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Report of City Engineer.
To the City Council :
GENTLEMEN,-The City Engineer respectfully makes the following annual report :
SEWER DEPARTMENT.
The work on the Contract for walling Mill Brook was commenced in May and the sidewalls and paving of 1364 feet, northerly of the Old Canal Lock, through the Fox Mill Pond completed Dec. 10th. The portions of the work still remaining to be finished are three para- pets upon the two bridges. The cost of the work when completed and the several amounts of labor performed and materials furnished are as follows: to wit :
5554.24 Perch of wall. a $4.00. $22,216 96
1011.40 Cubic yards of Paving, « 4.00.
4,045 60
958.00 Perch of Rubbling, back of wall,
« 4.00. 3,832 09
642.00 Cubic yards of Ledge,
« 3.50,
2,247 00
138 Perch of Backing in two Bridges. «. 4.00. 552 00
121 .. Bed Stone and Skew backs,
a 7.00. 847 00
26.52 Parapets in the two Bridges. a 12.09. 318 24
161.54 .4 Arches
a 12.00.
1,938 48
18,187 Cubic yards of Excavation and Refil- ling 4 0.65. 11,821 55
Amount of A. Dawson & Co., Contract.
$47.818 83
Extra bills allowed A. Dawson & Co ..
106 55
Paid D. Atherton, for two waste boxes,
955 CX
" Tyler & Seagrave, Printing Specifications.
13 26
" Gazette Advertising.
5 33
" Highway Department. Chestnut Plank.
20 48
Engineering. 737 00
$49.656 53
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By the terms of the contract ten per cent. of the value of the work is not due until three months after its com- pletion. This reserved per cent., together with the un- finished parapets, leaves a balance due A. Dawson & Co., of $4996 70, upon final completion of the contract. This balance deducted from the cost above stated, leaves $44.659 83 as the amount paid out upon the construc- tion the present year.
The two waste boxes put in to carry the usual cur- rent of the brook, past the work will have to be tak- en out and the trenches filled up in the spring, when this portion of the work will be permanently finished.
The cost of the two bridges built is $3656 72
These are. each 43.1 feet long from outside to outside. The cost of the sidewalls of the canal occupied by the two bridges is $1696 00 Cost of the two bridges extra over the walls, $1960 72 Extra cost for each bridge, 980 36 .
The width of the canal at the paving is 18 feet 6 inches. The height of the walls at the Lock are 12 feet, and are laid with a batter of 2 1-2 inches to a foot throughout. The width of the capping is 3 feet. The thickness at the base varies with the height, being 6 feet at the Lock.
The grade of the bed rises 1 1-2 inches in 100 feet or 6 feet 7 3-4 inches per mile. The bottom is paved with cobble paving 12 inches thick, and laid concave, the cen- ter falling 15 inches below the sides.
The water of the Brook was let in to the finished canal, Dec. 20, 1867.
The Sewerage Contract awarded to the Messrs. Tarbell & Barney of Boston, was for the laying of Sewers in the following Streets and districts.
In Kendall Street from Lincoln to Lynde Street.
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In the Pleasant Street District, sloping to the Front Street main in all the streets excepting Chestnut and Crown. The number of feet contracted for in this Dis- trict is 4690.
In the Austin Street District, all the Streets excepting Clinton and Chatham, making the total distance 15,100 feet for this section.
The area drained by these sewers is as follows :
Pleasant street section,
Austin street section,
44 acres. 85
Total.
119
The Contractors commenced work August 20. Owing to the lateness of the season when the work was com- menced, the amount contracted for has been but partially completed. The amount finished is mostly the most ex- pensive and the most difficult of execution of any includ- ed in the agreement. The Pleasant street district has been finished, excepting the 12 inch side sewers which are to empty into the main.
The quantity, character and location, of the several sewers finished or commenced have been as follows: to wit :
KENDALL STREET.
