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3,194 31
School Department
1,742 34
10,820 60
679 23
10,542 38
1,341 33
48 37
School Buildings
102 00
1,334 15
55 (
1,344 15
37 00
Libraries
·
.
25 00
25 00
472.45
Shower Baths
.
.......
.
·
............
$22 25
$15 76
$6 49
Police Department
$268 40
268 40
131 52
Fire Department .
..........
567 04
567 04
Sewers Maintenance .
59 35
59 35
..
.........
.....
..
..
Highway Maintenance
240 00
240 00
..
..
..
2,281 71
Bathhouse ·
.
....
438 70
..
City Clerk
·
1,796 85
Law Department
1 85
Engineering Department Building Department
11 90
Police Building .
1,350 00
619 25
Contagious Hospital .
..
.......
..
ANNUAL REPORTS.
90
$5 50
91
TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES
REVENUE LOANS
In anticipation of Revenue
Balance from 1922 ·
$500,000 00
Borrowed by authority of an order of the Board of Aldermen on city notes, as follows:
Nos. 1083-1092 259 days @ 3.99 disct.
$100,000 00
1094-1100 255
3.85
100,000 00
1101-1102 255 66 3.85
50,000 00
1103 239 4.00 int.
300,000 00
1104 216 4.10 66
300,000 00
1105-1110 241
4.06 disct.
100,000 00
1111-1116 258
4.06
100,000 00
1117-1118 119
1.10
50,000 00
1119-1128 147
4.25
150,000 00
1129-1134 142
4.19
100,000 00
1136-1141 171
4.19
100,000 00
1142-1154 149 66
4.20
200,000 00
1155-1160 142. 66
4.15 $3.50 prem
100,000 00
1161-1166 175
4.15
100,000 00
1,850,000 00
Paid notes maturing in 1923
$2,350,000 00 1,750,000 00
Maturing in 1924 . ·
$ 600,000 00
Amount paid for interest and discount on amount borrowed in 1923 $41,999 11 Notes average 200 135-185 days and the aver- age rate
4.07+
Average for 1922, 201 days, and aver-
3.79
The funded debt December 31, 1923, was $1,743,500.00
classified as follows :
Met. Park Asst. Loan at 31/2 per cent. $6,000 00 ·
Lowell Street Bridge at 31/2 per cent. 26,000 00
Sewer at 31/2 per cent. 44,000 00
Sewer at 4 per cent. .
103,000 00
Sewer at 414 per cent.
City at 31/2 per cent. .
20,000 00 12,000 00 143,500 00
City at 4 per cent.
Highway at 31/2 per cent. .
22,000 00
Highway at 4 per cent.
80,000 00
Highway at 41/2 per cent. . 24,000 00
Highway at 5 per cent 75,000 00
City Hall Addition at 4 per cent. . 80,000 00
City Hall Addition at 41/4 per cent. . 70,000 00
Public Building at 4 per cent. . 133,000 00
Public Building at 41/2 per cent. 60,000 00
School house at 4 per cent.
845,000 00
66
·
age rate
92
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Funded debt within the limit fixed by law
Lowell Street Bridge
$26,000 00
Sewer
. 161,000 00
City
155,500 00
Highway .
201,000 00 .
City Hall Addition
150,000 00 .
Public Building
193,000 00
Schoolhouse
845,000 00
$1,731,500 00
Beyond limit fixed by law.
