Town of Arlington annual report 1895-1897, Part 7

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8


1358


4


2


Walnut,


8


1437


3


3


Westminster avenue,


10


2353


6


1


Westmoreland,


6


351


1


1


Elder Terrace.


6


202


1


1


Woodland,


6


250


0


1


Willow court,


6


202


1


1


Lowell street place


6


280


1


1


Totals


12


16503


.10


17180


8


8571


6


21686


4


494


Grand totals, .


64434


135


90


12.2 miles.


The first service pipe connected with the high service system was put in March 21st, and the works have been in operation continuously since that time ; there are now 190 services connected with it.


No complete records were kept at the pumping station till June first. Since then full records have been kept, and the following table has been compiled from these records.


STATISTICS FROM RECORDS OF PUMPING STATION OF ARLINGTON WATER WORKS FOR THE LAST SEVEN MONTHS IN 1895.


10


MONTH.


WATER PUMPED. Gallons,


Pounds,


Tons.


Days.


Hours.


WATER USED Gallons per Day Average.


June


2,940,785


20,250


10.12


16


102


98,690


July


4,098,485


26,100


13.05


18


1324


132,210


August


3,861,270


25,000


12.50


18


126


124,550


September


2,935,110


20,000


10.00


17


114*


97,830


October


3,420,890


21,300


10.65


17


1462+


110,350


November


2,712,650


17,500


8.75


14


884


90,422


December


3,223,400


19,600


9.80


17


108


103,980


TOTALS AND AVERAGES


.


23,192,590


149,750


74.87


117


817


103,540


.


* 21 hours pumping into pipes only, stand pipe being shut off for repairs to pipe line.


t 54 hours pumping into pipes only, stand pipe being shut off for repairs.


Up to August 23d 25 wells were connected with the pump, on that day one well was shut off and on November 16 four more wells were shut off.


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COAL USED.


PUMP RUN.


146


REPORT OF WATER COMMISSIONERS.


As soon as the pipes were filled with water, they were thoroughly flushed and all dirt left in them blown out as far as possible. During the summer complaint was made that the water had a bad taste and odor and that clothes washed in it were badly discolored. The pipes were again thorough- ly flushed, and one of the wells was shut off. For a time the quality of the water was improved, but it soon began to deteriorate, and in October the water was drawn from the stand-pipe, and it was thoroughly cleaned ; at the same time the pipes were again thoroughly flushed and the dead ends of the pipes have been flushed since then at least once each . month. In addition to this, four more wells, making five in all, have been shut off. The wells shut off are all located in the edge of the meadow, and, in the opinion of the Superin- tendent, who had charge of the work of driving them, are the ones most likely to furnish poor water. Since this was done, there has been very little complaint as to the quality of the water, and there has been no trouble as yet in draw- ing all the water required from the twenty wells still in use. The water drawn from the wells has been analyzed at four different times during the year by the State Board of Health, and the results are shown in the table annexed to this report.


They show that the water contains a larger amount of iron and free ammonia than is ordinarily found in ground waters which have proved to be satisfactory. The last analysis of water taken after the five wells had been shut off shows a decreased amount of iron. An analysis of one sample of water from the low service reservoir was also made and the result is given in the same table.


During the year the supply for the low service system has been drawn from the filters at the reservoir, and during the dry season the supply was increased by water taken directly from the brook at a point just above the reservoir, but no water was taken from the Great Meadows. The filters


147


REPORT OF WATER COMMISSIONERS.


furnished the whole supply for 247 days, and on 118 days it was necessary to take more or less water directly from the brook. This was done on the following dates :


May 9 to 12. May 31 to June 26.


July 1 to August 18.


August 28 to September 9.


September 19 to October 13.


The supply has been quite satisfactory. Most of the com- plaints have come from persons located near dead ends, and flushing the pipes through hydrants located near by has usu- ally removed the cause of the complaint. It is now the rule of the department to have the pipes at all dead ends flushed as often as once each month, and it is expected that com- plaints will be less frequent in the future.


The usual number of breaks of the cement pipes have occurred, and this shows that all the cement pipe will have to be renewed before many years.


