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MEDICAL INSPECTION.
Rules for Teachers in the Schools of Plymouth.
Children to be Referred to School Physician and how.
1. Children who have been absent from school may be ad- mitted by the teacher at any time provided that such children have not had a contagious or infectious disease, or been ex- posed to such diseases, but they should be referred to the school physician at his first visit thereafter. Teachers, however, are to use judgment in this matter. A short absence for known cause may not require investigation by the school physician.
NOTE .- Children with permits from other physicians should be referred to the school physician as a matter of record.
2. Send one of the cards supplied by the school department for the purpose with each child referred to the school physician, and be sure that it is properly made out and signed.
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NOTE .- There are two exceptions to this rule. (1). Children who have permits from other physicians, and (2) children sent to the school physician at his request for routine examination need no card. Every other child referred by the teacher to the school physician should have a card giving the reason for sending the child whether for examination or other cause.
3. If the card is returned signed by the school physician, it is to be kept on file for future reference if required.
4. Look for signs of ill health among the children. The following symptoms are suggested as of sufficient consequence to require that the pupil suffering from one or more of them should be referred to the school physician :
Emaciation.
Unusual pallor.
Unusual dullness or sleepiness.
Puffness of the face.
Shortness of breath.
Swellings of the neck.
Red or discharging eyes.
Red or discharging ears.
Mouth breathing.
Irritating discharge from the nose.
All skin eruptions.
Constant scratching of any part of the body.
Peculiar position habitually taken at the desk.
Restlessness.
Frequent requests to leave the room.
Contagious and Infectious Diseases.
5. Children with smallpox, scarlet fever, chickenpox, tu- berculosis, diphtheria or influenza, tonsilitis, whooping cough, mumps, scabies or trachoma are excluded from the public schools of Massachusetts by law (Chap. 502, Acts of 1906).
6. Children from a household where a person is ill with 3
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contagious or infectious disease or from a household exposed to such disease are excluded from the public schools of Massa- chusetts by law, until the teacher of the school has been furnished with a certificate from the Board of Health or from the attending physician, stating that the danger of conveying such disease is passed (Sec. 6, Chap. 44, Acts of 1906).
(Smallpox, scarlet fever, diphtheria, measles, typhoid fever, infantile paralysis, cerebro-spinal meningitis, whooping cough, mumps, chickenpox and German measles, shall be deemed as within the meaning of this rule.)
7. Children from families where mumps or whooping cough exist, but who have had the disease themselves, may attend school.
8. Children with live pediculi should be excluded at once by the teacher, provided with printed directions for the removal of the pediculi, and instructed to return at once after follow- ing the directions.
9. Children affected with ringworm, scabies, or impetigo contagiosa will be excluded from school by the school physician until such time as the disease is cured or shows evidence of such treatment as not to be liable to cause infection of other children. Cases so excluded should only be admitted upon the written statement of a physician that these conditions have been fulfilled.
10. The minimum periods of isolation for chickenpox, mumps and whooping cough are as follows :
(a) Chickenpox, fifteen days and thereafter until all the scabs have fallen off.
(b) Mumps, fourteen days and thereafter, until the swelling has disappeared.
(c) Whooping cough, thirty-five days and thereafter, until all spasmodic cough and whooping have ceased.
11. Under no circumstances is a child who has been absent with one of the diseases named in rule ten, to be admitted in . less than the number of days given for that disease.
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School Furniture and Temperature.
12. (a) The seat should be of such height that the feet will rest easily on the floor.
(b) The desk should be high enough not to touch the knees, and low enough for the arm to rest on it comfortably without much raising of the elbow, not, however, so low that the scholar must bend down to write on it.
(c) The seat should be near enough so that the scholar may reach the desk to write on it without leaning forward more than a little. This means a distance of ten and one-half to fourteen and one-half inches from the edge of the desk to the seat back. It also means that the seat must not project under the desk more than an inch at most.
13. The health of school children is seriously affected by keeping the rooms too warm. The temperature should not exceed 68 degrees in the schoolroom while artificial heat is being used in the building.
J. HOLBROOK SHAW, M. D.
School Physician.
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The following diseases have been found among the pupils during the past year :
Diseases of the Skin.
Pediculosis capitis,
70
Pediculosis capitis (ovæ)
239
Scabies,
5
Impetigo,
88
Other skin diseases,
59
Acute Infectious Diseases.
Varicella,
1
Mumps,
4
Pertussis,
19
Tonsilitis,
18
Diseases of the Oral and Respiratory Tract.
Pulmonary tuberculosis,
3
Adenoids,
124
Enlarged and diseased tonsils,
303
Decayed teeth,
486
Other disease of the oral and respiratory tract,
58
Diseases of the Eye.