Sewer (Chap. 357, Acts 1895)
$6,000 00
Met. Park Asst. (Chap. 325, Acts 1902) . 6,000 00
$12,000 00
$1,743,500 00
OUTSTANDING BONDS DECEMBER 31, 1923
1924
$25,500
$17,000
Sewer Outside $3,000 3,000
Park Outside $1,000
Bridge $1,000
Highway $46,000
$8,000
$18,000
School $45,000
$164,500
1925
23,000
17,000
1,000
1,000
35,000
8,000
· 18,000
45,000
151,000
1926
19,000
15,000
1,000
1,000
30,000
8,000
18,000
45,000
137,000
1927
19,000
14,000
1,000
1,000
22,000
8,000
17,000
45,000
127,000
1928
17,000
12,000
1,000
1,000
19,000
8,000
16,000
44,000
118,000
1929
16,000
11,000
1,000
1,000
19,000
8,000
16,000
44,000
116,000
1930
15,000
10,000
1,000
15,000
8,000
16,000
44,000
109,000
1931
12,000
10,000
1,000
10,000
8,000
15,000
44,000
100,000
1932
9,000
8,000
1,000
5,000
8,000
15,000
44,000
90,000
1933
8,000
1,000
8,000
14,000
43,000
74,000
1934
8,000
1,000
7,000
14,000
43,000
73,000
1935
7,000
1,000
7,000
8,000
43,000
66,000
1936
6,000
1,000
7,000
4,000
43,000
61,000
1937
6,000
1,000
7,000
4,000
43,000
61,000
1938
4,000
1,000
7,000
43,000
55,000
1939
3,000 .. ..
1,000
7,000
43,000
54,000
1940
2,000
1,000
7,000
43,000
53,000
1941
1,000
1,000
7,000
43,000
52,000
1942
1,000
1,000
7,000
43,000
52,000
1943
1,000
1,000
7,000
15,000
24,000
1944
...
.
..
1,000
....
....
. .
....
...
..
..
1,000
..
. .
....
..
. .
1,000
1,000
1949
$155,500
$161,000
$6,000
$6,000
$26,000
$201,000
$150,000
$193,000
$845,000 $1,743,500
..
..
...
..
..
..
..
..
..
.
..
..
..
..
..
1,000
1,000
1945
1946
1,000
..
..
....
1,000
1947
1,000
1948
..
..
..
..
1,000
City
Sewer
.......
-
....
....
..
1,000
TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES
93
..
·
...
1,000
.....
City Hall Addition Pub. Bldgs.
Total
94
ANNUAL REPORTS.
BONDS DUE IN 1924
January
April
July $1,000 00
October
Met. Park
............
............
.........
Total $1,000 00
Lowell Street
Bridge
$1,000 00
1,000 00
Sewer
$3,000 00
9,000 00
8,000 00
20,000 00
City
2,000 00
14,000 00
9,500 00
25,500 00
Highway
8,000 00
36,000 00
2,000 00
46,000 00
Addition
$8,000 00
8,000 00
Public Bldg.
5,000 00
5,000 00
8,000 00
18,000 00
Schoolhouse.
15,000 00
17,000 00
..
$33,000 00
$82,000 00 $28,500 00 $21,000 00 $164,500 00
BOND INTEREST DUE IN 1924
January
April
July $105 00
October
Total $210 00
Lowell Street
Bridge
$455 00
$437 50
892 50
Sewer
760 00
2,495 00
705 00
2,318 75
6,278 75°
City
1,670 00
1,410 00
1,630 00
1,140 00
5,850 00
Highway
505 00
3,895 00
365 00
3,115 00
7,880 00
City Hall
Addition
.......
...
3,087 .50
6,175 00
Public Build-
ings
2,950 00
1,060 00
2,850 00
960 00
7,820 00
Schoolhouse
6,000 00
10,900 00
5,700 00
10,560 00
33,160 00
$11,990 00
$23,302 50
$11,355 00 $21,618 75
$68,266 25
BONDS OUTSTANDING DECEMBER 31, 1923
With Interest to Maturity
Bonds
Interest
Total
Metropolitan Park
$6,000 00
$735 00
$6,735 00
Lowell Street Bridge
26,000 00
11,830 00
37,830 00
Sewer
167,000 00
41,430 00
208,430 00
City
155,500 00
24,780 00
180,280 00
Highway
201,000 00
28,450 00
229,450 00
City Hall Addition
150,000 00
63,712 50
213,712 50
Public Buildings
193,000 00
48,670 00
241,670 00
Schoolhouse
845,000 00
328,840 00
1,173,840 00
$1,743,500 00
$548,447 50
$2,291,947 50
......
....
.
City Hall
13,000 00
45,000 00
Met. Park
$105 00
............
............
