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As I understand a motor can be obtained for about $300, the power required for operation per day would be about $3.00 and this change in power I think will reduce the cost of pro- duction, which I trust you will investigate.
Respectfully submitted,
FRED H. HARTSHORNE,
Superintendent of Streets.
REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Norwood, Feb. 1, 1913.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen: We herewith present our report of the Fire De- partment for the year ending February 1, 1913.
No. of box alarms,
22
No. of street alarms,
Remarks. 62
The year has been an expensive one for the department, on account of the large number of fires. There have been 22 box alarms and 62 still alarms, as compared with 13 box alarms and 41 still alarms the preceding year.
Therefore the board has been obliged to overrun the appro- priation made for the department.
The Board of Engineers issue permits for the setting of fires of rubbish and brush, under suitable restrictions, but these are issued only to the owner of the property, on which the fire is to be set, or to his authorized agent. The permit, however, does not release the holder from liability in case the fire causes damage. The fires must be extinguished at 9 p.m.
The past fall was so dry that a grass or brush fire has been a stubborn matter to handle. There have been times when for several days in succession the firemen have been kept at work on such fires.
A source of annoyance and expense has been the many fires which have caught from sparks of locomotives.
Again the board cautions the public against the setting of fires carelessly. Very little attention appears to be paid to this matter by many citizens.
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The board acknowledges gratefully the notifications by the stations on Moose Hill and Blue Hill of fires in the town. This assistance has been valuable.
The demand for auto fire apparatus has largely increased throughout the state the past year, many places having pur- chased such additions to their fire-fighting material. Progres- sive in sentiment as Norwood is, and one of the fastest growing towns in the state, the need for auto fire apparatus becomes more apparent. From experience in the past year at one fire, namely that at the Winslow Bros. & Smith plant last October, we can readily see where a few minutes saved in time of arriving would have reduced a very large amount of the loss which was mostly caused by water.
Time saved in getting to fires means less loss.
More than half of the fires the past year would have been quickly extinguished with nominal loss by an auto piece of fire apparatus.
Recommendations.
First, we recommend the sum of $5,000 be raised and appro- priated for the support of the Fire Department the ensuing year.
Second, that an auto piece of fire apparatus be purchased.
Third, that an additional fire alarm box be placed in the vicinity of Adams street.
Horses.
No. of horses, 3
Cost of keep,
Horses hired,
$543.34 125.00
Respectfully submitted,
J. F. BOYDEN, H. F. WALKER, F. W. TALBOT.
FIRES AND ALARMS FOR THE YEAR ENDING JANUARY 31, 1913.
Date
Box
Time
Location
Property
Owner
Cause
Feb.
5 Still
6.30 a.m.
Market road
Dwelling
T. Strack
Thawing pipes
15
47
6.53 a.m.
Chapel street
Dwelling
P. Tallander Salamanda
19
58
10.08 p.m.
Mar. 4 Still 11.00 a.m. Reservoir
11
11.10 a.m.
Fence
J. S. Cushing Wm. Norbett
13
3.00 a.m.
Dean street
15
10.30 p.m. Dean street
Dwelling
Wm. Norbett S. Swett
30 April 12
1.30 p.m. Morse street 10.00 a.m. Neponset street
Woods
13
47 8.03 p.m.
Sturdevant avenue
Dwelling
L. Cushing E. H. Grant
Lamp explosion Spark from stack
May 3
27 7.13 a.m.
R. R. avenue
Laundry
11
37 3.50 p.m.
Carshop yard
Box car
N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R.
21
False alarm
Dwelling
W. Breen Miss B. A. Smith
Defective chimney Oil stove
23 30
3.00 p.m.
Market street Dean street
Brush
1.30 p.m.
Near Winslow Tannery
Grass
July 1 3
5.00 p.m.
Washington street
Store
Store
E. Hunt
10.45 a.m. Linden street
Henhouse
4 4| 75 4.14 a.m. .
False alarm
23
38 9.08 p.m.
Dean street
Dwelling
30 Still 5.55 p.m.
Howard street
Grass
Unknown Electric Light Wires Unknown Oil stove
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29 5.23 .. m. June 6 Still 3.30 p.m. 7
Nahatan street
12.30 p.m. Market street
Millnery store
Grass
Storehouse
Winslow Bros. & Smith Co.
