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Amount paid to the Town Collector for sale of catalogues .. $4.40
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Books and periodicals received by
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LIST OF PERIODICALS AND NEWSPAPERS.
A. L. A. Booklist .*
American Boy. American Review of Reviews. Architectural Record. Arena. Arlington High School Clarion. Atlantic Monthly. Bird Lore.
Book Buyer .*
Book Review Digest. Bookman.
Boston Cooking-School Magazine. Musical Courier.
Cassell's Little Folks. Century. Chautauquan. Christian Endeavor World. Congressional Record .* Conservation .* Cook's American Traveller's Gazette .*
Cosmopolitan. Craftsman. Current Literature. Delineator. Education. Educational Review. Electrician and Mechanic. Etude. Federation Bulletin. Forum.
Good Housekeeping.
Good Roads Magazine.
Harper's Bazar. Harper's Monthly.
Harper's Weekly.
Harvard University Gazette .* Historic Leaves.
Home Needlework Magazine. House and Garden .* House Beautiful.
Illustrated London News. Independent. Indian's Friend.
Journal of Education. Journal of Ethics. Keramic Studio.
Ladies' Home Journal. Library Journal. Life.
Lippincott's Magazine. Little Folks.
Living Age. McClure's Magazine.
Masters in Art.
Mayflower Descendant .*
Munsey's Magazine. Museum of Fine Arts Bulletin .*
Nation. National Geographic Magazine .* New England Historical and Genea- logical Register.
New England Homestead.
New England Magazine.
Nineteenth Century.
North American Review.
Official Gazette, U. S. Patent Office .* Our Dumb Animals .* Outing. Outlook. Photo Era.
Popular Science Monthly.
Public Libraries.
Putnam's Monthly and The Reader.
Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature.
St. Nicholas.
Scientific American.
Scientific American Supplement.
Scribner's Magazine. Spectator.
Studio.
Suburban Life. Success. Technology Review .* Tuftonian .*
Tufts Weekly .* Worcester Magazine .*
World's Work. Young Idea.
Youth's Companion.
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LIBRARIAN'S STATEMENT.
NEWSPAPERS.
Arlington Advocate. Boston Daily Advertiser. Boston Evening Transcript. Christian Science Monitor .* Current Events.
New York Times, with Saturday Review of books. Springfield Weekly Republican.
*Given to the Library.
We have received reports or bulletins, or both, from the public libraries of the following places :- Andover (Memorial Hall Library) ; Baltimore, Md. (Enoch Pratt Free Library) ; Bel- mont; Boston; Brookline; Cambridge; Canton; Chelsea (Fitz Public Library) ; Clinton (Bigelow Free Public Library ) ; Con -. cord; Everett (Shute Memorial Library) ; Hartford, Conn. ; Helena, Mont .; Hyde Park; Lancaster; Leominster; Lexington (Cary Library) ; Malden; Manchester, N. H .; Massachusetts (State Library) ; Milton; New York; Northampton (Forbes Library) ; Philadelphia, Pa .; Providence, R. I .; Salem; Somer- ville; Syracuse, N. Y .; Wakefield (Beebe Town Library) ; Wilkes-Barré, Pa. (Osterhout Free Library) ; Winchester ; Woburn; Worcester.
Respectfully submitted, ELIZABETH J. NEWTON, Librarian. Arlington, December 31, 1908.
REPORT OF BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
The Board of Public Works herewith submit their annual re- port for the year ending December 31, 1908.
The first meeting of the Board was held on March 2, 1908, the organization resulting in the election of Peter Schwamb as Chair- man. Forty-eight regular and one adjourned meetings were held during the year. The former policy of acting as a whole on all matters coming before the Board was continued.
APPOINTMENTS. At a meeting held March 30th, 1908, Thomas Roden was appointed Superintendent of the Water Division, Robert W. Pond, Superintendent of the Sewer Division, and Charles C. Lothrop, Water Registrar and Clerk. All appoint- ments holding for one year.
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 on Mass. Avenue, west of Water Street.
Storm drains and extensions of same.
The elimination of cross walks on the main streets.
The extension of permanent sidewalks on a systematic basis, with a view of obtaining continuous walks on the most traveled sections of our streets.
