paving materials to the city yard. The granite block pavement and artificial stone sidewalks were laid under a five-year maintenance guaranty.

Dorchester avenue, from Park street to the railroad bridge at Ashmont street is about 4,700 feet in length. A contract for reconstructing the surface of this street was awarded to Gore, Inc., July 22, 1921. Work was begun July 20, 1921, and completed December 3, 1921. This street is about 56 feet in width. The roadway is about 38 feet in width with a double track for surface cars in the center and is paved in part with granite blocks and in part with wood blocks, all on a 6-inch cement concrete base. The sidewalks are of artificial stone, 9 feet in width with a granite edgestone. The contractor took up the existing granite block paving in the easterly roadway, dummy and westerly gutter, then recut and relaid the best of the blocks with grout joints in the easterly roadway and dummy between car tracks. New blocks, furnished by the city on the line of the work and laid with an asphaltic mastic joint by the contractor were used to pave the westerly roadway. The wood blocks were furnished and laid with a sand joint by the contractor, on both roadways from Dix street to Mather street and from King street to Roseland street. The street car tracks were regulated and repaved to conform with the rest of the roadway by the Boston Elevated Railway Company. The city furnished the new edgestone, circles and corners on the line of the work and the paving blocks for replacements at the Massachusetts avenue lot. The contractor did the excavating, set the edgestone, furnished all the materials for the work, other than those furnished by the city and hauled the surplus paving materials to the city yard. The granite block and wood block in the roadways and the artificial stone sidewalks were laid. under a five-year maintenance guaranty.

Dudley street, from Alexander street to Stoughton street, is about 1,400 feet in length. A contract for repaving this street was awarded to DeStephano Brothers August 18, 1920. Work was begun September 16, 1920, suspended December 15, 1920, resumed March 17, 1921, and completed April 8, 1921. This year 500 square yards of granite block pavement with grout joints was laid to complete the work.

Fargo street, South Boston, from B street to C street. ("See Assessment Streets.")

Friend street, from Union street to Causeway street is about 1,860 feet in length. A contract for paving this street with second-hand granite blocks without joints on a concrete base was awarded to B. E. Grant Company October 11, 1920. This street is about 35 feet in width with a roadway 25 feet in width and sidewalks 5 feet in width. Work was commenced October 22, 1920, suspended November 15, 1920, resumed March 17, 1921 and completed April 27, 1921. The Contractor set the edgestone to the line and grade, barred out and culled and piled

the old granite blocks, removed the old concrete base where directed and excavated the roadway. The roadway was paved with second-hand granite blocks with grout joints on a 6-inch Portland cement concrete base. The brick sidewalks were replaced with artificial stone. The straight edgestone, circles and corners were furnished by the city on the line of the work. Second-hand granite blocks for renewals were furnished by the city at the Massachusetts avenue lot and other yards and hauled by the contractor. All other materials were furnished by the contractor. In connection with this contract Merrimac street, from Haymarket square to Portland street, was paved with second-hand granite blocks with grout joints on a 6-inch Portland cement concrete base. The brick sidewalks were replaced with artificial stone. Market street, between Friend street and Canal street, was repaved with second-hand granite blocks, with grout joints on a 6-inch Portland cement concrete base and the brick sidewalks were relaid. The granite block paving and the artificial stone sidewalks were laid under a five-year maintenance guaranty. The former surface of this street was granite block gravel base and joints between Union street and Sudbury street and granite block, pitch joints and concrete base between Sudbury street and Causeway street.

