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time that the most pressing need for changing the plant for the city will be determined in my opinion by the need for action on these beds.
The grounds were not maintained at all in an expensive manner. Our lighting bill of $122.82, in conjunction with our telephone bill of $72.25 covering the Station equipment is not exorbitant for the service rendered. Under incidentals, the towel supplies, lamps and shades, screen door fixtures, repairing smoke flue, and such like is included. An item for oil may also be noted under Pumping Station expenses.
I believe, in summarizing the activities on our highways, it is well to bear in mind the potential points, as listed below, owing to the defi- nite and positive increase of their use both commercially and for pleas- ure :
First : To continually extend and improve our highway drainage conditions is essentially an investment of the soundest kind.
Second: To maintain the policy of efficiently operating and ade- quately caring for replacement of our machinery and equipment in order to combat our highway problems is a direct necessity in order that our present successful operation may continue.
Third : Concerted effort toward establishing aid from sources other than real estate in the financing of our highway improvements and ex- tensions should be attempted.
The A. B. C. Street Railway apparently will have its future taken care of when intrastate and interstate bus lines have been adequately protected so that responsible capital will seek them as an investment.
Too much stress cannot be laid upon the potential demand for sewer extension with the proper increase in filtration area to handle the limits of the extensions as designed.
Of necessity the primary importance of constantly improving the cash register of the Water Division, meter control, cannot be too strongly stressed. I feel that immediate steps should be taken to con- trol not only the present domestic and commercial outlets, but a record of ever- potential flow should be maintained and the regulations under which this division operates should be amended to aid in the recording mentioned.
One hundred fifty ($150.00) dollars was allowed the Superintendent to make a trip in September with the New England Water Works As- sociation, and as a matter of record to the gentlemen of the Council who accorded this privilege, and to His Honor, the Mayor, who recom- mended the trip, I wish to state that in our daily work benefits too numerous to detail in this report are apparent. It is conceded that the Water Works men of New England are leaders in their work; there- fore it seems only reasonable to believe that close personal contact with such men was the means of developing through discussion and comparison a fund of interesting information which, in its practical ap- plication, has become valuable to the city.
As the percentage of our people using motor vehicles rapidly in- creases, so I feel does their knowledge of the problems which confront this department. The personal contact allowed most of our folks by the use of motors with public work, including highways, drains, sewers, and water works, is coming to be, in my opinion, valuable when future improvements come up for consideration.
The year has been an extraordinarily busy one and by comparison extremely successful. This success has been due entirely to the un- stinted efforts of His Honor, the Mayor; the Municipal Council; and the employees who have so loyally stood up under the strain.
Respectfully submitted, J. O. TABER, JR., Supt. of Public Works.
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EXPENDITURES 1925-PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Charges to December 31, 1925.
General Administration
Superintendent's salary
$4,000.00
Engineer's salary, Asst. Eng., Rodman
5,967.82
Clerical labor
2,460.54
Office supplies
176.63
Engineering supplies
260.14
Insurance, repairs, etc.
258.60
Rent, light and telephone
978.02
City survey
1,192.44
Highway Department
Resurfacing
$13,705.04
Bridges
2,891.65
Drains
1,529.07
Ten Mile river
216.00
Traffic painting
102.77
Street Sweeping
1,727.17
Street Cleaning
4,517.64
Street patching
6,657.65
Sidewalks, repair and maintenance
3,660.18
Snow and ice
2,719.87
Machinery and tools
1,856.54
Crushers
844 65
Rollers, coal and maintenance
1,000.00
Maintenance of autos
1,333.49
Insurance
554.42
Rent, Maynard Street Land
69.60
Vacations
533.72
Express, freight, etc.
56.48
$43,975.94
Pearson balance for granolithic by vote of Jan. 19, 1926
(This amount is to cover withholding
clause of 1925 contract made up by transfer as noted below :)
Crosswalks
$51.31
Thacher Brook and Ten Mile river
184.00
Drains
470 93
Bridges
108.35
$814.59
1925 Highway Improvement - Bond
Issue.
South Main Street, No. 1
$23,851.14
South Main Street, No. 2
11,175.78
Dunham Street
14,864.55
Morey Street
10,437.23
Park Street widening
3,002.04
$63,330.74
Sidewalks and curbing
10,538 75
Dust layer and tar
12,515.71
Incidentals
21.34
Construction of Mendon Road
250.00
1924 sewers and drains
19,798.68
Bank and Water Street Bridges
2.34
Cambridge Street drain
139.82
$15,294.19
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Emory Street drain
99.27
Upland Road sewer
1,798.53
Barrows Street
5.96
Lighting : Contract
33,798.37
New lights
251.89
34,050.26
Signs, clock, etc.
