Centre street, from Columbus avenue across Hyde square, is about 3,270 feet in length and from Boylston street across Green street is about 2,520 feet in length. A contract for constructing this street was awarded to B. E. Grant Company August 10, 1921. Work was begun August 4, 1921, and suspended December 10, 1921. From Columbus avenue across Parker street, the edgestone was reset and the old granite blocks were recut and relaid on 6-inch concrete base with grout joints, each side of street car tracks. From Parker street, across Hyde square on the northerly side and across Forbes street on the southerly side, edgestone was reset and asphaltic concrete laid on macadam foundation each side of street car tracks. Recut granite block 9 inches wide were laid on outside of street car rails on 6-inch concrete base with grout joints. Artificial stone sidewalks were completed on north side from about 80 feet east of Gay Head street to Creighton street. The intersection of Moraine street and South Huntington avenue and of Boylston street were laid with asphaltic concrete on macadam foundation and brows of recut granite blocks on 6-inch concrete base with grout joints laid to car tracks. From Moraine street to Lochstead avenue on the west side and from Boylston street to Robinwood avenue on the east side, edgestone was set, asphaltic concrete on 6-inch concrete base and recut granite block brows on 6-inch concrete base with grout joints, were laid at car rails, on each side of street car tracks from Boylston street and Moraine street to about 120 feet south of Lochstead avenue on the west side, and to about 190 feet south of Spring Park avenue on the east side. The asphaltic concrete, granite block paving and artificial stone sidewalks were laid under a 5-year maintenance guaranty. The edgestone was furnished by the city on the line of work. A part of the recut blocks were furnished by the city and hauled by the contractor. All other materials furnished by the contractor. 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. The space between the tracks was paid for by the city under agreement. The Boston Elevated Railway Company furnished the material.

Chelsea street, from Maverick street to Day square, is about 3,972 feet in length with a roadway 50 feet in width and sidewalks 10 feet in width. A contract for constructing this street was awarded to Coleman Brothers, Inc., May 13, 1921. Work was commenced May 9, 1921 and finished July 21, 1921. The contractor did the excavating and reset the edgestone. The roadway, from Maverick street across Gove street, was paved with asphalt concrete on a 6-inch Portland cement concrete base and between Gove street and Day square with asphalt concrete on macadam foundation. The sidewalks were constructed of artificial stone. The straight edgestone, circle and corners were furnished by the city and delivered on the

line of work. All other materials were furnished by the contractor. The sidewalks and roadway were laid under a fiveyear maintenance guaranty. The former surface of this street was granite block, gravel joints and tar and asphalt macadam with brick sidewalks.

Chestnut Hill avenue, from Beacon street to Commonwealth avenue. (See "Assessment Streets.")

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

Columbus avenue, from Centre street to Walnut avenue, is about 4,020 feet in length. A contract to pave the surface of this street with asphalt concrete was awarded to Simpson Brothers Corporation, May 11, 1921. Work was started May 6, 1921, and finished August 9, 1921. The existing edgestone was reset, artificial stone sidewalks were furnished and laid and the roadway was subgraded and paved with asphalt concrete on the old macadam for a base. The sidewalks and roadway were laid under a five-year maintenance guaranty. The city furnished the new circles, edgestone and corners and all other materials were furnished by the contractor, who hauled the old cross walks, gutter blocks and sidewalk brick to the Highland Street Paving Yard.

Green street, from Centre street to Call street, is about 1,992 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 March 31, 1921, and completed June 8, 1921. The work done was to reset the edgestone, furnish and lay artificial stone sidewalks, remove the old block gutters, subgrade the roadway and lay the Topeka pavement on the old macadam for a foundation. The artificial stone sidewalks and pavement were laid under a five-year maintenance guaranty. The city furnished the circular edgestone and all other materials necessary to do the work were furnished by the contractor.

Halifax street, from South Huntington avenue to Pond View avenue. (See "Assessment Streets.")

