Town of Arlington annual report 1904-1906, Part 73

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RECOMMENDATION. I would respectfully recommend that indica- tors be purchased this coming year for each of the fire stations. With an indicator in a fire station the drivers are enabled to verify an alarm as counted from the gongs, the number of box being plainly shown in large figures. To purchase these indicators will entail a cost of $375. I would also recommend the continued replacing of


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INSPECTOR OF WIRES.


the old bare iron wire now in use on the fire alarm system with insulated wire, also that the underground wires be extended as fast as practicable. More street signal boxes should be added to the system, especially in the Heights section of the Town. Suitable office furniture should be purchased for the Inspector of Wires Department, such as filing cabinets, for the proper keeping of the records of this Department.


CONCLUSION. Thanking your Honorable Board for the many courtesies received, also tendering my thanks to the Chiefs of the Fire and Police Departments and to the individual members of same for their hearty co-operation rendered me at all times in the carrying out of my official duties.


Respectfully submitted,


RUEBEN W. LEBARON, Inspector of Wires, Superintendent Fire and Police Telegraph.


REPORT OF BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.


The Board of Public Works herewith submit their annual report for the year ending December 31, 1906.


The first meeting of the Board was held on March 12, 1905; the organization resulting in the election of Peter Schwamb as Chair- man. Forty-four regular meetings were held during the year. The former policy of acting as a whole on all matters coming before the Board was continued, consequently no special committees were appointed. The system of issuing written orders for materials for the purpose of checking bills, successfully introduced during 1904, has been continued, as has also the method of distributing the pay rolls.


APPOINTMENTS. At a meeting held March 31, 1905, Thomas Roden was appointed Superintendent of the Water Division, Robert W. Pond, Superintendent of the Sewer Division, and Charles C. Lothrop was appointed Water Registrar and Clerk, all appointments holding for one year.


On account of the difficulty in obtaining payment for outside work before the close of each fiscal year, it was deemed best to adopt the policy, which has been successfully used for several years by the Sewer Division, and to that end the following vote was passed April 9, 1906.


Voted : That payment, or a deposit, to cover cost be made in advance for all work performed, or materials furnished by the Department of Public Works.


HIGHWAY DIVISION.


The same policy adopted in the care and repair of streets last year has been continued this year. For details of the work done, reference is made to the report of the Superintendent of Streets, with whose recommendations we concur, as follows :


Raising grade of Boston Elevated Railway tracks west of Water Street.


Storm drains and extension of same as recommended.


Paved gutters, crosswalks, and edgestone as stated.


Acceptance of Sawin Street and Summer Street.


Repair and extension of permanent sidewalks.


Resurfacing of streets.


We especially concur in and recommend the purchase of a new steam roller and the exchange of five horses.


In addition we recommend that steps be taken to put in better shape the present stable accommodations, or what we believe more desirable that attention be given to providing a better and more central location for town stables, pipe and storage yards.


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EXPENDITURES. A detailed statement of cost of the more exten- sive work is shown in Table I., while Table II. is a financial state- ment, showing a summary of all expenditures. Table III. shows location and details of cost of permanent sidewalks and renewal of permanent sidewalks.


The total costs have been made to include all indirect expenses, in the same manner as last year.


The valuation of property controlled by this Division, January 1, 1907, amounted to $14,165.00, classified as follows :-


Crusher, roller, drill $4,573 00


Horses and vehicles 3,904 00


Materials . 290 00


Tools 5,398 00


Total $14,165 00


TABLE 1. DISTRIBUTION OF EXPENDITURES - HIGHWAY DIVISION.


WORK.


Маса- dam sq. yards.


Labor.


Engineer.


Bills.


Direct Expense.


Appor- tioned.


Aggre- gate.


Sidewalks, care and repair of .


$1,007 26 $11 61


Streets, care and repair of ...


