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Total Assets,
$134,605.81
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Liabilities.
Guarantee and Premium Receipt, $ 60.00
Accounts Payable,
12,961.57
Accrued Interest,
136.30
Notes Payable,
35,000.00
Insurance Reserve Fund, on account of fire loss.
1,581.65
Appropriations for
Construction,
12,551.59
Note Payments,
19,400.00
$81,691.11
Profit and Loss Surplus,
52,914.70 $134,605.81
Operating Account for Year 1916. Statement of Loss and Gain. Operating Income.
Contract Incandescent Meter Service, $ 48.60
Commercial Lighting Service,
35,732.56
Commercial Power Service,
17,809.02
Lighting Municipal Buildings,
813.14
Power for Municipal Motors,
4,991.95
Rentals of Poles and Hitches,
584.35
$59,979.62
Operating Expense.
Incandescent Lamps,
$ 2,124.48
Current Bought,
34,111.35
Distribution Labor,
956.22
Salary, Manager,
1,828.05
Clerk, Hire,
413.66
Office Expense,
793.00
Tools,
97.84
Repairs Street Lines and Wires,
687.11
Repairs Real Estate, .
8.92
Repairs Transformers,
123.87
Repairs Meters,
130.05
Repairs Tools,
27.16
Repairs Incandescent Street Fixtures,
76.22
Repairs and Maintenance Auto,
392.92
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Distribution Expense,
$ 21.60
245.84
258.74
29.36
$42,326.39
Gain of operating income over
operating expense,
17,653.23
$59,979.62
Extraordinary Repairs, Fire Loss.
Repairs Real Estate,
$ 190.31
Repairs Electrical Plant,
2,887.61
$3,077.92
By balance Insurance,
Reserve Fund,
1,581.65
$4,659.57
Receipts on account of adjustment of Fire Loss,
$4,659.57
Profit and Loss Account.
Balance (Surplus January 1, 1916),
$38,760.78
Gain in operation, 1916,
17,653.23
Surplus, Stock Account,
250.80
$56,664.81
Depreciation charged off in 1916.
Real Estate,
$153.05
Electric Plant,
106.87
Street Lines and Wires,
1,564.57
Meters,
372.79
Transformers,
231.62
Incandescent Street Fixtures,
73.45
$2,502.35
Interest paid and accrued,
1,247.76
$3,750.11
Balance Surplus,
52,914.70
$56,664.81
Insurance, Auto Depreciation, Inside Wiring,
STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, SHOWING RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS, AND UNEXPENDED BALANCES.
Appropriations
Accounts
Balance Jan. 1, 1916
By Taxation
By Transfer & Borrowing
Credits and Reim- bursements
Total
Disburse- ments
Balanees
Deficit
Finanee Commission
$200.00
$200.00
$91.60
$108.40
Seleetinen . .
250.00
250.00
2.94
247.06
Incidentals.
350.00
350.00
337.52
12.48
General Manager.
3,775.00
$51.85
3,826.85
3,771.38
55.47
Engineering, Salary .
1,200.00
1,200.00
1,200.00
Engineering Incidentals.
$750.00
116.30
866.30
840.30
26.00
Town Clerk and Accountant
3,675.00
30.60
3,705.60
3,705.60
Assessors. .
1,650.00
1,650.00
1,600.61
49.39
Certifieation of Notes.
100.00
100.00
84.00
16.00
Treasurer and Collector
2,200.00
299.65
2,499.65
2,422.95
76.70
Election and Registration
1,070.00
1,070.00
1,040.85
29.15
Law ..
1,000.00
3.55
1,003.55
960.66
42.89
Town Office Building
825.00
4.05
829.05
774.26
54.79
Police Department.
· 7,300.00
250.00
265.80
7,815.80
7,827.51
$11.71
Fire Department.
10,364.00
7.01
10,371.01
9,993.87
Fire Alarm
1,400.00
1,400.00
779.06
620.94
Inspector of Animals.
