Second report of the Board of Commissioners of the Department of Parks for the City of Boston, 1876.

  • Boston. Department of Parks.
Date:
1876
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Second report of the Board of Commissioners of the Department of Parks for the City of Boston, 1876. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    “ At the junction of Marlboro1 and Arlington streets, it [the principal branch of the main sewer] is to receive a branch to be located in Arling- ton, Beacon, Brimmer, Pinckney and Charles street to Leverett street. “ The location of this branch intercepting sewer on Marlboro1 street is recommended on account of economy in construction, and the saving of much annoyance to the public by obstructing Beacon street for so Jong a time as would be necessary, to say nothing of the danger of .accidents to the water-mains there. “The desirableness, however, of keeping the tide more perfectly out •of this district, the ground-water of which fluctuates in consequence of it from one to three feet at every tide, and any future examinations and negotiations which may be made with the owners of the property on the north side of the mill-dam, may satisfy the city that it would be better to rebuild the sea-wall there, making it water-tight, and then con- struct the sewer inside of it.11 The line of the Charles-river Embankment will supply this favorable location for the proposed branch intercepting sewer from Levcrett street to Cottage Farm station, without enter- ing Marlboro, Arlington, Beacon, Brimmer, Pinckney or Charles street, a distance of nearly two and three quarter miles, thus avoiding any disturbance of the water and gas pipes and present sewers, the domestic life of the residents and general business traffic of these streets. The main receiving sewer, with its outlet at Moon island, can connect with the above at the junction of West Chester Park with the Charles-river Embankment, and pass across the Back Bay Park, the ornamental waters of which can be used for flushing purposes if required. A continuous park-way, connecting the Charles river Em- bankment, from its terminus at Cottage Farm bridge, with the Brighton Park (hereinafter described), is an essential link in this system; various lines have been surveyed, but none located, inasmuch as it appeared that some portion of the most eligable route would probably lie within the terri- tory of Brookline, for which, at this time, there exists no authority either with the town itself or this Commission. The Commissioners are, therefore, reluctantly obliged to omit in this report the location of any portion of this im- portant park-way, but would advise that it be hereafter located whenever the city and town possess the requisite authority for joint action in the premises. A route is sug- gested on the accompanying map of the city in broken lines in green.
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