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3 00
M. C. McGinley
5 00
John R. Morris
5 00
Boston & Maine
10 00
James Paganis
2 00
C. E. Bragdon
10 00
Louis Bean
4.00
Mary E. Jordon
2 00
John Gaudet
2 00
Helen W. Ross
4 00
C. F. Chapman & Son
5 00
Howard S. Hills
4 00
Harry Greenberg
3 00
Adelaide W. Starkey 4 00
Joseph Sojka
4 00
Edwin C. Lathrop
4 00
James Desarenes
4 00
W. A. Chaplin
4 00
Total Collected
$322 50
Total Collected
$322 50
Credit by cash
$135 50
Paid to F. S. Witham
28 00
Total
$163 50
Balance Due
$159 00
Credit
G. A. Schofield & Son, printing
$6 00
2 25
E. C. Brooks, stationary, stamps Grace E. Brooks, stenography
2 00
E. C. Brooks, Commission 32 25 Total $42 50
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Balance Due
$159 00
Less Credits
42 50
Net Balance Due
$116 50
Total Collections
$322 50
Less Credits
42 50
Net Collections
$280 00
By Cash
$135 50
By Cash
116 50
To Witham
28 00
Total
$280 00
DIVISION OF CHILD WELFARE
Report of the Director
This division of the department, established in 1916, herewith submits its fifth annual report. It was established on the advice of the State Department because of the high mortality rate that had for years prevailed among children under one year of age. When it was begun the figures for the year 1915 showed that for that year there were 118 births, and that 23 children died. To show how conditions now compare with what they were then, the following table of births and deaths of each year since is shown. It will be seen that the birth rate has increased each year and that the percentage of deaths has diminished.
Year
Births
Deaths
1915
118
23
1916
138
27
1917
155
24
1918
194
24
1919
195
21
1920
204
19
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It will be seen by the above that 19% of the children born in 1916 died that year, while only a fraction over 9% of those born in 1920 died during that year. This means that the mortality rate has been reduced over 50% in five years, and that is a remarkably good reduction. Had there been the same percentage of deaths in 1920 that there were it 1916 there would have been 39, instead of 19. This is approximate, and not carried out in decimal. Any one who will take the figures and work them out will find that the reduction has been a fraction over 50% in 5 years.
This showing amply justifies continuing the work. There has been a reduction in the rate each year and it will be our aim to further decrease the rate. The report of the school nurse which follows will show the scope of the work performed by her.
Respectfully · submitted,
GEO. E. MacARTHUR, M. D., Director. Ipswich, February 1, 1921.
Report of Infant Welfare Work for Year Ending December 31, 1920.
Ipswich, Mass., Jan. 17, 1921.
493
Brought Forward
New Cases 199
Readmitted
3
695
DISCHARGES
Moved Away 44
Over age 300
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Could Not Locate
2
By Death
16
362
Still under care 333
Visits to and concerning T. B. Patients 32
MARTHA J. STEWART, R. M.
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REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS
Board of Selectmen,
Gentlemen :
I herewith submit the annual report of the Street De- partment for the year ending December 31, 1920 :
Team No. 1 worked 2229 hours @ $1.25 $2,786 25
Team No. 2 worked 2236 hours @ $1.25 2,795 00
Single team worked 363 hours @ $ .91 330 33
Autocar truck worked 1430 hrs @ $2.50 3,575 00
$9,486 58
INVENTORY
4 horses
$900 00
3 pr double harnesses
150 00
2 pr street blankets
50 00
2 pr storm blankets
7 00
2 pr stable blankets
7 50
3 two-horse carts
375 00
2 two-horse sleds
100 00
1 two-horse sweeper
225 00
3 road machines
400 00
5 r ad plows
75 00
12 gravel screens
60 00
2 two-horse shovels
25 00
3 stone drags
15 00
1 two-horse stone roller
40 00
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4 road drags
50 00
1 steam roller
1,000 00
1 scarifier
100 00
2 watering carts
375 00
7 snow plows
175 00
1 one-horse wagon
50 00
1 oil wagon
600 00 .
1 tar kettle
45 00
1 Ford truck
-
100 00
1 Albany jack
13 50
1 differential hoist snow fences
25 00
120 00
1 Autocar truck
3,000 00
all other tools, etc.
800 00
$8,883 00
Respectfully submitted, J. A. HUCKINS, Supt. of Streets.
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IPSWICH TOWN REPORT.
