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5,485 50
5,914 50
1892
·
·
49
27
118,899 00
23,115 00
18,566 00
4,549 00
1893
51
37
197,405 00
34,287 50
21,412 50
12,874 50
Total
182
130
$592,409 00
$134,657 50
$61,883 00
$62,774 00
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Fire.
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LOSSES AND INSURANCE.
Estimated value of property where fires have
occurred, including buildings and contents . $197,405 00
Amount of insurance on same
$99,850 00
Amount of loss on same .
.
$34,287 50
Amount of insurance loss
$21,412 50 ·
Amount of loss to owners
$12,874 50
THE ALARMS.
During the year ending Dec. 30, 1893, the several alarms recorded have been as follows :
Number of bell alarms
51
Number of bell alarms with fire loss
37
Number of bell alarms for assistance
3
Number of still alarms
13
Number of false alarms
3
DAY OF ALARMS.
Fires and alarms have occurred as follows during the past year :
Monday
8
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
9
Thursday
17
Friday
7
Saturday
9 0
Sunday
7
Total,
64
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HOURS OF FIRES AND ALARMS.
Between midnight and 3 A. M.
3
Between 3 A. M. and 6 A. M.
1
Between 6 A. M. and 9 A. M.
3
Between 9 A. M. and 12 M.
8
Between 12 M. and 3 P. M.
7
Between 3 P. M. and 6 P. M.
17
Between 6 P. M. and 9 P. M.
12
Between 9 p. M. and midnight
13
Total
64
PERMANENT FORCE.
List of permanent force since acceptance of the City charter.
NAME.
Age at Appointment.
Appointed.
Resigned.
Discharged.
Charles F. Jones
31 May 1, 1886.
William Goodwin
39 May 1, 1886.
July 5, 1890.
Gilbert M. Wight
37 Mar. 4, 1888.
Henry T. Brown .
28 May 1, 1888.
Timothy B. Collins
33 July 28, 1888.
Michael P. Barry
28 June 16, 1890.
Clifford Thayer
22 July 5, 1890. Feb. 21, 1891.
T. J. H. Thayer .
58 Feb. 21, 1891. Sept. 28, 1891
Charles E. Bowker
Mar. 11, 1893
Charles P. Costa
45 Sept. 28, 1891. 46 Mar. 11, 1893.
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THE FIRES OF 1893 IN DETAIL WERE :
FEBRUARY.
Feb. 27, Box 35, 7.50 P. M., caused by overturning of stove in Parish House of Christ's Church. No loss.
MARCH.
March 2, Box 42, 5.40 P. M., engine house of Franklin Hard- wick & Son. Loss, $25; insurance paid, $25. Cause, defective chimney.
March 10, Box 38, 1.38 P. M., house of Napoleon Reed, Liberty street. Loss, $50; insurance paid $50. Cause, careless- ness.
March 10, 3 blows, Chief's call, 5.40 P. M., aid requested from Boston.
March 10, Box 45, 11.45 P. M., St. Mary's hall, Willard street. Loss, $121; insurance paid, $121. Cause, over heated steampipe.
March 11, Box 34, 8.05 A. M., can of cement rear of John E. Drake & Co.'s manufactory. Alarm needless.
March 11, Box 34, 8.53 A. M., same fire. Alarm needless.
March 11, Box 62, 1.23 P. M., house on Water street owned by Owen Mahoney and occupied by James McCarran. Loss on building $106; on contents $5. Cause, rats and matches.
March 18, Box 56, 10.20 P. M., Gardner's block, Wollaston, occupied by C. H. Backus, A. L. Baker and others. Loss on building, $1,700; insurance paid. Loss on contents, $1,370; insurance paid, $725. Cause, hot ashes.
March 19, Box 62, 4.45 A. M., storehouse of Jeremiah W. Donovan on Newbury street, Atlantic. Loss, $840; insurance paid, $800. Cause, spontaneous combustion.
March 30, 3.55 P. M., still alarm, grass fire on School street. No loss.
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APRIL.
