Town annual report of Braintree, Massachusetts for the year 1927, Part 10

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ELECTRIC SEWING MACHINES Singer Sewing Machine Co., Boston


3 Model 66-6- @ 150.00


$450.00


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Less 50% $225.00


$225.00


Less $30.00 Allowance


3 old machines . $30.00


$195.00


CURTAIN MATERIAL FOR TEACHERS' ROOM AND DOMESTIC SCIENCE DEPARTMENT F. A. Foster & Co., Inc., Boston


6 yds. 50" Monks Cloth (Nat.) @ 621/2 $3.75


151/2 yds. Doulton (7025) @ 821/2 12.79


42 " Dexter Voile (Ivory) @ 20 8.40


81 " Fenway (3882) @ 321/2


26.33


$51.27


Less 3% $1.54 $49.73


HARDWARE FOR CAFETERIA DOORS


Haymarket Hardware Co., Boston


4 Yale Cylinder Mortise . Dead Locks @ 6.00 $24.00


8 Bronze Lever Flush Bolts @ 1.50 12.00 $36.00


FIRST AID CABINETS


Kenney Bros. & Wolkins, Boston


4 No. 2 Cabinets @ 12.50


$50.00


214


DISHES AND SILVER WARE FOR MODEL DINING ROOM Lynde Sanger & Co.,Boston


:


CHINA


1/2 Doz. 10"Dinner Plates $5.25


1/2 Doz. 9" Breakfast Plates 4.75


1% Doz. 8" Tea Plates 4.25


1/2 Doz. 6" B & B Plates 3.25


1% Doz. 9" Soup Plates 5.25


1/2 Doz. Sauce Dishes 3.25


1/2 Doz. Tea Cups & Saucers


6.25


1/2 Doz. Boullion Cups


4.05


1 Only Covered Casserole


5.50


1 Only Open Veg. Dish


1.75


1 Only Med. Platter 2.25


1 Only Sugar Bowl 2.00


1 Only Cream Pitcher 1.25


$49.05


Less 25 %


12.26


$36.79


SILVERWARE


1/2 Doz. Tea Spoons


$1.20


1/2 Doz. Dessert Spoons 2.20


1% Doż. Boullion Spoons


2.35


1/2 Doz. Dessert Knives


2.75


1/2 Doz. Forks 2.20


!! /2 Doz. Butter Sprds.


2.75


$13.45


215


GLASS WARE


1/2 Doz. Water Goblets. $1.87


1/2 Doz. Sherbets


1.87


1/2 Doz. Iced Teas


1.13


2 Only Salts)


2 Only Peppers) .99


1 Oil Bottle .25


1 Vinegar Bottle


.25


$6.36


TOTALS


Total for China 36.79


Total for Silverware


13.45


Totals for Glassware


6.36


56.60


Disct. 6.60


$50.00


DISHES & SILVERWARE FOR CAFETERIA


Lynde Sanger & Co. Inc.


