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Classification of Meters in Use.
SIZES.
PATTERN.
TOTAL.
1/2-in.
5/8-in.
3/4-in.
1-in.
11/2-in.
2-in.
3-in.
4-in.
Crown
1991
-
24
28
2
11
2
2058
Worthington
300
6
3
-
-
-
310
Union Piston .
-
188
18
1
-
-
-
-
207
Union Rotary .
52
2
4
1
-
59
Hersey
-
52
-
-
-
1
-
1
53
Empire
10
10
Spooner
2
1
3
Desper
3
3
Balance Valve
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
Frost
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
Thomson
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
1 1
Indicators
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
Total . . .
2001
600
51
36
2
12
3
1
2708
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
Water Pumped and Consumed.
There were pumped during 1889, 315,370,007 gallons of water, about 59,000,000 gallons in excess of the quantity pumped in 1888.
The consumption for the year averaged 853,435 gallons per day, ranging from 259,713 gallons, the minimum, Jan. 6th to 1,412,000 gallons, the maximum consumption May 18th. The accompanying tables show the consumption by months since 1878.
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-
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Daily Average Consumption of Water from 1878 to 1889, inclusive.
MONTH.
1878.
1879.
1880.
1881.
1882.
1883.
1884.
1885.
1886.
1887.
1888.
1889.
January . 286,234 309,645 386,524 406,212
445,257
526,943 449,079
532,659
533,558
619,418
645,101
655,433
February. 274,792 300,275 341,920 397,346
470,841
481,437 444,011
563,741
531,434
592,530
655,412
724,710
March . . 227,484 300,048 325,996 354,168
541,149
503,804 473,193
466,218
570,673
580,902
617,863
719,927
April . . . 221,508 297,850 381,002 392,617
477,540
494,281 451,722
543,734
575,883
590,590
635,638
770,102
May . . . . 294,278 388,671 514,382 466,234
510,951
568,500 502,412
566,650
645,267
763,109
700,816
900,353
June . . . 369,844 455,924 719,348 475,573
646,752
719,838 679,588
835,919
840,520
896,608
871,010
914,089
July . . . 557,446 488, 733 515,623 520,529
764,985
818,209 626,404
870,227 1,052,536
905,024
924,756
878,551
August . . 386,916 502,418 540,408 510,214
944,486 1,042,608 560,032
660,262
742,347
769,210
811,153
831,641
September 374,517 387,366 530,826 550,974
712,994
882,348 663,817
673,137
716,465
760,308
688,252
807,418
October. . 343,431 370,238 419,474,467,155
601,595
511,039 552,219
580,189
678,351
692,127
641,758
873,851
Novemb'r 304,208 361,446 387,683 440,689
520,945
482,570 476,116
529,666
611,504
653,907
612,405 1,081,677
December 297,890 336, 777 364,196 426,752
501,669
460,994 497,075
532,023
592,510
620,689
634,414 1,076,158
Daily av'ge 328,212 374,949 452,032 450,705
594,930
624,381 532,804
614.968
675,298
703,702
703,491
853,435
Maximum 700,000 650,000 858,000 842,000 1,370,000 1,394,000 962,000 1,387,000 1,997,000 1,490,000 1,419,000 1,412,000
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Receipts for the Year 1889.
Annual rates .
$19,403 22
Meter rates
. 47,204 52
Service and meter account
5871 20
Construction account
7 60
Meter rent
· 3,196 83
$75,683 37
Expenditures for the Year 1889 ·
MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT.
Amount of appropriation
$14,800 00
Expense of registrar's office, including salary of registrar, inspector, travelling and miscellaneous ex- penses . $3,410 13
Expense of superintendent's office, in- cluding salary of superintend- ent, pipe yard and miscellaneous expenses .
1,847 12
Expense of pumping station, includ- ing salary of engineer and fire- man, fuel, repairs, etc.
5,313 85
Expense of maintaining reservoir
2,066 12
mains .
