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The exhibitions of the year, arranged by Miss Chris- tine Curtis, were as follows :- period doll of the 1880's, costumed by Florence Barkley of New York City, land- scapes in oil by Mary Louise Gordon of Braintree, Laura Mackay of Belmont and Manley Butler of Ded- ham, travel photographs taken by George W. Stetson of Hingham, paintings of trees, in oil and watercolor, by Louise Mossgraber of Hingham, watercolors by Ruth Mackay of Belmont, and photographs by Helen Lugow- ski of North Abington. In April the Old Colony Phil- atelic Association placed on view a very fine stamp col- lection, in honor of the centenary of stamps. In addi- tion the room was often decorated for special occasions, and was opened for a gathering of the Garden Club and for several of the literature meetings of the Woman's Club. Displays of current books have occupied the win- dow of the vacant store in the Winthrop Block, an ideal location for the purpose.
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By the will of Miss Addie L. Conger, whose interest in its affairs had been constant and discerning, the sum of $5,000 was bequeathed to the North Branch of the Abington Public Library, the interest to be used in such manner as should seem best to the Trustees. On May 3, at a special meeting of the Board, the following reso- lution was passed :-
"The Trustees of the Abington Public Library, on be- half of the North Abington Library, acknowledge with deep appreciation the receipt of a legacy of $5,000 from the estate of Miss Addie L. Conger. The bequest will be known as the Addie L. Conger Fund, and every effort will be made to administer it in accordance with the wishes of the donor. It is a substantial addition to the resources of the Library, and will be a lasting memorial to a generous benefactor."
The first disbursement from this fund will be for the replacement of worn books which have proved their permanent value.
As usual, the Georgiana S. Reed and the Unitarian Funds were devoted to general literature and the Ger- trude M. Gleason to the purchase of a group of books for children in connection with book week. The Blan- che Arnold Sylvester was applied to the acquisition of a vivid color print entitled "The Guitar Player," by Francis Smith, and five books relating to art: Modern American Painting, New Standard Dictionary of Art, Marionettes, Fist Puppetry, and Practical Woodcarving Projects. In the selection of the picture Miss Curtis made a very happy choice. The gift of the Woman's Club was spent for Audubon's America, one of the out- standing publications of the year, "This is my own," by Rockwell Kent, equally notable in a different field, and a treatise on herb cookery by Irene Hoffman. A long desired addition to the reference books, the Comp- ton Encyclopedia, was provided from the general ap- propriation. Many donations were made by individual patrons, whose interest in the Library is greatly valued.
In the possession of private funds the Library is in- deed fortunate, but the foundation on which the insti- tution rests is the appropriation from the town. The generous increase in the allotment for the year made it possible to meet far more adequately the needs and de- sires of the reading public. Knowing that the Library can use to the advantage of the community whatever
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resources may be placed in its hands, the trustees wish to express their warm appreciation of this more liberal policy. In the hope that it may continue, they ask that the sum of $5250, in addition to the dog fund, be voted for the year 1941.
ABINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY Accessions
Number of volumes added during the year :
By purchase
248
Donations 52
Circulations Statistics
Total Circulation
28,870
Fiction
19,742
Non-fiction
3,708
Periodicals
5,420
Average monthly delivery
2,406
Average weekly delivery
555
Average daily delivery
98
Classes of Reading
Fiction
68%
Non-fiction
32%
Total New Registrants
115
Adults
71
Juvenile
44
Donations
The Following gifts of books are gratefully acknow- ledged :
Mrs. Walter Taylor 9, Mrs. Edmund Wright 27, Mr. Albert St. Charles 10, Mrs. Otis McCorkle 10, Mrs. Charles Tyler 10, Abington Savings Bank 1, Standard Oil 1.
The Following of magazines and periodicals are grate- fully acknowledged :
Automobile And Trailer Travel, Publisher; Mrs. Un- ion Signal, Mrs. F. White; Time, Mrs. Edmund Wright; Pathfinder, Mrs. Amelia Stewart; Nation's Business, Mr. John Matheson; Field Afar, Miss Ellen Donovan; From the Publishers; Abington Advertiser, The Jewish Vet- eran, National News, International Student, Ford News,
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Journal of American Insurance, Mazadzan, New Eng- land News Letter, Specialty Magazine, Our Dumb Ani- mals, Bulletin From Museum of Fine Arts, National Grange Monthly, Abington Journal Herald, Recruiting News, Travelers, Standard, American Hebrew, Ho To Sell.
