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ANNUAL REPORTS.
The 12-inch cement-lined pipe in Central street, which was laid in 1868, is still in service, but, judging from the condition of other pipes which have been removed, it is fair to assume that it has about reached its limit of safety, and should soon be replaced with iron pipe. The 12-inch cement pipe in Medford street, which was laid in the same year, was found to be in a condition which justified its removal this season, and it was accordingly replaced with an iron pipe of the same size.
A considerable portion of this old pipe seemed to be in very fair condition, but other sections were extremely weak, and liable to burst under a slight water hammer or increased pressure.
There have been thirteen bursts and ten joint leaks during the
year. The cost of repairing the defective street mains has been :- Pipe and fittings . $69 73
Labor and teaming
291 91
Total
$361 64
Extension of Street Mains.
During the year there have been laid 12,304 feet of pipe of various sizes to furnish water to houses constructed on new streets or elsewhere beyond our pipes, and to furnish additional supplies to certain districts, and, whenever practicable, connec- tion has been made with some other main to secure circulation of the water. In addition to this, 4,677 feet of pipe have been laid for circulation purposes, and the result of all has been the re- moval of forty-six dead ends from the water system, which, it is safe to say, will greatly improve the quality of the water in the districts where they formerly existed. There is still opportunity for further action in this direction, and the work should be con- tinued until no dead ends are left that it is reasonably possible to remove.
The total pipe mileage of the city is now approximately eighty-one miles, 3,583 feet.
High Service.
The high-service pipe in Summer street has been extended through Bow street to a connection with the old low-service main running through Union square and Washington street, giving high pressure as far as Bonner avenue, where a 10-inch check valve has been set between the high and low service systems. Five fire hydrants in Union square and its immediate vicinity have been connected to this pipe, and the pressure in this district for fire purposes is now about 103 pounds per square inch.
A 12-inch high-service pipe has been laid in Medford street, from a connection with the 14-inch pipe in Central street, as far as School street. It is intended to extend this pipe through Gilman square to connect with the main now laid beyond the
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Boston & Maine railroad bridge, thus furnishing a high-water pressure for fire service in this section of the city which will reach nearly 100 pounds per square inch.
Some means should also be taken to furnish a high-pressure fire service to Davis square and vicinity ; in the accomplishment of this it may be thought advisable to lay a high-service pipe from Cedar street, through Highland avenue and Holland street, to connect with the western high-service district at Gorham street, as Clarendon hill has not, at present, any connection with the gen- eral high-service system of the city, but is supplied from an inde- pendent connection with the Metropolitan Water Works pipe in Boston avenue, near Professors' row.
Pumping Plant.
Our high-service pumping plant has been run continuously during the year under arrangement made with the Metropolitan Water Board, whereby our plant has been made an important fac- tor in the operation of the Metropolitan northern high-service district. This arrangement is to continue until the large pump- ing station and engines of the Metropolitan Water Works at Spot pond are completed, when it is expected that our plant will cease operation. Since January 1, 1899, our pump has worked in con- nection with those in neighboring cities to furnish high pressure to the entire northern high-service district, comprising Somer- ville, Medford, Malden, Melrose, Everett, Chelsea, Winthrop, Nahant, and Swampscott.
The pumping plant has been operated by our own depart- ment, under the general direction of the Metropolitan Water Board, and all the expenses have been paid by the Common- wealth.
In the course of the pumping operations, the new high-ser- vice reservoir of 38,000,000 gallons capacity, situated in the Mid- dlesex Fells, has been filled. The engine has, during the year, pumped 720,960,000 gallons of water, against an average net head of 127 feet, and in one day, October 28, it raised 2,800,000 gallons, although its nominal capacity is but 2,000,000 gallons in twenty- four hours.
The quantity of water pumped and the conditions under which it has been used are so different from previous years that the customary chart would have little value, and therefore none is given this year.
The standpipe on Spring hill has been abandoned for water purposes. Connection with the force main in Belmont street was cut off on October 24, and on that date it was, by order of the City Council, delivered to the care and custody of that body, together with the land on which the structure stands.
Since the completion of the reservoir in the Middlesex Fells cur pressure has been generally increased throughout the high- service district about eighteen pounds per square inch.
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
General Construction.
