1902 63, of which the sum OF $780,
70 is chargeabe to damage from storm.
Repairs and clearing OUT of old sewers has cost
during the year s2,513. 16, OF which the sum OF
81 .5S5.75 is chargeable to damage from storm,
Zen new culverts have been built during the
year at an aggregate cost OF S967.16, OF which
Sl86. .94 is chargeable to damage from storm, The
trroof ct nj fha culVprt in the ledge CdScO
street has increased the cost OF this work ABOVE
the yearly average Eighteen old culyerts nave
been rebuilt at a cost of 81 ,402.31. OF which
S39532 is chargeable to damage from storm.
Eleven old culverts have been repaired at a cost
of $203.99, of which $s1.51 is chargeable to
The following table gives recapitulation of
expense:
New sewers. 4,542.46
Extension of sewers erS................... 962.63
New cnlyerts: s:.,......................-. 96a.l5
CulyertS rebuilt. ....-..-,....-..--,...- 1,4Oz.5l
Repair Repairing tni and clearing old sewers 251Sie
Total s1o59I.71
Appropriation ..-...-.....-......'..- lOooO'Ou
Balance. Observation-Disclosures. 91.7l
Dredging Of sewer deposit has been done in
the docks between the Boston & Maine wharf
and the Berlin Mills wharf, to the amount OF
3237 cubic yards not charged to appropriation
The report calls attention to the ventilation of
the sewers and the fact that during great por-
ion of the year the ventilators are covered with
snow and ice Citizens generally take Precau-
lions in arranging the ventilation OF their houses
and the sewers are in some degree ventilated by
the culvertS.
BACK BAY WORKS.
Work on the Back Bay sewerage system has
been done during the year in accordance with the
plans of which particulars have been already
published in the PRESS.
The details of expenditures on the Back Bay
works are as follows:
Damages on laying out new streets.-..$ 1,2S1.25
Dredging 49, ,255 cubic yards ..-...... IL 43S.25
Barrows, tools and storage .--..:.....: 1921
Digging channels, sewer trench and 200 90
Lambef ash er''ps ....... i,SS2.S4
Carpenters ........................... 1,331.OO
iron. bolts and galvanized spikes. 1920
Brattle street sewer extension. ........ 42.O4
Hanover street sewer exteUSion....... 1,139.37
Regular care of outlets. ................ 117.o0
Total. ................. SIS, ,987.12
Appropriation, old balance on hand. .s1I ,14747
Appropriation, new.................... 100000
Total. .s19147.47
Balance on hand. d....................S 160.35
Salem street, near Emery, is in a deplorable
condition. and will require the immediate atten-
tion of the committee ON streets and sewers.
Ine report closes win an Gn 1 the te
office, and mentions the efficient services of the
assistant engineers.
CITY PHYSICIANS REPORT
DR.. Charles d. Smith reports as follows for
the year ending Feb. 2Sth
Number of patients in Greedy Hospital Feb
Number Tdbs Of patients admitted during the
year. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ............,.. lO7
Humber OF births ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Whole number under treatment. ......... 197
Still born. ....... ............:....-..
Greatest number in hospital at one time..... A
Smallest o 2o
Daily average. 90
Discharged during the year. 115
OF this number 101 were well or improved and
IA not improved, viz paralysis 2; insane o, con-
sumption 1, heart disease 2, chronic bronchitis q
dysentery 1, debility Of age l. ~ j..
Runaway z, deceased "a. causes OF death, VIZ:
apopexy 2, aneurism l, consumption 8, general
paralysis and dementia ., oldema of lungs l, par
alyss 3. peritonitis 3, cancer l, shock from per-
foration of intestine, shock from fracture OF hip l.
typhoid fever 2, ursemia 1, heart disease 4, Sc
nifty 1, exhaustion from suicidal hemorrhage l.
marasmuS l.
OF these cases ten were In dying condition
when admitted, viz. ApOplexy 2, consumption l,
typhoid fever l. peritonits 2, perforaton OF lntes
tine 1, uremia 1, oldema of lungs i, hemorrhage
1. Number of patients in hospital March 1, 1886,
Al. have made Ala professional calls at the
Greely Hospital and 10 out patients from hs the
cine One death has occurred at the aims house,
an infant of eight months from congenital syph-
lis. Greater demands have been made on the
hospital management the past year owing to the
nature of tine cases received and provided Tor.
There has been a great increase in consumptiyes
and paralyties and an excess OF surgical patients
The capacity of the female wards has been Sc
verely taxed. Great credit is due the nurses and
attendants and also the Flower Mission for its
kind aid,
In regard to the city poor 155 orders for. pro-
fessional attendance has been received, and ten
hundred and fifteen calls made, while 1S9 calls
have been made at my Office. There have been
births and deaths the latter from the following
causes; Consumption 3, heart 2, py9mla /, mp
joint 1. pneumonia l, brain L. No epidemic has
occurred, but number of cases Of dphtheria of
severe type not located in any one section of the
city. The small pox hospital was in use from
October Oath to Nov 14th for one case OF vario-
loid. The Cumberland House was quarantined
IA days, and two vessels one from Porto Rico and
one from Cadiz, and fumigated, and then allowed
to come to their docks. Thanks are extended the
surgeon of the U. S, Marine Hospital and officers
of the Dallas for cooperation.
CITY ELECTRICIANS REPORT.
The City Electrician, Mr.. L. E. Cummings,
has submitted his report for 1856, and the
following is brief abstract;
During the year about 40 alarms Of fire have