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West side, South cor. Middlesex Ave.
East side, South cor. Weston Rd. G
East side, opposite Tower Rd. G
Bay State Road
North side, West of No. 52
North side, West cor. Haverhill St.
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Beech Street
West side, cor. Lakeview Ave.
Berkeley Street West side, in front of No. 14
Brook Street
East side, South cor. Ash
Center Avenue North side, West of No. 13
Deering Street
East side, South cor. Lowell
G
Dudley Street
North side, West cor. Deering Eaton Street
East side, South cor. Salem
G
East side, North cor. Pleasant
G
Elliott Street
East side, North cor. Green
G
Fair Road
North side, opp. house of A. H. Parsonson
Federal Street
North side, in front of No. 35
Forest Street
North side, cor. Wells Road G
North side, cor. Van Norden Rd. G
North side, West of Stoney Brook G
North side, cor. Colburn Rd. G
North side, cor. Hurlburt Rd. G
North side, cor. Martin Rd. G
North side, East of Grove St.
G
Franklin Street
North side, East cor. Pearl
:
North side, East of No. 159
G
North side, near Corton's
G
North side, East of No. 279
G
West side, opp. No. 336
West side, North of No. 393
West side, North of No. 413
East side, near Grove St.
Fremont Street
North side, East cor. Berkeley
G
Grand Street
East side, in front of No. 27
Green Street
North side, in front of No. 18
North side, in front of No. 104
G
East side, cor. Green
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Grove Street
West side, in front of No. 22
G
West side, in front of No. 52
G
West side, opp. Forest West side, South of No. 151
G
Hancock Street
West side, in front of No. 26
Hanscom Avenue
West side, North of No. 8 West side, opp. No. 33
Hartshorn Street
West side, in front of No. 18
G
Haven Street
North side, East cor. Chute
North side, opp. Gould
South side, opp. Linden
South side, opp. Sanborn North side, in front of No. 100
Haverhill Street
West side, North cor. Wakefield
G
West side, in front of No. 266
G
West side, South cor. Charles
G
West side, North of No. 368
West side, North of No. 454
West side, cor. Franklin
High Street
East side, South of Green St. G
East side, South cor. Mt. Vernon
East side, in front of No. 135
East side, opp. Mineral
G
East side, opp. Vine
Highland Street
East side, opp. No. 40 West side, South cor. Locust
G
Hillside Road North side, West cor. Waverly Rd.
Hillcrest Road
East side, North cor. Ellis Ave.
East side, opp. No. 49
Howard Street
South side, in front of No. 24 South side, West cor. Sigsbee Ave.
John Street
West side, North cor. Pleasant West side, North cor. Haven West side, cor. Village
G
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East side, opp. Boston Stove Foundry
King Street
South side, opp. No. 13 -
Kingston Street
East side, in front of No. 13
Libby Avenue
Junction Salem St. G
Junction 'C' Street
G
Junction 'F' Street
G
Linden Street
West side, in front of Home for Aged Women
Locust Street
South side, in front of No. 24
G
Longview Road
North side, near house of B. McLane
G
Longwood Road
North side, Sta. 400
G
North side, Sta. 900
G
North side, Junction Sand Pit Road
G
Lowell Street
South side, West cor. Sanborn
G
North side, East cor. Bancroft Avenue
G
South side, West cor. Grand
South side, East cor. Willow
South side, opp. No. 223
South side, opp. No. 281
Main Street
West side, South cor. Pearl
G
West side, South cor. Franklin
G
West side, South of No. 430
G
West side, South of No. 408
G
West side, opp. No. 399
G
West side, opp. No. 383
G
West side, North cor. Forest
G
West side, in front of No. 326
G
West side, North of No. 306
G
West side, South of No. 294
G
West side, in front of No. 250
G
West side, South cor. Locust
G
West side, opp. Charles
G
West side, North cor. Salem
G
West side, South point of Common
East side, in front of Reading Inn
G
East side, in front of Theatre Lunch
G
West side, South cor. Green
West side, North side of R. R. Crossing
.
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West side, opp. Avon G
West side, opp. Cross
West side, South cor. Summer Ave.
