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Meters.
Those in use last year have been continued at the rate then fixed, 30 cents per 100 cubic feet (which is equivalent to 40 cents per 1000 gallons), to which is added a meter rental of $3.00 per year.
The results from meters placed in dwelling houses to ascertain the water consumption were as follows :
In one full-plumbed house, on the low service, occupied by a family of six persons, the average consumption from January 10th to June 6th was 118.5 cubic feet, no garden hose being used. From June 7th to October 10th garden hose was used bringing the consumption up to 246 cubic feet per week. From October 11th to January 9th, 1898, the consumption was 116 cubic feet per week, no hose being used. The total register for the year was 8423 cubic feet, which at 30 cents per 100 cubic feet gives $25.27 ; adding a meter rent of $3.00 makes the meter charge $28.27. The water rate charged was $28.00. On the basis of 118 cubic feet per week for domestic use and 30 cents per 100 cubic feet, the meter rate would have been $18.41 + $3.00 = $21.41, while the rate now charged is $25.00. On the same basis the charge for use of hose by meter in this, a very wet year, would have been $6.86. The charge now is $3.00.
In a second full-plumbed house on the high service, with a family of eight, the consumption for the year was 14,327
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cubic feet, an average of 275.5 cubic feet per week. The meter rate here would have been $42.98 + $3.00 = $45.98 ; the rate charged was $28.00. In a house on the low service, having only one faucet, 1957 cubic feet were consumed dur- ing the year. The meter charge here would have been $5.87 + $3.00 = $8.87. The rate charged was $6.00. These ex- amples are too few to base much reliance upon, however ; it appears that if meters were used the water rates for domestic use would probably be diminished and those for use of hose increased. The rate for a single faucet is about right either way as far as concerns water used, but the meter rent makes the charge by meter higher. During a dry year the meters would give an accurate record of water used through hose, and would, therefore, be of value. The use of meters is the only rational method of making charges, but the expense of installation, about $10 per meter, with cost of repairs and renewals, about $3.00 per year, makes their introduction at this time questionable. It should be observed that our water rates and meter charges are necessarily high to insure sufficient income to operate the works.
North Brook.
On careful investigation the Board found that it would not be expedient to do more than remove the visible means of contamination of the brook at its sources this year. A satisfactory arrangement was made with the farmers on the water-shed to keep their fertilizing material a safe distance away during this year for the sum of ten dollars. The danger cannot be wholly removed without the purchase or control of the entire property on the water-shed.
Village Brook.
On account of the wet summer it was not possible to
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direct the brook as proposed. It also seemed wise to post- pone action until the question of a sewerage system for Lexington was settled. The appropriation, therefore, re- mains unexpended.
Lexington Sewerage System.
During the year the town of Lexington applied to the Metropolitan Sewerage Commission to be admitted to the Metropolitan System. This Board has attended several meetings before the State Board of Health to discuss and make provisions for the proper protection of our water supply, in case of the construction of the contemplated sewerage system, which necessarily locates pipes on our water-shed. These are at some points above the ground water, and at others below ; leaky joints would thus contami- nate our supply when above the standing ground-water, and would drain off the supply when below. It is believed that by the use of iron pipe with leaded joints on our entire water-shed most of the trouble will be prevented, and the State Board of Health will no doubt insist upon this. Such protection, however, must be constantly watched to keep it efficient, and it is a question whether it can be safely relied upon for any great length of time.
Fire Protection.
To make up for the small size of our low service pipe, and to keep up the pressure in the lower part of the town, the high and low systems have been connected at the Town House. A 4-inch pipe from the high service leads through a reducing valve to a 6-inch pipe to the low service. This valve is so adjusted that a pressure of 40 lbs. to the square- inch is maintained in the low-pressure system. We have not yet had an opportunity to try this appliance in case of a fire, but there is no doubt that it will work satisfactorily.
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The cost of the connection was about $195 ; the appropria- tion was $220. A high-service hydrant has been placed on Medford street, as previously noted.
Registrar's Record.
