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Spooner Street School.
GRADE.
I. Ada Kennedy.
Hedge School.
GRADE.
I. Lula C. Vaille. 2. Lucy H. Hildreth.
Allerton Street School.
GRADE. I. Bertha M. Briggs.
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Frederick N. Knapp School.
GRADE.
7-8. Thomas E. Freeman, principal.
6. Lydia E. Holmes.
5. Zelma B. Lucas.
4. Kate G. Zahn.
4. Maude H. Lermond.
3. Bessie Barker.
3. Amy N. Briggs.
2. Annie W. Burgess.
I.
Elizabeth H. Sampson.
Cold Spring School.
GRADE.
2. Gertrude C. Bennett.
3. Mabel F. Douglas.
5.
Susan C. Thomas.
Oak Street School.
GRADE.
I. Mary T. Ford. 2-3. Clara W. Mayhew.
Burton School.
GRADE.
8. Charles F. Cole, principal. 7. Katharine A. O'Brien.
4. Theresa A. Rogan.
4.
Marion B. Clapp.
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Cornish School.
GRADE.
Addie L. Bartlett, principal.
7. Daisy Benthusen. 6. Annie D. Dunham.
6. Laura M. Whitney.
5. Clara E. Campbell.
5. Elsie V. Trask.
3. Lillian G. Stevens.
2. Julia M. Allen.
I.
Alice B. Smith.
Mount Pleasant School.
GRADE.
7-8. Arthur R. Gledhill, principal. 6. Nancy S. Allen.
5. Grace L. Knight.
7. Leela F. Barnes.
3. Annie M. Frost.
1-2. Lizzie E. Mitchell.
Mount Pleasant Primary.
GRADE.
I. Grace N. Bramhall. 2. Grace R. Moor. I-5. Ethel Neal.
Chiltonville.
GRADE. 6-9. May M. Badger. I-5 Eunice Paulding. 1-5. Kate W. Sampson. I-5. Mary A. Morton.
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Manomet.
GRADE.
6-9. Nettie R. Fuller. I-5. Edith M. Grigor.
Vallerville.
UNGRADED.
Kate Sullivan.
Cedarville.
UNGRADED. Sara E. Saunders.
Long Pond.
UNGRADED. Rebecca Robbins.
South Pond.
UNGRADED.
Grace Ellis.
MUSIC. Lottie M. Baker.
DRAWING. Marion F. Holmes.
SLOYD.
Emily M. Drew.
Plymouth 10
SCHOOLS
Boys
Girls
Average Number
Belonging
Average Daily
Attendance
Per Cent. of
Attendance
Total Days Absence
Number Cases
of Tardiness
Number Cases
of Dismissal
Number Cases
of Truancy
Days Teacher
was Absent
was Tardy
No. Visits to Schools
No. Visits by mem-
bers School Com.
Visits by Parents and Others
High
58
83
135.6
130.3
96.09
1041
151
150
2
2
33
50
Ninth Grade
47
39
77.97
75.9
97.36
422
52
56
2
0
0
20
1
-?
Knapp
225
192
395.
373.8
94.13
4496
749
123
8
30
4
94
North Primary
52
65
118.37
109.9
92.83
1636
276
41
4
23
21
54
8
111
Cold Spring Primary
32
28
64.74
60.72
93.79
7751/2
154
47
2
196
3
44
2
74
Burton
88
82
166.4
158.5
95.29
1530
232
93
2
3
4
183
167
Cornish
181
182
310.32
290.9
93.74
3725
587
184
15
37
9
180
14
303
Cornish District Primary
60
52
103.52
90.67
93.87
18651/2
2.47
381
9
33
52
86
183
Mt. Pleasant
60
114
216.35
198.31
91.66
34091/2
493
189
10
5
90
3
144
Mt. Pleasant Dist. Primary
52
51
96 46
89.64
90 85
17171/2
162
43
3
24
1
45
1
178
Chiltonville
47
44
83.28
79.78
93.39
978
196
66
1
35
1
24
0
13
0
178
Vallerville
14
11
17.3
15.51
89.67
3061/2
14
12
0
34
0
6
0
8
Cedarville
8
9
15.05
14.13
93.91
250
46
13
0
2
0
1
0
39
Long Pond
6
2
7.17
6.47
90.23
141
85
2
3
0)
4
0
27
Totals
992
995
1880.15
1758.6
93.5
23766
3755
1440
62
249
109
892
68
1749
South Pond
0.7
8.97
92.47
1511/2
89
5
0
4
3
23
1
82
Manomet
38
35
62.92
55.07
87.52
1321/2
192
0
39
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Total enroll- ment for Year
Times Teacher
made by Supt.
