Town annual report of Plymouth, MA 1894-1896, Part 17

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Publication date: 1894
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Received for bath-house permits . 4 00


$80 80


Removing and replacing board walks


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Expended for-


Labor $9 82


Painting settees, $6.84; plumbing, $4.33 .. . 11 17


$20 99


Undrawn balance $59 81


TRAINING GREEN ACCOUNT.


Balance from 1895 $15 37


Appropriation 150 00


Lawn mower sold 1 00


$166 37


Expended for-


Labor on gravel walks. $9 95


Removing and replacing board walks 11 02


Mowing machine 9 00


Grass seed .


8 79


Labor and care of B. E. Blackmer 125 00


163 76


Undrawn


$2 61


MORTON PARK.


Nearly all the money expended at Morton Park has been used in repairing and improving the roads and paths.


About one hundred dollars was used in grading the hill at the southerly end of Highland Road. This hill has always been considered too steep for safety, but heretofore the annual appropriations have been needed


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for other improvements which seemed equally or more important. The grade of the road is now easy, and the appearance of that part of the park is much im- proved.


Highland Road and the paths that go out from it lead to the most attractive places of their kind in the park. Here may be found the finest wooded slopes, the steepest hill, the deepest dell, the densest shade and varieties of flowers and ferns not found elsewhere in the park.


It is a well-known fact in forestry cultivation that white pine and pitch-pine trees grow best when no trees are near enough to touch them with their limbs, or shade them during the middle half of the day. Although the oak largely predominates in Morton Park (and we hope it always may to a reasonable extent), there are thousands of pines, large and small, growing among the oaks. Every year some of the oaks have been cut to make room for the pines; but this year such cutting has been done more thoroughly than ever before. This. kind of trimming, continued every year, will soon bring in a fair proportion of evergreen foliage which will add much to the beauty of the park, especially when the oaks are not in leaf.


Mr. George P. Hayward very kindly gave money to purchase black spruce and balsam fir trees, not native to our woods. About twenty-five of each kind are grow- ing in the park.


This park is wild in its nature and the shrubbery so abundant that it has not been considered necessary to put any restrictions on picking or cutting flowers and common shrubs ; but we do now earnestly request that hereafter no evergreen trees or shrubs be in any way interfered with, as the loss of any of the hemlock,


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white pine, pitch-pine, spruce and balsam fir trees, which we have planted or are trying to develop, would be an injury. We ask every visitor to the park to help us to maintain the evergreens.


In the Fall of 1895 a large number of white oak acorns were planted in places where a new growth of oak would be desirable. Many of the acorns sprouted last Spring, and a fair proportion of the sprouts are now alive. This Fall more acorns were planted. If such planting can be continued every year, it is hoped that the somewhat distant future will show that this kind of work gives valuable results at little cost.


The main entrance to Morton Park from Summer Street, known as Little Pond Lane, for about a thousand feet is over lands of Mrs. Mary R. Watson and Mrs. Caroline C. Finney, the Town having only a right of way. As it seems very desirable that this entrance should become a part of the park, a survey of the premises has been made (gra- tuitously by our worthy Ex-Park Commissioner, Walter H. Sears) and definite bounds placed for laying out this part of the lane. Mrs. Watson has generously offered to give the part of her land included in the lay-out, and Mrs. Finney will give her portion on condition that the Town will erect and maintain suitable fences on her line, if any should be needed. The location will be duly filed with the Town Clerk, and the Town will be asked to accept and allow the same for an addition to Mor- ton Park.


Some of the most valuable trees have been injured this year, presumably by gunners returning from the hunt by way of the park, with unused charges in their guns which they desired to get rid of; they have taken the smoothest and best tree trunks for targets, probably not thinking of


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the damage they were doing, and possibly not knowing that for discharging a gun in the park, they were liable to a fine of three dollars to twenty dollars for each offence.


BATES PARK.


When Union Street was widened some good soil was ob- tained for Bates Park for the cost of cartage. This park being much in need of soil, and the opportunity to get it at so good advantage being rare, the appropriation asked for by your Commissioners for this park was exceeded in the cost of the work. The appropriation made by the Town this year was a lump sum for all parks. Under the circumstances, it seemed proper to use the money needed at this park, so long as the whole appropriation was not exceeded. The soil carted covered about two- thirds of the surface of the park four to six inches in depth, which, with the soil previously there, makes very good support for grass. This has been sown with grass seed. The improvement should be continued to cover the remaining third when more soil can be obtained to advan- tage.


