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South street, 25 feet west from Hunting street. South street, 80 feet west from Willow place. Spencer avenue, 63 feet east from Hancock street. Spring street, 10 feet south from Pitman street. Spring street, 184 feet north from Beech street. Springfield street, 140 feet south from Concord avenue. Springfield street, 21 feet south from Dickinson street. Springfield street, 177 feet south from Houghton street. Spring Hill terrace, 333 feet south from Highland avenue.
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WATER DEPARTMENT.
Stickney avenue, 212 feet west from Marshall street. Stone aventie, 120 feet north from Union square. Stone avenue, 275 feet south from Columbus avenue. Summer street, 148 feet east from Cutter avenue. Summer street, opposite Elston street. Summer street, west corner Hancock street.
Summer street, 34 feet east from Banks street.
Summer street, 6 feet east from Cherry street.
Summer street, 6 feet east from Cedar street. Summer street, 24 feet east from Linden avenue. Summer street, opposite Craigie street. Summer street, 35 feet east from Porter street.
Summer street, 4 feet east from Lowell street.
Summer street, 3 feet east from Belmont street.
Summer street, 1 foot west from Spring street. Summer street, 53 feet west from Harvard street. Summer street, 215 feet east from Harvard street. Summer street, 59 feet east from Central street. Summer street, 19 feet west from Laurel street.
Summer street, 52 feet west from Preston road. Summer street, 191 feet west from School street. Summer street, 8 feet east from School street. Summer street, opposite Putnam street.
Summer street, 6 feet west from Vinal avenue. Summit avenue, 231 feet east from Vinal avenue.
Sunnyside avenue, 99 feet west from Wigglesworth street.
Sycamore street, 18 feet south from Broadway. Sycamore street, 62 feet south from Browning road. Sycamore street, 1 foot south from Forster street. Sycamore street, 200 feet north from Medford street. Sycamore street, 174 feet south from Medford street. Sydney street, 418 feet east from Temple street. Talbot avenue, 488 feet east from Packard avenue. Temple street, 4 feet north from Broadway. Temple street, 123 feet south from Sewall street. Temple street, 11 feet north from Jaques street. Temple street, 6 feet south from Derby street. Temple street, 5 feet south from Sydney street. Tenney court, 306 feet north from Mystic avenue. Tennyson street, 4 feet south from Medford street. Tennyson street, 117 feet north from Pembroke street. Thorndike street, 4 feet south from Holland street. Thorndike street, 82 feet north from Kingston street. Thorpe place, 269 feet south from Highland avenue. Thurston street, 187 feet north from Medford street. Thurston street. 160 feet south from Evergreen avenue. Thurston street, 6 feet north from Evergreen avenue. Thurston street, 348 feet north from Evergreen avenue. Tower street, 18 feet north from Crown street. Tremont street, 9 feet south from Webster avenue. Tremont street, 454 feet south from Webster avenue. Trull street, 3 feet south from Medford street. Trull street, 276 feet south from Medford street. Trull street, 522 feet north from Vernon street. Trull street, 270 feet north from Vernon street. Tufts street, 51 feet north from Washington street. Tufts street, 150 feet south from Glen street. Tufts street, 43 feet north from Glen street.
Tufts street, 53 feet south from Dell street. Tufts street, 45 feet south from Cross street. Tyler street, 31 feet east from Vine street.
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
Union square, 267 feet east from Webster avenue. Union square, 15 feet east from Stone aventie.
Union square, 3 feet west from Bow street.
Union square, centre of square.
Union street, 3 feet north from Broadway. Union street, 123 feet south from Mystic avenue. Veazie street, 1 foot west from James street.
Vernon street, 72 feet west from Partridge avenue.
Vernon street, 1 foot east from Bartlett street. Vernon street, 2 feet east from Miner street. Victoria street, 255 feet south from Broadway. Villa avenue, 121 feet south from Winslow avenue.
Vinal avenue, 10 feet north from Pleasant avenue.
Vinal avenue, 129 feet north from Aldersey street. Vinal avenue, 206 feet north from Summer street. Vinal avenue, 6 feet south from Highland avenue. Vine street, 15 feet north from Beacon street. Vine street, opposite Eliot street.
Vine street, 121 feet south from Tyler street.
