Town annual report of Swampscott 1903, Part 8

Author: Swampscott, Massachusetts
Publication date: 1903
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 328


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Financial Statement.


Appended is a statement of the expenditures in detail which have been made to date. Their aggregate is $112,150.55. The Board of Sewer Commissioners has issued under various dates, certain temporary notes in anticipation of the bond issue which notes are concisely shown in an appended statement. The bond issue of $124,000, which was authorized at the meeting held March 5, was sold on November 17. The premium received on this loan amounted to $3,092.52 ; as these bonds were dated Sep- tember 1, 1902, there had accrued in interest the sum of $916.22, making a total $4,008,74 received from the sale of bonds in addition to their face value of $124,000. The loan authorized at the July meeting has not been issued ; it is expected that the issu- ance of this loan will become necessary about May The , possible premium which it is anticipated will be received upon this issue of bonds should be left with the Sewer Commissioners to cover any contingencies which may arise.


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REPORT OF SEWER COMMISSIONERS.


1903]


The following is a statement of the borrowings and the pay- ments on account of notes which have been made by the Town Treasurer and Sewer Commissioners.


Statement of Notes and Bonds Issued and Paid on Account of Sewers to February 10, 1903.


RECEIPTS.


May 12, 1902, received on note, due Nov. 12, 1902, $5,000 00


Aug. 5, 66


" Feb. 5, 1903, 20,000 00


Oct. 2, 66 66 ' Dec. 2, 1902, 5,000 00 " IO,


66 demand por QUE 2 4 15,000 00


"' 23, 66 66


1. mr .18. 75,000 00 Nov. 17,


on sale of bonds, face value, 124,000 00


Bond premium


3,092 52


Bond accrued interest


916 22


Accrued interest on sewer deposit


352 II


Total


$248,360 85


Paid on Notes, Oct. 24, paid note,


$15,000 00,


Nov. 12, paid note


5,000 00%


Nov. 18, paid note


75,000 00/


Dec. 2, paid note


5,000 00


Feb. 5, 1903, paid note


. 20,000 00


120,000 00


Balance available for construction $128,360 85


Extensions.


As has been noted in the Report of the Engineer, it has been found inadvisable to lay sewers in private ways, unless certain arrangements could be effected with the owners abutting thereon, or the Town should see fit to accept such ways as public streets. The attention of the Commissioners has also been called to desired extensions of the sewer on Orient street, and Elmwood Road. The cost of these extensions would be for Orient street, $650;


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TOWN DOCUMENTS.


[Feb. 20


for Elmwood Road, $250. It will be necessary for the Town to make an appropriation to cover these extensions, should they vote to place sewers in these streets. With the exception of the slight extension on Orient street the Board makes no recommendation for extensions this year but, inasmuch as the owners of the new street on the Jeffries estate having built at their own expense to connect a sewer with the main sewer on Orient street, this small extension should be built at once.


The Board suggests that they be authorized by the Town to issue through the Town Treasurer, the note or notes of the Town for a term of years not exceeding five, to such an amount as may be necessary to cover any expenditures for extensions, such notes to be paid from the returns from sewer assessments as they may become due. By so doing, there will be no further call on the tax levy for these extensions. It is the intention of the Sewer Act to provide for any extensions by means of these sewer assess- ments, and the suggestion herein made is in accordance with this intent. Appended is the report of the Engineer showing in detail the work of construction already accomplished together with the possible expenditures likely to be required under the contracts uncompleted and those yet to be made.


Land Easements.


Right of way for the iron force main has been obtained from William A. Jeffries, E. J. Lepper, George C. Brooks, Leonard H. Phillips, W. Tracy Dana, Horace W. Blanchard, trustee, Wm. B. Phillips, et al, Mrs. L. B. Gaston, and for the cross line from New Ocean to Humphrey street from the Boston & Northern Railway Co. These rights of way were granted with- out cost to the town by Messrs. Geo. C. Brooks, L. H. Phillips, W. Tracy Dana, Mrs. L. B. Gaston and the Boston & Northern Railway Co. There are two claims, that of Fred E. Baker and Mabel W. Glidden, remaining to be adjusted.