546 40
hydrants
424 92
services 144 74
filter basin 821 44
stand pipes 104 14
city teams 491 25
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Amounts carried forward,
$15,170 11 $14,800 00
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Amounts brought forward,
$15,170 11 $14,800 00
Expense of maintaining drinking
posts
26 59
Expense of maintaining watering
troughs
41 29
Tools
47 56
Pumping Station dwelling
135 23
15,420 78
Balance, deficit
620 78
SERVICE AND METER ACCOUNT.
Amount of appropriation
$3,500 00
Expended for new services .
2,427 53
maintaining service 273 55
maintaining meters 513 17
maintaining city teams
305 01
sundries
12 74 3,532 00
Balance, deficit
$32.00
REBATE ACCOUNT.
Amount of appropriation
$500 00
Expended in rebates of water rates $74 79
meter rates .
266 14
service and
meter acc't
15 41
meter rental
51 97 408 01
Balance unexpended
$91 99
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CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT.
DR.
Expended for new mains $24,489 42
hydrants
1,666 35
services
8,156 43
stand pipes
72 39
water gates
434 20
tools and repairs
974 57
gate boxes
1,197 61
meters
4,394 00
city teams
728 89
pumping station exhaust
93 00
filter basin
10 30
blow offs .
40 00
engine fittings .
295 50
additional supply
4,941 52
high service
353 13
reservoir check-valves
1,207 43
drinking posts .
4 50
watering troughs
24 75
meter maintenance
604 26
pipe yard building
16 08
$49,704 33
CR.
By receipts during the year
$7 60
Net expenditure during 1889
49,696 73
Net expenditure to Dec. 31, 1888 .
1,168,951 25
Net expenditure to Dec. 31, 1889
· $1,218,647 98
Comparative Statement of Receipts and Expenditures from 1878 to 1889, inclusive.
EXPENDITURES.
RECEIPTS.
WATER RATES.
YEAR.
DEFICIT.
Interest.
Maintenance
Services and Meters.
Total.
From City.
Other Sources.
Services and Meters.
Total.
1878
.
$44,800 00
$9,777 69
$6,997 45 $61,575 14
$5,896 74 $17,598 33
$5,280 55 $25,775 62 $35,799 52
1879
.
45,500 00
8,841 20
4,860 57
59,201 77
6,132 50
21,023 02
3,138 68
30,294 20
28,907 57
1880
.
47,750 00
9,223 70
4,212 24
61,185 94
8,919 00
24,815 58
6,192 40
39,926 98
21,258 96
1881
.
48,900 00
12,682 49
4,951 20
66,533 69
8,533 18
26,953 10
5,206 48
40,692 76
25,840 93
1882
.
49,600 00
13,811 62
5,590 63
69,002 25
8.729 01
32,703 38
5,454 59
47,886 98
21,115 27
1883
.
50,900 00
16,266 01
5,498 65
72,664 66
12,851 22
36,476 73
5,727 50
55,055 45
17,609 21
1884
.
52,500 00
13,351 94
5,584 97
71,436 91
12,127 56
37,641 45
5,879 38
55,648 39
15,788 52
1885
·
53,100 00
12,873 49
6,471 25
72,444 74
14,278 89
39,567 77
5,471 52
59,318 18
13,126 56
1886
·
54,380 00
12,986 51
5,998 86
73,365 37
11,177 00
43,183 88
6,311 50
60,672 38
12,692 99
1887
.
55,740 00
13,951 64
3,998 79
74,053 48
14,301 29
42,947 76
5,194 64
62,443 69
11,609 79
1888 .
59,600 00
13,938 33
3,499 22
77,296 11
15,341 26
48,692 21
3,747 05
67,780 52
9,515 59
1889
.
61,340 00
15,420 78
3,532 00 *80,700 79
15,310 96
51,296 78
5,871 20
72,478 94
8,221 85
* Rebates, $408.01.
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SUMMARY OF STATISTICS.
REPORT OF 1889.
In Accordance with the Recommendation of the New England; Water Works Association. Newton Water Works, Middlesex County, Mass,
Population by census of 1885 19,759 1876
Date of construction
By whom owned . . City of Newton
Source of supply
Filter basin on the bank of Charles River, fed by inter- cepted springs.
