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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Board of Water Commissioners
OF THE
TOWN OF BRAINTREE
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 1909
PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE TOWN
TOWN
EE
TS.
1640. SACHUSET
BEE PRINT PRATT & PRATT, PUBLISHERS BRAINTREE, MASS. 1910
ORGANIZATION
Board of Water Commissioners for the Year 1909
HON. JAMES T. STEVENS, Chairman WILL W. MAYHEW JOHN H. KELLEY BENJAMIN F. DYER, Treasurer WILLIAM E. MAYBURY, Superintendent HENRY A. MONK, Secretary and Collector JOHN W. MULCAHY, Engineer
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WATER DEPARTMENT.
In compliance with the By-Laws of the Town and in accordance with the usual custom the Board of Water Commis- sioners submit their report of the Water Department for the year ending December 31, 1909 :
At the Annual Town Meeting in March the following sums of money were appropriated for the use of this Department :
For hydrant service. $5,125 00
For Water Loan Sinking Funds ·5,120 00
There was also a special appropriation for the ex-
tension of the main in Washington St. 10,000 00
CONDITION OF THE PLANT.
We have before called the attention of the Town to the matter and we wish again to impress upon you the fact that you are in a very dangerous position ; your machinery has become antiquated and entirely inadequate to supply the increased de- mand for water made by new industries and the increase for domestic use.
Some seven years ago, during an extremely dry season it became necessary to use water from Great Pond; at that time we thought it was only an emergency arrangement for a temporary supply and one of the pumps from Little Pond was moved up there and a second hand boiler purchased; but the growth of the Town has been such that it has become necessary to pump from both stations nearly the entire year.
If anything should happen to the machinery at either station (which is liable at any time) the Town would be entirely without water.
The expense of operating the plant under present conditions is greatly in excess of what it would be with modern machinery and a proper filter basin.
We would like to more forcibly impress upon the Town the necessity of filtering the water of Great Pond and the necessity of new machinery.
TAKING WATER FROM HOLBROOK.
This Board has not yet had a conference with the Water Boards of Randolph and Holbrook as instructed by the Town at
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the Annual Meeting, for the reason that it was very late in the season before the Mayflower Park Extension was completed and we wished to thoroughly test our own system first to know just what we could do before asking them to supply Mayflower Park District.
MAYFLOWER PARK EXTENSION (SO-CALLED).
In accordance with the vote of the Town passed at the Annual Meeting appropriating $10,000 for the extension of the water main southerly in Washington St. to the Holbrook Town line, we immediately took steps to carry out said vote, advertise- ments for bids were inserted in several publications, and we were fortunate enough to receive bids from responsible parties well within the appropriation.
The work has been completed in a substantial manner by the contractors, Thomas Whelan & Co., of Quincy, Mass. Water is being furnished to some of the people on the line and while the pressure is light it is much better than we expected, it was thoroughly explained to the Town before the work was begun that it would be so.
We feel that inasmuch as the pressure is not sufficient for fire protection and many times does not give water for domestic purposes, the Town having spent so much money, this condition ought not to exist and should be remedied. There is quite a bal- ance in the Treasury left from the appropriation, to be devoted to the payment of the first maturing note as you will see by ref- erence to the financial statement.
METERS.
As the people become accustomed to the use of meters and realize that their use is a benefit to themselves and also to the Town and that it is for their own interest to see that they are properly protected, the meter system becomes more popular.
We think all will agree with us that it is the only just way to sell water where every one pays for what they use or waste.
WATER FOR OTHER DEPARTMENTS.
At the Annual Town Meeting it was voted that the High- way Department and the Tree Warden Department should pay (at cost) this Department for water used by them.
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In accordance with said vote those Departments have been charged and bills rendered for the same.
The reports of the Treasurer, Superintendent and Registrar are approved and submitted as a part of this report.
JAMES T. STEVENS, JOHN KELLEY, WILL W. MAYHEW, Water Commissioners of Braintree.
FINANCIAL.
MAINTENANCE.
Pay of men as per pay rolls
$485 841/2
W. B. Hollis & Son, teams 43 00
N. E. Tel & Tel. Co. 35 63
W. A. Torrey, postage, etc.
119 64
Pratt & Pratt, printing
14 00
G. W. Prescott Pub. Co., printing. . 31 50
Samuel Ward Co., supplies.
