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Main Extension, Mainten- ance Account $ 14,062.64
Main Extension Construction
Account
1,222.58
Meters
1,68940
158
Standpipe and Connections . . 29,913.83
Total
$ 46,888.45
Total Cost of Plant Dec. 31,
1930
$551.139.46
REGISTRATION REPORT
Amount of bills (metered water) ren- dered in 1930
$ 46,928.67
Amount collected and paid Treas- urer
$ 46,351.60
Amount uncollected
210.65
Amount abated
366.42
$ 46,928.67
$ 46,928.67
Amount of bills (metered water)
of previous years uncol- lected
$ 164.80
Amount collected and paid Treas- urer
$ 99.05
Amount uncollected
.00
Amount abated
65.75
$ 164.80 $ 164.80
Amount of Service Pipe Construc- tion Bills rendered in 1930
$ 1,943.33
Amount of bills of previous years uncollected
287.14
Amount collected and paid Treas-
urer
$ 1,861.55
Amount uncollected
368.92
Amount abated
.00
$ 2,230.47
$ 2,230.47
$ 427.49
Amount of Service Pipe Mainten- ance bills rendered in 1930 .. Amount of bills of previous years uncollected 8.94
159
Amount collected and paid Treas-
urer
$ 428.07
Amount uncollected
8.36
Amount abated
.00
$ 436.43
$ 436.43
Amount of Main Pipe Maintenance
bills rendered in 1930
.00
Amount of bills of previous years uncollected
.00
Amount collected and Paid Treas- urer
.00
Amount uncollected
.00
Amount abated
.00
.00
.00
Amount of Meter Maintenance bills
rendered in 1930
$9.18
Amount collected and paid Treas- urer
$
9.18
Amount uncollected
.00
Amount abated
.00
Total
$
9.18
$ 9.18
Amount of hydrant bills rendered
in 1930
$ 60.18
Amount collected and paid Treas- urer
$
60.18
$ 6.18
Amount uncollected
$
.00
Amount abated
$
.00
$ 60.18
$ 60.18
RAINFALL
The average rainfall for Massachusetts as deducted by the State Department of Health from long continued observation in various parts of the State is 44.54 inches.
As may be seen by a table in this report showing the amount of rainfall for the years 1900 to 1930 inclusive, the average rainfall at the Reading Pumping Station is 40.92 inches. The rainfall this past year was a deficiency of 11.29 inches compared with the State observation and a deficiency of 7.67 inches from our Pumping Station observations. There was an excess of rainfall in the months of May, July, October and November of 3.00 inches, and a deficiency in the other months of
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10.67 inches, compared each month with an average rainfall between the years 1900-1930 inclusively.
The elevation of the Reading Pumping Station is approximately 80 feet above sea level.
The greatest rainfall in any one day was on Thursday, August 7, 1.20 inches.
RAINFALL AT PUMPING STATION, 1930
Normal
Rainfall
(Inches
Rainfall
in 1930
(inches
Excess or
Deficiency in 1930
(Inches
January
3.31
2.48
-0.83
February
3.44
2.05
-1.39
March
3.54
3.29
-0.25
April
4.02
1.90
-2.12
May
3.01
3.38
+0.37
June
3.67
2.19
-1.48
July
3.5:
4.07
+0.56
August
3.34
2.77
-0.57
September
3.49
0.79
-2.70
October
2.8
4.45
+1.64
November
3.25
3.68
-0.43
December
3.53
2.20
-1.33
40.92
33.25
-7.67
YEARLY RECORD OF PUMPING STATION FROM JANUARY 1, 1930, TO JANUARY 1, 1931
Month
No. Days
Hrs.
Min.
Gallons Pumped
Total Head
Pounds Coal
Gals. to Lbs. Coal
Rainfall
January .
31
385
15
10,810,263
218
61,702
175
2.48
February
28
348
45
9,708,822
218
55,094
176
2.05
March
31
399
30
11,382,462
218
74,121
154
3.29
April.
30
407
30
12,161,430
218
61,784
197
1.90
May.
31
465
30
13,813,758
218
66,114
209
3.38
June. .