During the year the fittings supplied by every service have been inspected carefully, and a new record has been made by use of the card-catalogue system. To the end that the Registrar might keep the accounts on a new plan adopted by the Board the following rules were made, and notices embodying them were sent out with the bills on July 1st.
First. Services, or service pipes, will be numbered and accounts will be kept with such numbers only.
Second. When a dwelling house, supplied by means of one service pipe is occupied by more than one family, and when the piping is so arranged that the water cannot be shut off from each family separately, but one bill will be made out to the owner, who must pay the water rates.
Third. In case a double house is supplied by one service and so arranged that each side can be shut off separately, two bills may be made out, one to each tenant. It is, however, preferred that in all such cases the owners pay the rates.
Fourth. When a dwelling-house is arranged in suites the owner must pay the water rates.
These rules place the burden of collecting the water rates on the owner where it belongs, in cases where one pipe supplies more than one tenant.
Uses and Income.
From the catalogue of services and books of the Water Registrar the following table has been prepared, showing the number of fixtures supplied and the probable income for the coming year at the present rates.
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High.
Low.
Number of Services,
316
1,008
Houses paying maximum charge of $25.00,
104
261
First faucets,
304
1,126
Additional faucets,
612
1,225
First bath-tubs,
214
393
Additional bath-tubs,
10
First water-closets,
243
562
Additional water-closets,
101
186
Vaults flushed with kitchen sink-water
not used in connection with a water- closet,
5
92
Hand-hose,
187
382
In stables, horses,
24
320
cows,
20
64
Can-rooms and wash-houses,
1
11
Greenhouses,
2
16
Hotbed sash at 10 cents each,
616
8,465
Water motors,
2
3
Meters,
66
8
3
Fire hydrants,
no income,
151
145
Drinking fountains,
66
3
2
Stand-pipes for street-watering, "
3
15
Income, 1897,
$23,168
Probable income, 1898,
$24,128
Stock.
We have on hand, in addition to small quantites of pipe and fittings of all sizes and necessary tools and fixtures for repairing and carrying on the works, about 2400 feet 6-inch pipe, 444 feet 8-inch pipe, 732 feet 10-inch pipe, and 1000 feet service pipe. There are about 50 tons of coal at the Pumping Station.
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Recommendations.
In the matter of the Village Brook, East Lexington, we recommend that nothing be done until the question of a sewerage system for Lexington is settled. This brook is most dangerous in a dry year when we need to take water from the Great Meadows for our low service supply.
In the matter of North Brook we recommend that all visi- ble sources of contamination be removed by making proper agreements with the owners of land on the water-shed. Building on the northerly slope of Crescent hill will render suitable protection more difficult year by year. One solu- tion of the difficulty will be to take such portions of the water liable to contamination through private land to the Mill Brook, thus getting rid of it.
The use of water directly from Munroe's and North Brooks should not continue, and if our water system is to be retained much longer new filters should be constructed on the westerly side of the Reservoir, as recommended last year, and a larger pipe should be laid from the Reservoir to Brattle street.
The following table gives certain statistics from the year 1893 to 1897 inclusive, which deserve careful consideration :
1897
1896
1895
1894
1893
No. days filter alone was in use No. days filter and brook were in use
238
240
247
No record
No record
127
54
118
66
66
No. days filter, brook and meadow were in use
0
72
0
Total No. services added .
133*
107
176+
65
52
Total No. feet of main pipe added
10.664
6377
69.276t
1219
Total rainfall, inches
44.35
39.80
48.73
39.24
44.20
Rainfall May to Aug. inclusive
17.85
9.38
16.56
11.87
15.81
66
* Includes 30 1 1-2-inch services for sewer flushing.
+ Installation of greater part of high service.
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On account of the wet season we experienced no difficulty with the quantity of our water supply. In spite of this and the consequent high level of the water in the reservoir, we were obliged to use the brook 127 days, while in 1896 it was used only 126 days. Had the season been dry a very different state of things would have obtained.