West side, North cor. Hopkins
G
West side, North cor. South
G
West side, South of No. 16
Manning Street
West side, cor. Pleasant G
Maple Street
East side, in front of No. 4
Middlesex Avenue
South side, East cor. Deering G
Middlesex Avenue Extension North side, in front of No. 23
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Mill Street
South side, opp. Pumping Station
Mineral Street
North side, East cor. Vine
North side, East cor. Hancock
North side, East cor. Summer Ave
G
Minot Street
West side, in front of No. 52
West side, South of Warren Ave.
West side, in front of No. 16
G
Mt. Vernon Street
North side opp. Chute
Oak Street
North side, West cor. Hillcrest Rd.
North side, opp. No. 78
Orange Street
South side, East cor. Belmont
Park Avenue
North side, opp. No. 24
G
Park Street, off Auburn
East side, cor. Elm
G
Parker Street
East side, near Central Fire Station
Pearl Street
East side, South cor. Thorndike East side, South cor. Charles East side, opp. No. 108
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East side, in front of No. 143
East side, opp. Forest
G
Pierce Street
West side, South cor. Orange
.
G
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Pinevale Road
North side, junction Main
G
Pleasant Street
North side, West cor. Middle
Pratt Street
East side, North cor. Fairview Ave.
Prescott Street
North side, opp. C. H. Bangs Co.'s Shop
North side, West cor. Arlington
North side, West cor. Washington
North side, opp. Sunnyside Rd. G
North side, East cor. Pratt
North side, East cor. Perkins Ave.
Prospect Street
West side, in front of No. 34
West side, North cor. King
G
West side, in front of No. 88
G
Salem Street
North side, opp. John
G
North side, in front of Memorial Park
South side, opp. Pearl
North side, West cor. Belmont G
North side, West cor. Bay State Rd.
Sanborn Street
West side, between Woburn and Haven
G
School Street
East side, opp. Dudley G
Scotland Road
South side, opp. No. 21
Shackford Road
North side, West cor. Ash G
South Street
North side, opp. No. 197
North side, East cor. Curtis
North side, cor. Walnut
East side, cor. South
G
East side, West of No. 54
Spring Street
West side, south of No. 16
G
Summer Avenue
West side, opp. Woodbine
West side, South of No. 103
G
West side, opp. No. 130 West side, North cor. Prescott
West side, South cor. Scotland Rd.
West side, North cor. Oak
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West side, South of No. 253
West side, opp. No. 306
South side, East cor. Hopkins
North side, West of No. 392 North side, in front of No. 412
Temple Street
North side, opp. No. 38
North side, near Jr. High School
G
Union Street
South side, West cor. Middle
G
Van Norden Road
North side, near Calden's
G
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South side, cor. Harold Ave.
G
North side, near Howard's
G
Village Street
East side, North cor. Green
G
Vine Street
South side, East cor. Vine
Wakefield Street
North side, East cor. Charles
North side, East cor. Pearl
Walnut Street
North side, near Hopkins
North side, opp. No. 56
G
North side, opp. South
Warren Avenue
South side, opp. No. 15
Washington Street
North side, in front of No. 46
G
North side, cor. Elliott
West Street
West side, South of No. 22
G
West side, North of No. 46
G
West side, opp. Oak
West side, South of No. 128
West side, South of No. 164
West side, opp. King
West side, opp. No. 241
East side, South of house of Emma S. Knowles
West side, opp. house of Geo. P. Abbott G
West side, opp. Cottage Park Rd. G
Willow Street
North side, opp. No. 30
West side, South cor. Summer Ave.
.
North side, opp. Curtis
North side, West cor. Ash
G
East side, South of No. 34
.
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Winter Street
East side, North cor. Salem
G
Winthrop Avenue
East side, South cor. Weston Road
Woburn Street
North side, at Common G
North side, East cor. Sanborn
North side, West cor. Linden
North side, East cor. Chute G
North side, East cor. Washington
North side, East cor. Temple
North side, opp. Pratt
North side, East cor. Summer Ave
North side, West cor. Prospect
North side, West cor. Berkeley
G
Woodward Avenue
North side, West cor. Vale Road
G
Private Hydrants
Ash Street
Reading Rubber Mfg. Co.
