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With the type of desk used here this is impracticable, as the pupil would be unable to get into and out of the seat easily. In practice it has been found that a minus distance of 11/2 inches gives good results, and does not interfere seriously with move-
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ments of the pupil in sitting and rising. It is impossible also with desks made as deep as the Chandler type to get them as low as they should be in relation to the seat, because the lower portion of the desk interferes with the pupils' knees.
The perfect type of school furniture has not yet been evolved, though hundreds of models have been made, for the most part in Europe, but this does not excuse us from doing the best we can with what we have.
Two general adjustments should be made, one at the begin- 'ning of the fall term, and another probably about the first of May, as the period of maximum growth of pupils includes the spring and summer months, comparatively little change taking place during the fall and winter.
· With all furniture adjustable, the desk and chair fixed at the proper minus distance, and properly adjusted under com- petent supervision, we shall have less eye-strain, fewer round shoulders and twisted backs, better discipline and better work, but as Dr. Cornell, Director of medical inspection of public schools of Philadelphia, observes "in considering the question of school furniture we should bear in mind that any seat is in- jurious if used by a child for many hours continuously". To quote again from Dr. Edward R. Shaw; "In the first year, the child should not be confined at his desk more than one-third of the time. In the succeeding years of the elementary school the total amount of time at the desk may be gradually length- ened, but in addition to regular recesses there must be provided frequent short intervals of respite from sitting at the desk, de- voted mostly to some form of brisk physical exercise. In the last year of the elementary school course, besides the recesses and the passing to and from recitations, there should be stated periods of three minutes each during the morning session de- voted to physical exercise."
There is little to criticise in our schools in this respect. Out of door recesses are required and the school sessions are inter- spersed with frequent physical exercises such as folk dancing,
MODERN ADJUSTABLE SCHOOL FURNITURE, SET UP WITH A MINUS 1 1-2in. DISTANCE AND ADJUSTED.
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NON-ADJUSTABLE, ILL-FITTING SCHOOL FURNITURE.
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which not only rest the tired strained body, but promote hap- piness and contentment in the school.
The children in the three lower grades are not often seated for more than a half hour continuously. This is excellent for relaxation but for working periods the school furniture should be adjustable and adjusted as suggested, and teachers should insist, not occasionally, but daily and hourly if necessary, that the children keep at a distance of not less than 12 inches from their work until the correct position becomes a habit.
CONTAGIOUS DISEASE.
The attention of parents is called to the rules recently adopt- ed by the Board of Health governing the attendance of school children with or exposed to contagious disease. These rules do not differ greatly from those under which we have been work- ing for some time, but there are several new points, such as a definite minimum period of exclusion in diphtheria, measles and scarlet fever, and a definite time from which periods of ex- clusion are to be dated, namely from the last attendance. More- over the rules have the legal advantage of being issued by the Board of Health.
Rules of the Board of Health Governing the Attendance of School Children.
Rule 1. All children or other persons, exposed to the in- fection of the following diseases, shall be excluded from the public schools for the following periods, dating from the latest exposure to such infection :
Chicken pox,
14 days
Diphtheria,
8 “
Measles,
14
Mumps,
14
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Scarlet Fever,
8
Whooping Cough,
14
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and in case of other diseases or defects, for which exclusion is provided by law (unless otherwise provided by regulation of the Board) until such time as satisfies the school physician that danger of infection is passed.
2. A child from a family where mumps or whooping cough exists, but who has had the disease, may attend school, provided he or she present a certificate from a practicing physician stat- ing that in his opinion the child has had the disease.
3. Children with pediculi, (lice) shall be excluded at once by the teacher or school nurse; provided with printed direct- ions for the removal of the pediculi, and instructed to return at once after following the directions.
4. Children affected with ringworm, scabies, or impetigo contagiosa will be excluded from school by the school phy- sician until such time as the disease is reported cured or shows evidence thereof and no longer liable to cause infection of other children. Cases so excluded should be re-admitted upon the written certificate of a physician that these conditions have been fulfilled.
5. Children who have been ill with one or more of the dis- eases mentioned in Rule 1, shall be excluded from school until the teacher has been furnished with a certificate from the Board of Health or from the attending physician.
6. The minimum periods of isolation for the diseases speci- fically mentioned in Rule 1 shall be as follows, reckoned from the last attendance :
(a) Chicken pox 15 days, and thereafter, until all scabs have fallen off.
