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At a meeting of the Council held on August 9, 1932, the sum of $500.00 was transferred from the account Reserve Fund for Transfers to carry out the work on Tyler Street. This vote was approved by the Mayor on August 15, 1932. It was definitely understood at the time that the money was not ample for the work but was to be used in conjunction with welfare help available. This plan
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was carried out. Poor material was removed from the roadway, good foundation was constructed and gravel with tar treatments was given. On the sidewalks poor material was removed from the limits which were rebuilt and replaced with good gravel and stone dust top. Round corners were set at the South Main Street intersection. The unit costs of course are remarkably low. This was made possible only by available welfare labor and the passing along of equipment and deferred charges, a bad business practice in the opinion of the department.
Note must be taken of an item of $1.50 which was obtained as a portion of a tax refund chargeable to this work, making the total expended on this work $501.50.
The stringency of the municipal conditions in New England and in the country was brought home to the department by the insistence of the administra- tion, after we passed mid-year, that every possible penny be saved from ap- propriations for the benefit of the very serious welfare expense. The urgency of our instructions cannot be underestimated.
This reasoning postponed the doing of some work quite necessary which was planned for 1932 and permitted a transfer of $3,300.00 from our highway maintenance division to the Outside Relief Account under the Public Welfare department.
Facts of this kind should be borne in mind so that immediately there is an economic improvement, funds will be provided to cover work thus delayed. Lighting and other transfers have been taken up as this report proceeded.
In the report of 1931 attention was drawn to the comparison of some of our comparable highway expenditures for the years, 1920, 1930 and 1931 and I respectfully suggest that we add to these comparative figures those for 1932. Our highway expenditures for the current year, including new equipment, amounted to $34,759.05, exclusive of the Sidewalks and Curbing expenditure.
When it snows our people insist upon service in clearing it away. Should it be the pleasure of the city government to see that our people obtain this service, they will, of course, be fair enough to replace some of our twelve-year old trucks and other equipment, comparable in age, without delay.
Each year we make continued improvements of a permanent nature within our reasonable funds on drainage conditions locally. This policy should continue. The structures in our highways, guard-fences, small bridges and culverts should be constantly improved to keep pace with conditions controlling the service they have to render.
Why shouldn't an item the size of our street lighting be considered on a long term basis and the best plan utilized for the benefit of the community?
At no time should we forget the importance of a program which will eliminate or remove dead ends on our water mains. It it also essential that we insist on building up an alternate supply for our villages. The building, the pumping- units, the boilers and the entire plant at South Attleboro have been called upon to do excessive work over a long period of years so that we should not forget the importance of rehabilitating and modernizing the plant and equipment at this location.
The sewage system and disposal plant must be brought up to date unless the community expects to take consequences for failure so to do.
From the standpoint of work accomplished and results obtained by the Public Works Department, the year 1932 was a remarkable year. Honest com- parison, back through the history of the City, will demonstrate this fact clearly. Only with the substantial aid and the work of the entire personnel engaged could it have been accomplished and it is with a great deal of pleasure that I take this opportunity of thanking each and every one who contributed to our successful year.
Respectfully submitted, J. O. TABER, Jr., Superintendent of Public Works.
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EXPENDITURES 1932-PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT Charges to December 31, 1932
General Administration
Superintendent's Salary
$ 4,000.00
Engineer's Salary, Asst. Engineer, Rodman, etc.
5,812.20
Clerical labor .
3,556.36
Engineering Supplies
55.01
Office Supplies
250.86
Insurance .
51.40
Superintendent's Auto Maintenance.
97.94
Rent
840.00
Light.
22.46
Telephone
82.33
Incidentals
0.00
$ 14,768.56
Highway Division
Resurfacing
7,707.43
Drains .
2,323.26
Street Sweeping.
1,500.00
Street Patching
4,445.10
Street Cleaning
1,834.73
Sidewalk Maintenance.
2,500.09
Equipment, maintenance and repair
251.72
Road Rollers .
271.63
Auto Maintenance
425.22
Road Oil and Tar .
