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$721,500 00
Respectfully submitted, HENRY O. FAIRBANKS, CHAS. T. BAKER, LUTHER S. ANDERSON.
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REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT.
To the Board of Water Commissioners :
I submit herewith the report of the Superintendent of the Water Department for the year ending December 31, 1898.
The average daily consumption of water was 1,362,647 gallons, a daily increase of 112,710 gallons over 1897. The minimum amount used in one day was 993,943 gallons on April 24. The maximum amount was 2,022,052 gallons on July 2. The total consumption for the year was 497,367,078 gallons.
The water levels have been taken regularly. Water ceased flowing over the dam on June 10, and reached its lowest point on Oct. 22, being 6.23 below the overflow.
But few complaints have been received this year about the fishy taste and odor usually so prevalent during the summer months. This is probably owing to the large amount of rainfall during the season which has kept the reservoir at a higher level than usual, notwithstanding the large increase in consumption noted above, and also the frequent blowing off of the dead ends and flushing the pipes quite often.
The State Board of Health have continued the examination of the water in the reservoir each month; their reports are on file at the office.
Considerable trouble and annoyance has been caused this department throughout the year by the breaking of our mains and service pipes in the streets where the sewers have been laid. In some cases their mains are quite near our mains, and when trenches settle most of the trouble occurs. The most serious break occurred on Hancock street, near the corner of Beale street, where the Beale street main was broken off the 12-inch main on Hancock street. This occurred June 15, at 1.30 A. M., and before the necessary gates could be closed the stand pipe was nearly emptied. The expenses of making these repairs have been charged to the Sewer Department or sewer contractors, and in most cases have been settled. An agreement was made with the Water Commissioners of the City of Boston at the time they applied to this city for permission to lay the water pipes through Atlantic and Squantum streets to Moon Island, that additional hydrants would be placed upon their line for our use
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in case of fire, and also that connection would be made with our pipes so that in case of a break or other reasons a temporary supply for that section could be had. Five hydrants were put in on Atlantic and Squantum streets, and connection made with our pipes at the corner of Hancock and Squantum streets, and a gate between the two systems placed at the expense of the City of Boston.
A 16-inch pipe has been laid on Adams and Common streets, connecting with the 24-inch main of the Metropolitan System, at the corner of Adams and Beale streets. The water was let on by the opening of the gate between the two systems at 10 o'clock A. M., Saturday, December 31, 1898. The pumps at our station were stopped, and should no accident or other unlooked for trouble arise, our present plant may be abandoned.
Other mains have been laid in various parts of the city. A number of dead ends connected up, and 257 new services put in.
A detailed list is given of the streets where such pipe has been laid, the length in feet, the size of pipe, the number of gates, and the number and location of hydrants ; the amount of water consumed by months for the years 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, and 1898; also the amount of rainfall for each month for the same period. All of which is respectfully submitted.
WM. WALTER EWELL,
Superintendent.
LOCATION OF HYDRANTS SET IN 1898.
One on Curtis avenue, opposite end of Beach street.
One on Newcomb avenue, near Hanley's boat house.
One on Fensmere avenue, at end of pipe.
One on Old Colony avenue, near Translucent Fabric Co. One on Glover avenue, near Beach street.
One on Birch street, about 600 feet from Glover avenue.
One on Webster street at end of pipe.
One on Dixwell avenue at end of pipe.
One on Beacon street about 500 feet from Roslin road.
One on Roslin road about 500 feet from Beacon street.
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One on Everett street about 350 feet from Beale street. One on Davis street near corner of Gould street. One on Clay street at end of pipe.
One on Apthrop street near Squantum Yacht club. One on Whitwell street 433 feet from Granite street. One on Goddard street 306 feet from Verchild street. One on Gilbert street 600 feet from Nightingale avenue.
One on Revere street 500 feet from Malden street.
One on Ashland street 640 feet from Malden street. One on Parker street 600 feet from Granite street. One on Parker street at end of pipe.
