Report of the city of Somerville 1922, Part 16

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1922
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 472


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Section 2. Whoever violates any provision of this ordinance shall be liable to a penalty of not exceeding twenty dollars for each offense.


Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect upon its passage.


ORDINANCE NO. 98.


An Ordinance to Amend Ordinance No. 91 entitled "An Ordinance Relative to the Fire Department."


Be it ordained by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville as follows :-


Section 1. The first paragraph of Section 1 of Ordinance No. 91 entitled "An Ordinance Relative to the Fire Department" is hereby amended by striking out the last sentence of said paragraph, namely "The to district chiefs shall each perform the duties of a captain,". so that said first paragraph shall read as follows :-


The fire department shall consist of a chief engineer, a deputy chief, two district chiefs, a master mechanic, and as many other offi- cers and members as the Board of Aldermen shall from time to time determine.


Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect upon its passage.


Approved March 16, 1922.


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CITY CLERK.


ORDINANCE NO. 99. An Ordinance Fixing License Fee for Purchase and Sale of Second Hand Motor Vehicles and Parts Thereof.


Be it ordained by the board of aldermen of the City of Somerville, as follows :-


Section 1, Ordinance 89 is hereby amended by striking out Section 1, and inserting in place thereof the following:


Section 1. The fee for each class of license provided for by section 57 to 69 inclusive of Chapter 140 of General Laws is hereby fixed at the sum of $25.00.


Section 2. This Ordinance shall take effect June 5, 1922.


Approved July 28, 1922.


ORDINANCE NO. 100.


An Ordinance Relative to Examination of Structures For Use By Public.


Be it ordained by the board of aldermen of the City of Somerville, as follows :-


Section 1. The Commissioner of Public Buildings shall examine into the safety of all grandstands, merry-go-rounds, ferris wheels and other structures intended for use by the public in connection with any exhibition, show, game or other amusement, and no person shall cause or allow such a structure to be used by the public until a permit has been given in writing for such use by the commissioner.


Section 2. Whoever violates any provision o fthis ordinance shall be liable to a penalty of not exceeding twenty dollars for each offense.


Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect upon its passage.


Approved December 15, 1922.


ORDINANCE NO. 101.


An Ordinance Relative to Making Chester Avenue a One Way Street. Be it ordained by the board of aldermen of the City of Somerville, as follows :-


Section 1. No person shall cause or allow a vehicle other than a vehicle propelled by hand to pass along any portion of Chester avenue except in a westerly direction.


Section 2. This ordinance shall not apply to street railway cars.


Section 3. Whoever violates any provision of this ordinance shall be liable to a penalty of not exceeding twenty dollars for each offense.


Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect January 1, 1923.


Approved December 20, 1922.


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ANNUAL REPORTS.


CITY GOVERNMENT AND OFFICERS FOR 1922


Mayor. JOHN M. WEBSTER, 76 Boston Street


Board of Aldermen. President, ENOCH B. ROBERTSON Vice-President, WALDO D. PHELPS


WARD ONE


Lyman A. Hodgdon, Alderman-at-Large .


William F. Burns


.


.


John R. Spiers


.


8 Indiana Avenue 21 Illinois Avenue 52 Franklin Street


WARD TWO


Robert C. Harris, Alderman-at-Large .


Joseph A. Haley


John Joseph Hoban


12 Dimick Street 7 Linden Street 39 Mansfield Street


WARD THREE


William C. Abbott, Alderman-at-Large . .


George A. Berry ·


Thomas D. Mitchell


.


.


73 Avon Street 60 Prescott Street 25 Warren Avenue


WARD FOUR


Waldo D. Phelps, Alderman-at-Large


John S. Smith, Jr. .


.


Henry F. Welch .


64 Flint Street 52 Sydney Street 56 Otis Street


WARD FIVE


Fred Allen, Alderman-at-Large


J. Freeman Saville . .


Francis W. K. Smith


121 Central Street 64 Sycamore Street 85 Central Street


WARD SIX


Enoch B. Robertson, Alderman-at-Large Albert E. Hughes . .


William M. Morrison


39 Highland Road 262 Highland Avenue 97 Rogers Avenue


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WARD SEVEN


Hiram N. Dearborn, Alderman-at-Large .


Emerson J. Coldwell


Arthur F. Mason


.


