Town annual report of the officers of Wakefield Massachusetts : including the vital statistics for the year 1946, Part 11

Author: Wakefield, Massachusetts
Publication date: 1946
Publisher: Town of Wakefield
Number of Pages: 300


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Operating Revenue


61,454.81


Decrease


4,063.80


Other Income


1,530.50


Decrease


582.76


Gross Income


62,985.31


Decrease


4,646.56


Other Expense


1,476.47


Decrease


72.25


Net Income


61,508.84


Decrease


4,574.31


Paid to Town in lieu of Taxes


35,000.00


Net


$ 26,508.84 Decrease


$ 4,574.31


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. TOWN OF WAKEFIELD


The Town's equity in the plant is shown on the Balance Sheet in two items:


Appropriated Surplus


Earned Surplus


524,932.86 495,393.94


Increase 26,825.60


Total


$ 1,020,326.80 Increase $ 26,825.60


The maximum loan on the system as recorded at the substation was 3,500 K. W. which is an increase of 300 K. W. over the previous. Specifica- tions covering equipment to give us additional capacity are being prepared and bids will be asked for in a short time.


The Greenwood circuit has been changed to three phase and we plan to change our other circuits as rapidly as possible.


Both gas and electric lines have been installed in Morel Circle to serve twenty houses in that development.


Eighty electric and sixty-six gas services were installed in various parts of the town to serve new houses, most of which were connected to existing lines.


The twenty-two Fire Alarm boxes which we received late in 1945 were installed, replacing older type of boxes and four new boxes were installed- No. 141 Robert St., No. 311 Jefferson and Hamilton Roads, No. 391 White Circle, and No. 394 Vernon St. near Juniper Ave. Eight new boxes have been purchased, six of them will be used to replace old boxes and two boxes for new locations. The Police Department has asked for a new box to be located near the Mapleway Playground.


Financial statements follow:


MUNICIPAL LIGHT DEPARTMENT


BALANCE SHEET as of DECEMBER 31, 1946


ASSETS


PLANT INVESTMENT


Gas Department (Schedule A)


$296,046.09


Electric Department (Schedule B)


242,999.96


General Equipment (Schedule C)


18,957.17


Office Building


22,525.00


Total


580,528.22 $


CURRENT ASSETS


Operation Fund


$ 65,295.98


Construction Fund


68,283.47


Depreciation Fund


255,250.16


Office Fund


100.00


Change Fund


300.00


Special Deposits


36,190.27


Accounts Receivable


22,540.93


Materials and Supplies


28,635.47


Total


$ 476,596.28


REPORT OF MUNICIPAL LIGHT BOARD 151


Prepaid Insurance


$ 707.60


TOTAL ASSETS


$ 1,057,832.10


LIABILITIES AND SURPLUS


CURRENT LIABILITIES


Consumers Deposits


Interest on Consumers Deposits


$ 36,190.27 1,315.03


Total


$ 37,505.30


APPROPRIATED SURPLUS


Loans Repayment


$473,300.00


Appropriations for Construction-Repayment


51,632.86


Total


$ 524,932.86


SURPLUS (SCHEDULE D)


$ 495,393.94


TOTAL LIABILITIES and SURPLUS


$ 1,057,832.10


STATEMENT OF INCOME AND EXPENSE


GAS DEPARTMENT


INCOME FROM THE SALE OF GAS


Residence


$113,243.12


Commercial


13,957.27


Prepay


1,530.54


Municipal


461.54


Minimum Bills


213.87


Total


$129,406.34


DEDUCT OPERATING EXPENSE


Gas Purchased


$ 69,257.07


Distribution


24,098.20


Commercial


6,377.33


New Business


207.29


General


7,993.04


Depreciation


14,602.17


Total


$122,535.10


OPERATING INCOME


$ 6,871.24


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ADD-OTHER INCOME Jobbing


$ 27.29


Interest on Bank Balances


180.00


Income from Rents


234.00


Total


$ 441.29


GROSS INCOME


$ 7,312.53


DEDUCT OTHER EXPENSE


Interest on Consumers Deposits


$ 360.42


Bad Debts


129.72


Total


$ 490.14


NET INCOME TO SURPLUS (SCHEDULE D)


$ 6,822.39


STATEMENT OF INCOME AND EXPENSE ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT


INCOME FROM THE SALE OF ELECTRICITY


Residence


$171,333.37


Commercial


65,527.48


Power


63,899.43


Municipal-Power


3,087.22


Light


13,281.88


Street Lighting


20,000.00


Minimum Bills


157.44


Other


117.72


Total


$337,404.54


DEDUCT OPERATING EXPENSE


Electricity Purchased


$156,489.31


Distribution


47,135.41


Utilization


7,433.02


Commercial


15,675.28


New Business


719.16


General


16,348.36


Depreciation


39,020.43


Total


$282,820.97


$ 54,583.57


OPERATING INCOME ADD-OTHER INCOME Jobbing


$ 123.21


REPORT OF MUNICIPAL LIGHT BOARD


153


Interest on Bank Balances


Rent Income


420.00 546.00


Total


$


1,089.21


GROSS INCOME


$ 55,672.78


DEDUCT-OTHER EXPENSE


Interest on Consumers Deposits


Bad Debts


$ 841.00 145.33


Total


$ 986.33


NET INCOME TO SURPLUS (SCHEDULE D)


$ 54,686.45


PLANT INVESTMENTS


GAS DEPARTMENT-SCHEDULE A


Land


$ 6,604.47


Structures


17,751.63


Boiler Plant Equipment


879.69


Miscellaneous Power Plant Equipment


1,310.25


Street Mains


205,775.07


Services


30,273.65


Consumers Meters


26,102.76


Consumers Meter Installations


7,348.57


Total


$296,046.09


ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT-SCHEDULE B


Land


$ 213.57


Structures


1,196.87


Substation Equipment


11,652.50


Poles, Fixtures and Overhead Conductors


41,257.15


Underground Conduits


78,025.88


Underground Conductors


45,947.82


Consumers Meters


10,373.28


Consumers Meter Installations


5,932.66


Line Transformers


21,500.11


Transformer Installations


3,970.45


Street Lighting Equipment


22,929.67


Total


$242,999.96


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GENERAL EQUIPMENT-SCHEDULE C


Office Transportation Laboratory Miscellaneous


$ 1,155.80


3,660.74


931.47


13,209.16


Total


$ 18,957.17


SURPLUS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1946 CREDITS


Balance, January 1st


$468,568.34


Profit from Electric Operations


54,686.45


Profit from Gas Operations


6,822.39


Sale of Junk


316.76


Total


$530,393.94


DEBITS


Paid to Town $ 35,000.00


SURPLUS, December 31, 1946


$495,393.94


COST OF GAS


Total cost at Plant


$ 69,257.07


Cost per M. C. F.


$0.678


Average selling price per M. C. F.


$1.365


Average cost delivered per M. C. F.


$1,293


Total gas purchased-cubic feet


102,085,421


Total gas sold-cubic feet


94,779,800


COST OF ELECTRICITY


Total cost at switchboard


$156,489.31


Cost per K. W. Hour


1.306c


Average selling price per K. W. Hour


3.010c


Average cost delivered per K. W. Hour


2.522c


Total electricity purchased-K. W. Hours


11,960,664


Total electricity sold-K. W. Hours


11,208,011


Respectfully submitted, JAMES M. WHITEHEAD, Manager


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REPORT OF WATER AND SEWERAGE BOARD


37th Annual Report of the Wakefield Water and Sewerage Board


The year 1946 was the first year since the beginning of the war that any considerable amount of new construction was carried on by the Water and Sewer Department. However, due to the continued shortage of labor and difficulties in obtaining materials not all of the work voted at the 1946 Town Meeting was completed. Funds for a considerable portion of such work were raised by Bond Issue and therefore these funds are now avail- able to permit continuance of this work in 1947. An important job which was completed in 1946 was the replacing of the old 12" cement lined pipe in Albion Street with 12" cast iron pipe. This pipe was replaced from Lake Street to Green Street, Stoneham and 900 feet of similar pipe was replaced in Lake Street.


In 1945 a special Town Meeting voted $5,000.00 for the use of the de- partment in obtaining an engineering survey of the principal areas of the town which are not sewered. Prof. Charles O. Baird was engaged for this work and made surveys and investigations during 1945 and 1946. He has recently completed the work under the appropriation and has submitted a full report together with drawings of the areas which he has surveyed. Prof. Baird made complete preliminary surveys and designs of the two main trunk sewers as well as special investigations of several independent areas which constituted independent problems and required special considera- tion. A complete system of maps was prepared covering the area of 250 acres which was surveyed by the engineer.