One on Adams street near Common street.
One on Common street near Quarry street.
One on Common street 532 feet from Adams street.
One on Park street at end of pipe.
One on Albertina street at end of street.
One on Whitney street at end of street.
One on Whitney road 500 feet from Hancock street.
One on Whitney road near Newcomb street extension. One on Hamden street near Hamden Circle.
One near corner of Elmwood avenue and Arlington street. One on Howard street near Newcomb's store.
One on Newport avenue near Lincoln avenue.
One on Newport avenue near Warren avenue. One on Newport avenue near Central avenue. One on Cranch street.
Two on Faxon road.
One on Safford street near Beach street.
One on Tyler street at the end of pipe.
One on Billings road opposite Tyler street.
One on Granite street opposite Parker street
TOTAL PIPE LAID Length in feet and size of pipe laid to December 31, 1898.
WHEN LAID.
HYDRANTS.
GATES.
2
4
5
6
7
8
10
12
16
20
Previous to
June 1, 1892.
121 348 26846 64689.0 948
42038.0
994 18040.0
6879 16122.0
5582.0 2679|184817
In 1892,
14 38
774.6
11026.95
4120.15
16878.4
In 1893,
51
64
96
2644.2
20886.6
10017.5
In 1894,
92 128
2253.8
27341.3
24573.1
516.5 3105.2 20.0
956.7 1409.2 5438.7
62712.1
In 1895,
54 77
836
6849.0
8264.0
9502.0
9438
34909
In 1896,
23
42
1460
1180.0
12979.0
725.0
16344
In 1897,
69
70
2550
4304.0
19664.0
6083.0
1310
33,911
In 1898,
42
77
1427
2966.0
16538.0
2336 0
86
4126.0
27,479
*Taken up,
6687 33215 85660.6 948 158737.85 994 75396.75 17713 19763.7 17512.6 2679 412620.5 4787 1900
Total,
466 844 28428 85660.6 948 158737.85 994 73496.75 17713 19763.7 17512.6 2679 405933.5
Total number of feet, 405,933.5. Total number of miles, 76.88.
*Taken up in 1893, 490 feet 2 inch pipe. In 1894, 1686 feet 2 inch pipe. In 1897, 1772 feet 2 inch pipe. In 1898, 839 feet 2 inch pipe. In 1898, 1900 feet 8 inch pipe.
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DIAMETER
OF PIPE
IN INCHES.
TOTAL.
35570
PIPE LAID IN 1898.
WARD.
STREET AND MAINS.
GATES.
HYDRANTS.
LENGTH OF EACH SIZE OF PIPE.
2in.
4in.
6in.
Sin.
10in.
16in.
2
Curtis st., Beach st., Standish ave. from Washington st. to Hanley's,
5
2
1425
1
Fensmere ave. from Sea st.,
1
1
429
5 Old Colony ave. from Standish ave. extension
1
1
428
6 Glover ave. from Hancock st. extension,
1
1
123
6 Birch st. from Glover ave.,
1
1
314
6
Webster st. from Squantum st., Avon way from Whalley road,
2
437
1
Dixwell ave. from Avon way,
1
54
1
Roslin road from Whitwell st.,
1
371
1
Beacon st. from Roslin road,
1
1
360
5
Everett st. from Beale st., Gould st. from Davis st.,
1
1
858
5
6 Apthorp st. from Billings road,
1
1
234
1 Curtis st. from off Whitwell st.,
1
138
1 Whitwell st. from Granite st. extension,
1
1
698
3 Goddard st. from Independence ave. extension
1
1
409
3 Gilbert st. from Nightingale ave.,
2
1
1244
1
1
338
97
5 5
Davis st. from Gould st., Stanton st. from Davis st.,
3
154
1
324
1
190
4 Salem, Ashland and Revere sts. from Malden st.,
3
2
1528
1
200 170
122