Report of the SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen,
Gentlemen :
I have the honor to present to you the annual report of the Sealer of Weights and Measures.
Sealed Non-Sealed Condemned
Platform Scales over 5,000 lbs. 9
1
Platform Scales under 5,000 lbs. 46
2 2
Counter Scales
28
1
Beam Scales 8
1
Spring Balance Scales
26
2
8
Computing Scales
31
1
Slot-weighing Scales
4
2
Prescription Scales
3
Dry Measures
7
Liquid Measures
69
3
Yard Sticks
22
Oil and Gasoline Pumps
18
2
1
Molasses Pumps
5
Avoirdupois Weights
335
20 Adjusted
Apothecary Weights
62
3 Condemned
Metric Weights
41
Fees and adjusting charges collected and paid to Town Treasurer, $73.22.
Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM A. STONE, Sealer of Weights and Measures.
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SELECTMEN'S REPORT
TOWN HALL
One of the largest items of expense in this department was caused by the fire which was extinguished in such an efficient manner by our local department as to call for con- gratulations from several out of town experts. We found in the matter of repairing the damage that it would be impos- sible to put the work out on bids as is the usual custom, as it was impossible to find out how far the damage extended. A close inspection of the work was followed up by the state inspector, both as to the carpenter work and the work of the electricians. We were notified by the State Police in 1918 that we would be required to rewire the building and in consequence of this we found it a much more expensive job than we expected. We consider the condition of the cor- ridors much improved by installing several windows thereby saving the burning of lights a great part of the time. The Court Room has been enlarged and can now be used for practically all of our special town meetings. We have added a window in the Treasurer and Collector's Office mak- ing it much lighter and have made a change in the Account- ant's office thereby giving the Accountant more room which he needed badly. We invite the inspection of the citizens at any time and feel sure that they will agree that the hall never looked better. We have also laid a new floor in the upper hall and would recommend that at the annual town
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meeting an appropriation be made to repair the hall and the roof as it is no credit to the town in its present condition. During the progress of the repairs the State Inspector called our attention to a previous order issued in 1918 in regard to the construction of a ventilator over the stage, as an added means of fire protection and insisted that the order be complied with at once, or forfeit our hall license. In con- sequence of this we have advertised for bids for constructing the same.
POLICE DEPARTMENT
In regard to the police department we beg to report that we have tried to have the laws enforced, perhaps a little stronger than usual and in some cases have been crit- icized severely. The ever-increasing automobile traffic is quite a factor to be reckoned with and is expensive to con- trol. The Board found it very difficult to find field drivers who would accept the office and were obliged to appoint the police officers. This requires extra expense in way of auto hire and special police. Although prohibition has suppressed the sale of hard liquors, the tendency to run pri- vate stills and the sale of other substitutes have kept the department busier than usual as the records of the de- partment will show. We feel that law enforcement in our town in the past year will compare very favorably with sur- rounding towns. We are required by law to keep an officer on duty at the hall while prisoners are confined in the lock- up and we have had an officer stationed there every night whose duty it is to have charge of the lock-up and to answer all night calls. We have installed a red light signal at the front entrance of the hall where night calls for police will be attended to at once. We wish to thank all citizens who have interested themselves in behalf of this department.
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HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
We wish to call attention to the fact that owing to labor conditions and high cost of material we have been set back practically a year in road maintenance. We recom- mend the purchase of a steam scarifier to be attached to the road roller, by means of which we can take up and relay long stretches of road at a comparatively small expense. We also recommend that the Town purchase a machine loader, an efficient labor saving device, to be used in gravel pits. We also recommend the purchasing of every gallon of road oil or tarvia that the town can possibly afford as the best solution of road maintenance we can offer. We are still handicapped by not owning a good gravel supply but hope to in the near future. It seems to be the object of owners of private gravel pits to boost the price unreason- ably each year, compelling us to take land for this purpose. The ever-increasing automobile traffic has put an extra strain on this department which must be met by increased appro- priations each year. We think the town should make an appropriation each year for edgestones and some sort of permanent sidewalks, either granolithic or brick. The truck purchased for this department has been very satisfactory in every respect and has been used in many different phases of the work. The Topsfield Road proposition was not put through this year on account of a misunderstanding on the part of State and County officials, as to which end of the road the work should start. We have an agreement the coming year whereby we will construct the entire road pro- vided the town will appropriate an additional sum of $2,500, making $4,000 in all, the state and county having agreed to appropriate a like amount. We are informed by the De-
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partment of Public Works that Essex Road will be finished by the State as a State road this coming year which will be a substantial addition to this type of road in our town. Respectfully submitted, EBEN B. MOULTON, JOHN A. BROWN, JOHN H. CAMERON, Selectmen of Ipswich.