251 56


4,047 94


3 38


$721 14 285 11


$1,740 01 4,336 43


$109 46 $1,849 47 435 27


$164 21 543 34


$290 26 444 60


$65 80


$2,303 94 5,918 47


Resurfacing Linwood Street (work begun 1905).


91 71


3 85


93 43


188 99


10 26


199 25


8 SS


98


209 11


Resurfacing Mystic Street ..


113 21


1,050 50


88 32


1,138 82


112 86


1,251 68


219 08


257 81


1,930 02


60 70


3,719 29


Windermere Avenue


67 09


1 00


7 21


3 55


1 96


3 57


3 40


87 78


Massachusetts Avenue.


138 25


614 86


1 44


14 56


66 22


75 30 697 08


169 35


217 03


1,772 08


198 15


3,053 69


Total


$6,879 36'$20 28 $1,203 56


$8,103 20


$741 28|$8,844 48 $1,108 41


$570 81 $4,440 53


$328 05


$15,292 28


Paved gutters, Ravine Street ..


150.6


63 49


4 06


2 00


69 55


7 25


76 80


16 78


$57 38


150 96


Park Avenue ....


41.0


17 10


17 10


1 83


18 93


4 00


4 00


15 62


42 55


Florence Avenue


184.0


93 71


93 71


10 07


103 78


11 66


8 00


70 10


193 54


Harvard Avenue


58.0


4 00


4 00


43


4 43


89


22 10


27 42


Russell Street ...


181.2


93 13


5 79


98 92


10 63


109 55


S 06


10 00


69 04


196 65


Maple Street. .


53.3


27 20


27 20


2 92


30 12


1 89


20 31


53 32


Paul Revere Road at Park Avenue ...


61.0


44 51


44 51


4 78


49 29


7 11


6 00


23 24


85 64


Paved gutters, Brattle Street ...


312.0


142 75


2 16


144 91


15 59


160 50


28 34


15 00


118 87


322 71


Summer Street at Mill St.


9 02


9 02


97


9 99


1 11


1 00


12 10


25.0


13 84


13 84


1 48


15 32


3 38


3 00


9 52


31 22


Total .


$508 75 $12 01


$2 00


$522 76


55 95


$578 71


$83 22 .


$47 00


$406 18


$1,115 11


Crosswalks, Massachusetts Avenue at


11 26


29 93


41 19


1 21


42 40


67


43 07


Crosswalks, care and repair of ..


69 31


2 04


71 35


7 44


78 79


$ 65


78 14


Total


80 57


$31 97


$112 54


$8 65


$121 19


$ 67


·


$121 21


·


.


·


·


.


·


.


·


.


.


.


·


.


* Cost of gravel, in labor.


·


Teams.


Roller.


Crushed


Stone.


Gravel.


Paving


Credit.


Cost.


4,771 70


$93 03


·


.


.


.


.


. . .


.


·


Walnut Street ...


Massachusetts Avenue ....


68 09 630 86


EXPENSE.


TABLE II.


FINANCIAL STATEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF EXPENDITURES.


DEPARTMENT EXPENSE.


Labor.


*Eng.


Bills.


Direct Expense.


Appor- tioned Expense.


Aggregate Expense.


Receipts.


Net Expense.


Stock.


Roller.


Teams.


Gravel.


Depart- ment Credits.


Cost.


Appropriation ..


$6,879 36


$20 28 $1,203 56 $8,103 20


$741 28


$8,844 48


$8,844 48 $4,440 53 $570 81 $1,108 41


$328 05


$15,292 28


Paved gutters, new and repairs (Table I.) ...


508 75


12 01


2 00


522 76


55 95


578 71


578 71


406 18


83 22


47 00


1,115 11


Crosswalks, new and care (Table I.) ...


80 57


31 97


112 54


8 65


121 19


65


120 54


67


121 21


Storm water drains ..


261 38


30 24


325 64


617 26


31 33


648 59


648 59


5 00


653 59


Catch basins.


902 97


4 33


73 80


981 10


97 48


1,078 58


37 50


1,041 08


58 12


1,099 20


Crusher, maintenance.