April 6, Box 45, 11.26 P. M., house owned by the O. T. Rogers Granite Co., off Willard street. Loss on building, $500 ; insurance paid. Loss on contents, $55. Cause, overturned oil lamp.
April 6, Box 48, 11.42 P. M., same fire.
April 6, 2 A. M., still alarm, hut of Eugene Nye at Norfolk Downs. Loss, $25. Cause, incendiary.
April 13, Box 56, 9.52 P. M., house on Grand View avenue owned by Charles R. Sherman and occupied by B. F. Floyd. Loss on building, $5,000; insurance paid, $3,500 ; loss on con- tents, $3,000 ; insurance paid, $2,500. Cause, heating apparatus.
April 13, still alarm 8 P. M., office of Haverhan & Son on . Robertson street. Loss, $25. Cause, incendiary.
April 19, Box 64, 9.50 P. M., house of Charles R. Safford, Atlantic. Loss, $66; insurance paid. Cause, oil lamp.
April 27, Box 26, 10.57 P. M., Street Railway building ; Loss, $45; insurance paid.
April 29, Box 51, 9.55 P. M., false alarm.
MAY.
May 11, Box 46, 4.43 P. M., dog house on West street. No loss. Cause, children and matches.
May 21, Box 62, 3.15 P. M., Neponset bridge. No loss.
May 25, Box 47, 4.20 P. M., outbuilding of Patrick Ford on Grove street. Loss, $10. Cause, children and matches.
May 12, 8.50 P. M., still alarm, Chickatawbut hill.
JUNE.
June 3, Box 64, 3.27 P. M., stable of LeRoy S. Carter on Squantum street. Loss, $2,200; insurance paid, $1,000. Cause, cigar ashes.
June 5, Box 48, 11.35 A. M., house of Granite Railway Co. occupied by Isaac Sloan. Loss on building, $27.50; insurance paid. Loss on contents, $25. Cause, spontaneous combustion.
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June 8, 10.30 p. M., still alarm, chimney of house of R. Courtney on Marsh street.
June 8, 9.30 A. M., still alarm, house of Phillip Garrity on Willard street. Loss, $100; insurance paid. Cause, boys and matches.
JULY.
July 3, Box 48, 11.12 A. M., house of Granite Railway Co., occupied by William Keenan. Loss on building, $30; insurance paid. Loss on contents, $15. Cause, fire cracker.
July 3, Box 49, 10.48 P. M., engine house of John Cashman. Loss $75. Cause, incendiary.
July 3, Box 42, 10.55 P. M., false alarm.
July 4, Box 26, 1.18 A. M., out buildings of Adams Academy. Loss $100. Cause, incendiary.
July 4, 10.45 A. M., still alarm. Bush fire near City Hospital.
July 4, Box 42, 11.12 A. M., stable of Edward Baker off Quarry street. Loss, $215; insurance paid, $150. Cause, incendiary.
July 5, Box 51, 10.47 P. M., car house of the Quincy & Boston Street Railway, occupied by the company, John A. Duggan, John McCarthy and others. Loss on building $4,000, on Street Railway contents $1,800. Insurance paid, $5,800. Duggan's loss, $2,500 ; insurance paid, $1,000. McCarthy and others loss, $435. Cause, struck by lightning.
July 6, Box 46, 11.52 A. M., partially burned building of heirs of Henry Doble on Copeland street. Loss, $5. Cause, incendiary.
July 11, Box, 37, 4.55 P. M., grass fire near railroad track. No damage.
July 16, Box 42, 5.40 P. M., brush fire on Quarry street. No loss.
July 16, 6 P. M., still alarm. Chemical called to extinguish fire in ruins of Street Railway building.
July 22, Box 75, 9.40 P. M., small barn of John R. Graham on Sumner street. Loss $325. Cause, struck by lightning.
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July 25, 3.45 P. M., still alarm, small stable on Quincy avenue, occupied by James Sullivan. No loss.
July 26, 4.15 P. M., still alarm, stable of Charles Field on Pleasant street. No loss.
July 28, Box 21, 8.15 P. M., office of Owen & Son off Granite street. Loss, $5; insurance paid. Cause, incendiary.
