Norwood annual report 1911-1914, Part 12

Author: Norwood (Mass.)
Publication date: 1911
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 1828


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The past winter has been a season of unusually cold and rigorous weather, and it has been necessary to look after the hydrants thoroughly, which has been done. There are a num- ber which it would be impossible to keep open unless attended to practically every day. The continual care and constant oversight which the severity of the winter demanded has made the effort to keep them open successful.


In response to the recommendation of the Board of Engineers last year a committee was appointed to look into the advisa- bility of purchasing auto fire apparatus. The committee has investigated the matter and will make a report, which we trust may be favorable.


Throughout the Commonwealth and in other states many cities and towns have been purchasing largely auto fire apparatus in recent years, especially during the past year, very little horse-drawn apparatus being now bought. For a town like Norwood, which is built so there could be a very large fire in certain localities, such apparatus would be of special value. Two instances last summer illustrated this. The fire in Alley's woods would never have penetrated so deep if the department had possessed one piece of auto apparatus.


Indeed, with the present apparatus those living in the out- skirts of the town are practically without suitable protection from fire, and this protection would be furnished by auto ap- paratus.


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Some repairs are needed on the property of the department, including the painting of the Central Fire Station and the touching up and varnishing of Hose Wagon No. 2.


Horses.


Expense of keeping:


Grain, hay and straw,


$436.58


Shoeing,


46.55


Medical service,


70.00


Work of horses:


Number of hours,


1,152


Number of loads of oil and water distributed,


110


Number of loads of water distributed,


1,236


FIRES AND ALARMS FOR YEAR ENDING JANUARY 31, 1912.


Date


Box


Time


Location


Property


Owner


Probable Cause.


Feb.


1 Still


25


4.36 p.m.


George st


House


J. Allen


Mar.


16


34


7.56 p.m.


Day st


Bakery


L. W. Bigelow Sons


Defective stove pipe


22


48


9.18 p.m.


Washington st


Shoe store


G. J. Howard


Cigarettes


25


Still


Drummey field


26


Near Reservoir


Woods


28


East School


Fence


31


Hill st


Grass


Apr.


2


Lenox st


Brush


3


Winslow Bros. field


Grass


3


Webber


Woods


4


Nahatan st


Grass


6


Rea meadow


Grass


24


66


Fisher Farm


Woods


28


Alleys


Woods


30


Everett st


Woods


30


Babcock's


Barn


May


2


Alleys


Woods


2


Forbes


Woods


3


66


Alleys


Woods


5


E. F. Winslow est.


Woods


6


Alleys


Woods


6


Beaver & Co.


Shed


7


Winter st


Woods


8


Near cemetery


Woods


Germany Plain


Woods


8


12.05 a.m. Market and Nahatan sts


Shop


Peter Norman


Hot coal Children with matches


25


18


10 14


66


June


July


13 46 21 27 2 Still 4 24 15 Still 15


1.06 a.m. 4.22 p.m.


Washington st Lenox st Washington st


Woods Woods Bindery Shed Sleepers


Fleming & Co. J. Nugent N.Y.N.H.&H.R.R.


Lightning Sparks locomotive Sparks locomotive False alarm


Everett st


Woods


Codman


Oak st


Woods


Nahatan st


Woods


Converse


20


66


Summer st


Woods


Scherer


22 23


66


Woods


Nugent


23


66


Germany Plain


Woods


Nugent


24 29


2.24 a.m.


Rock st


Hen coop


M. Corcoran


Incendiary Spark from pipe


Aug.


16, 37


5.49 p.m.


Yard .


Freight car


N.Y.,N.H.&H.R.R.


20 75


8.14 p.m.


Morse st


Shed


F. W. Bird & Son


21 Still


Hill st


Grass


W. B. & S. Co.


23


Ellis Pond


Woods


23


Ellis Pond


Woods


G. F. Willett


23


20 36


4.20 p.m.


Hill st


Grass


8


Washington st


Bigelow Block


12


Nahatan st


Woods


16


22


45 9.55 p.m.


Washington st


Barn


Dr. Norton


Dec.


29|


Still


Dean st


Grass


Jan.


6,34


9.15 p.m.


Central st


Shed


J. M. Folan


Incendiary


13 56


10.40 a.m. Walnut ave


House


C. H. Carter


Thawing water pipe


13 Box Alarms, 41 Still Alarms.


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Fence


F. A. Fales


False Alarm


Sept. Nov.