722 1-2 feet 18 x 27 inch brick sewer, @ 1.65, 1,192 12
Trenching for same, 1,487 40
3600 Bricks for two man holes and extra bottom, a 30 00
108 00
2 Man hole covers and setting same,
42 20
3 Inlets,
4 42
Carting off surplus earth and stone and trucking,
92 57
Paving,
5 13
Engineering,
53 00
Total Cost,
$2984 84
PLEASANT STREET.
1412 1-2 feet 20 x 30 inch oval brick sewer, @ 1.80, 2,542 50
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508 feet 15 inch cement sewer. Trenching, 16,141 Bricks in 8 man holes and 9 inlets and extra bottom,
֏ .95, 482 60 3,723 CO
a 30.00.
487 23
8 Man hole covers and setting,
a 21.10.
168 80
8 Service inlets and pipes, Paving,
a 1.31,
10 48
249 56
Highway department, carting off surplus earth,
565 55
Connections between stone sewer and brick,
202 32
Repairing Allen Aqueduct,
21 37
Engineering,
150 00
Amount,
$8603 41
SOUTHBRIDGE STREET.
222 feet stone sewer 42 x 48 inch,
1850 33
838 “ brick sewer 40 x 60 inch oval 8 inch,
@ 7.80
6536 40
779 " 30 x 45 inch
a 5.55
4323 45
1619 - trenching,
4504 20
7377 bricks in 5 man holes,
a 30.00
221 31
5 man hole covers and setting,
a 21.10
105 50
12 Branches for service inlets,
a 1.31
15 72
125 feet plank shoe in Gold street,
35 48
Cutting opening into stone drain on Gold street,
5 13
Trucking, man hole covers and box,
4 50
Wood box to carry Piedmont Brook over work,
21 27
Removing surplus earth,
524 24
Engineering,
200 00
Amount,
$18,347 53
This sewer has been completed within about 400 feet of Madison street.
HARVARD COURT AND EDEN STREET SEWER.
684 feet pipe sewer and branches,
383 23
Trenching,
349 14
2 Man holes and stone curbs,
150 68
Paving,
7 73
Engineering,
36 00
$926 78
LINCOLN STREET.
640 feet of pipe sewer and inlets.
388 90
196 70
17,500 Bricks.
195
A. B. Lovell, labor and cement and sand laying same,
475 76
Repairing water pipe,
8 38
Two cess pool curbs,
63 00
Trenching,
471 61
Two man hole curbs,
45 07
Iron and stone work for 8 inlets,
87 75
Engineering,
30 00
Amount,
$1786 97
SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURES.
Paid Messenger & Wright,
3,800 00
" Mill Brook,
Construction,
49,656 53
Kendall Street,
66
2,984 84
Pleasant Street,
8,603 41
Southbridge Street, 66
18,347 53
Harvard Court and Eden Street, 66
926 78
Lincoln Street,
1,786 97
Amount,
$86,106 06
There is a balance due the Messrs. Tarbell & Barney of $2574 39.
There are 25 cast iron man hole covers ; 7 curb stone for cess pools, and 4 inlet stone, and some plank for cur- bing trench, also one small stone curb for man hole or small basin, on hand ready for use, valued at $740 00.
The Contractors have stock on hand so as to be able to commence work early in the spring, as soon as the frost is out, and will be able to complete the remaining portions under contract rapidly. The old surface drain in Pleasant street has been connected with the new sewer, at three points. This renders it much more accessible to enter the sewer from the estates lying upon the northerly side of the street. By this means, also, all estates previously connected with the old drain above Dr. Martin's estate are now connected and using the sewer. The service drains of eight estates have been connected directly with the sewer.
· On Lincoln street 6 service drains have been entered 25
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into the sewer, on Kendall street 3, on Harvard court and Eden street 5, on Southbridge street 1.
On Southbridge street the Piedmont street brook has also been carried into the new sewer.
HIGHWAYS.
Piedmont street from Main to Austin is the only street which has been made public during the year. Partial surveys have been made for five others.
