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Hills, George E.
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650
8 13
8 13
Hunt, Sarah .
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3,750
46 88
46 88
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2,500
31 25
31 25
Ham, Thomas F.
1 25
Harding, Wm.
1.500
18 75
18 75
Harrington, George F.
5 13
Hart, Alice D.
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Name of Residents.
Aggregate Value of Personal Estate.
Total Tax on Personal Estate.
Aggregate Value of Real Estate.
Total Tax on Real Estate.
Total Cash Tax on Personal and Real Estate.
Johnson, Amelia L.
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110
1 38
4,000
50 00
51 38
Johnson, Walter W.
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Jones, Abijah G.
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485
6 07
5,000
62 50
68 57
Jones, Francis R. .
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7,000
87 50
9,000
112 50
200 00
Jones, Frank H. ·
7,500
93 75
93 75
Jones, Mary P., Estate of
3,500
43 75
43 75
Jose, Eugene
410
5 13
2,400
30 00
35 13
1 32
1,900
23 75
25 07
Kennedy, John
525
6 57
3,500
43 75
50 22
Kennedy, Michael .
50
63
1,300
16 25
16 88
Kidder Bros.
525
6 56
7,000
87 50
94 06
Lahay, Catherine .
500
6 25
6 25
Laird, James T.
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25
32
1,100
13 75
14 07
Lincoln Boat Club .
500
6 25
6 25
Lunt, Charles
70
88
550
6 87
7 75
Lynah, George C. .
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350
4 38
1,570
19 62
24 00
Lynah, John D.
2,500
31 25
31 25
Maguire, Michael, Heirs of
90
1 13
1,000
12 50
13 63
Martin, Mary
50
63
1,400
17 50
18 13
Mayer, Louis
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1,075
13 44
3,400
42 50
55 94
McHugh Bros.
675
8 44
4,000
50 00
58 44
10
13
800
10 00
10 13
McPherson, Mrs. L. A. Miner, Lewis
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175
2 19
1,610
20 12
22 31
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65
81
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72
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1,750
21 88
21 88
Jurada, John
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Jerrett, Fred
105
2 19
2 19
175
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Lennon, Patrick
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Moore, Gardner, Estate of
505
6 32
3,750
46 87
53 19
Nelson, George
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700
8 75
5,400
67 50
76 25
Nevill, Martin
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350
4 38
2,900
36 25
40 63
Newton, George F.
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50
63
63
Page, Henry k.
290
3 63
3 63
Page, Henry R., and others
9,300
116 25
116 25
Peirce, William C.
100
1 25
2,000
25 00
26 25
Peirce, William L. G. ·
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280
3 50
8,950
111 88
115 38
Pierce, John H.
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35,000
437 50
437 50
Pierce, Samuel H.
930
11 63
13,520
169 00
180 63
Powell, John, Estate of .
500
6 25
6 25
Pratt, Henry W.
1,900
23 75
23 75
Ray, Charles J. R.
2.500
31 25
31 25
Rice, Charles H.
140
1 75
2,000
25 00
26 75
Rice, Edwin B.
350
4 38
3,080
38 50
42 88
Rice, George L.
100
1 25
1 25
Richardson, Harriet F.
3,700
46 25
46 25
Riley, Michael
80
1 00
1 00
Roache, James, Estate of
250
3 13
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3 13
Rooney, John W. .
50
63
63
Ropes, George, Estate of
75
94
14,500
181 25
1.82 19
Ropes, Mary M.
3,000
37 50
37 50
Ryan, John
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50
63
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63
Ryan, Mary .
1,600
20 00
20 00
Ryan, William
200
2 50
2 50
Sargent, Charles O.
665
8 32
2,400
30 00
38 32
Sawin, Susan N. ·
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3,500
43 75
43 75
Scripture, Augusta
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3,500
43 75
43 75
Sherman, Daniel H.
1,810
22 63
6,000
75 00
97 63
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1,100
13 75
13 75
Ryan, John, 2d
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Name of Residents.
Aggregate Value of Personal Estate.
Total Tax on Personal Estate.
Aggregate Value of Real Estate.
Total Tax on Real Estate.
Total Cash Tax on Personal and Real Estate.
Sherman, J. D., Heirs of
2,100
26 25
26 25
Sherman, J. Gardner
500
6 25
50
63
6 88
Sherman, Roger
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600
7 50
12,000
157 50
165 00
Sherman, William H.