6,660.43
Crushers
91.39
Ten Mile River and Thacher Brook.
63.58
Insurance .
1,135.13
Rent, Maynard Street Land.
69.60
Vacations
692.53
Signs, Clock and Numbers
202.10
Incidentals ..
13.30
Necessary Expenses within Mass. for securing informa- tion to improve Department service
0.00
Snow and Ice
2,867.19
Sidewalks and Curbing
5,686.74
New Equipment .
1,000.00
Widening . and Commonwealth Avenue,
8,683.12
Emory and Pine Street Improvement.
1,534.43
Leroy Street Improvement .
314.87
Layout and Construction of Payson Street, Clarence, Baltic and 14th Streets 194.69
Holden Street River Bridge
10.11
1925-27 Street Widening Loan.
73.38
Elmwood Avenue Construction
737.22
Curtis Avenue Construction .
239.66
Construction of Major Street
141.09
Construction of Bushee Street 882.01
Park Street Reconstruction.
10,131.37
South Main and Orange Street Drain.
4,200.90
Water Street Drain. .
850.00
Construction of Hazel Street
6,875.29
Allen Avenue Construction. .
2,922.19
Construction of Walls-Hawthorne Street.
195.61
Construction of Tyler Street .
501.50
Merritt Place Reconstruction
200.00
$ 79,133.23
Bridges, fences and culverts .
704.62
North Main Street
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City Survey Street Lighting
1,555.99 $
31,859.12
Water Division
Maintenance Payroll.
$ 8,979.16
Maintenance Material
965.61
New Meters.
1,547.94
Services
2,434.80
Shop and Barn
371.68
Maintenance of Buildings
149.51
Main Line Maintenance
2,226.84
Auto Operation
892.92
Insurance
1,050.78
Taxes
317.38
Incidentals . .
.73
Necessary Expenses within Mass. for securing informa- tion to improve Department service 0.00
18,937.35
Main Line Extension
4,000.30
Water Main Extension and Replacements in Emory and Pine Streets
27.03
Newport Avenue Water Main.
507.18
Emergency Water Supply Operation.
21.07
Pumping Station Division
Payroll
7,599.45
Fuel.
10,657.87
Oil
139.76
Pumps
46.89
Boilers
208.93
Cleaning Filter Beds.
106.86
Care of Equipment, Grounds and Beds.
143.53
Light.
175.48
Phone.
189.24
Incidentals
26.00
19,294.01
Sewer Division
Filter Beds.
1,786.84
Repair and Care of Sewers
688.16
2,475.00
Park Street Sewer Extension
368.16
Elmwood Avenue Sewer
48.71
Bishop Street Sewer .
694.94
1928 Sewer Extension.
48.82
Rifle Range.
145.19
$173,884.66
Resurfacing
Bacon Street.
$ 7.98
Bank Street .
119.47
Brown Street.
23.27
Claflin Street.
290.16
Clifton Street.
115.13
County Street
193.72
Deantown Road.
7.06
Hazelwood Avenue.
310.04
Highland Avenue.
328.99
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Holden Street
662.90
Hope Street .
363.10
Irving Avenue.
464.10
Leedham Street
19.26
Lindsey Street.
98.27
Locust Street
19.79
Mendon Road
521.37
Orange Street
757.44
Park Street.
30.98
Phillips Street
46.31
Pond
16.79
Read
46.70
Robinson Avenue
187.92
South Main .
7.31
Thacher Street.
113.44
Tiffany .
19.84
Union Road.
35.51
Upland Road.
227.29
Water Street.
2,253.58
West .
17.50
West Carpenter Street.
21.02
General
381.19
$ 7,707.43
DRAINS MAINTENANCE
Holman Street at Brook Street
$ 28.03
Material.
50.57
$ 78.60
Mendon Road at Turner Street
Labor
82.05
Material
50.05
132.10
Olive Street
Material .
462.63
Orange Street
Labor
100.87
Material
403.66
504.53
Peck Street
Labor
18.50
Material
39.90
58.40
Drain and Basin Repair
Labor
29.02
Material.