Surveys have been made and grades set for about one mile of curbstone, during the year. Such is the present system of laying out and grading new streets by private enterprise, that when these streets are made public the proper grading of the walks and setting of curbstone is one of the most perplexing and unsatisfactory duties which the City Engineer is called upon to perform. If the whole process of laying out, locating and grading of streets for our cities could be completely reversed, much annoyance, ill-feeling and expense attending our present system could be avoided and saved. If instead, as at present, the City by its properly constituted authorities could lay out, locate, and grade properly all new streets, with a view to their future drainage and to the estab- lishment of such proper surface or inclinations, as to enable all those who erect buildings thereon to do so in- telligently, much evil would be avoided and all parties be benefited. The very serious disadvantages of the present method, are far more important in a public point of view than at first sight might appear. Individual enterprise is not to be blamed, perhaps, for consulting its own protection or its advantage in the location of streets upon its premises, so as to divide its own land the most symmetrically without any reference to the adjoining premises, and for grading its streets as cheaply as pos- sible upon the surface.
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But in after years, when these private streets are lined partially or wholly on either side with dwellings and shops, and the authorities are called upon to accept the streets, and establish the grades, and to correct original defects, then the faults of the system appear. The first profile line run for the street perhaps reveals the fact that in order to obtain the proper grade, one man can readily drain his cellar into the gutter and the next could as easily walk from the new sidewalk into his second story, with all possible range of variations between the extremes mentioned. These are the difficulties which might be wholly removed by grading streets before they are occu- pied for building purposes. Legal provision will do little to give the desired relief for the errors of the past, but the future is an open and clear field, and these brief re- marks are made in order to direct public attention to a very important matter, in hopes some corporate action may be taken which shall eventually result in some equitable legal provisions which would remedy complete- ly, these evils.
The attention of the Government and the public is called to the frequency with which monuments set to mark and define the boundaries of streets, are removed by individuals during the process of grading sidewalks, the erection of new fences and buildings along the lines thereof. In many cases when these are once removed, there are no means left by which they can be accurately re-instated, and the only remedy would be a legal re-lo- cation. Where such removal becomes absolutely neces- sary in order to facilitate important public or private im- provements, the least which the citizen should in duty to the public do, would be to seasonably notify the Govern- 'ment of the necessity of its action, that his improve- ment may proceed in such manner as not to harm his
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own and his neighbors interest, and failing in this be subjected to the penalty of the entire expense of re-loca- ting the displaced monument.
WATER DEPARTMENT.
The stone and earth work of the Distributing Reser- voir has been completed. The water has not yet been let in. It has been thought best to let the work settle and compact itself by the elements during the winter. In constructing it the bed was found to be underlaid by a strata of course gravel, which had to be removed from 18 inches to 3 1-2 feet in depth, over two-thirds of the floor. This excavation had to be re-filled with puddle and covered with cobble paving. The east slope, and one-half of the north, had also to be covered with pud- dle. The entire interior has been paved. The unexpect- ed appearance of the above strata of gravel in the clayey soil, its consequent removal and puddling the space re- moved, largely increased the cost of construction. The Reservoir lot has been fenced. It is recommended that a portion of the interior slopes be grouted before it is used, particularly the slopes against the puddle banks.
The works are now in general good repair. There has been one leak upon the main pipe at a joint, and three upon soldered branches. The leaks upon the distribut- ing pipes have all been upon those laid last and the present season. All mains now laid are in proper repair and working successfully, excepting the 16 inch main from Myrtle street to Front. When this pipe was tested by the Company some leaks appeared. The Company laying the pipe made one unsuccessful attempt to repair them. At the second trial, finding the leaky joints still faulty, the ground being frozen, it was deemed best to let the pipe rest until spring.
The consumption has been increased largely, during
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the year, both by the addition of new takers and by its ex- tension upon premises previously supplied. No general complaint has been made as to the impurity of the water. The new gate at the storing reservoir which is so arrang- ed as to take the water from the surface, appears to have remedied all the evils of impure water heretofore experi- enced.
The number of applications during the year for new takers has been 405, or 47 more than any previous year. The applications have all been answered or withdrawn excepting one.
