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The Smith & Anthony Company have laid out five hydrants, and in case of fire, with three 23-inch nozzles on this 6-inch hose, would give us very poor service on account of the lack of supply behind it.
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We hope that we are not asking anything unfair or unjust in this matter and we know that you will give this matter that attention which it deserves. Will you kindly take this in hand and report to us if we can have the desired pipe placed in position.
By so doing you will confer a favor on,
(copy) SMITH & ANTHONY COMPANY, WINSHIP, BOIT & COMPANY.
The following reply was sent to the Smith & Anthony - Co., and Winship, Boit & Co. :
In answer to your communication of June 22, 1904, in relation to a water main on Foundry street to connect with the new main on Broadway.
We have delayed action on this matter because we appre- ciate the importance of providing better facilities for protec- tion from fire in that district, and desire to do all that is in our power in favor of your request.
We find that the amount appropriated by the town this year will not be sufficient to put in the main, although we shall place a " tee" in the 16-inch main on Broadway oppo- site to Foundry street.
We shall favor, in our annual report, the construction of an eight or ten-inch main on Foundry street to connect with Broadway.
Hoping that this will be satisfactory to you, we are
Your very truly,
WAKEFIELD WATER COMMISSIONERS.
By the construction of the sixteen-inch main on Broad- way, the plant has a direct pumping connection with Main street, which will be ample for many years to come.
As soon as possible, a twelve-inch main should be substi- tuted for the 1100 feet of cement six-inch pipe now running
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through Main street from Broadway to Richardson street. That would give to the centre of the town, a supply of water running both ways, from the stand-pipe and the pumping plant, through sixteen-inch, twelve-inch and ten- inch pipes. In case of a large fire this would furnish an ample supply of water.
The need of a large main on Foundry street is apparent. The welfare of hundreds of families of the employees of the Smith & Anthony Co., and the Harvard Knitting Mills, requires that the town should provide an ample supply of water for fire protection by the construction of a larger main. In neither of these cases can there be required a guarantee of five per cent. additional income.
PROTECTION OF THE PURITY OF WATER SUPPLY.
This Board, in order to prevent the pollution of Crystal Lake and its tributaries, asked the State Board of Health for authority in the matter, as follows :
WAKEFIELD, MASS., Sept. 7, 1904. TO THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, STATE HOUSE, BOSTON :
Gentlemen :- We, the Board of Water Commissioners of the Town of Wakefield, hereby petition your Honorable Board to make such rules and regulations as may be pro- vided by Chapter 75 of the Revised Laws, for the purpose of preventing the pollution and securing the sanitary pro- tection of the waters of Crystal Lake and its tributaries, used by the Town of Wakefield as a source of water supply.
We have the honor to remain
Very truly yours,
WAKEFIELD BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS.
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In answer to the above the following reply was received : COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
OFFICE OF THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH,
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON,
October 6, 1904.
TO THE BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS OF THE TOWN OF WAKEFIELD.
Gentlemen :- I have the honor to transmit the rules and regulations prepared by the State Board of Health, in reply to your petition received at this office September 10, 1904, in relation to preventing the pollution and securing the sanitary protection of the water used by the town of Wake- field as a source of water supply. These rules and regula- tions were adopted by the State Board of Health at its meeting, October 6, 1904.
Respectfully submitted, SAMUEL W. ABBOTT, Secretary.
The above mentioned rules and regulations were pub- lished in the "Wakefield Daily Item," October 20, 1904, and the " Wakefield Citizen and Banner," October 21, 1904.
In pursuance of this authority the commissioners issued and posted the following notices :
WAKEFIELD WATER SUPPLY.
Under the authority conferred by the "Rules and Regula- tions of the State Board of Health," adopted October 6, 1904, under section 113, Chapter 75, Revised Laws.
For the sanitary protection of the waters of Crystal lake and its tributaries, used by the town of Wakefield as a source of water supply :
Bathing and skating in or upon said lake is strictly pro- hibited.
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No person shall fish in, or send, drive or put any animal into Crystal lake, or any of its tributaries, and no person shall enter or go in any boat, skiff, raft, or other contriv- ance, on or upon the water of said Crystal lake, except public officers whose duties may so require, nor shall enter or go upon, or drive any animal, upon the ice of said Crys- tal lake, or take any of said ice, unless so permitted by regulation or permit of the Board of Water Commissioners.
