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RESERVOIR. Owing to acts of vandalism committed by parties visiting the reservoir on Saturday afternoons, Sundays and holidays, a special police officer under the direction of the Chief of Police was employed on these days during June, July, August and Septem- tember, at an expense of $68.64.
The nests of the brown tail moths have been removed from the trees. Other work consisted of cleaning up underbrush, building fence, and cleaning brook.
GREAT MEADOWS. The expense at the Great Meadows was mainly due to the care of moths.
The pumping station was leased on June 26, 1906, to Mr. Frank G. Dort, at $400 per year.
HYDRANTS. The hydrants have been oiled and painted.
The following table gives the number of the various sized meters in use during the year and the uses of water.
SIZE.
WHERE USED.
Total.
§ Inch.
¿ Inch.
1 Inch.
1} Inch.
2 Inches.
Public Halls
1
1
Domestic
484
45
13
. .
542
Farms .
4
17
26
9
6
62
Hose
6
2
4
.
12
Stables
5
4
. .
. .
9
Stores
2
5
. .
. .
6
Hotels
4
R. R. Stations.
1
. .
. .
. .
1
Bakeries
. .
1
. .
·
Clubs
1
. .
. .
. .
2
Restaurants
2
..
. .
.
·
2
Total.
506
80
49
11
6
652
.
3
3
. .
2
2
1
1
1
3
Milk rooms
1
1
7
Factories
. .
. .
The water supplied by the Metropolitan Water Board has been
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of good quality and the quantity used, as measured and reported, is as follows :
GALLONS.
Daily Average.
Daily per capita.
January,
687,500
71
February,
739,100
76
March,
711,100
73
April,
713,100
74
May,
871,700
90
June,
897,400
93
July,
829,500
86
August,
866,200
89
September,
940,400
97
October,
824,000
85
November,
757,800
78
December,
768,700
79
Average for year,
800,541 gallons,
84 gallons.
Per capita consumption is arrived at on a basis of 9,700 consumers.
STOCK ON HAND .DECEMBER 31, 1906.
Materials
$3,919 22
Tools
702 31
Furniture
54 95
Stable, horses, harnesses, etc.
728 00
Second hand stock from wells
312 02
Total at shop
$5,716 50
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
WATER RATES.
Uncollected January 1, 1906.
$42 45
Committed to Collector, 1906.
$38,385 98
Additional commitment to Collector
1,973 88
40,359 86
Total commitment
$40,402 31
Rebates given 1906.
$1,376 69
Uncollected January 1, 1907
49 13
1,425 82
Amount collected
$38,976 49
Miscellaneous collections .
$2,687 33
Balance on hand January 1, 1906
6,065 01
Bond issue for new mains . ..
1,735 59
Appropriation for water for public purposes . . .
7,000 00
17,487 93
Total available
$56,464 42
EXPENDITURES.
Refund on water rates
$40 32
Labor, salaries and bills
13,679 39
Interest on water debt
12,960 00
Sinking fund ..
13,000 00
Metropolitan water tax
13,663 68
Total
53,343 39
Balance on hand December 31, 1906
$3,121 03
$5,404 48
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EXTENSION OF MAINS.
Bond issue .
$2,000 00
Water division for amount expended 1905.
$900 18
Cost of new mains 1906.
835 41
Balance available for 1907
264 41
$2,000 00
$2,000 00
GUARANTEE FUND.
Balance from last year
$366 27
By return to Thomas Tolson .
$69 77
Balance in Treasury
296 50
$366 27
$366 27
RECOMMENDATIONS. Most of the cement lined pipes have been in use since 1872, and it is now time that they were replaced, judging from experiences of neighboring cities. Repairs on these pipes are necessarily slow and a break often means cutting off fire service from a large section of the Town. We recommend that the pipes in the following streets be renewed this year, Mystic Street between Summer Street and Massachusetts Avenue; Pleasant Street between Bartlett estate and Massachusetts Avenue; Maple Street between Academy Street and Pleasant Street; Warren Street; Medford Street to River Street ; Lake Street about 800 feet, near Cross Street. In addition we recommend that the use of meters be extended on account of the saving in water consumption thus brought about.