20 Doz. 8" Shenango Decorated China Plates @ $3.36


$67.20


20 Doz. 61/4" Shenango Decorated China Plates @ 2.31 46.20


20 Doz. Ice Creams Decorated China @ 1.94


38.80


20 Doz. 8 Oz. Coffee Mugs Decorated China @ 4.43 88.60


12 Doz. 51/2 Oz. Soup Bowls Decorated China @ 4.43 53.16


3 Doz. 7 Oz. Tea Cups Decorated China @3.35 10.05


216


3 Doz. 6" Saucers Decorated China @ $1.94 5.82


$309.83 Less 5% 15.49


$294.34


Less 2% 5.89


$288.45


1-15" Mixing Bowl (Yellow) -$1.95


1-13" Mixing Bowl (Yellow) 1.45


1-10" Mixing Bowl (Yellow) .67


1- 8" Mixing Bowl (Yellow) .40


1- 6" Mixing Bowl (Yellow) .20


1- 4" Mixing Bowl (Yellow) .13


10 Doz. Brown Custard Cups @ $1.60 16.00


10 Doz. Round Bakers (Ohio) @ $1.80 19.80


$40.60


Less 2 % .81


$39.79


4 Doz. Sugar Bowls @ $4.95 $19.80


4 Doz. Vinegar Bottles @ 2.50 10.00


2 doz. Exrta Stoppers @ .85


1.70


4 Doz. Peppers @ 2.95 11.80


4 Doz. Salts @ 2.95 11.80


8 Doz. Large Serving Spoons @ 1.30 10.40


24 Doz. Water Glasses @ .45 10.80


8 Doz. Footed Sherbets @ 1.05. 8.40


40 Doz. Silver Plated Tea Spoons @ 1.48 59.20


12 Doz. Silver Plated Soup Spoons @ 2.80 33.80


217


20 Doz. Silver Plated Forks @ 2.80


56.00


20 Doz. Silver Plated Knives @ 2.80 56.00


$289.70


Less 2 % 5.79


$283.91


270 Wearever Aluminum Trays @ .80


$216.00


Less 2% 4.32


$211.68


Totals


$288.45


39.79


283.91


211.68


$823.83


FURNITURE FOR TEACHERS' ROOM,


STUDENTS' REST ROOM & MODEL DINING ROOM. Wm. Leavens, Boston


WOMEN TEACHERS' ROOM


4 Chairs @ $14.00


$56.00


1 Divan 57.60


2 Rockers @ $15.10 30.20


1 Umbrella Stand


6.60


1 Writing Table


21.60


1 5ft. Table 15.60


$187.60


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MEN TEACHERS' ROOM


4 Chairs @ $12.70 $50.80


1 Table (72×36)


19.20


1 Writing Table 21.60


1 Umbrella Stand 4.80


1 Costumer 4.20


$100.60


GIRLS' REST ROOM


2 Couches @ $7.90


$15.80


2 Mattresses @ $24.00


48.00


1 Stand 5.00


$68.80


MODEL DINING ROOM


1 Dining Table


$38.40


4 Chairs @ $7.80 31.20


1 Server 26.40


$96.00


Total of Women Teachers' Room


$187.60


Total of Men Teachers' Room


100.60


Total of Girls" Rest Room 68.80


Total of Model Dining Room


96.00


$453.00


RECAPITULUATION


J. M. Hartwell, General Contract $248,621.30


A. E. Roberts, Plumbing 17,756.00


Stubbs Bros., Heating 54,320.00


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James Wilkinson, Electrical 11,172.00


E. C. Lewis, Electric Fixtures 1,697.00


F. M. Rogers, Painting 17,865.00


Haymarket Hardware Co., Hardware 2,747.00.


H. S. Stronach, Treating Floors


810.00


Western Waterproofing, Waterproofing


420.00


R. E. Whitman, Curtains


590.39


L. T. Hayden Co., Inc., Snow Guards


100.00


Shepard & Stearns, Architects


21,365.92


Unclassified


15,181.14


Furnishings & Equipment 32,978.60


$425,624.35


Appropriation


$425,857.60


Expenditures


425,624.35


Unexpended Balance


$233.25


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Report of the School Buildings Committee


Under Articles 88 and 89 of the Annual Town Meeting of 1925 it was voted on March 16, 1925 that the Moderator appoint a Committee of seven with full power to employ architects, secure bids and let con- tracts in the name of the Town, and do all and any act necessary to construct and equip a new High School building on land already owned by the Town, and to construct and equip a new eight room Grade School Building with Assembly Hall on the so-called Noah Torrey site. In accordance with this vote the Modera- tor appointed the following committee : Henry D. Hig- gins, Frank A. Ewart, George A. Walker, C. Frederick Tarbox, Jonathan W. French, Paul Monaghan and Norton P. Potter. This Committee held its first meet- ing on March 30, 1925, and organized with Mr. Higgins as Chairman and Mr. Ewart as Secretary.