159
TOWN MEETING.
To either of the Constables in the Town of Plymouth, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts :
GREETING :
In the name of the Commonwealth you are hereby direct- ed to notify and warn the inhabitants of Plymouth, qualified to vote in elections and Town affairs, to meet in the new armory, in said Plymouth, on Saturday, the second day of March, 1907, at 6 o'clock in the forenoon, and in said ar- mory, in said Plymouth, on Saturday, the 23rd day of March, 1907, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, to act on the fol- lowing articles, to wit :
Article I. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting.
Article 2. To choose all necessary town officers. The following officers to be voted for all on one ballot, viz: Five Selectmen, Town Clerk, Town Treasurer, Collector of Taxes, Auditor, one member of a Board of Health for three years, one Assessor for three years, seven Constables, one Overseer of the Poor for three years, one Water Commis- sioner for three years, two members of the School Commit- tee for three years, one Park Commissioner for three years, and three members of a Committee on Agawam and Half- way Pond Fishery; and to vote by ballot, "Yes" or "No," in answer to the question, "Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this Town?"
The polls for the election of officers and the vote on the license question will be open at the armory at 6 o'clock in the forenoon, on said Saturday, the 2nd day of March, 1907,
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and may be closed at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Both of said days will constitute the Annual Meeting, and this call is issued in accordance with the vote of the Town, passed June 5th, 1897, as amended March 2nd, 1903, and April 2nd, 1904.
Article 3. To hear the reports of the several boards of officers and committees of the Town, and act thereon.
Article 4. To revise and accept a list of jurors prepared by the Selectmen.
Article 5. To see if the Town will authorize the Treas- urer, under the direction of the Selectmen, to borrow money in anticipation of taxes, and for disbursement under the pro- visions of the law relating to State Aid and Military Aid and to defray the expenses of the Town after January I, 1907.
Article 6. To make the necessary appropriations to de- fray the expenses of the Town, and for other purposes, and to raise such sums of money as the Town shall deem expedi- ent.
Article 7. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $150.00 to pay the expenses of Memorial Day.
Article 8. To take such action as the Town may see fit in aid of the public library.
Article 9. To see if the Town will authorize the Select- men to renew any note or notes heretofore authorized, which are now due or may become due the present year, for such time, and on such terms as they may deem expedient for the interests of the Town.
Article 10. To see what appropriation the Town will make for the care and improvement of the various public parks and of Training Green.
Article II. To see what action the Town will take in re- gard to the enlargement and improvement of the Water Sys-
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tem, including new pipes, reservoirs, pumping plants and meters, and make an appropriation therefor.
Article 12. To see if the Town will authorize the Select- men to issue bonds or notes of the Town for the purpose of enlargement and improvement of the Water System, includ- ing new pipes, reservoirs, pumping plants and meters.
Article 13. To see if the Town will authorize the Water Commissioners to enter into a contract in behalf of the Town with the American Woolen Company in regard to supplying said company with water.
Article 14. To see if the Town will transfer the balance now standing to credit for cemeteries to a new account for Oak Grove and Vine Hill cemeteries.
Article 15. To see what action the Town will take in re- gard to providing public sanitary facilities, and make appro- priation therefor.
Article 16. To see if the Town will make an appropria- tion for the purchase of land on the shore at the foot of Nel- son street for a public park.
Article 17. To see if the Town will vote to sell by Deed of Release, to Thomas D. McLean of Plymouth, all or any portion of the Indian Land so called, between Fresh Pond and the Sea, in Manomet, which has not been heretofore sold by the Town, excepting so much as is dedicated as the Indian Burial Ground. (By petition. )
Article 18. To see if the Town will appoint a committee of three citizens, with full authority and directions from the Town, and in the name and on behalf of the Inhabitants thereof, to negotiate with said Thomas D. McLean, a price at which said Indian Land referred to in the article next preceding, shall be sold, such price to be at the rate of not less than one thousand dollars for the whole tract, and also, in the name and on behalf of the inhabitants of the Town of Plymouth to make, execute and deliver such deed as may
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be called for in pursuance of a vote under the article next preceding, and to do whatever other acts may be necessary to make such vote effectual. (By petition. )
Article 19. To see what action the town will take in re- gard to selling and conveying the Indian Lands, so called, at Manomet, including ratifying and confirming any deeds heretofore given by the Selectmen on behalf of the Town. (By request. )
Article 20. To see if the town will increase the salary of the town treasurer.
