A N N U A L R E P O R T
OF THE
P ublic buildings department ,
F O R T H E Y E A R 1 9 0 0 .
[Document 31 — 1901.]
tí,°N> Th o m a s N. Ha k t.
February 1, 1901.
Mayor of the City of Boston :
V 111 accordance w ith Section 24, Chapter 3, of the evised Ordinances of 1898, I beg to submit the follow ing
the
or the annual report of the Public Buildings Department
^ year ending January 31, 1901.
r appointment as Superintendent of P ublic Buildings ]\j teen confirmed, I took charge of the Department
^ 1, 1900.
tin 11S ^ ePartment t as the care and custody of the Am bu-
°S}Ce ^ ^ tio n , Soutfi Boston, of all buildings in use for C ity Se^Ces’ market purposes, halls for public meetings, and the tlig6, ^ County buildings; also, hired buildings or parts of same for C ity offices, County courts, ward-rooms, and
°lles ; also, contracts for and supplies fuel fo r all Depart- s of the C ity and County, not otherwise provided for ; ai'nr
aient
tu il '"ll:ludes t^ie Police, Fire, Park, Health, Bath, Public
^ mgs, Library, Public Grounds, Cemetery, and M arket
§tr Artnients, the Street Department and Paving, Sanitary, 6c Cleaning, Sewer, and Bridge Divisions of the same, p0li the Quarantine Station at Gallop’s Isla n d ; also, the pa °e an<^ dre ^oats. Requisitions are made by each De- ibii 'nerit as needed, the quantity and quality is weighed and Jl)e^ ct:ed> and certified to by an employee of this Depart-
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Because of the fact that the several Departments of th®
C ity ha,ve in their charge complete electrical plants f° r generating power, light, etc., i t was deemed advisable, after the abolition of the Electrical Construction Division, to retain in the employ of this Department, an electrical engineer who practically had the supervision of the installation of nearly all of this apparatus, including the plants on all of the ferry' boats,_ Insane Hospitals (A u s tin and Pierce Farms), City Hospital, all of the various institutions located on the islands m the harbor, the various drawbridges propelled by electric
ity, and the plant at the Pumping Station, Cow Pasture.
H is duties are to furnish other Departments, free 0 expense, at their request, w ith plans and expert advice on ah matters pertaining to this line of work, also the frequent testing of the candle-power of the incandescent lamps f lir nished the C ity, in order that the correct standard of the same may be maintained, and the C ity receive the fn advantage of the lig h t charged for. The saving made to the C ity in this particular item has been considerable during the past year.
A concise statement of the several Departments, who ha'®
taken advantage of the opportunities presented, w ill be f ° un under separate heading.
The follow ing buildings, or parts of the same, are hired for municipal purposes.
For Offices.
Estates numbered 32-62-64 Pemberton square; 994 Washing' ton street; offices in Tremont Buildino- • and building Mattapan.
For Armories.
No. 37 Tremont street; Congress Hall, Charlestown; Bac°n Hall, Roxbury; and No. 130 Columbus avenue.
F o r Ward-rooms.
Spellman Hall, Gray’s Hall, South Boston; Winthrop W jj’
Dudley street Opera House, Roxbury; Tomfohrde m Minton Hall, West Roxbury.
F o r County Purposes.
Offices in Tremont Building for Court of Land Registrar1011' Pile A rc h ite c t D ivisio n , fo rm e rly connected w ith ,e a E nginee ring D epartm ent, was transferred to and i»aC
° L 0 S T A T E H O U S E , W A S H I N G T O N AND ST A T E S T R E E T S .
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o f ^ o n o f this Department on May 11, 1900, and a report j ts doings w ill be found in the report.
a ,u dobruary, 1900, expert examinations of the condition doings of both the Electrical Construction D ivision and epair Division during their existence were made, and the i n i ^ 0^ ^ le experts having proved unfavorable to the C ity ’s in 6S” ’ Divisions were instructed to complete a ll work g l’locess of construction and to close up their business as Paid ^ Possdde- A ll bills against both Divisions have been sin ' ^ lere are bills outstanding in favor of the Repair D iv i-
q n' ainounting to $7,843.09, and in favor of the Electrical he nstruction Division, amounting to $3,256.88. These w ill 8i0Se^ ed shortly. In disposing of the stock of both D iv i- 0) die several Departments of the C ity were given the 'Vas * , . nd y of selecting what they desired, and the balance
'^disposed of at the best prices obtainable.
C e Am bulance Station is located on land leased of the p r r ^ osp ita l; the service began in May, 1900, and has The a great benefit to this th ic k ly congested district.
and , aniTulance has been called to all sections of the City, las handled the follow ing cases:
Aecident
^ d is e a s e s ' Z * al diseases U. 0Us diseases
trouble
¿fPhoid feVer 7 e>nnatism .
Ppendicitis W e a l Medical
Total
Take" Jo r u m 3' Ho8pital Taken t Lhlldl’en’s Hospital .
0 other hospitals or treated on street
93 cases 12 “
8 “ 18 “ 64 “ 78 “ 20 “ 34 “ 21 “
46 “ 394 çases 333 cases
18 “ 43 “
Total 394 cases
of aT’ dh00, I caused to be made a careful examination roonis C0n<^hi°n of the different buildings, armories, ward- of Pai' 1'^°'’ an<^ ^ was f°nn d that practically all were in need Hot in U1>?.aQd general repairs; the plumbing was old, and ipo-s ’ eeping w ith sanitary requirements. As these build- I havere rti'Ue^ tenants, or used by C ity Departments, I niade every effort to put the same in proper condition,
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and I feel warranted in stating that in consideration of the amount expended, a good showing has been made, and during the coming year I expect to have all buildings in as good condition as they should be.
I find that during the past three or four years the appi'0' priations for repairs, alterations, etc., of Police, Fire, and Street Department buildings have been made direct to tho several Departments, they doing the repairs on the same, and I take this opportunity of recommending that in future this amount be included in the estimates of this Department and that this Department have charge of carrying on the work, as was done formerly.
The follow ing w ill give a general idea of the work done u1 the different Municipal buildings during the past ye ar:
City Hall.