The crusher plant should have the necessary repairs to enable it to be run another year in view of the probability of securing land for railroad yard, and probable change in method of obtain- ing crushed stone.
EXPENDITURES. A financial statement, showing a summary of all expenditures and costs is given in Table I, while Table II shows in detail the cost of constructing Tanager and Sawin Streets and Wollaston Avenue, at a total expense of $4,695.71, giving an overdraft of $195.II. Table III shows location in details of cost of permanent sidewalks and renewals of permanent side-
TABLE I. DISTRIBUTION OF EXPENSES-HIGHWAY DIVISION.
Labor.
Bills.
Paving. Stock. Gravel.
Aggre- gate.
Receipts.
Credits.
Cost.
Direct.
Appor- tioned.
Teams.
Crushed Stone.
Roller.
Resurfacing streets (macadam).
$1,773 48
$7 38
$301 37
$2,082 23
$213 33
$264 40 $4,688 02
$320 18
$291 81
$7,859 97 1,094 49
$7,859 97
Paved gutters ..
434 98
10 03
37 80
482 81
53 30
37 73
$520 65
$16 80
420 68
7,446 14
$179 75
7,266 39
Care and repair of sidewalks ..
601 76
25 00
483 72
1,110 48
97 69
14 80
1,590 85
18 32
1,572 53
Storm drains.
51 85
50 13
35 64
140 62
12 57
44 44
197 63
197 63
Catch basins, care of.
582 24
2 00
31 31
615 55
69 99
731 62
731 62
Crusher, operation and drilling.
4,039 70
4 26
2,023 86
6,067 82
484 43
232 26
6,784 51
978 31 $5,603 33
§202 87
Steam roller, maintenance and supplies .
24 99
445 76
470 75
2 99
473 74
71 72
402 02
Stable and teaming
450 99
5,892 16
6,343 15
54 04
6,397 19
2,776 20
1,345 58
12,275 41
Snow and ice expense.
1,281 41
10 75
205 00
1,497 16
154 79
145 48
1,797 43
12 50
1,784 93
Street signs.
29 40
1 00
47 44
77 84
3 64
81 48
81 48
Street watering ..
41 28
1 06
24 57
66 91
5 07
71 98
71 98
Engineering ..
1 00
28 43
51 01
80 44
3 53
83 97
83 97
Crosswalks, care and repair.
164 66
124 88
289 54
19 72
4 03
313 29
313 29
Total
$13,176 95
$182 11|$11,449 16
$24,808 22
$1,600 49 $1,201 05 $5,603 33
$402 02
$520 65
$76 04
$712 49 $34,924 29
$4,036 80 $7,350 93 $23,536 56
Work done outside of Division ...
561 16
150 29
234 87
946 32
67 84
41 17
1,055 33
1,055 33
Stock including scarifier, etc ..
647 72
1,356 82
2,004 54
94 77
103 36
2,207 67
122 91|
1,308 72
771 04
Total
$14,385 83
$332 40|$13,040 85 1$27,759 08 $$1,763 10 $1,345 58
$38,182 29
$5,215 04 $8,659 55 $24,307 60
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*Includes superintendence of engineers. tIncludes two unpaid bills, $193.35.
#Includes expense of office, lost time, salaries, tools, etc., less receipts. §Includes expense of new steam drill, and drilling stone for 1909.
#Includes expense of pair of new horses and cart, also maintenance of two horses.
1,094 49
Care and repair of streets ..
3,696 21
42 07
1,744 64
5,482 92
447 81
373 38
622 71
81 84
75 28
292 60
46 08
·
*Engineer'g.
EXPENSE.
TABLE II.
STREET.
LOCATION.
Ledge. Cubic yards
Macadam. Square yards
Gravel.
Edge- stone.
Storm
Drain.
Crushed Stone.
Loads Gravel.
Labor.
Engineering.
Bills.
Teams.
Roller.
Gross Cost.
Credit. Net Cost.
Appro- priation.
Balance.
Overdrawn.
Sawin Summer Wollaston. Total
Teele to Henderson St. Grove to Pine St ... Wachusett to West St.