14.09
43.11
Cleaning Catch Basins
Labor
945.42
Material
98.47
1,043.89
2,323.26
STREET SWEEPING
Labor
$1,494.23
Material
5.77
$ 1,500.00
Labor.
165
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STREET CLEANING
Gutters and Scraping Labor. .
1528.59
Material
306.14
1,834.73
STREET PATCHING (Bituminous and Gravel) Labor and Material Account
370.8 T. No. 2 Stone and 151.5 T. Pea Stone
719.71
7029 Gals. Winter Patch.
808.40
1408 Gals. Tarvia K. P.
194.16
Truck and horse operating charges
392.90
Miscellaneous-Sand, gravel and small items
55.71
Labor
Mixing, placing, handling materials
2,274.22
4,445.10
SIDEWALK MAINTENANCE
Labor and Material
Labor.
$2,145.48 354.61 $ 2,500.09
Material
EQUIPMENT, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR
Labor
100.29
Material
151.43
251.72
ROAD ROLLERS
Labor .
153.74
Material.
117.89
271.63
AUTO MAINTENANCE
Repairs, general maintenance, etc.
ROAD OIL AND TAR
Oil Tar and Sand
Labor.
938.66
Material
5,036.03 .
5,974.69
General
Labor
38.36
Material .
647.38
685.74
6,660.43
BRIDGES, FENCES AND CULVERTS
Guard fence repair and maintenance
59.73
Material
112.63
172.36
Culvert extensions and head walls
Labor.
119.07
Material
69.84
188.91
Bridge repairs
Labor.
31.98
Material
182.22
214.20
General Account
Labor.
11.05
Material
118.10
129.15
704.62
Labor.
425.22
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CRUSHERS
Labor. ..
$ 27.30 64.09 $ 91.39
Material
TEN MILE RIVER AND THACHER BROOK
Labor.
Material
54.46 9.12
63.58
SIGNS, CLOCKS AND NUMBERS
Signs-new signs, erection, etc.
13.34
Clock.
153.03
Numbers, etc.
35.73
202.10
SNOW AND ICE
Labor
2 246.43
Material
620.76
2,867.19
SIDEWALKS AND CURBINGS
Labor
1,632.09
Material:
Curbing-straight, circle, returns
2349.56
Recording Assessments. 47.64
Cement and lampblack 1015.99
Sand, gravel and stone. 230.75
Miscellaneous.
410.71 4 054.65
5,686.74
Curbing List:
Streets
Linear Feet 34.10
Holman
157.60
Maple
46.45
Mulberry
120.70
Orange
152.02
Pleasant
14.40
Tappan Avenue .
55.00
Thacher .
85.60
Upland Road.
846.20
Total
1,512.07
Granolithic Sidewalks:
Walks
Drives
Location
Sq. Yards Sq. Yards
Benefit Street.
27.77
7.57
County Street .
162.70
13.88
Crandall Court .
36.65 8.25
Falmouth.
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Emory Street.
114.02
16.24
Foley Street ..
34.33
7.05
Franklin Street
113.81
7.11
Maple Street .
35.72
7.48
No. Main Street
139.57
Orange Street.
343.53
50.27
Park Street
175.08
10.66
Peck Street
98.92
8.50
Pine Street .
150.20
9.57
Pleasant Street.
16.34
34.65
Prospect Street .
71.36
8.82
Thacher Street .
63.32
7.68
1,583.32
197.73
NEW EQUIPMENT
Material
$
1,000.00
NORTH MAIN STREET AND COMMONWEALTH AVENUE WIDENING
North Main Street-Drain Labor and Material $ 106.46
North Main Street-Removing Stumps Labor
43.64
North Main Street-Setting Curb and Round Corners Labor and Material.
87.85
North Main Street-Planting Trees Labor and Material
248.31
North Main Street-General Account
Labor.
54.96
*Contract-Perini and Ampolini 4,749.47
Rock Excavation-Labor 3.00
Material-Maintenance Charges, Repair Charges, etc. 108.30
4,915.73
*Final payment.
