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k. Hydrant Locations
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15
1. Streets, Water Mains, Line & Grade
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12
m. Layout of Drainage
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n. Design, Layout, Supervision of Sewers for Development
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o. Particular Sewer Grades Established
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p. Plans & Title References for Sewer Assessments .
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XIV. DIVISIONAL REPORTS
A. Engineering Division-Continued :
2. Design, Plans, Specifications and Supervision of Construc- tion.
a. Highway Program 1. Road Contract No. 11-Broad St. $114,152.25
b. Drainage Program
1. Drain Contract No. 8- Phillips Creek Part I- $ 66,263.50
2. Drain Contract No. 9- Phillips Creek Part II- 29,668.05
3. Drain Contract No. 10- Phillips Creek Part III -* 26,920.00
Phillips Creek Part III-
*
$122,851.55
c. Sewer Program
1. Sewer Contract No. 39_ * $190,000.00
2. Sewer Contract No. 42 -* 125,000.00
3. Sewer Contract No. 43- 18,000.00
* $333,000.00
d. Misscellaneous
1. Wall Contract No. 2 Gilbert Road- $ 4,090.00
2. Union St. School Bus Turnaround- 2,115.08
3. James T. O'Sullivan Little League --- 5,226.50
4. Utility Building at Idlewell Playground- 1,990.00
$ 13,421.58
* $583,425.38
* Not Final Figures.
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ANALYSIS OF CONSTRUCTION DRAINAGE, ROADWAY AND COSTS 1961
DRAINAGE
ITEMS
CONTRACT
12" Pipe
15" Pipe
18" Pipe
24" Pipe
30" Pipe
36" Pipe
Concrete
Culvert
Channel
Excavation
Manholes
Catch
Basins
Roadway Lay-
out Width
Roadway
Footage
Curbing
Footage
Sidewalk
Footage
Road Contract No. 11 Broad Street
2750
90
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. ..
....
....
15
21
45 2760 4209 5310
$114,152.25
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Drainage Contract No. 8*
Phillips Creek Part I
1855
Drainage Contract No 9
32,964.50
Phillips Creek Part II
309
432
**
Drainage Contract No. 10
**
**
**
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....
..
...
80
2400
8
7
Phillips Creek Part III
500
275
360
Heritage Lane
***
Rindge St. Trunk Line
250
1070
110
...
. . .
. . .
Total
4914
432
340
1070
110
85 4685
37
40
2760 4209 5310
$240,300.00
* Items not included in 1960 report
** Proposed now under contract-Not Final
*** No cost to Town-Private Developer
Curbing®
4,209 Feet
0.80 Miles
Sidewalks
5,310 Feet.
1.01 Miles
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....
. . .
85 2285
3
8
...
.
* **:
**
2.20 Miles
Drainage
11,636 Feet
0.52 Miles
Roadway
2,760 Feet
26,920.00
10
11
66,263.50
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....
....
....
Above work exclusive of work done by the Town High way Division and Town Sidewalk and Curbing Contract.
ROADWAY
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XIV. DIVISIONAL REPORTS
B. Park Division
Superintendent-Harold C. Gould
The Park Division, Public Works, during the year 1961, main- : tained, repaired and performed various new construction and planting in (15) fifteen parks and playgrounds, (2) two beaches, · the Public Works Building and (50) fifty greens.