351.91
Rifle range
12.09
Sewer Department
Filter beds
$2,675.71
Repair and care of sewers
405.50
$3,081.21
Water Department
New meters
$2,346.55
Services
6,040.15
Main line
13,240.42
Shop and barn
883.08
Maintenance payroll
9,270.92
Teams and autos
2,150 00
Insurance
1,053.54
Maintenance material
1,725.50
Incidentals
293.57
Buildings, repair and paint
567.59
$37,571.32
Pumping Station
Coal
$4,327.19
Payroll, Engineers
7,541.90
Oil
178.04
Snow pump
94.59
Barr Pump
Light and telephone
197.07
Repair of boilers
263.32
Cleaning filter beds
350 29
Care of grounds and beds
37.99
Incidentals
234.04
$13,224.43
A. B. C. St. Ry. maintenance
1,882.31
Expenses in re. N. E. Water Work's Assn.
150.00
$258.909.39
Resurfacing
Bacon
$80.59
Bishop
230.63
Brown
376.41
Clifton
236.54
County
114.59
Dunham
239.06
Emory
54.57
Highland Avenue
38.06
James
14.12
Jefferson
23.35
Lindsey
232.57
May
77.88
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Newport Avenue
384.77
North Main
20.00
Olive
119.10
Payson
41.04
Phillip
311.26
Pike Avenue
433.19
Pond
7.56
Railroad Avenue
627.47
Read
387.31
Richardson Avenue,
359.42
Robinson Avenue
489.79
Short
85.84
Slater and Smith
462.21
South Main
167.53
Speedway
223.71
Steere
47.32
Thacher
83.06
Union Road
44.47
Union and East
51.45
Wall
116.67
Water
34.50
Wilmarth
146.22
Hodges, labor and material
2,501.17
Mendon Road, excavation contract. labor and material
2,084.96
West, labor and material
1,076.77
Miscellaneous
1,011.57
$13,036.73
Emergency : Miscellaneous, washouts,
caused by heavy rains & frost heaves
Labor
$581.23
Material
87.08
668.31
$13.705.04
Bridges, Culverts and Fences
Deantown-Repairing bridge
Labor
$17.45
Thacher Street River Bridge-Slopes
Labor
13.76
Thacher Street Bridge
Labor
$73.66
Material
127.33
200.99
Holden Street River Bridge
Labor
$150.00
Material
32.56
182.56
Olive Street Bridge
Labor
$193.25
Material
1,321.58
Pearl Street Bridge
Labor
$96.46
Material
92.04
$1,514.83
188.50
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Dexter Street Bridge Labor
29.59
Fences-General maintenance
Labor
$176.02
Material
172.53
Labor-Culverts
Removing stump on Newport Ave-
nue, adjacent to double barrel
culvert
$12.85
Union Road culvert
8.86
Brown Street culvert
21.48
Bridges-General maintenance
Labor
$106.39
Material
245.84
$352.23
$2,891.65
DRAIN MAINTENANCE
Park Street and Railroad Avenue
Labor
$48.30
Material
7.92
South Main Street-Dodgeville
Labor
55.85
Material
61.80
117.65
Pearl Street (near bridge)
Labor
62.64
Material
64.81
127.45
Olive Street (Bridge Grating)
Labor
4.95
Material
23.67
Garden Street
Labor
15.85
South Avenue
Labor
24.98
Material
43.31
68.29
Drain and basin repair-labor Miscellaneous material
15.55
Cleaning Catch Basins, etc.