A 20-inch water main has been laid in Broadway, between Willow avenue and a point near Elm street, to carry the water from our 20-inch connection with the Metropolitan main at Willow avenue to the West Somerville district. East of Willow avenue the 12-inch pipe in Broadway has been carried over the Boston & Maine railroad bridge and laid to Cedar street, con- necting with the 12-inch and into the 30-inch main at that point.
A 12-inch low-service main has been laid in Medford street, front Magoun square to School street ; a portion of this work was rendered necessary by the construction of the wire conduit of the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company, and a part of the expense of the work was borne by that company.
A considerable amount of reconstruction has been made necessary, also, by the laying of the large gas mains through Washington and Prospect streets, and the expense of the same has been paid by the Massachusetts Pipe Line Gas Company. The pipe in Chauncey avenue was relaid and extended during the reconstruction of that street by the Metropolitan Park Commis- sion. Pipes have been laid through Lincoln parkway, connecting Newton street with Washington street, and a 16-inch main has been laid in Glass-house court, giving the packing house district another and bountiful supply of water direct from the 24-inch connection with the Metropolitan main in Webster avenue.
New hydrants have been set and old ones relocated wherever necessary to improve the fire service. Blow-offs have been con- structed wherever practicable along the new pipe lines, and every attention has been given to make the system as complete as pos- sible while the work of construction has been in progress.
Service Department.
Two hundred and forty-seven new service connections have been made during the year, an increase of forty-two over the pre- vious year. Two of the premises were formerly supplied by the city of Cambridge. Nine thousand three hundred and fifteen feet of pipe has been laid in making these connections ; the total mileage of service pipes is approximately 63 miles, 2,241 feet, and the number of connections 10,053.
Necessary attention has been given to the maintenance of the service system, and a large number of boxes have been set, raised, and lowered as needed, pipes repaired, sediment removed, etc.
The long-continued cold of the early part of the year at a time when there was no snow on the ground drove the frost down to the depth of our service pipes, and, in some cases, froze the water in them, requiring considerable expense for thawing and repairs. The total expenditure for labor and fittings on service maintenance account was $2,200.74.
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WATER DEPARTMENT.
Meter Department.
No large increase has been made in the number of meters in service. All the various types used show excellence of construc- tion and, on tests, indicate a satisfactory degree of accuracy in registration.
At the beginning of the year the number of meters in
operation was 194 The number of operating meters added during the 37
year was
Meters removed during the year 5 Total number of meters in operation December 31, 1899 . 226 Number of meters added to commence January 1, 1900 4
Total number of meters set . 230
Motor and elevator clocks in operation December 31, 1899
7
Meters in Use December 31, 1899.
5/8"
3/4"
1"
11/2"
3"
6"
Total.
Empire
1
Crown .
5
6
5
1
2
1
1
1
Gem
1
Hersey
10
3
3
17
Hersey Disc
1
9
3
1
19 19
118
Union
3
11
10 -10
15
Lambert
3
3
Totals
50
66
66
12
19
6
6
1
226
Expenditure for labor, teaming, and materials used in meter construction was $1,542.16. Expense of maintenance and repairs of meters and changes in meter connections, for labor and mate- rials, was $207.46.
Hydrants, Gates, etc.
Vigilance is the price of an efficient fire hydrant service, and that quality has been exercised to the degree that none of our hydrants have failed to properly respond to the demands made upon them by the fire department. During the severe weather of last winter the hydrants were regularly and carefully inspected, and special attention was given to those showing any liability to become inoperative through water freezing around their valves or working parts.
During the past summer every hydrant has been examined, repacked, when necessary, new valves put in, and minor repairs made as called for.
Several old-style hydrants showing inefficient operation have been removed and more suitable ones set in their places. All are now in good condition. Seventy-three hydrants have been set and twenty-five abandoned, making a net increase of forty-eight.
14
Trident
37
41
25
1 1170 1
5
6
1
35
Union Special
8
1
1
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
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Expense of maintenance and repairs of hydrants for inspec- tion, labor, and materials used in repairs, teaming, painting, etc., was $1,558.36. Cost of constructing forty-eight new hydrants was $1,346.60.
The number of gates set during the year has been 102; three have been removed, making a net increase of ninety-nine and a total number in the city 1,134.
Cost of maintenance of main gates and boxes for labor, mate- rials, and teaming was $57.46. Cost of construction of ninety- nine new gates was $982.14.
Three check valves have been set between the high and low service as follows :-
Ten-inch in Washington street at Bonner avenue.
Ten-inch in Summer street at Cedar street.
