Town of Newton annual report 1890, Part 26

Author: Newton (Mass.)
Publication date: 1890
Publisher: Newton (Mass.)
Number of Pages: 680


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TABLE VI .- Number of pupils and their average age by grades, in September, 1889.


TABLE VI. (Concluded) .- Number of pupils and their average age by grades, in September, 1889.


GRADES.


VII.


VIII.


IX.


X.


XI.


XII.


XIII.


No. of Pupils.


Av. Age


Av. Age


Av. Age


Av. Age


Av. Agel


Av. Age


Av. Age.


SCHOOLS.


Yrs.


Mos.


Yrs.


Mos.


Yrs.


Mos.


Yrs.


Mos.


Yrs.


Mos.


Yrs.


Mos.


Yrs.


Mos.


High


195


15


2


129


16


1


78


16


7


68


17


4


470


Bigelow


13


40


14


1


41


14


10


.


Underwood


60


Eliot


31


12


8


13


14


1


14 |14


7


Jackson


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·


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|14


11


Claflin


27


13


2


25


14


2


16 14


7


Peirce


52


12


3


55


13


0


31


14


1


Davis


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Barnard


·


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·


13


10


15 14


1


Hamilton


13


12


9


9


13


4


9


13


0


Prospect


17


12


6


20


13


5


14


8


Hyde


24


13


7


12


13


9


18


14


1


Mason


41


13


3


43


13


4


36


14


1


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..


182


Rice


31


Thompsonville Oak Hill .


12


5


2


14


3


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.


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Totals


335


12


9


271


13


9


208


14


5


195


15


2


129


16


1


78


16


68


17


4


3973


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.


204


Adams


33


12


4.


25


14


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166


Franklin


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117


Williams


40


12


7


27


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..


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204


240


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REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE.


Total Number of Pupils.


No. of Pupils.


No. of Pupils.


No. of Pupils.


No. of Pupils.


No- of Pupils.


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179


Lincoln


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342


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15


229


239


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.


152


317


119


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No. of Pupils.


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170


243


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13


292


TABLE VII .- Annual enrolment in each grade in September, 1880-89.


GRADES.


Total.


DATE.


I.


II.


III.


IV.


V.


VI.


VII.


VIII.


IX.


X.


XI.


XII.


XIII.


September, 1880 .


464


372


376


321


296


342


260


221


162


104


97


60


43


3,118


September, 1881 .


·


530


386


381


394


270


312


311


211


150


114


58


77


37


3,231


September, 1882 .


.


510


436


405


353


403


237


266


225


180


104


92


51


49


3,311


September, 1883 .


514


454


436


398


369


298


210


183


166


125


78


70


40


3,341


September, 1884 .


·


605


467


436


412


411


315


260


185


165


145


113


77


54


3,645


September, 1885 . .


590


425


425


469


401


337


256


243


140


140


131


92


61


3,703


September, 1886 .


559


434


415


437


436


339


298


218


183


154


125


113


69


3,780


September, 1887 .


555


425


407


405


434


395


245


244


192


135


132


99


76


3,744


September, 1888 . .


558


440


384


425


440


439


286


224


226


140


118


109


64


3,853


September, 1889 .


·


597


472


396


396


417


411


335


271


208


195


129


78


68


3,973


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STATISTICS IN DETAIL.


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TABLE VIII .- Percentage of the total annual enrolment in each grade in September, 1880-89.


GRADES.


DATE.


Total.


I.


II.


III.


IV.


V.


VI.


VII.


VIII.


IX.


X.


XI.


XII.


XIII.


September, 1880


14.9


11.9


12.1


10.3


9.5


11.


8.3


7.1


5.2


33


3.1


1.9


1.4


100


September, 1881


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16.4


11.9


11.8


12.2


8.4


9.7


9.6


6.5


4.6


3.6


1.8


2.4


1.1


100


September, 1882


15.4


13.2


12.2


10.7


12.2


7.2


8.


6.8


5.4


3.1


2.8


1.5


1.5


100


September, 1883


15.7


13.6


13.1


11.9


11.


8.8


6.3


5.2


5.


3.7


2.4


2.1


1.2


100


September, 1884


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16.6


12.8


12.


11.3


11.3


8.6


7.1


5.1


4.5


4.