The two main sewers studied by Prof. Baird and described in his report consist of the Montrose Main Sewer and the Woodville-Greenwood Main Sewer. The Montrose Sewer consists of a trunk sewer beginning at the Low Level Sewage Pumping Station behind the Nasella Playground and running in a northerly direction along the old Electric Railway right of way to New Salem Street, thence along the easterly side of the Boston & Maine Railroad to Lowell Street and through the Forest Glade Cemetery. Within the cemetery the sewer divides, one branch running easterly behind Cool- idge Park and the adjoining streets and a second branch continuing north to Lyons Lane, thence westerly across the railroad tracks to Vernon Street to serve the northerly portion of Vernon Street and the adjoining area. Another main branch of the Montrose Sewer will extend northeasterly along New Salem Street to the junction of Lowell Street. These main sewers which will serve the Montrose and adjacent areas have been com- pletely studied so that the cost of work can be estimated and so that the preparation of construction drawings can be started with relatively little delay.


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The proposed Woodville-Greenwood Main Sewer will begin at the pre- viously mentioned pumping station and will extend in a southerly direction to Nahant Street, thence along Oak Street as far as Atwood Street. A suit- able location has been worked out so that this main sewer can deliver sewage by gravity to the Low Level Pumping Station. Complete surveys of the area through which the sewer passes have been prepared and are avail- able for other extensions within the area.


All areas surveyed by Prof. Baird have been completely mapped and are related to a coordinate system established by him which will readily permit further extensions to the system in the future. These maps will un- doubtedly be of distinct value not only to this department but to the other departments in the town. A complete series of vertical control points throughout the area have been established and the elevation of 113 bench marks are available for future use.


Although the $5,000.00 appropriation was sufficient for investigating some of the most important unsewered portions of the town it was not adequate to investigate all of the areas which require study. Some of the remaining sewerage problems which should be studied in advance in order to determine methods of providing sewerage facilities include the follow- ing: North Avenue near the Reading line; the development in the vicinity of Cutter Street adjacent to North Avenue; Lowell Street; Main Street, and the adjacent streets at the head of the lake near the Reading line; practically all of the Wakefield Park area; Water Street near Farm Street and the end of Montrose Avenue adjacent thereto; the southeast portion of Greenwood beyond the limits of the present sewers; Lake Avenue and Spaulding Street including the area near the boathouse; and other isolated spots which constitute special sewerage problems.


Due to the impetus of the house building program several new streets have been accepted during the year and undoubtedly many others will be accepted by the town within the next year or two. Such building activity produces an immediate demand for new water mains and undoubtedly these new developments will require the construction of many additional sewers. The volume of such work will tax the capacity of the department almost to the limit aside from the construction of the main trunk sewers to areas which are not sewered at present.


Some of the work which must be contemplated by the department within the next few years is itemized below. Since most of this work will require the expenditure of considerable sums of money it is recorded here- with in order to keep these items before the voters:


Water System


1. Even though a considerable portion of the old 12" cement lined pipe in Albion Street was replaced last year, there is still about 18 miles of this old cement lined sheet iron pipe still in use. It is essential that all of this pipe be replaced within the next few years, and just as soon as con-


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ditions permit the program of replacement must advance at a more rapid rate.


2. The Stoneham Standpipe is now 63 years old and the need for its replacement is undoubtedly imminent.


3. The replacement of the existing wooden shed on the north side of Broadway with a fire resisting building for storage purposes is an im- portant consideration which the department has had in mind for several years.


4. More than half of the water used by the town is pumped by the Broadway Station. This station is an old building with a wooden roof and if a fire should occur it might be extremely serious and costly for the town. We believe that sprinklers would be cheap insurance.


5. At present the steam plant at the Broadway Pumping Station is kept in readiness for standby use in case of electric power failure. If a gasoline standby is installed it will be possible to eliminate the steam plant and licensed operators will not be required. Sewerage System


1. Many requests have been received for the extension of sewers in streets not sewered at present and many house owners are desirous of ob- taining sewer connections from their homes to existing sewers. The scarcity of vitrified pipe and cast iron soil pipe as well as the shortage of labor have contributed to the inability of the department to keep up with the demands. Undoubtedly the coming year will see an ever greater demand, on the part of property owners, for the construction of new sewers.


2. As previously discussed, preliminary surveys for the Montrose Main Sewer have been completed and the probable location established to such an extent that this project can go forward rapidly if desired. The demand for sewerage in the Montrose district will undoubtedly be much greater as the construction of new homes in that area progresses. Montrose is the only well developed large area of the town which is not sewered at the present time and the construction of this sewer must be given serious con- sideration by the town within a very few years. The construction of such a sewer is a major operation and can not be contemplated until the avail- ability of both material and labor is greatly improved over conditions which held during the past year.


