Norwood annual report 1927-1929, Part 6

Author: Norwood (Mass.)
Publication date: 1927
Publisher: The Town
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Material and


Location


Payroll


Supplies


Total


Beech Street


$ 612.40


$ 247.90


$ 860.30


Brookfield Road


171.32


644.91


816.23


Berwick Road


923.50


398.31


1,321.81


Chapel Street


1,451.27


3,568.31


5,019.58


Cottage Street


1,104.11


1,247.00


2,351.11


Central Street


Relocation


502.17


1,051.75


1,553.92


Gardner Road


732.45


436.80


1,169.25


Harding Road


855.57


308.09


1,163.66


Cleveland Street


167.75


37.20


204.95


Dean and Pleasant St. Intersection


196.75


204.92


401.67


Cypress Street


170.75


231.47


402.22


Guild and Broadway Curb


380.64


380.64


Lincoln Street


98.10


120.76


218.86


Nahatan Street Curb


288.55


668.02


956.57


Roxanna Street Intersection


86.70


1.35


88.05


Railroad Avenue and Washington St.


82.30


698.09


780.39


Vernon Street


349.07


349.07


Sycamore Street


213.15


327.55


540.70


Walpole Street


119.23


119.23


Walnut Avenue and Washington St.


78.43


866.44


944.87


Winter Street


59.65


59.65


Lenox Street


1,768.38


4,119.00


5,887.38


Rock and Oliver Streets


1,707.52


683.33


2,390.85


Vernon Street Extension


1,498.05


1,392.95


2,891.00


Winslow Avenue


646.45


221.78


868.23


Streets west of Shattuck Park


1,088.90


627.89


1,716.79


Bond Street Extension


596.20


521.62


1,117.82


Nichols Street and Prospect Ave.


510.70


157.69


668.39


Neponset and Dean St. Intersection


465.40


603.44


1,068.84


Railroad Avenue and Monroe St.


349.05


161.15


510.20


Prospect Street and Prospect Ave.


84.60


589.33


673.93


Dean Street Hill


196.75


560.05


756.80


Sundry other items


740.61


General and Public Works Overhead


2,626.44


$43,078.47


Bellevue Avenue


911.30


547.16


1,458.46


TOWN OF NORWOOD, BALANCE SHEET, DECEMBER 31, 1927 REVENUE ACCOUNTS


Assets


Liabilities


Accounts Receivable


Outstanding Revenue Loans


$150,000.00


$150,000.00


1927 Taxes


$109,937.69


1926 Taxes


27,541.43


Overlays 1927


1,014.22


1925 Taxes


3,729.48


1925


2,461.15


1924 Taxes


938.93


Supplemental Taxes


645.49


4,120.86


1923 Taxes


165.04


$142,312.57


Reserve Accounts


Special Assessments


Special Assessments


54,607.43


Moth


$ 243.98


Deferred Assessments


14,076.18


Betterments


54,363.45


54,607.43


Departmental Accounts


80,164.59


148,848.20


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Deferred Assessments


Departmental Revenues


Sewer


$ 14,076.18


14,076.18


Electric Light


$ 10,313.48


Cemeteries


5,923.47


Departmental Assessments


Electric


$ 59,317.01


Premiums and Interest


230.61


Water


18,686.08


Accounts Payable (Unpaid War-


Cemetery


2,161.50


80,164.59


rants)


