Town of Arlington annual report 1913, Part 23

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379


REPORT OF BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS


NEW STREET CONSTRUCTION.


At the Town Meeting in March, 1913, an appropriation of $10,000 was made for the construction of Gray Street between Mt. Vernon Street and Oakland Avenue. Early in August, work on the portion between Mt. Vernon Street and Pine Ridge Road was begun. It was necessary to rebuild the stone walls between Mt. Vernon and Walnut Streets, and in the section between Walnut Street and Pine Ridge Road about 600 cubic yards of ledge were removed. It was necessary to relay the water pipe in this section because of the depth of the cut from the original surface of the ground, and at this time the storm drains and the sewer were laid to save future expense.


As the work from Robbins Road to Oakland Avenue pro- gressed, it was evident that a change in location of the line would be more advantageous both as regards the cost of construction and the connection of the street with Oakland Avenue, so further work was delayed until after the matter could be brought before the November Town Meeting for the relocation of the street.


On November 18, 1913, the Town voted to change the loca- tion of the street in accordance with plan recommended by the Joint Board, and work was immediately thereafter pushed to complete the construction before cold weather. The street was opened to traffic from Oakland Avenue to Mt. Vernon Street on December 1, 1913. The whole area where filling occurred was ballasted with stone either from the ledge re- moved to bring the street to grade or from ledge on property belonging to Mr. Philip Allyn located near by on Buena Vista Avenue.


The Board feels that no further expense will be necessary on this street for the present, and that more was accomplished towards securing a permanent street than was believed to be possible for the money expended when the construction was commenced.


The total cost of the construction, not including land damages, to date is $8456.20.


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SEWER DIVISION.


Reference to Table 4 will show the details of construction for 1913. The largest single item of expense in this division was the construction of the pumping plant and force main on Grove Street. This work was done primarily to care for the drainage from the Hospital. This outfit comprises a receiving chamber and motor driven air compressor for the lifting of the sewerage from a point near Dudley Street to the Massachusetts Avenue sewer. This plant will serve a portion of Dudley Street north of Grove Street, Grove Street Place, and Summer Street west of Grove and if necessary, a portion of Summer Street east of Grove Street. The other extensions, as shown on table, have been made as they became necessary, and on Highland Avenue where the excavation was in ledge for water pipe, the sewer, storm drain and gas pipe were laid at one time to save expense in 1914' when they will be needed.


The Gas Company paid a quarter of the expense of excava- tion and the remaining expense was divided equally between the water, sewer and storm drain.


One hundred and six house connections have been made with the main sewer at a total cost of $2427.93. Several house connections have been partly relaid to remove roots or obstructions at a cost of $151.92. which is paid by the department. The entire sewer system has been cleaned and flushed at a cost of $337.70.


The total cost of maintenance for the year was $893.57. The cost of particular sewers and other outside work was $3808.30, and the net cost of all construction and maintenance was $9815.01, leaving a balance to the credit of the appro- priation of $4.94.


The value of property controlled by the Sewer Division January 1, 1914, amounts to $1152.70 as follows:


Tools and appliances $661.11


Material available for new work 491.59


TABLE 4 -SEWER EXTENSION, SEWER DIVISION.


Location


Size of pipe in inches


Length in feet


Total Expense 1913


Reim- bursements


Net Cost


Cost per foot


Assess- ments


Sewer Studies and Assessment Plans.


$382 30


$382 30


Amsden Street.


8


51


52 05


52 05


$1 02


$78 67


Gray Street (Mt. Vernon Street to Pine Ridge Road)


8


717


900 28


900 28


1 26


864 84


Grove Street (Massachusetts Avenue to Summer Street).


8


1403


3,743 38


3,743 38


*2 67


1,557 49


Highland Avenue (Trent Street to Plymouth Street) .. ..


10


345 /


1,257 10


$926 52


330 58


96


439 31


Lincoln Street (Woodland Street north).


8


173


241 34


241 34


1 39


332 82


Milton Street (Massachusetts Avenue to Varnum Street) .. .


. 8


333


323 58


323 58


58


552 65


Plymouth Street (Highland Avenue east)


8


217


503 42


215 32


288 10


1 33


283 96


Washington Street (Brattle Court and Private Lands).


[ 8


476


1,049 81


1,049 81


1 48


365 40


Westminster Avenue (Park Avenue north)


8


107


135 64


135 64


1 27


78 12


Windsor Street.