188 43


506 46


694 89


20 24


715 13


715 13


1 54 }


$4,440 53


137 SS


Steam drill and boiler maintenance.


75 ..


33 69


34 44


08


34 52


34 52


Steam roller maintenance.


55 201


2 50


512 94


570 64


7 06


577 70


577 70;


577 70


Stable .


35 83


168 12


203 95


3 84


207 79 /


2,487 63


1,875 93


611 70


412 57


2 19


3,314 92


3,729 68


44 56


3,774 24


1,494 40


1,715 49


175 56


1,891 05


Street signs, repair of.


25 32


121 71


147 03


72


149 75


149 75


149 75


Street watering ..


269 04


5 47


10 57


285 08


29 49


314 57


177 42


137 15


32 89


170 04


Bills, Town Departments


89 04


13 46


102 50


11 01


113 51 }


208 68


6 89


43 19


50 08


Bills, outside parties.


82 84


3 43


86 27


8 90


95 175


Engineering .


59 93


26 27


86 20


6 43


92 63


92 63


92 63


Total


$14,768 01 $179 04 $7,178 94 $22,125 99


$1,605 82 $23,731 81


$20,677 43 $4,846 71


$577 70 $1,801 79


$375 05 $6,894 16 $21,384 52


Stock .


486 51


48


763 39


1,250 38


52 32


1,302 70


44 55


1,258 15


74 14


781 23


551 06


Total


$15,254 52 $179 52 $7,942 33 $23,376 37


$1,658 14 $25,034 51


$21,935 58 $4,846 71 $577 70 $1,875 93


$375 05 $7,675 39 $21,935 58


Miscellaneous receipts .. Balance unexpended.


24 42


t Total indirect expense.


1,888 13


Grand total ..


$25,288 92


.


* Includes Superintendence of Engineers.


+ Includes expense of office, lost time, salaries, tools, etc,, less receipts.


.


..


1,435 67


13 46


111 54


1,560 67


154 82


1,715 49


1,135 73


3,534 03


293 19


Crusher, operation including work at ledge)


3,540 29


15 17


732 32


4,287 78


381 98


4,669 76


Teaming. Snow and ice expense.


2


.


. .


229 99


$25,288 92


·


$21,960 00


Work on street surfaces (Table I.).


.


TABLE III. PERMANENT SIDEWALKS.


STREET.


LOCATION.


Kind.


Length.


Square yards.


Labor.


Teams.


Sundries.


Straight.


Curved.


Corners.


Co


Quantity.


Cost.


Stock.


Allowance.


Incidentals


Total Cost.


Deposit or


Assessment.


Net Cost


to Town.


Edgestone


per Foot.


Walk


per Sq. yd.


Pleasant ..


. |at G. D. Moore's .. ..


G


97.8


$9 54


$36 69


$2 24


$48 47


$48 47


Bartlett Ave ..


at E. L. Bartlett's. ..


66


66


Bartlett Ave ..


cor. Windermere Av. C


100.2


3 27


37 57


2 04


42 88


42 88


$0 43


*Mass. Ave.


at Unitarian Church


B


210.7 $132 85


16 96


$3 78


$42 85


12,000 $168 00


18 25


382 69


$192 29


190 40


1 81


Warren ...


at T. J. Greene's .. . .


68


12 25


70


65


$36 40


$2 00


2 67


56 02


36 40


19 62


$ 82


Gray


at H. W. Hayes'.


B


47.3


32 63


2 75


35 00


3 52


73 90


36 95


36 95


1 56


Medford.


at D. J. McCarthy's.


48.5


8 03


2 25


48.5


33 60


2 21


46 31


27 16


19 15


95


Windermere Ave.


from Bartlett Ave ...


689.4


153 64


20 03


15 05


651.2 38.2


390 76


18 29


597 77


251 73


346 04


86


Teel ...


from Mass. Ave .....


