The Portland daily press., 1898-08-19
PUBLIC WORKS.
Some Statistics Gathered From Commits
sioner FernaId's Report.

sioner FernaId's Report.
Commissioner Fernald's report con-
1alhs the following at.stics:
twenty eight contracts were made dur
ing the year aggregating 1854, 757. 81 for
stable supplies, street labor and supplies,
bridges and sewer construction.
Inc Total length of sewers built during
the year was 1896 feet at an expense of
S4,9o9.@o, an average cost of $1.76 per
iineal loot. These sewers were from
eight to 10 inches in diameter. Forty
three new catch basins were built at an
expense OF S3, %, or an average cost of
$52. The cleaning and flushing Of sewers
and catch basins has been carried on at
a cost of S3,S72.29. The total amount
expended In the sewer department for
the year was ST, 1867. a. Sewers have been
rebuilt in Mountfort, Madison, Monroe
and Howard street, at total of SS5s. 81,
the cost of repairs on sewers In other
streets was So OO1.0. Sixteen catch basins
were rebuilt at an aggregate cost Of
81 ,2l6. 40. There were cleared during the
year $50 catch basins, 2.S97 cubic yards
of material removed at total cost of
80, 441.4O or 81 cents per cubic yard.
This is at a less cost per cubic yard than
for any previous year.
Four Thousand, four hundred and sew
enty cubic yards of material have been
removed from the docks at an expense
of $993.75.
N ynn1r hoe hnny oyn ,v1 Il,
side intercopting sewer during the year,
and the commissioner recommends that
it be constructed as far as Lincoln street
the present season.
He also recommends the construction
of sewer through Franklin street, from
Commercial to Fore, to take the place
of the old Hampshire street sewer.
The amount of money expended on
streets and bridges for the year ending
March 81, 1898 was Ss7, 646. 81. The ap-
preparation for this purpose was SIS, 900
which was increased by receipts from
sidewalk assessments and other sources
to SS3, 571 .16, and on account Of the se-
we're storms during the winter this sum
was further increased S4.075. Is by trans
fer from unexpsnded balances.
Thirty-four hundred and ninety-four
square yards Of granite block pavements
were laid during thesyear in five streets
at a cost of 81 ,566. 90. New paving has
been ordered to an estimated cost of
$44, 1877 A total of 4,iS2 square yards
of macadam pavement has been laid at
a cost of S4,Os1.77.
There have been set during the year
9, 54s 10 linear feet of curbstone, s, SOB. 10
square yards of brick sidewalks and 1886
square yards of artificial stone sidewalks
and a. 1872. 81 square yards of cobblestones
and brick cutters.
The total amount of money expended
at the islands was S4,2O0.S7, against
So, $500 in 1896, divided as follows:l
Cliff, G61s.73; Diamond, $7s6.60; Long,
81, 622.35; Peaks, s1,173.19.
The total expense of maintaining the
seven bridges owned by the city was
S5, 1s4.3O divided Us follows: Portland
pier, 1896. 80; Clark street, $2,66s.66;
Stroudwater, 1929; Turkey, sS7O. "a;
Vaughan, $S3H. IS.
4ucIO Was OAPOl1uOo I'll VIC AopuiAAAh5
of Turkey bridge from April /, 1897 to
March 81, 1898, $50, O0S.47.
The new Washington street bridge cost
sa2, Gao, apportioned owing to the differ
emit interests as follows: City Of Port
land, 1859. 20; Portland and Rochester
railroad, 81, s43. 90; Portland Railroad
company, s2.241.95; Portland & Var.
mouth electric railway company, 50, AL
95.
The cost of the improvement on Garlic
ton street was $l,11S.s5. one-half Of
which was paid by property owners.
The Cumberland street improvements
cost 81 1850 "a, one of which was paid by
AUDITORS. The expenditure on Portland
street improvement was s6,94s.97. 81
The area of the six public parks is now
113 acres. The city has Sc miles of
streets, s.12 miles paved with granite,
TAI with macadam, and SO. II miles are
gravel or dirt. There are SO miles of
brick sidewalks, Also miles of paved
cutters, 1901 miles of brick sewer, 1899
of cement pipe sewer, 1884 miles of vitri
fed pipe sewer, Q. 33 miles of wood sewer
and 81 miles of other sewers. There
are SIT catch basins.
FELL FROM HIS HORSE.