NORTH ABINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
Accessions
Number of volumes added during the year
690
By purchase
385
By Georgiana S. Reed Fund
118
By Unitarian Fund
21
By Blanche Arnold Sylvester Fund
5
By Gertrude M. Gleason Fund
11
By donation
150
Circulation
Total circulation
26,198
Fiction
20,427
Non-fiction
3,350
Periodicals
2,421
Average monthly delivery
2,183
Average weekly delivery
504
Average daily delivery
94
Classes of Reading
Fiction
74%
Non-fiction
26%
Donations
The following gifts of books are gratefully acknow- ledged :
New books :
Mr. Archie Gilman 1, Miss A. L. Glidden 4, Personal Book Shop 1, Miss Alice Walsh 1, Standard Oil Co. 1, Dept. Public Health 1, J. S. Secrist 1, Abington Woman's Club 3, Miss C. Curtis 2, N. E. Committee Centennial Congress 1, Nat. American Woman's Suffrage Associa- tion 1, Friend 1.
Used books :
Mrs. Nathan Loud 18, Mrs. James Morss 18, Mrs. Bliss Bowser 35, Mr. Harold Meserve 2, Arden Smith Jr. 1, Bridget Rumka 4, Mrs. Stanton Wales 4, Miss E. Thur- low 14, Friends 9, Mr. C. H. Sampson 20, Dr. F. W. Stone 7.
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The following gifts of magazines and periodicals are gratefully acknowledged:
Plymouth County Press, Abington Journal Herald, Specialty Salesman, Kiwanis, National Grange, Starry Crown, Our Dumb Animals, Journal of American In- surance, Ford News, Opportunity National News, from publishers; Recruiting News, War Department, Open Road, Mr. Charles Burnham.
Used magazines :
Mrs. Charles Murphy, Miss Alice Walsh, Mrs. Albert Johnson, Dr. F. W. Stone.
Respectfully submitted,
BURTON L. WALES
ABBY N. ARNOLD
HENRY E. CLAFLIN
MABEL A. RECORD CHRISTINE J. CURTIS
GRACE H. WRIGHT E. LAWRENCE CAMPBELL ARCHIE C. GILMAN
Library Trustees ARCHIE C. GILMAN, TREASURER OF TRUSTEES, IN ACCOUNT WITH ABINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY JANUARY 1, 1941
Statement of First Unitarian Fund for benefit of the North Branch :
Amount on deposit to credit of fund Jan. 1, 1940
$1,500.77
Interest received during year
37.50
1,538.27
Expended for books for North Branch
38.27
Balance of Fund, Jan. 1, 1941
1,500.00
Statement of Blanche Arnold Sylvester Fund for benefit of North Branch :
Amount on deposit to credit of fund Jan. 1,1940
1,003.30
Interest received during year
25.23
1,028.53
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Expended for books for North Branch Balance of fund, Jan. 1, 1941
27.36 1,001.17
1,001.17
Statement of Gertrude M. Gleason Fund for benefit of the North Branch :
Amount on deposit to credit of fund Jan. Amount on deposit to credit dnpisa 1, 1940 Interest received during year
500.60
12.58
513.18
Expended for books for North Branch
12.81
Balance of Fund, Jan. 1, 1941
500.37
Statement of Addie L. Conger Fund for bene- fit of the North Branch:
Received for deposit June 1, 1940
5,000.00
Interest received during year
41.66
Balance of Fund, Jan. 1, 1941
5,041.66
Respectfully submitted, ARCHIE C. GILMAN, Treasurer of Trustees.
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REPORT OF PARK COMMISSIONERS FOR 1940
The fifty-eighth annual report of the Park Commis- sioners is hereby submitted:
The project for reforestation in Island Grove was started too late in May and only 260 young pines were set out before warm weather prevented completion. We were unsuccessful in reopening the project in the fall due to lack of sufficient qualified labor.
The entire Park Grounds were cleaned up during the spring and all leaves and debris removed.
All lumber has been sold and money received turned over to Town Treasurer.
A project for building a masonry wall along Central Street and Park Avenue has been approved but lack of W. P. A. labor prevents starting this work until a later date.
The memorial bridge railing was painted and all masonary pointed up, decayed trees removed, general maintenance work completed so far as funds were available.