Farwell Meadow Drain.


The matter of relieving this land of large accumulation of water at certain seasons was referred to this Board. It was


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1903]


thought advisable to enlarge and rebuild the old water way; this has been done and at present is a partial relief; if the outlet could be extended about 75 feet further down on the beach, it would be complete.


The Metropolitan Park Commission was petitioned for this priv- ilege, but refused to allow the drain to be extended as it would, in the judgment of their engineer, disfigure the surface of the beach.


Respectfully submitted,


A. R. BUNTING, H. B. SPRAGUE, OSCAR G. POOR,


Sewer Commissioners.


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SWAMPSOTT SEWERS.


STATEMENT OF PAYMENTS


Made by the Board of Sewer Commissioners on account of Sewer Construction to Feb. 10, 1903.


Item.


Voucher No.


Date. 1902


To whom paid.


Amount.


Total.


Total.


ADMINISTRATION .


.


Typewriting


92


Nov. 29


Miss Annie M. Southard


$8 25


Legal expense


9[


Nov. 29


William H. Niles


·


50 00


Stationery and


4


June 6


G. F. King & Co. ·


$17 00


printing


124


Jan. 9


F. L. Butman


230 00


129


Jan 21


William G. Earp


10 60


257 60


1902


Furniture and


56


Oct. 10


George T. Till


$11 40


fixtures


63


Oct. 17


Arthur B. Curtis


3 45


77


Nov. 7


Paine Furniture Co


.


.


133 80


248 65


TOWN DOCUMENTS.


[Feb. 20


83


Nov. 14


Hastings & Sons Pub. Co.


100 00


.


.


$1,908 10


1903


1902


Telephone


3


June 6


New England Tel. & Tel. Co. .


$4 76


New England Tel. & Tel. Co.


7 50


64


Oct. 17


New England Tel. & Tel. Co. .


5 70


1903


140


Feb. 6


New England Tel. & Tel. Co. ·


6 89


1902


Lighting


105


Dec. 19


Lynn Gas and Electric Co.


$36 49


1903


107


Jan. 9


Lynn Gas and Electric Co.


·


.


27 29


133


Feb. 6


Lynn Gas and Electric Co.


20 68


1902


Rent


42


Sept. 19


Boston & Maine R. R. ·


$5 00


78


Nov. 7


Boston & Maine R. R.


.


.


5 00


90


Nov. 29


Boston & Maine R. R. ·


.


5 00


1903


106


Jan. 9


Boston & Maine R. R.


·


·


5 00


131


Feb. 6


Boston & Maine R. R.


5 00


Miscellaneous


127


Jan. 16


A. R. Bunting


24 69


expense


1902


Land damages


7


June 6


Nathaniel Galeucia


$600 00


and easements


17


July 30


William B. Phillips


50 00


Horace W. Blanchard, Tr.


50 00


19


July 35


Emma J. Lepper


. 300 00


20


July 30


William A. Jeffries


.


175 50


58


Oct. 10


Willard J. Hale


·


.


5 50


Amounts carried forward,


$1,181 00


$723 50


$1,908 10


145


1903]


24 85


REPORT OF SEWER COMMISSIONERS.


21


Aug. 7.


·


84 46


·


·


25 00


18


July 30


STATEMENT OF PAYMENTS-Continued.


Item.


Voucher No.


Date.


To whom paid.


Amount. $1,181 00


Total.


Total.


Amounts brought forward,


$723 50 $1,908 10


1903


136


Feb. 6


George T. Till


3 60


1,184 60


$1,908 10


ENGINEERING AND INSPECTION


.


7,800 00


1902


I


May 23


E. Worthington


$500 00


5


June 6


E. Worthington


500 00


I 2


July 11


E. Worthington


300 00


23


Aug. 8


E Worthington


500 00


38


Sept. 5


E. Worthington


700 00


54


Oct. 10


E. Worthington


800 00


74


Nov. 7


E. Worthington


1,000 00


98


Dec 5


E. Worthington


1,500 00


1903


108


Jan. 9


E. Worthington


·


1,000 00


34


Feb. 6


E. Worthington


1,000 00


MISCELLANEOUS SUPPLIES


5,002 72


1902


42


Sept. 19


Boston & Maine R. R.