710
8 88
2,700
33 75
42 63
Smith, Calvin, Heirs of
400
5 00
5 00
Smith, Charles S. .
2,180
27 25
27 25
Smith, Cyrus S., Heirs of
2,000
25 00
25 00
Smith, Cyrus G.
4.500
56 25
56 25
Smith, Lorenzo, Heirs of
2,900
36 25
36 25
Smith, Francis
2,000
11,405
142 56
167 56
Smith, Jonas, Heirs of
35 00
Smith, Thomas W.
900
11 25
11 25
Smith, Zenas G.
800
10 00
10 00
Snelling, Howard, Heirs of
885
11 06
15,000
187 50
198 56
Snelling, S. Rodman
1,500
18 75
18 75
Spencer, Geoffrey, Heirs of
715
8 94
5,000
62 50
71 44
Stackpole, Edward
510
6 38
5,500
68 75
75 13
Stearns, Mary H.
200
2 50
2 50
Storey, Morefield .
5,000
62 50
62 50
Stratton, Charles H., Heirs of
100
1 25
4,100
51 25
52 50
Swift, Elizabeth B.
5,400
67 50
6,500
81 25
148 75
Tarbell, Charles L., Estate of
54,000
675 00
675 00
Tarbell, George G.
790
9 88
16,000
200 00
209 88
Tasker, John
220
2 75
2,500
31 25
34 00
Taylor, John P.
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200
3 82
2,500
31 25
35 07
Thompson, Joseph B.
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100
1 25
1 25
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35 00
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Trask, Charles H., Jr.
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460
5 75
9,000
112 50
118 25
Tuttle, Freelan J.
125
1 56
1 56
Tyler, Watson
16
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500
6 25
6 45
Underwood, Joseph
600
7 50
2,100
26 25
33 75
Wallace, Michael .
50
63
63
Warner, Henry E.
100
1 25
6,000
75 00
76 25
Washburn, Albert .
150
1 88
2,000
25 00
26 88
Washburn, Mary
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70
88
88
Welch, Martin M. .
685
8 57
2,500
31 25
39 82
Weston, Ann E.
1,575
19 69
2,500
31 25
50 94
Weston, Leonard W., Heirs of
1,150
14 38
8,000
100 00
114 38
Wheeler, Abel, Heirs of
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3,500
43 75
43 75
Wheeler, Asahel, Heirs of
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685
8 57
2,500
31 25
39 82
Wheeler, Charles S.
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3,300
41 25
41 25
Wheeler, Mrs. Charlotte
91,354
1,141 93
1,141 93
Wheeler, Ellen, Estate of
1,050
13 13
13 13
Wheeler, George R.
915
11 44
4,650
58 13
69 57
Wheeler, James B.
788
9 85
5,100
63 75
73 60
Wheeler, Martha J.
1,285
16 07
3,000
37 50
53 57
Wheeler, Sarah M.
53
67
2,500
31 25
31 92
White, Thomas, Heirs of
1,000
12 50
12 50
Whitman, Joseph, Heirs of
1,035
12 94
12 94
Whitman, Maria M.
2,750
34 38
34 38
Whitney, Louis H.
75
94
94
Wilkinson, Guy
290
3 63
4,000
50 00
53 63
Wooley, William H.
515
6 44
6 44
Wright, Robert F.
325
4 07
2,150
26 88
30 95
Wright, William H.
275
3 44
3 44
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1,090
13 63
10,000
125 00
138 63
Wheeler, Charlotte
500
6 25
6 25
Wheeler, C. Edgar
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4,000
50 00
50 00
Watson, Walter L.
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Name of Non-Residents.
Aggregate Value of Personal Estate.
Total Tax on Personal Estate.
Aggregate Value of Real Estate.
Total Tax on Real Estate.
Total Cash Tax on Personal and Real Estate.
Abbot, G. S. T. L., Concord
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$ 325
$ 4 07
$ 4 07
Adams, Georgianna, Watertown
3,000
37 50
37 50
Adams, Henry B.
3,000
37 50
37 50
Bacon, Henry, Heirs of, Bedford
15
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19
Bemis, Charles, Heirs of, Waltham
240
3 00
3 00
Blaisdell, William A., Concord
50
63
63
Blanchard, Luke, Acton
150
1 88
1 88
Blodgett, Stephen H., Cambridge
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1,750
21 88
6,400
80 00
101 88
Bradley, J. B., trustee, Boston
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19,700
246 25
246 25
Brown, Charles E., Lexington
20
25
25
Brown, Charles, Heirs of, Lexington
190
2 38
2 38
Brown, William, Heirs of, Winchendon .