Defective eyesight,
46
Muscular asthenopia,
42
Conjunctivitis,
42
Other diseases of the eye,
39
Diseases of the Digestive Tract.
Acute indigestion,
10
Diseases of the Bones.
Spinal curvature,
2
Hip disease, 1
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Diseases of the Nervous System.
Chorea, 2
Neurasthenia,
2
Paralysis,
1
Unclassified.
Enlarged cervical glands,
43
Wounds, burns, abrasions, etc.,
37
Rheumatism,
1
Valvular heart disease,
1
Tobacco habit,
1
Congenital dislocation of the hip,
1
Aneamia,
2
Enlarged thyroid gland,
1
Malaria, 1
The case of congenital dislocation of the hip found in the schools was taken to the Children's Hospital in Boston recently and successfully operated upon, so that there is every reason to expect that in the course of a year the child will be able to walk normally instead of going through life a cripple.
Respectfully submitted,
J. HOLBROOK SHAW, M. D.
School Physician.
FIFTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Water Commissioners,
Superintendent
AND
Collector of Water Rates
OF THE
Town of Plymouth
1911
WATER COMMISSIONERS
JOHN W. CHURCHILL-Term expires March, 1912. ROBERT C. HARLOW-Term expires March, 1912. JOHN H. DAMON-Term expires March, 1913. HORACE P. BAILEY-Term expires March, 1914. CHARLES T. HOLMES-Term expires March, 1914.
Superintendent-Arthur E. Blackmer. Assistant Superintendent-Richard W. Bagnell. Water Register-N. Reeves Jackson.
Engineer at Pumping Station-John Bodell.
Assistant Engineer at Pumping Station-Albert E. Caswell.
All applications for water must be made at the office of the Water Commissioners.
Superintendent's office, Town Square, near Town House; telephone, office, 532-R; shop, 532-W.
Meeting of the Commissioners to examine bills and claims. against the Department, the first Wednesday evening of each. month.
Rates payable at the Town Treasurer's office semi-annually in advance, May 1st and November 1st.
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.
Approved bills paid by the Town Treasurer at the Town. Office.
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REPORT OF WATER COMMISSIONERS
The Water Commissioners herewith submit their annual report :
RECEIPTS.
Undrawn balance,
$3,322 55
Water rates, domestic,
31,519 99
Water rates, manufacturing,
3,846 90
Labor and material,
537 15
Miscellaneous,
300 38
Overdrawn balance,
1,842 68
$41,369 65
EXPENDITURES.
Maintenance,
$7,803 70
Pump,
3,874 73
Bonds and interest,
20,193 13
Extension of mains,
1,127 65
Extension of services,
340 18
Meters and setting,
458 52
Bulkhead at Little South Pond,
7,571 74
$41,369 65
Plymouth 14
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PUMPING STATION.
Salaries, $1,700 00
Fuel and light,
1,148 63
Heating and lighting engineer's house,
250 26
Parts and repairs to machinery,
1 25.
Freight and trucking,
9 51
Material and supplies,
195 66
Tools and repairs on tools,
60 00
Repairs to buildings and grounds,
409 42
Insurance on boilers,
100 00
$3,874 73
MAINTENANCE.
Salaries,
$2,750 00
Labor,
2,813 71
Horse hire,
164 50
Horse feed, care, shoeing and stable items,
250 93
Freight, express and trucking,
52 35
Stationery, stamps and printing,
97 65
Leaks, repairs in main pipes,
187 49
Fuel, light and power,
181 95
Telephone,
63 03
Factory and office repairs and supplies,
179 32
Tools bought and repaired,
182 62
Renewing services,
116 60
Miscellaneous,
651 16
Leaks repaired in service pipes,
112 39
$7,803 70
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BONDS.
Bond 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, 1901,
1,000 00
Bond paid on issue, July 1, 1903,
666 66
Bond paid on issue April 15, 1905,
500 00
Bond paid on issue, April 15, 1905,
500 00
Bond paid on issue, November 15, 1905,
600 00
Bond paid on issue, July 1, 1907,
1,000 00
Bond paid on issue, February 15, 1908,
1,000 00
Bond paid on issue, June 1, 1909,
1,000 00
Bond paid on issue, July 1, 1910,
2,000 00
Total bonds paid,
$14,666 66
INTEREST.