8


218


248 29


248 29


1 14


320 00


Total.


4502


$8,837 19


$1,141 84


$7,695 35


$4,873 26


.


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*Includes cost of Force Main and Pumping Plant at Grove Street.


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230


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232


382


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TABLE 5-DISTRIBUTION OF EXPENSE, SEWER DIVISION.


Total Expense 1913


Reimburse- ments


Sewer extensions (see Table 4)


$8,837 19


$1,141 84


Maintenance of pump, Brattle Street.


$214 71


Cleaning and flushing sewers .


337 70


Repairing sewers. .


144 81


Maintenance of particular sewers .


150 22


27 23


Yard (care of buildings and fences) General expense


1,002 53


Total maintenance


1,877 20


Construction of particular sewers


$1,653 72


2,346 25


Work done outside of division .


18 15


127 96


Material purchased during 1913.


3,186 75


2,141 95


$1,320 76*


Material on hand January 1, 1913, $204.81.


4,858 62


Grand total


$15,573 01


$5,758 00


Appropriation for 1913 for construction and maintenance.


$9,819 50


Net expense for 1913 for construction and maintenance


9,815 01


Cash balance on hand January 1, 1914.


4 49


Material on hand January 1, 1914, available for new work Unpaid bills due division .


34 33


* Represents amounts charged to division for material used.


TABLE 6- BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. Sewer Division Statement, January 1, 1914.


Total Assessment levied to January 1, 1914


CR. $171,647.17


Assessments abated


$2,268.86


Assessments levied on cemeteries and


Town property and deemed not col- lectable


2,900.32


Assessments on church property, etc., deemed uncollectable


1,404.99


Assessments levied on sewers built by Metropolitan Sewer Commission and to be paid to the Commonwealth


4,315.45


Assessments not collectable by reason of expiration of liens 617.53


11,507.15


$160,140.02


Net assessments to January 1, 1914 Appropriation for Henderson Street District sewers 10,500.00


Bond issue 1896 for sewer construction due 1936 100,000.00


491 59


DR.


383


REPORT OF BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS


Sale of main sewer to Commonwealth of Massachusetts, less collectable assessments $42,400.13


Appropriation for construction, care and maintenance for years 1903 to 1913, inclusive 50,113.21


Amount expended for sewer construc- tion and maintenance (including


Henderson Street District sewers) as per Town Treasurer's balance, Jan- uary 1, 1914 $323,265.96


Balance from bonds and assessments to date 39,887.40


$363,153.36 $363,153.36


SUMMARY OF SEWERAGE STATISTICS.


(In form recommended by Sanitary Section of Boston Society Civil Engineers.) For the year ending December 31,, 1913.


ARLINGTON, MASS.


GENERAL.


Population by census of 1910, 11,187. Total area of city or town, 5.5 square miles.


Area served by sewerage system, 2 square miles. COLLECTION SYSTEM.


For sewage only 33.25 miles, includes 3.47 miles Metropolitan sewer.


For sewage and surface water, 0 miles.


For surface water only, 9.1 miles.


Method of disposal: sewerage into Metropolitan sewer, surface water into brooks.


COLLECTION.


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


For Sewage For Surface Only Water Only


175,545 ft. 46,782 ft.


4,502 ft. 2,969 ft.


1. Lineal feet pipe,


2. Lineal feet extended during year,


3. Number of inverted siphons, 2


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4. Number of manholes, 688.


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


6. Method of cleaning. By special brush drawn from man- hole to manhole.


7. Number of automatic flushing tanks, 0.


8. Number of direct connections with water mains for flush- ing, 32.


9. Number of flushings of entire system during year, 1.


10. Cost of flushing per mile, $10.15.


11. Cost of cleaning per mile, $10.15.


12. Number of stoppages, 1.


13. Method of ventilation, manhole covers.


14. Miles of permanent undermains, 3.


HOUSE CONNECTIONS.


1. By whom made, Sewer Division Board of Public Works.


2. Sizes, 5, 6 and 8 inches.


3. Number made during year, 106.


4. Lineal feet laid during year, 5401.


5. Lineal feet discontinued during year, 0.


6. Total miles in use, 17.53.


7. Average cost per foot, connections made during year, 48 cents.


8. Number of stoppages coming to attention of department, 15.


CATCH BASINS.