Respectfully submitted,
PETER SCHWAMB, WILLIAM N. WINN, SAMUEL E. KIMBALL. Board of Public Works.
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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE WATER DIVISION.
ARLINGTON, Dec. 31, 1906.
To the Board of Public Works:
GENTLEMEN :- My report for the year ending Dec. 31, 1906, is hereby respectfully submitted.
EXTENSION OF MAINS. Mains have been extended on the high service system on Paul Revere Road and Old Mystic Street, and on the low service on Pearl Avenue.
GATES. One 8-inch gate has been set on Old Mystic Street and one 6-inch gate on Paul Revere Road.
HYDRANTS. One 5-inch hydrant has been set on Pearl Avenue.
RENEWAL OF MAIN PIPE. The 6-inch cement pipe on Mystic Street from Summer Street to the Niles Estate has been replaced by a 6-inch cast iron pipe. Two gates and two hydrants have been located, and one gate and three hydrants discontinued. The relaying of cast iron pipe of a greater diameter from Summer Street to Massachusetts Avenue on Mystic Street should be completed next year. About 1200 feet of 8-inch pipe have been laid on Pleasant Street, but the same is not in use, as the work had to be discontinued owing to the difficulty of getting pipe and hydrants. This work should be completed as soon as possible.
STANDPIPE LOT. The grounds and driveways have been cared for as usual; the Metropolitan Water Board paying $25.00 of the expense as heretofore.
RESERVOIR LOT. All the brush and dead trees have been cut by the employees of the Water Division, and the gipsy and brown-tail moths' nests were destroyed by the Commission for the Suppression of the Gipsy and Browntail Moths.
GREAT MEADOWS. About four acres of the woodland north of the great meadows that was infested with browntail moths was cut down last winter, the brush burned and the wood sawed and split; part of it was sold and the remainder used by the Highway and Water Divisions. There remains on hand enough to supply the Water Division next season.
RECOMMENDATIONS. I would recommend that the replacing of the cement mains by iron pipe of greater diameter be continued. I would also renew my recommendation of the last few years, that the Metropolitan Water Board be requested to lay a pipe from the pumping station direct to the standpipe. The present arrangement is a source of annoyance to the watertakers in that part of the Town above Brattle Street, through the pounding caused by the pulsation of the pump on the pipes in their houses.
Respectfully submitted, .
THOS. RODEN.
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SUMMARY OF STATISTICS. FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1906. In form recommended by the New England Water Works Association.
ARLINGTON WATER WORKS. ARLINGTON, MIDDLESEX COUNTY, MASS.
Population by Census of 1905, 9,668.
Date of Construction, low service, 1872 ; high service, 1894.
By whom owned, Town of Arlington.
Source of supply, Metropolitan Water System.
CONSUMPTION.
1. Estimated total population at date, 10,000.
2. Estimated population on lines of pipe, 9,800.
3. Estimated population supplied, 9,700.
4. Total consumption for the year, 292,197,465 gallons.
5. Passed through meters, 69,301,230 gallons.
7.
6. Percentage of consumption metered, 23.7 per cent.
Average daily consumption, 800,541 gallons.
8. Gallons per day to each inhabitant, 80.
9. Gallons per day to each consumer, 83.
10. Gallons per day to each tap, 426.
DISTRIBUTION. MAINS.
1. Kind of pipe, cast-iron and cement.
2. Sizes, from 4-inch to 12-inch.
3. Extended 757 feet during year
4. Discontinued - feet during year.
5. Total now in use, 35.7 miles.
6. Cost of repairs per mile, 4.47.
8. Length of pipe less than four inches diam., 4,448 feet. 9. Number of hydrants added during year (public).
10. Number of hydrants (public and private) now in use, 364.
11. Number of stop gates added during year, 3.
12. Number of stop gates now in use, 302.
15. Average pressure on mains at center of Town, 90 lbs high system ; 50 lbs low system.
SERVICES.