Article 21. To see if the town will vote to choose three road commissioners in accordance with the Statutes, and take any other action connected therewith that may be deem- ed expedient. (By petition. )
Article 22. To see what action the town will take in re- gard to the construction of the extension of Main street as laid out by the County Commissioners, including an ap- propriation therefor.
(By petition. )
Article 23. To see if the Town will vote to issue bonds or notes of the Town to raise money to be expended in con- structing the extension of Main street, and the payment of land damages therein. (By petition. )
Article 24. To see what action the town will take in re- gard to petitions now before the General Court in regard to improvements of the channels of Plymouth Harbor, and to see if the Town will make an appropriation for expenses of the town at said hearings.
Article 25. To see if the town will accept the provisions of Section 37 of Chapter 19 of the Revised Laws of Mass -. achusetts relative to placing the police force of the town un- der civil service rules. (By petition. )
Article 26. To see if the town will accept the provisions of Section 31 of Chapter 108 of the Revised Laws of this Commonwealth, relative to retirement and pension of the police officers. (By petition. )
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Article 27. To see if the Town will make an appropria- tion for a stone for the monument to be erected at Province- town by the Cape Cod Memorial Association.
Article 28. To see if the town will accept and allow the alteration of Newfields street as altered by the selectmen, and reported to the town.
Article 29. To see if the town will accept and allow the alteration of part of the way running from the Russell Mills to the Clark's Valley Road as altered' by the Selectmen and reported to the town.
Article 30. To see if the town will accept and allow the lay out of the new town way running from Court street to the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railway near Rob- bins's Lumber Yard, so called, as laid out by the Selectmen, and reported to the town.
Article 31. To see if the town will adopt by-laws in re- gard to the salary of the Sealer of Weights and Measures.
Article 32. To see if the town will adopt by-laws in re- gard to licenses for dealers in and keepers of shops for the purchase, sale or barter of junk, old metals and second- hand articles, and in regard to licenses for junk collectors to collect by purchase or otherwise junk, old metals and second- hand articles.
Article 33. To see if the town will make an appropria- tion to establish a float and landing places at Town Dock or Pilgrim Wharf.
Article 34. To see if the town will accept Chapter 308 of the Acts of 1906 entitled "An Act to authorize the town of Plymouth to acquire the Barnes Mill Pond and adjacent land and buildings."
Article 35. To see if the town will make an appropria- tion to defray the expense of acquiring Barnes's Mill, and any lands now or formerly flowed by said privilege, and any rights of flowage belonging thereto, and to improve the same.
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Article 36. To see if the town will vote to issue bonds of notes of the town for the purpose of raising money to be ex- pended in acquiring Barnes's Mill, and any lands now or formerly flowed by said privilege, and any rights of flowage belonging thereto.
And you are hereby required to serve this Warrant in the manner prescribed by a vote of the Town, by posting notices thereof in three public places in the Town, seven days at least before the meeting, one of which postings shall be in Chiltonville, and one in Manomet Ponds, and also by pub- lishing the Warrant in the newspapers published in Plym- outh, and make return thereof with your doings thereon, at the time and place above mentioned.
Given under our hands this eighteenth day of February in the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and seven.
FREDERICK D. BARTLETT, GEO. W. BRADFORD, CHARLES W. EATON. CHARLES C. DOTEN, D. H. CRAIG. Selectmen of Plymouth.
PLYMOUTH, ss.
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant, the inhabitants of the Town of Plymouth, qualified to vote in elections and town affairs, are hereby notified to meet at the time and place and for the purposes therein mentioned.
BENJAMIN F. GODDARD, Constable of Plymouth.
LIST OF JURORS.
JURY LIST PREPARED BY THE SELECTMEN FOR
1907.
Abbott, Harry B., machinist. Adams, James P., mason.