86 Electric Avenue 27 Hall Avenue 18 Hall Avenue


City Clerk, JASON M. CARSON


Assistant City Clerk, HENRY J. ALLEN City Messenger, FRED E. HANLEY


Regular meetings, second and fourth Thursday evenings of each month, at 8 o'clock, except when such Thursday is a holiday, in which case the meeting is held on the preceding Tuesday evening.


Standing Committees of the Board of Aldermen.


ELECTRIC LINES AND LIGHTS-Aldermen Burns, Abbott, Allen, Ma- son, and Hoban.


FINANCE-The President, Aldermen Mason, Haley, Phelps, Hodg- don, Smith of Ward Five and Mitchell.


LEGISLATIVE MATTERS-Aldermen Haley, Smith of Ward Five, Mit- chell, Smith of Ward Four and Dearborn.


LICENSES AND .PERMITS-Aldermen Harris, Smith of Ward Four, Dearborn, Abbott, Burns, Saville and Morrison.


PUBLIC PROPERTY-Aldermen Smith of Ward Five, Dearborn, Welch, Morrison and Spiers.


PUBLIC SAFETY-Aldermen Phelps, Hodgdon, Harris, Hughes and Coldwell.


PUBLIC SERVICE-Aldermen Berry, Allen, Smith of Ward Four, Burns, Haley, Hughes and Mason.


PUBLIC WORKS-Aldermen Coldwell, Saville, Spiers, Hughes, Hoban, Berry and Welch.


School Committee. Chirman, HERBERT CHOLERTON Vice-Chairman, WALTER I. CHAPMAN


Members.


Hon. John M. Webster Mayor, (ex officio) 76 Boston Street Enoch B. Robertson, President of the Board of Aldermen, (ex-officio) 39 Highland Road


WARD ONE


Francis J. Fitzpatrick Julia A. Crowley


2 Austin Street 53 Franklin Street


Daniel H. Bradley . .


Christopher Muldoon, Jr.


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.


WARD TWO


19 Concord Avenue 88 Concord Avenue


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ANNUAL REPORTS.


WARD THREE


Charles W. Boyer


Oscar W. Codding .


.


WARD FOUR


Katherine C. Coveney


Richard L. Rice, resigned Sept. 25, 1922.


Edward I. Tripp, elected Nov. 14, 1922.


73 Marshall Street 2961/2 Broadway 21 Wigglesworth Street


WARD FIVE


Harry M. Stoodley


.


.


Minnie S. Turner


.


.


283 Highland Avenue 64 Hudson Street


WARD SIX


Walter I. Chapman


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.


.


Walter Frye Turner


WARD SEVEN


Herbert Cholerton .


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.


Paul O. Curtis .


94 College Avenue 41 Mason Street


Superintendent and Secretary-CHARLES S. CLARK


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Regular meetings last Monday evening of each month, except July and August, when none are held, and December, when meeting is held on the Friday preceding the first Mon- day in January.


Assessors. FRED E. WARREN, Chairman (term expires 1923.) WINSOR L. SNOW (term expires 1924). HARRY VAN IDERSTINE (term expires 1923) . J. ROBERT FENELON (term expires 1925). DAVID B. ARMSTRONG (term expires 1924).


Assistant Assessors.


FRED B. CLAPP. LAWRENCE J. WARD. JOSEPH O. KNOX


JOHN J. MCCARTHY


JOHN M. NANGLE.


LEONARD C. SPINNEY.


Board of Health.


ROBERT M. LAVENDER (term expires 1924) (Resigned) WARREN C. BLAIR. (term expires 1923) JOIN E. GILLIS,, M. D., (term expires 1923) (Resigned ) CHESLIE A. C. RICHARDSON, M. D., Chairman (term expires 1924) WESLEY M. GOFF (term expires 1923) Clerk-LAURENCE S. HOWARD Agent-GEORGE 1. CANFIELD Medical Inspector-FRANK L. MORSE, M. D. Inspector of Animals and Provisions-CHARLES M. BERRY Inspector of Milk and Vinegar-HERBERT E. BOWMAN


18A Central Street 15 Highland Road


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66 Avon Street 59 Vinal Avenue


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CITY CLERK.


Overseers of the Poor.


FRED E. DURGIN, Chairman (term expires 1923). MICHAEL COLL, Vice Chairman (term expires 1924) GEORGE G. BRAYLEY, (term expires 1925) Agent - WILLIAM E. COPITHORNE. Warden City Home-J. FOSTER COLQUHOUN. Matron City Home - CATHERINE COLQUHOUN.