1. New Equipment-Parks
a. Julia Road-"Jungle Jim", Glider
b. Beals Park-"Merry Flyer", Sand Box
c. O'Sullivan Playground-Glider
d. Idlewell-Glider, Fireplace, Basketball Backguard
e. Legion Field-Glider, Slide
f. Pingree-Glider, Merry-Go-Round, Slide
g. Memorial Drive-Glider, Merry-Go-Round, Sand Box
h. Joseph Fern Ct .- "Merry Flyer", Basketball Backguards, Sand Box
i. Negus-Glider, Fireplace
j. Oak St .- Glider, Fireplace
ǩ. South Jr. High-Glider
Birches-"Merry Flyer"
m. Houserock-Slide
n. Webb Park-Fireplace
o. Weston Park-"Merry Flyer", Fireplace
2. Private Contract Items
a. Fencing
1. Birches
2. Weston Park
3. Houserock
4. Webb Park
b. Blacktop
1. Weston Park
2. Memorial Drive
3. Bradford Hawes Park
4. O'Sullivan Playground
c. New Building
1. Idlewell
d. Replace Roofs
1. Bradford Hawes Park
e. General Construction
1. Weston Park-Shuffleboard-1 new-1 repair
2. Weston Park-Retaining Wall, Baseball Diamond
3. O'Sullivan-Little League Field
3. General
a. General maintenance and repair accomplished by Park Personnel-Weston Park Building re-shingled and re -. paired.
b. Personnel utilized in snow work.
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C. Highway Division
Superintendent-Daniel J. Slattery
General Foreman-Sidney DeBoer
Foremen-John C. Downes, Harold D. Shields, Edward F. O'Leary
1. Street Construction Summary
Footage
a. Oil and Sand Construction
916
b. Stone Penetration
c. Bituminous Concrete
2734
Total
3650'
2. Specific Accepted Streets Constructed
Footage
Year Accepted
a. Edith Road
333
1957
b. Winstead Rd.
306
1959
c. Ellen Rd.
372
1961
d. Blanche Rd.
200
1961
e. Leslie Ave.
344
1961
f. Gilbert Rd.
250
1961
g. Oak Cliff Rd.
825
1959
h. Wright St.
200
1961
i. Fairway St.
470
1961
j. Gibbens St.
350
1960
Total
3650
3. Backlog of Streets to do
a. Friend St.
296
1959
b. Primrose Lane
206
1961
c. Emeline Rd.
600
1961
d. Mountainview Rd. (No Funds)
1036
1956
e. Albert Rd.
350
1960
Total
2488
4. Local Drainage
Footage
Catch Basins and Manholes
a. Bluff and Vanness Rds.
837
10
b. Spring St.
375
5
c. Fairway St.
417
6
d. Gibbens St.
403
6
e. Gilbert Rd.
229
3
f. Oak Cliff Rd.
276
6
e. Idlewell-Easement Hibiscus
185
2
f Public Works Building
648
10
g.
East St. (Approx. 370)
195
3
h. Mayflower Terrace
191
2
i. Wituwamat (Pumping Station)
100
1
j. Essex St.
40
1
k. Primrose Lane
138
3
1. Willow Ave.
24
1
Total
4058
59
262
Pipe
5. Drain Maintenance
Catch Basin Cleaning-The Elgin Eductor purchased in 1960 has proven itself as an effective machine. With a crew of two men this machine cleaned 1920 structures. With increased use of sand for ice control, this work is imperative.
6. Street Sweeping
In 1961, the Department purchased (with turn in) two re- placement sweepers. Utilizing an overtime setup of two nights per week for four hours and Saturday, the Town has the benefit of the time of three machines with no cap- ital outlay for a third machine and additional operator. It is also possible on the night work to clean the shopping squares without the impediment of day traffic.
7. Rubbish Collection
In the year 1961, the Town received notice from the State Department of Public Health directing that the Town of Weymouth take steps for rubbish disposal other than open burning.
This leaves two alternate methods-Sanitary Landfill or Incineration. Either will be far more costly than the present operation.
This decision will have to be made by the Townspeople in 1962.
8. Oiling
Each year more street surface is being constructed of per- manent blacktop. The policy of oiling every street every other year continued in 1961.
9. Traffic
Late in October, the Traffic Section purchased a sign man- ufacturing machine, In the year 1962, Public Works will construct all necessary street and caution signs. These signs will be of a material visible at night.