Mode of supply
Pumping through the mains to the reservoir, making the res- ervoir a storage and regulat- ing basin.
Pumping.
1. Builder of pumping machinery H. R. Worthington
2. Description of coal used :-
(b.) Kind . Bituminous
(c.) Size Broken
(d.) Brand Elk Garden, Cumberland
(e.) Price per gross ton delivered $5 25
(.f.) Percentage of ash (estimated) 10
(g.) Wood, price per cord $6 00
3. Coal consumed for the year, in pounds . . 1,289,600
4. Wood consumed for the year, in lbs .__ coal in lbs. . · 19,200
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5. Total fuel consumed for the year (3) -- (4). 1,308,800 6. Total pumpage for the year, in gallons,. 315,370,007
7. Average static head against which pumps work 176.78 ¢
8. Average dynamic head against which pumps work 227.70
9. Number of gallons pumped per pound of coal 241.00
10. Duty in foot-pounds, per 100 pounds of coal, using following formula, reck- oning only coal actually used in pumping :
Duty ==- Gallons pumped (6)X8.34 (1bs.)X100Xdynamic head (8)
Total fuel consumed (5) 45,758,964
Cost of Pumping figured on Pumping Station Expenses of $5,313.85.
11. Per million gallons raised against aver- age dynamic head (8) into reservoir 16.85
12. £
Per million gallons raised one foot high (dynamic) .07
Cost of Pumping figured on Total Maintenance (see Financial c. c.) $76,760.78.
13. Per million gallons raised against aver- age dynamic head (8) into reservoir $243.40
14. Per millon gallons raised one foot high (dynamic) 1.07
FINANCIAL STATEMENT. MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT.
RECEIPTS.
EXPENDITURES
DIVISION I.
From Consumers :
A. Water rates, domestic . $48,671 51
B. Water rates, manufacturing 2,625 27
c. Servicesand meters put in and repaired . 5,519 39
D. Total from private customers . From Public Funds :
$56,816 17
E. Hydrant service, 566 at $20 . $11,320 00
F. Horse troughs 11, all metered . 940 43
G. Street watering, metering rates . 1,797 84
H. Public buildings, all metered 1,147 89
I. Drinking posts, 10 at $6 60 00
J. Public fountain, one, metered
44 80
K. Service pipe, etc.
351 81
L. Total from public funds
M. Gross receipts from all sources DIVISION II.
15,662 77 $72,478 94
N. From fixed rates, domestic . . $19,403 22
o. From meter rates, domestic 44,579 25
P. From meter rates, manufactu'ng 2,625 27
$66,607 74
Q. Balance, deficit 8,221 85
AA. Management and repairs, details on page 46 $15,420 78 BB. Interest on bonds . 61,340 00
cc. Service and meter account, details on page 47 . 3,532 00
DD. Rebate account 408 01
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$80,700 79
EE.
Total
. $80,700 79
FINANCIAL STATEMENT-Concluded. CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT.
RECEIPTS.
EXPENDITURES.
From bonds issued . . $49,696 73
From pipe sold, labor, etc. 7 60
Total
. $49,704 33
Expended for all purposes on this account ( for
details see page 48). . $49,704 33
$49,704 33
Net cost of works to date
.$1,168,947 61 ($600,000, 6 per cent.
Bonded debt at date
. 1,165,000 00 250,000, 5 per cent.
Value of sinking fund at date
287,330 40 ( 367,000, 4 per cent.
Average rate of interest
5.2 per cent.
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Consumption.
1. Estimated total population . 23,500
2. Estimated population on lines of pipe 22,500
3. Estimated population supplied at date . 22,000
4. Total number of gallons consumed for year 311,503,775
5. Passed through domestic meters, gallons 129,500,000
6. Passed through manufacturing meters. gal- lons . . 17,130,000
7. Average daily consumption in gallons 853.435
8. Gallons per day, each inhabitant (1) 36 .
9. Gallons per day, each consumer . 38
10. Gallons per day, each tap ( distribution 22) 203
Distribution.