Woods
Dwelling
FIRES AND ALARMS FOR YEAR ENDING JANUARY 31, 1913.
Date
Box
Time
Location
Property
Owner
Cause
July
6 Still 5.00 p.m.
Washington street
Store
R. J. Joyce Universalist Church
6
66
12.50 p.m. Washington street
Grass
6
1.45 p.m.
6
6
10.04 a.m.
Ellis Pond Ice House
Woods
Spontaneous combustion
17 75 6.10 p.m.
Short street
Varnish house
F. W. Bird & Son
17
75 6.40 p.m.
Short street
Varnish house
F. W. Bird & Son
17 81
3.01 p.m.
Washington street
Dwelling
F. A. Fales
27 28 8.00p.m.
R. R. ave. & Pleasant st.
Dwelling
J. O'Brien
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27| Still 6.30 p.m.
Tannery dump
Grass
Aug. 15
9.00 p.m.
George street
Dwelling
J. Conger
21
37 9.46 a.m.
Lenox street
Shed
J. Cuddy
Sept. 3 26 |2.34 p.m.
Myrtle street
Haystack
M. Connelly
6 Still 5.00 p.m.
Neponset street
Woods
26
12.30 p.m.
Sumner street
Brush
27
15
9.14 p.m.
False alarm
Meadows
29|Still |1.00 p.m.
Rear of Pumping Sta.
Meadows
30
8.30 a.m.
Rear of Pumping Sta.
Meadows
Oct.
1 2
1.00 p.m.
Monroe street
Dwelling
J. Donovan
Chimney
4
Rear of Pumping Sta.
Meadows
Winslow Bros. & Smith Co.
Spark from locomotive
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58 10.57 p.m. Storehouse
Woods
7| Still 1.00 p.m. [Myrtle street
. .. . .. ....
418
7.30 a.m.
Puinping St&. Washington street I lill atreet
Bain Grass
W. Goldberg
Unknown
15
..
7.445 p.m. 1.(09.01. 7.00 a.m.
Near N. E. Cement Co. School Farm Rear of N. E. Coment Co. Pleasant street
(raas andwood
Neadows
17
..
1 1.00 a. m.
Pleasant Sueet
1×
Nom High Bridge
..
Still
8.00 a.m.
Rear of Pumping Sta.
Oil stove Lamp explosion
Woods
11.15 a.m. Ellis Pond Ice House
Church shed
7 8 8
2.00 p.m. Neponset street Pumping Sta. Washington street Hill street
Grass Meadows
Barn
W. Goldberg
Grass Grass andwood Meadows
Rear of N. E. Cement Co. Woods
Pleasant street
Grass
Grass
Near High Bridge
Grass
Woods
1.00 p.m.
12.15 p.m. Pine swamp
Woods
Pine swamp
Woods
Pine swamp
Woods
Pine swamp
Woods
1.00 p.m.
Sumner street
Woods
1.45 p.m.
Walpole street
Woods
1.30 p.m.
Sumner street
Woods
29
4.00 p.m.
East School
Fence
30
7.40 p.m.
Walploe street
Ellis Station
Grass
31
18
10.09 p.m. Lydon street
Barn
P. Lydon
Unknown
Spark from locomotive
6 Still
Mylod street
Grass
C. Auback
Unknown
7| 43 2.32 a.m.
Pond avenue
Dwelling
Unknown
7
.
48 10 Still 15 15 16 17 18 18 18 19
7.30 a.m.
7.45 p.m. 1.00 p.m. 7.00 a.m. 2.30 p.m.
11.00 a.m. Pleasant Street 2.00 p.m. Sumner street 4.40 p.m.
Sumner street
Woods
20 21 22 23 23 23 28
31 Nov. 4 Still 5 27
12.45 p.m. Everett street
Woods
H. T. Atwood
6.24 p.m.
Hill street
Barn
Woods
Near N. E. Cement Co. School Farm
FIRES AND ALARMS FOR YEAR ENDING JANUARY 31, 1913.
