Municipal Sewer System Improvements – Dover NH

Description

Annual reports for the city of Dover detail extensive work on the city’s sewer system:

1939
SEWERS
“Central avenue, Spring street to Cemetery entrance. This sewer was started by the Highway Department, old cement pipe being replaced by 806 feet of 18-inch Akron pipe, later was completed as a W. P. A. project. Expended by the Highway Department $721.18, by the W. P. A. and City of Dover $2,999.95. Total expenditure $3,721.13.”

ASH AND MT. VERNON STREET SEWER
“This sewer connects Central avenue sewer with Grove street sewer, taking Mt. Vernon street in from beyond No. 67. The work is being done as a WPA project and is in process of construction, 472 feet of 18-inch, 280 feet of 15-inch and 430 feet of 10-inch Akron pipe will be used.”

1940

W P A Project No. 2,128, Sixth Street Sewer
W P A Project No. 2,223, County Farm Road
W P A Project No. 2,128, Ash St. and Mt Vernon St.
W P A Project No. 2,124, Woodman Park:

W. P. A. Sewer Project, No. 2128:
Hough St. (Maple to Grove St.) ; Grove St. (Hough to Ash St.) ; Ash St. to Central Ave., 600 ft. on Mt. Vernon St. Material cost and foreman wages, $3,141.96.
W. P. A. Sewer Project, No. 2128:
Sixth St., Berry Brook to Whittier St., also 850 ft. on Whittier St. This project is still in process of construction.