The following table, which has been prepared with care from the best information at our command, shows in detail the size and kind of pipe, and the number of gates and hydrants in each street on the low service system.


Pipes, Hydrants and Gates of Low Service System.


Street.


Pipe.


Hydrants. Gates.


Kind.


Size, in.


Length, ft.


No.


No.


Academy,


. C


6


400


0


1


Academy,


I


6


120


1


0


Addison,


I


4


780


2


1


Avon place,


C


4


475


1


1


Bacon,


C


4


374


0


1


Beacon,


C


4


1449


2


2


Brattle,


C


4


1833


2


2


Broadway,


. C


8


890


3


1


Broadway,


C


6


2457


3


2


Central,


-, C


4


524


1


1


148


REPORT OF WATER COMMISSIONERS.


Chestnut, .


I


4


707


0


2


Cleveland,


I


4


798


1


2


Coral,


C


4


295


0


0


Court,


I


4


60


0


1


Court,


C


4


527


1


1


Cross,


I


4


225


0


1


Decatur,


I


6


1076


2


2


Draper avenue,


I


4


672


2


1


Dudley street, .


C


4


970


1


0


Dudley street, .


I


4


80


0


0


Fairview avenue,


I


4


576


1


1


Forest,


C


4


748


1


1


Franklin,


C


4


1221


2


3


Franklin, .


I


4


810


1


1


Grove,


C


4


215


0


1


Grove, .


I


4


486


1


1


Grove court,


I


4


515


2


0


Hamlet,


C


4


420


0


1


Henderson,


I


4


1030


2


2


Lakeview,


I


6


36


1


1


Lake,


I


8


4129


9


4


Lake,


C


4


2321


2


2


Lewis avenue,


I


4


700


1


1


Linwood, .


I


4


440


1


1


Lowell, .


C


12


920


1


0


Maple, .


C


4


595


1


1


Maple, .


I


4


120


0


1


Massachusetts avenue,


. C


12


8040


19


4


Massachusetts avenue,


I


12


150


0


1


Massachusetts avenue,


. . C


8


5231


9


3


Massachusetts avenue,


. C


6


1109


2


1


Medford,


C


4


3156


5


3


Mill, .


. C


4


696


1


1


Mystic, .


C


6


5342


6


3


North Union,


I


8


1962


4


2


Palmer,


I


4


492


1


1


Park,


C


4


1499


2


2


Pitts,


I


6


518


1


1


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REPORT OF WATER COMMISSIONERS.


Pleasant, .


C


6


4916


8


· 3


Pleasant street place,


I


4


335


1


1


Prescott,


I


6


500


2


1


Russell,


I


4


250


Russell,


C


4


595


1


1


Sawin,


I


4


225


0


0


Schouler court,


C


4


345


0


1


Summer,


C


4


3965


6


2


Swan,


I


4


396


1


1


Teel, .


I


4


1000


2


2


Walnut,


I


4


360


1


1


Warren,


C


6


1943


3


3


Warren,


C


4


850


0


1


Water, .


C


4


519


0


1


Water,


I


4


156


1


0


Webster,


C


6


629


0


2


Wellington, .


I


4


513


1


1


Whittemore,


I


4


516


1


1


Winter,


C


4


1594


1


2


Wyman,


I


4


657


1


1


Reservoir to Lowell street, C


12


2031


0


2


Cement Pipe.


12


10991


8


6121


6


16796


4


25186


Total, .


59094


84


56


Iron Pipe.


12


150


8


6091


6


2250


4


12899


Total, .


21390


45


37


Total both kinds,


80484


129


93


15.24 miles


In the second column the letter "C" means " cement lined pipe," and the letter "I" means " cast iron pipe."


1


150


REPORT OF WATER COMMISSIONERS.


In addition to the main pipes, large service pipes have been laid for short distances in ten streets or courts where, in the opinion of the Water Commissioners, it was not advisable . to establish fire hydrants, and where the water was only wanted for a few houses or for irrigation. These pipes are described in the following table. They are ot wrought iron, lined with cement.


Size, in.


