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Report of Water Registrar
OF THE
TOWN OF MELROSE, FOR THE YEAR 1898.
To the Board of Water Commissioners :
GENTLEMEN :- The following is a report of details for year 1898 :
Record water rates, lime and summons,
$41,4II 4I
Service pipes and sundries,
841 83
$42,253 24
Paid George Newhall, treasurer, . . $41,971 67
Refund sundry persons,
281 57
$42,253 24
Statement Jan. I, 1899 :
Receipts, $42,253 24
DISBURSEMENTS.
Refund sundry persons, . $ 281 57
Interest on bonds,
. 10,420 00
Maintenance labor, salaries of 11, 524 49 Stock, .
679 35
Construction, labor and stock,
4,726 77
$27,632 18
$14,621 06
200
WATER REPORT.
MAINTENANCE.
Anderson, G. P., oil and packing, . $41 79
American Express Co., 50
Barry, Beal & Co., stationery, I 08
Bartlett, E. E., logs, 7 50
Benson, S. E. & Co., coal and cement, . 397 55
Boston & Maine R. R., freight,
49 78
Brock Bros., sundries, ·
38
Burrell & Dutton, chisels,
5 70
Bliss, G. E., electric lights,
18 58
Chandler, L. E., clipping horse,
3 00
Chesterton, A. W., Co., picks shovels and lan-
terns, 49 23
Chapman Valve Co., repairs, .
46 14
Cross Bros., sealing wax,
21
Davis' Express,
75
Dunton & Potter, com. reports,
12 00
Doan, H. J., repairing derrick,
45
Deering, J. P., & Co., lumber,
2 57
Eastman's Express,
4 45
Edwards, Joseph, express wagon and shoeing,
221 02
Edison Manufacturing Co., diaphragm and sun-
dries, 23 09
Frost & Hawes, sundries,
13 65
Globe Manufacturing Co., sundries,
2 25
Greenwood & Co., floor brush,
I 25
Goss, C. C., salary, 50 00
Hersey Manufacturing Co., repairs, I 35
Hoffman, C. L., concreting and teaming, 43 43
Hunt, F. W., salary, 50 00
Amount carried forward, .
. $1,047 70
201
WATER REPORT.
Amount brought forward, . $1,047 70
Jenney Manufacturing Co., repairs 25
Knowles Pump Works, comp. rod, 35 75 Larrabee & Stearns, 50
42 80
Lovejoy, S. A., insurance, salary, .
1,000 00
Lynn Electric Light Co., 4 00
Langiell, W. D., repairing harness, 6 50
Malden Electric Light Co., .
59
McCoubry, Thomas, blacksmithing,
74 28
McTierney, James, sundries, .
I 51
Morse, G. L., salary,
50 00
Merrill, G. P., horseshoeing,
14 83
Merrill, C. A .. stationery,
18 25
Melrose Journal, water bills, .
18 00
Malden Veterinary Hospital,
8 00
Mosher Safe Co., .
2 50
N. E. Telephone Co.,
95 94
George Newhall, water damage,
309 00
National Meter Co., repairing meters, .
17 35
Neff, R. W., paint,
7 00
Page, M. S .; clock,
13 00
Pratt's Express,
13 95
Postage, A. Hocking,
25 00
Perry, H. J., sundries,
21 45
Philpot, Henry, teaming,
7 69
John,
30 80
Robert, wood, .
6 46
Ricker, J. E., sundries, .
90
Riley, J. W., boarding two horses,
432 00
rent of shop,
150 00
salary,
1,200 00
Amount carried forward, .
. $3,608 30
202
WATER REPORT.
Amount brought forward, . $3,608 30
Scrannage Bros., repairs,
50
Snow, Edgar, horse,
125 00
Stevens, W. C., additions to map,
20 00
Sampson, G. H., & Co., dynamite, 25 44
Sturges, F. P., adjusting horses,
4 00
Sumner & Goodrich Co., plugs,
2 40
Smith Bros , sundries, I IO
Town of Stoneham, taxes,
87 51
Tyzzer, F. H., painting wagons,
38 50
Thompson Meter Co., meter,
9 90
Union Meter Co., repairing meter,
2 30
Walworth Supply Co., supplies,
12 35
Whittier, E. L., gravel, .
5 60
Woburn Electric Light Co., .
3 00
Total, . $4,993 60
203
WATER REPORT.
CONSTRUCTION.
