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LAWS AND RESOLVES, 1888, CHAP. 142.
" The Board of Road Commissioners of the town of Quincy, or the Board of Selectmen, in case at any time said town has no Board of Road Commissioners, is hereby authorized, for the purpose of draining any lands which have been or may here- after be declared by the Board of Health of said town to be so wet or moist as to be offensive or injurious to health, to clear of obstructions, deepen and widen any brooks or streams within the limits of said town, and to straighten or alter the courses or channels thereof, and to enter upon any lands for such purpose ; and the more effectually to make such improvements said Board may take land within the limits of said town, in fee sim- ple or otherwise, not exceeding four rods in width. Damages suffered by any person through such taking of land, or through any other action of said Board under this act, shall be ascer- tained and recovered from the town of Quincy in the same manner as provided by law in case of the laying out of town ways."
Of the four piggeries maintained in the town at the begin- ning of the year, three were discontinued by request of the Board, one requiring legal measures for its abolishment.
In compliance with the statutes requiring the report of all contagious and infectious diseases from householders and phy- sicians, the following have been received : -
Diphtheria
82 cases.
Typhoid fever .
80
·
Scarlet fever . . .
31
Measles .
.
.
32 66
It would be worthless and misleading to give the percentage of deaths from the several infectious diseases as reported above until there is more accurate and general compliance with the statutes.
At the last annual town meeting the sum of eight hundred dollars was appropriated for the use of the Board of Health. This sum has been expended as follows : -
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Inspection and fumigating .
. $303 45
Rent of office
· 100 00
Secretary .
100 00
Printing
68 13
Office furniture .
32 00
Stationery and postage
9 48
Express and miscellaneous .
6 40
Burial of dead animals
4 00
$623 46
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J. H. GILBERT, M. D.
J. F. WELCH, M. D.
J. L. WHITON.
J. M. SHEAHAN, M. D.
C. M. MARSTIN, M. D.
REPORT OF MANAGERS OF ADAMS ACADEMY.
The Board of Managers of Adams Academy submit herewith their annual report.
The school is larger now than for several years, numbering over sixty. While this is not the absolute test of success, in the minds of many of the people the first question always asked is, " How many have you ?" The master very truly says that "the character, the quality, the docility, the temper of the pupils are far more important than their numbers." The master is of the opinion that the tone of the school has decidedly improved over last year. Soon after the last report was printed, there were some changes in the teaching force at the Academy. Mr. Damon was forced by pressure of private cares to withdraw from a large part of the work. He, however, continues up to the present time to undertake certain specific duties.
Mr. C. T. Billings, whose success as a teacher of history is beyond praise, determined to give himself wholly to his studies in the Divinity School.
Mr. F. C. Southworth has been engaged, and is now one of the regular teachers in the Academy.
Two annual prizes have been added to the list, to be com- peted for by the pupils - one a prize from the Alumni Asso- ciation, being a prize for an oration or address on some distinguished historical character; the other, the Anderson prize, established by Mr. Luther S. Anderson.
Forty-three of the boys attending the school are from Quincy. The master truly says that this large number bears heavily on the fund, with the utmost help from the generosity of those who are able and willing to pay ; and that not a few show that, however well disposed, they cannot reap much benefit from the higher education. "The Academy ought not to be confounded with a city high school, at the head of a
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graded system. Each has its own honorable and legitimate work to do, and neither should do more than its share."
Through the kindness of Miss Elizabeth C. Adams, the Academy has been presented with a plan, in a suitable frame, of the U. S. Military Academy at West Point, executed in pen and ink by her brother, Thomas B. Adams.
The Harvard examinations were not as successful as they sometimes have been, although three were admitted with no little credit.
The managers are strongly of the opinion that the work done at this school is of the best.
Notwithstanding certain disadvantages under which the school labors, it secures a fair share of patronage.
The managers feel that it has been of great value to our community, and that it deserves and should receive the cordial support of all our citizens.
EDWARD NORTON, PETER BUTLER, CHAS. A. HOWLAND, J. G. WITHAM, CHAS. H. PORTER,
Managers of Adams Academy.
CHIEF ENGINEER'S REPORT.
ENGINEER'S OFFICE, QUINCY, Jan. 1, 1889.
TO THE HONORABLE BOARD OF SELECTMEN : -
Gentlemen, - I herewith submit the twenty-seventh annual report of the Chief Engineer of the Quincy Fire Department, also certain recommendations for the benefit of the department.