Vine street, 32 feet south from Somerville avenue. Virginia street, 45 feet west from Aldrich street. Waldo street, 6 feet north from Highland avenue.
Wallace street, 37 feet south from Broadway.
Wallace street, 395 feet south from Broadway.
Wallace street, 483 feet north from Park avenue.
Wallace street, 166 feet north from Park avenue. Wallace street, 10 feet north from Holland street. Walnut street, opposite Veazie street.
Walnut street, 87 feet north from Gilman street.
Walnut street, 88 feet south from Wellington avenue.
Walnut street, 31 feet north from Pleasant avenue. Walnut street, 12 feet south from Boston street. Walter street, 28 feet west from Walnut street. Walter street, 50 feet west from Bradley street. Ward street, 104 feet west from Medford street. Ward street, 3 feet east from Emery street. Ware street, 258 feet west from Curtis street. Warren avenue, 5 feet north from Sanborn avenue. Warren avenue, 48 feet north from Bow street. Warren avenue, 7 feet south from Columbus avenue. Warwick street, 426 feet east from Cedar street. Washington street, 69 feet west from Crescent street. Washington street, 3 feet west from Waverley street. Washington street, west corner Mt. Vernon street. Washington street, 3 feet west from Murray street. Washington street, 2 feet east from Bartlett street. Washington street, 6 feet west from Florence street. Washington street, 15 feet west from Myrtle street. Washington street, 18 feet east from Franklin avenue. Washington street, 160 feet east from Franklin street. Washington street, 50 feet east from Shawmut street. Washington street, 37 feet east from Rossmore street. Washington street, 78 feet east from Boston street. Washington street, 28 feet west from Mystic street. Washington street, 6 feet west from Clark place. Washington street, 156 feet west from Bonner avenue. Washington street, 6 feet east from Kingman court. Washington street, 243 feet east from Parker street. Washington street, 50 feet east from Bowdoin street. Washington street, 9 feet east from Leland street. Washington street, 112 feet east from Dane street.
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WATER DEPARTMENT.
Washington street, 175 feet west from Dane street. Washington street, 45 feet east from Beacon street. Washington street, 62 feet east from Line street. Water street, 91 feet north from South street. Water street, 254 feet north from South street. Water street, 354 feet north from South street.
Waterhouse street, 24 feet south from Broadway. Waterhouse street, 326 feet south from Broadway. Waterhouse street, 630 feet south from Broadway. Webster avenue, 93 feet south from Washington street. Webster avenue, 12 feet south from Everett street.
Webster avenue, 25 feet north from Newton street.
Webster avenue, 63 feet north from Prospect street.
Webster avenue, 18 feet south from Prospect street. Webster avenue, 78 feet north from Tremont street. Webster avenue, 3 feet north from Beach avenue. Webster avenue, 1 foot south from Columbia court.
Webster street, 25 feet east from Cross street.
Webster street, 9 feet east from Rush street. Webster street, opposite Cutter street.
Wellington avenue, 15 feet west from Montgomery avenue. Wesley street, 200 feet north from Pearl street. Wesley park, 16 feet north from Bow street.
West street (Ward 7), 140 feet north from Highland avenue. Westminster street, 156 feet south from Electric avenue.
Wesley park, 335 feet north from Bow street. West street, 2 feet north from Broadway. West street (Ward 7), 92 feet south from Highland avenue.
Westwood road, 90 feet west from Central street. Westwood road, 58 feet east from Benton road. Wheatland street, 129 feet north from Broadway.
Wheatland street, 9 feet south from Jaques street.
Wheatland street, 78 feet south from Mystic avenue. Whipple street, 101 feet north from Highland avenue. William street, 8 feet east from Chandler street. Willow avenue, 14 feet north from Summer street.
Willow avenue, 3 feet north from Lexington avenue. Willow avenue, 46 feet south from Morrison avenue. Willow avenue, 42 feet south from Fosket street. Willow avenue, opposite Mallett street.
Wilton street, 6 feet east from Nashua street. Wilton street, 10 feet east from Lawrence street. Windham road, 7 feet north from Washington street.
