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325.0
15"
3
2
2
Lancaster,
From 15" South,
250.0
12"
1
Lagrange,
Beacon st. to Main st.,
452.0
12 '
4
2
2
Ledge,
At Water street,
2
2
Lincoln sq.,
Mill Brook to Belmont st
144.0
26" x 39"
3
66
On curve to Summer st.,
90.5
18" x 27"
1
Liberty,
Glen to Newport st.,
258.0
18" x 27"
3
2
2
Newport to Palmer st.,
228.5
15"'
2
Madison, Main,
Portland to Orange st.,
410.0
18" x 27"
4
5
5
Foster to Walnut st.,
300.5
18" x 27"
2
Mrs. Wheelock's to May street,
1,804.0
24" x 36"
12
2
2
66
May to Claremont st.,
663.0
20" x 30"
4
66
Claremont to Kilby st.,
274.0
15"
3
Market street North,
365.0
15"
3
School to Market st.,
155.0
15"
2
1
1
School to Thomas st.,
331.0
15"
2
1
1
66
At Charlton, Austin and Pleasant streets,
3
3
66
At Allen, Lagrange and Jackson streets,
3
3
Market,
Union to Main street,
507.0
20" x 30"
5
May,
Main street West,
247.0
24" x 36"
2
66
From 24"x36" to Kings- bury street,
216.0
20" x 30"
2
Kingsbury to Woodland street,
685.0
18" oval.
6
2
2
66
Millbury,
Woodland to Hollyw'd st Millbrook to Millbury st.
235.5
12 !!
2
137.0
26" x 39"
1
1
2
44
2
2
From 15" to Summit,
288.0
12ª
2
From 15"to Harvard st.,
352.0
12/
3
Laurel,
At Summer street,
On North Side,
2
2
Palmer to Belmont st.,
89.5
12"
1
1
1
At Water street,
Distance.
340
CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 28.
STREET.
LOCATION.
SIZE.
Manholes.
Basins.
Inlets.
Millbury,
Millbrook to Millbury st.
142.5
26" x 39" 12"
1
1
2
Benefit to Allen st.,
284.5
3
2
2
At Highland street,
1
1
Salisbury towards High- land street,
980.0
24" x 36" 12 !!
4
3
3
Oak,
At Cedar street.
1
1
Orchard,
Glen to Belmont st.,
443.0
12"
4
2
2
Oread,
Main street to Summit,
511.5
12"
5
3
3
Curve at Beacon st.,
32.5
18" oval.
1
2
2
Oread Court, Orange,
Madison street North,
150.0
18" oval. 15"
1
2
2
From 15" to Plymouth street,
143.0
12"
1
Palmer,
Liberty to Edward st.,
355.5
12"
4
3
3
Park,
Portland to Salem st.,
300.0
18" x 27"
3
1
1
East of Salem street,
50.5
15"
1
1
Piedmont,
Near Austin street,
2
Pleasant,
At Merrick & Russell sts.
.
2
2
Plymouth,.
At Assonet & Belknap streets,
3
3
Providence,
At Grafton street,
1
1
Salisbury,
At Lincoln square,
625.0
15"
5
2
2
66
Madison street North,
108.0
15"
1
2
2
School,
Union to Main street,
609.6
18" x 27"
6
2
2
Sever,
North to Highland st.,
510.0
27'' x 40"
4
2
2
Spring,
Main to Harvard street,
605.0
18" oval.
5
2
2
Summer,
Lincoln square South,
287.0
15"
2
2
2
"
From 15" South,
378.0
12"
3
145.0
15"
2
311.5
15"
2
Central to Exchange st.,
243.0
15"
2
Tremont,
Front to Mechanic st.,
225.5
12ª
3
Near Central street,
1
1
Vine,
At Cherry street,
1
1
Washington,
Park street South,
452.0
15"
5
2
2
P. & W. R. R. to Belk- nap street,
125.0
12"
1
2
2
Salem,
Park to Lynn street,
98.5
12/
1
2
2
State,
Exchange to Charles st.,
275.5
15"
3
At Plymouth street,
3
4
6
Newport,
Liberty to Edward st.,
414.5
136.0
12/
1
Beacon street West,
207.0
12"
2
4
Main street West,
271.5
At Main & Chestnut sts.
