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per Month.
MONTH
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Water Analysis-Attleborough. Commonwealth of Massachusetts, State Board of Health-(Parts in 100,000.)
1910
DATE OF
APPEARANCE
ΑΜΜΟΝΙΑ
NITROGEN AS
No.
Collection
Examination
Turbidity
Sediment
Color
Free.
Albu- mi- noid
Chlorides
Ni- trates
Ni- trites
Consumed Oxygen
Hardness
83,575
Feb. 2
Feb. 4
None
None
.00
5.40
.0012
.0036
.52
·0200
.0000
2.2
·0030
84,553
Apr.
5
Apr. 8
v. Slight
None
.03
1.30
.0004
.0022
.49
.0150
.0000
-
2.0
·0050
85,599
June 8
June 10
v. Slight
None
·07
3.80
.0012
·0034
.48
·0110
.0000
-
2.0
·0180
86,906
Aug. 10
Aug. 11
None
None
.00
5.00
·0016
.0046
.44
·0030
.0000
2.1
·0080
88,176
Oct.
6
Oct.
7
None
None
·01
5.20
.0006
·0040
45
· 0240
.0000
2.6
.0030
89,742
Dec.
8
Dec. 13
None
None
.00
5.30
.0006
. 0036
.57
·0120
.0000
2.0
.0040
Average ·
.02
4.80
.0008
.0035
.49
.0160
.0000
2.1
·0068
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Residue on
Evaporation
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Table Showing Rainfall for Year 1910.
Month
Rainfall
Normal
Departure From Normal
January
4.85
4.18
+ .67
February
3.86
4.06
.20
March.
1.63
4.58
-2.95
April.
2.79
3.32
.53
May
3.25
3.20
+ .05
June
3.90
2.99
+ .91
July.
2.43
3.78
-1.35
August
3.63
4.23
.60
September
1.95
3.23
-1.28
October
1.70
4.41
-2.71
November
5.24
4.11
+1.13
December.
2.17
3.71
-1.54
Total.
37.40
45.80
-8.40
Monthly average.
3.11
3.81
- . 07
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REPORT OF WATER REGISTRAR
December 31, 1910
To the Honorable Board of Water Commissioners.
Gentlemen-The eighteenth annual report of the Water Registrar, covering the year ending December 31, 1910, is herewith submitted.
Total collections from all sources, $46,492.11; the amount from water rates, $40,936.65; showing a gain over 1909 of $3,607.21.
Every water bill has been collected except four, amounting to $61.86, and the greater part of this is for service pipe laid. In all of the cases the water is shut off for non-payment and three of them are in litigation at present. This makes the eighth consecutive year that every water bill has been collected or the water shut off and in this time every bill has finally been paid, so there has been no loss to the department.
I think this is a record that should be appreciated by every taxpayer, and I wish to thank the consumers for their co-operation in making this record possible.
Below is the financial statement of the Water Registrar :
Financial Statement.
Dr.
Uncollected bills, January 1, 1910. $ 4.00
Charged meter allowances, January I to July I,
1910 6,308.00
Charged meter allowances, July 1, 1910, to Jan- uary 1, 19II 6,525.50
Charged meter rents, January I to July 1, 1910 2,121.4I Charged meter rents, July 1, 1910, to January 1, 19II 2,212.87
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Charged excess water, January I to July I, 1910 11,973.98 Charged excess water, July 1, 1910, to January I, 19II II,253.42 Charged repair on meters, January I to July I, 1910 262.14 Charged repair on meters, July 1, 1910, to Jan- uary 1, 19II 35.04
Charged sale of meters, January 1, 1910, to July 1, 19II 41.00
65.93
Charged guarantees, January I to July 1, 1910 Charged guarantees, July 1, 1910, to January I, 19II 207.67
Charged miscellaneous, January I to July I, 1910 3,409.04
Charged miscellaneous, July 1, 1910, to January 1, 19II 2,146.42
Cr. $46,566.42
Abatements $ 12.00
Cash paid Town Treasurer 46,492.II
Uncollected bills, December 31, 1910 62.31
$46,566.42
GEORGE H. SNELL,
Water Registrar.
Examined January 10, 1911, and found correct.
BENJAMIN F. LINDSEY, W. L. ELLIOT, FREDERICK L. LeBARON,
Auditors.
