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34 89
Wm. Taylor, meat and vegetables 10 27
F. Wallace, grain and groceries . 176 19
Reading Co-op. Ass'n, grain and groceries 189 69
E. L. Chamberlain, meat and provisions
84 14
G. H. Atkinson, grain and groceries
216 28
W. H. Mears, grain and groceries 139 78
Berry & Rich, meat and vegetables 116 32
Trask & Oxley, fish
20 54
Thomas Ovans, fish
14 88
E. B. Stewart, crackers
15 02
F. G. MacDonald, dry goods
27 64
A. S. Cook & Co., dry goods
21 98
Hall & Macfarland, shoes
5 60
Mrs. W. O. Milbury, labor .
2 00
Carried to Poor Account
2,202 32
$2,865 23 $2,865 23
91
126
POOR OUT OF TOWN HOME
EXPENDED
Wm. HI. Burnham and family, medical at- tendance, 1903 $37 50
Wm. H. Burnham and family, supplies, 1904 18 69
Eunice M. Parsons, medical attendance, 1903 140 00
John Walsh and family, medical attendance and supplies, 1903 122 60
John Walsh and family, supplies, 1904 86 10
Geo. II. Daland and family, medical attend- ance and supplies, 1903 36 32
Geo. II. Daland and family, medical attend- . ance and supplies, 1904 36 34
Joel O. Cederburg and family, medical at- tendance and supplies, 1903 24 90
Joel O. Cederburg and family, medical at- tendance and supplies, 1904 118 69
Emily Doucette, hospital services
30 00
Edward Wilson, burial expenses 6 15
Julia A. Morton, supplies
69 00
Elmira Weston, fuel and supplies
85 75
Mrs. W. T. Eames, groceries and provisions
84 00
Frank A. Brown and family, supplies and burial expenses 41 50
Wm. H. Leonard and family, supplies
84 00
Mary T. Roach and family, fuel and groceries 88 62
Matilda Coulter and family, fuel and gro- ceries 19 99
"Theresa Froton and family, groceries . 46 83
Bridget Dunn, groceries 7 91
James S. Wyatt, provisions and groceries
6 50
Jane Green, groceries .
2 70
Jennie Lynch, burial expenses
25 00
Amount carried forward $1,219 09
127
Amount brought forward $1,219 09
Sarah Jones, provisions and groceries . 8 00
Joseph Stokes, medical attendance, 1903 67 50
Elizabeth Campbell, hospital services . 14 39
Delia Casey, fuel 7 50
Elizabeth Morrison, hospital service
13 00
Oscar Morrison, hospital service .
13 00
Chas. S. Cook, hospital service
14 00
William Austin, one-half burial expense
15 00
Carried to Poor Account
$1,371 48
TRAMP ACCOUNT
Fred Wallace, supplies
$2 92
Carried to Poor Account $2 92
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
IN ACCOUNT WITH THE TOWN OF READING
Amount received from Commonwealth of Mass.
$11 52
Amount due from Commonwealth of Mass. .
206 62
EXPENDED
Annie L. Malonson and family, fuel and groceries
$36 40
Joseph P. Oliver and family, fuel and groceries 42 73 · Annie Burke and family, fuel and groceries Bridget Greeley and family, fuel and gro- ceries 13 85
14 25
Samuel Feinburg and family, groceries and transportation
11 52
David Hurlburt, medical attendance and supplies
84 39
William Austin, burial expenses
15 00
$218 14
$218 14
128
PAID ON ACCOUNT CITY OF MELROSE
Amount received from City of Melrose Amount due from City of Melrose
$14 75
14 50
EXPENDED
Peter Ainsworth and family, fuel
$29 25
$29 25
$29 25
PAID ON ACCOUNT OF TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Amount received from Town of Wake-
field
$90 69
Amount due from Town of Wakefield 27 84
EXPENDED
Eliza Green and family, fuel and groceries $14 00
Abbie M. McIntire and family, fuel and
supplies
66 52
Harry Jaquith, board and medical attendance 38 01
$118 53
$118 53
PAID ON ACCOUNT OF TOWN OF WILMINGTON
Amount received from Town of Wil-
mington
$126 55
Amount due from Town of Wilmington 108 60
EXPENDED
Edmund White and family, fuel, groceries, medical attendance, burial expenses and supplies $235 15
$235 15
$235 15
129
PAID ON ACCOUNT OF TOWN OF NORTH READING
Amount due from Town North Reading
$13 87
EXPENDED
Edward R. Bowley, fuel and groceries $13 87
$13 87
$13 87
PAID ON ACCOUNT OF CITY OF WOBURN
Amount received from City of Woburn
$74 89
EXPENDED
Richard Burke and family, groceries
$74 89
$74 89
$74 89
PAID ON ACCOUNT OF CITY OF CAMBRIDGE
Amount due from City of Cambridge
$11 00
EXPENDED
Charlotte White and family, fuel and
groceries
$11 00
$11 00
$11 00
SUMMARY
Appropriation
$3,300 00
Received for aid rendered
149 34
EXPENDED
Net expenses Town Home .