July 29, Box 41, 4.50 P. M., hen house of Alex B. Smith on School street. Loss, $3. Cause, incendiary.
July 31, Box 42, 7.05 P. M., stable of Frank Brewer on Water street. No loss. Cause, electric wire.
SEPTEMBER
Sept. 10, 3 P. M., still alarm, house of E. C. Bumpus on Goffe street. Loss, $205. Insurance paid. Cause, children and matches.
Sept. 13, Box 158, 2.17 A. M., aid sent to Milton.
Sept. 23, Box 54, 10.13 A. M., soap manufactory of Charles F. Bates & Co. Loss, $485; insurance paid, $485. Cause, sparks from chimney.
OCTOBER.
Oct. 1, Box 61, 3.06 P. M., house on Squantum street owned by N. G. Nickerson and occupied by R. A. and William Duggan. Loss on building, $800; on contents, $175; no insurance. Cause, open fireplace.
Oct. 2, Box 37, 2.09 P. M., barn of John P. Bigelow on Franklin street. No loss. Cause, children and matches.
Oct. 6, Box 62, 7.57 P. M., small barn of Michael Bowen on Newbury street. Loss, $10; insurance paid, $10. Cause, sparks from smoker's pipe.
Oct. 10, Box 26, 1.51 P. M., house occupied by Mrs. Drake on Saville street. No loss. Cause, sparks from chimney.
Oct. 11, Box 41, 11.43 A. M., house owned by the Pinel Bros. on Granite street, occupied by Charles Fosberg. No loss. Cause, children and matches.
Oct. 25, Box 46, 3.34 P. M., house of Albert Shackley on Cross street. No loss. Cause oil stove.
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NOVEMBER.
Nov. 1, Box 38, 8.35 P. M., false alarm.
Nov. 2, Box 42, 2.53 P. M., brush fire on Quarry street.
Nov. 2, Box 49, 6.13 P. M., followed by Box 137 aid sent to Braintree.
Nov. 3, Box 52, 12.49 P. M., brush fire off Farrington street.
Nov. 6, Box 46, 3.09 P. M., stable of George Elcock on Copeland street. No loss. Cause, children and matches.
Nov. 7, Box 43, 8.20 P. M, unoccupied house of H. F. Doble on West street. Loss, $300. Cause, incendiary.
Nov. 8, Box 23, 7.35 P. M., out building in rear of Patriot office. Loss, $5. Cause, incendiary.
DECEMBER.
Dec. 6, 9 A. M., still alarm, house on Quincy avenue occupied by William A. Reed. No loss. Cause defective chimney.
Dec. 24, Box 42, 7.48 P. M., polishing shop of Fegan & Ballou on Quarry street. Loss, $7,600; insurance paid, $2.500. Cause, rats and matches.
CONCLUSION.
In conclusion I wish to thank the officers and members of the department for their successful efforts, and strict attention to the duties they have been called upon to perform. To the police department I am under many obligations for their willingness to perform the duties required of them, and to His Honor, Mayor Henry O. Fairbanks, I wish to express my heartfelt gratitude for the honorable treatment I have always received at his hands.
Very respectfully submitted, WALTER H. RIPLEY,
Chief of Quincy Fire Department.
Quincy, Dec. 31, 1893.
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QUINCY FIREMEN'S RELIEF ASSOCIATION.
Perhaps at this time it would not be out of place to mention the existence of this Association, its purpose, etc. I find the following in the clerk's record. "We, whose names are hereto subscribed, do by their agreement associate ourselves, with the intention to constitute a corporation according to the provisions of the 115 chapter of the Public Statutes of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and the acts in amendment thereof, and conditions thereto. The name by which the corporation shall be known is Quincy Firemen's Relief Association. The purpose for which the corporation is constituted is to provide aid and relief to its members disabled while in the discharge of their duty as members of the Fire Department of the City of Quincy.
The place within which the corporation is established, or located is the town of Quincy within said Commonwealth. In witness thereof we have hereunto set our hands this thirteenth day of March in the year 1886.