2 South of Mill
3 North of Mill
1 East of Boiler House
Sanford Mills
2. North of Mill
1 East of Mill
2 South of Mill
O. P. Symonds & Sons
1 West of Mill
John Street
Boston Stove Foundry
1 near office
1 near water tank
Off Pleasant Street
1 near Foote's Greenhouse
Totals on Hydrants:
Total No. public hydrants: 226.00
Total No. public hydrants gated: 101 Percent gated: 45% Total No. private hydrants: 15 Hydrant Rental: $7,910.00
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WATER DEPARTMENT
Following is the principal work performed other than the regular repairs, together with recommendations for the ensuing year.
Pumping Station :
1. A new boiler feed pump has been installed.
2. Air pipes to the filters have been renewed.
3. The three filters and clear well have been cleaned.
4. No. 2 Artesian Well was pulled, redrilled and new air pipes in- stalled.
5. The north side of the store-house has been repapered.
6. A long distance recording guage between the stand-pipe and the Station has been installed. This guage records the exact elevation of the water in the stand pipe at the station.
Recommendations :
That a new floor in the main Pump Room be laid. The present floor is in poor condition.
General Maintenance and Construction:
(a) Ninety-six applications for water service have been received and constructed during the year, which is an increase of 14 over last year. The average length of these services is 65.60 feet and their total linear length amounts to 6297.90 feet.
(b) In order to accomplish the above, the distributing mains had to be extended on 13 different streets.
The following tabulation will illustrate this work:
SIZE
California
Road
Street
Street Curtis
Gardner
Road
Hampshire
Road
Haverhill
Street
Street Henzie
Street Lee
Avenue Penn
Road Pinevale
Road Track
Avenue Vista
Avenue Winthrop
Van Norden
Road
TOTAL
6 ... .
156.0
73.0
475.0
229.5
507.0
1440.5
1%".
100.5
397.0
808.9
113.5
267.0
259.3
20.40
139.9
167.8
2274.30
1",
304.5
304.5
Total.
100.5
397.0
1113.40
113.5
156.0
73.0
267.0
259.3
475.0
229.5
20.40
139.9
167.8
507.0
4019.30
Cross
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One new hydrant has been set at the junction of Pinevale Road and South Main street.
A general investigation and attention has been given to all hydrants.
Seventy-eight repair jobs on old services have been ordered and com- pleted during the year.
One hundred and thirty-four new meters were purchased and 304 have been taken out, cleaned, repaired and set back by the men of the De- partment.
The number of new meters which the Department will need In 1929 will depend on the building operations. Approximately $2,000.00 will cover the cost of the meters needed as dwellings are ready for them.
Seventeen old meter boxes have been dug up and the meters placed in the cellars.
New main gate location books have been made up. This work con- sisted in relocating in the field 455 gate boxes and afterwards putting these locations on linen tracing cloth, from which linen blue prints were made.
One hundred eighteen main gate boxes have been repaired.
While it was believed that the supply mains and distribution system were in good condition, even though the great majority had been in ser- vice for 36 years, the Board felt that an exhaustive study and test should be made to determine the presence or absence of underground leaks and capacities of our present mains.
A contract was made with the Pitometer Company of New York to investigate the system, for the purpose of ascertaining the rates of flow, both day and night, the location of underground leaks, closed gates, and other disturbing elements, which tend to break down the efficiency of the works. The survey was completed during the year and the system found to be tight and in good condition. One underground leak was located. Nearly every gate in the system was tested, and fire flow tests at import- ant points about Town were made.
The two most important iteins in the distribution survey disclosed the necessity of an 8 inch main in Lowell St., between Bancroft Ave., and High St., as an auxiliary supply line to the stand pipe, and the need for more storage capacity.
Recommendations :
That a six inch main be laid in Sunnyside Ave.
That an eight inch main be laid in Lowell street between Winthrop avenue and Grand street.
That a six inch main be laid in Weston Road between Hanscom avenue and Bancroft avenue.
That a 1,000,000.00 gallon storage tank be constructed.
That a Storage Yard be obtained to carry the necessary equipment for construction and maintenance work.