Per order,
BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS, Wakefield, Mass.
Section 122, Chapter 75, Revised Laws, provides that " Whoever violates any rule, regulation or order made " by the State Board of Health " shall be punished for each of- fence by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment."
We desire to thank the citizens generally for their cheer- ful observance of the rules and the young people in particu- lar, for giving up the skating so long enjoyed on Crystal Lake, thus co-operating with this Board in recognizing that the public welfare requires the observance of the rules, and showing the good public spirit existing among our people.
The cutting of ice is done under permit issued by this Board, containing conditions required to protect the water supply.
The sanitary conditions existing on the Hawkesworth property on Forest street, were a serious menace to one of the tributaries of the lake.
By constructing an eighteen-inch cement pipe drain, with carefully cemented joints, four feet below the surface, for a distance of 400 feet, the stream was deflected from a course around the dwelling, thus avoiding all contamination from
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the cesspool and vault, the drain being constructed at and on a line with the street. The condemnation of the prop- erty was thus prevented.
We close this report with detailed accounts of the expen- ditures under the construction and maintenance appro- priations.
MAINTENANCE.
EXPENDITURES.
Walter G. Hunt, insurance, $7 50
A. T. Howard, book, . . 6 50
American Express Co., expressing, 18 05
C. Welch, oil, 13 50
Cutler Bros., supplies, 19 01
W. S. Greenough & Co., books and stationery, 43 41
Garlock Packing Co., packing, 75 37
John Flanley, office rent,
225 00
W. A. Prescott, carpenter work,
10 47
J. J. Cameron, repairs to harness, 3 45
C. W. Eaton, printing, advertising, etc. 13 90
Hersey Mfg. Co., repairs to meter, 4 19
C. F. Hartshorne & Son, premium on bond, 15 00
Walworth Mfg. Co., pipe, fittings and tools, . 515 49
1,110 32
42 20
22 50
New Eng. Tel. & Tel. Co., telephone service,
144 90
Geo. H. Taylor, supplies, ·
23 79
Wanamaker & Feindel, repairs to wagon and tools, 64 70
Carpenter Morton Co., paints, ·
12 08
F. C. Skinner, veterinary dentistry, . ·
1 50
Samuel Stephens, letter files, .
4 00
Lead Lined Iron Pipe Co., pipe and fittings, . Municipal Light Plant, gas and electricity, Library Bureau, cards and case, . Chadwick-Boston Lead Co., tin pipe and solder,
79 95
H. M. Dolbeare, printing and postage, . 109 10
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J. F. Sherritt, lettering, ·
$5 25
Spaulding Print Co., blue print, 3 50 ·
R. H. North, shoeing horses, 17 13 ·
R. C. North, shoeing horses, 11 75
Wakefield Coal Co., lime and cement, 4 53
John Toomey, coal and wood, 1,606 15
J. T. Gosney, repairs to harness, etc., 38 65
G. W. Knowlton Rubber Co., packing, . 13 61
Eagle Oil & Supply Co., oil, 24 55
L. H. Kirk, hay and grain, . 105 01
Perrin, Seamans & Co., supplies and tools, 562 44 Estate M. J. Curley & Curley Bros., hay and grain, 154 74
Lucas Bros., repairs to clock, ·
2 00
J. E. Perkins, insurance premium, .
33 67
H. G. Fairfield & Co., insurance premium, 33 67
G. O. Carpenter & Co., insurance premium, 67 35
Butler Bros., insurance premium,
48 68
Hartford S. Boiler I. & I. Co., insurance pre- mium, 100 00
Bigelow, Dowse & Co., supplies, . ·
24 05
John Shea, carpenter work, 34 50
A. T. Locke, lumber, .
5 97
Geo. F. Blake Mfg. Co., repairs to pumps, 263 81
Siebert Cylinder Oil Cup Co., repairs to cup, 4 30
Smith & Anthony Co., tapping bands, etc., 364 50
Morrison Merrill, electric wiring,
6 40
W. H. Butler, reading meters,
15 00
Charles Doyle, loam,
1 00
Boston & Maine R. R., freights,
42 71
S. B. Dearborn, P. M., postage stamps,
2 00
Robert W. Neff, blackite paint,
16 61
John Flanley, window shades,
16 50
Braman, Dow & Co., pipe and fittings,
11 35
Greenwood & Daggett Co., asbestos,
1 00
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Frost & Adams, drafting supplies,