4
4
Lynn to Myrtle street,
Near Front street,
Market street North,
Central to Thomas st.,
Union,
Distance.
Mt. Pleasant, N. Ashland, New,
South of Arch street,
341
REPORT OF CITY ENGINEER.
STREET.
LOCATION.
SIZE.
Manholes.
Basins.
Inlets.
Water,
At Harrison, Ledge and Winter streets,
179.0
12"
1
2
2
Wesby, Winter, Woodland,
Home to John street, At Water & Grafton sts. Claremont st. South, From 15" South,
119.0
15"
1
66
At May street,
1
1
Totals, 33,158.9
292 163 173
1872.
Austin,
At Piedmont street, Mill Brook to Main st., South to Hammond st.,
213.0
12" 18" oval. 12"
3 3
2
2
Belmont, Brown,
Winter street place to Beach street,
214.8
12"
3
1
1
Blackstone, Central,
Across old Channel of Mill Brook,
43.0
20" x 30"
Davis,
Below Ely street,
2
2
Dix,
At Wachusett street,
2
2
Elm,
Chestnut street West,
537.0
15"
5
2
2
Ely,
Davis street South,
154.9
15"
2
Front,
Between Mill Brook and Salem square,
7
7
Hammond,
Beacon street West,
200.0
12"
2
Harvard,
Highland to State st.,
412.5
12"
3
2
2
Harrison, 66
15" to Providence st.,
807.9
12/ 1
6
Highland,
Lincoln sq. to Harv'd st., Curve West of New st.,
46.0
20" x 30"
1
New to Denny street,
249.5
18" oval.
2
41.5
20" x 30"
1
66
440.0
18" oval.
4
Sever street West,
600.0
24" x 36"
3
Kendall,
At Lincoln street,
2
King,
May to Queen street,
623.1
16" x 24"
6
5
5
313.9
15"
3
Larch,
241.0
18" oval.
4
66
261.0
12"
2
Lincoln,
991.8
26" x 39"
4
Lynn,
Merrick to S. Russell st., Lincoln sq. to Kendall st. Salem to Orange street,
178.0
12'
2
-
5
5
2
2
71.0
12"
1( 1
Bangs court,
2
Beacon,
294.3
Beach,
Pond to Winter st., At Hanover street,
319.5
15" oval.
2
655.0
18" oval.
6
2
2
66
Curve East of New st., New to Lancaster st.,
At Main street,
2
Kingsbury,
Queen to Woodland st., Piedmont to Merrick st.,
Water street East,
186.6
Near Howard st.
Distance.
2
342
CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 28.
STREET.
LOCATION.
Distance.
SIZE.
Manholes.
Basins.
Inlets.
Main,
Madison street South,
431.0
15"
4
Davis Court South,
200.0
15 !!
2
1
1
Market,
Union st. to W. & N. Rail Road,
116.7
15"
2
1
1
Maple,
Main to Walnut street,
515.0
15'
5
3
4
Maple Place,
Maple street West,
213.0
12"
3
Merrick,
Larch to Austin st.,
283.0
15" oval.
3
2
2
Pleasant street South,
325.0
15" oval. 15"
2
1
1
New,
South to Highland st.,
315.3
24" x 36"
3
Oak Avenue,
Belmont to Kendall st.,
617.0
20" x 30"
4
3
3
Orange,
Curve at Park street,
79.7
18" oval. 15"
2
66
From 15" to Lynn st.,
303.0
12"
2
Pearl,
At Main street,
2
2
Piedmont,
Marrs' House to Main st.
320.0
18" oval.
3
Pond,
Mill Brook to Winter st. Place,
86.7
20" x 30"
1
66
Winter st. Pl. to Green street,
587.3
18" x 27"
3
Curve at Main street,
56.7
15"
1
66
Main street east,
487.2
12"
4
School,
Union to Laurel st.,
588.0
¿ 48" x 72"
5
Silver,
Curve at May street,
76.0
15"
1
May to Claremont st.,
347.3
12"
4
Larch to Austin street,
362.0
12 !!
3
School to Market street,
220.9
12"
2
Thomas to Laurel st.,
189.7
15"
2
Bridge to Charles st.,
517.0
16" x 24"
4
Temple, Thomas,
Across old Channel Mill Brook,
70.0
26" x 39"
Union,
At Market street,
1
1
Waldo,
At Exchange street,
1
1
Winter,
At Grafton st. and Mill Brook,
2
2
Winter st. Pl., Pond to Winter st.,
286.0
12" 26" x 39"
2
William, 66
Sever to Fruit street,
340.0
18" oval.
