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Title: Annual report of the Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Massachusetts. Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board
Subjects: Sewerage Water-supply
Publisher: Boston : Wright & Potter printing co.
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Public Library

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nded upon its construction has been $5,231,615.84. The costof the whole South Metropolitan System up to the present date,including the Charles River valley system and the ISTeponset Rivervalley system, has been $6,934,976.37. The Legislature of 1903 authorized the issue of an additional loanto the amount of $996,000 for the High-level Sewer, and also tothe amount of $4,000 for the settlement of the remaining land dam-ages on account of the Neponset River valley system. The Boardhas asked for an additional sum of $385,000, in order to completethe High-level Sewer and to make the connections which are neces-sary. (3) Purchases and Takings of Land. Only three takings of real estate, covering an area of 17.63 acres,have been made for the Metropolitan Sewerage Works, one for thepurposes of the High-level Sewer in the South Metropolitan System,one for the purposes of the Revere Extension, and one for the Bel-mont Extension in the North Metropolitan System, all the takingsbeing of easements.
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No. 57.) AND SEWERAGE BOARD. 51 List of Takings for Metropolitan Sewerage Works for the Year 1903. No. Location and Description. Former Owners. Recorded. Sections and Purposeof Taking. 10 Roxbury (in Ward, St. Alphonsus,Smith, Oregon, Conant and Phillipsstreets and Longwood Avenue).Area, easements in 3.13 acres. Chelsea (from Revere and Chelseaboundary lines southwesterly throughCrescent Avenue, Eastern Avenue,Willoughby Street and land of theBoston & Maine Railroad to existingsewer). Area, easements in 5.52 acres. Cambridge (from existing sewer in Mt.Auburn Street, at Lowell Street,westerly through Mt. Auburn Street,Brattle Street, Aberdeen Avenue,Dundee Street, private owners, Ho-mer Avenue, private owners, cross-ing Watertown Branch Railroad, Hol-worthy Place and Holworthy Street,private owners, Cushing Street andCushing Avenue to the Cambridgeand Belmont boundary lines). Area,easements in 8.98 acres. City of Boston. Boston & MaineRailroad et al. Alexander McDon-ald et al.

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