Twelve-inch in grounds of Tufts College, near Mystic reser- voir.
Thirty-three blow-offs have been constructed and one dis- continued, making a net increase of thirty-two and a total number in the city of eighty-four.
Two water posts have been constructed at the request of the Committee on Street Watering; one on Cherry street, in front of the Burns School, and one on Medford street, in Gilman square. Total number now in the city is fifty-eight.
The locations of three water posts have been changed, viz .: One on Flint street, near Cross street, moved about twenty feet toward Cross street : one on Concord avenue, corner of Marion street, moved to opposite the Knapp School; one on Columbus avenue, corner of Stone avenue, moved to opposite side of the street.
Expense of construction and maintenance of water posts was as follows :-
Cost of setting two new water posts, complete,
Materials
$91 23
Labor and teaming .
32 49
$123 72
Maintenance of water posts,
Materials
$155 15
Labor and teaming 245 78
400 93
Following is a summary of the various fixtures of the water system :-
Total number of public hydrants in the city 870
Total number of private hydrants in the city 41
Total number of gates in the city 1,134 .
Total number of check-valves in the city 5
Total number of water posts in the city 58 .
Total number of blow-offs in the city
·
84
Buildings and Grounds.
The new shop and stable building has proved a great conven- ience in the transaction of the work of the department. The pipe yard, fittings, tools, teams, and all things necessary to a prompt and efficient attendance upon the duties of the department are
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WATER DEPARTMENT.
now concentrated at this point, and the plant has won many ex- pressions of commendation from water works superintendents and others who have visited the premises.
The grounds about the building have been laid out and graded; a new road has been constructed on the westerly side of the grounds; the depression west of the buildings has been filled in, and a space for a small pond has been left, which, when completed and filled, will add largely to the appearance of the grounds and buildings.
Metropolitan Water Works.
An unrestricted supply of excellent water has been furnished us by the Metropolitan Water Board, and the abnormally dry summer and fall, which has caused a shortage in the water sup- plies of many cities and towns, has not affected in any way the district supplied by the Metropolitan system.
The amounts estimated by the Metropolitan Water Board to be assessed by the Commonwealth upon Somerville for this city's proportion of the cost and maintenance of the Metropolitan Works, and the assessments actually levied are as follows :-
1898
Estimated Assessment $14,400 00
Actual Assessment. $14,250 19 20,975 58
1899
.
21,200 00
1900
30,200 00
1901
39,200 00
1902
48,500 00
1903
53,900 00
1904
62,600 00
It is estimated that the maximum assessment will be reached in the year 1904.
Drinking Fountains and Troughs.
In May, by order of the City Council, the care and mainte- nance of all drinking fountains and horse troughs was placed in the Water Department. There are now three drinking fountains, two combination fountains, and three horse troughs in the city. Two of the drinking fountains are supplied with ice water.
The fountain in Union square has been painted and gilded, a new coil of tin pipe has been placed in the ice box, and an addi- tional non-conducting cover has been provided for the box to se- cure greater economy of ice. The horse trough in Union square, which has for some time been in a shaky condition, has been re- placed with a substantial structure, built with less regard for ornamentation than for durability and hard service. The foun- tain in Gilman square was damaged by the pole of some heavy wagon, rendering it necessary to put in a new panel. The man- hole of the fountain in Teele square has been enlarged for the purpose of facilitating work on the pipes and fixtures. The iron work of the fountains has been painted, and the troughs have been regularly cleaned.
/
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
The expense of maintenance of drinking fountains and troughs for labor, materials, ice, etc., was $273.21. The cost of construction of drinking troughs was $183.60.
Location of.Drinking Fountains.
Broadway, opposite park, near Wheatland street H Union square, junction Somerville avenue and Washington street . H Union square, in front of Hill building DI Highland avenue, in front of City Hall Annex D .
Gilman square C
Davis square Davis square, in front of Medina building . H Teele square ·
DI
C
H, horse trough; D, drinking fountain; I, ice water; C, combination trough and drinking fountain.
Electrolysis.
As much interest has been awakened in recent years through- out the country on account of the destructive effect on water pipes of the electric current escaping from the rails of the street car systems as now generally operated, it seemed desirable to know if the return currents of the Boston Elevated railway lines, which traverse so many of our streets, are liable to cause any in- jurious action to the pipes of our local water system. In order to determine to what extent our water mains may be suffering from electrolytic corrosion, a series of tests was made, with the assist- ance of Superintendent Backus, of the city's electrical depart- ment, covering every hydrant situated along the several car lines in the city. Readings were thus taken at 188 different hydrants located in all sections of the city.
