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393
WATER DEPARTMENT.
Somerville avenue, 94 feet west from Mansfield street. Somerville avenue, 126 feet east from Medford street. Somerville avenue, 88 feet east from Poplar street. Somerville avenue, 464 feet east from Poplar street. Somerville avenue, 153 feet west from Linwood street. Somerville avenue, 20 feet east from F. R. R. crossing. Somerville avenue, 368 feet west from Franklin court. Somerville avenue, 262 feet west from Franklin court. Somerville avenue, 23 feet east from Franklin court. Somerville avenue, 100 feet west from Cambridge line. South street, 97 feet west from Bedford street. South street, 2 feet east from Harding street.
South street, 25 feet west from Hunting street.
South street, 80 feet west from Willow place. Spencer avenue, 290 feet west from Cedar street. 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. Stickney avenue, 212 feet west from Marshall street. Stone avenue, 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.
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394
ANNUAL REPORTS.
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.
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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.
Union square, 267 feet east from Webster avenue.
Union square, 15 feet east from Stone avenue.
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.
Victoria street, 506 feet south from Broadway. Victoria street, 151 feet north from Woodstock street. 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.
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WATER DEPARTMENT.
Ware street, 638 feet west from Curtis street. Warner street, 60 feet north from Broadway. 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. 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. 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. West street (Ward 7), 140 feet north from Highland avenue. Westminster street, 156 feet south from Electric 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.
396
ANNUAL REPORTS.
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.
Windom street, 7 feet south from Summer street.
Windsor road, 86 feet east from Willow avenue.
Windsor road, 45 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. 8
North Packing and Provision Co.
10
New England Dressed Meat and Wool Co.
5
Boston & Maine Railroad
7
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
Middlesex Paper Co.
2
Gates-Construction Account.
New gates have been set in the following locations :-
Beckwith circle, 11/2-inch gate, 10 feet out from west line, and 8 feet north from south line of Beacon street.
Bigelow street, 6-inch gate, 16 feet 4 inches out from east line, on north line of Munroe street.
Boston avenue, 10-inch gate, 15 feet out from west line, on south line of Rogers avenue.
Broadway, 8-inch gate, 33 feet out from south line and 4 feet west from the Charlestown line.
Calvin·street, 6-inch gate, 13 feet 4 inches out from east line, on south line of Beacon street.
Cedar street, 6-inch gate, 16 feet 6 inches out from east line and 3 feet north from north line of Elm street.
Cedar street, 2-inch gate, 3 feet out from waterpost located 96 feet west from Morrison avenue.
Claremon street, 6-inch gate, 13 feet out from east line, on north line of Mead street.
Fenwick street, 6-inch gate, 13 feet 4 inches out from west line, on south line of Jaques street.
Glen street, 6-inch gate, 12 feet 6 inches out from west line, on north line of Pearl street.
Greenville street, 6-inch gate, 13 feet out from east line, on north line of Munroe street.
397
WATER DEPARTMENT.
Hathorn street, 4-inch gate, 16 feet out from east line and 59 feet south from south line of Broadway.
Highland road, 10-inch gate, 23 feet out from south line, on west line of Boston avenue.
Holland street, 12-inch gate, 18 feet 6 inches out from west line, on south line of building No. 18.
Holland street, 12-inch gate, 26 feet out from west line and 48 feet south from south line of Gorham street.
Holland street, 12-inch gate, 34 feet out from west line and 48 feet south from south line of Gorham street.
Munroe street, 8-inch gate, 16 feet 8 inches out from south line, on east line of Greenville street.
Munroe street, 6-inch gate, 16 feet out from south line and 16 feet east from east line of Walnut street.
Packard avenue, 10-inch gate, 20 feet out from east line, on south line of Powder House boulevard.
Pearson avenue, 6-inch gate, 15 feet out from east line, on north line of Morrison avenue.
Pearson avenue, 6-inch gate, 15 feet out from south line, on west line of Boston avenue.
Pearson road, 8-inch gate, 13 feet 4 inches out from south line, on east line of Warner street.
Pitman street, 6-inch gate, 9 feet out from south line, on west line of Spring street.
Pleasant avenue, 2-inch gate, 3 feet out from waterpost located 104 feet west from Walnut street.
Poplar street, 6-inch gate, 12 feet out from south line, on west line of Chestnut street.
Powder House boulevard, 12-inch gate, 17 feet out from east line, on north line of Packard avenue.
Powder House boulevard, 6-inch gate, 12 feet out from west line and 30 feet north from south line of Packard avenue.