Date
Box
Time
Location
Property
Owner
Cause
7 Still 5.00 p.m.
Market street
Barn
J. A. Hartshorn
10
9.00 p.m.
Hill street
Grass
13
12.30 p.m. Nahatan street
Woods
16
A. Fales
Woods
Dec.
8
Prospect street
Woods
10
10.30 p.m. Hill street
Grass
18
43
7.43 a.m.
Dean street
Automobile
J. E. Lewis
Gasolene
1913
Jan.
5 Still 8.30 p.m.
Hill street
Grass
10
67
10.49 p.m. Quincy avenue
Dwelling
A. Johnson
Unknown
8
13 Still
High Bridge
Grass
N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R.
14
10.05 p.m. Near Ink Mill
Box car
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FIRE ALARM TELEGRAPH.
Norwood, Jan. 31, 1913.
To the Board of Engineers:
Gentlemen: I hereby submit the sixteenth annual report of the Town fire alarm system. The system has been enlarged the past year, so at the present time we have 22 miles of wire, 36 stations, with an efficient office equipment. A new whistle machine was installed at Smith's tannery, which eliminates a lot of trouble. I recommend that the sum of $375, be raised and appropriated, for the support of the fire alarm system, the ensuing year.
Respectfully submitted, WARREN C. COTTRELL, Sup erintendent
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Building Inspector
TOWN OF NORWOOD
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REPORT OF THE BUILDING INSPECTOR.
I herewith submit my first annual report as building in- spector of the town of Norwood.
I was appointed to the office of building inspector June 3, 1912. The building laws were approved and published in the Norwood Messenger, and went into effect August 19, 1912, and on the same day I assumed the duties of the office.
The town fitted up an office for my work at No. 5 Bigelow Block, and I have assigned as office hours from 7 to 9 Wednes- day evenings.
Since I assumed the duties of the office there have been erected and applications filed for 46 buildings and 5 additions, to be occupied as follows: tenements, 76; stores, 11; stables, 3; laundry, 1; coalshed, 1.
On account of the mild weather there has been an unusual number of buildings erected this winter, 17 applications having been filed in January.
I have met with hearty cooperation from contractors and builders and from every one with whom my duties have brought me into touch. Every one has treated me courteously and seemed glad to listen to suggestions which I have made.
I find that the building laws are incomplete and faulty. Several of them should be amended, and in some places the change of a word would make a difference. As an example, no mention is made of cement blocks, which should be considered.
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Cement is taking the place of brick and other materials to a large extent.
It is my intention to ask for the insertion of an article in the warrant of a town meeting to be held in the near future, which will embody the changes in the building laws which seem to be necessary.
Respectfully submitted, H. F. WALKER.
LIST OF BUILDING INSPECTIONS.
Date
· Location
Tenants Owner
Stores
Builder
Aug. Hoyle street
6 Harry Clark
John Nelson John Nelson
Highview street
1 Timothy Hayes
Lot 71, Washington street
8 M. Y. A. Nisbay
2 Myloff
Washington street
4 B. Cushing
2 John Bamberg J. Lewis
Sept. Franklin avenue
1 J. M. Daniels
Winslow avenue
2 Chas. Matterson
Frank Carlson
Adams street
1 J. Sullivan
J. Lewis
Silver street
1 J. M. Folan
Peter Guimon
Silver street
1 J. M. Folan
Peter Guimon
Adams street
2 Hammond Low
Frank Carlson
Grant avenue
1 H. T. Atwood M. Conley
Chas. Folwer
247 Winter street
Winslow and Phillips avenues
3 F. E. Mattson
Frank Carlson
Adams street
1 E. W. Spear
J. Lewis
Washington street
4
A. Deeb
Hill street
1 H. T. Atwood
2 J. Mckinnon Chas. Flower J. Nelson
Wilson street
1 E. Balduf
E. Rafuse
Oct.
Oak street
1 H. W. Eastman
H. W. Eastman
Court off Chapel street
1 Carl
Winter street
B. L. Bigelow
Matthew Johnson Wm. Hunt Garage
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Stable
Pleasant street
3 Christen Larson
LIST OF BUILDING INSPECTIONS .- Continued.