15 50
H. A. Monk, collections, sec'y, cash ex. 468 22
Electric Light Dept.
13 56
W. H. Heath, clock.
6 00
R. Allen Gage, carting
1 25
National Paint & Varnish Co
5 00
Thomas Grona & Co., supplies.
19 40
Mass. Gen'l Hospital
64 70
Hartford Ins. Co.
145 00
John C. Paige Co.
15 00
Annezio Marchette 325 00
T. J. Mahoney
3 00
G. W. Tinkham
6 00
Geo. E. Sampson 1 00
H. W. Borden. 6 70
N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Co 29 30
J. T. Stevens
100 00
John Kelley.
100 00
Hayden's Ex
65
$2,054 891/2
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PUMPING STATION (LITTLE POND).
Pay of men as per pay rolls.
$52 50
Gust Lundgren, supplies.
15 50
J. F. Kemp, supplies 1 50
C. H. Hobart, supplies
12 54
Electric Light Dept. 27 12
J. F. Sheppard & Sons, supplies.
923 95
Eagle Oil & Supply Co., supplies. . .
23 65
R. Allen Gage
4 07
Curry Oil Co., supplies
46 18
C. Callahan & Co.
1 43
N. Y. & B. Express Co.
3 10
Crosby Steam Gage Co 3 75
H. W. Borden.
5 24
Pittsburg Plate Glass Co
6 52
F. O. Whitmarsh.
18 53
Woodsum Coal Co.
193 58
Vacuum Oil Co.
8 25
Engineers as per pay rolls
1,200 25
2,547 66
PUMPING STATION (GREAT POND).
Woodsum Coal Co
$613 94
Gust Lundgren
24 00
Curry Oil Co.
3 75
Eagle Oil & Supply Co 4 88
E. H. Tarbell & Co.
3 40
Geo. F. Blake Mfg. Co.
32 90
Pay of men as per pay rolls.
14 371/2
Pay of engineer as per pay rolls.
467 75
1,164 991/2
SERVICE OUTSIDE STREET LINES.
Pay of men as per pay rolls $886 89
Walworth Mfg. Co.
168 32
Tenney Morse & Co.
359 17
Mueller Mfg. Co.
144 59
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Woodsum's Ex. Co.
2 11
R. Allen Gage
11 79
Chadwick-Boston Lead Co.
200 72
Edward Shay
11 95
Sumner & Gerald.
19 33
Davis & Farnum.
44 07
Chapman Valve Co
191 34
N. Y. & B. Ex. Co
2 50
Woodsum Coal Co.
5 65
W. F. Bourbeau 4 19
C. E. Gillman. 2 00
Lead Lined Iron Pipe Co
18 75
W. I. Jordan.
12 64
Renssellaer Mfg. Co.
33 00
2,119 01
SERVICE WORK IN THE STREETS.
Pay of men as per pay rolls
$349 391/2
Woodsum Express Co
2 11
Walworth Mfg. Co.
77 61
R. Allen Gage.
9 65
N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Co. 2 21
Mueller Mfg. Co.
110 42
Chadwick-Boston Lead Co
234 53
N. Y. & B. Ex. Co.
4 20
Lead Lined Iron Pipe Co.
18 75
808 871/2
SERVICE REPAIRS IN STREET.
Pay of men as per pay roll.
$78 12
L. F. Bates Co.
1 25
James F. Dacey . 3 30
82 67
MAIN PIPE REPAIRS.
Pay of men as per pay rolls.
$9 50
9 50
186
HYDRANT REPAIRS.
Pay of men as per pay rolls
$1 25
Coffin Valve Co. 43 05
44 30
STABLE.
Thomas South.
$44 35
Charles G. Jordan
191 74
Henry W. Mansfield
104 59
Henry B. Whitman
34 41
Thomas J. Cain.
38 73
Edward Shay.
12 25
J. B. Rhines & Co.
2 30
H. W. Borden
35 66
464 03
TOOLS.
Walworth Mfg. Co.
$15 07
Natl. Meter Co ..
25 00
Boston Coupling Co
5 50
J. F. Gleason .
4 00
Harold W. Bond Co
29 69
William H. Cobb
51 00
Braintree Hardware Co
3 95
Daniel P. Sullivan
12 50
Edson Mfg. Co
3 60
Pinel Tool Co
4 10
154 41
METERS.