MEMBERSHIP
consists of the following officers and men : -
JOHN W. HALL, Chief.
JOHN A. DUGGAN, Clerk. WM. B. BARRY.
FRANK A. PACKARD. PETER J. WILLIAMS.
Steamer No. 1, 2; Hose No. 1, 13; Hose No. 2, 10; Hose No. 3, 8; Hose No. 4, 10; Hook and Ladder No. 1, 13; Chemical No. 1, 1; Chemical No. 2, 12; Total, 69. Four of this number are engaged permanently and the balance are volunteers.
APPARATUS.
The apparatus of the department consists of one Amoskeag steam fire engine, one hook and ladder truck, fully equipped, three hose wagons, two four-wheel hose carriages, one hose pung, two chemical engines, two jumpers.
There are also six horses, four double and three single sets of harness. Three horses and three double, and two single sets harness have been added the past year.
There are also 6,250 feet of hose, 550 feet not reliable and 150 feet condemned.
. The hose is divided as follows : -
Hose No. 1, 1,400 feet ; Hose No. 2, 900 ; Hose No. 3, 950; Hose No. 4, 900 ; two hose jumpers at Atlantic, 550 ; and the carriage at Hall's stable, 500 ; hose tower, 1,050.
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FIRE ALARM.
The fire-alarm service consists of upwards of twenty miles of wire, a battery, twenty-five boxes, three bell strikers, one large gong, two eight-inch gongs and one mechanical tapper, four direct tappers, and one steam whistle and connections.
The fire-alarm boxes are located as follows : -
Box 23. Hancock, opposite Cottage Ave.
25. Newcomb and Sea Streets.
26. Unitarian Church, Hancock Street.
28. Cor. Hancock and Greenleaf Streets.
34. Cor. Union and Main Sts. on Whicher's Factory.
35. Cor. Hancock and School Streets.
37. Franklin and Water Streets.
39. Penn and Liberty Streets.
41. School and Granite Streets.
42. Jones', cor. junction Granite and Water:
46. Hose house No. 3.
47. Bates and Grove Streets.
48. Cor. Willard and Robertson Streets.
51. Mellen Bray & Co.'s Tubular Rivet Factory.
53. Warren and Winthrop Ave.
54. Hancock and Fenno Streets.
56. Wollaston Hotel, cor. Beal and Newport Ave.
58. Cor. Adams and Beal Streets.
62. Cor. Hancock and Atlantic Streets.
64. Billings and Newbury Streets.
68. Squantum.
71. Mill and Washington Streets.
72. Church, cor. South and Washington Streets.
73. Howard and Winter Streets.
75. Main and Sumner Streets.
HYDRANTS.
There are ninety-six hydrants.
RESERVOIRS.
There are sixteen : ten are self-filling.
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LIST OF FIRES AND ALARMS FROM FEB. 1, 1888, TO JAN. 1, 1889.
DATE.
TIME.
Box.
PROPERTY.
OWNER.
Feb. 21.
10.50 P. M.
42
Polishing Shop.
23.
9.30
23
Patriot Office.
C. H. Hardwick & Co. James Stetson.
Mar.
1.
7.00 A. M.
25
Storage
Albert Keating.
5.
11.00 A. M.
43
Haystack
Apr.
9.
12.55 P. M.
73
Grass
20.
4.30 A. M.
39
Polishing Shop.
29.
2.50 P. M.
46
Grass
May
22.
8.30 A. M.
46
Dwelling.
- Farnum.
July
3.
11.50 P. M.
46
House
George Miller.
66
4.
46
Stone Shed.
- Hayes.
66
4.
9.40
35
Stable
Dr. Donovan.
10.
11.30 A. M.
64
Dwelling.
James Fitchpatrick.
66
27.
1.20 P. M.
37
False ..
28.
8.30
39
False
Aug. 20.
12.15 A. M.
37
Dwelling
Miss Cahill.
23.
11.55
56
False ..
27.
3.30 P. M.
51
Dwelling
Estate Dr. Duggan.
Sept. 23.
1.05 P. M.
51
Dwelling.
George A. Litchfield.
66
31.
2.40 A. M.
Piggery
Terance Keenan.
Oct.
3.
1.55 A. M.
42
Polishing Shop.
Cray & Lynch.