30
486
14,522,688
218
67,530
215
2.19
July .
31
483
30
13,627,188
218
63,973
213
4.07
August
31
514
30
14,070,816
218
67,854
207
2.77
September.
30
584
14,883,474
218
69,247
215
0.79
October
31
451
15
10,072,694
218
53,259
189
4.45
November
30
398
15
10,939,428
218
58,039
188
3.68
December
31
368
45
11,193,950
218
61,501
183
2.20
TOTALS
365
5292
45
147,186,973
218
760,218
193
33.25
Average Pumpage per day, 403,257 gallons
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TABLE SHOWING THE AMOUNT OF RAIN AND MELTED SNOW FOR YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1930
Day of Month
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1
...
.13
. 12
.02
.02
.36
2
.18
1.05
.34
.03
3
.23
. 10
4
.43
.60
5
. 26
6
T
.98
T
.48
.04 1.20
.08 .28
8
.03
.03
T
. 29
.37
.02
T
13
.04
.85
.02
.14
.60
.10
.86
. 04
15
T
.44
.51
.62
1.08
.25
16
T
.08
.04
T
T
.76
...
17
.18
.26
. 75
.01
. 25
.94
18
.65
. 40
.43
. 14
T
.08
.38
21
.17
.07
.05
.56
.06
22
. 06
.02
.01
. 19
T
.20
23
.10
T
.53
.99
. 40
25
.02
.90
.37
1.07
27
.06
.08
.06
.01
.02
.45
28
.72
T
.06
29
.01
.03
. 30
30
.01
.02
.26
31
T
. 40
TOTALS.
2.48
2.05
3.29
1.90
3.38
2.19
4.07
2.77
0.79
4.45
3.68
2,20
TOTAL TO DATE
2.48
4.53
7.82
9.72
13.10
15.29
19.36
22.13 22.92 27.37 31.05 33.25
7
.03
.36
.37
.03
.11
T
.20
15
. 10
T
T
.04
T
.02
14
.. 35
.09
19
.23
.11
20
.04
. 05
. 19
24
.17
.64
T
. 42
26
1.00
.36
.03
.06
.17
12
.50
.11
.81
.57
.11
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AMOUNT OF RAINFALL FOR YEARS 1900 TO 1930
Year
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Total
1900
5.32
8.69
5.03
2.15
4.60
3.13
1.90
3.17
4.15
3.31
5.05
2.44
48.94
1901
1.33]
1.08
5.88
9.59
7.21
1.74
4.65
2.66
3.59
2.76
3.06
8.10
51.65
1902
1.80
6.11
4.69
6.22
1.69
1.98
3.02
3.75
4.01
4.91
0.99
5.60|
44.77
1903
3.84
3.16
6.38
4.95
0.48
8.91
3.40
3.42
2.29
3.69
1.33
2.59|
44.44
1904
4.42
2,21
2.21
9.90
3.56
2.56
1.88
4.26
5.16
2.02
1.80
2,25
42.23
1905
5.44
1.47
2.92
2.59
1.39
6.11
1.19
3.30
7.87
1.20
2.22
3.72
39.42
1906
2.60
2.53
6.48
2.84
5.14
2.63
5.88
4.18
1.36
2.38
3.31
3.08
42.41
1907
3.97
2.10
2.40
3.21
2.89
3.80
3.58
1.33
7.90
3,36
6.83
3.60
44.97
1908
3.07
4.28
2.72
1.71
4.00
1.58
3.09
4.07
0.86
3.56
1.10
2.66
32.70
1909
4.17
5.33
3.57
3.95
1.97
2.14
3.59
2.75
3.74
1.23
4.06
3.60
40.10
1910
4.54
3.14
1,58
2.32
1.19
4.36
1.98
2.61
2.45
1.48
4.30
1.92
31.87
1911
2.25
2.94
3.12
1.89
0.67
3.43
4.79
3.80
2.94
2.91
4.14
3.57
36.45
1912
2.68
2.42
5.04
4.05
5.73
0.29
6.44
2.02
3.48
2.78
0.23
1,51
2,92
3.69
35.07
1915
5.52
3.54
0.00
2.72
1.68
4.60
8.76
6.66
2.30
3.11
1.46
5.75
1.39
2.65
37.33
1918
3.08
3.02
2.02
4.10
0.85
3.04
2.99
2.81
3.83
2.02
4.27
1.16
4.67
4.82
46.56
1921
2.09
3.43