Cost to Jan. I. 1898, . $400,107 47
stock, construction, 1898, 3,000 47
". labor, 1,726 30
". stock, street services, 339 96
.. labor, .. ..
320 96
$405,495 16
STOCK PURCHASED.
A. W. Morgan Manufacturing Co., $187 50
Benson, S. E., &. Co.,
5 75
Builders' Iron Foundry Co., .
19 40
Chadwick Lead Works,
425 37
Chapman Valve Co.,
71 90
City of Malden,
13 79
Coffin Valve Co.,
259 60
Cunningham, J. H., & Co.,
58 42
Davis & Farnum,
71 09
Hoffman, C., .
48 92
Lead Lined Pipe Co.
451 16
Norwood Engineering Co.,
225 90
Osgood & Hart,
97 02
Philpot, Robert,
19 50
Scrannage Bros.,
255 II
Standard Brass Co.,
117 16
Warren Foundry Co.,
3,929 96
$6,257 55
Stock on hand, Jan. 1, 1898, .
. $8,341 28
$14,598 83
204
WATER REPORT.
Stock used in 1898 :
Construction,
. $3,000 47
Maintenance,
679 35
Street service,
339 96
$4,019 78
Stock on hand, Jan I, 1899,
$9,319 10
WATER TAKERS, JANUARY I, 1899.
Families,
3,17I
Stores and shops,
II7
Boarding houses,
4
Horses,
381
Cows,
84
Meters in use,
71
TOWN.
Town hall, fifteen school houses, five hose houses, one engine house, eighteen stand pipes, two ornamental foun- tains, four drinking fountains, ninety-four automatic dump- ing pans for sewers.
Respectfully submitted,
STEPHEN A. LOVEJOY, Water Registrar.
Report of the Superintendent.
To the Board of Water Commissioners :
GENTLEMEN : - I herewith submit my annual report.
The water works have been kept in good condition dur- ing the past year. Breaks have, however, been of frequent occurrence in the old cement pipes, and it seems to be a matter of necessity that the cement pipes, which have been in use for nearly thirty years, should be replaced with cast iron pipe, especially as the water pressure will be increased soon ten pounds-as soon as the supply shall come from the new reservoir, which will probably be some time during the coming summer. During the year 1898 new iron pipe has been laid as follows :
225 ft. 6 in. pipe, West Emerson street. 108 “ 6 Wheeler avenue. 160 " 6 .. Holland road.
1,340 " 16
Ravine road.
30 " IO
Lynde street.
300 “ 6 46 264 " 6 Beacon “ 520 " 6 Rogers
575 " 6 Whittier's field.
.6 1,060 " 6
.. Pleasant street.
206
WATER REPORT.
104 ft. 6 in. pipe, Everett street.
169 " 1 14 Crescent place.
210 " 6
.. off Franklin street. 310 " 6 Spear street.
One 4 in. hydrant, Rogers street. 4 " Whittier's field.
Two 4 " .. Pleasant street.
One 4 "
Spear street.
Respectfully submitted,
J. W. RILEY,
Superintendent.
207
WATER REPORT.
TABLE SHOWING LEVELS BELOW SPOT POND ROLLWAY.
Surveys made in 1884 by PERCY M. BLAKE, C. E., and GEORGE H. BISHOP, C. E.
Below Rollway.
Feet.
Reservoir 98 feet above rollway.
0.00
Rollway.
5.61
Lowest point on pipe line bet'n Woodland ave. and Ravine rd.
22.39
Summit of Ravine road, near Spring barrel in ground.
83.00
Northwest corner Ravine road and Washington street.
92.20
Intersection of Ravine road and Wyoming avenue.
97.19
Intersection of Trenton street and Wyoming avenue.
0.37
Piazza floor of C. S. Adams' house, on Wyoming hill. Intersection Berwick street and Wyoming avenue. Corner Main and Foster streets.
32.00
Sill of lower window of J. T. Chase's house, Cedar Park.
92.17
Intersection of Main and Essex streets.
13.78
18.00
In front of G. C. McFarland's house, Chipman avenue.
3.00
Top of hill, opposite G. C. McFarland's house.
73.00
Track of Boston & Maine railroad, 100 ft. north of Franklin st.
18.00
Foundation of P. W. Curry's house, Orris street.
3.16
Doleful Pond above Spot Pond, Nov. 13, 1884.
99.62
Fall from rollway to top of underpinning of Town Hall.
91.56
86.06
Intersection of Upham street and Bellevue avenue. Sill of Upham street schoolhouse.