Painting dome, all woodwork and iron shutters on outside;
painting, whitening and tinting walls and ceilings of Alder- manic room, Assessing, Collecting, and Auditing Depart
ments,, and also all corridors ; general fitting up and carpenter work in Mayor’s office; installing new gas and electric fixt
ures in Aldermen’s room; general overhauling of elevators, repairs on plumbing, and placing new vent stacks; putting on new asphalt roof entire.
Old Court House.
Geneial repairs on plumbing, elevators, heating apparatus, roofing, locks, e tc.; also painting and carpenter work.
80-32 Tremont Street.
New asphalt roof, general repairs on plumbing, etc.
28 Court Square.
New copper roof, and general repairs on plumbing, masonry, gas and electric fixtures, etc.
Fane.uil H a ll and Market.
Put in new floors and general carpenter work on first fi°^j.
and in basement; new granolithic sidewalk laid in f1'01 . building, and relaying brick sidewalk ; putting in new drain >
and general repairs on heating, ventilating, plumbing, et0- Quincy Market.
Placing new iron beams under dome, repairing slate roof copper work on dome; putting in new floor, second s 0 ' also in stalls and in basement; new outside fly doors; 1 vestibules on outside of building ; painting all woodwor ^ outside of building; new plastering and repairing old pf ing ; general whitening ; general repairs on plumbing, e
AMbUUncE ST AT IO N , N A T I O N A L S T R E E T , S O U T H B O S T O N . — Opened May, 1900.
Pu b l ic Bu il d in g s De p a r t m e n t. 5 0^1 State House.
Reconstruction of tower; general repairs on plumbing, heating, gas and electric fixtures, ventilation, roofing, e tc.; new stairways, placing safety treads, e tc.; repointing of walls, foundations, etc. ; painting building entire, inside and o u t;
removed wooden “ Lion and Unicorn ” from front of build- rug, and replaced the, same in copper.
Old Franklin School-house.
Installing new steam heating p la nt; building new chimney;
recut stone work and repointed same; painting of hall, cor
ridors, e tc.; repaired walks, yard, etc.
Westerly Hall.
Installing new steam heating p lant; painting entire building, mside and o u t; reclapboarding; new sills put i n ; rear of building restudded ; partitions removed ; veranda, windows, and doors repaired; building new line fences; new outside floors put in ; new gas fixtures installed ; general repairs on roof.
^faith School-house.
Excavating cellar, new concrete floor laid, stone and brick walls pointed; new outside grading; curbing reset and side
walk relaid; old vaults in yard removed; slate and gravel roof repaired; yard repaved; yard wall rebuilt; building of new stairs, doors and door frames; new fly doors put in ; uew floors; and general repairs.
^lestown City Hall.
ew lattice work around base of roof; new cornice moulding around building; new galvanized iron ribbing ; new window names; jacking up and rebuilding bell tower; replacing woodwork on ro o f; repairing tin and copper work, con
ductors and gutters; painting entire building, inside and
&mery Building, No. 11 Wareham Street.
excavating and driving piles; laying new concrete founda- 10ns; building new brick piers and archways for new iron girders to carry electrical testing apparatus; cutting down uiick walls to enlarge windows through main building;
repointing all outside brickwork ; rebuilding chimney; put- ln8 111 new water-closets on first and second floors, also new Urinals on first floor; running new lines of soil pipe through casement and connecting with sewer; placing five new vent s acks, and general repairs on old plumbing ; installing and connecting up new McEwen twenty-five horse-power engine
°i heating,^ lighting, and testing lamps ; new doorway in lont of building, also new windows; new wire lath and
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plaster partitions, repairing old plastering; new wire screen guards on all windows; repairing slate roof, gutters, con
ductors and skylight; painting entire interior of building) also all doors, window sashes, etc.
Curtis Hall.
General repairs on plumbing, heating, e tc.; renewing all cur
tains.
62-6.1 Pemberton Square.
General repairs on plumbing, heating, etc.
94 Roxbury Street.
Laying concrete cellar; repairing plumbing; putting in new vent stack; also painting outside of building.
Wayfarers' Lodge.
Excavating and mason w ork; putting in new 8-inch cast-iron drains and traps; general repairs on plumbing.
Repair Shop Annex.
General repairs on roof.
City Building, Dorchester.
Laying new floors and iron treads on stairs ; pointing walls, etc- Ward-room, Ward 7.
General repairs on plumbing, etc.; repairing roof; painting ward-room, etc.
Ward-room, Ward 2.
Extending steam heating connection to ward-room; ne’(V stairs b u ilt; new tin roof over stairway; outside of buildup painted; painting, whitening, tinting, and papering inside ’ gas fixtures relacquered ; general repairs.
Ward-room, Ward 17.
Excavating in cellar, old foundation underpinned; new PierS built to carry main floor; curbing and stone steps rese , mason work on cesspool; new platform b uilt; ward-r°°
painted; repairs on roof, plumbing, and heating.
Ward-room, Ward 18.
Building new wooden line fence; new door and platform in rear; general repairs in ward-room.
Ward-room, Ward 19. Repairs on roof.
Ward- room, Ward 20.
. General repairs on plumbing, etc.
Pu b l ic Bu il d in g s De p a r t m e n t. 7 Arm°ry, L Co., 6th Regiment.
g a l l e d new gas and electric fixtures; general repairs on inter' ° r^’ l^iuibing, etc., painting, whitening, and tinting entire
D general financial statement of the Public Buildings epartment for the past year is as follo w s:
appropriation...
j^eorne from Repair Division .
j^eome from Electrical Construction Division j^eorne from Telephone Exchange
e°ttie from General Expenses lansfer .
$216,000 00 28,046 62 9,261 21 5,822 32 397 83 10,226 91
^ epair Division :
j 'stance on hand Feb. 1, income
1900 $7,300 11
40,764 89 Total credits
°tal expenditures
$48,065 00 20,018 38
ectrical Construction Division.
alance on hand Feb. 1, écorne
1900 $2,870 99
44,724 03
Total credits $47.595 02
°tal expenditures 38,333 81
$269,754 89
$28,046 62
$9,261 21 r Tlne expenditures for repairs, alterations, improvements,
' t!ng, furnishing, care, and cleaning is as follows : uCie Ruildings, General Expenses.