1,040
13 00
13 60
Brennon, Michael, Concord
30
38
38
Brewster, William, Boston
425
5 32
5 32
Brigham, Alonzo F., Concord
100
1 25
1 25
Brooks, A. B. & Bro., Woburn
240
3 00
3 00
Brooks, Mary A., Concord
617
7 72
7 72
Calef, Asa F.,
625
7 82
7 82
Calef, Edna G.,
300
3 75
3 75
Clark, William W., Waltham
2,500
31 25
31 25
Conant, D. & C. H., Concord
2,000
25 00
25 00
Cushman, George H., Waltham
2,500
31 25
31 25
Cutler, James R., Somerville .
165
2 07
2 07
Cutting, B. L., Waltham
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63
Derby, Benjamin, Concord
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750
9 38
9 38
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Derby, Lucy H.,
175
2 19
2 19
Doyle, Mary, Weston
150
1 88
700
8 75
10 63
Emerson, E. W., Concord
252
3 15
3 15
Emerson, R. W., Heirs of, Concord
600
7 50
7 50
Fitchburg R.R. Co.
450
5 63
5 63
Foster, William, Waltham
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50
63
63
Giles, Charles E., Somerville .
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40
50
50
Gill, James, Waltham
175
2 19
2 19
Gourgas, Francis R., Heirs of, Concord
50
63
63
Gowell, Mrs. Mary, Weston .
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150
1 88
1 88
Graves, George A., Brookline
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3,500
43 75
43 95
Griffin, John, Boston
100
1 25
1 25
Harrington, Elisha, Heirs of, Quincy
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120
1 50
1 50
Hersey, Mrs. P. E., Cambridge
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700
8 75
8 75
Heywood, George, Heirs of, Concord
1,200
15 0C
15 00
Holden, Marshall, Dorchester
195
2 44
2 44
Hovey, Adelaide H., Waltham
600
7 50
7 50
Hunter, Jerry A.,
2,650
33 13
33 13
Kendall, Martha H. Waverley
100
1 25
1 25
1.000
12 50
1,000
12 50
25 00
Locke, Isaac, Boston
200
2 50
2 50
McIntosh, Walter, Springfield
150
1 88
1 88
Moore, S. B., Concord
300
3 75
3 75
Munroe, Jonas, Heirs of, Lexington
600
7 50
7 50
Nelville, John, Bedford
850
10 62
10 62
Nichols, Susan H., Woburn
800
10 00
10 00
Paine, Horace, Concord
200
2 50
2 50
Pierce, Cyrus, Heirs of, Concord
360
4 50
4 50
Prentis, Frank B., and others, Philadelphia
4,000
50 00
50 00
Potter, H. Staples, Boston ·
30
38
38
Richardson, T. C., Weston .
150
1 88
1 88
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Name of Non-Residents.
Aggregate Value of Personal Estate.
Total Tax on Personal Estate.
Aggregate Value of Real Estate.
Total Tax on Real Estate.
Total Cash Tax on Personal and Real Estate.
Richardson, John, Boston · Rindge, Fred. H., Cambridge
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240
3 00
3 00
350
4 38
4 38
Russ, J. F., Boston
$150
$1 88
6,500
81 25
83 13
Sawyer, Charles A., Concord
1,490
18 63
18 63
Sherman, Eugene, Wayland .
200
2 50
2 50
Sherman, Herbert A., Weston
70
88
88
Sherman, Susan R., Wayland
500
6 25
6 25
Simonds, Eli, Heirs of, Bedford Smith, Elizabeth M., Boston
1,800
22 50
22 50
Smith, Louis E., Portsmouth, N.H.
650
8 13
8 13
Stewart, James, Waltham ·
76
95
95
Stow, Nathan B., Concord
180
2 25
2 25
Sullivan, John, Arlington
200
2 50
2 50
Sweet, B. D., Boston
3,000
37 50
37 50
Tewksbury, George F., Lexington .
160
2 00
2 00
Thompson, Maria L., Woburn
100
1 25
1 25
Viles, Charles L., Waltham
600
7 50
7 50
Viles, Sumner, Weston .