Number of service taps applied to Jan. 1, 1867, 620
66 66 in 1867, 388
Present number,
1008
The increase of takers has been mostly for dwelling houses. The number of consumers and fixtures remains relatively the same as last year, increased by the number of new takers. The account of these is omitted. The Water Commissioner is now taking his annual account of the consumption of water by the consumers. When his returns have been completed and received, they will be abstracted and the facts communicated in a supplement- ary report.
Distributing mains have been laid in 52 different streets and localities. The size, and amount is given in a schedule marked A.
Amount added during the year,
laid previous to 1857 including mains,
27,543 feet. 113,166 “
Amount now laid,
140,709 feet,
Hydrant branches laid to Jan. 1, 1867,
1935
66 in 1867,
430
Total hydrant branches, four inch pipe,
2365
Service pipe laid to Jan. 1, 1867,
17,848
Laid in 1867,
11,312
Total amount now laid,
29,160
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There has been laid for individuals 12,364 feet of ser- vice pipe at an expense of $6895 46 most of which has been collected by the City Treasurer.
Private hydrants for fire purposes have been set or arranged for five different parties.
Number of hydrants Jan. 1, 1867,
251
Public, set in 1867,
49
Private,
7
Total,
307
Number of gates to Jan. 1, 1867, 169 Set in 1867. 58
Total, 227
The income for the year has been as follows :
Received from takers and water sold,
$16,376 35
for hydrants, schools and public buildings, 6,070 00
Total cash received, $22,446 35
In addition to these receipts there are uncollected bills and assessments due from the new supplies put in this year amounting in all to not less than $2500. This will make the earnings or income for the year equal to $24,946. The uncollected bills will be added to the April assessment.
Received for putting in service pipe, and for other labor done and materials sold, $7563 57.
The expenditures have been as follows:
For distributing reservoir and fencing lot, 12,415 05
gate houses at Leicester and Bell Pond, 1,301 70
service pipe,
15,000 00
" distributing main and fixtures, 49,481 05
' maintenance, 4,768 56
Total, $82,966 36
In addition to the above amount there is an unsettled account with the Patent Water and Gas Pipe Co., for work done here the past year upon which there is a balance due.
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The works have at last reached that state of comple- iion so as not immediately to need further expenditures for their construction within the limits of the city Covered by the present large mains and mostly encircled by them, there are 34,000 feet of streets still unsupplied with distributing mains. In the future, the extension of the works will be in answer to petitions from the citi- zens for laying these mains, together with such exten- sions as may be called for outside of the district referred to.
The water rates were not included in the City Ordi- nances as revised last year. The early attention of the City Council is called to the fact, desiring that they may be revised and re-established, in season for use in appor- tioning the April assessment.
An inventory of the personal property, stock on hand, &c., as reported by the Water Commissioner is herewith inclosed, with his appraisal of its value.
The present estimated value of the property is $378,- 000. For a detailed account of the amount of the water investment, reference is made to the annual report of the City Treasurer.
All of which is respectfully submitted,
PHINEHAS BALL, City Engineer. Worcester, Jan. 6, 1868.
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SCHEDULE "A."
STREETS IN WHICH DISTRIBUTING MAINS HAVE BEEN LAID IN 1867.
LOCATION.
in inches.
Diameter
Pipe.
Feet of
Hydrants.
Gates.
Cost.
Allen, .
4
429
0
1
$483 95
Ashland,
3
543
0
2
543 90
Austin, Queen to Merrick,
8
98
0
0
1136 82
Bartlett Place,
2
294
C
0
222 55
Belmont, Liberty Street to Lincoln Square, .
8
1340
2
2
2748 96
Bowdoin, from West Street to North Ashland,
8 & 4
473
0
2
937 47
Claremont, from Main to Silver,
4
380
0
2
279 31
Claremont,
2
20
Chandler, from Newbury to Queen,
4
1273
2
1
1517 04
Cherry, from Bartlett Place to Vine,.
2
119
0
0
83 45
Clinton,
3 & 4
627
0
2
674 25
Front, from Church to Summer,-
12
1255
6
2
5343 37
Fulton,
3
406
0
2
421 69
Glen, from Liberty to Orchard, ..