Labor
$632.46
Material
27.81
$660.27
Ten Mile River
$216.00
$216.00
CROSSWALKS
Traffic Painting
Labor
$69.80
Material
32.97
$102.77
$56.22
28.62
439.17
$1.529.07
348.55
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STREET CLEANING
Gutters and Scraping
Labor
Material
$2,313.43 1,628.91
$3,942.34
Outside Roads-Labor
$575.30
$4,517.64
STREET SWEEPING
Labor
$1,727.17
STREET PATCHING (Bituminous and Gravel)
Material and Labor Account,
165 T. pea stone @ $2.50
155 (plus or minus) T. No. 2 stone @ $2.00
$726.37
11,114 Gals K. P. @ $ 141
1,046 Gals. K. P. @ .195
300 Gals. Binder "B" @ $.143
250 Gals. Binder "C" @ $.125 51 Gals. Cold Repair Cement @ $.21
(Credit for 18 barrels returned @ $1.00 $18.00) 1,837.90
Truck and horse operating charges 445.16
Miscellaneous-sand, gravel, and small items 79.18
$3,088.61
Labor
Mixing, placing, handling material, etc. $3,569.04
$6,657.65
(260 tons of pea stone, 140 tons of No. 2 stone) Used in this work and not written off-corresponding to profit from stone charge if crusher charges are not taken note of.
STREET PATCHING (Bituminous and Gravel)
List of streets worked on:
Adamsdale Road
Jackson
Pond
Alder
James
Prospect
Bacon
Lamb
Read
Bank
Leedham
Reynolds Ave.
Benefit
Leroy
Richardson Ave.
Bishop
Lexington Ave.
Robinson Ave.
Brook
Linden
Sanford
Brown
Lindsey
School
Carpenter
Locust
Second
Claflin
Lord
Smith
Cliff
Manchester
South Ave.
Clifton
Mann
South Main
Colvin
Maple
Speedway
Commonwealth Ave.
Mechanic
Starkey Ave.
County
Mendon Road
St. Jean Plat
Deantown Road
Newport Ave.
Sturdy Summer
Dennis
North Ave.
Dunham
North Main
Thacher
East
Oak Hill Ave.
Thurber Ave.
Eldridge
Olive
Tiffany
Emory
Orange
Turner
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Falmouth
Park
Union
Fourth
Park Ave.
Union Road
Garden
Parker
Wall
Gardner
Pearl
Water
George
Perrin
Webber Ave.
Highland Ave.
Phillips
West
Holden
Pike Ave.
West Carpenter
Hope
Pine
Howard Ave.
Pleasant
SIDEWALK MAINTENANCE
Material and Labor
Brook Street sidewalk cover-Emory St. northerly to Brook bend.
Material
$591.43
Labor
526.58
$1,118.01
Repairing cement walks, Olof Pearson
185.20
Sand and gravel
3.95
Cement
16.00
Miscellaneous material
739.90
Labor
1,597.12
$3,660.18
List of Streets worked on :
Angell
Hodges
Pine
Bacon
Holman
Pleasant
Bank
John
Railroad Avenue
Bicknell
Lafayette
Robert
Brook
Lamb
Sanford
County
Leedham
South Main
Crandall Court
Linden
Thacher
Dunham
Maple
Union
Elizabeth
North Avenue
Wall
Emory
North Main
Washington
Falmouth
Park
Water
Forest
Payson
West
Fourth
Pearl
George
Peck
Automobiles
Operating expenses-General mainte-
$1,333.49
Dust Layer and Tar
Oil and Tar
Labor
$2,770.52
Material
8,290.57
$11,061.09
Sand for Oiling
Labor
$579.58
Material
169.13
748.71
Miscellaneous
705.91
$12,515.71
nance
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Insurance, Freight and Incidentals
Vacations
$533.72
Rent, Maynard Street Land
69.60
Insurance
554.42
Telephone
56.48
$1,214.22
Highway Incidentals
Recording layouts, etc.
$21.34
Lighting
Contract
$33,798.37
New lights and setting trolley poles ..
251.89
$34,050.26
Signs
New signs, erection, etc.
$244.32
Clock
Care
$53.25
Lighting
39.40
New lamps
13.32
$105.97
Numbering
Numbers
1.62
$351.91
Rifle Range
Taxes
$12.09
Snow and Ice
Jan. 1 to April-Snow removal and
sanding (labor and material)
2,417.54
December. Snow removal and sanding Repairs, etc.
131.94
$2,719.87
Machinery and Tools
Keeping tools in repair-Labor
$305.45
Keeping tools in repair-Material
240.59
New equipment
1,253.40
Small tools and equipment
57.10
$1,856.54
Crushers
Repairs, maintenance, material, etc .....
$667.56
Labor, dismantling, repairing, etc ...
177.09
$844.65
Rollers
Labor - maintenance
$208.08
Miscellaneous maintenance material, retubing, etc.
791.92
1,000.00
South Main Street No. 1 Improvement
Land damages paid Morris Rudnick .
