Report of the city of Somerville 1919, Part 23

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1919
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 406


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Size


Feet Laid


Feet Removed


Size


Feet Laid


Feet Removed


3/4"


0


112


4"


109


283


11/4"


0


108


6"


546


170


11/2"


0


46


10"


515


0


2"


287


262


12"


191


110


The pipes constructed and replaced during the year are as follows :-


Feet


Size


Size of Pipe Feet Laid Removed Removed


Constructed : -


Conlon Court Ext.


6"


100


Jaques St.


10"


403


Russell Road


10"


53


Replaced : -


Abdell St.


6"


108


108


11/4"


Beckwith Circle (Con .. )


4"


27


46


11/2"


Cedar St. (Bridge)


12"


110


110


12"


Greenville Terrace


2"


175


175


2"


Joy St.


10"


59


63


Joy St.


6"


4


Linden Ave.


6"


279


279


4"


Linwood St.


12"


81


84


6"


Sellon Place


2"


112


112


3/4"


Hydrant branches, blow-off


pipes and waterpost con-


137


114


nections


1,648


1,091


Hydrants, Gates, Etc.


Number of fire hydrants in city January 1, 1919


1,175


Number set during year


12


Number removed during the year .


10


Net increase in number of hydrants


2


Total number of public fire hydrants Number of private fire hydrants, January 1, 1919


1,177


64


Number set by private companies during the year


0


-


Total number of private fire hydrants receiving their supply from the city mains


64


·


.


·


325


WATER DEPARTMENT.


Number of gates in city, January 1, 1919


1,827


Number set during the year for streets .


11


Number of section gates set . 2


Number set on hydrant branches . 19


Number set on blow-off branches . 5


Number set on car-sprinkler connections


0


37


Number of street gates removed .


8


Number of section gates removed .


0


8


Net increase in number of gates Total number of gates in city


1,856


Number of check-valves in city January 1, 1919 ·


8


Number of blow-offs in city January 1, 1919


178


Number added during the year .


5


Total number of blow-offs


183


Number of waterposts in city January 1, 1919 79


Number removed during the year . .


5


Total number of waterposts


74


Number of drinking fountains in city Janu- ary 1, 1919 .


8


Total number of drinking fountains .


8


Number of car-sprinkler connections in city January 1, 1919


17


Number installed during the year .


.


0


Total number of car-sprinkler connec-


tions in city


17


Water Services.


Number of services in city January 1, 1919 (approximately) 13,514


Number laid during the year ·


48


Number permanently discontinued 18 .


Net increase in services


30


Total number of water services in city 13,544


Amount received for services laid in 1919 ·


$2,113.67


Number feet service pipe in city January 1, 1919


466,362


Number feet laid during the year 1,407 592


Number feet discontinued


Increase in feet of service pipe


815


Total feet service pipe in city (approxi- mately)


467,177


Total service mileage (approximately) .


88.49


Size, number and length of service pipes laid in 1919: 36-5/8"-829' 7-3/4"-480' 3-1"-56' 1-11/2"-29' 1-4"-13'


Number of fire services installed during 1919 1


Location Size


Eastern Utilization Co. - Kent St.


.


29


326


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Water Meters.


Number of water meters in city, January 1, 1919 . 10,113


Number installed during the year, new .


189


Number reset .


193


382


Number removed on account of permanent or tem- porary discontinuance of water and for sub- stitution of other meters . · Net increase in number of operating meters


176


206


Number of motor registers in service .


3


Total number of meters and registers ·


10,322


Per cent. of all services metered 76.21


Operating Meters December 31, 1919.


SIZE.


Total.


KIND.


5/8"


3/4'


11%" ' 2"


3"


4"


Nash


178


178


Empire


4


4


Crown


3


3


3


3


2


·2


16


Gem


1


1


Hersey


6


1


*2


9


Hersey Disc


253


23


9


1


4


290


Torrent


524


41


22


5


6


598


Trident Crest ...


