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GATES.
Have been inspected and are in good condition.
WATER WASTE.
Ample evidence is at hand that there are many instances where the water is not being used prudently, and on these premises, meters should be placed.
ELECTROLYSIS.
This subject I have considered in detail in previous reports and a review would simply be repetition. I have said previously in this report, we have had a number of leaks that came from this source and no doubt the same influences are now at work and a break from this cause may happen at any time and endanger supply in a critical manner.
SERVICE PIPES.
Thirty-three leaks have been repaired during the year. Seven- ty-seven new service pipes have been laid and fifty-six old service pipes have been relaid as follows :
280
2 2-inch lead
71.3 feet
1 1-inch lead
.
16.0 ‹‹ 2067.0 “
82 2-inch lead lined
12 1-inch lead lined
341.0 66
30 2-inch galvanized iron
382.4 66
3 1-inch galvanized iron
11.5
66
2 2-inch galvanized iron
32.0
1 6-inch cast iron
17.5 «
Number of feet of service pipe relaid
2939.7 feet 1381.7 ‹‹
Number of feet of new service pipe laid
1557.8 feet
3,010 service pipes have been laid to date, of these there are sev- enteen that have not been let on and twenty-three that have been discontinued.
Number of feet of each size laid as follows :
2,629 &-inch diameter . 285 1 66
. 60,201.6 feet
7,856.4
5 14
.
.
.
. 1,089.5 66
49 2
.
·
. 17.0
66
2 3
66
.
6 4
·
6 6
244.6
Total length of service pipe
. 70,803.0 feet
Number of miles of service pipe ·
13.409
Seventy-five water takers have been added this year making total number to date, three thousand one hundred and thirty-nine.
Thirty-five services are shut off temporarily on account of va- cancy and twelve are shut off for non payment of rates.
Water is supplied to the following :-
Families
3020
Public-Libraries
2
Stores
·
59
Club-rooms
· 13
Offices
13 Restaurants
3
Banks
4
Laundries.
5
Markets
5
Manufactories . 18
Depots
4 Barber Shops 10
Bakeries
4 Boarding-houses
8
Churches
15 Engine-houses . .
.
7
Halls
. 10 Green-houses
8
·
· 105.3 66
27 12
.
1,108.5
1 2} 66
.
44.1
136.0 66
·
.
·
.
.
·
281
School-houses .
·
15
Paint shops
.
2
Slaughter-houses
2
Ice-houses
3
Cemeteries
9
Electric Light station
1
Private stables .
.162
Coal and wood yard . .
1
Livery and express
7
Ornamental fountains
2
Truck stable
14
Public drinking fountain
13
Parks
1
Motors
12
Lawn hydrants.
76
Meters
9
Blacksmith-shops
3
Hydrants
: 391
Groves .
.
1
Number of fixtures :-
.
Faucets .
4408
Water closets . 785 .
Hand-hose
·
.
1250
Urinals ·
. 36
Bath-tubs
.
.
. 474
.
.
PIPES LAID AND GATES AND HYDRANTS SET IN 1907.
LENGTH IN FEET LAID.
GATES SET.
STREETS.
Cast Iron, 6 in.
Galv. Iron, 2 in.
Galv. Iron, 1 1-2 in.
Galv. Iron, 1 in.
Galv. Iron, 3-4 in.
Hydrants.
LOCATION.
Adams Place
61.0
To J. B. Reed's house. To J. H. Meuse's house.
Center
.
Central
90.0
Columbian
841.5
2
1
Ford's Beach
13.0
Hobomac Road
37.5
1
1
Middle .
931.0
Main ·
1656.0
2
Private Way off Bridge .
263.0
Private Way, Holbrook Road
90.0
127.5
Pecksuot Road Sea .
308.0
Seaver Road
74.0
Wessagusset Road. .
111.0
Wessagusset Road.
70.0
Wessagusset Road.
104.0
Wessagusset Road. .
