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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
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Underwood
60
Eliot
31
12
8
13
14
1
14 |14
7
Jackson
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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
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182
Rice
31
Thompsonville Oak Hill .
12
5
2
14
3
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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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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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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,
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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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