Natl. Meter Co.
$699 80
Woodsum Express Co. 1 00
Victor Metals Co 1 75
Walworth Mfg. Co
7 91
R. Allen Gage.
1 94
N. Y. & B. Express Co.
2 45
714 85
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READING, INSPECTING AND TESTING METERS.
Pay of men as per pay rolls $862 40
Braintree Hardware Co. 7 05
869 45
SETTING METERS.
Pay of men as per pay rolls
$25 75
25 75
METER REPAIRS.
Pay of men as per pay rolls
$1 25
National Meter Co. 95 88
97 13:
SUPERINTENDENT.
W. E. Maybury (salary)
$1,275 00
W. E. Maybury (cash expenses) .
.
26 28
1,301 28
MAYFLOWER PARK EXTENSION.
Thomas Whelan & Co $9,067 92
Hartley L. White. 66 35
Thomas H. Gould. 12 80
N. E. Water Works Association. 1 80
The Engineering Record.
6 60
The Engineering News.
7 20
The Globe Newspaper 6 60
Pratt & Pratt.
2 50
Geo. W. Prescott Pub. Co 2 50
Pittsburg Plate Glass Co. 6 00
9,180 2%
MAIN PIPE EXTENSION.
Pay of men as per pay rolls.
$2,008 191/2
R. Allen Gage. 203 29
Tenney, Morse & Co. 1,806 50
N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Co
64 38
Davis & Farnum. 76 11
Chadwick-Boston Lead Co.
138 47
Coffin Valve Co. 15 90
188
E. A. Jordan 40
J. E. Sprague. 31 30
Harold Bond Co 2 50
Pinel Tool Co. 60 76
H. A. Monk (cash paid freight) 49 67
Edward Shay. 11 95
Woodsum Coal Co.
16 31
City of Quincy
41 50
Rensselaer Mfg. Co.
236 25
Chapman Valve Co.
7 60
Curry Oil Co.
11 20
Thomas Whelan
99 37
W. I. Jordan
9 65
C. W. Matthews.
13 75
F. O. Whitmarsh
6 50
O. M. Rogers 6 75
4,918 301/2
GENERAL SUMMARY.
Maintenance
$2,054 891/2
Pumping Station (Little Pond)
2,547 66
Pumping Station (Great Pond) 1,164 991/2
Service outside street lines
2,119 01
Service work in the street.
808 871/2
Service repairs in the street
82 67
1
Main pipe repairs
9 50
Hydrant repairs. 44 30
Stable
464 03
Tools
154 41
Meters
714 85
Reading, inspecting and testing
meters
869 45
Setting meters.
25 75
Meter repairs
97 13
Superintendent's salary.
1,275 00
Superintendent's cash expenses
26 28
Mayflower Park extension
9,180 27
Main pipe extensions
4,918 301/2
26,557 38
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201 Orders drawn on Treasurer
amounting to
26,557 38
CREDIT.
By amount refunded on pay rolls
and paid Treasurer 50 75.
Total operating expenses
$26,506 63.
MAYFLOWER PARK EXTENSION.
Special appropriation $10,000 00:
Paid on orders.
$9,180 27
Paid to Water Dept. General Fund expenses incurred in 1906 230 45
$9,410 72
Balance available for payment of
first maturing note.
$589 28
REPORT OF THE WATER REGISTRAR FOR THE YEAR 1909.
Dr.
To water rates charged.
$21,306 97
To pipes, labor, etc. 2,412 18
To water rates uncollected Jan. 1, 1909
1,190 15
To pipes, labor, etc., uncollected
579 52
Jan. 1, 1909
5 50
To summons charged.
$25,494 32:
Cr.
By amount collected and paid Treasurer $22,849 00
By abatements
71 96
By water rates uncollected Jan. 1, 1910 2,008 95
By pipes, labor, etc., uncollected Jan. 1, 1910. 564 41
$25,494 32:
HENRY A. MONK, Registrar.
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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.
To the Honorable Board of Water Commissioners of the Town of Braintree :-
Gentlemen :- The Superintendent of the Water Depart- ment respectfully submits his annual report for the year ending December 31, 1909.