3,087 50
95
TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES
YEARLY BOND MATURITIES WITH INTEREST
Date Due
Principal
Interest
Total
1924
$164,500 00
$68,266 25
$232,766 25
1925
151,000 00
61,858 75
212,858 75
1926
137,000 00
55,973 75
192,973 75
1927
127,000 00
50,516 25
177,516 25
1928
118,000 00
45,463 75
163,463 75
1929
116,000 00
40,651 25
156,651 25
1930
109,000 00
36,006 25
145,006 25
1931
100,000 00
31,748 75
131,748 75
1932
90,000 00
27,901 25
117,901 25
1933.
74,000 00
24,453 75
98,453 75
1934
73,000 00
21,486 25
94,486 25
1935
66,000 00
18,641 25
84,641 25
1936
61,000 00
16,073 75
77,073 75
1937
61,000 00
13,603 75
74,603 75
1938
55,000 00
11,173 75
66,173 75
1939
54,000 00
8,983 75
62,983 75
1940
53,000 00
6,831 25
59,831 25
1941
52,000 00
4,716 25
56,716 25
1942
52,000 00
2,621 25
54,621 25
1943.
24,000 00
846 25
24,846 25
1944.
1,000 00
192 50
1,192 50
1945
1,000 00
157 50
1,157 50
1946
1,000 00
122 50
1,122 50
1947
1,000 00
87 50
1,087 50
1948
1,000 00
52 50
1,052 50
1949
1,000 00
17 50
1,017 50
$1,743,500 00
$548,447 50
$2,291,947 50
MEMORANDUM OF PAYMENTS IN 1923 ON ACCOUNT OF DEBT
Principal $165,500 00
$60,528 47A
$226,028 47
Revenue Loans .
41,999 11
41,999 11
Grade Crossings
3,380 00
127 20
3,507 20
On account of
Metropolitan District Debt:
Sewers
23,061 90
29,582 67
52,644 57
Metropolitan Park
3,555 82
14,302 31
17,858 13
Wellington Bridge
1,265 00
126 50
1,391 50
Charles River Basin
310 09
3,550 49
3,860 58
Alewife Brook
818 39
236 33
1,054 72
Water
14,909 43
82,407 74
97,317 17
Somerville's proportion for debt requirements :
In State Tax
23,175 89
27,800 15
50,976 04
In County Tax .
.
2,700 77
3,725 20
6,425 97
$238,677 29
$264,386 17
$503,063 46
$2,377.78 accrued interest applied as a deduction.
Interest
Total
Bonds, General City Debt
96
ANNUAL REPORTS.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, 1923
Appropriated in budget
Transfer
.
$22,500 00 450 00
$22,950 00
Salaries:
Treasurer and Collector
$4,000 00
Deputy Collector
2,000 00
Cashiers
2,500 24
Clerks
9,155 68
Stationery, postage and books .
2,544 51
Printing
784 62
Telephone
163 36
Tracing addresses
220 00
Bonds
386 20
Typewriting and Adding Machine
620 00
Repairs to machines and safe .
52 04
Advertising Tax Sales, recording deeds,
etc.
351 07
Car hire, paymaster
42 00
Sundries
55 90
.
$22,875 62
Balance
74 38
$22,950 00
1
·
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97
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, 98,000. 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.
98
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
99
WATER DEPARTMENT
REPORT OF THE WATER COMMISSIONER
OFFICE OF THE WATER COMMISSIONER, January, 1924.
To His Honor, the Mayor, and the Board of Aldermen :-
I present herewith my report for the year ending Decem- ber 31, 1923, this being the fiftieth annual report of the water department and my twenty-fourth as water commissioner:
Revenue and Expenditures
Water bills have been issued as follows :-
"Annual" water charges, amounting to .
$26,720 25
"Additional" water charges, amounting to
1,175 17
"Metered" water charges, amounting to .
265,589 76
$293,485 18
Abatements and refunds
3,273 15
Income from sale of water
$290,212 03
Receipts; water service assessments
$12,471 05
Receipts; labor and materials sold :-
Misc. accounts charged $8,223 42
Abatements 616 60
7,606 82
20,077 87
Total income of water works
$310,289 90
This amount was used as follows :-
For water works purposes :-
Under Control of the Water Commissioner
Water Works Maintenance
$74,824 56
Water Works Extension .