$48 00


45


Sept. 19


Waldo Bros., cement


490 00


46


Sept 19


Waldo Bros., cement


509 60


57


Oct. 10


David W. Lewis, iron work


19 50


59


Oct. 10


W. G. Nash, cement


638 65


61


Oct. 10


Waldo Bros., cement


.


.


735 00


I46


TOWN DOCUMENTS.


7,800 00


[Feb. 20


·


·


.


.


.


.


.


62


Oct. 17 Nov. 7


W. G. Nash, cement


281 25


76


W. C. Whittredge & Co., cement . 174 96


1902


78


Nov. 7


Boston & Maine R. R.


25 00


Waldo Bros., cement


490 00


80


Nov. 7


W. G Nash, cement


225 00


84


Nov. 14


Waldo Bros., cement


245 00


85


Nov. 21


Waldo Bros., cement


490 00


87


Nov. 21


Boston & Maine R. R.


66 00


89


Nov 29


W. G. Nash, cement


28I 25


104


Dec. 19


W. C Whittredge & Co., cement


138 51


1903


122


Jan. 9


J. W. Blaney & Co., cement


145 00


CONSTRUCTION, GENERAL .


1902


Advertising


8


July 2


Hastings & Sons Pub. Co.


$9 60


9


July 2


Boston Herald Pub Co.


8 25


IO


July II


Engineering News Pub. Co.


7 80


II


July 1I


Engineering Record Pub. Co.


6 60


16


July 25


Boston Herald Pub. Co. .


.


9 64


41 89


Labor


81


Nov. 7


Lyons & Mather


$24 50


88


Nov. 21


Lyons & Mather


.


IO 25


34 75


Test borings


2


May 23


Swampscott Water Works


$4 00


Swampscott Water Works


2 00


22


July 30


Swampscott Water Works


4 00


10 00


$14,797 46


$14,797 46


147


Amounts carried forward,


1903]


REPORT OF SEWER COMMISSIONERS.


5,002 72


86 64


·


·


.


I 5


July 25


.


79


Nov. 7


.


.


STATEMENT OF PAYMENTS-Continued.


Item. Voucher No.


Date.


To whom paid.


Amount. Total.


Total.


Amounts brought forward,


$14,797 46 $14,797 46 17,130 62


Clay pipe


13


July II


Portland Stone Ware Co.


$1,576 49


24


Aug. 8


Portland Stone Ware Co.


1,412 24


30


Sept. 5


Portland Stone Ware Co.


1,602 ,99


51


Oct. 10


Portland Stone Ware Co.


·


1:325 03


68


Nov. 7


Portland Stone Ware Co.


·


755 61


99


Dec. 5


Portland Stone Ware Co.


.


486 82


1903


II2


Jan. 9


Portland Stone Ware Co.


·


5 78


116


Jan. 9


Portland Stone Ware Co.


3,832 96


Iron pipe


27


Aug. 22.


U. S. Pipe and Foundry Co


·


$3,148 52


29


Sept. 5


U. S. Pipe and Foundry Co.'


1,407 98


40


Sept 5


Town of Methuen


·


.


47 21


Sept. 5


Builders' Iron Foundry


9 99


Iron Work


26


Aug. 15


Hayes Foundry Co.


$45 74


28


Sept. 5


Hayes Foundry Co.


617 68


39


Sept. 5


Hemingway Machine Co.


.


.


4 70


52


Oct. 10


Hayes Foundry Co.


338 21


73


Nov. 7


Hayes Foundry Co.


51 75


1903


II2


Jan. 9


Philbrick & Pope


·


·


·


79


115


Jan. 9


Hayes Foundry Co.


·


·


·


434 88


143


TOWN DOCUMENTS.


[Feb. 20


10,997 92


4,613 70


.


·


·


·


·


.