770
2647 1479
4 Common st. from Adams st.,
4
2
28
106
3 3
Albertina st. from Albertina st. extension,
1
1
96
29
1 Whitney st. from Cranch st.,
1
1
460
Whitney road from Hancock st.,
1
2
718
1 5 Hamden circle from Hamden circle,
1
396
5 Hamilton st. from Hamilton st.,
1
1
423
1
296
2
1
539
Howard st. from Howard st. extension,
1
263
1
96
2
426
1
Charles st. from Centre road,
1
364
4 Prospect st. from Clark st.,
1
87
4
3
1967
3
Verchild st. from Bennington st.,
1
276
3
Bennington st. from Verchild st.,
1
236
1
Cranch st. from Torrington st.,
1
1
522
1 Torrington st. from Cranch st.,
1
119
1
1
728°
1
Mears ave. from Sea ave.,
1
1 1 Parker st. from Granite st.,
3
2
4 Adams st. from Beale st.,
8
Park st. from Franklin st. extension,“
1
339
-
191
1 Shannon st. from Sea st.,
Arlington st. from Central ave. to Elmwood ave.,
5 2 4 1 Centre road from Grove st.,
Off Grove st. from Grove st.,
6
Tyler st. from Billings road,
Off Intervale st. from Intervale st.,
5 Newport ave. from Central ave. to Beale st.,
PIPE LAID IN 1898 .- (Continued.)
WARD.
STREET AND MAINS.
GATES.
HYDRANTS.
LENGTH OF EACH SIZE OF PIPE.
2in.
4in.
6in.
8in.
10in.
16in.
6 Water st. from Hancock st.,
5 Safford st. from Beale to Brook st.,
2
1
552
2
383
2
576
6 Faxon road from Billings st. to Charles st.,
2
1
878
1
1
670
86
2
Total,
77
42
1427
2966
16538
2336
86
4126
Number of feet, 27,479.
Number of miles, 5.2.
192
5 Clay st. from Hancock st., Extra gates, Hancock st. and Washington st., Extra hydrants, Billings road, opp. Tyler st., Granite, opp. Parker st.,
459
1
6
5 Marion st. from Winthrop ave. to Prospect st. Montclair st. from Ardell st.,
.
3
GATES IN USE. Number and Size of Gates in Use December 31st, 1898.
SIZE OF GATES IN INCHES.
WHEN SET.
TOTAL.
2
4
6
7
8
10
12
16
20
Previous to January 1, 1892,
93
128
64
1
30
5
17
6
4
348
In 1892,
3
27
7
1
38
In 1893,
2
37
13
1
1
64
In 1894,
17
81
33
4
3
128
In
1895,
4
25
24
15
2
77
In
1896,
6
5
26
5
42
In
1897,
1
13
56
6
1
77
In 1898,
4
12
44
8
3
6
77
Total
108
205
359
1
117
16
24
17
4
851
193
194
DAILY AVERAGE CONSUMPTION.
The daily average consumption in gallons is given by months for 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897 and 1898.
1894.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
January,
665,730
707,432
877,364
1,020,036
1,267,342
February,
649,929
721,573
883,540
1,030,504
1,325,272
March,
679,022
743,156
897,842
1,069,447
1,230,475
April,
672,334
770,143
917,194
1,119,106
1,217,374
May,
805,912
957,858
1,093,820
1,166,350
1,214,020
June,
985,312
1,216,609 1,182,683
1,250,519
1,373,302
July,
1,121,689 1,032,128 1,199,698
1,466,026
1,585,747
August,
960,640 1,172,848 1,199,921
1,402,912
1,430,188
September,
870,015 1,009,194 1,048,831
1,456,940
1,560,425
October,
750,723
834,362 1,004,558
1,387,360
1,451,281
November,
703,061
851,121 1,045,497
1,326,010
1,372,491
December,
698,540
823,153 1,045,320
1,284,640
1,322,611
Daily average
by the year, 797,999
904,152 1,033,669
1,249,939
1,362,649
RAINFALL.