(b) Diphtheria 21 days, or until two successive negative cul- tures have been obtained, from the site of the disease, secured at least 24 hours apart.
(c) Measles 21 days, and thereafter, until all catarrhal symp- toms have ceased.
(d) German measles 7 days after disappearance of eruption.
(e) Mumps 21 days, and thereafter, until all glandular swell- ing has disappeared.
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(f) Scarlet fever 42 days, and thereafter, until desquamation is complete, and all discharges from mucous membranes have stopped.
(g) Whooping cough 35 days, and thereafter, until all spas- modic cough and whooping have ceased.
7. Under no circumstances is a child who has been absent, with one of the diseases named in Rule 6, to be admitted in less than the number of days given for that disease.
PLYMOUTH BOARD OF HEALTH,
HARRY R. TALBOT, Sec' y. Adopted Dec. 29, 1914.
The days of exclusion mentioned in Rule 1 do not apply to childen who are ill with the diseases listed, but to children ex- posed to them. The periods of exclusion for children actually suffering with the diseases will be found in Rule 6.
These rules have not been hastily and arbitrarily drawn up. The periods of isolation given are those advised by medical ex- perts on contagious diseases and found to be efficient in practice in the control of these diseases in large communities. Before final adoption by the Board of Health, they were submitted to the state health authorities, and are undoubtedly adequate to meet the needs of our community, but in order to get the great- est amount of protection from them, all parents should be familiar with them and assist in every possible way to carry out not only the letter but the spirit of their requirements. It is a short sighted parent who tries to keep a child who may carry contagion, in school at the risk of crippling the school by starting an epidemic. In cases where there is doubt in the mind of the parent whether it is best to send a child to school, the family physician, the school nurse, or the school phy- sician should be consulted.
The following is a classified list of diseases and defects found among the pupils during the past year :
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1. Infectious Diseases-
Chicken pox, 13
Mumps,
8
Tonsilitis,
3
2. Diseases of the Oral and Respiratory Tract-
Enlarged tonsils,
690
Decayed teeth,·
1,202
Adenoids,
139
Nasal catarrh,
76
Laryngitis,
6
Other diseases of the respiratory tract,
29
. 3. Diseases of the Eye-
98
Conjunctivitis,
45
Blepharitis,
Strabismus,
35
Defective eyesight,
56
Other diseases of the eye,
17
4. Diseases of the Ear-
Acute otitis media,
8
Chronic otitis media,
6
Defective hearing,
29
Other diseases of the ear,
1
5. Diseases of the Skin-
Acne,
6
Eczema,
52
Furuncle,
12
Herpes,
24
Impetigo contagiosa,
114
Pediculosis capitis,
22
Pediculosis capitis-nits,
162
Pediculosis corporis,
3
Rhus poison,
30
Scabies,
3
Tinea,
4
Other skin diseases,
20
Muscular asthenopia,
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6. Diseases of the Nervous System-
Chorea,
4
Epilepsy,
1
Mentally deficient,
3
Nervousness,
20
Paralysis,
1
7. Miscellaneous-
Abscesses,
9
Wounds, burns, etc.,
51
Anaemia,
20
Uncleanliness,
27
Spinal curvature,
8
Broken nose,
1
Enlarged cervical glands,
33
Gastric and intestinal,
29
Other diseases not classified,
16
Summary from monthly reports of School Physician-
Number of visits, 195
Number of personal examinations,
3,685
Number of permits signed by school physician,
602
Number of permits signed by other physicians,
54
Number of notices sent to parents,
1,618
Number of pupils sent home, 164
Number of pupils referred to the school nurse, (8 months)
114
Number of pupils examined for employment,
50
Respectfully submitted, J. HOLBROOK SHAW, M. D.,
School Physician,
SIXTIETH ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Water Commissioners, Superintendent
AND
Collector of Water Rates
OF THE
Town of Plymouth
1914
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WATER COMMISSIONERS
JOHN W. CHURCHILL-Term expires March, 1915. ROBERT C. HARLOW-Term expires March, 1915. JOHN H. DAMON-Term expires, March, 1916. HORACE P. BAILEY-Term expires March, 1917. CHARLES T. HOLMES-Term expires March, 1917.
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; tel- ephone, 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 1 and Nov. 1.
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 sixtieth an- nual report.