MATERIAL CONTRACTS


1902


130 141


80,222 47


LABOR CONTRACTS


1902


Force main


31


Sept. 5


McCarthy & Dorey


$1,243 33


E. B. Roberts


50


Sect 2


44


Sept. 19


McCarthy & Dorey .


1,619 81


47


Oct. 10


McCarthy & Dorey .


745 20


JO2


3,608 84


$1,680 00


Receiving


32


Sept. 5


Tuttle & Edgerly


·


2,725 84


basin


49


Nov 7


Tuttle & Edgerly


2,777 76


IOI


Dec. 5


Tuttle & Edgerly


2,491 60


1903


109


Jan. 9


F. A. Houdlette & Son


.


27 44


Philbrick & Pope


I 33


IIO


Jan. 9


118


Jan. 9


Tuttle & Edgerly


.


974 40


135


Feb. 6


Hutchinson Lumber Co. .


10,694 81


1902


Pumping station


47


Oct. 10


McCarthy & Dorey


115 02


Tunnel section


33


Sept. 5


C. H. Eglee Co. ·


$1,644 44


No. 3


37


Sept. 5


Swampscott Water Works


48


Amounts carried forward,


$1,645 92


$46,346 75 $112,150 55


149


1903]


24 00


I 25


1,519 00


REPORT OF SEWER COMMISSIONERS.


Tuttle & Edgerly


Oct. 10


72


·


16 44


Dec. 5


Hayes Foundry Co E. B. Roberts .


Feb. 6 Feb. 6


STATEMENT OF PAYMENTS-Continued.


Item.


Voucher No.


Date.


To whom paid.


Amount.


Total. Total.


Amounts brought forward,


$1,645 92


$46,346 75 $112,150 55


43


Sept. 19


C. H. Eglee Co.


.


3,041 13


44


Sept. 19


E. B. Roberts


95 85


48


Oct. 10


C. H. Eglee Co.


3,895 36


67


Oct. 24


C. H. Eglee Co.


4,278 90


69


Nov. 7


C. H. Eglee Co.


6,121 96


86


Nov. 21


C. H. Eglee Co.


7,132 21


93


Dec. 5


C. H. Eglee Co.


5,021 74


103


Dec. 19


C. H. Eglee Co.


4,576 45


1903


123


Jan. 9


C. H. Eglee Co.


2,159 99


125


Jan. 16


Swampscott Water Works


70 05


126


Jan. 16


City of Lynn


35 50


128


Jan. 16


C. H. Eglee Co.


1,744 77


132


Feb. 6


Philbrick & Pope


43 4


137


Feb. 6


Town of Swampscott, Police Dept.,


2 75


138


Feb. 6


C. H. Eglee Co.


1,794 00


142


Feb. 20


C. H. Eglee Co.


2,389 20


Street mains, Section No. 4


34


Sept. 5


Michael McDonough


$1,060 54


37


Sept. 5


Swampscott Water Works


3 00


53


Oct. 10


Michael McDonough


.


.


66


Oct. 17


Michael McDonough


·


·


·


450 00


70


Nov. 7


Michael McDonough


·


.


·


408 65


97


Dec. 5


Michael McDonough


. 2,623 89


150


TOWN DOCUMENTS.


44,010 21


·


892 44


[Feb. 20


.


.


·


1902


1903


114


Jan. 9


Swampscott Water Works


1 50


Michael McDonough


981 12


139


Feb. 6


Michael McDonough


502 70


143


Feb. 20


Town of Swampscott, High. Dept.,


34 38


1902


Street mains,


35


Sept. 5


Fred D. Mayo .


$1,176 II


Section No. '5


37


Sept. 5


Swampscott Water Works


93 44


Fred D. Mayo .


.


.


·


2,409 10


71


Nov. 7


Fred D. Mayo .


.


.


.


3,111 69


95


Dec. 5


Fred D. Mayo . ·


.


3,780 71


1903


II4


Jan. 9


Swampscott Water Works


·


.


REPORT OF SEWER COMMISSIONERS.


12,173 16


1902


Miscellaneous labor contracts


14


July 11


Michael McDonough


$42 24


25


Aug. 8


Michael McDonough


66 21


36


Sept. 5


Michael McDonough


.


