STATISTICS RELATING TO THE CITY OF CAMBRIDGE. AREA — not including Streets? 2,983 acres. Area of Streets? 477 acres. Percentage of improved lands for streets? 18.3. Reserved for Parks or Squares? 1 common, containing 359.936 sq ft. With these sums might appropriately be given the expense of maintaining the bridges by which Cambridge is connected with neighboring cities and towns. There are seven bridges in all; viz., to Boston, 2; Brighton, 3; Brookline, 1; Charlestown, 1. The cost of maintaining the City Cemeteries and Public Squares is also offered. Line of Sewerage? Principally Charles River; small lines into Miller's River Basin and $23,271,500 00 $28,385,700 00❘ $34,093,800 00❘ $43,097,200 00| $55,248,350 00| $62,421,215 00 1864. 6,289 a City Engineer's Report says $78,630.37. Whole amount expended for sewers and drains by city, to Nov. 50th, 1872, $387,644.98. Water Supply? Water Works at Fresh Pond. If Water Works, Capacity? 5,000,000 galls. per day. Cost? $1,030,384.86. Not yet completed. Authorized to issue bonds to the amount of $1,500,000. Fire Department-Number of Engines, etc.? 5 Steamers, 1 Hand Engine, 7 Horse Hose Carriages, 1 Пand Hose Carriage, 2 Fuel Wagons, 1H. & L. Carriage, 8,100 ft. of Hose, Ladders, Chains, etc.; 5 Engineers, 79 Men, and 5 Fire Police; 15 Horses, 40 Boxes, 4 Bell Strikers, 51 Reservoirs, 335 Hydrants. Total Value of Public Property? Has been no estimate since 1864, when it amounted to $639.400. The present area, however, of all lands owned by the city, within its limits, built upon and vacant, is 1,552,211 sq. ft. This does not include the old cemetery, containing 77,452 sq. ft., nor the new cemetery, having an area of 40.8 acres. Outside of the city is the City Farm, in Somerville, 1,374,666 sq. ft., and the gravel bank in Belmont, 471,148 sq. ft. a Value of Property Exempted from Taxation, in 1872? Has never been estimated. To the above city property must be added the County and State Institutions mentioned below, a part of Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Catholic Cemetery on Spruce Street, twenty-seven Churches, and the greater portion of Harvard College property, the area of which, not taxed, is about 63 acres. b Public Institutions? City or Town? City Hall, Almshouse, Dana Library, Hospital for Contagious Diseases, connected with Almshouse. County? Court House and Jail. |