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Report of the Chief Engineer and Superintendent.
MELROSE, MASS., January 1, 1900.
To Seth E. Benson, L. Frank Hinckley, and John Larrabee, Sewer Commissioners of the Town of Melrose, Mass.
GENTLEMEN :- In compliance with the usual custom, I herewith submit for your consideration the sixth annual report of the work done by the sewer department for the year ending December 31st, 1899.
ENGINEERING.
This work has consisted in giving lines and grades, look- ing after the work of construction and making surveys and plans for sewer assessments on the line of sewers con- structed this season ; locating new houses on the line of the sewers constructed in the past years, plotting on the assess- ment plans all private sewers constructed, and generally bringing the plans to date, furnishing the board of health and the board of assessors with information and sketches from time to time as they have requested, doing the work for the highway department, giving street lines and grades to private individuals when so directed by the board of selectmen, and making surveys and plans for the park commissioners.
The cost of this work excluding the salary of the
engineer and superintendent, has been. $963 41
Charged to other departments, 348 39
Net cost of engineering to sewer department, $615 02
NOTE :- The charge made to other departments has not
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included any portion of the salary of the engineer and superintendent, and no charge has been made the assessors or the board of health.
CONTRACTS.
No contracts were made this year for constructing sewers, as the work contemplated was not extensive and it was thought best to hire the citizens of the town who might otherwise have been unemployed.
Cement was purchased of Waldo Brothers, 102 Milk street, Boston, Mass., the prices paid being as follows :
Portland cement, Atlas brand, $2.25 per cask ; Anchor brand, $2.60 per cask ; Rosendale cement, Hoffman brand, $1.05 per cask, all F. O. B. cars, Melrose.
Brick was purchased of the Bay State Brick Co., 15 Court square, Boston, Mass., for $10.00 per 1000, delivered on the work.
Soil pipe was purchased of Frank A. Jackson at the following prices : 4-inch light, 15 3-10 cents per foot; 4-inch extra heavy, 28 I-2 cents per foot and 5-inch extra heavy, 36 cents per foot, which included leading the same together in 10-foot lengths and delivering at the yard.
Sewer pipe was purchased of Perrin, Seamens & Co., 57 Oliver street, Boston, Mass., agents for the Knowles, Taylor & Anderson granite pipe. After supplying two cars, and before the execution of the contract, this factory shut down and the balance of the order was purchased of Waldo Brothers, 102 Milk street, Boston, Mass., agents for Akron pipe, Summit and Buckeye brands.
Clean-out covers were purchased of the Portland Co., Portland, Maine.
SEWER CONSTRUCTION.
About one and one-half miles of public or common sew- ers have been constructed by day labor, giving employment to from twenty-five to fifty men nearly all of the season.
These sewers were principally located in that section of
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the town known as Burrell & Swett's land, and were laid in Lebanon, Appleton, Harvard, Irving and Fairmount streets, Beech and Linwood avenues, and a main sewer across pri- vate land from Linwood avenue to Lebanon street, from Lebanon to Harvard street, from Harvard to Irving street, following the valley of that section, making a considerable saving in the cost of the lateral sewers. A much larger quantity of ledge was encountered than was anticipated, and the cost consequently increased.
The sewers built in other sections were.in Malvern street, Florence and Goss avenues, Orient place and York terrace.
Following is a detail of the work done on each street, to gether with its cost.
DETAIL OF WORK DONE IN 1899.
Excavation.
Masonry
Summary.
Earth.
Rock.
Location.
0-8
8-12
12-16
0-8
8-12
12-16
6 inch.
8 inch.
10 inch.
Cubic yds. Brick.
Cubic yds.{Concrete.
Under Drain, Linear feet,
Excavation below grade.
Value of Work at
Market Price.
Actual Cost.
Profit.
Loss.
Appleton St. Irving to Fairmount.
$151.84
$155.96
$4.12
Beech Avenue
824.2
11.0
63.7
201. 474.8
595 3
13.02 .
886.58
761.50 $125.08
Belmont Place
190.2
287.
4.18
135.31
108.60
26.71
Botolph St. and York Terrace ..
291.5
248.2 38.1
557.8
128.8
71.
1,721.67
1,870.19
148.52
Elliot St.
74.1
85.9
15.5
196.
2.68
578.30
466.09
112.21
Fairmount St
543.1
35.6
5.9
617.8
5.70
396.16
328.47
67.69
307.0
9.7
35. 512.
392.
5.16
398.67
251.37
147.30
Goss Ave ..