3.1


2.1


1.5


100


September, 1885


15.9


11.5


11.5


12.6


10 8


9.


6.9


6.6


3.8


3.8


3.5


2.5


1.6


100


September, 1886


14 8


11.2


11.


11.6


11.5


9.


7.9


5.8


4.8


4.1


3.5


3.


1.8


100


September, 1887


14.8


11.4


10.9


10.8


11.6


10.6


6.5


6.5


5.1


3.6


3.5


2.7


2.


100


September, 1888


14.5


11.4


10.


11.


11.4


11.4


7.4


5.8


5.9


3.6


3.1


2.8


1.7


100


September, 1889


15 1


11.9


10.


10.


10.5


10.4


8.5


6.9


5.3


4.2


3.3


2.1


1.8


100


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REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE.


TABLE IX .- Distribution of pupils in High School by grades and courses of study.


GENERAL.


CLASSICAL.


MERCANTILE.


INSTITUTE.


SPECIAL.


TOTAL.


Total.


GRADES.


Boys.


Girls.


Boys.


Girls.


Boys.


Girls.


Boys.


Girls.


Boys.


Girls.


Boys.


Girls.


X .


41


54


29


55


18


1


88


110


198


XI


25


46


18


26


15


58


72


130


XII


7


29


13


13


7


4


7


34


46


80


XIII


12


23


10


13


7


2


29


38


67


Totals .


85


152


70


107


7


4


47


3


209


266


475


STATISTICS IN DETAIL.


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HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES.


Classical Course.


HIELEN MINERVA COBB. FRANCES JULIA EGLESTON. BERTHA SUMNER JOHNSON.


LUELLA JANE WADSWORTH. ALBERT PAINE CARTER. FRANK STETSON EDDY. ELEANOR HUNNEWELL NICHOLS. WILLIAM DEAN GODDARD. MAY GERTRUDE NORTON.


LIZZIE HIGGINS PATTEN.


KATE BEL STEVENSON.


FREDERIC WILLIAM GRIGG. STEPHEN HOWARD MORSE. FREDERICK SANFORD PRATT.


HARRIET CAROLINE TAYLOR.


WALTER EDWARD SANDERS. LOUISE ELIZABETH TROWBRIDGE. EDWARD RAY SPEARE.


General Course.


GERTRUDE ANNIE BARKER. GRACE QUINCY BIRD. FLORENCE BANCROFT SMITH. MARY CLARA SMITH. ELLA MAY BURRILL. CATHERINE ELIZABETH CUNNINGIIAM, RUTH CURTIS TEBBETTS. JOSEPIHNE COOK CARPENTER. MARGUERITE EMILY DORNEY. *LILLIAN ELIZABETH ELLIS. MAUDE FRANCES FULLER. ETTA MAUDE GAREY. EDITH TALBOT GOULD. MARIAN COMPTON MANDELL. HIELEN FRANCES MAY. MARTHA ELIZABETH RANDALL. GRACE HELEN SAFFORD. MARY ALICE SAWIN.


MARY JOSEPHINE WOODWORTH. EDWARD CLIFTON ALLEN. WILLIS GORE BANCROFT. RUSSELL ARNOLD BALLOU, JR. CHARLES STANFIELD BANGS.


EDWARD GREENLEAF BLAISDELL, JAMES EDWARD FARRELL. HERBERT LUTHIER FELTON. FRANK LYMAN JENKS. CHESTER AUSTIN MORTON. WILLIAM DAVENPORT RISING. CHARLES LYMAN SMITH,


* Special_Student.


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REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE.


Institute Course.


PORTER BELKNAP CHASE. LESLIE ROGERS MOORE.


WARREN OLIVER EVANS. ARTHUR LOOMIS PATRICK.


EDMUND INGERSOLL LEEDS. ROBERT KIMBALL SHEPPARD.


EDWARD BROUGHTON WAITE.


Mercantile Course.


LILLIAN BOSWORTH. FRANCES LECODIA FARRELL.


HARRIET MAY NORTON.


BERTIIA LOUISA RAMSDELL.


HARRIS EDMUND BILLINGS.


EDWARD OSCAR BURDON. FRANK EVERETT FULLER. ERNEST CAMPBELL FISHER. PATRICK FRANCIS MURPHY. GEORGE WINSLOW PUFFER.