14.
4.00
62
Dwelling.
Wm. A. Hodges. Quincy Mutual Insurance Co.
Dec.
S.
9.50 P. M.
56
Dwelling.
13.
8.45
37
Chimney
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24.
11.20
46
Bedclothes
LIST OF PROPERTY, QUINCY FIRE DEPARTMENT.
At Engine House.
1 third-class Amoskeag en- gine.
28 feet suction hose.
1 brass strainer.
2 brass pipes.
12 feet frost hose.
1 floor broom.
1 set heater valves.
2 hose spanners.
1 dust-pan and brush.
1 Morse valve.
1 brass oil can.
1 tin oil can.
5 lanterns.
2 side lanterns.
1 poker.
1 hydrant wrench.
1 life line.
1 jack screw.
3 monkey wrenches, 6", 12", 14".
1 head light.
1 cap and nut wrench.
1 slice bar.
1 shovel.
6 chairs.
1 hammer.
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4.
66
23
Tirrell's Shop
C. P. Tirrell.
29.
6.50 P. M.
42
False ..
27.
S.50 P. M ..
48
Dwelling.
Russell & Boynton. W. H. Doble.
5.30 P. M.
72
Grass
Thomas W. Smith.
66
66
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LIST OF PROPERTY, QUINCY FIRE DEPARTMENT. - Continued.
2 cuspadores.
2 stuffing box wrenches.
30 feet stove pipe.
1 reducing coupling.
2 horse blankets.
2 hitch ropes.
2 tube brushes.
30 lbs. cotton waste.
5 lbs. rotten stone.
1 stove.
1 hod, poker, and shaker.
1 horse pull.
1 large gong.
1 water gauge.
1 strap and vise.
1 copper boiler.
1 coupling plug.
5 lbs. packing.
1 pair double harness with Berry patent.
Hose No. 1.
1 two-horse hose wagon.
1 set Berry's patent harness.
1 set Berry's patent harness.
1 Berry collar.
1,400 feet cotton-lined rubber hose.
2 horse blankets.
1 whip, 1 pair extra shafts.
9 spanners.
2 Morse valves.
1 axe.
11 hose lines.
1 crowbar.
4 belts.
1 lantern.
1 hydrant wrench.
1 head light.
4 rubber coats.
8 pairs rubber boots.
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1 Siamese.
2 shut-off nozzles.
Stable for Engine and Hose Horses.
4 horses.
12 horse towels.
2 horse cards.
2 curry-combs.
2 brushes.
2 water pails.
1 mane brush.
1 scraper.
Hall and Sleeping Room.
1 desk.
1 table.
13 chairs.
1 stove.
27 feet pipe.
1 coal hod ..
1 shovel ..
1 zinc mat:
1 screen door.
window screens.
1 chandelier.
1 telephone.
8 iron beds.
12 quilts.
22 cotton sheets.
28 pillow covers.
4 bed-spreads ..
12 pillows.
18 towels ..
Hook and Ladder House No. 1.
1 hook and ladder carriage.
1 Bangor ladder, 50 feet.
1 spliced ladder, 20 and 25, 45 feet.
2 ladders, 25 feet each.
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LIST OF PROPERTY, QUINCY FIRE DEPARTMENT. - Continued.
2 ladders, 20 feet each.
2 roof ladders, 20 feet.
1 ladder, 15 feet.
1 ladder, 10 feet.
6 ladder dog chains.
1 crowbar.
4 leather fire buckets.
6 rubber coats.
2 monkey wrenches.
1 head light.
1 set double harness, Berry patent.
2 door springs.
1 Johnson pump, 27 feet hose.
1 pole for hand.
1 wheel jack.
1 oil can.
2 poles, 20 feet each.
2 handles for ladder.
3 pitchforks.
1 large hook, 17 feet, with chain.
1 large hook, 16 feet.
2 large hooks, 13 feet.
2 plaster hooks.
3 guy ropes.
4 axes.
1 shovel.
4 tubular lanterns.
6 pairs of rubber boots.
1 hub spanner.
1 horse pull.
4 wheel plates.
1 whip.
1 10-foot chain.
2 horse blankets. -
Sleeping Room.
2 stoves, 35 feet pipe. 1 broom.
5 bedsteads. 4 pairs of blankets.
4 comforters.
4 pillow covers.
1 chandelier.
4 lamps and brackets.
