Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-25
CITY ENGINEERS
Report Favorable
F.. FOR MUNICIPAL YEAR

The report OF City Engineer E. W.
Crawford for the municipal year shows
that there has been much accomplish
ment by the department in the i'm
provement of streets. The report Is
as follows:
Waterville, Jan. 81. 1924.
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council.
Gentlemen:-A general summary Of
the work OF this department for the
past year Is as follows:
NEW SEWERS
There has been more than the usual
amount Of new sewer construction for
the last season. Sewers have been con-
structcd on the following streets: Col
lege avenue. from Hulholiand brook
southernly to northern Park street;
1855 feet 10-inch pipe; three manholes
and three catchbasinS. Harold street,
from College avenue westerly: 375 feet
S-inch pipe; three manholes and one
catchbasin. Donald street, from Coll
legc avenue westerly: $50 feet G-inch
pipe; one manhole. Roosevelt street.
from Main street westerly: 720 feet S.
inche pipe: three manholcs. May and
Abbott streets, from Hayden Brook
sewer westerly and southerly; 500 feet
o-lncn pipe, one mdnnole.
MAIN STREET PAVING
Early in the season surveys were
made and plans prepared for paving
Main street from Silver to Appleton
streets with reinforced concrete. Bids
were opened for this work and the con-
itract awarded to Cyr Brothers of this
city. The contract price being 1896
per yard for reinforced contrete and
1 g..
concrete base. the latter work being
adjacent to the tracks of the W., l.. &
o. Street Railway.
Work was begun June 13 and COM
pleted Aug. 10, 5973.3S square yards
of reinforced concrete and 1352.22
square yards of recut block paving be-
, ing laid. This includes small amount
of work on Common street and paving
of Temple street to westerly line Of
Charles street.
In addition to this 1872 feet of curb
| ing was reset. or rebuilt, Il catchba-
| sins changed to grade and 10 manhole
| tops reset.
FRONT STREET PAVING
Probably no street in the city has
needed permanent improvements more
| than Front street, and the removal of
! the paving blocks from Main street
| furnished the material and opportunity
TO make these improvements at a rea-
! sonable expense. 1t was decided to
pave this street with these blocks. the
! work to be done by the city depart
ment.
This work was started from Lock-
wood street and extended to the north
| erly side Of Temple street.
The street was graded to n new
| grade, the blocks recut and grouted
, in place. The paving was also eX-
, tended to the buildings of several of
| the business PAGES along the street,
! the owners paying the cost of such
work. E
.. The total square yards Of paving
laid on this street was 2,701. e.
The cost of this work including
! the grading, cutting, laying and
! grout.ng blocks was about $3.50 per
yard.
! In connection with the above work
S2I4.70 yards of this block paving
was laid at the end of Ticonic bridge.
| These blocks were laid in paving
! pitch as it was impossible to close
! the street to traffic for any length of
! time.
| STATE AID HIGHWAY
! The state aid highway improve
! ments this season We're on Main
street from Kelsey street to the be
! ginning of the work of 1920 con-
! struction. This completes the No.
or Main street section: No. 9 section
, being completed in 1919.
NEW SIDEWALKS
! There has been the usual amount
, OF new sidewalk construction the
past season. the larger amounts be-
| ing as follows:
! Asphaltic So. Yds.
| Silver street ................ 1850
! Bartlett street .37466
| West street 800. 90
| Temple street ..1125O
! College avenue 1860
! Granolithic
! Main street Sl.S3
| Temple street ................ 5000
| ifedSint street .Zl3.O0
! school street .................10 100. 90
| Repairs have also been made on
several other streets.
SURVEYS
, Surveys have been made on Col
! SieSe avenue. Abbott street, May
street. Donald Street. Main street,