1. Number, including inlets, 401.


2. Number cleaned, 1002.


3. Average amount material removed per basin, 3 cubic yards.


4. Cost of removing material per cubic yard, 49 cents.


5. Cost of removing material per catch basin per year, $1.46.


DISCHARGE OF SEWAGE.


1. Estimated population using sewer system, 11,500.


2. Number of buildings connected, 1673.


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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 sewers


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


Note: See Metro- politan Sewerage Board Report.


FINANCIAL .- CONSTRUCTION.


Receipts.


Balance from maintenance


$367.94


Bonds issued


8,837.19


House connections


2,346.25


$11,551.38


Expenditures.


Collection works:


(a) mains


$8,837.19


(b) house connections


2,714.19


$11,551.38


MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION.


Receipts.


Appropriation


$1,500.00


Stock differences


4.49


Balance


$1,495.51


Expenditures.


Repairs


$151.92


Cleaning and flushing sewers


337.70


Unclassified expenses


1,005.89


$1,495.51


GENERAL.


Total cost of collecting mains, $306,695.35.


Bonded debt at date, $119,500.


Value of sinking fund at date,- general.


Average rate of interest on bonds, 4 per cent.


Proportion of cost of system assessed on abutters, 45 per cent. Yearly assessment for maintenance, none.


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Method of assessing abutters and rate of assessment, as fixed by Acts of 1896, Chap. 282, is 28 cents per lineal foot frontage and 52-100 cents per square foot for area within 100 feet of street line.


WATER DIVISION.


EXTENSION OF MAINS.


In all there have been laid 1024 feet of ten-inch, 2414 feet of eight-inch, and 6396 feet of six-inch to extend the high and low service system at a total cost of $15,546.31.


Reference to Table 7 will show in detail where these exten- sions have been made. Included in the above statement is the length of the extension of the Reservoir system from Water Street to Medford Street.


In Medford Street, the old four-inch cement main, which had been discontinued, was again put in service for conveying Reservoir water to the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, and has con- tinued to serve as far as Warren Street to the present time. Several breaks occurred in this pipe near Lewis Avenue, which will require a replacement of about 300 feet of pipe in 1914. Connections were made with the cemetery pipe system so that either Metropolitan or Reservoir water may be supplied. There are 62 services from which water is taken in the cemetery, and these together with the service supplying the grounds between Academy Street and Pleasant Street, the new and old Town Hall buildings, the old cemetery off Pleasant Street, and several street watering. standpipes, will probably show a consumption of water during 1914 of approximately 3,500,000 gallons. This is based on the partial consumption of 1913, which was 1,121,268 gallons between July 29, 1913, and January 1, 1914.


The Metropolitan Water Board required the Town to install a meter on the Reservoir supply near the Gate House off Lowell Street, which was put in use July 29, 1913. It would appear from information now available that the saving to the Town from the use of Reservoir water as at present connected, will be approximately $1000 per year. It will probably be desirable to extend the Reservoir water through Lombard Road to the playground as the old cement main on Pleasant


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REPORT OF BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS


Street between Lombard Road and Massachusetts Avenue was converted over to Reservoir use by laying a ten-inch cast-iron pipe for the Metropolitan water in this section of the street.


The Board is of the opinion that the extension of Reservoir mains for agricultural purposes will probably not be advan- tageous to the Town unless there could be guaranteed a ten years' consumption equal to the present amount of water used on the lines of the proposed extension.


MAINS.


The lengths and sizes of cement-lined and iron pipe in use January 1, 1914, together with the number of gates and hydrants in high and low service in the Reservoir system are shown in following Table. The total of all is 44.85 miles of pipe, 444 hydrants, and 403 gates.


In addition, there are 4448 feet of smaller pipes of one and one-quarter inch and two-inch size laid in places where hydrants were not needed and the amount of water required was small.


LOW SERVICE SYSTEM.


HIGH SERVICE SYSTEM.


RESERVOIR SYSTEM.


Size


Cement-lined Pipe.


Cast-iron Pipe.


Cast-iron Pipe.


Cement and Cast-iron Pipe.


Inch


Length ft.


Hyd.


Gates


Length ft.


Hyd.


Gates


Length ft.


Hyd.


Gates


Length ft.


Hyd.


Gates


12


. .


. .


. .


. .


.


.


. .


8,530


. .


.


10


.


. .


. .


. .


.