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HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
To the Board of Public Works:
Gentlemen :- The following is the yearly report of the Highway De- partment :
Appropriations and Balances
Voted in March Town Meeting, 1928 :
1. Highway Maintenance and Const. $45,000.00
2. Development of Storm Water Drain 10,000.00
3. Removal of Snow and Ice 5,000.00
4. Maintenance of Storm Drains 3,000.00
5. Sidewalk Construction 5,000.00
6. Mineral Street Bridge Acct 9,000.00
Total $77,000.00
Unexpended Balances from Previous Appropriations :
7. Improved Storm Water Drainage $ 1,041.55
8. Survey and Plans for Special Drainage . 1,000.00
Total
$ 2,041.55
Total 1928 Appropriations and Balances.
$79,041.55
Expenditures and Balances of the above Appropriations:
1. Appropriation for Maint. & Const. $45,000.00
Receipts 00.00
Total
$45,000.00
Expended :
Pay Roll $16,012.25
General Repairs 2,618.03
Tools, Misc. Supplies 9,991.49
Road Materials
14,898.02
New Equipment
. 1,124.45
Total
$44,644.24
Balance Unexpended
$ 355.76
2. & 7. Appropriation for Storm Water
Drainage
$10,000.00
Balance of 1927
1,041.55
Total
$11,041.55
Expended :
Pay Roll
Engr. and Contractor
$10,598.42
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Fittings
324.95
Miscellaneous
111.63
Total
$11,035.00
Balance Unexpended
$ 6.55
3. Appropriation for Snow and Ice
$ 5,000.00
Expended :
Pay Roll
$ 1,653.95
Sidewalk Snow Plowing
484.50
Tools, Supplies, Repairs, etc.
1,398.40
Total
$ 3,536.85
Balance Unexpended
$ 1,463.15
4. Appropriation for Maintenance of Storm Drains
$ 3,000.00
Expended :
Pay Roll
$ 1,603.11
Supplies
1,396.89
Total
$ 3,000.00
Balance Unexpended
$ 00.00
5. Appropriation for Sidewalk Construction. Expended :
Pay Roll
$ 1,150.96
Contractor
3,400.52
Miscellaneous
448.52
Total
$ 5,000.00
Balance Unexpended
$ 00.00
6. Appropriation for Mineral St. Bridge ... Expended :
$ 9,000.00
Engineering
$ 450.00
Contractor
$ 4,250.00
Engr. and Contract deductions to be paid in 1929
4,300.00
Total
$ 9,000.00
Balance Unexpended $ 00.00
8. Balance from Survey and Plans for Special Drainage
$ 1,000.00
$ 5,000.00
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Expended :
No Expenditures in 1928
$ 00.00
Balance Unexpended Appropriations, expenditures, etc. :
$ 1,000.00
Totals
Items
Appropriations
Balance
Balance Fwd,
1.
$45,000.00
Expenditures $44,644.24 11,035.00
$ 355.76
2. & 7
11,041.55
6.55
6.55
3.
5,000.00
3,536.85
1,463.15
4.
3,000.00
3,000.00
00.00
5.
5,000.00
5,000.00
00.00
6.
9,000.00
4,700.00
4,300.00
4,300.00
8.
1,000.00
00.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
Totals
$79,041.55
$71,916.09
$7,125.46
$5,306.55
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
SNOW AND ICE:
Statistics can be gathered by various merchant's associations which bear out the thought that a snow bound town suffers more in loss of trade, than it costs to maintain a well organized crew, with proper snow removal equipment. Modern up to date snow plows are in no sense a luxury. The Public now demands that roads be kept passable at all times. This last winter all streets in town have been opened up, within 24 hours after each storm has finished.
A big addition to our snow fighting equipment has been the purchase of a big wooden street plow. At this time of writing, we have not had a chance to test it out, but we expect to obtain good results from it.
The added weight and power in the four cylinder autocar truck is such that it does as much work as the two, two cylinder trucks put to- gether. When future replacements in trucks are necessary I recommend that the larger trucks be purchased.
MAINTENANCE WORK:
Maintenance work consisted in covering 321,945 sq. yds. of street surface. This amount of work, if extended in one straight line 18 feet wide, would be 30.49 miles long. The average cost per sq. yd. was $.057, payroll $.684 per hour and the road dressing covered at a rate of 3.15 sq. yds. to a gallon applied. For the general up-keep in maintenance work 317.9 tons of K. P. patching have been used. CONSTRUCTION :
No bituminous macadam; was laid this year.
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DRAINAGE:
The following table will illustrate the amount of improved storm water drainage, which has been constructed this past year.