For further details of the departmental work refer to the report of the Superintendent.


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1946 Receipts


1946


Expenditures


Water Rates


$ 89,626.10


Superintendent


$ 3,163.50


Hydrant Rental


9,600.00


Clerks


4,167.25


Services


3,800.02


Collector, Paymaster


600.00


Construction


1,570.55


Maintenance


59,259.62


Turn Ons


34.00


Bonds Retired


22,000.00


Summons


113.60


Interest


1,716.25


All Other


1,112.38


Commissioners' Salaries


360.00


Water Rates Refunds


60.40


$ 91,327.02


Credit Balance


14,529.63


$105,856.65


$105,856.65


Respectfully submitted,


JOHN N. BILL


SIDNEY F. ADAMS


HERMAN G. DRESSER


SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT


To the Water and Sewerage Board:


I respectfully submit the following report for the year ending Decem- ber 31, 1946:


WATER CONSTRUCTION


Morel Circle, Main Street easterly then northerly and westerly to Main Street, 1,082 feet of 6-inch cast iron pipe.


Brook Street, from dead end south to Prospect Street, 45 feet of 6-inch cast iron pipe.


Prospect Street, from Brook Street westerly to dead end opposite house of Swan, 220 feet of 6-inch cast iron pipe.


Elm Square, from dead end southerly, 72 feet of 1-inch copper tubing.


WATER RECONSTRUCTION


Monroe Street, easterly from main on North Avenue, 25 feet of 1-inch copper tubing.


Monroe Street, westerly from main on North Avenue, 31 feet of 1-inch copper tubing.


Winn Street, westerly from main on North Avenue, 37 feet of 1-inch copper tubing.


West Water Street, from Main Street westerly, 890 feet of 8-inch cast iron pipe.


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Albion Street, from Lake Street to Stoneham line at Green Street, Stoneham, 3,807 feet of 12-inch cast iron pipe.


Green Street, from Oak Street northwesterly, 881 feet of 8-inch cast iron pipe.


Lake Street, from Albion Street, 900 feet of 12-inch cast iron pipe.


NEW HYDRANTS SET


Morel Circle, south entrance to circle, north side of street, 192 feet east from Main Street, 5-inch Corey hydrant.


Morel Circle, north entrance to circle south side of street, 215 feet east from Main Street, 5-inch Corey hydrant.


West Water Street, corner Foster Street, 5-inch Corey hydrant.


Albion Street, opposite No. 280 Albion Street, at the intersection of Bartley Street, 5-inch Corey hydrant.


Albion Street, opposite No. 327 Albion Street, near the intersection of Broadway, 5-inch Corey hydrant.


HYDRANTS BROKEN OFF BY MOTOR VEHICLES


Albion Street, corner Green Street. :


.


SERVICES


New Services


85 75


Services relaid during year


Number of feet of pipe laid on public land


2135' - 5"


Number of feet of pipe laid on private land Number of feet of pipe relaid on public land


2973' - 6"


2078' - 11"


Number of feet of pipe relaid on private land


2138' - 9"


MAIN BREAKS -1946


Date


Occurred


Water On


Size


Location


Cause


February


12


4:00 P.M.


6" C. I.


Mount Pleasant Avenue 90' north of house of Jolliffe


February


18


Water shut off 9:30 A.M. Water shut off 2:15 P.M. Water shut off 1:10 P.M.


February 19 11:50 A.M. 3:05 P.M.


8". C. I.


Pleasant Street opposite house of DeVries (No. 96)


2" G. W. I. Fellsmere Avenue opposite house of Coviello


June


13


Shut off at 3:20 P.M.


8:30 P.M.


12" Cem.


Lake Street opposite No. 32


June


15


Shut off at 3:00 P.M.


8:05 P.M.


6" Cem.


West Water Street opposite No. 19


Òld age


November 14


7:30 A.M.


6" C. I.


North Avenue opposite Broadway


Joint leak


November 25 December 10


11:30 A.M. Shut off at 11:15 A.M.


Did not have to shut off 4:50 P.M. 5:40 P.M.


6" Cem. 8" C. I.


