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ITEMS.
SEWER REPORT.
Total amounts.
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I never realized until this last season that wells were so numerous in the centre of the town. In some cases the underdrains and pumping have materially affected the sup- ply of water in them, as it has also in some cellars and cess- pools, but if the water pumped is any relation to the water in the wells, as there is every reason to believe it is, the users of them will be better off if they can and will cultivate their tastes to drinking plain Spot pond water. One case has been brought to my attention where there is a well (much coveted for its excellent water) within a radius of sixty-five feet of which there are five cess-pools.
With your permission I would like to cite the following from the excellent work of Prof. Cady Staley and Geo. S. Pierson, C. E .:
"POLLUTION OF THE SUB-SOIL AND OF WELLS. The or- dinary cesspools are especially objectionable where wells are used as a source of water supply. A well is simply a hole dug in the ground, into which the water, which has sunk into the earth, may drain. The quality of the water will depend upon the condition of the soil through which it passes. In cities without sewerage, cesspools by hundreds are formed in the earth, into which all manner of filth is thrown. Into this same soil wells are dug, and the drippings from the cesspools are caught and drank, and the seeds of disease are sown broadcast in the community. One often hears it said that water which passes through the earth is filtered and purified. But it must not be forgotten that while the earth acts as a sieve, and removes the suspended impuri- ties, the oxidation and nitrification of organic matter de- pends upon circumstances which are not likely to be favor- able very far beneath the surface of the ground. Whatever is in solution remains, to a large extent, in the water.
The Swiss village of Lausen, near Basle, is supplied with water from a spring situated at the foot of a mountainous
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SEWER REPORT.
ridge, called the Stockhalden. In this village, where there had not been a case of fever in many years, an epidemic of typhoid fever broke out, which struck down seventeen per cent. of the whole population. The cases of fever were pretty evenly distributed among the families of the village with the exception of six. As the six families which es- caped did not use water from the spring, suspicions were aroused concerning the water and investigations were made, It had previously been noticed that when the meadows in the Furlerthal, a little valley on the other side of the Stock- halden ridge, were irrigated, the volume of water in the spring was increased ; and by the sinking of the soil in one of the meadows in the Furlerthal, a vein of water was dis- covered, which, it was supposed, led to the spring in Lausen. It was found, upon investigation, that a peasant living in the Furlerthal had returned home from a distant city sick with fever, and that the brook in which his clothes had been washed and into which the shops from the house had been thrown, had been used to irrigate the meadows. This water thus spread out over the fields and then filtered through the ridge, a distance of a mile, still carried the germs of disease in it and brought death to the unsuspecting inhabitants of Lausen.
To prove conclusively that the spring was supplied from the Furlerthal, and to determine whether the water passed through an open vein or was filtered through porous mate- rial, the following experiments were made. Several hun- dred weight of salt was dissolved and poured into the hole in the Furlerthal where the vein was discovered. In a few hours the water of the spring became very salt, and the con- nection between the water in the Furlerthal and the spring at Lausen was established beyond a doubt.
They now mixed two and one-half tons of flour in water and poured it into the hole, but no trace of the flour could
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be found in the spring ; proving that the water was so thor- roughly filtered as to remove the minutest particles of the flour, and yet it still retained its infective properties.
Clearness is no proof of purity in water. The water of the Saratoga springs, although thoroughly impregnated with various minerals, are as clear as ordinary spring water, and in a glass of water as clear as crystal there may be poison enough to kill a whole family ; not only by the compara- tively slow and uncertain process of fever, but surely and immediately.
Deleterious gases may indeed add a sparkle to well water, and the peculiar flavor so highly prized in some wells may be borrowed from a neighboring cess-pool."
The size of the sewers seems to be a constant source of worry to many, who, not having taken the trouble to investi- gate the subject very thoroughly, persistently claim that " the pipes are too small." For the practical illustration of the advantages of small sewers, that will take care of them- selves (to a great extent), over large ones, where the water runs away and leaves sediment and rubbish behind, I beg leave to refer to the following :
"At Wave Crest, Rockaway, L. I., a four-inch sewer has been laid across a salt marsh for the distance of 2,800 feet. This small pipe is nearly level, the total fall being only three inches ; yet, during the nine years in which it has been in use no stoppages have occurred, and no trouble of any sort has been met with.