635
414.3
1,040
132.92 75.00 12.72
$417 35 $23 69 481 79| 2,227 65 56 05 1,201 46 153 62 276 61 51 7 75 87 49 2,921 61
162 02 42 19 2,084 96|270 03
$39 64 $1,276 38 16 00 4 00 59 64
3,654 78 492 57 5,423 73
$50 00 655 02 23 00 728 02
$1,226 38 2,999 76 469 57 4,695 71
$1,000 00 3,000 00 500 00 4,500 00
$ 24 30 43 30 67
. .
1,000
51.3
226 38
.
FEET OF
Tons
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$226 38
500*
$721 48 $74 22
*Estimated.
TABLE III. PERMANENT SIDEWALKS.
STREETS.
LOCATION.
Kind.
Length.
Square yards.
Labor.
Engineering.
Teaming and
Cement
Sundries.
Straight.
Curved.
Cost.
Quantity.
Cost.
Credit.
Total cost.
Assessment.
Net cost to Town.
Foot.
Square yard
+ Bacon. Water ..
E
635.5
$7 00
$3 10
$1 01
$1 50
625.6
$348 17
$360 78 $163 33
$197 45
adjacent to Whittemore property ...
B
206.9
128.7
44 31
2 25
10 46
8 00
5,750
$72 74
137 76
68 88
68 88
$1.07
Mass. Ave.
from Brattle st., wes- terly ..
B
872.6
207.8
126 43
11 70
18 88
13 75
49.6
27 61
9,750
123 34
321 71
143 37
178 34
40
1 38
+ Mass. Ave.
adjacent to Viano prop- erty.
A
164.08
90 64
90 64
90 64
Broadway.
at cor. Palmer and Wy- man sts ..
E
86.1
42 36
1 56
8 42
1 75
53.2
32.9
54 82
108 91
54 45
51 46
Brattle
from Mass. av. to Dud- ley st.
=
337.7
209 24
34 87
19 97
31 63
86.8
9.7
55 79 15.300
193 55
$66 95
508 10
72 10
436 00
1.29
Gray
from Schouler to Varney property ..
B
374.1
148 44
20 12
36 67
38 99
131 56
35 00
151 53
189 25
1.61
Chapman
driveway.
C
10 88
10,400
Total
$577 78
$73 60
$125 41
$197 14
$486 39 .
$521 19
$101 95 $1879 56
$1225 90
RENEWAL OF PERMANENT SIDEWALKS.
Academy st., adjacent to high school lot. B General.
114
$79 31 12 74
$7 17 3 00
$25 09
$8 75 885 79
8 cor. 9.2 21.9
4,400
$88 00
$45 00
$163 32 944 03
$163 32 944 03
Total cost extensions and renewals.
$669 83
$83 77
$150 50
$1091 68
$528 89
$609 19
$146 95 $2986 91
$653 66
$2333 25
Appropriation. Stock sold.
32 87
33 37
Stork on hand. Jan. 1, 1908
30 63
Stock on hand, Jan. 1, 1909
44 22
Grand total.
83064 00 $3064 00
· Work begun in 1907 at cost of $265.76.
t Reimbursement.
A stands for Artificial Stone
B stands for Brick.
C stands for concrete.
E stands for Edgestone,
COST PER
and
Use of Tools.
EDGESTONE.
BRICK.
1
$42 50
1
3,000 00
211.8 14.5
340 78 10 88
10 88
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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
walks. The total costs have been made to include all indirect expenses in the same manner as formerly.
The value of property controlled by this Division Jan. 1, 1909, amounted to $16,204.82, classified as follows :
Crusher, roller, scarifier, drills and buildings $8,690.00
Horses and vehicles.
4,796.00
Materials 356.22
Tools
2,362.60
Total
$16,204.82
SEWER DIVISION.
During the year a short extension to the sewer in Warren Street from Medford Street was made.
At the Town Meeting held in November, 1908, an appropria- tion of $50 was made for a sewer extension in Westminster Ave- nue. The cost of this sewer was $55.49.
Fifty-two connections have been made with the main sewer at a total cost of $1,714.13.
The necessary flushing and cleaning of the sewerage system has been done at a cost of $162.56.