46 25


53


Oct. 10


Michael McDonough


. 29 97


65


Oct. 17


Peleg Gardner


99 00


82


Nov. 7


Michael McDonough


12 39


96


Dec. 5


Michael McDonough


9 05


1903


106


Jan. 9


Michael McDonough


·


·


.


1 00


119


Jan. 9


Michael McDonough


27 73


333 84


Amounts carried forward,


$109,822 18 $112,150 55


151


1903]


6,958 22


4 50


II7


Jan. 9


Fred D. Mayo .


·


.


1,567 61


121


Jan. 9


Swampscott Water Works


30 00


·


.


.


·


.


50


Oct. 10


I 20


Jan. 9


STATEMENT OF PAYMENTS-Continued.


152


Item. Voucher No.


Date.


To whom paid.


Amount. Total.


Total.


$109,822 18 $112,150 55


Amounts brought forward,


1902


Repair of


55


Oct. 10


Fred D. Mayo . .


.


71 00


Norfolk Avenue


60


Oct. 10


B. F. Getchell .


.


.


drain


75


Nov. 7


Fred D. Mayo .


.


.


510 62


94


1903


III


Jan. 9


Philbrick & Pope


-


.


.


4 40


135


2,328 37


$112,150 55 $112,150 55


Received from sale of Bonds (face)


$124,000 00


Bond premium


3,092 52


Bond accrued interest


916 22


Interest on deposit in bank to Feb. 20


352 11


Paid on Construction and other vouchers


$128,360 85 112,150 55


Balance in treasury, Feb. 20, 1903 .


$16,210 30


TOWN DOCUMENTS.


[Feb. 20


674 70


113


Jan. 9


Swampscott Water Works


198 15


Feb. 6


Hutchinson Lumber Co . .


615 54


Dec. 5


Fred D. Mayo . ·


.


$253 96


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REPORT OF ENGINEER.


1903]


Swampscott Sewerage System, 1902.


Report of Engineer upon Constructon to February Ist, 1903.


AARON R. BUNTING,


HENRY B. SPRAGUE,


Board of Sewer Commissioners, Swampscott, Mass.


OSCAR G. POOR,


GENTLEMEN,-I present herewith the following report upon Sewer Construction under my direction to February 1, 1903. This report is essentially in the nature of a progress report, as showing the work completed and in progress to the date above given.


The Town of Swampscott, at a meeting held March 5, 1902, voted to accept Chapter 86 of the Acts of 1902, authorizing the Town of Swampscott to construct sewers, and also voted to pro- ceed with the building of that portion of the Sewerage System recommended for immediate construction in the report of the Sewer Committee submitted in January, 1902. The Town also voted to issue $124,000 in bonds for such construction.


On April I your Board gave me instructions to proceed with the preparation of the necessary construction plans and specifi- cations, and work was immediately commenced by me towards this end. It was considered advisable to divide the work into various contracts for material and labor, in order that the Town might have the advantage of purchasing directly from the manu-


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TOWN DOCUMENTS.


[Feb. 20


facturers the material of construction, and of dealing directly with contractors who were skilled in the different kinds of work required.


The division of work was as follows :


Material Contracts.


I. For the vitrified clay or sewer pipe.


2. For the cast-iron pipe.


3. For the manhole iron work.


4. For the pumping plant.


Labor Contracts.


I. For unloading and stacking pipe and material received in cars at Swampscott.


2. For laying the outfall main from Whale Beach to Dread Ledge, termed Section I.


3. For laying the cast-iron force main from Whale Beach to the receiving basin, termed Section 2.


4. For receiving basin.


5. For pumping station.


6. For a portion of the street mains, including the heavy work of the tunnel through Humphrey street, termed Section 3.


7. For street mains lying east of New Ocean street not in- cluded in the tunnel section, termed Section 4.


8. For street mains designed for present construction which drain through New Ocean street to the main outlet termed Section 5.


The purpose of dividing the street mains into sections was to lessen the danger to the Town in the event of the failure of any one contractor to complete his work, and also to permit of reli- able contractors taking a relatively small piece of work without the liabilities incurred in a large contract. This, practically, is in conformance with the ideas of other towns and cities and the Metropolitan Water and Sewer Boards.


