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The entire system has been tested by a direct pressure from the pumping machinery, and no leaks of importance have been developed. Owing to the difficult trenching, and the presence of much ledge to be excavated by blasting, a small part of Mr. Langford's contract remains to be done in the spring. A statement of the amount of this work will be found farther on.
The gates and hydrants adopted are from the works of the Chapman Valve Manufacturing Co., Indian Orchard, Mass.
As soon as the progress of the work would warrant, a con- tract was made with Mr. O. N. Bingham, of Dedham, Mass., for furnishing and laying the service pipes required for the season closing January 1, 1886, and under this contract fifty- three taps have been made on the street mains, supplying water to fifty-five individual consumers. The thoroughness of this work is so far satisfactory, and the fixtures furnished by Mr. Bingham have been first-class in pattern and quality. The service pipe used is the kind known as tar-coated wrought iron, and while not perfect, is perhaps as good as any kind of pipe used for this purpose. The experience of all water depart- ments shows that the best kind of service pipe is yet undeter- inined, and that no coating, as yet applied to pipes so small as those required for this part of the work, is a perfect protection against occasional corrosion, or filling up.
In a few instances, applicants for water have preferred to pay the extra cost of heavy lead pipe, which has been furnished and laid without recommendation or objection.
QUALITY TESTS OF THE WORKS.
As already stated, the reservoir has withstood the test of filling with water successfully, and no leakage has been noticed. It is believed that this part of the works is a permanent and perfect construction, and that no repairs will be required, other than re-seeding the outer slopes the coming season. After a
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healthy and uniform growth of grass roots is secured on these banks, no change of shape or gullying will be possible.
The distribution piping has been tested, and found com- petent, as previously stated.
The pumping machinery, by the terms of the contract usual in such cases, was to perform its work with a certain minimum consumption of fuel. This being an important matter to the town, much care was taken in securing a guarantee of this result from the manufacturers, and it was largely for the reason that the Davidson Company promised an economy in this respect greater than other bidders, that the contract was awarded to it.
The test prescribed by the contract is as follows :
TEST FOR ECONOMY.
"The engine shall be subjected to a duty-test in duration not less than twenty-four (24) hours, the result to be calculated under the following formula : -
Vertical lift x weight of water pumped, pounds of coal used, in hundreds = Duty.
"The vertical lift being equal to the head in feet indicated by the pressure gauge in engine room when pumping into the reservoir plus the vertical distance from centre of this gauge to surface of water in pond, with no allowance for friction in pump or pipes between gauge and pond. No allowance for cinders or ashes removed during test, or remaining thereafter, to be made.
"This test shall be made under the personal direction of the Engineer of the Water Commissioners."
This test was made in December last, beginning at 4 p. m., Dec. 28, and ending at 4 p. m., Dec. 29,- twenty-four hours.
It was conducted under my general direction by Mr. William C. Munroe, mechanical engineer and agent of the Davidson Company, with the following results :
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MEMORANDA OF THE DUTY TRIAL OF THE DAVIDSON PUMPING
ENGINE, made at the Pumping Station of the NORWOOD WATER WORKS, December 28-29, 1885,-24 hours.
Note .- The boiler had been under a steam pressure of not less than thirty pounds for forty-eight hours. The engine was started at 8.30 a. m., and run at varying speed continuously, pumping through a blow-off until a short time before the record was begun, when the blow-off was closed and water pumped to the reservoir which had been emptied to receive the water pumped during the test. At 4 p. m., Dec. 28, Mr. Munroe began to record the performance of the engine with the follow- ing results :
Highest temperature recorded in engine room . 73ºF.
Lowest 66 66 . 683ºF.
Lowest
outside . 32ºF.
Highest
60 . 41ºF.
Average steam pressure . 36.8 lbs.
Average vacuum . 252 inches.
Total coal weighed, 3,089-5 lbs .- 249 lbs. remaining after test = 2840-5 pounds coul consumed.
Revolutions of engine, 51,000-6,906 = 44,094 revolu- tions. .
Total lift from pond to reservoir, including friction, 110,16 feet. 100
Average length of stroke . 23-47% inches. 100
Piston travel per revolution . 3912
1000 feet. Total piston travel of test 172,93510 7 feet. 172,93510 7 ft. X 1.069 sq. ft. (area piston) = 184,868-26 cu. feet.
¿ piston travel, 81,4678 ft. x .0308 sq. ft. (area piston rod) = 2,509% cu. ft. piston rod displacement.