There are twenty-three houses on this line of pipe, most of which have their water-closets and one or two bath tubs. A flush tank at the end of the line of pipe is supplied by means of a wind mill." Andrews, in N. Y. State. Board of Health.
In laying out work for another season I would recommend building sewers in all the streets in section 4, and part of
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section 7, i. e., from Perkins street to Spot pond brook and Russell street, and from the Boston & Maine railroad to the Stoneham line. This includes six and eight-tenths miles of sewers.
The flat portions of this section seem to need sewerage more than any other portion of the town and by completing the sewerage of the water shed drained by the Otis street drain, Crystal pond will be relieved of much sewage. .
I here wish to express my thanks to my assistants and in- spectors for their hearty co-operation in carrying out the work ; also to the contractor, who has always been ready and anxious to do good work.
Respectfully submitted,
WALTER C. STEVENS,
Town Engineer.
REPORT OF PARK COMMISSIONERS.
The organization of the board of park commissioners is as follows : George T. Brown, chairman, Maurice G. Coch- rane, treasurer, and C. H. Adams, secretary.
The expenditures in detail are shown in the auditor's re- port.
The territory in charge of the board consists of the com- mon, extending over several acres on the East side, the Sewall woods on the West side, two small public squares at Norrisville, and the new Wyoming Park, consisting of a plot of ground, the site of the old Barry place, on Main street, at Wyoming.
During the past year, the Metropolitan park commis- sioners have completed their taking of the Middlesex Fells, to which Melrose has contributed some thirty acres of terri- tory at an assessed valuation of about $28,000. The court has not yet determined how much shall be paid by Melrose toward this park system, which, when assessed, will be in- cluded in the state tax.
The meagre appropriation of $100 by the town last spring, has prevented the board from entering upon any plans for the permanent improvement of its public grounds.
At the Sewall woods there need be done, at present, but little in the way of improvement.
At the common there is an immediate need of a concrete walk entirely around it, and a system of walks through it. More trees should be set out, and a large amount of grading
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done. The small pond should be enlarged with a granite curbing around it, as it has been found that there is ample water to maintain an attractive pond.
At Norrisville, the two pretty squares have been main- tained and improved and the two public fountains have been an ornament during the summer season.
The large vase in front of the Town Hall has been filled and cared for during the summer.
At the Wyoming park some improvements should be made and a concrete walk laid across it at the north end. The park presents an opportunity for some public spirited citizen to give to the town an ornamental or public drinking fountain.
During the past year the town has lost many handsome old shade trees that have ornamented the streets for a gen- eration, and the board would recommend a special appro- priation for trees to be set out along our public highways.
At the town meeting in November, a special committee of four was appointed to confer with the park commissioners to consider the available land within the town for park pur- poses and play-grounds. The committee, besides the park commissioners, consists of Col. F. S. Hesseltine, Hon. W. E. Barrett, John Robson and J. T. Nowell. The joint com- mittee organized with C. H. Adams, chairman, and will re- port at the annual town meeting.
The question of public parks and play-grounds has be- come one of interest to every city and town in the common- wealth, and Melrose is so favorably situated that it may, with a comparatively small expenditure of money, become famous for its beautiful grounds.
GEORGE T. BROWN, Chairman. MAURICE G. COCHRANE, Treas. C. H. ADAMS, Secretary
REPORT OF THE BOARD
OF
WATER COMMISSIONERS
OF THE
TOWN OF MELROSE, MASS.,
FOR THE
FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1894,
MELROSE : DUNTON & POTTER, PRINTERS, REPORTER OFFICE. 1895.
20
TOWN OF MELROSE, MASS.
WATER DEPARTMENT.
COMMISSIONERS :
WILBUR D. FISKE. GEORGE J. BICKNELL.
GEORGE L. MORSE.
REGISTRAR. :
1
ELBRIDGE H. GOSS.
SUPERINTENDENT :
JAMES W. RILEY.
