. Annual report of the Street Dept. of the City of Boston. , and the distribution and expenditure of themoney be placed in the hands of the Superintendent ofStreets. Under this arrangement, the most necessary workin all sections of the city could be done, no wards wouldsuffer, and the present unsatisfactory conditions in certainlocalities might be removed. Asphalt pavement is well adapted for the street surfacingof a large portion of this city, now macadamized or granite-paved, and the department is in receipt of many requestsfrom individuals and from the City Council for this pavement. The to
. Annual report of the Street Dept. of the City of Boston. , and the distribution and expenditure of themoney be placed in the hands of the Superintendent ofStreets. Under this arrangement, the most necessary workin all sections of the city could be done, no wards wouldsuffer, and the present unsatisfactory conditions in certainlocalities might be removed. Asphalt pavement is well adapted for the street surfacingof a large portion of this city, now macadamized or granite-paved, and the department is in receipt of many requestsfrom individuals and from the City Council for this pavement. The total amount of sheet asphalt pavement in Boston is191,682 square yards, or miles in length. It is dis-tributed over 108 streets and parts of streets, the largest con-tinuous stretches being on Columbus avenue and Huntingtonavenue. Of the total amount 112,216 square yards havebeen laid within five years, and are still under a maintenanceguarantee from the contractors. The remainder, 79,466square yards in area, is maintained in the manner of all other. eet Department. 9 city pa1 era Up to the past year, the area maintained by the city was comparatively small; but in 1896 the guaranteeexpired on 32,050 square yards, and in 1897, on 30,118 squareyards, and in 1898,10,145 square yards more will come underthe direct care of the city. The street-cleaning work now done by the Paving Division,I believe should be transferred to the care of the Street-Clean-ing Division, except that done in the semi-annual cleaning ofthe streets in the spring and fall, when both divisions worktogether. This matter I will touch on under the generalsubject of street cleaning. While the relations of this department with the railroadand other corporations occupying the streets have in mostcases been pleasant, and without friction, the companies gen-erally evidencing a desire to do their work properly, at thesame time, with the best intentions on the part of the companiesand the most careful supervision t
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