Public B u ild in g s...
Ward-rooms
$227,534 98 12,795 85
Armories 18,846 03
^W'lutect Division . . . . 4,540 46
Repair Division . . . . . ectrical Construction Division .
^ounty Buildings .
20,018 38 43,303 38 42,585 92 ublic Buildings, Ambulance Station
uilic Buildings, Special Appropriations
3,856 07 29,672 23 Total expenditures by Department $403,153 30
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and am om Tnf ° f ^ S^iarieS’ taxes’ rents> etc., paid and and amount of w ork performed is as follows : ‘
Public Buildings.
Salaries
Janitors, cleaning, and electri cians
Printing, stationery, and post
age . Advertising Telephone Water-rates Ice
Teaming F uel . Gas
Electric lighting Horse hire, etc. . Iron and wire work Mason w ork.
Carpenters and stock Plumbing
Gas and electric fixtures Plastering and whitening Roofing and gutters Painting and glazing Rents and taxes . Furniture, etc.
Heating and ventilation Bells and locks
Supplies
Messenger service Car-fares
Historical building Auxiliary Fire Alarm Co.
Disinfectant Pounds and scales
Elevators, City Hall and Old Court House
Awnings
Flag and repairs . Reviewing stand . Chimney sweep Granolithic work Typewriter supplies Blue prints . Sewer work . Storage and sundries
$14,875 43 33,695 57 1,279 46 271 79 133 09 768 00 777 28 275 67 6,049 69 1,437 20 16,173 64 2,489 10 2,077 38 16,329 75 29,440 82 7,220 84 3,160 70 795 48 7,821 39 25,201 03 19,437 77 6,702 96 6,739 95 443 49 3,135 81 110 06 482 85 6,000 00 421 04 534 37 34 30 1,084 59 191 93 41 16 1,851 39 90 50 3,352 85 9 80 9 73 44 48 53 85 A m o u n t c a rr ie df o r w a r d . $221,046 19
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Pu b l ic Bu il d in g s De p a r t m e n t. 9 T u^mount brought forward
elepfione exchange aper hanging .
^ ‘ectrical supplies Emories.
Rents janitors Ruel ''Vater . Gas
Electric lightino- . telephone . .
arpenter and stock
¡'ntinS • 4 ,fle practice
Numbing
as and electric fixtures tastering
eating apparatus Garniture .
^ ard-rooms.
Fuel Gas
Seating apparatus janitors
Rents .
Metric lighting . arpenters and stock rtoofino-
Rocks. ; ;
¿earning
Rnrniture * ’ as and electric fixtures Ron work .
fainting Rjumbing ’
lason work
¿applies . 4 trningS
ohitect Division.
^alaries
applies and stationery R‘ne prints, etc. . dorse-keeping
$221,046 19 6,273 44 129 52 85 83
$9,185 01 100 00 1,129 20 92 40 1,113 21 325 13 24 59 604 01 889 41 4,062 65 275 60 761 40 14 90 84 50 184 02
$138 92 162 47 129 41 883 10 3,966 67 447 35 1,349 42 908 80 7 10 2 75 7 25 91 43 4 90 925 92 599 66 3,155 87 5 83 9 00
$4,465 76 69 49 1 21 4 00
$227,534 98
18,846 03
12,795 85
4,540 46
A m o u n t c a rrie d f o r v ja r d . $263,717 32
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Amount brought forw ard.
Repair Division.
Salary, Chief of Division Salaries, employees Janitors and care . Rents .
Plumbing Lumber Hardware
Iron and wire work Teaming
Paints .
Heating apparatus Horse board, etc.
Carriage repairs, etc. . Mason stock
Locks and bells . Stationery, printing, etc.
Car-fares Fuel
G-as-fitting . Derricks, etc.
Plastering Window glass Lead . Fire hose
Engine supplies . Electric lighting . Roofing
Tin . Furniture
M indow, doors, and sashes . Locomobile repairs
Motor repairs Copper work Telephone . Carpenters . Advertising . Expert accountant Supplies
Tools .
$1,312! 49 8,613 79 139 00 266 68 892 43 2,708 39 499 36 112 84 119 15 472 13 1,610 99 655 55 14 75 426 98 2 00 94 38 215 00 394 49 275 90 3 50 41 50 60 43 40 i08 63 75 3 25 250 18
72 49 23 72 27 39 124 58 34 31 5 46 51 91 36 59 1 24 76 20 255 00 15 50 5 00 Electrical Construction Division.
Salaries
Telephone exchange Horse-keeping, etc.
Cables and wire
A m o u n ts c a rrie d fo r w a r d
$8,383 28 7,311 10 347 02 4,852 32
$20,893 72
$263,717
20,01$ 38
Pu b l ic Bu il d in g s De p a r t m e n t. 11 Amounts brought forw ard. $20,893 72
jI1gines and motors
^candescent lamps
11,044 49 321 53 ai'-fai'es, travelling expenses,
¿Bephone (office) Reaming
(1 ®c'tric lighting and power .
^Pplies, small . clephone fixtures
355 00 7 81 163 204 1 2,596
25 05 89 70 88 75 aipenter work and hardware,
as and electric fixtures
549 00 1,952 25
i*.011 and wire work 45 99
p as°nry and tools 5 50
Anting and stationery. 134 53
■>Tare and cleaning lason work
«as-fitting . . . .
louldings . . .
^»’e-alarm boxes .
atchvnen . . . .
faints . . . . .
batteries
845 1,091
78 66 102
2 79 39 375 00 231 69 12 03 1 50 itchboard, etc. .
Beating
^ccountant Ueel8 f0r wire .