The work of preparing the construction plans involved careful surveys of the streets, laying out accurately in detail the sewers


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to be constructed therein, with all underdrains, manholes, flush- ing manholes, and other appurtenances, and determining the grades and elevations of the same. The preparation of the spec- ifications for this work involved setting forth in detail all con- tingencies and requirements of the work, and defining precisely the liability and duties of the contractors, the manner and method of the payment under the contracts, and the mode of procedure in construction. The material specifications comprised a definition of the material to be supplied, with the necessary detail drawings, schedules, and amounts of material required.


Material Contracts.


The work had proceeded sufficiently to enable bids to be re- ceived for the sewer pipe, cast-iron pipe and manhole iron work on April 30 and on this date your Board opened proposals for this work.


Bids on Sewer Pipe.


There were five bids received for this material from the follow- ing parties :


Portland Stone Ware Co., Portland, Maine. Philbrick & Pope, Swampscott. Waldo Bros., Boston.


David W. Lewis, Boston. Boston Pottery Co.


These bids were all alike, no variance whatever being had in price. The reason for this uniformity of bids was the fact that all sewer pipe manufacturers doing business in this part of the country were united in a sewer pipe trust; an agreement of which trust was to maintain certain prices. These prices were various discounts from an adopted price list, and were as follows :


For all pipe furnished with what is known as the " deep and wide " socket, 62 per cent. discount for 3-foot lengths, 64 per cent. discount for 2-foot lengths.


For all pipe furnished with what is known as the "standard " socket, 65 per cent. discount for 3-foot lengths, 67 per cent. dis- count for 2-foot lengths.


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[Feb. 20


For second quality pipe, all pipe furnished in 3-foot lengths, 65 per cent. discount ; all pipe furnished in 2-foot lengths, 67 per cent. discount.


These last figures represented the same price as for first qual- ity, and it was learned that the Sewer Pipe Trust would make no difference in such a price for second quality pipe where the breakage in transportation was assumed by the shipper. Where the breakage in transportation on second quality pipe was as- sumed by the party to whom the pipe was consigned, the dis- counts were 73 per cent. for 3-foot lengths and 75 per cent. for 2-foot lengths.


After a due consideration of these arbitrary rules of the Sewer Pipe Trust, it was determined to take the larger discount and assume the risk of transportation.


No difference existing in the price bid, the question of choice was confined to the best service. The pipe to be furnished by the Portland Stone Ware Company was mannfactured at Port- land, Maine; transportation from this point was short and quick. The liability of breakage on second quality pipe was correspond- ingly small, and the accessibility of the factory for sudden de- mands to meet exigencies in construction was an important feature. Transportation requires but three days from Portland, Maine, while from other shippers three to four weeks were required. For these reasons your Board awarded to the Port- land Stone Ware Company this contract.


It is interesting to note that the prices of sewer pipe in 1902, after the formation of the Sewer Pipe Trust, were advanced about 13 1-2 per cent. from that of 1901. This fact has made the cost of sewer pipe to the Town of Swampscott about $1,500 additional to that which could have been obtained in 1901.


Bids on Cast-Iron Pipe.


The bids for the cast-iron pipe included ordinary, straight cast- iron pipe and a special flexible joint pipe. This pipe is also controlled by a trust to a degree which fixes the price. While there are certain foundries outside of the trust, there is no opportunity to get any great variance in bids under the present competition. On April 30 no bids were received for this pipe,


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and for a considerable time no quotations could be had. Finally, there were received the following bids :


On May 3, from Davis & Farnum Manufacturing Co., Waltham, a bid of $32.00 per ton of 2,000 lbs.


From F. A. Houdlette & Son, Boston, a bid of $31.75 per ton of 2,240 lbs., which is equal to $28.34 per ton of 2,000 lbs.


From M. J. Drummond, $28.90 per ton of 2,000 lbs.


The bid of F. A. Houdlette & Son was accepted, so far as the pipe relating to the force main was concerned.