2.43
5.48
1.86
5.08
1.27
4.88
3.29
3.68 0.82
3.63
4.13
4.83
39.30
1924
3.77
2.55
1.71
4.25
3.10
2.53
2.70
4.80
7.95
0.05
2.56
1.52
37.49
1925
4.28
2.14
7.66
2.95
2.05
5.62
3.13
2.37
2.16
4.66
3.94
5.53
46.49
1926
2.53
4.41
2.83
2.24
2.19
1.80
2.08
3.30
1.32
3.95
3.89
3.08
33.62
1927
2.32
3.18
1.30
1.43
2.19
2.27
3.04
5.28
2.68
4.10
4.18
4.77
36.74
1928
2.17
3.37
1.45
5.13
2.77
6.63
3.65
3.84
4.18
2.96
2.28
2.57
41.00
1929
3.14
3.76
3.49
6.81
3.50
1.21
1.19
4.53
2.41
2.49
2.87
3.63
39.03
1930
2.48
2.05
3.29
1.90
3.38
2.19
4.07
2.77
0.79
4.45
3.68
2.20
33.25
Avg .. .
3.27
3.40
3.53
4.04
3.04
3.53
3.45
3.36
3.36
2.85
3.25
3.49
40.60
1913
2.48
2.64
4.51
3.76
3.45
2.76
4.59
4.00
4.78
1.19
3.70
8.37
1.02
2.24
2.48
36.02
1919
3.24
3.61
4.01
2.46
5.44
0.88
5.24
4.02
9.79
1.96
1.74
1.57
6.50
1.06
3.12
45.24
1923
6.95
1.67
2.60
5.17
1.56
2.79
1.98
3.17
5.65
2.63
6.20
1.53
42.70
1920
2.75
6.46
4.21
5.75
3.27
2.28 43.15
1922
1.77
2,72
4.27
1.37
0.93
1.68
3.66
7.56
2.13
2.93
5.47
45.38
1916
1.22
5.37
3.37
5.86
3.13
0.70
2.80
1.01
1.94
2.91
39.95
1917
2.92
2.41
4.18
2.90
4.09
6.32
1.44
2.34
3.02
1.45
3.10
4.80
41.04
1914
3.34
3.65
3.24
39.52
5.14
3.22
1.94
2.73
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SUMMARY OF STATISTICS For Year Ending December 31, 1930
Reading Water Department Reading, Massachusetts, Middlesex County
General Statistics
Population by census of 1930 : 9747.
Date of construction : 1890 and 1891.
By whom owned: Town of Reading.
Sources of supply : Filter gallery and artesian wells
Mode of supply : (Whether gravity or pumping) : Pumping.
Pumping Statistics
Builders of Pumping Machinery : Sullivan Mch. Co., Geo. F. Blake Mfg. Co., and Platt Iron Works. Description of fuel used : Kind: Coal.
Brand of coal: New River.
Average price of coal per net ton delivered : $7.20.
Percentage of ash :
Wood, price per cord :
Coal consumed for the year : 760,218 pounds.
Total pumpage for the year : 147,186,973 gallons, with allowance for slip.
Average static head against which pumps work: 218.
Average dynamic head against which pumps work : 246.
Number of gallons pumped per pound of equivalent coal: 194.
147,186,973 gallons pumped x 8.34 (1bs.) x 100 dynamic head (246). Duty=
760,218 Total fuel consumed.
Equals : 39,596,652 including heating.
Cost of pumping figured on Pumping Station expenses including fil- tration, viz :
Per million gallons pumped : 115.66.
Per million gallons raised one foot (Dynamic : $ .47.
DISPOSITION OF BALANCE-Carried to New Account
Net cost of works to date $551,139.46 Bonded debt to date 75,000.00
Cost of supplying water per million gallons figured on total main- tenance of Pumping Station and filters : $115.66.