25,780 36
Miscellaneous accounts . .
7,606 82
$108,211 74
Not Under Control of the Water Commissioner
Metropolitan water works assessment $139,164 15
Maintenance water works buildings 2,155 26
$141,319 41
For other municipal purposes :-
Not Under Control of the Water Commissioner
Surplus
$60,758 75
Total
$310,289 90
-
100
ANNUAL REPORTS.
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
$82,600 00
Department accounts; receipts 1,199 68
Water works extension account; receipts 19,692 76
Refund
6 24
Amount expended for labor and materials for operation, maintenance, and renewal of the water works . $74,824 56
Amount expended for materials used in ex- tension of the water works
19,692 76
Miscellaneous accounts
7,606 82
Labor and materials furnished municipal de- partments
1,199 68
Expenditure refund
6 24
Balance
168 62
$103,498 68
$103,498 68
WATER WORKS EXTENSION ACCOUNT
Appropriations made by Board of Aldermen .
$25,800 00
Department accounts: receipts
173 23
Amount expended for labor and materials used in extension of the water works Water Service: Departments account .
$25,780 36
173 23
Balance
19 64
$25,973 23 $25,973 23
Cost of Water Works
The total cost of water works on December 31, 1922, as represented by the expendi- tures from appropriations for water works extension was .
Expended during the year 1923, on extension account
$1,127,746 65
$ 25,780 36
Total expenditures, December 31, 1923 .
$1,153,527 01
101
WATER DEPARTMENT
Water Works Income from 1898 and its Distribution
The water income and its distribution from 1898 to 1923, inclusive, is shown in the following table :- Total water income $6,260,126 07
Distribution :-
Water Works Account
Water works Construction, Renewal,
Maintenance, Operation and Miscel-
laneous Accounts
$1,649,132 41 ·
Water bonds
274,000 00
Interest .
86,575 00
Metropolitan Water Assessments 2,545,161 73
Maintenance Water Works buildings 11,772 36
$4,566,641 50
Other Municipal Accounts
Various municipal departments through specific appropriations and general
revenue account .
$1,693,484 57
$6,260,126 07
Water Distribution System-Construction STREET MAINS
Approximate number of feet of street mains in the city, January 1, 1923, (including hydrant
branches and blow-offs) .
549,672
Feet of street mains laid in 1923
2,253
Feet of hydrant branches laid in 1923
138
Feet of blow-off branches laid in 1923
0
Total feet of pipe laid .
2,391
Feet of pipe removed or replaced
840
Net increase in feet of pipe
1,551
Total approximate feet of pipe in the city .
.
551,223
Total pipe mileage, approximately
104.4
The sizes and lengths of pipe laid and discontinued are as follows :-
Feet Laid
Feet Discontinued
Size
Feet Laid
Feet Discontinued
3/4"
0
0
6"
517
683
1"
16
0
8"
754
0
2"
118
134
10"
670
0
4"
0
23
12"
316
0
1
Size
102
ANNUAL REPORTS.
The pipes constructed and replaced during the year are as follows :-
Constructed :
Size
Feet Laid
Feet Discon - tinued
Size Discon- tinued
Blakeley Ave.
8"
26
Boston Ave.
10"
36
Cross St. East
12"
276
Edmonton Ave.
8"
433
Farragut Ave.
6"
204
Hillsdale Rd. .
8"
26
Kensington Ave.
12"
40
Laurel Ter.
6"
159
Maple Ave.
6"
9
Upland Road
8"
265
Replaced :
Chestnut St.
6"
10
10
6"
Eustis St.
2"
118 2
134
2"
1"
16 S
Garfield Ave. .
8"
4
4
6"
Joy St.
10"
344
344
6"
Poplar St.
.
10"
290
290
6"
Hydrant Branches
·
.
6"
135
35
6" 2
23
4" S
2,391
840
Hydrants, Gates, etc.