Catch
Location
Size Length Basin M.H.
a Linden between Haven & Mt. Vernon 30 in. 763.35 ft. 4 2
b Mt. Vernon, from Linden St. westerly 30 in. 107.65 ft. 2 1
c Woburn St. between Linden & Bancroft 10 in. 465.50 ft. 4 0
d Woburn St. between Linden & Sanborn 15 in. 316.58 ft. 1 4
e Sanborn St. from Woburn St. southerly 12 in. 117.70 ft. 4
0
f Summer Ave. between Scotland Rd. & Ellis Ave. 12 in. 250.00 ft. 2
0
g Ash St. in front of Municipal Light Garage 6 in. 127.00 ft. 1
0
h West St. between Fremont and King 10 in. 105.00 ft. 3 0
i Harrison St. north of Salem St 10 in. 105.00 ft. 0 0
Other drainage work of minor importance has been carried on to re- lieve certain sections from surface and storm water.
Many old drains have had to be either flushed out or dug up, caused by old catch basins not being trapped off.
The amount of material hauled away from catch-basin cleaning I es- timate at 198 tons.
With the available labor, time, and funds, as many water courses as possible were cleaned.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
That a 36 inch drain be constructed between Washington St., Cross- ing and Haven Street.
The extension of the High St., Drain beyond Woburn St., should be made up to Mt. Vernon Street.
Ash and Cross St., culverts should be built, and the open water course between Ash St., and Prescott St., developed.
All of the general outlet channels leading to Lake Quannapowitt should be developed.
Complying with the vote of the Town, passed at the March Town Meeting, the Mineral St., Bridge and Northeast abutment wall has been rebuilt.
SIDEWALKS:
New tar sidewalks have been constructed in Copeland Ave., Gould St., Salem St., Washington St., and Prescott St., covering an area of 633.40 sq. yds.
Twenty-nine patches have been placed across sidewalks, where sewer and water connections have been run. This work covered 172.40 sq. yds.
Old tar sidewalks, which were in a dangerous condition, for walking, have received either a skim or two-coat work, amounting to 1219.14 sq. yds.
The Highway Department has hauled 536.15 tons of stonedust for sidewalks, which has covered a length of 24, 233.98 feet or 4.58 miles.
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497.24 sq. yds. of granolithic sidewalks were constructed under con- -
tract.
The above total sq. yds. of sidewalk work amounts to 15,935.50 sq. yds. and if put in one stretch 5-feet wide, would extend 5.45 miles.
Besides the above described work, the Dept. has constructed new gravel sidewalks, where previously none existed, at the following locations :
Bancroft Ave., between Weston Rd. and Tower Rd.
Hanscom Ave., in from Lowell St., both sides to Weston Rd.
Fairview Ave., North side, between Summer Ave, and Pratt St.
Winthrop Ave., from Lowell East side to angle in road.
Summer Ave., near Woodbine St.
Kingston St., west side along open ditch.
Weston Rd., between Bancroft Ave. and Hanscom Ave. both sides.
Hartshorn St., East side by School.
Grove St., in from Lowell, raised 1 foot.
Oak St., west of Hillcrest Rd.
Orange St., from Winter to Belmont.
West St., west of Woburn St.
Scotland Rd., west of Hillcrest.
Pleasant St., near Wilson.
Hillcrest Rd., between Scotland and Ellis Ave.
CURBING :
The cutting of corners by street traffic can only be prevented by the construction of corner curbs. This last year, 15 corner curbs have been set to eliminate this trouble.
On the application of property owners, requesting straight curbing to be set in front of their property, some 1303 feet have been installed. These property owners have paid one half the cost of the installation of the curbing.
The labor cost in setting curbing this year came to $.31 per foot. " GENERAL:
In accordance with Chapter 86, Section 1 of the General Laws, bound stones have been set at P.C.'s, P.T.'s, and I.T.'s, on various streets where these points have been put in.
Many large stones which protruded above grade and were dangerous for traffic, have been removed from the streets. There is still more of this class of work to be done next year.
The Department has repaired, and also constructed new guard rails in and about Town. Pipe fence rails have also been renewed. An example of this latter work is illustrated in Grove St., 610 feet going in on the right from Lowell St.
