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75
Municipal Light Board, light
20 80
New England Tel. & Tel. Co., tele- phones 45 27
Geo. F. Blake Mfg. Co., valve springs 34
E. C. Metcalf, mop
25
Balance
.
2,640 01
$2,820 01 $2,820 01
MAINTENANCE OF FILTERS
Paid Pay Roll . $786 50
F. H. Parker & Son, express and team- ing 39 35
American Express Co.
25
Dodge Mfg. Co., pulleys, etc.
11 26
Lawrence Machine Co., repairs on en-
gine 25 10
Boston & Maine R. R., freight
108 63
Harrison Bros. & Co., sulphate of
alumina 212 87
Braman, Dow & Co., pipe and fittings
2 65
W. B. Fonda, lime
112 50
Chas. A. Claflin & Co., packing
1 63
Eagle Oil & Supply Co., packing and belting 6 86
Francis Bros.
1 40
J. A. & W. Bird Co., acid
4 45
L. M. Bancroft, insurance
44 15
Walworth Mfg. Co., fittings
6 00
Amount carried forward $1,363 60
127
Amount brought forward $1,363 60
Chadwick Boston Lead Co., lead pipe 1 09
Geo. H. Atkinson Co., brushes 20
Theodore Metcalf Co., chemicals
50
$1,365 39
MAINTENANCE OF METERS
Paid Pay Roll
$205 55
F. H. Parker & Son, express
4 75
American Express Co.
3 15
Boston & Maine R. R., freight
1 95
Thompson Meter Co., repairs on meters
16 77
Eagle Oil & Supply Co.
3 52
Union Water Meter Co., repairs on meters
3 80
Francis Bros.
15
Hersey Mfg. Co., repairs on meters
40 79
Neptune Meter Co., repairs on meters
5 10
National Meter Co., repairs on meters
101 46
A. B. Matthews, horse hire
12 75
$399 74
MAINTENANCE OF SERVICE PIPES
Paid Geo. E. Lang, damage to carriage
$2 50
Pay Roll 94 96
Chadwick Boston Lead Co., tin pipe
6 00
Wendell Bancroft & Co., lime .
3 45
T. C. Fife, labor
75
Geo. A. Shackford, horse hire
8 00
O. O. Ordway, sharpening tools
1 80
Car fares
1 50
Boston & Maine R. R., freight
1 40
$120 36
MAINTENANCE OF MAIN PIPE Paid Chapman Valve M'f'g. Co., repairing hydrants $10 25
128
INTEREST
Received interest on deposit
$41 40
hydrant rent
4,920 00
for water for fountains . 300 00
for water for street sprinkling
500 00
66 accrued interest on bonds sold
114 67
66 from receipts for water
2,388 93
Paid interest on bonds and note
. $8,265 00
$8,265 00 $8,265 00
MIDDLETON MILLS
Paid Middleton Mills Co. . $4,000 00
Arthur P. French, attorney
409 45
Albert E. Pillsbury
500 00
Percy M. Blake, engineer
.
78 88
$4,988 33
NORWOOD MILLS
Paid Chas. A. Sayward, attorney for Caleb
J. Norwood
$1,000 00
Arthur P. French, attorney
102 05
$1,102 05
MAIN PIPE
Paid Pay Roll $75 75
F. H. Parker & Son, expressing
50
Antonio Michelini, labor
59 50
Builders' Iron Foundry, specials . 7 65
Chadwick-Boston Lead Co., pig lead
26 73
Geo. H. Atkinson Co., kerosene
60
O. O. Ordway, sharpening tools 11 90
A. B. Matthews, horse hire . Boston & Maine R. R., freight
25 50
57
Car fares
1 90
$210 60
4
129
SERVICE PIPES
Received from pipe laid 406 83
Paid Pay Roll $579 92
W. C. Taylor, repairs on harness 3 15
F. Bartley, boots and blanket 8 35
F. H. Parker & Son, express 7 90
Francis Bros., fittings 4 57
The Greenwood & Daggett Co. 89
Chadwick-Boston Lead Co., pipe 4 38
Bingham & Taylor, service boxes 36 84
F. O. Dewey Co., lantern globes 2 50
Chas. A. Claflin Co., corporation cocks 75 00
Harrington, King & Co., canvass 10 23
George E. Gilchrist & Co., fittings
7 81
Boston & Maine R. R., freight
3 45
F. W. Danforth, painting wagon
12 75
Braman, Dow & Co., pipe and fittings
26 23
Chapman Valve Mfg. Co.