The plants which Commissioner Lanman placed in this park, and the special care he gave to it, were much approved of by the neighbors and visitors.


BURTON PARK.


This park would seem to serve its purpose best if planted with hardy shrubs and dwarf trees, requiring but little outlay after becoming well established. Your Commissioners wish to plant as much of this work as is possible the coming season.


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BEACH PARK.


This park continues to be an attractive resort. The undrawn balance in the account is liable to be called upon at any time to repair damages to buildings and walks, on account of possible encroachments of the sea.


TRAINING GREEN.


The Green has had the customary excellent care by Mr. B. E. Blackmer. There is a continued annoyance by dogs of the neighborhood, which seem to make these 'beautiful grounds their special place of rendezvous. They dig up the grass, especially the young grass on newly sown places. They romp and race with each other by the hour, doing much damage. On the coming of Mr. Blackmer they disappear, and return as soon as they see that he has gone. If the owners of the dogs would find some means to abate this nuisance, they would re- ceive many thanks.


In mid-summer the grass on the Green began to turn brown, and later large patches died. Many small ants were found in these places, from which it might be in- ferred that they were the cause of the damage. Those whom we accept as good authority in such matters say that the action of such ants is a benefit to a lawn.


We take the liberty of making a few extracts from Garden and Forest of November 18th and 25th, 1896, copies of which are now on file at the Public Library, giving a very full and interesting account of the insects which destroy grass, and of some remedial measures that may be used.


" Land cultivated in one kind of crop for many years successively tends to attract all the different kinds of insects that feed upon it."


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"Farmers have long known that after land has been in pasture for a few years, or has been long mowed, the grass 'runs out.' They accept this fact and act upon it without much questioning as to just what this running out consists of ; but in many cases the land has become so thoroughly infested with grass-feed- ing insects that the roots are no longer able to sup- port a growth. Insects are not confined to farms or farm lands ; they occur wherever plants are grown," "and are troublesome even to the little patch of lawn in front of the house."


"Insects of almost all orders are found in grass lands." "In the order Lepidoptera, we find among the moths a se- ries of little species known as Crambids, many of which live in the larval stage on grass, either at the surface or just below it, feeding upon the roots or cutting off the stalks just at the level of the ground."


" Perhaps the most common and destructive of the larvæ found in lawns are white grubs, the larvæ of several species of leaf-horned or Lamellicorn beetles." " Ordinarily when we find a white grub, nearly a quar- ter of an inch in diameter and somewhat more than an inch in length, without any hairy covering, we can take it for granted that it is the larvæ of one of the May- beetles."


"Their eggs are laid in the ground itself among the roots of the grass, and the larvae when they hatch at once begin feeding. They live for two or three years in this stage, growing very slowly, and, on the whole, not eating very ravenously." " An old sod is, however, very apt to become infested by successive broods, and much damage may then be done, the roots being in some cases eaten off clean, and the grass becoming brown on the surface, and


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eventually dying." This is what seems to have happened at the Green.


" Remedial measures." "One of the simplest measures is frequent cutting and rolling." "The grass should be always kept well fed," "using no barnyard manure." " Lawns should be fed almost entirely with mineral fer- tilizers" "to furnish the necessary nitrogen and potash."


The article goes on to describe the method that has been successfully used in applying kerosene emulsion to small lawns to kill all underground insects.


The Green will need to be newly seeded next Spring, and probably some other extra expense incurred to try to prevent the continuance of this trouble.


We ask you to appropriate the following sums for the year 1897 :


For Morton Park $350 00


Bates Park 50 00


Beach Park 50 00


Burton Park.


50 00


$500 00


Training Green


200 00


Respectfully submitted,


NATHANIEL MORTON, GEORGE R. BRIGGS, FRANK H. LANMAN.


PLYMOUTH, MASS., February, 1897.


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WATER COMMISSIONERS.


EVERETT F. SHERMAN-Term expires March, 1897. JAMES MILLAR-Term expires March, 1899. HORACE P. BAILEY-Term expires March, 1899. INCREASE ROBINSON-Term expires March, 1897. JOHN H. DAMON-Term expires March, 1898.