184,868-26% cu. ft .- 2,509-2% cu. ft. = 182,359-6, cu. ft. water pumped.
182,35916% cu. ft. x 623 lbs. = 11,397,441-25 lbs. water pumped.
11,397,441 25 10'6 IDS. X 110-16 ft. lift = 1,255,542,128 foot 100 pounds.
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1,255,542,128 ft. lbs. : 2,840-5 lbs. coal = 44% millions duty, or 44,200,000 lbs. of water raised one foot high with 100 lbs. of coal.
The guarantee of the Davidson Company being 55,000,000, this result showed a deficiency of very nearly twenty per cent. By your direction I have duly notified the Company of this re- sult, and requested that such improvements or alterations as may be required to enable the engine to perform its work with the economy guaranteed by the contract be made at once. When this is done, further tests will be made. The pumping station is now in charge of Mr. George A. P. Bucknam, who seems to me to be especially well fitted, by his skill and experi- ence, for the position of permanent engineer. Provision has been made for keeping a detailed and systematic record of all pumping done, the amount of fuel used, the quantity of water raised to the reservoir, etc., on blank forms provided for the purpose.
It will be found necessary another season to adopt and set apart certain days for pumping, and I have instructed Mr. Bucknam, with your approval, to limit the variation in water level in the reservoir to five feet ; that is, never to allow the water to fall lower than five feet below high water mark. This will require, next summer, pumping twice a week, perhaps for six hours a day.
CAPACITY TEST OF THE WORKS.
This was made on Saturday, December 5, 1885, and con- sisted in throwing directly from the hydrants, by pressure from the reservoir, eight fire streams from one inch to one and one quarter inch in diameter. These streams were delivered on Washington street, and averaged in height, when thrown verti- cally, about seventy-two feet. · Afterwards a two inch stream was thrown, by pumping pressure, over the top of the spire of the Baptist church, estimated to be about 110 feet high. Since that test, other hydrants in more remote parts of the village have been tested, and competent fire streams thrown on adja- cent buildings. There can be no doubt as to the efficiency of the works in controlling any incipient fire.
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COST OF THE WORKS.
I have prepared a sheet showing cost of the various parts: of the work, which is subjoined to this report. With, and fol- lowing it, you will also find a memorandum of the streets in which pipes have been laid, and a list of levels.
From the statement of cost you will see that the amount expended to January 27, 1886, is $77,184.
There yet remains to be paid, on account of work done under the piping, machinery, and service pipe contracts, the following amounts :
Due John T. Langford, . . $1,927 34 Due Davidson Steam Pump Co. when guaran- tee is fulfilled, . 1,295 76
Due O. N. Bingham, 265 13
To be added to expenditures as above, . . $3,488 32
Making $80,672.32 as the gross cost of the Works, January 27, 1886.
The statement of the cost of laying the pipe on hand (the cost of the pipe itself being included in the gross cost given above), is as follows : -
For laying 4,500 feet 6-inch pipe @ 25 cents, $1,125 00 For setting 6 hydrants (on hand and paid for),
@ $5.00, . 30 00
For furnishing and setting six 6-inch gates @
$16.57,. 99 42
For excavating rock, 60 cubic yards @ $4.00,
240 00
$1,494 42
The summary of these accounts is as follows : -
Gross cost of works to January 27, 1886, including liabilities, $80,672 32
Cost of completing piping contract 1,494 42 Total, . $82,166 72
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From the balance sheet prepared for the examination of the Auditors, total receipts from sale of bonds, interest and cash, is . . $79,512 00
Balance, . $2,654 74
Less amount due from water-takers for service-pipes,
including Smith Brothers' hydrant, $1,555 13
Amount required to complete contracts, . . $1,099 61
At your request I have prepared an estimate of the cost of piping the following streets, viz. : -
Chapel,- from Washington to Walpole, 2,671 feet.
Winter,- from Washington to Walpole, 849
Cross,- from Guild easterly, 1,146 66
Railroad Ave.,- from Wash'n to Prospect, 2,500 66
Total length (to be six inch pipe), . . 7,166 feet. Clark and William Streets (four inch), . 680
7,166 feet G-inch pipe laid @ 72 cents, . . $5,159 52 680 feet 4-inch pipe laid @ 58 cents . 394 40
12 hydrants set @ $37.86 . 454 32
10 6-inch gates set @ $16.57 . 165 70
2 4-inch gates set @ $13.00 26 00
159 cubic yards rock excavated @ $4.00 . 636 00
Superintendance and inspection 500 00
Total, $7,335 94
Mr. Langford having agreed to furnish and lay any exten- sions desired for the very reasonable prices fixed by his con- tract for last season, the above estimate is more favorable than could be expected were the town to ask for proposals at this date for the work. I would recommend, however, that after the original schedule of piping is laid, that no extensions be made except under a reasonable guarantee of water rates from property owners whose estates would be benefited thereby.