'Retaining walls in Grove, Lowell and Mineral Streets, which sup- port the sidewalks, have been rebuilt, repaired and pointed up.
A number of street signs and guide posts have been renewed. We have on hand approximately 100 new posts. As soon as the weather per-
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mits the new metal signs, which the Board has ordered, will be erected, which are a vast improvement over the old wooden signs. By standardizing on the present posts, and the new metal signs, we can now go ahead and properly post the streets in town.
The Department has resurfaced many of our out-lying streets; for instance, Grove St., from the Country Club to the Town line was widened out by a steam shovel and totally regraded. Forest St., has been regraded in from Main St., 1450 feet and from Grove St., in 1511 feet, Wakefield St., 2078 feet, Cross St., at this writing, some 600 feet, etc.
During the winter months the men were occupied in cutting brush in out-lying streets and in overhaulingf equipment; and in the early Spring, before it was time to begin on our maintenance work, all gutters were cleaned.
Washouts have been repaired throughout the year.
Other work of minor importance has been attended to, such as haul- ing coal and pipe for the Water Dept., assisting the Cemetery Dept., on their driveways, policing Memorial Park and the Ball Park, straightening up curbing, widening out at the junction of West St., and Woodward Ave., etc.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
The Department should have a storage yard.
I would like also to recommend that plans and estimates be pre- pared for new quarters for the Highway Shop in preparation for going before the Town to ask for an appropriation covering this item. At the present time we have not enough space to properly house our equipment.
We have in Town many bad street intersections which should be straightened out. Some of them are: Bancroft Ave., and Lowell St .; Par- ker and Haven Sts .; junction of Willow West and Summer Ave .; West and Prescott Sts .; Sanborn and Haven Sts .; etc. I recommend that when- ever possible the Board begin to take the necessary steps to round all cor- ners and to widen street intersections.
Lastly, that the present program of work pursued during the past few years be continued.
SEWER DEPARTMENT
To the Board of Public Works:
Gentlemen :- The following is the yearly report of the Sewer De- partment :
Construction and Maintenance :
Balance Brought Forward $12,848.16
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Receipts for 1928
11,065.75
Total
$23,913.9.1
Construction Account :
Expended :
Pay Roll
$ 347.81
Bills
220.08
Total
$ 567.89
Maintenance Account :
Expended :
1. Pay Roll
$ 2,602.14
2. Tools, Supplies, and Repairs 905.59
3. Payment of Bonds 8,000.00
Total
$11,507.73
Maintenance and Construction Pay Roll and Bills.
$12,075.62
Balance
$11,838.29
House Connection Account :
Balance Brought Forward
$ 1,564.67
Cash Receipts
1,822.66
Total
$ 3,387.33
Expended :
1. Pay Roll
$ 875.59
2. Refunds
211.42
3. Pipe, Fittings, etc.
618.11
4. Miscellaneous, Office Supplies
44.50
5. Transfer to Maint. Acct. $ 1,437.71
Total
$ 3,187.33
Balance
$ 200.00
SEWER DEPARTMENT
Sewer Maintenance and Construction :
The principal work performed by the Sewer Dept. this year has been the construction of four hundred feet of main sewer in Pleasant St., and twenty-six house connections, with a total length of 1,401.40 feet.
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The above described work on the sewer was constructed along the lines as laid out by Mr. F. A. Barbour, more definitely shown on Sewer Plan No. 52, on file in the office.
Two repair jobs on house connections were made during the year: these connections had previously been put in by outside contractors.
It was found necessary to lower all connections on the east side of Linden St., between Haven and Woburn, due to the construction of the 30- inch storm drain. The main sewer in Woburn St., entering the man-hole on the north-east side at the junction of Linden, was lowered also. Previ- ously there existed a drop inlet at this point and the main line was lowered to the invert elevation of the drop inlet, to permit the construction of this same drain.
A general inspection at all junction points of the main sewer and main lines has been made during the year. There seems to be an increase in leakage in that portion of the system which is under ground water eleva- tion, namely: Eaton St. The frost action on one of the main man-holes has lifted the brick work off of the water table and a small amount of water is entering the system at that point. I estimate the leakage around 50,000 gallons per day per mile for the 9.98 miles of sewers already constructed of which approximately 4.00 miles are well below the permanent ground water level.
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