Barnes lane,


2


Length, ft. 604


Cottage avenue,


11


460


Dudley court,


2


250


Fremont street,


2


525


John Kelly's lane,


14


550


Mt. Vernon street,


13


404


Norcross street,


2


220


Russell terrace,


2


333


Teel street place,


14


90


Extensions and Renewals.


During the year, in addition to the work which was done under the appropriation of $92,000 made in 1894 for the high service system, new pipes have been laid in the follow- ing streets.


FOR THE HIGH SERVICE.


Length, ft. 556


Size, in.


Hydrants.


Gates.


Acton street,


6


2


1


Ashland street,


365


6


1


1


Crescent Hill avenue,


957


6


1


3


Elder terrace,


202


6


1


1


Glen road,


667


6


2


2


Gray street,


732


6


2


1


Gray street,


604


10


1


1


Jason street,


200


8


0


1


Kensington park,


1140


6


3


2


Lowell street place,


280


6


1


1


151


REPORT OF WATER COMMISSIONERS.


Oakland avenue,


426


6


1


2


Park avenue,


448


6


1


1


Park square,


194


4


1


0


Wachusett avenue,


356


6


1


1


Westmoreland street,


350


6


1


1


Willow place,


202


6


1


1


Wollaston avenue,


228


8


0


1


Woodland street,


250


6


0


1


FOR THE LOW SERVICE.


Length, ft.


Size, in.


Hydrants.


Gates.


Decatur street,


406


6


1


0


Pitts street,


518


6


1


1


On the following streets new and larger iron pipes have been laid, with new gates and hydrants, to replace the old cement pipes which were worn out.


Length, ft. 380


Size, in.


Hydrants.


Gates


Appleton place,


6


1


1


Decatur street,


670


6


1


.


2


Lake street,


2579


8


5


3


North Union street,


1962


8


4


2


On Jason street, where it was necessary to lower the pipe on account of changing the grade of the street, 180 feet of 6-inch pipe was replaced with new 8-inch iron pipe and one new hydrant set.


The cost of this work is as follows :


Donaldson Iron Co., pipe, $3,797 57


Inspecting pipe, 81 00


Laying pipe.


Paid E. E. Eglee,


$4,865 02


Water department, 2,887 21


7,752 23


Amount carried forward,


$11,630 80


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REPORT OF WATER COMMISSIONERS.


Amount brought forward,


$11,630 80


Paid for gates,


369 64


" hydrants,


1,120 22


" " special castings, 390 67


66 " engineering and surveying, 697 17


Total,


$14,208 50


The details of the cost of the work done by the Water Department will be found in the report of the Superintend- ent, from which it will be seen that the average cost of laying 6-inch iron pipe, including the cost of pipe, gates and hydrants, is 70 cents per lineal foot, that the lowest cost on any one street was 43 cents and the highest 102 cents.


Full records in convenient form for use have been made, showing the location of the pipes, gates and other fixtures of the high service system and of all new pipes and fixtures of the low service system, and it is intended to extend this record as fast as the old pipes are renewed. In December the Superintendent made a house to house inspection of the fixtures supplied by the department, to enable the Registrar to check his record and correct it in cases where changes had been made in the plumbing. From the books of the Registrar and Superintendent the following tables have been prepared, showing the number of fixtures supplied by the water works and the income which will be received the coming year at the present rates.


Houses paying the maximum charge of $25, 148


In addition to the above there are the following fixtures on which charges are made :


Faucets, 1,687


Bath-tubs,


287


Water-closets, 433


Hand hose, 536


153


REPORT OF WATER COMMISSIONERS.


In stables, horses,


354


cows,


124


Can rooms and wash houses,


19


Greenhouses,


24


Hotbed sash at 10 cents each,


14,039


School houses,


6


Water motors,


5


Stand pipes før street watering,


15


Fire hydrants,


264


Drinking fountains,


5


The income which is expected to be received the coming year from the above-described fixtures, at the present rates, is as follows :


Houses, school houses and motors,


$16,958 00


Stables,


1,241 00


Can rooms, wash houses and greenhouses,


1,204 00


Sash or hotbeds,


1,403 90


$20,806 90


From Town for fire hydrants,


4,580 00


Drinking fountains,


200 00


Total,


$25,586 90


This amount will probably be increased by the income from the new services which will be added during the year.