Respectfully submitted,
FRED CURTIS, WILLARD T. SEAMAN, WALTON G. WYMAN, Park Commissioners.
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REPORT OF THE MEMORIAL TRUSTEES
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
The Trustees of the Memorial to the Soldiers, Sail- ors, and Marines who served in the World War respect- fully submit their report for the year 1940.
Our first meeting was held March 29, 1940, and organ- ized with Edmund Wright, Chairman, and Merrill D. Haskins, Secretary.
Work was done on the property as follows :
1940 Appropriation Expenditures
$100.00
64.08
Balance to Reserve
35.92
We recommend an appropriation of for the year 1941
100.00
Plus expense of Insurance premiums due in 1941
48.60
Total
148.60
to care for the yearly expense of the upkeep of the pro- perty as we have had in previous years.
The W. P. A. Project for painting the outside of the Memorial Building has been approved by the Govern- ment, and we hope the work will start in the spring.
We feel the Memorial Building is in good repair, and anticipate no major expenditures on this account in the current year.
Respectfully submitted,
EDMUND WRIGHT, Chairman. MERRILL D. HASKINS, Secretary THOMAS H. BUCKLEY BURTON E. THOMPSON HOWARD W. BELCHER WARREN B. WHITE
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REPORT OF THE HIGH SCHOOL AND LEGION FIELD COMMITTEE
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
Gentlemen:
The undersigned wish to submit their report for the year 1940.
Appropriated for 1940
$1,400.00
Expenditures for 1940
$1,399.22
Balance to reserve .78
In our last report we recommended a small Field House be built on the property as soon as finances could be arranged. This matter is still under advisement, but as yet we have no definite plan.
The field was used more than ever last year, some days as many as 110 children being counted on the premises.
The tennis courts were kept very busy and at the end of the season a championship tournament was conduct- ed in which sixty players participated. Swimming les- sons were given daily with fifty-one boys and girls reg- istering as beginners.
First Aid was administered to thirty-two persons for minor bruises and cuts. We are glad to report no seri- ous injuries or accidents occurred.
Respectfully submitted, GEORGE F. GARRITY EDMUND WRIGHT
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REPORT OF WATER COMMISSIONERS Water Department Organization
Commissioners
Frank L. Merrill, Chairman
Residence, 1083 Washington St., Tel. 211-M
Harrison C. Witherell, Secretary Residence, 194 Bedford St., Tel. 358-M
George F. Gray Residence, 1022 Washington St., Tel. 722-J
Superintendent
Charles F. Whitman, Jr. Office, 587 Washington St., Tel. 1187 Residence, 45 Walnut St., Tel. 162
Registrar and Collector
Joseph C. Hohman Office, 587 Washington St., Tel. 1187 Residence, 260 Walnut St., Tel. 1077-J
Water Department Office
587 Washington St., Old Savings Bank Building, Tel. 1187.
Garage
Bank St., Rear of Center Fire Station.
Abington Standpipe-Lincoln Street Joint Water Works of Abington and Rockland Pumping Station, Great Sandy Bottom Pond, Pembroke. Tel. Bryantville 10-2.
Superintendent of Joint Works, Wm. H. Brown, Tel. Bryantville 10-3.
Standpipes, Beech Hill, Beech St., Rockland. Tel. Rockland 582-W.
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WATER COMMISSIONERS' REPORT
The Water Commissioners respectfully submit the following report on the Abington Water Works for the year 1940 and our recommendations for the future. The report of the Joint Water Board of Abington and Rock- land will be fund elsewhere in this book.
A new ten-inch cast-iron main has been laid from Lincoln Street to Shaw Avenue Extension, a distance of 1700 feet, as a W. P. A. project. This pipe is in Sylvan Court (Finnegans Court) and in easements through the lands of Sven Lievo and Elbridge Atwood and will soon be connected with the existing six-inch dead-end in Shaw Avenue Extension by the laying of 300 feet of ten-inch pipe. This pipe is intended to provide a larger connection between the Lincoln Street standpipe and the pumping station and the other storage facilities at Beech Hill and Rockland and will improve the equal- izing of levels in the standpipes, reduce the friction head of the force main, and increase the flow from Lincoln Street. The laying of ten-inch pipe should be continued through Shaw Avenue, Adams Street and Birch Street to Plymouth Street and there connect with the existing ten-inch main. It should also be continued in Washing- ton Street from Shaw Avenue to Central Street.
