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N.T.A. Street Railway Bonds. ...
135.00
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Anticipation of Revenue Loans. .
1,184.97
20,606.22
20,606.22
3,815.03
24,421.25
1,330.00
23,091.25
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS PAYABLE IN 1937
Water Serial Loans Prior to 1912.
6,000.00
Sewer Loans
16,000.00
Emergency Relief Loan Acts of 1933, Chapter 307.
32,000.00
Lincoln School Bonds
9,000.00
Surface Drainage Loans
1,000.00
Bank and Water Bridge Bonds. .
2,000.00
Hebronville Schoolhouse Bonds. . Street Loan Bonds.
7,500.00
Subterranean Water Supply Bonds
7,000.00
N.T.A. Street Railway Bonds. . ..
1,000.00
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ANNUAL REPORT
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8,000.00
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Departments
Expended
Debit Transfers
Debit Total
Unexpended Balances
Credit Total
Credit Transfers
Receipts
Appro- priations
Pumping Station and Reservoir Bonds.
3,000.00
Additional Water Supply Bonds. . 17,500.00
110,000.00
110,000.00
0.00
110,000.00
8,000.00
102,000.00
Total Expended
1,371,931.70
Total Debit Transfers .
24,570.13
Total Debits
1,396,501.83
Total Unexpended Balances.
37,122.09
Total Credits.
1,433,623.92
Total Credit Transfers
138,755.22
Total Receipts
134,747.55
Total Appropriations.
1,160,121.15
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TAXES, REVENUE AND NON-REVENUE ACCOUNTS
TAXES
State.
48,265.00
48,265.00
2,955.00
45,310.00
45,310.00
Hospital or Home Care.
217.50
217.50
7.50
210.00
210.00
State Parks and Reservations
715.70
715.70
223.11
492.59
492.59
County Tax.
36,4 5.80
36,495.80
1,184.37
35,311.43
35,311.43
Audit Tax.
469.47
469.47
0.00
469.47
469.47
86,163.47
86,163.47
4,369.98
81,793.49
81,793.49
REVENUE
Temporary Loans in Anticipation of Revenue 1:36
100,000.00
100,000.00
0.00
100,000.00
100,000.00
Temporary Loans in Anticipation of Revenue 1937.
300,000.00
300,000.00
100,000.00
400,000.00
400,000.00
400,000.00
400,000.00
100,000.00
500,000.00
500,000.00
NO. MAIN AND HOLMAN STS. Building Repairs and Real Estate
Expense .
1,863.50
1,863.50
0.00
1,863.50
1,863.50
NON-REVENUE
1925-1927 Street Widening.
678.30
678.30
0.00
678.30
678.30
No. Main St. and Commonwealth Avenue Widening.
329.44
329.44
0.00
329.44
329.44
No. Main St. Const., F.R.A.
30.33
30.33
0.00
30.33
30.33
County St. Drainage and Const .. .
48.55
48.55
0.00
48.55
48.55
South Ave. Reconstruction . .
38,713.17
38,713.17
6.624.86
45.338.03
36,801.47
8,536.56
County St. Pavement Const .. .
4 0.08
1,500.00
1,990.08
825.55
2,815.63
4.38
2,811.25
Hebronville School Building
511.50
511.50
1,361.15
1,872.65
1,872.65
40,801.37
1,500.00
42,301.37
8,811.56
51,112.93
36,805.85
14,307.08
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Departments
Expended
Debit Transfers
Debit Total
Unexpended Balances
Credit Total
Credit Transfers
Receipts
Appro- priation
TOTAL EXPENDITURES
Appropriation Accounts Taxes. .
1,371,931.70 86,163.47
. Revenue.
400,000.00
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Building Repairs and Real Estate 1,863.50
Non-Revenue 40,801.37
1,900,760.04
TOTAL CASH PAYMENTS
Revenue Cash. 1,859,958.67
Non-Revenue Cash .. 40,801.37
1,900,760.04
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Public Works Department
OF THE
CITY OF ATTLEBORO
FOR THE YEAR
1937
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ANNUAL REPORT
Department of Public Works
To His Honor the Mayor and the Honorable Municipal Council:
Gentlemen:
I hereby respectfully submit the twenty-third annual report of the Public Works Department of the City of Attleboro, Massachusetts, for the year ending December 31, 1937.