8,742.20


31,019.61


Overdrafts


Overlays 1926


$ 1,335.21


Special Appropriation Balances Highways


$ 4,000.00


1925


1,251.52


Parks


801.00


4,801.00


Soldiers' Exemptions


111.48


Sewer


5,809.85


Item as shown in Table of Rev- enue Expenditures Water Works


2,085.48


8,486.09


13,269.78


Tax Titles


1925


$ 8,971.00 9,720.19


1926


1927


10,701.40


29,392.59


Due from Morrill Memorial Library Trust Fund Appropriation payment in 1927 Cash


400.00


72,563.26 Excess and Deficiency Surplus 38,604.14


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$406,786.40


$406,786.40


NON-REVENUE ACCOUNTS


Assets


Liabilities


Cash General Fund Loan Authorized, not Issued


$ 87,990.03 195,000.00 Municipal Memorial Building


$282,990.03


Cash and Securities Special Fund


59,316.51 Morrill Memorial Library Building


59,316.51


$342,306.54


$342,306.54


Reserve for Tax Titles 29,392.59


TRUST ACCOUNTS


Assets


Liabilities


Cash in Banks


Deposits for Services


$


2,100.43


General Fund


$ 6,601.83


Perpetual Care Funds


24,076.60


Special Fund N. T. S. D. 14449


14,156.51


Premium on Securities


342.61


Special Fund N. T. S. D. 9054


2,150.32


Alice H. Plimpton Trust Fund


59,316.51


Securities


High School English Fund


500.00


Alice H. Plimpton Fund


45,550.00


W. H. Cudworth


500.00


Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund


18,400.00


Collectors Over Deposits


122.51


High School English Fund


500.00


General Revenue a/c appro. for Morrill Memorial Library not transferred 400.00


$ 87,358.66


$ 87,358.66


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CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS


Balance January 1, 1927


$23,026.60


Receipts for year 1927:


Lot No. From


Amount


150 Ingraham, Estelle


$125.00


36 Williamson, Lillian et al


125.00


40 Alden, H. H., Trustee


150.00


2023 Hartshorn, Arthur N.


125.00


1105


Devine, John, Patrick and Peter


150.00


98 Schuster, John


125.00


632 Brennan, Mary


150.00


420


Smith, Laura


100.00


1,050.00


$24,076.60


Investments of Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds Liberty Loan Bonds


$17,900.00


Cash General Fund Town Treasury


6,176.60


$24,076.60


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ALICE H. PLIMPTON


Morrill Memorial Library Trust Fund


Funds on hand January 1, 1927


Interest received


$57,369.18 2,367.33


$59,736.51


Expended under vote so authorizing for plans of addition to building 400.00


Balance on hand, December 31, 1927


$59,336.51


Invested as follows:


City of Lynchburg, Va., Water Bonds $ 5,000.00


City of Woonsocket, R. I., Bonds 5,000.00


Liberty Loan Bonds


35,550.00


$45,550.00


Special Deposit Norwood Trust Co.


13,786.51


$59,336.51


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WATER WORKS


WATER RATES


Outstanding January 1, 1927


$17,943.54


Commitments for Domestic Use


$46,831.38


Commitments for Industrial Use


21,274.89


68,106.27


Collections for year


$67,201.82


86,049.81


Abatements and Refunds


89.64


67,291.46


Uncollected December 31, 1927


$18,758.35


Income for Year


Water Rates Committed


$67,197.22


Water Sales other


81.47


Fees


13.00


Demands


155.80


Sales of Service and Material


14,086.42


Hydrant Rental


7,500.00


$89,033.91


Expenditures for Year


General Maintenance, Operation, Repairs


$33,728.38


Appropriation to Insurance


300.00


Interest on Debt


3,240.00


Debt payments


12,000.00


Construction accounts and sales


31,097.73


80,366.11


Revenue surplus for year


$ 8,767.80


Cost of Water


Total gallons of water pumped, 428,230,000, which figured on expense of maintenance, operation and repairs, plus interest on investment shows a cost per thousand gallons of .133 cents.


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PUBLIC PROPERTY ACCOUNT


School Property, Land and Buildings


Balch


$146,500.00


Beacon


30,025.00


East


10,400.00


Everett


39,000.00


Guild


42,650.00


High, Junior


381,882.00


High, Senior


562,914.74


Shattuck


53,000.00


West


8,600.00


Winslow


55,300.00


School Site, Pleasant Street


13,560.00


Furnishings


66,573.41


$1,410,405.15


Morrill Memorial Library


92,448.00


Central Fire Station


20,100.00


Fire Station No. 2


1,300.00


Fire Apparatus


34,060.34


Fire Alarm System


5,740.00


Traffic Signal System


3,300.00


64,500.34


Water Works


601,527.00


Sewerage System


526,045.00


Crusher Plant


7,300.00


Store Yard


9,246.00


Gravel Pit Lot


1,000.00


Cemeteries


55,343.00


Electric Light Plant


424,000.00


Park Lands


51,723.00


Municipal Memorial Office Building


85,310.00


Town Office Building


7,300.00


Other Personal Property


54,900.00


1,823,694.60


$3,391,088.09


Outstanding Debt


1,113,300.00


Surplus in Public Property over Fixed Debt


$2,277,788.09


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ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT


Operating Expenses


Electric Energy


$91,562.91


$5,837.06


Transformer Station, Labor


5,652.91


351.41


Transmission Lines, Labor


3,332.24


$ 100.31


Inspecting Meters


37.25


23.50


Removing and resetting Meters


106.75


154.45


Station, structures, maintenance of


123.38


91.83


Station Equipment, maintenance of


1,530.36


161.02


Transmission Lines, maintenance of


10,058.58


3,789.98


Underground conduits, maintenance of


17.15


4.56


Consumers' Meters, maintenance of


121.98


45.90


Transformers, maintenance of


1,289.37


501.55


Municipal Street Lamps, Labor


637.43


142.70


Municipal Street Lamps, Supplies


1,542.62


737.96


Commercial Lamps


Cr.