$9 19
Colonial Supply Co., tel. wire and tools, 95 10
Curry Oil & Supply Co., packing and gauge glasses, · ·
59 55
McIntosh Bros., repairs to wagons,
·
49 60
Coffin Valve Co., hydrants and gates,
354 40
Palmer Corbett, veterinary dentistry,
4 00
City of Boston, repairs to Lowry hydrant,
4 52
W. W. Wilder, painting wagons, .
20 00
Boston Engineers Supply Co., oil,
35 94
H. Morgan, mason work, 42 75
J. G. Hunt, cleaning cesspool, 2 00
W. Kendall, painting wagon, 22 00 .
Boston & Maine R. R., ticket books, .
11 52
Heywood Bros. & Wakefield Co., repairs to pump, .
3 50
Mrs. J. E. Kelly, cleaning office, .
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7 50
Mrs. Mary Cassidy, cleaning office,
75
W. H. Butler, car fares,
10
Wanamaker & Webber, carpenter work,
248 69
Green & Arnold, repairs to tools,
2 25
Alice J. Durgin, land damage claim,
10 00
G. M. Kelly, shoeing horses, 14 84
C. Latimer, expressing, 2 00
J. F. McCarthy, electro plates and printing, 24 50
Chapman Valve Co., valve parts,
5 27
Thomas Hoey Supply Co., tools and supplies,
306 81
J. W. Grace, conductor pipe and labor,
32 78
Coggshall Mfg. Co., boiler tube cleaner, 14 00
Geo. E. Winslow, recording guage, 135 00
J. F. Gleason, star jointers, . 21 00
Ludlow Valve Co., valve parts, 5 55
Edson Mfg. Co., bolts and nuts,
2 13
F. A. Houdlette & Son, cast iron pipe and fittings, 48 86
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A. B. Comins, expressing, ·
$1 10 , Municipal Light Plant, wire, poles, labor and coke, 513 45 National Paint and Varnish Co., grafite paint, 79 92
Hodge Boiler Works, boiler arches, .
14 28
W. C. Dryer, photographs and plates, 7 00
John Gaffey, gravel, 1 00
J. C. Paige & Co., liability insurance premium, 30 00
H. H. Hawkesworth, drafting, 20 00 .
F. W. Gow, engineering, 50 00
Middlesex Traders Ice Co., ice, 5 50
A. J. Wilkinson & Co., brass screws, 2 63
Block & Cate, supplies, 13 05
F. McArdle, fire brick and clay, 5 00
J. Laybolt, filing saws,
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G. A. B. Merrill, wall paper and labor,
59 75
H. A. Simonds, sealing scales, 1 71
Morss & Whyte, wire guard, 7 00
G. W. Killorin, sand, . 2 00
David Taggart, plumbing work and stock, 33 10
American Surety Co., bond insurance premium, 12 50
J. A. O'Leary, M. D., professional services, . 10 00
$8,707 15
PAY ROLL.
W. H. Butler,
$200 00
A. R. Perkins,
900 00
George Daniel,
936 00
Patrick Sexton,
597 01
Arthur Gibbons,
576 84
James Hurton,
599 05
Patrick Joyce,
397 15
James Regan,
189 63
Launin A. Burns,
7 50
John White,
11 25
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Patrick Dugan,
$4 00
Richard Maloney,
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6 50
Walter Cosmer,
27 50
James Galvin,
6 00
Jeremiah Loughlin,
92 50
John Shannon,
1 00
M. Hallissey,
62 00
D. F. Regan,
17 50
John McCarthy,
232 38
Jeremiah Murphy,
121 14
Henry Doucette, .
51 00
Norman Souther.
19 76
Herbert Chase,
18 00
John Doucette,
28 25
James Hennessey,
34 25
Jeremiah Sullivan,
125 00
Patrick Hurton,
195 13
Charles McCarthy,
13 00
John Roach,
32 00
Jeremiah Kalaher,
122 12
William Hickey. .
7 00
Edward Barrett,
21 50
Patrick Curran,
.
8 00
John Welch,
20 25
William Keefe,
4 00
J. J. Butler,
32 13
A. P. Butler,
42 00
Thomas Rooney, .