1,354 50 781
25 58 00 115 00 i0iiy Buildings.
janitors, salaries . ater-rates .
ice
$4,150 34 405 80 340 54
y-artage 14 25
I' uel
Bas 7,347 63627 46
>Metric lighting .
lQn and wire work Bason work
arpenter and stock ffiunibing
5,698 89 470 58 8,130 90 1,865 88 919 13 .a s and elgctrie fixtures
fainting Boofincr
406 89 1,452 07 358 74 furniture . . . .
Beating apparatus 2,971 74550 96 Uccks and bells .
B'Pplies . . . .
bawn, care of
59 02 1,392
840 88 68 -drnounts carried forward . $38,004 38
$283,735 70
43,303 38
$327,039 08
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‘Amounts brought forward Kents . . .
Disinfectant Stationery .
Care . . . .
Awnings and flags Teaming . . Telephone Elevators Marble work Engine supplies . Grading walks, etc.
Plans, architect .
$38,004 38 2,900 00 265 95 8 00 526 93
• 31 72 17 00 46 95 5 00 23 68 7 35 575 00 173 96 Ambulance Station Maintenance.
Salaries, janitors, drivers, cleaning . . . . Horse-keeping, etc.
Fuel . . . . .
Supplies . . . .
Teaming . . *, Telephone . . . . Carpenter and stock Stationery . . . . Laundry work
Gas . . . .
Painting
Heating and ventilation Ambulance repairs Electric fixtures . Kent of land Plumbing Furniture
$2,619 01 426 50 76 78 139 46 42 50 64 22 10 00 15 72 70 96 40 00 2 75 61 10
2 50 3 95 250 00
24 62 6 00
Special Appropriations. Ambulance Station.
Plans, contract for erection of build
ing, s u p p lie s ,
equipment . $7,913 11 Ward-room, Ward 2.
Carpenter and stock $811 07 Mason work . . 10 00 Roofing . . 231 71 Steam heating, etc. 447 22
$7,913 11
$327,039 03
42,585 92
3,856 0l
1,500 00
$373,481 A m o u n ts c a rrie d f o r w a r d . $9,413 11
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^ -Amounts brought forw ard. $9,413 11 $373,481 07 G-ymasium, Ward 8.
ydia W. Burr,
. and, taxes . $20,208 12 Advertising . 51 00
--- 20,259 12
--- 29,672 23 T o t a l ... $403,153 30 A detail of expenditures of ward-rooms is as follows:
ffd-room 2 $1,104 20
tt 3 205 64
it 4 4 00
11 5 3 00
it 6 161 26
It it 7 507 19
11 8 21 70
11 9 352 95
it 10 70
U It
tl 13 1,005 06
tt 14 641 90
it tt
11 15 92 10
tt 16 400 00
tt 17 4,223 75
tt 18 564 06
it tt 19 787 09
tt 20 549 08
it tt 21 600 00
‘i it
tt 22 # 363 07
tt 23 500 00
u it 24 696 15
tt 25 12 95
Total
Tlle income of Repair Division was Hr-o>ne.
as follows
$12,795 85
jJa,lpcr Institutions Department $5,656 26
®nal Institutions Department j .Iren’s Institutions Department
stitutions Registration Department
226 65 736 13 47 61 Street Department:
Central Office . 82 18
Paving Division 720 60
Sanitary Division . 165 00
Amount carried forward . $7,634 43
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Amount brought forward Street Cleaning Division Sewer Division .
Bridge Division
Ferry Division . . . . . Printing Department . . . . Street Commissioners . . . . Assessing Department . . . . Department of Municipal Statistics Electrical Construction Division Public Buildings Department Insane Trustees . . . . Bath Department . . . . .
Lamp Department . . . .
Water Department . . . . Park Department . . . . Public Grounds Department .
Wire Department . . . . .
Library Department . . . . Health Department . . . . Hospital Department . . . . Engineering Department
County Buildings . . . . Mayor’s Office . . . . . Fire Department . . . . City Messenger Department . Election Department
Building Department . . . . Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company Cash sales . . .
Total . . . .
Less amount transferred to Electrical Construc
tion Division Total
The income of the E le c tric a l C onstruction Division fo llo w s :
was »s
Income.
Penal Institutions Department Pauper Institutions Department Children’s Institutions Department Steamer “ J. Putnam Bradlee ” . Institutions Registration Department
«3,1^
5,43^
: > '1 1 39
Amount carried forward . $10,010
34 31 24 75 fi9 33
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■Amottnt brought fortoard Department:
^entral Office . ferry Division . aving Division Reiver Division . Sanitary Division
ridge Division
^treet Cleaning Division 'jfiwer Assessment Division Street Watering Division ssessing Department
°ard of Aldermen
^mmon Council .
Messenger’s Department 1 y Clerk Department .
^'cbitect Division o '^ u r y Department
0 Acting Department . erli of Committees
°spital Department . sane Hospital Department
«ealth Department .
^oldiers’ Relief . associated Charities .
verseers of the Poor .
p aJfarers’ Lodge
~°ttnty Jail . egistry of Deeds
arket Department ater Department p ?Mion Department
department p , jic Grounds Department Lih duildings Department
rary Department, p re. department .
^gmeering Department T .me‘ ery department p " department .
ark Department . Mayor’s Office .
department n ^ department .
epair Division
Division, Transfer
a (.!tillg Department . . . . ditmg Department (Civil Service Divisii Mwiouni c a rrie d f o r w a r d .
$10,010 33 650 40 3,637 72 444 75 324 76 273 12 109 96 137 45 90 00 35 00 6 65 60 00 87 00 73 39 51 65 60 00 66 76 209 73 111 62 2,057 28 11,170 50 2,626 65 30 00 18 11 82 53 28 00 90 00 180 00 45 06 440 73 81 68 689 14 56 00 442 75 506 53 2,272 03 414' 06 617 98 160 56 139 02
88 93 280 46 373 87 194 52 2,255 52
29 00 29 00
$41,840 20
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Amount brought forw ard.
Wire Depar t ment . . . . . Music Department . . . . Street Commissioners’ Department Transit Commission
Lamp Department . . . .
Sealer of Weights and Measures Department Department of Municipal Statistics
School Committee Cash Sales . . . .
Total .
I h e following is a detailed statement of County buildings, etc., by buildings : Court-house . . . .