. $2,202 32
Poor out of Town Home
1,371 48 .
Tramp account
2 92
Overdrawn .
127 38
$3,576 72 $3,576 72
D
TOWN OF READING
FIFTEENTH
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
WATER
COMMISSIONERS
WN
OF RE
TO
SETTLED
164
1639
INC
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31
1904
OFFICERS OF THE WATER DEPARTMENT
Commissioners
HENRY R. JOHNSON, Chairman
Term expires 1907
GEORGE A. SHACKFORD,
66 1906
EARLE H. GOWING, .
66 66 1905
Superintendent and Registrar LEWIS M. BANCROFT
Engineer at Pumping Station FRANK F. STROUT
Assistant Engineer ALBION G. NICHOLS
OFFICE OF WATER BOARD Room 2, Masonic Block
OFFICE HOURS 8.30 to 11 A. M., 2.30 to 4 P. M., except Saturday. Saturday : 8.30 A. M. to 12 M., 7.30 to 9 p. M.
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To the Citizens of Reading :
The Board of Water Commissioners hereby submit their fif- teenth annual report.
MAINTENANCE
Received rent
$66 00
Received fines and summons
18 05
Received for wood
5 00
Paid pay roll . $1,362 00
Harley Prentiss, P. M., stamped en- velopes 86 30
N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co., telephones 40 98
Engineering Record 3 00
Reading Masonic Temple Corp., rent
132 00
American Express Co.
15
Engineering News Publishing Co. 5 00
Thorp & Martin Co.
11 60
The Bristols Co., dials
1 66
Francis Bros.