It is not the purpose of this report to go into ex- tended detail of the activities of the Committee cover- ing a period of nearly three years. Suffice it to say that during this time approximately sixty-five duly called meetings have been held, and innumerable con- ferences with architects, contractors and equipment houses have required the attention of the various mem- bers of the Committee. We propose to touch briefly


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upon certain points of the progress of the Committee's work, and present with this report a Financial State- ment showing in detail the appropriation made by the Town and the expenditure of that money.


The Committee immediately went about the selec- tion of an architect for the two schools, and after very careful consideration and the personal appearance be- fore the Committee of approximately fifteen architects, by the unanimous vote of the Committee, Shepard & Stearns of Boston were selected. Feeling that the more immediate need was the erection and completion of the primary school in South Braintree, plans and specifications were prepared for this building, and the contracts were awarded on July 22, 1925 and work commenced about August 1st. Construction and fur- nishing proceeded rapidly, and the building was ded- icated on March 31, 1926, and occupied by the School Department on April 1st of that year.


The preparation of plans and specifications for the High School because of the many factors entering into the construction of a modern building for this purpose, required much study and revision, and the con- tracts were awarded on the 25th day of February 1926, and construction commenced on March 1st. The work progressed satisfactorily and the building was occupied by the School Department at the opening of the school year in September 1927. The building was officially dedicated and turned over to the Town on October 21st, with Dr: Payson Smith, Commissioner of Education for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as the quest and


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principal speaker of the evening. Previous to the ded --- icatory exercises the building was opened to the inspec- tion of the town people, and many availed themselv: ; of the opportunity to view the building.


The original appropriation of $360,000 for the construction and equiping of a High School was predi- cated upon a 500 pupil building. Very early in our consideration of the problem, facts were presented to the Committee which convinced us that such a building" would prove inadequate, and in all probability would be filled to capacity upon the date that it would be opened by the School Committee for school activities. This Committee, therefore, went before the Town at. the Annual Meeting of 1926 for an additional appro- priation to construct a building of substantially in- creased capacity. That this Committee was wise in its action was evidenced by the fact that on September- 7, 1927 at the first session of the school there were en -- rolled a total of 509 pupils.


We believe that both the Primary and High School! buildings are carefully planned, honestly and thorough- · ly constructed, and well suited for the purposes for which they are intended. By reference to the Finan- cial Statement it will be noted that the buildings were finished and equipped within the amounts appropriated, in fact each building shows an unexpended balance.


In conclusion this Committee desires to express its. appreciation for the assistance given by the School Committee, Mr. Fisher, Superintendent of Schools, Mr .. Jordan, Principal of the High School, and especially to


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Joseph A. Ewart, formerly Superintendent of Schools for the Town of Milton, Massachusetts, and now of Stamford, Connecticut, for his many practical sugges- tions and constructive criticism in the preparation of plans and specifications of both the Primary and High Schools, which services were rendered without charge to the Town.


A complete Financial Statement will be found on Pages 183 to 219.


Respectfully submitted


HENRY D. HIGGINS, Chairman


FRANK A. EWART, Secretary


C. FREDERICK TARBOX JONATHAN W. FRENCH PAUL MONAGHAN


GEORGE A. WALKER


NORTON F. POTTER


School Buildings Committee.


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ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


Water Department


OF THE


TOWN OF BRAINTREE


FROM


Dec. 31, 1926 to Dec. 31, 1927


Printed by Order of the Town


TO


TREE


.1640.


Printed by H. W. BAILEY PRESS South Braintree, Mass.



COMMISSIONERS AND OFFICERS OF THE WATER DEPARTMENT 1927


WILLIAM C. HARRISON, Chairman To June 7, 1927


GEORGE A. WALKER, Chairman Term expires 1929


CHARLES B. CUMMINGS Term expires 1930


THOMAS E. SEARS Term expires 1928


OTIS B. OAKMAN, Treasurer


HARRISON W. MACOMBER, Secretary and Purchasing Agent


JOHN W. MULCAHY, Superintendent


FRANCIS J. O'ROURKE, Chief Engineer


. .


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REPORT OF THE WATER COMMISSIONERS


The Board of Water Commissioners submit the An- nual Report of the Water Department for the year end- ing December 31, 1927.