Joseph M. Glover,
Franklin Curtis,
William C Seelye,
Peter J. Cahill,
Amos L. Litchfield,
Luther Rogers,
Frank E. Burrell,
William F. Powers,
William Caldwell Albert G. Olney,
Thomas H. Conlon,
Edward H. Richardson,
Arthur C. Merritt,
Frank L. Carlton,
John F. Conlon,
William A. Gavin.
The charter applied for by the above named gentlemen was granted and as appears on the records, "the first meeting was held April 17, 1886 at 8 o'clock, P. M., in the Hook and Ladder house on Canal street. Joseph M. Glover was chosen temporary chairman and William Caldwell, clerk.
By-laws for the government of said association were then read and accepted, after which the following officers were elected :
Vice President, Franklin Curtis.
Clerk, William Caldwell.
Treasurer, Joseph M. Glover.
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Trustees, Thomas H. Conlon, Albert G. Olney, William F. Powers, Frank E. Burrell, Edward H. Richardson, Arthur C. Merritt, Amos L. Litchfield, William C. Seelye, William A. Gavin.
As the by-laws provides that the President is chosen from, and by the board of directors, the said board of directors met immediately after the adjournment of the association meeting and Amos L. Litchfield was chosen the first President."
This is in brief the history of the organization of the Quincy Firemen's Relief Association. .
The standing of the Association Dec. 31, 1893, was as follows, as per Treasurer's book :
Land on School street
$125 00
Buildings on same
800 83
Cash on deposit
1,196 59
Cash on hand
43 25
Total
$2,165 67
The only sure income the association has is the assessment of one dollar from each of its members annually, and the rent of the building on School street. The annual ball each year has so far been successful and has added considerably to the relief fund. The Old Colony railroad, kindly remembered us also, and presented us with a check for $500 soon after the accident near Dimmock street bridge August 19, 1890. In conclusion I wish in behalf of the Association to thank all who have aided us in the past.
Very respectfully, WALTER H. RIPLEY,
President of Q. F. R. A.
WATER DEPARTMENT.
To His Honor, the Mayor of the City of Quincy :
DEAR SIR :- The Board of Water Commissioners herewith submit their report for the year ending Dec. 31, 1893.
The rapid growth of the city and the additional demand for new extensions has increased the work in all branches of the department. The amount of cast-iron pipe laid this year was 35,570 feet or 6.73 miles. Numerous petitions could not be answered on account of lack of funds available for this purpose. The appropriation now at our disposal will enable the Board to lay considerable pipe the coming season. 51 hydrants have been added this year and 275 new services put in. Total number of service connections, 1850, of which 91 are supplied by meter. 13 new stand pipes for the use of the street department have been added. Reference to the tables given to the report of the Superintendent, will show details of pipe laid, hydrants and gates set, also the average daily amount of water pumped each month. The increase during the summer months is largely due to street and lawn sprinklers. More economy in the manner of using water for the above purposes would materially lessen the pumping expenses. But few complaints have been received by the Board as to the quality of the water. In most cases these were probably due to the shutting off and turning on of the water incidental to the laying of new mains.
There has been a large increase in the amounts received from sale of water, the gross receipts for the year being $36,660.41. The total expended for maintenance account (exclusive of interest, was $11,370.96, which deducted leaves a balance received more than expended of $25,269.45. This
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increase in the income is due largely to the policy adopted by the Board of extending the mains. We estimate the probable gross receipts for the year 1894 at $40,000, and the amount required for maintenance $14,000, leaving a net income of about $26,000, or over 4 per cent on the net cost of the plant to date. That the plant will be self-sustaining in the near future there is no question. The schedule rates charged for water are the same as used by the Quincy Water Company and are higher than those of most city supplies. The Board propose to make a moderate reduction in the schedule rates to take effect July 1, 1894.
No serious leak has occurred in the mains or house supplies, and no accident has happened to the pumping machinery. Our supply of water has been sufficient to meet all demands and we were not obliged, as were many places, to limit the amount used. At the same time the large daily consumption, and the demands to be provided for in the future, convince us that action in relation to a larger storage capacity for water ought not to be longer deferred. A special appropriation will be required if the preliminary work is to begin the coming year.