3
Fruit to West street,
390.0
15"
3
Woodland, 66
South of Claremont st.,
66.7
12"
1
Curve at May street,
46.0
15"
1
May to Claremont st.,
254.6
12'
2
3
3
At Mill Brook,
1
1
4
Washingt'n sq Mill Brook to Summer st.
292.0
1
Park street South,
272.4
3
Pleasant street North,
131.1
At Castle street,
West Side Union st.,
Ripley,
S. Russell, Summer,
At East Central street,
343
REPORT OF CITY ENGINEER.
STREET.
LOCATION.
SIZE.
Manholes.
Basins.
Inlets.
Woodland,
Curve S. of Kingsbury st.
42.0 431.4
15" 12" 15" oval.
4
66
Kingsbury st. North, From 15" oval to King street,
286.4
15"
Totals, Discontinued,
462.0
1
Net amount,
17,887.5
162 51
52
1873.
Austin,
At Piedmont,
1
1
Beacon,
Sewer W. of Beacon st., At Liberty street,
387.2
15" oval.
2
1
3
Belmont,
1
1
Bloomingdale
2
2
Carbon, Cedar,
Sever to Agricultural st., At Fruit street,
769.5
12' 15" oval.
7
1
Chandler,
Lincoln Brook to Belle- vue street,
93.0
18" x 27"
2 2
2
2
66
East of King street,
146.7
12" 18" oval.
3
2
2
Queen street West,
427.7
15" oval.
3
2
2
66
From 15" West,
129.5
12"
1
2
2
At Main street,
Water to Blake st.,
510.4
15" oval.
4
2
2
Blake to Jefferson st.,
580.0
12"
4
2
2
Davis, Elm,
Sever street West,
311.6
15" oval.
3
2
2
Highland street South,
438.0
12"
2
Elm Park, Ellsworth and Millbury,
Mill Brook to Taylor st.,
230.8
18" oval.
4
6
6
Ely,
From 15" South,
38.5
12'
Foyle,
Millbury to Ward st.,
299.4
12"
3
Fruit,
At Cedar street,
2
2
Goulding,
Highland to Dix st.,
532.0
15" oval.
5
Green,
At Mill Brook,
2
2
Hanover,
Kendall street South,
280.8
3
From 15" to Belmont st.
250.5
15" oval. 12"
2
66
Kingsbury to May st.,
179.1
2
2
18,349.5
163
51
52
Road,
At B. & A. Rail Road,
Belmont street North,
318.0
3
2
2
66
Bellevue to King street,
247.3
18" oval.
1
66
Piedmont to Queen st.,
358.3
66
At Piedmont st., E. Side
2
2
Claremont, Columbia, 66
At Ely street,
1
1
At Main street,
Distance.
1
344
CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 28.
STREET.
LOCATION.
SIZE.
Manholes.
Basins.
Inlets.
Harrison, Highland,
Providence to Coral st., From near Dover st. to Centre of Elm Park,
707.0
24" x 36"
8
2
2
66
At Denny street,
1
1
66
At Lancaster, Wachusett and Goulding sts.,
3
3
Jefferson, Lafayette,
Curve at Vernon st.,
59.0
18" oval.
1
2
2
Mill Brook to Millbury street,
151.4
18" oval.
2
1
1
Lancaster,
South of Highland st., At Piedmont street,
1
1
Main,
At Ripley street, Front to Thomas st.,
1
1
Millbury,
Lafayette to Foyle st.,
155.1
15" oval. 15" oval.
3
3
3
Oak Avenue,
Fulton to Shrewsbury st. Kendall to Catharine st., At West End of Place, At Marrs' House,
57.0
18" x 27" 9 !!
6
4
4
Oxford Place, Piedmont,
Pleasant,
At South Russell street and Lincoln Brook, At Lincoln Square,
327.0
18" oval. 15" oval.
3
School,
At W. & N. Rail Road, At Elm street,
2
2
Sigel and Mill- bury, Shelby,
Mill Brook to Grant st., Carroll street East,
761.3
18" oval. 15" oval.