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Total cost of supplying water, per million gallons figured on total maintenance plus interest on bonds : $494.92.
Statistics Relating to Distribution Mains
Kind of pipe : Cast Iron.
Sizes : 4 inches to 12 inches.
Extended : 1375.5' of 12" - 555' of 8" - 3058.6' of 6" - 5' of 11/4" Total now in use: 39 miles (6" to 12") Cost of maintenance per mile 6.80
Number of hydrants (public and private) now in use : 251.
Number of stop gates added during the year : 19.
Number of stop gates now in use : 579. Number of stop gates smaller than 4 inch : 130. Number of blow-offs : 13.
Range of pressure on mains : 45-90.
Services :
Kind of pipe : Cast iron, galvanized iron, lead and cement lined and copper tubing. Sizes : 3/4 to 6 inches. Extended : 4399.9 feet.
Total now in use : 35.89 miles. Number of service taps added during year : 65. Number now in use : 2453.
Average length of service : 1930 : 67.69. Average cost of service to owner, 1930 : 29.89. Number of meters added: 110. No. of meters junked : 11. Number now in use : 2597. Percentage of services metered : 98%. Number of motors and elevators added : 0. Number now in use : 0.
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WATER BONDS AND INTEREST
There were $10,000.00 in bonds payable in 1930.
The interest on serial bonds for the year 1930 amounted to $2,282.50.
There are $8,000.00 in bonds and $2,917.50 interest due in 1931 as follows :
Payable
Interest
Bonds
Water Bonds of Sept. 15, 1927
3/15/31
$240.00
Water Bonds of May 1, 1925
5/ 1/31
200.00
$2,000.00
Water Bonds of June 1, 1907
6/ 1/31
120.00
1,000.00
Water Bonds of June 1, 1917-1918
6/1/31
270.00
1,000.00
Water Bonds of June 1, 1930
6/ 1/31
700.00
3,000.00
Water Bonds of Sept. 15, 1927
9/15/31
240.00
1,000.00
Water Bonds of May 1, 1925
11/ 1/31
160.00
Water Bonds of June 1, 1907
12/ 1/31
100.00
Water Bonds of June 1, 1917-1918
12/1/31
247.50
Water Bonds of June 1, 1930
12/ 1/31
640.00
Totals
$2,917.50
$8,000.00
KIND AND SIZES OF METERS IN USE JANUARY 1, 1931
MAKE
3/11
1''
*1 1/4"
2''
3''
4"
TOTALS
Nash .
1186
13
11
1
3
3
1217
Hersey
488
11
22
5
9
6
1
1
1
544
Empire.
258
1
2
. .
.
Gamon.
184
2
Trident
127
127
Crown
74
2
2
3
9
90
Union ..
51
1
1
. .
Lambert.
51
2
53
Worthington
25
26
Pittsburg
13
13
Keystone.
1
8
..
. .
Federal.
8
.
Thompson
5
1
. .
. .
. .
. .
2
TOTALS.
2473
27
43
14
16
19
3
1
1
2597
.
. .
. .
6
Columbia
2
. .
. .
..
2
263
186
. .
.
. .
53
1
9
OC
SIZES
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WATER DEPARTMENT
The investigation for additional water supply which was started during the latter part of 1929 was continued during the early part of 1930. Twenty-nine wells were driven in three different areas. Four 21/2 in. wells were driven in the Ipswich valley, just west of the pumping station. Nine 21/2 in. wells were driven in Bear Meadow and sixteen 21/2 in. wells in the Ipswich meadows, north of Grove Street, near the Wilmington line and in One Hundred Acre Meadow.
Metcalf and Eddy, a nationally known firm of consulting en- gineers, of Boston, was employed on this work, and the Board made a very thorough and careful investigation.
Wells in the first area were driven as far as possible to a maxi- mum of 52 feet but no water bearing strata was found.
The wells in Bear Meadow were'driven to various depths and some water bearing gravel was found, but attempts to pump for a dependable supply were not successful.
Investigation in 100 acre meadow, however, proved it to be a very satisfactory location where an excellent quality of water could be found and sixteen wells were driven and preliminary hand and power pump tests were made on them.