The rainfall in inches as measured at the pumping station for each month beginning January, 1894, was :
1894.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
January,
1.73
4.18
1.64
2.43
3.22
February,
3.01
.83
3.90
1.70
6.65
March,
.
1.10
3.02
6.13
3.06
2.54
April,
3.79
4.78
1.34
3.38
7.27
May,
3.71
2.67
3.23
4.66
3.98
June,
.44
1.59
3.77
3.87
1.78
July,
3.04
4.17
2.96
4.08
7.49
August,
1.98
3.84
2.57
6.88
6.27
September, .
2.94
1.51
10.10
2.23
2.44
October,
6.68
6.88
4.21
.54
6.75
November, .
4.20
8.06
3.48
7.45
5.33
December,
.
.
4.64
2.55
1.07
4.21
2.36
Total, .
.
37.26
44.08
44.4
44.49
56.08
.
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Sewer Department.
To His Honor the Mayor and the City Council of the City of Quincy :
GENTLEMEN-We respectfully submit the following report of the work carried on by the Board of Sewerage Commissioners during the year ending December 31, 1898.
At the beginning of the year considerable work was in progress; this work has been nearly all completed, and addi- tional work has been done as suggested in our last annual report.
The pumping station has been finished and the grounds and approach graded. Early in the year a contract for furnishing a complete pumping plant was awarded to the Deane Steam Pump Co. of Holyoke. This plant consists of two horizontal, com- pound, condensing, duplex pumping engines, with capacity of three million gallons and five million gallons respectively in twenty-four hours, two horizontal tubular boilers of eighty horse power each and the necessary auxiliary pumps. In the duty trial both pumps exceeded the contract requirements in capacity and in economy of coal consumption.
The force main leading from the pumping station to the Boston Outfall Sewer has been completed. The chamber con- necting the force main with the Boston Sewer was built by Long & Little, contractors, and is ready for use.
At the beginning of the year the main sewers between the pumping station and Elm street, and between the pumping station and Woodbine street were under construction ; these have been completed and are ready for use.
Late in March the work of building lateral sewers by Quincy citizen labor was begun, two gangs of about thirty men each being set at work. They have been kept at work through- out the season and have built 3.87 miles of sewers.
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In our last annual report we asked for an appropriation of one hundred thousand dollars for additional work. On April 26th the order appropriating this amount was approved and the same week we advertised for proposals for furnishing sewer pipe, and for building sewers in Ward 5, and shortly after that for building sewers in Wards 1, 2 and 3. The contracts for building sewers in Ward 5 were awarded to the A. W. Bryne Construc- tion Co. Under these contracts 2,764 feet of twenty-inch sewer and 3.73 miles of smaller or lateral sewers have been built. The amount of water encountered in building the main sewers, and the rainy weather so delayed the contractor that when stormy winter weather set in some 3,780 feet of the sewers to be built under his contracts were not completed. Rather than bear the annoyance of having the streets dug up in the winter time it was thought best by the Board to extend the time for the completion of the contract until early spring.
The contracts for building sewers in Wards 1, 2 and 3 were awarded to Messrs. Long & Little. Under these contracts have been built 1,080 feet of eighteen inch and 1,168 feet of fifteen inch sewer and 4.44 miles of lateral sewers. The work of build- ing these sewers was completed late in December.
There are now ready for operation, the Pumping Station, Outfall Sewer and 11.2 miles of sewers. In Ward 5 there are about 4.58 miles of sewers built but not ready for operation, some not being connected with the main sewers. There are under contract in this ward 3,780 feet of sewer which should be completed early in May. When these are done there will be a total of about 16.5 miles of sewer ready for operation, covering a considerable portion of the Centre, South Quincy and Wollaston Heights.
The accompanying schedule gives the length and size of sewers built to date :
QUINCY SEWERAGE SYSTEM-SEWERS BUILT PRIOR TO JAN. 1, 1899.