16. Kind of pipe, cement-lined, galvanized, cast-iron.
17. Sizes, 58 inch to 6-inch.
21. Number of service taps added during year, 58.
22. Number now in use, 1,877.
24. Average cost of service for the year, $17 53.
25. Number of meters added, 233.
26. Number now in use, 652.
27. Percentage of services metered, 34 per cent
28. Percentage of receipts from metered water (B -: C), 39 per cent.
30. Number of motors in use, 5.
FINANCIAL. MAINTENANCE.
RECEIPTS.
Balance brought forward ... $6,065 01 Balance brought forward, stock ...... 3,607 87
From Consumers : A. Water rates, fixture. . . $24,538 38
B. Water rates, meter . 14,438 01
C.
Net receipts for water,
(A) + (B).
....
. $38,976 39
D. Miscellaneous (rent,
re-
pairs, meters, sales, etc.) 2,687 33
E. Total .
$41,663 72
From Public Funds :
7,000 00
K. Gross receipts from all sources . ...
$58,882 76
EXPENDITURES. /
AA. Management, repairs and renewals $4,226 57
AA. Metropolitan Water Works assess- ment . 13,663 78
BB. Interest on bonds 12,960 00
CC. Total maintenance for year . $30,850 35
DD. Transferred to Sinking Fund ... . 13,000 00
DD.
Transfer to Construction Account ..
6,749 16
EE. Total Expenditures from Income ... $18,749 16
Stock on hand January 1, 1005 . .. .
3,607 87 Balance on hand January 1, 1906 .. 5,675 38
K. Total .. $58,882 76
CONSTRUCTION.
RECEIPTS.
EXPENDITURES.
FF. Extension of mains . . $835 41
GG.
Extension of services
1,016 88
HH.
Extension of meters .. .
2,887 66
S. From appropriations from tax levy
II.
Special (reservoirs, pumps, etc.).
T. Transferred from Maintenance Ac- count. . .. 3,904 54
JJ. Total construction for year. $4,739 95
KK.
Balance from bonds issued .
V. Total.
$4,739 95
V. Total. $4,739 95
W. Net cost of works to date. $511,771
X. Bonded debt at date ...
Y. Amount paid to Sinking Fund to date from income of Water Works ... .
Z. Average rate of interest, 4 per cent.
326,000
44,000
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Q. From bal. of bonds issued previous year ...
R. From bonds issued . ...
$835 41
U. From other sources
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EXTRACTS FROM RULES OF WATER WORKS.
SECTION 15. The following rates will be charged annually from July 1, 1904, for the use of water, namely :
DWELLING HOUSES.
Occupied by one family, for the first faucet. $6 00 For each additional faucet to be used by the same family 2 00
For set tubs not supplied with faucets and filled by hose or other
means, and for faucets supplied with portable tubs, the charge will be one half the regular rates.
For basins not connected, but convenient to other fittings, the rate will be $1 00 per year.
Where a house is occupied by more than one family, one faucet only being used for all, for each family .. 4 00
Where a house is occupied by more than one family, the highest rates will be charged for each family having the water carried into their part of the house.
Whenever one service pipe supplies four or more tenements, the rates shall be paid by the owner, and there shall be a discount of ten per cent .: Provided, however, that in no case shall the net charge per tenement be less than thirteen dollars per year.
For the first bath-tub .
1 00
For each additional bath-tub. 3 00
For bath-tubs convenient to faucets, but not connected, the rate will be $3.00 per year
For the first water-closet 5 00
For each additional water-closet. 3 00
For hopper water-closets. . 8 00
For vaults flushed with kitchen sink water in case such vaults are not used in connection with a water-closet, the rate will be $2.00 per year.