A detail statement giving costs of sewers built in 1908 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 of materials on hand in the sewer division January 1, 1909, was as follows :
Materials
$504.12
Horses and Vehicles.
456.40
Tools, appliances and storehouse. 1,320.99
Engineering instruments and supplies. 494.80
Total
$2,776.31
It is recommended that the sewers be extended wherever it can be shown that they are necessary.
An appropriation of $1,500 is recommended for general pur- poses, including maintenance and operation of new pumping plant.
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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
SUMMARY OF SEWERAGE STATISTICS.
(In form recommended by Sanitary Section of Boston Society Civil Engineers.)
For the Year Ending December 31. 1908. 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, 1.8 square miles. Collection System
For sewage only, 27.28 miles .*
For sewage and surface water 0 miles.
For surface water only, 7.0 miles.
Method of disposal: Sewerage into Metropolitan Sewer, surface water into brooks.
*Includes 3.47 miles local Metropolitan Sewer.
COLLECTION.
Mains. (Everything but house and catch basin connections).
For Sewage For surface only. water only.
1. Lineal feet stone
2. brick
3. 66 concrete
4. pipe
144,050 ft. 36,060 ft. 1,030
5. 66 ext'd'd during year. 66 170 6. Number of inverted siphons ... 2
66 " manholes 551
7.
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
65
12. Number of flushings of entire system during year 4
13. Cost of flushing per mile 0.45 estimated
14. Cost of cleaning per mile
4.15 estimated
15. Number of stoppages.
16. Method of ventilation Manhole covers
17. Miles of permanent underdrains 3
HOUSE CONNECTIONS.
1. By whom made. Sewer Div. Board of Public Works.
2. Sizes 5 and 6 inches. 52
3. Number made during year
4. Lineal feet laid during year .. 2,822
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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
5. Lineal feet discontinued during year
6. Total miles in use 12.68
7. Average cost per foot. connec- nections made during year. $0.52
8. Number of stoppages coming to attention of Department ..... 7
CATCH BASINS.
1. Number, including inlets. 214
2. Number cleaned 400
3. Average amount material re-
moved per basin
3 cubic yards
4. Cost of removing material per cubic yard $0.75
5. Cost of removing material per catch basin per year. 2.00
DISCHARGE OF SEWAGE.
1. Estimated population using sewer system 7,500
2. Number of buildings connected 1,138
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 ?. .
Expenditures.
Balance of previous year .. $352.89
Appropriation 1500.00
Assessments
3547.86
House connections.
1525.48
Other sourc
2747.47
Balance and other work. 6001.11
Abatements 344.68
Total $9673.70
Total $9673.70
GENERAL.
Total cost of collecting mains including maintenance to date .. $298,679.55
pumping system
66 66 disposal works
Bonded debt at date., $100.000, notes, $19,000 119,000.00
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 assessments for maintenance. None made.
Method of assessing abutters and rate of assessment 28 cents per lin. foot, frontage and 52-100 cents per square foot for area within 100 feet of street line.
Note: See Metropolitan Sewer- age Board Report.
FINANCIAL.
Receipts.
Collection works:
(a) mains. $828.07
(b) house connections .. 1714.13
Maintenance 785.71
TABLE IV. DISTRIBUTION OF EXPENDITURE-SEWER DIVISION.
STREET.
LOCATION.
Length in Feet.
Size.
Brick.
Castings.
8-inch.
6-inch.
5-inch.
8x5 inches.
6x5 inches.
5x5 inches.
Bends.
Cost of Materials.
Labor.
Engineering.
Sundries.
Total Direct
Expense.
'Teaming.
Apportioned
Total Cost.
Cost per Foot.
Soil.
en St ..
126
6
22
1
126
$51 14
$260 95
$2 07 Gravel. 1 32 Blue Gravel.
r Assessment Plans
203 00
293 12
61 52
354 64
al.
$48 73
$220 36
$237 34
$184 72
$591 15
$136 92
$828 07
cular Sewer Construction
1,400
77
1
2|2612
1
33 21
233 41
. 843 86
157 99
177 25
1,412 51
$1 81
299 81
1,714 13
al
126
2,775
103
2 168 -
8 2612
2
1
33|21
$282 14
$1,064 22
$395 33
$361 97
$2,103 66
$1 81
$436 731
$2,542 20
Bags of Cement.
