New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 20, 1916, Page 13

'NEW,- BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1916, NGINEERS REVIEW FOR THE PAST YEAR . H. Hall Ymampreheusive Report for Gommon Gouncil City Engineer William H. Hall pre- sented his annual report to the com- mon council last evening, covering all work done by this department &uring the past twelve months. The report covers 26 type-written pages and glves a detailed and comprehen- sive account of engineering under- takings. It was the eighth depart- ment report and the secondisto be presented by Engineer Hall. Bridge Work. The report first takes up bridge work, which consisted of repairs to &he arch bridge on East street be- tween Allen street and the Newing- WILDIAM H. HALL. ton line at a cost of $534. Minor YTrepairs on other bridges cost $597. Last fall work was started on the elimination of the Corbin avenue grade with the construction of an overbead rallroad bridge and ap- proaches. The work is being done under contract by the railroad com- pany and calls for a bridge 30 feet wide, so constructed that it can later be widened to 60 feet. Sl Street Grading. Grading work done under the su- pervision of the department included Allen street for 1,000 feet west of Stanley. Much of the excavation was solld rock and the ocst was $1,501. Other streets graded were Corbin avenue, Ellis street from Stanley street to the railroad bridge, Ellis street from Maple to Cherry; Hart street from Vance street to Corbin ““avenue; Park Street, from Stanley to Fairview; Adams street between Vine and Lincoln and on several other street as reported by the board of publlic works. New Macadam. Last year new macadam was laid on Myrtle, between Curtis and Bur- witt streets at a cost of $3,668; Gold street, Orange to Broad, at a cost of $1,628; Kelsey street, Stanley to East, costing $3,693; Harvard street, Woodland to East Main costing $3,- 271, Tree Work. Tree spraying was conducted last vear more extensively than ever. On city streets and for private owners ".,156 elm trees were sprayed at a cost of $684. All this work was done under the supervision of the park superintendent. The park com- missioners furnished for planting on streets where other trees had been cut, sixty-four Oriental plane trees .and the board of public works bought fifty hard maples which were set out on Chestnut and Stanley streets and paid for by the trolley company. The city forestry commis- sion bought and set out fifty trees, which were paid for by the board of public works. Amiesite Paving. % TUnder the head of semi-permanent paving, the city completed work on Black Rock avenue begun in 1914. The base was macadam and the sur- face amiesite. Concrete gutters were built on both sides of the street. The total cost of the work was $6,736. On East Main street between East and Laurel streets, a two-inch. amie- “4ite pavement was lald over the old macadam, costing $4,360. In connec- tlon with the double tracking of the Hartford trolley line, the cly, in conjunction with the trolley com- pany, laid a two and one-half inch amiesite pavement over macadam on Chestnut, Stanley and Dwight streets. A total of 11,654 square yards was - 1aid and of this amount the city paid for 4,620 yards. The total cost of the work was $9,041, not including work done by the city in cutting down sldewalks, grades and relaying walks. The agreement with the trolley com- pany calis for extension of the work to Jubilec strecet as far as Market. Street Sprinkling. Last year the city entered Into a contract with the H. R. Walker Co. for the entire eprinkling with water. The board deemed it advisable to do away with the car sprinkler on ac- count of the excessive sprinkling of pavement in the center of the city. It vas considered that this sprinkling together with the cleaning at nights with the squeegee would have an in- jurious effect. « During the season five tank cars or 38,065 gallons of road oil were used on twenty-two streets. Oil was also purchased for use in keeping the ma- cadam from raveling as well as keep- ing the dust down. Only two streets required a second application of oil. Permanent Paving. A reinforced concrete pavement eight inches thick in the center was *jaid on Lafayette street hetween Main and Grove streets. The cost was $1.24 & yard and the work is guaranteed with a view at a later time of using it as a base for a sheet asphalt or bi- , for five years. The paveemnt was laid i uminous pavement. The work cost I | t $6,582. A reinforced concrete pavement was laid on Bigelow street between Church and Chestnut streets together with a | concrete curb having steel nosing. A concrete walk was also laid on the west side. The total cost of the