SUPERINTENDENT-Richard W. Bagnell.


WATER REGISTRAR-N. Reeves Jackson.


ENGINEER AT PUMPING STATION-W. A. H. Jones.


All applications for water must be made at the office of the Water Commissioners.


Superintendent's office in rear of Engine House, Main Street.


Telephone call, 24-3.


Rates payable at Town Treasurer's office, semi-annu- ally, in advance, May 1 and November 1.


Meeting of the Commissioners to examine bills and claims against the Department, the first WEDNESDAY EVENING of each month.


Bills against the Department must be rendered on or before the first Wednesday of each month, or they will lie over until the following month.


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Approved bills paid by the Town Treasurer at the Town office.


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REPORT OF THE WATER COMMISSIONERS


FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1896.


The justice of selling all water by meter measure- ment is now practically acknowledged and confirmed by the reports of the water commissioners of several cities and towns. While it is not expected that there should be any curtailment of the legitimate use of water, there is no good reason why some persons should be deprived of water by allowing others to waste it. From our own experience and reports from other towns the only effectual remedy is for every one to pay for what they use.


EXTENSIONS.


The Commissioners would call the attention of the Town to the necessity of extending the (14-inch) main from near the store of A. J. Atwood to Allerton Street. This would furnish a large supply of water through the most compact part of the Town.


The supply of water at the North part of the Town, considering its great increase in valuable property, is very inadequate. When the new street is worked, probably the Commissioners will ask for an appropriation to extend the water pipe through the new street, and by connec- tions with the present pipe on Court Street will furnish a satisfactory supply to that part of the Town.


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RECEIPTS.


Water rates.


$16,852 42


Labor and material 235 29


Balance last year.


3,445 21


$20,532 92


EXPENDITURES.


Construction $1,887 51


Maintenance and other items 6,185 94


Bonds and interest. 9,205 60


$17,279 05


Balance


3,253 87


$20,532 92


MAINTENANCE.


Salaries. $1,479 13


Horse, wagons and harness.


411 13


Horse hire from January to April


86 00


Labor. 925 00


Coal, gas, oil and electric light


31 11.


Repairs to shop, telephone, etc


85 43


Reservoirs 52 75


Repairing picks, carting, etc


53 85


Traveling expenses. 12 66


Freight ..


69 99


Express


2 05


Stationery, stamps and printing 122 28


85


Repairs to abutments and well room


$22 00 Hay, grain and straw 66 67


Shoeing horse


11 55


$3,431 60


PUMP.


Engineer


$800 00


Coal.


573 73


Repairs on boiler room


34 95


Telephone


36 00


Coal and wood for house


53 25


Oil and packing 43 88


18 85


Repairs on boilers


49 83


Carting ashes


13 75


$1,624 24


BONDS AND INTEREST.


Bond paid on issue of June 1, 1885


$2,800 00


" August 1, 1890


1,300 00


1, 1894


800 00


66 " February 3, 1894.


240 00


Bonds paid.


Interest paid on issue of June 1, 1885


2,072 00


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" August 1, 1890


1,144 00


66 66


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66 1, 1894.


768 00


66


66 66


" February 3, 1894.


81 60


$9,205 60


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3


5


5


28


05


19


1.


56


5,140 00


Repairs on pump station


66


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Reports of the Superintendent, Collector and Engineer are appended, and make a part of this report.


Respectfully submitted,


E. F. SHERMAN, H. P. BAILEY, JAMES MILLAR, JOHN H. DAMON, INCREASE ROBINSON.


SUMMARY OF STATISTICS.


(Published by Request of the New England Water Works Association.)


PLYMOUTH (MASS.) WATER WORKS.


Population by census of 1895 : 8,000.


Date of construction : 1855.


By whom owned : Town.


Source of supply : Great and Little South Ponds and Lout Pond.


Mode of supply : Gravity for low service, and pumping for high service :


PUMPING.


1. Builders of pumping machinery : Worthington.


b. Bituminous.