120
1 50
1 50
Walker, Ann E., Heirs of, Milwaukee, Wis.
100
1 25
1 25
Walker, Eliza M., 66
270
3 38
3 38
Warren, William R., New York
11,500
143 75
143 75
Wentworth, J. B., Waltham .
1,600
20 00
20 00
Weston Town Farm
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814
10 18
10 18
Wheeler, Emeline, Weston
300
3 75
3 75
Wheeler, Frank, Concord
1,550
19 38
19 38
Wheeler, H. N., Cambridge
400
5 00
5 00
Woodsome, Richard, Concord
100
1 25
1 25
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100
1 25
1 25
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5 00
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The Water Commissioners' Report.
The Water Commissioners herewith present their annual report for the year ending Jan. 31, 1898.
The year just closed has been the most important one in the history of the Water Works since their completion. The pumps which were put in when the works were constructed in 1874, have with some repairs and considerable extra time, furnished what water has been needed.
During two weeks of the month of July, it became necessary to run the pump constantly day and night, and on this account we were obliged to hire an assistant engineer to run in the day- time, while the regular engineer, Mr. James T. Laird, made the night runs. In this way the water was kept to a depth of about six feet in the reservoir. If there had been the usual dry time during the months of July, August and September, the pump would have been taxed to its utmost capacity, running day and night in order to have furnished a sufficient supply.
The cement-lined pipes continue to do good service, and there have been but three bad leaks during the year, two of which have been on the curve near Mr. Francis Smith's, one of which was caused by blasting a boulder in the trench of the new pipe, and was repaired by the contractor at his own expense. Nearly all of the leaks in the cement-lined pipe during the past five years have been on the Pond Road and have been due by the con- stantly varying strain caused by pumping. There have been three leaks on the cast-iron pipes caused by an insufficient amount ·of lead being used or carelessness in caulking, which have been repaired at a small expense.
The whole of the south part of the town is now dependent for its supply upon the pipe past the railroad station. Before many years the town should lay a pipe connecting the pipe opposite Mr. Charles F. Adams' place with the one opposite the house of Mr. Chas. H. Trask, Jr. By so doing a surer supply would be guaran- teed at all times ; also a better circulation and consequently better water.
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The hydrants, with some exceptions, are in good order. One- opposite the Hodge's estate is one of the old Newport pattern and should be replaced this spring with a new one. The one at Farns- worth Corner, reported to be out of order, is a Holyoke and has always given more or less trouble. One on the eight-inch pipe- opposite Dr. Tarbell's should be taken out in the spring and an air valve put in its place ; there being a new hydrant near it on. the new twelve-inch main. The receipts from the Fitchburg R. R. Company have been less this year than the previous one, due, we are told by the superintendent, to two causes. First, a running of less trains ; second, some complaints to the management from town's people, of certain trains blocking the crossing. These trains have been ordered not to take water here. It is hoped that in the future some arrangement may be made whereby these trains may again get their supply from us.
Some trouble has been had with the meter, and twice during the year it has been stopped by fish and stones getting in from the main pipe. A fish trap has been bought and will be put on as- soon as the weather will permit.
At the last annual meeting the following vote was passed :
ART. 16. Voted, That the Water Commissioners be and the same are hereby authorized to procure plans and specifications for the construction of a new pumping station upon the land taken for water purposes near the shores of Sandy Pond in March, 1876 and March, 1896, and to construct or otherwise provide for the build- ing of the same ; to procure such new machinery and appliances to lay a new pumping main from the pond to the reservoir, and to contract or otherwise to provide for the construction of the same, and to perform the whole or any part of the work hereby authorized at their discretion, all of said work being for the purposes named in Chapter 188 of the Acts of the year 1872, and to be done under and according to the provisions of the said. chapter, provided that the sum paid or contracted to be paid under this vote shall not exceed, for all the purposes herein mentioned altogether, the sum of ten thousand dollars.