Windom street, 7 feet. south from Summer street. Windsor road, 86 feet east from Willow avenue. Windsor road, 15 feet west from Hancock street. Winslow avenue, 145 feet east from College avenue. Winslow avenue, 5 feet west from Grove street. Winslow avenue, 8 feet west from Clifton street. Winter street, 130 feet east from Holland street. Winter-hill circle, 178 feet north from Broadway. Winthrop avenue, 7 feet north from Broadway. Woodbine street, 222 feet west from Centre street. Wyatt street, 8 feet south from Taunton street.
List of Private Hydrants Supplied from the City of Somerville Mains.
John P. Squire & Co. North Packing and Provision Co. .
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8
. 10
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
New England Dressed Meat and Wool Co.
5
Boston & Maine Railroad
Union Glass Works
1
Fresh Pond Ice Co.
1
American Tube Works
1
Middlesex Bleachery
3
Boston Elevated Railway Co.
1
Metropolitan Sewerage Pumping Station
1
Tufts College
4
Gates-Construction Account.
New gates have been set in the following locations :-
Adams street, 2-inch gate, 3 feet out from waterpost located 57 feet south from Broadway.
Bonair street, 2-inch gate, 3 feet out from waterpost located 19 feet west from Wigglesworth street.
Central street, 12-inch gate, 15 feet out from west line, on south line of Highland avenue.
Central street, 12-inch gate, 15 feet out from west line, on north line of Summer street.
Central street, 12-inch gate, 15 feet 8 inches out from west line, on south line of Summer street.
Central street, 6-inch gate, 17 feet out from west line and 15 feet north from south line of Berkeley street.
Central street, 4-inch gate, 14 feet 8 inches out from west line and 20 feet south from north line of Monmouth street.
Dana street, 2-inch gate, 3 feet out from waterpost located 30 feet east from Pearl street.
East Albion street, 6-inch gate, 9 feet out from south line, on east line of Moreland street.
Evergreen avenue, 8-inch gate, 13 feet 4 inches out from south line, on west line of Dartmouth street.
Evergreen avenue, 8-inch gate, 13 feet 4 inches out from south line, on west line of Thurston street.
Evergreen avenue, 8-inch gate, 13 feet 4 inches out from south line, on east line of Sycamore street.
Evergreen avenue, 4-inch gate, 16 feet out from south line and 13 feet 4 inches east from west line of Dartmouth street.
Farm lane, 6-inch gate, 12 feet out from east line, on south line of Sum- ner street.
Frost avenue, 4-inch gate, 18 feet out from north line and 22 feet east from west line.
Heath street, 6-inch gate, 13 feet out from north line, on west line of Bond street.
Heath street, 6-inch gate, 13 feet out from north line and 12 feet east from east line of Mt. Vernon avenue.
Highland avenue, 12-inch gate, 20 feet out from south line, on east line of Willow avenue.
Highland avenue, 12-inch gate, 20 feet out from south line, on west line of Cedar street.
Highland avenue, 6-inch gate, 15 feet out from south line, on east line of Willow avenue.
Holyoke road, 6-inch gate, 13 feet 4 inches out from east line, on south line of Elm street.
Holyoke road, 4-inch gate, 15 feet out from east line and 17 feet north from south line.
Josephine avenue, 6-inch gate, 15 feet out from east line, on north line of Frederick avenue.
Kidder avenue, 4-inch gate, 15 feet out from north line and 15 feet west from east line of Powder House terrace.
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WATER DEPARTMENT.
Lawrence street, 4-inch gate, 13 feet out from west line and 7 feet south from north line of Richardson street.
Lowell street, 10-inch gate, 13 feet 4 inches out from west line, on north line of Highland avenue.
Lowell street, 10-inch gate, 13 feet 4 inches out from west line, on south line of Hudson street. Lowell street, 6-inch gate, 12 feet out from west line, on north line of Somerville avenue.
Meacham street, 8-inch gate, 13 feet out from north line, on west line of Mt. Vernon avenue.
Medford street, 2-inch gate, 3 feet ont from waterpost located 35 feet east from Ward street.
Monmouth street, 6-inch gate, 13 feet 4 inches out from north line, on west line of Central street.
Mt. Vernon street, 2-inch gate, 4 feet out from waterpost located 71 feet south from Broadway.
Mystic street, 6-inch gate, 13 feet 4 inches out from east line, on south line of Mystic avenue.
Mystic street, 6-inch gate, 13 feet 4 inches out from east line, on north line of Benedict street.