Date
Location
Tenants Owner
Stores Builder
Nov. Nichols street
2 G. D. & A. H. Earle
M. H. Howard
Marion avenue
1 Mrs. A. L. Hunt
Wm. Hunt
Dean street
1 Eben W. Dean
Chas. Smith
Pleasant street
1 Fred L. Fisher
Wm. Hunt
Cor. Prospect and Lincoln streets Railroad avenue
1 Otto Olson
Peter Guimond
Dec.
Sturtevant avenue
3
Vito Kurcio
S. Tonngrossa
Grant avenue
1 A. L. Atwood
Chas. Flower
Oak street
1 A. H. Gove
H. Z. Quimby
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Washington and Dean streets
4 J. Lewis
John Lewis
Jan.
Prospect street
1 H. W. Rhoades
Chas. Smith
Prospect street
1 H. W. Rhoades
Chas. Smith
Eliot street
2 H. T. Atwood
Frank Carlson
Cedar street
3 Julius Granger Martin Curran
John McKinnon
Pine street
Court off Washington street
1 Saverio Scappaci
J. Lewis
Fruit stand
1083 Washington street
1 Joseph Howard Habid Tonum J. M. Folan
S. Torregrossa
Laundry
1032 Washington street
Washington street
G. F. Bagley
Stable
Austin avenue
3 Michel Cafsky
J. Bombunge
1 H. T. Atwood
Frank Carlson
Walnut avenue extension
Matthew Johnson
Geo. W. Perkins
1 Coleman McDonough
Peter Guimond
465 Washington street East Cedar street Eliot street Cor. Wash. and Heaton avenue Washington street Lewis avenue Central street Railroad avenue Broadway
H. T. Atwood Louie Kerns
Smith & Son
U. S. Jones Alfred Severson
Chimney and two fireplaces Stable Addition
1 Alfred Severson
1 Frank Pedro G. M. Lepper
1 John Lewasdas
1 Atillo Balboni
1 H. T. Atwood Beaver Coal Co.
1 John Lewis A. A. Applebee John Lewis S. Torregrossa Chas. Flower M. H. Howard
Skylight and repairs
Coal shed
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TWENTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
Board of Water Commissioners
WATER BOARD 1912.
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, 1913, 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 Wm. F. Baker 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, 1913,
$317,837.09
Debt Statement.
Bonds and notes issued,
$234,011.41
Bonds and notes paid, 94,811.41
Bonds and notes outstanding (not due),
$139,200.00
Value of Sinking Fund, January 31, 1913, 35,902.43
Net debt, January 31, 1913,
$103,297.57
Water sales in 1912,
29,279.82
The annual water rates and sale of water for special purposes for the year are $29,279.82, or an increase over the previous year of $3,188.31. As trustees of the Sinking Fund, we report the following additions: $2,000.00 the annual requirements
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and $1,263.63, the interest on investments. All funds are de- posited in saving banks or invested in notes of the Town.
We regret to say that there is $1,160.30 of uncollected charges on our books. This should not be so, and another year we will endeavor to have all monies due the department in the hands of the treasurer before the first day of January.
There was added to the system during 1912, seventeen gates, nineteen hydrants, 10,238 ft. of main pipe, and 128 new ser- vices. This is by far the largest increase in new services for one year since the works were installed. All hydrants and gates have received careful attention.
Our maintenance and repairs for the past year have been somewhat higher than in the past owing to the natural increase, the severe winter of 1912, and the additional pressure on account of the standpipe. During January and February of 1912, we had seventy-two (72) services freeze up. Fortunately the Municipal Light Dept. had a large transformer that was not in use, which they loaned to us. They also furnished a corps of men to operate it; while this method was fairly expensive (the cost of everything was $444.88) it was very effective. In a short time we had all the services thawed out, and everybody satisfied. In fact it was the only way that the work could be done at that time, and we wish at this time to thank the Munici- pal Light Dept. for the help and cooperation which they so cheerfully gave to us in this emergency.
We also had 19 leaks in the main lines, owing to the increased pressure on the system.
Another item of expense that this department is called upon to bear that is getting larger every year, is the raising or lower- ing of curb boxes, and quite often the lowering of services caused by the changing of the grade of streets; in fact, there are several streets in town on which the main pipes should be lowered from two to four feet for the same cause. It does not seem just that this department should be charged up with this expense. When
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old streets are re-located or the grade changed, these charges should be included in the cost of building the streets, and not to the Water Department.