Planning Board.


WILLIAM F. RILEY, Chairman (term expires 1926). DAVID J. KELLEY, Secretary (term expires 1924). BENJAMIN J. SURRETT (term expires 1925) JOHN WILLIAMSON (term expires 1927) GEORGE J. RAUH, (term expires 1923).


Registrars of Voters.


EDWIN D. SIBLEY, Chairman (term expires 1924). DOUGLASS B. FOSTER (term expires 1923). CHARLES LEO SHEA (term expires 1925) JASON M. CARSON, City Clerk.


Public Library Trustees.


THOMAS M. DURELL, Chairman (term expires 1925). J. FRANK WELLINGTON (term expires 1923). FREDERICK W. PARKER (term expires 1924). WILLIAM L. BARBER (term expires 1925). CHARLES L. NOYES (term expires 1923). HERBERT E. BUFFUM (term expires 1923). GILES W. BRYANT (term expires 1924). DAVID H. FULTON (term expires 1924). FRANK M. BARNARD (term expires 1925). Librarian and Secretary-GEORGE H. EVANS.


Public Welfare and Recreation Commission.


ERNEST W. BAILEY (term expires 1923) SOPHIE C. BATEMAN (term expires 1923) CHARLES S. CLARK (term expires 1923) WILLIAM E. COPITHORNE (term expires 1923) GEORGE L. DUDLEY (term expires 1923) FLORENCE B. HAMILTON (term expires 1924) WILLIAM S. HOWE (term expires 1924) MARGARET L. MAGUIRE (term expires 1923) MARY M. MCGANN (term expires 1924) ANNIE M. SMITH (term expires 1924)


City Clerk. JASON M. CARSON Assistant City Clerk, HENRY J. ALLEN


City Treasurer and Collector of Taxes. JOSEPH S. PIKE.


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ANNUAL REPORTS.


City Messenger. FRED E. HANLEY.


Mayor's Secretary. SUMNER M. TEELE


City Solicitor. FRANK W. KAAN.


City Auditor. HOWARD E. WEMYSS.


City Engineer. ERNEST W. BAILEY.


Commissioner of Streets. ASA B. PRICHARD.


Commissioner of Public Buildings and Inspector of Buildings. GEORGE L. DUDLEY.


Commissioner of Electric Lines and Lights. WALTER I. FULLER.


Water Commissioner. FRANK E. MERRILL.


Superintendent of Sanitary Department. EDGAR T. MAYHEW.


Clerk of Committees RICHARD A. KEYES.


Chief of Police. CHARLES A. KENDALL.


Chief Engineer of the Fire Department. SEWALL M. RICH.


City Physician. FRANK E. BATEMAN


Inspector of Plumbing. DUNCAN C. GREENE.


Inspector of Milk and Vinegar. HERBERT E. BOWMAN.


Inspector of Animals and Provisions. CHARLES M. BERRY.


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CITY CLERK.


Inspector of Petroleum. SEWALL M. RICH. -


Sealer of Weights and Measures. BENJAMIN S. ABBOTT.


Registration Clerk, City Laborers FLORENCE A. COOK


Fence Viewers. CHARLES M. BERRY, HOWARD LOWELL,


Agent of Military and State Aid and Soldlers' Relief and Burial Agent BENJAMIN S. ABBOTT.


Constables.


MAURICE F. AHEARN.


FRED E. HANLEY.


CHARLES M. AUSTIN.


JAMES M. HARMON.


CHARLES W. F. BENNETT.


FRED W. JACKSON.


EUGENE A. CARTER.


HARRY E. JACKSON.


WINSLOW W. COFFIN.


FRANK B. KARCHER


WILLIAM E. COPITHORNE.


CHARLES A. KENDALL.


ALBION B. CROCKER.


ELBRIDGE G. LAVENDER.


THOMAS DAMERY.


EDWARD E. MARSH.


CHARLES L. ELLIS.


JOHN A. RAY.


ARTHUR L. GILMAN.


JOHN F. SCANNELL.


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WATER DEPARTMENT.


SOMERVILLE WATER WORKS.


SOMERVILLE, MIDDLESEX CO., MASSACHUSETTS. Settled, when part of Charlestown, 1630. (Home of Colonial Governor John Winthrop). Incorporated a town, 1842. Established a city, 1872.


Location: Somerville City Hall (near centre of the city) is 234 miles northerly from State House, in Boston.