PUMPING STATION :
CHARLES F. CHURCHILL, Engineer.
REPORT OF THE WATER COMMISSIONERS
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1894.
The twenty-fifth annual report of the board of water commissioners of the town of Melrose, also reports of water registrar, superintendent and engineer, are here- by respectfully submitted.
STREET MAINS.
The demands for laying main and service pipes during the year has been as follows :
Number of feet of main pipe laid in 1894,
15,15I
service pipe 66 8,292
new hydrants set 66 19
66
new gates set 66 27
A detailed statement of dimensions, location and cost of the above will be found in the appended report.
The putting in of the sewers this year into the streets where the main water pipes were cement lined pipe, has made it necessary for this department to relay many of the mains with new and larger cast iron pipes, thereby creating large expense which could have been obviated for several years to come only for the introduction of the sewage sys- tem. This will reduce the amount of money for this year which we expected to turn into our sinking fund to the minimum ; and it will in all probability be a source of ex- pense to this department more or less from year to year until the sewage system is completed. Great care should be used in the excavations and laying of the sewers so as to render as little damage and expense to this department as possible.
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WATER REPORT.
SPOT POND.
The supply of water in Spot pond has remained at a low stage during the whole year, the lowest point reached being on Nov. 5, at which time it was 991/2 inches below high water mark, and the highest point reached was May 30, at which time it was 341/2 inches below high water mark.
ADDITIONAL WATER SUPPLY.
Under the contract made with the Middlesex Fells Springs Co., pumping was commenced May 21, 1894, and that com- pany has furnished the town to January 1, 1895, 60,826,050 gallons of water. For cost of same see appended report of the water registrar.
LAND AROUND SPOT POND.
Your board of water commissioners in conjunction with the water commissioners of the cities of Malden and Medford have settled and paid 34 claims for taking the land and water rights around Spot pond, and now hold the deeds to the property. Only four claims now remain unsettled ; these claims will be settled as fast as possible, and a detailed statement of these claims will be made in our future annual report.
RECOMMENDATIONS.
We recommend that the town appropriate the sum of $4,000 for the town use.
Respectfully submitted, WILBUR D. FISKE, GEO. J. BICKNELL, GEO. L. MORSE, Commissioners.
REPORT OF WATER REGISTRAR
OF THE TOWN OF MELROSE, FOR THE YEAR 1894.
To the Board of Water Commissioners :
GENTLEMEN :- The following is a report of details for year 1894 :
RECEIPTS.
Received for water rates, $33,791 30
66 “ service pipes,
2,295 49
$36,086 79
Paid Geo. Newhall, treasurer, $35,900 30
Refunded,
186 49
$36,086 79
DISBURSEMENTS.
Bills approved by the water commissioners and paid by the town treasurer :
Stock account -Stock purchased, . $17,651 72 Labor on same, 309 38
Maintenance-Sundry bills, labor and salaries, 18,123 70
Construction- Labor on construction and street services, 5,004 88
Paid C. F. Churchill, policing Spot Pond for
Malden and Medford, same refunded, . 306 66
$41,396 34
310
WATER REPORT.
STATEMENT FOR SINKING FUND.
INCOME.
From water rates,
$33,791 30
Less amount refunded, 186 49
$33,604 '81
LESS.
Interest on bonds, from town treas-
urer's books, . $9,940 00
Maintenance-Sundry bills, labor and salaries, 18,123 70
Maintenance-Stock used, .
5,113 85
$33,177 55
Surplus,
$427 26
MAINTENANCE.
City of Malden, 1/3 expenses at Spot Pond, $240 86
Union B. Twitchell, wood, 5 00
M. J. Drummond, interest on stock, 63 49
Curry & Hebblethwaite, repairs, 3 40
Braman, Dow & Co., fittings,
13 92
A. M. Morton & Co., packing,
I 20
Walworth Mfg Co., fittings and repairs,
33 50
Bugbee & Barrett, sundries, .
17 47
N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co., service 279 47
G. L. Ditmar, wood, 19 50
Phillips & Hodgdon, hay and oats, 170 50
R. M. Gibson & Son, repairs, 2 20
Amount carried forward, .