200.1
11.1
148.3
7.2
411.
4.29
937.73
745.10
192.63
Harvard St. north of trunk sewer.
158.4
4.
·
.
·
....
...
. .
..
438.82
309.11
129.71
Malvern St. Faxon to Meridian ..
233.3
0.23
304.
141.14
121.49
19.65
Orient Place ..
157.2
0.95
38.5
465.
8.63
426.19
212.70
213.49
Trunk Sewer from Linwood Ave. to Irving St .
1,156.6
141.
1.2
38.5
6.0
3.0
502.
1067
25.46 132
814
133.1
2,066.09
1,548.76
517.33
Totals .
.
5,046.2
235.58
1.2
725.
74.6
3.0
4,662.4
1,530.1 1067.
94.33 132
885. 133.1
$8641.79 $7159.69 $1634.74 $152.64
.
.
·
.
. .
.
.
...
.
.....
....
·
... ...
....
. .
112.04
82.49
29.55
230.1
309.
2.36
146.57
123.72
22.85
Lebanon St. Beech Ave. to Malvern St.
183.5
57.
5.8
280.
2.43
....
. .
....
. .
...
104.68
74 14
30.54
Sewall Woods Road.
....
Cost of Stock ...
2078.52
.
182.
24 2
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4 inch.
Cubic yards.
Linear Feet.
Cubic Yards.
Cubic Yards.
Sewer Pipe.
Total Cost by Streets, not including engineering, inspection or superintendence, etc .... $9238.21
.
..
214.
Irving St. north of trunk sewer ...
....
256.
1.95
315.1
12.90
Florence Ave
5.57
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The values used in the foregoing table are :--- Earth excavation to 8 ft. deep, 50 cts. per yard.
66 8 to 12 ft. deep, 75 cts. per yard.
12 to 16 ft. deep, $1.00 per yard.
Rock excavation to 8 ft. deep, $5.00 per yard.
8 to 12 ft. deep, $5.50 per yard.
12 to 16 ft. deep, $6.00 per yard.
Laying 6 in. pipe, 6 cts. per ft.
Laying 8 in. pipe, 8 cts. per ft.
Laying 10 in. pipe, 10 cts. per ft.
Brick masonry, $5,50 per cu. yd.
Concrete masonry, $4.50 per cu. yd.
Under drain, 15 cts. per linear ft.
Excavation below grade, $1.00 per cu. yd.
The stock used and given as costing $2,078.52 [is as follows :
78 casks Portland cement at $2.25, $175 50
60 “ " $2.60,
156 00
119 casks Rosendale cement, at $1.05, .
124 95
47,317 bricks at 10 cts. . 473 17
I42 manhole rods at 8 I-3 cts., II 83
38 man hole castings at $5.83,
221 54
$1,162 99
4 in. pipe, 882 ft. at 20 cts., . .
$176 40
4 in. bends, 10 pieces, at 65 cts.,
6 50
4 in. tees, 2 pieces at 90 cts., . I 80
5 in. bends 14 pieces at 85 cts., 6 in. pipe, 4,346 ft. at 30 cts.,
II 90
1,303 80 ·
6 in. x 5 in. ys 302 pieces at $1.35,
407 70
6 in. bends, I piece at $I.IO, .
.
I IO
6 in. tees 3 pieces at $1.35, 8 in. pipe, 107.8 ft. at 45 cts.,
485 IO .
72 pieces, 8 x 5 in. ys at $2.03, 2 pieces, 8 in. bends at $1.80, 8 in. tees, 2 pieces at $2.03,
3 60
4 06
Io in. pipe, 910 ft at 65 cts., .
591 50
.
4 05
146 16
.
.
Amounts carried forward, $3,143 67 $1,162 99
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Amounts brought forward,
$3,143 67 $1,162 99
Io in. ys, 61 pieces at $2.93, 178 73
12 in. pipe, 8ft. at 85 cts., 6 80
$3,329 20
Less 721/2 %, .
2,413 67
$915 53
$2,078 52
SEWERS BUILT TO JAN. I, 1900.
Inches.
-Feet .-
Size Pipe.
1894.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
Totals.
6
14,004.16 20,411.66 26,179.93 22,916.40 2,512.00 4,662.40 90,686.55
8
5,439.89
8,020.03 15,505.79 11,817.90 1,424.00 1,530.10 43,737.71
10
1,508.02
4,968.55
2,152.38
2,946.60
1,067.00 12,642.55
12
949.95
1,250.69
2,407.62
5,672.64
10,280.90
15.
