Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-06

ANNUAL REPORT
lis MADE PUBLIC
The annual report of E. w. craw.
ford, the city engineer Of watervil,e.
was made public yesterday and it is as
follows:
Waterville, Jan. q. 1926.
10 the Honorable Mayor and City
Council.
Gentlemen:
Inc Following is a summary of the
work of this department for the past
year: 'S'
New Sewers
several important sewer additions
nave been made to the system of orr
city the past season as follows:
clyde and Valley streets from exist.
ing manhole to Messalonskee stream.
oZS feet, 1S-inch tile, two manholes.
North street from Elmwood street
southerly to Sanger avenue, 4SA feet.
iz-inch tile, one manhole, two catch
basins.
Sanger avenue easterly from North
street, $50 feet, 2 manholes, eight-inch
tiie' Two CatCnDaS1nS.
P1easantdale avenue, $50 feet. eight
inch tile, one manhole.
/ Burrill street from Messalonskee
stream to Cool street, labor Furnished
by Frank Ellis. 525 feet, eight-inch
tile. one manhole..
Cool street from Burrill street east
erly to residence of Ralph Berry, $50
Feet, eight-inch tile, three manholes
three catchba sins.
u, Donald street from Hayden Brook
sewer easterly. 253 feet, eight-inch
tile.
Burleigh street expended southerly
to residence of H. Travers. $50 feet,
elght-inch tile, one catchbasin.
Paving
The granite block paving at the end
} OF Ticonic bridge has been extended
northerly about 80 feet. 177.5 square
yards Of paving being laid.
Bridges
Early in the season 1t was found
that the easterly abutment of the Gil.
man street bridge was so badly unsafe
as to be unsafe. Plans were immedi-
ately made for a concrete abutment
supported on piles to be built The
contract for the construction Of the
same was let to E. Cyr & Co. Eight
hundred and seventy-two feet Of spruce
piling was driven. on which was built
reinforced abutment suitable to carry
| a steel bridge at some future time. The
cost of the improvement was $2229.50.
Cedar bridge has been replanked and
other minor repairs made. It is, how
| ever. in very bad shape and should be
rebuilt at once.
After long delay something definite
towards a new overhead bridge" on
North street seems to be accomplished
Several hearings have been held by
the public utilities commission, with
results that plans for a new steel
bridge. approved by the commission
the Maine Central Railroad and the
city. are on file in this Office and with
out double such a bridge will be built
early this spring. These plans call for
roadway 90 feet in width with six
feet sidewalk additional. The cost to
the city will he about $1,000.
New Sidewalks
Il Owing to the large amount Of new
sewers necessary to be built in was
thought advisable to use as much
of the available funds as possible
for that purpose SO a small amount
has been expended for permanent
new sidewalks. A new concrete
sidewalk being built on Lockwood
street adjacent to the Crescent no.
tel, being about all the new work
done the past season. Several other
sidewalks have been repaired, how
ever.
State Aid Road
During the early spring the con.
dition of College avenue from the
upper RAILROAD crossing to High
wood street was such as to make II
almost impossible. Under the con.
ditions 1t was deemed necessary to
use the state aid funds to improve
this piece of highway. In conjunc-
ton with the State Highway COM
mission a fund of five times the reg
ular appropriation was raised
amounting to $29,293OO. The con-
tract for reinforced concrete road
way. 20 feet in width, was awarded
to the firm of Green and Wilson OF
this city. Work was begun June G
and completed August 1, total OF
1861 cubic yards of concrete and
$1,000 pounds of reinforcing steel
being used. The entire cost was
just within the appropriation. -Four
new catchbasins were installed.
Miscellaneous
A new map of the city, 60 by 12O
inches in size, has been completed,
showing our entire sewer system to
the present time. This will fill long
felt want in the street and sewer
system to the present time. This
will fill long felt want in the street
and sewer department.
Recommendations
The ever increasing use of the au-
tomobile and motor truck, together
with the Boom Maine" slogan, is
increasing the demand for better
roads to such an extent that it is
almost impossible to keep our high
ways and streets in even fair condi-
ton. We Should build a section of
permanent street each year. The
coming year College avenue. between
the railroad crossings. should be re-
built of concrete and Lockwood
street should be paved to Main
| street. Next to College avenue Sill
yer street has the most traffic and
should be put in good condition at
once.
The city should have a storage
tank of not less than 10000 gallons
in which to store Tarvia so that q
quantity would be available when
ever any street began to need re-
| surfacing.
The abutment at the westerly end
of the Gilman street bridge is in bad
| shape and should be renewed. Ce-
dar bridge is still in very bad shape
and should be rebuilt.
AS mentioned in my report Of last
Il II L.