24 79
W. H. Vinton, washers
1 50
Lead Lined Iron Pipe Co., pipe
75 92
A. B. Matthews, horse hire
191 00
Edson Mfg. Co., diaphragm for pump .
1 90
Geo. H. Atkinson Co., oil
4 00
T. C. Fife, fittings - 70
Walworth Mfg. Co., pipe and fittings 42 12
American Powder Mills, powder 12 77
O. O. Ordway, sharpening tools
27 10
E. M. Dart Mfg. Co., stops
13 80
American Express Co.
1 10
Car fares
6 00
Balance
779 84
$1,186 67 $1,186 67
130
METERS
Paid Henry R. Worthington, meters $ 40 40
F. H. Parker & Son, express
2 55
O. P. Symonds & Sons, lumber
5 30
Hersey Mfg. Co., meters
16 80
Boston & Maine R. R., freight
63 51
Francis Bros.
2 93
Waldo Bros., drain pipe
5 40
National Meter Co., meters
221 60
Pittsburg Meter Co., meter
8 40
Walworth Mfg. Co., fittings
5 38
Chas. F. Merrill, covers and fittings
115 00
O. O. Ordway, iron work
1 00
W. Bancroft & Co., drain pipe and lumber
36 60
Pay Roll
66 07
American Express Co.
3 25
$594 19
EXPERIMENTAL FILTERS
Paid E. K. Willard, generator $ 78 00
L. E. Knott Apparatus Co. 3 00
F. H. Parker & Son, express
8 20
O. P. Symonds & Sons, lumber
50
American Express Co.
1 80
B. & M. R. R., freight
81
Whitall, Tatum Co., chemical appar- atus
16 21
Francis Bros., labor and fittings 4 79
H. R. Johnson, tanks . .
70 36
Byers & Smith, engine
115 00
Amount carried forward
$298 67
131
Amount brought forward $298 67
Dodge Mfg. Co., shafting, etc. 13 55
S. D. Hicks & Son, copper work 24 49
Braman, Dow & Co., pipe and fittings 10 78
The Hodge Boiler Works, iron plates 74 88
Boston Bolt Co., bolts 3 02
Moore & Co., electrical work
131 39
Municipal Light Board 3 16
Eagle Oil & Supply Co.
34 30
Walworth Mfg. Co., pipe and fittings
9 52
Robert Spurr Weston, engineer
134 85
Wendell Bancroft & Co., lumber
14 49
S. W. Bowker, teaming
6 50
The Holtzer Cabot Elect. Co., repairs
10 28
John A. Blunt, iron work
4 50
A. B. Matthews, horse hire
1 50
T. C. Fife, pipe and fittings
3 53
O. O. Ordway, iron work
10 95
Pay Roll, labor
13 02
Chas. A. Chaflin & Co., packing
3 95
Car fares .
13 42
$820 75
SUMMARY OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
Cash balance from 1904
26 45
Interest on deposit
41 40
Interest on bonds sold
114 67
Bonds sold
6,000 00
Hydrant rent
4,920 00
Water for drinking fountains
300 00
Water for street sprinkling
500 00
Meter rates
10,706 37
Amount carried forward
$22,608 89
132
Amount brought forward
$22,608 89 40
Summons .