There are about eighteen square miles of drainage in this section, part of which is in Wilmington. The water bearing stratum was found, between 30 feet and 40 feet deep, and the wells were driven to this level.
During the first part of July, six of the wells in the last location were connected for a pumping test. The test itself was started July 10, 1930. A plunger pump, operated by a gasoline engine was used at this time. A careful pumping record was kept and the water tested daily for Carbon Dioxide. An exact analysis of the water was made every other day by Metcalf and Eddy.
On August 13, 1930, another test was started and the wells were pumped at the rate of 170 gallons per minute for seven days, during which time the State Board of Health, made daily tests and analyses of the water.
The reports from the State were entirely favorable to this supply and were to the effect that this water could be pumped directly into the mains for general consumption, without treatment.
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This development proved to be of the greatest value when, during October, owing to the long continued drought of 1929 and 1930, it be- came imperative to supply water to the system in addition to the very much depleted supply at the pumping station.
The additional supply was made available by connecting nine of the new wells to an electrically driven triplex pump and forcing the water through a temporary main, laid on top of the ground, into the system at Franklin and Grove Streets.
From October 30 to November 1, 1930, water was pumped from these wells at the rate of 180,000 gallons per day. The pumps were working against a pressure of one hundred pounds per square inch, in the mains and a vacuum of nine inches at the wells. This supply re- lieved an extremely grave situation for the water department.
The temporary pumping unit was kept in commission until the standpipe was built and at that time was again used for several days to fill the standpipe. The development of this supply should be carried on without interruption.
At the town meeting in March, 1930 it was voted to issue bonds to the amount of $35,000.00 to build a new standpipe and lay necessary connecting mains. This bond issue is to be taken care of entirely from the water department receipts.
Metcalf and Eddy, Consulting Engineers, who were employed by the Board of Public Works on the additional water supply investigation were given the engineering work on the standpipe project. Bear Hill was chosen as the best location and on June 9, 1930 a contract was let to John McDonald Construction Co., for the construction of the founda- tion. At the same time the water department, with its own employees started to lay a twelve inch cast iron main from South Main Street, easterly along Hopkins and Cedar Streets, to the site chosen for the standpipe.
On June 16, 1930, a contract for the standpipe proper was let to the Pittsburg DeMoines Steel Co., and work was started on the steel fab- rication at once. The erection of the pipe progressed steadily during the summer months and was completed in November and on the twenty- fifth of that month was full of water and in use as an integral part of the system. Owing to the cold weather the final coat of paint was not applied but sufficient money was held on the contract to insure satis- factory completion of the work in the spring of 1931.
There is now nearly three times as much storage capacity as for- merly and the loss in pressure during the night has been lessened by
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more than half. The fire hazard during the summer was very great but we now have sufficient storage to meet an extraordinary demand.
Preparation should be made in the additional water supply for 1,000,000 gallons per day of 16 hours and developed at this time for 500,000 gallons per day, keeping the present pumping station, on Mill Street, in reserve for emergency drafts or greater consumption in hot weather.
The present mains from Grove and Franklin Streets will carry 500,000 gallons per day with fair efficiency but a 12 inch main should be laid in the next three or four years from that point to the square through Grove and Lowell Streets. Development of this additional sup- ply would eliminate the hazards of a single force main on North Main Street from the pumping station to Franklin Street.
Hydrant inspections this year showed that very few hydrants were in any way out of order and only in a very slight degree. The general maintenance has been attended to and several hydrants have been raised to fit new street grading. Eight new hydrants have been set as follows : one on Pennsylvania Ave., two on west side of Reading square, one on Main Street at Park Ave., one on Main Street at Knollwood Rd., one on Cedar Street, one on Scotland Rd., one on Haven Street east of Main Street, (Mill Yard). The hydrant on Main Street opposite Avon was shifted to the north side on Avon near Main Street, and the hydrant on Forest Street, at Martin Road was shifted from the west side to the east side. Old hydrants were replaced with new ones at the corner of Pearl and Wakefield, on Franklin opposite No. 366, on Summer Avenue opposite No. 392 and on Haven opposite Gould, the last being a larger hydrant with two pump connections and two hose connections.