$21,500.00
Recording plans, etc. (including photo prints)
31.22
Clearing Murray Lot-Labor
99.38
Changing curbing, paving, and water locations, C. B. & Con.
$383.21
Labor
Material
113.38
496.59
170.39
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Fire Alarm manhole work (A. S. & E. Co.)
44.54
2861/2 sq. yds. granolithic sidewalk at $2.40 (O. Pearson)
687.60
Removing large trees and stumps
177.80
Roadway
Stone, binder and sprinkling
$282.62
Labor
210.89
493.51
General (Truck and barn charges)
Labor
$14.77
Material
297.80
312.57
Miscellaneous material
7.93
$23,851.14
South Main Street No. 2 Improvement
Road
Labor
$2,902.73 7,680.50
$10,583.23
Fence
Labor
$127.23
Material
203.26
330.49
Miscellaneous
Repairing shed-Labor
$16.90
Material
245.16
262.06
$11,175.78
Morey St. Improvement
Drainage
Labor
$2,160.58
Material
2,274.34
$4,434.92
Sidewalks and Curbing
Labor
$702.86
Material
1,151.10
Granolithic-O. Peason, Estimate 5 ....
62.60
Surfacing
Labor
$1.166.52
Material
2,630.63
Miscellaneous
Labor
$23.09
Plant charge
229.87
Material
35.64
$288.60
$10,437.23
1,853.96
3,797.15
Material
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Dunham Street Improvement
Moving buildings, etc.
$426.85
Fence
280.22
Drain
Labor
$609.24
Material
606.58
1,215.82
Sidewalks and Curbing
Labor
$424.70
Material
194.16
618.86
Granolithic sidewalk-Olof Pearson
784.91
Sewer Change
Labor
$35.10
Incidentals
4.30
39.40
Water Changes
Labor
91.15
Surfacing
Labor
$650.05
Material
1,322.13
1,972.18
Plant Charges
Labor
$10.53
Material
396.50
Miscellaneous-Material ......
28.13
Land damages paid to Max Wunsch,
9,000.00
$14,864.55
Park Street Widening
Land damages-paid Myer Dana $3,000.00
$3,002.04
Sidewalks and Curbing
Material
2403.83 feet straight curbing $3,059.43
190.44 feet circle curbing 357.06
34-2 ft. corners 180.50
200 ft. curb bar
25.87
291/2 sq. yds. sidewalk at $1.20
(Kendall's-Peck Street) 35.40
Olof Pearson-Granolithic contract ..
4,623.40
Sand
7.75
Miscellaneous
263.97
$8,553.38
Labor
1,985.37
$10,538.75 -
Recording plans, etc. 2.04
$407.03
$5,864.55
as per council vote of Nov. 3, 1925.
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Curbing List
Street
Lin. ft.
Angell
133.5
Bicknell
232.75
Dunham
102.4
Lafayette
444.88
Mulberry
8.15
Railroad Avenue
90.58
Summer
1285.33
Tappan Avenue
104.6
Wolfenden
91.1
Total linear ft. set
2493.29
Includes ret.
Note : Finished gutter on Brown job on Elizabeth Street. This work was carried over from 1924.
Union and East Intersection Drainage-(Cambridge St. Drain-Carry
over funds.)
Labor
$4.50
Material
135.32
$139.82
Emory Street Drain-Carry over
Labor-Union and East
$60.62
Peck Street Basin-(Emory Street Drain-Carry over)
Labor
$38.31
Material
.34
99.27
Upland Road Sewer
Labor
$1,447.70
Material
350.83
1,798.53
Sewers-Operation and Maintenance
Inspector
$1,343.33
Cleaning Beds
Labor
$1,058.23
Material
9.60
1,067.83
Flushing sewers, etc.
Labor
$271.05
City of Attleboro-Water charge.