Pipe.
Branches.
$39 33 9 40
$140 48 31 95 44 56 3 37
$30 00 3 50| 84
44 85
10 64
55 49
143 37
13 62
156 99
$97 97 86 75
$209 81
1,200 175
42
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* Installing Pump.
Expense.
from Medford St .. minster Ave. at easterly end ... ttle St
TABLE V. FINANCIAL STATEMENT SHOWING DISTRIBUTION OF EXPENDITURES-SEWER DIVISION.
EXPENSES.
Labor.
Engi- neering.
Bills.
Receipts Credits.
Cost.
Direct.
Appor- tioned.
Stock.
Teams.
Aggre- gate.
Construction of Sewers
$220 36 843 86
$237 34 157 99
$184 72 177 25
$642 42 1,179 10
$136 92 299 81
$48 73 233 41
$1 81
$828 07 1,714 13
$1 00 1,525.48
$827 07 188 65
Total Construction
$1,064 22
$395 33
$361 97
$1,821 52
$436 73
$282 14
$1 81
$2,542 20
$1,526 48
$1,015 72
Care of Brattle St. pump.
26 48
73 54
100 02
7 92
107 94
107 94
Cleaning Sewers.
62 36
26 00
88 36
26 43
25
115 04
1 60
113 44
Flushing Sewers.
35 50
35 50
10 62
3 00
49 12
49 12
Repairing Sewers.
8 67
1 62
22 72|
22 72
Teaming .. .
17 47
276 92
294 39
5 23
299 62
394 81
$9 06
+104 25
31 01
13 75
16 63
61 39
13 40
2 38
77 17
77 17
Trenehes.
98 10
98 10
98 10
98 10
Yard
10 89
50
1 20
12 59
3 41
16 00
16 00
Total Maintenance
$193 36
$40 25
$466 39
$700 00
$69 79
$8 67
$7-25
$785 71
$396 41
$9 06
$380 24
Stock ..
42 21
27 48
839 74
909 43
20 85
930 28
707 62
222 66
Bills.
7 47
12 09
19 56
2 23
416 81
438 60
446 17
17 57
Grand Total
$1,307 26
$463 06
$1,680 19
$3,450 51
$$529 60
$707 62
$9 06
$4,696 79 *$2,369 06
$716 68
$1,611 05
9 65
9 65
2 78
Cleaning and repairing particular Sewers.
Construction of partienlar Sewers
* Includes $125.19 unpaid credits. + Profit. # Ineludes net expense of offiee, lost time, tools and salary.
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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
TABLE VI. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. Sewer Division Statement, January 1, 1909.
Cr.
Dr. $139,661.90
Total Assessment levied to January 1, 1909.
Assessments Abated
$1,718.21
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
$10,956.50
10,956.50
Net assessments to January 1, 1909
$128,705.40
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 construction, care and main- tenance for years 1903 to 1908 inclusive ...
19.327.89
Amount expended for Sewer Construction and Maintenance (including Henderson Street District sewers) as per Town Treasurer's bal- ance, January 1, 1909
298,679.55
Balance, January 1, 1909
2,253.87
$300,933.42
$300,933.42
This Balance is made up as follows :-
Balance from Bonds and Assessments.
$907.22
Balance from 1904
1.07
Balance from 1905
266.13
Balance from 1906
47.74
Balance from Kensington Park District Appropriation.
507.90
Balance from 1907 appropriation. 357.17
Balance from 1908 appropriation
166.64
$2,253.87
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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
WATER DIVISION.
EXTENSION OF STREET MAINS. In all there have been laid 543 feet of 8-inch and 1298 feet of 6-inch pipe, to extend the high and low service systems at a total cost of $2,735.45. Funds were obtained by the issue of notes for $2,000 by the Town Treasurer and a balance of $419.15 from the notes issued in 1907, and an overdraft of $316.30.
RENEWAL OF STREET MAINS. In all 2937 feet of 8-inch and 1666 feet of 6-inch cast iron pipe has been laid to replace cement- lined pipe. The total cost of this work was $6,090.40. For this renewal there was appropriated $7000, leaving a balance which was used to purchase cast iron pipe for later renewals, which appears in the increased value of stock on hand.