Commonwealth Avenue-East and West Drains Material
$ 396.60
Commonwealth Avenue-Slopes
Labor and Material 186.44
Commonwealth Avenue-Fence at H. Richardson's
Material .
8.82
Contract-Providence Fence Co. 549.46
558.28
Commonwealth Avenue-General Account
Labor. 38.36
*Contract-T. J. Quinn & Son, Inc. 1,556.19
Roadway-Labor and Material. 328.73
Rock Excavation-Labor and Material. . 27.52
Material 189.01 2,139.81
8,683.12
*Final Payment
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LAYOUT AND CONSTRUCTION OF PAYSON, CLARENCE, BALTIC AND FOURTEENTH STREETS
Labor 25.58 169.11 194.69
Material
HOLDEN STREET RIVER BRIDGE
Labor
10.11
1925-27 STREET WIDENING LOAN
Labor
34.60
Material
38.78
73.38
CURTIS AVENUE CONSTRUCTION
Labor
3.00
Material-
236.66
239.66
ELMWOOD AVENUE CONSTRUCTION
Labor
381.28
Material
355.94
737.22
CONSTRUCTION OF BUSHEE STREET
Labor
449.29
Material
432.72
882.01
CONSTRUCTION OF MAJOR STREET
Labor.
49.53
Material
91.56
141.09
WATER STREET DRAIN
Labor
329.05
Material
520.95
850.00
CONSTRUCTION OF TYLER STREET
Labor
323.60
Material
177.90
501.50
CONSTRUCTION OF WALLS-HAWTHORNE STREET
116.24
Labor Material
79.37 195.61
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MERRITT PLACE RECONSTRUCTION
Labor
185.97
Material
14.03
200.00
ALLEN AVENUE CONSTRUCTION
Allen Avenue Drain
Labor.
488.75
Material
503.24
991.99
General Account
Labor. 7.49
Roadway excation, grading sidewalks-
labor
1779.78
Material
142.93
1,930.20
2,922.19
PARK STREET RECONSTRUCTION
Bishop Street Drain
Labor and Material.
$ 1,009.68
Removing Stumps
Labor.
86.36
Rock Excavation
Labor and Material
48.99
Constructing Walls
Labor and Material.
337.80
Setting Curb and Round Corners, excavating and Surfacing and Repairing Sidewalks Labor and Material.
7,648.90
General Account
Labor and Material. 477.21
Truck Charges, Repairs, etc.
522.43
999.64
10,131.37
PINE AND EMORY STREET IMPROVEMENT
Labor
$ 538.06
Material
996.37
1,534.43
LEROY STREET IMPROVEMENT
Labor
$ 94.18
Material
220.69
314.87
CONSTRUCTION OF HAZEL STREET
Mulberry Street Drain
Labor.
2,450.96
Material
2,508.81 4,959.77
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Hazel Street-Relocate and Lower 6" Main
Labor
51.31
General Account
Labor $ 47.82
Roadway excavation, grading sidewalks
Labor and Material 1602.60
Recording Plans, etc ..
8.45
Material
205.34
1,864.21
6,875.29
SOUTH MAIN AND ORANGE STREET DRAIN
Orange Street-Drain
Labor
$2273.51
Material
1289.72
3,563.23
So. Main Street-Reset Curb and Set Circle Curb
Labor
27.20
Material
16.57
43.77
General Account
Labor. 70.06
So. Main St .- Roadway Surfacing- Labor and Material. 320.03
Remove Rails-Labor
30.96
Truck Repairs-Material.
38.40
Material
134.45
593.90
4,200.90
SEWERS, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
Caretaker at Beds
$ 1,360.67
Maintenance of Beds
Labor.
250.54
Material
89.95
340.49
Maintenance and Operation of Sewer System Labor and Material .
512.09
City of Attleboro-Water Charge
100.00
612.09
Insurance
85.68
Taxes
Town of Seekonk
59.15
City of Pawtucket
16.92
76.07
2,475.00
ELMWOOD AVENUE SEWER EXTENSION
Labor.