. .


. .


. .


.


8


. .


. .


. .


·


. .


. .


. .


.


6


634


. .


. .


. .


. .


. .


. .


. .


4


7,512


1,400


Total


8,146


10


15


99,311


183


167


116,791


238


209


12,606


13


12


·


. .


.


.


. .


. .


.


.


. .


11,794


.


1,497


830


49,326


63,782


1,576


20,190


17,165


270


11,210


17,002


6,791


17,345


.


389


REPORT OF BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS


SERVICES.


One hundred and seven new services have been added during the year, and 60 services abandoned. There are for all pur- poses 1354 services on the low and 1055 on the high service system, and 11 services on the Reservoir system. On the Metropolitan water supply there are 19 services for municipal buildings, 22 for street watering standpipes, and 33 for sewer flushing purposes included in the above. On January 1, 1914, 118 services were temporarily out of use. Twenty-one services inside the street line were replaced with cement-lined pipe at the expense of owners.


METERS.


Eighty-two meters were set on services installed during the past year, 50 meters were set on services which had been pre- viously laid, and 349 meters were set on old services, making a total number of meters set this year 481, and completing the metering of all services in use on the water system. The total number of meters in use January 1, 1914, is 2438. The cost of reading the meters amounts to about 25 cents per meter, and the cost of repairs, including reading and care, amounts to about 60 cents per meter per year.


METERS IN USE DECEMBER 31, 1913.


Kind


5-inch


2-inch


1-inch


12-inch


2-inch


Total


Lambert.


1522


17


18


3


1560


Trident .


306


55


14


1


1


377


Empire.


294


19


8


321


Split case


61


61


Hersey


14


11


10


11


13


59


Nash .


4


24


Crown


2


2


1


6


4


15


Union .


3


2


1


6


Thomson .


3


3


Worthington


3


3


Keystone.


1


1


Bee .


1


1


Compound


2


5


7


2211


106


75


23


23


2438


20


390


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HYDRANTS AND FOUNTAINS.


The general practice of placing hydrants about 400 feet apart on mains has been continued, and all hydrants are now set with steamer connections. All hydrants have been painted to designate the system to which each belongs, namely,- those on the high service, red base with white cap; those on the low service, black base with white cap; and those on the Reservoir service, black base with red cap.


The handsome new drinking fountain, made available to the Town through the generosity of the Misses Robbins, was put in commission in the fall, and all other drinking fountains in the Town were discontinued; those not already removed will probably be taken out next year.


The water supply of the Metropolitan Water Board has been of good quality, and the quantity as measured and reported is as follows:


1911


Gallons per Day 1912


1913


1911


Per Capita per Day 1912 1913


January


827,000


973,200


738,800


72


82


60


February


827,600


1,076,500


709,800


72


90


57


March


818,700


1,119,700


699,200


71


93


56


April


856,800


1,067,300


624,600


74


89


50


May


1,192,000


1,075,100


760,300


102


89


61


June


1,087,200


1,462,000


983,800


93


121


79


July


: 1,484,300


1,499,100


1,179,000


127


124


94


August


1,106,100


1,139,900


906,100


94


94


72


September


999,100


906,700


760,800


85


74


60


October


924,300


959,500


745,600


78


78


59


November


833,500


807,200


668,500


70


66


53


December


821,700


839,600


648,500


69


68


51


Average for year 983,200


1,077,150


786,300


84


89


63


All services are now metered, and the reduction in average consumption as shown above, which is a large factor in deter- mining our Metropolitan water tax, shows that the expenditure for meters by the Board during the last two years was a wise investment.


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TABLE 7-TO EXTEND THE HIGH SERVICE SYSTEM, WATER DIVISION.


Location


Size of pipe in inches


Length in feet


No. of Hy- drants


No. of Gates


Total Expense 1913


Cost per foot


Reim- bursements


Net Cost


Bow Street (Park Avenue east).


6


295


1


$434 97


$1 47


Cedar Avenue at George Street .


S


10


22 64


2 26


Fountain Road (Gray Street south)


6


188


1 1


222 59


1 18


Hillside Avenue (George Street to Rhinecliff Street)


8


259


George Street (Cedar Avenue to Rhinecliff Street).