1. Kind of pipe used Cast iron
2. Size . From 20 inches to 4 inches ·
3. Extended . 17786 feet
4. Discontinued None
5. Total now in use 90 2-10 miles
6. Cost of maintenance per mile, including re- pairs, blowing off, care of hydrants, etc., . $10 77
7. Number of leaks discovered for year . 12
8. Small distribution pipes, less than 4 inches, total length . 2 4-10 miles
9. Hydrants added 21
10. Number now in use 606
11. Stop-gates added 24
12. Number now in use 451
13. Small stop-gates less than 4 inch 32
14. Number of blow-off gates . 168
15. Range of pressure at centre for day and night (average) pounds 60
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Services,
16. Kind of pipe used . Lead, wrought and cast iron
17. Size . .
From 1-2 to 4 inches
18. Extended . 12892 feet
19. Discontinued None
20. Total now in use 50 7-10 miles
21. Service taps added 225
22. Number now in use 4203
23. Average length of service . 63 6-10 feet
24. Average cost of service
§ Gross, $26 50
Net, 12 85
25. Meters added
209
26. Number now in use : - -
(a) Domestic 2692
(b) Manufacturing
16
2708
27. Motors and elevators added 3
28. Number now in use 12
CITY OF NEWTON. MASS.
ORDINANCE XX.
Relating to the Water Department.
SECTION 1. A Water Board is hereby established con- sisting of five persons, one of whom shall be a member of the Board of Aldermen, one a member of the Common Council, and three at large. The offices of Water Registrar and Superintendent of Water Works are hereby established.
SECT. 2. The Superintendent shall have general super- intendence of the out-of-door work of the department, under the direction of the Water Board.
Whenever any repairs are made or new work done, he shall make a detailed report to the Board of the kind of work performed, where located, the amount thereof, the quantity and kind of material used therefor, to whom chargeable, and any other particulars that may be deemed desirable or necessary. He shall perform any other duties prescribed by the Water Board.
SECT. 3. The Water Registrar shall keep full, complete, and detailed records of all doings and correspondence of the Water Board, also similar records and accounts of all the work done by the officers and employees of the depart- ment, showing the kind of work done, the location and cost thereof, and the account to which it is charged.
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He shall also keep a full record of the name of each water-taker, the location and description of the building in which the water is used, the character of its use, the kind of service, the quantity supplied, and the amount charged therefor, all properly arranged for convenient reference.
He shall also keep a full record of the amount of water daily pumped, consumed, and in store; and, generally, of all facts pertaining to the condition and use of the works that may be desirable for reference.
He shall perform any other duties prescribed by the Board.
SECT. 4. The Water Board shall have the general super- vision and management of the water works, and shall have power to appoint, hire, dismiss, discharge, and fix the compen- sation of such other officers and employees of the department (except Superintendent and Registrar) as they shall deem necessary for a proper transaction of its business.
SECT 5. The Board shall annually, in the month of January, present to the City Council a report to and includ- ing the thirty-first day of December of the preceding year, containing a full statement of the doing's of the department, of the condition of the work, and such other matters as they may deem proper.
SECT. 6. The Board shall annually, in the month of September, submit to the Committee on Finance of the City Council an estimate in writing of the receipts and expendi- tures of the department for the ensuing year.
SECT. 7. All bills and vouchers of purchases for the department, and pay-rolls and other bills for labor, shall be approved in writing by at least three members of the Board.
SECT. 8. All books of account and records in the department shall, at times, be open to the inspection of any committee of the City Council designated to examine them.
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SECT. 9. The Board shall attach a meter to all services supplying other fixtures than faucets ; also to fixtures supply- ing only faucets where more than three are used. The Board shall also furnish meters to all water-takers who desire to use them, regardless of the fixtures supplied.
All meters hereafter set shall be furnished, maintained, and renewed at the cost of the city, and the Board shall charge an annual rental therefor ; provided, nevertheless, that any meter injured through the negligence of a water-taker, or by frost, shall be repaired at his expense.