Seventy service pipes were laid during the year. Kind of pipe, size and number of feet laid as follows:
Feet.
Inches
Five-eighth-inch lead pipe.
1,506
0
Three-fourths-inch lead pipe.
100
0
One and one-fourth-inch lead pipe.
15
0
Three-fourths-inch galvanized iron pipe.
1,340
0
One-inch galvanized iron pipe.
1,267
8
One and one-fourth-inch galvanized iron pipe
149
0
One and one-half-inch galvanized iron pipe
283
6
Two-inch galvanized iron pipe
181
6
Six-inch cast iron pipe.
283
6
Total service pipe in system December 31, 1909, 111,028 feet, 6 inches=21 miles 148 feet, 6 inches.
EXTENSION OF MAINS FOR 1909.
Feet.
Inches.
Four-inch pipe in Allen street
270
0
Four-inch pipe in Hobart street
5
0
Six-inch pipe in Hobart street.
179
0
Six-inch pipe in Cotten ave.
311
0
Four-inch pipe in Hobart ave.
268
0
Six-inch pipe in Hobart ave
177
0
One-inch pipe in Hollis ave.
122
0
Twelve-inch pipe in road leading to Great Pond Pumping Station
521
0
Four-inch pipe in Columbus ave.
229
0
191
Feet. 321
Inches.
Four-inch pipe in Sunset ave
0
Six-inch pipe in Granite street
1,071
0
One-inch pipe in Tremont street.
202
0
Four-inch pipe in Claremont ave
526
0
Four inch pipe in Fairmont street.
241
0
Six-inch pipe in Howard street.
286
6
One-inch pipe in Dewey ave.
157
6
Eight-inch pipe in Washington street
8,584
0
HYDRANT BRANCHES.
Feet.
Inches.
Four-inch pipe in Hydrant Branches
15
6
Six-inch pipe in Hydrant Branches
137
3
BLOW-OFFS.
Four-inch pipe in blow-offs.
24
0
DISTRIBUTION MAINS IN OPERATION.
December 31, 1909.
Feet.
Inches.
Sixteen-inch pipe
255
0
Twelve-inch pipe
13,209
6
Ten-inch pipe
10,502
4
Eight-inch pipe
19,060
Six-inch pipe
110,799
6
Four-inch pipe
19,203
7
Two-inch pipe
5,621
5
One and one-fourth-inch pipe
907
One-inch pipe
4,811
11
Three-fourths-inch pipe
904
10
185,275
5
Thirty-five miles. 475 feet, 5 inches.
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NUMBER, LOCATION and DESCRIPTION OF VALVES SET in CONSTRUCTION DURING 1909. W. E. MAYBURY. Superintendent.
Valveh No.
Street.
Location and Position.
4" | 6" | 8""
300 Allen
On North Line Commercial St.
301|Hobart
Five Feet North of Hydt. No. 139.
302 Hobart Ave.
On West Line of Tremont St.
1
303 Hobart Ave.
On East Line of Tremont St.
1
304|Columbus Ave.
On East Line of Fountain St.
x305 Sunset Ave.
One foot South of 12" Main on Pond St., Opento Right.
306 Granite
On North Line of Road to Great Pond Pumping Station.
1
307 Claremont Ave.
On East Line of Liberty St.
308 | Fairmount St.
On South Line of Hayward St.
BLOW OFF'S.
309|Washington
310 Washington
On West Line of same, 39 ft. South of Centre of Culvert at Crambery Brook.
GATES IN HYDRANT BRANCHES.
311 Washington
2 ft. East of Hydrant No. 136.
12 ft.
66
..
..
226.
2 ft. .. .. . . .6
.6
228.
316 .6
317
2 ft. ..
.. 6. 230.
318
..
2 ft. ..
.. .. 231.
2 ft. West .. .. ..
232.
1
GATES IN 8" MAIN WASHINGTON STREET.
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18 ft. 6 in. North of R. R. Bridge at Peach St.
1
321 Washington
322 Washington
19 ft. South of R. R. Bridge at Pach St. 13 ft. 6 in. North of Hydrant at Ply- mouth Ave.
1
323
Washington
6 ft. 3 in. South of Line Wall at South Street.
1
324 Washington
Opposite Electric R. R. Pole No. 3798.
1
CONSTRUCTION:
Turn to Open.