Portland street, from Hanover street to Causeway street, is about 1,696 feet in length. A contract for paving this street with second-hand granite blocks with grout joints on a concrete base, was awarded to B. E. Grant Company, October 11, 1920. The street is about 50 feet in width with a roadway 34 feet in width and sidewalks 8 feet in width. Work was commenced April 16, 1921, and completed June 28, 1921. The contractor set the edgestone to line and grade, barred out, culled and piled the old granite blocks, removed the old concrete base where directed and excavated the roadway. The roadway was paved with second-hand granite blocks with grout joints on a 6-inch Portland cement concrete base. The brick sidewalks were replaced with artifical stone. The straight edgestone, circles and corners were furnished by the city on the line of work. Second-hand granite blocks for renewals were furnished by the city at the Massachusetts avenue lot and other yards and hauled by the contractor. All other materials were furnished by the contractor. In connection with this contract, Hanover street, from Washington street to Elm street was paved with second-hand granite blocks with grout joints on the existing concrete base. Traverse street, from Merrimac street to Canal street, was paved with second-hand granite blocks with grout joints on the existing concrete base. Market street, from Portland street to Friend street, was paved with second-hand granite blocks with grout joints on a 6-inch Portland cement concrete base. The brick sidewalks were replaced with artificial stone. The car tracks on Portland street were removed between Hanover

street and Merrimac street, and from Merrimac street to Causeway street single tracks were laid and the area between the rails paved with second-hand granite blocks with grout joints on a 6-inch concrete base by the Boston Elevated Railway Company. The granite block paving and artificial stone sidewalks were laid under a five-year maintenance guaranty. The former surface of this street was granite block, pitch joints on a concrete base.

Public Alley 909, from Massachusetts avenue to Hemenway street. (See Assessment Streets.")

Richmond street, from Hanover street to Atlantic avenue, is about 1,213 feet in length. A contract for paving this street with second-hand granite blocks, with grout joints on a 6-inch Portland cement concrete base, was awarded to B. E. Grant Company October 11, 1920. This street is from 40 to 50 feet in width with a roadway from 26 to 34 feet in width and sidewalks from 7 to 8 feet in width. Work was commenced June 11, 1921, and completed July 12, 1921. The contractor set the edgestone to line and grade, barred out, culled and piled the granite blocks and excavated the roadway. The roadway was paved with second-hand granite blocks with grout joints on a 6-inch Portland cement concrete base. The brick sidewalks were replaced with artificial stone. The straight edgestone, circles and corners were furnished by the city on the line of the work. Second-hand granite blocks for renewals were furnished by the city at the Massachusetts avenue lot and other yards and hauled by the contractor. All other materials were furnished by the contractor. The granite block paving and artificial stone sidewalks were laid under a five-year maintenance guaranty. The former surface of the street was granite blocks, gravel base and joints.

Stanhope street, from Morgan street to Trinity place. (See "Assessment Streets.")

Washington street, from 69 feet south of Corinth street to Denton terrace, is about 2,160 feet in length. A contract for constructing this street was awarded Gore, Inc., August 30, 1921. Work was begun October 10, 1921, and suspended December 15, 1921. It is a 60-foot street with granite edgestones, 5-inch granite blocks laid on 6-inch concrete base, with asphalt mastic joints each side of street car tracks and is to have 8-foot artificial stone sidewalks. The granite block pavement and artificial stone sidewalks are laid under a fiveyear maintenance guaranty. With the exception of the artificial stone sidewalk, a small part only of which was laid this year, the street is practically completed. The edgestone and granite blocks were furnished by the city on the line of work. All other materials were furnished by the contractor. The street car tracks and space between, from 69 feet south of Corinth street to about 40 feet south of Cornell street, was paved with recut granite blocks on a 6-inch concrete base

with grout joints by the Boston Elevated Railway Company and paid for by the city under agreement. The Boston Elevated Railway Company furnished all materials.

Washington street, from Archdale road to 75 feet south of Corinth street, is about 3,387 feet in length. A contract for constructing the surface of this street was awarded to William J. Barry June 25, 1920. Work was started July 1, 1920, suspended December 24, 1920, resumed April 12, 1921, and completed April 22, 1921. The work done this year consisted of laying artificial stone sidewalks under a five-year maintenance guaranty. The street car tracks and space between was paved with recut granite blocks on 6-inch concrete base with grout joints by the Boston Elevated Railway Company and paid for by the city under agreement. The Boston Elevated Railway Company furnished the materials.

ASPHALT PAVEMENT.

Allenwood,street, from Anawan avenue to Pelton street. (See "Assessment Streets.")