7 Still


Telephone Call Pipe


Hoar's Near L. Greenwood's


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Recommendations.


First. We recommend that the sum of $4,500.00 be raised and appropriated for the support of the department for the ensuing year.


Second. That the sum of $450.00 be raised and appropriated for the support of the Fire Alarm System for the ensuing year.


Third. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate money for three additional fire alarm boxes or take any action in the matter.


Fourth. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $500 to purchase hose for the fire department.


Respectfully submitted,


J. F. BOYDEN, H. F. WALKER, F. W. TALBOT,


Board of Engineers.


Fire Alarm Telegraph.


Norwood, January 31, 1912.


To the Board of Engineers:


Gentlemen:


The following is the fifteenth annual report of the Town Fire Alarm System. The system is in good condition, except some of the wires, which must be renewed this year. I have run the system with as little expense as possible, having come well inside my appropriation. I recommend that the sum of $450 be raised and appropriated for the support of the Fire Alarm System the ensuing year.


Yours respectfully, WARREN C. COTTRELL.


TWENTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE


Board of Water Commissioners


WATER BOARD 1911.


JOHN F. CALLAHAN, Chairman. WILLIAM F. BAKER, Clerk. JAMES H. BUTLER. JOSEPH CONLEY, Superintendent.


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS.


The Board of Water Commissioners herewith present their annual report for the year ending January 31, 1912, with a detailed statement of receipts and expenditures; and as Trustees of the Sinking Fund, a statement of its investments.


At the annual town meeting John F. Callahan was elected a Water Commissioner for the term of three years. The Board organized by the choice of John F. Callahan, chairman, and William F. Baker, clerk.


Financial Statement in Brief.


Cost of works to January 31, 1912, · $239,399.89


Debt Statement.


Bonds and notes issued,


$154,011.41


Bonds and notes paid, 92,311.41


Bonds and notes outstanding (not due), $61,700.00


Value of Sinking Fund, January 31, 1912, 32,638.77


Net debt, January 31, 1912, $29,061.23


Water rates collected in 1911,


$26,091.51


The receipts from water rates and sale of water for special purposes for the year are $26,091.51, or an increase over the previous year of $1,315.28. As trustees of the Sinking Fund, we report the following additions: $2,000.00 the annual re-


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quirements, and $1,136.64, the interest on investments, all funds are either deposited in savings banks or invested in the notes of the town.


Bonds to the amount of $5,000 became due June 1, 1911, and were paid from the sinking fund; one note, amount $1,000, was paid from the Water Commissioners' treasury.


The total debt remaining on the old plant is $29,061.23; bonds to the amount of $80,000 have been issued on the Purgatory Brook supply, the auxiliary system now under construction. A detailed statement of receipts and expenditures will be found in the report of the Town Accountant.


Mr. George A. P. Bucknam, superintendent, sent a communi- cation to the Board to the effect that he resigned the position of superintendent, the resignation to take effect June 1, unless the Board saw its way clear to increase the superintendent's salary. The Commissioners did not feel that they would be justified in granting such a request and accepted the resignation.


On May 1, at a joint meeting of the Sewer and Water Com- missioners it was voted to employ Mr. Joseph E. Conley as superintendent of both departments for the balance of the year beginning June 1, at a salary of $150 a month, each department to pay half this amount. We feel this is a move in the right direction. In the past there has been more or less friction be- tween the departments which has been eliminated by placing the departments under one head, who can plan the work of one department and carry it out without interfering with the work of the other and thereby obtain greater efficiency in both de- partments.


The past seven months have put the new plan to a severe test because of the large amount of extra work caused by the in- stallation of the new supply. Mr. Conley has supervised the entire work of construction on this new system, which included the laying of all street mains, foundations for the stand pipe, pumping station and machinery. This work has been done by town labor as far as possible. We feel well satisfied, so far,


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with the way this new plan has worked out and think the town fortunate in being able to procure so efficient a superintendent.


In January of this year at a joint meeting of the Sewer and Water Commissioners it was voted to employ Mr. Conley as joint superintendent for the year 1912 at the same salary; it was also voted to recommend in the annual reports of both boards that steps be taken to consolidate the two departments under one board and that the necessary legislative action be undertaken to bring about this result.