5
2
2
S. Russell, 66
From 15" oval to Larch street,
127.0
12"
1
Summer,
At Market and Laurel sts
Union,
Near Central street,
Vernon,
Mill Brook to Patterson street,
1,051.6
20" x 30"
8
4
4
66
Patterson st. to Union Avenue,
188.3
18" oval. 15" oval.
1
1
1
Wachusett,
Highland to Dix street, At Main and Maple sts., At Vernon street,
79.0
12"
1
1
Washingt'n & Lafayette,
From new to old Chan- nel of Mill Brook,
837.3
24" x 36" 18" oval.
7 3
1
1
Webster,
Brook to Main street,
795.6
18" oval.
6
2
2
275.3
15" oval.
3
2
2
Prescott,
1
1
3
1
Russell, 66
Townsend to Elm st.,
461.6
267.1|
20" x 30"
3
3
3
Pleasant street South,
285.8
3
2
2
1
Walnut,
4
4
Ward,
Water, 66
Harrison to Columbia st., At Ledge st.,
615.7
5
2
2
Larch,
9
9
2
3
3
Mulberry,
270.0
813.5
2
2
Pleasant to Townsend st.
2
2
Sever,
Distance.
258.6
345
REPORT OF CITY ENGINEER.
STREET.
LOCATION.
Distance.
SIZE.
Manholes.
Basins.
Inlets.
West, William, Winter,
At William street,
1
1
At West street,
2 . 2
At Mill Brook,
1
1
Totals,
14,893.4
127
99 104
Discontinued,
9
22
Net amount,
14,893.4
127 90 82
SUMMARY OF SEWERS NOW LAID IN THE CITY OF WORCESTER.
DATE.
FEET OF SEWERS LAID.
MANHOLES.
BASINS.
INLETS.
Up to 1867,
6,481.5
14
17
39
1867,
5,539.5
19
2
4
1868,
15,869.0
108
71
102
1869,
24,720.0
199
51
61
1870,
43,320.0
334
146
161
1871,
33,158.9
292
163
173
1872,
17,887.5
162
51
52
1873,
14,893.4
127
90
82
Totals,
161,869.8
1,255
591
674
30.66, or 303478 Miles of Sewer.
INVENTORY OF THE PROPERTY OF THE SEWER DEPARTMENT, JAN. 1, 1874.
One pumping and hoisting engine,
valued at $400 00
Two pumps,
75 00
One boat, in Mill Brook sewer,
25 00
One tool chest,
10 00
One tool chest, small,
2 00
One tool chest,
66
8 00
Lot rubber boots,
10 00
One wheelbarrow,
66
3 00
Eighteen lanterns,
66
16 00
Twenty-one shovels,
66
18 00
Two hoes,
66
1 50
Five crowbars,
66
15 00
Six pails,
1 50
Lot sewer scrapers,
12 00
15 00
Sixteen picks,
1
346
CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 28.
Lot old gas pipe,
valued at
$7 00
One hand saw and 1 hatchet,
66
66
1 25
One axe, 1 tape line, 3 trowels, 1 brick hammer,
66
3 25
Lot stone hammers,
10 00
Two large iron buckets,
8 00
One hydrant wrench, 1 coal shovel,
66
12 00
Lot of shafting and pulley,
66
66
12 00
Lot of flange pipe,
66
10 00
Lot of blocking timber,
66
25 00
One cross-cut saw,
66
66
3 00
Lot bolts, wedges, wrench,
66
66
15 00
Lot rope,
66
66
25 00
Fifty feet garden hose, 4 fish-hook ropes,
7 00
Lot steel drills, lot striking hammers,
66
66
26 00
Lot bracing plank,
66
12 00
Three long-handled shovels, 2 padlocks, 1 mattock,
66
4 25
Lot stonecutter's tools, 2 spirit levels,
7 00
One powder can, 1 oil can,
66
75
Five hammer handles, 1 axe,
66
1 50
Total amount,
$1,002 50
66
1 75
Lot hose for flushing,
11 75
Set tackle blocks and ropes,
One express wagon,
150 00
37 00
Four hundred brick, 100 feet flagging stone,
REPORT
OF THE
WATER COMMISSIONER.
