Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-15
STREET ENGINEER.
His Report As Now On File at
City Clerks Office.
Good Progress Towards Systematic
Drainage Of City.
Complete Details of Work Performed
During the Past Year.

city Engineer w. Il. GetchelI has
placed his report for the past year on
iilc at the office of the city clerk 1t is
as follows:
To the Honorable Mayor and City Coun-
Gil of the City of Augusta: Gentlemen:
Section 4. Chapter XVII, of the city ord
inances, provides that the street engineer
shall render professional aid when requir-
ed by the city council, or any other COM
mittee thereof, or by a commissioner of
streets, for the purpose of laying out
streets, or ascertaining if any encroach-
ments are made thereon. marking lines
and angles of streets and constructing
sewers He shall keep a record of his;
surveys, and annually report the same
to the city council, and also perform all
other professional acts and services re-
qured of him by the city council or any
committee thereof.
In compliance with the requirements of
the city ordinance. | respectfully submit
as street engineer, the following report of
services rendered for the year ending
February IS, 1902.
HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND SIDE
Street lines and grades have been given
as follows:
Water street-Grades at north end near
Bond street, Tor proposed improvements
Green Street-Lines and grades from
Grove to State street. for grading sire -
and sidewalk, for macadam roadway and
drainage.
Stone street-Lines ana grades between
Cony street and Cedar street for gradin !:
and in connection with placing of electric
road in street
Cony street--Lines and grades near
Noyes Place for retaining wall.
Mount Vernon aVenue-Line near Par
rott's mill for street commissioner.
Winthrop street-Lines and grades for
continuation of work of last year between
State and Sewal streets.
Scott Street-l.ineS of street for accept
| ance py city council.
Grove street extension-LincG Of street
| for acceptance by the city council.
Greer Street Place-tnow Bradbury
| street,. Lines and grades for grading and
| laying out street for acceptance by city
| council
| Gage street and Hartford Square-Lincs
| for ST Get commit Ssioner.
| Sewali strcet-Lines and grades TO-" side
| walk between Green street ana Western
| avenue.
| from Gaze to St'tte street for the COM
| mittee on highways and sewers.
! Wint'iro street-LineS and grades for
| retaining wall at Mount Pleasant GENE
| Niisce'laneous-Thc lines Of the city lot
| on Capitol street were defined ana monu-
| mcnts replaced that had been removed.
| Plans and SD6 ciiiC atoms Were prepared
| for reforming wall on Cory street oppo-
| site tn. Moves and Harlow lots
| SURVEYS and estimates We're made Of the
| cubic wards of grading on stone street
| between Cony and Cross street
| plans and spec,fca ion : were prepared
| for cut granite steps to tho Bradbury lot
| on Gre street.
| Meas .rements wcfr taken and services
| render, d in conncc' on with SHIT of Nor
| ton VS. city of ugustl, Sewall street mat
ter.
| Measurements ana estimates have been
| made FOR use of the committee on high
| wavs and sewers or work in connection
| with orders presented to the city council
SEWERS.
There has been good progress made this
| year .owards the systematic and thor
ou~h drainage of the city Wholesome
food pure water End pure air are thres
of the principal requirements for the pro-
| motion of health. The air IS kept pure
~ removing from the a strict thoss
things which nollute II. Ne ny sections oi
the CITY now have the opp lrtunity OF
making sanitary improvements. The san
starry condition OF The imm, s.iate sur
roundings OF each individual concerns no.
only himself. but the whole community IL
which he lives. and becomes a question o;
public policy
i been constructed by cor .ract the past
season at cost as follows:
No. 1. sewer in ravine south of Swan
street.
f. r. Bean contractor. Sewer complet
ed Aug. D, 1871
Item ta)- Earth excavation. etc. c-S
feet. IG5 cubic yards at 45c S14 {.
item ttl EocS excav 4tinn, cubic
ydS- al ~ o0.H