In 1961, the following work was accomplished:
a. Painting-Crosswalks Centerlines 15,000 Feet
3,500 Feet
b. Thermoplastic-Crosswalks
1,350 Feet
Centerlines 2,500 Feet
Note: Thermoplastic material applied only on newly constructed streets-good for 4-6 years.
c. Warning Signs Painted (Go Slow, etc.) 100
d. Figure of Running Child 15
e. Signs Installed
Street Signs- - 52 School and Children 41 Regulatory - 39 Miscellaneous - 47
New Type Street Sign - (Commencing Program) - 7
10. Miscellaneous Projects
a. Demolition and clearing of 5 cottages-River St.
b. Construction of road to dog pound.
c. Construction of circle drive at Idlewell Playground.
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d. Paving and grading of parking and storage area, Public Works Building.
e. Grading, oiling, Baylea Drive.
f. Grading fill into Julia Road Playground Pond.
g. Grading Town Dump.
D. Tree Division
Superintendent-V. Leslie Hebert
Foreman-Charles Burns
1. Dutch Elm Disease-private contract removal
a. Contract I Brine Tree Service 267 Trees $ 3,192.50
b. Contract II Forrester Tree Service 112 Trees 1,647.00
c. Contract III Manna Tree Service 147 Trees 1,772.00
d. Contract IV MacQuinn Tree Service 544 Trees 5,788.00
Total 1070 Trees $12,399.50
Average - $11.59 per tree.
The Tree Division removed approximately 107 trees on public property.
Various contractors removed approximately 29 trees for highway construction.
2. Tree Planting
During the spring and fall tree planting seasons a total of 281 trees were set out in various locations of Weymouth. Emphasis was placed on individual locations rather than developments.
It is the purpose of the Division to allocate tree planting as evenly as possible throughout the town so that the over- all community will benefit.
The Highway Program included in its construction an addi- tional 25 trees on Broad St.
3. Arbor Day
Arbor Day was observed by no less than twenty separate groups, consisting of Campfire; Scouts; Garden Clubs; Women's Clubs, and Service Clubs, as well as a tree plant- ing ceremony dedicating the new Public Works Building. Assistance and participation of the Tree Division in the majority of these ceremonies was requested by the groups.
To meet the need for Arbor Day programming material, a Manual for Arbor Day was compiled. It has been re- viewed and commended by Garden Page Editors, Conser- vation Committees and the National Shade Tree Conference. An interview by the "Christian Science Monitor" on Arbor Day resulted in a nation-wide coverage.
An Arbor Day display prepared for the National Shade Tree Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota, focused atten- tion on Weymouth's tree planting activities. A number of requests for information, outlines and other municipal tree planting data have been received from cities throughout the country.
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4. Other functions
a. Poison ivy spraying-14 calls
b. Beehive and hornet nest control-15 calls
c. Clearing for visibility at intersection and narrow road- ways
d. Clearing upper end of Beach Parking Lot
e. Clearing at Great Hill
f. Clearing (100'x2,000') Winter St. layout
g. Spraying-elms, oaks and birches
h. Clearing and removal for private way construction
i. Clearing and removal for sidewalk construction
j. Fire Alarm line clearing
k. Police Signal line clearing
1. Street light clearing
m. Snow-hydrant; fire box clearing; plowing.
E. Water Division
Superintendent-Henry P. Tilden
General Foreman-Herbert Sullivan
Office Manager-Chester Lopaus
Principal Clerk-Irene Blackwell
1. Construction Projects-1961
a. Filter Plant-Filters were chemically cleaned several times. A new low lift pump of 2,000 gal./min. capacity was installed. New rotors were installed in Pumps 2, 5 and 6 to return their capacity to original specifications. Cost - $4,010.14
b. Essex St. and Reed Ave. Standpipes were cleaned and painted by General Painting and Maintenance Corp. Cost - $6,387.00
c. Reinforcing and miscellaneous construction - private contract
1. Weymouth Trucking 960 ft. 8" pipe on King Avenue
2. Edward T. Dwyer Corp. 2300 ft. 10" and 8" pipe on Randolph St.
3. Mulcahy Bros. 2475 ft. 10" pipe from Evans St. to Wessagusset Road
4. Mulcahy Bros. 400 ft. 8" pipe Sagamore Rd. 700 ft. 6" pipe Morningside Path 450 ft. 6" pipe Essex St. 588 ft. 4" pipe Emeline Rd.