Akely, Leon B., operative. Ames, Charles E., designer.
Anderson, William Jr .. carpenter.
Anderson, William 2nd., blacksmith.
Andrews, Thomas H., Jr., mason. Atwood, Adoniram J., grocer.
Atwood, Anthony, fish dealer. Avery, Elmer E., milk dealer.
Avery, Howard S., pay master.
Bagen, William J., storekeeper.
Barry, Redmond F., insurance.
Bachelder, John L., machinist.
Bagnell, George F., clerk.
Bailey, Arthur L., plumber,
Baker, Edward W., storekeeper.
Barker, LeBaron R., cranberry culture.
Barnes, Albert C., clerk.
Barnes, Harrison O., painter.
Barnes, Joseph, carpenter.
Barrows, William H., rivet maker.
Bartlett, Edwin P., fisherman.
Bartlett, Ephriam D., carpenter.
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Bartlett, James E., retired. Bartlett, Orrin C., pilot. Beaman, Willard W., undertaker. Beaumont, Thomas C., clerk. Bennett, Orrin W., stone cutter. Bennett, Sylvanus S., carpenter. Bent, Walter E. contractor. Beytes, Henry J., storekeeper. Blackmer, Maltiah B., stable keeper.
Blanchard, George H .. milk dealer. Bliss, Edgar F., merchant.
Bosworth, Daniel M., coradge worker.
Bramhall, Arthur W., clerk.
Bradford, Edward W., Jr., bookkeeper.
Brewster, Isaac S., retired.
Brown, Percy L., clerk. Burgess, Ezra T., carpenter. Cameron, James M., rope maker. Carr, James L., clerk. Casey, Frank J., clerk.
Carver, Frank H., drug clerk.
Chandler, Arthur J., farmer.
Chandler, Coleman B., carpenter.
Churchill, Josiah D., provision dealer.
Clark, Frederick C., marble cutter.
Clark, Herbert W., bookkeeper. Clark, James S., hotel keeper.
Clark, Nathaniel T., carpenter. Clough, Edward, grocer. Cobb, George A., machinist. Cole, Albert F., retired. Cole, Guy R., clerk. Cole, Henry H., clothier. Coolidge, Ernest, weaver Corey, Burt H., clerk.
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Cortelli, Luigi P., grocer. Cushman, Arthur L., tack maker. Damon, Edwin S., lawyer. Daniels, Francis P., teacher. Davis, Albert E., baker. Dickson, Calvin L., shoe maker. Dixon, Lyman, painter. Donahue, Stephen J., shoe dealer. Doten, Louis G., fisherman. Dunlap, Elmer C., clerk. Eaton, Charles W., retired.
Edes, Oliver L., draughtsman. Ellis, Edward G., motorman.
Ellis, Ziba R., farmer. Everson, Charles H., optician. Finney, George A., fisherman.
Fischer, Frank T., farmer. Flavell, Thomas F., blacksmith.
Fletcher, Albert N., clerk. Ford, Franklin P., carpenter. Freeman, Charles M., salesman.
Frost, Charles T., superintendent. Goddard, Fred A., draughtsman. Gooding, Earl W., clerk. Hadaway, Augustus S. Jr., fisherman.
Haire, George F., clerk. Hall, Fred A., clerk. Harlow, Albert T., carpenter. Harlow, Frank, merchant. Harmon, Clarence S., clerk. Harney, Thomas F., plumber. Hatch, Benjamin W., cranberry culture. Hathaway, LeBaron, real estate. Hathaway, William C., hardware dealer. Herrick, John W., teacher.
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Hinckley, Philip, cloth finisher. Hogan, James, janitor. Holmes, Charles T., steam fitter. Holmes, Cornelius C., clerk.
Holmes, David, painter.
Holmes, Franklin M., clerk.
Holmes, Isaac T., farmer. Holmes, Stephen, farmer.
Howland, Carrold D. carpenter.
Jones, Walter A. H., engineer. Keith, Henry D .. tacker. Kelley, Frank C., cordage worker. Kierstead, Alexander, mason. Kingan, Ernest A. J., laborer.
Kingan, Joseph M., laborer. Langford, Zenas E., carpenter.
Lanman, Charles W., ice dealer. Lanman, Frank H., florist.
Leonard, John W., Jr., bookkeeper.