work was $1,743. Repairs were made to all other permanent paving. Resurfacing and Repairs. For the upkeep of all macadam streets it was necessary to keep a small gang at work during the whole season. This work includes patching, filling depressions, and on some streets a coat of heavy oil was put on. Re- pairs were made on forty-seven streets at a cost of $3,252. The bituminous macadam on South Main street was repaired at a cost of $402. The engi- neer recommends the purchase of a small asphalt heater for patching and repair work. Sewer Department. All the work in the sewer depart- ment has been done by city labor un- der the supervision of the superin- tendent of sewers. Sanitary and in some cases storm water sewers were laid in Lawlor street, Sunrise avenue, | Cemetery lane, Harrison street, Park | street, Hamilton street, High street, Rurritt street, Ellis street, Grand street, Talcott street, KElm street, State street and Kast Main street. The usual care has been ex ! ercised in looking after the mainten- ance and repairs and the work at the disposal plant has been done efficient- ly as possible under the present con- ditions. Water Department. During the year all maps, grades, lines, etc., for the extension of the water mains were furnished by the cngineering department whenever re- quested. Also the detail maps showing the size, location of mains, valves, gates, | etc.. were brought up to date and new maps made as required. New Walks Laid. During the vear the department supervised the laying of 25,023 feet of walks in 50 streets. Besides this 6,524 linear feet of flag walks were relaid and a large amount of flag walk was relaid where no line or grade was re- quired. New curbing was laid to the amount of 9,597 feet. Also the de- partment supervised relaying of 7,817 feet of curbing in seven streets. New Streets Accepted. The following streets were ac- cepted: Cemetery Lane from Lasalle street to the end; Hamilton street from Black Rock avenue to Hawley street, and Sunrise avenue from East to Wilbur stre Street names were changed as follows: North Sheffield to Cliff street. Street lines were es- tablished on Cemetery Lane, Corbin avenue, Elm street, at street inter- sections, and Hamilton street. Build- ing lines were established an Colum- bia street, Corbin avenue, Hamilton street, Henry street, Kelsey street, Talcott street. Grades were given for concrete gutters for a distance of 12,700 linear feet. Street grades were ablished on Cemetery Lane, Cohbin avenue, Chestnut street, Hamilton street, Park street, Sheffield street and the street grade changed on Allen street for 1,000 feet west of Stanley street. Grades for street paving were given on Bigelow, Lafayette, Chestnut, Stanley and Dwight streets and for new trolley tracks in Broad, Farm- ington avenue, Grove, Myrtle and Washington streets. Grades for grading were given on Allen, Chest- r.ut, Beaver, McClintock, Ellis, West, Park, Hart, Monroe, Stanley, Adams, Burritt, Ash, Wilcox, High, Clinton, Sheffield, Bond, Ellis streets and Corbin avenue. Concrete Gutters. Concrete gutters were constructed under contract on the following streets: Mpyrtle, between Curtis and Burritt streets, at a cost of $677; Gold street between Orange and Broad at a cost of $315; Kelsey, be- tween Stanley and East street at a cost of $681; Spring street, between East Main and Winter, costing $221. In comnection with the improvement of Chestnut, Stanley ad Dwight streets, the city spent $2,372 for con- crete gutters, but the net cost was reduced to $1,641 as part of the ex- pense was borne by the trolley company. Subway Work. Subways were constructed in La- fayette street, between- Main and Grove streets; Bigelow, between Chestnut and Church, and Hlm street, between Park and East Main streets. The Elm street job was not finished, the installation of 2,000 feet of three inch laterals remaining. In Lafayette street 21,763 feet of duct was lald and 3,203 feet of three inch wrought iron laterals with 33 man- holes. The work cost $10,328, less than was estimated. The Bigelow street subway including the Church street extension, called for 3,705 feet of duct and 148 feet of iron laterals. The actual cost was $1,733. The Elm street subway was built at an esti- mated cost of $20,000 and all of the work was done by the city, a saving be affected. Engineer Hall recom- mands that in future all subway work be done by the city. Street Lighting. During the year two arc lights were installed, also seven 250 candle- rower lights and 27 lights of 80 candlepower. At the close of the vear the city had 67 arcs, 320 lights of 250 candlepower, 697 of 80 candle- power and eight clusters on Central Park. 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