To the Joint Standing Committee on Water :
In compliance with Section 10 of the Ordinance relating to water, the Commissioner presents his annual report for the year ending November 30, 1873.
The water in the Leicester Reservoir rose last Spring until the third of May, when it was two feet above the rollway, and as this was all that could be held with safety, there was a surplus which ran to waste for twenty days; the estimated quantity wasted was sufficient to have filled the reservoir, provided there had been an additional five feet on the dam.
After May 29th the water gradually fell away until October 8th, at which time it was 7 feet 5 inches below the rollway, being the lowest point during the year. At the present date, Decem- ber 20th, it is 2 feet 6 inches below the rollway, or one foot higher than at the corresponding time last year.
Some grubbing will be necessary to be done around the reser- voir the coming Spring. Perhaps this may be done the present Winter if the weather should be favorable.
Water was let into the High Service pipe January 11th, as far as the junction of Cambridge and Southbridge streets.
The gates were opened between the High and Low pressure on the eleventh, and the supply commenced at that date through the regulating pressure valve with a pressure on the High Ser- vice of 156 lbs. per square inch, and 72 lbs. on the Low Service.
45
348
CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 28.
This supplied a large part of the elevated portions of the city but the waste in the less elevated sections, by allowing the water to run to prevent freezing, kept the pressure reduced until the opening of Spring.
Upon the completion of the contract for laying the High Ser- vice pipe, connections were made to supply all the elevated sec- tions of the city within reach of the same, which gives on
Providence St., a pressure· of 87 Ibs. per sq. inch.
Wilmot St., a pressure of 87 66
Catharine St., a pressure of 95 66 66
Channing St. (upper end), a pressure of
70 66
Connection was also made on Wilmot street at Elliott street by another regulating pressure valve, with the sixteen inch main from Bell Pond.
The carrying a branch main from Providence or Grafton street to the section east of Wall and Norfolk sts. is presented for your consideration, as there is a demand for more water in that vicinity.
Number of feet of main pipe laid this year, exclusive
of High Service, 19,387
Number of feet additional used in setting Hydrants, 43
Total, 19,430
Taken up and relaid on West St., 929 feet of six inch pipe.
Relaid on Chandler St., 670 feet of eight inch pipe.
Number of gates set this year,
40
Number of Hydrants set this year,
35
Whole number of Hydrants in the city,
462
Number of Service pipes laid this year,
315
Number of feet Service pipe laid for city,
6,083 ft. 6 in.
Number of feet service pipe laid for applicants,
7,141 ft. 9 in.
Number of Meters in use,
771
Number of leaks repaired, 83
Value of stock and tools on hand, $31,800 59.
Respectfully submitted.
FRANK E. HALL,
Water Commissioner.
WORCESTER, DEC. 20, 1873.
Number of Meters set, 571
349
REPORT OF WATER COMMISSIONER.
SCHEDULE OF PIPE AND FIXTURES LAID IN 1873.
Feet of Pipe Laid.
Gates.
Hydrants.
branches.
branches.
Blake,
247
Boynton,
947
Catharine,
525
2222 2 2
1
1
1
Chandler,
6
707
1
1
1
2
Charlotte,
7
986
2
1
1
2
Denny,
513
361
1
Front,
65
1
Grove,
7
677
1
1
2
Hawley,
519
693
1
Hancock,
290
1
Jaques,
330
1
Kingsbury,
564
1
1
1
1
Ledge,
388
1
1
1
Mendon,
9
514
1
1
1
Mill,
932
2
2
1
North,
44
1565
3
2
4
2
Norwood,
283
1
Pratt,
8
663
1
1
1
Pink,
756
1
1
2
Sargent,
5
82
2
Salisbury,
1921
1495
2
3
5
7
Shepard,
524
397
1
West,
56
1
Winthrop,
175
1
Waldo,
1
Totals,
5571
8785
5021
40
12
23
32
Hydrant
Name of Street.
4 inch.
6 inch.
8 inch.
Cedar,
808
621
2
2
Channing,
1
1
1
1
Maywood,
198
Milton,
489
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Sever,
1
Street
1
1
Fruit,
Hamilton,
350
CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 28.
LEAKS.
Date.
Name of Street.
Cause of Leak.
Kind of Pipe.
1872.
December 3
Main,
Joint,
60
12
Prescott,
Rust,
66
13
Lafayette,
Joint,
Cement.