$850 51
WATER REPORT.
3II
Amount brought forward, $850 51
J. S. Austin, carriage, I 50
G. F. King & Merrill, stationery, . 13 55
James W. Riley, superintendent, .
1,100 00
Charles F. Churchill, engineer,
900 00
Elbridge H. Goss, registrar,
Wm. Magner, land damage,
15 00
J. J. Mccullough, water damage,
31 50
Brock Bros., sundries, 20 33
J. J. McCarthy's Sons, charcoal I 75
P. Ainsworth, sleepers, etc., 10 28
R. W. Pratt, rent of boiler, 342 00
J. P. Deering & Co., lumber, 27 53
19 00
Chapman Valve Mfg. Co., repairs,
II 39
J. C. Bartlett, gravel, 16 00
Plymouth Furnishing Co., matting, etc.,
29 61
Edson Mfg. Co., diaphrams, 8 30
Leonard & Ellis, I 00
60
Knowles Pump Works, valves, etc.,
94 80
G. H. Mason & Co., lantern globes, 22 90
H. J. Perry, sundries, 22 82
Ames Plow Co., tools, 50 75
G. P. Anderson & Co., packing, 87 89
Frost & Hawes, sundries, 24 67
American Express Co., expressing,
3 55
F. H. Tyzzer, painting, 37 00
Addison Lane, rent of shop one year,
120 00
Mary D. Ellis, rent of stable one year,
60 00
I. H. Wiley & Co., enamcline, 4 80
Larrabee & Stearns, sundries,
3 49
Amount carried forward,
$4,732 52
800 00
R. Gibbons, stock and labor,
S. M. Spencer & Son, steel stamp,
312
WATER REPORT.
Amount brought forward, $4,732 52
Dunton & Potter, reports and printing, 12 25
A. A. Hunt, wrenches 4 20
Eastman's Express, expressing, 108 78
T. McCoubry, repairs, 180 36
E. H. Goss, sundries, 3 92
Plymouth Foundry Co., matting,
4 75
A. L. Machlachlan, repairs, 36 75
R. Philpot, teaming, . 362 91
City of Medford, 1/3 expenses Spot pond, 72 83
J. W. Riley, sleepers, 4 90
C. W. Ellison, stamps, 30 00
Scrannage Bros., repairs, . 5 25
B. & M. R. R. Co., freight, 34 96
Jos. Edwards, repairs, 40 17
J. F. Lucy, sundries, 3 99
W. E. Keating, hay,
47 37
J. F. Churchill, labor, 43 00
Melrose Journal, printing, 22 50
Youle, Lawler & Co., teaming boiler, 30 00
F. W. Gregory & Co., soda ash, etc., 50 60
Osmore Jenkins, repairing clock, 2 50
A. C. Sibley, water privilege, 50 00
E. L. Whittier, rent of derricks, 25 00
W. A. Goodno, labor, . 4 25
Wiggin & Fernald, consultation, 10 00
Charles C. J. Spear, rent of ball grounds, 47 00
L. B. Wilder & Co., printing.
34 00
S. E. Benson & Co., coal, 1,862 00
Bradley, Hastings & Co., wagon umbrella, 4 50
F. A. Edson & Co., painting, 235 00
G. O. Bucknam, painting pumps, 35 00
Amount carried forward,
$8,141 26
WATER REPORT.
313
Amount brought forward, $8,14I 26
J. B. Johnson, repairs, 8 40
Siebert Cyl. Oil Co., brass nuts, I 35
Ludlow Valve Co., 9 74
A. J. Morse & Son, fittings, 26 35
Sewall & Day Cordage Co., packing,
3 12
Geo. H. Sampson, forcite, etc.,
II 84
National Meter Co., repairing large meter, 30 00
Hartford Ins. Co., 100 00
O. R. Chase, carriages, 2 00
A. W. Parker, painting, 17 00
Chas. F. Churchill, boat house, policing, &c.
190 48
Jno. C. Paige, insurance,
12 50
Westgate & Johnson, insurance, .