Interest paid on issue, June 1, 1885,
$392 00
Interest paid on issue, August 1, 1890,
364 00
Interest paid on issue, August 1, 1894,
288 00
Interest paid on issue, October 2, 1899,
540 00
Interest paid on issue, May 1, 1901,
367 50
Interest paid on issue, July 1, 1903,
574 97
Interest paid on issue, April 15, 1905,
78 75
Interest paid on issue, April 15, 1905,
78 75
Interest paid on issue, November 15, 1905,
318 00
Interest paid on issue, July 1, 1907,
860 00
Interest paid on issue, February 15, 1908,
860 00
Interest paid on issue, June 1, 1909,
367 50
Interest paid on issue, July 1, 1910,
440 00
Total interest paid,
$5,526 47
Bonds,
$14,666 66
Interest,
5,526 47
Total bonds and interest,
$20,193 13
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COMMISSIONERS' REPORT
The most important piece of work carried out by the De- partment during the year 1911 was the construction of a new screenwell, or intake, at Little South Pond. The completion of this piece of work makes available about seven feet more water in Great and Little South Ponds than we have hitherto been able to get. A more detailed description of this work is given in the report of the superintendent. The contract for this work was let to Mr. Ernest L. Sampson for $6,200. No appropriation was asked for in the spring of 1911 for pipe laying and no large amount of work in that line has been carried out.
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METERS.
One of the most important problems now before the Commis- sioners is the question of an extension of the meter system. As will be seen by reference to the report of the superintendent, we have now in use 2,518 services, and have set 120 meters, or about 4.6 per cent. of the total number of services now in use are metered. The Commissioners believe that a metered sys- tem is the logical and proper method of selling water and have discussed the matter at considerable length for the past few years. As the vote of the Town now stands, the Commissioners have the authority to install meters on all services where they believe there is a waste of water, or on any service where the
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owner requests a meter. One of the hindrances to a more rapid extension of the meter system has been the problem of not reducing the water revenue by installing meters. With this thought in mind, when meters were first set, the Commis- sioners established a minimum rate of $12 per year for a 5/s meter or house service. This, of course, made it no object to a man paying for water under the flat rate system less than $12 a year to have a meter installed, as the water rate would thereby be increased instead of decreased if he was paying less than $12 a year. This is one of the most perplexing ques- tions to settle in advance of metering. It is necessary to have an assured income of about $35,000 a year to run the Depart- ment. If the minimum meter rate is established at a point where it is equal to the least flat rate which is now paid, and a meter is put on every service, the Commissioners have no assurance that the revenue will be more than the total of all minimum charges. If this is the case, the Department would have a revenue of only about $15,000 in place of the necessary $35,000. Being highly in favor of the meter system, however, and desiring to be able to have a thoroughly metered town, we are of the opinion that a satisfactory method of procedure would be to install meters on all new services each year and to meter 10 per cent. of the old services each year in addition. This would mean setting probably about 250 meters each year, which could probably be done for an annual expenditure of about $4,000. In regard to the rates, we believe that the minimum rate of $12 per year should be adhered to for all consumers paying $12 a year or more under the flat rate system, and that no change should be made in the rates of the consumers paying less than $12 a year until such a time as the Town is thoroughly metered. When that time arrives we shall have all the information necessary to intelligently establish a meter rate. Being thoroughly metered, we shall know our total consumption, and knowing about how many million gallons of water we shall sell each year, and about
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what our water revenue must be we can arrive intelligently at a fair meter rate. The Commissioners therefore recommend the Town to give them authority to meter annually all new services of every description and 10 per cent. of the old services.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN W. CHURCHILL, JOHN H. DAMON, CHARLES T, HOLMES, ROBERT C. HARLOW, HORACE P. BAILEY.
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SUMMARY OF STATISTICS.
Published by request of the New England Water Works Association.
PLYMOUTH (MASS.) WATER WORKS.
Population by census of 1910, 12,000.
Date of construction, 1855.
By whom owned, Town.
Source of supply. Great and Little South and Lout Ponds.
Mode of supply. Gravity for low service and pumping for high service.
PUMPING.
1. Builders of pumping machinery : Barr and Worthington.
2. Coal: (b) bituminous; (d) brand various; (e) average cost per gross ton, $4.95.
3. Total fuel, 493,455 pounds.
5. Total water pumped, 289,539,450 gallons.
6. Average static head, 65 feet.
7. Average dynamic head, 73 feet.
8. Number of gallons pumped per pound of coal, Worthington 419.9, Barr 592.2.
9. Duty of Barr pump 36,715,000. Duty of Worthington pump 26,248,000.
Cost of pumping, figured on pumping station expenses, viz : $3,874.73.
10. Per million gallons against dynamic head into direct pipe, $13.38.
11. Per million gallons raised one foot high (dynamic), $0.180. Cost of pumping figured on total maintenance, viz : $11,678.43.
12. Per million gallons against dynamic head into direct pipe, $40.34.
13. Per million gallons raised one foot high (dynamic) $0.550.
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SERVICES.