2


·2


3


7


Trident Comp ..


6


2


10


Union


13


13


7


3


36


Union Special ..


13


1


16


Columbia


40


40


King


662


662


Lambert


4,168


147


27


1


4,343


Worthington Disc


4,039


32


6


4


1


4,082


Worthington


Turbine ..


1


1


Keystone


25


25


Totals


9,909


272


82


15


25


6


2


10,319


Motor and ele- vator register.


10,322


The meters installed in 1919 were classed as follows :-


Applications of property owners


62


New services


23


General installation


104


Reset


193


Total


382


Meters were removed for the following causes :-


Vacancies and temporary non-use of water . 68


Services permanently discontinued


8


Replaced by other meters


100


Total


176


.


.


.


3


1


1


Trident.


2


327


WATER DEPARTMENT.


Meters installed yearly on old and new services under the State Compulsory Meterage law, which requires complete meterage of city by the year 1928 :-


Average installation Meters required on set on


Set in excess


of


Total excess


Meters set on new services


1908


411


755


344


344


147


1909


411


637


226


570


201


1910


411


501


90


660


169


1911


411


528


117


777


200


1912


411


423


12


789


236


1913


411


432


21


810


255


1914


411


422


11


821


231


1915


411


439


28


849


217


1916


411


434


23


872


203


1917


411


163


248 (less)* 624


154


1918


411


82


329 (less)* 295


39


1919


411


166


245 (less) *


50


23


* On account of war-time conditions of labor and material.


The following table shows the progress of meter installa- tion of Somerville by years and the results therefrom in water consumption :


Per Capita Con-


Popu-


Number of


Number of


Per Cent sump-


Year


lation


Services


Meters


Metered


tion


1897


58,000


9,601


........


(Est.) 88


1898


59,000


9,806


143


1.5


88


1899


61,000


10,053


226


2.25


88


1900


62,000


10,291


202


2


88


1901


64,000


10,520


224


2


88


1902


66,000


10,710


269


2.5


66


88


1903


68,000


10,854


647


6


88


1904


69,000


11,059


1,272


11.5


89


1905


70,000


11,279


2,092


18.5


89


1906


71,000


11,489


2,829


24.5


89


1907


72,000


11,662


3,455


29.5


90


1908


74,000


11,817


4,333


36.5


89


1909


76,000


12,018


5,155


43


84


1910


78,000


12,149


5,817


48


80


1911


79,000


12,357


6,533


53


74


1912


80,000


12,596


7,171


57


79


1913


82,000


12,827


7,856


61


72


1914


85,000


13,034


8,499


65


73


1915


87,000


13,233


9,155


69


67


1916


90,000


13,420


9,763


72.75


69


1917


91,000


13,509


10,028


74.23


73


1918


91,000


13,514


10,116.


80


1919


13,544


10,322


76.21


69


Year


old services old services requirements


3:28


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Summary of Pipes and Fixtures of the Water System December 31, 1919.


Feet of main pipe (approximately)


541,645


Feet of service pipe (approximately)


467,177


Service connections (approximately)


13,544


Public fire hydrants


1,177


Private fire hydrants .


64


Gates


1,856


Check valves


Meters


10,319


Motor registers


3


Waterposts


74


Car-sprinkler connections


17


Blow-offs


183


Drinking fountains and troughs .


8


WATER ASSESSMENTS AND CONSUMPTION.


The annual assessments paid by this city as its propor- tionate part of the cost and operation of the Metropolitan water works are given below :-


Sinking Fund


Maintenance


Interest


Maturing Bonds


Total


1898


No division made


$14,250 19


1899


66


66


20,975 58


1900


66


66


28,689 24


1901


$12,491 73


$12,033 79


$32,291 24


56,816 76


1902


19,014 85


12,955 64


30,427 40


62,397 89


1903.


15,748 56


12,763 10


48,776 77


77,288 43


1904.