Bell or Spigot.
Makers.
Left. x Right.
Bell. Bell.
Renssalaer Mfg. Co. Renssalaer Mfg. Co.
..
314
227.
315 ..
2 ft. .. ..
2 ft. .. ..
229.
319
66
On West Line of Same as Blow Off, 111 ft. South of Hydt. No. 136.
312
225.
313
ft. ..
320| Washington
1
Valve Size
193
NUMBER, LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION OF HYDRANTS SET IN EXTENSIONS. 1909.
Hydrant Number.
Street.
Location and Position.
Nozzel. 2 Hose.
Nozzel.
2 Hose.
Length of Hydrant
Branch.
217 Cotton Ave.
218 Cotton Ave.
396 ft. from East Line of Shaw St. 311 ft. East of Hydt. No. 217. 144 ft. West of Tremont St.
Opposite Joseph Novelines.
1
8
0
+221 Sunset Ave. 222|Granite
286 North of North Line of Pond St. 420 ft. North of North Line of Road to Great Pond Pumping Station. 616 ft. North of Hydt. No. 222.
1
11
0
+224|Claremont Ave. 225 |Washington
441 ft. East of Liberty St.
1
8
6
206 ft. South of R. R. Bridge at Peach St.
1
5
6
226
27 ft. North of North Line of Drive- way to Mayflower Park Depot.
1
6
0
227
47 ft. North of North Line of House owned by I. W. Illingworth.
1
5
6
228
Opposite Plymouth Ave.
1
6
0
229
1
7
6
230
89 ft. South of Mr. Morrows. Opposite Pole No. 3789.
1
0
231
36 ft. 6in. South of J. H. Emery's. At Braintree and Holbrook Line.
1
33
0
7232 |In House
At. Monaquoit Rubber Co.
1
3
6
CONSTRUCTION.
Turn to Open.
Bolted or Bell.
Frost Case.
Maker.
Left. Left.
Bolted. +Bell.
No.
No.
Renssalaer. Renssalaer.
8
0
8
0
219|Hobart Ave.
3
220 Road to Great Pond Pumping Station
1
7
0
223 Granite
1
11
0
1
7
0
232
Total Number of Valves in Operation Dec. 31, 1909. 324
Total Number of Hydrants in Operation Dec. 31, 1909, 232
1 Steamer.
ft. in.
PUMPING RECORD FOR 1909.
Gallons at Little Pond.
Gallons at Great Pond.
Total Gallons.
Hours at
Little Pond.
Hours at
Great Pond.
Total Hours.
Coal av
Little Pond.
Great Pond.
Total Coal.
Gallons
pumped
with 100 1bs.
of Coal.
January,
7,520,856
5,774,450
13,295,306
190435
146-50
337-25
34,305
32,920
67,225
19,777
February,
9,633,679
3,480,005
13,113,684
238-25
84-55
323-20
42,178
19,300
61,478
21,336
March,
13,400,643
13,400,643
327-55
327-55
57,555
57,555
23,283
April,
11,892,480
11,892,480
294-25
294-25
50,161
50,161
23,711
May,
12,586,715
12,586,715
312-00
312-00
50,139
50,139
25,103
June,
13,984,334
13,984,334
339-10
339-10
54,144
54,144
25,828
July,
12,188,520
4,565,151
16,753,671
315-45
114-30
430-15
47,419
22,400
69,819
23,994
August,
9,136,659
8,272,119
17,408,778
226-40
195-00
421-40
37,015
43,200
80,215
21,702
September,
7,937,240
7,906,485
15,843,725
201-00
183-30
1 384-30
34,030
41,500
75,530
20,992
October,
7,899,137
8,938,819
16,837,956
206-50
204-45
411-35
35,135
44,300
79,435
21,197
November,
7,077,717
9,663,220
16,739,940
206-15
221-15
427-30
32,240
50,800
83,040
20,152
December,
8,354,968
9,880,649
18,235,617
232-10
226-00
458-10
38,300
51,900
90,200
20,216
Total, Daily average
121,612,948
58,480,898
180,093,846 493,408
3091-10
1376-45
4467-55 12-14
512,621
306,320
818,941 2,244
21,992
I
Largest Day's pumping, December 30, 720,352. Smallest Day's pumping, June 6, 308,420.