100.00
100.00
100.00
Inspector of Buildings
550.00
57.88
607.88
567.42
40.46
Sealer of Weights and Measures
350.00
350.00
349.02
.98
Moth Suppression .
3,400.00
505.62
3,905.62
3,719.01
186.61
Tree Warden .
200.00
25.00
225.00
225.00
Board of Health.
3,500.00
350.00
3,850.00
3,847.71
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Sewer Maintenance
2,300.00
111.93
75.50
2,487.43
2,487.43
Sewer Construction
5,460.00
5,600.00
163.62
11,223.62
7,178.82
4,044.80
Sewer Partieular
500.00
2,910.76
3,410.76
2,413.71
977.05
Main Drains. ..
1,550.00
1,550.00
1,609.04
59.04
Land Damage.
15.00
15.00
15.00
Highways ..
11,687.11
6,212.89
2,874.50
20,774.50
20,081.16
693.34
Watering and Treating Streets
2,100.00
53.25
2,153.25
2,153.25
Cemetery Road.
50.00
Sidewalk Construction
2,748.59
251.41
1,893.97
4,893.97
4,893.97
Rosemary Street .
700.00
200.00
900.00
877.16
22.84
Land Damage.
New Way Washington Street.
3,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
Neponset Street Relocation of .
2,776.57
2,776.57
2,776.37
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Macadam Paving.
582.91
14,500.00
15,082.91
14,958.48
124.43
100
Winter Street Drain
75.00
75.00
75.00
Pleasant Street Drain
50.00
50.00
2.29
377.14
Granite Paving.
40,000.00
22.95
40,022.95 3,282.80 1,971.56
36,686.03 3,282.80 1,921.56 810.00
50.00
Harding Road Construction .
810.00
Land Damage.
740.00
Washington Street widening.
775.00
775.00
Support of Poor.
8,980.18
8,980.18
959.17
Aid for Dependent Mothers Town Physician.
1,019.82 100.00 1,300.00 53,450.00 2,000.00
628.00 1,262.50
78,712.50
77,820.20
892.30
2,000.00
1,913.80
86.20
Land for School Building
23,400.00
23,400.00
23,400.00
New School Building
400.00
400.00
103.53
296.47
Morrill Memorial Library .
3,900.00
734.16
274.73
4,908.89
4,891.24
17.65
Memorial Day .
250.00 47.60
250.00
250.00
Insurance . . Printing Town Reports
900.00
900.00
890.90
Municipal Light Department.
5,019.70 569.83
10,000.00
66,817.80
81,837.50
70,921.86
Water Department
39,933.35
40,503.18
40,872.25
369.07
Cemetery Departinent.
184.39
2,100.00
250.00
3,632.92
6,167.31
6,222.92
55.61
Interest ..
17,903.45
4,772.50
2,982.41
25,658.36
22,606.51
3,051.85
Town Debt.
32,277.93
14,522.07
46,800.00
46,800.00
Contingent Fund.
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
$8,711.83
$206,189.61
$147,479.96
$125,093.57
$437,474.97
$432,205.15
$56,871.62
$1,454.60
Soldiers' Benefits
690.00
1,359.12
1,258.88
Schools .
24,000.00
1,019.82
100.00 2,618.00
9,939.35 1,019.82 100.00
740.00 775.00
3,336.92
Town Yard. New Parallel Highway.
3,282.80 1,921.56
50.00 810.00 740.00
Evening School .
Committee Expense
47.60
47.60
9.10 10,915.64
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REMARKS OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT.
To the Selectmen of Norwood,
Frank G. Allen, Chairman.
Dear Sir:
I herewith submit the foregoing as the Annual Statement of the Financial Report of Receipts and Payments of the Town of Norwood and the records of Town Meetings, together with Vital Statistics reported for the year end- ing December 31, 1916.