66
13
21
4
Cedar,
Rust,
1873.
January
2
Bloomingdale,
Coupling,
Lafayette,
Joint,
66
66
66
9
Goddard,
Imperfect Lining, Joint,
Iron. Cement. Service.
February
1
Manchester,
Hydrant.
Cement. 66
March
18
Main, c. Maywood,
Soldered Branch,
66
April
3
66
7
Beacon,
Lead Connection,
Service.
66
12
Chandler,
66
19
Charles,
Broken by Sewer, Rust,
Cement.
66
21
Orange,
Joint,
66
22
Clifton,
Lead Connection, Rust,
60
29
Leicester,
Lead Connection,
6'6
30
Liberty,
Broken by Sewer, Joint,
Cement.
66
17
Clinton,
Broken by Sewer,
Joint,
June
6
Canal,
Joint,
66
16
Prescott,
Accident.
July
2
Davis,
66
5
Sever,
Joint,
66
7
Providence,
Rust,
66
5
School,
Lead Connection,
66
5
Providence,
Rust,
21
Bloomingdale,
24
Goddard,
66
66
25
Newton,
Joint, 66
66
31
·
Millbury,
21
Irving,
Rust,
Lead Connection,
August
1
Water,
66
7
Leicester,
High Service,
66
15
Washington,
Joint, 66
66
6
Southb'ge, c. Main,
Lead Connection, Bowl Joint, 66
Southbridge,
7
Prescott,
Rust,
Benefit Court,
Joint,
Lead Connection, Joint,
Service. Cement,
10
Houchin Ave.,
Broken by Sewer, Frost,
Service.
66
Service. Cement. Service.
May
7
Lafayette,
Southbridge,
Soldered Joint,
Service. Cement.
6
Brook,
Rust,
30
Tyrrell,
66
Cement.
Service. Cement. 66
66
Service. Cement. Split. Cement. 66
66
2
7
66
66
11
Union,
22
Lafayette,
27
Trumbull,
5
24
24
Southbridge,
22
Leicester,
66
23
Bowdoin,
23
Millbury,
27
25
Curtis,
Joint,
30
Woodland,
Cement.
Service. Cement.
2
351
REPORT OF WATER COMMISSIONER.
Date.
Name of Street.
Cause of Leak.
Kind of Pipe.
August
22
Central,
Rust,
Cement.
23
Providence,
Leicester,
Sever,
September 1
66
18
Prov. engine house
Providence,
Leicester,
Benefit Court.
Lead Connection, Joint,
Service. Cement.
66
4
66
9
Grafton,
66
66
2
Myrtle,
Lead Connection, Rust,
Harrison,
High,
Valve,
Ward, 66
Joint,
Grafton,
Hanover,
Rust,
Taylor,
Joint,
66
7
Prescott,
Rust,
Hydrant Bowl, Branch,
Beacon,
Pond,
Lexington,
19
Main,
Mechanic,
Stop,
Lead Joint, Lead Connection, Joint,
Hydrant. Iron. Hy't Branch. Service. Cement. 66
Service.
23
October
4
Lafayette,
Pick Hole, Broken Stop,
66
Service.
Cast Iron.
Service. Cement. Hydrant. High Service.
Cement.
66
66
22
24
November 6
15
66
5
Prov. & Wor. R. R.
17
17
17
22
14
30
Mulberry,
High Service, Joint, High Service, 66
29
10
4
26
23
23
352
CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 28.
4
INVENTORY OF STOCK AND TOOLS ON HAND DECEMBER 1, 1873.