WILLIAM CARTER HARRISON


Your Board takes this opportunity to mention the passing of Mr. Harrison who served on this Board fif- teen years and its Chairman for the past four years. We recognize a personal loss of a friend and co-worker and a loss to the community at large of a faithful, con- cientious official of the Town.


During his long connection with the Water Depart- ment he had made himself thorougly acquainted with every detail of the system and his opinion and advice was invaluable. He gave freely of his time and ener- gies for the best interest of the Town as he saw it.


He was a constant attendant at Board meetings and his pleasant greetings and genial friendship will be sadly missed as we gather at the Board meetings in the future.


At a Joint meeting of the Selectmen and Water Commissioners held July 5th, 1927, Mr. Thomas E. Sears was unanimously elected to succeed the late Mr. William C. Harrison and the Water Board organized with Mr. George A. Walker as Chairman,


During the year the new Standpipe was completed and accepted water let on April 25, 1927. Electric driven Centrifugal pump at the Great Pond was com-


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pleted and has been in operation since March 5th, 1927. This was to replace the Blake and Knowles duplex pump which has been in use since the system was built, has outlived its usefulness, and was much smaller than the requirements demand.


The entire cost of Main Pipe and Standpipe (cov- ering 1926-1927) as voted in Annual Town Meeting of 1926 under article 95 is as follows: Standpipe $17,850.00, Main Pipe $23,231.91, Laying Main Pipe $16,331.75, Main Gates, lead and fittings $4,733.30, Standpipe foundation $2,297.54, Engineers $2,068.12, and Land for Standpipe $3,500.00, making a total of $70,012.62.


Following are the reports of the Secretary, Col- lector, Registrar and Superintendent.


MAINTENANCE


American Railway Express .... .57


Burroughs Adding Machine Co .. .79


Diamond Union Stamp Co.


1.50


Paul Eisenhards 2.00


Water Works Engineering 3.00


Chas. N. Smart


6.08


Alves Photo Shop


7.00


Markrow Ribbon & Carbon Co ..


11.04


J. F. Burke Co.


12.50


Braintree Auto Express


14.00


Ajax Time Stamp


15.00


New England Water W'ks Assn.


19.00


H. W. Macomber


20.71


L. E. Muran Co. 59.94


Mystic Wire & Iron Co.


61.00


Royal Typewriter Co.


69.75


Pratt & Pratt


105.00


H: L. Stearns Desk Co.


150.00


229


C. H. Bailey, Mgr. 235.20


N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co.


330.71


William C. Harrison Est.


50.00


Thomas E. Sears


50.00


Charles B. Cummings


100.00


George A. Walker


100.00


Randolph Water Dept.


972.00


Holbrook Water Dept.


972.00


H. W. Macomber


1765.00


Pay Roll


947.00


$6,080.79


GREAT POND


Vulcan Tool Co. 1.40


L. E. Muran


1.48


Water Works Equipment Co.


2.15


Natham Ames


2.60


American Railway Express


2.48


Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co.


3.00


W. A. Torrey & Co.


4.58


Braintree Auto Express


4.80


Pratt & Pratt 6.75


Edison Mfg. Co.


6.75


Winers Hardware Stores


6.78


Curry Bros. Oil Co


7.68


D. A. Chandler


9.56


Rhines Lumber Co.


10.69


Henry L. Kincaid Co.


11.25


G. E. Warren


12.05


Sanborn & Damon Co.


14.00


Walworth Co.


14.42


The Ashton Valve Co.


15.11


John J. Gallagher Inc.


17.75


Beacon Waste Supply Co.


18.90


Sumner and Dunbar


20.25


1


-


·


230


A. W. Chesterton Co. 21.20


Eagle Oil Supply . Co.


22.53


Munroe Co. 27.62


Pierce Perry Co. 23.08


I. P. Weston 59.40


Paul Monoghan 60.00


The Hodge Boiler Works


66.03


Commonwealth Oil Co. 67.24


Albert A. Drollet 67.50


Pinel Tool Co. 76.30


Star Brass Mfg. Co. 76.80


The Tropical Paint & Oil Co ..


