| Amount expended to help the city poor | $54,000.00 |
| Amount expended in constructing Lake View Avenue with sewer in same, etc | 47,985.32 |
| Amount expended in repairing Concord Avenue | 12,400.00 |
| Amount expended in widening Adams, Grove, and Cushing streets | 10,000.00 |
| Amount expended on Cushing, Huron Street, and two bridges | 27,022,00 |
| ——– | |
| Making the total amount of | $151,407.32 |
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Now let us summarize these things, say:—
representing some of the direct benefits rendered the city and paid for by the water-works in money procured by sale of water bonds, not counting the gravel taken.
These statements are made to show what has been, in brief, the history, and to show the value of the water-works to the city of Cambridge, besides furnishing water for the citizens.
To the credit of the city council it should be said that it has uniformly granted the needed appropriations asked for by the Water Board, and that without its hearty cooperation nothing could have been done, for the Water Board could spend no money until it had obtained authority from the city council.
I have thus endeavored to set forth a few of the salient points in the history of our water-works.
I have never before had a chance to inform so many on this subject, and never expect another such opportunity.
Fresh Pond was ceded to the city of Cambridge by the Commonwealth for a reservoir in 1888, with power to take all the land and buildings around the pond for the purpose of preserving the purity of the water.
Under this act the city has taken about 170 acres, and removed all buildings therefrom.
The pond contains 160 acres, and a fine driveway has been constructed all around its borders, nearly three miles long.
With the water area and land taken, this makes a fine water park of 330 acres. The surroundings of the park are being graded and laid out in an artistic way, beautifying the whole region and making it one of the most attractive places in the suburbs of Boston.
It will thus be seen that in an abundant supply of excellent water, not surpassed by that of any town or city in the Commonwealth, and equaled by few, Cambridge presents one of the strongest inducements, with her ‘No License’ record, for any who may be looking for a home where good water and good
Cambridge, 1896.
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