12 feet 24 inch cast iron pipe, 41 feet 20 incli cast iron pipe,
312 feet 16 inch cast iron pipe, 98 feet 12 inch cast iron pipe, 20 feet 10 inch cast iron pipe, 36 feet 8 inch cast iron pipe,
206 feet 6 inch cast iron pipe,
230 feet 6 inch cast iron pipe, been used,
36 feet 4 inch cast iron pipe,
50 feet 4 inch cast iron pipe, been used,
72 feet 20 inch cement lined pipe, been used,
137 feet 16 inch cement lined pipe, been used,
1,827 feet 15 inch unlined pipe,
30 feet 12 inch cement lined pipe, been used,
315 feet 12 inch cement lined pipe, been used,
273 feet 10 inch cement lined pipe, 1,596 feet 10 inch cement lined pipe,
3,885 feet 8 inch cement lined pipe,
4,480 feet 6 inch cement lined pipe,
2,765 feet 4 inch cement lined pipe,
1,584 feet 4 inch cement lined pipe, been used,
462 feet 3 incli cement lined pipe,
665 feet 2 inch cement lined pipe,
400 feet 2 inch galvanized iron pipe,
7,854 feet
1 inch cement lined pipe,
8,539 feet 3 inch cement lined pipe,
328 feet 14 inch steam pipe,
40 feet 3 inch steam pipe, 2 3 inch globe valves,
585 lbs. cast iron bands for repair- ing solder branches,
480 lbs. 2 inch lead pipe,
155 lbs. 1 inch lead pipe,
500 lbs. ¿ incli lead pipe, been used, 48 1 inch lead connections,
84 & inch lead connections,
78 ₺ inch lead connections, been used,
12 24 inch sleeves for cast iron pipe, 3 20 inch sleeves for cast iron pipe, 3 16 inch sleeves for cast iron pipe, 7 12 inch sleeves for cast iron pipe, 38 8 inch sleeves for cast iron pipe,
11 6 inch sleeves for cast iron pipe, 3 5 inch sleeves for cast iron pipe, 5 4 inch sleeves for cast iron pipe, 2 24 inch bonnets,
4 8 inch bonnets,
9 6 inch bonnets,
17 4 inch bonnets,
1 taper 20 to 16 inch,
3 tapers 12 to 8 inch,
13 tapers, 8 to 6 incli, 5 tapers, 8 to 4 inch,
14 tapers, 6 to 4 inch, 2 tapers, 4 to 3 inch,
3 tapers, 4 to 2 inch,
1 16 inch quarter turn,
2 12 inch quarter turns, 7 8 inch quarter turns,
11 6 inch quarter turns,
15 4 inch quarter turns,
1 2 inch brass quarter turn,
2 4 inch.one-eighth turns,
15 four way branches, various sizes,
94 three way branches, various sizes,
1 16 inch gate,
5 12 inch gates,.
1 10 inch gate,
7 8 inch gates,
18 6 inch gates,
11 4 inch gates,
3 2 inch Ludlow gates,
9 1 inch Ludlow gates,
5 3 inch Ludlow gates,
37 brass nipples,
48 cast iron stop boxes and covers, 6 gate boxes,
27 gate box frames,
46 gate box covers,
16 gate box covers, heavy,
7 gate box covers, small,
7 gate box frames, small,
3 meter box frames,
3 meter box covers,
3 Boston Machine Co.'s hydrants,
13 flush hydrants,
1 post hydrant, been used,
1 New Haven hydrant, been used,
17 flush hydrant boxes,
6 flush hydrant box frames, .
6 flush hydrant box covers,
6 post hydrant boxes,
12 hydrant bowls,
6 pieces cast iron pipe for hydrant bowls,
150 lbs. post hydrant box hoops.
40 lbs. post hydrant box fasten- ings,
15 hydrant wastes,
4,748 lbs. tapping bands for service pipe,
882 lbs. bolts and nuts for service pipe,
174 lbs. wrought iron back bands.
157 bolts for 24 inchi sleeves,
70 14 inch plugs, 27 1 inch plugs,
353
REPORT OF WATER COMMISSIONER.
257 3 inch plugs,
251 ₺ inch stops for bands,
12 4 inch waste stops,
89 & inch waste stops,
173 ₺ inch thimble couplings,
46.2 inch rubber packings for tap- ping bands,
57 1 inch rubber packings for tap- ping bands, 177 ¿ inch rubber packings for tap- ping bands, 57 13 inch brass tees,
108 1 inch brass tees.
