New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 12, 1917, Page 10

1CIALS REPI]RT PUBLIC WORKS mitiee and Gity Baginor orts: of the board ol Ppublic und City Engineer William H. I, showing what has been accom- d in the street; sewer and sub- departments during the past fis- year, have been completed. @ reports, in part follows: Bfll!l of Public Works. Héhor, the Mayor, and Mom- bers of the Common Council of the, City of 'New Britain, Con- The Board of Public with - submits its report i®# year ending March 31, 1917, n_detail the different appro- NS received by this board as &s° all other receipts and the se and amount of all expendi- sheet -asphalt pavement was laid Elm street, between East Main t and Park street. This was the, street permanently paved dur- the vear. ‘This pavement was ed over a six-inch concrers A very low figure $1.88 per n.rd was submitted for the “is - pavement, in- the necessary excavation and -year guarantee. /semi-permanent pavement was on Aroh street between the end tfl" pavemgnt‘and Shuttle Meadow the year the Connecticut J lald double tracks on Jubi- street between. East street, and ‘st¥eet and a new mac: on.'was constructed for 'the : wlah of the street, with a view 3 i-permanent pavement mmflon the comihg year. lighting in the, center has been: greatly improved h. year. :The old arcs have out and ‘a new and ‘more c arc ssubstituted. Higher power-lights have .been 1in- 3 inpiace of the small lights 3t jarge mumber of. street intersec- \amd;the small lights have heen ‘streéts in the outskirts of the nsual mount of macad- ‘Deén' constructed during the ‘and 'tife gradiag of different ts haa Been accomplished as far ould permit. ‘year the amournt of asphaltic -is greater the previous _the results ‘obtalned war- use of a large amount of oil year, not only to be used as a ve but also to protect Streets. - treey on. the city streets are d, trimmed and mew trees set 'h year, and as much work on as_ the approprittion this, allows. financiel statement of . this as well as a detalledireport i3 ed Werewith. ' Fimancial Statement. .muh' DEPARTMENT. nce on hend April 1, 9.69 95,000.00 4,300.00 $,700.00 1,000.00 4,342.12 171.70 70.79 20.00 60.00 ‘f" 3,200.00 gbou, Hi-cut Pat- .hl'll. Rllbber Heels | Semi-permane provn-,uom DISBURSEMENTS. X 6,224.37 . 5,816.46 5,061.83 10,152.22 47.47 50.04 Clunln‘ str Cleaning catch basi clunln‘ pavements der crosswalks .. 'Crou'u.lk repairs . Cobble and concrete gut- 3 858.62 Care aof trees, and new trees Cinder walks . Care of dumps .. . Concrete inspectors . City map Autos, new, repair and nr- .Age maintenance Enginéer's expense General repairs, streef Grading Macadam, new . Macadam repair, Oil for streets . Office expense Outside work .. . Permanent pavement re- pair Rallings, new and repair . Repairs of tools and ma- chinery . Retaining walls { Street signs . spraying ceseenas 1,899.83 282.36 4365.00 702.86 2,364.73 3,156.45 1,166.50 9,945.41 5,615.45 19,647.10 6,380.59 2,184.48 946.2 5,265.9 1,325.10 9.68 1,646.11 2,642.36 126.37 11,522.60 Semi-permanent pavement and Bituminous pave: ment repair Storehouse and yard . Snow and ice .... Tools, new Park deplrtment . Sidewalk repair ... 721.95 396.83 3,658.47 Total disbursements ...$111,274.90 Balance on hand Apfll 1, 1917 1,206:07 ppropriation, Appropriation ....... <e+$ 81,000.00 DISBURSEMENTS, Arc lights ...........0 to o 80 dle power lne-nd-.- 250 candle power incan- Qescent lights .... Central ‘park lights . Services of ‘Dr. Bell ..... Engineering = expense on new layout ........... Overhead charge on lights in subway district ..... 5,860.51 12,484.28 9,886.77 416.04 62,74 202.44 384.08 % '$29,226.86 Transferred to street de- A partment 'rn.n-ternd to sewer main- 1,000,00 100,00 Toul digsbursements ... Balante on hand April 1, $ 30,326.86 673.14 State Highway Am-wéhuon ‘Appropriation .. $ 7,500.00 DISBURSEMENTS. F‘lnu payment on Stanley mm concrete road con- 3,181.45 608.04 3,789.49 Transferred to street partment 3,700.00 Total disbursements ...... 7,489.49 Balance on hand April 1st Oasch Basitn Department. ! 2,000.00 10-51 New catch basins built ... Permanent Pavement Appropriation. Appropriation se.. 21,885.00 DISBURSEMENTS. Asphalt pavement laid on Elm street’ from Park street to East Main street Transferred to street de- partment ....ceeccestenes 2,000.00 17,562.08 4,300.00 Total disbursements ...... 21,862.08 Balance on hand April 1st, 1917 ... Street 15.000.00 11,492.31 443.39 3.00].01 City sprinkling cl.l't . Oiling streets ......... Total disbursements ...... Balance on hand April 1st, 1917 14,!3&.71 61.29 Park w ADDI‘ODMOII 1,500.00 278.18 157.47 50-76 21.73 40.73 12.08 23.60 64.94 Smalley park . Russell park . Vine park . Depot park Belvidere park .. 