On Sept. 28, 1895, in connection with the Fire Depart- ment, an exhibition test was made to show what could be depended upon for the extinguishment of fires in the centre of the town. A number of insurance men were present and expressed themselves as much pleased with the display. Two hydrants were used, one at the corner of Massachusetts avenue and Pleasant street, and the other opposite the Uni- tarian Church. A line of hose was laid from each, and united at the base of the spire of the Unitarian Church.


154


REPORT OF WATER COMMISSIONERS.


With the ordinary pressure (about 90 pounds per square inch ), the stream reached well above the clock in the spire. Then the gate at the reducing valve was opened, allowing the full pressure (about 165 pounds per square inch) to come down, and with this pressure the stream reached the vane on the spire, 180 feet above the base. In order to show the difference between the high and low services, a line of hose was laid from the hydrant on Pleasant street opposite Swan street. This stream barely reached the gutters on the church. After this, two lines of hose were laid from the hydrant at the corner of Russell Park on Mystic street, and an exhibition given of horizontal streams. Those from the high service played from the base of the flag-staff on the park to beyond the centre of Mr. George Clark's stable ou the opposite side of Mystic street. During the coming sea- son, if it is found desirable, it is proposed to connect the high service with the low service, so that in very dry times some of the water from the high service can be turned into the low service to supplement the supply, and so avoid the necessity of drawing any water directly from the Great Meadows. This can only be considered a temporary ex- pedient.


During the last few years the hire of a horse and team for the work of the department almost equalled the cost of keep- ing our own team. This year, in consequence of the greater amount of work occasioned by the increase of the pipe systems, it was deemed best to own our own team, and in the spring a horse, wagon and harness were purchased and stabled in the place provided in the rear end of our shop building. This winter a pung was also bought.


We now have on hand about 3000 feet of 6-inch iron pipe and enough of the 8, 10 and 12 inch pipe to meet any ordinary calls for repairs. There are also on hand 13 new hydrants and six 6-inch gates, and the necessary special castings to lay the pipe on hand. There is also enough pipe


155


REPORT OF WATER COMMISSIONERS.


and fittings on hand to lay about 30 new services. At the. pumping station there is enough coal to last till about June 1, 1896. Applications have been received to lay pipes in Harvard street, a private way leading from Appleton street ; in Lowell street from its junction with Massachusetts avenue to the Railroad bridge ; in Bow street from Lowell street to the Railroad crossing ; in Westmoreland street from Crescent Hill avenue to Madison avenue; in Madison avenue from Westmoreland street to Washington street; and in Mystic street from the present end of the pipe to Mr. Cronin's house. These would all be of 6-inch pipe.


It is also desirable each year to replace some of the old worn-out cement pipe with new iron pipe, and in doing this it will he mutually advantageous to co-operate with the Highway Department as much as possible, and re-lay or extend the water pipes before or at the time when per- manent improvements are being made, so as to avoid dig- ging up a street which has just been put in good order, as it is impossible to repack a water pipe trench and leave the surface of the street in as good condition as it was before.


In addition to the above, there will be calls during the year for pipes to supply the houses which are now being built or planned to go on the land lately put on the market, situated on the southerly side of Massachusetts avenue, near the Lexington line.


To comply with all the requests will require a large appropriation. It is the intention of the Water Commis- sioners to lay pipe wherever requested so far as their means will allow, whenever the parties making the request will guarantee an income to the town of six per cent. on the average cost of laying a 6-inch iron pipe for the length of pipe asked for.


The works generally are in good condition. The street hydrants will be painted during the winter and the stand pipe will require painting in the spring.


156


REPORT OF WATER COMMISSIONERS.


The details of the work of the past year are given in the reports of the Superintendent, Treasurer and Registrar, which are annexed.


Respectfully submitted.


SAMUEL E: KIMBALL, GEORGE W. LANE, FRANK W. HODGDON,


Water Commissioners.


JANUARY 1, 1896.


DIISAN


MAP OF THE TOWN OF ARLINGTON MASS.