The results of these tests indicated that the Boston Elevated Railway Company have given such careful attention to the mat- ter of providing suitable return conductors for their power cur- rent that very little of it is escaping into the ground, or, at least, finding its way to our water mains, and, except in one or two localities, the difference of potential between the rails and pipes is so small that no apprehension need be felt at present regarding its effect on our pipes.
A comparatively high positive reading was observed at the lower end of Somerville avenue, increasing as East Cambridge was approached ; this condition seems to be due to the operation of the power house in that vicinity, and can probably be relieved.
The pipes show positive readings, also, in Broadway ap- proaching Charlestown, and investigation will be made to dis- cover the cause and apply a remedy.
The tables appended hereto furnish further details of the de- partment work performed during the year.
I desire to extend to you my thanks for your cordial co- operation and advice, which have largely aided me in carrying out your plans and in maintaining the efficiency of the depart- ment.
FRANK E. MERRILL, Superintendent.
LOCATIONS OF NEW MAINS LAID, LENGTH AND SIZE, NUMBER OF GATES, HYDRANTS, ETC., SET IN 1899.
PIPE LAID.
GATES SET.
HYDRANTS SET.
BLOW- OFFS.
CHECK VALVES.
NAME OF STREET.
FROM
To
Size.
No. Feet.
Size.
No.
Kind.
No.
Size.
No.
Size.
No.
WATER POSTS.
Allen ct.
Main in Park st.
Dead end
11/2" 6"
150
1
Bartlett st.
Main in Medford st.
Con. with iron pipe
526
6"
1
Beacon st.
Main in Somerville ave.
Con. with iron pipe
§ 12" ( 6"
30
6"
1
Bow st. and Union sq.
Con. with 10" pipe in Summer st.
( Con. with 10" Washington st. ¿ pipe opposite 47 Union sq.
10"
662
10"
2
Bow st. and Union sq.
Hydrant connection
Mathews
1
Bowers ave.
Main in Elm st.
Con with iron pipe
6"
142
6"
1
Broadway
Con. with 20" at Willow ave.
Con. with 20" near Liberty ave.
20"
764
Broadway
E. side B. & M. R. R. bridge
Con. with iron pipe at Rogers ave.
12"
412
12"
2
Broadway
Hydrant connection
6"
17
Mathews
1
Broadway
Blow-off
Main in Benton road
6"
187
1
Con. with Hudson st.
12"
228
12"
1
Cedar st.
Main in Summer st.
10"
718
10"
2
Cedar st.
Hydrant connection
6"
5
Holyoke
1
1
Cedar st.
Blow-off
Central st.
Gate
Chapel st.
Gate
6"
7
-
Holyoke Holyoke
1
Chauncey ave.
Con. with iron pipe
Main in Mystic ave.
6"
538
6"
1
1
Chauncey ave.
Gate
Cherry st.
Water post
2"
40
2"
1
1
Chestnut st.
Blow-off
Columbia st.
Con. with Glass-house ct.
10"
20
Columbus ave.
Con. with iron pipe
Dead end
6"
6
Mathews
1
Conwell ave.
Hydrant
Cooney st.
Gate
Cooney st.
Hydrant
-
Carried forward
5,060
25
7
6
1
/
8"
53
8"
1
6"
232
4
4
Cambria st.
Con. with cement pipe
§ Main in Highland ave.
10
4"
1
1
12" 8"
1
Chapel st.
Hydrant
00
1
1
1
81
8"
1
B. M.
1
235
WATER DEPARTMENT.
45
45
142
Locations of New Mains Laid, Length and Size, Number of Gates, Hydrants, Etc., Set in 1899. - Continued.
PIPE LAID.
GATES SET.
HYDRANTS SET.
BLOW- OFFS.
CHECK VALVES.
NAME OF STREET.
FROM
To
Size.
No. Feet.
Size.
No.
Kind.
No.
Size.
No.
Size.
No.
WATER POSTS.
Curtis ave.
Hydrant
Curtis st.
Blow-off
60
6"
1
Mathews
1
Elm st.
Gate
Elm st.
Blow-off
6"
17
6"
1
Elm ct.
Gate
00
12
6"
1
Evergreen ave.