2. Coal : d. Brand, various. e. $4.75 per gross ton.


3. Coal for year : 228,100 pounds.


4. Total fuel : 228,100 pounds.


5. Total water pumped : 105,399,360 gallons.


6. Average static head : 65 feet.


7. Average dynamic head : 66 feet.


8. Number of gallons pumped per pound of coal : 462.07.


9. Duty of pump : 25,434,181.


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COST OF PUMPING, FIGURED ON PUMPING STATION EXPENSES, VIZ .: $1,624.24.


10. Per million gallons against dynamic head into direct pipe : $15.41.


11. Per million gallons raised one foot high (dynamic) : 0.2323.


COST OF PUMPING, FIGURED ON TOTAL MAIN- TENANCE, VIZ. : $9,531.67.


12. Per million gallons raised against dynamic head into direct pipe : $90.42.


13. Per million gallons raised one foot high (dynamic) : $1.37.


CONSUMPTION.


Statistics on consumption cannot be given, as part of supply is by gravity.


FINANCIAL.


MAINTENANCE.


RECEIPTS.


A. Water rates, domestic,


$15,455 17 1,397 25


AA. Management and repairs, BB. Interest on bonds,


$5,466 07 4,065 60


CC.


Total,


$9,531 67


DD. Profit for the year, 7,556 04


Paid bonds, $5,140 00


Carried to Construction Account, 2,416.04


EE.


Total,


17,087 71


CONSTRUCTION.


S. Balance last year,


FF. Extension of mains,


$957 04


GG. Extension of services, Extension of private services, Private lines,


193 78


262 50


410 90


308 97


HH. Reservoirs, Stables,


624 96


Cesspool at Pump Station, Gates, Balance,


69 46


42 27


3,253 87


Town appropriations, From profits,


$140,031 48 113,968 40


$253,999 88


EXPENDITURES.


B. Water rates, manufacturing,


C. Total water receipts,


$16,852 42


D. Miscellaneous,


235 29


E. Total receipts, $17,087 71


F. No charge made for water used by the Town.


K. Gross receipts, $17,087 71


$3,445 21 262 50 2,416 04


U. Private services, Profits of maintenance,


$6,123 75


W. Cost of works to date,


$253,999 88


$6,123 75


$5,140.00 paid yearly on principal. Bonded debt, $98,020.00 at 4 per cent.,


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DISTRIBUTION.


1. Kind of pipe used : Wrought iron, cement-lined ; wrought iron on beach.


2. Sizes, from 2-inch to 20-inch.


3. Extended 668 feet.


4. Discontinued, none.


5. Total now in use, 34 miles, 2,3853 feet.


6. Cost of repairs per mile, $9.38.


7. Number of leaks per mile, 1.


8. Small distribution pipes, less than four inches : Total length, 10} miles.


9. Hydrants added, 3.


10. Number now in use, 93 public and 23 private.


11. Stop gates added, 7.


12. Number now in use, 319.


13. Small stop gates, less than 4 inches : Total, 128.


14. Number of blow-offs, 22.


SERVICES.


16. Kind of pipe, lead and cement-lined.


17. From one-half inch to one inch.


18. Extended 423 feet.


20. Total now in use, 53 miles.


21. £ Service taps added, 43.


22. Number now in use, 1,664.


23. Average length of service, 173 feet.


24. Average cost of service, $4.50.


27. Motors and elevators added, None.


28. Number now in use, 1.


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REPORT OF THE COLLECTOR OF WATER RATES.


Gentlemen :- I hereby submit the annual report of the Collector's Department of the Water Works for the year 1896:


The Collector is charged as follows :


Arrears


$446 20


Water rates . 18,753 63


Labor and material


446 35


Miscellaneous


138 92


$19,785 10


CR.


Abatements.


$756 85


Rates uncollected


1,640 47


Labor and material uncollected ..


300 07


Total collections


17,087 71


$19,785 10


Water is supplied to 1,732 families, 750 water closets, 229 bath tubs, 75 stores, 12 urinals, 167 stables, 327 horses, 90 cows, 2 cemeteries, 11 engines, 10 fish and meat markets, 1 water motor, 3 laundries, 4 banks, 6 churches, 12 manufac- tories, 2 photograph rooms, 6 saloons, 4 bakeries, 7 hotels and boarding houses, 2 hot houses, 3 printing offices, 6 public halls, 2 banquet rooms, 2 billiard rooms, 2 cigar manufactories, gas works, New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad and engines, 1 electric plant, woolen mills and County buildings, public town buildings, fire purposes and watering streets.