3
310
0
1
312 90
Green, -
8
1949
8
1
4279 76
Grove, from Lincoln Square to Wire Mills,
8
1725
4
1
3512 49
Home,
2
301
0
1
223 33
Hammond, from Main,.
4
580
1
1
782 81
Hanover, from Prospect to Laurel,
498
0
2
659 59
Highland, completed from North Ashland to Lincoln Sq.,
738
0
1
1496 74
Irving from Pleasant to Chatham,
3
532
0
2
518 74
John, from John Street Court to North Ashland,
4
369
0
1
411 96
John Street Court,
2
277
0
2
249 34
6
1081
1
1
1445 80
Laurel, finished to Summer,.
16
134
2
0
912 27
Linden,
4
534
0
2
581 05
2
491
0
2
438 60
Merrick,
3
901
0
2
1136 82
North Ashland, from Bowdoin to Highland,
00
1186
1
1
2118 74
4
431
0
1
920 65
3
297
0
2
308 39
Quincy,
2
435
0
2
303 72
School, from Summer,.
4
248
0
1
298 94
Shelby, from Carroll to Mulberry,
4
509
0
1
826 69
Spruce,
4
495
1
1
629 30
Summer, Laurel to Thomas,
16
248
2
0
1136 89
Tirrell, from Main, -.
4
1001
1
1
1117 07
Thomas, from Summer to Union,
16
595
2
1
3345 09
Wachusett,
2
184
0
0
90 28
Winter,
6
732
1
1
1060 70
West, from Elm to Bowdoin,.
8
893
2
0
1946 74
Goddard Street Court,
2
119
0
1
103 78
Pond,
2
324
0
1
200 72
Hospital, from Summer for Hydrant,
337
1
1
603 30
Hospital, connection for Hydrant,
4
107
1
0
-
Cypress,
4
528
0
2
609 40
Foster, from Union,
6
384
1
1
727 41
Lincoln Square,
16
393
0
1
-
3217 21
Walnut, -
4
207
0
1
301 09
Leicester Street, connections at Reservoir,.
8 & 12
24
0
Chandler Hill, Reservoir connection,.
16
4
0
Gold, connection, -.
4
4
0
604 00
Laurel Street, new Hydrants.
2
119 38
Central Street, new Hydrants and one Gate,
12
50
Total,
28,032
49
58
Old Pipe Relaid,
489
Amount added during the year,.
27,543
1
545 44
Sycamore,
4
475
1
Lincoln Square, Tapers and Connections,
145
0
-
Main Street, new Hydrants,
6
1
157 30
Distributing Reservoir,
3
8
King Street, Main Street to Queen,-
Linwood Place, extension,
Orange, extended to Myrtle,
Queen, from Chandler to Austin,
4
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CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT, JAN. 1, 1868.
Paid for Bell Pond Aqueduct,
$35,000.00
" Real Estate, 10,737.38
Water Rights, 3,950.00
Mains,
107,581.40
66 Distribution,
142,025.10
66
Service Pipe,
31,181.87
66
Meters,
943.52
Construction at Storing Reservoir,
17,345.68
Construction at Hunt Reservoir. 26,995.72
Salaries, 6,002.80
Maintenance,
11,351.11
Bill Due, not included in any item above. 710.52
Tools and Stock on hand, 7,676.77
Amount,
401,501.87
Rec'd for Service Pipe,
12,002.43
Other Material sold, 6,045.73
Rec'd from income to balance Maintenance,
5,446.73- 23,494.89
Amount of Water Investment, -
$378,006.98
ANNUAL EXPENDITURE TO JAN. 1, 1868.
Bell Pond Aqueduct,
$35,000.00
Expended in 1864,
77,425.32
66 1865,
88,701.79
1866,
102,066.82
1867,
74,813.05
Amount of Water Investment, - - - $378,006.98
INCOME FROM SALES OF WATER SINCE 1864,
1865, Received from Assessments, 6,943.39
for use of Hydrants, 4,800.00
for use in Public Buildings, &c., 162.00-11,905.39
1866, Received from Assessments, 14,000.67
for use of Hydrants, 4,800.00
for use in Public Buildings, &c., 276.00-19,084.67
1867, Received from Assessments, 16,461.35
66
66 for use in Public Buildings. &c., 420.00-22,531.35
Amount,
for use of Hydrants, 5,650.00
$53,521.41
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Inventory of Stock and Tools.