1059.6


140 13


10 43


8 33


1021.6 38


542 81


37 61


739 31


347 89


391 42


69


Ravine .


fr. Irving to Gray St.


327


94 99|


12 22


327


171 98


13 96


293 15


146 49


147 66


89


Mass. Ave.


at Town House Site.


54


54


30 24


1 51


31 75


31 75


59


Bartlett Ave ...


at Irving St.


2 65


55 64


55 64


Total


$574 52 $63 84 $44 35


$42 85 2167.3 76.2


2 $1,205 79


14,500 $203 00


$2 00


$127 25


$104 95 $2,368 55


$1,038 91 $1,330 64


...


* Cost includes grass strip.


RENEWAL OF PERMANENT SIDEWALKS.


Mass. Ave.


below Monument ..


905


$63 33 $13 31


$9 00


$423 30


$25 46


$534 40


$0 59


Pleasant ..


923


24 57


7 08


2 33


26 68


560 16


60


Maple ..


217


65 10


3 26


68 36


31


Mystic.


1663


50 00


2 50


52 50


31


Total .


$87 90


$20 39


$11 33


$1,037 90


$57 90 $1,215 42


$1,205 79


$203 00


$2 00 $127 25


$162 85 $3,583 97


.


Stock from 1905.


$2 00


Appropriation


3,251 87


Stock on hand (Bought, 1906) ..


93.3.18.8


$62 22


62 22


.


Balance due from Assessments.


646 59


Total ...


$4,292 78 $4,292 78


.


.


..


.


..


..


Brick.


Edgestone, Feet.


Cost.


.


.


Grand total ...


$662 42


$84 23 $55 68 $1,080 75


..


...


2,500


22


2 00


66


...


Charge.


52 99


499 50


1


Engineering.


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SEWER DIVISION.


The work has been conducted in the same manner as previously. Only two short extensions to main sewers were built, so that the principal work has been on particular sewer construction, and the necessary flushing and cleaning of the sewerage system.


A detailed statement giving cost of sewers built in 1906 by streets, including also particular sewers is shown in Table IV. A financial statement giving distribution of expenditures is shown in Table V. Table VI. gives a complete sewer statement to date.


The value of equipment and materials on hand in the Sewer Division, January 1, 1907, was as follows :-


Materials $422 30


Horses and vehicles


694 95


Tools, appliances and store house . .. 1,299 26


Engineering instruments and supplies 809 97


Total $3,226 48


It is recommended that the sewers be extended wherever it can be shown that they are necessary.


An appropriation of $1500 is recommended for general purposes, including maintenance ; also new sewer construction in Park Avenue.


The following statistical table gives data on new construction up to date :


SUMMARY OF SEWERAGE STATISTICS.


(In form recommended by Sanitary Section of Boston Society Civil Engineers. ) FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1906. ARLINGTON, MASS.


GENERAL.


Population by census of 1905, 9,668.


Total area of city or town, 5.5 square miles.


Area served by sewerage system, 1.7 square miles.


For sewage only, 26 7 miles. *


Collection System For sewage and surface water 0 miles. 1 For surface water only, 6.2 miles.


Method of disposal : Sewerage into Metropolitan Sewer, surface water into brooks.


COLLECTION.


Mains. (Everything but house and catch basin connections).


For Sewage For Sewage and For surface only. surface water. water only. 1. Lineal feet stone.


2. 66 brick.


3. concrete


4. pipe


141,185 ft. 32,740 ft.


5. 66 66 extended during year . . 258


6. Number of inverted siphons . 2 7. 66 nianholes . 536


*Includes 3.47 miles local Metropolitan Sewer.


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8. Method of flushing. Water service at manholes end of lateral lines.


9. Method of cleaning. by special brush drawn from manhole to manhole.


10. Number of automatic flushing tanks.


11. Number of direct connections with water mains for flushing. 63


12. Number of flushings of entire sys- tem during year. 6


13. Cost of flushing per mile . $0 25 estimated. 14. Cost of cleaning per mile 15. Number of stoppages . 4 00 estimated. 3


16. Miles of permanent underdrains ..


17. Number of storm overflows 5


18. Method of ventilation Manhole covers.


HOUSE CONNECTIONS.