16,404 42


15,393 87


54,938 64


86,736 93


1905


21,358 11


13,666 71


55,535 91


90,560 73


1906


22,345 50


17,412 51


57,402 07


97,160 08


1907


25,365 30


18,880 01


62,089 30


106,334 61


1908


24,865 73


15,221 12


68,604 23


108,691 08


1909


24,812 23


21,220 56


66,540 41


112,573 20


1910


25,018 52


18,212 28


66,825 45


110,056 25


1911


25,424 55


19,573 82


69,849 26


$246 66


115,094 29


1912


24,469 82


16,111 70


68,205 16


445 46


109,232 14


1913


24,930 94


20,691 19


70,206 83


491 92


116,320 88


1914


14,190 98


22,488 71


73,138 81


180 63


109,999 13


1915


14,164 65


21,376 07


74,111 12


1,129 50


110,781 34


1916


13,249 71


21,643 98


74,058 98


1,515 62


110,468 29


1917


13,364 71


28,110 19


75,117 17


1,833 60


118,425 67


1918


14,193 89


29,185 04


79,975 44


2,004 18


125,358 55


1919


13,765 81


33,723 64


78,335 58


2,257 87


128,082 90


Year


$2,016,294 16


There has been credited to the city by the commonwealth as its proportion of the amounts received from entrance fees, water supplied outside the district, and water furnished to water companies the sum of $9,056.10.


329


WATER DEPARTMENT.


The daily consumption of water in Somerville, as recorded by the Venturi meters, operated by the Metropolitan water works, is shown below by months for the year 1919 :-


Gallons


Gallons per day


per capita


January


7,016,000


75


Month July


6,648,500


70


February


6,529,300


69


August


6,239,800


66


March


6,282,600


67


September


6,586,300


69


April


6,011,100


64


October


6,448,700


68


May


6,170,600


65


November


6,393,600


67


June


6,886,000


73


December


7,275,400


76


The consumption for the year was :-


Low-service system


1,834,306,000 gallons


High-service system


553,357,000 gallons


Total consumption


2,387,663,000 gallons


Average daily consumption


6,541,500 gallons


Average daily consumption, per capita, for Som- erville


69 gallons


Average daily consumption, per capita, for Met- ropolitan district


95 gallons


The following table shows the daily per capita consumption of water in the cities and towns in the Metropolitan Water District for the year 1919, as registered by the Metropolitan meters.


City or Town Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Year


Arlington


62


62


59


58


62


83


81


63


58


53


50 52


52


62


Belmont


55


58


57


59


61


74


70


53


53


49


56


58


Boston


120


114


107


105


107


112


112


66 68 76 53 50


110 66 66 68 49 44 59 36 217 104 68


114 65 69 65 51 48 54 42 180 101


111 64 68 64 48 50 62 44 119 99


107 62


70


65


Everett


76


72


69


65


64


78


69


Lexington


56


58


66


58


61


49 46


62 52 46 57 48 61 99


100


Revere


55


52


49


50


54


66 73


72 70 72 100 99


66 76 89 92


83 78 98


107


107


101


105


Winthrop


47


47


46


45


47


58


67


63


54 97


50 95


50 92 102


95


The district, in order of consumption, beginning with the lowest, stands as follows for the year 1919 :-


Gallons


Per Cent. Per Capita Services


City or Town


Total per Day


per Day


Metered


Milton


401,300


42


Medford


1,688,500


47


100


Malden


2,682,800


50


97.29


Winthrop


792,000


52


100


Belmont


564,000


58


109


Melrose .


1,057,100


58


100


Revere


1,780,700


58


78.00


120


111


Chelsea


69


66


62


60


61


50 44


55


57


65 46


64 40 252 112


62 69


57


53 67


58 76


58


Somerville


75


69


67


64


65


Stoneham


59


59


59


60


68 62


74 94 112


Watertown


117


119


108


103


96


Met. Dist.