Loring, Benjamin D., jeweller. Loring, Otto, carpenter.
Macomber William J., caterer. Maker, Charles E., wood dealer. Manter, Walter L., clerk. Morissey, Herbert, insurance.
Morton, William H., grain dealer. Nelson, Elisha T., farmer. Nightingale, George W., clerk.
O'Brien, William H., laundryman. Quartz, Frank, grocer. Quartz, Frank, Jr. grocer. Read, George F., foreman. Robinson, Increase, retired. Sampson, Elisha B., mason. Sampson. George J., grocer.
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Schubert, John C., harness maker. Shaw, Thomas, chef. Simmons, Charles C., musician. Stone, Fred D., painter. Sullivan, John E., plumber. Swan, George Jr., cordage worker. Wasson, Fred E., harness maker. Weston, Edmund. cranberry culture. Wells, Freeman E., retired. Whitten, Edward W., laborer. Wilson, John B., upholsterer. Wood. George W., provisions. Woodward, George C., shipper.
FIFTY-SECOND ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Water Commissioners,
Superintendent,
and Collector of Water Rates
.
OF THE
Town of Plymouth
1906.
WATER COMMISSIONERS
JOHN H. DAMON-Term expires March, 1907. JOHN W. CHURCHILL-Term expires March, 1909. WALTER A. H. JONES-Term expires March, 1909. CHARLES T. HOLMES-Term expires March, 1908. HORACE P. BAILEY-Term expires March, 1908.
Superintendent-Arthur E. Blackmer. Assistant Superintendent-Richard W. Bagnell. Water Register-N. Reeves Jackson.
Engineer of Pumping Station-George H. Phillips. Assistant Engineer at Pumping Station-Albert E. Cas- well.
All applications for water must be made at the office of the Water Commissioners.
Superintendent's office, Town Square, rear Town House. Telephone call-119-3.
Rates payable at the Town Treasurer's office, semi-annu- ally, in advance, May I and. November I.
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 be- fore the first Wednesday of each month, or they will lie over until the following month.
Approved bills paid by the Town Treasurer at the Town office.
REPORT OF WATER COMMISSIONERS
The Water Commissioners herewith submit their 52nd annual report :
RECEIPTS.
Undrawn balance,
$849 42
Water rates, domestic,
27,789 19
Water rates, manufacturing,
1,471 00
Labor and material,
3.362 74
Miscellaneous,
200 55
Overdrawn balance.
5.103 30
$38.776 20
EXPENDITURES.
Maintenance,
$7,240 48
Pump,
3,527 04
Bonds and interest
14,514 02
Extension of mains (including Mabbet's and Puritan Mills ).
3.344 09
Expended at shop.
9,630 12
Extension of services,
520 45
$38.776 20
PUMPING STATION.
Salaries,
Fuel and light,
$1,520 00 901 60
Plymouth 11
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Heating and lighting engineer's house. 200 33 Tools and repairs on tools, 48 24
Parts and repairs to machinery.
337 31
Reservoir fence, repairing gutters, etc .. 215 30 Materials and supplies, 201 99
Freight and trucking, 3 27
$3.527 04
MAINTENANCE.
Salaries,
$2,420 00
Labor,
2,480 51
Horse hire and caring for horse,
529 13
Horse,
250 00
Wagons and harness,
292 50
Freight, express and trucking.
24 45
Stationery, stamps and printing.
97 39
Materials for repairs,
82 21
Fuel, light and power,
III 00
Cement
79 90
Telephone. 66 64
Factory and office-repairs and sundries,
34 50
Tools bought and repaired,
63 96
Pipe, cement. 1-2" meter in stock,
497 75
Miscellaneous.
210 54
$7.240 48
BONDS.
Bonds paid on issue, June 1, 1885.
$2,800 00
Bond paid on issue, August 1, 1890,
1.300 00
Bond paid on issue, August 1, 1894,
800 00
Bond paid on issue, October 2, 1899,
1,500 00
Bond paid on issue, May 1, 1900,
1,000 00
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Bond paid on issue, July 1, 1903,
666 66
Bond paid on issue, April 5, 1905. 500 00
Bond paid on issue, April 15, 1905.
500 00
Bond paid on issue, April 15, 1905,
600 00
Total bonds paid,
$9,666 66
INTEREST.