354.80
3,121.73
3,476.53
18 ..
2,715.07
317.66
2,117.10
5,149.83
20.
2,788.30
2,788.30
24.
1,213.10
1,213.10
Brick,
20×18
3,034.94
3,034.94
20.
111.00
111.00
24 ..
28.00
28.00
29,112.29 34,650.93 46,563.38 51,627.31 3,936.00 7,259.50 173,149.41 Total length of sewers, 173,149.41 feet, or 32.79 miles.
Two and four-tenths miles of the above are owned and controlled by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, which by an act of the legislature Melrose is permitted to use in the same manner as the local sewers.
NOTE :- 72.67 ft. of 6 in. pipe was taken up and 10 in pipe substituted in its place.
MAINTENANCE.
The cost of maintenance the past year has been $1,891.60, which is somewhat larger than will be required in the future, as many bills, such as rent of yard, telephone, lighting, stationery, etc., have been charged to maintenance which, in the future under the city charter will be chargeable to some other account. The actual amount paid for labor being only $437.38.
Experience so far tends to show that as the sewers are
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more generally used they become more nearly self cleaning and consequently the cost of maintenance is diminished rather than increased. This, with the fact that no complaint of stoppage or inefficiency has been received, is the best evidence that the system has been wisely designed and faithfully constructed, and although the first cost has been somewhat large the people will reap the benefit in the very small annual cost of cleaning or maintenance.
SEWER ASSESSMENT.
On December Ist, 1899, your board voted to levy sewer assessments on all property abutting the sewers constructed in 1899. This was on 179 estates and amounted to $6,453.68.
The amount of sewer assessments levied to date, as is shown by the records on file in this office, and which have been certified to the collector, is as follows :
Amount.
Assessed July 1, 1898, $164,571 67
Abated. $4,726 39 119 20
Net. $159,845 28
Nov. 1, 1898,
2,124 44
2,005 24
Dec. 1, 1899,
6,453 68
144 87
6,308 81
66
" 30, 1899,
*97 71
*97 71
Totals.
$173,247 50
$4,990 46
$168,257 04
The abatements are principally on town property, such as schoolhouse lots, parks, etc. A few abatements have been on land not suitable for building purposes, such as meadows and swamps, but these have always been so worded as to admit of future collection provided the conditions changed.
SEWER APPORTIONMENT.
Chapter 445 of the acts of 1898 provides that accounts shall, on written request of the owner, be divided into any number of equal parts not exceeding ten. Of the 2713 accounts assessed, 1558 have been apportioned and certified to the assessors as provided by the above chapter.
PRIVATE SEWERS.
Four hundred and fifty-nine private sewers have been con- * To correction in account No. 1306, of F. A. Messenger.
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structed, twenty-four of which connect with the metropoli- tan or state sewer.
With four exceptions all labor has been performed and all stock furnished by the sewer department. These four were done by Mr. A. Wilbur Lynde, he doing the excavation within the lawns and the sewer department doing that within the street and furnishing and laying the pipe and brick.
Only two parties have complained of the manner in which their work was done or of the cost of the same. This, with the fact that no stoppages have occurred, proves conclu- sively that the methods adopted by your board are generally satisfactory to both the town and the abutters.
The total number of buildings connected with the public sewers is 1655, leaving about 750 still to be connected. Those connected are classified as follows :
1895
Single dwelling houses
164
1896 362
1897 264
1898 181
1899 400
Total 1371
Double
26
47
31
20
37
161
Blocks, stores and tenements, ·
17
18
10
5
13
63
Tenement blocks, of four or more tenants .
3
0
11
4
7
25
Churches
3
1
0
0
0
4
Club houses
1
0
0
0
0
1
Public buildings .
1
5
4
3
0
13
Hospital
1
0
0
0
1
2
Railroad stations
1
1
0
2
0
4
Fire stations,
1
0
0
1
0
2
Mills
0
1
1
1
0
3
Hotels and boarding houses
1
1
0
1
0
3
Stables
1
0
1
0
1
3
Totals .
220
436
$22
218
459
1655
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The following is a table of data concerning the private sewers constructed :
1895
1896
1897
1898 2.073
1899
Total length in miles . .
2.096
4.042
2.966
4.349
Average cut in feet ....
6.33
6.03
6.07
5.56
5.83
Average cost per foot. .
$.4845
$.4543 14,303.0 190.2
35.0
101.5
196.7
Cost per cubic yard earth excavation ....
$.441
$.377
$.387
$.444
$.38
Cost per cubic yard
rock excavation .....