Hastings street, from Centre street to Corey street. (See "Assessment Streets.")

Huntington avenue (north side), from the east side of Gainsborough street to the west side of Hemenway street, is about 1 882 feet in length. A contract to pave the surface of this street with asphalt concrete was awarded to the Andrews Construction Company May 12, 1921. Work started May 12, 1921, and was completed July 8, 1921. New edgestone was set and much of the existing edgestone reset. Artificial stone sidewalks were furnished and laid and the roadway was subgraded or brought up to the proper subgrade with crushed stone and the asphalt concrete laid on the macadam foundation. The sidewalks and pavement were laid under a five-year maintenance guaranty. The city furnished the new edgestone on the line of

work and all other materials required were furnished by the contractor, who hauled the old gutter blocks, crosswalks and sidewalk brick to the Massachusetts avenue lot.

Hyde Park avenue, from Metropolitan avenue to River street. (See "Assessment Streets.")

Imrie road, from Cambridge street to Allston Playground. (See "Assessment Streets.")

Market street, from Washington street across Western avenue, is about 5,015 feet in length. A contract to pave the surface of this street with a Simasco pavement was awarded to Simpson Brothers Corporation November 2, 1920. Work on the street was started November 15, 1920, suspended December 8, 1920, resumed March 17, 1921, and completed June 24, 1921. The contractor set the new edgestone and reset the old edgestone, hauled the gutter blocks to the Chestnut Hill Avenue Paving Yard, furnished and laid the artificial stone sidewalks, subgraded the old roadway and laid the Simasco pavement on the old macadam for a foundation. The artificial stone sidewalks and pavement were laid under a five-year maintenance guaranty. The brows and dummy of car tracks and some of the paving in the tracks were relaid with grout joints. The city furnished the new edgestone and all other materials necessary to do the work were furnished by the contractor. In connection with this work Western avenue was paved down to the Watertown Bridge.

Melton road, from Wallingford road to Colonial road. (See "Assessment Streets.")

Morton street, from Forest Hills avenue to 1,200 feet easterly. (See "Assessment Streets.")

North Beacon street, from Market street to beyond Parsons street. (See "Assessment Streets.")

Oriole street, from Bellevue road to Emmons road. (See "Assessment Streets.")

Pontiac street, from Tremont street to Hillside street. (See "Assessment Streets.")

River street, from bridge over Providence Division Railroad across Everett square, is about 1,269 feet in length. The contract for constructing a Topeka pavement was awarded to the Central Construction Company November 2, 1920. Work was begun April 25, 1921, and completed September 20, 1921. Edgestone was reset, recut granite blocks laid on 6-inch concrete base with grout joints in single track and brows to tracks, 2-inch Topeka pavement laid on macadam foundation and artificial stone sidewalks constructed. The Topeka pavement and artificial stone sidewalks were laid under a five-year maintenance guaranty. Recut blocks were furnished by the city and hauled by the contractor. Circular edgestone was furnished by the city on the line of the work. Other materials were furnished by the contractor.

Seaver street, from Blue Hill avenue to Columbia road, is about 651 feet in length. A contract to pave the surface

of this street with asphalt concrete was awarded to Simpson Brothers Corporation May 11, 1921. Work started June 9, 1921, and was completed August 13, 1921. New edgestone was set and the old edgestone was reset where necessary. Artificial stone sidewalks were furnished and laid and the roadway was subgraded and paved with asphalt concrete on the old macadam for a base. The sidewalks and roadway were laid under a fiveyear maintenance guaranty. The city furnished the straight and circular edgestone and corners on the line of work and all other materials were furnished by the contractor, who hauled the surplus and unused materials to the Highland Street Yard. Considerable asphalt concrete was laid on the approaches at Columbia road and Blue Hill avenue.

Stuart street, from Dartmouth street to Trinity place. (See "Assessment Streets.")