Service pipes
406 83
Rent of house
180 00
Rent of office
66 00
Premium on bonds sold
397 50
Paid Interest
$8,265 00
Maintenance
1,748 09
Pumping Station Maintenance
2,820 01
Filter Maintenance
1,365 39
Meter Maintenance
399 74
Service Pipe Maintenance
120 36
Main Pipe Maintenance
10 25
Middleton Mills, damage
4,988 33
Norwood Mills, damage
1,102 05
Experimental Filter
820 75
Main Pipe
210 60
Service Pipes
1,186 67
Meters
594 19
Cash on hand
28 19
$23,659 62 $23,659 62
SUMMARY OF COST OF PLANT
Reported last year
$289,811 57
Main Pipe
210 60
Service Pipe
779 84
Meters
594 19
Middleton Mills, damage
4,988 33
Norwood Mills, damage
1,102 05
$297,486 58
133
The Board recommends that $4,950.00 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 $8,105.00, as follows:
$191,000 00 for one year $7,640 00
7,000 00 for six months 140 00
10,000 00 for one year
325 00
$8,105 00
Fortunately, there has been no trouble from electrolysis the past year, and so far as we have discovered there is no immediate danger from that source. The experiments towards improving the water are still going on, but at the present time we are not prepared to make a definite report, but the report of the expert will be found on succeeding pages.
During the year we have settled the Norwood and Middleton Paper Mills claims. In these cases we concluded it better and cheaper to settle, rather than incur the expense of law suits. These claims were settled on the same basis as that of the Ipswich Mills, viz : 400,000 gallons per day for all time. The average consumption per day during the last year has been 142,000 gallons; it will there- fore be many years before the limit will be reached.
HENRY R. JOHNSON, E. H. GOWING,
GEO. A. SHACKFORD,
Water Commissioners.
134
REPORT OF WATER REGISTRAR
Amount of water bills rendered in 1905 . $10,906 09
abatement
80 41
$10,825 68
Amount collected and paid to E. F. Parker,
Treasurer
$10,501 45
Amount taken by burglars
139 90
Amount uncollected
184 33
$10,825 68
Amount of 1904 bills uncollected
$212 54
Amount collected
$204 92
uncollected
7 62
$212 54
Service pipe bills rendered in 1905
$439 34
Service pipe bills previous years
85 36
$524 70
Amount collected
$406 83
uncollected
117 87
$524 70
LEWIS M. BANCROFT, Registrar.
Reading, Jan. 30, 1906.
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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
Reading Water Commissioners :
GENTLEMEN :- The sixteenth annual report of the Superin- tendent is submitted for the year ending December 31, 1905.
The extension of mains has been four hundred and two feet of six inch pipe on Pearl street, between Wakefield and Forest. streets. One new hydrant was placed at the corner of Pearl and Forest streets.
There have been twenty-five services put in and one discon- tinued during the year, making twelve hundred and thirteen services now in use.
One service leak has been repaired. Twelve service pipes were frozen and had to be thawed out during February and March. Three of these have been lowered to prevent further trouble from that source.
One of the boilers at the pumping station is beginning to show the effects of fifteen years of service and will soon have to be replaced.
136
The following table will show the amount of service pipe in use :
6 inch
Cast Iron
13 inch
Galvanized
1} inch
Enamelled
1} inch
Galvanized
1 inch
Galvanized
13 inch
Lead Lined
1 inch
3 inch
Lead Lined
1 inch
Cement Lined
3 incli
2 inch
Galvanized
Galvanized
Owned by the town Owned by individuals
452
33.7
12765.5
181.7
30.8
887.2
20733.7
367.1
9919.9
1662.2 1437.2
814
47
123
945.7
90.4
89.4
73
21796.2
78
12558.2
303.6 1289.3
Total
814
499
156.7
13711.2
272.1
120.2
960.2
42529.9
1445.1
22478.1
1965.8 2726.5
The following kinds and sizes of meters are in use :
SIZES.