RECEIPTS
Appropriation,
$18,000 00
Credits, other departments,
197 11
Contingent Account,
224 76
Total,
$18,421 87
EXPENDITURES
Pump,
$3,714 48
Maintenance,
8,398 99
Extension of mains,
3,245 93
Extension of services,
447 12
Pipe in stock,
1,737 72
Meters and setting,
873 32
Unexpended balance,
4 31
Total,
$18,421 87
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PUMPING STATION
Salaries, $1,866 62
Fuel and light,
1,149 60
Heating and lighting engineer's house,
210 91
Parts and repairs to machinery,
66 47
Freight and trucking,
3 40
Material and supplies,
132 96
Tools and repairs on tools,
1 80
Repairs to buildings and grounds,
282 72
Total, $3,714 48
MAINTENANCE
Salaries,
$2,750 00
Labor,
2,568 12
Horse feed, care, and stable items,
363 62
Freight, express and trucking,
134 01
Stationery, stamps and printing,
144 88
Leaks and repairs in main pipes,
121 02
Fuel, light and power,
148 72
Telephone,
69 43
Factory and office repairs and supplies,
66 81
Tools bought and repaired,
71 65
Renewing services,
141 94
Miscellaneous,
408 49
Leaks repaired in service pipes,
312 72
Material for repairs,
109 19
Repairs to Low Service Reservoir grounds,
988 39
Total, $8,398 99
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BONDS
Bond paid to issue, June 1, 1885,
$2,800 00
Bond paid to issue, August 1, 1890,
1,300 00
Bond paid to issue, August, 1, 1894,
800 00
Bond paid to issue, October 2, 1899,
1,500 00
Bond paid to issue, May 1, 1901,
1,000 00
Bond paid to issue, July 1, 1903,
666 66
Bond paid to issue, April 15, 1905,
500 00
Bond paid to issue, April 15, 1905,
500 00
Bond paid to issue, November 15, 1905,
600 00
Bond paid to issue, July 1, 1907,
1,000 00
Bond paid to issue, February 15, 1908,
1,000 00
Bond paid to issue, June 1, 1909,
1,000 00
Bond paid to issue, July 1, 1910,
2,000 00
Total bonds paid,
$14,666 66
INTEREST
Interest paid on issue, June, 1, 1885,
$ 56 00
Interest paid on issue, August 1, 1890,
208 00
Interest paid on issue, August 1, 1894, 192 00
Interest paid on issue, October 2, 1899,
360 00
Interest paid on issue, May 1, 1901,
262 50
Interest paid on issue, July 1, 1903,
487 50
Interest paid on issue, April 15, 1905,
26 25
Interest paid on issue, April 15, 1905,
26 25
Interest paid on issue, November 15, 1905,
252 00
Interest paid on issue, July 1, 1907,
740 00
Interest paid on issue, February, 15, 1908,
740 00
Interest paid on issue, June 1, 1909,
262 50
Interest paid on issue, July 1, 1910,
200 00
Total interest paid,
$3,813 00
Bonds,
$14,666 66
Interest,
3,813 00
Total bonds and interest, $18,479 66
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COMMISSIONERS' REPORT
The new work carried out by the Water Department in 1914 consisted of laying an 8-inch main across Obery Street, as recom- mended last year, and a few short extensions as shown in detail in the report of the Superintendent. The total length of pipe laid during the year was 4,278 feet at a cost of $3,245.93. With the completion of the Obery Street line, the section of the town south of Jabez Corner is assured of a practically unin- terrupted supply, since it is now fed by the 8 inch pipe on Obery Street and the 10 inch pipe on Sandwich Street.
A lightning rod was placed on the pumping station chimney to protect it if possible against a repetition of the accident that occurred in August 1913, when it was struck by lightning. This work was done by the Boston Lightning Rod Company at a contract price of $100.
The fence and grounds surrounding the low service reservoir on Allerton Street have been in an unsightly condition for sev- eral years. During the past summer a new fence has been erected, the dikes graded, loamed and sown with grass seed and a privet hedge put in on the sides at Allerton Street and Sever Street. A decided improvement in appearance has been made. The total cost of this work was $988.39.
The Commissioners recommend an appropriation for the en- suing year of $16,000.
Respectfully submitted, JOHN W. CHURCHILL, JOHN H. DAMON, HORACE P. BAILEY, CHARLES T. HOLMES, ROBERT C. HARLOW.
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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, 12,100.
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, $4.90.