1,169.57


1.497.58


Maintenance of Commercial light- ing Equipment


382.51


300.42


Maintenance of Consumers' Instal- lation


21.50


51.25


Salary of Manager


3,750.00


250.00


Office Clerks and Meter Readers


8,481.74


1,704.24


Office Supplies and Expense


2,037.22


319.81


Insurance


3,054.25


179.57


Transportation Expense


1,619.66


512.77


Inventory Adjustments


Cr.


787.68


1,476.53


Maintenance of General tures


Cr.


32.60


32.60


Depreciation


11,172.00


1,472.00


Miscellaneous General Expense


3,622.69


169.54


Total


$148,164.65


Payment to Town in lieu of Taxes


$8,700.00


To State as assessment


58.10


Struc-


$156,922.75


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ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT


Operating Revenues


Metered Sales to Consumers


$172,390.61


Metered Sales to Street Railways


11,309.79


Municipal Revenues: Street Lighting Other


23,093.34


199.56


Total Operating Revenues


$206,993.30


Income Statement


Operating Revenues


$206,793.74


Operating Expense chargeable thereto


148,164.65


$ 58,629.09


Taxes assignable deducted


8,758.10


$ 49,870.99


Other Income


199.56


Gross Income


$ 50,070.55


Deductions from Gross Income:


760.33


$ 49,310.22


Profit and Loss Credits


Balance January 1, 1927


$188,431.20


Credit from Income Account


49,310.22


$237,741.42


Debits


Deductions from Surplus :


Notes paid


$ 7,000.00


Transferred to Town Treasury


22,645.65


Profit and Loss Credit Balance, December 31, 1927


208,095.77


$237,741.42


Interest on Debt


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ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT Comparative Balance Sheet Assets


Balance Jan. 1, 1927


Balance Dec. 31, 1927


Increase


Decrease


Investments


$279,853.27


Plant Account.


$307,959.93


$28,106.66


4,748.15


General Equipment.


6,149.55


1,401.40


Current Assets


50.00


Cash General.


10,363.48


10,313.48


6,000.00


Cash Special. .


$6,000.00


55,253.13


Accounts Receivable ..


59,317.01


4,063.88


8,279.65


Material and Supplies .


7,370.64


909.01


4,239.08


Other Current Assets.


4,625.38


386.30


Reserve Funds


6,224.89


Depreciation Fund Cash . . .


6,224.89


Prepaid Accounts


2,805.91


Insurance.


1,479.00


1,326.91


$367,454.08


Total.


$397,264.99


Liabilities


$ 10,000.00


$7,000.00


$ 17,000.00 9,558.62


Notes Payable. . Accounts Payable.


19,734.63


$10,176.01


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104.67 152,359.59


Interest Accrued . Loans Repayment. . Profit and Loss Credit.


75.00 159,359.59


7,000.00


188,431.20


208,095.77


19,664.57


$367,454.08


$397,264.99


ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT Plant and System Statistics 1923


1924


1925


1926


1927


Overhead System:


Transmission Lines in Miles


Distribution Lines in Miles


of Wire . .


286.7


299


321.75


331


339


Street Lighting Lines in Miles


Poles in Public Ways (Wood).


1,554


1,575


1,645


1,632


1,748


Poles Elsewhere (Wood). .


65


70


70


97


97


Jointly Owned (Wood and Steel)


442


442


442


442


424


Conduit, Feet of .


16,087


16,087


16,087


21,982


21,982


Cables in Conduits, Feet of


21,714


21,714


21,714


34,295


34,295


Consumers:


Using Electricity for Lighting . .


3,133


3,342


3,671


3,900


4,067


Using Electricity for Power Only.


1


1


1


3


3


Using Electricity for Light and Power ..


49


80


105


107


107


Street Lamps:


Number in Use.


718


730


867


777


789


Total Hours of, During Year .


4,005.5


4,001.35


3,996.15


4,000.20


3,991.20


Electric Energy:


Purchased Kilowatt Hours.