29.0
To E. L. Saunder's house.
.
2497.5
1592.0
29.0
601.0
160.0
5
2
/
Number of feet of pipe laid, 4879.5.
Number of hydrants set, 5.
Number of gates set, 2.
282
To Louis L. Ross' house. To Anton D. Schafer's house. To F. A. Dickson's house.
To G. F. Clark's house. To Thomas Condon's house. To H. R. Tibbets' house. To Mrs. Cath. M. Reid's house.
To Stephen Orcutt's house. To Oliver Cox's house. To E. E. Reed's house.
.
To S. A. Ward's house. To E. B. Nevin's house. To Mrs. Geo. Hatchfield's house.
To Mrs. LenaK. French's house. Opposite W. M. Tirrell's house.
Hawthorne
73.0
283
DISTRIBUTION PIPES AND GATES LAID TO DECEM- BER, 31, 1907.
SIZE.
Cast Iron Pipe.
Wrought Iron Pipe.
Galv. Iron Pipe.
Lead Pipe.
Gates.
20 in. diameter
Feet. 250.0
Feet.
Feet.
Feet.
1
18
66
2,092.5
1
14
66
20,679.5
12
12
66
19,087.8
28
10
66
30,905.2
37
8
66
37,465.2
58
6
66
174,705.5
274
4
66
5,764.8
14
2
66
8,984.9
12,742.4
41
12
66
12,499.7
5,363.0
43
14
66
3,137.5
3
1
66
1,363.0
7,616.5
526.3
12
3
66
1,239.0
334.0
1
290,950.5
22,847.6
30,098.4
860.3 525
Total number of feet
344,756.8
Total number of miles
65.294
Gates
.
525
6 in. Blow-offs
7
Hydrants
.
391
4 in. Blow-offs
10
Valves, 12 in.
2
2 in. Blow-offs
.
1
Automatic Air Valves ·
6
Check Valves, 14 in.
1
Accompanying this will be found the report of the Engineer of the Pumping Station.
In conclusion, I desire to thank the Water Board for their advice, courtsey, and ready co-operation ; also the employees of this department for their zeal and efficient manner in which they have discharged their duties.
Respectfully submitted,
IVERS M. LOW, Superintendent.
.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS - STATE BOARD OF HEALTH.
GREAT POND, WEYMOUTH, WATER ANALYSIS, (PARTS IN 100,000.)
DATE OF
APPEARANCE,
ODOR.
Residue on Evaporation
AMMONIA.
NITROGEN AS
ALBUMINOID.
NUMBER.
Collection.
Examination.
Turbidity.
Sediment.
Color
Total.
Fixed.
Free
Total.
In Solution.
* In Suspension
Chlorine.
Nitrites.
Nitrates.
Hardness.
Iion.
1907
1907
64636 Jan. 29 Jan. 30
Very Slight
Very Slight 1.00
Faintly Vegetable
Distinctly Vegetable
5.25 2.40 2.85 .0020 .0176 .0142 .0034 .58 .0020 .0000
.97 0.3
Great Pond.
65534 Mar. 23 Apr.
4
Very Slight
Slight
Distinctly Vegetable
Distinctly Vegetable
5.15 2 25
2.90
.0012 .0180 .0164
.0016 .56
.0030
.0000
.87 0.8
Great Pond.
66177 May 27 May 28
Very | Very bro- Slight |Slight wn
Distinctiy Decidedly Vegetable Vegetable 1.10 and Earthy and Earthy
4 35 2.15 2.20
.0020
.0166 .0156 .0010 .54
.0030 .0000
.98 0.6
Great Pond.
67132 July 30 July 31|
Very Slight
Very Slight .72
Faintly Vegetable
Faintly Vegetable
3.70 1.85 1.85
.0032 .0218 .0194
.0024 .58 .0010 .0001
.79 1.0
.0160
Great Pond. (Surface)
68067 Sept. 20 Sept. 24
Very Slight
Very Slight
.47
Faintly Vegetable
Faintly Vegetable
3.65 |1.60 | 2.05 .0034
.0170 .0140
.0030 .55 .0010 .0000
.52 0.5
Great Pond.