When such vaults are used in connection with a water-closet there will be no extra charge.
Where bath-tubs or water-closets are used by more than one family, for each family ..
4 00
Where two faucets are used one for hot and one for cold water, and both emptying into one basin, but one charge will be made for both ; provided, that in no case shall the charge for the use of water by a private family, exclusive of hose and stable, be more than .. . 24 00
BOARDING HOUSES.
For the first faucet. $10 00
Each additional faucet 2 00
Water-closet or bath-tub, when used by boarders 10 00
Each additional bath-tub or water-closet. 3 00
STORES OCCUPIED AS OFFICE, SHOP, OR SIMILAR PURPOSE.
First faucet . . $6 00 to $20 00
For each additional faucet 2 50
For water-closet or urinal. 6 00
MARKETS, SALOONS, RESTAURANT, WORKSHOPS.
For markets, saloons, restaurants, workshops, or for purposes not included in any other classification, and not requiring more than an ordinary supply of water $6 00 to $25 00
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HOTELS.
For each bed for boarders and lodgers $3 00
For each bath-tub in a hotel . 10 00
For each water-closet in a hotel . 10 00
PUBLIC BATHS.
Eor one tub in a public bath-house $10 00
For each additional bath-tub. . 5 00
For one water-closet in a public bath-house 10 00
For each additional water-closet. 3 00
STABLES.
Private Stables, for the first horse.
$5 00
for each additional horse. : 00
66 for one cow . 2 00
for each additional cow .. 1 00
Livery, club, and boarding stables, for each horse : 00
Car and omnibus stables, for each horse 2 00
Truck and cart stables, for each horse 2 00
Provided, that in no case shall any stable be charged less than 5 00 The rates for stables include water for washing carriages without hose; when hose is used $3.00 additional.
HOSE.
The following regulations are uniform throughout the Metropolitan District for 1907 :-
The use of water through hand hose, on premises where the water supply is not metered, shall be restricted to two hours in each day between the hours of five and eight A. M. and five and eight P. M.
The hose must be used with a nozzle not exceeding three sixteenths of an inch in diameter, and while so used must be held in the hand of a person on the premises of the water taker.
For hose used in this manner, when supplied from the house service, the charge will be $4.00 per year. If a separate service is used the charge will be $6.00 per year. If the use of hose is desired for a longer period, a meter must be placed on the hose connection and the water must be paid for at the rates mentioned below
The Board reserves the right to cut off all the use of water, except for domestic purposes, in case any contingency should arise requiring such a course
STEAM BOILERS.
For each boiler in use not over twelve hours a day, for each
horse power.
$6 00
METERS.
Water for field irrigation, greenhouses or hot houses, hot beds and wash houses must be metered at the rates mentioned below for metered water, and water may be used at all hours
Meter rates will be as follows :-
For the first 20,000 Cu. Ft. per 6 mo., 15c per 100 Cu. Ft.
For quantities b'tw'n 20,000 & 40,000
40,000 & 100,000
13c. 100 66 66 66 100,000 & 500,000
12c. " 100 ..
11c, " 100
Over
500,000
66 6
10c. “ 100
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The following meter rents will be collected each six months in addition to the above charges :- For a 5g-inch meter, $1.00; a 34-inch meter, $1.50; a 1-inch meter, $2.00; a 11%-inch meter, 4.00 ; a 2-inch meter, $6 00
The minimum charge for metered water for each six-monthly interval, exclusive of the meter rent, will be $6,50. In case more than one meter is used by a water taker the minimum charge for water will be $6.50 for each meter, exclusive of the meter rent. In case of meters used on hose connec- tions thie charge will be the meter rent plus that for water used. All water that passes through a meter will be charged for whether used or wasted. If a meter fails to register or records incorrectly the amount of water passing through it, the quantity to be charged for shall be determined by the average daily consumption shown by the meter when in order. It is suggested that water takers read their meters occasionally to satisfy themselves whether or not they are working, and that they immediately send notice of any irreg- ularity to the Water Board.