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IPSWICH TOWN REPORT.
Report of the Good Roads Committee
Your committee has given this matter considerable thought and attention, and finds the question a very com- plex one.
The public does not need to be informed that our roads are in bad shape and unless some economical method of repair and construction is arrived at, this matter is going to be an ever increasing source of annoyance and expense to the Town.
We believe that the continued and enlarged use of auto- mobiles and trucks necessitates an entirely different pro- cedure in order to keep the roads up in shape.
We find that practically all of the Towns, cities and states are availing themselves of all of the labor saving devices possible in the way of steam roller scarifiers, machine loaders, tractors, etc.
We recommend that the town purchase this year a steam scarifier addition to be attached to the steam roller and also a machine loader, this latter being an especially efficient labor saving device in gravel pits. The steam scari- fer addition will enable the highway department to tear up, shape and relay a mile of road in about three days.
We cannot urge too strongly that every means be used in the way of efficiency and proper supervision to return the town full value for its money spent and that greater stress
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be laid on the point of building permanent sections of the road each year instead of using the Town's money to fill in depressions in the roads, which to say the least is only of momentary benefit.
Respectfully submitted, EBEN B. MOULTON, JOHN H. CAMERON, M. CHARLES ARTHUR, ROGER S. WARNER, Good Roads Committee.
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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON INSURANCE
Your committee has gone into this matter thoroughly, has ascertained the value of all of the different town build- ings, from the report of a contractor the amounts of insurance carried thereon; has taken up the questions :
1. Of the Town carrying no insurance whatever.
2. Of the Town carrying its own insurance.
3. Of the Town insuring its buildings at a 50% valuation.
4. Of the Town insuring its buildings up to the 80% clause as is advised by the local insurance agents.
1. Should the Town decide to carry no insurance what- ever; in case of a loss by fire, the Town would simply have to raise enough money by taxation to replace the lors.
2. Should the Town decide to do its own insurance ; by law a town can appropriate and set aside as a sinking fund one-twentieth of 1% each year (in Ipswich about $3,000) of its total assessed valuation until this sinking fund shall reach a total of 1% of its total assessed valuation, in the case of Ipswich about $60,000.
By appropriating $3,000 each year and putting it out at 5% interest compounded annually, in fourteen years this would reach slightly in excess of the total allowed by law, provided, of course, that we do not have any fire dam- age during this period of years to replace out of this fund.
3. The Town may insure its property at any propor -. tion of the actual value it may deem wisest; however, in case of damage by fire, unless a building is insured at up to 80% of its actual value the Town would have to bear its proportionate part of the loss as determined by the amount of insurance carried thereon.
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4. The Town may insure its property at 80% of the actual value, and by so doing would protect itself against damage by fire up to the full amount of the insurance.
It would cost the Town approximately $900 annually on a five year term basis to insure all of its property at up to 80% of the actual value.
In case the Town should decide to insure its property at less than on an 80% basis the cost to the Town would be proportionately less. Possibly a schedule blanket policy could be arranged on the 80% basis which would cost the Town about $100 less annually.
Your committee feels that the Town should decide its own insurance program, and is simply giving the Town the above data with that idea in mind.
The Town Buildings are valued at approximately $200,- 000 and at present are insured for about $117,000, or an average of a little less than 60% of their value; but there is a wide discrepancy in the various buildings in the per- centage of insurance as compared to their actual value, one building being insured for 175% of its value while some carry no insurance whatever.
Our only recommendation is that all of the Town Build- ings be treated alike in the way of insurance and that authority to arrange all of the Town fire insurance be vested in some one board or committee.
Respectfully submitted, EBEN B. MOULTON, JOHN A. BROWN, M. CHARLES ARTHUR, MICHAEL J. LUCEY
Committee on Insurance.
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TOWN OF IPSWICH
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TWENTY-SEVENTH
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
WATER
AND
MUNICIPAL LIGHTING
COMMISSIONERS
MASS
VI
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IPSW
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INC.
:1:34
THE BIRTHPLACE OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE 1687
FOR THE YEAR 1920.