Powder House boulevard, 10-inch gate, 17 feet out from west line, on south line of Curtis street.
Powder House boulevard, 10-inch gate, 17 feet out from west line, on north line of Curtis street.
Powder House boulevard, 10-inch gate, 17 feet out from west line, on north line of Packard avenue.
Preston road, 6-inch gate, 13 feet out from south line, on east line of Preston road.
Pritchard avenue, 6-inch gate, 13 feet 4 inches out from east line, on south line of Frederick avenue.
Prospect Hill avenue, 6-inch gate, 10 feet 6 inches out from east line, on south line of Medford street.
Skilton avenue, 6-inch gate, 13 feet 4 inches out from west line, on south line of Pearl street.
Somerville avenue (court to No. 755 rear), 6-inch gate, 7 feet out from west line of court, on north line of Somerville avenue.
Sumner street, 6-inch gate, 7 feet out from north line, on west line of Lawrence street.
Warner street, 8-inch gate, 30 feet out from east line and 11 feet south from north line of Broadway.
Gates-Renewal Account.
The following changes have been made in the size and loca- tion of main gates :-
Boston street, 6-inch gate, set 19 feet out from south line, on east line of Prospect Hill avenue, and 6-inch gate removed from same lo- cation.
398
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Boston street, 6-inch gate, set 12 feet 6 inches out from south line, on west line of Prospect Hill avenue, and 6-inch gate removed from same location.
Broadway, 12-inch gate, set 33 feet out from south line, on west line of Thurston street, and 8-inch gate removed from 33 feet out front south line, on east line of Thurston street.
Broadway, 12-inch gate, set 33 feet out from south line, on west line of School street, and 8-inch gate removed from 33 feet out from south line and 6 feet east from west line of School street.
Central street, 12-inch gate, set 12 feet out from east line, on south line of Summer street, and 12-inch gate removed from same location. Franklin street, 12-inch gate, set 14 feet out from east line, on north line of Pearl street, and 8-inch gate removed from same location.
Hathorn street, 6-inch gate, set 13 feet out from east line, on south line of Broadway, and 6-inch gate removed from same location.
Holland street, 12-inch gate, set 30 feet out from west line, and 48 feet south from south line of Gorham street, and 12-inch gate removed from 19 feet out from west line and 22 feet south from north line of Paulina street.
Holland street, 12-inch gate, set 30 feet out from west line and 48 feet south from south line of Gorham street, and 12-inch gate removed from 19 feet out from west line and 17 feet south from north line of Paulina street.
Howe street, 6-inch gate, set 13 feet 4 inches out from north line, on east line of School street, and 4-inch gate removed from 16 feet out from north line, on east line of School street.
Howe street, 6-inch gate, set 13 feet 4 inches out from north line, on west line of Marshall street, and 6-inch gate removed from 12 feet out from north line, on west line of Marshall street.
Lincoln street, 8-inch gate, set 11 feet 6 inches out from east line, on south line of Broadway, and 8-inch gate removed from same lo- cation.
Lincoln street, 8-inch gate, set 11 feet 6 inches out from east line, on north line of Perkins street, and 8-inch gate removed from same location.
Munroe street, 8-inch gate, set 14 feet out from south line, on east line of Walnut street, and 6-inch gate removed from same location.
Pearl street, 12-inch gate, set 13 feet out from north line, on west line of Franklin street, and 8-inch gate removed from 11 feet out from north line, on west line of Franklin street.
Pearl street, 12-inch gate, set 16 feet out from north line, on east line of Franklin street, and 8-inch gate removed from same location.
Pearl street, 12-inch gate, set 12 feet out from north line, on west line of Glen street, and 8-inch gate removed from 12 feet out from north line and 15 feet east from east line of Glen street.
Preston road, 6-inch gate, set 13 feet out from south line, on west line of School street, and 6-inch gate removed from same location.
Prospect Hill avenue, 8-inch gate, set 13 feet 4 inches out from east line, on south line of Medford street, and 6-inch gate removed from same location.
Prospect Hill avenue, 8-inch gate, set 13 feet 4 inches out from east line, on north line of Munroe street, and 6-inch gate removed from same location.
Sycamore street, 8-inch gate, set 14 feet out from west line, on south line of Broadway, and 6-inch gate removed from same location.
Central street, 12-inch gate, removed from 14 feet out from east line and 31 feet south from south line of Medford street.
Franklin street, 4-inch gate, removed from 12 feet out from east line and 3 feet north from north line of Pearl street.