GEORGE HENRY SAFFORD.


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TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS.


TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS.


Names.


Salary.


Beginning of Service.


Name of School.


Edward J. Goodwin


$3,000


September


1887


High


Ezra W. Sampson


2,200


March .


. 1870


6.


S. Warren Davis


2,000


January


. 1881


66


Andrew J. George


1,800


September


1887


66


George L. Chandler


1,800


September


1887


66


Josie A. Davis


1,000


September


1888


66


Marguerite W. Abbott


1,200


September


1888


66


Maybell P. Davis


1,000


September


1881


66


Minerva E. Leland .


1,000


September


1887


66


Annie W. Burbank .


950


September


1889


66


Emma F. Johnson


1,000


January . 1887


66


Frances P. Owen


1,000


September 1887


66


H. Chapin Sawin


1,900


October


1871


Bigelow.


Martha M. Bakeman


700


September


1870


66


Annie E. George


620


April . . 1883


Ella M. Donkin .


620


February . 1886


66


Florence H. Griffin


620


October . 1888


66


Emily J. Dyer


620


November . 1883


66


Elizabeth Ayles .


620


September 1883


66


Charlotte E. Sewall


700


June


. 1884


Underwood.


Ada L. Donkin


620


January


. 1884


66


Annie L. Wood .


620


January


. 1877


66


Josephine W. Littlefield


620


April


. 1871


66


Nellie B. Rand


700


October . 1883


Lincoln.


Mary E. Wall


620


December . 1886


66


George G. Edwards


1,900


March . . 1879


Eliot.


Louise N. Burbank .


700


September


1881


66


Anna L. Hazelton


620


September


1888


66


Louise W. Clelland .


620


October


1872


Eliza J. Lovely


700


September 1880


Jackson.


Lillian E. Rogers


550


September


1889


66


Martha A. Lovely


620


September


1887


66


Lottie E. Stearns


620


April


1874


Annie A. Early


550


September


1889


William A. Spinney


1,900


September


1879


Adams.


Abbie I. Fiske


700


September


1882


66


Myra I. Billings


620


February


. 1889


66


Gertrude G. Tewksbury


620


September


1882


66


Mary A. Wellington


620


April . 1884


Angelia A. Smith


620


September


1883


Herbert F. Sylvester


1,900


September


1882


Annie C. Merritt


700


November . 1886


66


J. Angeline Smith


550


September


1889


66


Isabelle W. Gladwin


550


September


1889


66


Ellen S. Tewksbury


620


September


1884


66


Lydia A. Brierly .


620


September


1874


Levi F. Warren .


1,900


September


1869


Peirce.


Sarah A. Warren


700


April


1872


66


Ellen B. Prime


620


January


. 1886


66


66


66


Claflin.


66


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REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE.


TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS .- (Continued.)


Names.


Salary.


Beginning of Service.


Name of School.


Nora Taft .


$ 620


September 1887


Peirce.


Alice M. Small


620


November . 1888


Eliza E. Simmons


620


April . 1860


66


Helen H. Rogers


620


September


1888


66


M. Alice Warren


700


January . 1883


Davis.


Ada P. Zeigler


620


September


1889


66


Alice M. Wormwood


620


September


1887


60


Sarah E. Foster .


620


May . .


1863


66


Elizabeth F. Paddock


700


September


1880


Franklin.


Alice M. Nelson .


620


September


1888


66


Clara H. Thompson


620


October


1885


66


Margaret A. Mague


620


September


1882


Calista S. Wood .


700


September


1874


Barnard.


Susan E. Copeland .


620


September


1872


66


Lizzie F. Jones


620


September


1874


John O. Godfrey


1,900


April .


1886


Williams.


Helen S. Tolman


700


September


1883


Celia P. Battles .


500


September


1889


66


Kate A. Glynn


620


November. 1889


66


Florence L. Wilson


620


November. 1888


66


Dora A. Allen


620


September


1883


66


Edith A. Matteson


620


September


1887


66


Ann B. Smith


620


September


1874


66


Luther E. Leland


1,900


May


1858


Hamilton.