3. Total fuel, 563,525 pounds.
5. Total water pumped, 326,795,000 gallons.
6. Average static head, 65 feet.
7. Average dynamic head, 70 feet.
8. Number gallons pumped per pound of coal, Worthington, 414 ; Barr, 581.
9. Duty of Barr pump, 33,900,000; Worthington, 24,180,000. Cost of pumping figured on pumping station expenses, viz., $3,714.48.
10. Per million gallons against dynamic head into direct pipe, $11.36.
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11. Per million gallons raised one foot high (dynamic) 16 cents.
Cost of pumping figured on total maintenance, viz: $12,113.47.
12. Per million gallons against dynamic head into direct pipe, $37.06.
13. Per million gallons raised one foot high (dynamic) $.529.
SERVICES
16. Kind of pipes; lead and cement lined.
17. From one-half inch to four inches.
18. Extended 503 feet.
20. Total now in use, seven miles, 2,657 feet.
21. Service taps added, 34.
22. Number now in use, 2,623.
23. Average length of service, 14.8 feet.
24. Average cost of service, $12.53.
27. Motors and elevators added : None.
28. Number now in use; One Motor.
DISTRIBUTION
1. Kind of pipe used: Cement lined and wrought iron, prin- cipally cement lined.
2. Sizes: from 2 inch to 30 inch.
3. Extended, 4,278 feet.
4. Discontinued, none.
5. Total now in use, 55 Miles, 1,018 feet.
6. Cost to repair per mile $2.20.
7. Number of leaks per mile, .25.
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8. Small distribution pipes, less than 4 inch, 10 miles, 3,012 feet
9. Hydrants added, three post. Discontinued, none.
10. Hydrants now in use: 222 public; 52 private.
11. Stop gates added, seven. Discontinued, none.
12. Number now in use, 623.
13. Small stop gates less than 4 inch, 143.
14. Number of blow-offs, 42.
LABOR
Total labor for 1914,
$5,262 91
Making and laying pipe,
1,830 68
Services,
198 02
Meters,
204 05
Leaks in main pipe,
104 07
Leaks in service pipes,
228 79
Labor at pumping station,
51 28
Miscellaneous labor for other depts ..
77 90
All other labor,
2,568 12
$5,262 91
Published by request of the New England Water Works Association.
FINANCIAL
MAINTENANCE.
Water rates, domestic, Water rates, manufacturing,
$33,838.27 4,030.34
Management and repairs, Interest on bonds,
$12,113.47 3,813.00
$37,868.61
Total, Profit for year,
$15,926.47
516.38
22,458.52
$38.384.99
Total,
$38,384.99
Paid bonds and notes, Carried to Construction Acct., Total,
$14,666.66 7,791.86
$22,458.52
CONSTRUCTION.
$7.791.86
Extension of Mains,
$3.245.93
Extension of services,
447.12
Pipe in stock,
1,737.72
Meters and setting,
873.32
Unexpended balance,
1,487.77
Total,
$7,791.86
$14,666.66 paid yearly on principal. Bonded debt at 316 per cent ..
$21.600.00
334
12,666.64
4
55,400.00
$89,666.54
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Total water receipts, Miscellaneous,
Total,
Profits of maintenance,
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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 1914.
Dr.
Arrears,
$ 7,928 89
Water Rates,
39,580 71
Labor and material,
502 74
$48,012 34
Cr.
Total collections,
$38,384 99
Abatements,
1,653 58
Uncollected rates,
7,770 83
Uncollected labor and material,
202 94
$48,012 34
Water is supplied to 2,816 families ; 2,210 water closets ; 1,037 bath tubs; 559 hose; 198 stores, offices and shops; 12 meat and fish markets; 29 urinals; 190 cows; 87 stables; 387 horses; 4 banks; 9 churches; 9 engines; 4 cemeteries; 3 laundries ; 8 manufacturies ; 2 photograph saloons; 10 saloons; 4 bakeries ; 10 hotels and boarding houses ; 3 hot houses ; 2 printing offices ; 8 public halls; 2 billiard rooms; 2 cigar manufactories; gas works; 3 woolen mills; N. Y., N. H. & H. Road; 2 electric plants ; County buildings; Town buildings ; street sprinkling.
Yours respectfully, N. REEVES JACKSON,
Collector of Water Rates.