SHOWING THE LOCATON OF THE RESERVOIRS PUMPING STATION AND PIPE SYSTEMS OF ITS WATER WORKS DRAWN BY H.S. ADAMS O. E. SCALE 600 FT .- IINCH, JAN. 1896.


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EXPLANATION


SE KIMBALL SWLANE WATER COMMISSIONERS


S HYDRANTS


TW. HODCOON


MTES


LOW SERVICE PIPE SYSTEM


SIZE OF PIPE


PRESSURE IN POUNDS PER SP.IN.


SPRING


MEADOW


FAIRVIEW AVE


MAPA


BLOW OFF GATE


PEARL


AVE


WALNUT AVE.


MYSTIC


MANA


MY


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SEACON


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LEWIPE


NEFREMONT


18


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DUJOLEY


CENTRAL S


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, NORCROSS ST


25,2% WELLS


BLOGUMS


MILL PROPERTY


CONOU


EAST DEKINGTON VILLAGE


ARNOLD


ST.


SMITH ST


WILLIAMS


AGATE


SYLVIA


HIBBERT


HILLSIDE


AVE


AVE


SWAMP


IST


MAPLE


ARLINGTON HEIGHTS it's


EASTERN AVE.


MEADOW


CEDAR AVE.


LINCOLN AVE


SPRINO


LANE


CLEMATIS BROOKI


TAMP


BELMONT


CROSS ST


LITTLE RIVER


CENT


SOMERVILLE


LEXINGTON


ST.


CLIFF


AVE- 1


MT


Fare


ACADEMY


U WELLINGTON ST


YASDISON ST.


ST.


IRVING


LILAHE VIEW


OAKLAND


HIGHLAND


LINCOLN STO


MASSACHUSETTS


WACHUSETT


AVE


APPLETON


CHESTNUT ST


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WAVERLY ST.


SPY


8. & M.R. R.


LAKE


CAMBRIDGE


TURKEY HILL


WILSON'S


MEADOW


GRAPER AVEC


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DAVIS


RECO


MADISON A


TOWN OPRING


CROSBY FARM


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6+


FILMS HOUSE


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MT. PLEASANT CEMETERY


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MAPLE


ST.a.


SAT&


ALMORE


GUNDEL


YANAGE


TUFTS


CATHOLIC CEMETERY


MPLEYON


WINTER, ST.


CLEVELAND ST.


ENCE


GRAY


LANCASTER


POND


MARKES LA


IF 4


NORTH UNION


CARONER


5T


BRAT TLE STA


GATE


CEMETERY ST


PARK


ST.


41


MERCIDETELEGATE


WARTE


C. Bow


RIVER


CUTTER'S


(27)


SPOND


BOSTON L MAINE R. R


MASSACHUSETTSLOOK


ST GATE


55 BROADWAY


ROBBIN'S ROAD


VERNON


LATE


WALNUT


PLEASANT,


LEASANT


VALENTINE ROAD


BROOKS


HENOERED


GATE


I.WOLLASTON AVE.


SUMMER


59


HARVARD ST.


ST.


MAIN


BESCENT


CRESCENT


RIVER


PINE ST.


SRATTLE, ST.


BELLEN VALVE


MEDFORDX


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MYSTIC


OLEN AVE


PRERARED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF


WINCHESTER


ACTON ST


APPLETON


MASS. R. R.


APPENDIX


TO THE


WATER COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.


REPORT OF FRANK L. FULLER, Civil Engineer, ON


Test of Pumping Machinery, March 21, 1895.


Time, 9.30 A. M. to 7.30 P. M. or 10 hours.


Total coal consumed, 1,535.5 lbs.


DIMENSIONS OF PUMP.


Diameter of high pressure steam cylinder 9 inches


"' low 66 18 66


66 " water cylinder 84 66 " plunger rod 24 66


Length of stroke (nominal) 12


66


66 " (average) during ten hour test . 12.3108 inches


1.0259 feet.


Diameter of Stand Pipe or Tank (nominal) . 40.00


Height 66 66 60 66


. 60.00


Engine Counter at 7.30 P. M., 96,651


" 9.30 A. M., 68,144


28,507 rev's, or 114,028 strokes.