Treasurer and Collector. The accounts of Harold W. Gay as Treasurer and Collector of Taxes have been examined and agree with the Accountant's books and records as shown. All statements of uncollected accounts have been verified as to detail items. I find that the cash on hand December 31, 1916, of Harold W. Gay as Treasurer and Collector equals the account as shown in the Accountant's statement, cash balance December 31st in the sum of $57,639.87. The investments and transactions of Harold W. Gay as Treasurer of the Sinking Fund have been examined and I find the securities on hand and that the amount of the Sinking Fund December 31, 1916, is $13,487.89.
Municipal Light Department. Throughout the year I have examined each month the accounts of sales and collections, and find that Fred S. Barton as Manager has deposited with the Town Treasurer all collections shown in the sales account of the Department.
Respectfully submitted, JAMES E. PENDERGAST,
Town Clerk and Accountant.
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TOWN MANAGER'S SECOND ANNUAL REPORT.
To the Board of Selectmen,
Mr. Frank G. Allen, Chairman.
FOREWORD.
The writer may be considered as in the minority upon the idea that a town's detailed records of operation should be on file at the municipal offices for public inspection and not published at $3.00 a page in stereotype form totalling, nearly $1000, to be distributed from house to house and only read by a small number, and this expensive habit of house to house distribution of a voluminous town report costing 50 cents a copy has been discontinued by many of the larger towns. The reports are kept at the town office, and copies are furnished to everyone who takes enough interest to ask for a copy and a copy is delivered to those who find it inconvenient to call, but who will mail a postal card request. This eliminates a great waste of money by not scattering these reports broadcast among people who do not read a single page of the report.
Last year we managed to condense the data so that the book was prac- tically the same size as the previous year and yet contained the entire assess- ment record which is usually a separate volume. We only heard one objection. One citizen said the town report should contain all the names and amounts paid to all laborers, teamsters, etc. This is of course out of the question as the cost alone would equal a fair month's pay, and besides, every pay-roll and every invoice is open for the inspection of anyone at any time, and it is a pleasure to answer any and all questions pertaining to these matters.
This year the writer at first thought he would divide this report into sections by departments and begin each section with a report of its head to the Manager, with the superintendent's recommendations, and then follow with the Manager's remarks concerning that particular department or division. This arrangement would have occupied over one hundred pages, and although this is the space formerly used by these same depart- ments, yet we believe that a more concise arrangement can be secured, and we will, therefore, confine these reports to a brief resume of the year past and our intentions for the ycar ahead, and finish up with the costs of the past year and the estimates for the ensuing year.
The recommendations are such as have been devised between the Manager and the various superintendents, to whom much credit is duc, and finally approved by your Board as the policies for the ensuing year.
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
(Covering divisions of Highways, Water, Sewers and Parks.)
Superintendent, Joseph E. Conley; Water Dept. Inspector, Dennis F. Murphy; Chief Engineer, Charles O'Connor; Pump Men, Daniel F. Slattery, Patrick Darcy; Construction Foremen, John Folan, Michael Murray.
HIGHWAY DIVISION.
The Granite Paving on Washington Street has been completed. The work has received much favorable comment from citizens as well as visitors, and when the granolithic sidewalks are built, we may well be proud of our business district. The width of forty-eight feet has proven ample under every condition.
The efficiency of the new drainage system on this street has been tested several times under abnormal conditions, and has shown such a contrast
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with former conditions that we hope our citizens will allow other sections to benefit by similar work during the next season. The total cost data on this granite work follows:
(GRANITE PAVING)
Receipts:
By appropriation
$40,000.00
By miscellaneous.
$40,035.01
Expenditures:
8497 sq. yds. paving at $3.25
$27,615.25
Incidental labor .
781.46
Incidental teams
91.64
Total Incidentals .
$ 873.10
Granite curbing
1,170.12
Labor on curb .
1,759.52
Teaming on curb
168.87
Cement on curb .
219.61
Total Curb Work .
$3,358.05
Vitrified pipe. $ 612.39
Labor.