101


96


91


90


91


97


98


94


68 93


101 67


117 63


77 70


Swampscott


53


52


56


54


62 49 46


Medford


49


47


46


Melrose


58


54


55


Milton


39


40


41 54


42 68 100


47 98


198


Nahant


55


56


Quincy


97


96


95


100


108


Malden


53


49


49


50


47


58 42


56 44 66


119


96


6.9


69


52


52


Month


Gallons per day


Gallons


per capita


65 71 79 55 51


65


68


100


330


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Arlington


1,085,700


62


100


Chelsea


3,158,400


65


99.81


Lexington


389,200


65


100


Somerville


6,541,500


69


76.21


Everett


2,886,700


69


68.85


Swampscott


570,900


70


100


Stoneham


602,400


77


99.52


Quincy


4,550,100


100


90.80


Watertown


2,002,900


105


100


Boston


89,652,400


111


74.44


Nahant


186,900


119


75.58


Total District


120,593,500 .


95


Construction - Maintenance - Operation.


Continuance of high cost of materials had a deterrent . effect on building operations during the past year and con- paratively little construction of new mains and services has been called for.


Preceding the construction of Jaques street between Bond street and Edgar avenue a 10" main was laid in that portion of the street and new hydrant and service connections were made with this main.


The trench work on this job was done by contract on ac- count of the inability of the department to secure labor.


On account of permanent pavement to be laid during the year considerable work was done in Washington street be- tween Medford and Tufts streets; in Webster avenue between Columbia street and Cambridge line; in Beacon street be- tween Springfield and Buckingham streets and between Park and Sacramento streets.


Service pipes were renewed, gates were set on hydrant branches, waterposts were removed, blow-offs were constructed in the several streets, and in Washington street new and larger connections were laid across the street for the mains in Lin- wood and Joy streets.


The old 4" main in Linden avenue between Summer street and Cedar avenue was replaced with a 6" main and a hydrant installed thereon, in anticipation of new street construction.


The 12" steel riveted pipe in Cedar street over the bridge crossing the tracks of the Boston & Maine railroad was found to be in a defective condition and was replaced with a 12" cast-iron main.


The old private service pipes in Sellon place, Greenville terrace and Abdell street were taken over by the city through releases given by the owners of abutting property and new pipes were laid to improve the service.


Other construction and renewal of street mains, hydrants, gates, blow-offs, etc., is shown in table accompanying this re- port.


331


WATER DEPARTMENT.


Service maintenance has, as usual, occupied a considera- ble portion of our time during the year.


Water meter installation was brought to as low a point as possible on account of the high cost of materials and the difficulty of obtaining suitable labor, and we closed the season ' with an excess of but fifty meters on our total installation required under the Compulsory Meterage Act of the legislature. We shall be required to take up general meter installation again the coming year in order to meet requirements of the law.


On account, undoubtedly, of better weather conditions than existed in the winter of the previous year the water con- sumption has again receded to 69 gallons per capita daily, a favorable showing considering our large industrial use of water, one of our manufacturing plants alone having paid us nearly $30,000 for city water used last year.


Water receipts for the year show a decrease of about $21,000, due to the cessation of business of one of our largest consumers who paid us that sum annually for water.


The department appropriation accounts show amounts unexpended totalling $4,570.67 with all bills paid, while a gen- eral revenue surplus of $55,677.03 is shown after paying all expenses and assessments connected with the operation of the department.


Labor.


Wages of labor were fixed by the mayor during the year as follows :


Common


Skilled


January 1,


daily .


$3.25


$3.35


September 28,


daily


$3.50


$3.60


November 16,


daily


$3.75


$3.85


Foremen received corresponding advances in their daily wages. Commencing July 4th the laboring force was granted pay for all holidays.


Good labor has been difficult to obtain and the number of our working force has been kept at a low figure.


Pensions.


There have been no deductions from our pension roll dur- ing the past year. The name of Patrick McCarthy was added on the 7th of March, to date from January 16th, at rate of $8.44 a week, making a total of four names now on the list.