2 42
Eagle Oil & Supply Co., tools
2 00
W. E. & J. F. Twombly, printing
15 50
Municipal Light Board
24 91
J. A. Murphy, repairing clock
1 00
Geo. A. Shackford, teams
3 00
A. W. Danforth, floor oil
1 25
N. E. Towel Supply Co., towels . 3 60
F. W. Barry, Beal & Co., stationery Car fares 12 70
2 86
Balance
1,622 88
$1,711 93 $1,711 93
135
PUMPING STATION MAINTENANCE
Received rent of house $180 00
Received for coal and telephones
12 43
Paid pay roll $1,337 07
Eagle Oil & Supply Co., oil and waste 47 46
N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co., telephones 54 22
T. C. Fife, fittings and labor
11 07
Geo. H. Atkinson
1 95
F. H. Parker & Son, express
5 10
J. A. Murphy, repairing clock
1 50
Boston & Maine R. R., freight
185 68
Francis Bros. 3 22
S. W. Bowker, teaming coal 15 00
Waldo Bros., fire brick
19 50
Hodge Boiler Works, plates and bars
21 52
Municipal Light Board, lights
9 33
F. J. Dibble, dials
6 30
W. A. Jepson, coal 36 64
M. H. O'Brien, rep. boiler setting 9 50
L. M. Bancroft, insurance 34 00
Charles Taylor, teaming ashes 10 00
Walworth Mfg. Co., fittings 55
Curran & Burton, coal 547 93
Town of North Reading, taxes
1 65
Harold L. Bond Co., rep. car
4 64
Chas. A. Claflin & Co., packing
7 75
E. C. Metcalf, duster, etc.
1 60
Ludlow Valve Mfg. Co., valve 1 77 Geo. A. Shackford, teaming coal . 204 50
Walter F. Cook, painting
12 00
Garlock Packing Co., packing
3 06
W. H. Gray, rep. roof .
18 84
Chadwick-Boston Lead Co., pipe
65
Amount carried forward $2,614 00
$192 43
136
Amount brought forward $2,614 00 $192 43
F. J. Dibble, ink . 75
M. F. Charles, line 25
Jos. Breck & Son Co., rep. lawn mower American Express
17
Balance
2,423 54
$2,615 97 $2,615 97
MAINTENANCE OF FILTERS
Paid Pay roll
$798 51
F. W. Hunt & Co., alcohol 2 70
Francis Bros. 70
F. H. Parker & Son, express and team- ing 20 70
Boston Bolt Co., bolts
1 11
Boston & Maine R. R., freight
66 65
W. B. Fonda, lime
105 00
Harrison Bros & Co., alum
140 36
Eagle Oil & Supply Co.
65
L. M. Bancroft, insurance 33 85
A. B. Matthews, horse hire
6 75
Lawrence Machine Co., repairs
31 78
Philadelphia Grease Mfg. Co.
1 00
Dodge Mfg. Co., hanger
1 44
T. Metcalf Co., chemicals
20
George H. Atkinson, brushes
79
$1,212 19
MAINTENANCE OF METERS
Paid Pay roll
$193 39
American Express Co. 2 60
Amount carried forward $195 99
80
137
.Amount brought forward Boston & Maine R. R., freight
$195 99
1 48
Eagle Oil & Supply Co. .
1 10
F. H. Parker & Son, express - Thompson Meter Co., repairs
1 05
11 71
Hersey Mfg. Co., repairs .
24 65
National Meter Co., repairs
151 05
A. B. Matthews, horse hire
2 00
$389 03
MAINTENANCE OF SERVICE PIPES
Paid Pay roll
$57 10
Geo. H. Atkinson
08
Wendell Bancroft & Co., lime
2 90
Walworth Mfg. Co., fittings
2 74
A. B. Matthews, horse hire
1 50
$64 32
PAINTING HOUSE
Paid Walter F. Cook, labor and stock $120 00
.
PAINTING STAND PIPE
Received appropriation
$300 00
Paid F. H. Parker & Son, express
$3 97
Pay roll
78 75
P. F. O'Neil, labor
260 00
Municipal Light Board, lights
45 94
Francis Bros., oil
5 00
Edward Smith & Co., paint
156 00
Eagle Oil & Supply Co., paint
66 30
Balance 315 96
$615 96
$615 96
138
. MAINTENANCE OF MAIN PIPE
Received for labor
$7 10
Paid Pay roll
$24 18
F. H. Parker & Son, express
80
A. B. Matthews, horse hire
75
Robert Kellogg, sleeve
17 50
Boston Bolt Co., bolts
54
Boston & Maine R. R., freight
50
Balance
37 17
$44 27
$44 27
INTEREST
Received interest on deposit and note
$49 37
hydrant rent .
4,890 00
66 for water for fountains
300 00
for water for street sprinkling
500 00
from receipts for water
2,685 63
Paid interest on bonds and note . $8,425 00
$8,425 00
$8,425 00
MAIN PIPE LINE
$111 13
Received for labor and lowering pipe Paid Pay roll
$134 65
Boston Bolt Co., bolts 1 18
Boston & Maine R. R., freight
77 90
F. H. Parker & Son, express
1 65
Builders' Iron Foundry, specials
10 80
Lynchburg Foundry Co., pipe
356 78
Boston & Lockport Block Co., blocks 4 80
D. C. Temple estate, land damage
115 36
Amount carried forward $703 12 $111 13
139
$703 12
$111 13
Amount brought forward R. F. Hudson, labor
93 62
James A. Bancroft, surveying
4 00
Chadwick Boston Lead Co., pig lead
40 39
H. L. Bond Co., ladle
1 15
Eagle Oil & Supply Co.