$ 12.83
Material
35.88
48.71
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PARK STREET SEWER EXTENSION
Labor
228.17
Material
139.99
368.16
1928 SEWER EXTENSION
Labor
$ 2.10
Material
46.72
48.82
BISHOP STREET SEWER
Labor
$ 557.42
Material
137.52
694.94
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT Comparison of Itemized Expenditures for 1930- 1931-1932
1930
1931
1932
Resurfacing
$19,373.43
$ 8,649.33
$ 7,707.43
Drains Maintenance
6,828.92
2,113.07
2,323.26
Street Sweeping
1,954.25
1,953.58
1,500.00
Street Patching.
8,302.92
6,667.02
4,445.10
Street Cleaning
4,602.12
3,559.33
1,834.73
Sidewalk Maintenance
3,067.69
2,569.58
2,500.09
Equipment, Maintenance and Repair.
400.03
290.34
251.72
Road Rollers.
783.09
357.79
271.63
Road Oil and Tar. .
12,929.14
11,137.07
6,660.43
Bridges, Fences and Culverts.
3,163:96
2,259.23
764.62
Crushers.
303.63
620.87
91.39
Ten Mile River and Thacher Brook
322.08
234.77
63.58
Traffic Painting.
1.89
0.00
0.00
Insurance
1,507.28
1,548.08
1,135.13
Rent-Maynard St. Land .
69.60
69.60
69.60
Vacations.
417.48
677.89
692.53
Signs, Clock and Numbers.
302.40
194.49
202.10
Incidentals.
119.81
24.73
13.30
Snow and Ice .
3,447.30
3,706.41
2,867.19
Necessary Expenses within Mass. for securing information to improve Depart- ment Service.
1.15
0.00
0.00
Necessary Expenses outside Massachusetts for securing information to improve De- ment Service.
110.00
0.00
0.00
$69,354.80
$47,287.51
$33,759.05
New Equipment.
5,887.19
321.70
1,000.00
$75,241.99
$47,609.21
$34,759.05
Highway Auto Maintenance.
1,346.63
654.33
425.22
*Excludes Sidewalks and Curbing as this is the first year this was put into the highway maintenance budget.
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1930 Drains Maintenance used in plan to keep men working on Maple, Lafayette, Bank and Olive Street easterly of Railroad, co-ordinating with street improvements.
Expenditures as mentioned on Bank Street in 1930 were carried into Drains Maintenance in 1931.
1932 Drains Maintenance includes material purchased to put men to work on Olive Street westerly of Railroad and to complete Orange Street drain to Parker Street.
MAIN LINE EXTENSIONS AND REPLACEMENTS
Length
Size
Total Cost
App. Cost per foot
Adamsdale Ave. (From VandeKer-
kove's to Cross St.).
203'
6"
$ 279.15
$1.38
Adamsdale Ave. (From Allen Ave.
to opposite No. 91)
305'
6""
414.99
1.36
Ashton Road-(North and South of Lincoln Ave.)
194.5'
8"
446.37
2.29
Lincoln Ave-(to Ashton Road with hydrant)
44'
6"
224.39
5.10
Ellis Street.
179'
6"
183.26
1.02
Gardner Street-replacement .
196'
10"
604.41
3.08
Hope Street
139.5'
6"
404.94
2 90
Jessie Avenue.
273'
6"
Mendon Road.
53'
6"
Mendon Road .
26'
8"
786.52
2.23
Merritt Place-replacement (No. Main St. easterly).
270'
6"
448.14
1.66
Oak Hill Avenue-replacement.
605'
6"
945.49
1.56
Orange Street-replacement (So. Main to Pine St.).