These bids were all for the standard straight cast-iron pipe. No bids could be obtained . for the flexible joint pipe which your Board would entertain. The lowest bid offered was about $60 per ton, and the highest, $110 per ton. After due consid- eration, the flexible joint pipe which was to be used in the outfall sewer to Dread Ledge was left until later, on account of the ex- tremely high price required.


It is worthy of notice to mention the rapid rise in iron goods and iron pipe during the last few years, and especially since 1901. In 1898, cast-iron pipe was bought for $17.10 per gross ton of 2,240 pounds. In 1901, the price asked was substantially $24.00 per gross ton. In 1902, the price was substantially $32.00 per gross ton, or a rise of nearly 100 per cent. in four years. The formation of the Cast-iron Pipe Trust is largely responsible for the high prices of 1902.


Bids on Manhole Iron Work.


Bids for the manhole frames and covers, flushing gates, man- hole rods and steps, and other iron work, were received by your Board on April 30. There were six bids upon this work, as follows :


Price computed on estimated amount required.


Hayes Foundry Company, including delivery on streets of Swampscott . $1,281 80 · F. A. Houdlette & Son, delivery on cars at Swampscott . 1,269 50 · . Somerville Iron Foundry delivery on cars at Swampscott . 1,310 00 · · · G. W. & F. Smith, delivery on cars at Swampscott . . 1,857 00


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Mechanics Iron Foundry, an informal bid which could not be summed.


The Sessions Foundry, which was an incomplete bid, on man- hole frames and covers only.


After a consideration of these bids, the contract was awarded to the Hayes Foundry Company, whose bid, although some $12.30 higher than that of F. A. Houdlette & Son, included the delivery of material on the streets of Swampscott, which more than offset the amount the Houdlette bid would have to be in- creased to include delivery from the cars. The Hayes Foundry Company also being located in Lynn, gave an additional advan- tage in the nearness to the work and ease of access.


Bids on Unloading Pipe.


Bids were also received May 3 1 for teaming and unloading pipe at the Swampscott station, which included the sewer pipe and cast-iron pipe. This contract covered unloading of all cars, and the teaming and stacking of the pipe in the various yards pro- vided for the reception of the pipe. An arrangement was made with the Boston & Maine Railroad to use a part of their yard at the station for the storage of pipe, and the Town property around the old Water Works station, on New Ocean street, was also made available for this purpose.


Three bids for this work were received as follows :


Price per gross ton. Material unloaded and stacked at Railroad Station.


Price per gross ton. Material unloaded, teamed and stacked at Water Works Yard.


Name of Bidder.


Michael McDonough,


$0.40


$0.50


B. F. Getchell,


0.55


0.65


H. Scott Tuttle,


1.20


1.25


All of the above bidders were residents of Swampscott. The contract was awarded to Michael McDonough as the lowest bidder.


These contracts provided for the furnishing of the material required in the construction of the sewers, with the exception of the pipe in the outfall main to Dread Ledge, and the pumping plant.


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REPORT OF ENGINEER.


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Labor Contracts.


Your Board received bids on June 14, 1902, for the work re- quired in constructing the force main line and the sewers through- out the streets. This work was divided into sections, as has been before stated.


Section 2, the force main line, embraced the laying of the iron force main from the receiving basin to Whale Beach, largely across private lands, and had the following bids :


Price computed on estimated quantities.


McCarthy & Dorey, Somerville $3,166 00


F. L. Cushing & Company, Lynn 4,142 00


Long & Little, Leominster . 4,460 00 Michael McDonough, Swampscott 4,740 00


C. H. Eglee Company, Boston 4,980 00


H. A. Hanscom & Company, Boston 6,140 00


C. E. Trumbull Company, Boston 6,380 00


F. A. Gammino, Providence, R. I. 7,070 00 Section 3, which comprised the tunnel, received three bids :


C. H. Eglee Company, Boston $64,545 00


H. A. Hanscom & Company, Boston 87,123 90


McCarthy & Dorey, Somerville 88,690 75 Upon Section 4, which comprised the easterly portion of the lateral mains, six bids were received, as follows :




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