16. Kind of pipes : Lead and cement lined.
17. From 1/2 to 4 inches.
18. Extended 456 feet.
20. Total now in use, 7 miles 1,247 feet.
21. Service taps added, 38.
22. Number now in use, 2,518.
23. Average length of service, 12 feet.
24. Average cost of service, $8.42.
27. Motors and elevators added : None.
28. Number now in use: One motor.
LABOR.
Total labor for 1911,
$4,107 60
Laying pipe,
$387 20
Making pipe,
367 15
Services,
110 10
Meters,
25 00
Renewed services,
38 05
Leaks in main pipe,
156 57
Leaks in service pipe,
81 30
Screen well at Little South,
128 52
All other labor,
2,838 71
$4,107 60
FINANCIAL
MAINTENANCE.
A. Water rates, domestic,
$31,519.99 3,846.90
AA. Management and repairs, BB. Interest on bonds,
$11.678.43 5,526.47
$35,366.89
837.53
Total, Profit for year,
18,999.52
$36.204.42
$36,204.42
Paid bonds and notes, Carried to Construction Acct., Total,
$14,666.66 4,332.86
$18,999.52
CONSTRUCTION.
Undrawn balance, Profits of maintenance,
$3,322.55 4.332.86 1,842.68
Extension of Mains,
$1,127.65
Extension of services,
· 340.18
Overdrawn balance,
Meters and setting, Sceen well at Little South
7,571.74
Cost of works,
$9,498 09
$14,666.66 paid yearly on principal. Bonded debt at 31/2 per cent ..
$32.400.00
From profits,
$180,384.32 275,634.56
14.666.52
$456,018.88
334 4
86,000.00
$133,666.52
B. Water rates, manufacturing,
$17.204.90
Total water receipts, Miscellaneous,
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458.52
Town appropriations,
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DISTRIBUTION.
1. Kind of pipe used: Wrought iron and cement lined, prin- cipally cement lined.
2. Sizes: From 2 inch to 30 inch.
3. Extended, 2,760 feet.
4. Discontinued, 675 feet.
5. Total now in use, 53 miles 3,949 feet.
6. Cost to repair per mile, $3.50.
7. Number of leaks per mile, .03.
8. Small distribution pipe, less than 4 inch, total length 10 miles 3,140 feet.
9. Hydrants added, 7. Discontinued, 4.
10. Hydrants now in use, 221 public, 52 private.
11. Stop gates added, 3. Discontinued, none.
12. Number now in use, 600.
13. Small stop gates less than 4 inch, 134.
14. Number of blow-offs, 42.
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REPORT OF THE COLLECTOR OF WATER RATES.
GENTLEMEN :- I hereby submit the annual report of the Col- lector of Water Rates for the year, 1911.
The Collector is charged as follows :
Dr.
Arrears,
$4,674 85
Water rates,
35,443 82
Labor and material,
737 05.
Miscellaneous,
229 18
$41,084 90
Cr.
Abatements,
$ 690 43
Uncollected labor and material,
76 80
Uncollected rates,
4,116 05
Total collections,
36,201 62
$41,084 90
Water is supplied to 2,660 families; 1903 water closets; 788 bathtubs; 206 stores, offices and shops; 104 stables; 414 horses ; 173 cows; 571 hose; 24 urinals; 4 cemeteries ; 9 engines ; 12 fish and meat markets; 5 banks; 8 churches; 1 water motor ; 3 laundries ; 8 manufactories ; 2 photograph saloons ; 6 saloons ;
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4 bakeries; 10 hotels and boarding houses; 3 hot houses ; 2 printing offices; 6 public halls; 2 billiard rooms; 2 cigar manufactories; Gas Works, N. Y., N. H. & H. R. Road loco- motives ; 2 Electric plants ; 3 Woolen Mills ; County Buildings ; 'Town Buildings and street sprinkling.
Yours respectfully, N. REEVES JACKSON, Collector of Water Rates.
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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
To the Board of Water Commissioners :
GENTLEMEN : I herewith submit the annual report of the Superintendent of Plymouth Water Works for the year ending December 31, 1911.
ACCOUNT OF PIPES LAID FOR YEAR ENDING
DECEMBER 31, 1911.
LOCATION
Length in feet.
Size in inches
Cost
Savery Avenue,
27
4
36
6
$42.25
South S.reet,
297
4
149.00
Rear Summer Street,
75
4
39.50
Russell's Mills,
1,500
2
386.00
Clyfton Street,
150
6
120.00
Hall Place,
675
6
390.90
TOTALS,
2,760
$1,127.65
LEAKS.
There have been 16 leaks in main and distribution pipes this year, repaired at a cost of $187.49.
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SERVICES.