Anna G. Swain


700


September


1871


66


Ellen M. Leland


620


February . 1870


66


Blanche E. Henshaw


550


September


1889


66


Charles E. Hussey


1,900


April . 1884


Martha L. Perkins


700


May . . . 1866


66


Lucy A. Haywood .


620


September


1883


66


Linda M. Nickelson


620


September


1888


66


Mary P. Fanning


620


October


. 1873


66


George A. Moore


1,900


September 1882


Hyde.


Charlotte E. Cameron


700


March .


188:


66


Harriet J. Brooks


620


September


1887


66


Gertrude Blackmar


620


February


1885


66


Flora M. Stuart .


620


January


. 1889


66


Albert L. Harwood


1,900


September


1876


Mason.


Ellen S. Baker


700


April


. 1884


66


Mrs. Della E. Noyes


620.


December . 1887


66


Maria F. Wood


620


September


1875


Mary Tenney


620


September


1873


66


Georgia Bucknam


620


June . .


1886


66


Roberta J. Hardie


620


September


1885


Mary E. Mason .


700


September


1885


Rice.


Margaret Martin


620


September


1881


66


Adelaide L. Thompson


620


October


. 1886


66


.


Prospect. 66


Ella F. Crooker


620


November . 1876


N. Grace Gould .


620


December . 1882


66


66


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TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS.


TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS .- (Concluded.)


Names.


Salary.


Beginning of Service.


Name of School.


Jennie P. Baker .


$ 620


September 1887


Rice.


Helen A. Davis .


700


April .


. 1878


Theodora A. Chase .


620


September


1881


Thompsonville. Oak Hill.


Special Instructors.


George H. Benyon .


400


October . 1887


Military Drill.


Horace M. Walton .


1,500


September


1885


Vocal Music.


Ida L. Collins


900


September


1889


Drawing.


Alice E. Macomber


320


November. 1889


66


Jennie E. Ireson .


500


September


1879


Calisthenics.


Julia Grant


450


June


1883


Sewing.


Ellen L. Bond


450


June


. 1883


66


Sarah L. Dix .


225


October


1886


66


Martha M. Dix


480


September


1888


Special assistant.


Martin C. Laffie .


300


April


. . 1885


Truant officer.


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REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE.


JANITORS.


HIGH SCHOOL.


JOHN CUMMINGS,


Murray Street, Newtonville. BIGELOW AND UNDERWOOD SCHOOLS. 201 Washington Street, Newton. LINCOLN SCHOOL.


CHARLES R. YOUNG,


Pearl Street, Newton.


ELIOT AND JACKSON SCHOOLS.


MARY WELCH,


West Street, Nonantum.


MARY A. DELANEY,


ADAMS SCHOOL.


West Street, Nonantum. CLAFLIN SCHOOL.


JOHN DORNEY,


Mill Street, Newtonville. PEIRCE AND DAVIS SCHOOLS.


THOMAS JOHNSON,


Prospect Street, West Newton. FRANKLIN SCHOOL.


BRIDGET Cox,


River Street, West Newton. BARNARD SCHOOL.


JOHN WOODY,


Prospect Street, West Newton. WILLIAMS SCHOOL.


MARTIN WALSH,


Melrose Street, Auburndale. HAMILTON SCHOOL.


JAMES H. BOIT,


Grove Street, Newton Lower Falls. PROSPECT SCHOOL.


JOSHUA L. RANDALL,


Eliot Street, Newton Upper Falls. HYDE SCHOOL.


JAMES C. NEWCOMB,


Lincoln Street, Newton Highlands. MASON AND RICE SCHOOLS.


ALBERT C. MARSTON,


Parkhurst Street, Newton Centre. THOMPSONVILLE SCHOOL.


JOHN A. HAHN,


Florence Street, Newton Centre. OAK HILL SCHOOL.


WILLIAM E. WISWALL,


Dedham Street, Oak Hill.


HONORAH SWEENEY,


SECRETARY'S REPORT.


APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES FOR 1890.