41.09
West rail Boston & Maine railroad at Wyoming station.
98.53
208
TOTAL AMOUNT AND LOCATION OF MAIN AND DISTRIBUTING PIPES TO PRESENT TIME.
FEET OF PIPE.
Hyd-
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STREETS.
16-in. 14-in. 12-in. |10-in.|
8-in.
6-in.
4-in.
2-in.
1-in.
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8-in.
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2-in.
340
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Ainsworth Court,
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405
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86
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270
Burrell
582
595
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611
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387
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817
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TOTAL AMOUNT AND LOCATION OF MAIN AND DISTRIBUTING PIPES TO PRESENT TIME .- Continued.
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FEET
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Hyd- rants.
STREETS.
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4-in.
2-in.
1-in.
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390
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524
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338
Cutter ..
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360
Dill's Court
594
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216
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rants.
TOTAL AMOUNT AND LOCATION OF MAIN AND DISTRIBUTING PIPES TO PRESENT TIME .- Continued.
FEET OF PIPE.
Hyd-
GATES.
STREETS.
16-in.|14-in.|12-in.|10-in.
8-in.
6-in.
4-in.
2-in.
1-in.
rants. 16-in. 12-in. |10-in.| 8-in.
6-in.
4-in. | 2-in.
Lake Avenue
.
.
..
.
1,230
1
Lebanon ..
4,375
3,550
5
. .
. ...
..
.
. .
...
72
L
. .
.
...
#
. ..
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.
. .
......
......
659
435
200 286
1
2
1
Linden ..
.
.
. .....
......
.. ..
....
.
......
. ..... .
774
3,776
2
5
Linwood Place.
852
42
1,272
701
15
6
.
.
.
..
.
.
.
. ..
..
2,26512
2
3
1
Melrose
1,300
2,4491/2
5
4
4
Meridian
1,536
2
Middlesex Fells Springs Co
36
730
2
1
. .
.... .
. .
240
Mountain Avenue.
200
144
300
2
3
Mt. Vernon Place
224
.
.
.
.
.
.. ......
......
3
.
.
.
.....
. . .
.....
.....
.
.
.
.
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.
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. .
..
.
.....
....
1
North Avenue
. . .
. ...
.....
. .
..
.
1,161
1
Off Green ....
. .. . .
...
.
1,047
1
1
Orient Avenue
263
184
2
4
.
.
. .
. . .
. .
..
.
.
.
24
2
.
...
. .
..
.
. .. . . . .
.
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. .....
.
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4
2
.
·
288
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.
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Perkins.
. .....
.....
Pine . ..
. . ......
....
......
2
1
1
Pleasant
.
. .... .
1. 677
1,125
2
Porter
...
.
....
1,205
2,51412
5
Porter Street Court ....
225
. . .
.
.
......
....
3,000
,651
3
Malvern
1,110
380
3
Maple and Poplar ..
.
..
.
.
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.
.
...
.
..
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.
.
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.
....
.
.
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. ....
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.
816
1
Mystic and Glen Ave.
310
671
1
1
Natalie Avenue,
185
1
·
835
202
75
1
.
...
. .
. ......
.
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. . . . . . .
.
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1,179
1,268
1
Orris Place.
165
.
.
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.
Otis .
112
1
Panama .
. ..... . ....
268
.. .
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.
.
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.
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1,526
Parker.
798
275
..
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.
.
·
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358
1
.
.
2
.
.
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..
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...
.
Lynde Avenue.
Main .
.. ..
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.
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Linwood Ave. and Lynde .
......
.... .
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.
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..
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.
.
.
.
. . .
Pearl.
Perham Court
...
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....
1
Orient Place
. .
.....
Orris .
1,152
......
. .
.
. .
Para ...
Park ...
1
1
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. . .. . .
2
Oakland.
.. . .
.
220
1
.
. .
1
Mt. Vernon ...
......
.
.
Myrtle. .
2,230
6
.
.
.
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.
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3
5
.
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2
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Lincoln.
Linden Place ..
.
224
2,751
..
2
Morgan ..
.....
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.
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236
.
2II
. . .
212
TOTAL AMOUNT AND LOCATION OF MAIN AND DISTRIBUTING PIPES TO PRESENT TIME .- Continued.
FEET OF PIPE.
Hyd-
GATES
STREETS.
16-in. |14-in. |12-D.|10.in.
8-in.
6-in.
4-in
2-in.
