The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-20
CITY ENGINEER.

The report opens with table of the
streets for which DEGREES laying out
and making public have been prepared.
Among them are the following: Beech
ing street, 141S feet, so feet Wide; Berk-
shire 479, IS; Blake, 4i9, so: Bluff. S14,
40; Boylston court, 421, 30; Camp, S76,
40; Caro-, 831, 40; Commercial, 1907. so;
Downing, 1925, so; Einhorn road, S25, 50
Freeland 724, so; Grove, 273S, 60-S0 Gre
location and widening); Greenwood,
1854, $3.50: Hamilton, 977, so; Hamp-
den, 3S1 %; Henry, All, 30; Institute
road. 1479, so; Irving, 23O, 38.5; Jeffer-
son, 200, 40; LenoX, 1101, 80; Litchfield,
gao, 40; Marlboro, $3.50. so; Montreal.
lao, 32.5 Mill, 1851, 1907 Norfolk. 1872. so:
Perry avenue. 1862, 50 Plum, 551, 4O
Schussler road, 67S, 50; Seymour. S53.
40; Temple, Psi, (widened); Trowbridge
road, ISL, so; Thorne, OIL, 40; Vinton,
29s, 40, making a total of 40, 99062 feet
of street laid out.
DEGREES have also been prepared pre-
llmlnary to action by the city council.
aging ont and locating $3.50 feet of
sidewalks on 30 streets, and grades for
setting curbstones We're given on AZ
streets. Crosswalks to the number of
lOS have been laid out, and measure
ments and monthly schedules of all
paVements made and returned to the
street department. Street numbering
plans for 10 streets prepared, and no
tees sent to occupants and owners.
Lines and grades of streets for build
ing purposes were given on So applica-
tions, and DEGREES prepared preliminary
TO further action by the city council
establishing the grade on" public and
private streets. Five hundred and
eight electric light polls in various
parts OF the city were located and re-
corded, and in is streets locations We're
provided for electric cOnduiIs Loca-
lions were also investigated and ap-
proved for the laying Of gas pipes in
"a Streets Plans showing the locations
of IA public streets have been made and
recorded, and a considerable number of
similar plans are now in process of
construction. Several plans of varying
designs, with the estimated cost of each,
for bridge across Lake Quinsigamond
at the crossWay were prepared for use
of the city council in the considera-
ton of this matter.
In connection With the usual amount
of work upon the streets of the city,
much Watchfulness and care are re-
quired in the preservation of their es-
tablished lines to guard against en-
croachments Several instances have
been observed and reported upon the
violation OF section 3, of the city char
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the ordinances of the city. Ii would
! seem that regard for the appearance
! and convenience of our streets would
| suggest an ordinance that will supply
the necessary authority to supervise
| the carrying out of the provisions of
| the section referred to-
Attention was again called by the
| city engineer to the ACCESSIBILITY Of
making needed Improvements at the
| Paxton reservoirs, that its fun value
as a storage basin may be available in
! time of need. The road following the
pipe line between the Parsons and
| Lynde brook reservoirs and which was
| built in 1897, should be completed as
means of convenient passage between
the two basins. The water in the sew.
! eraI reservoirs has been good through
out the year, and there is not the least
reason why the people Of this city
should have occasion to complain of its
quality. That complaints are made
| goes without saying, but a systematic
system of distribution and the proper
| blowing Off Of hydrants should obviate
every difficulty.