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0.77
3.05
6 84
4.66
3.44
3.60
6.59
3 58
46.21
.01
1912
4.88
4.00
7.51
3.87
4 71
0.39
2.32
3 50
1.49
1.26
3.83
6 16
49.92
2.80
1913
4.09
3 50
3.40
6.66
2.30
1.57
1.77
3.03
3.49
11.08
2.79
4.61
48.29
1914
3.62
4.82
5.42
5.45
2.90
1.00
4.62
3.40
1.67
2.20
3.47
6.73
45.30
1915
10.35
3.98
0.09
3.47
2.20
4.58
2.72
6.19
1 55
4 22
2.37
4.99
46.71
.49
1916
1.46
5.51
4.80
5.62
3.51
5.53
9.07
2.19
2.46
2.88
3.30
3.88
50.28
4.06
Av.
4.38
4.25
4.35
4.14
3.24
2.91
3.32
3.16
3.87
4.27
4.15
4.33
46.22
-
5.03
1910
5.98
5.82
1.05
3.51
3.03
1.83
2.44
4 95
2.23
8.15
3.34
51.25
-
-
2 07
-
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TABLE OF METERS NOW IN USE.
FOR WHAT USED
6 in 4 in 3 in 2 in 11/2 in 1 in 34 in 5% in Total
T'l Amt. of wa- ter used through meters,gals.
Manufacturing
3
1
1
3
2
11
54
322
392
32.831,200
Electric Lt. and Power Cos.
2
12,615,080
N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R.
1
9,491,385
Business Blocks
1.
3
7
24
35
7,230,080
Hotels and Restaurants
2
1
1
2
13
3,991,470
Laundries
2
1
3
2,973,990
State, County and Federal Bldgs.
1
4
2
1
8
2,096,310
Stables and garages
1
1
2
7
11
1,326,120
Shipping
1
1
2
950,780
Miscellaneous
6
1
11
3
7
28
2,927,010
Totals
3
4 2
20
6
31
73
370
509
115,009,305
METERS.
The above table shows the number of meters of various sizes in use, and the total quantity of water that passed through these meters in 1916. As a matter of possible interest the subdivision of metered use is made among various classes of consumers.
The total number of services on January 1, 1917, was 2,686, and the total number of meters was 509, therefore 18.9 per cent. of the services are metered. The total consumption for the year was 392,200,000 gallons, of which 115,009,305 gallons, or 29.4 per cent. was metered.
CONSUMPTION IN MILLION GALLONS.
As a matter of record the following table is given, showing our high and low service and total consumption of water, and the consumption of four of our largest metered consumers for the last nine years.
4
1
12
38,575,880
Domestic
3
·
1
1
.
2
2
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Consumption in Million Gallons.
Year
High Ser- vice
Low Ser vice
Total
American Woolen Co.
Plymouth Elec. Lt. Co.
N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R.
B. & P. St. Ry. Power Station
% of Mfrs. use to total Low Service
1908
235
210
445
63
4
18
4
42.5
1909
250
212
462
,6
4
20
1
45.5
1910
269
188
457
48
6
20
1
40.0
1911
289
189
478
55
6.6
7
1.5
37.1
1912
309
191
500
54.9
7.3
7.6
2.4
37.8
1913
301
176
52.7
6.8
4
1
36 7
1914
327
178
505
64.5
7.2
4.5
1.9
44.0
1915
291
183
474
40.4
10.9
8.8
3.7
34.8
1916
243.7
148.5
392.2
36.4
9.3
8.2
1.4
37.2
POND ELEVATIONS AND STORAGE DEPLETION
Plate I showing the variation in pond elevation and storage depletion from June 1905 to January 1, 1917, inclusive is given as a matter of record.
Great South Pond was at elevation 104.40' on January 1, 1917, and at elevation 103.30 on January. 1, 1916, a gain of 1.1' equivalent to 103.5 million gallons, and Little South was at elevation 104.30 on Jan. 1, 1917, and 102.90 on Jan. 1, 1916, a gain of 1.4' equivalent to 30. million gallons, making a total · gain in storage for the year in these two ponds of 133.5 million gallons.
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The following table shows the average daily water-shed yield and the average daily consumption for each year since 1908.
Year
Av. Daily Use.
Av. Daily Yield.
1908
1,220,000
1,174,000
1909
1,267,000
1,295,000
1910
1,251,000
1,056,000
1911
1,310,000
1,023,000
1912
1,370,000
1,505,000
1913
1,307,000
1,291,000
1914
1,383,000
1,368,000
1915
1,301,000
1,254,000
1916
1,115,000
1,485,000
Average
1,280,000
1,272,000
SCHEDULE
Showing number of feet of each size of pipe and number and size of gates, blow-offs and hydrants.
Size in inches
LENGTH OF PIPE IN FEET
No. of Gates
No of Check Valves
No. of Air Cocke
No. 10 in. B. O.
No. 8 in. B. O.
No. 6 in. B. O.
No. 4 in. B. O.
No. 2 in. B. O.
No. 11/2 in B. O.