IPSWICH, MASS. G. A. SCHOFIELD & SON, PRINTERS.
686
1921
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WATER COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
Officers of
Water and Municipal Lighting Commission.
COMMISSIONERS
ARTHUR H. WALTON, Chairman Term expires 1921
WALTER G. BROWN Term expires 1922
CHARLES A. MALLARD
Term expires 1923
CLERK
ARTHUR H. WALTON Office, Room 5, Town Hall Office Hours from 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. every week day except Saturday. Telephone 92-R
TREASURER
WILLIAM J. RILEY Office, Room 2, Town Hall
Manager Electric Light,
Arthur H. Walton
Chief Engineer, Edmund A. Russell Line Superintendent, Electric Light J. Harry Sheppard William P. Gould
Foreman, Water Department,
Office of Commissioners, Room 5, Town Hall
Meetings held every Friday at 8 P. M.
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WATER COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT
LIST OF BILLS AND AMOUNTS PAID FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1920. PIPE LINE
Paid to
Amount
Walworth Mfg Co, pipe and fittings
$59 21
Chapman Valve Co, pipe and fittings
41 50
Total
$100 71
SERVICE PIPE
Walworth Mfg Co, pipe and fittings
$122 27
Wm P Gould, labor
133 00
John Mclaughlin, labor
20 75
Crane Company, pipe and fittings
160 10
Bill Mosk, labor
32.13
Chadwick Boston Lead Co, pipe and fittings
181 05
National Meter Co, meters
50 00
M Mueller Mfg Co, pipe and fittings
36 31
A D Mallard, labor
9 00
F E Wood, teams
3 33
Worthington Pump Co, tools
60 42
Edmund Kelly, labor
27 00
B & M R R, freight
1 83
Total
$837 19
MAINTENANCE Repairs Pipe Line
Manzer & Damon, labor
$39 45
N J Bolles, supplies
20
Wm H Rand, labor
19 20
Wm P Gould, labor
119 15
John Mclaughlin, labor
28 25
Electric Light Dept, labor
39 19
A J Barton & Son, labor
50
Arthur McIntire, labor
21 38
G O McIntire, labor
9 70
J H Sheppard, labor
5 50
.
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WATER COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
Arthur Norwood, labor
13 52
Frazer Kelly, labor
13 52
C F Chapman & Son, supplies
40
J W Goodhue, supplies
4 65
Jos A King, labor
4 55
A P Littlefield, labor
3 00
Robert Player, labor
4 50
Thomas Horsman, labor
9 00
Total
$335 66
Repairs Services
Wm P Gould, labor
$1,248 35 .
E N Brown, labor
32 26
John Mclaughlin, labor
18 00
C S Tyler, supplies
9 00
Wm Parsons, labor
12 94
Wm P Gould, teams
10 00
A I Savory, supplies
1 50
F E Wood, express
63 14
C F Chapman & Son, supplies
1 00
American Express Co, express
2 29
J W Goodhue, supplies
21 10
Buffalo Meter Co, supplies
9 50
National Meter Co, supplies
11 46
Crane Company, supplies
2 28
Peoples Express Co, express
32
N J Bolles, supplies
45
Jos A King, tools
2 25
Walworth Mfg Co, supplies
2 82
Total
$1,448. 66
Administration
Cotton & Woolen Mfg Co, insurance
$50 00
Geo A Schofield & Son, printing
136 15
Geo A Schofield, insurance
18 75
N E Tel & Tel Co, telephone
51 80
J H Lakeman, envelopes
111 32
G H W Hayes, premium on bond
40 00
Wm H Rand, commissioner
18 85
A H Walton, clerk and manager
850 01
A H Walton, commissioner
100 00
W G Brown, commissioner
100 00
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WATER COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
C A Mallard, commissioner
81 15
Damon & Damon, insurance 92 59
First Nat Bank, rent box
5 00
A A Jewett, bookkeeper
390 00
Mutual Boiler Ins Co, insurance
24 50
Electric Light Dept, pumping
3,500 00
Total
$5,570 12
Station and Grounds
G P Anderson, supplies
$21 50
United States Rubber Co, supplies
25 35
G W Knowlton Rubber Co, supplies
18 49
Geo E Marsh Co, supplies
9 80
Lunkenheimer Co, supplies
58 28
Crane Co, supplies
19 49
A C Damon, supplies
39 00
Canney Lumber Co, lumber
12 46
Shawmut Chemical Co, rep boiler
41 25
F E Wood, express
18 35
Wm P Edgerly, labor
107 06
Waldo Bros & Bond Co, rep boiler
4 75
C L Lovell, cement
24 75
Jos A King, repairs
1 00
Wm McCarthy & Co, repairs boiler
2 50
Austin L Lord, repairs boiler
37 10
Gardner Co, repairs boiler
86 40
Geo Hayes, repairs
7 40
American Express
3 79
Total
$538 72
NOTE PAYMENT
Notes Paid by Treasurer
$2,150 00
INTEREST
Interest paid various parties by Treasurer Sinking Fund
4,994 53
RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE YEAR
ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1920
Receipts
Disbursements
Water Rates $19,359 09 Deficit
$658 21
Services 421 20 Maintenance 7,893 16
Appro note payt 2,150 00
Services 837 19
Appro Hydrant
2,237 50 Pipe Line 100 71
$7,841 00
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WATER COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
Misc Water
44 91
Interest
$7,831.00
Misc Receipts
105 00 Note Payment 2,150 00
Insurance dividend
45 00
Sinking Fund
4,994 53
$24,362 70(Note-Maintenance should read 112 10$7,903.16, instead of $7,893.16.)