SECT. 10. All premises where water is taken may at any reasonable time be inspected by a properly authorized officer of the department ; and full authority is hereby given to the Board to order such inspection whenever they deem it for the interests of the department that it be made.
SECT. 11. The owner and the occupant of the premises in which water is used, who fails to protect his meter from frost, or fails to keep the service pipes and fixtures in good order, and neglects to repair them in three days after they have become defective, or neglects to shut off the water to prevent waste, shall be liable to a forfeiture of two dollars ; and if the forfeiture is not paid within two days after notice, the water shall be cut off and shall not be let on until the waste is stopped and the fine is paid, together with two dollars for shutting off and letting on the water.
In case of a second offence within one year the water shall be shut off, and shall not be let on except by a vote of the Board, and the payment of such forfeit, not exceeding ten dollars, as the Board may impose.
SECT. 12. Applications for service pipes shall be made upon blank forms furnished at the office of the Board; when the estimated cost of the applicant's part has been deposited, the pipes shall be laid. From the main to the street line the
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work shall be done at the expense of the city, the remainder at the cost of the applicant. The account shall be adjusted, and any balance paid before the water is turned on.
SECT. 13. Extensions of main pipe shall only be made when authorized by an order of the City Council. Applica- tions therefor must be made upon the blanks furnished by the Board, upon which shall be endorsed the estimate of cost of the extension desired. No such application shall be considered by the Board unless accompanied by a written agreement binding the applicant, or other responsible party, to guarantee the city annually, for at least five years, a sum equal to five per cent. of the total cost of the extension. All receipts, for water sold from such extension, and no other, shall be credited to the party making such guaranty as payments upon account of same.
Applications for extension of mains through private ways or grounds shall in no case be granted unless the owner there- of executes a proper instrument, securing to the city the right of permanent occupation, free from any acts of interference that shall affect the safety of the pipe, and securing to the department free right of entrance for purposes of its inspection and maintenance. Nothing in this section, however, shall be construed as affecting the right of the City Council to authorize the extension of a water main without guaranty, if, upon a vote taken by yea and nay, two-thirds of the members of each branch present and voting shall vote to do so.
SECT. 14. All bills for water, including the minimum charge for water furnished by meter, shall be payable to the Treasurer in advance, on the first day of March annually. Bills for specific supplies or for a part of the year, and fines and penalties, shall be paid before the water is let on. Where water is supplied by meter, the excess over minimum rates shall
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be payable semi-annually, on the first day of March and of September, for the six months next preceding.
SECT. 15. In every case of non-payment of the water rent for thirty days after the same is due, the Board shall cause a written demand to be left at the premises where the water is taken ; and unless the rent is paid within three days there- after, together with twenty cents for the demand, the Board shall cut off the supply. The water shall not be let on until the amount due, together with said fee, and two dollars for the shutting off and letting on, is paid whether other persons taking water through the service pipe are delinquent or not. In every case of non-payment of water rent, the owner of the premises, whether he is the occupant or not, shall be required to pay the same, and all charges connected therewith, provided he has been duly notified of the use of the water, and has made no objection.
Whenever the water is shut off by request of plumbers for the sake of making repairs, except those named in Section 11, the charge for shutting off and letting on shall be one dollar.
SECT. 16. The annual price or rent to be paid for the use of meters and for water shall be in accordance with the following schedule.
The Board is hereby authorized to make abatements and rebates in all proper cases ; no special rates, however, shall be allowed. In any case not provided for by the schedule, the Board shall set a meter, and charge for the water at meter rate.
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SCHEDULE OF RATES.
Dwelling Houses.
If occupied by one family, one faucet $6 00 Each additional faucet, not exceeding two . 2 00 One faucet used by two or more families, each family using 4 00
Set wash-tubs, not more than three in a set, each set 1 00
For all other fixtures, the water to be supplied through meters at following rates :-
For Consumption Averaging Daily for Six Months.
Under 3,000 gallons per day (per thousand gal.), 35 cts.
66 66 30 “ Over 3,000 gal. and under 6 per day .