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ATTLEBOROUGH WATER WORKS WATER ORDINANCES
Section 1. Water Commissioners shall, at their first meeting, after the annual Town election, choose from their number a chairman. Two members shall be a quorum for the exercise of the powers and performance of the duties of the Water Commissioners. The Com- missioners may appoint and remove at their discretion a clerk, who shall also be Water Registrar, a superin- tendent and such employees or agents as they may deem necessary, and may prescribe their duties. They may fix the salaries of such clerk, employees and agents sub- ject to the instructions and control of the Town.
Sec. 2. The Water Board shall have the exclusive and entire charge, superintendence and oversight of all land, structures, works and apparatus designed and pro- vided for obtaining and supplying pure water for the uses of the Town. They shall have the exclusive control and management of the uses, repairs and extensions of such work and structures, whether newly determined upon or otherwise.
Sec. 3. The Water Board shall have control and jurisdiction over all sources of supply possessed by the Town, and all lands appurtenant thereto, owned or law- fully controlled by the Town, and they may exercise all rights as to entry upon and passage over private prem- ises which are now or may become vested in the Town, belonging or relating to the management of the water works and supply of water.
Sec. 4. The Water Board shall use diligent care for the protection and security of all sources of water from which a supply is obtained, so that the purity thereof may not be impaired.
Sec. 5. The Water Board shall, as often as once in each calendar month, meet and examine all bills and
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claims incurred by them in the prosecution of their duty and all claims approved shall be certified by them before payment of the same by the Town Treasurer.
The Water Board shall keep a full record of their proceedings, and they shall, at the annual Town meeting make a report in detail to the Town of their official acts and doings for the year preceding, with estimates of expenditures and receipts for the year succeeding, and such suggestions and recommendations as may seem to them for the benefit of the Town.
Sec. 6. The Water Board shall make all proper arrangements for the sufficient supply of water for use at fires. and for furnishing the same in the most efficient and suitable manner. They shall, in consultation with the Selectmen, arrange for such supply of water as may be required for operating any public fountains, or orna- mental public water works, for flushing and cleansing public sewers and drains, for sprinkling streets, and for any other use clearly distinct from that of ordinary water takers.
Sec. 7. The Water Board shall have exclusive charge of the supply of water. may make all the necessary arrangements therefor. and such rules and regulations and rates as they may deem to be judicious.
Sec. 8. The following rules and regulations are hereby established, and, together with such rules, regu- lations and rates as shall, from time to time, be made by the Water Board, under the authority of the preceding section, shall be considered a part of the contract with every person who takes the water, and the fact of taking shall be considered as expressing assent on the part of the taker to be bound thereby.
Whenever any of them is violated. although two or more parties may receive the water through the same pipe. the water shall be cut off and not let on again except by order of the Water Board, and on payment of one dollar. and in case of such violation, any payment
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for the water by the person committing such violation shall be forfeited.
Rules and Regulations.
I. Application for the use of water must be made in writing at the office of the Water Registrar in the prescribed form, and must state fully and truly the use. which it is to be applied.
No water shall be supplied by takers to persons not entitled to its use.
2. All persons taking the water shall keep the service pipes within their premises in good repair and protected from frost at their own expense, and they shall be held liable for all damages resulting from their failure to do so. They shall provide a stop and waste cock, to be properly located inside the building, and have the pipes so arranged that the water can be drawn from them whenever there is danger of its freezing.
3. They shall prevent all voluntary waste of water, and shall not allow water to run through their fixtures to prevent freezing, and there shall be no concealment of the purpose for which the water is used.
4. No alteration shall be made in any of the pipes or fixtures inserted by the Town except by persons authorized by the Water Board, who shall be allowed to enter the premises to examine the apparatus, the quantity of water used and the manner of its use and to ascertain whether there is any unnecessary waste.
5. The Town reserves to itself the right, whenever the Water Board deems it necessary to repair the works, to shut off the water in whole or in part.
6. The Water Registrar or Superintendent, or their agents or assistants may enter the premises of any water taker to examine the quantity used and the manner of its use and to cut off the water for non-payment of rent or fines, or any violations of these regulations or for any
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other necessary purpose connected with the discharge of their duties.
7. Owners shall be responsible for water supplied to their premises. When water is supplied to more than one taker through a single service, the bill may be made either to the owner of the estate or by the direction of the owner to the tenants; but in case of non-payment the water may be shut off. notwithstanding one or more takers may have paid their proportion to such owner or the Town.
8. A taker may be required at any time to attach to the service pipe of his premises a meter of suitable size, when at the discretion of the Water Board it seems for the interest of the Town. And in all such cases the rates for the current year shall be adjusted by the meter read- ings, even if a bill by fixture rates has already been settled.