Thirty-eight new service pipes have been laid at a cost of $340.18. Eleven service pipes have been renewed at a cost of $116.60. There have been twenty-six leaks repaired in service at a cost of $112.39.
CONSUMPTION FOR 1911.
On Plate II. is shown graphically the high service and com- bined high and low service, or total of water consumed by the town for the year 1911.
As explained in previous reports, the high service consump- tion is obtained through the records of our pumping engine, with no allowance for slip. The low service is measured by the venturi meter on our gravity system. Adding these two quantities, of course, gives us our total consumption.
The high service consumption for the year was 289,539,000 gallons. The low service consumption was 188,743,000 gal- lons. The total consumption was 478,282,000 gallons. This gives us a daily average on the high service of 796,000 gallons. The daily average on the low service was 517,000 gallons and the daily average on the total consumption 1,310,000 gallons. The venturi meter was set in May, 1907, consequently the year 1908 was the first year for which we have been able to keep a complete record, and our total daily average consumption for that year was 1,220,000 gallons. In the year 1909 it was 1,260,000 gallons. In the year 1910 it decreased to 1,251,000 gallons. In the year 1911 it increased to 1,310,000 gallons. This is probably very close to the safe daily average yield of our water shed and suggests the advisability of curtailing waste of water in order that our present excellent supply of water may for many years be sufficient for our needs.
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TABLE OF METERS NOW IN USE.
There are now in use, for manufacturing, laundries, stables, fish markets and domestic purposes, the following number of meters of sizes shown below. The last column indicates the amount of water in gallons that passed through these meters during 1911.
FOR WHAT USED
6 in 4 in 3 in 2 in 11/2 in 1 in 3/4 in 5/8 in Total
T'l Amt.of wa- ter used through meters,gals.
Manufacturing
2
4
1
2
1
3
6
19
72,320,300
Laundries
1
1
1
3
2,186,500
Stables and garages
2
2
4
716.000
Supply for tugs dredgers
and
2
2
4,168,300
Fish markets
3
3
233,000
House of Correction. Ar- mory and business blocks
3
3
1
7
3,125,100
Green houses
3
1
4
1,288,700
Domestic
12
62
74
44,164,900
Total
2
4
6
3
8
19
72
120
88,378,700
CONSUMPTION IN MILLION GALLONS.
As a matter of record the table is given below, which shows our high and low service and total consumption of water and the consumption of four of our largest metered consumers for the last four years.
Consumption in million gallons.
Year
High Ser- vice
Low Ser vice
Total
American Woolen Co.
Plymouth Elec. Lt. Co.
N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R.
B. & P St. Ry. Power Station
1908
235
210
445
63
4
18
4
190
250
212
462
76
4
20
1
1910
269
188
457
48
6
20
1
1911
289
189
468
55
6.6
7
1.5
2
2
4
175,900
Golf ground
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POND ELEVATIONS.
On Plate I. is shown graphically the variation in the eleva- tion of Great South Pond for each month since June, 1905. An inspection of this chart shows the very interesting fact. that our ponds are lowest about midwinter and highest about. midsummer. It will be seen that with comparative regularity they are high about July, falling more or less irregularly to about December and rising again about July or August. This rise and fall is followed out with practically unvarying regu -- larity for every year since records have been kept until the year 1911. It will be seen that in December, 1910, our ponds, as- usual, arrived at the low point, but instead of beginning during the spring of 1911 to rise, they remained stationary for about four months and then fell and were lower in midsummer in that year by two to two and one-half feet. than they have been in the previous years during which records have been kept. This was due to the extreme drought of the year 1911. The pond has now started to rise slightly but is: still nearly three feet below full pond, or grade 106.
RAINFALL.
The table on the opposite page shows the annual rainfall since 1889, and the monthly and annual rainfall since 1881, likewise the monthly average and annual average rainfall since- 1881. The total rainfall for the year 1911 was 46.21 inches, which is very close to the average rainfall for a period of twenty- five years, the average for that time being 46.09 inches.
During the first five months of the year the average rainfall was 20.13 inches, while our rainfall for 1911 for the same five months was only 14.45 inches, or a deficiency of 5.68 inches.
103.0
107.0
105.0
1905
Avg.
Seet.
Oct
Nor
DEG
12.1.
Feb
mar
April
May
1906
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nor.
Dec
121
Feb
Mar
April
1907
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
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Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
April
May
June
July
Aug
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Oct
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Feb
Mar
April
May
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June
July
Aug
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Oct-
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Dec.
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Feb
Mac
April.
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May
Juge
July
Aug
Jent
oct
Nor
Dec
121
Feb
Mar
April
1911
may
June
July
Aug
Sept
oct
Nor.
Dec.
103.0
104.0
105.0
Plate I.