No.
NAME.
2 in.
1} in.
1 in.
& in.
§ in.
79
Crown.
1
2
1
75
587
Nash.
3
4
580
199
Empire.
1
198
4
Gem ..
4
2
38
12
Thompson
1
1
10
1
Worthington.
2
114
Hersey Disc
2
1
6
105
2
Neptune ...
3
1
3
5
30
Columbia
30
1
King
1
Niagara
1
Keystone
1
1084
12
5
18
1
1048
40
Lambert
1
2
Worthington Disc
2
12
Union Rotary
Cement Lined
¿ inch
Lead Lined
137
YEARLY RECORD OF PUMPING SERVICE
FROM JAN. 1, 1905, TO JAN. 1, 1906.
MONTH
No. Days
No. Hours
No. Min.
Gallons Pumped
Total Head
Pounds Coal
Rain Fall
Janvary
31
137
30
4,224,707
219
44,704
5.44
February
28
130
4,052,383
45,924
1.47
March
31
139
45
1,196,078
42,490
2.92
April
30
137
45
4,074,555
38,984
2.59
May
31
151
30
4,643,648
41,208
1.39
June
30
146
30
4,388,355
38,579
6.11
July
31
182
45
5,503,718
46,623
1.19
August
31
156
30
4,535,626
39,175
3.30
September
30
134
45
4,065,887
35,865
7.87
October
31
145
15
4,286,170
39,756
1.20
November .
30
134
15
3,986,152
37,659
2.22
December .
31
132
15
3,946,856
39,645
3.72
365
1728
45
51,904,135
490,612
39.42
138
Table showing amount of rain and melted snow for the year ending Dec. 31, 1905:
Day of Month
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Day of Month
1
....
..
...
....
....
....
..
.57
....
....
....
1
2
....
....
....
. ..
..
....
....
...
....
...
.19
3
4
1.53
. .
..
....
.10
6.50
.82
.81
4
5
..
..
....
1.57
....
....
. .
..
7
2.28
.83
....
. .
....
..
....
...
8
9
. .
....
.48
....
.16
.01
....
...
. .
..
.11
.10
.11
. .
...
..
...
.32
.25
.55
.26
12
.13
.69
....
.34
. .
....
....
..
..
. .
. .
. .
....
....
.02
.06
....
..
.. 17
.18
..
..
....
....
....
. .
...
.32
...
...
.20
... 21
...
..
..
...
1.32
....
....
..
....
..
1.21
.. 22
... 23
....
. .
. .
. .
....
....
. .
....
.14
.23
. .. 24
....
....
...
. .
....
....
. .
.04
.24
.. 25
.45
. .
..
. .
..
..
....
. .
....
.. 27
.. 28
.02
..
....
....
....
..
..
...
....
....
... 30
...
....
....
....
.31
.14
....
...
.32
.72
... 30
. ... 31
....
....
.. . .
...
...
....
.08
.59
....
....
....
....
.. 31
5.44
1.47
2.92
2.59
1.39
6.11
1.19
3.30
7.87
1.20
2.22
3.72
..
....
.42
...
....
...
.01
.03
....
9
.10
...
.30
.34
. . . .
...
....
....
.50
11
.12
..
.14
. .
..
....
. .
....
.92
...
..
...
.19
.. 20
..
.23
....
.03
....
...
.02
.92
.21
.. 22
...
.97
.60
.32
.02
.20
.05
.02
...
.25
... 26
.92
.26
... 27
.04
.20
. .
.. ..
....
.28
... 29
....
. . .
...
.02
....
....
....
.62
14
.16
. .
...
. . .
....
.21
.11
.07
.. 19
. .
..
.03
....
.23
.46
. .
...
..
....
..
.30
....
7
8
..
....
2
3
..
....
.09
.03
.31
.03
.13
.57
1.75
.06
.02
. .
..
...
.18
.15
15
....
...
.13
16
.17
..