The reasons for such a change are many; among them is the fact that in the years to come no great amount of construction will be necessary in any one year in either department, and the establishment of the office of town accountant and book-keeper has taken away from the departments a great deal of clerical work.


We recommend that the main pipe on Pleasant street be ex- tended south from Hillside avenue to connect with the pipe about half way between Willow street and Dean street. This extension will be for the good of the service and will carry no guarantee. The south end of the town is now dependent on 1-8 inch main between Chapel and Dean streets and if anything should happen to this piece of pipe that section of the town with its factories and large population would be left without water and furthermore with this extension through Pleasant street there would be greater pressure in case of fire and no danger of a shutoff.


Engineers' Report.


February 5, 1912.


Board of Water Commissioners, Norwood, Mass.


Gentlemen :-


I submit the following report upon the construction of the additional water supply, and high service which is now being constructed, and progress of the work to the present time.


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Description of System.


A brief description of the system is as follows:


The supply will be taken from the ground by means of driven wells. The wells are located in the Purgatory brook valley at a point about one-half mile easterly from Washington street.


A pumping station has been erected near the wells, and force mains laid in Ellis avenue, Washington and Prospect streets, and connected with the general distributing system of the town.


High Service.


In order to furnish better fire protection and good domestic service in the higher portions of the town, a standpipe having a capacity of 1,100,000 gallons is being erected at a point near the present reservoir. The water from the new supply will be pumped into the standpipe through the present piping system. The additional pressure throughout the town due to a full standpipe will be approximately 23 pounds. In order to fur- nish the additional water supply, seventy-four (74) 2 1-2 inch pipe wells have been driven in the location above referred to. The wells are from 22 to 35 feet in depth and end in a stratum of water bearing sand. They will be connected to the suction mains with lead and wrought iron pipe. Each well will have a valve in the branch that connects it to the suction, by which it can be shut off from the rest of the system, should it for any reason be found necessary.


The suction mains are cast iron, and are from 6 to 16 inches in diameter. These pipes are laid to grade and at a depth of from 4 to 8 feet below the surface. The total length of the suction is about 1,800 feet.


The pipe where it enters the pumping station is 16 inches in diameter. It ends in a sand and air chamber which is located inside of the station. This chamber will collect any sand that may be drawn from the wells, and prevent its passing to the pumps. It will also collect the air. A small supplementary


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air pump is provided which will remove the air from the cham- ber, thus preventing it from entering the main pump.


The contracts for driving the wells, laying suction mains and connecting the wells with the suction were awarded to B. F. Smith & Co. of Boston.


These contracts included furnishing and setting the sand chamber, and all other material with the exception of the cast iron pipe.


The wells are at present all driven, and the work of laying the suction and connecting up the wells is about one-half com- pleted. It is expected that this portion of the new supply will be completed and ready for use about the last of March.


Pumping Station.


The pumping station is a plain brick building located at a point near the wells. It is 46 feet in length by 36 feet in width, and designed for duplicate sets of pumping machinery. The roof is of plank and covered with slate. The foundation for the station and pumping machinery are of concrete, and were constructed by the day under the supervision of the Superin- tendent of the Water Department.


The contract for erecting the station complete above the foundations was awarded to F. M. Douglas of Norwood, his bid being the lowest.


The station is now practically completed and ready to re- ceive the pumping machinery.


Pumping Machinery.


The pumping machinery consists of one double acting triplex piston pump, (12 inch piston by 14 inch stroke) having a ca- pacity of two million gallons in 24 hours when running at its normal speed, or 35 revolutions per minute. The pump will be belt driven from a 200 H. P. General Electric Motor.


The motor will be mounted on slide rails, and will be provided with three sets of pulleys, thus allowing the pump to be run


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at a speed of less than 35 revolutions, should it at any time be- come necessary.


The contract for furnishing and erecting the pump and motor complete and ready for use, together with air pump and all piping, valves, fittings, etc., inside of the station was awarded to the Gould Manufacturing Co., of Senaca Falls, N. Y. The machinery will be erected and ready for use about March 1st.


Before deciding on electric driven pumping machinery, a high duty steam pump was considered. Careful estimates of the probable annual cost of coal and of the electric current necessary were made, and it was found that the cost of pumping with electric power would be materially greater than with a steam plant. On the other hand, it was found that the first cost of installing a steam plant would be about $10,000 more than the electric plant.