100.00
Miscellaneous
34.45
405.50
Insurance
86.43
Taxes-Town of Seekonk
56.88
Miscellaneous
121.24
$3.081.21
Water Street Bridge
Labor for rip-rip $2.34
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Construction of Mendon Road
Labor
$221.12 28.88
Material
250.00
Barrows Street
Recording plans and prints
5.96
1924 Sewer and Drains (Carried Over)
Lexington Avenue Sewer
Labor
$1,017.02
Material
126.99
$1,144.01
Short Street and Riverside Avenue Sewer
Labor
$523.30
Material
58.15
581.45
South Main Street Sewer
Labor
169.07
Material
15.38
184.45
Water and West Street Sewer
Labor
$52.02
Contract
15,329.61
Material
143.11
15.524.74
1924 Sewers and Drains-General Account
Labor
$190.63
Material
343.76
534.39
West Street Drain
Labor
$405.01
Material
223.91
628.92
Hodges Street Drain
Labor
15.51
Dunham Street Drain No. 2
Labor
$413.70
Material
771.51
1,185.21
$19.798.68
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
Comparison of Itemized Expenditures for 1923-1924-1925
Resurfacing
1923 $14,742.87
1924 $19,498.17
1925 $13,705.04 24,358.16
Construction
2,628.26
Bridges, repairs
2,705.24
2,952.11
2,891.65
Bridges, construction
4,915.51
539.17
2.34
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Drains, maintenance
2,181.91
2,131.55
1,745.07
Drains, construction
10,649.97
16,001.23
7,764.01
Crosswalks
128.97
158.43
102.77
Street cleaning
6,160.63
5,108.77
4,517.64
Street Sweeping
1,991.42
2,004.43
1,727.17
Street Patching-Tar and gravel
8,226.48
8,121.55
6,657.65
Sidewalks, maintenance
4,706.27
3,956.74
3,660.18
Snow and Ice
6,335.96
3,769.36
2,719.87
Machinery and tools (including crushers and rollers)
3,953.73
3,874.52
3.701.19
New motor trucks
459.50
Truck maintenance
911.72
1,209.48
1,333.49
Insurance, freight, express, etc.
1,668.86
1,897.44
680 50
Vacations
543.19
585.45
533.72
Dust layer and tar
12,001.06
12,339.57
12,515.71
Totals
$84,911.55 $84,207.97
$88,616.16
(Land damages and recording not included under "Construction" in 1925)
PUMPING RECORDS Totals Per Month
Month
Hours Pumping
Coal Con- Gallons Pumped sumed. Lbs. Venturi Meter
January
372 hrs.
100,695
31,427,000
February
372 hrs.
85,975
26,618,000
March
372 hrs.
91,043
29,084,000
April
358 hrs.
94,815
29,414,000
May
384 hrs. 25 min.
101.665
32,406,150
June
383 hrs. 10 min.
98,775
33,238,000
July
399 hrs.
104,473
33,500,000
August
403 hrs.
100,200
34,449,000
September
374 hrs.
96,755
33,690,000
October
390 hrs. 40 min.
100,787
36,245,000
November
380 hrs. 10 min.
/101,260
34,567,000
December
385 hrs. 30 min.
103,370
34,322,000
Totals
4573 hrs. 55 min.
1,179,813
388,960,150
PUMPING RECORDS Daily Averages Per Month
Month
Hours Pumping
Coal Con- Gallons Pumped sumed, Lbs. Venturi Meter
January
12 hrs.
3,248
1,013,774
February
12 hrs.
3,070
950,642
March
12 hrs.
2,937
938,193
April
11 hrs. 28 min.
3,160
980,466
May
12 hrs. 25 min.
3,279
1,045,359
June
12 hrs. 56 min.
3,292
1,107,933
July
12 hrs. 27 min.
3,370
1,080,645
August
13 hrs.
3,232
1,111,258
September
12 hrs. 14 min.
3,225
1,123,000
October
12 hrs. 40 min.
3,251
1,169,193
November
12 hrs. 50 min.
3,375
1,152,233
December
12 hrs. 30 min.
3,334
1,107,161
Totals
12 hrs. 34 min.
3,231
1,064,988
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MAIN LINE EXTENSIONS AND REPLACEMENTS-1925
Length
Size
Total Cost
Cost Per Foot
Adamsdale Avenue
492 ft.
6 in.
$869.22
$1.77
Brown Street
218 ft.
6 in.
520.48
2.39
Brown Street
231 ft.
6 in.
368.20
1.59
Chartier Street
183 ft.
6 in.
386.46
2.11
Curtis Avenue
391 ft.
6 in.
726.23
1.86
Fifth Street
265 ft. 5 in. 6 in.
420.61
1.58
Hayward Field
491 ft.
6 in.
731.04*
2.62
Hillcrest Avenue
401 ft.
6 in.
679.01
1 69
Jefferson Street (guarantee)
168 ft.
6 in.