Area 8₺ inch water plunger . 56.745 square inches.


Half area 24 inch water plunger rod 1.988 66


Effective area


. 54.757 60 54.757 x 12 231 = 2.8445 gallons, theoretical displacement for 12 inch stroke.


Observations of counter, length of stroke, water and steam pressures, vacuum gauges on suction pipe and condenser were taken every 15 minutes.


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APPENDIX.


In order to determine the slip or loss of action of the pump, the water was pumped into the stand pipe and observations of the height of the water taken every five minutes, from 9.45 A. M. to 6.30 P. M., or for an interval of 82 hours.


During this time the depth of water in the tank was increased from 27.71 to 58.19 feet. This difference amounts to 30.48 feet.


By computation (using the actual diameters of the tank), 287,523 gallons were pumped into tank from 9.45 A.M. to 6.30 P.M.


Counter at 6.30 P. M., was 94,172


66 " 9.45 A. M., " 68,884


25,288 rev's or 101,152 strokes.


Length of stroke (average) from 9.45 A. M. to 6.30 P. M. as ob- served, 1.0268 feet.


101,152 x 1.0268 = 103,862 feet of piston travel from 9.45 A.M. to 6.30 P. M.


287,523


103.862.87=2.7683 gallons per foot of piston travel from 9.45 A. M. to 6 30 P. M.


Actual plunger displacement for 12 inches, 2.7683 gals.


= 0.9732


Theoretical plunger displacement for 12 ins., 2.8445


1.0000-0.9732=0.0268 or 2.68 per cent. slip.


Total number


Average length Gallons per foot


of strokes.


of stroke. piston travel.


Gallons


114,028 x 1.0259 x 2.7683 323,839


Total amount of water pumped in ten hours . . 323,839


323.839


600


=539.7 gallons (average) per minute.


Average water pressure for 10 hours . 112.30 lbs.


vacuum on suction pipe for 10 hours 12.54 in.


112.30 x 2.31= . 259.41 feet.


30=suction lift, not including friction, in pump . 14.21 “ 12.54 × 34


Difference in elevation of vacuum and water pressure


0.71 gauges


Total lift


274.33 feet.


160


APPENDIX.


DUTY.


Gallons per


Average Wt. of one


foot of pis-


length of


gallon Number of


ton travel.


stroke.


water. strokes. Lift. foot lbs.


2.7683 x 1.0257 x 8.34 x 114,028 × 274.33 × 100 1,535.5 lbs. coal.


=48,252,440


The duty guaranteed by the Geo. F. Blake Manufacturing Co. was 45,000,000, foot lbs. That duty has been exceeded 7.2 per cent.


The average pumpage per hour was 32,384 gallons or about 8 per cent. more than the contract calls for.


From 10.15 to 10.30 A. M. when the tank was about half full, the pumping was at the rate of 839,700 gallons per 24 hours, or 16.6 per cent. more than called for by contract.


The average boiler steam pressure for the ten hours was 68.1 lbs. The average pressure in the steam chest during the same time was 51.4 lbs.


The highest boiler pressure was 70 lbs., and the lowest 65.5 lbs.


The highest pressure in the steam chest was 54 lbs., the lowest 49 lbs.


The steam pressure during most of the test was remarkably uniform.


The pump worked smoothly and was not troubled by air.


Brand of coal used, Pocahontas.


COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. - STATE BOARD OF HEALTH.


WATER ANALYSIS. ARLINGTON. (Parts in 100,000. )


=


Date of


Appearance.


Odor.


Residue on Evaporation.


Ammonia.


Nitrogen as


No.


Collec- tion:


Exami. nation.


Turbidity.


Sediment.


Color


Cold.


Hot.


Total.


Loss 011 Igni tion.


Fixed.


Free


Tot.


In So- lut'n.


In Sus.


14143


Apr. 15


16


Very slight


0.20


None


§ Very faint or none


9.00


..


..


.0094


. 0090


.


.


.52


. 0080


. 0000


. 1422


5.4


.0870 ]


Tap on pump from 25 Driven \ Wells


14902 Aug. 23


23


Decided ¿ rusty


Cons. rusty


0.23


( Decid'ly disagree- (able


y Decid'ly ¿ offensive


11.00


..