1-in.
rants. 16-in. 12-in 10-in.| 8-in.
6-in.
4-in.
2-in.
Potter ..
Pond to Wyoming Avenue 3,810
2
2.
1
Pratt
378
1
.
. .
1
Prospect
1,026
1
Pump to intersection
. . .. 3,032
......
6
145
....
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.
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......
1
Rogers. ..
65
790
1
·
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.
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Reservoir ..
96
1
4
1
293
1,331
552
3
.
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.
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. ....
1,370
773
6
1
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706
.
...
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816
288
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300
495
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1
10
3
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2
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1
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3
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1
South Avenue
425
108
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2
.
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1,137
164
Spear Court.
226
8
1
.
.
.
.
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.
. .
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.
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. ......
110
216
.
.
.
.....
...
Stevens Place.
961
2
..
. .
.
. .
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. .. . ..
1
.
.
.
...
.
230
....
2
Swain's Pond Avenue ..
..
. ...
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...
2
12
1
.
....
...
..
...
419
2
1
Third .. ..
1,465
827
247
3
.
. .
. . . .
. .
.....
831
2,714
2
Trenton ..
.. ..... .
1,223
1,3311/2
Union. ..
673
1
.
.
3
Upham ...
5,581
7
..
.
..
1
Upland Road.
400
8
1
.
. .
.
..
.
520
577
2
Reading Hill Avenue.
170
.
.
Rowe
2
.
. .
.
. .
1
1
.
.
Sanford
485
900
2
1
1
.
Sargent.
School.
Sewall Woods Park.
. 2,030
216
.
. .
.. . .
.
. .
Sibley . .
145
810
Spear ...
.
.
.
. .
.
.
...
1
Spring ...
430
.
.
. .
.
. .
.. ..
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2
Summer
1
Summit Avenue.
1,740
560
4
.
. .
. .
.
. .
.
...
Sylvan.
286
830
36
1
2
1
Tappan .
2
Tenth.
.
. .
.
3
1
Tremont ..
3,180
500
4
2
3
5
1
. . ...
.
2
.
.
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.
..
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. . .
. .
.
442
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...
WATER REPORT
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2
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Rendall Place. .
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.
.
1
1
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I
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Staples .
.
.
...
Suction pipe, Pump'g sta'n
320
.
.
.
.
.
160
1
Rockland.
Reservoir to Ravine Road Richardson Road
Russell
2
.
TOTAL AMOUNT AND LOCATION OF MAIN AND DISTRIBUTING PIPES TO PRESENT TIME .- Continued.
FEET OF PIPE.
Hyd- rants
GATES.
STREETS.
16-in |14-in. 12-in . |10-in.
8-in.
6-in.
4-in.
2-in. 1-in.
16-in. |12-in. |10-in.| 8-in.
6-in.
4-in :
2-in.
691
1
.
.. .
#
.
.
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..
.
4,8171/2
436
6
4
.
1
Vista . .
#
.
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.
1871/2
Walnut ..
1,447
3
1
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188
.
.
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..
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3,160
1,756
3,245
4
3
2
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. .
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....
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348
Wheeler
72
Whitman Avenue.
867
Whittier & Whittier's Wells
......
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1
Willow .
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1
1
Wyoming Park.
55
51
Waste Pipe ...
2
1
. ....
York Terrace .
240
1,7871/2
3
. .
Youle
241
. ...
.. .
.
7,206 3,096 13214
9,276 91,234
103,093
11,924
1192
248
7
20
3
12
98
177
25
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Warwick Road
5
Washington
120
8
1
69012
Waverley Place .
897
158
West Hill Avenue.
. .
. .
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2
1
.
. .
...
...
. .
. .
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241
1
Winthrop Place
2
67
6951/2
Woodland Avenue Wyoming Avenue
3,360
....
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...
678
1
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. .
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3
2
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740
1
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Y. M. C. A. Court.
Total length of main and distributing pipes, 239,689 feet.
WATER REPORT.
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·
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520
1
Winthrop
630
1
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1,396
4
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1
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Winter . ..
.
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1,342
2
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..
Walton Park.
2
Warren ..
.
. .
Water ...
.
1
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348
1
.
2
Vine ... .
Vinton ..
663
. .
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.
213
REPORT OF THE
Water Loan Sinking Fund Commissioners.
MELROSE, Dec. 31, 1898.
