The property of the department consists of law books, furniture, etc., substantially as set forth in the report of last year, and a schedule of the same is on file in the records of the department. OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT. The officers of the department are: Thomas M. Babson, Corporation Counsel. Andrew J. Bailey, City Solicitor. Robert W. Nason, First Assistant City Solicitor. Roscoe P. Owen, Conveyancer. Fisher Ames, Clerk. Respectfully submitted, THOMAS S. BABSON, Corporation Counsel. ANDREW J. BAILEY, City Solicitor. Mayor of the City of Boston: SIR: In compliance with the order of the City Council, approved by the Mayor, Dec. 5, 1891, the Board of Street Commissioners present the following report upon their proceedings, with a statement of the receipts and expenditures of the Department for Laying Out Streets, including public lands, for thirteen months, from Jan. 1, 1891, to Jan. 31, 1892: The following is a complete list of streets released to the city, streets widened, relocated, extended, and discontinued, with the length of private streets made public, the condition of the same, etc. STREET. BOSTON PROPER. Mountfort, from Beacon to Ivy street North Margin, extended to Stillman street Lucas, from Middlesex street to Shawmut avenue FEET. 636 83 98 Dundee, from West Chester park to Dalton street Charlestown street, widened. Kennard avenue, widened. North square, relocated. High, widened and discontinued, north-west corner of . East Springfield, discontinued from Harrison avenue to Albany street . 723 240 895 225 2,900 631 2,269 Mountfort street was filled to grade by the abutters and all released to the city. There are seven brick houses on this street. North Margin street was extended at the request of the City Council. Forty-two thousand dollars was appropriated for this improvement, but it was done at an expense of $27,164, leaving a balance of $14,836. This extension opens up a badly congested district and is a great improvement to the surrounding territory. Lucas street is an old street and was all released to the city. A large school abuts on this street and is in a location requiring care and police protection. Dundee street is one of the streets of the Back Bay, was filled to grade, and substantially released to the city. There are twenty-nine brick houses on this street. Malcolm street is an old street and was made public for sanitary reasons. Money was appropriated for this improvement by the City Council. Stanhope street. The acceptance of this street has been under consideration by the Board for several years. The laying out at this time was imperative on account of the extensive buildings recently erected on the street. The abutters, in connection with the Old Colony Railroad, have built very substantial retaining-walls at a cost of nearly $10,000. All of the abutters released to the city. Norway street was all filled to grade by the abutters and released to the city. There are five brick buildings on this street. STREET. CHARLESTOWN. Boyle, from Cordis to Pleasant street avenue FEET. 132 247 379 Boyle street is an old way, built upon and released to the city. Baldwin-street extension. Money was appropriated by the City Council. STREET. EAST BOSTON. Homer, from Moore to Byron street FEET. 600 600 1,483 931 3,614 and part of the Homer and Horace streets are old streets original plan of laying out of East Boston. There are twentysix houses on these streets and they were made public for police supervision and for sanitary reasons. They were substantially released to the city. Falcon street was released by the abutters, and money was appropriated by the City Council. There are twelve houses on this street. Byron street has been under consideration by the Board for a number of years. It was made public at this time, as it was very essential that the grade should be established. There are twenty-two houses on the street, and it was released by the abutters and substantially graded. STREET. SOUTH BOSTON. Gold, from B st. to the N.Y. and N.E. Railroad Gustin, from West Ninth st. to the Old Colony Railroad FEET. 150 354 504 Gold street is an old street, all built upon and released. Money was appropriated for building foot-bridge across the N.Y. and N.E. Railroad. |