3 51
A. B. Matthews, horse hire
37 50
Chapman Valve Mfg. Co., hydrant
33 68
Geo. A. Shackford, teaming
8 18
O. O. Ordway, sharpening tools
4 15
Walworth Mfg. Co., gate boxes
3 75
Car fares
95
Balance
822 87
$934 00
$934 00
SERVICE PIPES
Received appropriation
$1,000 00
for pipe laid
653 05
Paid Pay roll
$547 19
American Express Co.
75
Eagle Oil & Supply Co., fittings
7 17
E. M. Dart Mfg. Co., s and w cocks
55 20
Boston & Maine R. R., freight
4 79
Braman, Dow & Co., pipe
49 83
Tenney, Morse & Co., pipe
11 07
Francis Bros.
44
T. C. Fife, pipe and fittings
11 65
H. Mueller Mfg. Co., fittings
53 60
Geo. H. Atkinson, oil
8 25
F. H. Parker & Son, express
7 05
Walworth Mfg. Co., pipe and fittings
189 99
Amount carried forward
$946 98 $1,653 05
140
Amount brought forward
$946 98 $1,653 05
Perrin, Seamans & Co., handles . 1 84
H. L. Bond Co., handles and tools 8 16
A. B. Matthews, horse hire
175 50
Chapman Valve Mfg. Co., valves
16 39
Lead Lined Iron Pipe Co., pipe 265 44
O. O. Ordway, sharpening tools
16 30
Chadwick-Boston Lead Co., lead pipe
42 10
John A. Blunt, repairing tools
50
Car fares
2 75
Balance
177 09
$1,653 05 $1,653 05
METERS
Paid F. H. Parker & Son, express $ 1 25
The Semisteel Co., cover
. 1 53
Pay roll
12 85
National Meter Co., meters .
160 00
Walworth Mfg. Co., fittings
17 38
Boston & Maine R. R., freight
1 17
Chas. F. Merrill, meter box covers
75 00
A. B. Matthews, horse hire
1 50
O. O. Ordway, iron work
1 65
Wendell Bancroft & Co., drain pipe
57 00
Francis Bros., fittings .
1 08
Eagle Oil & Supply Co.
70
Harold L. Bond Co., iron
72
$331 83
EXPERIMENTAL FILTER
Paid Francis Bros., labor and fittings . .
$18 67
E. L. Knott Apparatus Co. . 4 17
Amount carried forward $22 84
141
Amount brought forward
$22 84
Morss & Whyte, wire . 4 60
Eastern Drug Co., soda 5 00
F. H. Parker & Son, express 3 15
Wendell Bancroft & Co., lumber .
18 83
The Sumner & Goodwin Co., tank 4 25
Braman, Dow & Co., pipe and fittings 5 46
S. D. Hicks & Son, tanks 29 50
Henry Carmichael, water analysis
12 50
Dodge Mfg. Co., pulleys, etc. 3 82
Coffin Valve Mfg. Co., castings
2 50
H. L. Bond Co., iron .
25
Eagle Oil & Supply Co., shafting, etc. .
21 11
Eimer & Amend, chemicals .
14 99
Geo. H. Atkinson, soda 4 06
Walworth Mfg. Co., fittings 10 86
Bausch & Bomb Optical Co. 1 25
Hanson & Barbour, water analysis 40 00
Pay roll 5 40
Robert Spurr Weston, engineer 134 93
A. B. Matthews, horse hire .
2 25
O. P. Symonds & Son, lumber
75
A. S. Cook & Co., cloth
20
American Express Co. .
65
Whitall, Tatum Co., chemical apparatus
3 40
Dennison Co., labels 10
Car fares
9 90
$362 55
SUMMARY OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
Cash balance from 1903
$75 93
Interest on deposits and note
49 37
Appropriation for service pipes 1,000 00
Amount carried forward $1,125 30
142
Amount brought forward
$1,125 30
Appropriation for painting .
300 00
Hydrant rent
4,890 00
Water for drinking fountains
300 00
Water for street sprinkling .