7 50
Patrick Leary,
3 50
Hiram Woodis,
31 50
Thomas Barton,
4 00
Maurice Manning,
3 75
T. F. Kelly,
7 51
William Toomey,
2 00
James Mahoney,
5 00
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William Scanlon,
$4 00
Timothy Kalaher,
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5 25
John Casey,
75
Thomas Flynn,
5 00
Patrick Welch,
3 00
Patrick Keady,
2 00
Stephen Joyce,
22 75
Luke Leary,
3 50
William Sweeney,
10 50
Peter Hubbard,
12 00
Charles Ryder,
3 00
Edmund Devoe,
3 25
Patrick Keefe,
2 00
John Landers,
2 00
Thomas Byrne,
2 00
Charles Butler,
2 00
Sylvine Muse,
2 00
John Donahue,
27 00
Patrick Murphy,
2 00
Patrick Finneran,
2 00
Joseph Muse,
2 00
Peter Coyne,
2 00
Timothy Delany, .
2 00
James Reardon,
14 62
James Cronin,
6 00
Patrick Muse,
31 75
Charles Doyle, team,
8 75
Fred Sullivan,
2 00
Reuben Muse,
22 00
Alex. Muse,
20 00
S. M. Seabury,
76 30
George Brandt,
14 00
B. Fleming,
4 50
John McGlory,
2 00
6,147 02
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CONSTRUCTION.
EXPENDITURES.
Chadwick-Boston Lead Co., pig lead, $432 95
Braman, Dow & Co., pipe and fittings, . 121 36
Walworth Mfg. Co., pipe, fittings and gates, 116 96
Union Water Meter Co., tapping bands,
45 75
F. A. Houdlette & Son, cast iron pipe, .
4,829 02
Wanamaker & Feindel, repairing tools, .
30 33
Coffin Valve Co., hydrants and gates, .
539 50
Perrin, Seaman & Co., tools and supplies, 162 40
H. Connell, rubber boots,
11 00
A. B. Comins, express,
1 25
Smith & Anthony Co., gate boxes,
93 01
Builders Iron Foundry, special castings, . ·
48 00
Wakefield Coal Co., cement and lumber, 7 73
A. T. Locke, lumber, 17 35 .
McIntosh Bros., repairing tools,
9 75
Chapman Valve Mfg. Co., valve, ·
3 13
Boston Bolt Co., rods and bolts,
3 18
J. C. Paige & Co., liability insurance premium,
20 00
6,492 67
CONSTRUCTION PAY ROLL.
W. H. Butler,
400 00
Patrick Sexton,
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182 95
Arthur Gibbons,
128 75
James Hurton,
96 40
Patrick Joyce,
111 38
James Regan,
131 88
John McCarthy,
175 82
Jeremiah Murphy,
85 13
Henry Doucette, .
93 38
Norman Souther, .
71 38
John Doucette,
59 88
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James Hennessey,
$98 26
Jeremiah Sullivan,
102 89
G. W. Killorin, team,
35 00
Patrick Hurton,
40 13
Charles McCarthy,
38 38
John Roach,
78 38
Jeremiah Kalaher,
101 52
William Hickey, .
65 88
Edward Calnan,
1 00
George Sweeney, .
1 00
Edward Barrett,
58 51
Patrick Curran,
14 50
John Welch,
18 88
William Keefe,
26 00
J. J. Butler,
71 75
John Curran,
18 00
Thomas Rooney,
9 50
Ernest Rothwell,
75
Patrick Leary,
28 50
Charles Classon,
69 25
Hiram Woodis,
30 00
Thomas Barton,
15 00
Maurice Manning,
16 25
William Crowley,
38 00
T. F. Kelley,
38 75
William Toomey,
15 00
James Mahoney, .
9 00
Timothy Sliney,
41 51
Cornelius Hickey,
11 00
William Scanlon,
6 00
George Burrage, .
3 00
John Casey,
16 25
Thomas Flynn,
54 25
Patrick Welch,
47 25
Patrick Keady,
22 25
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William Logan,
$14 00
Stephen Joyce,
69 38
Thomas Fitzgerald,
77 00
Joseph Devoe,
6 00
Luke Leary,
4 75
J. G. Hunt, team,
30 94
William Sweeney,
16 88
Patrick Dugan,
14 75
John White,
1 75
James Mooney,
8 00
Charles Horton,
2 00
Timothy Kalaher,
10 75
Edmund Devoe,
6 00
Patrick Keefe,
10 88
Timothy Gleason,
8 38
John Loughlin,
90 13
John Qualter,
2 00
John Landers,
57 38
Thomas Byrne,
49 76
John Coyne,
5 00
Charles Butler,
42 38
Sylvine Muse,
7 00
John Donahue,
8 00
Patrick Murphy,
6 00
Patrick Finneran,
45 88
Patrick Maloney,
1 00
J. W. McMahon,
.