88.38


The Garlock Packing Co.


89.96


Braintree Coal & Grain Co.


114.90


F. A. Mazzur & Co. 945.75


Woodsum Coal Co.


1110.26


Braintree Electric Light Dept. . 3209.54


Pay Roll 5239.95


$11560.87


LITTLE POND


G. E. Warren 2.10


Sumner & Dunbar


8.75


A. W. Chesterton


8.96


Dyer & Sullivan


9.44


Grossman Coal Co.


27.00


Braintree Electric Light Dept. 39.31


Pay Roll


442.00


$537.56


SERVICE MAINTENANCE


D. A. Chandler


1.43


American Railway Express


1.50


231


-


Winers Hardware Stores


4.25


Central Garage


20.00


G. E. Warren


22.61


Pratt & Pratt.


28.00


Sumner & Dunbar


39.17


Mass. Amiesite Co.


97.13


Pay Roll 5044.26


$5258.35


SERVICE OUTSIDE STREET


Red Hed Mfg. Co.


4.72


American Railway Express


4.73


R. E. Whitman


4.88


N. Y. N. H. & H. R.R.


5.55


P. S. Lynche


5.78


+


G. E. Warren 9.80


E. L. Le Barron Foundry Co.


13.44


Casper L. Le Varne


18.25


William Lillie


24.02


Pinel Tool Co.


49.32


Sumner & Dunbar


55.80


Geo. A. Caldwell


62.25


Walworth Co.


68.04


Munroe Co.


586.13


A. C. Trojano


652.53


Mueller Co.


1498.45


Chadwick Boston Lead Co.


4230.06


Pay Roll


5360.70


$12,655.62


SERVICES IN STREET


Winer's Hardware Co. .50


Red Hed Mfg. Co.


.90


Braintree Auto Express 1.35


232


R. E. Whitman 1.62


Theo. Fogg


2.00


N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R.


2.48


G. E. Warren


3.26


W. S. Darley & Co.


5.62


American Railway Express 5.79


Brown Wales Co. 11.88


Water Works Equip. Co. 12.42


Geo. E. Caldwell 16.00


Woodsum Coal Co. 21.69


Walworth Co.


40.60


Pinel Tool Co.


68.26


William Lillie 74.56


Munroe Co. 173.79


A. C. Trojano


221.65


Mueller Co. Inc.


504.35


Chadwick Boston Lead Co. 1410.59


Pay Roll 1957.89


$4537.20


METERS


Albert E. Roberts


15.89


National Meter 4251.71


$4,267.60-


METER REPAIRS


National Meter Co.


223.75


Pay Roll


547.17


$770.92


READING, TESTING AND INSPECTING METERS


Geo. E. Warren


2.39


Haskells Garage


6.57


233


H. W. Macomber


9.40


H. W. Bailey & Co.


36.50


Pay Roll 1404.00


$1,458.86


HYDRANTS


American Railway Express 1.02


Albert A. Drollet.


11.00


W. S. Darley & Co.


16.75


Coffin Valve Co.


49.50


Rennselear Valve Co.


869.33


Pay Roll 335.40


$1,283.00


HYDRANT REPAIRS


A. W. Chesterton & Co.


12.60


Coffin Valve Co.


152.00


Pay Roll


298.50


$463.10


TESTING, FLUSHING AND INSPECTING HYDRANTS


Pay Roll 112.52


$112.52


TOOLS


American Railway Express .82


Edson Mfg. Corp.


9.15


Pinel Tool Co.


14.10


Mueller Co. Inc.


25.00


234


Geo. A. Caldwell Co. 26.21


Geo. E. Warren 50.40


$125.68;


MAIN PIPE EXTENSION


American Railway Express 1.21


Laing Bros. & Co. 2.00


Walworth Co. 2.57


Haskells Garage.


2.70


Woodsum Coal Co.