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I am largely indebted for whatever success has attended the prosecution of this work, to the kind and hearty support given by your Board, and to the skill and faithfulness of Mr. L. E. Hawes, assistant engineer. I believe your town is now in possession of a system of water works equal to all reasonable demands for many years to come.
Respectfully submitted,
PERCY M. BLAKE, Civil Engineer.
Norwood, Mass., Feb. 1, 1886.
MEMORANDUM OF PIPE LAID IN 1885.
STREET
FROM
TO
12"
10"
S'
6'
Forcemain Leading Main Walpole Washington
Pumping Station Reservoir
Leading Main, Guild Street, southerly, Howard,
3994.0
Winter
4069.0
Guild
2206.3
Howard
J. C. Page's,
1217.0
Guild
southerly,
3815.2
Guild
Washington
car shops,
61.5
II.O
2408.0
Beech
Winter
Vernon,
825.5
Day
Washington
Beech,
1013.5
Vernon
westerly,
196S.o
Cottage
Nichols,
I293.5
Maple
Vernon Nahatan
G. H. Morrill's
2135.0
Nahatan
Washington
westerly,
IS.0
Howard
7.0
Market
Railroad Avenue,
1061.0
Railroad Avenue Hill
easterly, northerly,
600.0
Pleasant
southerly, 66
634.5
Monroe
12.0
Chapel
Washington
westerly,
Hydrant Branches and Blowoffs,
Total, 38,520.4 feet, or 7.3 miles.
4055.5
9152.3
13,243.2
12,069.4
PERCY M. BLAKE, Engineer.
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northerly,
12.0
Nichols
1734.0
690.5
Railroad Avenue
1006.0
792.9
6935.0
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LIST OF LEVELS.
DESCRIPTION.
Above
mean sea
ton Harbor.
Below high
water in Bellevue
Reservoir.
Height of
hydrant
stream.
High water level in proposed reservoir .
248. I
0
0
Buckmaster pond, high water
171.7
76.4
42
Engine room floor
178.5
69.6
40
Winter street at town line .
167.6
So. 5
45
164.0
S4.I
48
218.5
29.6
18
66
at Prospect street .
210.6
37.5
22
Underpinning of Fairbanks' house, Prospect street 66 of G. H. Morrill's new house .
193.0
55.I
33
Intersection Winter and Nichols streets
191.6
56.5
35
Beech streets .
174.0
74.1
45
" Walpole streets
143.0
105.I
62
Underpinning Congregational church .
160.0
SS. I
52
Intersection Walpole and Phillips streets
160.0
88.1
52
Summit of Walpole street, opposite Mackenzie's
161.5
86.6
52
Underpinning residence of F. O. Winslow
167.0
SI.I
50
Underpinning residence of I. M. Robbins
89.0
159.I
95
R. R. track at Winslow's .
92.8
155.3
92
Intersection Washington and Chapel streets
98.0
150.I
90
Underpinning old Congregational church .
III.I
137.0
So
Underpinning residence J. E. Everett .
121.5
II6.6
70
Intersection Washington street and Everett ave. .
115.0
I33.I
75
Underpinning Everett school house ..
127.7
120.4
72
Intersection Washington and Guild streets
118.4
129.7
75
R. R. track at Guild street .
IIO.2
I37.9
75
Underpinning northwest corner of " setting up
106.0
142.I
82
Intersection Day and Washington streets
125.0
123.I
72
Underpinning Baptist church .
124.9
123.2
72
Intersection Vernon and Washington streets .
121.6
126.5
72
Cottage and Washington streets . Threshold Village Hall building .
I22.7
125.4
72
Intersection Nahatan and Washington streets .
132.0
I16.I
70
R. R. avenue and Washington street .
133.0
115.I
70
Top of reservoir, near Cemetery .
142.2
105.9
62
Intersection Howard and Washington streets .
144.0
104.I
62
Washington street, opp. residence of J. C. Page
144.0
IO4. I
62
Intersection Nahatan and Maple streets
130.7
III.4
65
66
Nichols
148.4
99.7
60
Fulton
171.0
71.I
45
66
Prospect
176.7
71.4
42
66
Nichols and Cottage
170.5
77.6
45
66
Beech and Day streets .