332


ANNUAL REPORTS.


War Service Men.


The three men of the department whose names are given in my report for 1917 as having entered the government ser- vice happily have all returned from overseas and were restored ' to positions in the department. Two of them have since re- signed to take up other lines of work and three service men have been appointed, making four of these veterans now on our payrolls.


Improvements.


More room is needed for our machine and repair shop and I advise the early sale and removal of the old high-service pumping engine which has been out of use for many years and occupies space needed for our meter repair department.


I also recommend the installation of an up-to-date heating system for the department buildings and the removal of the old and highly uneconomical steam boiler, formerly the power boiler for the steam pump, which now supplies the heat and conversion of the space occupied by it into much needed room for our repair shop work.


Respectfully submitted,


FRANK E. MERRILL,


Water Commissioner.


Street Mains, Gates, Hydrants, Etc., Laid, Set, and Removed in 1919.


PIPE.


GATES.


HY- DRANTS.


BLOW-OFFS.


WATER POSTS


LAID.


REMOVED.


SET.


RE- MOV'D


RE- SET. MOV'D


SET.


RE- MOV'D


SET.


RF- MOV'D


STREET.


DESCRIPTION.


Size.


Feet.


Size.


Feet.


Size.


Kind


Size.


Kind


Size.


Kind


Size.


Kind


Size.


No.


Size.


No.


No.


No.


Abdell Street


Replaced street main: From connection with main pipe in Abdell Street at gate. 3 feet south from south line of Somerville Avenue to point 111 feet south from south line of Somerville Avenue. Waterpost removal: 49 feet west from Willow Avenue. (Removed in 1918, not recorded in that year).


6" 108


108


'2"


17


C


1


Avon Street


Section gate: 13 feet south from north line of Avon Street on east line of house No. 43-45.


10" R


Blow-off: Gate is 191/2 feet south from north line of Avon Street; 1% feet west from east line of house No. 43-45 .; 6 feet west from centre of sewer manhole.


Į"


11


" R


-


Beacon Street


Blow-off: Gate is 281/2 feet south from north line of Beacon Street and 20 feet west from west line of Dickinson Street.


22


6"


R


'2"


15


"2"


C


1


6"


C


Gate on hydrant branch: 4 feet west from west line of Ivaloo Street, 4 feet out from hydrant.


6"


R


Gate on hydrant branch: 15 feet west from west line of Kent Street, 4 feet out from hydrant.


6"


R


Gate on hydrant branch: 3 feet west from west line of Beckwith Circle, 3 feet out from hydrant.


Waterpost removal: 94 feet east from Sacramento Street.


22


C


1


4"


13


Beckwith Circle


Replaced street main: Made connection with hydrant branch at point 3 feet west from west line of Beckwith Circle and 14 feet north from south line of Beacon Street and abandoned old 11/2" pipe be- tween south line of Beacon Street and the Beacon Street main. (4" pipe is laid easterly about 11 feet and from that point runs southerly to gate on south line of Beacon Street).


27


13"


46


Appleton Street


Gate on hydrant branch: 7 feet east from east line of Concord Ave- nue, 4 feet out from hydrant.


Waterpost removal: 33 feet north from Concord Avenue.


Gate on hydrant branch: 208 feet east from east line of Buckingham Street, 4 feet out from hydrant.


R


Blow-off: Gate is 2 feet west from west line of that part of Sacra- mento Street that leads from Somerville to Cambridge and 38 feet north from south line Beacon Street.


Street Mains, Gates, Hydrants, Etc., Laid, Set, and Removed in 1919. ---


STREET.


DESCRIPTION.


PIPE.


GATES.


HY- DRANTS.


BLOW-OFFS.


WATER POSTS


LAID.


REMOVED.


SET.


RE- MOV'D


RE- MOV 'D


SET.


RE- MOV'D


SET.


RE- MOV'D


Size.


Feet.


Size.


Feet.


Size.


Kind


Size.