Yours respectfully, N. REEVES JACKSON, Collector of Water Rates.


PLYMOUTH, Jan. 1, 1897.


SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.


To the Board of Water Commissioners :


GENTLEMEN :- I respectfully submit my twenty-third annual report, and the forty-second report of the Ply- mouth Water Works, for the year ending December 31st, 1896:


PIPES LAID DURING THE YEAR 1896 AND COST OF SAME.


NO. OF FEET.


SİZE.


COST.


WHERE LAID.


256


4 inch.


$128 79


Extension on Hamilton Street.


128


2 4


40 83


Doten's Lane, betw'n South & So. Green Sts.


207


4


117 41


Extension on Murray Street.


77


12 “


631 36


From Pump to Lout Pond.


668


$918 39


Total number of feet and cost.


I took up 30 feet of 2 inch pipe on Fremont Street and replaced it with 4 inch pipe at a cost of $38.65, including the gate.


STREET MAINS.


The street mains, as far as can be ascertained, are in good condition. May 5th, lightning struck Mr. Ed- win D. Hauthaway's stable and followed the water pipe out in the street, and run about 800 feet on the main pipe. New pipe, cement and labor cost $86.51.


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LEAKS.


There have been forty-six leaks in main pipes, six leaks in 10-inch pipe, three in 6-inch pipe, twenty-two in .4-inch pipes, two in 3-inch pipes, thirteen in 2-inch pipes, repaired at a cost of $310.13. It has cost to maintain the beach pipe this year $25.50.


SERVICE PIPES.


The street mains have ibeen tapped for new supplies in forty-three places, at a cost of $193.78. Add those in use as per last report, 1,621, making a total of 1,664. The street length of service pipes is 29,416 feet. There have been six leaks in the service pipes this year, the . cost of repairs being $16.25.


GATES.


: Six new gates have been set this year. One 2-inch ' gate set in rear. of Mayflower Street, at a cost of $11.45. One 4-inch gate set north of Hall Street branch, on ' Court Street, at : a cost of $15.41. One 4-inch gate set on Court Street, north of Nelson Street branch, at a cost of $15.41. One 4-inch set. on Fremont Street, junc- tion Sandwich : Street. One 4-inch set on Murray Street, and one 2-inch on Doten's Lane. The cost is in the extensions to which they belong. All gates have been inspected and put in good condition.


RESERVOIRS.


Both high and low service reservoirs are in good condi- tion. The weeds have been cut down and removed, both inside and outside of the enclosure .. at .. a cost of $52.75.


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BUTMENTS AT THE PONDS.


The butments at Little South Pond and Great South Pond have been inspected and put in good condition at a cost of $_2.00.


TELE-HYDROBAROMETER.


There have been some repairs on the transmitter at the reservoir. The storm of December 16th took down some of the wires and one pole. The batteries have been charged. The cost of repairs and maintenance have have been $36.63.


PUMP STATION.


The boilers have been regularly inspected, and are in good condition. The boiler room and the pump room have had two coats of albamural ,on the walls and ceil- ing, and new curtains put up in pump room, and everything put in good order at a cost of $29.23. There has been a cesspool built at a cost of $69.42. A stable and shed have been built at a cost of $550.35.


There have not been any repairs on the chambers this year. Everything is in good condition.


NEW TAKERS.


There have been added to the water takers this year 36 tenements, 94 water closets, 27 bathtubs, 5 urinals, 1 market and 2 stores.


BOXES.


Forty-one service boxes and seven gate boxes have been replaced by new ones at a cost of $58.20.


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DRINKING FOUNTAINS AND STAND PIPES.


There are five stand pipes for sprinkling the streets and seven drinking fountains. There has not been any addi- tion this year. All are in good condition.


WORKSHOP.


There have been a few minor repairs on the shop this year, and a new sill put in the shed at a cost of $11.38. There has been a stable built in the shed in the rear of the workshop. The stable and fixtures cost $94.10.


The Department has bought a horse, wagons and har- uess at a cost of $411.13.


LABOR.


Whole amount expended during the year


For labor-


On extensions $278 20


Trenching for service pipes.