Owing to the general business depression only sixty-five new water services were installed this year. The total length however was one hundred and three feet more than last year, being forty-four hun- dred feet. To make these installations the distribution system was ex- tended as shown in the table. One hundred and ten new meters were set during 1930 all of which were carefully tested in the meter department.
Tuesday, May 6, 1930, proved the wisdom of erecting a new standpipe. On that day 846,774 gallons were delivered to the system. The storage at that time was little more than one half of that amount. Today with our new standpipe in service we have about twice that vol- ume in actual storage for just such an emergency.
I would recommend the immediate development of the additional supply, and consideration of a 12 inch main from the corner of Grove and Franklin Street to Reading Square, in the near future. Also the replacement of 11/4 in. pipe with a 6 in. or larger cast iron mains as the money becomes available.
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1930 Main Pipe Extension
12" 8" 6"
11/4"
Total
Barrows Road
145.0
145.0
Bond St.
264.0
264.0
Brande Court
177.0
177.0
Cedar St.
634.5
634.5
Gardner Rd.
86.0
86.0
Hartshorn St.
44.0
44.0
Hopkins St.
711.0
30.7
741.7
Knollwood Rd.
43.8
43.8
Lawrence Rd.
323.0
323.0
Lowell St.
313.0
313.0
Main St.
12.0
555.0
567.0
Palmer Hill Ave.
144.0
144.0
Pennsylvania Ave.
138.1
138.1
Percy Ave.
38.0
38.0
Scotland Rd.
394.0
394.0
South St.
66.0
66.0
Third St.
378.0
378.0
Virginia Rd.
137.0
137.0
Washington St.
110.0
110.0
Wilson St.
96.0
5.0 101.0
Winthrop Ave.
131.0
131.0
Total
1,357.5
555.0
3,058.6
5.0
4,976.10
In Memoriam
George D. Putman
On July 28 of this year, Mr. George D. Putnam, an em- ployee in the Water Department since 1898, passed away.
At the time of his death Mr. Putnam had attained the position of Superintendent of the Water Department. Owing to his zealous and dependable work, always placing his duties ahead of everything else, his face, the appear- ance of which, in numerous instances, meant relief in emer- gency, to a great many citizens of the town, has been very sadly missed since his death; but his faihtful work and the results thereof will always remain to remind us of him.
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HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
To the Board of Public Works :
Gentlemen : :
The following is the yearly report of the Highway Department : Appropriations and Balances
Voted in March Town Meeting, 1930 :
1. Highway Maintenance and Construction including $3,000.00 under Chapter 90 for Construction on Salem Street $ 50,000.00
2. Development of Storm Water Drainage
13,289.28
3. Removal of Snow and Ice 5,000.00
4. Maintenance of Storm Drains 3,000.00
5. Sidewalk and Curbing Construction 8,000.00
6. Special Appropriation for Dumps 500.00
$ 79,789.28
Unexpended Balances from Previous Appropriations :
7. 1929 Improved Storm Water Drainage ... $ 1,710.72
8. Survey and Plans for Special Drainage. . 1,000.00
$ 2,710.72
Chapter 90-State and County Appropriations for construction of Salem St. 5,913.32
Total 1930 Appropriations and Bal- ances
$ 88,413.32
Expenditures and Balances of the above Appropriations :
1. Appro. for Maint. and Const. $ 50,000.00
Transferred to Salem St. a/c 3,000.00
$ 47,000.00
Transferred from Salem St. a/c
43.34
$ 47,043.34
Expended :
Payroll $ 13,981.42
General Repairs 2,714.80
New Equipment 9,268.28
Road Material
9,417.02
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Tools, Misc. Supplies 11,560.39
Total
$ 46,941.91
Balance Unexpended
$ 101.43
2. Appropriation for Storm Water Drainage $ 13,289.28
7. Balance of 1929 1,710.72
$ 15,000.00
Expended :
Pay Roll
$ 6,559.05
Pipe
5,661.47
Tools, Misc. Supplies
2,623.29
Total
14,843.81
Balance Unexpended
3. Appropriation for Snow and Ice . Expended :
Pay Roll $ 2,207.26
Sidewalk Plowing
838.13
Tools, Supplies, Repairs, etc
1,249.82
Total
$ 4,295.21
Balance Unexpended
$ 704.79
4. Appropriation for Maintenance of Storm Drains $ 3,000.00
Expended :
Pay Roll $ 2,073.86
Supplies
339.05
Total
2,412.91
Balance Unexpended
$ 587.09
5. Appropriation for Sidewalk and Curbing
Construction
$ 8,000.00
Expended :
Pay Roll $ 3,897.35
Contractor 1,398.95
Curbstone
456.26
$
156.19
5,000.00
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Misc. Supplies 2,217.01
Total
7,969.57
Balance Unexpended
$ 30.43
6. Special Appropriation for Dumps
$ 500.00
Expended :
