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45 feet 1 1-2-inch service pipe cement lined
4 50
to 1 1-4 inch,
5 00
4 gate boxes,
35 00
Service pipe fittings,
984 06
213 gross ton's coal at $4.62,
26 25
3 1-2 tons egg coal for office,
$1,346 54
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WATER COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
CONSTUCTION.
CLEANING GROUND AT STATION.
L. B. Blaisdell, labor and team, $3 20
E. F. Goodwin, 170 hours at .20, 34 00
D. C. Bunker, 120 hours at .20, 24 00
J. J. Woodman, labor, 2 25
$63 45
SERVICE PIPE, FITTINGS AND SUPPLIES.
Walworth Mfg. Co., pipe and fittings, $187 32
Coffin Valve Co., 53 service boxes, 66 15
James Busfield, machine work, 90
E. W. Roberts, 6 bags cement,
3 75
J. E. Currier, lumber for bracing,
1 80
G. W. J. Murphy Co., 4 1-2 lbs. tin,
L 94
Bion Green, freight, 5 31
$267 17
LABOR AND TEAM ON SERVICE PIPE.
E. F. Goodwin, 1,039 hours at .20 $207 80
D. C. Bunker, 577 hours at .20 115 40
Geo. F. Kittredge, 99 hours at .20 19 80
Ed Bushong, 355 hours at .20 71 00 J. Beauvar, 19 hours at .20 3 80
Geo. Eaton, 25 hours at .20
5 00
F. Goodwin, 30 hours at .20 6 00
T. O'Brion, 30 hours at .20 6 00
WATER COMMISSIONERS' REPORT. 9
T. Curley, 20 hours at .20 4 00
H. George, 21 hours at .20 4 20
F. O. Bailey, 8 hours at .20
1 60
T. Donahue, 5 hours at .20
1 00
G. G. Davis, team for season,
129 64
$575 24
$905 86
METERS.
Neptune Meter Co., bases, $2 10
National Meter Co., meter connections, 13 00
H. R. Worthington, 25 5-8 inch meters, 185 00
H. R. Worthington, 1 2-inch meter, 45 00
$245 10
EXPENSE ON LAND TAKEN FOR WATER SUPPLY.
E. D. George, cash paid to witnesses, and trav- eling expenses on court cases, $115 75
B. B. Jones, legal services on case,
500 00
Porter C. Croy, summoning witnesses, 17 30
J. T. Desmond, surveying plans and est., 9 25
Horace I. Bartlett (Att.), settlement on Little's land, 497 25
$1,139 55
$2,290 51
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WATER COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
MAINTENANCE.
FUEL.
Sargent Coal Co., 544.8 gross tons of coal at
$4.62, $2,492 38
125 21-24 gross tons of screenings at $2.40, 300 21
$2,792 59
OIL AND WASTE.
G. P. Anderson, oil, $46 80
G. P. Anderson, waste, 21 20
Eagle Oil and Supply Co .. bil, 5 40
$73 40
SUPPLIES AT STATION AND REPAIRS.
Garlock Packing Co .. , polish, $1 25
C. W. Trainer, paint to cover pipes, 1 50
G. P. Anderson, supplies, 7 73
I. B. Little Co., supplies, 57
Scannell Boiler Works, 890 lbs. cheeks and arches; 31 15
2 lead gaskets, 2 50
H. H. Bean & Son, fire brick and clay, 10 00
E. W. Roberts, stock and labor, repairing arches, 9 26
J. Donahue, puttying and painting sashes, 20 03
Eagle Oil & Supply Co., tray for barrow and supplies, 16 33
Dean Steam Pump Co., valves for air pump, 1 08
W. C. Bennett, supplies, 1 44
Z. Lovell & Co., supplies, 10 20
$119 04
WATER COMMISSIONERS' REPORT. II
INTEREST.
J. C. Pease, Treasurer, interest on bonds,
$3,360 00
$3,360 00
OFFICE.
H. H. Story, supplies, $2 06
Sargent Coal Co., coal and wood, 44 75
Town of Merrimac, rent from 3-1-04 to 2-1-07,
420 00
$466 81
WAGES AT STATION.
E. L. White, engineer, $954 00
$954 00
SALARY.
E. D. George, superintendent,
$600 00
$600 00
PAINTING STANDPIPE.