" 6.000 66 10,000 66 66 66 66 21
" 10,000 66 " 20,000 66
19 66 " 20,000 66 30,000 66
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15 66
30,000 gals. and over per day 66 66 12 «
(Each meter to be subject to a minimum charge of $10.00 per annum.)
SECT. 17. Any plumber, or other person, who shall make any alteration in or addition to, any water pipe or fixture, except so far as a written permit therefor has been given by the Board, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding twenty dollars.
SECT. 18. Whoever opens any hydrant, or removes any cap thereof, or opens or makes any connection with the pipe or reservoir, or turns off or on the water in the pipe or reservoir, without the permission of the Board, except in case of fire, shall be liable to a penalty of not less than three, nor more than twenty dollars ; provided, however that in case of emergency the water may be turned off by any employee of the city, who"
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shall, in such case, immediately give notice at the office of the Board.
SECT. 19. Whoever, without the authorization of the Board, fishes in the reservoir or filter basin, or discharges any gun or firearm upon the same or on the grounds connected therewith, or bathes therein, or places or uses any boat therein, or posts any bill, placard or advertisement within the said grounds, shall be liable to a fine of not less than five nor more than fifty dollars for each offence ; and the Board is hereby authorized to exclude the public from any or all grounds of the department, whenever such exclusion may be deemed by them necessary for the proper protection of the works.
SECT. 20. No water shall be sold to parties outside of the city.
SECT. 21. This amendment shall take effect, in so far as it relates to meters, on March 1, 1887 ; in all other respects it shall take effect upon its passage.
RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE NEWTON WATER DEPARTMENT.
SECTION 1.
Office.
1. The office of the Water Board is hereby established in the room at City Hall now occupied by the Water Regis- trar.
SECTION 2.
Organization.
1. Besides the offices of Water Registrar and Superin- tendent established by ordinance, the permanent organization of the department shall be as follows :-
A civil engineer, an inspector of meters and fixtures, a pumping engineer, a fireman, a main-pipe foreman, a service- pipe foreman, three teamsters, and a clerk in the office of the Water Board. It is understood that the City Engineer is the civil engineer of this department.
SECTION 3.
Water Registrar.
1. The Water Registrar shall be the clerk and executive officer of the Board; all orders and communications of the Board shall be signed by, or given through, him, and shall be obeyed and respected accordingly.
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2. He shall assess the water rates according to the tariff established by ordinance. He shall make out and distribute bills, exercise a constant supervision over the use of water, and attend to the enforcement of all regulations relating thereto.
3. He shall issue the orders of the Board for the laying of main and service pipe only after the requirements of the ordinance shall have been fulfilled ; and in no case shall he order an extension in a private way until he has received a certificate from the City Engineer that said way is graded to proper level.
4. He shall be especially careful to see that the require- ment of the ordinance regarding the pre-payment of water rates is strictly enforced, and in no event shall he order water turned on till the bill therefor shall have been paid.
5. He shall annually, on or before the first day of September, lay before the Board an estimate in detail of the appropriations required by the department, and of its income, for the next financial year.
6. He shall receive a daily report from the other officers of the department of the progress and condition of the work in their charge, and shall make a weekly report to the Board thereupon.
7. He shall keep copies or memoranda of all orders from the office and the reports of other officers closely posted up, and will be held responsible for the proper condition of the books, papers, and work of the office, as also for the due performance of the duties imposed upon him by ordinance.
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SECTION 4.
Superintendent.
1. The office of the Superintendent is hereby established at the pipe yard at Newtonville.
2. The Superintendent shall have general charge of the out-of-door work. No new work shall be undertaken by him without the order of the Board; any work of maintenance, however, necessary to be performed without delay, may be done without said order, the Superintendent immediately reporting thereon to the Registrar.
3. He shall have control of the laborers and other employees engaged upon work under his charge. He shall have power to hire and discharge day laborers, and to suspend any other of his employees, giving immediate notice of such suspension to the Board for its action.
4. He will be held responsible for the good conduct of the men under his direction, the condition of the water, of the reservoir and its grounds, of the grounds about the pumping station, the basin and grounds in Needham, the piping, gates, hydrants, and other appurtenances of the department plant, and all tools and property at the pipe yard.