Municipal Court, Roxbury
“ Dorchester .
“ Charlestown .
“ East Boston .
“ South Boston
“ Jamaica Plain
“ “ Brighton County ja il
Court of Registration Total
$11,840 g 60 30 30 7o 104 I ' 35 00 61 °u 30 00 30 00 33 00 2,194 61
expenditures
<35? % ,73? t
:S ?
273 0»
470 l j 6L2 fo
The following is a statement of the fuel that has heeI1 supplied on requisitions of the several Departments •'
Coal.
Furnace . . 1 Egg
Stove . . . . Cumberland
Cannel Nut . Franklin
Coke . . . . .
Total . . .
Wood.
Nova Scotia Pine
Total
The total cost of the above was $105,764.17.
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Pu b l ic Bu il d in g s De p a r t m e n t. 17 rent ]6 f °,1 W in g *s a statement showing buildings from which Th otherUS been received during the past year, also income from c h a r J T ? 68’ together w ith the amounts, all of which are in j, ge ° t this Department:
Panenii ï ï aP Market’ cellars and outside stalls, ~)
Patieuii H- i f UÜding’ 8taPs and cellar under $84,999 00 Pô!, ^tate House
Staki6’ Roxbury street p CtlibJ'l —--- T\ï —- - i- t y nis Hall yv aivi
ftotniioaid-rooms
lV ,r, da and offices, Quincy Hall Exchange
o ï ï p » Q »
îlle0f. . u m oEuuui-uuuse
^epai1Cal- Constructi°n Divisiision
11,100 00 275 00 100 00 526 00 296 00 2,800 00 1,800 00 434 00 125 00 42,055 99 40,427 44 10,400 00 300 00 183 74 9,060 64 hclT. b 9 uincy Hall .
hlpnc rankku School-house Metrical C
Ar^air. Hivision
ïteu0-lles’ rent from Commonwealth Sale Z'13hop’ ,aniiex •
lne Material, miscellaneous e> general expenses Total •
... $204,882 81 electilnD 11° Wi1ng statem ent w ill give a general idea of the the,J t. ai Work installed and superintended by this D épart
i t '0 -buildings Department.
Mis and supervision of wiring for 200 lights and generator
\Virin,r ; 11 Wareham street, Wire Department Headquarters,
^irino- / i l 5 llghts at Arm01'y of L Company, 6th Regiment.
Old O 0f Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages, ïtefltt- ° urt House, 50 lights.
Sdiednl8 ° f . f l dermanic Chamber, City Hall, fixtures.
str.Jf6 and disposition of stock and tools of Electrical Con-
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65 and maintenance of 2,000 lights, 160 bells and H i s w V o 68 m City Hall, Old Court House, Probate and and ! ° Clety Buildings, checking of all electric meters
^ *“ u accounts.
p pÆ/ institutions Department.
re p a id ®Peci®cati°ns for extension of motor service and tion I)ivision1P 6tl0n ° f plant begun by Electrical Construc- u,l!' institutions Department.
ai18 aDd 8Pecifications for new switchboard at Deer Island.
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Children’’s Institutions Department.
Plans and specifications for wiring “ Point Cottage Dormitory) 100 lights, and for wiring new stable, 10 lights, and f°*
1,400 feet of pole-line construction ; completion of w°r*
begun by Electrical Construction Division.
Insane Hospital Department.
Austin Farm.
Completion of plant begun by Electrical Construction DlVl*
sion ; installation of electrical apparatus for cutting e°' silage; installation of electric laundry and generator installation of electric cooking apparatus ; installation ° lights in barn and other buildings ; removal of groun on wiring.
Pierce Farm.
Completion of. plant begun by the Electrical Construed o11 Division ; installation of lights in Superintendent’s ^ 0 tage and other buildings.
Cemetery Department.
Supervision of installation of 2,700 feet of underground co»
doctors and wiring for fifty lights, — current furnished j Pierce Farm plant.
School Department.
West Roxbury High School: Plans and specifications f ° r ^ ures, 800 lights ; also motor and generator for laborato_i^
Dorchester Grammar School : Plans and specifications f°r stallation of 600 lights ; also bell and telephone systems- ^ East Boston High School : Consultation regarding motors
generators for laboratories.
Polk Street School : Inspection of electric blower outfit- Frothingham School : Inspection of electric blower outfit- ^ South Boston High School : Plans and specifications for ®P
apparatus for laboratory work. aIJd
Dorchester High School : Consultation regarding pD1^8 aJlCl specifications for electrical installation of 1,000 light®
motor, bells and telephones.
Pu b l ic Bu il d in g s De p a r t m e n t. 19
Sev, total number of employees in the Department number enty-six, as follows :
M l i Buildings Department.
Superintendent.
Deputy Superintendent.
Secretary.
Clerk, f uel clerk.
Inspectors.
Engineers.
Assistant Engineer.
Eiremen.
o. Superintendent of Janitors.
„ Janitors.
2 Watchmen.
^ Custodians.
Storekeeper.
Weigher.
2 5°y- 2
4 r ,
Elevator men.
Carpenters.
Electricians.
Mtect Division.
| Chief of Division.
1 Clerk.
Draughtsmen.
Messenger.
°°^nty Buildings.
Custodians, one at each District Court House.
Mitlance Station.
I Janitor.
rivers and hostlers.
Respectfully submitted,
Mil t o n C. Pa ig e, Superintendent.
20 Ci t y Do c u m e n t No. 31.
Pu b l ic Bu il d in g s.
B u ild in g s .
C ity H a ll.
C ity H a ll.
u n d e r s a m e ...
ra n e u il H a ll M a rk e t h<
a n d h a ll o v e r same .
O ld S tate H ou se . C u rtis H a l l ...
hop.
R e p a ir-s h o p a n n e x . . . O ld A r m o r y b u ild in g .
H o u se a n d la n d ...
C e n tra l C h a r ity B u re a u , C ity T e m p o ra ry H o m e ..
T o w n H a l l ...
T o w n H a ll .
O ld b a th -h o u s e ..
W a y fa r e r s ’ L o d g e C h u rch B u il d in g . ..