69369 Nov. 26 Dec.
5
Very Slight
Very Slight
Very Faintly Vegetable
Faintly Vegetable
3.55 1.75 1.80
.0058
0154 .0142 .0012 .56 .0020 .0001
.75 0.5
.0420
Great Pond.
Oxygen Consumed.
TAKEN FROM.
Cold.
Hot.
Loss on Ignition-
I
1
1
284
-
70
.94
ENGINEER'S REPORT.
SOUTH WEYMOUTH, MASS., January 1, 1908.
To the Board of Water Commissioners and Superintendent of Water Works :
GENTLEMEN : - I herewith submit my report for the year 1907.
The pumps and boilers at the station have done their work during the year with very little trouble occurring.
By order of the State Inspector of Boilers, I have placed a new safety plug in each boiler, also two stop cocks under steam gauges.
By the same order two old stop cocks have been taken out of steam pipes running from water column to steam gauges.
The valve in pipe leading to the whistle becoming cracked, I have replaced it with a new one. I have also placed one new valve in jacket return pipe.
Three new doors have been made for the coal sheds.
The horse shed has been newly painted.
Numerous other repairs have been done as needed.
New valves will have to be placed in the Deane Pump before the beginning of the summer pumping.
From my measurements at dam, I find that Great Pond was at its greatest height on April 12 to 19 and December 27, it being at that time two inches above high water mark, and at its lowest point on September 20, it being at that time thirty-five inches below high water.
Respectfully yours,
GEORGE W. SARGENT.
RECORD OF BLAKE PUMPING ENGINE FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1907
MONTHS.
Separate Days Pumping.
н. М.
H. M.
Rev.
Gals.
Ft.
Lbs.
Lbs.
Lbs.
Lbs.
Lbs.
Gals.
Gals.
Ft. Lbs.
Ft. Lbs.
February ...
23
120 15
4 13
214,580
7,510,300
153
92°
6,920
20,690
27,610
3,370
272
362
34,684,262 46,318,477
March . .. ..
16
67 15
4 12
129,900
4,546,500
154
98°
2,670
13,705
16,375
1,960
277
331
36,097,947 41,483,712
April ...
14
57 15
05
105,257
3,683,995
155
99°
2,315
12,465
14,780
1,908
249
29.5%
32,415,822 38,361,013
May .
7
27 15
3 53
55,520
1.943,200
156
100°
1,210
6,300
7,510
1,129
258
308
33,520,547
40,127,633
June .. . .
28
144 20
5 09
280,458
9,816,030
154
100°
3,770
27.936
31,706
4,716
309
380
40,328,706|
45,129,285
July.
.....
. 28
157 25
5 37
304,271)
10,649,450
150
109º
2,375
28,614
30,989
4,032
343
372
42,336,090]
44,506,119
August ......
28
163 20
5 50
310,493
10,867,255
139
110°
2,605
29,934
32,539
4,028
334
363
39,369,124
41,085,835
September. .
15
75 15
4 42
142,773
4,997,055
149
91°
2,561
15,339
17,900
2,040
279
325
34,928,199
40,482,693
October .....
November . .
20
66 10
3 18
120,072
4,202,520
147
100°
3,318
14,814
18,132
2,573
231
283
28,599,093 34,779,233
December ...
16
54 36
3 24
103,570
3,624,950
143
90°
2,696
12,790
15,486
1,576
234
283
21,631,813
33,801,312
Totals and averages.
195
933 6
4 47
1,766,893
61,841,255
150
98º
30,440
182,587
213,027
27,332
290
338
32,973,672 38,470,824
286
COAL CONSUMED.
=
Lbs. of Wood.
5
Wood:
Coal in Pounds.
Raising Steam, Bank-
ing Fires and Heat-
ing Building.