$4.50
$4.50
$2 90
$4.00
Total charge to private
sewers, as per books $5,651 73 $9,636 72 $6,522 96 $5,109 03 $10,391 32
Collected
5,359 82 9,391 69
4,735 44 10,221 58
Uncollected .
10 03
182 78
65 39
64 21
169 74
Total length of private sewers laid to date is 15.526 miles.
NOTE. In addition to the amounts collected as above, there was collected in 1896, $10.03 due in 1895; in 1897, $71.34 due in 1896 ; in 1898, $52.00 due in 1896, and $57.94 due in 1897 ; in 1899, $43.80 due in 1898.
W. D. HUNTER, Clerk of Sewer Commissioners,
in account with GEORGE NEWHALL, Town Treasurer.
DR.
To actual cost of all private sewers constructed 1895, $5,723 II To actual cost of all private sewers constructed 1896, 9,717 82 To actual cost of all private sewers constructed 1897, 6,167 51
To actual cost of all private sewers constructed 1898, 4,925 09
To actual cost of all private sewers constructed 1899, 10,544 45
To amount collected for repairs, . 112 36
Amount carried forward,
$37,190 34
$.45
$.4589
Cu.yds.earth excavation 7,736.0
$.3933 10,557.0
6,663.71
14,684.0
Cu.yds.rock excavation
....
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CR.
Amount brought forward,
$37,190 34
By cash paid 1895,
. $5,349 79
1896,
· 9,396 05
1897,
. 6,179 87
1898,
4,856 94
1899,
. 10,075 08
$35,857 73
By amount abated by sewer commissioners, 1895,
$363 29
1896,
147 35
1897,
13 00
1898,
135 57
1899, .
153 13
812 34
By amount uncollected, 1896, $59 89
1897,
7 45
1898,
20 4I
1899,
169 74
$257 49
Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1900,
262 78
$37,190 34
The sewer department has on hand to turn over to the public works department of the new city January 1, 1900, the following :
ENGINEERING EQUIPMENTS.
I engineeer's office, vaults, etc., valued at $1,500 00
I Buff & Berger transit, 200 00
I Hutchinson transit, 100 00 .
I Buff-Berger, level, 125 00
2 complete sets Altanada drawing instru- ments, 30 00
I complete set American drawing in- struments, 10 00
Amount carried forward, . $1,965 00
.
.
.
.
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SEWER REPORT.
Amount brought forward, .
$1,965 00 Tee squares, triangles, curves, tapes, rods, etc.,
$50 00
5 drawing tables,
.
50 00
I case of drawers, .
30 00
2 small office tables,
10 00
I large office table,
10 00 - $2,115 00
SEWER COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE.
2 roll-top desks,
$45 00
I high desk,
40 00
I book-case, .
35 00
I case,
30 00
I copy-press, .
. 30 00
I safe,
40 00
I book-rack, 15 00
I large office table, 20 00
2 desk chairs, . 12 00
Io office chairs,
15 00
Blank-books, reports, etc., for private
sewers,
40 00
$322 00
STOCK
4 in. pipe, 847 pieces, 1,694 ft. at 20 cts., $338 80
" 14 bends, 36
" 65 " 23 40
" 1/8 " 22
.6
" 65 " 14 30
" × 4 in. tees, 15
" 90 " 13 50
5 in. pipe, 3,075 6,150 ft. " 25 " 1,537 50 " $1 13 207 92
" 2 ft. Ys, 184 186 66
" 88 cts., 163 68
" x 4 in. tees, 24 66
" X 5 " 8
32 " $1 13 36 16
Amount carried forward, · $2,437 00
.
.
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SEWER REPORT.
Amount brought forward, 5 in. 1/8 bends, 957 pieces, " 14 354
$2,437 00
1,3II
" 85 cts. 1, 114 35
6 in. pipe, 884 6 1,768 ft. “ 30 " 530 40
" x 5 in. Ys, 94 " x 4 " tees, 6 66
" X 5 " 66 2
" × 6 4 6 I 66
IO3
" $I 35
139 05
' x 5 " reducer, 6 pieces,
I 20 7 20
" 14 bends, 2 pieces,
I IO 2 20
8 in. pipe, 1,457
" 2,914 ft.
45 cts. 1,31I 30
" x 5 in. Ys, 283
16
" x4 " tees, 9
66
" X 5 " 66 I 66
" × 6 “ 3
" x 8 “ I
.
297 6
" $2 03
602 91
' I ft. Ys, I2
6
“ I 58 18 96
" bend, I
66
.