STREET AND LOCATION OF MAINS.
LENGTH.
SIZE.
Merrymount park from Pumping station to Furnace brook sewer, Park and private land from Furnace brook sewer to Butler road, Marginal road from Butler road to Merrymount road,
1077.0 ft.
30 in. by 45 in. brick.
1273.5 "
24 in. by 36 in.
510.5 "
24 in. by 36 in.
Private land from Merrymount road to Greenleaf street,
450.2 "
24 in. by 36 in. 66
Woodward avenue from Greenleaf street to Coddington street,
1728.4
24 in. by 36 in.
Newcomb street from Coddington street to 212 feet southeasterly,
212.5 "
24 in. by 36 in.
Newcomb street from 212 feet southeast of Coddington to Canal street,
607.7 «
24 in. by 36 in.
Canal street from Newcomb street to Bigelow street,
1054.5 «
24 in. by 36 in.
66
Bigelow street from Canal street to Elm street,
1060.3 «
24 in. pipe.
Elm street from Bigelow street to High School avenue,
377.0 "
15 in.
579.5 "
15 in.
Quincy avenue from High School avenue to Water street,
553.0 "
15 in.
Water street from Quincy avenue to Summer street,
196.4
15 in.
Canal street from Bigelow street to Chestnut street,
15.0
15 in. 66
Canal street from Bigelow street to Cottage street,
259.6
18 in.
Cottage street from Canal street to Cottage avenue,
515.0
18 in. 66
Cottage avenue from Cottage street to Hancock street,
305.8 “
18 in.
Merrymount park from Pumping station to Fenno street,
1100.0
24 in. by 36 in. brick.
Merrymount avenue from Fenno street to Hancock street,
500.0
24 in. by 36 in.
Hancock street from Merrymount avenue to Woodbine street,
1531.0
24 in. by 36 in.
Woodbine street from Hancock street to N. Y., N. H. and H. R. R., Brook street from N. Y., N. H. and H. R. R. to Farrington street,
1066.0
20 in. pipe.
779.0 "
20 in.
197
High School avenue from Elm street to Quincy avenue,
QUINCY SEWERAGE SYSTEM-SEWERS BUILT PRIOR TO JAN. 1, 1899-(Continued.)
STREET AND LOCATION OF MAINS.
LENGTH.
SIZE.
Newport avenue from Willow street to 407 feet southerly, Furnace brook section from main sewer, section 1, to Hancook street, Furnace brook section from N. Y., N. H. and H. R. R. to 182 ft. easterly
407.0 ft. 317.0 «
20 in. pipe. 20 in. «
182.0
66
20 in.
Total mains, .
.
.
.
.
16657.9 ft.
STREET AND LOCATION OF LATERALS.
LENGTH.
SIZE.
Adams street from Alleyne street to about 127 feet southerly, Alleyne street from Hancock street to Adams street,
459.0 «
8 in.
Arlington street from Brook street to Elmwood avenue, Avon way from Whalley road to Dixwell avenue,
464.2
8 in.
66
Beale street from Greenwood avenue to Old Colony avenue, Beale street frem Newport avenue to 74 feet westerly,
315.0
8 in.
66
Beale street from Highland avenue to Winthrop avenue,
705.0
8 in.
Bennington street from Independence avenue to Verchild street,
717.7
¥
8 in.
Berlin street from Woodbine street to Linden street,
974.0
12 in.
66
Blake street from Hancock street to Morton street,
442.0
8 in.
Butler road from Marginal road to Hancock street,
392.6
8 in.
660.0
8 in.
1488.0
8 in.
66
198
127.0 ft.
8 in. pipe.
450.0
8 in.
.6
74.0
8 in.
.
.