Diagram showing variation in elevations of Great South Pond from June, 1905, to Jan., 1911.
Lune
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1908 Co O
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GALLONS PER 24 HOURS.
Plate II.
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1.800.000
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1.200.000
1.300.000
1.400.000
1.500.000
1.600.000
1.700.000
1.800.000
Y
Low
Mar 6
. 13
10 5
1. 20
- 27
exride
daily
rice
con
consumption
~ 12
consumption)
€
O
ian
1-310-
٧
4 14
519.900
6
0 000 gallon
4
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Diagram showing variation in high service, low service, and total consumption, also daily average of each from Jan. 2, 1911, to Dec. 31, 1911.
1-10
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During the next three months, June, July and August, the average rainfall was 9.11 inches, while the monthly rainfall for 1911 during those same three months was 14.55 inches, or an excess of 5 inches, nearly balancing the deficiency of 5.68 inches for the previous four months. This gives us a clue as to why our ponds were so much below normal for the reason that the heavy rainfall in the summer did not materially con- tribute to filling the ponds, since vegetation then was using a maximum and evaporation was large.
SCHEDULE
Showing number of feet of each size of pipe and number and size of gates, blow-offs and hydrants.
Size in inches
LENGTH OF PIPE IN FEET
No. of Gates
No. of Check Valves
No. of Air Cocke
No. 10 in. B. O.
No. 8 in. B. O.
No. 6 in. B. O.
No. 4 in. B. O.
No 2 in. B. O.
No. 11/2 in. B. O.
No. Hydrants
30
80
20
190
1
18
7424
4
8
1
16
16424
12
13
2
3
14
10352
11
1
9
3
12
11230
28
6
2
1
15
10
34565
55
2
8
1
3
31
8
27749
68
5
1
36
6
47169
120
5
4
55
3
7249
12
2
45036
112
3
11%
382
2
1
1352
7
3/4
973
2
-
I
284544
609
3
65
3
1
9
10
18
1
217
4
74369
176
3
70
1
1
2
5
2
1
PUMPING STATION.
The pumping station records shown on the opposite page give in detail the amount of water pumped, fuel used, etc., at the pumping station during the year 1911.
Plymouth 15
PUMPING RECORDS, 1911.
MONTHS
Total lbs. No. gallons Hours run fuel used
pumped
Total No. Gals. low service
Rain in inches
Average temperature Daily aver- age water pumped Min. gallons Max.
Daily aver- age fuel pounds
January
2381/2
38.325
22,330,950
17.348,000
3.17
36.6
22.6
720.353
1236
February
213
34,475
19,7 8,200
13,964,000
3.45
32.
18.
707,078
1231
March
.
224
88,315
20,709,100
16.359,000
3.38
39.
23.
668,035
1236
April
20084
33.045
18.604.800
15,710.000
3.68
50.
31.
620,160
1101
May .
285
45.175
27.342,650
16,809,000
.77
68.
49.
882,021
1457
June .
2951/2
45.510
28.157,500
16 004,000
3.05
70.6
54.7
936,583
1517
July .
395
60,675
38,025,300
12,985,000
6.84
83.
63.
1,226.622
1957
Angust
299
46.635
28.102,300
16,183.000
4.66
74.
60.
906,256
1504
September
257
41,350
24.145.400
16,305.000
3.44
66.4
53.
804,846
1378
October
.
.
2371%
38.525
22,170,600
17,075,000
3.60
57.
39.
715,180
1242
November
22134
36,305
20,482.650
15.195.000
6.59
44.
32.
682.755
1210
December
21384
35,120
19,670,000
14,806,000
3.58
43.
28.7
634,516
1133
30803/4
493,455
289,539.450
188,743,000
46.21
Hours run
Total 1bs. Fuel used
No. gals. pumped
Av. No. gals. to 1 1b. coal
Average duty for year
New pump Old pump
29881/2 921/4
478,045 15,410
283 067,550 6,471,900
592.2 419.9
36.715,000 26.248,000
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April 4. Removed hydrant from Hall place.
April 12. Set hydrant on Alden street at Casey's.
July 7. Removed hydrant on Sandwich street, at Lem. Howland's.
July 8. Removed hydrant on Fremont street, near Union street.
July 10. Set hydrant on Newfields street.
July 14. Set hydrant at Manuel Medara's.
Aug. 23. Set hydrant on Russell street, near High, new.
Oct. 11. Set hydrant on Sandwich street, near Fremont, new.
Oct. 14. Set hydrant on Court street, at Samoset, replace.
Oct. 25. Set hydrant near Lahey's, west of Standish avenue.
Table showing total rainfall since 1887, and monthly rainfall since 1891. Also annual variation from the average.