Gate
6"
7
Fairmount ave. Fremont st.
Hydrant
6"
5
Glass-house ct.
Main in Webster ave.
Con. with Water st.
16"
1,021
Mathews
1
6"
1
Glass-house ct.
Blow-off
6"
214
1
Glendale ave.
Con. with Yorktown st. Con. with iron pipe
286
2
Grove st.
· Hydrant connection
6"
20
Hall st.
Hydrant
6"
5
Hersey st.
Main in Berkeley st.
Main in Oxford st.
265
10"
1
Jaques st.
Hydrant
8
B. M.
1
4"
1
Jenny Lind ave.
Hydrant
6"
10
6"
1
Joseph st.
Con. with iron pipe
Main in Lincoln parkway
6"
6
Mathews
1
Joseph st.
Hydrant
§ 10"
576
10"
1
Lincoln Park way
Main in Washington st.
( 8"
231
8"
1
Line st.
Gate
6"
6
Mathews
1
Line st.
Hydrant
Carried forward
7,985
45
18
12
1
Brought forward
5,060
25
7
6
1
6" 6"
6
B. M.
1
1
Elm st.
Hydrant
10
12"
2
1
Elmwood st.
Blow-off
2
1
1
1
Glass-house ct.
Hydrant connection
6"
9
6"
1
End of iron pipe
Grove st.
Main in Highland ave.
Holyoke Holyoke
1
1
Highland ave.
Gate
Jenny Lind ave.
Blow-off
12
1
Mathews
1
1
Jenny Lind ave.
Blow-off
118
6"
1
Con. with Joseph st.
2
-
236
ANNUAL REPORTS.
1
2ª
1
Hydrant
6"
13
Holyoke Corey
1
6
Locations of New Mains Laid, Length and Size, Number of Gates, Hydrants, Etc., Set in 1899. - Continued.
PIPE LAID.
GATES SET.
HYDRANTS SET.
BLOW- OFFS.
CHECK VALVES.
NAME OF STREET.
FROM
To
Size.
No. Feet.
Size.
No.
Kind.
No.
Size.
No.
Size.
No.
WATER POSTS.
Main st.
Hydrant
6"
8
Mathews Mathews
1
Marion st.
Hydrant
6"
7
Meacham st.
Main in Fremont st.
Main in Moreland st.
8"
291
Meacham st.
Blow-off
4"
14
4"
1
3
Medford st.
Between School st. and Magoun sq.
§12" ( 8"
717
8"
1
Medford st.
Hydrant connection
6""
87
[ Mathews { Holyoke
2
Medford st.
Gate
8ª
25
00
2
Medford st.
Blow-off
6"
38
6"
2
Medford st.
Blow-off
6"
10
6"
1
Medford st.
Main in Walnut st.
12"
442
10"
1
Medford st.
Hydrant connection
2"
29
2"
1
Walker
1
Monmouth st.
Hydrant
10"
1
Moreland st.
Gate
6"
1
Morgan st.
Gate
Con. with iron pipe.
10"
980
10"
2
Morrison ave.
Hydrant connection
6"
24
Mathews
3
6"
1
Morrison ave.
Blow-off
6"
24
6"
1
Mt. Vernon ave.
Main in Main st.
Con. with iron pipe.
10"
17
Holyoke
2
Myrtle st.
Hydrant
6"
28
8"
1
Myrtle st.
Gate
Mystic ave.
Con. with Wheatland st.
Con. with Chauncey ave.
12"
245
Mystic ave.
Hydrant connection
6"
11
Mathews
1
1
Mystic ave.
Blow-off
6"
11
6"
1
6" 6"
1
Norwood ave.
Blow-off
6"
1
Oakland ave.
Gate
-
Carried forward
12,584
68
32
21
2
237
WATER DEPARTMENT.
Brought forward
7,985
45
18
12
1
12"
2
Medford st.
Blow-off
6"
122
6"
Dead end
6"
25
Walker
1
1
Medford st.
Water post
6
Morrison ave.
Main in Cedar st
6"
26
6"
1
1
1
1,534
12"
2
8"
Locations of New Mains Laid, Length and Size, Number of Gates, Hydrants, Etc., Set in 1899. - Continued.
PIPE LAID.
GATES SET.
HYDRANTS SET.
BLOW- OFFS.
CHECK VALVES.
NAME OF STREET.
FROM
To
Size.