.
.
[ 80
Io in. pipe, 262
66
524 ft. " 65 cts. 340 60
" x 5 in. Ys, III 6 6
" $2 93
325 23
5
" 3 83
19 15
reducer, I “
·
3 40
15 in. pipe, 153 pieces,306 ft. at $I 25 382 50
"x 5 in. Ys, 79 5 63 444 77
18 in. pipe, 18 36 ft. " I 70 61 20
" x 5 in. Ys, 20 " 7 65
153 CO
$7,793 28
Less 75 %,
5,844 96 .
$1,948 32
Amount carried forward,
$4,385 32
66
12 in.x 6 " Ys, I " x 5 " Ys, 4
6
158
SEWER REPORT.
Amount brought forward, $4,385 32
CAST IRON PIPE, JOINTED.
4 in. standard, 238 pieces, 10 ft. long,
2,330 ft. at 15.3 cts., 342 72 4 in. standard, 2 pieces, 5 ft. long, 10 ft., at 15.3 cts., 15 30
4 in. extra heavy, 8 pieces, 10 ft. long, 80 ft., at 28.5 cts., . ·
22 80
5 in. extra heavy, 3 pieces, 10 ft., 30 ft. long, at 36 cts., 10 80 5 in. extra heavy, I piece, 5 ft., 5 ft. long, at 36 cts., I 80 .
CASTINGS.
84 M. H. covers and frames, at $6 00 504 00 12
66 6 extra, 3 00 36 00
2
" frames broken, 15 M.
H. covers broken, 2,300 lbs. at 34 cts. 17 25
3 flusher frames, at $3 50 ·
10 00
II cleanout frames, light, at $3 50 38 50
II cleanout frames, heavy, at 5 00 3 small flusher tanks and chains, { I large tank chain, S
55 00
1591 M. H. rods at 814 cts., . 131 26
23 staples 66 I 90
500 brick,
5 00
I bale jute, 4 65
141 barrels Rosendale cement, (Hoff- man) at $1.05 148 05
38 barrels Portland, (Atlas) at $2.25 85 50
1,430 48
Amount carried forward,
$5,815 80
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SEWER REPORT.
TOOLS.
Amount brought forward, $5,815 80
100 shovels, short handle, round point, at 50 cts., $50 00
22 shovels, long handle, round point, II 00
27 shovels, short square 13 50
260 picks, $10 per dozen,
217 50
79 eyes and short picks, $5 per dozen, 32 92
6 dozen pick handles, $2 per dozen, 12 00
23 crow bars, at 50 cts.,
4 tunnel bars, at 50 cts.,
2 pinch
14 50
5 tamp
5 00
I starting bar for R. R. cars,
2 60
19 tampers, 9 50
13 driving caps,
16 25
16 mauls 10 00
21 ditch braces, (long),
59 (short),
100 00
2 derricks, complete,
45 00
I
double block,
I single block and rope,
25 chain rope,
6 hook 66
31 00
4 plank pullers with clutch, I with extra hook and toggle,
30 00
7 bracing hammers,
5 25
67 striking
40 20
15 sledge
21 50
I 4lb. stone
50
I 31b., hand drill hammer,
50
I claw 66
50
3 brick hammers, I 80
3 paving 66
I 80
5 trowels, (poor)
1 00
Amounts carried forward, . $673 82 $5,815 80
160
SEWER REPORT.
Amounts brought forward,
$673 82 $5,815 80
IO hand saws, 10 00
2 cross cut saws, 2 50
2 cross cut saws, single, 2 50
IO adzes, 13 50 .
I broad hatchet,
2 00
3 L. H. axes,
I steel square, 1 00
3 spirit levels,
4 50
6 iron plumb bobs, 60
I push broom, 25
12 sod cutters, 7 20
6 grub hoes, 5 40
13 mortar hoes, 4 00
I 25
2 calking irons, .
I 00
3 monkey wrenches, .
4 50
I 12 in. Stilson wrench,
I 75
I 18 "
3 00
bit stock, 2 bits, 2 50
2 saw vises,
2 50
I paving rammer,
5 00
I auger and cement scoop,
4 old grade poles,
2 brass reducers for hydrant,
I stop cock or shut off, 10 00
3 34 faucets,
3 lead and iron goose-necks for boiler connection, 7
3 12 in. jumbos,
3 10 “ 4 extra rubber washers,
5 8 4 8
8 6 “ 12 66 25 00
4 heavy blasting chains,
14 50
I large stone
14 00
9
Amounts carried forward, $812 27 $5,815 80
5 iron rakes,
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Amounts brought forward,
$812 27 $5,815 80
9 sand screens,
I gravel
50 00
I 212 in. mesh, 5 50
2 grindstones,
16 00
6 large mortar beds,
7 small
65 00
I pr. skids, .