4.53


Rhines Lumber Co. 19.91


United Cork Co. 22.05


Waldo Bros. & Bond


38.14


Crawford Machine Works 59.92


Geo. A. Caldwell 67.40


Austin E. Wynot.


101.20


Arthur B. Haywood 116.85


E. Van Noorden Co. 145.00


Sam Beer 161.30


F. A. Houdelette & Co. 178.35


Chadwick Boston Lead Co. 182.79


E. L. Le Barron Foundry 257.16


Builders Iron Foundry 267.04


Albert A. Drollett 278.48


N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R.


552.20


Rennselear Valve Co.


1597.19


United States Cast Iron Pipe 5585.61


A. C. Trojano 10440.89


Pay Roll. 377.28


$20,461.77


MAIN PIPE REPAIRS


Rhines Lumber Co.


.61


Fields Point Mfg. Co.


15.00


235


Waldo Bros. & Bond


19.80


Walworth Co.


22.84


Pay Roll 428.25


$486.50


WATER PROTECTION


N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. 6.07


Fields Point Mfg. Co. 87.00


John P. Shay


158.00


$251.07


INSURANCE


George E. Sampson


516.78


$516.78


SUPERINTENDENT


J. W. Mulcahy


2300.00


$2,300.00


AUTOMOBILES SUPERINTENDENT'S CAR (DODGE COUPE)


Dyer & Sullivan


.88


G. E. Warren


1.90


Northlite Oil Co.


4.20


Central Garage.


4.75


Register of Motor Vehicles


10.00


Tide Water Oil Sales Corp.


13.10


Nickerson Bros. Garage


21.40


Braintree Tire & Battery Service


69.25


Standard Oil Co.


157.72


236


Haskells Garage 228.41


$511.61


METER CAR (FORD TRUCK)


F. W. Robinson .35


Register of Motor Vehicles


2.00


Northlite Oil Co.


4.20


Tide Water Oil Sales Corp.


13.08


G. E. Warren .


20.00


Braintree Motor Co.


43.52


Haskells Garage ..


49.97


Braintree Tire & Battery· Service 136.05


Standard Oil Co.


157.70


$427.77


DODGE TRUCK


Register of Motor Vehicles


2.00


Northlite Oil Co.


4.20


Braintree Highlands Garage


2.50


Tide Water Oil Sales Corp.


13.06


G. E. Warren .


20.75


Haskells Garage


40.56


Braintree Tire & Battery Service


120.15


Standard Oil Co.


157.67


$360.89


REO TRUCK


Register of Motor Vehicles


2.00


G. E. Warren .


2.00


Northlite Oil Co.


4.20


Tidewater Oil Sales Corp.


13.06


Haskell's Garage


33.00


237


Braintree Tire & Battery Service


34.25


Community Garage


36.20


Quincy Reo Co.


54.25


Standard Oil Co.


157.66


$336.62


GARAGE


Winer's Hardware Co. 1.02


Beacon Waste Supply


18.90


Grossman Coal Co.