Pay Roll $ 149.41
Supplies
343.00
Total
492.41
Balance Unexpended
$ 7.59
8. Survey and Plans for Special Drainage. .
$ 1,000.00
Expended : Pay Roll
$ 687.49
Total
$ 687.49
Unexpended Balance
$ 312.51
Chapter 90-Salem St. Contruction :
Town-State-County
$ 8,913.32
Transferred to Highway Dept.
43.34
$ 8,869.98
Expended :
Pay Roll
$ 2,957.55
Road Material and Supplies
5,912.43
Total
$ 8,869.98
Balance Unexpended
.00
Totals
Balance
Items
Appropriations
Expenditures
Balance
Forward
1.
$47,043.34
$46,941.91
$ 101.43
2. & 7.
15,000.00
14,843.81
156.19
$ 156.19
3.
5,000.00
4,295.21
704.79
4.
3,000.00
2,412.91
587.09
5.
8,000.00
7,969.57
30.43
6.
500.00
492.41
7.59
8.
1,000.00
687.49
312.51
312.51
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New construction and drainage installation such as has been let out to contract in former years was taken over by the Highway Depart- ment this year. The Town was benefited very considerably in this man- ner, and the unemployed situation was particularly relieved as it kept many men at work, and the money was spent in the Town of Reading for both labor and material.
A total of 7300 feet of drain pipe was laid in sizes varying from 10 inches to 24 inches in diameter, as shown in the drainage table.
Six thousand seven hundred and thirty-three square yards of as- phalt penetration macadam pavement was laid on Salem Street, westerly from the Wakefield line. The State, County and Town shared the ex- pense on this work and it is hoped that the pavement will be completed to the Square in 1931. The pavement is 24 feet wide and will carry the traffic for the next ten years in all probability, and can easily be wid- ened to 30 feet whenever desirable.
Traffic through the Square continues to increase steadily and with the completion of the northerly section of Main Street which will prob- ably be started early in 1931, the demand for relief will be more impera- tive than ever. With this problem in mind the Board has requested ad- vice from the State and County and also the consideration of financial aid in the reconstruction.
General surface maintenance was carried on through the summer, the streets being treated with tar or asphalt as seemed best and covered with sand or stone chips and rolled. 4000 gallons of Bermudez, 4260 gallons of tarvia "A" and 62,170 gallons of tarvia "B" were used on main- tenance covering 212,000 sq. yards of surface.
At the March town meeting the following streets were accepted : Bond St., Hunt St., Hampshire Rd., Vale Rd., Virginia Rd., Weston Rd. (part).
These streets were all graded and surfaced with gravel and treat- ed with tarvia, covering an area of 7750 sq. yds.
At the fall town meeting the following streets were accepted : Hanscom Ave., Weston Rd., (part), Henzie St., Tower Rd., Longview Rd., Palmer Hill Ave. This meeting was so late in the season that no work has been done on the accepted portions of these streets.
Early in the season a drain was laid from Woodward Avenue through private property and Vale Road across Vine to the northerly end of Bond Street, a distance of 1581 feet which relieved a bad situa- tion on Woodward Avenue and eliminated a considerable amount of open ditch.
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A drain was laid on Salem Street to take water from the Square at John Street and flooding of private property in this section, which occurred with every heavy rain was entirely stopped.
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