Canal street from Cottage street to about 40 feet east of Hancock st., Central avenue from Newport avenue to Highland avenue,
Chestnut street from Canal street to Hancock street, Coddington street from Woodward avenue to Washington street, Copeland st. from Granite st. to about 167 feet northwest of Crescent st. Cottage avenue from Cottage street to Chestnut street, Cranch street from Deldorf street to Rock View road, Deldorf street from Whitwell street to Gothland street,
972.2 ft.
8 in. pipe. 10 in. 66
968.1 2767.2
8 in.
253.2
8 in.
1363.9
8 in.
Depot street from Hancock street to about 181.6 feet westerly,
181.6 66
8 in. 66
Dimmock street from Upland street to Goffe street,
215.3
8 in.
Edwards st. from Washington st. to about 60 feet north of Union st.,
660.0 66
8 in. 66
Elm street from High School avenue to Hancock street,
340.0
8 in.
Faxon avenue from Hancock street to 550 feet easterly,
550.0
66
8 in. 66
Fayette street from Brook street to 206 feet northerly,
206.0
66
8 in.
Federal avenue from Presidents' avenue to Goddard street,
434.4 «
8 in.
66
Foster street from Chestnut street to Washington street,
482.8 «
8 in.
Franklin street from School street to 276.5 feet south of Payne street,
1799.5 "
8 in.
66
Franklin street from Bradford street to High street,
1290.1 66
8 in.
66
Franklin street from Bradford street to 104.4 feet northerly,
104.4 «
8 in.
Gay street from Summer street to School street,
845.1
8 in.
66
Goddard street from Federal avenue to Verchild street,
1400.0 «
8 in.
Goffe street from Granite street to 405 feet north of Dimmock street,
2352.3 «
8 in. 66
Grand View avenue from Beale street to Central avenue,
2110.0 «
8 in.
Granite street from Hancock street to Whitwell street,
896.0 «
10 in.
66
Greenwood avenue from Woodbine street to Beale street,
483.0 «
10 in.
Hancock st. from Butler road to about 192.4 feet south of Alleyne st.,
530.0
8 in.
Hancock street from 70 feet north of Greenleaf st. to Johnson ave.,
498.8
66
8 in. 66
Hancock street from Washington street to Dimmock street,
804.2 "
8 in. 66
Hancock street from Washington street to Saville street,
45.0 «
10 in.
472 3 4
8 in.
199
QUINCY SEWERAGE SYSTEM-SEWERS BUILT PRIOR TO JAN. 1, 1899-(Continued.)
STREET AND LOCATION OF LATERALS.
LENGTH.
SIZE.
Hancock street from Saville street to Depot street,
226.1 ft.
8 in. pipe.
Hancock street from Cottage avenue to School street,
1097.0 "
8 in.
Hancock street from Cottage avenue to Granite street,
585.0 "
12 in.
Hancock street from Granite street to 364.2 feet northerly,
364.0 «
8 in.
66
Hancock court from Hancock street to 340 feet westerly,
340.0
8 in.
High street from Franklin street to 421 feet westerly,
421.0
8 in.
66
Highland avenue from Beale street to Central avenue,
1916.0
8 in.
Independence avenue from Presidents' avenue to Bennington street,
703.0 "
8 in.
Lincoln avenue from Newport avenue to Highland avenue,
1481.0 "
8 in.
Maple place from Washington street to 320 feet westerly,
320.0
8 in.
66
Marion street from Grand View avenue to Prospect avenue,
735,0
8 in.
8 in.
66
Merrymount road from Marginal road to about 427 feet easterly,
427.0
8 in.
66
Miller avenue from Bigelow street to 363 feet southerly,
363.0
66
8 in.
66
Newport avenue from Central avenue to Willow street,
3130.0
8 in.
66
Old Colony avenue from Beale street to Standish avenue,
574.0
8 in.
66
Payne street (south) from Phipps street to Franklin street,
489.0
8 in.
66
Payne street (north) from Payne'street to 489 feet westerly, Pearl street from Phipps street to Franklin street,
803,0
8 in.
Phipps street from School street to Water street,
774.0
8 in.