O ld F r a n k lin Sch’l-lio use , 1 O ld W in th r o p S
hou se ...
1 O ld C o u rt H o u se . W e s te rly H a l l ...
S table .
L o c a tio n . N o. o f ft.
in lo t.
.. C ity sq., C h a rle -
t o w n ...
et
8,246
.. F a n e u il H a lls q .. 8,460 se
.. N o rth a n d S o u tl M a rk e t sts. . . . 27,400
4,239 49,907 . S o u th st., W . R . .
k-
. W a re h a m s t... 8,500 . H a r r is o n a ve ... 3,816 . M a v e ric k s t... 4,337
. 94 R o x b u r y s t___ 4,190
C h a rd o n s t... 19,962
. W a s h in g to n st..
D o rc h e s te r... 16,800
. W a s h in g to n st. .. 13,431 1
7,469 \
9,523 H a w k in s s t...
C or. D u d le y a n d
l i n e s ts... 11,592 \
W a s h in g to n st. .. 11,471 \
B u n k e r H i l l st.,
C h a rle s to w n . . . 7,927 A
C o u rt sq ... 15,175 O C e n tre st., W e st
R o x b u r y ... 5,644 P
C h a u n ce y p i ...
Remarks.
in tu‘this
P o lic e S ta tio n No- b u ild in g : a lso b ra n 0" ic.
P u b lic L ib r a r y , a n d M iDg ip a l C o u rt a nd j j ce D r a w in g School. j 0t, w a g o n sta b le on
B ra n ch o f P u b b th is b u ild in g .
W a rd -ro o m 2 in t0
in g ; u p p e r p a rt J®
P o st 159, G .A .R -
1 T h e abo ve b u ild in g s w ere s u rre n d e re d to school, fire , o r C o u n ty purposes.
Jsed fo r d r il l n an , - ter H ig h School.
Y a rd -ro o m 65 t0
in g ; o th e r ro o m m P o s t 92, G .A .R - ,
huiin
rYard-room IS in in g .
, jijn ild ' W ard-room J7 in ^ a p e l ° °
in g , a n d V in e *8 tW 3 l0 t -
w^ T X ^ wiidlDg'
.r m o r y and W a rd -100 th is b u ild in g - 'ccupied b y city ofti
B ra n ci1 u b lic L ib r a r y » th is b u ild in g - jo t ,entSfo r $ lS O P e r y ^ n o o l - w it h Chauncey V ______________ __________ ¡ioted io t
th is D e n a rtm e n t as n o t
Pu b l ic Bu il d in g s De p a r t m e n t. 21
Public Buildings.— Concluded.
B u ild in g s ,
L o c a tio n . N o. o f ft .
in lo t. R em a rks.
School-hou8e... 1,938
2,230
2,423
25,000
Lea se d to P o s t 134, G .A .K .
...
i » g r.0bat« Court, b u ild .
O ccu p ie d b y C ity offices.
M o rtg a g e f o r $150,000.
8t°ric a ] b u ild ing
30 a n d 32 T re m o n t s t ...
War^ o o m i9
H i l l ... O n lo t w it h M a th e r School house.
5,684
-.... __
8c^°o l, fire ° Ve b u ild in g s w e re s u rre n d e re d
’ 0 r ^ ° u n t y p urp o se s.
to th is D e p a rtm e n t as n o t w a n te d fo r
Co u n t y Bu il d in g s.
B u ild in g 8.
L o c a tio n . N o. o f ft .
in lo t. R em a rks.
r Bouse ..
P e m b e rto n sq. . . . d* il. . ...
130,740 T h re e b u ild in g s . û istJF cï. C o u rt, S o u th ern
^ U 'c ip a i p ...
P C o u rt, E . B o sto n ,
R o x b u iy s t...
H i g h S c h o o l b u ild in g .
in th is b u ild in g .
B o sto n , C o rn e r D o rc h e s te r a n d W e s t F o u rth sts.
„ ' C h a rle s t’n, C ity sq.
„ “ B r ig h to n .. W a s h in g to n st.
“ W -R o x b ’ y, S ta tio n -ho u se 13.
C0urt , " D ° rc h e s t’r ,
^ “ ^ “S 's tra tio n
“ 11.
R e n t, $2,900.04 p e r a n n u m . ....==== = = = = = .---
22 Cit y Do c u m e n t No. 31.
In addition to the foregoing, the follow ing property ^ aS leased for the use of this D epartm ent:
L o c a tio n o f B u ild in g s . R e n t.
37 P e m b e rto n sq..
994 W a s h in g to n st.
M a tta p a n ...
73 T re m o n t s t...
73 T re m o n t st..
$6,000 p e r y e a r a n d ta xe s. P o lic e D e p t, p a y o n e -fo u rth o f r e n t...
N o. o f Rooms.
$1,100 p e r y e a r . .
$198 p e r y e a r ___
$4,413 96 p e r y e a r
$4,653 96 p e r ye ar.
73 T re m o n t st.
62 a n d 64 P e m b e rto n sq...
$1,346 04 p e r ye a r.
$2,900 00 p e r y e a r a n d ta x e s ...
W h o le b u ild in g ,
3
13
11
O ccu p ie d b y
W h o le b u ild in g ,
P o l i c e Conirai39i°nerS and Police D e p 1, M i lk Inspector.
L o c k -u p , Police V e V * 1 L a w D e p a rtm e n t,N °s
to 742 in c lu s iv e . n ir is t 011’
S tre e t W a te rin g I ” ; gan- B o o m s 4 4 0 a n d « * j on)s
S tre e t C le a n in g < 0 sio n , Rooms 9^1 p i- in c lu s iv e . Bria|>„ and v is io n , Rooms
928. .
t Pi*1'
S e w er A ssessm ent £,0m- sio n o f the Street ^ m is s io n e rs y e p • 414 to 416 in c lu s iv
B a th , M u s ic , Street (S m oke D>TI9i ; t niei)*s' 4 n d P a rk D e p a rto
Ae m o e ie s.