Thorndike street, from Commonwealth avenue to the Brookline line. (See "Assessment Streets.")

West Newton street, from Tremont street to Shawmut avenue, is about 757 feet in length. A contract to pave the surface of this street with asphalt concrete, was awarded to the Andrews Construction Company May 12, 1921. Work was begun May 31, 1921, and completed June 18, 1921. The old edgestone was reset, artificial stone sidewalks were furnished and laid and the roadway was subgraded and paved with asphalt concrete on the old macadam for a base. The sidewalks and pavement were laid under a five-year maintenance guaranty. The city furnished the circles and edgestone on the line of work and all other materials were furnished by the contractor, who hauled the old crosswalks, gutter blocks and sidewalk brick to the Massachusetts avenue lot.

BITULITHIC PAVEMENT.

Brenton street, from Glenway street to Greenwood street. (See "Assessment Streets.")

Dorchester street, from East and West Broadway to East and West Eighth street, is about 1,720 feet in length. A contract for reconstructing the surface of this street was awarded to Samuel J. Tomasello May 9, 1921. Work was begun May 6, 1921, and completed September 1, 1921. This street is 80 feet in width. The roadway is 54 feet in width with a double track for surface cars in the centre and is paved in part with bitulithic on a 6-inch cement concrete base and in part with granite block, asphaltic mastic joints, using the best of the blocks found on the street and reshaping the existing concrete base with new material to the proper grade and crown. Granite blocks with grout joints on a 6-inch cement concrete base were used to pave the brows of the car track. The Boston Elevated Railway Company regulated and repaved the car track and dummy with granite blocks, grout joints, on a cement concrete base. The city furnished the new edgestone and circles on the

line of the work. The contractor furnished all the other materials, did the excavating, set the edgestone, cleaned and relaid the granite blocks and hauled the surplus materials to places designated by the commissioner. The granite block pavement and bitulithic pavement in the roadway and artificial stone sidewalks were laid under a five-year maintenance guaranty.

Whitten street, from Dorchester avenue across Althea street. (See "Assessment Streets.").

WOOD BLOCK PAVEMENT.

Charles street, from Beacon street to Cambridge street. (See "Assessment Streets.")

Congress street, Post Office square and Milk street, from State street across Federal street, is about 1,035 feet in length with a roadway 37 to 190 feet in width. A contract for paving this street with wood block pavement was awarded to Coleman Brothers, Inc., September 16, 1921. Work was commenced September 14, 1921, and completed November 22, 1921. The contractor barred out and hauled the old paving blocks to the Massachusetts avenue lot and excavated the roadway. The roadway was paved with wood blocks on a 6-inch Portland cement concrete base. The area between the car tracks was paved with special cut granite blocks with asphalt joints on a 6-inch Portland cement concrete base. At the Angell Memorial Drinking Fountain, the granite blocks were relaid with grout joints on the existing concrete base. The car tracks were set to line and grade by the Boston Elevated Railway Company and the area between the rails was paved with granite blocks with asphalt joints on a 6-inch Portland cement concrete base. The wood block and granite block paving was laid under a five-year maintenance guaranty. The former surface of the street was granite block with pitch joints and grout joints on a concrete base.

Washington street, from Beach street across Kneeland street, is about 290 feet in length. A contract to pave the surface of this street was awarded to James Doherty May 12, 1920. Work was begun October 11, 1920, suspended December 8, 1920, resumed April 19, 1921, and completed April 29, 1921. The contractor reset the edgestone, repaired the old concrete base and furnished and laid a wood block pavement on a mortar bed with sand joints. Granite block paving was relaid in the intersection at Kneeland street. A part of these blocks are recut, with gravel joints. Artificial stone sidewalks were furnished and laid. The sidewalks and pavement was laid under a five-year maintenance guaranty. The contractor furnished all the materials necessary to do the work except a small amount of edgestone furnished by the city.