Pumping.
Total Coal.
Ashes.
No. Gallons Pumped per
ib. of Coal on Totai Coal.
lb. of Coal while Pump-
Average Duty in Foot lbs.
per 100 lbs. Coal on Total
Coal.
Average Duty in Foot lbs. per 100 lbs. Coal while
Pumping.
January .....
Number Hours Pumping.
Average Number Hours
Total Number Revolutions
Total Number of Gallons
Average Dynamic Head
Average Temperature of
Hot-well.
Against Pump.
Pumped per Month.
per Month.
Pumping.
No. Gallons Pumped per
ing.
9
4
1
RECORD OF DEANE PUMPING ENGINE FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1907
Separate Days Pumping.
H. M. 132 50
H. M. 4 17
Rev. 237,610
Gals 8,316,350
Ft. 152
٥ 91°
Lbs.
Lbs. 7,910
Lbs. 22,860
Lbs. 30,770
Lbs. 3,850
Gals. 270
Gals. 363
Ft. Lbs.
Ft. Lbs. 34,254,778 46,117,544
February ....
15
62 50
4 11
125,475
4,391,625
155
98º
2,485
13,875
16,360
2,096
268
318
35,201,107 41,140,912
April
16
63 30
3 58
122,148
4,275,180
156
99º
2,630
13,890
- 16,520
1,930
258
307
33,570,395 40,044,493
May .
24
100 30
4 14
187,355
6,557,425
155
100°
3,955
20,650
24,605
3,696
266
317
33,944,098 41,049,722
June ..
13
80 50
13
155,304
5,435,640
151
100°
1,360
14,868
16,228
2,764
335
366
42,461,550 46,040,616
July .
26
168 45
6 29
339,938
11,897,830
154
108º
3,035
32,851
35,886
5,144
331
362
44,319,372 46,516,382
August . .
26
184 40
- 06
391,556
13,704,460
145
110°
2,775
34,438
37,213
5.070
349
377
41,840,452
45,665,522
September ..
15
72 45
4 54
145,515
5,093,025
154
90°
2,580
16,105
18,685
2,682
272
316
35,321,703
40,616,428
October .....
30
297 55
9 55
250,745
8,776,075
146
90°
35.60
33,700
37.260
3,742
235
260
28,766,575 31,276,261
November ..
11
264 00
24 00
108,406
3,794,210
149
100°
200
17,286
17,486
1,446
216
219
26,318,415 29,039,629
December ...
15
49 20
3 17
93,186
3,261,510
149
90°
2,588
12,363
14,951
1,574
218
263
27,216,419 32,704,579
Totals and averages.
222
1477 58
6 39
2,157,238
75,503,330
151
970
33,078
232,886
265,964
33,994
283
324
34,239,356| 39,531,944
Pounds per 100 Pounds
of Coal while Pumping.
January .. ...
31
Number Hours Pumping.
Average Number Hours
Total Number Revolutions
Pumped per Month. Total Number of Gallons
Average Dynamic Head
Against Pump.
Hot-well.
Wood :
Coal in Pounds.
Raising Steam, Bank-
ing Fires and Heat-
ing Building.
Pumping.
Total Coal.
Ashes.
No. Gallons Pumped per
lb. of Coal on Total Coal.
lb. of Coal while Pump- No. Gallons Pumped per
Average Duty in Foot
lbs. per 100 Ibs. Coal on
Average Duty in Foot
Total Coal.
Average Temperature of
Lbs. of Wood.
COAL CONSUMED.
=
5
MONTHS.
Pumping.
per Month.
ing.
March .. ..
287
TUFTS FUND.
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ON ACCOUNT OF THE SEVERAL OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE FUND WAS DONATED BY THE LATE QUIUCY TUFTS.
LECTURE FUND.
Deposited with Mass. Hospital Life
Insurance Company $5,000 at 48% interest.
February 1, 1907, Balance on hand .