. .
....
..
.71
.14
.24
...
.33
.46
..
The average rainfall for Massachusetts is 45.49 inches. The rainfall at Reading Pumping Station was 39.42 inches, making a deficiency of 6.07 inches. There was an excess of rainfall in Janu- ary, June, September and December, and a deficiency during the remaining eight months. The greatest excess in any one month occurred in September when the rainfall was 7.87 inches. The great- est deficiency occurred in October when the rainfall was 1.20 inches.
....
....
..
5
....
6
6
.25
.42
13
.35
. 18
....
.29
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
Free
Albu- mi- noid
Nit-
Ni-
consumed
Hardness
Iron
No.
Collec- tion
Exami- nation.
Turbidity
Sediment
Color
Cold
Hot
1905
1905
52845
Jan.
30
Jan. 30 Slight
Cons.
.42 None
None
8.10
.0106
.0074
.54
.0060
.0000
. 36
2.7
.2200 Filter Gallery
52846
Jan. 30
Jan. 30 None
None
.12 None
None
13.30
.0078
. 0086
.54
.0060
.0005
.25
8.1
. 0120 Filter Weir
52847
Jan.
30
Jan. 30 Slight Milky None
.28 None
None
7.60
.0006
. 0054
.54
.0090
0000
. 20
2.9
. 0950 Ex. Filter
52933
Feb. 15
Feb. 15 Decided
Cons.
.50 None
7.90
.0108
0084
.55
.0050
.0000
.36
3.0
.3000 Filter Gallery
52934
Feb. 15
Feb. 15 Very Slight
None
.10 None
14.00
. 0080
.0072
.54
.0040
.0004
.22
8.3
.0090 Filter Weir
53219
Mch. 14
Mch. 14 Slight
Slight iron
.32 Faintly Un.
Faintly Un.
9.00
. 0094
. 0058
.57|
.0060
.6000
. 40
3.4
.2600 Filter Gallery
53220
Mch. 14
Mch. 14 None
None
.10 Faintly Un.
Faintly Un.
14.20
0074
.0052
.57
.0070
.0004
7.8
.0050 Filter Weir
53221
Mch. 14
Mch. 14 Slight
None
.08 Faintly Un.
Distinc. Un.
8.30
. 0042
.0040
.53
.0050
.0001
2.9
.0330 Ex. Filter
53664
Apr. 11
Apr. 12 Decided iron Slight iron
T'rbid .40 None
*Very F. U.
7.00
.0090
.0078
51
.0080
.0000
. 40
.2100 Filter Gallery
53665
Apr. 11
Apr. 12 Slight
Very slight
.15 None
None
11.90
. 0078
.0062
.51
.0060
.0005
.26
.0150 Filter Weir
53666
Apr. 11
Apr. 12 Very Slight
None
.12 *Very F. U.
*Very F. U.
6.10
. 0006
. 0038
52
.0120
.0000
. 12
2.5
.0360 Ex. Filter
54049
May
9
May 9 Decided iron Cons. iron
.59|None
Faintly Un.
7.00
.0090
. 0112
.53
.0060
.0000
.52
2.2
.3400 Filter Gallery
54050
May
9
9 Very Slight
None
.25 None
None
13.80
.0078
·0082
.53
.0050
.0007
.37
8.8 . 0150 Filter Weir
54051
9
May 9| Very Slight
None
.04 None
None
6.00
. 0034
.0054
.48
.0090
0000
.13
2.2
. 0160 Ex. Filter
54676
June 13
June 13 Decided
Slight
Fil.
.65 *Very F. U.
*Very F. U.
7.20
.0094
· 0104
.53'
.0040
.0000
2.7
. 1800 Filter Gallery
54677
June 13
June 13 None
Very slight
.23 None
None
14.30
.0084
·0092
.55
.0030
.0004
.29
8.9
.0080 Filter Weir
54678
June 18
June 13 Decid. Milky None
Fil.