$24,474 80
$24,474 80
BALANCE SHEET FOR YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 1920
Bonds issued $160,000 00 Engineering $3,350 00
Notes outstanding 33,750 00 Land Damage 3,599 12
Prem on bonds 10,412 58 Pumping Station 14,425 24
Prem on notes 60 25
Pumps and Mach 19,637 65
Appropriation 37,699 20
Storage Basin
27,693 59
Misc receipts
165 43
Bull Brook 1,778 60
Water Rates
302,282 83
Dist Reservoir 17,827 53
Pipe Line const. 125,437 13
Service pipe const 22,529 49
Store House 178 70
Miscellaneous
2,834 20
Cost of Const $239,291 28
Interest on bonds 173,422 20
Maintenance 102,990 40
Materials on hand 1,645 54
Water Rates due 4,344 12
$560,703 32
Services due
195 78
Deficit
112 10
Sinking Fund payt 38,926 10
$560,815 42
$560,815 42 SUMMARY OF COST OF CONSTRUCTION TO DECEMBER 31, 1920
Construction Account
Dec. 31, 1919
Dec. 31, 1920
Engineering
$3,350 00
$ 3,350 00
Land damage & rts of way 3,599 12
3,599 12
Pumping station
14,425 24
14,425 24
Pumps and Machinery
19,637 65
19,637 65
Storage Basin
27,693 59
27,693 59
Bull Brook supply
1,778 60
1,778 60
Dist reservoir
17,827 56
17,827 56
Pipe line const
125,321 52
$115 61 125,437 13
Service pipe const
22,170 79
358 70
22,529 49
Filter appro
143 28
Appro note payt.
16,189 75
Deficit
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WATER COMMISSIONESR' REPORT.
Store House
178 70
178 70
Miscellaneous
2,834 20
2,834 20
$238,816 97 SINKING FUND
$474 31 $239,291 28
Receipts
Investments
Appro.
1895
$1,700 00
Ipswich Sav Bk
$ 127 56
1896
1,759. 50
Ips Water Loan
63,750 00
"
1897
1,899 08
Ips Elec Lt notes
22,000 00
1898
1,965 55
Ips Town notes
14,400 00
1899
2,032 00
Ill Cent R R 31/2
3,000 00
First Nat Bank
4,984 84
1901
2,363 50
Lib Loan Bonds
24,500 00
1902
2,446 22
1903
2,531 84
1904
2,680 32
1905
2,890 91
1906
2,986 47
1907
3,084 00
1908
3,418 34
1909
3,656 61
1910
3,671 99
From prof 1911
3,784 73
1912
3,901 40
1913
4,022 17
1914
4,146 45
1915
4,276 52
1 .
1916
4,410 42
1917
4,549 00
Appro
1918
4,692 43
From prof 1919
1920
4,994 53
Interest
47,400 00
Profit on bonds
518 89
$132,762 40
$132,762 40
SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
To the Board of Water Commissioners :
Gentlemen :- Following is the report for the year end- ing December 31, 1920.