The number of services added is on the increase and next year's record bids fair to exceed that of this year. The same is true in regard to pipe extensions. The past wet season served only to delay the question of increased water supply which must be faced. The increase in demand due to extensions, the use of sewers, growth in population, will very soon be felt and severely so in a dry season. To purify our system a reduction of the available supply is imperative and meanwhile the demand continues to increase. Extra storage capacity can be had at great expense, but even. this will eventually need to be abandoned because of growth in population on our water-shed. These matters compel the Board to earnestly recommend that the question of entering the Metropolitan System be again carefully considered.
Respectfully submitted.
GEORGE W. LANE, PETER SCHWAMB, GEORGE P. WINN, Water Commissioners.
TABLE I. - HIGH SERVICE WATER. COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. - STATE BOARD OF HEALTH. WATER ANALYSIS. (Parts in 100,000.) Subject to Correction.
Date of
Appearance.
Odor.
Residue on Evaporation.
Ammonia.
Nitrogen as
Collec- tion.
Turbidity .
Sediment.
Color.
Cold.
Hot.
Total.
Ignition.
Fixed.
Free
Chlorine.
Nitrates.
Nitrites.
Oxygen
Hardness.
Iron.
Remarks.
Jan.
31 None
§ Slight rusty
0.12
None
None
9.40
.0072
.0084 .
.52
.0050 .0000
. 1950
5. 1
.0250
Apr.
8 Distinct
Slight
0.20
None
None
8.70
.0082
.0096
.50
·0030 .0000
.1365
4.7
.0550
June
S
Slight ¿ milky
Slight
0.22
None
§ Faintly / vegetable
9.30
·0104
.0106'
5I
.0030 .0000
. 2025
5. I
.0470
Aug.
6
- - j Distinct ( milky
Slight
0.20
§ Faintly vegetable
§ Distinctly Į vegetable
10.40
.00841.0080
.. 18
.00001.0001
.2168
5.5
.0680
From tap at Pumping Station { when using 20 driven wells.
Oct.
6
( Distinct with ( iron
§ Slight ¿ rusty
0.40
None
J Distinctly earthy
11.20
.0086
.0128
.58
.0100 .0003
+3120
5.9
. 1600
Dec. 1897.
8 Distinct
Slight
0.30
None
§ Distinctly Į vegetable
10.30 ..... . 0112 .0116
.65
.0100 .0002
. 2067
5.3
.0900
J
Feb. 1
§ Distinct ¿ milky
Slight
0.33
None
None
9.70
. . 0140 .0098
.56
.0070 .0001
. 2 190
4.3
.0500
20 wells in use
Apr.
7|Very slight
Very slight
0.35
( Faintly unpleas . (ant
S Distinctly ¿ mouldy
8.60
.0146 .0104
.55
.0050 .0001
· 1920
4.9
.0430
20 wells in use
June
7
§ Distinct Į milky
( Cons. ¿ floculent
0.50
None
Faint
7.50
.0150.0080
.44
.0030
. 25201
3.8
.1450
25 wells in use
Aug. 11 Distinct
Slight
Tur- bid 0.66
Faintly ( earthy
) Faintly { musty
9.30
.0214 .0102
.73
.00501.0000
. 2496
4.9
. 1800
)
Oct. 11
§ Slight milky
Slight
0.45
None
None
10 00 . ...
.0104.0094
.52
.0030.0000
. 2160
5.0
.0680
₹ 23 wells in use
Dec. 13 Decided
Cons.
Fil. but turbid 0.43
None
§ Faintly ( vegetable
9.20
.0188 .0134
.52
.00201.0001
.1760
5.4
.1100
1
.
consumed.
Albuminoid.
1896.
Loss on
In So- Tot . lut'n. Sus.
In
. .
-
İ
1
TABLE II. - LOW SERVICE WATER.
· Date of
Appearance.
Odor.
Residue on Evaporation.
Ammonia.
Nitrogen as
Collec- tion.
Turbidity.
Sediment.
Color.
Cold.