John Donahue, painting inside of standpipe, $25 00
E. Smith & Son, paint, 24 00
$49 00
REPAIRING SUCTION PIPE.
B. F. Smith & Bro., pump and supplies, 3 45
Coffin Valve Co., repairing gate stem,
1 00
-
$4 45
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WATER COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
REPAIRING PIPE LINE.
Norwood Engineering Co., gate box cover, $1 50
$1 50
MISCELLANEOUS.
Geo. E. Ricker, stamps and box rent, $29 45
Bion Green, freight,
43
American Express Co., express,
: 35
Curtis & Wood, trucking,
00
A. G. Sturdivant, trucking,
35
New England Tel. & Tel. Co., telephoning and rental. 27 46
W. W. Gormley, sharpening tools, 1 70
F. C. Williams, sharpening tools,
2 00
Boston Herald, advertising for bids,
. 40
Merrimac Budget, advertising for bids,
1 00
Merrimac Budget, printing and supplies,
11 50
H. L. Bond & Co., 1-2 doz shovels,
4 13
W. W. Lydston, supplies,
1 00
James Dickens, Rep. tellemeter and Batt.,
70
James Busfield, machine work,
60
B. G. Davis, awning,
10 80
D. M. Means, lettering sign,
1 25
I. B. Little Co., supplies,
2 91
Hanscom Hardware Co., supplies,
5 30
Crosby Steam Gauge Co., charts for recorder,
1 50
Geo. E. Winslow, charts for tellemeter,
3 10
G. W. Sargent, 3 posts,
25
E. D. George, expenses to Boston, Haverhill,
Newburyport and Amesbury,
13 50
Z. Lovell & Co., supplies, 5 02
$149 70
$10,861 00
WATER COMMISSIONERS' REPORT. 13
RECEIPTS.
Cash on hand February 1, 1906, $523 07
Received part payment on note from town, 2,500 00
From appropriation from town acct., hy- drants, etc., 1,791 00
From town for hydrants from Sept. 4, 1904, to Jan. 31, 1905,
697 90
From water takers, 2,517 07
From abutters' acc., laying service pipe,
315 20
From light dept. acct., fuel, oil and waste,
2,397 08
From light dept. acct., team and labor,
79 20
From light dept. acct., rent,
72 00
From light dept. acct., heat, stamps and telephoning 38 55
From Public Library, for heating,
26 00
For empty oil barrels, 3 60
For telephoning from station,
1 91
For stop and waste and pipe,
1 15
For supplies,
: 00
Interest on note,
185 63
$11,152 36
EXPENDITURES.
CONSTRUCTION.
Cleaning ground at station,
$63 45
Service pipe and fittings,
267 17
Meters,
575 24
Labor and team on service pipe,
1,139 55
Expenses on land taken for water supply,
245 10
$2,290 51
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WATER COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
MAINTENANCE.
Fuel,
$2,792 59
Oil and waste,
73 40
Supplies at station,
119 04
Interest.
3,360 00
Office,
466 81
Wages at station,
954 00
Salary,
600 00
Painting standpipe,
49 00
Repairing suction pipe,
4 45
Repairing pipe line,
1 50
Miscellaneous,
149 70
Cash on hand,
291 36
$8,861 85
$11,152 36
CR.
Loan to town,
$2,500 00
Due from town, interest on note,
47 93
Balance due from water takers,
129 14
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Balance due from Light dept. acct., fuel,
762 57
Cash on hand,
291 36
$3,731 00
DR.
Outstanding bills (estimated) excluding
award on Sargent land $66 86
$66 86
$3,664 14
WATER COMMISSIONERS' REPORT. 15
COST OF CONSTRUCTION.
Cost of Construction to Jan. 31, 1906.
Cost of Construction. Year end'g Jan. 31, 1907.
Total.
Pumping station,
$6,631 74
$6,631 74
Boilers,
3,473 70
3,473 70
Pumping machinery,
5,889 06
5,889 06
Coal shed
339 60
339 60
Building road to station,
272 00
272 00
Suction pipe system,
2,369 86
2,369 86
Pipe line and fittings,
24,778 33
24,778 33
Pipe laying and inspection,
11,982 03
11,982 03
Cleaning ground at station,
556 63
$63 45
620 08
Standpipe,
6,165 21
6,165 21
Expenses of Investigating Com.