Sweetser Street opposite No. 38 Aborn Avenue opposite No. 58


Split pipe Cracked pipe


March


13


Pipe broken at gate Old age


WAKEFIELD


Old age Cracked pipe


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PUMPING RECORDS


BY GALLONS


1945 Crystal Lake


1945 Driven


1945 Bay State Well


1946 Crystal Lake


1946 Driven Wells


1946 Bay State Well


January


16,236,000


9,736,650


4,663,460


18,971,000


6,438,200


4,285,980


February


15,516,000


9,127,800


4,191,520


16,397,000


5,780,600


3,900,970


March


14,368,000


14,731,200


4,584,760


19,074,000


6,762,500


4,079,320


April


12,504,000


14,053,050


4,974,950


16,884,000


7,893,000


4,074,860


May


12,523,000


14,389,650


5,214,690


18,189,000


8,214,700


3,984,860


June


13,840,000


14,013,450


4,149,720


19,221,000


8,206,400


3,717,940


July


15,100,000


14,310,450


4,536,580


23,291,000


8,716,100


3,211,600


August


16,769,000


14,317,250


4,878,350


16,348,000


9,174,600


3,425,600


September


17,144,000


10,256,100


4,849,140


17,602,000


9,053,000


3,343,690


October


19,595,000


5,188,400


3,670,720


18,506,000


9,420,600


3,480,820


November


17,845,000


6,012,600


3,535,350


17,362,000


8,871,900


3,371,130


December


20,241,000


6,632,300


4,234,440


18,283,000


9,158,600


3,442,620


191,681,000


132,768,900


53,483,680


220,128,000


97,690,200


44,319,390


Total Pumped, 1945


377,933,580 Gallons


Total Pumped, 1946


362,137,590 Gallons


1,035,434 Gallons 992,157 Gallons


Average Daily Consumption, 1945 Average Daily Consumption, 1946 Maximum Daily Consumption, 1945 Maximum Daily Consumption, 1946 Average Daily Per Capita, 1945 Average Daily Per Capita, 1946


1,525,210 Gallons


1,733,870 Gallons


55.4 Gallons


53.1 Gallons


REPORT


OF


WATER


AND SEWERAGE BOARD


161


Wells


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RAINFALL AND MELTED SNOW, IN INCHES, IN 1946


Day of Month Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.


1


.62


.31


.02


1.42


T


.03


2


.32


.29


.97


.38


1.33


.02


3


.02


.03


4


.01


.05


.03


.03


5


.40


.12


.03


6


T* .34


7


.13


.42


.02


1.72


.06


8


.16


.04


.61


.52


.07


9


.40


.14


.10


10


.08


T


T


11


.14


.05


.30


.35


12


.10


.04


T


.12


.06


13


.13


.01


.73


14


T .08


.28


.13


15


T


.02


.04


T


16


.31


T


17


.61


.04


.47


T


.04


18


.03


.04


.15


19


1.00


.09


.61


20


.03


.20


1.54


21


.64


.31


.03


.05


1.10


22


.10


.16


.05


.42


23


.18


.49


.17


.02


24


1.20


T


.15


T


.31


25


.31


.70


T


26


.33


.18


.09


.20


.63


.15


.32


27


1.00


.10


1.70


.64


.65


28


.08


T


T


29


.11


.67


.03


.41


30


.23


.90


2.19


31


.03


Monthly


Totals


2.03


3.18


1.32


2.37


4.65


2.80


1.98


9.04


3.10


.42


1.27


3.85


* Trace


Total rainfall for 1946


36.01 inches


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WATER DEPARTMENT PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS


A half-ton Chevrolet pick-up truck was purchased by the department during the year.


WATER SUPPLY


Crystal Lake is, at the present time, 22 inches below high water mark.


Water has been pumped from the driven well supply at Sexton Avenue every day and from the dug well off Bay State Road every night during the year.


FILTRATION PLANT


The Filtration Plant has produced an excellent quality of water. During the year 218 tons of sand were purchased and trucked from Plum Island to replace the sand removed in cleaning and scraping the filters. Also ap- proximately 500 tons of sand has been rewashed and is ready for replace- ment in filters as soon as time will permit.


MUTUAL AID CONNECTIONS


It has been unnecessary, during the year, to use any of the mutual aid connections either by this town or adjoining towns.


SPRINKLER SYSTEMS AND FIRE PIPES


There are, at the present time, 28 sprinkler systems and fire pipes in the town and 15 private hydrants which are supplied with water by this department and for which we receive no recompense. Two sprinkler sys- tems were added during the year namely, one at Fellmongers on Foundry Street and one at the Fraen Corporation in the rear of 324 Main Street.