Plymouth Twenty-one
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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
To the Board of Water Commissioners :-
Gentlemen: I herewith submit the annual report of the Superintendent of the Plymouth Water Works for the year ending December 31, 1914.
ACCOUNT OF PIPES LAID FOR YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1914
LOCATION
Length in feet.
Size in inches
Cost
Braunecker Farm 60 66
300
2
418
21/2
$243.49
Town Square
63
4
6
193.36
Jordan Hospital
450
6
291.30
Vernon Street
325
4
264.97
Obery Street
2,590
8
2,252.81
TOTALS,
4,278
$3.245.93
CONSUMPTION FOR 1914
As has been the custom for the past few years, a diagram is shown on Plate II which represents graphically our daily aver- age consumption for each week of the year. The dotted line on the diagram is the low service or gravity consumption, the next full line above is the high service or pumping, and the upper full line is the sum of these two, or total consumption.
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The daily average low service consumption for the year was 488,000 gallons, the high service was 896,000 gallons and the total was 1,383,000 gallons. The total consumption for the year was 505,000,000 gallons, of which the low service was 178,000,000 gallons, or 35 per cent. and the high service was 327,000,000 gallons or 65 per cent. The maximum daily aver- age total consumption was 2,205,000 gallons and occurred dur- ing the week of June 28, while the minimum was 1,082,000 and occurred during the week of Nov. 29.
RAINFALL
The usual rainfall table is shown on another page, and the average annual rainfall for a period of twenty-eight years has been 46.06 inches.
For the year of 1914 the total rainfall was 45.30 inches, be- ing 0.76 inches below the average. The last column in the rainfall table shows the variation in inches above or below the average rainfall.
Table showing total rainfall since 1887, and monthly rainfall since 1891. Also annual variation from the average in inches.
YEAR
JAN.
FEB.
MAR.
APRIL
MAY
JUNE
JULY
AUG.
SEPT.
Ост.
Nov.
DEC.
TOTAL
Variation from av. in inches
1887
43.14
- 2.92
1888
50 28
4.22
1889
49.14
3.08
1890
51.80
5.74
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
1.41
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
8.16
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
2.27
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
3.38
1895
3.54
0.87
2 71
4.79
2.73
2.04
3.58
2.05
3 27
6.89
3.95
3.85
40.27
5.79
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
6.97
1897
4.24
2.08
2.31
4.28
3.65
2.99
2.88
2.91
1.42
0.87
6.42
3.27
37.32
8.74
1898
3.75
4.04
2.27
5.82
5.65
1.93
6.58
1.33
1.35
8.96
8.48
2.24
58.40
12.34
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
2.55
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
1.22
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
7 05
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
1.53
1903
4.43
5.36
7.94
7.45
0.67
4.76
2.44
5.44
1 45
6.32
3.22
3.98
53 46
7.40
1904
5.44
3.61
2.47
9.11
2.23
2.58
4 02
3.52
3.18
1.85
3.53
4.10
45.64
.42
1905
4.50
2.16
2.87
2.32
1.11
8.01
1.78
2.99
6.93
1.72
2.04
4.21
40.64
5.42
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
4.49
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
4.75
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
.31
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
5 19
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
7.18
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
.15
1912
4 88
4.00
7 51
3 87
4 71
0.39
2 32
3 50
1 49
1.26
3.83
6 16
43.92
2 14
1913
4.09
3 50
3 40
6.66
2 30
1.57
1.77
3 03
3 49
11.08
2.79
4 61
1,29
2 23
1914
3.62
4.82
5.42
5 45
2.90
1.00
4.62
3.40
1.67
2.20
3.47
6.73
45.30
.76
Av.
4.26
4.21
4.51
4.15
3.27
2 73
3.10
3.07
3.37
4.34
4.27
4.32
46.06
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TABLE OF METERS NOW IN USE.
FOR WHAT USED
6 in 4 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
3
4
2
2
5
1
17
80,117,100
Laundries
1
1
1
1
5
7
1.117.900
Shipping
1
1
2
3,219.090
Fish markets
3
3
116,820
County Farm, Armory, business blocks, etc.
3
6
3
8
20
7,100,370
Green houses,
1
1
1
3
200,980
Golf grounds and tennis courts
1
2
2
5
615.170
Gardens and lawns
3
1
2
6
1.078.500
Domestic
2
20
124
153
17.580.270
Construction
2
1
1
4
251,040
Totals
3
4
13
4
20
30
14S
222
115.243 040
METERS
The above table shows the number of meters of sizes shown now in use for manufacturing, laundries, stables and garages, fish markets and domestic purposes. The last column indi- cates the amount of water in gallons that passed through these meters in 1914.