This is due, first to the extra cost of the pump; second, fur- nishing boiler plant; third to the size of station and boiler room necessary for a steam plant, and fourth, cost of chimney and coal shed. The cost of a two million steam plant over the cost of a two million gallon electric driven plant would be, as above stated, $10,000. Considering the interest on this amount, and the depreciation on the machinery, it was found that the actual cost of pumping with the electric plant would be but little more than with a steam plant. Taking this into consideration, to- gether with the simplicity of the plant, it was decided to adopt the electric driven pump.


Cast Iron Pipe.


The contract for furnishing the cast iron pipe was awarded to R. D. Wood & Co. of Philadelphia, their price being the lowest.


In connection with the new supply, the following pipe has been laid:


Ellis avenue, from pumping station to Washington street, 2,490 feet of 14 inch pipe.


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Washington street, from Ellis avenue to Prospect street, 2,584 feet of 14 inch pipe.


Washington street, from Prospect street to existing 8 inches, 375 feet of 12 inch pipe.


Prospect street, from Washington street to Casey street, 2,285 feet of 10 inch pipe.


Prospect street, from Nahatan street to Prospect avenue, 1,078 feet of 6 inch pipe.


Line from Bellevue avenue to standpipe, 214 feet of 16 inch pipe.


Eight new hydrants have been set in connection with the new supply, and branches left for future hydrants. The total length of pipe laid of all sizes and including hydrant branches, but not including the suction mains at the wells was 9,121 linear feet.


A large amount of rock was found in Prospect street and Prospect avenue, which added materially to the cost of the work. The total amount of rock excavated was 492 cubic yards. The work was done by the day under the direction of the superintendent.


Owing to the failure of the R. D. Wood Co. to ship the pipe in accordance with the terms of their contract, this portion of the work was somewhat delayed, and water was not turned into the new piping until about the 1st of December.


All of the pipes are now in service under the present reservoir pressure.


Standpipe.


The standpipe is 60 feet in diameter by 55 feet high, and has a capacity of 21,145 gallons for each foot in depth, or a total capacity up to the overflow of 1,100,000 gallons. It is built of steel and covered with a steel roof to exclude the light and air.


The thickness of the plates are as follows:


Bottom of tank, 1-2 inch thick.


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First 5 feet in height of side plates, 7-8 inch thick.


Next 5 feet in height of side plates, 13-16 inch thick.


Next 5 feet in height of side plates, 3-4 inch thick.


Next 5 feet in height of side plates, 11-16 inch thick. Next 5 feet in height of side plates, 5-8 inch thick.


Next 5 feet in height of side plates, 9-16 inch thick.


Next 5 feet in height of side plates, 7-16 inch thick.


Next 5 feet in height of side plates, 3-8 inch thick.


Top 15 feet in height of side plates, 5-16 inch thick.


The contract for constructing the standpipe was awarded to Tippett & Wood of Phillipsburg, N. J., and is now being erected. The foundation for the standpipe is constructed of concrete, and was built by day labor.


The following table shows the head in feet and pounds pres- sure at various points throughout the town, due to a full stand- pipe :


Feet Head


Lbs. Pressure


Dean street near Pleasant,


248


107


Pleasant street at ink works,


248


107


Washington street near Cottage street,


176


76


Prospect street near Cottage street,


100


43


Washington street near Winter street,


182


79


Lenox street opp. Cross street,


194


84


Winter street near Nichols street,


108


47


Nahatan street near Prospect street,


124


54


Nahatan street near School street,


138


60


Washington street cor. Nahatan street,


167


72


Pleasant street opp. E. Cross street,


187


81


Pleasant street opp. Railroad avenue,


190


82


Philbrick avenue and Warren street,


158


68


Washington street near Ellis station,


215


93


Washington street at Walpole line,


200


87


Washington street opp. Morse street,


202


88


Washington street opp. Balch School,


240


104


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Feet Head


Lbs. Pressure


Washington street near Chapel street,


199


86


Walpole street opp. Chapel street,


145


63


Walpole street opp. Wilson street,


198


86


Hillside street and Lenox street,


201


87


Pleasant street near Rock street,


189


82


Bullard street near Beacon street,


131


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The standpipe is connected to the system in such manner that by opening or closing two valves, it can be entirely shut off from the system, and the present reservoir put in operation.


