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The chronic disturbers of the library readers are a group whom the library has no obligation to serve. Their purpose in coming is not to read. That the town needs some kind of activity center for boys who don't know what to do with themselves is evident. But a one- room library is not that place. Abuse of its facilities by youths whose home and school training have not prepared them to use a public library with consideration for other users goes far to destroy its chance of serv-
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ing readers. The public manners of some of the juveniles who are most conspicuous in their library attendance are not edifying.
Applications for use of the reading room in morning hours by two women's study groups were welcomed by the library Trustees, glad to see this beginning of an extension of the use of the library facilities. Further extension appropriate to the uses of a library would be welcomed within the limited capacity of the library. It is unfortunate that the size of the library does not permit development of its use for lecture, forum, or exhibition purposes. It could be more used, especially the basement room, mornings, Sundays and at certain evening hours, for small meetings of either senior or junior groups.
Detail
Appro. & Transfer
Salaries :
1939
Expended Estimate 1939
Librarian, Assts. & Janitor
$ 5,550.00
$ 5,414.90
$ 5,950.00
Fuel, light, water, sewer
355.44
357.00
Printing and supplies
199.74
200.00
Books, periodicals & binding
2,473.14
2,474.00
Maintenance and repairs
297.60
298.00
Miscellaneous
45.72
46.00
$ 3,371.64
$ 3,375.00
The Library Trustees
LOUIS M. LYONS, Chairman C. NELSON BISHOP, Secretary WARREN L. FLETCHER ISABELLE HEDGES
A. IRMIE DIXON
HELEN P. TIRRELL
REPORT OF LIBRARIAN
To the Trustees :
The library has been functioning about as usual during 1939. There was not the increase in circulation that Miss Brown was able to report in 1938, the increase of 2,037 in the adult library being offset by a de- crease in the children's room. There were several reasons which may have caused this-more outside interests, weather conditions, and pos- sibly in some cases, the fact that the schools are buying more books for the use of the young people. The new hours for the children's room, keeping open until six and not opening at all in the evening, may have made some difference, but probably not much.
However, we do not worry about the circulation question-there
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1940
Maintenance.
3,375.00
is enough to do for the two librarians and three assistants nearly every afternoon, and if we can complete a scheme we have for deliv- ering books about every two weeks to the schools in the outlying districts, and having the children come there for them, it would mean that those children too far away to use the library could have books if they wanted them. As it is now, many of the mothers will not let their children go so far.
Miss Turner has started the certificate reading again, and devotes one afternoon a week to examining the children on the books they have read. She has also given talks to different classes on how to use the library. The librarian has also had several groups of ninth grade pupils come for an hour in the morning, to be told how the books are arranged, about reference books, etc.
In December the Junior High School had an aeronautical exhibit to which the library contributed what books we had on the subject. We also bought some of the newest books on aviation, and there has been a constant demand for them since then.
The demand for books on the "best-sellers list" is such that for some books we have anywhere from ten to thirty on the waiting list, this includes non-fiction as well as fiction.
The Delphian Society and the League of Woman Voters seem very grateful for the use of the library in the morning for their study classes.
We have tried to keep something of interest in the exhibit case. The Craftsman Society, Stamp Club, and various individuals have been very good about loaning us things. The fine new case in the children's room has had an interesting collection of dolls, besides the Christmas exhibit, and it will give much pleasure to the children we are sure.
The library is a busy place after High School lets out, and some of the pupils have shown that they can use the catalogue and look things up for themselves.
The handsome mahogany secretary now in one of the alcoves was a bequest from Miss Clara Pierce. We are also indebted to Mrs. Hardy, Mr. Bates, and others for contributions to help pay for the electric fans which were a decided help during the summer months.
GRACE J. ABBOTT, Librarian.