With 2,623 services in use and .222 meters, we are 8.4 per cent. metered, and through those meters passed 115,243,040 gal- lons of water, or 22.8 per cent. of our total consumption.
CONSUMPTION IN MILLION GALLONS
As a matter of record the table is given below, showing our high and low service and total consumption of water, and the consumption of four of our largest metered consumers for the last seven years.
2
3.845,100
Stables and garages
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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
1909
250
212
462
@6
1
20
1
1910
269
188
457
48
6
20
1
1911
289
189
478
55
6.6
1.5
1912
309
191
500
54.9
7.3
7.6
2.4
1913
301
176
52.7
6.8
4
1
1914
327
178
505
64.5
7.2
4.5
1.9
Diagram showing Pond Elevations and Storage Depletion
On Plate I is shown a diagram similar to the one shown in the report for 1913, with the added information relative to pond heights and storage depletion, which the year 1914 has fur- nished. The upper diagram on this Plate shows the storage depletion and the lower diagram shows pond elevations.
As explained in the last report, the elevation of Great and Little South Pond is measured monthly and plotted on the lower diagram, the full line indicating the elevation of Great South Pond and the dotted line, the elevation of Little South Pond.
The storage volume for each foot in depth for both ponds is known, from surveys that have been made, and thus it becomes possible to calculate the available storage above our intake pipe.
This pipe enters the pond at grade 95.0 and the available storage shown by the depletion curve in the upper diagram is calculated from a point two feet above our intake pipe, or grade 97.0 to grade 106.0, which is full pond.
At the bottom of the diagram is given the average daily draught for each year since 1908 and the rainfall for the cor- responding years. An inspection of the diagram shows that there appears to be a gradual but decided tendency to a de-
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crease in available storage or in other words a permanent low- ering of pond levels for Great and Little South. This is es- pecially pronounced during the last five years; when the aver- age annual rainfall for that period has been 44.52 inches or 1.54 inches below normal as compared with an average annual rain- fall of 46.06 inches for a period of 28 years. For the preceding four years the average annual rainfall was 49.54 inches or 3.48 inches above normal and the minimum storage available each year remained substantially unchanged.
For the nine years, 1906 to 1914 inclusive, the average an- nual rainfall has been 46.77 inches or 0.71 inches above normal. While the minimum available storage in 1914 was 520,000,000 gallons compared to 610,000,000 gallons in 1905.
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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% in. B. O.
No. Hydrants
30
80
1
1
1
18
7,424
4
8
1
16
16 424
12
13
2
3
14
10,352
11
1
9
3
12
11,230
28
6
2
1
15
10
35,209
58
2
8
1
3
32
8
30,339
71
5
1
2
38
6
48,535
124
5
4
3
57
4
76,702
181
7
3
3
7
70
3
7,249
12
1
1
2
21/2
458
2
45,331
110
3
5
2
11/2
382
2
1
1
1,407
7
3/4
985
2
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292,297
€23
3
65
3
1
9
10
18
1
222
20
190
PUMPING STATION
The records of the pumping station shown on another page, give in detail the amount of water pumped, fuel used, duty of pumps, etc.
PLYMOUTH WATER WORKS Diagram showing pond elevations and storage depletion. Storage capacity in Great and Little South Ponds between elevation 106 and 97, 855 million gallons.
PLATE I.
855
800
Storage in million gallons.
200
6.00
500
106.0
Elevation of voice
Great South fond over flows info Fullers aroot 7
Pond elevations above mean sea level
---
105.0
107.0
103.0
Little Jours Donot
102.0
Juge
120
Mar
ARC
1ида
Jeaz
Nor
Apc
Aux
Ost
Nor
Mac
May
Luge
Ave
Oct
Nex
129
Max
dést
May
ect
122
Mat
Max
Det
Dec
F.6
ARC
Max
Oct
Dec
FEB
ARC
Max
Augi
Sept
Alar
Apc
Max
Oset
Dec
1905
1906
1907
1908
1909
1910
19 11
1912
Av. daily draught 1,310,000 Rainfall, 46.21 in.
Av. daily draught 1,371,000
1,307,000
Rainfall, 43.92 in.
Rainfall, 48.29 in.
