Report of the city of Somerville 1923, Part 5

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1923
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 468


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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


·


.


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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1


1


1 1 for Reaching records of thelich,00


Testpayment


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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