Greatest extent of the City north and south about 4.2 miles. Greatest extent of the City east and west about 2.1 miles.


Elevation Highland avenue at City Hall 105 feet above mean low water.


Lowest building elevation in the city 13 feet. Highest building elevation in the city 145 feet. Area of city, including land and water, about 4.22 square miles. Land, 2,461.50 acres; water and marsh, 238.50 acres. Population, 1920 census, 93,033. Present population, estimated, 96,000. Entire population on line of pipe and supplied with water.


Water works owned by City of Somerville. Construction commenced in 1868. Source of supply: Metropolitan system, taking water of the Nashua river at Clinton, Mass. Range of pressure on street mains: Low service 35 to 65 pounds. High service 45 to 100 pounds.


Mayor. HON. JOHN M. WEBSTER


Water Commissioner. FRANK E. MERRILL


Office of the Water Department. Room 10, City Hall.


Department Buildings and Yard. Cedar street, near Broadway.


252


ANNUAL REPORTS.


ADMINISTRATION OF WATER WORKS VESTED AS FOLLOWS:


1868-1871 SOMERVILLE MYSTIC WATER COMMITTEE (5) Acts 1868; Chap. 202


1872-1890 SOMERVILLE MYSTIC WATER BOARD (5) Acts 1871; Chap. 182


1891-1897 SOMERVILLE MYSTIC WATER BOARD (3) Acts 1890; Chap. 218.


1898-1899 BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS (3) Acts 1898; Chap. 33


1900 WATER COMMISSIONER (1) Acts 1899; Chap. 240


WATER DEPARTMENT.


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REPORT OF THE WATER COMMISSIONER.


OFFICE OF THE WATER COMMISSIONER, January, 1923.


To His Honor, the Mayor, and the Board of Aldermen :-


I present herewith my report for the year ending Decem- ber 31, 1922, this being the forty-ninth annual report of the water department and my twenty-third as water commission- er :


Revenue and Expenditures. Water bills have been issued as follows :-


"Annual" water charges, amounting to . $28,121 25


"Additional" water charges, amounting to 1,241 06


"Metered" water charges, amounting to .


241,859 36


$271,221 67


Abatements and refunds on above charges: Changes from "Annual" to "Meter" basis, .


$455 23


Uncollectible


75 48


Other reasons


603 00


Carried forward for collection


179 55


1,313 26


Income from sale of water


$269,908 41


Receipts; water service assessments


$9,674 58


Receipts; labor and materials sold :-


Misc. accounts charged .


$4,991 15


Abatements:


Uncollectible . $8 87


Other reasons . 27 81


Carried forw'd 410 84


447 52


4,543 63


14,218 21


Total income of water works . $284,126 62


This amount was used as follows :-


For water works purposes :-


Under Control of the Water Commissioner.


Water Works Mainte- nance


$69,464 05


Water Works extension


.


32,539 92


Miscellaneous accounts


.


4,543 63


$106,547 60


$106,547 60


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ANNUAL REPORTS.


Brought forward .


$106,547 60


Not Under Control of the Water Commissioner.


Metropolitan water works assessment $128,207 84


Maintenance water works buildings . 1,324 84


$129,532 68


For other municipal purposes :-


Not Under Control of the Water Commissioner.


$48,046 34


Surplus Total


$284,126 62


In addition to the appropriations from water income to other municipal purposes enumerated above, water has been furnished without charge to all the city departments that have required its use and it is paid for out of the income from sale of water.


Department Receipts and Disbursements. WATER MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT.


Appropriations made by Board of Aldermen .


$76,725 00


Department accounts; receipts 1,255 63


Water works extension account; receipts


20,755 75


Amount expended for labor and materials for operation, maintenance, and renewal of the water works


$69,464 05


Amount expended for materials used in ex- tension of the water works


20,755 75


Miscellaneous accounts


4,543 63


Labor and materials furnished municipal de- partments


1,255 63


Balance: Unexpended


2,717 32


$98,736 38


$98,736.38


WATER WORKS EXTENSION ACCOUNT.


Appropriations made by Board of Aldermen . Amount expended for labor and materials used in extension of the water works ·


$32,539 92


Balance: unexpended 2,960 08


$35,500 00


$35,500 00


Cost of Water Works.


The total cost of water works on December 31, 1921, as represented by the expenditures from appropriations for water works ex- tension was .


Expended during the year 1922, on extension account


$ 32,539 92


Total expenditures, December 31, 1922


$35,500 00


$1,095,206 73


$1,127,746 65


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WATER DEPARTMENT.