Divisional Construction
5. Winter St. 226 ft. 12" pipe
Brook Terrace 120 ft. 6" pipe
Wright St. 252 ft. 4" pipe
Primrose Lane 192 ft. 4" pipe Washington St. 180 ft. 2" pipe Commercial St .- Replace 170 ft. 8" pipe
6. Divisional commitments for Chapter 90 highway work Commercial St. and town reconstruction on Broad St. included renewal of all services and hydrants and installation of services to all possible future lots
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d. Construction Summary
Feet
Total reinforcing installed
9013
New Services installed
148
Renewals incl. road program
222
New hydrants
13
Hydrants moved and gated
10
New gates installed
50
New meters installed
135
*Meters tested
600
* With the new expanded facilities at the Winter Street plant, meter testing will expand producing more income.
2. Health - Quality Control
a. Primary Control - State Dept. of Public Health
In the year 1961, the Division received a directive from the State Department to install standby chlorinators as a safeguard. These will be installed in 1962.
The State also cautioned the Division on the increase of chloride in the Main St. well. The Division has requested cooperation from the State Highway Department in this matter.
b. Town control augmented by the Reilly Laboratories
3. Economic
a. Weston and Sampson, Consulting Engineers, submitted a proposal for rate increases which were studied by the Board of Public Works. The rates were revised and put into effect with all readings taken beginning July 1, 1961.
Old Rates per Quarter
New Rates per Quarter
$0.35 first 9,125 c.f.
$0.43 first 10,000
.13 next 27,375 c.f. .18 next 140,000
12 next 237,250 c.f.
.17 next 350,000
095 next 547,500 c.f.
.15 over 500,000
.09 next 912,500 c.f.
0825 over 1,733,750 c.f.
Min. Charge-$2.00
Min. Charge-$3.00
THIS IS THE FIRST RATE CHANGE SINCE APRIL 1, 1948
b. The Liquid Alum Treatment Process has not commenced as yet due to necessary pump requirements still to be tested. The construction of the tank has been completed.
c. The new Whitman Pond Station has been used as a booster for heavy drag periods and performed in a very satisfactory manner.
d. January and February, 1961, was an exceptional winter for deep frost. Many shallow services froze up which entailed a considerable use of personnel and expenditure of money.
210 services frozen - Cost approximately $5,000.00
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4. Recommendations for 1962
a. Continuation of Reinforcement Program
b. Replacement of small mains on accepted streets as a continuing process
c. Completion of ground water tests and construction of proposed Winter St. well
d. Continue study of standby power for the Filtration Plant
e. Cleaning and painting of the Park Ave. Standpipe and wash water tank at Filter Plant
f. Installation of standby chlorinators and proper housing of chlorine Filter Plant.
F. Sewer Division
Superintendent-Norman Smith
General Foreman-Francis Gallahue
Senior Clerk-Stella Curtis
1. Sewer Contracts-1961
a. From October 31, 1960 through December 31, 1961, ap- proximately five and six tenths miles of trunk, lateral sewers, pressure sewers and force mains were installed. The Wessagusset and Fort Point Pumping Stations were partially completed. Also completed under contract, was the installation of 9,669 lineal feet of house connections.
b. Construction continued on Contract 39 that was awarded to J. D'Amico, Inc. of Dorchester, July 28, 1960. All work has been completed on this contract with the ex- ception of a section of Pond Street, which will be finished in the early spring. Under this contract sewers were installed in North Weymouth, Idlewell, East Weymouth, Weymouth Landing and South Weymouth.