1. By whom made


2. Sizes


3. Number made during year .


4. Lineal feet laid during year.


3,911


5. Lineal feet discontinued during year


6. Total miles in use. 11 52


7. Average cost per foot, connections made during year. . $0 68


8. Number of stoppages coming to attention of Department. 3


CATCH BASINS.


1. Number


2. Number cleaned . .


3. Average amount material removed per catch basin


4. Cost of removing material per cubic yard ... . .


4 cubic yards $0 50


5 Cost of removing material per catch basin per year 2 00


DISCHARGE OF SEWAGE.


1. Estimated population using sewer system . . . .


6,600


2. Number of buildings connected. .. 1,030


3. Daily discharge for year.


4. Daily discharge for each user.


5. Daily quantity of factory waste.


6. Daily leakage into sewers ..


7. Daily leakage per mile of sewer ..


8. Are quantities given under 3 to 7 estimated or measured?


Average


(gallons)


Maximum (gallons)


Minimum (gallons)


Note : See Metropolitan Sewerage- Board Report.


Sewer Div. Board of Public Works 5 and 6 inches 63


184


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FINANCIAL.


CONSTRUCTION.


RECEIPTS.


EXPENDITURES.


Balance of previous year.


Collection works :


Bonds issued.


(a) mains.


$402 00


Appropriation.


$1,000 00


(b) house connections .


2,688 80


Assessments .


332 38


Maintenance


678 92


House connections


2,186 57


Balance


380 12


Other sources


630 89


Total


$4,149 84 .


Total


$4,149 84


MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS.


Included in Financial Statement above.


GENERAL.


Total Cost of collecting mains including maintenance to date.


$288,372.29


66 " pumping system.


" disposal works.


" works to date including maintenance.


288,372.29


Bonded debt at date.


114,500


Value of sinking fund at date. Included in general fund.


Average rate of interest on bonds 4 per cent .


Proportion of cost of system assessed on abutters about 45 per cent.


Yearly assessment for maintenance . .


Method of assessing abutters and rate of assessment 28 cents per lin. ft. frontage and 52-100 cents per square feet for area within 100 feet of street line.


TABLE IV. DISTRIBUTION OF EXPENDITURES -SEWER DIVISION.


STREETS.


LOCATION.


Length.


Size.


5-inch.


8-inch.


6-inch.


8-in.x 5-in.


6-in.x 5-in.


5 in.x 5-in.


Bends.


Brick.


Feet iron pipe.


Cost of


Materials.


Labor.


Engineering.


Sundries.


Total Direct


Expense.


Teaming.


Proportioned


Total Cost.


Cost per Foot.


Assessment.


Soil.


Private Way .....


Land of G. W. White 97 6-in.


92


4


50


$12 93


$44 85


$16 61


$1 10


$75 49


89


$20 24


$96 62


$1 00


Gravel. Boulders $202 54 and loam


Appleton Street .. |Park Av. to Hillside 161| 8-in. Engineering, Assessment Plans, 1905 ...


146


13


2


49 64


102 98


5 50


83


48 42 13 36


251 44 53 94


1 56


Total ..


.


.


.


$62 57


$147 83


$101 26


$6 60


$318 26


$1 72


$82 02


$402 00


Particular Sewer Construction


5 & 6


3,134


332


39


28 88


4,400 105


477 03


1,158 45


361 78


$153 59


2,150 85


37 34


500 61


2,688 80


$2,234 75


Total .


TABLE V. FINANCIAL STATEMENT SHOWING DISTRIBUTION OF EXPENDITURES.


.


Department Expense


CHARACTER.


Labor.


Engi- neering.


Bills.


Direct Expense.


Appor- tioned Expense. Expense.


Aggre- gate


Net Receipts. Expense.