5,745,000


5,758,000


5,999,000


6,594,000


6,942,000


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29.67


Plant and System Statistics


Supplied for Street Lighting .


228,237


249,488


264,771


273,802


319,155


Supplied for Municipal Power.


430,262


512,565


472,052


634,673


617,541


Supplied for Metered Lighting


1,339,099


1,441,955


1,577,766


2,025,358


1,990,804


Supplied for Metered Power . .


2,572,603


2,010,107


1,986,934


1,933,188


2,104,171


Supplied for Street Railways.


459,078


456,826


469,584


519,127


509,168


Kilowatt Hours Unaccounted for.


780,261


303,834


802,786


962,311


Maximum Station Load .


1,840


1,800


1,940


2,075


2,180


ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT Plant Investment


Original Cost


Book Value Jan. 1, 1927 $ 3,636.68


Addition $ 6,000.00


Depreciation


Book Value Dec. 31, 1927


28,084.87


Structures.


16,324.78


7,760.13


24,084.91


112,788.79


Transformer, Station Equipment.


81,278.69


13,173.83


$ 7,000.00


87,452.52


125,245.87


Poles, Fixtures and Overhead Construction


76,366.19


5,274.47


3,000.00


78,640.66


23,348.47


Underground Conduits


19,208.70


1,065.76


20,274.46


9,173.41


Underground . .


8,887.22


286.19


9.173.41


41,678.94


Consumers' Meters


28,772.18


1,694.77


30,466.95


5,770.93


Line Transformers. .


5,575.40


195.53


5,770.93


35,414.58


Meter Installation .


25,160.89


1,574.42


1,172.00


25,563.31


6,375.36


Transformer Installation .


6,013.98


361.38


6,375.36


13,234.86


Street Lighting Equipment. .


8,628.56


1,892.18


10,520.74


$410,752.76


$279,853.27


$39,278.66


$11,172.00


$307,959.93


115


$


9,636.68


Land.


$ 9,636.68


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REMARKS OF THE TOWN CLERK AND ACCOUNTANT


To the Selectmen of Norwood.


Thomas B. Mulvehill, Chairman.


Gentlemen:


I herewith submit the foregoing as the Annual Statement of the Financial Report of Receipts and Payments of the Town of Nor- wood and the abstracts of the records of Town Meetings, together with the records of Vital Statistics for the year 1927.


Financial Report-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.


I find that the cash on hand December 31, 1927, of Harold W. Gay, as Treasurer and Collector, equals an amount as shown in the Accountant's statement, that his cash balance on December 31, 1927, was $167,155.12.


Municipal Light Department. Throughout the year each month accounts of Frederick S. Barton as to sales and collections have been examined and I find that he has deposited with the Town Treasurer all collections shown in the sales account of this de- partment.


Sealer of Weights and Measures. The collections of Harry M. King as Sealer of Weights and Measures have been examined, and he had deposited with the Treasurer all fees which appear to have been collected by his department.


Morrill Memorial Library. Alice H. Plimpton Trust Fund. I have examined the securities in the possession of Harold W. Gay, as Treasurer of the Trustees of the Morrill Memorial Library and find that the securities and cash on hand represent the amount set forth in this report; namely, $59,336.51.


Respectfully submitted,


JAMES E. PENDERGAST,


Town Clerk and Accountant.


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GENERAL MANAGER'S REPORT


February 20, 1928.


To the Board of Selectmen,


Norwood, Massachusetts.


Gentlemen:


I submit the following report for the year 1927, which report covers the more important work done by the various departments under my direction.


PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT John E. Colburn, Superintendent


The department has had a busy season. Briefly, the Highways, Sidewalks, Drains, Water and Sewer systems, Removal of Ashes and care of Public Dumps, etc., come directly under this depart- ment. All of the maintenance and repair work in connection with the above and, with the exception of the granolithic sidewalks, all of the construction work has been done on a day basis. Beginning early in April and continuing through the summer and fall from 100 to 150 men have been employed in the various branches of the work. With few exceptions, the men employed are residents of Norwood.


In accordance with an act of the Legislature, approved March 19, 1927, all employees of the Public Works Department who worked for the town for 32 weeks in the aggregate during the preceding year were granted a two weeks' vacation without loss of pay.


At the time the 1927 budget was prepared the above act had not been passed. Consequently, no allowance was made for the ex- pense incurred which amounted to $3900.00. In order to meet this extra expense and still keep the expenditures within the budget it has been necessary to curtail in every way. With few exceptions, however, the amount of money expended in the various depart- ments has been well within the estimate.