Number of fire hydrants in city January 1,
1923
1,194
Number set during year
38
Number removed during the year 31
Net increase in number of hydrants
7
Total number of public fire hydrants
1,201
Number of private fire hydrants, January 1, 1923
66
Number added ·
0
Total number of private fire hydrants receiving their supply from the city mains
66
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103
WATER DEPARTMENT
Number of gates in city, January 1, 1923 .
Number set during the year for streets . .
10
Number of section gates set . 3
Number set on hydrant branches .
39
Number set on blow-off branches .
0
Number set on car-sprinkler connections .
0
52
Number of street gates removed 1
Number of section gates removed 1
Number of waterpost gates removed 0
Number of blow-off gates removed . 0
Number of hydrant branch gates removed . 3
5
Net increase in number of gates .
Total number of gates in city .
47 2,016 8
Number of check-valves in city .
Number of blow-offs in city January 1, 1923
190
Number added during the year
0
0
Number discontinued 0
0
Total number of blow-offs .
190
Number of waterposts in city January 1, 1923 66
Number removed during the year 0
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, 1923 (approximately )
13,844
Number laid during the year . 239
Number permanetly discontinued .
38
Net increase in services .
201
Total number of water services in city Amount received for services laid in 1923
14,045 $12,471.05
Number feet service pipe in city January 1, 1923 (city and private) approximately 477,805
Number of feet laid during the year
· 8,705
Number of feet discontinued . 1,270
Increase in feet of service pipe . 7,435
Total feet service pipe (city and private) (approximately) .
Total service mileage (approximately) .
485,240 91.9
Size, number and length of services installed in 1923 :-
108-5/8"-4005'
110-34"-3866' 11-1"-363'
1-11/2"-31'
4-2"-230' 1-4"-18' 4-6"-192'
1,969
104
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Number of fire services installed during 1923 (Included in above)
6
Location of Fire Services
No.
Size
Cedar St., No. 154; White Cross Laundry Co. Factory Building . Highland Ave., No. 373; A. W. Hastings & Co. Warehouse .
1
6"
Leland St., Fresh Pond Ice Co., Stable .
1
Water Meters
Number of water meters in city, January 1, 1923 .
11,447
Number installed during the year, new .
674
Number reset
76
.
Number removed on account of permanent or tem- porary discontinuance of water and for substi- tution of other meters . 118
Net increase in number of operating meters . 632
Total number of meters in service .
12,079
Number of motor registers (included in above)
3
Per cent. of all services metered 86.
Operating Meters December 31, 1923
Size 5/8" 3/4" 1"
11%"
2"
. 3"
4"
6"
Total
No. 11623
288
104
16
26
10
8
1 12076
Motor and elevator
registers .
.
.
3
12079
The meters installed in 1923 were classed as follows :
Applications of property owners
42
New services
244
General installation
388
Reset
76
Total
750
Meters were removed for the following causes :-
Vacancies and temporary non-use of water Services permanently discontinued
65
·
.
.
15
Replaced by other meters .
38
Total
118
.
.
1
6"
750
105
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 Set in excess required on set on of
old services
old services requirements
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
2481
624
154
1918
411
82
329+
295
39
1919
411
166
2451
50
23
1920
411
115
2961
246+
45
1921
411
663
252
6
60
1922
411
67
344+
3381
181
1923
411
430
19
319+
244
t Deficiency.
The following table shows the progress of meter installa- tion of Somerville by years and the results therefrom in water consumption : -
Per Capita
Year
Popu- lation
Number of Services
Number of Meters
Per Cent Metered
Con- sump- tion
1897
58,000
9,601
(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
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
74.86
80
1919
92,000
13,544
10,322
76.21
69
1920
93,033
13,554
10,472
77.26
77
1921
95,000
13,631
11,190
82.11
73
1922
96,000
13,844
11,447
82.68
76
1923
98,000
14,045
12,079
86.0
81
Total excess
Meters set on new services
106
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Summary of Pipes and Fixtures of the Water System December 31, 1923
Feet of main pipe (approximately)
551,223
Feet of service pipe (approximately)
485,240
Service connections (approximately )
.