At a special town meeting, called May 27, 1897, the following vote was passed :
ART. 4. Voted, That for the purpose of defraying the expenses of constructing the new pumping station, procuring new machinery and appliances therefor, and laying a new pumping main from
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Sandy Pond to the reservoir for the purposes mentioned in Chapter 188 of the Acts of the year 1872, the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) be and the same hereby is appropriated, in addition to the sums already appropriated for the said purposes, and the Water Commissioners are hereby authorized to expend the said sum in addition to the said other sums for the said purposes ; pro- vided that the sums paid or contracted to be paid under this vote and the previous votes of the town, authorizing the Water Com- missioners to do the said work shall not exceed altogether the sum of $20,000, and the treasurer of the town is hereby authorized to issue, for the purpose of borrowing the whole or any part of the said additional sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000), the bonds of the town in denominations of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) each; the first of which bonds shall be payable in one year from the date of issue, and at the end of each year thereafter one of the said bonds shall be payable until the total amount of the said issue is exhausted. Said bonds shall bear on their face the words "Lincoln Water Loan "; shall bear interest semi-annually at a rate not exceeding four per centum per annum; shall be signed by the treasurer of the town and countersigned by the selectmen and may be sold at public auction or private sale at the discretion of the treasurer.
The issue and sale of the said bonds shall conform in all respects to the provisions of Chapter 341 of the Acts of the year 1897.
Acting under these votes, your commissioners sought advice from Mr. J. Waldo Smith, hydraulic emgineer, as to what it was advisable for the town to put in for pumps and boiler, and also his opinion as to the leakage and waste in both reservoir and pipes. After furnishing Mr. Smith with the data which he asked for, we received the following reply :
MONTCLAIR, N. J., April 5, 1897.
To the Board of Water Commissioners, Lincoln, Mass.
GENTLEMEN :- In compliance with the request of Mr. Chapin, as outlined in his letter of March 15, 1897, I have the pleasure to report a number of recommendations in regard to the construction of the contemplated new work.
1. The Quantity of Water to be Provided.
It appears from certain observations of the fall of the water in the reservoir, recently taken and reported to me, that the present
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consumption of the town is not far from 105,000 gallons per day, which amount, considering the population supplied, the use by the Fitchburg R. R. Company and the number of cattle and horses, does not seem unreasonable or indicative of any great amount of waste. From the above, I should estimate the average daily con- sumption for the highest summer months might be as high as 125,000 or 130,000 gallons per day, and the average for the maxi- mum week 140,000 gallons per day. I do not anticipate any marked increase in the average rate of consumption for the year, and it will probably be some years before it is greater than one million gallons per week.
2. Proper Size of Pump.
The pump should be of sufficient size to furnish the required supply by running from two to four days per week and so give the engineer sufficient time to keep the entire plant in good repair and perhaps put in the services.
I recommend a compound, condensing three-quarter million gallon pump with jet condenser. The ordinary piston speed should be about seventy-five to eighty feet per minute, and consequently the plunger would be about nine inches in diameter and should be capable of making an eighteen-inch stroke. A well constructed pump of such dimensions could be run at a piston speed of one hundred feet per minute, equal to one million gallons in twenty- four hours without damage to the machine and with greater economy than at the three-quarter million gallon rate.
3. Boiler.
The boiler for such a pump should be from sixty to sixty-five horse power and of the best horizontal tubular type or of a size to run the pump at a million gallon rate.
4. Chimney.
Ordinarily a chimney for a sixty horse power boiler should have a twenty-four inch flue and be sixty to sixty-five feet high, but on account of the location, provided the pumping plant is to be set up at its present location, I recommend a twenty-eight inch flue and a height of eighty-five feet.
5. Size of Suction and Force Main.
As the pipe for the force main has been already purchased noth- ing need be said about it, except that the size, twelve inch, is ample.
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The suction to be be laid into the lake should be, I think, at least sixteen inches in diameter.
6. Location of Pumping Plant.
I can see no way to utilize any of the present buildings. Neat and attractive buildings should be constructed, convenient for the use for which they are designed, and the whole pumping plant made attractive to the eye. It would be necessary to provide a pump room of ample size for one pump, and so arranged that the room could be extended and an additional pump set in, if found necessary in the future ; a boiler room with space for two horizontal sixty-five horse power boilers, only one to be set now, and a coal pocket.
Further investigation will be necessary before determining the advisibility of moving the plant to some other location. A loca- tion near " Canaan " shore, where the water is deep, would seem to offer the most advantage of any mentioned. The pipe line from this point would be about one-third the distance of one from the present plant. This would be quite a saving in pipe, which might or might not be offset by disadvantages.
To sum up, required : One three-quarters million gallons com- pound condensing pump. One sixty-five horse power horizontal, tubular boiler or one large enough to run the pump at a one million gallon rate with ease. Pump house, with room for one pump, and boiler room with space for two boilers. One eighty- five foot chimney with twenty-eight inch core.