Depart- ment Credits.


Cost.


Stock.


Teams.


Appropriation ..


$1,000 00


$378 97


$21 31


$1 72


$402 00


Construction of particular sewers ..


1,158 45


$101 26 361 78


$47 86 588 31


$296 95 2,108 54


$S2 02 500 61


2,609 15


2,234 75


374 40


40 59


39 06


454 05


Cleaning sewers ...


60 31


96


61 27


20 18


81 45


81 45


8 26


89 71


Flushing sewers .


17 78


17 78


5 86


23 64


23 64


7 26


30 90


Repairing sewers


18 47


5 78


7 78


32 03


7 99


40 02


40 02


95


40 97


Teaming ..


20 35


...


197 08


217 43


6 37


223 80


223 93


13


*$62 08


Cleaning and repairing particular sewers ..


27 08


4 83


14 33


46 24


10 51


56 75


56 75


72


2 27


59 74


Bills


4 50


50


1 46


6 46


1 65


8 11


8 46


35


2 00


1 65


Total ..


$1,454 77


$475 11


$856 82


$2,786 70


$635 19


$3,421 89


$61 52


Stock ..


15 58


365 30


380 88


5 13


386 01


388 50


56


$62 62


Grand Total


$1,470 35


$475 11


$1,222 12


$3,167 58


$640 32


$3,807 90


$3,855 64


$62 62


62 08


Unexpended Balance, Jan. 1, 1907.


47 74


.


$3,855 64


.


. .


..


Pipe.


Branches


Bags Cement.


...


-


. .


$539 60 $1,306 28 -


$463 04


$160 19 $2,469 11


$39 06


$582 63 $3,090 80


..


. .


...


.


..


* Depreciation.


.


$378 97


Construction of sewers, Table No. IV.


$147 83


. .


Expense.


.


44 07 40 58


202 19 40 58


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TABLE VI. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. SEWER DIVISION STATEMENT, JANUARY 1, 1907.


Cr. Dr


Total Assessment levied to January 1, 1907.


$136,114 04


Assessments Abated . $1,373 53


Assessments levied on cemeteries and Town property and deemed not collectable .. 2,900 32


Assessments on church property, etc., deemed uncollectable.


1,404 99


Assessments levied on sewers built by Metro- politan Sewer Commission and to be paid to the Commonwealth.


4,315 45


Assessments not collectable by reason of expira- tion of liens


617 53


$10,611 82


10,611 82


Net assesessment to January 1, 1907. .


$125,502 22


Appropriation for Henderson Street District Sewers .


10,500 00


Bond issued 1896 for Sewer Construction ..


100,000 00


Sale of Main Sewer to Commonwealth of Massa- chusetts, less collectable assessments.


42,400 13


Appropriation for care and maintenance for year 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906.


5,000 00


Appropriations for Sewer Contruction in Ken- sington Park District and Acton Street, 1904 and 1905.


6,700 00


Amount expended for Sewer Construction and Maintenance (including Henderson Street District sewers) as per Town Treasurer's bal- ance, January 1, 1907.


$288,372 29


Balance, January 1, 1907


1,730 06


$290,102 35


$290,102 35


This Balance is made up as follows :-


· Balance due from Assessments.


$907 22


Balance from 1904.


07


Balance from 1905.


266 13


Balance from 1906. 47 74


Balance from Kensington Park District Appropriation.


507 90


$1,730 06


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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.


WATER DIVISION.


EXTENSIONS OF STREET MAINS. In all there have been laid 184 feet of 8-inch and 473 feet of 6-inch pipe, to extend the high and low service systems at a total cost of $835.41. Funds were obtained by the issue of notes for $2,000.00 by the Town Treasurer. . After deducting in addition to the amount mentioned above, the sum of $900.18 to reimburse the Water Division for expenditures from income for extensions of mains in 1905, there remains a balance of $264.41, available for extensions in 1907.