Appropriation
Salaries
$ 5,550.00
Maintenance 3,375.00
$ 8,925.00
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Expended
Salaries : Librarian, Assistants, Janitor
$ 5,414.00
Fuel, Light, Water, Sewer 355.44
Books, periodicals and binding 2,473.14
Printing and Supplies 199.74
Maintenance and repairs 297.60
Miscellaneous
45.72
$ 8,786.54
Balance unexpended and returned to Revenue :
On Salaries
$ 135.00
On Maintenance
3.36
$ 8,825.00
Receipts
Fines Collected
$ 493.31
Three Fees for Out of Town Borrowers
6.00
$
499.31
Paid to Town Treasurer
$ 499.31
Balance, Dec. 31, 1939
0.00
Statistics, 1939
Volumes in Library, Dec. 31, 1938
22,224
Volumes bought :
Adult fiction
438
Adult non-fiction
475
913
Juvenile fiction
233
Juvenile non-fiction
64
297
Reference books
6
Received by gift
7
1,223
Total
23,447
Withdrawn during the year
759
Total number of volumes, Dec. 31, 1939
22,688
103
Circulation for home use, adult
76,917
Circulation for home use, juvenile 20,912
Total circulation in 1939
Total circulation in 1938
97,829 97,978
Loss in 1939
149
New borrowers registered, adult
353
New borrowers registered, juvenile
202
Total new borrowers
555
Number of days the library was open
301
Average daily circulation, adult
256
Average daily circulation, juvenile
70
Borrowed from other Libraries
47
Loaned to other Libraries
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SOLDIERS' RELIEF
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen
Reading, Massachusetts
Gentlemen :
Your Soldiers' Relief Agent respectfully submits his Annual Report.
During the year 1939, this department has assisted 32 families and 18 single cases, making a total of 50 cases and 145 persons. The cases assisted have been mostly of veterans incapacitated, the widows of vet- erans and their children. All able-bodied veterans who have sought relief and lived in Reading, have been absorbed by the W. P. A.
There has continued a fine spirit of co-operation between this department and the Sponsor's Agent of the W. P. A., the Welfare Board and the personnel of both of these agencies. I wish to express my sincere thanks for their assistance to me in the work of this depart- ment.
The prospects for the coming year in relation to demands for re- lief should, in my estimation, be about that of the past year.
Respectfully yours,
CHARLES W. H. SMITH,
Soldiers' Relief Agent
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REPORT OF THE WORLD WAR MEMORIAL COMMITTEE
To the Citizens of the Town of Reading:
Meeting for the first time on Saturday, May 14, 1938, this newly appointed Committee faced a difficult task with an open mind, but a determined conviction that Memorial Day 1939 would dawn upon a finished Memorial erected in honor of those Citizens of Reading who served their Country in the World War.
The Committee, after much study and thought, selected the site upon which the Memorial now stands, as best suited for the location of such a memorial.
Instead of engaging the services of an engineer or architect to draft a design, the Committee invited more than twelve reliable concerns to present their conception of the type of memorial most adaptable for the chosen site. By this procedure the Committee received the benefit of the ideas and vision of a number of reputable and highly skilled designers and from this diversity of plans, drawings and sketches were better able to make the final selection.
After investigating the workmanship, reliability and guarantees of several competing companies, and with due regard to what we believed would most please the Citizens of Reading, and following a unanimous vote by the entire Committee, the contract was awarded to the H. P. Smith Company of Boston for the erection of the Memorial, designed by the Rock of Ages Corporation of Vermont and calling for the use of Rock of Ages granite.
The Memorial was completed and the site fully landscaped in an- ticipation of Dedication Services which were held on Sunday after- noon, May 28, 1939, with appropriate exercises.
The entire cost of the Memorial and all other expenses including the expenses of the former Committee and the expenses of the Dedica- tion are as follows :
Memorial-H. P. Smith Co., Inc. $5,000.00
Dedication Expenses 580.87
Expenses of Former Committee 228.50
$5,809.37
The total amount available was $5,868.07, which leaves a balance of $58.70 which was returned to Revenue. A detail of this appears in the report of the Town Accountant.