To the Town of Melrose :
The water loan sinking fund commissioners beg leave to submit the following report covering the year ending with the above date :
The balance from last year was, $11,233 50
Surplus from water board for 1897, 15,965 09
Interest from various sources, 1,022 91
There have been paid ten water bonds which fell due July 1, 1898, 10,000 00 We have bought for investment ten water bonds due in 1925, at a cost of, 10,704 12
There is on hand in Melrose Savings Bank, . 3,529 31
National Bank, . 3,928 07
There is due from the water board, being the surplus for 1898, 14,621 06
For a more detailed account we refer to the statement of our treasurer, Mr. George Newhall.
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WATER REPORT.
The sinking fund now stands as follows :
Four water bonds previously held, $4,000 00 Ten water bonds bought the past year, due in 1925, . 10,000 00
Deposited in Melrose Savings Bank, 3,529 31
١١ National Bank, 3,928 07
Surplus of 1898,
14,621 06
$36,078 44
Respectfully submitted,
DANIEL RUSSELL, JOHN W. FARWELL, ROYAL P. BARRY,
Water Loan Sinking Fund Commissioners.
REPORT
OF THE
BOARD OF HEALTH
OF THE
TOWN OF MELROSE, MASS.,
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1898.
MELROSE : DUNTON & POTTER, PRINTERS, REPORTER OFFICE.
15
1899.
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
The ninth annual report of the board of health is here- with presented.
A change occurred in the membership of the board early in the year. Joseph W. Spaulding, Esq., having resigned, May 17th, in consequence of the pressing demands of his other duties, at a joint meeting, June 7th, of the board of selectmen and the board of health the vacancy was filled by the unanimous election of Dr. C. W. Harlow of Melrose Highlands.
The important office of inspector of plumbing, which had been filled by Mr. T. M. Woods of Malden, was made va- cant by his resignation, to take effect April Ist. The board of health filled this vacancy by the appointment, March 29th, of Mr. John T. Barker of Melrose, the state board of examiners having recommended him as the highest on the list of those presented for competitive examination.
The work of the board has continued during the year past on the same general lines as heretofore: Examinations into nuisances of all kinds and the abatement of them, as over- flowing cesspools, lawless and offensive evacuation of the same; neglected drains, untrapped fixtures and unvented traps, with other similar violations of the laws of sanitation.
A gratifying feature of the record of the past year is the unusual freedom from the prevalence of contagious diseases. The average number of cases of scarlet fever for the last eight years has been 41. The following table shows the
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HEALTH REPORT.
total number for 1898 to have been only 20. Our annual average of diphtheria for eight years has been 26, but last year brought only five cases! On the other hand the num- ber of cases of measles during the last two years has been about 700.
TABLE OF CONTAGIOUS DISEASES REPORTED DURING 1898.
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Total
Scarlet fever, . .... 1 1 2 2 2
2 1
0 0
3
4
2 20
Diphtheria, 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 5
Measles, . . .. .0 0 3 18 44 29 3 1 0 0 0 0 98
An important part of the duties of this board pertains to the plumbing business. The number of permits to do plumbing which have been issued from this office during the year has been 325, of which number 208 have reference to sewer connections. The number of visits made by In- spector Woods was 118, and by Inspector Barker 491.
The board of examiners has examined six candidates for a certificate as master plumbers, three of whom passed with credit. Eight journeymen were examined, seven of whom received licenses. The examinations, while not rigid or severe, are intended to bring out clearly the point whether the candidate takes the various steps in the practice of his business because he has been instructed to do so, or if he really understands the why and the wherefore of his art. The number of master plumbers at present engaged in busi- ness in Melrose is 12, of journeymen 24.
The experience of the inspector of plumbing during the last few years has made it obvious that some changes were necessary in the code of rules and regulations governing our plumbing. Accordingly the code in use for the last five years has been thoroughly revised. A number of old rules have been dropped as not needed, and a few new ones
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HEALTH REPORT.
added, bringing the whole set quite up to date, and making the new code a more thorough safeguard for the health of our community.
The practical completion of our system of public sewer- age renders it necessary that the vast underground channels for the removal of our wastes should now be fully made use of by all the people. If a sewerage system costing $350,000 is used by only half of those who should use it this large expenditure falls short of the purpose for which it was designed. The sewer has been in large part com- pleted, and it now awaits action of those residents along its course, who have not as yet made avail of it, to connect with it as soon as may be. It will therefore be necessary for the board to require general connection with the sewer this year. This requirement will be made early in the spring, and the board must rely upon a prompt response to this demand.
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