500 00
Meter rates
10,161 40
Fines and summons
18 05
Service pipes
653 05
Main pipe
111 13
Main pipe maintenance
7 10
Rent of house
180 00
Rent of office
66 00
Wood, coal and telephone
17 43
Paid Interest
$8,425 00
Maintenance
1,711 93
Pumping station maintenance
2,615 97
Filter maintenance
1,212 19
Meter maintenance
389 03
Service pipe maintenance
64 32
Main pipe maintenance
44 27
Painting standpipe
615 96
Painting house
120 00
Main pipe
934 00
Service pipe
1,475 96
Meters
331 83
Experimental filter
362 55
Cash on hand
26 45
$18,329 46 $18,329 46
SUMMARY OF COST OF PLANT
Reported last year
$287,833 96
Main pipe
822 87
Service pipe
822 91
Meters
331 83
$289,811 57
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The Board recommends that $4,920.00 be raised and appro- priated for hydrant rental; that $300.00 be raised and appropriated for drinking fountains, and that $500.00 be raised and appropriated for street sprinkling.
The interest payable the current fiscal year amounts to $8,145.00, as follows :
$192,000 00 for one year
$7,680 00
7,000 00 for six months 140 00
10,000 00 for one year . 325 00
$8,145 00
The Board recommends that $500.00 be raised and appro- priated for service pipes.
With the exception of the threatened danger to the pipe lines from electrolysis, referred to in the Superintendent's report, the general condition of the plant is satisfactory, and your Board sees no prospect of any extraordinary expenses during the coming year.
We propose to investigate the pipe lines with reference to their electrical condition and shall do what we can to prevent any further trouble from electrolytic action.
In our investigation, looking to an improvement in the quality of the water supplied to consumers, we have not met with the success we had hoped for. The conditions in Reading being, as far as we have been able to ascertain, unique, we have to conduct our investigations along original lines with no precedents to guide us, and have encountered many unexpected obstacles.
We have engaged an experienced sanitary engineer to aid us, Mr. Robert Spurr Weston of Boston, and under his direction are making progress toward a solution of the problem, which we ex- pect will be satisfactory from both the financial and engineering standpoints.
HENRY R. JOHNSON, E. HARLEY GOWING, GEO. A. SHACKFORD,
Water Commissioners.
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REPORT OF WATER REGISTRAR
Amount of water bills rendered, 1904 . $10,126 67
abatement 46 28
$10,080 39
Amount collected
$9,867 85 uncollected 212 54
$10,080 39
Amount of 1903 bills uncollected
$316 21
.abatement
114 19
$202 02
Amount collected
$202 02
Amount of 1902 bills uncollected
$153 53
abatement
117 80
$35 73
Amount collected
$35 73
Amount of bills previous to 1902 uncollected
$102 80
abatement
47 00
$55 80
Amount collected
$55 80
Service pipe bills rendered in 1904
$673 48
Service pipe bills previous years
64 93
$738 41
Amount collected
$653 05
uncollected
85 36
$738 41
LEWIS M. BANCROFT, Registrar.
Reading, Jan. 3, 1905.
SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
Reading Water Commissioners :
GENTLEMEN : I herewith submit my annual report for the year ending Dec. 31, 1904.
The extension of mains has been 950.5 feet of six inch pipe, as follows : Lowell street, 761.5 feet; Middlesex avenue, 189 feet. One new hydrant was placed on Lowell street, opposite the resi- dence of C. M. Barrows.
The pipe on Main street has been lowered in two places to allow for culverts under the State highway. Three leaking hy- drants have been repaired. The hydrant at the corner of Main and Mill streets was replaced and lengthened out on account of a change in grade of the street at that point. All the hydrants were exam- ined in November and left in good condition.
There have been twenty-seven services put in during the year, making a total of eleven hundred and eighty-nine. Forty-nine ser- vice boxes have been repaired and lowered, and three service leaks repaired, two from defective soldering on lead connections and one from electrolytic action on a pipe passing under the electric railroad track on Summer avenue, near the corner of Woburn street. In one place on this pipe the iron was all eaten away, leaving only the thin lead lining.
In a test recently made at this service it was found that the difference in potential between the east rail and the service shut off was fifteen volts. This shows that a large amount of current is escaping from the railroad tracks to our pipe lines, and we may expect trouble from that source at any time.