SEWER DEPARTMENT


GRAVITY SEWER SYSTEM


The Gravity Sewer System has received its yearly inspection and tree roots and other refuse have been removed where necessary with the Flex- ible Sewer Rod Equipment.


LOW LEVEL SEWER SYSTEM


The Low Level Sewer System is in its usual excellent condition. During the year the grit chambers have been cleaned and the contents disposed of outside the town limits.


The Sewer Pumping Station serves its purpose but, as mentioned in last year's report, the load on the station is constantly increasing and it will soon be necessary to install at least one pump.of larger capacity.


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MAIN STREET SEWER EJECTOR STATION


The Main Street Sewer Ejector Station has rendered excellent service and no repairs of any kind have been necessary during the year. The ejector pots have been cleaned.


SEWER CONNECTIONS


Applications for house connections to date 2,429


Number of connections made 2,313


Number of connections made during year


71


Number of connections waiting


0


SEWER CONSTRUCTION


Eight inch sewers were constructed in the following streets:


Morel Circle, from Main Street easterly, then northerly, thence westerly to station 9 + 94.5, a total of 994.5 feet.


Green Street, from the corner of Greenwood Avenue, northerly 1,150 feet.


Eastern Avenue, from existing sewer in Vernon Street, westerly 675 feet.


SUMMARY OF WATER STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1946


WAKEFIELD WATER WORKS Middlesex County


TOWN OF WAKEFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS


Population 18,677


Area of town, 4,568 acres


Date of Construction, 1883, by Wakefield Water Company.


Source of Supply :


Crystal Lake


Driven Wells Bay State Wells


Mode of Supply: Pumping through distribution system to standpipes.


Standpipe Capacity:


No. 1-Located on Green Street, Stoneham-565,485 gallons.


No. 2-Located on Sidney Street, Wakefield-651,817 gallons.


Type of Purification: Aeration Slow sand filters Chlorination


Population: Regularly supplied within town 18,507


Regularly supplied outside town


70


Total population supplied


18,577


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Consumption :


Measured by Venturi Meter, Broadway Pumping Station


Measured by test meter, Sexton Avenue Pumping Station


Measured by Venturi Meter, Bay State Wells Pumping Station Builder of Pumping Machinery:


BROADWAY PUMPING STATION


HIGH LIFT PUMP


A. Knowles Steam Pump Company-one 10-inch x 19-inch x 11-inch x 27- inch duplex compound condensing steam pump. Capacity, 1.8 million gallons per twenty-four hours.


HIGH LIFT PUMP NO. 1


B. Goulds' Pumps, Incorporated-one single stage centrifugal pump direct connected to 150 horsepower, 550-volt, three phase slip ring motor. Ca- pacity, 2.5 million gallons per twenty-four hours.


HIGH LIFT PUMP NO. 2


C. Goulds' Pumps, Incorporated-one single stage centrifugal pump, direct connected to 150 horsepower, 550 volt, three phase slip ring motor. Ca- pacity, 2.5 million gallons per twenty-four hours.


LOW LIFT PUMP NO. 1


D. Goulds' Pumps, Incorporated-one single stage centrifugal pump, direct connected to 15-horsepower, 550-volt, three phase slip ring motor. Ca- pacity, 2.5 million gallons per twenty-four hours.


LOW LEVEL PUMP NO. 2


E. Goulds' Pumps, Incorporated-one single stage centrifugal pump, direct connected to 15-horsepower, 550-volt, three phase slip ring motor. Ca- pacity, 2.5 million gallons per twenty-four hours.


Total Station Capacity - 6.8 million gallons per day.


SEXTON AVENUE PUMPING STATION


A. Goulds' Pumps, Incorporated-one 8-inch x 10-inch triplex pump, belted to one Allis Chalmers, 30-horsepower, 220-volt, three phase squirrel cage motor. Capacity, 388,000 gallons per twenty-four hours.


B. Lawrence Pump and Engine Company-one single stage centrifugal pump, direct connected to 40-horsepower, 220-volt, three phase squirrel cage motor. Capacity, 576,000 gallons per twenty-four hours. Total Station Capacity-576,000 gallons per day.


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BAY STATE ROAD PUMPING STATION


A. Fairbanks Morse & Company-one 350-gallon per minute vertical tur- bine type submerged pump, direct connected to one Fairbanks' Morse Company, 30-horsepower, 220-volt, three phase squirrel cage vertical motor, capacity 500,000 gallons per twenty-four hours.


Total Station Capacity-500,000 gallons per day.




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