4,840 88
1900
2,138 65
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WATER COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
MAIN PIPES
The number of feet of mains laid to date and sizes are as follows:
14 inch
1,505
12 inch
10,963
10 inch
8,830
8 inch
17,897
6 inch
81,746
4 inch
3,708
2 inch
9,920
1 inch
2,070
Total, 136,659 equals 25 miles, 4,659 feet. STREET GATES
Total number now set is
157
HYDRANTS
They are in good working order, the total now set is as follows :
Town
179
Private
15
Total
194
SERVICE PIPES
Ten services have been added this year. Total number services connected with the works to date, 1080.
Following is an account of the number of services add- ed, also the number of feet of service pipe laid (by years) since the works were put in :
No. serv-
Town
Private
Total
Year
ices added
Ft. In.
Ft. In.
Ft. In.
1894
181
4,470
4
2,771
2
7,241
6
1895
218
5,312
3
6,051
5
11,363
8
1896
110
2,391
9
2,616
5
5,008
2
1897
32
896
6
1,991
6
2,288
1898
42
1,112
7
1,318
3
2,430 10
1899
34
841
2
1,335 10
2,177
1900
30
641
2
2,741
4
3,382
6
1901
25
517
4
1,209
5
1,726
9
1902
25
580
1
3,657
2
4,237
3
1903
19
800
1
1,589
1
2,389
2
1904
17
367
5
263
2
630
7
1905
30
1,172
7
443
1
1,615
8
1906
22
454
233
5
687
5
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WATER COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
1907
49
986
9
625
8
1,612 5
1908
38
715
3
464
8
1,179 11
1909
31
653
5
336
9
990
2
1910
35
765
819
1,584
1911
15
345
5
271 11
617
4
1912
13
328
8
188 10
517
6
1913
16
526
350
876
1914
15
262 5
146
2
408
7
1915
25
451
9
145 10
597
7
1916
19
374
3
254
2
628
5
1917
12
- 225
5
172
5
397 10
1918
6
116
102
9
218
9
1919
10
168
4
202
310
4
1920
11
186 10
202
388 10
1,081
24,953 9
30,603 9
55,197 6 6
Total 55,197 feet, 6 inches equals 10 miles, 2,397 feet. The service pipes are cast iron, lead and galvanized iron from 3/4 inch to 4 inches.
SYNOPSIS OF THE PUMPING RECORD FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1920
Month
Total pump ng time per month Hrs. Min.
Total number gallons of awter pumped water pumped per month Gallons per day
Gallons
January
212
15
11,094,825
357,897
February
196
15
10,415,175
359,144
March
285
15,132,075
488,131
April
241
12,666,450
422,215
May
195
15
10,139,775
327,090
June
219
11,314,050
377,135
July
276
14,693,925
473,998
August
261
45
13,883,175
447.844
September
220
45
11,761,725
392,058
October
202
45
10,710,975
345,515
November
181
45
9,389,400
312,980
December
170
30
8,832,825
284,930
Total for year
2,662
15
140,034,375
Daily average for year
382,608
Estimated amount of coal used 201 1484/2240 tons.
Average number gals.
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WATER COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
METERS
Total number of meters in use.
NAME
Sizes
3 in.
2 in. 11/2 in. 1 in.
5/8 in. Totals
Crown
4
8
4
5
41
62
Empire
1
56
57
Hersey
3
34
37
Lambert
1
2
23
26
Niagara
1
70
71
Nash
8
226
234
Worthington
2
10
12
Columbia
-
2
2
Elevator
2
2
-
-
-
-
4
9
5
21
464
503
1
-
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WATER COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
TREASURER'S REPORT WATER DEPARTMENT, TOWN OF IPSWICH WILLIAM J. RILEY, TREASURER DR.
To amounts received :
Fixture Rates
$7,963 32
Meter Rates
11,416 70
Miscellaneous Water
31 78
Miscellaneous
288 22
Construction
192 64
Service Pipe Supplies
37 54
Insurance Dividend
45 00
Hydrant Appropriation
2,237 50
$22,212 70
DEFICIT Jan. 1, 1921
112 10
$22,324 80
CR.
By paid :
Commissioners' orders
$14,078 59
Interest
7,588 00
DEFICIT Jan. 1,. 1920
658 21
$22,324 80
The Treasurer has the following bills for collection :
Fixture Rates
$952 76
Meter Rates
588 13
Little Neck
309 86
Miscellaneous
195 78
$2,046 53
Meter Commitment, Dec. 31, 1920
2,493 37
$4,539 90
$21,666 59
WATER NOTES AND BONDS
Amount Rate Date of Issue
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