To the City Engineer,
The following is an Inventory of Stock and Tools, on hand Jan- uary 1, 1868, with its appraised valve.
16 ft. 16 inch iron pipe : 14 1-2 ft. 12 inch do. ; 52 ft. 10 inch do .; 12 ft. 8 inch do .; 157 ft. 6 inch do .; 336 ft. 4 inch do .; 80 ft. 2 inch cement lined boiler flue ; 1744 ft. ¿ inch cement lined pipe ; 2193 ft. 1 inch cement pipe ; 4134 ft. 1 inch unlined do .; 2138 ft. 14 inch do .; 100 ft, 20 inch cement lined pipe, (old) 137 ft. 16 inch do .; 48 ft. 12 inch do .; 142 ft. 2 inch do .; 115 ft. 2 inch g. i. pipe; 60 } inch do .; 55 ft. 3-16 inch copper pipe ; 100 ft. patent tin lined pipe ; 12 ft. 3 lbs lead pipe ; 2 ft. 16 inch cast iron sleeves ; 2ft. 8 inch do .; 5 it. 6 inch do .; 5 ft. 5 inch do .; 16 ft 4 inch do .; 2 ft. 8 inch cast iron bonnets ; 3 ft. 6 inch do .; 10 ft. 4 inch do .; 9 ft. 8 to 6 inch cast iron tapers ; 11 ft. 6 to 4 inch do .; 2 fc. 4 to 3 inch do .; 2 ft. 4 to 2 inch do .; 4 ft. 6 inch quarter turns : 5 ft. 4 inch do, ; 3 ft. 3 inch do. ; 4 ft. 4 inch eighth turns ; 4 ft. 8 inch four way crosses ; 4 ft. 16>16×4 three way bran- ches ; 1 ft. 12×12×8 do .; 1 ft, 12×12×6 do .; 2 ft. 10×10×4 do .; 1 ft. 8×8×8 do .; 8 ft. 8×8×6 do .; 2 ft. 6×6×6 do .; 3 ft. 8×8×4 do. ; 2 ft. 6×6×4 do .; 2 ft. 5×5×4 do. ; 6 ft. 4×4×4 do .; 3 ft. 6 inch gates spigot, b. m. pat. ; 4 ft. 4 inch gates hub ; 2 ft. 3 inch hub Ludlow pat. (iron body) 1 ft. 2 inch do. brass ; 18 ft. 2 inch nipples for same ; 6 ft. 1 inch Ludlow gates brass ; 14 ft. 2 inch do. ; 3 gate boxes large size ; 3 do. small size ; 2 gate box frames ; 3 gate box covers ; 11 flush hydrants ; 4 do. boxes ; 5 do. frames ; 4 do. covers ; 1 yoke for same ; 26 bolts for same; 23 drain stops for same; 11 hydrant elbows ; 2 do. with gates ; 2 post hydrants ; 1 post hydrant box ; 75 lbs cast iron fas- tenings for same; 21 ft. 16 inch tapping bands 200 lbs ; 9 ft. 12 inch do. 13 lbs ; 19 ft. 12 inch do. 203 lbs ; 35 ft. 8 inch do. 376 lbs ; 90 ft. 6 inch do. 632 lbs ; 82 ft. 4 inch do. 388 lbs ; 9 ft. 3 inch do. 77 lbs ; 11 ft. 2 inch do. 54 lbs : 16 ft. } inch lead connections for same ; 93 ft. ¿ inch stops for same ; 4 ft. 2 inch do. ; 60 ft. 2 inch thimble couplings for same ; 14 ft. ¿ inch do. stops; 9 ft. 1 inch do .; 10 lbs ¿ inch rubber packing for bands ; 42 ft. 1 inch do .; 291 lbs. bolts and nuts for