1 pan and brush.
6 cuspadores.
5 mattresses.
4 quilts.
8 sheets.
4 hair pillows.
1 table.
13 chairs.
Hook and Ladder Stable.
2 horses.
1 broom.
2 water pails.
1 brush.
2 extension bridles.
1 hay fork.
1 curry-comb.
2 blankets.
1 shovel.
1 mane brush.
1 scraper.
2 horse towels.
1 stable fork.
3 extra bits.
1 brush.
Hose Tower.
1 stove, 10 feet pipe.
1 foot pine wood. 1 axe.
1 pipe.
12 ton Cannel coal. Hose ropes. 100 feet hand hose.
1050 cotton rubber-lined hose.
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LIST OF PROPERTY, QUINCY FIRE DEPARTMENT. - Continued.
Hose No. 2. Wollaston.
1 one-horse hose wagon. 900 feet of cotton rubber-lined hose.
2 pipes.
3 pairs rubber boots.
1 table.
1 hydrant gate.
2 ladders.
3 stoves and pipe.
1 chandelier.
3 chairs.
5 settees.
4 lamps.
1 set Berry patent harness (single).
Hose No. 3. West Quincy.
1 one-horse hose wagon. 950 feet hose.
1 set single harness, Berry patent.
3 pairs rubber boots.
50 feet garden hose.
2 lanterns.
2 axes.
6 chairs.
3 bracket lamps.
1 table. coal hod and shovel.
1 mirror.
1 water pail.
2 wheel jacks.
8 rubber coats.
2 stoves. 7 settees.
7 cuspadores.
1 broom.
5 lamps.
12 bowls.
1 hand engine, Hunneman, manufacturer.
1 hand pole and rope.
Hose No. 4. Quincy Point.
1 four-wheel hose carriage with reel.
900 feet hose.
50 feet garden hose.
2 lanterns.
4 lantern globes.
1 five-gallon oil can.
10 lamps. 8 rubber coats.
1 water pail.
1 wheel jack.
3 pairs rubber boots.
1 water pail.
1 broom.
14 chairs.
1 stove and pipe.
1 coal hod.
1 wrench.
2 shovels.
1 dust-pan and brush.
3 settees.
4 tables.
J. Hall's Stable.
1 four-wheel crane-neck hose carriage.
500 ft. cotton rubber - lined hose.
1 pipe.
1 wrench.
Chemical Engine No. 1. Hough's Neck.
7 buckets.
1 wrench.
5 acid bottles.
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LIST OF PROPERTY, QUINCY FIRE DEPARTMENT. - Continued.
1 lead pitcher.
7 soda bags.
1 cwt. soda.
2 ladders.
1 stove.
1 broom.
1 tender.
9 acid cups.
1 monkey wrench.
1 Stilson wrench.
1 axe.
1 carboy acid.
1 ton coal. Bucket and sponge.
Hose Room.
1 barrel kerosene oil.
1 snow shovel.
2 tons coal.
1 work bench.
1 coupling expander.
24 copper bushings.
1 window brush.
1 zinc tray.
2 hand saws.
1 plane.
I putty knife.
5 settees.
1 set grate bars for steamer.
1 coal shovel.
1 sign. 1 bench vise.
24 hose couplings.
1 jack.
1 tree cutter.
1 comp. bell, 400 lbs.
1 bit stock.
2 bits.
2 bushel baskets.
1 force pump.
150 feet condemned hose.
Atlantic. J. Q. Chemical No. 2.
1 Holloway double - tank chemical engine.
1 set double harness, with Berry's patent hangers.
1 pair horse blankets. 250 feet hose & inch.
2 two-wheel jumpers.
2 hose pipes.
1 chandelier.
1 reflector lantern.
7 settees.
4 acid jars.
1 tin boiler.
3 pairs rubber boots.
2 brooms.
1 mallet.
2 stove brushes.
2 stoves and pipe.
8 bracket lamps.
12 chairs.
1 table desk. Small amount of fuel and chemicals.
4 coats.
4 gallons oil.
2 axes.
5 pails.
1 hand pole and 200 feet rope.
9 pounds cotton waste.
1 hook.
2 tunnels.
Fire Alarm.
1 circuit, 23 miles wire.
24 alarm boxes.
1 large gong.
1 mechanical tapper.
1 steam whistle and connec- tion.