The follow ing lis t w ill show the location and rents of armories February 1, 1901, in charge of this Department:
of al
O ccu p ie d b y
H e a d q u a rte rs , Second B rig a d e . C o m p a n y A , F i f t h R e g im e n t...
H , “ “
L , S ix th “ ...
D , N in th “ ...
A , F ir s t B a tt. o f C a v a lry
R e n t p e r a n n u m
D, A , B , C, D
C orp s o f C ad e ts..
$900
$ 1,200
C ity b u ild in g ...
$1,085
C ity b u ild in g ...
C it y b u ild in g ...
$1,200
L o c a tio n o f A r m o tie
> $4,800
37 T re m o n t street.
C ongress H a ll, ^ j ^ i i a r y ’ Lea se e x p ire s
1901. $ 0 ,
C o m b in a tio n W a g o n - h o " ^ « -11' 7, W in th r o p st., *- ‘ ^ e9 7 G re e n s tre e t. Lease e*P
" " 01- .ch o o lrW « 86’
OIB u n re irn n u F street- XTr, 4 B 111^
E n g in e -h o u se , £*<>• ’ stre e t.
B a c o n ’ s H a ll.
130 C olu m bu s avenue-
Public Buildings Department. 23
The
Wa r d-rooms. fo llo w in g lis t w ill show the location
Wed i° ° ? s. f n this C ity , and whether in C ity building!
'Hidings, and re n t paid fo r same:
of the various
■s or in
N am e o f B u ild in g . L o c a tio n .
C% building.
r^ 'P e ry r.
^0® p er ye a r.
U t y b u ild in g .
^ 5 ° Per y e a r..
Af y b u ild in g .
»«»Per y,
$700
$500 ye a r.
Cl*y buiidin
E m e rs o n sch oo l-h ou se ...
A r m o r y b u i l d i n g ...
O ld W in th r o p sch oo l-h ou se ...
B u n k e r H i l l G ra m m a r school-house, H a r v a r d G ra m m a r school-house — W a re P r im a r y sch oo l-h ou se ...
P ie r p o n t sch oo l-h ou se ...
W e lls s c h o o l-h o u s e ...
O ld F r a n k lin s c h o o l-h o u s e ...
R ice sch ool-house...
P rin c e s c h o o l-h o u s e ...
S ch o ol-h ou se...
S p e llm a n H a l l ...
G r a y ’ s H a l l ...
C o u rt-ro o m , S o u th B o s to n ...
W in th r o p H a l l ...
O ld C h u rc h b u ild in g ...
O ld b ath -ho u se ...
O ld p u m p in g -s ta tio n ...
W a rd -ro o m b u ild in g ...
D u d le y -s tre e t O p e ra H o u s e ...
T o m fo h rd e H a l l ...
M in to n H a l l ...
D o rc h e s te r H a l l ...
O ld T o w n H a l l ...
S a ratoga st.
M a v e ric k st.
B u n k e r H i l l st., C h a rle s
to w n .
B a ld w in st.,C h a rle s to w n . D eve n s st., C h a rle s to w n . N o rth B e n n e t st.
H u d s o n st.
B losso m st.
W a s h in g to n st.
A p p le to n st.
E x e te r st.
W e st C on co rd st.
W e s t B ro a d w a y . E a s t B ro a d w a y . D o rc h e s te r a n d W e s t
F o u rth sts.
U p h a m ’ s C o rn e r.
D u d le y st.
C abot st.
E lm w o o d st.
M e e tin g H o u se H il l . D u d le y st.
B o y ls to n S ta tio n . F o re s t H ills S ta tio n . F ie ld ’ s C o rn e r, D o rch e s
te r.
W a s h in g to n st., B rig h to n .
Ci% Scalp*
North o V s follows, viz. :
. . . S c a le s . H n w n p r W *
8
,
l'!0Ut;h q ~~jes’ Haymarket square.
Wuth j j Ca es’ Plfy stables, yard, Albany street.
P°XbuiJ^tCT Scales, Foundry street and Dorchester
l l hW ®Calesi Eustis and Mall streets.
Wst -r.11 Scales, Rockland street, off Washington street.
^V6gt jO^ton Scales, Liverpool street.
Wkiaic °v>i -rN Scales, Centre and La Orange streets.
Cgy p> a Plain Scales, Centre street and Starr lane.
Tast°r>'W located as follows, 1 Boston A ’ ’Ashley avenue.
v i z .
24 Ci t y Do c u m e n t No. 31.
A R C H IT E C T D IV IS IO N .
February 1, 1 Mil t o n C. Pa ig e, Esq.,
Superintendent, Public Buildings Department, Mass. :
De a r Si r, — I beg to submit to you the report of tb®
A rchitect D ivision of your Department for the year endm»
January 31, 1901. J
The work and organization of the Division has contin«^
as during the two previous years, the transfer of the D i''i s ,, from the Engineering Department to your Department 0 May 11, 1900, practically making no change except in o&°e location.
A brief outline history of the D ivision may not be out place at this time, and may serve to show its duties, its re f tion to other Departments and its possible field of nse' fulness.
The D ivision was organized in July, 1895, by the Super' intendent of Public Buildings, to take charge of and co1»
plete the work of the A rch itect Department, abolished J Section 22, Chapter 449, of the A cts of 1895 By this acf the authority and duties of the C ity A rch ite ct relative to P nK H ^u - n ° rk Wer<i bransferred to the Superintendent ^ the authority and duties of the C ity A rch ite ct relative unfinished work were transferred to the Superintende- Public Buildings, and the several Departments authorized * employ architects in private practice in connection w ith tb
uture budding operations, subject to the approval ot la y or. Owing* to tlic flron"hlp.snmp nrwvriifi a under . n
i\/r »uujecr to tne approve '
ayor. Owing to the troublesome conditions under Wi"
some of the unfinished alteration w ork had to be done was not entirely completed u n til the summer of 1898.