$342 65
January 9, 1908, Received from income
206 25
January 9, 1908, Received from Wey-
mouth Savings Bank interest . 5 79
$554 69
Paid C. A. Eaton balance on Lectures
183 90
Pray & Kelley, printers 1 50
Express
1 10
186 50
January 10, 1908, Ralance on hand $368 19
READING ROOM FUND.
Deposited with Mass. Hospital Life
Insurance Company $2,500 at 43% interest.
January 9, 1908, Received from income 103 13
January 9, 1908, Paid F. M. Drown
treasurer
103 13
CEMETERY FUND.
Deposited with Mass. Hispital Life Insurance Company $500 at 43% interest
289
January 9, 1908, Received from income $20 63 January 9, 1908, Paid Arthur W. Bart-
lett treasuaer . 20 63
LIBRARY FUND.
Deposited with Mass. Hospital Life
Insurance Company $2,500 at 48% interest.
January 9, 1908, Received from income $103 12
January 9, 1908, Paid F. M. Down
treasurer
103 12
SHADE TREE AND SIDE WALK FUND.
Deposited with Mass. Hospital Life
Insurance Company $2,000 at 43% interest.
January, 1907, Balance $90 07
January 9, 1908 Received from income 82 50
$172 57
July 31, 1907 Paid Simpson Bros.
79 84
January 9, 1908 Balance $92 73
Vouchers for payments on account of the Tufts Fund are held by the Chairman of the Selectmen by whom payments are made. GORDON WILLIS,
Chairman Selectmen, Weymouth.
REPORT OF SURVEY OF TOWN.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen of the Town Weymouth, GENTLEMEN :
I submit herewith a brief report of the results accomplished on a survey of the town, for the purpose of beginning which $1,500 was appropriated at the last annual meeting. I shall en- deavor to state in a general way and as concisely as possible, the existing conditions and two methods of continuing the work.
The Town of Weymouth, excluding its islands, extends about nine miles in a north and south direction, has a nearly parallel width of about two and three quarters (22) miles over the greater part of this distance and contains approximately twelve thousand acres. The outline of the town was plotted from the latitude and longitude of its boundary monuments, given in an atlas published in 1901 by the Harbor and Land Commission of the Common- wealth of Massachusetts, and a system of rectangular coordinates adopted, the easterly boundary line which runs nearly north and south being chosen as one of the coordinate axes, the origin being approximately at the southwest corner of the town. After con- sultation with Mr. Frank W. Hodgdon, Chief Engineer of the Commission, a line between four and five miles in length, extend- ing from Turkey Hill in Hingham to King Oak Hill in Wey- mouth, was adopted as a base for the triangulation work which was connected with the above system. This allows the survey to be continued in two ways, viz .: 1st, starting at one end of the town and making a continuous and connected survey. 2d, sur- veying each village or thickly settled and more valuable portion, as regards taxation, first ; then completing the intermediate por- tions. There are advantages in the latter method apart from the question of land values as the plans as fast as completed will be found useful in various town departments. With the particular data relative to each, entered upon copies for the water, fire, street, light departments, etc., they should be invaluable. With this idea in mind I haye located thus far all hydrants in the area covered.
291
The work the past year, in accordance with instructions from your board, was started at the north end of the town, was drawn on a scale of one hundred feet to the inch, embraces something over twelve hundred acres and covers the major part of North Weymouth, the southerly limit being a line running nearly east and west and just south of the North Weymouth cemetery. I have practically finished eleven of the original sheets, and a trac- ing with attendant prints has been made of the sheet covering the main village. Several other tracings have been started and I hope these may be completed the coming year as the original mounted paper sheets should be preserved and prints, similar to the one furnished your board, and costing less than a dollar each, be used by the Assessors and in other departments. If the above scale is adhered to throughout, sixty-five (65) sheets 24 inches by 36 inches inside the margin and containing approximately two hundred acres each, will be required to cover the town, the num- ber being reduced if a portion be drawn on a scale of two hun- dred feet to the inch. It is desired to use a scale sufficiently large to show all required data clearly and without crowding and I should recommend the scale of one hundred in the residential and business portions, possibly using a scale of two hundred in the sparsely settled or wooded areas.