3 Y 849.44 Transferred to sewer main- Total disbursements 4 BI‘I:neo on hmd Aprll 1st, 17 700.00 1,349-44 - Street Im‘pmvmt Balance on hand _April ‘1, 6,566.35 Receipts from tlx collactor 9,122.72 From street department .. 14.60 Total receipts 15,708.67 DISBURSEMENTS. . Street line damage ....... 20.94 NEW BRITAIN D. . 7 .$112,480.97 Relay walks ‘To persons Monroe stree Total disbursements ...... 10,573-74 Balance on hand April 1st, 2 1917 sieeeconns PR 5,129.93 Subway Fund. RECEIPTS. Balance on hand April 1, 1916 . Rentals . . Sale of sundries . Rebate on defective cast- $ 8,430.938 \ 11,680.66 .o 193.95 11.54 Total receipts 20,167.08 DISBURSEMENTB. New construction . 1,§81.70 Maintenance . 68.54 ‘Tools 19.89 Installing new “white way' 4,622.80 Inspection Interest on bonds Payment on bonds . 5,875.00 5.000.00 Total® disbursements 18,017.93 Balance on hand April 1, \ 1917 Appropriation ‘Transferred department K Transferred = from street lighting department ... Total receipts ......... DISBURBE)(ENTS. Cleaning sewers Labor at filter beds Horsgeshoeing . Feed for horses .. Insurance on buildings New WAZO0N . .co.eqo . Tools, new and repair . Oflkce expense 3 on property -and bu ldings Chemist's salary 11,800.00 29.38 7,890.1% 103.20 810.50 62.48 1§0.00 * 84,09 100.73 207.3¢ 1,000.00 28.35 855.00 283-90 144.05 83.32 — 11,797.90 Labratory supplies ...... "Total disbursements ... Balance on hand April 1, 1917 ... © 310 General Fund. Rents from Gilbert house Rents from Sautter house Rents from lanaon Min 356,00 143-00 70.00 Rents frmn Splctustoe - zer house . Rebate from way commission . Rent of land ...... $8.00 2.70 20.00 3 §79.70 Sewer Fund. % Balance on hand April 1, 1916 . Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale . Sale of auto—Car No. 3 Connections to curb ... Uncalled for pay. 98,437.18 51.50 35.64 24.70 227.40 100.00 175.00 31.18% 10.7¢ 2,000.00 101,083.34 Special Assessment. 3 John Ohilsen ....... 45.00 101,138.34 B. Loomis, tax collector . 21,834.22 e Total receipts .. .. 122,952.5¢ Sewer Fund. DISBURSEMENTS. General repairs esoe Catch basins . . ‘Tools, new and repair Autos, new and repair Damage claim . Pipe to yard . Tool house l.ml ylrd Lumber Storm water connectlon- Engineer’s Expenses Hire of team ........... ‘Work for Connecticut Co. New stock ........ Cost of sewers built . 3,087.78 3,471.76 533.01 734.50 500.00 103,40 111-28 202.41 39.85 432.7¢ 82.50 573.90 2,335.05 10,983.12 23,742.24 Balance on hand April 1, 1917 99,210.32 The board of public works has given careful consideration to all mat- ters coming under their jurisdiction and have acted on the same to the best of their ability. Detaills of the work done in the different departments under this board will be found in the report of the city engineer. To his honor, the mayor, and the members of the common council, the board gives the sincere thanks for the many courtesies given and its comsid- eration always accorded their re- ports. Report of City Engineer. To the Members of the Board of Pub- lic Works of the City of New Brit- ain, Conn.: Gentlemen: I most respectfully submit for vour information my third annual report as city engineer, for the year ending 760,00 | March 31, 1917, being the ninth an- nual report of the engineering depart- ment of this city. The amount of work accomplished during the year will be found under the following sub-divisions and tables herewith attached. Bridges. ‘The work on the elimination of the Corbin avenue grade crossing and the construction of an overhead bridge, with the necessary approaches was completed during the year. This work was done under the supervision of the raillroad company, and the cost to the .city, as its share of the ex- Pense was $5,951.19. An I-beam bridge was designed for Monroe street and work started late in the fall. Both'the abutments and wing walls were completed up to the I-beams before cold weather set in. This work was done by city labor un- der the superintendent of sewers, and the cost as far as the work has been completed 'is $1,436.04. The estimat- ed cost of this work was $3,800. The city forces made general re- pairs to all plank bridges, as required, at a‘cost for labor and material of $273.63. Retaining Walls. ; On: account of a change in the adopted grade on the east side of Farmington avenue and the west end of Allen street, it was necessary for the city to construct a concrete re- taining wall at the above corner. * This work was done under. contract by the firm of Baker & Lasher Inc., &t a cost of $611. The estimated cost of this work was $660. ‘A’ concrete retaining wall was ‘con- structed by the city along the Amer- fean Hardware company’s land at the junction of Arch street and Shuttle Meadow avenue. This work was done under contract by M., O. Baker at a cost of $2,081.86. It is proposed to erect an iron fence along the top of this wall as soon as the material is Teceived. The estimated cost of this work complete was $2,350. There was more or less grading done on several other streets, in or- der that concrete sidewalks could be constructed. The streets and cost of the work is shown in the report of the board of public works. All of the above work was done by city forces under the supervision of the superintendent of streets. The grading of Corbin avenue be- tween the trolley tracks and a point 150 feet north of Hawley street was completed during the year. This work was done under contract by the Connecticut Good Roads and Con- struction company at a total cost of $2,116.27. New Macadam. During, the year six streets. were ed, a total of approximate- 1y 1.07 miles. A concrete gutter 2 ft. 6 in. wide and 6 in. thick was con- structed on both sides of all streets macadamized during the year. The concrete gutters on the above streets were constructed under con- tract at a price of 18c per square foot. The concrete gutters on Oak street were constructed on both sides of tho street for the entire distance betweéen North and Allen streets. All other work in connection' with the above woirk was done by city torces. 3 and Repairs. The amount expended for main- taining our macadam streets ‘during the vear was $6,380.59. A. Tepair gang was kept at this work Idurln!‘ the entire season. Some streets were treated with 45 per cent. liquid asphalt covered with 1%-inch clean stone, others. were covered with both sand and stons, A few streets were covered with 60 per cent. liquid asphalt and covered with sand. Cold tar was used on a large num- ber of streets and this was coverad ' with sand. Heated tar mixed with crushed stone was used to ‘filll de- pressions. Other macadam streets were covered with %-inch stone and in some cases this was covered with screenings. There were repairs made on 70 streets during the year, not includ- ing streets that were trated with a cold application of either asphalt or ofl. The bituminous pavement.,on Ssuth Main streét was repaired during tne year at a cost of $444.60. Permanent Pavement. A three-inch sheet asphalt pave- ment ‘over. a six-inch concrete base was oonstructed on Elm street, be- tween Park street and East Maln street. This work was done by tho Union Paving Co. of Schenaeudy, N. Y., for $1.88 per square yard In- cluding the asphalt top, concrete base, excavation and a five-year gtiar- antee. The amount of pavement laid was 7,601 square yards, and the total cost of the work, including{ inspectioa, and all extra work was $17,562.08. Repairs were made in the Bitu- lithic pavement on Church street laid By Warren Bros. Co. in 1908. The guersptee on this pavement expired in 1913 and the work done on the repairs cost $481.91. The Bitulithic pavement laid by ‘Warren Bros. in 1910 on Main, West HERALD, TUESDAY JUNE- 12, 101" Main, Arch and East Hun nredl was kept in repair ‘during the year. This repair work was done under a contract signed in December, 1915 whereby the city of New.Britain pays | the above company $594.48 per year for a peried’ of .two years to keep the aBove described area in good serviceable condition. This contract expires in December 1917 and after that date the city will be required to pay for all repairs made in the above area. Semi-Permanent Pavement. A 2%-inch Amiesite pavement was. laid over the present macadam base on Arch street, between the end nf the present asphalt pavement and the junction of Shuttle Meadow aveaue. This work was done under coniract with the Connectitut d Rhode Isl- and CoS“For?3¥3% per square vard, including “a’ five-year guarantee. total of*3,973.93 square yards ' Amiesite was laild over the pmem base and 490 square yards over § new five-inch macadam base. The total cost of this work was $6,487.26. The contract was awarded to the Connecticut and Rhode Island Co. to pave Dwight street from Dwight Court to East street and Jubilee street between East street and Mar- ket street. On.account of the Con- necticut Company not completing their :double tracking on. JuMhlee street until late in the fall, the ma- cadam foundation for the . Amiesite pavement on’ Jubilee was as far as the work could be carried out this year. A total of 3,100 square vards of base' was laid at a cost of $3720. No work was done on the Dwight street pavement, Street mkm. The contract for sprinkling streets with water for the season was