Powder House terrace, 6-inch gate, 13 feet 4 inches out from east line, on west line of Liberty avenue.
Powder House terrace, 6-inch gate, 13 feet 4 inches out from east line, on north line of Kidder avenue.
Somerville avenue, 2-inch gate, 3 feet out from waterpost located 120 feet west from Oak square.
Sumner street, 6-inch gate, 7 feet out from north line and 3 feet west from east line of Farm lane.
Temple street, 2-inch gate, 3 feet out from waterpost located 124 feet south from Heath street.
Walnut street, 8-inch gate, 15 feet out from east line and 30 feet north from south line of Highland avenue.
Washington street, 10-inch gate, 20 feet out from west line, on north line of Bowdoin street.
Washington street, 6-inch gate, 22 feet out from west line and 4 feet north from north line of Bowdoin street.
Washington street, 6-inch gate, 22 feet out from west line and 4 feet south from north line of Bowdoin street.
Windham road, 6-inch gate, 13 feet 4 inches out from west line, on south line of Columbus avenue.
Winslow avenue, 6-inch gate, 13 feet 4 inches out from south line, on west line of Clifton street.
Wyatt circle, 4-inch gate, 6 feet out from west line, on south line of Wyatt street.
Gates-Renewal Account.
The following changes have been made in the size and loca- tion of main gates :-
Bond street, 6-inch gate, set 13 feet 4 inches out from east line, on north line of Heath street, and 6-inch gate removed from 13 feet 4 inches out from east line and 4 feet north from north line of Heath street.
Cambria street, 6-inch gate, set 13 feet 4 inches out from north line, on west line of Central street, and 4-inch gate removed from same lo- cation.
Cross street, 12-inch gate, set 13 feet 4 inches out from east line, on north line of Broadway, and 4-inch gate removed from same location.
Dartmouth street, 6-inch gate, set 13 feet 4 inches out from east line, on north line of Evergreen avenue, and 6-inch gate removed from same location.
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
Dartmouth street, 6-inch gate, set 13 feet 4 inches out from east line, on south line of Broadway, and 6-inch gate removed from same location. Dickinson street, 10-inch gate, set 13 feet 4 inches out from west line, on south line of Springfield street, and 4-inch gate removed from same location.
Evergreen avenue, 8-inch gate, set 13 feet 4 inches out from south line, on west line of School street, and 6-inch gate removed from same location.
Farm lane, 4-inch gate, set 14 feet out from east line and 9 feet north from north line of Sumner street, and 4-inch gate removed from 18 feet out from east line and 9 feet north from north line of Sumner street.
Garfield avenue, 6-inch gate, set 13 feet 4 inches out from west line, on north line of Broadway, and 6-inch gate removed from 16 feet out from west line, on north line of Broadway.
Leon street, 6-inch gate, set 13 feet 4 inches out from north line, on east line of Concord avenue, and 4-inch gate removed from same location. Lowell street, 6-inch gate. set 11 feet out from west line, on south line of Summer street, and 4-inch gate removed from same location.
Morgan street, 6-inch gate, set 13 feet 4 inches out from west line, on south line of Beacon street, and 4-inch gate removed from same lo- cation.
Mortimer place, 6-inch gate, set 6 feet out from north line, on east line of Marshall street, and 4-inch gate removed from 6 feet out from north line and 8 feet west from east line of Marshall street.
Mt. Vernon avenue, 12-inch gate, set 16 feet 8 inches out from east line, on north line of Heath street, and 8-inch gate removed from same location.
Oakland avenue, 6-inch gate, set 13 feet 4 inches out from south line, on west line of Marshall street, and 6-inch gate removed from same lo- cation.
Union square, 6-inch gate, set 3 feet west from west line of Bow street and 10 feet north from south line of Warren avenue, and 6-inch gate removed from 11 feet west from west line of Bow street and 16 feet south from south line of Warren avenue.
Cross street, 6-inch gate, removed from 13 feet 4 inches out from east line and 260 feet north from north line of Broadway.
GATES- RECAPITULATION.
GATES.
3'
4"
6'
8'
10"
12"
Total.
Set
7
8
30
6
1
7
62
Removed
1
8
8
1
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17
Net increase in number of gates in 1901 . 45 Total number of gates in the city January 1, 1902 . 1,248
Check-Valves-Construction Account.