When the survey is complete the tracings could be brought up to date and an atlas published by the town or private enterprise.
I would express my thanks to Mr. Hodgdon, Chief Engineer of the Harbor and Land Commission, for the courtesy shown and the information given me regarding the State points in Weymonth and adjoining towns ; to the firm of French & Bryant of Brook- line for plans placed at my disposal of surveys made by them in Weymouth, and to all citizens who by the loan of private plans, deeds or by other information have aided me in reducing the cost always incidental to locating obscure or poorly defined lines of ownership, the cost of which is always difficult to estimate.
I secured as first assistant the past year Mr. J. H. Libby who aside from his interest in a professional way, is interested as a citizen of the town. The other men employed, all Weymouth men with one exception, showed zeal and interest in the work and were thoroughly satisfactory.
In answer to an inquiry by your board, I would strongly recom- mend an appropriation of $2,000 if the work is to be continued
292
this year. With this sum I think the work could be pushed to the best advantage.
In closing, I would say that my office in North Weymouth is . open to any citizen interested in the work and I should be glad to show the plans and methods employed.
I thank the board for their courtesy to me and my assistants during the past year.
Respectfully submitted, 1 RUSSELL H. WHITING, Civil Engineer.
ANNUAL REPORT ·
THE OF
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OF THE
TOWN OF WEYMOUTH
1 907.
GAZETTE PUBLISHING COMPANY, WEYMOUTH, MASS. : 1908.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
Term Expires.
Thomas V. Nash, Chairman ·
March, 1909
John F. Reardon, Secretary '
.
March, 1909
H. F. Perry .
March, 1910
Mary F. Holbrook .
March, 1908
J. A. Cushing
March, 1908
Louis A. Cook
March, 1910
.
Regular meetings of the Committee are held the first Tuesday in each month at the Selectmen's Room, East Weymouth.
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
Abner A. Badger. Office hours : Monday at close of school, Athens. Tuesday at close of school, Jefferson. Wednesday at close of school, Bates. Thursday at close of school, Hunt. Monday, Tuesday, Friday, 4.30 P. M., to 5.30 P. M., at home, 511 Commercial street, East Weymouth.
SCHOOL CALENDAR.
Winter term closes March 20, 1908. Spring term begins Mar. 30, 1908, closes June 18, 1908. Fall term begins September 8, 1908, closes Dec. 23, 1908. Winter term begins January 2, 1909, closes March 26, 1909.
HOLIDAYS.
Washington's Birthday, Patriots' Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Friday following.
NO SCHOOL SIGNAL 2-2-2.
At 7.30 a. m. no school in any grade during the a. m. At 8 a. m. no school in grades I and II. At 11.45 a. m. no school in grades I and II during the p. m. At 12.45 p. m. no school in any grade during the p. m.
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
To the Citizens of Weymouth :
The School Committee herewith submits for your consideration its annual report for the year ending December 31, 1907.
We have made a determined effort to obtain all bills and present as near a true report as possible of our financial standing at the end of the year. The total of outstanding obligations does not exceed $100, so the statement, submitted below, accurately sets forth our present financial condition.
RESOURCES.
Balance, unexpended January 1st, 1907
.
·
$ 7,076 08
Appropriation, March 11th, 1907
.
57,500 00
Appropriation for deficiencies
6,000 00
One-half dog license money
666 64
Tuition of state children
108 00
Total
$71,350 72
EXPENDITURES.
Superintendent
.