Our cash balance, January 1, 1913, is considerably less than it was January 1, 1912, because the Town voted $8,000.00 from our treasury for the use of the Sewer Department, and we have also extended our main lines almost two miles at a cost of $11,135.58. The money for these extensions was all appro- priated from the Water treasury.
The new system at Ellis avenue was put in operation June 12, 1912, since which time (with the exception of about five weeks) the entire supply for the Town has been pumped from this source. Throughout the summer the water was pumped from seventy-four wells, which were driven in 1911. In August it was found that the water consumption was exceeding the ca- pacity of the supply, and it was decided to drive additional wells at a point further out in the meadow, or in the vicinity of the test wells driven in 1905. Fifteen new wells were driven in this location which, together with the nine test wells, added twenty- four to the system, or a total of ninety-eight.
Previous to driving the additional wells it was necessary to run the pump at the low speed, or at the rate of 1,000,000 gallons in twenty-four hours. Since the new wells were con- nected to the system, the pump has been run at the rate of 1,500,000 gallons in twenty-four hours, which shows that the additional wells have materially increased the supply.
In view of the investigations and tests made, the quantity of water obtained from this source is somewhat disappointing. The tests indicated that a large amount of water could be ob- tained in this locality. Failure to secure water in the territory along the easterly side of Purgatory Brook materially dimin- ishes the area of the basin; this, together with the fact that it will not be practical (owing to the depth of the peat and vege- table matter) to extend the system further out into the valley, limits the supply to a somewhat restricted area.
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Following is a section taken from the report of the engineer, Lewis D. Thorpe, with regard to this matter:
Available Supply.
As before stated, the Town has (with the exception of about five weeks) obtained its entire supply from this source for the past eight months. If this may be taken as a fair indication, it would appear that the source will furnish from 500,000 to 600,000 gallons of water per day during the summer months. I am of the opinion that 500,000 would be a conservative estimate, and that from 700,000 to 800,000 gallons can be pumped during the fall, winter and spring months. That the wet weather will cause a marked increase in the supply is shown by the fact that, due to recent rains, the vacuum dropped from 21 to 17 inches, where it now stands. This drop in vacuum shows that the water level in the ground is at present about four and one-half feet higher than it was previous to the rains.
The new supply will provide for the needs of the Town for seven or eight months throughout the year. During the summer months it will probably be found necessary to take at least a part of the supply from Buckmaster Pond.
This pond can be relied upon to furnish 400,000 gallons per day during the dryest years. The quality of the water, how- ever, owing to tastes and odors caused by vegetable growths, is at times unpleasant, this being especially true during the summer months.
In my opinion the water from this supply can be made abso- lutely satisfactory in quality either by sand filtration, collect- ing galleries, or otherwise, and at a comparatively small expense. I would advise that a thorough examination, together with tests, be made in order to determine the best method of accom- phishing this result. If the water from this pond can be made satisfactory in quality, the entire supply of the Town can be taken from this source for four of five months each year. This, together with the Purgatory Brook system, will furnish a total
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supply of at least one million gallons per day throughout the very dry years.
The supply for the Town is now being pumped from the new well system into the standpipe.
All parts of the work appear to be in good condition and work- ing in a satisfactory manner.
In conclusion I desire to express my appreciation of your courteous treatment throughout the work,
Respectfully submitted,
LOUIS D. THORPE.
There is money enough in the Water Commissioners' treas- ury to carry through the recommendations of the engineer, and we will ask the Town to give us authority to go ahead on this work.
In June, 1911, at a joint meeting of the Sewer and Water Boards, Joseph Conley was appointed Superintendent of both departments for the balance of the year, this arrangement was so satisfactory to both boards that he was reappointed to the same position for the year 1912. We wish to say that his untiring work and his attention to the details of this department for the past eighteen months have been a source of gratification to us. His work in conjunction with the Town Accountant have very materially worked to the advantage of this department.
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Main and Service Pipe Extensions.