14,045
Public fire hydrants
1,201
Private fire hydrants
66
Gates
2,016
Check Valves
8
Meters
12,079
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
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
1923.
10,716 17
42,846 98
82,407 74
3,193 26
139,164 15
...
$2,545,161 73
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.
107
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 1923 :-
Month
Gallons per day per capita
Month
Gallons Galions per day per capita
January
8,350,000
85
July
7,912,000
80
February
8,683,100
88
August
7,920,500
80
March
8,272,300
84
September
7,917,600
80
April
7,964,300
81
October
7,956,300 80
May
7,684,900
78
November
7,735,200
78
June
8,138,200
82
December
7,624,400
77
The consumption for the year was :-
Low-service system
High-service system
2,286,215,000 gallons 636,904,000 gallons
Total consumption
2,923,119,000 gallons 8,008,500 gallons
Average daily consumption
Average daily consumption, per capita, for Som- erville
81 gallons
Average daily consumption, per capita, for Met- ropolitan district
97 gallons
The following table shows the daily per capita consump- tion of water in the cities and towns in the Metropolitan Water District for the year 1923, as registered by the Metropolitan meters :
City or Town
Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Year
Arlington
53
55
53
50
56
74 85
64 77
63 72
70 82
63 70
51 57
50 55
58 66
Belmont
56
58
60
63
66
111
112
108
110
79
113 77
112 78
109
75
80
Everett
52
58
57
59
68
Malden
57
58
57
Medford
54
57
56
55 58 59 41 92
53 66 63 42 130
106 91 56 61 74 47 229 86 83 82 81 106 83
101 74 55 60 72 38 219 85 83 80 79 122 77 68 96
101 72 55 59 69 38 202 86 84 80 79 104 71
102 75 58 58 70 45 171 83 77 80 79 101 75
100 64 54 56 71 44 105 79 71 80 70 81 68
65 78 72 68 63
60
72
Winthrop
51
53
51
52
55
Met. Dist.
102
105
100
95
54 96
66 99
97
57 98
51 97
48 93
47 93
58 66 41 127
Nahant
62
63
87
77
79 72
Somerville
85
88
77 70 84 77
68
75
81
Stoneham
72
78
57
56
58
63 79
Watertown
86
86
77
76
74
81 75
78 78 69
67 75
Milton
60 44
61 46
61 44
Quincy
80
77
Revere
69
74
85
79
76
79
80
Chelsea
83 99
107
98
95
94
96 54 50 53 70 41 97
110 75 100 48 48 52 67 40 69 77 64 77
113
Boston
120
124
117
110
90
Lexington
100 64 55
Melrose
78
80
Swampscott
53
66
97
Gallons
108
ANNUAL REPORTS.
The district, in order of per capita consumption, begin- ning with the lowest, stands as follows for the year 1923 :
Total Per Day
Per Capita per Day
Services Metered
Milton
452,500
41
100
Malden
2,857,100
55
95
Winthrop
950,100
55
99
Arlington
1,251,100
58
100
Medford
2,563,400
58
100
Lexington
440,700
64
99
Belmont
865,700
66
100
Melrose
1,268,400
66
99
Watertown
1,804,300
72
100
Revere
2,255,800
75
84
Stoneham
615,200
75
100
Swampscott
658,500
79
100
Chelsea
3,646,100
80
90
Quincy
4,175,700
80
91
Somerville
8,008,500
81
86
Everett
4,309,200
100
80
Boston
88,932,800
112
70
Nahant
180,900
127
76
Total District
·
125,245,000
97
1
Operation - Construction - Maintenance
The headquarters of the operating branch of the depart- ment are at the water-works yard on Cedar street near Broad- way. This is also the emergency station, with a man on duty day and night.
The branch office in the water-works building has been enlarged' and greatly improved during the year. Other changes are in progress which will add much to the efficient handling of our yard supplies. Our transportation equip- ment has been strengthened by the substitution of two 1-ton trucks for two old-timers, worn out and discarded. Further changes in the same direction will soon be required.
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