Rainfall, 45.30 in.
Rainfall, 50.56 in.
Rainfall, 50.81 in.
Rainfall, 45.75 in.
Rainfall, 51.25 in.
Av. daily draught 1,251,000 Rainfall, 38.88 in.
Av. daily draught 1,267,000
Av. daily draught 1,383,000
Av. daily draught 1,220,000
Av. daily draught
.
nor
Dec
1913
1914
...
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Jorge
July
Sept
2.200.000
1.200.000
2.100.000
2.000-2000
1.200.000
1.800.000
1.700.000
1.500.000
1600.000
Total colour/250g
PLYMOUTH WATER WORKS
Consumption in Gallons.
1.100.000
High service consumption
1.000.000
1.000
200.000
900.000
9 6. 000
400$
sios service Y 4 1
age
Ja
800.000
200.000
200.000
500.000
600.000
Low service consumption.
500.000
500.000
100.000
100.000
300.000
200.000
122-5-2216
.. 12 .
.. 19 .
- 26 .
Feb 2 .
.. ....
৳ 23 +
Mar 1 ª
. 15.
- 22 %
- 29 .
Apr. 6 .
. 20 .
May 3 -
- 10 ·
- 17 .
. 24 .
July. 6.
.. 12.
Aug. 2 .
. 30.
Sept. 6".
. 13-
* 20-
. 27.
Ost +-
1. 11 -
.. 18 ..
. 25 ..
Nor.1 ..
. 8.
. 15 ..
. 22 .
. 29 .
Dec. 6 ..
. 13
.. 20
W
S
/
3
total consumption
preveze daily
1.300.000
1.200.000
1.500.000
1.400.000
PLATE II.
9
90 0
818
consumption
exxico
J
daily your
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* 28 . =
. 21.
. 14 .
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2
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PUMPING RECORDS, 1913.
The pumping station records shown on this page give in detail the amount of water pumped, fuel used, etc., at the pumping station during the year 1914.
MONTHS
Hours run|
Total lbs. fuel used
No. gallons pumped
Total No. Gals. low service
Rain in inches
age fuel pounds Average t'mperature Daily aver- Daily aver- age water pumped gallons
January
252
45,985
25.756,700
16.322,000
3.62
35 00
21.87
830,861
1483
February
.
March
225
45.870
23.271,500
15.357,000
5.42
40.20
25.30
750,693
1479
1981/2
39,360
20,628.250
15.679.000
5.45
50.20
34.00
687.608
1312
April May .
248
43.580
25.587,000
17,573 000
2 90
66.77
44.87
825,387
1405
June .
3839/4
65 670
41.808.000
17,744,000
1 00
74.00
53.76
1,393,600
2189
July
3181/4
55,260
34,460,350
15,150,000
4.62
73.38
58 00
1,111,624
1782
Angust
269
48.495
29.026.700
12,994.000
3.40
75.00
60.70
936,345
1564
September
2631/4
46.970
28.248,350
12,646.000
1.67
70.30
50 80
941.611
1565
October
24134
43.710
25.936,550
13,731.000
2.20
62 :5
45.10
836.662
1410
November
209 /4
28.955
22,217.450
12.163,000
3 47
47 30
31 00
740.581
1298
December .
218
41.770
23.202 600
13,503,000
6.73
34.84
22 35
748,470
1346
3,0821/2
563.525
326,795,650
178.050,000
45.30
Hours run
Total lbs. Fuel used
No. gals. pumped
Av. No. gals. to 1 lb. coal
Average duty for year
New pump Old pump
.
30581/4 251/4
559,035 4,490
324,934,450 1.861,200
581.2 414.5
33.900,000 24,180,000
.
2563/4
47,900
26,652.200
15,1%8.000
4.82
30.14
12 10
951.664
1710
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Max.
Min.