171.4
76.7
45
66
Vernon streets
168.7
79.4
47
Day
Maple
168.7
79.4
47
66
Vernon 6 66 66
161.6
86.5
51
66
Cottage and “
66
148. I
100.0
60
80
Intersection Washington street and Walnut ave ..
IO8.0
140.I
132.5
115.6
67
shop," N. Y. & N. E. R. R. Co.
120.6
127.5
72
and Vernon 66
174.7
73.4
43
Guild and Linden streets
208.8
39.3
24
bed of brook
at Cemetery summit
level in Bos-
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LIST OF LEVELS. - Continued.
DESCRIPTION.
Above
level in Bos-
ton Harbor.
Below high
water in
Bellevue
Reservoir.
Height of
hydrant
stream.
Intersection Day and Bullard streets .
158.6
89.5
53
Market street and Railroad avenue .
134.6
113.5
65
R. R. track at Railroad avenue .
128.7
119.4 70
Intersection Railroad ave. and Hill street .
128.9
119.2
70
66
66
66 Foundry street
136.0
II2.I
67
66
.6
66 Clark
118.9
129.2
75
66 66 Monroe 66
109.2
138.9
80
66
Pleasant
107.0
141.I
82
Pleasant and Cross streets .
90.2
157.9
90
Underpinning residence J. E. Hartshorn
109.9
138.2
80
mean sea
PERCY M. BLAKE, Engineer.
LAWS AND RESOLVES.
[CHAPTER 82.]
An Act to supply the Town of Norwood with Water. Be it enacted, etc., as follows :
SECT. 1. The Town of Norwood may supply itself and its inhabitants with water for the extinguishment of fires and for · domestic and other purposes ; may establish fountains and hydrants, re-locate or discontinue the same ; may regulate the use of such water, and fix and collect rates to be paid for the use of the same.
SECT. 2. The said town for the purposes aforesaid may take, by purchase or otherwise, and hold the waters of Buckmaster Pond and of Foundry or Colburn's Brook, in the Town of Dedham, and the waters which flow into and from the same, together with any water rights connected therewith, and also all lands, rights of way and easements necessary for holding and preserv- ing such water, and for conveying the same to any part of said Town of Norwood, and may erect on the land thus taken or held proper dams, buildings, fixtures and other structures, and may make excavations, procure and operate machinery, and provide such other means and appliances as may be necessary for the establishment and maintenance of complete and effec- tive water works ; and may construct and lay down conduits, pipes and other works under or over any lands, water courses, railroads or public or private ways, and along any such way in such manner as not unnecessarily to obstruct the same ; and for the purpose of constructing, maintaining and repairing such conduits, pipes and other works, and for all proper purposes of this Act, said town may dig up any such lands, and under the direction of the Board of Selectmen of the town in which any such ways are situated, may enter upon and dig up any such ways, in such manner as to cause the least hindrance to public travel on such ways.
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SECT. 3. The said town shall, within sixty days after the taking of any lands, rights of way, water rights, water sources or easements as aforesaid, otherwise than by purchase, file and cause to be recorded in the registry of deeds for the county within which such lands or other property are situated, a de- scription thereof sufficiently accurate for identification, with a statement of the purpose for which the same were taken, signed by the Water Commissioners hereinafter provided for.
SECT. 4. The said town shall pay all damages sustained by any person or corporation in property by the taking of any land, right of way, water, water source, water right or easement, or by any other thing done by said town under the authority of this Act. Any person or corporation sustaining damages as aforesaid under this Act who fails to agree with said town as to the amount of damages sustained, may have the damages assessed and determined in the manner provided by law when land is taken for the laying out of highways, on application at any time within the period of three years from the taking of such land or other property, or the doing of other injury under the authority of this Act; but no such application shall be made after the expiration of said three years. No application for assessment of damages shall be made for the taking of any water, water right, or for any injury thereto, until the water is actually withdrawn or diverted by said town under the authority of this Act.
SECT. , 5. The said town may, for the purpose of paying the necessary expenses and liabilities incurred under the pro- visions of this Act, issue from time to time bonds, notes, or scrip, to an amount not exceeding in the aggregate seventy-five thousand dollars ; such bonds, notes and scrip shall bear on their face the words "Norwood Water Loan; " shall be pay- able at the expiration of periods not exceeding thirty years from the date of issue ; shall bear interest payable semi-annu- ally, at a rate not exceeding six per centum per annum, and shall be signed by the treasurer of the town, and be counter- signed by the Water Commissioners hereinafter provided for. The said town may sell such securities at public or private sale, or pledge the same for money borrowed for the purposes of this Act, upon such terms and conditions as it may deem proper.