c. On June 8, 1961, Contract 42 was awarded to DiMascio Bros. Co. of Quincy, the low bidder. Bid price including house connections was $121,045.50. Work under this contract included sections of Commercial Street, Drew Avenue, Madison St., Friend St., Emeline Rd. and Al- bert Rd. in East Weymouth; Brae Rd., Curtis St., Howard St., and Lincoln St. in North Weymouth; Dixon Park Rd. in Weymouth Landing. This contract was completed December 12. 1961.
d. On June 8, 1961, Contract 40 was awarded to the Power Construction Co., Inc. of Roslindale, the low bidder. Bid price including house connections, was $169,063.00. Under this contract force mains, pressure sewers and gravity sewers were installed along Neck St. to the Ft. Point Pumping Station and along Fore River Ave., Sea St., Willow Ave., and Wessagusset Rd. to the Wessagusset Pumping Station. All construction has been completed on this contract with the exception of tie-ins to the pumping stations now under construction.
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e. On July 25, 1961, Contract 41 was awarded to Ralph Civitarese Construction Corp. of Hyde Park, the low bidder. Bid price was $160,733.00. Under this contract the Ft. Point and Wessagusset Pumping Stations are being constructed. The sub-structure and part of the super-structure of the Wessagusset Pumping Station and the sub-structure of the Ft. Point Station have been completed. The two stations should be in operation in mid 1962, opening up for sewer expansion all areas north of Bridge St. not presently sewered.
f. The design and supervision of work under Contract 40 and 41 was by Metcalf & Eddy, Engineers of Boston.
g. On October 11, 1961, Contract 43 was awarded to J. D'Amico, Inc. of Dorchester, the low bidder. Bid price, including house connections was $147,118.00. Sewers will be installed under this contract in South Weymouth, Weymouth Landing and Idlewell.
A section of Main St. was completed in 1961. The bal- ance of the work should be completed in the fall of 1962.
h. The design and supervision of construction on all con- tracts other than Contracts 40 and 41 were by the Town Engineering Division.
i. Sewers were installed in the following new developments, at the expense of the builder, with the exception of pipe and castings supplied by the town:
Sundin Rd .- Heritage Lane
Friend St .- King Philip Circle (Forest Park Develop.)
j. Common sewers were installed by the Sewer Division construction crews at the following locations:
Roosevelt Rd .- short extension
Karen Rd .- short extension at Priscilla Cir.
Bridge St .- crossing Route 3-A Stoney Brook Lane-extension from Broad St.
k. From October 31, 1960 through December 31, 1961, 281 particular sewer connections were completed. In addi- tion, 18 particular sewer connections from the center of the street to property lines were completed by the Sewer Division construction crew.
2. Economic
Metcalf & Eddy, Consulting Engineers, were engaged the latter part of 1960 to study and make recommendations on methods and rates of assessing practices. The present charges were established in 1950 and have not advanced with the increased cost of labor, materials and construction. The Consultants recommended sharp increases in assess- ment rates in order to bring the charges in line with today's costs.
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Present rates-$1.00/ft. frontage $0.01/s.f. for 100' depth
Proposed by Consultant, 2.75/ft. frontage $0.0275/s.f. for 100' depth.
Board of Public Works, 1.50/ft. frontage $0.015/s.f. for 100' depth.
The Board of Public Works reduced the Consultant's rec- ommendation and presented new rates to the Town Meet- ing. The Town Meeting decided to maintain the existing rates. The Board of Public Works has approved a service charge of $12.00 per year for each residence connected to the sewer system. Business and industries will be on a sliding scale balanced with the resident. This service charge will be effective April 1, 1962.
3. Definitive Construction During 1961
Sewer District
Pipe Size in Inches
Length in Feet
Wessagusset & Pumping
Contract 40
King Cove Beach Rd.
and Birchbrow Ave.
15
445
Fore River Ave.