66.00


Pay Roll


442.00


$527.92


FINAL PAYMENTS UNDER ARTICLE 95 IN ANNUAL TOWN MEETING 1926 NEW STANDPIPE


Edward T. Dwyer


54.00


A. C. Trojano. 105.00


Pittsburgh Des Moines Steel Co. 5355.00


$5,514.00


ENGINEERS


Russell H. Whiting


120.07


Simonds & Stevens


863.57


$983.64


SITE FOR STANDPIPE


Mary R. Walker


3500.00


$3,500.00


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STANDPIPE AND MAINPIPE LOAN


Bonds Retired and Interest 6785.00


$6,785.00


RECAPITULATION


Maintenance


6080.79


Great Pond


11560.87


Little Pond


537.56


Service Maintenance


5258.35


Service Outside Street


12655.62


Services In Street


4537.20


Meters


4267.60


Meter Repairs


770.92


Reading, Testing And Inspecting Meters


1458.86


Hydrants


1283.00


Hydrant Repairs


463.10


Testing and Flushing Hydrants


112.52


Tools


125.68


Main Pipe Extension


20461.77


Main Pipe Repairs


486.50


Water Protection


251.07


Insurance


516.78


Superintendent


2300.00


Automobiles


1636.89


Garage


527.92


New Standpipe


5514.00


Engineers


983.64


Site For Standpipe


3500.00


Standpipe and Mainpipe Loan


6785.00


$92,075.64


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REGISTRAR'S REPORT


Water Rates Charged 1927. $75,262.55


Pipes, Labor, etc. " 17,646.97


Water Rates Outstanding Jan- uary 1st, 1927 7,703.42


Pipes, Labor, etc. Outstanding January 1st, 1927 3,746.55


Salvadore Cordaro (Rent of Farm) 55.00


Telephone acct., etc.


18.05


Summonses


4.25


Collections


$90,957.25


Water Rates Outstanding De-


cember 31, 1927. 9,065.70


Pipes, Labor, etc. Outstanding December 31, 1927


4,333.10


Abatements


80.74


104,436.79 $104,436.79


TREASURER'S REPORT


Otis B. Oakman, Treasurer.


In Account with Board of Water Commissioners :


Dr. Cr.


Balance from 1926 $23,578.35


Received from H. W. Macom- ber, Collector 90,457.25


Received from


Town


of


Braintree (Hydrants) 500.00


Received interest on deposits


714.71


Paid orders of Commission-


ers


$ 91,294.00


Balance, December 31, 1927


23,956.31


$115,250.31


$115,250.31


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Examined and approved. Balance found as


follows :


On deposit :


First National Bank.


$ 6,353.28


Braintree National Bank


2,003.03


Cash in hands of Secretary 600.00


Braintree National Bank, certificates of deposit, No. 119 and No. 125 10,000.00


Mt. Wollaston Bank, certificates of de- posit, No. 723 5,000.00


-$23,956.31


RALPH W. ARNOLD, HERBERT W. CURTIS, RALPH W. MAGLATHLIN, Auditors, 1927.


January 12, 1928.


SECRETARY'S FINANCIAL REPORT


Balance January 1, 1927 . $23,578.35


Otis B. Oakman, Treas. (in- cluding Town of Braintree Hydrants) 90,957.25


Braintree National Bank, in- terest on open account 46.97


First National Bank, interest on open account 353.72


Braintree National Bank, in- terest on Special Deposit


171.10


National Mt. Wollaston Bank, interest on Special Deposit 142.92


241


Chadwick-Boston Lead Co. (Reels returned) 260.00


Mueller Co., Inc. (Goods re- turned) 13.79


National Meter Co. (Goods returned )


5.00


Discounts for Cash


502.85


Paid sundry bills, as per vouchers


$ 92,075.64


Balance, December 31, 1927


23,956.31


$116,031.95


$116,031.95


COLLECTOR'S REPORT


Balance, January 1, 1927 $ 600.00


Collected, 1927


90,957.25


Paid Treasurer, on his re- ceipts


$ 90,957.25


Balance, December 31, 1927


600.00


$91,557.25


$91,557.25


Examined and approved with vouchers for expen- ditures and balance on hand as outlined above.


RALPH W. ARNOLD, HERBERT W. CURTIS, RALPH W. MAGLATHLIN,


Auditors, 1927.


January 16, 1928.


SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT


To the Honorable Board of Water Commissioners of the Town of Braintree.


Gentlemen :


Two hundred and seventy-nine new services were laid during the year.


242


Kind of pipe and number of feet laid :


Feet


In.


Five-eighths-inch lead pipe


11,260


Three-fourths-inch lead pipe 270


Three-fourths-inch iron pipe


205


One-inch iron pipe


2,345


One and one-fourth-inch iron pipe


255


Two-inch iron pipe


78


Total


14,413


Total service pipe in System December 31, 1927: 44 miles, 4,240 feet. Seventy services were renewed.


Five-eighths-inch lead pipe 3,382


78


One-inch iron pipe


780


Total 4,230


Six-inch cast iron pipe on Myrtle Street 341 9


Six-inch cast iron pipe on Cleveland Avenue 463


6.