.50 *Very F. U.
*Very F. U.
6.40
.0006
.0062
.53
.0030
.0000
. 15
2.2
. 1800 Ex. Filter
55339
July 18
July 19 Decided iron Cons. iron
None
.37 |None
None
15.20
. 0082
. 0096
.54
.0020
.0004
8.1
. 0370 Filter Weir
55846
Aug. 8
Aug. 8 Slight
Slight iron
.65|None
None
7.00
. 0076
· 0088
54
.0040
.0000
2.6
. 1700 Filter Gallery
55847
Aug. 8
Aug. 8|Very slight
None
.27 None
None
13.70
.0070
·0084
.56
.0040
.0004
8.1
. 0130 |Filter Weir
55848
Aug. 8
Aug. 8 Slight
None
.46 *Very F. U.
*Very F. U.
5.90
.0002
. 0042
.48
.0050
0001
. 13
2.2
. 1000 Ex. Filter
56653
Sept. 12
Sept. 13 Decided
Cons.
.48 *Very F. U.
*Very F. U.
7.60
· 0100
·0100
.53
.0120
.0002
. 38
2.6
. 2300 Filter Gallery
56654
Sept. 12
Sept. 13 None
None
.13 None
None
12.80
.0064
·0178
.51
.0050
0006
7.6
. 0150 Filter Weir
57336
Oct. 10
Oct. 11 Decided iron
Cons. iron
.55 None
None None
15.60
.0082
. 0094
0010
.0007
. 30
9.4
. 0230 Filter Weir
57338
Oct. 10
Oct. 11 |Very slight
None
.02 Faintly Un.
Faintly Un. None
9.40
.0118
. 0096
.58
.0040
.0001
. 44
3.9
58136
Nov. 14
Nov. 15 None
None
.15 None
None
16.00
. 0098
. 0072
57|
.0020
.0010
. 26
7.9
58137
Nov. 14
Nov. 15 None
None
.02 *Very F. U.
*Very F. U.
7.80
. 0044
.0052
.56
.0020
.0200
. 09
2.9
.0070 Ex. Filter
58551
Dec. 12
Dec. 12 Very slight
Cons. iron None
.21 None
Faintly Un. None
15.60
.0084
.0076
.64
.0030
.0008
.27
8.9
.0140 Filter Weir
58553
Dec. 12
Dec. 12 None
None
Fil. .00 None
Faintly Un.
8.50
.0042
. 0046
.61
.0280
.0000
.16
3.1
.0030 Ex. Filter
58552
Dec. 12
Dec. 12 None
.38 None
9.40
.0134
0084
63
.0020
.0000
. 45
4.3
. 2000 Filter Gallery
57337
Oct. 10
Oct. 11 None
Slight iron
.25 None
7.50
.0000
· 0054
.54
.0020
.0000
. 05
2.5
.0070 Ex. Filter
58135
Nov. 14
Nov. 15 Decided iron Cons. iron
Fil.tur.48 None
Faint woody
7.40
. 0088
· 0128
.54
0020
.0000
.58
2.9
. 1200 Filter Gallery
55340
July 18
July 19 Very slight
Fil.tur.75 Faintly Un. Fil.
Fil.
8.90
. 0116
·0104
.58 .56
.0020
.0000
.44
3.0
.2800 Filter Gallery
.0270 Filter Weir
. 4200 Filter Gallery
Fil.
AMMONIA
NITROGEN AS
Chlorine
Oxygen
rates |trites
.20
11
2.7
7.0
. 44
.39
.47
. 33
Fil.
. 22
00 00 00
May
May
Faintly Un. None
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SUMMARY OF STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 1905 In form recommended by the New England Water Works Association.
READING WATER WORKS READING, MIDDLESEX COUNTY, MASS.
GENERAL STATISTICS
Population by Census of 1905, 5,682.
Date of construction, 1890 and 1891.