391.11
2.33
Jefferson Street
60 ft.
6 in.
113.52
1.89
Jessie Avenue
204 ft.
6 in.
557.59
2.73
Jessie Avenue
192 ft.
6 in.
690.69
3.60
Lawn Street
231 ft.
6 in.
503.67
2.18
Major Street (guarantee)
192 ft.
6 in.
405.93
2.11
Major Street
48 ft.
6 in.
72.76
1.52
Rosewood Avenue
4 ft.
6 in.
241.27
5.48
South Main St. (replacement)
423 ft.
6 in.
818.33
1.93
Summit Street
80 ft.
6 in.
353.08
4.41
Sycamore Ave. (replacement)
48 ft.
6 in.
161.14 (inc'plete)
Upland Road
241 ft.
6 in.
684.54
2 84
Upland Road
60 ft.
6 in.
147.00
2.45
Upland Road
360 ft.
6 in.
746.17
2.07
Totals
5219 ft. 5 in
$11,100.96
Emory Street (replacement)
324 ft.
8 in.
$936.72
$2.89
Emory Street Extension
96 ft.
8 in.
200.63
2.09
Pearl Street
467 ft.
8 in.
1,450.96
3.11
Totals
887 ft.
$2,588.31
*Labor charges paid direct by Recreation Board-not included in this cost figure.
SERVICES LAID
Cost Main to
Cost Street Line
App. Cost Per Foot
Size
1
in.
Length No. 85 in feet 3495 ft. 4 264 ft. 11 ft. 6 in. - 1 in.
Street Line to House $1,469 21 $1,492.29 210.11 105.94
Total Cost $2,961.50 316.05
1.15
2
in.
4 193 ft. 10 in.
177.51
127.79
305.30
1.57
4
in.
1 24 ft. Golf Club
118.78
118.78
4.95
6
in.
7 249 ft. 6 in. Fire services
1,648.21
1,648.21
6.61
Hebron Avenue (replacement)
196 ft.
6 in.
512.91
$.85
11/2 in.
153
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REPLACEMENTS
Length
in Feet
Cost Main to
Street Line
Cost Street Line
to House
Total Cost
Cost Per Foot Approximate
9-1 in. Carrie M. Wilbar, New-
port Avenue
185 ft.
$28.01
$45.15
$73.16 $.40
Stephen T. Hall, 17
Morey Street
19 ft. 6 in.
8.88
8.91
17.79
.91
George J. Bauer, 258
South Main Street
75 ft. 9 in.
22.47
30.26
52.73
.70
Bridget Mckeon, 8
Morey Street
18 ft. 1 in.
8.82
6.96
15.78
.87
Mary A. McNamee, 21 Starkey Avenue 40 ft.
12.69
31.15
43.84
1.10
Attleborough 199 Park
100 ft.
26.95
62.57
89.52
.90
W. Jesse Gay, 33 School 34 ft. 2 in.
12.10
15.44
27.54
.81
Harriet S. Rowe, 82
Park Street
26 ft. 6 in.
15.19
14.22
29.41
1.11
North Avenue
27 ft.
54.08
54.08
2.00
2-11/2 in. Attleboro Gas Light Co., Dunham Street
104 ft.
47.14
51.29
98.43
.95
Luigi Malandrucolli, 88 Pine Street
32 ft. 4 in.
28.98
20.19
49.17
1.52
1-2 in. J. W. Gifford, Est.,
Bank Street
23 ft. 6 in.
41.28
21.67
62.95
2.68
SUMMARY OF STATISTICS YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1925 Form recommended by the N. E. Water Works Association
Population (Estimated)
23,519
Date of construction by Fire District
1873
Date taken over by town
1894
Owned by-City of Attleboro.
Source of supply-Two wells near Seven Mile River; Orr's Pond; Hop- pin Hill Reservoir.
Mode of supply-Pumped direct overflow to standpipe.
PUMPING STATISTICS
1. Builders of Pumping machinery-Deane, Barr and Snow.
2. Description of fuel used : (a) Kind-soft. (b) Brand of coal used- New River. (c) Average price of coal per net ton delivered, $7.10, plus or minus. (d) Percentage of ash, 8.31. (e) Wood, price per cord. None purchased.