No. Hydrants
30
80
1 -
20
190
1
18
7,424
4
8
1
16
16 424
12
13
2
3
14
10,352
11
1
9
3
12
11,230
28
6
2
1
15
10
35,209
58
2
8
1
3
32
8
31,061
72
5
1
2
40
6
55,266
150
9
4
3
70
4
73,251
178
7
3
3
7
70
3
6,629
12
1
1
2
21/2
458
2
45.000
102
3
5
11/2
382
2
1
1
1,407
3/4
985
2
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295.348
€39
3
69
3
1
9
10
18
1
237
2
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PUMPING STATION.
The Pumping Station record on the following page shows the character of records that are kept.
All the water used for boiler feed purposes during the year was metered, and 63,075 cu. ft. = 3,942,187 lbs. of water was evaporated during the year, using 493,480 lbs. of coal (which includes coal used for banking), an average of 8.0 lbs. of water per lb. of coal.
WATER ANALYSIS, 1916.
The following page shows the analysis made by the State Board of Health at frequent intervals during the year, 1916, of the water from Great and Little South and Boot Ponds.
Respectfully submitted,
ARTHUR E. BLACKMER, Superintendent.
Charl arranged for Comparison of Temperatures and Percentages of Humidity in rooms A, B, and C for nine consecutive school days, the broken line representing room A, equipped with cloth window screens.
35
40
Humidity 50
60
70
30
40
Temperature 50
60
70
80
3.00.
10.00
11.00
1.30
230
3.30
9,00
10.00
1100
130
230
3.90
9.00
10.00
10.00
11.00
1.30
2.00
3.90
9.00
10.00
11.00
150
2.30
1.30
230
9.30
9.00
10.00
11.00
1.30
8.30
4.30
9.00
10.00
11.00
1.30
8.30
9.00
10.00
11.0 0
130
2.00
Jan. 8 Jan.9 Jan.10 Jan.Il Jan. 12 Jan.15 Jan.16 Jan.17 Jan.18
1
E
Radio CAN
11.00
1.30
990
adam at
9.00
9.30
9.00
10.00
11.00
en
ed vi
onth
030
104.0
105.0
1000
500
600
700
800
Tune
July
74
Aug
299
Seat
5.03
Oct
1.72
Nov.
2.04
Dec.
4.21
Jan.
+ 05
Feb.
Man
For
2.34
May
June
1900
5050
6.42
Bug
: 2.02
Sent
2.95
Oct
4.30
Nov
3.45
Dec
Jan.
302
Feb
Mar.
Apr.
4 08
May
19
3.60
June
02.70
July
00 1.10
Aug.
1.82
Sent
11.16
Oct.
2 91
Nov.
6.82
Ian
3.78
Fab
4,97
Mar
3.03
May
2.00
2.30
July
966
3.87
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
10.19
Nov.
1.53
Dec.
Jan.
3.48
Feb.
6.15
Mar
3.74
Little
May
3.51
June
1 3.03
July
Aug
42.44
South
Dec.
ZIŁ
Jan
598
Feb.
5.82
Mar.
1.05
Apr.
2 51
May-
o
Po 3.8.2
June
0
2.71
Aug
232
Sept.
1.87
Oct
1.94
Nov.
3 69
Des
2.26
3 17
Mar
Apt.
JEB.
May
077
June
305
July
6 84
Aug.
.4,66
Sept
3.14
Oct
lagd
Nov ._
6. 000
Dec
lan.
Feb.
400
Mar
751
3.87
May.
4.71
June
1400.00
July
3.1.50
Aug
Sept
1.49
Det.
1.26
Nov
Dec.
Jan.
4.09
Feb.
330
Mar
600
May-
230
June
July
Auq
Sept
3.49
Oct
11.08
Nov.
0.79
Dec.
3.62
Jan.
Feb.
4.83
Mar
5.42
1.67
Oct.
2.20
Nov.
3.47
Dec
6. 73
Jan
1015
Feb.
Mar
0.00
Apr
347
May
A
.
June
4.58
N
July
Aug
6.19
Scot
422
Oct.
2.37
Nov
100
Dec
Jan.
146
Feb
$87
Mar
562
May
6
June
C: 9 07
Aug
210
Sept
2.40
Oct.
2.88
Nov.
3.30
DEc.
1030
104.0
1050
106.0
500
600
700
800
PLATE J.
PLYMOUTH WATER WORKS
Ponds between grade 98.0 and grade 106.0 = 855 million gallons.
Sept.
195
Oct.
2 23
Nav.
8 15
Pond
Elevations.
Full Pond
Elevations
106.0
Great
South
Elevation
May
1 2.90
6
41.00
July
A_4+62
Ana
$ 3.40
Scot
3.40
Pand
A.p.r.
6.41
1005
0 2.27
July
Storage in Great and Little South
July
2.36
4351
July
0
June
19
4 0. 2
2.48
PUMPING RECORDS, 1916.
The pumping station records shown on this page give in detail the amount of water pumped, fuel used, etc., at the pumping station during the year 1916.