"
Phipps street from Water street to Payne street,
401,0
8 in.
66
501.0
10 in.
Newport ave. from Central ave. to 275 feet north of Elmwood ave.,
545.0
8 in.
66
Park street from Grand View avenue to Marion street,
1097.2
8 in.
200
Mechanic street from Canal street to 540 feet southerly,
540.0
Presidents' avenue from Water street to Independence avenue, Prospect avenue from Beale street to Central avenue, Quincy avenue from High School avenue to 270 feet northerly, Rock View road from Cranch street to Whitwell street. Russell park from Woodward ave. to about 75 ft. east of Hancock st., Safford street from Beale street to 121 feet northerly,
1058.0 ft.
10 in. pipe.
1884.0 «
8 in.
270.0
8 in.
242.1 «
8 in.
730.0
8 in. 66
121.0
8 in. 66
Saville street from Hancock street to Upland street, Saville street from Upland street to 184.7 feet westerly,
484.0
8 in. 66
184.7
8 in.
Saville avenue from Hancock street to 530 feet easterly,
530.0
8 in.
School street from Hancock street to Franklin street,
983.0 4
8 in.
Standish avenue from Old Colony avenue to 315 feet easterly,
315.0
8 in. 66
Summer street from Water street to School street,
916.6
8 in.
Temple street from Washington street to 276 feet westerly,
276.0
8 in.
Upland street from Saville street to Dimmock street,
740.6
66
10 in.
Verchild street from Franklin street to Goddard street,
301.0 66
8 in.
Verchild street from Goddard street to Bennington street,
290.2 “
8 in.
66
Warren avenue from Newport avenue to Highland avenue,
1481.0
8 in. 66
Washington street from Coddington street to Hancock street,
285.3 «
10 in. 66
Washington street from Cherry avenue to Coddington street,
1440.6 4
8 in.
66
Washington street from Cherry avenue to Edwards street,
515.2 4
10 in.
Water street from Summer street to Presidents' avenue,
1951.6
66
12 in.
Whalley road from Goffe street to Dinnnock street,
805.3 «
8 in. 66
650.0 66
8 in. 66
Whitney road from Woodward ave. to about 62 ft. east of Hancock st., Whitwell street from Granite street to Ryden street,
2724.7
8 in. 66
Winthrop avenue from Beale street to Central avenue.
1883.0
8 in.
66
Total laterals, .
69189.1 ft.
.
Total length sewer built to date, 85,847.0 feet-16.25 miles.
201
202
The cost of the Sewerage System to date may be sum- marized as follows :
Previous to 1898.
1898.
Total to date.
Preliminary work,
$5,000.00
$5,000.00
Force Main,
48,134.46
$1,479.53
49,613.99
Connection Chamber
at Squantum,
1,955.00
1,955.00
Pumping station and
Machinery, furnishings
and grading,
20,862.10
16,801.79
37,663.89
Main Sewers (Brick and 24 inch pipe),
51,010.19
44,596.74
95,606.93
Main Sewers (15 inch and 20 inch pipe),
10,861.67
88,585.31
99,446.98
Lateral Sewers,
Stock on hand,
2,519.37
Store house and tools on hand,
1,625.00
Legal expenses,
250.00
1,210.00
1,460.00
Total expended to date,
$294,891.16
Total Appropriations to date,
$325,000.00
Unexpended balance,
$30,108.84
There are several contracts on which the final payments have not been made; these together with unfinished contracts and the work of making record plans which is now going on will require most of this balance.
For detailed account of expenditures during the year we refer to the Auditor's report.
Though the pumps at the pumping station have not yet been used for pumping sewage it has been necessary to keep steam up to keep the building and machinery from deteriorating on account of dampness. This expense amounting to $313.85 has been charged to the appropriation for maintenance.
We are of the opinion that the system should be put into operation early in the present year, and recommend the appro- priation of $4000 for maintenance during the current year. The item of $1000 to be paid to the City of Boston for the use of
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