562.2'
8"
1376.79
2.45
Tufts Street-(Special act of the City Government)
97'
2"
94.62
.97
Totals
3147.2'
$6209.07
PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS Main Line Maintenance
Relocate Hydrants and Cut in Gates (6") Length
Size
Total Cost
Hazel St., cor. Major St. 4" 2 way Ludlow hydrant. 5' bury
$ 32.48
Holden St., cor. Benefit St. 5" 3 way Corey Hydrant. 5' bury
63.43
Holden St., cor. Hope St. 5" 3 way Corey hydrant. 5' bury James St., cor. Major St. 5" 3 way Ludlow hydrant. 5' bury
65.17
Lindsey St. 3rd hydrant 5" 3 way Corey hydrant. 5' bury
46.04
Lindsey St. Last hydrant 5" 3 way Corey hydrant. 5' bury
46.06
Martin St., cor Mulberry St. 4" 3 way Ludlow hydrant. 5' bury
42.25
Robinson Ave. 2nd hydrant from Highland Ave. 5" 3 way Corey. 4'6" bury
48.48
Washington St., south of Highland Ave. 5" Corey hydrant. 2 way with 1 steamer nozzle
50.76
Relocate Hydrant
Holden St., 1st hydrant from No. Main St. 5" 3 way Corey hydrant. 5' bury
19.55
Holden St., cor. Bank St. 4" 3 way Ludlow hydrant. 5' bury 16.94
54.51
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Gates Cut In
Martin St., cor. Brownell St. 4" gate
27.98
Park Ave., cor. Dunham St. 8" gate
68.37
So. Main St., southeast cor. Lamb St. 12" gate 133.91
Relocate-Replace hydrants and Cut In 6" Gates
Park St., near No. 575-replace 4" Ludlow hydrant with 5" Corey hydrant. 3 way, 5' bury. 130.90
Park St., near No. 633-replace 4" Ludlow with 5" Corey hydrant. 3
way, 5' bury 111.44
Replaced Hydrants and Cut In Gates and Lowered 6" Main
Allen Ave. from No. 66 to Cross St .- Lowered 6" main 289.67
Hazel St .. cor. Maple St .- replaced 4" Corey hydrant with 5" Corey hydrant. 3 way, 5' bury. 109.25
Lafayette St .- lowered 6" main Replaced 4" Corey hydrant with 5" Corey hydrant. 3 way, 5' bury 193.13
Pipe Replacements and Crosses Cut In
Hazel St., cor Maple St .- 6" pipe replacement 36' 6" 131.66
Martin St., cor. Mulberry St .- replaced 6" pipe and cut in cross 36' 6" 145.96
Mulberry St., northeast cor. Hazel St .- replaced 1 1-2"
pipe with 6" pipe 24' 6" 94.67
Totals. $1,922.61
WATER MAIN EXTENSIONS AND REPLACEMENTS IN EMORY AND PINE STREETS
Material
$ 27.03
NEWPORT AVENUE WATER MAINS
Labor.
$ 80.05
Material
427.13 507.18
MAIN LINE MAINTENANCE
Labor
Line gate leaks and boxes
79.57
Cutting in gates and extending hydrant positions. 339.26
Miscellaneous main line repairs, etc. (including stand- pipes, blowoffs and hydrants). 419.39
838.22
Material
Corey hydrants and parts
378.43
Gate valves.
367.91
6" and 8" C. I. pipe, fittings and fixtures
514.88
Maintenance Material :
Pig Lead
18.16
Gasoline.
5.38
Lunches on account of emergency leaks
4.00
Stuffing box packing
7.88
Hydrant paint, grease, etc.
11.95
Miscellaneous items.
80.03
1,388.62
$2,226.84
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NEW SERVICES LAID-1932
Size
No.
Length in Feet 1358' 10"
to Street Line $484.83
$636.70
Total Cost $1,121.53
App. Cost per Foot
1-inch
22
$ .83
SERVICE REPLACEMENTS -- 1932
Size
No.
Length in Feet
Cost Main to Street Line
Cost Street Line to House
Total Cost
App. Cost per Foot
*A-26
*B- 4
1-inch
51
*C-21
1373' 3"
$901.95
$524.64
$1,426.59
$1.04
1 2inch
3
C- 2
151'
68.77
115.44
184.21
1.22
2-inch
1
C- 1
16'
29.14
15.65
44.79
2.80
SERVICE EXTENSIONS-1932
1-inch 3
B- 3
66'
36.49
36.49
.55
*A-Services replace from main to street line.