1,842.59
Teams
148.02
Cement
187.99
Brick
339.82
Catch basin covers .
293.08
Miscellaneous on drains
89.61
Total Drain Work .
$ 3,513.50
Division supt's. salary $ 222.23
Division other salaries .
130.00
Division engineering salaries
750.00
Automobile costs.
50.00
Tools
52.56
Miscellaneous .
54.45
Total Overhead.
$ 1,259.24
$36,619.14
Balance
$3,415.87
Of the $40,000 voted for the granite paving, we turned back a balance of about $3500, which would pay about 60 per cent. of the cost of granolithic sidewalks along the entire work, but unfortunately on account of the ex- treme price of copper wire, we will not be able to remove all the wooden poles for a long time, and it would, therefore, not seem advisable to lay these permanent walks until the old poles can be removed.
The Bituminous Macadam was completed this year as laid out on the $40,000 appropriation for this purpose. The original list was not strictly adhered to on account of traffic conditions, but the yardage secured from the bond issue exceeded by several hundred yards the amount originally estimated. The average cost, including overhead, machinery and all in- cidentals, has been a fraction over 97 cents a square yard, and the first street laid, which receives all the Boston and Providence traffic, is about to enter its third year with practically no maintenance costs. This is in such strong contrast with the old untreated water bound macadam, which often cost more and only lasted a short time, that we hope our recommendations to improve the southerly portion of Washington Street with this same con- struction will meet approval.
The expenditures of this year's balance of bituminous fund follows, and in another table will be found the unit costs of the work done:
39.93
Miscellaneous on curb .
35.01
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(BITUMINOUS)
Receipts:
Bal. 1915 appropriation .
$15,082.91
1
Allotment December appro.
654.47
Miscellaneous receipts.
41.19
$15,778.57
Expenditures:
Tar.
$ 5,084.02
Stone from crusher
4,113.40
Stone from others
113.03
Teams.
2,559.80
Labo
3,516.48
Coal.
154.72
Miscellaneous
103.62
Total Construction . . $15,645.07
Div. automobile expense
$ 3.50
Div. supt's. salary
66.66
Div. other salaries .
63.34
Total Overhead.
$ 133.50
$15,778.57
On General Highway work it will be seen by the report of expenditures that a very small amount was spent upon any other than permanent con- struction and less than $9000 on maintenance, which included considerable resurfacing as shown by the table of cost data.
The Oiling and Snow Removal both ran high in cost, the former on ac- count of price of materials and the latter because of the severeness of last winter.
At the Crusher we find each year the cost of crushed stone increases in proportion to the difficulty of working the quarry. Last season we charged every job with stone at 70 cents a ton and the coming season we will charge 80 cents. Without last year's addition of tracks, cars, electric apparatus and compressed air drills, this cost would undoubtedly reach $1.25 based on former records of output.
On future work we have laid out a definite plan covering the next three years. During the past two years we have permanently improved the inain arteries or the spokes of the wheel, and we will now gradually improve the secondary streets with a heavily oiled stone macadam, which will be in proportion to the traffic on the street. By this type of construction we do not mean the old water bound macadam, but rather an intermediate grade of street surface for such streets as conditions would not warrant the ex- penditure of nearly a dollar a square yard.
The streets recommended for such construction this year are Railroad Avenue (at both ends), Prospect Avenue, Pleasant Street, Dean Street, and Wilson Street.
We have recommended certain construction in sewers and water mains in Prospect Street so that the following year this street can be macadamized, as at present it is almost impassable at certain seasons. This is a wide and well graded boulevard, well built upon and joining two well paved thor- oughfares, namely Washington Street and Winter Street, and the writer's humble belief is that this street should be repaired before an additional parallel street is opened farther towards the swamp, which we understand is now being considered.
For Sidewalks we have requested an appropriation this year to make a start on the repair of our tar walks, and we hope also to receive the same sum as last year for granolithic walks on the 50 per cent. prepayment basis with the abuttors. The costs of these concrete walks and one tar walk are shown in the tables of cost data.