Six-inch cast iron pipe on Oakland Road 228


Six-inch cast rion pipe on Colby Road 300


Six-inch cast iron pipe on Sumner Avenue 525


Six-inch cast iron pipe on Elmwood Avenue 63


Six-inch cast iron pipe on Western Avenue


452


Six-inch cast iron pipe on Shaw Street


491


6


Six-inch cast iron pipe on Washington Street 579


Six-inch cast iron pipe on Watson Road


378


6


Six-inch cast iron pipe on Bradley Road 425


Six-inch cast iron pipe on Lakeview Avenue 140


Six-inch cast iron pipe on Hawthorne Road 354


6


Six-inch cast iron pipe on Lincoln Street 374


Six-inch cast iron pipe on Wynot Road 596


-.


5711 9.


Three-fourths-inch lead pipe


243


Four-inch cast iron pipe on Wayne Avenue 367 Four-inch cast iron pipe to Sampson Field 433 Four-inch cast iron pipe on Holden Road 471 Four-inch cast iron pipe on Allen Street 136 Four-inch cast iron pipe on Judson Street 408 Four-inch cast iron pipe on Grossman Road 419


6


2,234 6


One and one-fourth-inch wrought iron pipe on Hollingsworth Avenue 128


One and one-fourth-inch wrought iron pipe on Commercial Court 93


One and one-fourth-inch wrought iron pipe


on Thompson Road 192


6


One and one-fourth-inch wrought iron pipe on Townsend Road 116


-


529


6


One-inch wrought iron pipe on Arbutus


Avenue 186


One-inch wrought iron pipe on Hillview Road 128


6


314 6


.


DISTRIBUTION MAINS IN OPERATION December 31, 1927


Sixteen-inch cast iron pipe 741


Fourteen-inch cast iron pipe 1,151


Twelve-inch cast iron pipe


26,079


Ten-inch cast iron pipe 10,517


28,341


Six-inch cast iron pipe


190,295


Four-inch cast iron pipe 39,405


Two-inch wrought iron pipe


15,174


Eight-inch cast iron pipe


244


One and one-half-inch wrought iron pipe . . 4,001 One and one-fourth-inch wrought iron pipe 5,930


One-inch wrought iron pipe 19,392


Three-fourths-inch wrought iron pipe


1,409


342,435 ft.


64 miles, 4,515 feet.


NUMBER, LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION OF HYDRANTS SET DURING 1927


Number


Location


Maker


366


Sumner Avenue


Corey


367


Western Avenue


Corey


368


Washington Street


Corey


369


Watson Road


Corey


370


Bradley Road


Corey


371


Wynot Road


Corey


372


Sampson Field


Corey


373 Holden Road


Corey


374


Judson Street


Corey


375 Allen Street


Corey


376


Grossman Road


Corey


245


NUMBER, LOCATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF VALVES SET DURING YEAR 1927


Valve No.


6 Inches 4 Inches


620


Myrtle Street


1


621


Colby Road


1


622


Elmwood Avenue


1


623


Shaw and Belmont Street


1


624


Shaw and Hayward Street


1


625


Washington Street


1


626


Watson Road


1


627


Bradley Road


1


628


Lakeview Avenue


1


629


Lincoln Street


1


630


Wynot Road


1


631


Sampson Field


1


632


Holden Road


1


633


Judson Street


1


634


Grossman Road


METER RECORD FOR 1927


5 /8


3/4


1


1 1/2


2


3


4


6


Total


Emipre


3126


50


5


7


3


3


2


1


3197


Crown


20


20


Gem


1


1


Hersy


1


3127


70


5


7


4


3


2


1


3219


Respectfully submitted,


JOHN W. MULCAHY, . Superintendent.


PUMPING RECORD FOR 1927


Gallons pumped


Coal burned


Kilowatt hours


T.me


run


Gallons pumped with 100 lbs. coal


Galions pun:ped with .....


K. W.H.


January


32,442,417


85,200


490.40


38,089


February


27,658,155


75,100


447.50


36,828


March


3,659,712




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