Bills for metered water will be made on January Ist and July 1st.
The following is an extract from the vote passed at the November, 1904, Town Meeting :
"That the Board of Public Works install meters on domestic services, as soon as possible, under present meter rates wherever the water taker is ready to bear the expense of installing the meter; a rebate is to be made on each water bill rendered, equivalent to the meter rental, until the sum paid for installing the meter is refunded, when the meter shall become the property of the Water Works, under whose charge it is to be at all times.
"That the minimum meter rate be collectable in advance as in the case of fixture rates.'
The following is the amount to be deposited and rental per year to be paid on various meters :
Size.
Deposit to cover cost.
Rental per year.
5-8 inches
$10 00
$2 00
3-4 inches
15 00
3 00
1 inch
20 00
4 00
The rental will be rebated for the first five years ; at the end of that period the amount of rebates will equal the deposit, and the meter will then be owned by the Water Works.
The minimum advance charge each six months is the meter rental plus $6 50 for water.
BUILDING PURPOSES.
The minimum charge for water for building purposes is $3,00. When more than fifty casks of lime or cement are used, the charge is six cents per . cask of each
ORNAMENTAL FOUNTAINS.
Ordinarily used three hours a day for a period of not more than four months a year :
For a jet of 1-16 of an inch.
$3 00
66
1.8
66
5 00
" 1-4 66
8 00
To be cut off at discretion of Superintendent.
Rebates will be allowed only during such time as the water is shut off, but. no rebate will be allowed for a period less than one month. When a house is vacated the owner must notify the Water Registrar to have the water turned
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off. When the house is again occupied the owner is to give notice to have the water turned on. The charge for shutting off and turning on water in vacated houses is twenty-five cents for each operation.
In case one service pipe supplies several tenements, stop-cocks must be provided so that the water may be shut off from each tenement separately. When tenements are vacated the owner must at once give notice to the Water Registrar to have the water shut off and the stop-cock sealed. When the tenement is again occupied the Water Registrar must be notified to have the seal removed Rebate will be allowed for the period the seal remains on, provided such period exceeds thirty days. If seal is disturbed or removed by other than the Water Works agents no rebate will be allowed. The charge for placing and removing seals is twenty-five cents for each operation. All notices must be written and must be sent to the Water Registrar.
SECTION 16. When water is required for purposes which are not specified in the foregoing tariff, the rates shall be fixed by the Board of Public Works, and the rates fixed in the foregoing tariff may be varied by the Board of Public Works whenever in particular cases in their judgment the interests of the Town shall require.
PIPE EXTENSIONS.
Vote of Town, passed April 14, 1896.
Voted. That the Board of Public Works shall, before laying main water pipes in any street or way, require the party or parties asking for same to deposit with the Town Treasurer the sum of thirty cents for each lineal foot of pipe to be laid, less an amount equal to the established water rates for five years on the fixtures supplied at the time of laying the pipe, the said sum to be held by said Treasurer in trust for a term of five years and at the end of said term paid into the Town Treasury to the credit of the Water Works, unless the rates actually collected during the said five years on account of fixtures supplied directly from said pipe exceed the amount orginally estimated and deducted from said sum of thirty cents per lineal foot, in which case said excess shall be repaid to the depositor to the extent of the original deposit and the balance, if any, paid into the Town Treasury as aforesaid, excepting otherwise ordered by the Town.
SERVICES.
Vote of Board, passed March 30, 1904.
" That pipe for domestic service shall liereafter be furnished and laid by the Water Division to the inside of the cellar wall, the expense of said pipe on private property to be borne by the owner. The digging and filling inside the street line may be done by the owner."
LIMITS OF HIGH AND LOW SERVICE DISTRICTS.