2,344 12
. .
2,344 12
Service pipe, fittings and labor, less credit rec. from abutters
3,376 48
454 31
3,830 79
Meters,
2,504 80
245 10
2,749 90
Engineering,
3,000 00
3,000 00
Express and freight,
245 99
245 99
Salaries,
1,500 00
1,500 00
Miscellaneous,
961 93
.. .
961 93
Expenses on land taken for
1,139 55
1,139 55
water supply,
$76,391 48
$1,902 41
$78,293 89
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WATER COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
DR.
Received for sale of bonds,
Received premium for sale of bonds,
$84,000 00 4,610 76
$88,610 76
CR.
Paid on construction to date, $78,293 89
Balance due on note from town,
2,500 00
Construction money used to pay interest on bonds,
7,816 87
$88,610 76
EVERETT D. GEORGE, FRANK E. PEASE. WM. L. SMART, Water Commissioners.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
MUNICIPAL LIGHT BOARD.
The Municipal Light Board herein present their third annual report of the Municipal Lighting Plant for the year ending Jan. 31, 1907.
We have installed the past year 12 Commercial light ser- vices, making a total number of connections to date 60, and one power service, making a total of four.
The electric plant has been running about two and one- half years, and the time it has had to stop for repairs be- tween 6 A. M. and I A. M. has been about 2 hours (total) at different times. Machinery is liable to break down at any time. If the engine generator or exciter should break it would be impossible for the plant to run until it was re- paired, which might take a week or two, and we should be without power or light until repaired. We have received numerous complaints from light takers (and not without cause) that the lights between 7 and 8 A. M. and 4 to 6 P. M. is poor. This is always the case where light and power are both supplied from the same generator, owing to the variance of the amount of the power being used from time to time, if we have one set of machinery and another one for lights for these times, the difficulty will be in a great measure obviated. We have connected to the electric ap-
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REPORT OF MUNICIPAL LIGHT BOARD.
paratus up to about 10 H. P. of its maximum capacity, and it seems as if it would be advisable to install a duplicate set consisting of engine, generator, exciter, switch board and a pair of wires for the power circuit, and we recom- mend that the town install them.
ESTIMATED EXPENSE.
Engine
$1215 00
Generator, exciter and switch board
2,500 00
Belts
85 00
Foundation and wiring station
200 00
Labor and piping engine
150 00
Wire for street lines, supplies and labor
700 00
$4850 00
Under Section 21 of Chapter 34 of the Revised Laws, as amended by Chapter 410 of the Acts of 1905, the manager of the electric plant makes the following estimates of the expenses and income of the plant for the ensuing year.
EXPENSES ESTIMATED.
Construction $200 00
Payment of bond coming due July next 500 00
Gross expense of operating mainte- nance and repairs 3662 00
Depreciation 462 87
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REPORT OF MUNICIPAL LIGHT BOARD.
Interest on bonds 390 00
Loss in operating plant last year be- ing the difference between bills payable, bills receivable and cash on hand 280 54
$5495 41
Income estimated.
From private consumers $3500 00 Balance wanted to be raised by tax- ation for 317 street lights, light- ing Sargent Hall, Public Library and fire engine house 1995 41
$5495 41
20
REPORT OF MUNICIPAL LIGHT BOARD.
WIRE AND MATERIAL ON HAND.
223 pounds No. 6 wire at 24.80
$55 30
50 pounds No. 10 wire at .13 1-4 6 62
170 pounds No. 6 guy wire at .3 7-8 $ 57
170 16 candle power lamps, 30 20
36 ,25 candle power lamps, 12 60
1,000 ft. cross arms, 40 00
Braces, pins and insulators,
30 00
85 00
Tools, .
$266 29
CONSTUCTION.
STEAM PLANT.
Bion Green, freight, $1 42
$1 42
STREET LINES.
American Electrical Works, 2 reels No. 6 wire, $135 58
Pettingell Andrews Co., 1 reel No. 6 wire, 86 18
Pettingell Andrews Co., supplies, 26 05
James Dickens, supplies, 7 84
I. B. Little Co., supplies, 2 82
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REPORT OF MUNICIPAL LIGHT BOARD.