WATER SHED.
The importance of protecting the water shed from all sources of pollution is evident to all. The lands recently taken by the Commonwealth for park purposes, include a large area that drains into the storage basin and also a large part of the Blue Hill River basin. The taking of these lands will protect for all time, this portion of our drainage area. More should be done in this line. Eventually the city should own or control all the lands bordering on the brook leading to the storage basin.
ABRIDGED STATEMENT.
Of income and expenditures from June 1, 1892, to Dec. 31, 1893.
EXPENDED.
Amount paid for franchise of Quincy
Water Company, including in- terest and expenses incidental to the purchase . $599,304 19
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For construction, 1892
24,165 15
Bills approved for construction, 1893.
51,362 17
Balance due account construction, 1893
1,941 65
Paid for maintenance, 7 months
1892
8,596 33
Paid for maintenance, 1893
11,370 96
Interest on bonds, 1892
1,400 00
Paid bonds maturing
11,000 00
$709,140 45
Received from sale of water, service and meter account, 7 months, 1892
$14,072 03
Received from sale of water, service and meter account, 1893 . 36,660 41
$50,732 44
Amount due and receivable for water, etc., Dec. 31, 1893, estimated . 5,599 88
$56,332 32
$652,808 13
Amount of bonds issued, . . $665,000 00 Amount paid in 1892 and 1893 . ·
11,000 00
Bonds outstanding, Dec. 31, 1893, $654,000 00
Respectfully submitted,
H. T. WHITMAN, J. T. CAVANAGH, J. H. STETSON, Water Commissioners.
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Report of Superintendent.
To the Board of Water Commissioners of Quincy :
GENTLEMEN :- The report of the details of the work of the department done under your direction by the Superintendent for the year ending December 31, 1893, is respectfully presented.
The supply of water has been ample for the year notwith- standing the unusual and extravagant use of lawn hose during the warm weather. January 1st, the level of the water in the reservoir was 3.6 feet below the overflow and rose gradually till February 24th, when the water was overflowing one-tenth of a foot. From this time till June 2nd, the water was wasted either by way of the overflow or through the waste gate at the bottom of the reservoir. From June 2nd there was a gradual loss till December 4th, when the water was 7.18 feet below the overflow, or 1.18 feet below the lowest point in 1892. The diagram shows the height of the water for each month in the year.
The total consumption for the year was 266,264,099 gallons, a daily average of 729,490 gallons. An increase of 127,556 over the daily average consumption of 1892. The maximum consumption was 1,322,522 gallons, August 3rd, and the minumum consumption was 494,822 gallons, January 6th. A comparison of the daily average consumption with that of 1892 may be of interest.
The rainfall as measured at the pumping station was 40.55 inches.
DAILY AVERAGE CONSUMPTION.
The daily average consumption in gallons is given by months for 1892 and 1893.
1892.
1893.
January
491,164
593,892
February
509,583
592,859
March
535,854
636,674
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1892.
1893.
April
541,348
619,433
May
549,878
658,774
June
654,445
804,757
July
837,704
1,019,338
August
750,259
915,400
September
583,735
804,241
October
583,624
760,648
November
584,955
680,724
December
593,308
653,638
RAINFALL.
Record of rainfall in inches, as measured at reservoir and pumping station since January, 1888.
1888.
1889.
1890.
1891.
1892.
1893.
January
3.47
6.57
2.50
6.82
4.68
1.81
February
3.41
1.95
2.80
4.67
2.30
5.6
March
6.11
2.82
5.82
4.71
2.94
3.17
April
2.20
4.30
3.36
2.54
.79
2.7
May
4.00
3.52
6.21
1.63
5.06
4.85
June
1.52
5.19
2.08
3.78
2.76
2.88
July
1.56
9.26
1.55
3.21
2.32
1.85
August .