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On our Parks and green spots our efforts have brought forth such favor- able comment that we hope the work may be increased this year, especially in such places as the Square, Howard Street, Park, and others.
On Refuse Disposal, for nearly a year we have been removing ashes and other refuse for private property by charging for the same, and re- cently we have improved this work by issuing books containing twelve tickets for the sum of $1, each ticket being good for the removal of one barrel of refuse. At the present time only sufficient books have been sold to afford a weekly collection, but if more people become interested in the work, we will be able to make collections more frequently or at least divide the town into districts.
The New Public Works Yard and Siding has been a great improvement and we are now placing a permanent office at this place so that even more systematic methods of checking out stock may be realized, as several thousands of dollars of stock for all departments is now stored at this location.
The Steam Roller has been in such poor shape that we had difficulty in securing the license for the same, and while we are in hopes that we may be able to repair this roller at a reasonable price, yet we wish to state this fact so that should a new roller be necessary in the near future the matter will be thoroughly understood.
(DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS)
Receipts:
Appropriation Feb. 1916. $14,000.00
Appropriation Dec. 22, 1916 5,151.34
Other receipts 12,173.53
$31,324.87
Expenditures:
(GENERAL CONSTRUCTION)
Div. supt's. salary $ 71.14
Div. other salaries 53.33
Div. auto expense . 50.00
Pipe from other depts.
123.36
Crushed stone .
160.51
Gravel 27.90
Coal.
38.20
Labor
324.59
Teams
357.58
Miscellaneous
36.43
(GENERAL MAINTENANCE)
Div. supt's. salary $ 155.56
Div. other salaries 290.72
Labor
3,261.85
Teams
2,740.79
Crushed stone from crusher
1,412.04
Gravel
62.00
Cement .
12.78
Tar and oil
49.26
Lumber
16.27
Coal
57.73
Tools
286.71
Hardware supplies
38.35
Miscellaneous .
538.13
(OILING)
Div. supt's. salary $ 75.55
Div. other salaries 28.55
-
$1,243.04
$8,912.19
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Div. auto expense $ 35.17
Labor
858.87
Teams
724.02
Oil.
1,945.76
Miscellaneous .
$ 3,740.39
(SNOW REMOVAL)
Div. supt's. salary
75.55
Div. other salaries
28.55
Labor.
1,338.19
Teams .
1,229.09
Sand
46.65
Miscellaneous
$3,083.45
(CRUSHER)
Division of salaries $ 50.00
Salary of weigher
150.00
Labor.
9,664.55
Teams
885.37
Dynamite and exploders.
720.90
Coal.
173.00
Electric power .
235.20
Oils .
44.47
Tools.
28.77
Repair parts and misc.
1,938.69
Additional equipment.
77.22
$13,968.17
$30,947.24 $ 377.63
Balance
(HARDING ROAD) Special Appropriation
Labor. $ 317.07
Teams.
328.27
Crushed stone, ctc.
164.66
$ 810.00
(ROSEMARY ST. SUB-GRADE) Special
Labor $ 126.19
53.29
$ 179.48
(ROSEMARY ST. CONSTRUCTION) Special
Crushed stone. $ 217.84
Coal
17.45
Tar.
162.24
Labor
131.82
Teams . . 170.65
$
700.00
(PUBLIC WORKS YARD)
Receipts:
Appropriation Feb. 1916. $ 1,250.00
Miscellaneous receipts . . 11.50
From Sewer Department 239.62
From Water Department
266.16
From Moth Department
94.03
$1,861.31
Expenditures:
Labor.
$ 967.21
Teams .
26.93
Lumber
615.77
277.50
Tools
87.92
Teams
72.47
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Roofing
$ 98.00
Hardware
119.80
Miscellaneous
22.01
$1,849.72 $ 11.59
Balance
(CONCRETE SIDEWALKS)
Receipts:
Appropriation Feb. 1916.