3. Coal consumed, for year in pounds 1,179,813
Hospital,
Frank M. Payson, 44
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4. (Pounds of wood consumed) divided by 3, equals (3) plus (4) in pounds none used 5. Total equivalent coal consumed for the year, equals (3) plus (4) in pounds 1,179,813
6. Total pumpage for year in gallons-Venturi meter 388,960,150
7. Average static head against which pumps work, in feet 246
8. Average dynamic head against which pumps. work, in feet 274
9. Number of gallons pumped, per pound of equivalent coal (5) 303
10. Duty : Gallons pumped (6) x 8.34 (1bs.) x 100 x dynamic head Total fuel consumed (5) 75,337,038
11. Cost of Pumping, figured in Pumping Station expenses $13,224.43
12. Per million gallons pumped $34.00
13. Per million gallons raised one foot (dynamic) $0.124
STATISTICS ON CONSUMPTION OF WATER
1. Population (estimated-not census record) 23,519
2. Estimated population on lines of pipe 20,043
3. Estimated population supplied 20,043
4. Total consumption for year (gallons) 388,960,150
5. Passed thru meters (gallons) 228,955,015
6. Percentage of consumption metered *58.8%
7. Average daily consumption (gallons) 1,064,988
8. Gallons per day to each inhabitant 45.2
9. Gallons per day to each consumer 46.5
10. Gallons per day to each meter
330.6
11. Total cost of supplying water, per 1,000,000 gallons, fig- ured on total maintenance, including meter depart- ment complete $96.94
12. Cost of supplying water, per 1,000,000 gallons, figured on total maintenance plus interest on bonds, sinking fund, and bonds $174.18
FINANCIAL STATISTICS
Total gross receipts
$92,496.59
Gross expenditures :
Main line $13,240.42
Maintenance 37.705.33
Paid sinking fund 10,000.00
Paid interest on bonds ยท 14,045.00
Paid serial bonds 6,000.00
80,990.75
Excess of receipts over expenditures $11,505.84
STATISTICS RELATING TO DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
2. Sizes
1. Kind of pipe Wrought and cast iron 11/2 in. to 24 in. 519 3. Number of hydrants now in use : (City Hydrants) (4 private hydrants) (1 Park hydrant) (1 Hayward Field)
4. Range of pressure on mains (pounds) 85-135
155
ANNUAL REPORT
SERVICES
5. Kind of pipe
Wrought and cast iron (cement lined)
'6. Sizes
1 in. to 6 in. 101
7. Number of services added during year
8. Number now in use 3430
9. Average cost of service for year (per foot) ..
Approximately $1.26
10. Number of meters in use
3221
11. Percentage of service metered (not includ- ing fire services) 100% *Actual meter record does not include thirty millions of gallons used in blowing off dead ends, horse troughs, fountains, flushing sewers and drains, fire service testing, and numerous other purposes which we are striving to control.
YEARLY RAINFALL. REPORT Year 1925
Month
Amount Rain 3 72 inches
Amount Snow 16.75- inches 0.25
February
2.08
March
4.97
April
2.67
May
1.77
June
1.59
July
5.23
August
1.59
September
3.94
October
3.90
November
4.70
December
4.35
2.00
Total
40.51 inches
19.00 inches
SEWER CONNECTIONS
Total connections January 1, 1925 1,361 Buildings served 1,566
Connections added during 1925
74
Building served 80
Total connections January 1, 1926
1,435
1,646
STREET LIGHTING
The following is a list of the number and kinds of lights in use January 1,. 1926 : Kind
Number
Cost
600 C. P.
84
$101.88 each
Sunset to 11:30 P. M.
600 C. P.
29
35.04 each
11:30 P. M. to Sunrise
100 C. P.
29
33.89 each
All night lights
60 C. P.
1,089
22.68 each All night lights
32 C. P.
20
20.00 each
All night lights under railroad arches.
A. B. C. STREET RAILWAY Profit and Loss Statement-1925
Credit Balance at beginning of year. $21,735.62
Credit Balance transferred from Income Account. 5,528.35
Balance carried forward to Balance Sheet
$27,263.97
January
156
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General Balance Sheet-1925
Investments
Cash
$33,095.46 994.45
$34,089.91
Funded debt Unmatured
$6,750.00
Accrued Interest
75.94
Profit and Loss (credit)
27,263.97
$34,089.91
Summary Statement of Unmatured Funded Debt-1925
Total par value outstanding at close of year
$6,750.00
Interest accrued at close of year $75.94
Interest during year accrued $379.69
Paid
$405.00
Income Statement for Year 1925
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