General appropriation, $108,500 00


Received from dog tax, 2,911 94


$111,411 94


Transferred to incidentals,


$2,425 00


2,425 00


$108,986 94


Amount paid superintendent, . $2,000 00


" teachers,


92,243 66


66 " janitors,


6,925 00


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" secretary,


300 00


66


" fuel,


7,508 91


Amount expended,


$108,977 57


Balance unexpended, $9 37


School incidentals, . $9,500 00


Transferred from general ap-


propriation, 2,425 00


$11,925 00


Amount expended,


11,915 10


Balance unexpended,


$9 90


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REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE.


Evening schools,


$1,000 00 $1,000 00 Amount expended,


780 52


Balance unexpended, $219 48


RECAPITULATION.


APPROPRIATIONS.


Total amount, including dog tax,


$121,911 94


EXPENDITURES.


General appropriation, $108,977 57


Incidentals,


11,915 10


Evening schools,


780 52


Total amount expended,


$121,673 19


Balance unexpended, $238 75


MARY E. SHERWOOD, Secretary. JANUARY 28, 1891.


INDEX.


ORGANIZATION OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE 3


STANDING COMMITTEES . 5


SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT


9


STATISTICS 35


HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES


47


TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS


49


JANITORS 52


SECRETARY'S REPORT


53


CITY OF NEWTON.


REPORT


OF THE


WATER BOARD


FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1890.


BERTY AND UNJO


FOUNDED


163


88 A CITY 1873


NONANTUM RPORATE ATOWI


NEWTON UPPER FALLS : FANNING PRINTING CO. 1891.


THE NEWTON WATER WORKS.


ORGANIZATION FOR 1891.


WATER BOARD.


HON. WILLIAM P. ELLISON, President.


LEVI C. WADE, Alderman WM. F. HARBACH,


EDMUND T. WISWALL,


Councilman GEO. F. CHURCHILL.


J. C. WHITNEY, . Water Registrar and Clerk of Board ALBERT F. NOYES, . Engineer of Board H. NELSON HYDE, JR., Superintendent


PAST BOARDS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE NEWTON WATER DEPARTMENT.


CONSTRUCTING COMMISSION.


1875-1878.


Hon. R. M. PULSIFER. Col. F. J. PARKER. Hon. R. R. BISHOP.


WATER COMMITTEES OF CITY COUNCIL. 1878.


Aldermen OTIS PETTEE and E. W. WOOD.


Councilmen J. WESLEY KIMBALL, NATHAN MOSMAN and G. E. PIKE.


1879. Aldermen G. D. ELDRIDGE and E. R. SECCOMB.


Councilmen J. WESLEY KIMBALL, NATIIAN MOSMAN and EDWARD SAWYER.


1880.


Aldermen WILLIAM P. ELLISON and J. WESLEY KIMBALL. Councilmen NATHAN MOSMAN, GEORGE E. WALES and E. W. CATE.


1881.


Aldermen WILLIAM P. ELLISON and J. WESLEY KIMBALL. Councilmen NATHAN MOSMAN, E. W. CATE and H. A. INMAN.


1882. Aldermen E. W. CATE and J. WESLEY KIMBALL.


Councilmen DAVID T. BUNKER, ALSON A. SMITH and FRED W. FREEMAN,


6


REPORT OF WATER BOARD.


WATER BOARDS.


1883.


EDWARD W. CATE, FRANCIS J. PARKER, FRANCIS A. DEWSON, Alderman J. WESLEY KIMBALL, Councilman FRED. W. FREEMAN.


1884.


EDWARD W. CATE, FRANCIS J. PARKER, FRANCIS A. DEWSON. Alderman Noah W. FARLEY, Councilman ALBERT F. UPTON.


1885.


EDWARD W. CATE, FRANCIS A. DEWSON, CHARLES FRED. CREHORE. Alderman NOAH W. FARLEY, Councilman ALBERT F. UPTON.


1886.


EDWARD W. CATE, FRANCIS A. DEWSON, CHARLES FRED. CREHORE. Alderman GEORGE PETTEE, Councilman GEORGE D. DIX.


1887.


EDWARD W. CATE, FRANCIS A. DEWSON, CHARLES FRED. CREHORE. Alderman GEORGE PETTEE, Councilman GEORGE D. DIX.


1888.


EDWARD W. CATE, FRANCIS A. DEWSON, CHARLES FRED. CREHORE. Alderman GEORGE PETTEE, Councilman EDMUND T. WISWALL.


1889.


