The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-03-05
CITY REPORTS.
City Civil Engineers Report.

The report of the city civil engineer COW
ers seventeen pages of type writing. The
following is a brief abstract: Under the
head of new streets and extensions, the en-
gineer reports the laying out of Beach ave-
nue. on Lond Island, 1882 feet long across the
island from near Ponce's wharf; Central
avenue, Peaks Island, 2,076 feet from Island
avenue to Pond Grove Cemetery; Bond
street, 247 feet long beteen School and
Orange streets, and Huntress street 760 feet
from Congress street to Canal Basin, also
lines run for extending Sheridan street $40
feet northerly to Little, Greeks and Moody
line.
Under street lines and grades is recital
of establishment of grades between Gilman
street and Portland street at Libby's Corner,
change in surface lof Travelled way OF Con-
gress between Vaughan and Ellsworth and
I52 grades given for building purposes. NO
change of street line was made. Lines Tor
builders were given III times.
Under surveys and plans are recounted
large number of surveys, plans, tracings and
blue prints completed, apart from 10 plans OF
sewers built during the year.
Under city real estate numbers and loca,
tions are given of IS lots staked out and
deed descriptions thereof written. Research
for all deeds of conveyance to the town OF
Falmouth and the city of Portland has been
pursued during the year and their copying
in type writing began, Mention IS MADE OF
purpose of showing the several estates Of the
island on plans similar to the revaluatlcn
plans of the city proper.
Under this head of sewers is an account of
the sewers built during the year With an ap-
pended table of their lengths and descrip-
lions; also tabular statement OF all the
sewers uf the city. Repairs of sewers and
all works on culv6rts new, rebuilt and re-
paired. are also reeted and cost Of all works
given. The subject of equalization of sewer
assessments is recommended for the con-
sideration of the incoming city council.
Under 1.-THE head of boundary lines 1t Is
noted that the legal decennial perambulation
of the boundary between the city and the
town Of Deering falls due this year.
Under the head Of Back Bay works are
given the items Of work in Back Cove and
Kennebec street, an outfall sewer in Pearl
street extension and sewers tributary tnere-
to, with allusion to the new channel In the
Cove and to the contract for constructing the
a recapitulation Of expense Of works un-
der engineer supervision is as follows 10
February Doth inclusive
New sewers Il, ,055 feet in length. SIS, ,SS6.24
Repairs of sewers, clearing and flush
ing '.....''......' ,190 60
Manholes ..-..:...:....;.....:...;... 2o0.So
Culyerts, new, rebuilt and repaired... 3,oO5.o9
TOtal.... ........S 1,355 .26
To be recovered in assessments........ S,6509O
BACK BAY WORKS.
Outfal sewer in Pearl street extention. So, 164 A
Intercepting sewer in Kennebee st...... 1,z46O0
Earth fill in Somerset St. 10000
Care of sewer outlets and shore of Cove 1850
s6,S56.9
The report closes with statement of the
routine work of the engineer office and COM
mendation of the engineer assistants. No
recommendations for requisite works are re-
ported, for tile reason that detail estimates OF
all foreseen works, under petition or other
wise, are sumitled early in the year and ale
acted on by the committee in charge, and
then by the committee on appropriations,
and allowed or not as may be determined in
view Of the necessities of the city in other di-
rections.
Annual Report of the City Physician.
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council
Of Portland:
Gentlemen II have the honor to make the
following report for the year ending Februa-