Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-07
Street Engineer Hlll Files
His Annual Report
Showing Work Done on Sewers,
Highways, State Road, ETC.
Re Recommendations for Work 10 Be
Done This Year.

Following is the report Of Street En-
| gineer Henry F. Hill for the year 1909
as submitted to the mayor and Guy
| council:
Augusta, Me. March l, 1910.
| To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council OF the City of Augusta.
| Gentlemen-I have the honor to, pre-
sent the following report for the mu-
| nicipal year ending Feb rs, 1910:
SEWERS.
During the year 4l2S feet of vitrefied
nine sewers have been laid, as per,
| following detailed statement.
No. l. Winthrop street. from just
west of the Maine Central Railroad
| tracks to Kenncbec river. This work
consisted OF replacing the old stone
sewer. which was in very bad condi-
ton. with 1O-inch pipe between the.
Meinc Central Railroad tracks and
| the east lire of Water street, and with.
24-inch pipe between the east line OF
Water street and the outlet manhole
on the banks of the kennebec river,
together with the necessary. nanholes,
catch basins and appurtenances. -Four
lengths of cast iron pipe We're laid I'M
der the Maine Central Railroad tracks,
and three lengths of&24-inch cast iron
pine were laid from the outlet man
hole to beyond low water mark. The
first part OF this work, from the rail-
road tracks to east line of Water
street was laid by day labor under +.
r. Bean. at an approximate cost OF
Sll00. The bills for this work were pre-
scented to the committee on highways
and sewers and l am unable to give
any detailed cost statement. Mr.. Bean
also laid the cast iron pipe above re-
ferred to. The remainder of this work
was done by Alfred Hanson and paid
for by the United States government.
The work was done in May and June.
Two hundred and thirty-fivc feet Of
2O-inch pipe: 13l feet of 24-inch pipe.
No. >. Bennett street. From North
street west, 100 feet OF S-inch pipe.
This was built in June by +. r. Bean
for lump sum of $50, of which Dr.
r. y. SanbOrn paid $40.
No g. South Belfast avenue. From
COry street northerly $50 feet S-inch
pipe Contract signed August 10, con-
tract completed Aug. "a, 1909. This was
built by T.. L. Bean for 50 cents per
foot including everything. Contract
price s20l.7o.
No. t. Union street. From Columbia
street castcrly 200 feet. G. w. Trask con-
tractor. Contract signed Aug. - and
completed Sept. H. 1909. Contract price
$1G2 6S, as follows:
"a, ..,, 40. o., 90
l34 ca. Eds. eafth exc. az 4'c. $oi.oa
~ Gu. Eds. earth exc at 60c l2.W
05S Gu. ydS. concrete at 81 i.W
go I'm; ~ or SIN. pipe III -"' io'm
hiahhole ''"' II. "etp ~"
.-n,oo
T"ta! $io-.6S
No ;. Capitol and Federal streets.
From Sewali street westerly to Federal
100 feet. G. W. Trask contractor. Con
tract signed Aug. p and completed Sept.
Is, lM'. Contract price Sh"."', as FOL
lows:
3OSo Gu. yds. earth exc. at 45c. $685.
l73 Gu ydS earth exc at zoe l2o,
O5 Gu vds. rock exc at S, $50
LA Gu. vds. concrete at g. 12lYI
4S4.6 lin. fl. Sin. pipe at .0,. 95.92
/ manholc Ills it. deep $3.50
| manhole 6.2l #. deep 5l35
! manhole 625 it, deep 5o6S
/ manhole drop connection, Sin.
pipe 50 it, at o5c. .9S
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Total s45O.O5
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