The total overdraft of this division for the year 1908 was
$2,158.70
Offsetting this we have the following:
Credits for 1908 remaining unpaid.
$59.74
Overdraft on extension of mains.
316.30
Increased value of stock, that of 1907 being $5,341.94 and that of 1908 being $6,561.86. 1,219.92
Balance for 1907 not allowed the department as formerly
568.83
Balance in favor of water division
6.09
$2,164.79
$2,164.79
The detail costs of extensions and renewals are shown in Table VII, and the distribution of expenditures to construction, main- tenance and stock is shown in Table VIII.
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TABLE VII. TO EXTEND THE HIGH SERVICE SYSTEM-WATER DIVISION.
STREET.
LOCATION.
Size.
Feet of Pipe.
Lbs. of Lead.
Plugs.
Specials.
Hydrants.
Oth er Stock.
Cost of
Labor.
Engineering.
Sundries.
Teaming.
Total Direct
Expense.
Expense.
Cost.
Cost per Foot.
TO EXTEND THE LOW SERVICE SYSTEM.
Magnolia
southerly to premises of Marster's
6
252
2071
1
$ 50
$110 49
$39 91
$2 52
$2 39
$ 50
$155 81
$29 55
$185 36
$ 73
Total ext. of mains
$1,195 89
$840 22|$20 40
$68 93
$10 59
$2,136 03
$599 42
$2,735 45
TO REPLACE CEMENT LINED PIPE.
Franklin
Broadway to Warren St.
6
1 1
1
1
1 .1
$33 62 16 08 136 87 2 07
$372 86 467 17 3,105 18 16 67
$163 84 219 87 799 56 21 59
$3 00 4 00 12 00
$6 02 7 16 20 48
$1 13 2 25 16 36 88
$546 85 700 45 3,953 58 39 14
$116 21 155 92 563 21 15 04
$663 06 856 37 4,516 79 54 18
90
Medford
1 45
Mill
1 60
Stock bought for re- newals.
909 60
909 60
909 60
Total
$4,871 48
$1,204 86 $19 00 $33 66
$20 62
$6,149 62
$850 38
$7,000 00
1
1
1
$ 71
$188 99
$141 14
$4 00 4 81
$3 36 2 19 57 49
$2 87
$340 36 $101 14
$441 50
$1 30
Linden.
from Park Ave.
6
313
216
1
1
1
1
64
188 89
104 63
1 63
302 15
76 22
378 37
1 21
Oakledge.
from Park Ave. Ext. to Bow St ..
6
358
403
2
2
2 77
233 83
272 80
4 16 4 58
3 25
2 57
732 01
187 84
919 85
1 60
West
southerly to premises of Snow's.
6
37
40
1
1
08
17 08
16 74
33
25
13
34 53
11 69
46 22
1 25
Total
$1,085 40
$800 31 |$17 88| $66 54
$10 09
$1,980 22
$569 87
$2,550 09 ·
Harvard.
southerly to premises of Stearn's
6
338
276
764 15
2 14
Park Ave. extension from Oakledge St ..
8
543
519
2
1
1
1 14
456 61
265 00
2 89
571 17
192 98
2
620 790 2,447 3 10 24
4 5
8 6
679 963 2,937 34
6
Cross St. to the brook.
$ 97
Lake
Mass. Ave. to Parallel St at brook
.
1
Gates.
Materials.
Apportioned
TABLE VIII. DISTRIBUTION OF EXPENSE-WATER DIVISION.
EXPENSES.
CONSTRUCTION.
Labor.
Engi- neering.
Bills.
Direct.
Receipts
Credits.
Cost.
Appor- tioned.
Stock.
Teams.
Aggre- gate.
Mains, extension of
$840 22
$20 40
$68 93
$929 55
$599 42
$1,195 89
$10 59
$2,735 45
$2,735 45
Services, extension of
356 52
28 49
10 61
395 62
1,085 89
Meters, extension of.