*B-Services replaced from street line to house.
*C-Services replaced from main to house.
SEWER CONNECTIONS
Total connections January 1 1932 1795
Buildings served.
2007
Connections added during 1932. . . 20
20
1815
2027
STREET LIGHTING
The following is a list of the number and kind of lights in use January 1, 1932:
Kind
Number
Cost
1000 C. P.
86
$90.00 each
Sunset to 11:30 p. m.
1000 C. P. 29
30.00 each
11:30 p. m. to sunrise
250 C. P.
1 45.00 each
All night light
100 C. P.
59 30.00 each
All night lights
60 C. P.
1215
16.50 each
All night lights
60 C. P.
20
16.50 each
All night lights under railroad arches
A- 1
Cost Main Cost Street Line to House
COMPARATIVE YEARLY RAINFALL REPORT 1927-1932
1927
Rain
Snow
Rain
1928 Snow
Rain
1929 Snow
Rain
1930 Snow
Rain
Snow
Rain
1932 Snow
January
2.51"
13.50"
2.17"
0.75"
4.45"
11.00"
3.24"
7.50"
3.39"
8.50"
11.96"
5.50"
February.
2.81"
13.50"
3.63"
8.25"
3.25"
15.75"
2.56"
7.25"
2.28"
6.00"
1.73"
9.75"
March .
.74"
2.28"
7.00"
4.33"
6.00"
3.40"
4.72"
1.25"
6.17"
1.00"
April.
1.98"
4.40"
7.49"
1.00"
1.97"
3.15"
1.73"
May.
2.76"
1.96"
3.46"
3.57"
5.53"
1.57"
June.
2.37"
3.96"
1.82"
2.87"
7.99"
1.90"
July .
3.88"
5.23"
1.30"
2.94"
4.44""
2.84"
August.
11.16"
2.23"
1.11"
1.61"
7.15"
6.28"
September
3.93"
4.66"
4.68"
0.43"
1.47"
7.72"
October .
4.84"
3.58"
2.44"
4.58"
2.74"
5.82"
November.
4.12"
1.82"
2.00"
2.99"
2.00"
4.08"
0.97"
4.85"
December .
4.65""
.50"
2.75""
.75"
4.51"
10.50"
2.23"
6.00"
2.93"
1.52"
5.25"
Totals .
45.75"
27.50"
38.67"
18.75"
41.83"
46.25"
33.48"
20.75"
46.76"
15.75"
48.09"
21.50"
ANNUAL REPORT
175
1931
176
ANNUAL REPORT
PUMPING RECORDS Snow Pump-South Attleboro Station Totals per Month
Month
Hours Pumping
Coal con- sumed, lbs.
Gallons Pumped Venturi Meter
January
281 hrs. 35 min.
74,700
20,826,000
February
257 hrs. 20 min.
65,472
19,373,000
March.
275 hrs. 25 min.
72,730
20,874,000
April
260 hrs. 5 min.
66,950
19,539,000
May
292 hrs. 30 min.
72,820
22,898,000
June.
301 hrs.
77,900
24,111,000
July
331 hrs. 40 min.
92,125
26,545,000
August
316 hrs. 55 min.
84,000
24,546,000
September
295 hrs. 45 min.
76,500
23,652,000
October
367 hrs. 50 min.
87,500
31,035,000
November
406 hrs. 10 min.
98,400
35,118,000
December
412 hrs. 10 min.
99,900
35,004,000
Totals
3 798 hrs. 25 min.
968,997
303,521,000
PUMPING RECORDS Snow Pump-South Attleboro Station Daily Averages Per Month
Month
Hours Pumping
sumed, lbs.
Gallons Pumped Venturi Meter
January
9 hrs. 5 min.
2,410
671,806
February
8 hrs. 52 min.
2,258
668,034
March
8 hrs. 53 min.
2,346
673,355
April .
8 hrs. 42 min.