D u rin g these three years the services of the Division * m growing demand by many of the Departments in conn tion w ith the construction of unim portant buildings, and more or less extensive alterations; also for the prepaid ot sketches and estimates, and fo r general consultation ^ buildin Pei’ta in illg t0 the construction and equipment
I t had been found that many such services could be P f, ormed more economically, and at great convenience t° tg Departments by an office of this kind, than by reference outside architects; also that w ith such an office in succeS operation, many matters which would otherwise receive co
Public Buildings Department.- 25 y little attention were referred and carefully studied 1 , reference to future needs.
° i.the build: The continual studying
statut- ° UlWlng Problems of the various Departments and in- treat 10nS’ atl^ comparing the results obtained from different and f . 6nts’ bus naturally resulted in a more conservative
°btai r'81&bted building policy than would have otherwise Piun v,- "bbis is particularly true in the matter of heating, lig h tin g and other special apparatus, the details of W°U](j are no* always fam iliar to all architects, and the C ity all s fioubtless benefit greatly by the general reference of archil matters this Division, even in cases where outside the i y CtS are emPloy ed- This is already done by several of
Tli Pai'fments, w ith, I believe, most satisfactory results.
furthe SemCes lb® D ivision in a consulting capacity have of e- lrnore often proved beneficial in determining schemes archit ension and during the preparation of plans by outside S o t C i For this purpose arrangements have been made stand; • serv’ces of a Consulting A rchitect of the highest
'W i r e s ” " “
The office
t »mco Ui ( l VUIL3Lf.-LLA.llg i l l U1J1uUDl UI L11C AligllCOU
. *n^ is available to a ll Departments when occasion re- eff0rt . 1Ce is now organized as an expert force, and every Partnjg8 ,niade to place at the disposal of the different De- teetnra} S and reliable inform ation on matters of archi- Ventu^f (^es’brn and construction, plumbing, heating and el
g a t o r s , I n
power
etc. plants, cooking, and laundry apparatus, Divisioatter8 ° f consultation, reports, etc., the services of the prepaj, +- are rendered w ithout charge, but in cases of the ''Voi-j. ' , 10n ° f plans and superintendence of construction aPpron ' ar£ es are made against the several Departments or are has 1^ 10ns under which the w ork is done. The charges have a" ° n ^ le actual cost of the work to the D ivision, and as agai era^ e(^ about 21 per cent, of the cost of construction, beeif (| 13st from 5 per cent, to 10 per cent, if the work had
The0?6 ^ Pr fvate architects.
$9,149 cost of the Division for the year has been
’ which is properly distributed as follows :
■F'oj.
and r,.° val ° f plans, specifications, contracts, etc., V reo 1S®8 in same . . . .
^0r Plan^’ fetches, and other consulting work s" specifications, and superintendence of
$2,500 2,500
00 00 Wort- ’ sPecmcations, £
actually constructed Total cost of Division .
^ 'n o ic n t c a rr ie d f o n c a r d .
4,142 23 19.142 23 69.142 23
26 Ci t y Do c u m e n t No. 31.
Amount brought forw ard.
Total amount charged off against other City Depart
ments . J 1
Net cost . . . .
Owing to the transfer of the Division, May 11, net cost is divided as fo llo w s:
$9,142 23 1,963 25
1900, this Engineering Department.
Public Buildings Department Total
The follow ing is a general synopsis of the work performed by the Division for the year ending January 31, 1901 :
1 Ians and contracts have been approved.
Plans.
Apartment Hotel, Westland avenue.
Residence, 496 Commonwealth avenue.
Primary School-house, Parker street, building.
Primary School-house, Parker street, heating’.
Grammar School-house, Morton and Norfolk streets, b u ild ^ ' Grammar School, Morton and Norfolk streets, heating.
Grammar School-house, Morton and Norfolk streets, electn«
work.
Chapman School, heating and ventilation.
Relief Station, Haymarket square.
Residence, 405 Commonwealth avenue.
Contracts.
Dorchester High School, plumbing
Primary School-house, Parker street, build in«' Bigelow School-house, plumbing . • . ° Chapman School-house, heating
Chapman School-house, plumbing
South Boston High School, cabinet work . East Boston High School .
South Boston High School, grading .
$18,878 34,870
8 00 00 76 00 10,779
7,825 9,548 18,957 249
00 00 00 00 00 A dditions and changes in contracts for the various - buildings now in process of construction, aggregating * sum of $48,282.94, were carefully checked up, and reP°rC made to the Mayor as to their correctness.
Reports have been made on the follow ing m atters:
On the cost of extending wing, House of Correction.
Un the fire-alarm equipment, Faneuil Hall Building.
On the heating and ventilation, Vose Building.
Pu b l ic Bu il d in g s De p a r t m e n t. 27 On i^ tio n a l office space, etc., for City offices.
. allation of heating plants in school-houses on a rental in Grammar School-house, Norfolk and basis.
V l6ctric
PïantOn 0l.ton streets.
On *U 3Way un(ter Quincy Market.
On p heating Faneuil Hall.
On c . tion of buildings at Long Island.
t ssihle future extension of buildings at Parental School.
Sk: &
in» P^ans have been made and subm itted on the follow a rch ite ctu ra l problems :
rp
\r rustees Department.
Home.
Altf.v ,. UP ’ several schemes.
Alt,.,:1!011 ° f Old Boiler House.
Gi';iri,\tl0n.of serving room.
C( achng of grounds.
Q a t ^ Apartment.
e Lodge, Evergreen Cemetery.
^ (Ir e n ’s y>
6 -trustees Department.
a:pntal School:
sloyd building.
^ stable.
^ hennery.
Goal bunker.
ooden Administration Building.
B rio ^ l'0118. School Building.
Bp -Administration Building.
fo r 40 h° * s- Blocinaf Um Padding.
' Plan showing disposition of proposed new buildings.
I>l\T°rd Island.
Manual ,r !tung Building, wooden, one story.
Manual ¿ raming Building, brick, one story.
Manual rpra!ning Building, wooden, two story.
i t
CoidUpocketming BlÜlding’
Alt,
brick, two story.
Stableti0nS 0Î? hustitutions Buildings.
T h o r n e ! 01
v b u ild in g s D e p a rtm e n t.
Artur,,. u» al Building, on site of Old Court House.
, 3 Building, Charlestown.