EDWARD W. CATE, FRANCIS A. DEWSON, LEVI C. WADE. Alderman WILLIAM F. HARBACH, Councilman EDMUND T. WISWALL.


1890.


EDWARD W. CATE*, FRANCIS A. DEWSONt, WILLIAM P. ELLISON, LEVI C. WADE, EDMUND T. WISWALL.


Alderman WILLIAM F. HARBACH, Councilman F. M. CREHORE,


* Resigned June 30.


¡ Resigned December 15.


REPORT OF THE WATER BOARD


OF THE CITY OF NEWTON.


WATER BOARD OFFICE, CITY HALL, WEST NEWTON, January 31, 1891.


To His Honor the Mayor and the City Council of the City of Newton :


In accordance with the requirements of the City Ordi- nance the Water Board herewith submits its annual report for the year ending December 31, 1890.


Membership of the Board.


At the close of the year 1889, Mr. E. T. Wiswall, who had represented the Common Council during the years 1888 and 1889, retired from the Board and was succeeded by Mr. F. M. Crehore. On June 30th, 1890, Mr. Edward W. Cate, who has served as President of the Board from its organiza- tion in January, 1883, resigned, and Mr. E. T. Wiswall was appointed to fill the vacancy, Mr. Dewson being chosen President of the Board. On December 15th Mr. Dewson, at the close of eight years' service upon the Board, also resigned, Mr. W. P. Ellison being appointed to fill the vacancy.


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Ordinary Work.


The ordinary work of the Water Department requires no especial comment, as the detail may be found in full in the tables hereto appended. No unusual features appear, with the exception that about 1,600 feet of eight inch pipe was laid in Elliot street, without guaranty, to create a second line from the pumping station to the reservoir, as a precau- tion against possible accident to the twenty inch main line.


It was recommended to the City Council that in future no applicant for main pipe be required to guaranty on a sum greater than the estimated cost of a six inch pipe, and the recommendation was adopted.


Oak Hill District.


A petition from inhabitants of this district for the ex- tension of main pipe within its borders without guaranty, was referred to the Board and received careful attention.


The fact that this part of the city contributes a portion of the tax assessment far beyond any amount ever expended for its direet benefit, supplied an argument which seemed in- controvertible. A plan was devised for accomplishing this act of justice by a moderate expenditure, and the City Coun- eil was recommended to approve the laying of 19,436 feet of eight inch and six inch pipe at an estimated cost of $29,000.


An order to that effect was subsequently passed by the Council.


Supply to Needham.


A communication having been received from the water commissioners of the Town of Needham asking upon what terms the City of Newton would supply that town with water, the matter was brought to the attention of the Coun-


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cil. An order enabling the City to give such supply was, upon the petition of the Mayor, passed by the Legislature, and terms which seemed to be equitable were offered to the town about the first of May, 1890. No reply was received to this communication and it is understood that other meas- ures were adopted by the town.


High Service and Additional Supply.


By far the most important work of the Board during the year has been the carrying out of the plans hereto- fore presented to the City Council, for which liberal appro- priations were made during the closing months of the year 1889.


These appropriationes, made in more general terms, were intended to be used as follows :


For extending a covered filtering conduit to Nahanton street, $52,900 00


For replacing the present gallery by a similar conduit, 23,546 00


For improving and reinforcing the pumping facilities, 46,000 00


For a covered masonry reservoir on Waban Hill,


to contain 2,000,000 gallons water, 51,750 00


For extension of main and all connections, 20,073 50


Total, $194,269 50


Further provision for the preservation of a sufficient supply of ground water, and for the protection of its quality from debasement, was made by the appropriation of the sum of $45,000, for the purpose of settling with owners of land taken by the city in the Town of Needham for this purpose The quantity of land thus taken by the city was, by estimate of the town assessors for the year 1889, 678 1-4 acres and its valuation for taxation $17,885.


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Early in 1890 the Board appointed Messrs. J. F. C. Hyde of Newton, and Geo. W. Tisdale and Jas. Mackintosh of Needham to appraise this land at its fair market value for the purposes of sale.


Subsequently Mr. Tisdale was appointed to act as agent of the Board in negotiating for settlement of these claims, and we have succeeded in coming to terms with a considera- ble number of the smaller owners.