During the year considerable construction has been completed under City, W. P. A., Contract and Chapter 90 work. The work has included the various phases of. construction such as: roads, surface drains, sewerage, water supply, sidewalks and curbing, renovation of the pumping station and installation of new equipment at the pumping station.
A number of W. P. A. projects were completed during the year which are of permanent improvement to the City, particularly the sidewalks and curbing construction which I recommend to be carried on as long as the public applies for same. Under the W. P. A. program all types of construction were included with the work being done in various parts of the City.
I have a number of recommendations to make in connection with construc- tion, facilities and equipment; these will be taken up in the following paragraphs under the separate divisions of the Public Works Department.
In conclusion I wish to express full appreciation to His Honor the Mayor, Members of the City Council and every employee of this department.
Respectfully submitted, R. W. MAWNEY, Superintendent of Public Works.
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MEMORIAL BRIDGE, NORTH MAIN STREET
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HIGHWAY DIVISION
There were three major projects during the past year for the improvement of our road system. The first was the reconstruction of South Ave. from Thacher St. to West St., including surface drainage, which was constructed in conjunction with State and County under Chapter 90 Highways, under contract with John Deveney Co. of Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. This stretch of highway has for years been a source of trouble and expense due to the lack of proper surface and sub-drainage coupled with heavy traffic loads on a light type pavement causing it to heave and break up, particularly in the spring of the year. The new pave- ment is thirty feet wide of 7" stone penetration macadam pavement with adequate surface and sub-drainage construction. This construction was carried out under two contracts with the above-named concern.
The second major project was the widening of North Main Street from Elizabeth Street to West Street and the reconstruction of the pavement from Elizabeth Street to Holden Street under contract with John Deveney Co., Jamaica Plain, Mass. The new pavement is of 7" stone penetration macadam 2,214 feet in length and varying in width from 38 feet to 30 feet; granolithic walks were placed nearly the entire length on both sides and granite curbing was placed wherever necessary ; surface drainage was placed from Elizabeth Street to Lincoln Avenue, also relocations of sewer and water lines. Several land takings were made for the widening of the street between Elizabeth Street and West Street, also takings were made for round corners at the south corner of Lincoln Avenue and both corners at Payson Street. This project which had been under consideration for several years is in line with the improvements which have been made by the State northerly and relieves the congestion which occurred at the old bridge over Bungay River. The final payment on this contract was $25,238.24.
The third major project was the removal of the old and construction of a new bridge over Bungay River at North Main Street.
The construction of this bridge was made possible through the generosity of Florence Hayward Sweet who donated the bridge to the City of Attleboro as a memorial. The dedication of this Memorial Bridge took place on Armistice Day of 1937 amid impressive ceremonies.
The bridge is a beautiful reenforced concrete structure with seamed-faced granite walls and arches, a flag pole with a bronze base on which is "inscribed the names of those thirty-six who gave their lives to uphold our Nation's honor," and also a bronze memorial tablet honoring all from Attleboro who served our country in the World War.
This department wishes to express its appreciation to Mrs. Sweet for pro- viding not only a distinctive memorial bridge, but in providing a structure for the safety of the public who use this highway.
The W. P. A. granolithic sidewalks and granite curbing project which was begun late in 1936 was opened again in the early part of the year and continued until freezing weather when it was closed until the spring. A large part of the proj- ect is now completed and the project has proven to be popular with the public as well as a definite improvement to the city. Efforts are now being made to extend this work when the present project has been completed.
A W. P. A. project was operated during the year for the cleaning of the Ten Mile River through the business district." Debris was removed and silt excavated from the channel.
In addition to the above projects there was a great deal of work completed by city forces and W. P. A. projects in road construction, drainage and other work throughout the city.