26 50
Joseph Muse,
4 00
Peter Coyne,
6 75
James Reardon,
43 51
James Cronin,
25 13
Patrick Muse,
.
21 13
Thomas Palmer,
1 75
Charles Doyle, team,
7 00
Mathew Murphy,
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5 77
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Patrick Welch,
$5 77
L. Carew, .
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5 77
Fred Sullivan,
36 38
Daniel Murphy,
9 00
$3,573 99
Respectfully submitted, CHARLES A. DEAN, JAMES H. KIMBALL, WILLIAM H. BUTLER,
Water Commissioners.
ANNUAL REPORT
- -OF THE -
MUNICIPAL LIGHT BOARD
AND MANAGER,
- OF THE-
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD,
-FOR THE
YEAR ENDING JANUARY 31, 1905.
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Report of Municipal Light Board.
The Municipal Light Board begs to submit its annual report for the town fiscal year ending Jan. 31, 1905.
The board feels that having completed its first ten years of service, it can offer to the citizens of the town at this time the most favorable report during the history of its ex- istence.
A comparison with the previous year shows an increase in the manufacturing profit on the gas end of $2,653.29 or interest and depreciation considered $2,057.88.
It likewise shows a reduction in the manufacturing de- ficiency on the electric end (which in reality represents the manufacturing cost of the street lights to the town) of $2,344.42, orinterest and depreciation considered, $2,580.63.
This results in a reduction in the cost of street lights of $17.80 per lamp, or a cost this year of $73.26 each, against that of the previous year of $91.06.
Our general appropriation this year differed from that of previous years in that we were given a specific sum amount- ing to $35,700. To this is added a balance available from the previous year of $723.73, also merchandise credits of $400.88, or a total of $36,824.61.
Against this amount has been charged the expenditures for all purposes (with the exception of those for which special appropriations had been made) amounting to $37,- 441.58, showing a slight overdraft of $616.97.
The true condition, however, is better shown by a com- parison of the receipts with the expenditures. The total cash receipts from all sources, as turned over to the town treasurer, amounted to $35,818.39, an increase of $4,119.09 over the previous year. The expenditures as above stated amounted to $37,441.58, which being in excess of the
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receipts show a deficiency of $1,623.19. This amount added to the interest payments represents the actual cash outlay of the town for street lighting service.
In the expenditures have been included the following amounts which, strictly speaking, were neither gas or electric maintenance but represented a source of income practically equivalent to the amount laid out.
Incandescent lamps,
$131 80
Electric jobbing,
402 29
Gas stoves,
1,866 14
Gas jobbing,
1,821 27
$4,221 50
There was also included a list of unpaid bills left over from the previous year amounting to $3,445.26.
It might be stated at this time that the unpaid bills on Jan. 31st, this year, amounted to but $111.91.
As the office facilities have heretofore been entirely in- adequate for the requirements and no opportunity has been offered to display gas stoves and appliances, an addition has been made on the south end of the electric station which now furnishes spacious quarters for both purposes.
The new office has been nicely arranged to suit the requirements, and our display room has been thoroughly fitted up with all the modern gas appliances.
A cordial invitation is extended to all to visit this new department where courteous attention will be received.
The cost of this addition, amounting to about $600, has been paid from the general appropriation, as has also the amount expended for a horse, wagon and harness which it was found necessary to purchase.
The new bench of 6's for which a special appropriation was made, has been erected and the plant is now benefiting greatly by it both from an increased capacity and from an economical standpoint.
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In connection with this an up to date tar extractor has been added which entirely removes all the tar and obviates a trouble which has long been experienced by the tar carry- ing over into the purifiers and clogging them up and not permitting them to render the service for which they are designed.
A new tar well has also been added which fulfils a long felt want and enables us to carry several months' accumula- tion of tar where it can be easily handled instead of keeping it in barrels which take up an amount of much needed room. It will also eliminate an element of loss which is bound to occur when so handled.
The general efficiency on the distribution end of both the gas and electric departments has also been maintained.