award- ed to the H. R. Walker Co. . The prices for sprinkling were slightly higher than that paid the previous vear. . Where the contract called for streets to be sprinkled three. times a day the. price paid was one and one- half cents per lineal foot of street measurement ‘per .month: ' streets sprinkled twice a day, one cent per lineal foot: streets’ sprinkled once day, one-half a cent per lineal foot and streets sprinkled -once in twa ;llyl. one:quarter of a cent per lineal 'oot. ,The H. R. Walker Co. sprinkled with water both the city and Connec- ticut Co.'s area, and proper credit was given on the city's Dbill = each month for the area. paid for' by the Connecticut Co, . The follawing list shows the amount ‘of sprinkling with water during the. season—May’ 1 to November 15th: Streets sprinkled three times a day 129,622 lin. ft. Streets sprinkled: twice £ 4,520 lin.ft. sprinkled. once . 14,264 Hn. ft, a day 'Streets in . 20,874 1lin ft. 169,280 lin. ft. Approximately 32 miles of street sprinkled with water, either three times.a day, twice a day, once a day or once in two days. The above list |- varied from time to time during the season, depending upon the weather conditions and oiling. Olling. During the season six tank cars of (road ofl was used . on thirty-three different streets. A grade of asphaltic oll was purchased and so appliéd that it would act as a dust preventative and at the same time protect the macadam surface. Streets that were olled required no sprinkling with water for the remainder of the season with the exception of Park street. Two streets, Grove Hiil \ and Park street, were given a secohd lppne.- tion of oil. Street area treated with ofl, 138,- 569 square yards, Amount of ofl used, 49,439 gallons. Average gallons per square yard .3568. Total cost $4,304.55. Cost per square yard, .03107c, On six different streets a cold tar was applied by a pressure distributor. This was also used as a surface treat- ment for macadam as well as a dust preventative. Street area covered with tar 23,732 square yards. Amount of tar used, 9.900 gallons. Afi'mxe gallons per square yard, 4171, Total cost, $882.94. Cost per square yard, .0872c. Tree and The total number of trees sprayed during the year was 8356, distributed as follows: City streets, parks School yards .. | on private praperty. . Walnut Hill park ........«..w..ul including -m-ll 835 The total cost of spraying these trees was $500.70, or approximately 60c per'tree, The Board of Public ‘Works is to receive $162.13 in return for spraying trees outside the juris- diction of this board, making a net cost of $348.57. There were 156 Norway maple trees set out an different streets in the city during the year by this board. These trees were supplied by the park commissioners from their nur- MODERN BOOT SHO sery in Walnut Hill Park at a cost of $1.00 per tree to this board. ' The total cost of setting out the above treos was $334.44 or approximately $3.14 per tree. The City Forestry Commission pur- chased and set out 200 trees during the year. The Board of Public Works paying the entire cost, which was $284.79 or approximately $1.17 ‘per tree. The total number of street lights in place, with the rate, at the end of the year March 31, 1916, were as follows: 67 arcs—3$85 per arc per year. 320—250 candle power lights— $30.80 per light per year. 697—80 candle power lghts— $17,86 per light per year. 8’ clusters on Central’ Park—$62.00 per cluster per year. A total number of street lights in place, with the rate at the end of the year, March 31, 1917, were as follows: Old arcs—27—$85.00 per arc per year. New arcs—62—$75.00 per arc pér year. 854—250 candle power 1lights $30.10 per light per year. 729—80 candle power ughta $17.48 per light per year.| 8 clusters on Central Park—3$52.00 per cluster per vear. The following number of street lights were installed during the year: 62 new arcs. ,34—2650 candle power lights, 32—80 candle power lights. 40 of the old arcs have been re- moved during the year. The plan for better lighting of the streets in the center of the city and streets adjacent thereta has been par- -tially: carried out during the year. The old arcs on Main street, Church street, Elm street, Park street and Franklin Square have been removed and the new magnetic arc, spaced much closer together and lower than on street, Elm street: and Franklin Square. The proposed additional 1ights on streets adjacent to the center of the city will be installed as soon as the necessary standards have ar- rived. The, subway in Elm strest between larger -'.orm water m in ll street the coming year. The Dllfl have been completed and bids will. N‘ called for in the