It can also be used with the present supply.


The work in connection with the additional supply is now nearing completion, and it is expected that it can be put into operation in connection with the present reservoir, early in March.


The standpipe will be completed and ready for use about the first of May, at which time the entire system can be put in operation.


Respectfully submitted, LEWIS D. THORPE.


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Main and Service Pipe Extensions.


Total number of service pipes laid 1911,


65


Total length of service pipes laid, 1,474


. Total cost,


$645.17


The following extensions to main pipe have been laid:


EXTENSIONS, 1911.


LOCATION.


Size of Pipe.


Length of Pipe.


Cost of Pipe.


Hydrants Set.


Adams St. from Railroad Ave. Roosevelt Ave.


8 in.


1204 ft.


$1506 32


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Chickering road from Walpole · St. to proposed street. Morse Ave. from Howard St. to residence of Geo. O. Capen.


6 in.


339 ft.


325 00


6 in.


275 ft.


424 09


1


Morse St. from end of pipe to private way.


8 in.


315 ft.


374 44


Tremont St. from end of pipe to residence of John Johnson.


6 in.


110 ft.


129 18


North Ave. from Nahatan St. to residence of Mark Flaherty.


6 in.


196 ft.


252 92


1 1


1 1


Totals,


2439 ft.


$3,011 95


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WATER WORKS DEBT.


Statement.


Notes due Dec. 1, 1912,


$ 1,500.00


Notes due Dec. 1, 1913,


2,200.00


Bonds due June 1, 1915,


8,000.00


Bonds due Aug. 1, 1915,


25,000.00


Bonds due June 1, 1917,


7,000.00


Bonds due June 1, 1918,


7,000.00


Bonds due June 1, 1920,


4,000.00


Note due Dec. 1, 1912,


1,000.00


Note due Dec. 1, 1913,


1,000.00


Note due Dec. 1, 1914,


1,000.00


Note due Dec. 1, 1915,


1,000.00


Note due Dec. 1, 1916,


1,000.00


Note due Dec. 1, 1917,


1,000.00


Note due Dec. 1, 1918,


1,000.00


Note due Dec. 1, 1919,


1,000.00


Note due Dec. 1, 1920,


1,000.00


$67,700.00


Less Sinking Fund, January 31, 1912,


32,638.77


Total net debt of old plant January 31, 1912, $29,061.23


Purgatory brook supply bonds issued,


80,000.00


Total debt of plant, $109,061.23


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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF RECORD OF PUMPING ENGINE FROM 1886 TO 1911 INCLUSIVE.


Year


Days Pumping


Hours and Minutes at Work.


Total Gallons Pumped.


Lbs. Coal Consumed Steaming and Heating.


Lbs. Coal Consumed while Pumping.


Total lbs. Coal Con- sumed.


Hours. Min


1886.


24,306,724


89,600


1887


101


650


30


48,407,606


46,516


99,376


145,892


1888.


103


736


15


54,792,547


44,630


154,033


198,663


1889.


112


834


45


58,577.246


44,037


175,314


219,351


1890.


119


933


30


61,627,249


48,595


187,837


236,432


1891.


129


1,065


64,930,428


42.204


191,214


233.419


1892.


143


1,039


61,696,973


40,891


207,148


248,038


1893.


170


1,148


45


75,742.346


42,272


254,301


296,577


189


169


1,197


80.148,917


41,887


277,189


319,070


1895.


189


1,493


30


98.436.485


51,504


320,213


371,776


1896.


230


1,687


112.937.074


56,042


402,491


458,530


1897.


274


2 205


30


129,098,843


68,534


493,125


561,659


1898.


301


2,221


147,750,863


90,085


650,605


740,693


1899.


305


2,359


30


158,811,348


89,687


603,770


693,456


1900.


309


2,260


145,821,323


86,438


575,692


662,133


1901. .


. .


299


1.791


30


120,442,064


80,796


460,184


540,989


1903.


311


2,145


30


143,853,454


70,090


551,580


621,677


1904.


315


2.342


158,481,200


75,585


581.032


656,612


1905.


316


2,356


30


155,533,872


90,327


562,285


652,617


1906.