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Table showing average daily yield of water shed for 1914:
MILLION GALLONS
Month
Consumption
Increase or decrease in ponds
Av. Daily yield in gallons
Rain- fall
January,
43.3
11.8
1,777,000
3.62
February,
41.8
24.7
2,375,000
4.82
March,
38.6
20.2
1,897,000
5.42
April,
36.3
44.5
2,693,000
5.45
May,
43.1
5.8
1,576,000
2.90
June,
59.5
-37.1
746,000
1.00
July,
49.6
-14.5
1,132,000
4.62
August,
41.8
-20.4
690,000
3.40
September,
40.9
-45.1
-140,000
1.67
October,
39.7
-30.8
287,000
2.20
November,
34.3
00.0
1,143,000
3.47
December,
38.7
30.7
2,239,000
6.73
Average,
1,368,000
Table showing approximate average daily yield of water shed in gallons, and average daily use from 1908 to 1914, inclusive :
Year
Av. Daily Use
Av. Daily Yield
1908,
1,220,000
1,174,000
1909,
1,267,000
1,295,000
1910,
1,251,000
1,056,000
1911,
1,310,000
1,023,000
1912,
1,370,000
1,505,000
1913,
1,307,000
1,291,000
1914,
1,383,000
1,368,000
Average,
1,301,000
1,245,000
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The following page shows the analysis made by the State Board of Health at frequent intervals during the year 1914 of the water from Great and Little South and Boot Ponds.
Respectfully submitted, ARTHUR E. BLACKMER,
Superintendent.
.
WATER ANALYSIS, 1914.
No.
DATE OF
TURBID- ITY
SEDI- MENT
COLOR
TOTAL
LOSS ON
IGNITION
FIXED
FREE
TOTAL
IN SO-
LUTION
In Sus-
pension
CHLORINE
Nitrates
Nitrites
OXYGEN
CONSUMED
HARDNESS
IRON
114520 Feb. 18
V. Slight |V. Slight
.02
2.70 0.85 1.85 .0022 .0308
.0272 .0036
.63 .0000
.0000
.14 0.2 .002
Boot
114521 Feb. 18
V. Slight |V. Slight
.02
2.45 1.05 1.40
.0030
.0190 .0172 .0018
.70 .0000 .0000
.11
0.2 .003
Little South
114522 Feb. 18
V. Slight V. Slight
.00
3.15 1.00 2.15
.0024 .0288 .0234
.0054
.78 .0000 .0000
.10|
0.3 .004
Great South
115645 April 22
V. Slight
Slight
.03
2.65 0.80 1.85
.0024 .0182
.0166 .0016
.66
.0000 .0000
.13
0.1 .003
Little South
115646 April 22
V. Slight
Slight
.00
2.55 0.80 1 .: 5
1.0016 .0152 .0134 .0018
.68 .0000
.0000
.08
0.1 .003
Great South
115647 April 22
V. Slight
V. Slight
.00
2.45 0.80 1.65
.0008 .0186 .0158 .0028
.65 .0000 .0000
.11 0.1 .003
Boot
116901 June 18
V. Slight [V. Slight
.02
2.70 0.90 1.80
.0014 .0204 .0172 .0032
.65 .0000
.0000
.04
0.1 .005
Little South
116902|June 18
V. Slight
V. Slight
.00
2.85 0.95 1.90 .0022 .0114 .0100 .0014
.61 .0000 .0000
.02
0.1 .003
Great South
116903 June 18
V. Slight
Slight
.00
2.10 0.80 1.30
.0016 .0200
0166 .0034
.55 .0000 .0000
.04
0.1 .004
Boot
119750 Oct. 20
None
V. Slight
.00
3.00 0.70 2.30 .0016 .0202 .0200
.0002
76 .0000 .0000
.17 0.2 .010
Little South
119751 Oct. 20
V. Slight
Slight
.00
2.25 0.60 1.65
.0016 .0172 .0126
.0046
.73 .0000
.0000
.12 0.2 .008
Great South
119752 Oct. 20
Slight
Slight
.00
3.35 1.00 2.35
.0012 .0328 .0186 .0142
.73 .00 0 .0000
.16
0.2 .007
Boot
121212 Dec. 21
V. Slight
V. Slight
.00
2.65 0.75 1.90
.0022 .0190 .0156 .0034
.59 .0010 .0000
.10
0.2 .007
Little South
121213 Dec. 21
V. Slight V. Slight
.00
3.05 0.90 2.15 .0006 .0116 .0098 .0018
.62 .0020 .0000
.0: 0.2 .006
Great South
121214 Dec. 21
V. Slight |V. Slight
.00
3.05 0.95 2.10 .0064 .0248 .0176 .0072
.63 .0020 .0000
.14 0.3 .008 | Boot
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APPEARANCE
. . RESIDUE ON EVAPORATION
AMMONIA
NITRO- GEN A8
NAME
ALBUMINOID
OF
POND
COLLECTION, 1914
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