Hot.
Total.
Ignition. Loss on
Fixed.
Free
Chlorine.
Nitrates
Nitrites.
Oxygen
Hardness.
Iron.
Remarks.
1896.
Tot.
In So- lut'n.
In Sus
Aug.
6
Cons.
0.70
( Distinctly vegetable and sweetish
Decidedly sweet grassy
7.65| 3 40
4.25 .0004 .08421. 0370
.0472
.66
.0030 .0000
. 6763
1.7
Sept.
8
( Decided thick green [ scum
§ Slight brown
0.72
§ Faintly ¿ sweetish
§ Decided sweetish
8.40
4.60|
3.80 .0000 . 2430 . 0468
. 1962
.66
.0020 .0000
. 7650
2.2
1897.
Feb.
I
§ Distinct ¿ green
§ Slight ( green
0.72
( Distinctly vegetable grassy
( Distinctly vegetable grassy
8.00
3.00
5.00 .0072 .0744
0394
.0350 .64
.03201.0003
. 8687
2.7
Apr.
2
Slight
Slight
0.75
§ Distinctly ¿ vegetable
§ Distinctly { vegetable
6.65
3.25
3.40 .0046.1.0368 . 0238
.0130
.52
.05001.0001
. 7600
2.1
Jure
7
Slight cons. green scum
Slight
0.90
§ Distinctly / vegetable
'Distinctly vegetable grassy
6.25
2.55
3.70 .0010 .0500 . 0276
.0224
.48
.0030 .0000
. 8800|
2.1
Aug. 4
Distinct
Slight
0.85
§ Dist. veg. { unpleasant
( Distinctly vegetable (unpleasant
8.05
3.95
4.10
.0016 .0896 .0462
·0434
.58
·0020 .0000 1.0200}
2.2
Oct. 11
Distinct
Slight
0.60
( Distinctly musty un- ( pleasant
( Distinctly vegetable ( unpleasant
8 65
4. 10
4.55
1.0000 .0682
. 0356
.0326
.66
.0020.0000
. 8080
2.6
Dec. 13|
Decided
Slight
turbid 0.95
§ Faintly ¿ vegetable
§ Distinctly ¿ vegetable
7.90
3.65
4.25 .0016 . 0540 . 0372
.0168
.66
.0380 .0006
8160 2.9
L
From Reservoir
The color of water is expressed by numbers which increase with the amount of color. Boston water, as drawn from a tap at the Institute of Technology, had an average color in 1896 of 0.49. Other water supplies in the State had an average color of from o to 1.34.
All waters containing suspended matter, excepting ground waters which con- tain a large quantity of iron, are filtered through filter paper before determining the color and residue on evaporation. Occasionally these determinations are also made on the unfiltered water, the results in such cases being indicated by an asterisk.
12
Albuminoid.
consumed.
( Decided cons. green scum
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TABLE III. (Copied from Boston Water Commissioners' Report.) RAINFALL, IN INCHES, ON MYSTIC WATERSHED, 1878 TO 1897.
-
YEAR.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Totals.