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The maintenance work on roads, drains, sewers, etc., has been carried on throughout the year using the funds allotted to each item to the best advantage. In general the amounts allotted to the various maintenance accounts were too small to provide extensive work and consequently only the most pressing needs could be taken care of. There are several accounts, however, where the amounts allotted are inadequate for even the minimum work which must be done. These accounts are listed in the following paragraphs,
The Sewer Filter Beds account received in the budget $2,000.00 for the year 1937 to take care of expenditures for the maintenance and care of the filter beds which have an area of sixteen acres. From the amount just given must be paid the salary of the caretaker which is $1,352.00 a year. This leaves a balance of $648.00, which means that $40.50 per acre of filtration area per year must take care of the necessary removal of sludge and cleaning which each bed must have if it is to function. After one of these filter beds has been in operation for not over six months it is closed. Then follows a period when the sludge which has ac- cumulated over its entire surface is left to dry out sufficiently to facilitate re- moval. After this dryout process is completed the sludge is loaded on to trucks and removed. The beds are then raked thoroughly and graded to permit proper filtration when the bed is reopened for use. With an allotment of $40.50 per year per acre it can readily be seen that the above amount is not sufficient for even this minimum cleaning which has just been outlined briefly.
In the Sewer Maintenance Account there was no allotment made in the 1937 budget. We have approximately 38 miles of sewer lines to maintain in the sewer system. Quite frequently during the year sewer lines will clog for various reasons, and when this occurs a crew must be sent out to clean the line. This operation quite often requires considerable time and expense as the cause of clogging may be difficult to remove. Also, there is always the possibility of sewer lines being broken, in which case the line must be excavated and the pipe replaced. A repair of this kind may run into a large amount as some of the sewer lines are at varying depths up to 25 feet under ground.
Finally there should be systematic flushing of sewers every year to prevent clogging or interference to the flow of the sewage. It must be remembered that the sewer system operates by gravity flow and therefore has no pressure in itself to force out clogging conditions or impediments to the normal flow.
I wish to repeat a recommendation I have made in a previous report which is the repair of the elevated concrete main line sewerage conduit in Hebronville, The expansion joints in this structure have been leaking for some time and during the year the most serious leak was temporarily repaired. Should any- thing occur to this line to prevent its proper functioning the sewage from the entire city would have to be cared for temporarily which would develop serious consequences.
The account for the maintenance of surface drains for 1937 was $1,700.00, this amount to be used in the maintaining of all drainage pipe lines and the large number of catch basins distributed throughout the city. The purpose of surface drains is to remove excess water from the streets through catch basins and pipe lines and the result of no drainage or poor drainage is flooded streets and damage to the roadways and property. In order to eliminate any such conditions it is necessary to clean thoroughly during the year every catch basin and any clogged pipe lines. The catch basins particularly retain much dirt and debris which is washed into them and it is necessary to send men into the basins and excavate the collected material thereby preventing'impaired drainage. The amount which has been allotted for this work is not sufficient to do this required work and maintain the efficiency of the drainage system.
The account for Street Sweeping had an allotment of $800.00 in the budget of 1937. The mileage of streets which can be maintained throughout the year
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with this appropriation is very small, much less than the mileage cared for several years ago. The purchase of a mechanical street sweeper with a full time operator would increase the annual appropriation only a small amount if spread over a period of years, but would increase the mileage which could be maintained several times over that which it is possible to maintain at the present time. The present method is obsolete, costly and much too limited for the present needs.
During the year only one piece of equipment was purchased for the Highway Department; however, it is a very important addition to this department's equip- ment and will undoubtedly save the city much time and money. The equip- ment purchased was a Lorain Model No. 30 one-half cubic yard gasoline-powered shovel.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Equipment
Below is listed new equipment which I recommend to be purchased to replace old equipment or as additions to our present equipment to facilitate construction and lower the unit costs for construction.
1. Bulldozer-This is an independent power unit for use in grading opera- tions, eliminating a great deal of hand work and reducing the time for construction materially.