RENEWAL OF STREET MAINS. Twelve hundred and fifteen feet of 8-inch and 2,618 feet of 6-inch cast iron pipe, have been laid to replace cement lined pipe on Pleasant and Mystic Streets respec- tively. The work on Mystic Street was done in advance of resur- facing the street by the Highway Division. Owing to the delay in receiving pipe and hydrants the work on Pleasant Street was not completed, therefore, this pipe could not be used this year.


THE DETAIL COSTS OF EXTENSIONS AND RENEWALS are shown in table VII and the distribution of expenditures to construction, maintenance and stock is shown in table VIII.


TABLE VII. TO EXTEND THE HIGH SERVICE SYSTEM.


STREET.


LOCATION.


Length.


Size.


Feet of Pipe.


Lbs. of Lead.


Plugs.


Specials.


Hydrants.


Other Stock.


Credit Stock


Excavated.


Cost of


Materials.


Labor.


Engineer.


Sundries.


Total Direct


Expense.


Teaming.


Apportioned


Expense.


Cost.


Cost per Foot.


Paul Revere Rd .. ..


Park Ave., westerly .


213 6-in.


212


198


1


1


$137 45


$62 44


$1 44


$201 33


$2 67


$36 74


$240 74 |$1 13


Old Mystic ..


Mystic St., westerly.


184 8.in.


177


232


1


172 95


60 67


2 64


$1'00


237 26


4 11


43 07


284 44


1 55


Engineering .


(Mains laid 1905).


29 22


29 22


29 22


Total.


$310 40


$123 11


$33 30


$1 00


$467 81


$6 78


$79 81


$554 40


.


TO EXTEND THE LOW SERVICE SYSTEM.


.


Pearl Ave ..


from No. 26, easterly.


260 6-in.


255


226


2 1 1.


$ 171 36


$57 64


$5 52


$0 20


$234 72


$3 54


$42 75


$281 01


$1 08


Total for new mains


$481. 76


$180 75


$38 82


$1 20


$702 53


$10 32


$122 56


$835 41


TO REPLACE CEMENT LINED PIPE.


Mystic


Summer St. to Fairview Ave . . . 2,618 6-in. 2,618 2,790


3 10 2 13


$65 41


$74 78 $1,742 73


$700 20


$16 59


$35 65 $2,495 17


$23 27


1 $708 25|$3,226 69


$1 23


* Pleasant ..


Lake St., northerly .


1,215 8-in. 1,212 1,138


1 3


1


1,001 18


285 50


6 24


16 04


1,308 96


5 06


361 26


1,675 28


1 38


Total .


·


$2,743 91


$985 70


$22 83 $51 69 $3,804 13 1 -


$28 33


$1,069 51 $4,901 97


* Hydrants not set and pipe not in use.


.


Gates.


TABLE VIII.


DISTRIBUTION OF EXPENDITURES.


CONSTRUCTION.


Labor.


Engineer.


Bills.


Direct Expense.


Appor- tioned Expense.


Aggre- gate Expense.


Receipts.


Net Expense.


Depart- ment Credits.


Cost.


Stock.


Teams.


Mains .


$180 75


$38 82 27 65


$1 20


$220 77


$122 56


$343 33 647 98


$343 33 647 98 558 41


$481 76 339 47 2,260 05


$10 32


Services ..


315 33


18 31


361 29


286 69


Meters


283 68


37 61


321 29


237 12


558 41


Total Contruction


$779 76


$66 47


$57 12


$903 35


$646 37


$1,549 72


$1,549 72 $3,081 28


$108 95


$2,140 00 $2,599 95


MAINTENANCE.


Mains, renewal of


$985 70


$22 83


$51 69


$1,060 22


$843 03


$1,903 25


$1,903 25


$2,743 91


$28 33


$74 78 $4,600 71


Mains, repairs on.


77 73


2 96


80 69


64 97


145 66


145 66


4 14


9 78


159 58


Services,


66


203 39


22


203 61


170 01


373 62


373 62


9 30


35 16


418 08


Meters,


"and care of ......