Centre street, from Allandale street to South street. (See "Assessment Streets.")

Chilton road, from Weld street to 411 feet northwesterly. (See "Assessment Streets.")

Cushman road, from Dustin street to Glencoe street. (See "Assessment Streets.")

South street, from Centre street about 270 feet easterly. (See "Assessment Streets.")

ASPHALT CONCRETE.

Arborway, from Forest Hills street to Morton street. (See "Assessment Streets.")

Arbutus street, from Blue Hill avenue to Irma street. (See "Assessment Streets.")

Archdale road, from Washington street to South street. (See "Assessment Streets.")

Arlington street, Brighton, from Market street across Leicester street is about 475 feet in length. A contract to pave the surface of this street with Simasco pavement was awarded to Simpson Brothers Corporation November 2, 1920. Work started October 29, 1920, suspended December 8, 1920, resumed May 10, 1921, and completed June 8, 1921. The contractor set the new edgestone and reset the existing edgestone, furnished and laid the artificial stone sidewalks on a cinder foundation and laid the Simasco pavement on the old macadam surface for a foundation. The artificial stone sidewalks and Simasco pavement were laid under a 5-year maintenance guaranty. The city furnished the new edgestone, and all other materials necessary to do the work were furnished by the contractor, who also hauled the old gutter block to the Chestnut Hill avenue paving yard.

Babcock street, from Commonwealth avenue to the Boston & Albany Railroad. (See "Assessment Streets.")

Beacon street and Chestnut Hill avenue, including Cleveland circle, is about 1,517 feet in length. A contract for paving this street and constructing the circle was awarded to John J. Lane June 13, 1921. Work started June 24, 1921, and was completed October 15, 1921. Beacon street at this location is 160 feet wide, with 15-foot sidewalks, consisting of 10 feet of artificial stone sidewalks and the 5 feet of edgestone and planting space. There are two roadways, one 50 and one 30 feet in width, a bridle path 20 feet wide and a track location and loam space 30 feet wide. Cleveland circle is 175 feet in radius, consisting of a sidewalk 20 feet wide, made up of a 10-foot artificial stone sidewalk and 10 feet of loam space, a roadway 65 feet wide and an inner circle, 90-foot radius, surrounded by a curb and is reserved as a planting or loam space. Chestnut Hill avenue, from Cleveland circle to the Brookline line, is 60 feet in width with 10-foot sidewalks. The contractor did the subgrading, set the new edgestone and reset the old edgestone, furnished and laid artificial stone sidewalks and resurfaced the two roadways on Beacon street with asphalt concrete on macadam foundation. The roadway around the circle and Chestnut Hill avenue to the line and Beacon street to the reservoir reservation were paved with asphalt concrete on a 6-inch concrete base. The roadways and sidewalks were laid under a 5-year maintenance guaranty. The city furnished the new edgestone on the line of work and the contractor furnished all other materials necessary to do the work, including loam and seed for loam spaces and gravel for the bridle path.

Beech street, from West Roxbury Parkway to Belgrade avenue. (See "Assessment Streets.")

Belgrade avenue, from Anawan avenue to Centre street. (See "Assessment Streets.")

Centre street, from Forbes street to Boylston street, is about 1,386 feet in length. A contract to pave the surface of this street with Topeka pavement was awarded to the Central Construction Company November 23, 1920. Work was begun November 18, 1920, suspended December 22, 1920, resumed April 28, 1921, and completed June 8, 1921. The contractor set the new edgestone and reset the old edgestone, removed the old gutter blocks, subgraded the roadway and laid the Topeka pavement on the old macadam for a base. Artificial stone sidewalks were furnished and laid on the west side of the street and the old brick sidewalks were relaid on the easterly side. The artificial stone sidewalks and the Topeka pavement were laid under a 5-year maintenance guaranty. The city furnished the new edgestone and the sidewalk brick. All other materials necessary for the completion of the work were furnished by the contractor.

Centre street, from South street to Spring street. (See "" 'Assessment Streets.")