Kind


Size.


Kind


Size.


Kind


Size.


No.


Size.


No.


No.


Z


12" 6"


110


12"| 6"


110


6" Co.


6"


M


6"


S


Conlon Court Exten.


Street main: From connection with tee set 6 feet 4 inches south fron east end of Conlon Court northerly to tee on the 6" pipe running westerly from Windsor Street, at point at bend of road; complet- ing circulation between Columbia Street and Windsor Street. (Work done in 1918 but not recorded in that year).


6"


110


C


Greenville Terrace


Replaced street main: From connection with main pipe in Green- ville Street to point 149 feet west from west line of Greenville Street.


2"


175


175


Hall Avenue


Hydrant removal: 306 feet west from Liberty Avenue.


6"


3


6"P&C


.


Hydrant: 315 feet west from Liberty Avenue.


10


6" P&C


6 |R


Highland Avenue


Hydrant replacement: 3 feet west from Willow Avenue.


3


6"


3


6"| Co. 6" HG


6"


R


6"| Co. 6"


M


Holland Street Horace Street


Hydrant replacement: 138 feet south from Buena Vista Road.


Blow-off: Gate is 13 feet 10 inches west from east line of Horace Street and 14 feet 8 inches south from north end of Horace Street.


28


4"IS


1


S


Cedar Street


Main gate: On south line of Beacon Street 8 feet east from west line of Beckwith Circle.


Replaced street main: From connection with 12" main pipe on north side of railroad bridge to connection with 12" main on south side of bridge. (Replacing old 12" steel riveted pipe over the bridge with cast iron pipe).


Central Street


Hydrant replacement: 9 feet south from Highland Avenue.


Gate on hydrant branch: 9 feet south from south line of Highland Avenue, 4 feet out from hydrant.


1


4


Gate on hydrant branch: 138 feet west from Windsor Street, 6 feet out from hydrant and 2 feet west from point directly opposite hydrant.


Main gate: On west line of Greenville Street 7 feet north from south line of Greenville Terrace.


Gate on hydrant branch: 315 feet west from west line of Liberty Avenue, 3 feet out from hydrant.


Gate on hydrant branch: 3 feet west from west line of Willow Ave- nue, 2 feet out from hydrant.


o


SET.


Hudson Street Jaques Street


| Section gate: On west line of Lowell Street; 13 feet 4 inches south from north line of Hudson Street.


Street main: From connection with main pipe in Edgar Avenue to point 12 feet east from west line of Bond Street. Main gate: On east line of Edgar Avenue 13 feet 4 inches north from south line of Jaques street.


10"


403


Main gate: On west line of Bond Street 13 feet 4 inches north from south line of Jaques Street.


10"


R


6" HC


Gate on hydrant branch: 146 feet west from west line of Bond Street, 5 feet out from hydrant. Hydrant replacement: 184 feet east from Fenwick Street.


6"


3


6"


3


6"; M


6"


M


Gate on hydrant branch: 184 feet east from east line of Fenwick Street, 4 feet 3 inches out from hydrant.


6"


S


Joy Street


Replaced street main: From connection with main pipe in Washing- ton Street at point 28 feet south from north line of Washington Street to connection with main pipe in Joy Street, at point 4 feet 6 inches south from south line of Washington Street.


10"


59


6"


63


Main gate: 31 feet south from north line of Washington Street and 10 feet 4 inches east from west line of Joy Street.


10"


R


Main gate: On south line of Washington Street 10 feet 4 inches east from west line of Joy Street. (Old 6" gate set 4 feet 6 inches south from south line of Washington Street was buried and is still on Joy Street main).


10"


R


4"


8


4"


S


Linden Avenue


Replaced street main: From connection with Linden Avenue 4" main at point 7 feet 10 inches south from north line of Summer Street to connection with main pipe in Cedar Avenue.


6' 279


4"


279


.Main gate: On north line of Summer Street 12 feet east from west line of Linden Avenue.