3 wooden wheelbarrows,
2
for pipe (poor) 25 00
9 iron
I barrel cart, 10 00
4 sewer barrels with covers, 20 00
4 hand carts,
20 00
9 tool boxes,
25 00
7 street horses, .
28 00
J4 canvas covers,
30 00
I iron under drain box, 5 00
2 M. H. guards made of pipe, 10 00
3 batteries, I set wires, 50 00
14 rubber mits,
30 hand leathers, S
12 00
160 lanterns,
25 globes,
75 " without " and want some
65 00
burners,
I gro. wicks,
2 dark lanterns,
5 oil suits, .
5 00
I blacksmith shop,
10 00
2
forges, .
22 50
3
anvils, .
40 00
3
66 hammers,
I 25
5 pr. 66
tongs, .
2 25
2
pokers, .
1 00
2
flatters,
I 75
2
66 cutters, S
66
Amounts carried forward, . $1,332 52 $5,815 80
7 out houses,
162
SEWER REPORT.
Amounts brought forward,
2 14-in. flat bastard files, new,
I Blacksmith rasp, I file.
25 9
1 i 1 168 00
16 3 bars I in. sq. steel,
I
.6 I 5/ 8 .. 14 r. 66 2400 lbs., at 7c.
5 small drills,
12 points,
15 chisels,
5 00
IO stone wedges,
24 drill spoons, 7
100 6 ft. exploders, 4 00
200 lbs. powder,
34 00
6 Edson diaphragm pumps and handles, )
6 strainers 40 ft. suction,
3 spanners,
175 00
I Edson diaphragm pump, iron suction, I ship pump,
2 rubber diaphragms,
3 " suction valves, new, 3 60
250 feet 34 rubber hose,
8 50 ft. lengths, fire hose, 50 00
2 hose menders,
84 sewer rods,
300 ft. 1 14 rope,
I 4 in. sewer hoe,
100 00
I 5 in. sewer hoe,
I 6 in. sewer hoe,
2 8 in. sewer hoes,
. $1,332 52 $5,815 80 75
16 drills, 11/2 ft. long, 114 in. 66 66
66 22 ..
I 1 1/4
-
25
26 6.
3
..
66
66
66 16 18 16
3 1/2
5
22 6
66
66
7
2
2
2 1/2 66
..
Amounts carried forward, . $1,873 12 $5,815 80
SEWER REPORT. 163
Amounts brought forward, .$1,873 12 $5,815 80
MISCELLANEOUS.
I steel stamp, M. S. D. )
I branding iron, 5 00
I lamp,
I stove,
I manifold order machine, 3 sets of blank rolls, 3 rolls carbon paper, 23 85
I Fairbanks testing machine with 6 moulds, 7 screens, 125 00
1/2 keg spikes,
1/2 doz. hasps, 3 00
1/2 doz. wire staples,
I I rings and screws for clean out covers, Lumber and blasting logs, . 150 00
12 picks,
4 L. H. rd. pt. shovels,
9 50
3 S. H.
2 rammers, . 1 00
I rake,
50
2 wedges,
50
3 stone hammers,
I 20
2 4 lb. hammers.
20
I chisel,
25
8 lanterns, .
5 00
I broom,
25
I 2 gal. oil can,
50
2 grub hoes,
I 80
$2,201 67
$8,017 47
STATEMENT. Net cost to the town of all sewers built to date, Jan. Ist, 1900:
Total bond issue, $350,000 00
Amount transferred from assessment, 10,000 00
Amount carried forward $360,000 00
164
SEWER REPORT.
Amount brought forward, $360,000 00
CR.
By cash balance Jan. 1, 1900, $3,303 86
on hand private sewers,
262 78
value of stock on hand,
3,378 80
66 " office and furniture, 2,437 00
" tools transferred to public
works department,
2,201 67
value of accounts unsettled, Com- monwealth of Mass.,
3,725 68
Private sewers,
213 54
Highway department engineering
1898, 70 10
Highway department, constructing drain, 604 49
Highway department changing grade of M. H.,
38 37
Sewer in Cox's driveway, . 208 38
Park department, survey and plan, Ell pond park, 109 85
Melrose contingent fund, establishing ward line and making map, 18 55
Cash on hand from various sources, 125 00
By amount of sewer assessments . 168,257 04
$184,955 II
Net cost to town of sewer system, $175,044 89
CONCLUSION.