12 1 inch combination nipples,
5 1¿ inch brass unions,
2 1 inch brass unions,
5 & inch brass unions,
1 4 inch meter,
1 2 inch meter,
6 1 inch meters,
2 & inch meters,
2 & inch meters,
830 lbs. wrought iron rods,
40 lbs. wrought iron bands and bolts for street branches,
208 bbls. cement, 12 bbls. Portland cement,
2,500 feet Chestnut lumber,
1 Knowles' rotary pump,
1 Knowles' small steam pump,
1 Knowles' large steam pump, 1 steam boiler,
210 lbs. old brass,
1,685 lbs. pig lead,
56 pickets for reservoir fence,
13 pair rubber mittens, 6 tool boxes,
5 wheelbarrows,
42 picks,
8 pick handles,
20 shovels,
13 iron bars,
3 iron tampers,
6 striking hammers,
6 stone hammers,
9 hand hammers,
1 paving hammer,
37 hammer handles,
1 bit stock and bits,
5 hand saws,
1 saw set,
2 try squares,
2 planes, 1 drawing knife,
1 adz, 5 hand axes,
430 lbs. chains,
2 grindstones, 1 oil stone,
4 carpenter's horses,
4 steam gauges,
2 cast iron sinks,
5 stoves,
2 force pumps,
2 screw drivers,
8 dies for cutting packing,
3 galvanized iron boilers,
1 copper boiler,
1 tank for testing meters,
14 jack screws,
385 lbs. rosin,
74 lbs. nails,
1 hoe,
1 spirit level,
2 desks,
5 window frames,
2 brooms,
3 platforms for holding pipe,
8 monkey wrenches,
12 pair rubber boots,
1 oil cloth suit,
8 brass nipples for hydrants, 1 canvas tent and frame,
9 lbs. rubber packing cloth,
9 yds. enameled cloth,
3 wagons,
1 sleigh,
1 harness,
2 hand carts, 4 office chairs,
32 lbs. hemp packing,
50 lbs. winding twine,
29 lbs. hemp twine, 3 bbls. charcoal,
36 water pails,
2 set pulley blocks and ropes,
2 derricks,
120 lbs. steel in drills,
12 hand drills, 5 iron spoons, 4 ladles,
54 cold chisels,
18 steel sets,
4 packing irons,
2 furnaces,
1 drill stock and drill for drilling iron pipe,
3 goose necks,
2 hand sleds,
5 mixing boxes,
10 stop wrenches,
9 gate wrenches, 1
15 Baxter wrenches,
3 wrenches for repairing hydrants,
1 pair tongs for repairing hy- drants,
2 boilers for thawing hydrants, 1 truck, 1 coal hod,
25 feet & inch rubber hose,
1 copper pump, 9 oil cans,
354
CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 28.
3 oilers,
2 powder cans, 9 trowels, 55 lanterns, 5 tea kettles, 1 anvil,
1 portable forge,
2 fan blowers,
1 platform scale,
9 sets cones for lining pipe,
9 sets cones for lining service pipe,
5 rubber cones,
3 iron vises,
1 wood vise,
3 pair shears,
3 soldering furnaces and tools,
2 files,
1 chalk line,
3 pair 1} inch pipe tongs,
4 pair 14 inch pipe tongs,
5 pair 1 inch pipe tongs,
2 pair & inch pipe tongs,
2 pair 2 inch pipe tongs, 1 No. 1 Stanwood's pipe cutter,
2 No. 2 Stanwood's pipe cutters, 1 ₺ inch pipe tap, 1 2 inch pipe tap, 7 die plates and dies,
5 packed drill stocks and drills,
Patterns for pipe, gate and hy- drant box frames, branches, &c. Lot of tools for building hy- drants,
1 handle basket,
2 paving rammers,
2 pair plyers,
2 tons coal,
6 nipples for hydrant tops,
5 50 feet tape lines.
REPORT
OF THE
WATER REGISTRAR.
OFFICE OF THE WATER REGISTRAR.
WORCESTER, Dec. 20, 1873.
Gentlemen of the Joint Standing Committee on Water :
In accordance with the requirement of the " Ordinance relating to Water," passed Nov. 11, 1872, I have the honor to submit the first annual report from this department.
When I assumed the duties of this office, January 7, 1873, there were uncollected in the hands of the City Treasurer two hundred and thirty-five (235) bills for water, all of which have been settled except eight, and they have been transferred to the 1873 account. These eight include one against C. W. Hamilton of one thousand and fifty dollars ($1,050), and one for water used in sprinkling streets during the summer of 1871, of five hundred dollars ($500), the remaining six being for small amounts. November 30, 1873, there remained uncollected in the City Treasurer's hands four hundred and sixteen (416) bills for water, representing $21,203.92, almost the entire amount of which can and will be collected as soon as business improves.
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