6"


R


4" BM


6"


6"


7


6"HC


6"


S


Linwood Street


Replaced street main: From connection with 12" quarter bend at point 27 feet 10 inches south from north line of Washington Street to point 9 feet 6 inches south from south line of Washington Street (Old pipe was offset 3 feet).


81


6"


84


Main gate: 32 feet south from north line of Washington Street and 33 feet east from east line of Medford Street.


12"


R|10"


C


Main gate: On south line of Washington Street 15 feet 6 inches east from west line of Linwood Street.


12"


R 6


C


6"


6"


M


10


8"


R


10"


R


Hydrant: 146 feet west from Bond Street.


6"


R


4


Blow-off: Gate is 25 feet north from south line of Washington Street and 12 feet 6 inches east from line of Joy Street.


Main gate: On south line of Cedar Avenue 12 feet east from west line of Linden Avenue.


Hydrant: 3 feet south from Cedar Avenue.


Gate on hydrant branch: 3 feet south from south line of Cedar Avenue, 4 feet out from hydrant.


Lowden Avenue


Hydrant removal: 177 feet north from Kidder Avenue.


Hydrant: 172 feet north from Kidder Avenue.


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Lowden Avenue


Gale on hyurant pranen: 172 feet north from north line of Kidder Avenue, 3 feet out from hydrant. (This gate is on an off-set hy- drant branch; location of 8 x 8 x 6" tee for this hydrant branch is 182 feet north from Kidder Avenue.


Marion Street


Hydrant replacement: 177 feet from west line of Wyatt Street: Gate on hydrant branch: 177 feet west from west line of Wyatt Street, 4 feet out from hydrant.


6"


3


6"


3


6" 6"


6"


Co. 6"


M


S


Russell Road


Street main: From connection with 8" main pipe in Russell Road at point 6 feet north from north line of Hamilton Road to point 59 feet north from north line of Hamilton Road.


10"


53


‘2" }


1


Sellon Place


Replaced street main: From connection with 1" service main across Marshall Street at point 3 feet 6 inches east from west line of Marshall Street to point 108 feet 6 inches from west line of Mar- shall Street.


112


34


112


2"


2"


11


2"


C


I


4


4


6"M 4" BM


6"


R


Villa Avenue


Hydrant replacement: 122 feet from south line of Winslow Avenue. Gate on hydrant branch: 122 feet south from south line of Winslow Avenue, 4 feet out from hydrant.


Washington Street


Hydrant replacement: 69 feet west from Crescent Street. Gate on hydrant branch: 69 feet west from west line of Crescent Street, 4 feet out from hydrant.


Gate on hydrant branch: on south line of Columbia court. Gate on hydrant branch: 1 foot north from north line of Beach avenue.


6


R


1648


1091


37


8


12


10


5


5


D


PIPES


GATES.


HY- DRANTS.


BLOW-OFFS.


WATER POSTS


LAID.


REMOVED.


SET.


RE- MOV'D


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RE- MOV'D


SET.


RE- MOV'D


SET,


Somerville Avenue Sycamore Street


Waterpost removal: 871 feet west from East Cambridge line. Hydrant replacement: 18 feet south from Broadway.


Gate on hydrant branch: 18 feet south from south line of Broadway. 4 feet out from hydrant.


4


4


6" |H C4" BM


6 S


6" |Co. 6" HG


6"


Webster Avenue


Main gate: On west line of Marshall Street; 4 feet south from north line of Sellon Place.


School Street


Waterpost removal: 116 feet south from Broadway. (Removed in 1918 but not record in that year).


22


C


C


337


WATER DEPARTMENT.


SUMMARY OF STATISTICS.


FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1919. In form recommended by the New England Water Works Association. SOMERVILLE WATER WORKS SOMERVILLE, MIDDLESEX COUNTY, MASS.


General Statistics.


Population, census 1915, 86,854; present, estimated 95,000.


Date of construction: Commenced in 1868.




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