59 60


Reservoirs and butments at ponds 74 75


All other labor


1,708 85


Whole amount expended. $2,121 40


Amount received for trenching. $248 25


Amount received for shutting off services 95 00


343 25


Total cost of labor during the year, less refunded, $1,778 15


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SCHEDULES


;Showing the number of feet of each size pipe, and number and size of gates on the Works, December 31, 1896:


SIZE IN INCHES.


LENGTH OF


PIPE IN FEET.


.No of Gates.


No. of Check


Valves.


No. Air Cocks.


No. of 10-inch


Blow-offs.


No. of 6-inch


Blow-offs.


No. of 4-inch


Blow-offs.


No. of 2-inch


Blow-offs.


No. Hydrants.


20


65


16


7,515


2


2


1


1


1


2


12


141


3


2


5


1


1


2


10


6


13,167


26


2


15


4


73,925


122


3


1


7


56


3


9,562


18


1


1


2


2


42,840₺


104


3


5


2


1


1,177


6


3


780


1


.


Total,


181,905₺


319


3


23


2


2


5


13


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Thirty-four miles and 2,385 feet and 6 inches of main and distribution pipes, the street length of service pipes being 29,416 feet, with the main and distribution pipes makes a total of 211,321 feet of pipe, or 40 miles and 121 feet.


Hydrants on high service, 57; hydrants on low serv- ice, 36; post hydrants, 49; flush hydrants, 44; private hydrants, 23. Whole number of hydrants available, 116.


STOCK AND TOOLS ON HAND.


INVENTORY.


The amount of stock, tools and fixtures on hand De- cember 31, 1896, is $3,557 90.


14


8,252


6


1


8


10


19,749


20


6


8


4,732


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WEATHER RECORD


Showing the rain-fall and melted snow for the last 12 months, kindly furnished by Miss Louisa B. Knapp, volun- teer observer for the New England Meterological Society :


MONTHS.


RAIN-FALL.


January


2.75 inches.


February .


4.73


March


5.82


April


.88


66


May


2.93


June


3.59


July


2.27


August


1.71


66


September


5.65


66


October


3.60


66


November


3.41


66


December


1.75


66


In the year-


1896


39.09


1895


40.27


1894.


42.68


1893


48.33


66


1892


37.90


66


1891


44.65


66


1890


51.80


66


1889


49.14


66


1888


50.28


66


1887


43.14


66


Yours respectfully,


R. W. BAGNELL, Sup't.


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PUMPING RECORD FOR THE YEAR 1896.


MONTHS.


HOURS RUN.


COAL USED IN PUMPING, HEATING AND BANKING.


NO. OF REVOLU- TIONS.


NUMBER OF GALLONS PUMPED.


AVERAGE HEAD.


AVERAGE DUTY.


No. of Gallons| Average pumped with one pound of coal.


No. of pounds of coal per day.


January,


137


17,200 lbs.


153,000


7,270,560


66 feet.


23,266,098


422.07


554.83


February,


111


15,300


147,500


7,009,200


25,216,206


458.11


527.05


March,


129


18,300


169,500


8,054,640


24,227,066


440.14


590.32


April,


107


16,050


150,000


7,128,000


24,294,219


441.36


535.00


May,


141


19,650


204,500


9,717,840


24,420,270


443.65


633.87


June,


142


17,900


190,500


9,052,560


27,836,850


505.72


596.66


July,


197


24,050


267,500


12,711,600


29,092.955


528.54


775.08


August,


205


26,650


275,000


13,068,000


26,990,825


490.35


859.67


September,


131


18,550


179,500


8,529,840


66


25,310,332


459.82


618.33


October,


126


16,950


159,000


7,555,680


66


24,566,413


445.76


546.77


November,


126


17,600


162,000


7,698,240


6


24,076.245


437.04


586.66


December,


135


19,900


160,000


7,603,200


21,030,661


382.07


641.93


Totals,


1687


228,100 lbs.


2,218,000


105,399,360


Average head for year, 66 feet of dynamic. Average duty for year, 25,434, 181.


Average number of gallons to one pound of coal, 462.07. Average number of pounds of coal per day, 623.22 ..


The above figures are a report of the year 1896, and are correct to the best of my knowledge. W. A. H. JONES, Engineer in Charge.


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