4 Months May-Aug.
1878
5.67
5.74
3.93
5.73
0.67
2.62
3.52
7.51
3.19
4.95
5.69
4.845
54.065
14.32
1879
1.82
2.73
3.52
4.65
1.86
3.98
2 39
5.48
1.60
0.77
2.76
3.74
35.30
13.71
ISSO
2.62
4.23
2.49
2.18
2.02
1.49
7.23
3.64
1.42
2.70
1.90
2.50
34.42
14.38
1881
5.82
3.63
6.69
1.54
2.98
6.84
2.60
0.67
2.17
2.16
3.52
3.29
41.91
13.09
1882
5.545
4.68
2.49
2.11
4.68
2.09
2.34
1.065
8.35
1.94
1.745
2.23
39.165
10.075
1883
2.67
3.065
2.22
2.47
3.585
1.635
2.785
0.87
1.495
5.45
1.98
2.995
31.22
8.875
1884
4.745
6.085
4.255
3.18
2 95
4.635
3.72
4.855
0.70
2.70
2.005
4.56
44.39
16.16
1885
4.83
3.40
1.175
3.445
3.945
4.41
2.04
5.90
1.425
5.52
6.31
2.10
44.50
16.305
1886
6.315
7.175
3.84
2.10
2.945
1.54
3.71
3.24
2.955
2.85
4.065
4.825
45.560
11.445
1887
5.245
4.47
5.00
4.605
1.69
2.695
6.585
4.965
1.50
3.04
3.05
3.575
46.42
15.935
18SS
4.05
3.28
5.185
2.84
5.095
2.20
2.23
6.23
8 56
4.955
6.85
5.27
56.745
15.755
1889
5.505
1.86
2.285
3.61
4.64
3.315
8 455
3.92
4.705
3.59
5.65
2.86
50.395
21.33
1890
2.725
3.38
6.68
2.405
6.30
3.38
2.265
3.64
3.70
S.84
1.385
4.67
49.37
15.585
1891
6.245
5.075
6,07
3.15
2.46
4.43
3.18
3 88
2.16
4.735
2.605
3.41
47.40
13.95
1892
4.515
3.015
4.005
0.815
5.585
4.15
2.575
4.82
2.005
1.835
4.645
1.15
39.115
17.13
1893
2.26
7.50
2.55
3.37
6.26
2.10
2.04
5.41
2.01
4.10
2.25
4.35
44.20
15.81
1894
3.93
3.31
1.09
3.48
5.18
0.72
3.455
2.52
2.52
5.58
3.49
3.97
39.24
11.87
1895
3.535
0.655
3.00
4.185
3.150
3.630
4.34
5.435
2.040
10 195
6.260
2.300
48.73
16.56
1896
2.355
5.085
4.550
1.775
2.010
2.345
2.420
2.610
7.885
3.220
3.320
2.230
39.805
9.385
1897
3.88
2.495
3.30
2.855
4.935
5.685
3.79
3.44
3.105
0.39
6.315
4.16
44.35
17.85
Totals,
84.280
80.860 , 74.325
60.485
72.840
63.890
71.670
80.100
63.495
79.520
75.795 69.030, 876.300
289.052
Averages
4.214
4.043
3.716
3.024
3.642
3.194
3.583
4.005
3.174
3.976
3.789
3.451
43.815
14.467
REPORT OF WATER COMMISSIONERS.
June
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TABLE IV. Statistics from Records of Pumping Station for 1895, '96 and '97.
1
1897
1896.
1895.
Month.
Water Pumped Gallons.
Average Gallons Used per day.
Coal Used Wood 40 % of Coal. Pounds.
Hours Pump ran.
Water Pumped Gallons.
Average Gallons used per day.
Water Pumped Gallons.
Average Gallons Used per day.
January
3,750,000
120,968
26,680
154
3,721,865
120,060
February .
3,934,000
140,500
28,580
154
3,146,130
108,487
March
4,712,000
152,000
36,560
182
3,649,330
117,120
April
·
4,540,000
151,333
31,160
179
3,551,255
118,375
May
4,966,000
160,194
32,940
195
4,948,180
159,619
June
5,267,000
175,567
33,710
207
5,496,100
183,203
2,940,785
98,690
July
7,587,000
244,742
47,730
297
6,695 735
215,991
4,098,485
132,210
August
5,660,612
182,600
48,020
233
6,236.735
201,185
3,861,270
124,550-
September
4,585,795
152,860
44,270
194
5,759,735
191,991
2,935,110
97,830
October
4,480,087
144,516
30,690
207
5,505,595
177,600
3,420,890
110,350
November
4,440,000
148,000
31,060
200
6,104,135
203,471
2,712,650
90,422
December
4,388,750
141,572
28,120
189
5,362,930
173,000
3,223,400
103,980
Totals and Averages
58,311,244
159,757
419,520 209.76 tons
2,391
60,177,725
164,420
23,192,590 7 months.