15
955
Sea St. and Willow Ave.
12
775
Willow Ave.
10
195
Wessagusset Rd.
8 Force
50
Wessagusset Rd.
(8 Grav.
(8 Force
249
Fort Point Pumping
Contract 40
Neck St.
12
98
12 Pr.
212
(12 Pr.
( 8 Grav.
961
(10 Grav.
(12 Pr.
1003
12 Pr.
48
12
381
8 Force
18
(8 Grav.
(8 Force
180
North Weymouth
Contract 39
8
1330
Weyham Rd.
8
957
Contract 42
8
194
Friend St.
8
163
Easement
8
241
Emeline Rd.
8
354
Curtis St.
8
448
Howard St.
8
299
Shaw St.
8
453
Lincoln St.
8
632
Brae Rd
8
646
269
Fuller Rd.
Albert Rd.
Sewer District
Pipe Size in Inches
Length in Feet
New Development Friend St.
8
100
Sewer Division
8
390
So. Weymouth Central
Contract 42
House Rock Rd.
10
235
Dixon Park Rd.
10
477
Dixon Park Rd.
8
209
New Development
Heritage Lane
10
365
Heritage Lane
8
1911
Easement
8
216
Richards Rd.
8
33
Sundin Rd.
8
289
Sewer Division
6
104
Stoney Brook Lane
8
58
South Weymouth
Contract 43
8
1463
Contract 39
8
734
New Development
King Philip Circle
8
285
Weymouth Landing
Contract 39
8
559
Fourth Ave.
8
649
Easement
8
282
Knollwood Circle
8
1553
Hibiscus Ave.
8
603
Idlewell Blvd.
8
238
Seminole Ave.
8
719
Pleasantview Ave.
8
134
Hunt St.
8
665
Sewer Division
Roosevelt Rd.
6
30
East Weymouth
Contract 42
8
139
Unicorn Ave.
8
120
East Weymouth Pumping
Contract 39
Wharf St.
10
340
East St.
10
336
Commercial St.
10
1120
New High School
10
1047
New High School
8
419
270
Karen Lane
Main St.
Pond St.
Soper Ave.
Commercial St.
Bridge St.
Sewer District
Pipe Size in Inches
Length in Feet
Contract 42
Commercial St.
8
1804
Putnam St.
8
264
Drew Ave.
8
301
Madison St.
10
155
East St.
10
81
Fiske Ave.
8
73
Wessagusset Pumping Station (Partially completed) Ft. Point Pumping Station (Partially completed)
Total linear feet of sewers constructed Oct. 31, 1960
through December 31, 1961 - 29,787
Total miles of sewers constructed over same period, 5.64
Total miles of sewers constructed to date 47.35
Estimated miles of sewer to be constructed
122.00
4. Summary of Sewer Construction Completed
Wessagusset (King Cove)
8
1374
10
424
8
30601
10
5106
12
2080
15
3020
30
(E. Wey.
Main)
6774
South Weymouth Central
8 (Pressure)
520
8
47092
10
(Pressure)
170
10
11087
12
6397
15
4431
18
2678
18 (Pressure)
353
21
1009
24 (Pressure)
42
27
6169
27 (Pressure)
4291
30
10653
South Weymouth Division
8
2856
10
190
12
990
21
10730
22
1050
Weymouth Landing
8
33902
10
2605
12
2045
15
2674
18
4461
6
473
North Weymouth
271
Sewer District
8
1518
East Weymouth
18 (Main
Sewer)
1500
24 (Main
Sewer)
1498
East Weymouth Pumping District
8
2085
10
1777
18 (Pressure)
2917
8 (Gravity)
18 (Pressure)
174
18
2523
Ttl. Lineal Ft. 220,239
Total miles of sewers as of October 31, 1960-41.71
Weymouth Landing Pumping Station
Linear Feet
231 6" Cast Lron Force Main
457 8" Cast Iron Pressure Sewer
278
10" Cast Iron Pressure Sewer
East Weymouth Pumping Station Linear Feet
1,135 16" Cast Iron Force Main
Night Soil Disposal Chamber
House Connections
Completed as of October 31, 1960 2,442
Completed from October 31, 1960 through December 31, 1961 281
Total connections as of December 31, 1961 2,723
XV. CONCLUSION
Throughout the Fourth Annual Report of the Public Works Department, many statistics, costs and percentages have been writ- ten. Proposed plans for 1962 have been projected to insure the healthy growth and the maintenance of a high valued community. Most of the services are for the community in general and not the resident in particular.