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LIST OF PROPERTY, QUINCY FIRE DEPARTMENT. - Continued.
3 bell strikers.
2 eight-inch gongs.
4 direct tappers.
Battery Room at Engine House.
93 glass jars.
3 lantern globes.
1 floor brush.
1 rubber apron.
81 zincs.
50 battery poles.
1 floor broom.
30 lamp chimneys.
3 pounds sponge.
1 dust-pan and brush.
RECOMMENDATIONS.
In my report of last year there were a number of recom- mendations made, in most of which the town acquiesced and for which generous appropriations were made. The money has been expended and the department is to-day in better condi- tion to serve the purpose for which it was created than ever before. The additions to the department made during the year may be found under the list of apparatus.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE STEAMER.
Hose No. 1 and ladder truck are as good as the present buildings will allow, though the time is not far distant when new and more commodious and comfortable quarters will have to be provided both for men and apparatus.
Knowing the great interest the people take in this branch of the public service, their sharp watch as to the speed in answer- ing to alarms, and their open criticisms as to the management of fires, I do not hesitate to say that I believe the past reputa- tion of the department has been well sustained during the year just expired. There has been considerable difficulty in locating any derangement of the fire-alarm service owing to the great length of wire in a single circuit.
I know of no other line of equal length in use to-day. And much valuable time and a great deal of money may be saved and damage averted, by dividing the circuit into three parts ; and I recommend the purchase of a four-circuit repeater and switch-board at as early a date as possible.
The supply wagon now in service is in a dilapidated condi- tion, and I recommend the purchase of a new one and a set of traverse runners, believing it will be better economy than to attempt to repair the old.
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More hydrants are needed. I also recommend the purchase of five hundred feet of hose. I also recommend that the Chief Engineer have the authority to employ a man as assistant engineman to have charge of the fire alarm.
To all the engineers, officers, and members of the force under my command I tender my profound thanks for their interest in the welfare of the department and their successful efforts to maintain its efficiency and value.
To your honorable Board I express my heartfelt gratitude for the honorable treatment I have ever received at your hands.
Respectfully submitted, JOHN W. HALL, Chief Engineer Q. F. D.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON SEWERAGE.
Your Committee on Sewerage, finding that any plan for the disposal of sewage must have the sanction of the State Board of Health, at once laid before them all data and facts accumu- lated, requesting their consideration and report.
The Board and their engineer visited Quincy, and were taken by your committee over the ground, shown all the opportu- nities for outlets, including that at West Gut, between Nut and Paddock's Islands, which latter had been urged by some.
After examination the result of their deliberations was given your committee, July 6, in the following communica- tion : -
OFFICE OF STATE BOARD OF HEALTH, 13 BEACON STREET, BOSTON, July 6, 1888.
TO THE COMMITTEE ON SEWERAGE,
Quincy, Mass. :
Gentlemen, - The State Board of Health has examined the subject of the disposal of the sewage of the town of Quincy as requested by the Committee on Sewerage of the town, and respectfully submits the following reply : -
The disposal of the sewage of the main village and the southern and western sections of the town into Weymouth Fore River is approved by the Board. It now appears that the best point of discharge is into the channel under the bridge, by a pipe having its end below low-water mark. The location of the outlet at the point, however, should be definitely deter- mined only after the currents have been ascertained by ob- serving the course of floats at all stages of the tide.
The discharge of sewage from the low district, northeast of the main village, referred to in the report of Mr. E. C. Clarke, including less than one hundred acres, into the head of Town River Bay, is permissible, provided the amount of sewage dis- charged there is limited to the ordinary sewage that may be expected from this low area.
The Board, from present information, thinks it preferable that the sewage from Wollaston and Atlantic should be carried to a low-water channel in Quincy Bay, about three thousand
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feet from the shore, rather than into Neponset River, and advises the town to have the necessary examinations made to determine the currents, the cost, and efficiency of sewer systems connecting with each of these outlets.
The Board does not advise the disposal of the sewage at Hough's Neck.
Any information which the Engineer of the Board may have obtained in this examination will be placed at the service of the town. By order of the Board,
SAM'L W. ABBOTT, Secretary State Board of Health.
Your committee then secured the services of Lawrence Brad- ford, a person thoroughly familiar with the business, to make extended float experiments at Quincy Point, that the best possi- ble outlet might be determined.