. .


. 0084 .0056


. .


. 52 .0000 .0002


. 1872


5.4


. 1600 )


1 5400 Oct.


18


19


. 54


. 0070 .0000


. 2356


5.9


. 0800


Do. 24 Wells


15673 Dec.


4


4


( Slight ¿ milky


None


0.08


None


None


9.30


.


.


. 0094 .0066


..


.50


. 0030 . 0000


. 1732


5.1 .0560


Do. 20 Wells


14938 Aug. 30


30


§ Decided green


Cons. green 0.65


( Decid'ly vegetable grassy ( mouldy


[ Decid'ly grassy and sweet corn


7.90


4.70


3. 20 .0000 . 0822


.0382 .0440


.69


. 0030 .0002


. 8970


2.5


( Low service ¿ 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 for six years of 0.43. Other water supplies in the State have an average color of from o to 1.45.


All waters containing suspended matter, excepting ground waters which contain 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.


Oxygen


consumed.


Hardness.


Iron.


Remarks.


IS95.


1895.


[ Slight ¿clayey


( Distinct milky (iron


Cons. rusty


o. IS


( Distinc'y vegetable and ( sweetish


( Distinc'y vegetable and ( earthy


10.30


·


..


. 0114


.0086


..


Chlo rine.


Albuminoid.


Nitrates.


Nitrites.


1


162


APPENDIX.


F. L. FULLER, ENGINEER, Boston, Mass. Fan. 26, 1895.


ARLINGTON WATER WORKS.


SCHEDULE OF PIPE TO RENEW LOW SERVICE SYSTEM IN ARLINGTON, AND TO COMPLETE HIGH SERVICE SYSTEM IN ARLINGTON CENTRE.


LENGTHS ARE SCALED FROM PLANS.


STREET.


FROM


To


Size of Pipe.


Length.


Weight per Foot.


Total Weights.


Addison st.


Pleasant


end


6


Soo


30


24,000


Avon pl.


Mass.


end


6


600


30


18,000


Bacon st.


Mill


Central


6


380


30


11,400


Bartlett ave.


Mass.


Woodland


6


2190


30


65,700


Beacon st.


Warren


Coral


S


1450


47D


68,150


Brattle st.


Mass.


Dudley


8


530


47D


24,910


Broadway


Mass.


Warren


12


2850


85E


242,250


Warren


Town line


10


2620


67E


175,540


Central st.


Mass.


end


6


380


30


11,400


Chestnut st.


Mystic


Medford


6


560


30


16,800


Cleveland st.


Mass.


Broadway


8


1650


471)


77,550


Coral st.


Beacon


Park


6


280


30


8,400


Cottage st.


Henderson


end


6


400


30


12,000


Court st.


Mass.


end


6


410


30


12,300


Cross st.


Henderson


end


6


260


30


7,800


Davis ave.


Mystic


Orient


6


1 100


30


33,000


Decatur st.


River


N. Union


6


1020


30


30,600


Draper ave.


Mystic


Orient


6


Soo


30


24,000


Dudley st.


Brattle


Grove


6


1400


30


42,000


Fairview ave.


Mystic


Orient


6


950


30


28,500


Franklin st.


Mass.


Warren


6


980


30


29,400


Warren


end


S


1670


47D


78,490


Glen ave.


Mystic


Walnut


6


570


30


17,100


Gray st.


Pleasant


Bartlett


S


1290


47D


60,630


Grove st.


Mass.


Summer


6


1540


30


46,200


Hamlett st.


Franklin


Medford


6


490


30


14,700


Henderson st.


Mass.


Cross


6


1050


30


31,500


Kensington pk.


6


4310


30


129,300


Lake st.


Mass.


Town line


8


4000


47D


188,000


Town line


Pleasant


6


2600


30


78,000


163


APPENDIX.


STREET.


FROM


To


Size of Pipe.


Length.


Weight per Foot.


Total Weights.


Lewis ave.


Medford


Franklin


6


820


30


24,600


Linwood st.




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