No. Feet.
Size.
No.
Kind.
No.
Size.
No.
Size.
No.
WATER POSTS.
Oxford st.
Hydrant
6
8"
1
Oxford st.
Gate
6"
1
Packard ave.
Gate and check valve
12"
5
12"
1
Park st.
Blow-off
6"
14
Mathews
1
Pearson road
Con. with Broadway
62
00
1
[ B. M.
1
Professors' row
Hydrant
6"
18
{ Holyoke
1
Prospect st.
Gate
6"
14
{ Holyoke Corey
1
Raymond ave.
Hydrant
6"
11
Rogers ave.
End of iron pipe
Dead end Dead end
2"
238
1
6"
1
School st
Con. with Evergreen ave.
Con. with School-st. H. S.
10"
259
School st.
Hydrant connection
6"
21
Mathews
1
1
School st.
Blow-off
12"
752
12"
1
Mathews
1
6"
1
Smith ave.
Gate
12"
55
12"
1
Somerville ave.
Con. with John P. Squire & Co.
2"
133
1
Summer st.
Con. with Quincy st.
6"
4
6ª
1
1
Summer st.
Blow-off
6"
10
6ª
1
6"
1
Summer st.
Blow-off
10"
14
10"
1
10"
1
Summer st.
Gate and check valve
-
Carried forward
14,603
85
41
27
2
2
Brought forward
12,584
68
32
21
2
Mathews
1
12"
1
1
Park st.
Hydrant
8
6"
1
6"
1
Quincy st.
Hydrant
1
Roseland st.
Main in Beacon st.
26
1
School st.
Blow- off
6
6"
1
Simpson ave.
Main in Holland st.
Con. with iron pipe
6"
7
6"
1
Simpson ave.
Blow-off
6"
1
Stone ct.
Main in Stone ave.
Dead end Con. with Church st.
268
Simpson ave.
Hydrant connection
9
79
10"
1
§ Mathews
ANNUAL REPORTS.
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Locations of New Mains Laid, Length and Size, Number of Gates, Hydrants, Etc., Set in 1899. - Concluded.
PIPE LAID.
GATES SET.
HYDRANTS SET.
BLOW- OFFS.
CHECK VALVES.
NAME OF STREET.
FROM
To
Size.
No. Feet.
Size.
No.
Kind.
No.
Size.
No.
Size.
No.
WATER POSTS.
Victoria st.
Main in Woodstock st.
Con. with iron pipe
6" 6"
6
Villa ave.
Gate
Vinal ave.
Blow-off
6"
23
6
1
Vine st.
S. line Somerville ave.
Con. with Tyler st.
10"
370
10"
1
Vine st.
Hydrant connection
6"
-1
2"
1
Washington ave.
Gate
10"
35
10ª
3
10"
1
Washington st.
Gate and check valve
6"
25
6"
1
6"
1
Washington st. Washington st.
Blow-off
6"
11
6ª
1
6ª
1
Washington st.
Hydrant
Washington st.
Hydrant
Water st.
Gate
8"
105
8"
1
Waterhouse st.
Main in Woodstock st.
Con. with iron pipe Con. with Somerville ave.
12"
174
Webster ave.
Con. with Washington st.
6"
15
Wheatland st.
Con. with Mystic ave.
6"
6
Holyoke
1
Willoughby st.
Main in Central st.
8"
247
Woodstock st.
Blow-off
6"
18
1
1
-Wyatt st.
End of iron pipe in North Wyatt st.
4"
26
4"
1
1
Wyatt st.
Blow-off
6"
190
8
6"
1
6"
1
Yorktown st.
Blow-off
16,981
102
48
33
3
2
WATER DEPARTMENT.
27
2
Brought forward
14,603 506
85
41
6"
1
Villa ave.
Hydrant
B. M.
1
1
Corey
1
Mathews Holyoke
3
10"
1
William st.
Hydrant
Dead end Dead end
146
8"
1
Woodstock st.
Con. with Victoria st.
Con. with iron pipe in South Wyatt st.
6"
371
1
Yorktown st.
Con with Glendale ave.
Dead end
-
239
1
Blow-off
10
1
79
LOCATION AND LENGTH OF PIPES RELAID, GATES AND HYDRANTS RESET, 1899.
PIPE LAID.
GATES.
HYDRANTS.
BLOW-OFFS.
Aband.
Reset.
Aband.
Reset.
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