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bands ; 50 waste stops ; 102 thimble couplings for stops ; 22 drain stops, Boston pattern ; 13 do. for lead pipe; 47 ft. 14 inch brass elbows ; 12 ft. 14×1 inch brass tees ; 68 ft. 1X2 inch do .; 202 ft. 1X2 inch do .; 89 ft. 1X2 red. coup .; 85 ft. 1 inch plugs ; 17 stop boxes ; 95 lbs wrought iron bands for plugging street branches ; 80 lbs hook bolts for same ; 300 lbs castings for bands ; 9 bbls. h. r. cement ; 1} bbls. roman cement ; 24 lbs. patent cement ; 190 lbs. old lead ; 8 lbs white lead ; 5 lbs. red lead ; 43 lbs. iron washers; 151 lbs. nails; 12 lbs. winding twine ; 123 ft. chestnut timber ; 200 ft. chestnut plank ; 1000 ft. chest- nut and spruce plank, (old) 96 spruce pickets for reservoir fence ; 20 fencing poles ; 40 old R. R. ties ; 155 lbs. post hydrant hoops ; 2 wrought iron gates 4 x 22 ft ; 4 old gates W. A. W. patent (in dis-use ;) § ton lehigh coal ; 1} bushel salt ; 300 ft. old hose ; pulleys, shafting, gearing, &c., which were used in pumping water from Gate's spring.
12 prs. rubber boots ; 5 prs. rubber mittens ; 3 large tool boxes ; 1 small tool box ; 5 canal barrows ; 1 wheel barrow ; 16 picks ; 11 D. handle shovels ; 3 long handle shovels ; 2 iron snow shovels ; 6 iron bars ; 4 iron tampers ; 7 wooden do. ; lot of tools for building hydrants ; 1 pean stone hammer ; 26 water pails ; 2 chains ; 1 pr. pulley blocks and rope ; 125 lbs. steel in drills ; 4 striking hammers ; 2 hand ham- mers ; 12 cold chisels ; 5 lead sets ; 4 packing irons ; 1 drill stock, 5 set clamps ; 2 drills for drilling iron pipe ; 1 inixing box for cement 2 hand sleds ; 2 handle baskets; 6 gate wrenches ; 2 flush hydrant wrenches ; 4 post do. ; 4 wrenches for repairing wrenches ; 4 malleable iron wrenches ; 1 pr. tongs for same; 1 goose neck ; 1 boiler for thaw- ing out hydrants ; 1 copper pump ; 1 brass do .; 5 oil cans ; 1 powder can ; 4 oilers ; 34 lanterns ; 1 30 gal. set kettle and stove : 2 pack drill stocks and 11 drills for tapping service ; 2 pipe cutters ; 1 fan ; 1 plat- form scale; 2 die plates and 4 dies ; 2 pr. pipe tongs ; 4 monkey wrenches ; 2 masons towels ; 1 bench and press for lining pire ; 2 sets ¿ inch cones ; 2 sets 1 inch cones ; 1 set 12 inch cones for lining pipe ; 2 iron vises ; 1 wooden vise ; 1 portable forge and funnel ; 4 files ; 2 pr. shears ; 1 work bench. 1 solder bench; 3 solder ng irons ; 1 soldering furnace with funnel ; 1 branding iron aqueduct ; 1 bit stock ; 15 wooden bits ; 12 inch auger ; 6 hand saws ; 1 large try square ; 2 small do .; 2 planes : 1 drawing knife ; 4 chisels ; 3 gauges ; 2 bench axes ; 2 tack hammers ; 1 grindstone and frame ; 1 oil stone; 2 prs. small dividers ; 1 chalk line and scratch awl: 4 carpenters horses ; 1 glue pot and lamp ; 1 steam gauge; 1 cast iron sink ; 1 90 gal. water tank ; 5 Boston metres ; 2 Worthington metres; 1 stove and funnel ; 1 coal hod ; pat- terns for branches and bands ; patterns for gate frames and covers ; 1
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