YEAR
JAN.
FEB.
MAR.
APRIL
MAY
JUNE
JULY
AUG.
SEPT.
OCT.
Nov.
DEC.
TOTAL
Per Cent. of Variation from Mean
1887
50.28
8.7
1888
49.14
5.3
1889
51.80
12.2
1891
8.36
5.32
5.04
4.02
1.99
2.23
2.55
1.43
2.23
5.92
1.79
3.77
44.65
34
1892
3.79
2.72
4.56
1.26
3.91
2.12
1.81
4.16
2.41
2.29
7.12
1.75
37.90
18.2
1893
2.88
6.66
6.17
4.45
4.39
2.50
2.71
5.80
1.73
2.16
3.29
5.59
48.33
4.5
1894
3.50
4.85
1.56
3.97
4.35
1.54
1.08
0.73
2.37
7.97
4.98
5.78
42.68
7.7
1895
3.54
0.87
2.71
4.70
2.73
2.04
3.58
2.05
3.27
6.89
3.95
3.85
40.27
12.9
1896
2.75
4.73
5.82
0.88
2.93
3.59
2.27
1.71
5.65
3.60
3.41
1.75
39.09
15.5
1897
4.24
2.08
2.31
4.28
3.65
2.99
2.88
2.31
1.42
0.87
6.42
3.27
37.32
-
19.3
1898
3.75
4.04
2.27
5.82
5.65
1.93
6.58
7.33
1.35
8.96
8.48
2.24
58.40
26.3
1899
6.52
5.23
6.77
1.18
1.40
3.62
3.79
1.17
6.92
3.03
2.28
1.60
43.51
5.9
1900
4.86
5.35
3.62
1.95
5.11
2.29
1.37
3.28
3.10
5.40
5.36
3.15
44.84
3.2
1901
2.51
1.70
6.86
7.78
8.54
1.46
4.38
2.25
2.77
2.07
2.59
10.20
53.11
14.8
1902
2.22
5.53
7.82
2.98
1.52
3.68
1.89
1.43
3.65
5.32
1.72
6 77
44.53
3.7
1903
4.43
5.36
7.94
7.45
0.67
4.76
2.14
5.44
1.45
6.32
3.22
3.98
53.46
15.6
1904
5.44
3.61
2.47
9.11 2.32
1.11
8.01
1.78
2.99
6.93
1.72
2.04
4.21
40.64
- 12.1
1906
4.05
5.33
8.69
2.34
5 28
2.36
6.42
2.02
2.98
4.50
3.45
3.13
50.55
9.3
1907
3.92
3.41
2.31
4.08
3.68
2.70
1.10
1.82
11 16
2.91
6.82
6.90
50.81
9.9
1908
3.78
4.37
3.95
2.48
2.98
2 30
3.87
4.41
1.61
10.19
1.53
4.28
45.75
1.1
1909
5.44
6.18
3 74
6.41
3.51
3.03
1.83
2.44
4 95
2.23
8.15
3.34
51.25
1910
5.98
5.82
1.05
2.51
2.27
3.82
2.71
2.32
1.81
1.94
5.69
2.96
38.88
1911
3.17
3.45
3.38
3.68
0.77
3.05
6.84
4.66
3.44
3.60
6.59
3 58
46.21
Av.
4.27
4.23
4.38
3.98
3.27
2.98
3.12
3.01
3.54
4.27
4.41
4.10
46.09
1.3
1905
4.50
2.16
2.87
2.23
2.58
4.02
3.52
3.18
1.85
3.53
4.10
45.64
-
10.8
- 15.9
--
-
43.14
6.7 Per Cent
1890
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Table showing average daily yield of water shed for the year 1911.
MILLION GALLONS
Month
Consump- tion
Increase or decrease in ponds
Av. Daily yield, in gallons
Rain - fall
January,
39.7
-- 4.9
1,122,000
3.17
February,
33.8
5.6
1,407,000
3.45
March,
37.0
3.0
1,290,000
3.38
April,
34.9
1.0
1,197,000
3.68
May,
44.2
-33.1
360,000
0.77
June,
41.2
-18.3
300,000
3.05
July,
51.0
1.1
1,677,000
6.84
August,
44.3
-- 37.5
220,000
4.66
September,
40.5
-11.0
983,000
3.44
October,
39.2
-- 21.7
564,000
3.60
November,
35.7
12.0
1,590,000
6.59
December,
34.5
14.0
1,564,000
3.58
Average,
1,023,000
Table showing daily average yield for the following years in gallons.
Year
Daily Average Yield
Total Rainfall in inches
1908,
1,174,000
45.75
1909,
1,295,000
51.25
1910,
1,056,000
38.88
1911,
1,023,000
46.21
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WATER ANALYSIS.