27 75
Hersey Meter Co., repairs,
50
A. J. Burnett & Co., repairs,
I 00
W. H. Gallison, sundries,
4 30
F. Hawkins & Co., packing,
4 81
Sewer Commissioners, packing, 5 42
Chambers Express, expressing,
I 95
Town of Melrose, use of roller, .
17 50
S. M. Scribner, sundries,
5 45
Jos. Gibbons, Jr., gravel,
2 00
H. W. Johns & Co., sundries,
14 95
F. Sargent, damage from blasting,
3 50
Wilbur D. Fiske, commissioner,
50 00
George J. Bicknell,
50 00
George L. Morse, 50 00
W. L. Pierce, distributing circulars,
5 00
E. B. Silliman, packing,
85
Middlesex Fells Springs Co.
30,019,425 gallons (@ 7c., 2,251 46
3,100,000 " 6c.,
186 00
27,706,625 " 5C.,
1,385 34
60,826,050
Sundry laborers, . 5,501 88
From stock account : Stock used in repairing 263 leaks, service pipes, resetting hydrants, street boxes and general repairs, 5,113 85
Total,
$23,237 55
314
WATER REPORT.
CONSTRUCTION.
Cost of construction as per report of January I, 1894, . . $320,297 76
Transferred amt. experimental well acct., 1,000 00
additional water supply acct., 4,077 55
١١ Spot pond improvement acct., 19,848 76
Cost of stock for construction during the year 1894, $9,661 95
Amount paid sundry laborers on same, 4,066 13
Cost of stock for street services, . 1,144 43
Amount paid sundry laborers on same, 938 75 $15,81I 26
Cost of works Jan. 1, 1895, $361,035 33
STOCK.
Stock on hand Jan. 1, 1894, . $6,950 66
Purchased of
Fitz, Dana & Co., sheet iron, rivets, etc., 344 33
Chadwick Lead Works, pig lead and pipe, . 700 37
Davis & Farnum Mfg. Co., iron pipe and castings, 8,123 29 J. H. Cunningham Co., pipe and fittings, 581 17
Geo. H. Sampson, forcite, fuses, etc., 130 80
Boston Bolt Co., bolts, . 8 88
Builder's Iron Foundry, castings, IOI 04
New England Water Pipe Co., pipe and fittings, 1,240 60
Chapman Valve Co., hydrants, 842 50
Osgood & Hart, castings, 125 58
B. & M. R. R. Co., freight, 292 13
Scrannage Bros., stop cocks, 495 69
Amount carried forward, .
$19,937 04
315
WATER REPORT.
Amount brought forward, $19,937 04
Ludlow Valve Co., valves, etc., 812 90
Sewall Day Cordage Co., 6 60
Holyoke Hydrant Works, hydrants, 89 70
Knowles Pump Works, pumps,
907 96
National Meter Co., meters, 1,009 00
Robert Philpot,
45 75
James Marshall, wood, . 19 00
Bay State Metal Works, corporations, .
132 75
A. M. Morton & Co., 5 20
G. P. Anderson & Co., packing,
43 56
Hersey Meter Co., meters,
60 85
A. J. Morse & Son., 3 50
Walworth Mfg. Co.,
85
Standard Brass Co., corporations, 84 57
M. J. Drummond, iron pipe, .
842 51
T. McCoubry,
61 90
S. E. Benson & Co.,
536 75
Paid sundry laborers on stock,
309 38
E. L. Whittier & Co.,
I 99
$24,911 76
CR.
STOCK USED.
For maintenance, .
$5,113 85
construction, .
9,661 95
inside services,
1,144 43
15,920 23
Stock on hand Jan. 1, 1895,
$8,991 53
316
WATER REPORT.
STATISTICS.
Number of water takers January 1, 1895,
2,760
families,
2,590
stores and shops,
125
motors,
IO
boarding houses,
5
66
hotels,
3
66
churches,
7
manufactories,
4
greenhouses,
3
laundries,
7
railroad stations,
4
66
club houses,
2
horses,
422
66
COWS, ,
63
TOWN.
Town Hall, twelve school houses, five hose houses, one engine house, six stand pipes, two ornamental fountains, five drinking fountains.