399
WATER DEPARTMENT.
GATES -RECAPITULATION.
GATES.
2"
3"
4"
6"
10"
12"
Total.
Set
1 1
2
1
25
10
6
13
58
Removed .
2
9
8
4
23
Net increase in number of gates in 1902 . 35
Total number of gates in the city January 1, 1903 . 1,283
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.
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. Cedar street, 96 feet south from Morrison avenue.
Cherry street, 161 feet south from Fairlee street. College avenue, opposite Morrison avenue. College avenue, 5 feet south from Kenwood street. Columbus avenue, 54 feet east from Walnut street. Concord avenue, opposite Knapp street. 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. 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. Lowell street, 34 feet north from Highland avenue. 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. Pleasant avenue, 104 feet west from Walnut street. Putnam street, 96 feet north from Summer street. School street, 116 feet south from Broadway.
400
ANNUAL REPORTS.
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.
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
DI
Teele square
H
H. horse trough; D, drinking fountain; I, ice water; C, combination trough and drinking fountain.
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401
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
Bacon Works
.
2
3
311 41
Bakeries
4
4
269 13
Bleachery and Dye Works
3
3
524 32
Blocks of Tenements, Offices and Stores
46
46
1,954 68
Boarding-houses
8
8
209 22
Bottling Works
1
1
22 12
Bowling Alleys
1
1
31 92
Carhouses
3
5
611 71
Churches
1
1
14 98
Clubhouses
1
1
23 52
Coal Wharves
2
2
412 84
Colleges
1
10
328 70
Distilleries
1
1
344 16
Dwelling Houses
3
3
35 00
Electric Light Stations .
1
1
1,585 92
Elevator Clocks
1
1
264 40
Factories
18
21
2
2,653 00
Foundries
1
1
34 44
Grain Elevators
1
1
56 42
Greenhouses
1
2
82 29
Halls
2
2
19 18
Hospitals
2
3
315 58
Hotels
3
3
314 43
Machine Shops
1
1
15 00
Milk Business
5
5
194 64
Motor Clocks
8
8
81 64
Paper Mills
1
3
123 84
Pickle and Preserving Works
1
1
126 09
Poultry Farms
2
2
71 96
Printing Offices
1
1
55 02
Railway Stations
4
4
375 69
Railway Yards
2
2
16,203 84
Schools
2
2
57 70
Sewerage Pumping Stations
1
1
213 80
Slaughtering and Rendering Establish- ments
6
20
18,197 86
Soap Works .
3
3
114 47
Stables
47
47
3
1,982 59
Steam Engines
3
3
1
84 42
Vinegar Works
2
3
78 96
Wood Yards .
2
2
78 68
286
8
$50,733 53
·
47
52
$2,040 08
Glass Works .
2
217 88
2
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The quantity of water registered by the above meters and clocks in 1902 was 47,349,160 cubic feet.
402
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Defects in Street Mains.
The following leaks in street mains occurred in 1902 :-
LEAKS.
SIZE OF MAIN.
NUMBER.
6''
2
4
10/
2
1
14//
1
16/
3
20/
1
Total
14
Water Services. SERVICE CONSTRUCTION.
The following table shows the sizes and lengths of service connections laid in 1902 :-
SIZE.
NUMBER.
LENGTH.
2"
2
170 feet
11"
1
216
11
1
22
1
8
525
177
6,597
66
1
39
66
Total
190
7,569 feet
Total number of service pipes laid to January 1, 1903, 10,710. Total length of service pipe used in making service connec- tions, 68 miles, 1,130 feet.
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WATER DEPARTMENT.
Summary of Statistics FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1902. In form recommended by the New England Water Works Association.
SOMERVILLE WATER WORKS. SOMERVILLE, MIDDLESEX COUNTY, MASS.
GENERAL STATISTICS.
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.
STATISTICS OF CONSUMPTION OF WATER.
1. Estimated total population at date, 65,500.
2. Estimated population on lines of pipe, 65,500.
3. Estimated population supplied, 65,500.
4. Total consumption for the year, not measured.
5. Passed through meters, 354,171,716 gallons.
STATISTICS RELATING TO DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM.
MAINS.
1. Kind of pipe, mostly cast-iron.
2. Sizes, from 4-inch to 20-inch.
3. Extended 6,622 feet during year.
5. Total now in use, 87.8 miles.
6. Cost of repairs per mile, $2.85.
7. Number of leaks per mile, .16.
9. Number of hydrants added during year (public and private), 31.
10. Number of hydrants (public and private) now in use, 999.
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