Respectfully submitted, J. WALDO SMITH, Hydraulic Engineer.
LINCOLN, April 7, 1897.
To the Board of Water Commissioners.
GENTLEMEN :- I have looked over the ground with some care and have read Mr. Smith's report as above and concur in the recommendations made therein.
Very respectfully,
WALTER H. SEARS,
Civil Engineer.
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Mr. Smith was invited to become the engineer of the new work, but was unable to attend to it owing to other engagements. He, however, recommended to us Mr. Walter H. Sears of Plymouth, who has proved to be the right man for the place. Mr. Sears is a man of large experience in water works construction, and we feel that the town has been very fortunate in securing his services. Mr. Sears came here in April and remained during all the time the pipe was being laid and superintended the work.
During this time, however, he did other work which has long needed to be done. There have never been any plans of the works and no records of the gates, hydrants, etc. have been kept. With the help of an assistant, Mr. Sears has prepared three sets of drawings, which will be on exhibiton at the annual town meeting. One drawing is on a scale of five hundred feet to the inch, showing the whole scheme of the works. One set of drawings on a scale of eighty feet to the inch, showing every persons' service pipe and the distance of buildings from the pipe line, and one set of draw- ings on a scale of thirty feet to the inch, showing the location of every gate box, hydrant, blow off, service box, etc. on the line. These plans will in the future be valuable in caring for the works, and will be kept in the vault in the selectmen's office.
Bids for furnishing about 5,400 feet of twelve inch cast-iron pipe were asked for from several of the largest foundries of the country. The best price received was from M. J. Drummond of of New York, and to him was awarded the contract at $20 per gross ton f.o.b. Lincoln.
Bids for digging and laying the pipe were asked for from several reliable contractors, and to Mr. John T. Langford of Newton, the lowest bidder furnishing suitable bonds, we awarded the contract at thirty cents per lineal foot, with $3.50 per cubic yard for rock excavation. We are pleased to say that Mr. Langford performed the work in a most satisfactory manner.
Specifications for a new pump and boiler were prepared by the engineer, Mr. Sears, and bids were asked for from The George F. Blake Mfg. Co., Henry R. Worthington, and the Deane Steam Pump Co. The bids were opened in public and were accompanied with certified checks.
A bid was also received from the Barr Pumping Engine Co. of Philadelphia, but as it did not conform to the specifications, it was not considered.
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The Deane Steam Pump Co. being the lowest bidders, consider- ing the duty guaranteed, the contract was awarded to them for the sum of forty-eight hundred and seventy dollars ($4,870), and on June 3, 1897, a contract was signed for the above amount.
Plans and specifications have been prepared by Mr. George F. Newton for a new pumping station of sufficient size for the use of town for many years.
Estimates for doing all work and furnishing all materials for the building have been received.
These estimates include the building of an eighty-five foot chimney, and the removal of the present station, chimney and coal shed, together with some grading.
The Commissioners have not been able to go forward with the building the past year, as they were informed by the Claims Com- mittee that it would not be advisable to put any new building on the present pumping station lot, while the suit of Smith v. Lincoln was pending. The plans for the new building will be on exhibi- tion at the annual town meeting.
A new twelve-inch main pipe is laid from the pumping station lot into the reservoir. The new sixteen-inch suction lias been bought and is ready to be put in when the new station is built. The new main is laid on the opposite side of the street from the cement-lined pipe and is connected with it in three places, viz. near the reservoir; at the corner near the watering trough, and at the pumping station.
At a special town meeting, May 27, the following vote was passed :
ARTICLE 3. Voted, That the Water Commissioners be and are hereby authorized to lay about 1,200 feet of four-inch cast-iron pipe from the main opposite the Hodges estate through the land deeded to the town by William Mackintosh, to the estate of H. E. Warner, and pay therefor from money in their hands.
The counsel for the town, Messrs. Smith & Ludden, were asked in regard to this vote, and by thiem we were informed that it would be proper under this vote to use the money received as a premium on the bonds already issued, amounting to $669.00, to pay for the work. Accordingly, we bought 2.000 feet of four-inch pipe of M. J. Drummond of New York, and made a contract with Chas. C. Brown of Waltham to lay the same at seventeen cents per lineal
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foot. The work was completed at a cost of $558.00, and from this extension the town will receive an annual income of $49.00.
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