Respectfully submitted, ELBRIDGE H. GOSS,
Water Registrar.
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT.
To the Board of Water Commissioners :
GENTLEMEN :- In accordance with the usual custom, I herewith submit my annual report.
THE POND.
The following record will show the condition of the pond during the year. The lowest point May 30 to June 10, and not over the dam during the year.
RECORD.
Rise and fall of pond in 1894.
Jan,
I 9234 in. below high water mark.
IO 901/2 in.
20 893/8 in. 66
30 8434 in.
66
Feb. IO 8034 in. 6 6
20
7112 in.
28
68 in. 66
66
Mar. IO
55 in.
4934 in. 66
30 47 in.
April 10
44 in.
20
3534 in.
30
345/8 in.
66
66
May
IO
345/8 in.
20
3414 in.
. 6
30
341/2 in.
46
20
318
WATER REPORT.
June IO 3412 in. below high water mark. 20 3914 in. ..
30
4312 in.
66
July IO
48 1/2 in. 6.
20 5412 in. 66
30 57 14 in.
66
Aug. 10
6234 in.
66
20
6714 in. ..
30
7334 in. 66
Sept. 10
80 in.
66
20
8114 in.
66
66
Oct.
IO
931/2 in.
20
951/2 in.
30
98
in.
..
66
20
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961/2 in.
66
20
8934 in.
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8614 in.
COMPARATIVE RECORD.
Showing the lowest points below high water mark to which the pond has been drawn since 1874.
1874-Lowest point, 43 inches, Dec. 7.
1875 -- Lowest point, 61 inches, Feb. 22. Pond full, June 23. Next lowest point, 33 inches, Nov. 10. 1876-Lowest point, 37 inches, Nov 6. Pond full, March 25. 1877-Lowest point, 33 inches, Sept. 30. Pond full March 15. 1878-Lowest point, 271/2 inches, Nov. 13. Pond full Jan. 15. Pond full, second time, Dec. 14.
1879-Lowest point, 45 inches, Dec. 20. Pond full and run-
66
30
8934 in.
66
Nov. IO
97 in.
16
30
98
66
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WATER REPORT.
ning over at waste-way from Jan. I to May 20. 1880-Lowest point, 6314 inches, Dec, 30; highest point May 10; being then twelve inches below high-water mark.
1881 .- Lowest point, 65 inches, Jan. 8 at which time the water was down to the top of the pipe at the gate house; commenced pumping and continued until Jan. 22. The pump was started again Feb. 6 and run until Feb. 13. Pond full and running over from March 22 to April 30. Next lowest point, 32 inches, Dec. 22.
1882-Lowest point, 3712 inches, Dec. 21. Pond fulland running over at waste-way, from March 3 to April 3.
1883-Lowest point, 82 inches, Dec. 30. The highest point reached was 15 inches below high-water mark, May 30. Commenced pumping Sept. 23, and continued to pump to Dec. 31.
1884-Lowest point, 821/2 inches, Jan. I. Pond full and run- ning over from April 16 to May 10. Next lowest point. 40 14 inches, Nov. 23.
1885-Lowest point, 421/2 inches, Oct. 31. The highest point reached on May 24, when it was 21/2 inches below high- water mark.
1886-Lowest point, 55 inches, Nov. 10. Full pond, running over at water-way from Feb. 14 to April 26.
1887-Lowest point, 4134 inches, Dec. 10. Full pond from March 20 to May 10.
1888-Lowest point, 38 inches, Feb. 17. Full pond from April 3 to June 2, and from Nov. 30 to Dec, 31.
1889- Lowest point, 1434 inches, Oct. 20. Full pond, run- ning over water-way, Dec. 10.
1890-Lowest point, 39 inches, Oct. 10. Full pond, running over water-way, Jan 10 to 30, March 10 to April 10, and May 10 to 30.
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WATER REPORT.
1891-Lowest point, 8334 inches, Dec. 20. Full pond, run- ning over water-way, Feb. 6 to April 26.
1892-Lowest point, 133 inches, Dec. 30. Has not run over water-way during the year.
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