I have been connected with the sewer department from the time the work was first begun up to the present date, which practically marks its completion.
I congratulate you and the citizens of Melrose upon its acquirement and can conscientiously say that I believe Mel- rose has as good a system of sewers as is to be found any- where in this country.
To my knowledge there is not a weak spot in it; all work
165
SEWER REPORT.
has been well performed and the materials have been of the best quality.
A system of assessments has been adopted which is satis- factory to the people and at the same time relieves the municipality of a large share of the cost of the work.
Holding the positions of engineer, superintendent and clerk of your board, the duties and cares devolving upon me, at times, taxed my patience and strength to the utmost; but I have always felt that no application, patience or en- ergy on my part could compensate for the courtesy and kindness shown me by you or for the trust you placed in me.
I regret that the change in the form of our government legislated your board out of existence for it has never been my pleasure to have been identified with a board with whom all the dealings and relations were of so pleasant a nature.
I shall always remember you with the kindest regard and esteem, both as a board and as individuals.
Very respectfully submitted, W. DABNEY HUNTER, Chief Engineer and Superintendent.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
OFFICE EXPENSE, SUPPLIES, ETC.
Emma L. Leighton, clerk and stenog- rapher, . $281 50
Grace B. Leighton, assistant clerk, 9 50
New England Telephone & Telegraph Co., rent telephone, 60 35
Malden Electric Co., lighting,
32 98
Malden Gas Light Co., tubing, 64
Thorp & Martin Co., ink, 60
Amount carried forward,
$385 57
166
SEWER REPORT.
Amount brought forward, $385 57
PRINTING, BOOKS, AND STATIONERY.
F. W. Barry, Beale & Co., stationery, $2 97
Alfred Hocking, P. M., rent of box, I 50
Dunton & Potter, printing, 118 25
Jas. J. Shannon & Co., files, . 6 15
Autographic Register Co., 7 50
A. J. Wilkinson & Co., eyelets, 27
$136 64
SUPERINTENDENCE, ENGINEERING AND INSPECTION.
W. D. Hunter, services chief engineer and superintendent, $1,800 00
Assistant engineers, 935 13
Draftsman,
.
59 25
$2,794 38
ENGINEERS' AND INSPECTORS' SUPPLIES.
Wadsworth, Howland & Co., supplies, . $27 93
mounting 289 plans, . 115 00
Buff & Berger, repair of tape, 35
$143 28
LABOR.
T. Norris & Co., teams, . $35 90
T. Norris, team, 8 00
John Martin, brick masonry, . 210 57
Henry Philpot, teams,
75 91
Pay roll, construction, . $7,159 69
yard,
255 95
private sewers, 6,513 14
maintenance,
437 28
14,366 06
$14,696 44
Amount carried forward,
$18,156 31
SEWER REPORT. 167
Amount brought forward, $18,156 31
CONTRACTS.
Perrin, Seamans & Co., pipe and specials, $260 97 Waldo Brothers, cement and pipe, 2,351 74 . Bay State Brick Co., brick, . 612 50 Seth E. Benson, rent of pipe yard, April Ist, 1898, to April Ist, 1899. 350 00
Seth E. Benson, rent of pipe yard, April Ist, 1899, to Jan. Ist, 1900. . 233 33
Brock Brothers, soil pipe,
257 50
Portland Co., manhole covers,
60 00
United States and Maryland Casualty Cos., insurance, 290 18
F. A. Jackson, soil pipe,
811 50
$5,227 72
FREIGHT AND EXPRESSAGE.
Boston and Maine railroad, freight, $734 14
American express, expressage, 45
Eastman's
13 35
$747 94
CLAIMS.
Walter C. Stevens, .
$29 00
E. A. Clark, borings,
420 28
$449 28
LAND DAMAGES.
Abington Savings Bank, . $25 00 $25 00
SALARIES.
Seth E. Benson, commissioner,
100 00
L. Frank Hinckley, - 100 00
John Larrabee,
100 00
$300 00
Amount carried forward,
$24,906 25
168
SEWER REPORT.
Amount brought forward, $24,906 25
SUNDRY BILLS.