To summarize the 1961 report the answer is given in the following question: "What do the basic services of Public Works cost per capita and what services are rendered for the cost?"
Basic services and costs shown do not include the capital outlay programs.
Basic Services
1. Engineering Division
Stone Bound Markers
Street Lines Sill Grades
Assessing Records Town Map Easements
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Pipe Size in Inches
Length in Feet
Idlewell
Sewer District
Pipe Size in Inches
Length in Feet
Police Surveys
Drainage Lay- Street Layouts
outs
Planning Board Work
Street Accep- tance Design
2. Park Division
Maintenance of Parks Greens
Playgrounds Beaches
Park Buildings
Playground Equipment
Snow Removal (15 Parks & Playgrounds-total 105 acres, 2 beaches and 50 greens)
3. Highway Division
Rubbish Collection
Street Sweep-
Street Oiling
Street Patching
Street Building
Highway
Less Cost of
Mowing
Drain Cleaning
Drain Con-
Snow Removal
Ice Control
Signs & Safe-
ty Fence
Brook Clean- ing
Basic Services
4. Tree Division
Tree Planting
Spraying
Dutch Elm
Control
Fire Alarm Clearing Police Line
Clearing
Streets
Town Nursery
Street Light
Snow Removal
Clearing
5. Sewer Division (Maintenance Only)
Maintenance (Cleaning) 38 Miles Sewer
Maintenance 2 Pumping Stations
Maintenance
Night Soil Chamber
Maintenance
Various Syphons in System
Snow Removal
6. Water Division-Not Included in Costs
Income of Water Division pays Department Budget. Snow Removal
Also to be considered in the above basic services and costs- maintenance, repair and purchase of equipment necessitated by these services and the administration and supervision to properly plan and execute these services.
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Highway Litter Control
ing
Materials
struction
Clearing for
1961 Total Budget Appropriated - $1,245,298.87 Less Water Division - 460,027.00
$ 885,271.87
Approximate 1961 Population 49,000
Cost per Capita $18.06
The Community of Weymouth continues to grow, 150 to 200 new homes a year.
There is increasing popular demand for more services.
The price of equipment and materials the Town purchases for these services continues to increase.
The earnings of the employees performing these services have to be maintained at a living wage level comparable to other workers . in the community in order to produce efficiently.
It must be recognized that Town costs will vary directly with demand and the cost of living as will any expense of the home or business.
The year 1961 has shown considerable headway in the Master Programs, the utility in centralization in the new plant on Winter Street, a promise of still more improved economic control in the over-all operation of Public Works in the Town of Weymouth.
Respectfully submitted,
ARTHUR J. BILODEAU Director of Public Works
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS SUMMARY OF HISTORICAL STATISTICS YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1961 WATER DIVISION
Population 1960 Census: 48,177 on April 1st
Population 1961 Winter: 48,988 (Est.) Summer: 49,500
Date of Construction: 1885
By Whom Owned: Town of Weymouth
Source of Supply: Weymouth Great Pond; Circuit Avenue, Gravel Packed Well, Main Street, Gravel Packed Well; Whitman Pond, Gravel Packed Well.
Mode of Supply: Pumping to filtration, thence to distribution by pump- ing to standpipes and by gravity flow. Also, emergency pumping direct from gravel packed wells to system.
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