By whom owned, Town of Reading.
Source of supply, filter gallery.
Mode of supply, pumping.
PUMPING STATISTICS.
1. Builders of Pumping Machinery, Geo. F. Blake Mfg. Co.
2. Description of
a. Kind, coal. b. Brand of coal, Pocahontas.
c. Average price of coal per gross ton delivered, $5.20.
fuel used
d. Percentage of ash, e. Wood, price per cord, $
3. Coal consumed for the year, 490,612 lbs.
4. [Pounds of wood consumed] divided by three equals equivalent amount of coal, lbs.
4a. Amount of other fuel used,
5. Total equivalent coal consumed for the year equals (3) plus (4), lbs.
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6. Total pumpage for the year, 51,904,135 gallons, with allowance for slip.
7. Average static head against which pump works, 219 feet.
8. Average dynamic head against which pump works, 240 feet.
9. Number of gallons pumped per pound of equivalent coal (5), 105.7.
10. Duty equals gallons pumped (6) x 8.34 (1bs.) x 100 x dynamic head (8) Total fuel consumed (5) equals 21,277,652.
Cost of pumping, figured on pumping station expenses, viz., $2,640.01.
11. Per million gallons pumped, $50.86.
12. Per million gallons raised one foot (dynamic), $0.21.
FINANCIAL STATISTICS
RECEIPTS
Balance brought forward :
(a) From ordinary ( maintenance) re- ceipts .
$26 45
Total
. .
$26 45
From Water Rates :
B. Meter rates . $10,706 37 .
C. Total from consumers ·
$10,706 37
D. For hydrants . 49 20
E. For fountains .
300 00
II. Extension of Meters . 594 19
J.J. Special :
Experimental filter 820 75
Middleton Mills 4,983 33 Norwood Mills .
1,102 05
KK. Total construction ·
8,902 59
MM. Balance :
(aa) Ordinary .
28 19
Total balance .
28 19
N. Total
$23,659 62
N. Total
$23,659 62 .
EXPENDITURES
Water Works Maintenance :
AA. Operation (manage- ment and repairs) $6,463 84
CC. Total maintenance .
$6,463 84
. DD. Interest on bonds CC plus DD 14,728 84
8,265 00
Water Works Construction :
GG. Extenson of mains .
210 60
HII. Extension of services 1,186 67
F. For street watering 500 00
J. Total from municipal depts. .
5,720 00
L. From bond issue .
6,397 50
M. From other sources:
Rents, interest, etc. 402 47
Service pipes
406 83
.
DISPOSITION OF BALANCE-CARRIED TO NEW ACCOUNT
$297,486 58
208,000 00
.
.
.
.
.
.
·
O. Net cost of works to date
P. Bonded debt at date
Value of sinking fund at date, none
Q.
R. Average rate of interest, 4 per cent.
.
.
,
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STATISTICS OF CONSUMPTION OF WATER
1. Estimated total population at date, 5682.
2. Estimated population on lines of pipe, 5547.
3. Estimated population supplied, 5047.
4. Total consumption for the year, 51,904,135 gallons.
5. Passed through meters, gallons.
6. Percentage of consumption metered,
7. Average daily consumption, 142,203 gallons.
8. Gallons per day to each inhabitant, 25.
9. Gallons per day to each consumer, 28.
10. Gallons per day to each tap, 117.
11. Cost of supplying water, per million gallons, figured on total maintenance (item CC), $124.53.
12. Total cost of supplying water, per million gallons, figured on total maintenance plus interest on bonds, $283.77.
STATISTICS RELATING TO DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
MAINS
1. Kind of pipe, cast iron.
2. Sizes, from 6 inch to 12 inch.
3. Extended 402 feet during the year.
4. Discontinued 0 feet during the year.
5. Total now in use, 28,741 miles.
6. Cost of repairs per mile, $0.356.
7. Number of leaks per mile, none.
8. Length of pipes less than 4 inches diam., none miles.
9. Number of hydrants added during year (public and private ) 1.
10. Number of hydrants (public and private) now in use, 165.
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11. Number of stop gates added during year, none.