Perrin, Seamans & Co., tools, powder, etc., $401 90
H. J. Perry, hardware, 15 77
Thomas McCoubry, repairs and sharp- ening tools, . 274 00
Water department, repairs,
180 30
S. E. Benson & Co., coal, 7 50
Brock Bros., stock and labor, 3 05
Joseph Edwards, “ ‘
10 55
J. P. Deering & Co., lumber, .
94 63
John Philpot, repair of concrete and stone, 208 78
Melrose club stable, use of horse,
165 00
L. Frank Hinckley, oil, etc., 51 88
C. L. Hoffman, repair of concrete,
93 20
Wm. Morss, labor, .
1 05
W. A. Goodno, stock and labor,
I 50
D. R. Woodward, “
16 60
L. C. Hoyt, ١١
8 38
C. W. Harlow, M. D., services,
1 00
Craig & Conley, stock and labor, 3 75
W. W. Winship, case, 17 00
A. Wilbur Lynde, labor, 33 49
Middlesex registry of deeds, recording releases, . 24 16
Elizabeth G. Doyle, copying deeds, 18 70
S. F. Howes, sand, 11 00
L. L. Libby, labor and stock,
5 33
Fred C. Gifford, re-steeling picks,
52 00
Melrose Hardware Co., mdse.,
95
W. S. Allen, labor, 85
C. H. Austin, horse and buggy,
3 00
Amounts carried forward.
$1,705 32 $24,906 25
169
SEWER REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, . $1,705 32 $24,906 25
W. F. Hunt, car fares, etc., 3 90 E. R. Cheney, use of pump and engine, 49 30
John H. Larrabee, photographs, . 2 00
Willis A. Smith, repair of clock, .
1 25
Bartley Maloney, cash paid out, .
2 10
Highway department, use of roller,
8 00
M. F. Eastman, tools,
285 00
Cash paid out for car fares, care of office, etc., 335 54
$2,392 41
Total,
$27,298 66
CONTRA.
Balance on hand, Jan. Ist, 1899, . $1,071 68
Appropriation for maintenance, . 3,737 21
Transfer from sewer assessment, . 10,000 00 American Surety Co., . · 5,000 00
S. E. Benson & Co., cement,
35 85
Cemetery department pipe,
7 74
Board of health list,
12 00
Water department, jute,
40 72
Highway department, engr's services, 20 34
66
96 75
.. ١١ ..
60 60
.. 6 6 37 50
Lynn & Boston R. R., changing man- holes,
59 79
Commonwealth of Mass., park dep't. 22 75
Chas. C. Swett, setting grades,
4 50
Dynamite,
32
Pipe,
20
S. E. Benson, brick,
3 50
Perrin, Seamans & Co., labor piling pipe,
11 00
Amounts carried forward, . $2,179 97 $27,298 66
170
SEWER REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, $20,222 45 $27,298 66
Highway dep't, engineer's services, 104 99 F. A. Messenger, check refunded, 200 00 Private sewers,
. 10,075 08
Total receipts,
. $30,602 52 Unexpended balance, .
· $3,303 86
$30,602 52
CONTENTS.
Assessors' Contingent,
Page 70
Cemetery,
71
Contingent,
71
Ell Pond Park,
76
Election of City Officers,
51
Expenses of Town, .
70
Fire Department,
72
Health,
73
Highways,
74
High School Building,
81 74
Insurance,
75
Main Street Widening,
75
Melrose Hospital,
75
Memorial Day, .
75
Military Aid,
76
Parks,
76
Poor Department,
78
Police Department, .
77
Public Library,
78
Records of Town Meetings,
6
Refunded Taxes,
84
Salaries,
79 80
Sewer Fund,
81
Sidewalks,
82
Soldiers' Burial,
82
Lots,
82
Relief,
82
State Aid,
83 83
Street Lights, . " Sprinkling,
83
Taxes, County and State,
84
Toothaker Fund,
84
Interest, .
School Department,
172
CONTENTS.
Page
Town Clerk's Contingent,
84
66 66 Statistics. .
66
6.
Hall,
85
66 Officers, .
3
66 Bonds.
85
Water Fund,
.
86
Report of Auditor, .
70
Assessors,
92
Board of Health,
104
Collector,
95
Chief Engineer and Superintendent of Sewers,
146
Fire Engineers,
97
Highway Department,
. 123
Inspector of Buildings,
109
Overseers of Poor, .
113
Chief of Police,
110
Sealer of Weights and Measures,
138
Sewer Commissioners,
141
Sinking Fund Commissioners,
. 119
Superintendent of Water,
136
Town Treasurer,
86
Treasurer School House Sinking Fund,
91
Water
90
Trustees Public Library,
115
Water Commissioners.
130
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Registrar,
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132
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Sewer
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