In Glendale Street, so-called, there has been laid 393 feet of 11/4 inch copper tubing from the six-inch main in Bedford Street, through an easement.
At the annual meeting in March 1940, the Town voted to abolish the advance payment of $4.50 due on July 1, 1940 as recommended by your Commissioners and this was carried out. Water takers now pay for water only after it has been used. In 1939 we announced that a re- duction in rates could be made and new rates were es- tablished effective July 1, 1940, which are 11 per cent lower than the previous rates. The minimum charge remains at $9.00 as the cost of laying and maintaining service connections has increased rather than decreased because of the increase in hard-surfaced streets.
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The suit in equity filed by the Joint Board in 1939 against the Sandy Bottom Bog company, owners of about 27 acres of cranberry bogs and other land between Little Sandy Bottom Pond and Great Sandy Bottom Pond, in the Superior Court of Plymouth, was referred to Honorable Stewart B. McLeod as Master and the case has been on trial at the Brockton Court House on several days from April to December. The Joint Board is represented by Attorney John R. Wheatley. This suit seeks to restrain the owners of the Sandy Bottom Bog Company from polluting the water of our supply, Great Sandy Bottom Pond, and from interferring with the natural flow of water through the inlet from Little Sandy Bottom Pond. The Town of Pembroke tried to intervene in this case but were unsuccessful. All the evidence is now in and the case was argued on Decem- ber 31, 1940 before the Master. It will now go to the Superior Court on the findings of the Master.
The State Department of Public Health has with- drawn, by its vote on December 10, 1940, the authority it delegated to the Joint Board to issue permits for boating, fishing and taking ice in Great Sandy Bottom Pond as in the sanitary protection rules laid down on July 19, 1927.
Requests have been received for extension of the mains in Green Street, Temple Street Extension and a proposed street between Brockton Avenue and Mill Street, the latter being in a proposed building develop- ment. These mains should be laid as an inducement to building.
The Joint Board plans to have the force main from the pumping station to Beech Hill cleaned in 1941. This will reduce pumping costs and increase the capacity of the station which is limited by the friction of the force main.
A new light truck was purchased and replaces a passenger car formerly used for light work such as meter setting. Almost half of the hydrants were in- stalled in 1886 and are near the end of their useful ser- vice and are being replaced as fast as funds are avail- able.
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In the northwest corner of the town, west of Beaver Brook, is a square mile of territory without water. Chestnut and Quincy Streets are the only improvements there to date and there are but few houses. Requests have been made from one or two property owners for water service and hydrant protection and inquiries have been received from land owners about the prospects of water service. This land is the highest in the town and that fact would probably necessitate an elevated tank and a booster pump. This problem is being studied but we have no recommendation to make at this time.
Respectfully submitted,
FRANK L. MERRILL, HARRISON C. WITHERELL, GEORGE F. GRAY, Water Commissioners of Abington.
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REPORT OF JOINT BOARD
To the Joint Board of Water Commissioners of Abing- ton and Rockland.
Gentlemen :
I hereby submit my report as Joint Superintendent for the year ending December 31, 1940.
The usual analysis of water from Great Sandy Bottom Pond and Little Sandy Pond has been made by the De- partment of Public Health, also samples of water from Great Sandy Bottom Pond were mailed each month from March to December inclusive to Lawrence Ex- periment Station for bacterial examination. All Hy- drants were tested during the year and one replaced.
The old check valve on the centrifugal line at the Station has been replaced with a new one, also a new gate valve on same line which enables repairs to be made on either line while the other pump is in opera- tion.
The brush along our main pipe line through the swamp in back of Hanson Fire Department building has been cut and cleared away, but there are some trees on this line which should be cut down to make a pas- sageway. The owner of the property objected to the trees being taken down.
Extra labor was required cleaning shores of pond and this should be continued this coming year.
The cottage owners around the pond with few ex- ceptions have kept their property in good condition, these few exceptions requires inspections frequently.
The Altitude valves at Beech Hill and Abington Standpipes have proven very satisfactory.
There are two Chlorinators at Pumping Station. The Paradon machine was purchased in 1932 and the Pardee machine in 1936. The Pardee machine has operated every day for four and one-half years and given good
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service with few minor repairs and is in good condi- tion at present time, but should there be a delay in re- pairing this machine, the Paradon is not very reliable.
Some repairs should be made on end of intake pipe.