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The following table will show the amount of service pipe in use :
6 inch
Cast Iron
1} inch
Galvanized
1} inch
Enamelled
1} inch
Galvanized
1 inch
Galvanized
1 inch
Lead Lined
3 inch
Lead Lined
1 inch
Cement Lined
Cement Lined
Galvanized
Galvanized
Owned by the town Owned by individuals
435
33.7
12376.5 181.7 870.8
1662.2
1425.
814
19
123.
945.7 90.4
50.
21471.9 78.
12663.2
303.6
1069.7
Total
914
454
156.7
13322.2 272.1
920.8
41866.2 445.1
22620.7
1965.8
2494.7
The following kinds and sizes of meters are in use :
No.
NAME
2 in.
1} in.
1 in.
3 in.
5 in.
80
Crown
1
1
78
558
Nash
3
4
551
196
Empire
1
4
Gem
4
41
Lambert.
12
Thompson.
1
1
10
1
Worthington.
1
2
Worthington Disc
42
113
Hersey Disc
1
3
4
105
11
Union Rotary
3
3
5
30
Columbia.
30
1
Niagara
1
1049
12
6
14
1
1016
3 inch
2 inch
3 inch
20394.3 367.1
9957.5
SIZES
195
39
Neptune
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YEARLY RECORD OF PUMPING SERVICE
FROM JAN. 1, 1904, TO JAN. 1, 1905
MONTH
No. Days
No. Hours
No. Min.
Gallons Pumped
Total Head
Pounds Coal
Rain Fall
January
31
139
4,399,193
219
39,664
4.42
February
29
129
4,162,529
36,858
2.21
March
31
139
45
4.655,427
37,642
2.21
April
30
124
15
4,063,112
32,561
9.90
May
31
145
4,632,005
37,358
3.56
June
30
158
5.150,752
40.185
2.56
July
31
177
45
5,962,235
44,967
1.88
August
31
151
45
5,140.374
37,302
4.26
September
30
141
4,703,8+ 5
36.533
5.16
October
30
528
30
4,812,479
44,522
2.02
November
30
127
45
4,151.542
37,218
1.80
December .
31
136
15
4,445.864
42 010
2.25
56,279,377
466,820
42.23
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Table showing amount of rain and melted snow in inches for the year ending Dec. 31, 1904:
Day of Month
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Day of Month
1
...
...
..
....
....
. .
1
2
. .
1.37
.33
1.89
.19
....
3
.52
.90
.16
.03
.05
3
4
....
..
. ..
...
. . .
. .
...
.02
4
5
..
..
....
....
. .
....
. .
..
..
6
7
. .
.73
.18
1.35
....
...
...
.
8
...
.36
....
. ..
.03
.61
....
....
.
9
...
10
.74
1.50
.94
...
...
....
....
..
10
11
...
....
...
....
11
12
.13
.90
...
. .
13
.14
1.25
.86
.38
..
.09
. ..
.54
.18
19
...
.55
.61
....
....
..
. .
.20
...
.45
.14
....
1.29
.03
.50
. .
....
.22
.23
1.08
.99
.03
.23
....
.24
...
.68
.12
.13
...
...
..
...
.25
.26
...
....
75
.43
.26
.18
....
.26
... 27
..
3.09
..
..
...
...
1.46
.. 28
.29
...
...
..
.
..
...
...
... 30
.15
.07
....
...
....
.46
.08
.30
... 31
....
....
.34
....
....
..
...
....
...
. .
4.42
2.21
2.21
9.90
3.56
2.56
1.88
4.26
5.16
2.02
1.80
2.25
..
... .
.18
.06
. ..
1.72
14
.15
....
..
....
...
3.69
...
16
17
.56
. .
.. .
18
...
. .
...
...
. ... .
. ..
..
.21
. 22
.03
....
..
. .
. .
..
....
.36
. .
...
. .
.27
.28
....
2.07
.05
.06
.04
. .
...
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.38
.11
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9
13
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.70
. ..
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.28
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5
6
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. .
.09
. ..