167 84
30 31
6 11
204 26
266 00 136 90
400 65 1,537 10
50 77
1,929 03
$24 48
1,904 55
Total Construction
$1,364 58
$79 20
$85 65
$1,529 43
$1,002 32
$3,133 64
$84 98
$5,750 37
$24 48
$5,725 89
MAINTENANCE.
Mains, renewal of cement.
$1,204 86
$19 00
$33 66
$1,257 52
$850 38
$3,961 88
$20 62
$6,090 40
$6,090 40
Mains, repairs on.
103 60
18
103 78
71 57
53 23
10 94
239 52
239 52
Services, repairs on.
341 01
6 00
347 01
235 65
104 39
36 34
723 39
723 39
Meters, repair and care
176 96
124 34
178 39
479 69
208 19
14 65
702 53
669 79
Hydrants, repair and care
29 75
15 39
45 14
20 55
16 20
75
82 64
82 64
Gates, repair and care ..
23 08
21 10
44 18
15 94
2 31
1 50
66 93
66 93
Trenches.
8 43
34 25
42 68
5 82
1 81
50 31
50 31
Flushing .
4 34
4 34
2 99|
1 26,
8 59
8 59
Reservoir
41 29
1 00
6 67
48 96
29 21
1 62
79 79
25 00
54 79
Teaming, including stable expenses
11 50
886 54
898 04
7 94
905 98
191 48
*423 37
Inspection
29 19
29 19
20 16
10 23
59 58
59 58
Great Meadows
4 87
288 65
293 52
3 36
37
297 25
100 00
197 25
Drinking fountains and troughs
17 59
2 65
20 24
12 15
2 00
38 90
38 90
Turning water service off and on
142 10
142 10
98 17
49 03
289 30
63 25
226 05
Total.
$2,138 57
$144 34
$2,073 48
$4,356 39
$1,582 08
$4,142 52
$154 12
$10,235 11
$412 47
$291 13
9,531 51
Work done for private parties.
430 72
50
3 26
434 48
297 93
900 43
46 78
1,679 62
1,679 62
Stock ....
404 63
7,990 36
8,394 99
279 56
5 25
8,679 80
72 76
8,176 59
430 45
Grand total
$4,338 50
$224 04
$10,152 75
$14,715 29
+$3,161 89
$8,176 59
$291 13
$26,344 90
$2,189 33
$8,467 72
$15,687 85
4 51
Salary . . .
600 00
600 00
600 00
600 00
23 62
1,085 89
32 74
$291 13
* Includes exchange of horses.
+ Includes net expense of office, lost time, tools and salaries in part.
238
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
MAINS. The lengths and sizes of cement-lined and iron pipe in use January I, 1909, 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
1,240
4
10,521
Total
20,291
28
19
Iron pipe
12
6,771
66
8
17,781
66
66
6
32,738
66
4
11,794
Total
76,061
148
126
Total both kinds.
90,352 18.25 miles.
176
145
HIGH SERVICE SYSTEM ..
Size, Inches,
Length, Feet.
Hydrants.
Gates.
Iron pipe.
12
16,503
10
14,644
8
13,716
66
6
50,431
66
4
1,497
Total
96,791 18.31 miles.
204
171
The total of both systems is 36.58 miles of pipe, 380 hydrants and 316 gates. In addition there are 4,448 feet of smaller pipes, 2-inch to I I-4-inch laid in places where hydrants were not need- ed, and the amount of water required was small.
REPAIRS ON MAINS. There have been three leaks in the cast iron pipes, all on the high service, due mainly to the lead starting at the joints. There have been four leaks in the low service sys- tem, one in the cement-lined pipe. To repair the latter it was necessary to substitute cast iron pipe, the cement-lined pipe being badly corroded. Had the system been subjected to a pressure
..
10
6,977
239
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
increase as was the case last year doubtless more trouble would have arisen on account of breakage in the cement-lined pipes. It is, therefore, very necessary to push the work of renewal of the cement-lined pipes until all the 4-inch and 6-inch pipes have been replaced. To reduce the pressure fluctuations due to pumping and to render the system less liable to interruptions due to pipe leaks the Metropolitan Force Main has been extended in Massa- chusetts Avenue from Brattle Street to Robbins Road and con- nected into our pipe on Robbins Road. This force main is to be eventually extended up Robbins Road to the standpipe.
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