98 18


108 02


43 71


249 91


172 36


422 27


422 27


23 53


445 80


Hydrants,


76 41


22 05


98 46


64 00


162 46


162 46


3 22


165 68


Gates,


"


66


6 89


2 52


9 41


5 76


15 17


15 17


1


16 94


Flushing .


3 56


. .


. .


3 56


2 97


6 53


6 53


1 38


7 91


Reservoir .


113 02


80 99


194 01


94 47


288 48


$11 00


. . 277 48


3


281 25


Teaming .


29 88


612 43


642 31


24 98


667 29 (


278 07


413 08


292 98


120 10


Stable . ...


3 83


16 83


20 66


3 20


23 86


Inspection


2 00


2 00


1 67


3 67


3 67


4 55


Great Meadows ...


188 09


7 84


288 16


484 09


163 77|


647 &6


408 32


239 54


13 59


253 13


Standpipe Grounds.


2 50


2 50


2 09


4.59


4 59


221


4 81


Street water fountains.


8 16


3 87


12 03


6 82


18 85


18 85


1 98


20 83


Street watering standpipes


8 98


8 98


7 50


16 48


16 48


2 66


19 14


Total Maintenance.


$1,831 19


$138 69 $1,127 43


$3,097 31


$1,646 71


$4,744 02


$697 39


$4,046 63


$2,757 35


$131 09


$367 76 $6,567 31


Work done outside of Department Stock . .


377 24


36 13


413 37


315 33


.728 70


276 79


52 94


5 52


294 19


5,881 85


6,176 04


245 91


6,421 95 235 00


1,063 95 839 62 60 00


5,582 33 175 00


Total . .


$3,282 38


$205 16 $7,337 53


$10,825 07


$2,854 32 $13,679 39


$6,115 42


$292 98


...


. ....


22 87


2 00


24 87


19 11


43 98


43 98


4 82


48 80


Trenches,


77


·


.


.


. .


BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.


133


Guarantee Fund.


$40 32 69 74


.


.


..


.


.


.


.


6,115 42


Investments.


235 00


235 00


Refund on Water Rate.


.


29 43


69 20 $2,140 00


$835 41 1,016 88 747 66


Dept. Expense.


SS


134


BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.


The length, kind and size of pipe in use January 1, 1907, together with the number of hydrants and gates on both the high and low service systems are shown in the following table :


LOW SERVICE SYSTEM.


Size, Inches.


Length, feet.


Hydrants.


Gates.


Cement-lined pipe.


12


8,530


66


6


7,699


Total.


33,237


46


31


Iron pipe.


12


6,771


66


8


9,795


66


6


27,370


66


4


11,914


61,242


121


109


Total both kinds. . .


94,479


167


140


17.9 miles.


HIGH SERVICE SYSTEM.


Size, inches.


Length, feet.


Hydrants.


Gates.


Iron pipe.


12


16,503


10


14,644


66


66


8


12,963


66


66


6


48,509


66


4


1,497


Total


94,143 17.83 miles.


197


16


Total of both systems 35.7 miles of pipe, 364 hydrants and 302 gates. In addition there are 4,448 feet of smaller pipes, 2 inch to 1 1-4 inch, laid in places where hydrants were not needed and the amount of water required was small.


REPAIRS ON MAINS. There have been six leaks in the cement lined pipes and three leaks in the cast iron pipes on the high ser- vice system.


SERVICES. Fifty-eight new services have been added during the year. Thirty-one on the high service and twenty-seven on the low service systems. Three services have been changed from the low to the high system. There are 698 services on the high, and 1,179 on the low service system and 63 in use by the Sewer Division for flushing sewers.


10


5,392


Total.


4


17,008


135


BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.


REPAIRS ON SERVICES. During the year a great many complaints have been received of insufficient pressure, which, upon investiga- tion have been found to be due almost wholly to rusting of pipes on the premises of the consumer.




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