6.15
4.23
2.70
4.55
3.54
6.1
September
8.56
4.11
7.35
3.32
2.09
1.05
October
4.10
4.69
8.75
6.11
2.63
3.62
November
10.32
5.89
1.11
2.65
5.25
2.23
December
5.77
1.87
5.36
3.32
1,22
4.69
Total
.
57.17
54.40
49.59
47.31
35.58
40.55
:
To November, 1888, was measured at the reservoir, in Braintree.
From November, 1888, was measured at the pumping station by Mr. Spear.
JAN. FEB. MAR. APR. MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT. OCT. NOV. DEC.
Overflow
/ f.
2 _*
3 .
4"
5 ...
6:
7."
8 M -
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10.
12 ..
DIAGRAM SHOWING THE LEVEL OF THE WATER IN STORAGE BASIN FROM JAN. 1 TO DEC. 31, 1893.
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ANALYSIS, CONTRACTS, ETC.
A chemical analysis of the water has been made under the direction of the State Board of Health, every month since the reservoir has been in use. F. P .. Stearns, Esq., Chief Engineer of the Board has kindly furnished the results of these examinations for the year, which are given in this report.
A contract was made May 25, with the Radford Pipe & Foundry Company, of Cincinnati, Ohio, to furnish and deliver in Quincy, about 700 tons of pipe. Special castings were made by the Radford Pipe & Foundry Company, and The Builders Iron Foundry, of Providence, Rhode Island.
The proposal of the Chapman Valve Manufacturing Company to furnish hydrants and valves was accepted.
A contract was made with John Cashman of Quincy, for trenching and laying of the pipe and setting hydrants.
The bid of J. F. Sheppard & Sons, to furnish coal for the Pumping Station, was accepted.
MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT.
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
Appropriation
BILLS APPROVED. $12,140 00
Office expenses :
Superintendence, clerical assist-
ance, rent, stationery, printing, postage, and miscellaneous expenses $3,354 34
Pumping Station expenses :
Pay-roll, fuel, repairs and sundry items 5,068 21
General maintenance of reservoir, standpipe, mains, hydrants and gates 2,948 41
Balance unexpended
769 04
Total,
$12,140 00
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CONSTRUCTION.
RECEIPTS.
Balance from 1892
$834 85
Appropriation
30,000 00
Receipts less amount
appropriated
for maintenance
24,520 41
Total
$55,355 26
EXPENDITURES.
Pipe and special castings
$23,476 55
Laying pipe
16,199 68
Hydrants, valves and boxes service
pipe and fittings
3,773 67
Total
$51,382 17
Balance unexpended
$3,973 09
Amount due on contract
1,941 65
Amount available for 1894
$2,031 44
The amount collected by the City Treasurer and credited to this department is $36,660.41. Of this amount $12,140.00 was appropriated by the City Council for maintenance.
Water was turned off from 18 places for non-payment of bills and turned on again after payment of all charges and the penalty of $2.00. Water remains turned off at four places.
The mains have been extended 35,570 feet or 6.73 miles. Total number of miles of pipe to date 44.81. The number of hydrants set is 51, number of hydrants now in use 186. 64 gates were set making 450 now in use.
The location and description of pipe laid, hydrants and gates set will be found in the table. Also a table showing the length and size of pipe laid to December 31, 1893.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
WATER ANALYSIS. (PARTS IN 100,000.)
DATE OF
APPEARANCE.
ODOR.
No.
Collec- Exami- tion.
nation.
Turbidity.
Sediment.
Color.
Cold.
Hot.
9,955
1893. Jan. 30
1893. Jan. 31
Very Slight.
Slight.
0.50
Distinctly Vegetable.
Peculiar.
10,059
Feb. 28
Mar. 1
None.
Very Slight.
0.55
Very Faintly Vegetable.
Distinctly Vegetable Sweetish.
10,193
Mar. 30
Apr. 1
Slight.
Slight Dark.
0.70
Decidedly Vegetable and Mouldy.
Decidedly Vegetable Aromatic.
10,319
Apr. 25
Apr. 27
Very Slight.
Slight.
0.75
Faintly Vegetable.