Highway Division


The maintenance work has consisted of the usual cleaning,


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patching, grading, oiling, sanding, removal of snow and other work incidental to the care of streets and sidewalks. In the early spring all of the streets were given a thorough cleaning, also at other intervals during the year as became necessary. A consider- able amount of brush and small growth has been cut and removed from the sides of the roadways which improves the appearance of the outlaying streets and eliminates obstructed corners, thus add- ing to the safety of travel. In the maintenance of the streets it has been necessary to do a large amount of patching and particu- larly the streets having gravel surfaces.


Street Oiling


Fifteen miles of streets having an area of 132,500 square yards of surface have been oiled and sanded. By smoothing, patching and applying oil the surface of the gravel streets can be kept in good condition and at a small expense.


Street Construction


The following construction has been carried out during the past season :


Bituminous Macadam Construction


Chapel Street-Winslow Avenue to Walpole Street.


Lenox Street-Willow Street to Washington Street. Central Street-East Side, Lyman Place southerly. Vernon Street-Nichols Street to Prospect Street.


Cottage Street-Nichols Street to Prospect Street.


Bituminous Gravel Construction


Rock Street-Pleasant Street to Oliver Street. Oliver Street-Rock Street to Winfield Street. Berwick Road-Chapel Street to Walpole Street. Gardner Road-Berwick Road to Harding Road. Harding Road-Winslow Avenue to Walpole Street. Beech Street-Winter Street to Bond Street. Bellevue Avenue -- Winter Street to Reservoir. Unnamed Street-Nichols Street to Winter Street.


Unnamed Street-Nichols Street to Bellevue Avenue. Rockhill Street-Washington Street to Mylod Street. Winslow Avenue-Chapel Street north.


Land was acquired and the corners constructed on a radius at the following locations:


Northerly corner of Dean and Neponset Streets.


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Southerly corner of Railroad Avenue and Monroe Street.


Southerly corner of Nichols Street and Prospect Avenue.


Southerly corner of Prospect Street and Prospect Avenue.


Granolithic Sidewalks


Granolithic sidewalks have been constructed in the following streets :


Lineal Feet


Nahatan St., South Side-Washington St. to Fulton St. 1596


Nahatan St., North Side-End of Brick Wall westerly 412


Nahatan St., North Side-Central Street to Broadway 385


Nahatan St., South Side-Washington St. to Central St. 150


Central St., West Side-Nahatan St. to Cottage St. 250


Cottage St., North Side-Washington St. to Central St. 132


Cottage St., South Side-at Folan Block 50


Guild St., North Side-Central St. to Broadway 585


Fulton St., East Side-Nahatan St. to Prospect St. 670


Central St., East Side-at Norwood Theatre 210


Prospect Ave., North Side-Fulton St. to Prospect St. 346


Prospect St., West Side-Vernon St. to near Lincoln St. 694


Nichols St., West Side-at High School 394


Walpole St., East Side-Chapel St. to Endicott St. 1579


Total length constructed in 1927 7454


Total square yards 4709


Snow Removal


The snowfall for the year 1927 was heavy. The streets have been kept plowed out, however, and the snow removed throughout the main or business sections within a short period after it fell. Our equipment for handling snow is not large but the results obtained compare very favorably with other towns and cities both as to the conditions of the streets and the cost of the work. In caring for snow it is possible to spend large amounts of money which must be paid and reflects in the tax bills and it would appear that there should be some point or condition when the work could stop without endangering travel or causing hardships to the cit- izens. If the streets are to be kept thoroughly clean of snow at all times it will require a far larger equipment then is now avail- able and the expense of the work will be materially increased and which expense must be met by the taxpayers.


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Ash Removal


The collecting of ashes from householders has been continued on the basis of the householders paying for the same by the pur- chase of tickets. The amount received for sale of tickets does not cover the entire cost of the work and the difference is made up through an appropriation for such service.


Crusher


The crusher was operated a few days during the latter part of the summer in order that a small amount of cobble stone which had been removed from the Vernon Street and Cottage Street construction be crushed. Following the custom of the two previous years, crushed stone has been purchased and delivered on the job. Proposals for stone were received from the New England Crushed Stone Co. and the West Roxbury Trap Rock Co. Both companies submitted the same price or $2.50 per ton and the contract was divided between them. The stone purchased was of good quality and both companies gave excellent service. The amount delievered was as follows:


New England Crushed Stone Co. 977 tons


West Roxbury Trap Rock Co. 3485 tons


Sewer Division


Main sewers were constructed during the year as follows:


Chickering Road


777 ft. 6 in. & 8 in.