The estimate of value on the part of the larger owners has probably much increased since the taking by the city, as is usual in such cases, but we hope to make equitable and satisfactory adjustments without the interposition of the courts.


Upon the land taken in the City of Newton, which lies on the northeasterly side of the river, and amounts to 91.21 acres, no appraisements or attempts at settlement have been made.


Plans and specifications for all this new work were in course of preparation during the winter months by the City Engineer, and in the month of April, after due advertisement for proposals, bids were received for the building of the new conduit and the driving of the pipe wells. Two bids only were at first received and were rejected. A second proposal brought three bids with a reduction in price from the two original competitors. The details are shown in the table appended which gives a canvass of the bids in detail, the quantities being of course not fixed, but estimated. As the smallest of these bids was far in excess of the appropriation, it was, after careful consideration, decided to undertake the work without a general contract. This, although it involved much careful supervision and increase of responsibility on the part of the Board and of the Engineer, was the plan finally adopted and carried out as we believe with entire success. A contract was made with Mr. Chas. H. Hale to supply the labor and common tools, while the pumps, boilers,


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and necessary engines and machinery were obtained by purchase. Making due allowance for the value of this plant, a large portion of which may be made available to the City for other work, we have every reason to believe that its com- pletion will be effected within the sum appropriated for the purpose, as may be seen from the report of the Engineer which is appended.


The new filtering conduit was completed so as to come into immediate use, as far as it was intended to extend it, and one-half of the old gallery has been converted into a similar · conduit, leaving the other half open until experiment has determined the efficiency of the new plan. This work and the grading of the ground above the conduit constitute about all that remains to be done here during the coming season.


Bids for the construction of the covered reservoir upon Waban Hill were received May 16th from nine different parties. The lowest of these bids amounts to $37,681 and was obtained from John H. Leavitt of Boston, to whom the contract was awarded. He subsequently, with the consent of the Board, transferred his rights to Mr. Wm. H. Mague of Newton, who had also made a bid. Mr. Mague entered upon his work with vigor and determination to complete a fully satisfactory structure, which has been carried nearly to its completion.


An increase in the capacity of the reservoir amounting to about ten per cent. was considered desirable, although the change occasioned some delay in the progress of the work, which except for this circumstance and unusual stress of weather during the latter part of the year, would have been finished within the limit of time specified in the contract, which was January 1st, 1891 ; an extension until June 1, 1891, has been therefore granted.


We have reason to feel entirely satisfied with the sub- stantial and excellent quality of the contractor's work so far as it has progressed.


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Proposals for building and setting up the high duty pumping engine and boilers required were also advertised for in April, bids being received from three parties. After the fullest consideration and conference with the persons repre- senting the bids considered, a contract was made with the Geo. F. Blake Mfg. Co. for a five million gallon pump, the price for which, coming within our estimates for one of three million gallons capacity, induced us to take that of the larger capacity as insuring a more economical result in service.


This pump will be the first of its kind and capacity to be placed in actual use, but its efficiency is most fully guar- anteed by a wealthy and reputable firm whose bond insures a satisfactory result. It is expected that it will be ready for use as soon as the new reservoir is in condition to be con- nected with it.


During the progress of all this work, and especially in the months of September, October and November, during which time weekly visits of inspection were made by the Board, it has had their constant supervision, with even more frequent visits by individual members.


The thanks of the Board are due to the City Engineer and his able assistants ; also to the Superintendent and his subordinates of every grade for their willing efficiency in aiding the progress of this work, upon which many of them have at times been necessarily employed.


The Board has little doubt that the whole plan en- trusted to them for execution will be completed in . a satisfactory manner within the sum of the appropriations. We shall then have a supply of water sufficient for the increased growth in population for many years, and of a quality unexcelled by that of any other community.


The Board desires to express its sincere regret at the resignation of Mr. Edward W. Cate and Mr. Francis A. Dewson, also its appreciation of the ability and faithfulness


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with which they have discharged the duties pertaining to their office. Both were members of the Board at its organ- ization and are the last to retire, and the marked success which has attended this Department the past eight years is largely due to their efficient service.


Respectfully submitted, NEWTON WATER BOARD, By WM. P. ELLISON, President.


REPORT OF THE ENGINEER TO THE WATER BOARD.




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