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The said town shall provide, at the time of contracting said loan, for the establishment of a sinking fund, and shall annu- ally contribute to such a fund a sum sufficient, with the accumu- lations thereof, to pay the principal of said loan at maturity. The said sinking fund shall remain inviolate and pledged to the payment of said loan, and shall be used for no other purpose.
SECT. 6. The said town instead of establishing a sinking fund may, at the time of authorizing said loan, provide for the payment thereof in such annual proportionate payments as will extinguish the same within the time prescribed in this Act ; and when such vote has been passed, the amount required thereby shall without further vote be assessed by the assessors of said town in each year thereafter, until the debt incurred by said loan shall be extinguished, in the same manner as other taxes are assessed under the provisions of Section thirty-four of Chap- ter eleven of the Public Statutes.
SECT. 7. The return required by Section ninety-one of Chapter eleven of the Public Statutes shall state the amount of any sinking fund established under this act, and if none is established whether action has been taken in accordance with the provisions of the preceding section, and the amounts raised and applied thereunder for the current year.
SECT. 8. The said town shall raise annually by taxation a sum which, with the income derived from the water rates, will be sufficient to pay the current annual expenses of operating its water works, and the interest as it accrues on the bonds, notes and scrip issued as aforesaid by said town, and to make such contributions to the sinking fund and payments on the principal as may be required under the provisions of this Act.
SECT. 9. The said town may contract with the Dedham Water Company for a supply of water necessary for the pur- poses of this Act, on such terms as may be agreed upon between said town and said corporation ; and said Dedham Water Com- pany is authorized to contract for and furnish, from its water supply, water to said town, and to make the necessary connec- tions of its conduits or pipes with the conduits or pipes of the said town : provided, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to compel the said corporation to make such connec- tions or to furnish said water.
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SECT. 10. Whoever wilfully or wantonly corrupts, pol- lutes or diverts any of the waters taken or held under this Act, or injures any structure, work or other property owned, held or used by said town under the authority and for the pur- poses of this Act, shall forfeit and pay to said town three times the amount of damages assessed therefor, to be recovered in an action of tort ; and upon conviction of either of the above wilful or wanton acts shall be punished by a fine not exceeding three hundred dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding one year.
SECT. 11. The said town shall, after its acceptance of this Act, at a legal meeting called for the purpose, elect by ballot three persons to hold office, one until the expiration of three years, one until the expiration of two years, and one until the expiration of one year from the next succeeding annual town meeting, to constitute a Board of Water Commis- sioners ; and at each annual town meeting thereafter, one such Commissioner shall be elected by ballot for the term of three years. All the authority granted to the said town by this Act, and not otherwise specifically provided for, shall be vested in said Board of Water Commissioners, who shall be subject, how- ever, to such instructions, rules and regulations as said town may impose by its vote ; the said Commissioners shall be trus- tees of the sinking fund herein provided for, and a majority of said Commissioners shall constitute a quorum for the transac- tion of business relative both to the water works and to the sinking fund. Any vacancy occuring in said board from any cause may be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term by said town at any legal town meeting called for the purpose.
SECT. 12. This Act shall take effect upon its acceptance by a two-thirds vote of the voters of said town, present and voting thereon at a legal town meeting called for the purpose, within three years from its passage ; but the number of meet- ings so called in any year shall not exceed three.
[ Approved March 18, 1885.]
RULES AND WATER RATES.
The following rates are established until further notice, viz. :
DWELLING HOUSES. PER
Occupied by one family for the first faucet
YEAR.
$6 00 For each additional faucet to be used by the same family . . 2 00 If occupied by more than one family, one faucet being used by all, for each family . 5 00
If occupied by more than one family, each family having one faucet, for each family 00
For the first bath tub . 5 00
If used by more than one family in same house, each family 4 00
For each additional bath tub . 2 00
For the first water closet . 5 00
If used by more than one family in same house, each family 4 00
For each additional water closet .
2 00
For first laundry faucet . 5 00
For each additional faucet 2 00
Where two faucets are used. one for hot and one for cold water, emptying into the same basin, only one charge will be made for both.
BOARDING HOUSES.