6


901


3


21


2,504 31


1 82


Rhinecliffe Street (Hillside Avenue west)


8


204


261 31


1 28


Highland Avenue (Trent Street to Gloucester Street)


10


404


1,106 91


74


Kensington Road (Brantwood Road east)


6


336


1


541 51


1 61


Lincoln Street (Gray Street south)


10 &


6


320


1


655 24


2


05


Massachusetts Avenue at Forest Street


8


101


1


201 78


2 00


Plymouth Strect (Highland Avenue east)


6


233


1


1


233 92


1


00


Trent Street (lower end).


6


12


12 90


1 08


Total.


TO EXTEND THE LOW SERVICE SYSTEM.


Amsden Street.


6


59


1


$88 481


$1 50|


Beacon Street (Warren Street to Coral Street)


8


1350


1,636 19


1 21


Massachusetts Ave. (between Fairmont and Thorndike Sts.)


8


246


1


1


401 70


1 63


Massachusetts Avenue (between Varnum and Milton Sts.)


8


244


234 39


96


· Milton Street (Massachusetts Avenue to end).


6


393


1


1


309 80


79


Newcomb Street (Orvis Road east)


6


269


184 74


69


6


337


207 79


62


6


247


238 96


96


Pleasant Street (Massachusetts Avenue to Lombard Road).


10


606


1


994 12


1 64


Randolph Strect (Barnes Lane east)


6


730


2


1


562 42


77


Rangeley Road (Farrington Street to Glen Avenue). Thorndike Street (lower end)


6


965


3


2


915 75


95


6


589


1


1


475 90


81


6


102


77 92


76


Total.


6353


11


9


$6,527 61


TO EXTEND THE RESERVOIR SUPPLY SYSTEM.


Massachusetts Avenue (Water Street to Medford Street). . Pleasant Street near Massachusetts Avenue.


S


1051


$2,607 92


$2 48[


6


184


212 70


1 16


Total.


1235


$2,820 62


Grand total


11069


15


18


$15,546 31


$359 20] $15,187 11


391


* Includes 90 feet of pipe on Freeman Street.


REPORT OF BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS


92


6


216


1


199 45


Trowbridge Strcet (Waldo Road south)


Windsor Street.


3481


4


9


$6,198 08


1


1


Orvis Road (Freeman Street to Mass. Avenue) east side *. .


1


Orvis Road (Randolph Street to Freeman Street) west side.


6


218


Gray Street (Robbins Road to Fountain Road)


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TABLE 8-DISTRIBUTION OF EXPENSE, WATER DIVISION.


Location


Total Expense 1913


Reimburse- ments


Net Cost


Mains, extension of (for details see Table 7). . $15,546 31 MAINTENANCE


$359 20 $15,187 11


Services, extension of .


$618 59


Meters, extension of .


730 59


Mains, repairs on .


84 39


Services, repairs on.


720 39


$22 19


Services, cleaning and inspecting .


152 80


36 00


Meters, repair and care


1,250 89


346 44


Gates, repair and care.


98 55


23 00


Hydrants, repair and care.


280 02


82 61


Flushing .


2 52


Reservoir, Great Meadows, standpipe grounds


2,587 17


544 68


Teaming, including stable expense.


1,524 62


690 14


$696 73*


Turn water services off and on


45 57


21 83


Drinking fountains and troughs


146 60


Water bills .


559 09


22 00


General expense.


4,326 49


Total maintenance .


$13,128 28


$1,788 89


Work done for private parties.


655 53


970 24


Material purchased during 1913.


15,932 52


9,501 07


Material on hand January 1, 1913, $2055.65. .


Subtotal.


$16,588 05


$10,471 31


$5,614 56*


Grand total


$29,716 33


$12,260 20 $17,456 13


* Represents amounts charged to division |for teaming and material.


Appropriation for 1913 for extensions .


Appropriation for 1913 for water for municipal purposes


7,000 00


Income from water rates collected .


49,103 40


Unexpended balance 1912 (see page 271 in 1912 report)


1,025 06


Total funds available for 1913 Net expense for 1913


$72,128 46


Extensions of mains .


$15,187 11


Maintenance.


17,456 13


Sinking Funds .


1,000 00


Water debt paid .


8,000 00


Interest charges.


10,980 00


Metropolitan water tax


20,491 56


$73,114 80


Overdraft .


$986 34


Material on hand January 1, 1914.


$3,265 87


Unpaid bills due division .


640 88


$3,906 75


$15,000 00


$22,000 00


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WATER RATES FROM CONSUMER.