.38
.07
.23
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15
.16
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.23
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. 24
.25
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.20
.21
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The average rainfall for Massachusetts is 45.53 inches. The rainfall at Reading Pumping Station in 1904 was 42.23 inches, which is 3.30 inches less than the average. The deficiency occur- red in the months of February, March, June, July, August, Octo- ber, November and December, while the rainfall for January, April, May and September was more than the average for those months.
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.49
12
17
19
.13
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.23
.29
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.15
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS-STATE BOARD OF HEALTH ANALYSIS OF WATER FROM READING WATER WORKS PARTS IN 100,000
DATE OF
APPEARANCE
ODOR
Residue on
Evaporation
Chlorine
Oxygen
consumed
Hardness
Iron
No.
Collec- tion
Exami- nation
Turbidity
Sediment
Color
Cold
Hot
trites
1904
1904
48717
Jan. 26
Jan. 27 Decided
Cons.
. 40 None
None
7.20
.0108
. 0108
. 53
.0020
. 0000
. 33
2.6
. 1500 Filter Gallery
48718
Jan. 26
Jan. 27| None
None
. 13 None
None
15.40
.0076
. 0064
. 53
.0030
.0003
. 25
9.2
. 0050| Filier Weir
48719
Jan. 26 Jan. 27 Slight
None
. 14 None
None
6.60
. 0004
0064
. 54
. 0210
. 0000
.20
2.7
.0210| Ex Filter
48984
Mar.
8 Mar. 9 Decided
Cons.
Fl. tur .42 None
Faint. earthi.
7.80
.0100
0100
. 53
.0080
.0001
. 42
3.3
.2400 Filter Gallery
48985
Mar.
8 Mar. 9 None
None
. 20 None
None
14.50
. 0076
. 0072
.50
.0060
.0004
.30
8.9
. 0200
Filter Weir
48986
8
Mar. 9 Slight
None
.11 |None
None
7.20
.0002
. 0056
. 52|
. 0080
.0000
. 19
2.7
.0200
Ex. Filter
49048
Mar.
22
Mar. 22 Decided iron Cons. iron
Turbid.45 Faint. earth. Faint. earth.
7.60
. 0102
. 0088
.55
.0040
.0001
. 43
2.9
. 2100
Filter Gallery
49049
Mar. 22
Mar. 22 Slight
Very slight
. 22 None
None
13.80
0056
0066
.54
. 0050
.0005
.25
9.4
.0400
Filter Weir Ex. Filter
49141
Apr. 5
Apr. 6 Decided iron Cons. iron
Fil.
. 42 | None
None
7.20
.0098
0106
.49
.0030
. 0001
. 43
3.1
.2000
Filter Gallery
49142
Apr. 5
Apr. 6 Very slight
None
. 21 None
None
14.40
.0072
.0074
.50
.0030
.0003
.29
8.9
. 0280 Filter Weir
49143
Apr.
Apr.
6 Slight milky
None
. 20 Faintly Un.
Turbid.55 None
None
7.10
0092
. 0106
48!
. 0030
.0000
.49
2.9
.2000
Filter Gallery
49237
Apr. 18
Apr. 20 Very slight
None
.23|None
None
14.90
.0066
0082
. 48
.0020
.0003
.28
9.1
.0270
Filter Weir
49238
Apr. 18
Apr. 20 Slight iron
V. sliglit iron
. 27 None
None
6.40
.0002
. 0084
. 48
.0010
.0000
.26
2.9
. 0680| Ex. Filter
49369
5
May
6 Decided iron Cons. iron
None
. 41 |None
None
13.60
.0056
.0094
.47
.0030
. 0003
. 46
8.1
. 1000 Filter Weir
49371
May
May
6 Slight
None
. 37 None
None
6.00
. 0004
.0108
. 47
0000
.0000
.32
2.2
.0950
Ex. Filter
49464
May
17 |May 17 Decided
Cons.
Turbid.72 None
None
6.90
.0088
.0138
. 46
.0050
.0000
. 66
2.9
.2000
Filter Gallery
49465
17
May 17 None
None
. 28 None
None
15.60
.0066
.0070
.47
.0020
.0003
.37
10.3
.0120
Filter Weir
49466
17
May 17 Very slight
None
. 12 |None
None
6.40
.0004
. 0066
.47
.0950
.0000
.24
2.7
.0160
49560
31
June 1 Decided
Cons.