$ 2,000 00
Instructors
36,380 72
Janitors
4,163 55
Fuel
4,236 46
Repairs
1,928 36
Incidentials
309 00
Miscellaneous
597 41
Supplies
3,643 93
Transportation
2,110 00
Total expended
$55,369 43
Balance unexpended, Dec. 31, 1907
$15,981 29
The necessary expense (estimated) from January 1, 1908, to April 1, 1908 and allowing for a fair outlay for repairs is about $15,500, which will leave a balance on hand, April 1st, 1908, of about $500. Under the different items we would invite attention to transportation account ; this item of expense is largely governed by the number of pupils attending High School from Wards IV and V. This account will exceed the amount appropriated from $400 to $500. We have allowed for this by taking the amount
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of deficit from our regular school appropriation. This being en- tirely a school item, we would suggest that in future the town in- clude the amount appropriated for this purpose in the regular school appropriation. During the year we have added four ad- ditional teachers to our force; one at the new Pratt school, and one at the new Lake Street school upon the opening of school in September. Later the increase in East Weymouth in the first grade and in Weymouth in the second and third grades made it necessary to employ a new teacher in each of these places and in East Weymouth, we were forced to re-open one room at the Franklin. At the High school the large entering class made a serious problem for the teaching corps to handle without addition- al assistance.
Our teachers, in proportion to our pupils, are less in number than in any other High school doing equal work in the State. We felt, although the need seemed almost imperative, that our funds might not be able to meet the additional outlay, but if the increase is maintained in September an extra teacher will be a necessity. .
The estimates for the ensuing year which include the new teachers and one at the High, if necessary, are as follows :-
Teachers salaries .
$37,825
Superintendent ·
2,000
Janitors and cleaning
· 4,400
Fuel
4,600
Repairs
3,500
Supplies .
4,000
Transportation .
2,000
Miscellaneous ·
600
Incidentals (Water Tax)
400
Medical Inspection
175
Total
$59,500
We have proceeded with caution in the line of repairs and have held the total expenditures to a mimimum.
In the Anthens school the odors from the toilet rooms are very pronounced and at times border on suffocation. The heating ap- paratus installed there, (the Smead system of cremation) has given much concern in the past, and the trouble has steadily in- creased so that the sanitary condition of the building now de- mands immediate action.
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The school buildings in South Weymouth and in Weymouth need many repairs. The condition of these buildings was taken up in detail by your committee in its report last year, and we can add nothing to the report submitted, except the following :
The boilers at the High School must be reset next summer and we recommend that the building be piped at that time so that it may be heated by direct steam. The expense would be about $800 but the saving in fuel in a few years would more than com- pensate for the outlay. Hard coal could be used instead of soft coal which is causing much damage to the decorations inside the building. The boilers would last much longer as it would not be necessary to force them in order to heat all portions of the build- ing at all times. At present it is impossible to heat the assembly room and very difficult to properly heat some of the other rooms in the extreme cold weather.
At the Pratt School the arrangements in the fire room are very unsatisfactory. The boiler has been placed in a pit the bottom of which is four feet below the level of the basement floor. The janitor is obliged to go into this hole to operate his fire and clean out the ashes. The sanitary construction gives us some concern also. The drain leading from the boys' toilet room runs across the basement beneath the sloyd room and receives the drainage from the girls' toilet room before discharging, when a separate discharge similiar to the arrangement at the Lake Street School would have been preferable The pitch to this drain does not seem pronounced enough to carry away the refuse. This should be remedied before we have sickness that may be attributable to it.
For the educational advancement and improvements in our school system we would refer you to the report of the Superinten- dent which we append as part of our report.
Respectfully submitted,
THOMAS V. NASH, JOHN F. REARDON, MARY F. HOLBROOK, JOSEPH A. CUSHING, H. FRANKLIN PERRY, LOUIS A. COOK.
EAST WEYMOUTH, MASS., December 31, 1907.
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT.
To the School Committee of Weymouth :
I herewith submit my third annual report. It is the 22d in the series of reports issued by this department. In the appendix will be found the usual statistics relating to the last school year, from September, 1906 to June, 1907, inclusive.
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