9. All service pipe and stop cocks will be supplied and put down to the sidewalk line by the Town. All work beyond the sidewalk line shall be done under the direction and approval of the Water Board by the water taker and at his expense both for labor and material.
IO. In all cases of non-payment for water rent in thirty days after the same is due, or violating the above rules the water may be shut off. The sum of $I will be charged for letting it on.
II. Since January 1, 1902, no person or persons are allowed to connect two or more houses together through one service connection with the main water pipe unless by special permit from the Water Board; and if any are so connected in the future without permission the water may be shut off from the service in use until a new service connection is made with the connecting house.
On all services where two or more houses are now connected through one service the owner shall not have the benefit of the sliding scale of water rates until the
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average of each house so connected amounts to the same as allowed by the same rates for a single house.
12. The Water Board reserves to itself the right to shut off the water at the street service from the property of any person or persons disconnecting or taking out a water meter on their premises without permission, and water so turned off shall not be let on again until a satisfactory settlement for same offense is made with the Water Board.
13. All persons or firms wishing to have private hy- drants or sprinklers connected with the town water supply shall make application to the Water Board and sign an application for same, by which they agree to comply with the by-laws of the department, and also file a plan of piping for the entire system and the water will not be turned on until the system is inspected by the Board or their representatives.
The Water Board shall inspect the system as often as they deem necessary, and if any repairs are necessary they shall be made by them at the expense of the owner.
All outside piping connecting with the Town system shall be laid by the Water Department at the expense of the owner.
All valves and private hydrants shall be sealed by the Water Department.
14. All persons or firms having private fire connec- tions for sprinklers and private hydrants on the premises or in buildings are forbidden to use the water for any purpose excepting fires, and shall not open any private hydrant in or out of the building for any other pur- poses, excepting fire, unless by permission of the Water Board.
For any violation of this by-law the Water Board may impose a fine of not less than $5.00 and not more than $20.00.
If water is used for any other purposes than for fires the Water Board shall estimate the amount so used and shall charge regular rates.
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If the fine or bill for water is not paid when presented the Water Board may shut off the water furnished the private hydrants or sprinklers from the town supply until such fine or bill for water is paid and the sum of two dollars shall be charged for turning it on.
15. All services shall be laid by the Water Board from the sidewalk to the cellar at the expense of the owner. The Water Board may make an estimate of the cost of the owner's part and may demand a deposit for the same before laying the pipe.
Applicants wishing a service pipe laid when there is frost in the ground shall pay the extra expense caused by the frost, on the part laid by the town.
16. Applications for extensions of mains through private ways or grounds shall in no case be granted un- less the owner thereof executes a proper instrument securing to the town the right of permanent occupation, free from any acts of interference that shall affect the safety of the pipe, and securing to the department free right of entrance for purposes of inspection and main- tenance.
17. The town pond, South Attleborough, shall be open for fishing, Tuesdays and Fridays, to residents of the Town of Attleborough only, upon application at the water office for permission. No fishing through the ice will be allowed. There shall be no dead fish left around the pond or thrown into the water. No nuisances .shall be committed around the pond or from boats, and every care shall be taken by persons fishing not to contaminate the purity of the water. Persons having permits shall show them to any officer of the Town or Water Depart- ment when called upon to do so. Anyone caught fishing without a permit, or in any may violating this by-law. will be refused permission to fish and will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
Sec. 9. The water rates and meter rents shall be pay- able semi-annually in advance on the first days of Janu-
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ary and July of each year. All charges for specific supplies or supplies for fractional parts of the year shall be payable in advance and before the water is let on. In all cases when the consumption of water is ascertained by meters, any excess of the minimum rates shall be payable annually, quarterly or monthly, as may be re- quired by the Water Board. Bills for the same shall be due when rendered.
Sec. 10. If any person shall turn on or turn off the water in any public water pipes or reservoirs without the license of the Water Board he shall be liable to a penalty of not less than $3 nor more than $20 upon conviction thereof before a trial justice or court having jurisdiction of offenses arising under town by-laws.
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LIST OF HYDRANTS AT ATTLEBOROUGH
Street.
Location.
Angell Atwood
East side, corner Foley street.
North side, beyond No. 9, opposite Perrin's barn.
Alder
West side, opposite Ottawa street.
Adamsdale Rd.
East side, north G. W. Allen's.
East sire, north G. W. Allen's.