MONTHS
Hours run fuel used
pumped
Total No. Gals. low service
Rain in inches
Average t'mperature Daily aver- age | water pumped Min. Max. gallons
Daily aver- age fuel pounds
January
2321/4
42,270
20,110,000
13,891,000
1.46
38.64
23.8
648,709
1363
February .
238
34,965
15,047,000
13,593,000
5.51
31.9
19.31
518,862
1205
March
240
44,340
21.263,000
14,680,000
4.87
34.
20.
685,903
1430
April
225
41,060
18,355,000
11,561,000
5.62
48.6
35.
611,883
1368
May .
2071/4
37,250
19,247,000
11,135,000
3.51
64.6
46.5
620,885
1201
June .
2091/4
38.930
19,646.000
12,682,000
5.53
68.73
53.33
654,866
1297
July .
2411/4
44,240
22,682,000
10,988,000
9.07
80.35
66.55
731,677
1427
August
2581/2
42,375
24,315,000
10,357,000
2.19
81.1
65.
784,355
1367
September
2343/4
40,215
22,257,000
10,116,000
2.46
72.67
56.
741,900
1340
October
2323/4
40,535
21,724,000
11,670,000
2.88
63.
46.7
700,774
1307
November
2031/4
36,970
18,845,000
12,221,000
3.3
51.26
35.
628,166
1832
December .
221
39,970
20,231,000
15,614,000
3.88
38.
27.45
652,612
1289
2.7431/4
483,120
243,722,000
148,508,000
50.28
Hours run
Total lbs. Fuel used
No. gals. pumped
Av. No. gals. to 1 1b. coal
Average duty for year
New pump Old pump
.
.
.
26271/2 11594
470,435 12,685
239,091,000 4,631,000
508.23 365.05
30,482,000 21,896,000
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Total lbs. No. gallons
FOLDOUT BLANK
Consumption in Galf
PLYMOUTH WATER WORKS
300.000
400.000
500-000
600.000
700.000=
800.000
900-000
₪ 16
# 23
130
Feb. 6.
1 13
1.20
1 27
Mar 5
4 /2.
119
1 25
Apr 2
daily
# 16
# 23
11 30
low
service
Zow service
Average daily high cornice
High service
4 21
# 28
Tune 4
# 18
1 25
# 9
# 16
# 23
# 30
Aug 6
11.19
# 20
1 27
Sept. 3
406-1
709-6
consumption
COSTS utAtion
consumption-
consumption
11 10
Average
WATER ANALYSIS, 1916.
APPEARANCE
RESIDUE ON EVAPORATION
AMMONIA
NITRO- GEN A8
. NAME
DATE OF
COLLECTION,
TURBID- ITY
SEDI- MENT
COLOR
TOTAL
LOSS ON
IGNITION
FIXED
FREE
TOTAL
IN So-
LUTION
In Sus-
pension
CHLORINE
Nitrates
Nitrites
OXYGEN
CONSUMED
HARDNESS
IRON
1915 128541 Dec. 29
V. Slight
Slight
.09
2.30|1.05 1.25
.0038 .0136 .0114 .0022
.77
..
02 .000
Little South
128542 Dec. 29
V. Slight
Slight
.00
2.40 1.05 1.35
.0018 . 106
.0084
.0022
.74
0.2 .010
Great South
128543 Dec. 29
V. Slight
Slight
00
2.75 1.00 1.75
.0031 .0202 .0156 .0046
.78
0.5 .008
Boot
1916
V. Slight
V. Slight
00
2.75 1.00 1 75 .0040
0298
0272 .002
.78
:0.2 .008
Little South
129393 Feb. 23
None
V. Slight
.00
3.25 1.15 2.10 .003?
0208 .0190 0018
.75
0.2, 005
Great South
129394 Feb. 15
V. Slight |V. Slight
.01
2.70 0.95 1.75
0060
0308
..
.
.88
0.3.005 .
Boot
180352 April 26
V. Slight (V. Slight
.00
2.60 1.30 1.30
.0042
.0262 0188 .0074
.67 . .
0.2 .005
Boot
130353 April 26
V. Slight
Slight
.00
2.2 : 1.00 1.20
.0032 .0252 .0198 .0054
.67
0 % 005
Little South
130354|April 26
V. Slight
V. Slight
00
2.70 1.00 1.70
.0012 .0176 .0160 .0016
.68
0.2 .005
Great South
132982 Sept. 7
V. Slight
Slight
.00
3.55
.0030
.0298 .0248 .0050
.66
02
Boot
132983 Sept. 7
V. Slight V. Slight
.00
2.10
.0028 .0232 .02141.0018
.72
0 2 .010
Little South
132984 Sept. ?
V. Slight |V. Slight
00
2.55
.0020
0158 .0030
0.2 .012
Great South
134246 Nov. 16
V. Slight
V. Slight
.00
.0030 .0198 .0176 .0022
.72
0.2 .003
Little South
134247 Nov. 16
None
V. Slight
.00
.0022 .0170 .0144 .0026
68
0.2 .007
Great South
134248 Nov. 16
V. Slight
Slight
.00
.0018 0276 .0820 .0056
.68
..
0.2 .005
Boot
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