Mt. Vernon avenue, one 8-inch check-valve was set 16 feet 8 inches out from east line and 13 feet 6 inches south from north line of Heath street.
Total number of check-valves in the city January 1, 1902, 7.
Locations of Water Posts.
Adams street, 57 feet south from Broadway.
Albion street, 83 feet west from Centre street.
Appleton street, 49 feet west from Willow avenue.
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WATER DEPARTMENT.
Beacon street, 33 feet north from Concord avenue. Beacon street, 33 feet west from Vine street.
Beacon street, 94 feet east from Sacramento street.
Bonair street, 19 feet west from Wigglesworth street. Bond street, 14 feet north from Broadway. Boston street, 107 feet west from Greenville street. Broadway, 42 feet east from Franklin street.
Broadway, 75 feet west from Winthrop avenue. Broadway, 6 feet west from Farm lane.
Broadway, 6 feet west from Irving street. Broadway, 120 feet west from Clarendon avenue. Broadway, 20 feet west from North street. Cherry street, 161 feet south from Fairlee street. College avenue, opposite Morrison avenue. College avenue, 5 feet south from Kenwood street. Columbus avenue, opposite Stone avenue. Concord avenue, opposite Knapp school. Dana street, 30 feet east from Pearl street. Elm street, 25 feet west from Burnside avenue. Flint street, 47 feet east from Cross street. Gilman street, 69 feet east from Walnut street. Grove street, 19 feet south from Highland avenue. Highland avenue, 44 feet west from Hamlet street. Highland avenue, 50 feet west from Putnam street. Highland avenue, 15 feet west from Central street. Highland avenue, 42 feet east from Crocker street. Holland street, 30 feet west from Elmwood street. Jaques street, 159 feet west from Grant street. Laurel street, 20 feet south from Summer street. Liberty avenue, 46 feet south from Broadway.
Linwood street, 70 feet west from Poplar street. Medford street, 35 feet east from Ward street. Medford street, at Gilman square. Medford street. 45 feet east from Lee street.
Medford street, 19 feet east from Jenny Lind avenue. Montrose street, 204 feet west from School street. Mt. Vernon street, 71 feet south from Broadway. Mystic avenue, 33 feet west from Union street. Orchard street, 107 feet west from Dover street. Otis street, 127 feet west from Cross street. Pearl street, 28 feet east from Myrtle street. Putnam street, 96 feet north from Summer street. School street, 116 feet south from Broadway. School street, 50 feet north from Berkeley street. Somerville avenue, 175 feet east from Fitchburg R. R. crossing.
Somerville avenue, 246 feet east from Poplar street. Somerville avenue, 89 feet east from Mystic street. Somerville avenue, 119 feet west from School street. Somerville avenue, 92 feet west from Kent street. Somerville avenue, 120 feet west from Oak square. Somerville avenue, 42 feet east from Mossland street. Summer street, 14 feet east from Belmont street. Summer street, 32 feet east from Cedar street. Summer street, 35 feet east from Cutter avenue. Temple street, 124 feet south from Heath street. Tufts street, 114 feet east from Cross street. Vernon street, 45 feet west from Central street.
Washington street, 96 feet west from Myrtle street. Washington street, 7 feet west from Boston street. Washington street, 34 feet west from Union square.
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
Washington street, opposite Leland street.
Wheatland street, 30 feet south from Mystic avenue.
Webster avenue, 68 feet north from Tremont street.
Locations of Drinking Fountains.
Belmont park
D
Broadway, opposite park, near Winthrop avenue . H
Franklin park D
Union square, junction Somerville avenue and Washington street H
Union square, in front of Hill building
DI
Lincoln park
D
Gilman square
H
Gilman square
DI
Cutter square
C
Davis square, in front of Medina building I A
Teele square
H
H, horse trough; D, drinking fountain; I, ice water ; C, combination trough and drinking fountain.
WATER DEPARTMENT.
Meter Table.
SHOWING THE NUMBER OF METERS AND CLOCKS IN SERVICE, THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH THEY ARE USED, AND THE INCOME RECEIVED.
PURPOSE.
Number.
Meters Set.
Meters Removed.
Amount Received.