12. Number of stop gates now in use, 249.
13. Number of stop gates smaller than 4-inch, none.
14. Number of blow-offs, 14.
15. Range of pressure on mains, 63 lbs. to 78 lbs.
SERVICES
16. Kind of pipe, cast lead and cement lined.
17. Sizes, 3-4 to 6 inches.
18. Extended, 1489.1 feet.
19. Discontinued, 142.6 feet.
20. Total now in use, 16.2535 miles.
21. Number of service taps added during year, 25.
22. Number now in use, 1213.
23. Average length of service, 59.5 feet.
24. Average cost of service for the year, $47.46.
25. Number of meters added, 35.
26. Number now in use, 1084.
27. Percentage of services metered, 89.
28. Percentage of receipts from metered water (B divided by C),
29. Number of motors and elevators added, none.
30. Number now in use; 4.
LEWIS M. BANCROFT, Superintendent.
Reading, Jan. 30, 1906.
REPORT OF ROBERT SPURR WESTON SANITARY EXPERT
Board of Water Commissioners, Reading, Mass. :
GENTLEMEN : - Regarding the experiments which have been conducted at the pumping station during the fall of 1904, the writer presents the following report:
GENERAL CHARACTER OF THE EXPERIMENTS
Following the conclusions of previous studies made by various engineers and the State Board of Health, the experiments have had to do with the treatment of the water preparatory to the successful removal by filtration of the iron contained therein. In general, the different methods of treatment tried comprise the addition of iron (either by direct contact of the iron and the water or by a special electrolytic method), aeration, plain subsidence and filtration. It was found that iron had to be added to the water almost continu- ously during the year, and the experiments have been concerned with the methods for doing this. From August 24, 1904, to April 27, 1905, experiments were made where the iron was added to the water by direct contact. From Feb. 27, 1905, to the date of the present writing, iron has been added to the water electrolytically when necessary.
Before discussing the details of these experiments, it will be well to describe somewhat the character of the unpurified filter gallery water.
CHARACTER OF THE FILTER GALLERY WATER
The water in the filter gallery is really a mixture of at two waters entirely different in character. These waters mix
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possible proportions, causing one, in the words of a distinguished engineer, Mr. Desmond FitzGerald, " to have a wholesome respect for it. "
The amount of iron in the water varies with the season. Generally speaking, it is lower in the spring and summer, higher in the late fall and winter. Strange to say, the waters containing the lower amounts of iron are more difficult to treat than those contain- ing the higher. The amount of iron in the water supply has grad- ually decreased since the meadows have been drained, and it now averages less than 0.2 parts per 100,000. A careful study of the analyses made by the State Board of Health during the past four- teen years shows that the highest amounts of iron are generally accompanied with low organic matter and low color, while the reverse is true with the samples containing the lowest amounts of iron.
The water-bearing layer in which the filter gallery is placed is overlaid with soil containing very much vegetable matter, as would be expected when one considers that the water-bearing layer under- lies the large, flat meadow bordering the Ipswich River. When the summer rains fall on the surface of these meadows they per- colate through the soil containing the vegetable matter and thence into the filter gallery. When the meadows are frozen and the stream is high, it is probable that a large part of the water comes from the ground water which flows toward the river, another part from the water which percolates from the river into the gallery.
One may conclude, therefore, that part of the water which is pumped from the filter gallery has the characteristics of a typical ground water which has flowed for some distance through sandy layers of soil, and part is the water which has percolated through the soil of the meadows more or less directly into the filter gallery.
The iron in the typical ground water, in the absence of great amounts of organic matter, can be readily removed by aeration, bsidence and filtration, while the organic matter in the water may vent the precipitation of iron even after thorough aeration and dence for several days. When one considers that the propor-
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