Three new services were added, and three leaks re- paired, one in main and two on services.
The Financial Report of the Joint Works will be found under the Report of the Water Registrar.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM H. BROWN, Joint Superintendent.
Pembroke, Massachusetts January 1, 1941
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REPORT OF WATER REGISTRAR
To the Joint Board of Water Commissioners of Abing- ton and Rockland.
Gentlemen :
I herewith submit my report as Water Registrar for the year ending December 31, 1940.
Water Rates
$2,431.47
Water Rates Due
$243.54
Two new accounts added this year.
Respectfully submitted,
LEWIS E. WHEELER, Water Registrar.
JOINT ACCOUNT
Brockton Edison Co., Electric Service
$3,778.51
William Brown, salary
2,080.00
Louis Wheeler, salary
1,664.00
John J. Wheatley, legal services
716.35
Lawrence Sheehan, labor
370.15
Ludlow Valve Co., valves
334.85
A. Culver Co., coal and supplies
310.13
Louis Mahon, police work at pond
272.81
Abington Coal Corp., coal
222.12
N. E. T. & T. Co., service
199.56
Town of Pembroke, taxes
166.47
Skinner & Sherman, testing and court testimony
154.00
Willard Nickerson, labor
135.28
Rockland Water Department, hydrant install- ation, telephone 109.29
Monsanto Chemical Co., Chlorine and sulfate
105.95
C. J. Higgins, services as Treasurer 100.00
Harrison Witherell, services as Chairman
100.00
S. W. Baker, services as Secretary
100.00
W. E. Kingsbury, Gravel and truck hire
82.50
National Meter Co., meters 81.00
Hayes Pump and Machinery Co., pump and supplies 73.94
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Collins Packing Co., packing
73.04
Edwin Richardson, labor
70.33
Renssalaer Valve Co., valve and sleeve
65.97
Theo Gagnon, labor
60.75
Curry Brothers Oil Co., supplies
52.85
Robert Porter, labor
51:75
Tony Sasso, labor
51.75
George Gray, services as Commissioner
50.00
Frank Merrill, services as Commissioner
50.00
E. S. Damon, services as Commissioner
50.00
J. T. Shea, services as Commisisoner
50.00
The Douglas Print, printing and stock
45.17
Walworth Co., fittings
42.40
Levi Corlis, labor
42.19
Thorpe & Martin Co., daily record book
33.90
Rockland Coal & Grain Co., lumber and supplies
32.39
Leslie Brown, labor
31.50
Herford Damon, labor
31.50
Alton Merrill, labor
31.50
Edward Keane, labor
29.53
State Aid Fund, Aerial photographs and copies
28.15
Crawford's Service Station, use of tractor
25.00
John J. Duane, lumber
24.26
Hedge & Mathews Co., pump and strainer
23.00
Reed Lumber & Coal Co., paint and brushes
21.69
Benj. Lang, Inc., supplies
20.27
F. A. Houdlette & Son, Inc., flange and spigot pipe
20.25
Abington Water Department, installations and repairs
17.05
Snap-On Tool Corp., wrench and sockets
16.79
Hallamore Machine Co., machine work
16.50
John Foster Lumber Co., lumber and nails Ira Richards, labor
15.43
15.00
Hub Wire Cloth & Wire Work Co., copper cloth
13.24
Peter DeSimone, labor
12.94
Antonio Geloran, labor
12.94
A. W. Chesterton Co., supplies
12.00
Harold Brown, labor
11.81
Builders Iron Foundry, charts and ink
11.37
N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R., freight
10.35
Commissioner of Public Safety, inspection of boiler
10.00
A. A. Phelps & Son, insurance
10.00
Philip LaPointe, labor
9.00
Albert Doherty, labor
9.00
Standard Oil Co., oil
8.40
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F. O. Young, labor
8.16
Crosby Steam Gage & Valve, daily charts
7.76
Steve Garjam, labor 7.50
Philip Murphy, labor
7.04
William E. Greene, use of truck
6.75
Benson's Restaurant, food for laborers
6.20
Robert Thompson, labor
6.19
Joseph Cull, labor
6.19
Lawrence Whitman, gas and oil
6.00
Stearns Express, express
5.88
A. S. Peterson, supplies
5.75
Maurice Capelice, labor
4.50
Calvin Baker, labor
4.50
Carroll Meserve, labor
4.50
Anthony Petrowski, labor
4.50
Edward Morgan, labor
4.50
Fred Kane, labor
4.50
C. & D. Hardware, rope and supplies
4.50
Elliot Magoun, oil
4.00
Hohman's Flowers (loma)
4.00
Taunton Lumber Co., lumber
3.61
The Leavett Machine Co., cutters and grinders
3.48
Charlie Whitmans, labor
3.38
A. Wainshilbaum, use of truck
3.28
McNeil's Doughnut Shop, food for laborers
3.20
Karl Crook Motor Co., cut steel jack
3.00
Rockland Hardware & Paint Co., supplies
2.98
Brown Wales Co., steel
2.87
Locke Regulator Co., supplies
2.63
Cinch Chemical Co., cans
2.50
William H. Brown, remittances
2.50
Jenkins & Simmons, express
2.50
George Campbell, gasoline
2.00
George Litchfield, labor
2.25
Richard Wheeler, labor
1.13
Lewis Wheeler, Jr., labor
1.13
H. H. Arnold, Inc., supplies
.66
$12,633.89
Abington one-half
$6,316.94
WORK AT PUMPING STATION FOR YEAR 1940
1940 Month
Hours Pumping Hrs.