Carriage Wheel and Gear Co., machine work on arms 1 00
G. W. Sargent's Sons, lumber for arms, 2 70
F. L. Blinn, gasoline, 1 00
Bion Green, freight,
80
American Express Co., express,
50
S. W. Condon, filing saws,
35
Merrimac Water Works, team and labor, 55 25
$320 07
TRANSFORMERS.
James Dickens, 1-10 k. w. transformer,
$94 68
James Dickens, 2-2 k.w.o.d. transformer,
73 44
James Dickens, 2-1 k.w.o.d. transformer,
52 56
Bion Green, freight,
3 93
$224 61
METERS.
$546 10
James Dickens, 5-5 amp., S. P. meters,
$56 40
James Dickens, 2-10 amp., S. P. meters,
25 20
James Dickens, 1-20 amp., S. P. meters,
16 70
James Dickens, 2-40 amp., S. P. meters,
44 48
James Dickens, 1-80 amp., S. P. meters,
28 98
James Dickens, 1-5 amp., 2 S. P. meters,
35 28
36 00
James Dickens, 1-10 amp., 2 S. P. meters, Bion Green, freight,
95
American Express Co., express,
2 60
$246 59
$792 69
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REPORT OF MUNICIPAL LIGHT BOARD.
MAINTENANCE.
FUEL.
Merrimac Water Works, fuel, $2,338 20
$2,338 20
OIL AND WASTE.
Merrimac Water Works, oil and waste, $58 88
James Dickens, oil, 25 03
Bion Green, freight, 44
$84 35
REPAIRING STEAM PLANT.
Ridgway Dynamo and Engine Co., rebabiting
crank boxes and gland for stuffing box $11 69
F. E. Davis, turning down piston rod 5 35
Keniston Engineering Co., metallic packing, 20 00
Garlock Packing Co., packing, 6 47
G. P. Anderson, packing, 1 73
American Express Co., express, 70
REPAIRING ELECTRIC PLANT.
James Dickens, repairing transformer, $13 89
James Dickens, stock and labor, 6 90
James Dickens, repairing meter and battery, 12 60
I. B. Little Co., supplies, 1 87
American Express Co., express, 75
$45 94
$36 01
REPORT OF MUNICIPAL LIGHT BOARD. 23
STATION WAGES.
W. A. Barbeau, engineer, $792 00
$792 00
DISTRIBUTION TOOLS.
Pettingell Andrews Co., tools, $3 60
W. W. Gormley, block and falls, 2 50
I. B. Little Co., tools, 3 25
F. C. Williams, labor and stock, 3 95
American Express Co., express,
15
$13 45
REPAIRING LINE.
Aaron Hume, labor, $1 40
James Dickens, stock, 2 30
F. L. Blinn, gasoline, 66
Merrimac Water Works, team and labor, 23 95
$28 31
INCANDESCENT LAMPS.
James Dickens, 400-16 candle power S. & M. lamps, $64 00
In-Er. Globe Lamp Co., 50-26 candle power Globe lamps, 17 64
In-Er. Globe Lamp Co., 12-50 candle power Globe lamps, 10 (
$91 64
GENERAL SALARY.
E. D. George, manager, $400 00
$400 00
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REPORT OF MUNICIPAL LIGHT BOARD.
OFFICE EXPENSES.
Merrimac Budget, printing, $4 25
Thorp Martin Co., ledger, 2 50
Merrimac Water Works, heat, stamp and telephoning, 38 55
Merrimac Water Works, rent, 72 00
$117 30
INTEREST.
J. C. Pease, treasurer, interest on bonds, $410 00
Town of Merrimac, refunded amount paid on
bonds, 1st 6 months, 220 00
$630 00
INSURANCE.
Bailey Sargent, employer and public, $100 00
$100 00
BOND.
J. C. Pease, bond No. 2, $500 00
$500 00
$5,969 89
25
REPORT OF MUNICIPAL LIGHT BOARD.
RECEIPTS.
Cash on hand Feb, 1st., 1906,
$162 19
Appropriation for maintenance, 2,250 00
Received from town for street lighting, 1904, 230 28
From New England Telephone & Telegraph Co., pole rental, 8 27
From 48-16 candle power lamps,
7 68
From American Electrical Works, credit on reels, 17 08
From G. W. J. Murphy Co., scrap copper, 10 03
From light takers, 3,289 12
$5,974 65
EXPENDITURES.