Faintly Vegetable Sweetish.
10,450
May 25
May 26
Very Slight.
Slight Rusty.
2.00
Faintly Vegetable.
Distinctly Vegetable and Mouldy.
10,561
June 26
June 27
Very Slight.
Slight Brown.
1.90
Distinctly Vegetable.
Decided Vegetable.
10,697
July 25
July 26
Very Slight.
Very Slight.
0.70
Decidedly Vegetable.
Decidedly Vegetable.
10,899
Aug. 28
Aug. 30
Slight.
Slight Brown.
1.00
Faintly Vegetable Sweetish.
Distinctly Vegetable Sweetish.
11,248
Oct. 23
Oct. 24
Very Slight.
Slight.
0.80
Distinctly Vegetable Sweetish.
Distinctly Vegetable and Grassy.
11,394
Nov. 27
Nov. 28
None.
Very Slight.
0.50
Dictinctly Vegetable Sweetish.
Distinctly Vegetable Sweetish.
11,532
Dec. 20
Dec. 21
Very Slight.
Slight.
0.85
Distinctly Vegetable.
Decidedly Vegetable Sweetish.
-STATE BOARD OF HEALTH.
INL ET OF RESERVOIR.
RESIDUE ON EVAPORATION.
AMMONIA.
NITROGEN AS
Iron.
Tot'l
Fix- ed.
Free.
Total.
In Sus In So- lution. pensi'n
Chlorine.
Ni- trates.
Ni- trites.
Hardness.
Oxygen
Consumed.
4.55 1.45 3.10 .0044
.0154
. 0134
0020
.60
. 0280
. 0002
1.4.0100
5227
3.801.20 2.60 .0000
. 0098
. 0080
. 0018
.63
. 0300
.0001
1.1 .0120
. 4860
3.40 1.25 2.15 .0032
.0152
. 0136
.0016
.49
.0100
. 0000
0.5.0060
5256
3.55 1.60 1.95
. 0008
. 0148
. 0122
. 0026
.51 .0050
. 0000
0.3 .0070
. 6898
4.25 2.10|2.15 .0004
.0272
. 0250
. 0022
.51
.0120
0000
10.8
. 0240
1.2375
5.20 2.90 2.30 . 0000
. 0300
. 0252
. 0048
.46.0030
. 0000
0.5
.0285
1.4773
4.45 1.85 2.60
. 0006
.0164
.0130
. 0034
.53
. 0050
. 0002
1.1
5.05 2.15 2.90
.0000
.0150
.0135
. 0015
.60
.0050
. 0001
0.6
6.40 2.10 4.30
. 0008
. 0134
0086
. 0048
. 66
.0150
.0004 0.9 .0175
.4104
4.60 1.00 3.60 .0056
.0120
.0076
.0044
.69
. 0050
. 0002
1.3 .0125
.5375
4.55 2.30 2.25
0000
.0160
. 0140
. 0020
.56
. 0030
.0000
0.8.0085
. 8343
.
L SS n Igni- ion.
Albuminoid.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
WATER ANALYSIS. (PARTS IN 100,000.)
DATE OF
APPEARANCE.
ODOR.
No.
Collec- tion.
Exami- nation.
Turbidity.
Sediment.
Color.
Cold.
Hot.
1893.
Jan. 30
1893. Jan. 31
Very Slight.
Very Slight.
0.65
Faintly Vegetable.
VeryFaintly Vegetable.
10,060
Feb. 28
Mar. 1
None.
Very Slight.
0.50
Very Faintly or None.
Faintly Vegetable.
10,194
Mar. 30
Apr. 1
Slight.
Slight White.
0.30
Distinctly Vegetable and Mouldy.
Distinctly Vegetable.
10,318
Apr. 25
Apr. 27
Slight.
Cons. Brown.
0.45
Faintly Vegetable.
Faintly Vegetable.
Dist. Veg. and Sweetish.
10,451
May 25
May 26
Decided Scum.
Cons.
0.60
Faintly Vegetable. Dist. Veg. and Unpleasant.
Distinctly Vegetable and Fishy.
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