108,376
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REPORT OF WATER COMMISSIONERS.
NOTE .- The records from July '96 to August '97 are liable to be in error due to leakage in the pump cylinder.
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REPORT
OF THE
SUPERINTENDENT OF THE WATER WORKS
To the Arlington Water Commissioners :
GENTLEMEN : - My report for the year 1897 is hereby respectfully submitted.
EXTENSION OF MAINS.
During the past year there have been laid 13783 feet of pipe; 3453 feet 10-inch, 1953 feet 8-inch and 8377 feet 6- inch pipe ; 26 hydrants and 20 gates set, divided as follows :
Vine Street.
labor,
$124 50
408 feet 6-inch pipe,
130 56
lead,
14 82
gate and gate-box
13 25
special,
3 50
$286 63
Lowell Street.
labor including rock excavation, $346 50
879 feet 6-inch pipe,
281 28
lead,
31 59
2 5-inch hydrants,
56 00
1 6-inch gate and gate box,
13 25
specials,
7 00
- $735 62
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REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF WATER WORKS.
Kensington Park.
labor including rock excavation
$245 87
213 feet 6-inch pipe
68 16
lead,
8 19
gate and gate box,
13 25
special,
3 50
dynamite, fuse and caps,
10 00
Cleveland Street.
labor,
$81 25
875 feet 6-inch pipe,
270 00
lead, 31 92
two 5-inch Chapman valve hydrants, 54 00
one 6-inch gate and gate box, 13 25
7 00
Arlington Street.
labor,
$145 72
1675 feet 6-inch pipe,
536 00
lead,
61 32
three 5-inch hydrants,
81 00
three 6-inch gates and gate boxes, 39 75
14 00
specials,
$877 79
Broadway.
labor,
$1066 18
3453 feet 10-inch
1666 feet 8-inch
pipe,
3106 16
40 feet 6-inch
lead,
269 26
8 5-inch hydrants,
216 00
two gates and gate boxes,
41 50
specials,
107 38
$4806 48
$348 97
specials,
$457 42
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Hibbert and Silvia Streets.
labor including rock excavation, $804 12
2013 feet 6-inch pipe, 644 16
lead, 76 44
five 5-inch hydrants.
135 00
three 6-inch gates and gate boxes,
39 75
specials, 31 67
$1731 14
Tannager Street.
labor,
$232 50
604 feet 6-inch pipe,
193 28
lead,
15 40
one 5-inch hydrant,
27 00
one 6-inch gate and gate box,
13 25
specials,
7 50
$488 93
Wollaston Ave.
labor,
$30 62
105 feet 8-inch pipe,
51 45
lead,
5 60
$87 67
Sutherland and Lorne Roads.
labor,
$232 00
682 feet 6-inch pipe, .
218 24
lead,
28 56
two 5-inch hydrants,
54 00
three 6-inch gates and gate boxes,
39 75
specials,
20 00
$592 55
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REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF WATER WORKS.
Davis Avenue.
labor,
$100 87
400 feet 6-inch pipe,
128 00
lead,
15 54
one 5-inch hydrant,
27 00
one 6-inch gate and gate box,
13 25
specials,
7 00
$291 66
Medford Street.
labor,
$61 00
182 feet 8-inch pipe,
89 18
lead,
11 20
one 5-inch hydrant,
27 00
one 8-inch gate and gate box,
17 25
specials,
7 00
$212 63
Palmer Street.
labor,
$78 75
588 feet 6-inch pipe,
188 16
lead,
22 68
one 5-inch hydrant,
27 00
two 6-inch gates and gate boxes,
26 50
specials,
7 00
$350 09
Total amount expended in main pipe,
$11267 58
Service Pipes.
One hundred and three services have been put in during the year; fifty-five connected with the low and forty-eight with the high service system. Average for each $11.10, total cost $1143.30.
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REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF WATER WORKS.
Repairs on Services.
Forty-five services have been repaired and six trans- ferred from the low to the high system, three have been lowered where the street grade had been changed.