2. The purchase of three trucks with capacities of from two to four cubic yards, to replace old worn-out equipment.
3. One twelve-ton Gasoline Roller to replace a Steam Roller which is twenty-two years old.
4. One small Tandem Roller for use in patching and sidewalk work.
5. Mechanical Rotary Sweeper-I have already dealt with the importance of obtaining this piece of equipment for use in street sweeping.
6. Road Drag-This piece of equipment is exceptionally valuable for road construction purposes and is not an expensive purchase.
7. Screening Plant-Using as much road material as we do it would be advantageous to the city to obtain this equipment for use in the gravel pit for grading stone, gravel and sand. A great deal of material which we now purchase or must laboriously produce at our gravel pits could be produced more efficiently and at a lower cost with our own screening plant.
8. Three portable sidewalk plowing units-The use of horses for sidewalk plowing is impractical and uncertain. These units are not expensive and can be transported quickly by trucks to any point desired. They are economical and efficient in operation and they do an excellent job. A demonstration was made last year in over fifteen inches of snow with this machine and it accomplished & very satisfactory job.
Improvements
For a number of years Highland Avenue from Washington Street to the State line has been in poor condition in regard to both pavement and surface drainage. In view of the fact that this highway is a connecting link between state highways in Massachusetts and Rhode Island it seems advisable that steps be taken to ascertain if the reconstruction could be undertaken under Chapter 90 work. In any case I recommend that some action be taken in the near future for the improvement of this highway which would include pavement construction, surface drainage from Newport Avenue to the State line and water pipe in- stallation up to Robinson Avenue.
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A project has been submitted to the W. P. A. for the renovation of the garages at the Wall Street yard and for the construction of open sheds. It is probable that this work will start sometime during the coming year.
There are no provisions made for establishing the water department at the Wall Street yard at the present time, and it is my recommendation that plans be made for additions to the present brick garage to house the water department.
H- SIDEWALKS AND CURBING GRANOLITHIC SIDEWALKS AND GRANITE CURB BY CITY
Location
Str. Curb
2-Ft. Cor. Circle Curb Gran. Walks
Lin. Ft.
Lin. Ft.
Sq. Yd.
Holden Street
53.17
2
Flmwood Avenue
78.50
2
66.46
Bishop Avenue
61.17
2
54.17
Pleasant Street .
105.42
2
Jefferson Street .
4
105.93
Park and Pleasant Streets.
12.37
Brook and Falmouth Streets
10.05
Totals
298.26
12
22.42
226.56
W. P. A. SIDEWALKS AND CURBING PROJECT
Location
Str. Curb Lin. Ft. 36.00
2 Ft. Cor. Circle Curb Gran. Walks
Lin. Ft.
Sq. Yd.
Adamsdale Avenue.
2
37.94
Angell Street
585.16
12
11.05
227.13
Benefit Street.
132.25
6
120.77
Carpenter Street
234.32
4
79.89
Clarence Street .
36.09
2
42.07
Dunham Street
2
35.17
East Street ..
72.54
Eldredge Street
136.59
2
296.94
Foley Street
4
81.77
Fourth Street
2
58.33
Garden Street.
36.25
2
34.67
Grove Street.
2
129.20
Gustin Avenue
2
188.95
Hayward Street
212.00
8
338.05
Hebron Avenue.
109.83
11.00
86.10
Highland Street
3
99.38
Hodges Street
138.33
8
270.89
Holden Street
57.01
Hope Street.
22
634.04
Horton Street
42.00
113.33
Jackson Street
171.63
James Street
181.04
Jefferson St.
58.50
John Street.
2
197.87
Elizabeth Street
149.92
2
79.09
Ashton Road
Bank Street.
1
57.76
First Street.
74.68
Hazel Street.
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Lamb Street.
110.79
Leroy Street.
36.67
4
171.09
Lincoln Avenue
75.28
Maple Street.
207.30
556.22
Newport Avenue.
156.41
2
140.49
North Main Street
148.50
2
Olive Street .
178.26
Orange Street.
2
291.38
Park Avenue.
12.57
104.41
Parker Street
94.30
Park Street. .
36.00
2
76.89
Payson Street
131.42
2
934.95
Peck Street.