JOHN W. MULCAHY, Engineer.
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1
Coal at
195
STREET WATERING.
The Department finds the use of water for street watering somewhat less than in 1908.
South Section
1,388,500
North Section
1,576,400
East Section
1,266,600
4,231,500
Meters in Use December 31, 1909.
-
Kind and Size.
3/4"
1"
11/2"
2"
4"
6"
Crown,
40
1
4
241
2
1
1
51
Empire,
1,340
10
5
1,355
Gem,
4
1
Worthington, Hersey, Lambert,
4
1
5
1
1
1,345
50
7
4 7 2
1
1
1,417
The employes of the department have performed their sev- eral duties faithfully, satisfactorily and to the interest of the Water Department.
I wish to thank the Board of Water Commissioners for their co-operation, advice and courtesy for the past year.
Respectfully submitted,
W. E. MAYBURY, Superintendent.
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ORDERS DRAWN BY SELECTMEN.
1909.
January
$4,930 15
February
5,699 43
March
9,354 68
April
9,617 32
May
10,082 11
June
14,023 70
July
13,909 27
August
6,072 84
September
12,322 95
October
15,274 01
November
13,885 53
December
22,075 86
$137,247 85
1909 Cr.
January
$130 6%
February
251 33
March
159 84
April
241 90
May
131 69
June
1,668 26
July
191 83
August
75 27
September
·
426 86
October
370 36
November
146 70
December
3,800 13
$7,594 84
$129,653 01
Braintree, January 20, 1910.
The above orders and credits have been examined and ap- proved for the year ending December 31, 1909. Showing total orders drawn and credits received.
WM. A. McKEAN, Auditor.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
ELECTRIC LIGHT DEP'T
OF THE
TOWN OF BRAINTREE
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1909
PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE TOWN
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1640 ASSACHUS
BEE PRINT RATT & PRATT, PUBLISHERS BRAINTREE, MASS 1910
198
ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT.
REPORT OF MANAGER.
The Street Lighting System .- There are 98 Arc Lamps and 266 Series Lamps, including 4 at the Electric Light Station.
To the Domestic and Commercial Lighting there has been added during the year 1909, 68 new consumers connecting 1151 lamps, making total number of 825 consumers with an aggre- gate number of lamps 19,875. There were three one horse power electric motors disconnected during the year 1909.
INCOME FROM LIGHT, POWER, METER RENTS, AND WIRING FOR THE YEAR 1909.
For Light, 6 months, ending June
30, 1909.
$7,712 30
Do. Dec. 31, 1909.
8,684 16
$16,396 46
For Power, 6 months ending June
30, 1909.
$181 44
Do. Dec. 31, 1909.
176 64
$358 08
For Meter Rents, 6 months ending
June 30, 1909.
$315 20
Do. Dec. 31, 1909 313 80
$649 00
Repay Meters, 6 months ending June 30, 1909. $807 50
Do. Dec. 31, 1909
1,529 50
Summons in 1909
9 00
$2,346 00
$19,749 54
Less Abatements, March 31, 1909 ..
100 06
$19,649 48
199
Wiring Accounts :-
Mar. 31, 1909.
$587 00
June 30, 1909
915 67
Sept. 30, 1909
334 60
Dec. 31. 1909
321 93
$2,159 20
$21,808 68
ELECTRIC LIGHT ACCOUNT.
Appropriations for the Electric Light Department made at the annual Town meeting, April 26, 1909 :
Appropriation for operating ex-
penses
$8,500 00
Do. connecting new consumers
1,500 00
$10,000 00
In addition to the foregoing appro- priations it was voted the revenue derived from Sales of Electric Lights, Power, Meter Rents and Wiring Charges be applied to oper- ating expenses and to make nec- essary repairs to the plant.
Amount of revenue received to Dec. 31, 1909, and paid to Town Treasurer for receipts.
$21,438 15
OPERATING EXPENSES.
1909
1909
June 30.
Dec. 31.
Total.
W. P. Mercer, Supt., salary
$750 00
$500 00
$1,250 00
Manager, salary
375 00
375 00
750 00
Station wages.
2,366 85
2,614 82
4,981 67
Distribution wages
215 00
384 56
599 56
Repairs on lines, lamps and meters.
431 99
1,864 24
2,296 23
Repairs on steam plant. .