The table on the opposite page shows the analysis of water at various times during the year by the State Board of Health, who exercise a careful supervision over the water supplies of the State.
Respectfully submitted,
ARTHUR E. BLACKMER,
Superintendent.
WATER ANALYSIS, 1911.
DATE OF
APPEARANCE
NAME
No.
OF POND
COLLEO- TION.
EXAMI- NATION.
TURBID- ITY
SEDI- MENT
COLOR
90903
Boot
1911 Feb. 14
Feb. 15
V. Slight
Slight
.00
None
3.50 1.15
2.35 .0046 .0146 .0118 .0028 .58 .0010 .0001
.09|0.2 .0050
90910
Little South Feb. 14
Feb. 15
V. Slight
Slight
.00
None
3.20
1.50
1.70 .0044 .0132 .0112 .0020 .76 .00001.0000
.12 0.2 .0140
90911
Great South
Feb. 14
Feb. 15
V. Slight
Slight
00
None
3.75
1.65
2.10 .0020 .0106 .0086
0020 .68 .0010 .0000
.10 0.2 .0080
92026
Boot
April 18
April 20
V. Slight
Cons.
.02
Faintly vegetable
Distinctly vegetable 3.05
1.25 1.80 .0030 .0176 .0148
.0028 .66 .0030 .0000
.14 0.5 .0040
92027
Little South
April 18
April 20
None
V. Slight
.00
Faintly vegetable
2.25
0.80 1.45 .0016 .0118 0112 .0006 .65 .0020 .0000
.14|0.2 .0010
92028
Great South
April 18
April 20
V. Slight
Slight
00
Distinctly vegetable
2.25
0.90 1.35 .0012 .0114 .0104
.0010 .68 .0010 .0000
.09|0.2 .0020
93185
Great South
June 20
June 20
V. Slight V. Slight
.00
Faintly vegetable and sweetish Faintly vegetable
Distinctly vegetable 3.50| 1.20; and sweetish Faintly Vegetable
2.70 1.20 1.50 .0028 .0164 .0150 .0014
.69 .0000 .0000
.14 0.2 .0100
93187
Little South
June 20
June 20
V. Slight
Slight
.00
Faintly vegetable and sweetish None
|Distinctly vegetable and sweetish None
2.60
0.95 1.65
.0010|.0132 .0102 .0030 .66 .0000 .0000
.11|0.2 .0060
94691
Boot
Aug. 22
Aug. 23
Slight
Slight
.05
V. faintly sweetish None
Faintly sweetish V. faintly earthy Dist. unpleasant, and fishy Faintly vegetable
2.40
1.00 1.40 .0036 .0170 .0132 .0038 .70 0020
.0000
.12 0.2 .0080
96009
Little South
Oct. 25
Oct. 26
V. Slight V. Slight
01
.08|0.2.0060
96010
Great South
Oct. 25
Oct. 26
V. Slight V. Slight
.02
RESIDUE ON EVAPORATION
AMMONIA
NITRO- GEN AS
TOTAL
LOSS ON
IGNITION
FIXED
FREE
TOTAL
IN SO-
LUTION
In Sus-
Nitrates
Nitrites
OXYGEN
CONSUMED
HARDNESS
RON
V. faintly vegetable Faintly vegetable
93186
Boot
June 20
June 20
V. Slight V. Slight
.00
94690
Great South
Aug. 22
Aug. 23
V. Slight V. Slight
.00
94786
Little South
Aug. 25
Aug. 26
V. Slight
V. Slight
.05
2.80 0.85 1.95 .0024 .0196 .0160 .0036 .71 .0000 .0000
.08 0.3 .0060
96008
Boot
Oct. 25
Oct. 26
V. Slight V. Slight
02
A
Faintly unpleas- ant. fishy V. faintly vegetable V. faintly vegetable
Faintly vegetable
2.45 1.00 1.45 .0018 .0124 .0106 .0018 .69 .0000 .0000
.13 0.2 .0060
ODOR COLD
ODOR Нот
ALBUMINOID
CHLORINE
pension
.12 0.2 .0030
2.05 1.00 1.05 .0018 .0136 .0118 .0018 .70 .0010 .0000
2.35 1.15 1.20
.0014
.0172 .0136 .0036 .70 .0000 .0000
.14 0.2 .0050
3.30 1.30 2.00 .0024 .0144 .0114 .0030 .72 .0000
.0000
.10|0.1 .0030
2.30 .0016 .0142 .0114 .0028 .67 .00001.0000
V. faintly vegetable V. faintly vegetable None
1
NON-CIRCULATING
W ELLS BINDERY INC. ALTHAM, MASS. NOV. 1960
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