Interest paid on issue, June 1, 1885.
$952 00
Interest paid on issue, August 1. 1890, 624 00
Interest paid on issue, August 1, 1894,
448 00
Interest paid on issue, October 2. 1899,
840 00
Interest paid on issue, May 1, 1901.
543 50
Interest paid on issue, July 1, 1903.
687 36
Interest paid on issue, April 15. 1905,
166 25
Interest paid on issue, April 15. 1905,
166 25
Interest paid on issue, April 15, 1905.
420 00
Total interest paid, $4,847 36
Bonds and interest.
$14,514 02
The Water Commissioners this year have been brought face to face with a problem which for the past few years has been gradually forcing itself upon them with growing importance. The several factors that go to make up this problem are our source of water supply, its capacity to sup- ply our town for the future, an increased pressure to make available for building purposes land not now reached by our supply, and the necessary additions to our distribution sys- tem to effect this result.
This problem has been made an issue because of a re- quest from the American Woolen Co., for an increased sup- ply of water at their plant, the Puritan Mill. This company is now entitled to 200,000 gallons of water daily, under a
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fifty year contract ratified by the town Jan. 1, 1880, and has twenty-three years more to run.
On November, 1906. representatives of this company ap- peared before the board and requested an additional supply of water stating that the amount they might require would be as great as 200,000 gallons daily additional, making a total daily consumption of possibly 400,000 gallons.
( We may say at this point that thus far their daily con- sumption has not been 400,000 gallons. During the month of December it was 325,000 gallons daily, every working day. )
The Commissioners accordingly voted to make a 6" con- nection with the Murray street high service pipe (since the additional amount could not be obtained through the low service connections) instal a 6" meter and charge a reason- able sum per thousand gallons for all water used through the meter. The whole expense of this connection including meter, to be borne by the American Woolen Co., and the arrangement to be considered a temporary one, liable to be discontinued at any time, when in the judgment of the board it appeared necessary.
This condition to make the arrangement a temporary one seemed to the board necessary because it was feared that the added draught of 200,000 gallons daily would at times over tax our present distribution system, and this actually proved to be the case.
The Commissioners at this point desired further advice in order to present the whole subject intelligently to the voters of the town.
They accordingly engaged Mr. Frank Fuller, an hy- draulic engineer, of Boston, to examine and report upon our source of supply, distribution, system, etc. At the same time notice was sent to the State Board of Health of our in- tention to investigate new sources of supply, to be supple- mentary to our present one.
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The report and advice of the State Board of Health, to- gether with Mr. Fuller's report and recommendations, fol- lows this report.
The Commissioners had discussed four plans for increas- ing or supplementing our supply, viz. ( I.) Driven wells along Town Brook or on our water front. (2). Long Pond. (3.) Billington Sea. (4.) A further development of our present sources, Great, Little South and Boot Ponds.
On the first plan it was proposed to drive wells along our water front. and if a suitable supply could be found of suf- ficient quantity, it could be delivered to our manufacturing establishments for manufacturing purposes only. This ar- rangement would eliminate South Pond water for manu- facturing purposes, and leave it for domestic consumption only.
This plan was not favorably received by the State Board of Health for the reason that they did not approve of our proposed location of driven wells.
(2.) The Long Pond scheme involves about seven miles of pipe, and a pumping plant at Long Pond since Long Pond is lower than Great South. With this plan water would be pumped from Long Pond into our present high service reservoir, or a standpipe erected near it, and thence through our present and proposed new distribution pipes to the town.
It would also be necessary with this plan to have the 16-inch main from present pumping station to Market street, and 14-inch main across Oak, and desirable to have the standpipe.
The estimate cost of this plan, including pipe line, pumps and station. would be $160,000, with no estimate for main- tenance.
(3.) The third plan to tap Billington Sea, and by means of a canal to get water from it to Lout Pond, was rejected because of probable high damages it would be necessary to
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pay to the manufacturing establishments along Town Brook that have privileges on the stream.
(4.) Plan 4, further development of our present sources, was consequently given special consideration, and was work- ed out more in detail than any of the others.
In outline this plan is as follows: (a) a deep and per- manent connection between Boot Pond and Great South Pond.
(b.) A permanent canal, the bottom to be about eleva- tion 101.0, between Great and Little South Ponds. This canal to have a sluice gate in it.
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