316


2.163


148,339,318


97,195


521,204


618,390


1907.


316


2,360


30


157,016,229


107,225


537,574


644,799


1908.


319


2,415


30


160,392,204


104.225


581,350


685,575


1909.


364


2,654


30


175.203,342


116.745


653 350


770,095


1910.


364


2,776


184,538,702


114,575


697,690


812,265


1911.


365


3,006


30


205,233,401


109,400


780,592


889,952


·


. .


..


. .


. .


. .


119,280 194


77,350


452,266


529,610


1902.


297


1,775


. .


. .


..


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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND OPERATING EXPENSES FROM 1886 TO 1911 INCLUSIVE.


Year


Receipts from Water Rates.


Maintenance.


Repairs.


Total Expenses.


1886


$1,637 65


1887


4,454 09


$2,230 73


$169 93


$2,399 76


1888


5,040 16


2,444 60


459 95


2,904 55


1889 .


6,791 69


1,941 12


74 43


2,015 55


1890


6,702 10


1,977 33


236 01


2,213 34


1891


6,845 23


1,958 62


193 82


2,152 44


1892


7,264 13


2,226 33


346 67


2,573 00


1893


7,647 89


2,123 10


215 97


2,339 03


1894


8,197 34


2,288 45


150 58


2,439 03


1895


9,237 11


2,274 63


241 24


2,515 87


1896


11.135 15


3,040 82


309 99


3,350 81


1897


12,093 95


3,160 57


330 24


3,490 81


1898


12,634 61


3,646 57


914 73


4,561 30


1899.


13,978 35


4,039 00


287 42


4,326 42


1900.


14,284 73


3.662 75


344 49


4,007 15


1901


15,193 04


3,916 37


227 06


4,143 43


1902.


15.208 71


3,374 18


561 58


3,935 76


1903


17,727 75


4,846 21


368 20


5,214 41


1904


18,750 33


4,674 72


1,525 87


6,209 59


1905


18,918 50


5,467 61


189 19


5,656 80


190€


20.935 53


5,892 53


156 56


6,049 09


1907


21,337 55


6,243 88


202 06


6,445 94


1908


21,620 60


6,040 55


363 22


6,403 76


1909


23,930 83


6,692 74


198 92


6,891 66


1910.


24,776 23


7,967 18


239 06


8,206 24


1911


26,091 51


8,880 37


325 70


9,206 07


Summary of Statistics.


Number of services laid, 1911,


65


Total number of services, January 1, 1912,


1,560


Total number of services, January 1, 1912, not con- nected,


17


Number of hydrants set, 1910,


7


Total number of hydrants, January 1, 1912,


242


Total number of meters in use, January 1, 1912,


1,102


Total fuel consumed for the year for pumping, heating building and steaming, in pounds,


889,992


Total pumpage for the year, in gallons,


205,233,401


16


Number of gallons pumped per pound of coal, 230 1-2


Cost of operating, figured on maintenance and re- pairs, $9,206.07


Interest at 4 per cent., figured on cost of works, Jan. 1912 ($239,399.89), 9,576.00


Cost of million gallons raised to reservoir, figured on total maintenance, repairs and 4 per cent. interest on total cost of works.


91.28


SUMMARY OF RECORD OF BUCKMASTER'S POND, GAUGE, 1911.


Date


Below Crest (Inches)


Above Crest (Inches)


Date


Below Crest (Inches)


Above Crest (Inches)


Jan.


1.


162


July


1 ....


112


Jan.


15 ..


151


July


15 ....


127


Feb.


1 ...


147


Aug.


1. .


138


Feb.


15.


137


Aug. 15 ...


150


Mar.


1 ....


133


Sept.


1 ...


153


Mar. 15 ....


130


Sept. 15.


161


.


Apr.


1. ..


118


Oct.


1 ...


169


Apr.


15.


101


Oct.


15.


171


May


1 ..


88


Nov.


1 ....


175


May


15


95


Nov.


15.


175


June


1.


99


Dec.


1 ....


153


June


15 ..


105


Dec. 15


139


Dec. 31. ...


125


The low water mark for the year was Nov. 1, 175 inches below the crest at the outlet.


The highest level recorded for the year was on May 1, 88 inches below the crest at the outlet. Samples of water have been sent regularly to the State Board of Health for examination.




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