Year


Fixture


Meter


Total


1904


$34,346.00


$4,686.60


$39,032.60


1905


28,837.12


9,622.86


38,459.98


1906


24,538.38


14,438.01


38,976.39


1907


19,064.71


16,847.16


35,911.87


1908


17,910.73


21,337.75


39,248.48


1909


14,600.78


24,017.62


38,618.40


1910


13,606.24


26,209.74


39,815.98


1911


11,813.91


31,157.06


42,970.97


1912


9,607.89


35,885.36


45,493.25


1913


All metered.


49,121.04


During the winter months of 1913, all the wood and brush were removed on the area of the Great Meadows and the Slocum Mill property at East Lexington. This work was necessary on account of the particularly bad infection of the trees by gypsy and brown-tail moths. About 150 cords of wood were cut. By keeping the upland ground free from brush, it is expected that the area of pasturage and the income from same can be increased. On the area of the Meadows, the Boston Fertilizer Company, the lessees of the property, have extended ditches, and are outlining extensive operations for excavation of the peat. When the excavation of this area is finally completed, a beautiful artificial lake will result, comprising a part of the auxiliary water system of the Town of Arlington.


SUMMARY OF STATISTICS.


For the year ending December 31, 1913.


In form recommended by the New England Water Works Association.


ARLINGTON WATER WORKS. Arlington, Middlesex County, Mass.


Population by census of 1910, 11,187.


Date of construction, low service, 1872; high service, 1894. By whom owned, Town of Arlington.


Source of supply, Metropolitan Water System.


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CONSUMPTION.


1. Estimated total population at date, 13,500.


2. Estimated population on lines of pipe, 12,800.


3. Estimated population supplied 13,300.


4. Total consumption for the year, 287,008,000.


5. Passed through meters, July 1 to December 31, 1913, 111,842,325 gallons.


6. Percentage of consumption metered, 100 per cent.


7. Average daily consumption, 786,300 gallons.


8. Gallons per day to each inhabitant, 58.


9. Gallons per day to each consumer, 59.


10. Gallons per day to each tap, 326.


DISTRIBUTION.


(Including auxiliary supply from old Reservoir.)


MAINS.


1. Kind of pipe, cast iron and cement.


2. Sizes, from 4-inch to 12-inch.


3. Extended feet during year, 11,105.


4. Discontinued 1350 feet during year.


5. Total now in use 44.85 miles.


6. Cost of repairs per mile, $4.74, estimated.


8. Length of pipe less than four inches in diameter, 4448.


9. Number of hydrants added during year (public), 13.


10. Number of hydrants (public and private) now in use, 443.


11. Number of stop gates added during year, 23.


12. Number of stop gates now in use, 403.


15. Average pressure on mains at center of Town, 105 pounds high system, 50 pounds low system.


SERVICES.


16. Kind of pipe, cement lined, galvanized, cast iron. .


17. Sizes, 1-inch to 6-inch.


21. Number of service taps added during year, 107.


22. Number of services now in use, 2409.


24. Average cost of service for the year, $12.95.


25. Number of meters added, 481.


26. Number now in use, 2438.


395


REPORT OF BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS


27. Percentage of services metered, 100 per cent.


28. Percentage of receipts from metered water, 100.


30. Number of motors in use, 3.


FINANCIAL STATEMENT. MAINTENANCE. Receipts.


Stock on hand January 1, 1913


$2,055.65


Cash on hand January 1, 1913


1,025.06


A Water Rates (fixture)


B Water Rates (meter) 49,103.40


C Total for water and meter rents


$49,103.40


D All other receipts


12,260.20


E Total From Public Funds


7,000.00


K Gross receipts from all sources


$71,444.31


Expenditures.


Stock on hand January 1, 1914


$3,265.87


Cash on hand January 1, 1914


$3,265.87


AA Metropolitan Water Assessment Management, repairs and renewals


$20,491.56


6,902.33


BB Interest on bonds


10,980.00


CC Total maintenance


$38,373.89


DD Transfers, Sinking Fund


$1,000.00


Bonds


8,000.00


Construction


6,675.30


Stock sold (transferred)


15,115.63


Total


$30,790.93


KK Gross expenditures


$72,430.69


CONSTRUCTION.


Receipts.


Q Balance from previous Bond issue $14,715.20


R From Bonds issued 6,675.30




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