For first faucet . $10 00
For each additional faucet . 3 00
For first bath tub . 10 00
For each additional bath tub . 3 00
For first water closet .
10 00
For each additional water closet . 3 00
Or if so determined by the Water Commissioners, water to be measured. (See Measured Water.)
HOTELS.
Water to be measured. (See Measured Water.)
OFFICES, STORES, MARKETS AND BARBER SHOPS.
When used for ordinary purposes, same rates as for dwelling houses.
STABLES.
For first horse . $5 00
For each additional horse 2 00
For first cow or ox . 2 00
For each additional cow 1 00
The above prices include water for washing carriages without hose. Where hose is used $5.00 per year will be charged for same with 14 inch nozzle, and $10.00 per year for 12 inch.
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HOSE.
For sprinkling premises and streets in front, nozzle not to exceed 14 of an inch in diameter, and use limited to two hours per day for six months in the year . . $5 00
MANUFACTURING PURPOSES.
(See Measured Water.)
BUILDING PURPOSES.
For cask of lime or cement . $0.06
For fountains, green houses, garden hydrants, or other purposes not herein mentioned, special rates will be made by the Water Com- missioners.
MEASURED WATER.
Where water is measured the consumers must provide and keep in repair at his expense, a meter of a pattern approved by the Water Commissioners. Where a meter is put in for the purpose of measur- ing the water used by the consumer, a minimum water rate to be paid in advance will be charged, which will cover the cost of a certain yearly quantity of water, and all water drawn in excess of such quantity shall be paid for by the thousand gallons.
Where a meter is put in for the above purpose, the minimum annual rate shall in no case be less than ten dollars.
METER RATES.
A consumer using not more than 100,000 gallons of water per annum, shall pay (semi-annually in advance) a minimum annual rate of ten dollars, which payment shall entitle him to use forty thousand gallons of water per year for one year, and thirty cents for each and every thousand gallons of water drawn in excess of this quantity.
A consumer using more than 100,000 and less than 500,000 gallons of water per annum, shall pay (semi-annually in advance) a minimum annual rate of twenty dollars, which payment shall entitle him to use one hundred thousand gallons of water per year for one year, and twenty-five cents for each and every thousand gallons of water drawn in excess of this quantity.
A consumer using more than 500,000 gallons of water per annum, shall pay (semi-annually in advance) a minimum annual rate of one hundred dollars, which payment shall entitle him to use five hundred thousand gallons of water per year for one year, and twenty cents for each and every thousand gallons of water drawn in excess of this quantity.
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REGULATIONS OF THE NORWOOD WATER WORKS.
The following regulations, until further notice, shall be considered a part of the contract with every person who uses water :
I .- All applications for the use of water must be made at the office of the Water Commissioners, and state fully the purposes for which it is intended to be used.
2 .- All persons using water must furnish pipes, connections and all fixtures, and keep them in good repair and protected from frost at their own expense, and the Commissioners will not be liable for any damage resulting from a failure to do so. No person will be permitted to insert or cause to be inserted, any faucet in any water pipe or con- nect any service pipe for conveying water from any of the main or dis- tributing pipes to any house, building or manufactory, or for any pur- pose whatever, without the written permission of the Superintendent of the Works; nor shall any addition to, or alteration of, any water pipe or faucet be made without such written permission.
3 .- The water must in no case be left running to prevent freezing or for other purposes, without the permission of the Water Commis- sioners or their duly authorized agent.
4 .- Schedule water rates shall be payable at the office of the Com- . missioners semi-annually in advance, beginning at such time as the water may be let on, of which notice will be hereafter given. Meter rates shall be payable quarterly.
5 .-- When water is supplied to more than one party through a single tap, the water may be shut off in case of non-payment of either party, notwithstanding one or more of the parties may have paid his or their amount due.
6 .- Owners of premises will be held responsible for the water rents of their tenants.
7 .- No water taker shall supply water to parties not entitled to its use except by written permit.
8 .- All apparatus and places supplied with water must be accessible at all times to the inspection of the Commissioners or their agent, and all pipes and fixtures shall be subject to rejection by said Board if con- considered unsuitable for the purpose.
9 .- Water will be furnished for external fire protection free of charge, but no one will be allowed to use water through fire hydrants or pipes for any other purpose, except upon a written permit from the Board of Commissioners.
IO .- The Commissioners reserve the right to restrict the use of hose or fountains, to shut off the water in all cases when it becomes necessary to make extensions or repairs, or for violation of any of the regulations ; or to put in meters for the purpose of measuring the quantity of water used.
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