Apartment Houses and Tenements
20
24
1
$1,565 54
Bacon Works
3
4
1
318 94
Bakeries
4
4
233 24
Bleachery and Dye Works
2
2
390 46
Blocks of Tenements, Offices and Stores
34
34
1,924 60
Boarding-houses
8
8
190 42
Bottling Works
2
2
1
20 86
Bowling Alleys
1
1
35 84
Carhouses
3
5
625 18
Churches
1
1
19 3
Clubhouses
1
1
15 00
Coal Wharves
2
2
842 22
Colleges
1
10
375 86
Distilleries
1
1
516 60
Electric Light Stations
1
1
1,549 56
Elevator Clocks
1
1 .
202 56
Factories
18
20
1
2,383 90
Foundries
1
1
31 92
Glass Works .
.)
2
286 17
Grain Elevators
1
1
57 54
Greenhouses .
1
2
80 78
Halls
1
1
21 70
Hospitals
2
3
289 94
Hotels
.
3
3
309 29
Machine Shops
1
1
15 00
Milk Business
5
5
162 68
Motor Clocks
7
7
92 40
Pickle and Preserving Works
1
1
145 41
Poultry Farms
3
3
1
95 20
Printing Offices
1
1
58 44
Railway Stations
4
4
351 24
Railway Yards
2
2
15,666 04
Schools
2
2
55 74
Sewerage Pumping Stations
1
1
219 78
Slaughtering and Rendering Establish- ments
6
20
19,440 74
Soap Works .
2
2
161 44
Stables
50
50
3
2,047 72
Steam Engines
2
2
123 09
Vinegar Works
2
3
71 68
Wood Yards .
2
2
122 50
240
8
$51,116 54
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The quantity of water registered by the above meters and clocks in 1901 was 47,918,011 cubic feet.
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424
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Defects in Street Mains.
The following bursts and leaks in street mains occurred in 1901 :-
BURSTS.
SIZE OF MAIN.
NUMBER.
4''
1
8 !!
1
14 !!
1
Total
.
3
LEAKS.
SIZE OF MAIN.
NUMBER.
1
2
3
10/
1
16//
3
18/7
1
Total
11
425
WATER DEPARTMENT.
Water Services. SERVICE CONSTRUCTION.
The following table shows the sizes and lengths of service connections laid in 1901 :-
SIZE.
NUMBER.
LENGTH.
1
23 feet
1.
2
43
66
1'
4
155
8 !!
220
8,455
66
8
2
57
Total
229
8,733 feet
Total number of service pipes laid to January 1, 1902, 10,520. Total length of service pipe used in making service connec- tions, 66 miles, 4,121 feet.
SERVICE MAINTENANCE.
Leaks repaired on service pipes 179
Iron service boxes set .
227
New service gates set on old connections 87 Services cleaned of sediment, fish, etc. . 37 Services replaced at city's expense on account of defective pipe and fittings · 26
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
Summary of Statistics
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1901.
In form recommended by the New England Water Works Association. SOMERVILLE WATER WORKS. SOMERVILLE, MIDDLESEX COUNTY, MASS.
Population by census of 1900, 61,643.
Date of construction: commenced in 1868.
By whom owned: city of Somerville.
Source of supply: Metropolitan water system.
Mode of supply: water is delivered into the city's mains, under both high and low pressures, by the Metropolitan Water Works.
CONSUMPTION.
1. Estimated total population at date, 63,500.
2. Estimated population on lines of pipe, 63,500.
3. Estimated population supplied, 63,500.
4. Total consumption for the year, not measured.
5 . Passed through meters, 359,385,082 gallons.
DISTRIBUTION.
MAINS.
1. Kind of pipe: mostly cast-iron.
2. Sizes, from 4-inch to 20-inch.
3. Extended 11,652 feet during year.
5. Total now in use, 86.55 miles.
6. Cost of repairs per mile, $3.15.
7. Number of leaks per mile, .16.
9. Number of hydrants added during year (public and private), 29.
10. Number of hydrants (public and private) now in use, 968.
11. Number of stop gates added during year, 45.
12. Number of stop gates now in use, 1,248.
14. Number of blow-off gates, 119.
15. Range of pressure on mains at centre of town, 60 pounds to 100 pounds.
SERVICES.
16. Kind of pipe: Lead; wrought iron-lead-lined; wrought iron- cement-lined.
17. Sizes, one-half inch to six inches.
18. Extended, 8,733 feet.
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