abutters. There are eleven houses on this part of Bigelow street.

Henshaw street. Money was appropriated by the City Council. Important to establish lines and grade, on account of extensive building improvements by the abutters; especially by the city of Boston, in the erection of a new court-house, police-station, and engine-house.

Wirt street was also laid out on account of the building as stated above.

Menlo street was all released and graded by the abutters. There are six houses on this street.

It was necessary to make the above widenings and relocations at this time, from the fact that alterations were about to be made and old buildings removed; also to prevent new buildings being erected on irregular lines; many of these improvements have been in contemplation for some years, waiting for old buildings to be taken down.

The valuation of the buildings on streets laid out in 1891 amounts to $3,305,000.

The total estimated expense of the foregoing improvements was $121,259.98.

Payments made for land damages and other claims on account of widening, relocating, and extending streets, including claims previous to Jan. 1, 1891 :

During the year one hundred and fourteen petitions for laying out streets, etc., have been received; the commissioners have made two hundred and thirty visits to different

sections of the city, and have given ninety legal hearings, besides many informal hearings where no final action has been taken. All applications for building permits are received daily from the Inspector of Buildings and are examined in relation to street lines and grades, where alterations are about to be made and new buildings erected.

The following reports and estimates of the cost of proposed street widenings, extensions, etc., on orders of the City Council, have been made during the year:

C-street extension to Dorchester avenue.

Roxbury and Pynchon streets. Report on order in relation to change of name.

Dorchester avenue, Dorchester, Swett, Boston, and Preble streets. Report on order in relation to change of name.

Waltham street. Report on petition for laying out an open

space as a square.

Seaver street, widening from Blue Hill avenue to Walnut

avenue.

Pleasant street, widening from Washington street to Park square.

Old Harbor court, extension to Atlantic street.

Atlantic street, extension from Old Harbor court to East Eighth street.

Granger street, extension from Duncan street to Dorchester

avenue.

Mead street, extension to Bunker Hill street.

Bowen street, between B and C streets:

Green street, widening on southerly side between Staniford street and Chambers street.

Battery street, widening on the southerly side from Commercial street to the North Ferry.

Since May 19, 1891, street releases have been prepared of private streets for the abutters to sign, releasing grade, and all other other damages, provided the streets should be laid out by the city; also, releases for grade damages on public streets, as follows:

Previous to May 19, 1891, releases were prepared in the Surveying Department.

Under the Acts of 1891, chapter 323, the Board of Street Commissioners have granted permission to land-owners to build the following streets:

ROXBURY.

Wyoming street, from Wabeno street to Humboldt

avenue.

DORCHESTER.

Algonquin street, from Washington street to Harvard

street.

Bradlee street, from Washington street to Harvard street.
Seaborn street, from Centre street to near Kenwood street.
Agawam street and Assabet street, from Train street to
Neponset avenue.

Bournside street,

Paisley park,

Intervale park,

Upland avenue,

between Park street and Melville avenue.

Wales street, between Harvard street and Nightingale street.
Saco street, from Neponset avenue, near and south of
Howe street.

Tremlett park, from Hooper street to Waldeck street.

Moultrie street, parallel with Centre street and near
Washington street.

Morse street, from Bowdoin avenue to Washington street.
Vinson street, from Park street to Geneva avenue.
Marlowe street, from Park street to Vinson street.