Bacon
South side, 400 feet south of Allen street.
Bowen ave.
West side, 450 feet south of South Main street.
Benefit
West side, front No. 62, Nye's house.
West side, corner Oak.
Bicknell ave.
South side, corner Bank street.
South side, at Horton & Angell's shop.
North side, front No. 28.
Bank
West side, opposite Odd Fellows' building.
East side, opposite Sanford street.
East side, corner Dean street.
Brownell
East side, corner Peck street. North side, corner Hazel street.
Bailey
South side, near railroad.
Brown
North side, front F. Hazelton's.
Bushee
North Side, 540 feet from County street.
County
East side, front Dr. Sanford's.
West side, front J. M. Bates building.
East side, opposite No. 49, G. H. Snell's. West side, corner First.
West side, opposite Wall street.
West side, corner Third street.
West side, corner Fifth street.
West side, corner Olive (Maple) street.
West side, corner Dennis street.
West side, front fountain, Capron Park.
East side, 200 feet east of No. 245.
West side, front No. 245.
West side, between Nos. 275 and 279.
West side, 350 feet west of Thacher street.
West side, near Bates factory (private).
West side, 300 feet south John Horne's.
South side, corner Pond street.
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Street.
Location.
County West side, north Martha Bank's. West side, front John Sworbel's.
Carpenter (near Pawt. line) .
South side, corner Cross street. South side, east of Central street. North side, corner South Main street (Hebron- ville).
Church
Claflin North side, 125 feet from North Main street. North side, opposite No. 25, D. Young's.
Cumberland ave.
Charles
West side, near Morse Wightman's. North side, opposite Walter street. West side, front A. Boyd's. West side, front A. Bergman's. North side, opposite Parker street. North side, opposite James street.
Cross
Carpenter (Pine and Union st. district.) North side, corner Hazel street. South side, front No. 3, Christensen.
Cliff
South side, front Nos. 15-17, Benson.
Dexter Dennis
North side, near Thacher B. ook. West side, opposite Maple street. West side, opposite Fifth street. West side, opposite Franklin street.
Dean
South side, front No. 23, Wilmarth estate.
South side, front No. 49, Luther's.
Dunham
North side, front No. 102, opposite Short Ct. North side, corner Park avenue. North side, opposite No. 73. North side, opposite Crandall Ct.
North side, near Thacher Brook. North side, front E. Anderson's.
Elizabeth
North side, opposite Nos. 17-19, near Hodges street.
Emory
North side, opposite No. 37.
North side, corner Brook street.
East
North side, corner Sturdy street. North side, corner Forest street. North side, corner Union street. North side, corner Park street.
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Street.
Location.
Fairview ave. South side, 420 feet east of South Main street. Fisher West side, corner Alder street.
West side, corner Bellemore street.
Florence Fourth
East side, corner Charles street.
West side, corner County street. East side, corner Prospect street. East side, corner Jefferson street.
East side, corner Franklin street. East side, corner Mechanics street.
Foley Forest
South side, front No. 1. South side, opposite Horton street. South side, corner Maynard street.
South side, opposite Eddy street.
Falmouth
North side, at No. 38. North side, opposite Brook street. North side, opposite No. 71.
First
East side, opposite Highland street.
East side, opposite Grove street.
Goff ave. George Gustin ave.
North side, front No. 12. West side, at No. 35. West side, at No. 59, Brady's.
Garden
West side, at angle, (Wigwam street.)
Highland ave.
South side, corner Washington.
Howard ave.
West side, 150 feet from Washington.
Hebron ave. Holden
West side, 125 feet north of Bliss avenue.
North side, corner Bank street.
North side, 25 feet from Hope street.
North side, corner Benefit street.
Hope
West side, between No. 10 and No. 14, near Peck street. West side, between No. 30 and No. 34, near Oak street. West side, opposite Starkey avenue. East side, near J. Dennis.
Hodges
East side, front No. 19. East side, near John street.
Hayward
North side, front Nos. 17-19.
North side, corner South Main street.
East side, opposite No. 23.
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Street.
Location.
Horton
North side, near Forest street. North side, two private hydrants, Williams' shop. North side, front No. 12.
North side, front No. 36.
Holman
North side, opposite No. 39, Leavitt's.
North side, front No. 54, Sweeney's.
North side, front No. 89.
Hazel
West side, corner Pearl street.
West side, north of East street, at Wilmarth Corp. factory.
West side, corner Carpenter street.
East side, corner Maple street.
