The Portland daily press., 1894-03-06
CITY ENGINEERS REPORT.
Summary of the Work on New Streets,
Sewers, &C., for the Past Year.

Sewers, &C., for the Past Year.
City Civil Engineer Fernald makes the
following report OF work done in his de-
partment the past year:
Cliff Island avenue, on Cliff formerly
CROTCH Island has been accepted A
street connecting the northerly and
southerly sides of the island has been
laid out across the land.of David Grimm,
Il distance of All feet. Another street
across the land of Moses Pettenglll, mas
been located, 1, 532 feet. Leavitt street,
on Long Island, has been located.
East Cutter street has been lald OUT
and accepted from East Commercial
the location of the Grand Trunk railway
This street is so feet wide and was laid
out to accommodate the Electric Zinc
works.
Marion street, private way leading
frcm Washington to Sheridan street, mas
been accepted as a city street.
The total length of streets accepteu
during the year is 81 1884 feet OF 4.O4
miles.
A petition was presented during the
year for the extension of Boynton court
to Forest street. Surveys were made but
no action was taken.
Petitions have been received by TINS
owners on Crescent street, asking that
the lines of the street be Strengthened SO
better surface drainage may be obtained.
The complaint in this case is occasloned
by the unfinished condition of the easter
ly end Of the street, near It's lunctloh
with Ellsworth street. The trouble may
be obviated by the joint action OF Ine
street and sewer departments, IN pulid-
ing proper cutters and catch basins. =
No change in existing street lines or IN
established grades has been made during
the wear. The grades of Wash burn
avenue and Roberts streets, surveys OF
which were made in 1880 have peen
legally esta blished by the city council.
One hundred and twenty-five street
lines and grades have been given on
application for building purposes.
Inc new sewers built during the year
aggregate nearly one mile in length, IN
Guiding 1903 feet of main or interceptlng
sewers. The common seWeras, o5oS Iee6
in length, are from eight to fifteen inches
in diameter and were Dullt at COSY VI
S5,O7S. 3S or ST. 90 per foot, an increase
over the average of last year Thls IN
crease was occasioned in great measure,
by the large amount OF ledge met WIFI
in construction of the sewers IN Alder,
Roberts and ST. John streets. Four small
sewers were built by day labor at a cost
of from 25 to 30 per cent greater than
With the difficulty experiencedsby many
of the city departments in obtaining
sufficient appropriations for necessary
work, it seems that the city should re-
ceive the benefits resulting from the
competition afforded by public lettings.
Complaints have been made for num-
Der of years OF the flooding of cellars on
the westerly side of Anderson street,
near Fox street, and on the southerly
side of the Eastern promenade near At
Iantic street. New sewers have been
built to avoid a recurrence OF this
trouble.
was So $50. 80, or S9.0S per foot. The
building of this section of sewer, while
abating nuisance of several years
standing, has notremoved all the trouble
existing in this vicinity. The sewer IN
Portland street should be enlarged to the
tannery near Marston street. 1t should
be rebuilt as far as St. John street, as
yoon as possible. and should be of the
same size as the one constructed during
the past year. From ST. John street to
the tannery the size can be somewhat re-
huced.
The total cost of the mill pond sewer
extension was 50, 40O.29.
Twenty new catch basins have been
built and twelve have been rebuilt.
The sewer on Commercial street, east
of Franklin, has been deepened it's entire
length. Portland street sewer, near the
foot of Carter sreet, has been connected
with the new aims house valley sewer.
The sewer on Green street has been ex-
tended to the mill pond sewer.
Important work has been done in
Evergreen and other cemeteries and a
rife range hassbeen built in Stroudwater.