CONSTRUCTION.
$1 42
Steam plant,
320 07
Street lines,
: 61
Transformers,
246 59
Meters, .
$792 69
MAINTENANCE.
Fuel,
84 35
Oil and waste,
45 94
Repairing steam plant,
36 01
Repairing electric plant,
792 00
Station wages,
13 45
Distribution tools,
$2,338 20
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Repairing lines,
28 31
Incandescent lamps,
91 64
Salary, Office expenses,
400 00
117 30
Interest,
630 00
Insurance,
100 00
$4,677 20
BOND ACCOUNT.
Bond No. 2, $500 00
$500 00
Cash on hand January 31, 1907,
$4 76
$4 76
$5,974 65
DR.
Due Water Dept., acct. fuel,
$762 57
Outstanding bills (estimated), 2 50
.
$765 07
CR.
Due from New England Telephone & Telegaph Company, $3 75
Due from light takers, 13 50
Electric current supplied to date (for which payment is not due), 462 52
$479 77
$285 30
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REPORT OF MUNICIPAL LIGHT BOARD.
Cost of Construction to Jan. 31, 1906.
Cost of Construction. Year end'g Jan. 31, 1907.
Total.
Steam plant,
$ 1,407 47
$ 1 42
$ 1,408 89
Electric plant,
1,261 34
1,261 34
Street lines,
9,986 42
320 07
10,306 49
Transformers,
1,246 94
224 61
1,471 55
Meters,
733 14
246 59
979 73
$14,635 31
$792 69
$15,428 00
Received for sale of Bonds,
$11,000 00
Received premium for sale of bonds,
603 79
Amount appropriated by town,
3,824 21
$15,428 00
EVERETT D. GEORGE, FRANK E. PEASE, WM. L. SMART, Municipal Light Board.
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
I have examined the accounts of the Assessors, Selectmen, Tax Collector, Light Department, Water Department, School De- partment and Treasurer for the fiscal year ending January 31, 1907, and find them correct.
The statement below is the amount of orders drawn, paid and outstanding as shown by the books.
Amount outstanding on orders last year's re-
port,
$300 27
Total orders drawn this year:
Selectmen,
$48,917 29
Light Dept.,
5,969 89
Water Dept.,
10,861 00
School Dept.,
9,310 49
$75,058 67
$75,358 94
Paid by Treasurer for orders of last year, $300 27
Orders of this year:
Selectmen,
$48,912 29
Light Dept.,
5,969 89
Water Dept.,
10,363 75
School Dept.,
9,310 49
$74,556 42
$502 25
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AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Memorandum of orders not in:
No. 825,
$2 00
No. 835.
3 00
No. 608 (Water),
497 25
$502 25
F. O. DAVIS, Auditor.
Merrimac, Mass., February 12, 190'7.
INDEX.
Appropriations, Page 38
Collector's Report, . 71
Fire Engineers' Report, 102 Jury List, 70 Library Trustees' Report, 98 87
Locust Grove Cemetery,
Mass. School Fund,
32
Police Report, 96 97
3
School Financial Account,
28
Selectmen's Report, 39 64
Cemetery Account,
Financial Statement, 67
Fire Department,
54 57
Gypsy and Brown Tail Moths,
Highways and Bridges, 45
Hydrants and Watering Troughs, 52
Miscellaneous Department,
61
Poor Department,
41
Recapitulation,
68
Snow and Washouts,
49
Soldiers' Relief,
44 63
Street Lights,
State Aid, 65
Statistics from Valuation Book, 66
Town Officers, 39
Sargent Hall,
School Report,
INDEX. 31
Sealer's Report, 95
Superintendent of Schools, 7
Town Clerk's Report, 93 Town Officers, 35
Treasurer's Report, 77
Tree Warden's Report, 97
Uncollected Taxes, . 72
WATER AND LIGHT REPORT.
Report of Board of Water Commissioners 3
Balance Sheet, I3
Construction, 8
Maintenance,
IO
Water Analysis, 2
Report of Municipal Light Board,
17
Balance Sheet, 25
Construction, 20
Maintenance,
2I
Auditor's Report, 28
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