Highland North side, corner Second street. Highland ave. North side, 500 feet from Washington street.
South Attleboro North side, 1,000 feet from Washington street.
North side, 1,500 feet from Washington street.
North side, 2,000 feet from Washington street.
North side, 2,500 feet from Washington street. North side, 3,000 feet from Washington street. North side, 250 feet east Adamsdale road. North side, near corner Robinson ave.
Henry Hawthorn John
West side, front No. 8, Carpenter's. West side, front S. Le Doux. North side, east of Hodges street, front No. 15
North side, 575 feet west of Hodges street
South side, front Nos. 6-8, W. A. Engley's East side, corner Major street.
North side, 500 feet west of County.
South side, corner South Main street.
West side, from Whittaker's. West side, front Andrew Murphy's.
West side, front Andrew Goff's.
West side, near Webber street, opposite school- house.
East side, 200 feet south of Webber street. West side, front Hebron Mfg. Co. East side, front Hebron Mfg. Co. West side, front Hebron Mfg. Co. West side, four private hydrants, Hebron Mfg. Co., Hebronville.
Jefferson James Jewell ave. Knight ave.
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Street.
Location.
Knight ave. West side, at Church street. West side, 275 feet south of Church street.
Linden
West side, 350 feet south of Thacher street.
West side, at Alder street.
LeRoy
North side. near corner Bank street, fornt C. O. Sweet's.
Lamb
North side, front Horton & Bicknell's. West side, 500 feet from Thacher street.
West side, 1,000 feet from Thacher street.
Northeast corner Mossberg shop.
Between Mossberg's shops, near railroad (pri- vate).
lindsey
North side, 500 feet from Pleasant street.
North side, 1,000 feet from Pleasant street.
North side, 1,500 feet from Pleasant street.
North side, 2,200 feet from Pleasant street.
West side, at railroad.
South side, opposite Blake house, east of Hodges street.
North side, front Nos. 26-28, near Hodges street South side, between Watson & Newell's and Third street.
North side, three private hydrants (Watson & Newell's).
South side, opposite Nos. 79-81.
South side, corner Dennis street.
North side, front of long block west of Dennis street.
West side, front of No. 122.
West side, front of Cobb house, 2d.
West side, front Cobb house, No. 180.
West side, north No. 140.
West side, south No. 140.
East side, corner Falmouth street.
Morey Maynard
North side, opposite Morey street.
North side, front Florence Sweet's.
North side, near Brook street.
Mulberry
South side, corner Pine street.
South side, near Cherry street.
McMann Mechanics
South side, 500 feet from South Main street.
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Street.
Location.
Martin
West side, corner Mulberry street. West side, between Orange and Brownell.
Maple
North side, corner Eden street.
North side, corner Ellis street. North side, corner Pine street.
North side, opposite No. 85. North side, near corner Speedway.
North side, opposite 173.
North side, corner George street.
North side, opposite No. 203, Jackson's.
South side, near railroad.
North side, near corner Union street.
East side, corner Robinson avenue.
East side, 150 feet east William Leonard's. East side, west R. Hampson's.
Newport ave.
South side, between Orr and Harris houses. South side, front No. 125, Martha Coupe's. South side, opposite schoolhouse.
South side, at postoffice.
South side, front Coupe tenement No. 4.
South side, front Bethany Chapel.
South side, front Sadler's old residence.
South side, front Sadler's new residence.
South side, front Jillson's house.
South side, front Stella Orr's 1st house.
South side, opposite Highland avenue.
East side, 450 feet south of Highland avenue.
East side, between Orr Brothers and Rebecca Guild.
East side, opposite Stella Orr's house.
North Main
West side, front Bronson building.
East side, front No. 35, C. L. Watson's.
East side, front No. 63, Y. M. C. A.
East side, corner Dean street.
East side, corner Peck street.
East side, between Ide and McDonald's.
East side, between No. 149 and No. 155. East side, opposite John street. East side, front Simmons' shop.
East side, front Simmons' shop.
Maiden Lane Mill Mendon Road
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Street.
Location.
North Main
East side, two private hydrants, (Simmons' shop). West side, front No. 200, Wm. Nerney's. West side, at entrance of Woodlawn avenue. West side, front No. 242. East side, corner Holden street. East side, opposite Twin Elm farm.
East side, front Kratz's house.
East side, front Smith's house.
East side, between Riley's and Cargill's. East side, front Stafford's house.
East side, opposite Commonwealth avenue.
North ave.
East side, corner West street.
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