Water Works Income from 1898 and its Distribution.


The water income and its distribution from 1898 to 1922, inclusive, is shown in the following table : -


Total water income $5,949,836 17


Distribution : -


Water Works Account.


Water works Construction, Renewal,


Maintenance, Operation and Miscellane-


ous Accounts .


$1,540,920 67


Water bonds


274,000 00


Interest


86,575 00


Metropolitan Water Assessments


2,405,997 58


Maintenance Water Works buildings 9,617 10


-$4,317,110 35


Other Municipal Accounts.


Various municipal departments through specific appropriations and general


revenue account $1,632,725 82


$5,949,836 17


Water Distribution System - Construction. STREET MAINS.


Approximate number of feet of street mains in the


city, January 1, 1922, (including hydrant


branches and blow-offs)


542,780


Feet of street mains laid in 1922 .


7,254


Feet of hydrant branches laid in 1922


260


Feet of blow-off branches laid in 1922


52


Total feet of pipe laid


7,566


Feet of pipe removed or replaced .


674


Net increase in feet of pipe .


6,892


Total approximate feet of pipe in the city


549,672 104.1


Total pipe mileage, approximately .


The sizes and lengths of pipe laid and discontinued are as follows : -


Size


Feet Laid


Feet Discontinued


Size


Feet Laid


Feet Discontinued 529


3/4'


0


0


6"


482


1"


0


11


8"


2033


0


2"


87


124


10"


2014


0


71


10


12'


2879


0


256


ANNUAL REPORTS.


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


Constructed : -


Size of Pipe Feet Laid


Feet Discon- tinued


Size Discon- tinued


Alewife Brook Parkway


12"


1479


Boston Ave


10"


48


Corinthian Road


8"


242


Cross St. East


12"


40


Curtis St.


6"


23


Fairfax St.


8"


949


High St.


12"


416


Kensington


Ave.


12"


6


Lewis St.


10"


362


2"


42


Miller St.


6"


160


Murray St.


6"


32


Mystic Ave.


12"


382


Parkdale St.


10"


491


Pennsylvania Ave .


10"


166


Rose St. .


8"


8


Sterling St.


8"


680


Talbot Ave


12"


72


Upland Road .


8"


154


Woods Ave


10"


947


Replaced : - -


Bradford Ave .


2"


18


18


2"


Chapel Court .


2"


22


11


1" 2


Cottage Circle


4"


31


31


2"


Linwood St.


12"


484


484


6"


Hydrant branches, blow-off


pipes and water-post con-


312


119


7,566


674


Hydrants, Gates etc.


Number of fire hydrants in city January 1,


1922


1,182


Number set during year


27


Number removed during the year


15


Net increase in number of hydrants


12


Total number of public fire hydrants


1,194


Number of private fire hydrants, January 1, 1922


64


Number added by revision of list ·


2


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


66


11


2" (


nections


257


WATER DEPARTMENT.


1,900


Number of gates in city, January 1, 1922


Number set during the year for streets . 16


Number of section gates set 11


Number set on hydrant branches 46


Number set on blow-off branches 6


Number set on car-sprinkler connections 0


79


Number of street gates removed 4


Number of waterpost gates removed


5


Number of blow-off gates removed .


1


10


Net increase in number of gates 69


Total number of gates in city .


1,969


Number of check-valves in city


8.


Number of blow-offs in city January 1, 1922 185


Number added during the year


6


Number discontinued


1


5


Total number of blow-offs .


190


Number of waterposts in city January 1, 1922 72


Number removed during the year 6


Total number of waterposts 66


Number of drinking fountains in city


.


8


Number of car-sprinkler connections in city . 17.


Water Services.


Number of services in city January 1, 1922 (approximately)


13,631


Number laid during the year . 221


Number permanently discontinued . 8


Net increase in services


213


Total number of water services in city . Amount received for services laid in 1922 .


13,844 $9,674 58


Number feet service pipe in city January 1, 1922 (city and private) approximately . Number feet laid during the year 7,708


470,445.


Number feet discontinued 348


Increase in feet of service pipe 7,360


Total feet service pipe (city and private) (approximately)


477,805 90.5


Total service mileage (approximately) .


Size. number and length of services installed in 1922 : -


164-5%"-5868'


35-3/4"-1191' 11-1"-322' 3-11/2"-75'


1-2"-27' 4-4"-150' 3-6"-75'


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ANNUAL REPORTS.