14.75
2
382.04
Perrin Street
26.83
Pine Street.
32.64
Pleasant Street.
347.84
11
21.72
707.98
Prospect Street
2
243.40
Robert Street.
80.17
7
197.95
School Street
93.57
Second Street
54.35
South Main Street
2
536.74
Summer Street.
54.94
Third Street.
212.52
Union Street.
2
88.80
Upland Road.
116.66
4
244.68
West Street.
104.50
2
26.02
121.88
Totals
3,228.96
136
82.36
9,557.12
STREET LIGHTING
Number and kind of lights in use January 1, 1937
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.
48 30.00 each All night lights
60 C. P.
1172 16.50 each All night lights
60 C. P.
20
16.50 each
All night lights under railroad arches 24 hour flashing service
Street lights placed during 1937-60 candle power
Date
Placed
Street
Date Placed
Street
Jan. 12
Pleasant Street
May 13
Pike Avenue
Feb. 19
Locust Street at Oak Hill Grange
May 13
Pike Avenue
Feb. 23
Sycamore Avenue
May 13
West Carpenter Street
March 12
So. Main at Short Street
Dec. 21
Morey Street
May 3
Fuller Avenue at No. 15
Dec. 21
Lafayette Street
May 3
Third Street opp. No. 10
Dec. 21
No. Main Street
May 3 John Street
Dec. 21
Oak Hill Avenue
May 13
Pike Avenue
Dec. 2
Pleasant Avenue
May 13
Pike Avenue
Dec. 2
North Main Street
May 13
Pike Avenue
Traffic Blinkers
3
28.00 each
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1000 Candle Power
April 7 3 on Wall Street
Nov. 11 3 on North Main Street at Memorial Bridge
250 Candle Power
Nov. 11
4 on North Main Street on Bridge
Street lights removed during 1937 60 Candle Power
Aug. 11 2 on North Main Street Oct. 14 1 on North Main Street
100 Candle Power
April 7
3 on Wall Street
Number and kind of lights in use December 31, 1937
Kind
Number
Cost
1000 C. P.
92
$94.00 each
Sunset to 11:30 p m.
1000 C. P.
33
16.00 each
11:30 p. m. to sunrise
250 C. P.
5 45.00 each
All night lights
100 C. P.
45 22.00 each
All night lights
60 C. P.
1188
16.50 each
All night lights
60 C. P.
20
16.50 each
Traffic Blinkers 3 28.00 each
All night lights under railroad arches 24 hour flashing service
SEWERS, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
Caretaker at Beds. $1,303.71
Maintenance and Improvement of Beds-
Labor.
$578.65
Material
78.85 657.50
Insurance
97.91
Taxes-
Town of Seekonk
66.25
City of Pawtucket
14.36
80.61
Maintenance and Operation of Sewer System-
Labor.
112.75
City of Attleboro-
Water Charge
100.00
Material .
6.80
219.55 $2,359.28
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SEWER CONNECTIONS
Total Connections Jan., 1, 1937 . . . 1871
Buildings served.
2083
Connections added during 1937 . 21
21
Total 1892
2104
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT Comparison of Itemized Expenditures for
1920
1935
1936
1937
Resurfacing
$ 13,850.45
$ 1,335.52
$ 1,458.76
$ 6,918.71
Drains Maintenance.
1,556.53
2,368.50
1,732.09
1,996.26
Street Sweeping
2,611.32
331.08
790.30
039.19
Street Patching
0,572.84
5,105.90
6,004.33
4,305.45
Street Cleaning
7,998.46
1,167.66
1,412.92
2,438.31
Sidewalk Maintenance ..
5,142.73
1,109.66
442.65
938.80
Equipment, Maintenance and Repair
372.22
651.04
426.52
Road Rollers
1,757.95
538.69
226.81
853.89
nance.
726.70
188.83
75.12
286.49
Road Oil and Tar.
22,188.37
6,154.84
5,383.86
2,217.54
Bridges, Fences and Cul- verts
608.04
320.61
487.86
1,123.60
Crushers
185.42
575.07
218.94
362.62
Ten Mile River
and
Thacher Brook.