The Reservoir and Brook.
The small pond above the reservoir has been filled in with stone and gravel and the brook riprapped each side as far as the culvert where it empties into the reservoir at a cost of $658.71.
Filters.
The filters have been cleaned off and filled about eight inches deep with clean sand and gravel at a cost of $258.29.
Hydrants and Gates.
There are now 296 hydrants and 219 gates in use on both systems, all are in good working order, but the hydrants should be painted at the earliest opportunity.
Leaks in Main Pipes.
We have had a few leaks in the old cement pipe but none very serious, they have always been promptly repaired with the least possible inconvenience to the water takers.
Meters.
Two meters have been added during the year, the total number now in use is nine.
Shop.
The shop has been painted with one coat of paint and is in good condition as are also the horses, wagons, stock and tools.
Standpipe.
The standpipe ought to be cleaned out and painted inside early in the year, otherwise it is in excellent order.
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REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF WATER WORKS.
Pumping Station.
A new high pressure Blake Manufacturing Co. pump has been added to the pumping plant, which in case of accident to the older pump can be immediately put in operation. It has already shown the wisdom of the outlay.
Driven Wells.
We are employed at present in driving four additional wells, located as far from the meadows as the land owned by the town will permit. We are in hopes that it will increase the quantity, besides improving the quality of the water by lessening the amount of iron it contains. We find by experience that the five wells next the meadow have far the largest quantity of iron and have had three of them shut off the greater part of the last year. Twenty-two wells giving a sufficient supply at present.
In conclusion I wish to suggest to the water takers on the high service system the advisability of putting in reducing valves in their cellars where the street pressure exceeds fifty pounds. The cost would be comparatively small and would secure them against leakage in their plumbing.
1
THOMAS RODEN,
Superintendent.
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WATER WORKS.
TREASURER'S REPORT.
RECEIPTS.
Balance of cash on hand, Dec. 31, 1896, $596 92
Amount received during the year 1897, viz. :
For water rates for 1897, : 23,168 55
Amount received of Faneuil Hall National Bank,
interest on deposits, 39 97
Received of Frank Alderman for pasturing for 1897, 125 00
Received of C. F. Winship for grass at reservoir, 1897, 18 00
Received of town, amount appropriated for main- tenance and extension, 13,000 00
Amount transferred to credit of " Stock Ma- terials, 413 03
$37,361 47
EXPENDITURES.
Running Expenses.
Paid M. J. Drummond, for pipe, $4,043 16
Pittsburg Testing Laboratory, testing pipe, 94 99
Amount carried forward,
$4,138 15
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Amount brought forward, $4,138 15
Walworth Mfg. Co., unions,
packing, etc., 421 00
Builders Iron Foundry, bends,
sleeves, etc., 278 98
Chapman Valve Mfg. Co., hy- drants, etc., 724 41
Ludlow Valve Mfg. Co., valves, etc., 231 30
Edward Dewey & Co., valves, etc., 173 75
Davis & Farnum Mfg. Co., meter frames, etc., 92 79
H. Mueller Mfg. Co., cocks, etc., .71 66
Sumner & Goodwin Co., cocks, etc., 36 40
Lead Lined Iron Pipe Co., tees, unions, etc., 20 48
Bingham & Taylor, castings, 77 50
Geo. E. Gilchrist, service boxes, etc., 129 62
Braman, Dow & Co., fittings, etc., 91 27
N. E. Water Pipe Co., fittings, etc., 25 09
Cunningham Iron Co., grates, etc., 37 22
Geo. F. Blake Mfg. Co., pump, 1,540 67
Geo. W. Townsend, pump, 30 00
Crosby Steam Gage and Valve Co., gages, 22 00
Amount carried forward,
$8,142 29
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WATER WORKS - TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amount brought forward, $8,142 29
S. P. Jones, gage dials, 5 00
Garlock Packing Co., packing,
18 50
Wm. T. Foster & Co., lead, 638 16
Roston Lead Mfg. Co., “
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