The result of these experiments is given in his report, as follows, the maps on file in the Town Clerk's office showing definitely all the facts as ascertained by the floats : -
QUINCY, Aug. 25, 1888.
MESSRS. WM. A. HODGES AND H. T. WHITMAN.
Committee on procuring Float Experiments.
Gentlemen, - In accordance with your instructions, I have practised with floats to ascertain the direction and force of the tidal currents off Quincy Point, to determine the very best place on the water front for the location of the outlet of a sewer. The localities chosen to practise from were Quincy Point bridge and the end of Shipyard Point at the mouth of Town River Bay. My experiments were carried on through the course of the tide, ebb and flood. I set off from these points twenty-six floats. two being started simultaneously, one from each place. The floats were three feet in length, sunk below the surface of the water. A wire and small flag were all that projected above, that very little might be presented for the wind to act upon, and I have found that the wind has not much effect upon them where the current is strong. In my experiments here, the wind has not, but in a few instances which will be noted, been strong enough to much influence them. Those set off from the bridge were started in the draw, that they might have the full force of the currents and be free from the eddies about the piles. Those set off from Shipyard Point were started from the place shown on the map, where
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there is a depth of five feet at mean low water. Places marked thus (t) along the paths of floats were regularly located from signals on shore. The velocities of the floats between these points are given on the maps in miles per hour.
The floats started from the bridge did not move so fast from the start as those set off from Shipyard Point and grounded in three instances on the easterly side of Shipyard Point, and before striking the current that came down from Town River Bay. One, started three hours after high water, shown on Sheet No. 3, caught in eel-grass at the same place, but was taken out in the stream and started, that the experiment might not be lost. Those started from Shipyard Point moved rapidly from the start whether on the flood or ebb, and those on the ebb continued with a good velocity till they had passed outside of the river, there being only two instances of floats getting aground, one on the ebb over half a mile below Hunt's Point, and one on the flood in Sailors' Snug Harbor (Sheet No. 2), when there was a strong southeasterly wind setting on shore. The floats started on the flood from Shipyard Point moved fast till they reached the vicinity of point off Sailors' Snug Harbor, where there is a peculiar eddy ; here they hung for a long time, one in nearly the same place for three hours. Of the floats started from the bridge on the flood, all went aground in the bay to the south, on Weymouth Fore River. One, when the wind was blowing strong southeasterly, went aground soon after leaving the bridge (two hours after low water, Sheet No. 3). This was taken out in the stream and started again, but it soon drifted on shore.
From the evidences which are before you on the three maps, I would state, as my opinion, that the best place on the Quincy Point shore for a sewer outlet is at the end of Shipyard Point, and would advise that the sewer be carried out on the westerly side of the prolongation of the point, as far out as practicable, in a direction towards the place where the floats were started from, and that the outlet be placed at such a depth that the top of it would be covered at low water.
Yours respectfully, LAWRENCE BRADFORD, In Charge of Float Experiments.
Shipyard Point, as recommended by your committee of 1884-5, is thus shown to furnish the best outlet, and your com- mittee reach the following conclusions : -
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1st. That the construction of a sewer should not be longer delayed, but be commenced at the earliest practical moment by the incoming city government.
2d. That its construction in the main should be as out- lined in report of Sewer Committees of 1884-5 and 1885-6, with a careful examination to see if the new and larger Akron pipe, as at present made, will not answer for the main sewer.
3d. That inasmuch as the city will have always to main- tain and care for the sewer, seventy-five per cent at least of the cost of construction should be assessed and collected from the property owners to be benefited thereby, as arranged for by State law.
4th. That before sewer construction the city vote an ordi- nance that after sewer construction no basenient or cellar or land assessed shall be built below the grade of the sewer, except at the builder's risk for drainage.
5th. That connection with the sewer shall be made only through a four-inch pipe in streets where six-inch pipe is laid, and not larger than five-inch when larger sizes are connected with.
6th. That every house connection must be provided with a grease-trap, a running trap, and a drain-vent pipe extending above the uppermost window in the house.
THEOPHILUS KING. WM. A. HODGES. F. C. POPE. WALTER H. RIPLEY. HERBERT T. WHITMAN. J. H. ELCOCK. WM. N. EATON.
MINORITY REPORT.
The undersigned hereby dissents from that portion of the report of the Sewerage Committee which fixes the outlet of the proposed sewer at Quincy Point.
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