$3,000.00
Prepayment deposits. .
1,798.27
General Highway appropriation 194.19
$4,992.46
Expenditures:
Labor
$2,606.05
Teams .
804.45
Cement
1,023.35
Crushed stone.
304.36
Tools and equipment
116.91
Gasoline and oil
30.16
Miscellaneous .
107.18
$4,992.46
The value of Highway Stock is. $776.25
The value of Highway Tools and Equipment is. $6045.27
UNIT DATA ON ACTUAL HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION.
Other
Per
Street
Work
Sq. Yds.
Labor Teams
Stone Material
Total
Sq. Yd.
20 Sumner
5" Gravel
9333
$642.59 $462.68 $
$ 4.68
$1105.27 $
.12
24
Dean
8" Gravel
4533
367.91 389.42
39.60
796.93
.18
29
Everett
6" Gravel
4744
237.18 215.52
63.33
516.03
.19
30
Winter
6"' Bituminous
8675
1783.60 1158.62 2039.15 2591.27
7572.64
.87
45
S: Washington
6" Bituminous
7700
1012.04
981.40 1532.64 1927.98
5454.06
.71
53
Linden
4" Macadam
1540
65.05
61.77
78.05
15.52
220.39
. 14
57
Harding
10" Macadam
744
317.07
328.27
153.93
10.73
810.00
1.09*
71
Howard
4" Macadam
1422
47.60
44.61
109.90
6.00
208.11
. 14
75
Nahatan
6" Bituminous
5400
713.23
419.78
649.32 883.44
2665.77
.49
90
Rosemary
6" Bituminous
900
192.13
180.15 217.84
179.74
769.86
.86+
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Miscellaneous
92 small jobs
2377.56 1868.00
661.57 2176.52 ¡Job 90 ineludes sidewalks.
UNIT DATA ON CONCRETE SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION.
Job
Street
Sq. Yds.
Labor Teams Cement Material
Total
Sq. Yd.
46
Chapel
584
$436.94 $115.36 $242.43
$76.15
$870.88
$1.49
55
Winslow Ave.
885
692.86
221.81
308.84
61.75
1285.26
1.45
62
Vernon
175
136.39
27.48
61.89
25.43
251.19
1.43
63
Washington
1056
1051.81
262.25
403.99
210.33
1928.38
1.82*
*Cost on Job 63 includes a concrete eurb.
UNIT DATA ON ACTUAL DRAIN CONSTRUCTION.
Job
No.
Street
Work
Lin. Ft.
Labor
Pipe
Other Material
Total
Per Lin. Ft.
319
Vernon
5" Extension
260
$96.86
Teams $5.85
$18.20
$120.81
$ .47
320
Winter
5" Extension
160
63.00
11.20
74.20
.46
325
Morse
5" Extension
470
110.88
1.00
37.60
149.48
.32
329
Dean
8"' Extension
650
106.07
65.00
$ .76
171.83
.26
348
Nahatan
18" Extension
132
101.86
4.55
37.20
16.72
160.38
1.22
109
Other
Per
No.
*Harding Road includes all excavation and sidewalks.
7083.65
Joh No.
Job
No.
Street
Work
Lin Ft. Labor
Teams Pipe Material
Total
Per Lin. Ft.
242
Vernon
6'' Extension
50
$52.51
$2.00
$26.64
$36.94
$118.09
$2.36
254
Harding
6'' Extension
204
66.99
92.82
11.80
171.61
.84
257
Atwood Ave.
6'' Extension
18
29.37
10.72
25.45
65.54
$ 3.64
258
Heaton Ave.
6 '' Extension
45
39.47
23.54
32.92
95.93
2.13
260
Folan's St.
6 '' Extension
503
105.90
6.58
231.93
96.10
440.51
.88
262
Rosemary
6 ' ' Extension
408
186.17
1.46
191.10
63.27
442.00
1.08
270
Linnehan Road
4 ' 'Extension
313
90.28
4.00
58.62
53.39
206.29
.65
281
Roosevelt Ave.