. 23 None .
Faint. earth. 6.90
.0094
.0188
. 48
. 0020
.0000
. 85
2.6
. 2500
Filter Weir
19683
June 14
June 14 Slight
Cons. iron
1.06 None
*Very F. U.
7.50!
.0118
. 0182
.51
.0050
. 0001
88
3.0
.2200
Filter Gallery
49684
June 14 |June 14 Slight
C. silky, iron
.31 *Very F. U.
*Very F. U.
18.20
. 0082
.0116
. 49
.0030
.0005
.46
11.2
.0650
Filter Weir
49685
June 14 . June 14 Slight
None
.54 Dist. V, Un. Dist. V. Un.
7.40
.0020
.0054
.49
.0030
.0000
.60
1.7
. 0850
Ex. Filter
49869
June 28
June 29 Decided
Cons. iron
Fl. tur .80 None
None
8.10
0120
. 0168
. 47|
.0010
.0000
.70
2.3
Filter Gallery
49870
June 28
June 29 None
Very slight
. 29 None
None
17.90
.0076
.0098
.51|
0030
. 0004
.39
11.3
. 0120
Filter Weir
49871
June 28
June 29 Slight milky None
Iron
. 72 D. disagree. None
None
7.20
.0118
.0154
.51
.0040
.0000
.75
2.1
.2400
Filter Gallery
50097
July 13
July 13 None
None
.31 |None
None
17.80
·0106
.0104
.52
.0000
. 0004
. 43
10.9
.0080
50098
.July 13
July 13 Slight
None
Turbid.45 |Distinct. Un. Faintly Un.
7.00
. 0004
.0104
.49
.0010
. 0000
. 35
2.2
.1400
50394
July
26 July 27 Decided iron Cons. iron
Turbid.70|None
*Very F. U. 6.70
.0096
.0114
.52
.0050
.0000
. 58
2.3
. 1900
50395
July 26 July 27 Very slight
Cons.
. 18 None
*Very F. U.
15.70
.0066
. 0060
. 49
.0040
. 0007
.29
10.0
50396
July 26
July 27 |Decided iron Very slight
Turbid.58 Distinct. Un.
6.30
.0012
. 0120
. 50
. 0050
. 0000
. 44
1.7
. 1400| Ex. Filter
50577
9
Aug. 9|Ang.
9 Decided 9|None
C. iron. ropy
.70 *Very F. Un. * Very F. Iln.
7.10
. 0096
50578
Aug. Aug.
July 13 Decided iron Cons. iron
Iron
D. disagree.
6.40
.0008
. 0068
.51
.0030
.0000
.54
1.7
. 1700
Ex. Filter
50096
July 13
June 1 Slight
Very slight
. 24 |None
None
16.00
. 0046
.0090
. 48
.0020
. 0003
.35
10.3
.0120|
Filter Gallery
49561
May 31
Apr. 20 Decided iron
Cons. iron
. 12 None
*Very F. U.
7.50
.0006
. 0064
.51
. 0100
.0000
.20
2.9
. 0270
.0500
Ex. Filter
49236
Apr. 18
May
May
5
May
6 Very slight
Turbid.60 Faint' earth. Faint. earth.
6.40
.0080
. 0102
. 46
.0020
. 0001
.56
3 0
. 2000 Fiiter Gallery
49370
5
May
May
Ex. Filter
Faintly Un.
6.70
. 0006
. 0072
. 53
.0040
.0000
.28
3.1
49050
Mar. 22
Mar. 22 Slight
NITROGEN
AMMONIA
AS
Albu- Free| mi- noid
Nit- rates
Ni-
.
Ex. Filter
Filter Gallery
.0180 Filter Weir
Distinct. Un.
.2300
Filter Weir
May
5
Mar.
Very slight
nnenl
50579 JAug. 9 |Ang. 9| Decided
ĮDisagreeable
.3000 Ex. Filter
50891 Aug. 24
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