2,232
651,300
May
9 hrs. 26 min.
2,323
738,645
June.
10 hrs.
2,597
803,700
July
10 hrs. 42 min.
2,972
856,290
August
10 hrs. 13 min.
2,710
791,806
September.
9 hrs. 52 min.
2,550
788,400
October
11 hrs. 52 min.
2,823
1,001,129
November
13 hrs. 32 min.
3,280
1,170,600
December
13 hrs. 17 min.
3,223
1,129,161
Totals
10 hrs. 22 min.
2 644
828 686
Coal Con-
177
ANNUAL REPORT
PUMPING RECORDS WADING RIVER Totals Per Month
Month
Days
Hours Pumping
Kilowatts Used
Gallons Pumped
January
31
235 hrs. 55 min.
20,460
13,962,000
February
29
221 hrs. 5 min.
19,150
13,085,000
March
31
241 hrs. 50 min.
21 020
14,408,000
April
30
227 hrs. 30 min.
19,710
13,568,000
May
31
235 hrs. 20 min.
20,380
14,030,000
June
30
228 hrs. 55 min.
19,690
13,587,000
July
31
237 hrs. 5 min.
20,270
14,009,000
August
31
240 hrs. 40 min.
20,180
13,795,000
September
30
230 hrs. 20 min.
18,950
12,561,000
October
22
165 hrs. 10 min.
11,970
6,933,000
November
1
2 hrs. 50 min.
210
79,000
December
1
5 hrs. 15 min.
330
167,000
Totals
2,271 hrs. 55 min.
192,320
130,184,000
PUMPING RECORDS WADING RIVER Daily Averages Per Month
Month
Hours Pumping
Kilowatts Used
Gallons Pumped
January
7 hrs. 37 min.
660
450,387
February
7 hrs. 37 min.
660
451,207
March
.7 hrs. 48 min.
678
464,774
April
7 hrs. 35 min.
657
452,267
May
7 hrs. 35 min.
657
452,581
June
7 hrs. 38 min.
656
452,900
July
7 hrs. 38 min.
654
451,903
August
7 hrs. 46 min.
651
445,000
September
7 hrs. 40 min.
632
418.700
October
7 hrs. 30 min.
544
315,136
November
2 hrs. 50 min.
210
79,000
December
5 hrs. 15 min.
330
167,000
Totals
7 hrs. 2 min.
582
383,405
178
ANNUAL REPORT
Report of the Police Department
To His Honor Mayor Stephen H. Foley, and Municipal Council,
Gentlemen :-
I herewith submit the Annual Report of the Police Department for the year ending December 31, 1932.
ROSTER OF THE DEPARTMENT
Chief Terence E. Flanagan
Lieutenant Franklin McKay
Sergeants
William J. Sargeant
William D. Norwood
Patrolmen
John Bora Joseph F. O'Donnell
Joseph P. McBride
John J. Kelly
Donat E. Pion
Charles E. Brown
Joseph A. Fredette
Joseph A. Deland
Eugene J. LaCroix
Charles M. Brogan
William Doucette
Ernest W. Holt
Gilbert E. Orr
Peter Marron
Charles E. Willis
John F. Drew
William J. Desonier
John J. Bora
Horace A. Clifford
James H. Mulkern
Reserve Officers
Howard O'Hare James T. Doyle Joseph E. Heagney
Lawrence R. Johnson Primino Gazzola
CRIME
On the evening of January 20, 1932, Patrolman Edward E. Gobin was shot and almost instantly killed by Roland G. Bousquet of Norton. Reports of a "Peeping Tom" in the Peck and Dean Street section of the city came into Head- quarters about 10.00 P. M., and Officer Gobin accompanied by Reserve Officer Lawrence R. Johnson was sent to investigate. Meeting Bousquet on Dean Street, the officers asked him to accompany them to the Police Station and put him in the rear seat of the automobile. Soon after the journey for the Station was started pistol shots rang out and Johnson fell from the car seriously wounded. Gobin who was driving slumped behind the wheel and either fell from the car or was
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