6 ' ' Extension
300
186.32
169.11
66.95
422.38
1.41
Miscellaneous Hydrants and Valves
208.27
42.04
343.17
593.48
Job No.
Street
Work
Lin. Ft.
Labor
Teams
Other Pipe Material
Total
Per Lin. Ft.
324
Day
8'' Extension
40
$ 63.65
$ 7.46 $
1.40
$ 72.51
$1.81
335
Pleasant
6 ''and 8 ' ' Extension
520
156.36
$ 15.70
196.84
76.17
445.07
.86
336
Rosemary
8 '', 34 per eent. rock
466
1060.56
19.28
45.00
129.44
1254.28
2.69
339
Nahatan
6' 'and 8 ' ', 31 % rock
456
611.04
11.85
34.81
166.90
824.61
1.80
341
Lenox Ave.
6''and 8 ''Extension
14
19.58
1.34
1.22
22.14
1.38
342
North Ave.
8''Extension
16
12.28
1.40
.58
14.26
.89
346
Everett Ave.
8'' Extension
530
461.97
8.77
54.00
70.66
595.40
1.11
347
West
8''Extension
267
143.84
2.53
24.70
34.63
205.70
.77
349
Oak Road
8''Extension
516
514.31
27.33
48.00
70.78
660.42
1.27
351
Crescent Ave.
6 ''and 8 '' Extension
190
303.67
12.15
15.44
50.94
382.20
2.01
110
UNIT DATA ON ACTUAL SEWER CONSTRUCTION.
8' 'Extension
440
292.35
43.20
41.73
· 377.28
.86
343
Silver
UNIT DATA ON ACTUAL WATER CONSTRUCTION.
Other
111
WATER DIVISION.
The actual cost of the construction of the system to date has been $361,000, on which the notes outstanding are $84,000.
Every part of the system was thoroughly overhauled this year. All valves and hydrants have been inspected and repaired at regular intervals, and a record kept of the same. A number of new hydrants and valves have been installed.
The Department has been criticised on two points. The first has been the meter reading and billing, and here we confess that the complaints were justified. We have about completed a new system whereby we hope for better results.
The second matter of criticism is blaming the Water Department for the bursting of house boilers. This is an entirely unjust criticism and is simply an easy way for persons installing flimsy boilers to put the blame on someone else. If we could secure some good plumbing laws, there would undoubtedly be check and relief valves installed on direct pressure plumb- ing and thus protect these cheap boilers.
At the Westwood Station the filter was cleaned 8 times at a cost of $181.75, and some new sand was applied. But about 300 yards will be necessary this year to bring the filter up to grade. The collecting well needs a re- surfacing of cement. The pumps are now in excellent condition, but we have not yet climinated the pulsation; this we hope to do in order that a flow meter may be installed to more accurately record our pumping at this plant. The pond having been low all year, most of our water has come from the other plant.
At the Ellis Station the open well which was built a year ago has thus far solved our water problem so well that we did not think it was necessary to build another one this year. When the ground has been well filled with water, we have pumped practically the full capacity of the suction pipe, but in dry weather this naturally has been reduced. During these latter periods, the driven wells have been thoroughly cleaned by a steam jet which not only increased the delivery, but also opened up some of the abandoned wells. From the Ellis Station we pumped electrically, 269,000,000 gallons (approximate) at $25.15 per million, and at the Westwood Station we pumped by steam about 78,000,000 gallons (approximate) at $42.59 per million, the details of which expense are shown in the accompanying table.
Construction. The table accompanying this report shows the cost data on the year's cxtensions amounting to 1841 feet, bringing the total mileage of mains to 30 miles. The number of new services was 58, making our total as 1990, of which 80 per cent. is metered. Six new hydrants were set, bringing the total to 286, and 8 new street valves placed, which makes a total of 305, not including hydrant valves.
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