According to an understanding with the Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board the dividing line between the high and low systems has been made to conform as nearly as possible to contour 60 above Boston City Base. The low service district is bounded by the following streets which are to be sup- plied from the low service on both sides; the low service is, however, to be extended to the depth of one houselot only on the high sides of the bounding streets : - Beginning at Mystic Lake, Fairview avenue to Mystic street; Mystic street to Summer street; Summer street to Grove street; Grove street to Massachusetts avenue, including Grove street place and Dudley street as far as Brattle street; Massachusetts avenue to Acadamy street; Acadamy to Maple street; Maple street to Pleasant street; Pleasant street to the Bel- mont line, including Pelham terrace.
It is understood that either the high or the low service may be used on Massachusetts avenue between Brattle street and Grove street, also that for purposes of fire protection the high service may be extended into the low service district.
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
The Board of Health respectfully submits the following report for the year ending December 31, 1906.
ORGANIZATION. The Board, consisting of Edward S. Fessenden, John S. Lamson, and Dr. Charles F. Atwood, met March 10th, and organized with E. S. Fessenden, Chairman, and Horace A. Freeman, Clerk
The appointments for the year appear in the list of Town officers.
SANITARY CONDITION. The general sanitary condition of the Town is good, public sentiment has become awakened to the import- ance of more care in regard to accumulation of refuse upon the streets and around private property.
The Board recognizes and appreciates the co-operation of the citizens in its work.
Mr. Edwin Mills, the Inspector of Plumbing, acted for the Board as Sanitary Inspector until December 31. At the meeting of the Board held Dec. 28, Charles T. Hartwell, who has charge of fumigation for infectuous diseases, was appointed Sanitary Inspector to serve from January 1, 1907 until April 1, 1907. All complaints have had prompt attention, and all have received the necessary treatment.
ASHES AND OFFAL. In the Health Department the largest ex- pense of the Board is made, the collection of ashes, paper and offal is a very important service, and one in which all citizens have a vital interest. This work has been done under arrangement with the Board of Public Works, the Superintendent of Streets having direct charge of the details. The service has been improved and extended during the year, with the result that an extra appropriation was asked for at the November Town Meeting to complete the year. Part of the added expense was caused by the increase of wages. With the increase of population, additional facilities are required in this Department, and an increase in expense must be expected if the present service is to be maintained.
The cost the past year for collecting ashes and offal was as follows :
Total
Offal
Labor $1,769 73
Horses $572 51 633 85
$1,969 84
Ashes
1,335 99
2,342 24
Incidentals
73 87
Total.
$4,385 95
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SCHOOLS. Doctor Roy D. Young, The Medicial Inspector of Schools, resigned the office March 5th; his report for the two months is annexed to this report. Dr. Atwood, the medical member of the Board of Health, performed the duties of the office pending the passage of a new law, placing the appointment and control of the School Physicians in the hands of the School Committee. The full text of the bill is printed with the report, and the details of the School Inspection by Dr. Atwood will be found in his report to the School Committee. It is worthy of mention at this time, that daily medical inspection of public schools in Arlington was established in 1900, and has been maintained continually to the present time. The results have been very valuable. The same is now being estab- lished in all the adjoining towns under the new state law, and will be of the greatest importance to the entire community.
MANURE DELIVERY. The order of the Board, passed June 6, 1905, regarding the delivery of manure at Linwood Street, Water Street, and Arlington Heights has been revoked. It is excepted that additional facilities will be provided by the Boston and Maine Railroad for a more satisfactory delivery of the material.
DAIRIES. The State Board of Health has taken up the inspection of all dairies throughout the State. In connection with that work the local Board has made a canvas of all places in the Town where milk is handled with the result that the conditions of such places are much improved.
ALEWIFE BROOK. It is hoped that the arrangement between the cities and towns bordering on this stream and the Metropolitan Park Commissioners will be carried out at an early date, as it will mean the redemption of the entire district which has so long been an eye- sore and a source of sickness to a large number of people.
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