spring. City Map. ] Surveys were started the early part of the year to obtain the necuui‘! information for a complete set of tional maps, showing all propertyy. ~ bail8ings, street and building lnes within the city limits, and all éther information required, for use by the assessors, board of public works and all other city departments. About one-half of the outside work has been completed to date. In connection with these surveys, the boundary lines of the city have ail’ been run out, as required by law, and it is planned to construct a sufficiemt number of concrete monuments marking the bouyndary lines: of ths city at all determinate points and-in térmediste points where the condi: tions require. 1 ‘The amount l.pnropmud for the * city map and running out the ';? boundary lines was $3,300. amount éxpended to date is H.I“." Water Department. During the year all the record maps - in the office of the board of water commissioners, showing th m mains, valves, etc., were ' coj . brought @p to date and new maps made by the engineering department. Line and grade was given this departs ment for the laying of new mains, ‘whenever requested. During the year maps, profiles all ‘other information as required X bo‘on furnished: the corporation cofilg sel All the necessary measurement maps, profiles and other details have beon furnished ‘the board of comp sation and assesgment; for sewer assessments, street, grade erection of & dairy barn at theé farm. ' The_constru¢tion of the" n was started during the year; the ‘cavation, concrete foundations sidewalls have been completed by city % forces, under the supervision Of % T nup-flnundant of sawers. 4 y n sutveys and: Park and East Main streets was com- |w.mm.gormpug pleted during ‘the early part of the sioners in connection with the !year: The only extension to the subway system this year was the installation of additional laterals on Main, East Main, Arch, West Main .and Chu strévts; in connection with the white: ‘way. This work was done by city labor .under . the ; supervision of the superintendent of .sewers. On account of the increased cost of. board | 'all materials’ and labor, the should carefully consider -t! of further extensions, before such are recommended. The ‘following is the rental paid the different public service coi toins, for use of the -ubm as of January 1st, 1917. United Electric Light & Water Co....188,687.72 duct ft. 8. N. E. 'relcphono Co. 2,042.16 duct fr. 597.00 duet.l'. vieses. 3692857 duct R. paid semi-annually. The amount to be received from rental between January 1st, 1917, and January 1st, 1918, 1s $13,736.31. ferent public service cost and other information concern- ing the subway system. State m‘hw No new work was. lpndemken by. the state highway department in this city during the year. Repairs were made from ' ‘time to ‘time by the state on all roads which are ‘to be maintained by ‘the mh Tghway department, and . this' eity paid its proportionate share of the cost. I would recommend that concrete be laid, during the year, from the present |’ end of the concrete roadin Stanléy Quarter, as far as the funds appropri- ated by the city and the amount al- lowed by the state, would permit. Sewer Department. Approximately .89 of a mile of san- ftary sewer and .464 .of ‘a mile of storm water sewer was ' constructed || during the year by city forces under the supervision of the superintendent of sewers. Sewer Maintenance, The sewerage system of the city has been maintained in good working or- der and the work at the disposal plant has been carried on as well as can be expected under the present conditions. On acoount of the construction of new macadam and improving . the streets in general, which means.the. addition of a large number of catch basing in the northwest section of the city it will be necéasary to build a 168 MAIN ST.,, chase of land for the South End pazk ‘The city engineer and L hmonduvouqhmuwfll promptly as called upon by the » rch | gral departments of the city \ment, and I should like to take portunity to thank the members :: bogdm! public works and officials whom I have co in contact with during the year, muglmlno-om, matters in wl ch'.vmmflA_ ' mlly submitted, .101,157.19 duct ft. dm! ot Blal Lines of New an Eugene 8. Booth of. Washington, June 13.—The Inter- state commerce commission's l]ilon in the proceedings proufli the Chlcqo hoard -of - trade ‘trunk lne ‘reiiroads, uplolding on grain, products from Buffalo and New York was re-opened today to ther testimony. i, N LS NG o s T, “PRE-INVENTORY SALE ALL SHOES AT REDUCED PRICES—WATCH OUR WINDOWS FOR REAL SHOE VALUI':S s 1.39 NEW BREFPAIN--NEXT TO THE . NEwW BEFDAIN ‘SAVINGS BANK