Number of fire services installed during 1922 (Included in above) .


Location of Fire Services


No


Size


1


1


4"


1


4"


1


6"


Kent St., No. 29- Camb. Color & Chem'al Co. Wash'gton St. - Youlden, Smith & Hopkins .


1


4"


1


6"


Water Meters.


Number of water meters in city, January 1, 1923


11,190


Number installed during the year, new


248


Number reset .


67


Number added by revision of list


15


Number removed on account of permanent or tem- porary discontinuance of water and for substitu- tion of other meters


73


Net increase in number of operating meters


257


Total number of meters in service


11,447


Number of motor registers (included in above)


3


Per cent. of all services metered .


82.68


Operating Meters December 31, 1922.


Size 5 /8 "


3/4"


1" 11/2" 2"


3"


4"


6" Total


No.


11,002


286


98


18. 24 8


7


1 11,444


Motor and elevator registers


3


11,447


The meters installed in 1922 were classed as follows :


Applications of property owners


20


New services


181


General installation


47


Reset


67


Revision of list


.


15


Total


330


Meters were removed for the following causes :


Vacancies and temporary non-use of water . 44 ·


Services permanently discontinued .


12


Replaced by other meters .


17


Total


73


.


6


Boynton Yard - Consolidated Paper Bag Co. Conlon Ct. Ext. - Marden-Wild Corporation Fitchburg St. - Sands, Taylor & Wood Co. . Grove St. No. 10-Thos. H. Kingston


.


330


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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 old services


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+


624


154


1918


411


82


3291


295


39


1919


411


166


2451


50


23


1920


411


115


296+


2461


45


1921


411


663


6


6


60


1922


411


67


3441


3381


181


f Deficiency.


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


Year


Popu- lation


Number of Services


Number of Meters


Per Cent Metered


Per Capita Con- sump- tion


(Est.) 88


1898


59,000


9,806


143


1.5


88


1899


61,000


10,052


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


88


1903


68,000


10,854


647


6


88


1904


69,000


11,059


1,272


11.5


Met.


89


1905


70,000


11,279


2,092


18.5


66


89


1906


71,000


11,489


2,829


24.5


66


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


66


S4


1910


78,000


12,149


5,817


48


66


80


1911


79,000


12,357


6,533


53


74


1912


80,000


12,596


7,171


57


66


79


1913


82,000


12,827


7,856


61


72


1914


85,000


13,034


8,499


65


66


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


66


73


1918


91,000


13,514


10,116


74.86


66


80


1919


92,000


13,544


10,322


76.21


66


69


1920


93,033


13,554


10,472


77.26


77


1921


95,000


13,631


11,190


82.11


66


73


1922


96,000


13,844


11,447


82.68


66


76


1897


58,000


9,601


old services requirements


260


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Summary of Pipes and Fixtures of the Water System. December 31, 1922.


Feet of main pipe (approximately)


549,672


Feet of service pipe (approximately)


477,805


Service connections (approximately )


13,844


Public fire hydrants


1,194


Private fire hydrants


66


Gates


1,969


Check Valves


8


Meters


11,447


Motor


registers


3


Waterposts


66


Car-sprinkler connections


17


Blow-offs


190


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


Year


Fund


Maintenance


Interest


Maturing Bonds


Total


1898


No division made


$14,250 19


1899


20,975 58


1900


66


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


1920.


12,559 45


37,814 68


74,903 80


2,227 81


127,505 74


1921


11,956 69


43,942 28


75,848 98


2,241 89


133,989 84


1922.


11,119 49


37,015 40


77,490 17


2,582 78


128,207 84


·


$2,405,997 58


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.


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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 1922: -


Gallons Gallons


Gallons Gallons


Month


per day per capita


Month


per day per capita


January


7,523,000


78


July


7,567,200


78:4


February


7,113,300


74


August


7,229,000


74


March


7,095,600 74


September


6,896,700


71


April


6,894,000


71


October


7,527,300


77


May


7,320,500


76


November


7,579,400


78


June


7,626,200 .


79


December


.. 7,877,300


81 .


The consumption for the year was :


Low-service system


2,090,461,000 gallons


High-service system


594,938,000 gallons


Total consumption


2,685,399,000 gallons


Average daily consumption


7,357,300 gallons


Average daily consumption, per capita, for Som- erville


76 gallons


Average daily consumption, per capita, for Met-




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