Total number of service pipes laid 1913,
128
Total length of service pipes laid, 2,614
Total cost,
$1,357.66
The following extensions to main pipe have been laid:
WATER EXTENSIONS, 1912.
LOCATION.
Size of Pipe.
Length of Pipe.
Gates Set.
Hydrants Set.
COST.
Grant Ave. to Adams.
6 in.
253 ft.
1
$207.95
Baker from Railroad Ave. to Howard.
6 in. 6 in.
317 ft. 686 ft.
2
1
808.66
Washington from Ellis Ave. to house of Peter Fisher.
6 in.
1,055 ft.
2
823.12
North Ave. from end of pipe to end.
6 in.
360 ft.
1
341.20
Winslow Ave. from end of pipe to house of Christian Ness.
6 in.
457 ft.
2
445.00
Hoyle from end of pipe to Washington.
6 in.
222 ft.
1
203.00
Walpole from end of pipe to house of David McCullough. St. George Ave. from Washing- ton to end.
6 in.
360 ft.
1
398.45
6 in.
528 ft.
1
1
450.89
St. James Ave. from Washing- ton to end.
6 in.
393 ft.
1
1
365.67
Silver from end of pipe to end.
6 in.
120 ft. 179 ft.
179.69
Washington from Dean to house of John Lewis.
8 in.
372 ft.
1
1
546.39
Pleasant from Hillside Ave. to Dean.
8 in.
1,354 ft.
2
2
1,304.81
East Cross from Pleasant to Second.
8 in.
1,212 ft.
2
3
1,839.41
Prospect from Casey to Na- hatan.
10 in.
701 ft.
1
1,317.17
Dean.
1
Total
8,569 ft.
13
16
9,657.74
1
303.70
Marion from Bright to Charles.
122.63
Cedar from end of pipe to end.
6 in.
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WATER WORKS DEBT.
Statement.
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,
5,000.00
Bonds due June 1, 1920,
4,000.00
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
$59,200.00
Less Sinking Fund, January 31, 1913,
35,902.43
Total net debt of old plant January 31, 1913, $23,297.57 Purgatory brook supply bonds issued, 80,000.00
Total debt of plant, $103,297.57
SUMMARY OF STATISTICS.
Number of services laid, 1912, 128
Total number of services laid Jan. 1, 1913, 1,688
Total number of services not connected Jan. 1, 1913,
46
Total number of hydrants set Jan. 1, 1912, 19
Total number of hydrants Jan. 1, 1913, 261
Total number of meters in use Jan. 1, 1913,
1,184
Total fuel consumed for the year for pumping, heat- ing, building, and steaming in pounds at West- wood station, 488,528
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Total pumpage for the year in gallons at Westwood Station, 121,369,582
Total electricity consumed for the year for lighting and power in kilowats at Ellis Station, 122,824
Total pumpage for the year in gallons at Ellis Sta- tion, 108,948,920
Total pumpage for the year in gallons at both pumping stations,
230,318,508
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND OPERATING EXPENSES FROM 1886 TO 1912 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
993.82
2,152.44
1892
7,264.13
2,226.33
346.07
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
6,200.59
1905
18,918.50
5,467.61
189 19
5,656.80
1906
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
1912
29,297.82
8,739.53
1,340.54
10,080.07
JOHN F. CALLAHAN, WM. F. BAKER, JAMES H. BUTLER, Water Commissioners.
REPORT OF TRUSTEES OF THE
Morrill Memorial Library
NORWOOD, MASS.
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE MORRILL MEMORIAL LIBRARY.
The Trustees in their Annual Report to the Town for 1911 expressed regret that some months of that year had not shown the desired increase in circulation. In presenting their report for 1912 they are more than happy to state that the circulation has increased beyond their expectations. For the first four months of 1912 the circulation exceeds the corresponding months of the previous.year by more than 2,000 volumes, while for the year, it will be the largest in the history of the Library. On March 16, 1912 a new record was established by the delivery of 300 books on that day. April, 1912 exceeded the preceding April by more than 500 volumes and established a new record for that month. With one exception each month has shown an increase over the same month of the year before. This fact is particularly gratifying to the Trustees, as it demonstrates that the public is realizing more and more the privileges offered by the Library.
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