STREET OPENINGS. Under Classes 1 and 2 of the schedule of permit fees, permits were issued for openings in public ways as follows: Boston Elevated Railway Company. Dedham and Hyde Park Gas and Electric Company.. Edison Electric Illuminating Company. New England Telephone and Telegraph Company, Quincy Market Cold Storage and Warehouse Com Making a total length of openings approximately ninety-eight miles. This is the shortest estimated length for a number of years. Permits for purposes other than openings have been issued as follows: The revenue from issuing permits amounted to $22,366.28, divided as follows: Nineteen thousand one hundred and forty-four dollars and sixty-eight cents were deposited with the City Collector. Bills for the collection of $3,221.60 were deposited with the City Collector. POLES. Permits were issued for placing 336 poles in new locations, for replacing 437 in old locations and for removal of 392. BONDS. There are now on file 1,934 surety company bonds in amounts of one, three and twenty thousand dollars covering the city against claims for damages, etc., through the use of permits. DEFECTS IN SIDEWALKS AND ROADWAYS. Sixteen thousand nine hundred and sixty notices were sent to the foremen of the paving districts, contractors, public service corporations and others to make repairs to pavement defects for which they were responsible. Two hundred and ninety-four notices were sent to property owners to make repairs for which they were responsible. LIST OF STREETS HAVING A SMOOTH PAVEMENT. *Park roads in charge of Park Department. † Public streets in charge of Park Department. Laid without guaranty. STREETS. Limits. At Washington street. Bitulithic. Laid by Warren Brothers Company... 6 feet east of Bradford street to Bradford street. At Bowdoin street. Topeka. (Macadam base.) Laid by city force. Laid by John F. Beatty. At Centre street. Asphalt. (Macadam base.) Laid by the Bermudez 82 feet north of Broadway to 27 feet north of Broadway. Trinidad asphalt. 27 feet north of Broadway to 13 feet north of the south side of Way street. A street (South Boston) 15 feet northeast of West Broadway to West Broadway. 47 Bessemer brick block gutters. Laid by Warren Brothers Company. 15 78 West Broadway to 15 feet southwest of West Broadway. 1000 1 45 1917 Oct. 18, 1922. 15 8 1917 Oct. 18, 1922. 3 17 1913 32 159 1918 8 1914 List of Streets Having a Smooth Pavement - Continued. Albany street (city proper). 7 feet north of Stoughton street to 10 feet north of Massachusetts avenue. Pine wood block. Laid by Bernard E. Grant. 974 5,844 1917 Jan. 19, 1923. Albany street (city proper and Rox- 9 feet south of Massachusetts avenue to 37 feet north of Southampton street. Pine wood block. Laid by Bernard E. Grant. 234 1,407 1917 Jan. 19, 1923. At Green street. Topeka. Macadam base. At Washington street. Pine wood block. 44 feet south of Hampden street to 7 feet north of Eustis street. Mexican asphalt. Laid by Bermudez Company. 1,606 4,881 1918 Malden Bridge draw. Jennison Wright slab block pavement. Laid by Boston Bridge Company. 125 611 1918 Laid by Central Construction 7 22 1921 June 3, 1926. Laid by William J. Barry. 3 11 1913 Pine wood block. Laid by 1 3 1920 Aug. 20, 1925. Allen street (city proper). 1 foot east of Charles street to 2 feet east of Charles street. Trinidad asphalt. Laid by Barber Asphalt Paving Company. 1 3 1916 2 feet east of Charles street to 18 feet east of Blossom street. Mexican asphalt (macadam base). Laid by Central Construction Company. 18 feet east of Blossom street to Chambers street. Bitulithic on crushed 507 1,300 stone base. Laid by Warren Brothers Company. Allandale street (West Roxbury) At Centre street. Topeka. Macadam base. Laid by Rowe Contracting 338 150 1919 Aug. 12, 1924. |