229 35
295 65
525 00
Repairs on real estate
592 68
137 08
729 76
Insurance account
425 16
425 16
Stable account.
694 79
487 19
1,181 98
Station tools & appliances.
17 82
17 82
200
1909
1909
June 30.
Dec. 31.
Total.
Distribution account
145 20
10 59
155 79
Globes
12 00
12 00
Carbons
107 67
38 18
145 85
Water account.
389 89
194 57
584 46
Office account, furniture
and fixtures
117 81
219 01
336 82
Lamp account
1,131 78
1,131 78
Fuel account
2,837 87
1,465 55
4,303 42
Manufacturing account. .
150 00
150 00
Oil and waste account.
584 99
233 05
818 04
$11,425 85
$8,969 49 $20,395 34
WIRING ACCOUNT.
For supplies, D and C lamps
$2,874 24
Paid wiring account wages
400 10
$3,274 34
EXTENSION ACCOUNTS. NEW CONSTRUCTION, EXTENSION OF LINES, LAMPS AND CONNECTING NEW CONSUMERS.
Extension of electric lines and lamps.
$4,168 87
Meters
1,148 22
Transformers
506 22
Incandescent street lamps
444 06
Arc lamps
43 12
Extension of steam plant.
123 02
Extension of real estate.
884 06
Extension of electric plant.
90 50
$7,408 07
Operating expenses $20,395 34
Wiring accounts
3,274 34
Extension 'accounts
7,408 07
$31,077 75
Unexpended balance
2,870 46
Deficit
$2,510 06
$33,948 21
$33,948 21
Braintree, Dec. 31, 1909.
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STREET LIGHTING SYSTEM.
There are 98 arc lamps of 1200 C. P. and 266 40 C. P. Series Lamps on the system; said Series Lamps equal to 67 Arc Lamps, making total number estimated 165 Arc Lamps of 1200 C. P. each.
From January 1, 1909, to June 30, 1909, inclusive, the Street Lighting Service was on 158 nights, 1,179 hours, 20 min- utes. Average, 7 hours, 30 minutes.
From July 1, 1909, to Dec. 31, 1909, both inclusive, said service was on 171 nights, 1,347 hours. Average, 7 hours, 40 minutes.
Total service for street lights for year 1909: 329 nights- 2,526 hours and 20 minutes. Average, 7 hours, 45 minutes. 329 nights streets lighted ; 36 nights not lighted. moon schedule.
INVENTORY OF STOCK.
SUPPLIES AND ALL OTHER MATERIALS FOR ELEC- TRICAL WORK; ALSO STABLE PROPERTY ON HAND AT THE PLANT DEC. 31, 1909, AS FOR SCHEDULES ON FILE AT OFFICE.
Lines and lamp materials. . $909 38
Street lamp materials 201 50
$1,110 88
Station tools and appliances
538 25
Distribution tools and appliances
360 00
Electric plant repairs
215 80
Steam Plant repairs
821 44
Carbons
22 75
Globes
23 34
Oil, waste and packing
119 64
Stable property
1,780 00
Office furniture and fixtures
35 00
Incandescent lamps
115 40
Fuel account :
714 tons Pocahontas at $3.85. 27 91
76 tons screenings at $2.00. 152 00
Wiring account :
Materials on hand. 461 39
$5,783 80
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DEPRECIATION FUND.
1908.
Dr. Cı
Dec. 31. Balance brought forward .. $3,133 94
1909.
Mar. 9.
Amount appropriated for
1909
4,221 51
Dec. 31. Interest
accrued
on
de-
posits
41 66
Cr.
Orders drawn and paid by
B. F. Dyer, treasurer, during the year 1909
and charged to respec- tive accounts.
Extension of lines and lamps $1,600 87
Transformers
495 47
Meters
413 72
Balance cash on deposit in bank 4,887 05
$7,397 11
$7,397 11
1909.
Dr.
Dec. 31. Balance carried to new ac-
count
4,887 05
TRIAL BALANCE. December 31, 1909.
Dr.
Cr.
Electric lines and lamps
$32,687 32
Transformers
5,350 25
Electric plant
12,569 73
Meters
12,493 42
Incandescent street lamps
1,945 22
Real estate
11,716 63
Steam plant
14,264 49
Arc lamps
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