A good part of the larger gas mains have been bored or tested for leakage, and such leaks as were located have been repaired as well as have those reported in other districts.
The pole lines in Boyntonville have been thoroughl reconstructed and careful attention has been given to repairs of lines throughout the town.
This work will be continued during the coming year, as only by the closest attention to such matters can the effi- ciency of the plant be maintained.
The number of gas consumers has increased by 131, due largely to the Greenwood extension which we mention more fully below.
The liberal policy adopted of putting in gas services and ranges at less than cost has been taken advantage of by a large number of consumers which has resulted in the addi- tion of 110 gas ranges besides several other heating appli- ances and two gas engines.
Several prepayment meters have also been installed with greatest degree of satisfaction both to the consumer and to the plant.
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The fire alarm system has been maintained without serious interruption, and the oil lights have received their share of attention.
GREENWOOD EXTENSION.
One of the most profitable properties of the plant is the high pressure pipe line to Greenwood.
This line was installed during the past year by the employment of citizens only, and cost about one-half as much as it would for the same amount on the low pressure system.
The number of services laid in, the number of stoves sold and the amount of gas consumed from August 1, 1904 to February 1, 1905, has greatly exceeded our expectations, and as the best part of the gas stove season had passed before the pipe line was completed and the gas turned on, and the receipts to February 1 were so large, it is very evident that the Greenwood extension account will show at the close of the first year of its existence, a very creditable balance above the manufacturing cost of the gas and the interest on the notes, toward the cost of installing the pipe line.
As a great many feared that the capacity of a two-inch pipe was not sufficient to properly supply so large a num- ber of consumers, we beg to announce that the service received in Greenwood has been perfectly satisfactory, and the pressure on the line does not at any time exceed ten pounds.
The capacity of a two-inch pipe under twenty-five pounds pressure is greater than that of a six-inch pipe as used in the low pressure system, thus we are enabled to not only supply a sufficient amount of gas to Greenwood, but to also increase the efficiency of the low pressure system in the center of the town.
By installing a governor and connection between the high and low pressure systems at Wakefield Junction, we can
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supply the low pressure system with gas at that end, and thus maintain a uniform and inexhaustible flow of gas in the center of the town.
A reduction in the price of gas to large consumers in Wakefield has been made by the adoption of a graded scale of discount which is as follows :
100 cubic feet to
9,900 cubic feet, 20c. per M.
10,000
66
19,900
30c. « «
20,000
66 199,000
40c.
200,000
66 400,000
50c. 55c.
over 400,000 cubic feet,
It is the disposition of the Board to give to the consumers every possible advantage in the way of reductions in the price of either gas or electricity, and in view of the favor- able report for the past year this matter has been given careful consideration at this time.
Under general conditions it has been proven that there is an annual increase in both the gas and electric business of from 13 per cent. to 14 per cent., and it is figured that a reduction of 10 cents per 1,000 on the gas and 10 per cent. on the electric would not affect the receipts except to increase them. This being true it has been decided to reduce the price of both gas and electricity, and commenc- ing with the bills to be issued March 1, '05, the charges in Wakefield will be as follows :
Gas $1.70 per 1,000 cubic feet. Discount for prompt payment 30 cents per 1,000 cubic feet, or a net price of $1.40. Electricity 20 cents per K. W. (1,000 watt hours or an equivalent of about 1 cent per lamp per hour). Discount for prompt payment 20 per cent., or a net price of 16 cents per K. W.
For large consumers of gas the discounts for prompt pay- ment on monthly bills will be as follows :
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100 cubic feet to 19,900 cubic feet. 30c. per M.
20,000
199,000
40c. .. .
200,000
400,000 . . 50c.
400,000
66 and over
55c.
This represents the second reduction within the past two years.
The above results reflect credit on the management and the board feels that the town is fortunate in having the services of so efficient a manager as Mr. White.
For the coming year the following appropriations are requested :
Street lights-145, at $75,
. $10,875 00
Oil lights,
400 00
Fire alarm maintenance,
250 00
General,
.
18,475 00
$30,000 00
Gas and electric extensions with privilege to borrow from general, 1,000 00
It will be noted from the above that a specific appropria- tion is requested for street lights based on the price paid for equal service by surrounding towns.
This method has been adopted to conform to ideas as set forth at the previous town meeting, also to the opinion of several of a voters of the town who are most interested.
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