711.26
16.36
29.42
44.65
Insurance.
2,062.41
968.34
915.99
1,590.49
Rent - Maynard Street Land
69.60
69.60
69.60
Vacations.
393.28
274.26
425.60
544.68
bers.
344.00
144.99
145.28
344.04
Snow and Ice.
11,073.23
5,997.84
5,405.80
2,647.71
Unexpended Balance of 1919 Appropriation
19,981.13
Deferred Barn, Stone and Gravel Charges.
955.95
Crosswalks. .
222.11
Care of Common.
335.85
Express, Freight, etc.
349.65
$102,697.28
$ 27,076.76 * 3,707.61
$ 25,936.69 **
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208.21
$ 23,369.15
$ 25,503.76
$ 27,819.03
New Equipment
(Listed as Machinery, Tools, 1920)
3,665.80
1, 37.99
5,998.39
6,000.00
$106,363.03 $ 25,307.14
$ 31,502.15
$ 33,819.09
*Highway Maintenance accounts used for City's Contribution to E. R. A. and M !. P. A.
** Highway Maintenance accounts used for City's Contribution to W. P. A.
*** These totals exclude Sidewalks and Curbing.
60.32
48.35
Signs, Clock and Num-
Incidentals.
36.79
432.93
$ 28,027.30
Highway Auto Mainte-
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WATER DIVISION
Recommendations: During the year a recommendation was made to the Mayor and Municipal Council that immediate steps be made to repair the stand- pipe due to large cracks appearing in the brick wall running from the top down 25 to 30 feet or more. Fefore any work had begun large sections of this brick wall collapsed. Subsequently studies were made and a contract was made with the H. E. Smith Company of Boston, Mass., to remove the brick wall from the top to a point approximately 50 feet down and capped with concrete. This work was done as a temporary measure with permanent work to be decided upon at a later date.
I recommend that steps be taken to make permanent repairs to the standpipe which should include water-proofing of the inside of the tank. Should any thing occur which would necessitate closing the tank for use it would mean that continuous pumping would be necessary to furnish the city its water supply. This condition would increase costs in this department tremendously.
This department has spent some time in investigating the economic and physical advantages of the construction of a second standpipe with a capacity equal to that of the present tank and feels convinced that if a P. W. A. project could be obtained for the construction, the saving, because of reduced costs of pumping, etc., would over a period of years pay the city's share of said construc- tion. If for any reason the present standpipe should be temporarily closed, pumping of the city water supply would have to be continuous with an attendant large increase in costs. Because of the many years the standpipe has been in continuous use, it should be anticipated that repairs will have to be made in the near future requiring a temporary closing of the tank. With these facts before us I feel confident the recommended construction with a cost of approximately $75,000 would be an investment which would return much material gain.
I recommend that an additional 12" water line be constructed from the pumping station to Highland Avenue. The condition which exists here at the present time should not be overlooked for should anything occur in the existing single line to close the supply the entire south end of the city would not have any water supply. The Construction of a dual line would eliminate this hazardous condition.
I recommend a 10" water line be placed on Locust Street from South Main Street to Oak Hill Avenue, then down Oak Hill Avenue, with an 8" line to meet the present 8" line near the Bristol County Hospital. This construction would provide a circulatory system for this area. At the present time only a single line supplies this area.
On Pleasant Street there is only one water main of 6" pipe which runs as far as Richardson Avenue. There is a petition in calling for an extension of the water main to the Norton line.
W'e also anticipate that there will be further petitions for main line extensions running off the Pleasant Street main. These conditions make it imperative that an additional water main of 8" pipe be placed to supplement the supply on Pleasant Street. This supplementary line will begin on Field Road near Forest Street, then continue to Gustin Avenue, then along Gustin Avenue to Horton Street, then along Horton Street to Perry Avenue, then along Perry Avenue to Pleasant Street, then along Pleasant Street to a point just beyond Richardson Avenue. From this point to the Norton line a 10" line should be placed. I recommend that this construction be completed as soon as possible in order that the various applications for extensions may be properly taken care of.
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