Rosemary Street


380 ft. 8 in.


Gardner Road


320 ft. 6 in.


Highland Street


300 ft. 6 in.


Quincy Avenue


271 ft. 8 in.


Lincoln Street


693 ft. 10 in.


Cypress Street


793 ft. 8 in.


Sycamore Street


529 ft.


6 in. & 8 in.


Day Street


232 ft. 8 in.


Day Street, westerly


424 ft. 6 in.


Bullard Street


262 ft. 6 in.


Winter Street


327 ft. 10 in.


85 new house connections were added to the system making the total 1797.


The main street sewers have been given a thorough cleaning and flushing and are in good working condition.


Filter Beds


The beds have been thoroughly cleaned and are in good condi- tion. As stated in the 1926 report they will, with careful watching


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and care, provide for the dry weather flow. During the wet periods however; they become overloaded and considerable amounts of raw or unfiltered sewage finds its way directly into the Neponset River. The overloaded condition is to a certain degree caused by infilteration or leakage of ground water into the sewers and house connections, and to a large degree by the custom or practice of property owners allowing cellar drainage to enter the sewers. This is a dangerous practice and should be discontinued. The sewers are constructed and the disposal works designed to care for sewage only and any roof or cellar drainage causes an addi- tional burden and the street sewers and disposal works are over- loaded to a point far beyond their capacity.


In the erection of sanitary plumbing inside of all houses and other buildings, every care is taken to secure absolutely air tight work in order that odor or sewer gas from the gas street mains be excluded. This is accomplished by trapping independent fix- tures such as toilets, set tubs, lavatories, kitchen sinks, etc., and as an additional precaution these traps are vented in order to prevent siphonage. There is no running trap on the main four- inch pipe which connects the cellar or building to the main street sewer and by removing the cap from the cleanout (in order to drain water from the cellar) a clear opening leading from the street sewer directly into the cellar is made with the result that sewer odors and gasses are allowed to enter the cellar and from which it penetrates the entire house. From the health standpoint alone it is a dangerous practice and should be discontinued for sanitary reasons if for no other.


Drains Division


A considerable amount of work has been done in connection with the drainage system. The work has consisted of repairs, altera- tions and maintenance of the existing drains and the construction of new drains and catch basins. The construction has been done in accordance with a plan which, if adhered to, will eventually provide for the entire drainage system of the town.


During the past season the following drains have been con- structed:


Bullard Street (to Nichols).


Nichols Street from 18 inch Drain to Vernon Street.


Washington Street from Hawes Brook to Austin Street. Nahatan Street from North Avenue to Silver Street.


Savin Avenue and Chapel Street.


Winslow School Drain.


Nickerson Drain.


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Winslow Avenue, corner Harding Road.


Chapel Street from 18 inch Pipe to Winslow Avenue. Lincoln Street.


Maple Street from Cottage Street to Metcalf's.


Maple Street from 24 inch Drain to Old Culvert.


Maple Street from Old Culvert to Cottage Street. School Street.


4 new catch basins were constructed as follows: Bullard Street. Beech Street. Maple Street.


Corner of Vernon and Nichols Streets.


Water Division


Due to the heavy rainfall during the summer months the supply has held up remarkably well. The entire supply was taken from the Ellis source from January 1 to June 14. On June 14 the West- wood pump was started and run a portion of each day until Octo- ber 7, at which time the Ellis station was shut down and the entire supply was pumped from Westwood until December 9. From December 9 to December 12 the Westwood pump was run a portion of each day and the balance of the supply was taken from Ellis. On December 13 the Westwood station was shut down for the winter and the entire supply was taken from the Ellis station.


Following the custom of preceding years, by starting the West- wood pump early in the season, the water at the Ellis source has been maintained at a high level in the ground, with the result that it has been possible to operate the pumps at Ellis at their full capacity and the water has been of good quality.


All of the water taken from the Westwood source has been filtered.


As usual, monthly samples from both sources have been sent to the State Department of Health for analysis and they report the water to be of excellent quality.


The pumping machinery at both stations is in good condition and, barring accident, should be of service for several years in the future.


Pumping Station Operation


The stations have been operated as follows: Ellis Station 302 days 5528 hours 296,540,000 gallons pumped Westwood Station 181 days 2299 hours 131,690,000 gallons pumped


Total 483 days 7827 hours 428,230,000 gallons pumped




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