5. He shall be watchful to prevent or remedy any defect in a street or sidewalk resulting from the presence of main or service pipe or their appurtenances.
6. Before leaving his office he will report to the water office where he may be found while absent, and the time of his expected return.
7. He shall make daily reports to the Water Registrar of the progress and condition of work in his charge.
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SECTION 5.
Inspector.
1. The Inspector, under the charge of the Registrar, shall make inspections of the fixtures and meters in service, at such times as the Registrar shall deem expedient, and he shall, in general, act as chief assistant to the Registrar.
2. He shall have charge of testing, setting. and repair- ing meters, and shall keep careful record of the dates and results of all tests made; of the condition of all meters removed for repairs, both before and after repairs are made, with the date of their removal and resetting. He shall also keep a careful record of the cost of setting, repairing. inspect- ing, and renewing all meters, and a record showing the work performed by all meters from the date of setting, with the annual and aggregate expense of their maintenance, computed both per meter and per 100,000 feet of water registered.
3. He shall make daily reports to the Water Registrar of the condition and progress of the work under his charge.
SECTION 6.
Engineer.
1. Upon receipt of orders therefor from the Board, the City Engineer shall, within twenty-four hours, establish lines and grades for the extension of all water-mains, and shall take such measurements of main and service pipe extensions, and their appurtenances, as will enable him to correctly locate and plat the same ; he shall keep the returns from the pumping engineer closely posted up, and shall plat therefrom a diagram showing the engine duty.
2. He shall make a daily report to the Water Registrar of the progress and condition of the work under his charge.
3. He shall perform such other duties as the Board may from time to time by vote require of him.
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SECTION 7.
Pumping Engineer.
1. The pumping engineer shall be held responsible for the good condition of the pumping station, machinery, fixtures, furniture, tools, and other property of the department therein contained.
2. It shall be his personal duty to keep the engines, pumps, and engine-room in a neat and proper condition.
3. He shall be entitled to one day's leave of absence in each week, provided such absence will not interfere with the proper prosecution of the work of the department, but he shall not absent himself from the pumping station or its immediate vicinity without permission asked and obtained from the water office.
4. He shall keep closely posted up the book of record of the pumping engine, which will be furnished him.
5. He shall make a daily report to the Water Registrar of the height of water in the well and river; the quantity of water pumped, and of coal consumed, and of the general con- dition of the pumping station, and of the work under his charge. He shall also make weekly reports to the City Engineer of the engine record, upon blanks to be furnished him.
SECTION 8.
Fireman.
1. The fireman shall, under the supervision of the pump- ing engineer, attend to the firing of the boilers, and perform all work incidental thereto ; it shall be his personal duty to keep boilers, furnaces, boiler-room, coal-room, and other adjuncts to the boiler-room. in a neat and proper condition.
2. He shall not absent himself from the pumping station without permission of the pumping engineer, but shall be
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entitled to one day's leave of absence in each week, when such absence will not interfere with the proper performance of his duties.
3. He shall keep a careful record of the amount of coal used, and the purpose of its use.
SECTION 9.
Employees.
1. The foreman of main and service pipe and two of the teamsters shall at all times be under the direction of the Superintendent ; the other teamster shall be also under the direction of the Superintendent at such times as his services are not required by the Inspector. The clerk in the Water Board office shall be under the direction of the Water Reg- istrar.
SECTION 10. General Rules.
1. The matter of employment and discharge of other assistance than labor shall be exercised only by the Board.
2. The Board shall establish the compensation of all employees of the department, under the ordinance, and no change in compensation of any employee shall be made with- out the consent of the Board.
3. No expenditure whatever shall be incurred by any employee of the department without authority therefor from the Board.
4. The Board desires that it shall be distinctly under- stood by all employees, that the department expects, in return for the pay attached to their several positions, the whole of their time, and the best of their ability. No extra pay for work directly connected with their duties will be allowed to persons whose pay is fixed by the month or year, and no absence from duty without leave will be permitted.
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