Min.
Daily Average Hrs.
Min.
Gallons Pumped
Daily Average Gallons
Lbs. Coal Consumed
Daily Average
Avg. Height
in Reservoir .
Gallons Pumped
Per Lb. Coal
Gallons Pumped Per K.W.H.
January
385
50
12
27
21,398,000
690,258
19,835
640
97.0
362
693.8
February
338
20
11
40
18,734,000
646,000
17,080
589
97.0
359
696.8
March
363
10
11
43
20,232,000
652,646
17,895
578
97.2
361
698.0
April
344
25
11
29
19,038,000
634,600
15,495
517
97.5
360
695.7
May
373
00
12
02
20,510,000
661,613
11,070
357
97.5
359
690.6
June
396
00
13
12
21,843,000
728,100
7,140
238
97.3
362
695.3
July
418
30
13
30
23,032,000
742,968
None
97.5
360
695.7
August
491
15
15
51
26,863,000
866,548
2,660
86
97.6
359
693.4
September
378
30
12
37
20,774,000
692,467
7,800
260
97.7
361
696.1
October
367
55
11
52
20,422,000
658,774
13,915
449
97.6
359
695.8
November
341
30
11
23
19,069,000
635,634
12,590
420
97.6
358
695.5
December
359
00
11
35
19,749,000
637,065
17,015
549
97.7
360
696.3
Totals
4557
25
251,664,000 20,972,000
142,495 11,875
97.43
360
695.25
Average
379
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Average Static Head 220.5. Average Dynamic Head 286. Maximum weekly record Aug. 12 to Aug. 18 inclusive 6,856,000 gallons. Maximum daily record Aug. 15-1,100,000 gals. Coal received 1940-142,340 lbs. Coal on hand Jan. 1, 1941-46,917 lbs. Gallons pumped via electricity 248,280,000 gals. Pumped via steam 2,787,000 gals. Pumped via gasoline engine 597,000 gals. Gasoline on hand Jan. 1, 1941-640 gals. Duty done in foot lbs. per 100 lbs. of coal 86,267,420. Gallons pumped per gal. of gasoline 4,456.
WILLIAM H. BROWN,
Chief Engineer.
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REPORT OF W. P. A. CO-ORDINATOR
I herewith submit my report as W. P. A. Co-ordinator from January 1, 1940 to December 31, 1940, showing expenditures of Federal funds for labor and town ex- penditures for material, equipment, supplies and ex- pense of all projects and departments.
Town Funds Federal
School Project
Labor
Adams Street
$995.00
20,336.78
Walnut Street
4,334.44
2,760.72
Tree Project
651.76
5,460.00
Sidewalk
4,332.66
6,535.18
Drainage Project
7,830.80
26,134.39
Gypsy Moth
90.96
9,560.00
Snow Removal
7.50
275.00
Engineering Survey
438.70
11,440.00
Island Grove Pond
249.87
None
Rubble Wall
8.00
None
Commodities
856.01
1,825.00
Sewing
2,089.17
8,369.63
Music
63.00
1,138.80
Household Aide
33.53
3,297.60
Veteran's Graves
213.11
2,275.00
Tennis Court
62.50
None
Water Dept. Project
3,632.68
1,991.28
Bradford & Summit Survey
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