LELAND W. KINGMAN, Chairman
DOROTHY M. STEVENS, Secretary
IRVING C. AUSTIN
J. WARREN KILLAM, JR.
WILLIAM F. CAMPBELL
HELEN MICHELINI
KATHERINE M. CONNELLY
JOHN M. WIDELL World War Memorial Committee
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NINETEENTH ANNUAL REPORT
of the
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
For the Year Ended
December 31, 1939
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
To the Citizens of Reading :
The Board of Public Works submits herewith its Annual Report for the year ending December 31, 1939.
The Board reorganized at the first meeting after Town Election, March 10, 1939, electing Wendell P. Davis as Chairman, and Harold W. Putnam as Secretary. Philip Welch was reappointed as Superinten- dent.
Regularly scheduled meetings have been held in the Municipal Building on Friday evenings throughout the year, and several special meetings were held as occasion warranted. During the year, thirty- three public hearings were held after due notification and/or publica- tion as required by law. These hearings included street layouts and relocations; street acceptances, pole locations, sewer and storm drain installations and other subjects.
Permits granted by the Board included thirty-two for roadway ex- cavations and seven for over-hanging signs. New rules and regulations pertaining to the erection of over-hanging signs have been recently put into effect.
Three members of the Board were appointed to serve on the Special Committee on Drainage of low lands adjacent to Lake Quannapowitt at the Special Town Meeting held March 20, 1939, and the Board of Pub- lic Works has co-operated with the State Department of Public Works, Division of Waterways, in a preliminary drainage study, placing at the disposal of the State Department its drainage plans and engineering personnel, as well as acting as a base for operations by the State en- gineering party.
The four departments under the jurisdiction of the Board (Water, Highway, Sewer, and Parks) have operated efficiently during the year and for the best interests of the Town, carrying out the policies of the Board under the supervision of our Superintendent.
Drouth conditions in 1939 did not cause a water shortage in Read- ing as it did in many other municipalities, nor, at any time during the year was such a shortage threatened. The Pumping Station and Iron Removal Plant at Hundred Acres delivered an abundant supply of clean, pure water to the distribution mains. Analyses of the water was made at regularly scheduled intervals by competent engineering con- sultants as well as by regular department employees.
Granolithic sidewalk installation was substantially increased, more applications having been received than could be constructed within the sidewalk appropriation. The Board is fully aware of the need of more sidewalks of a permanent nature and each year constructs as many permanent sidewalks as the yearly appropriation will permit. It is also
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aware that to greatly increase the yearly amount of permanent side- walk construction would necessitate large increases in the yearly ap- propriations. The continuous yearly construction will, in time, show a definite improvement in the condition of the sidewalks. The Board is, however, quite willing to follow the dictates of the Town in this matter and is prepared to attempt the construction of more permanent side- walks yearly, if the Town so desires.
The area of Birch Meadow Playground was substantially increased through the courtesy of the Fathers and Mothers Club, who deeded the Town a 4.053 acre tract adjoining the Playground, and also a right-of- way from Forest Street to it. This right-of-way will allow the residents of this section direct access to the Playground, both vehicular and pedestrian.
Every effort has been made to improve the parks and playgrounds, as the popular trend towards outdoor recreational activities increases. More tennis courts, wading pools, baseball and softball diamonds are needed, as is evidenced by the demand for those now available. The use of many relief recipients has enabled the Board to extend the park and playground facilities and to better maintain the present facilities.
Chapter 195, Acts of 1939, accepted by vote of a Special Town Meeting held October 17, 1939, permits the apportionment of charges for sewer house connections, and eliminates the necessity of the pro- perty owner making an initial deposit for sewer connections. The Board believes that, in the event sewer house connections on sewered streets attain a higher rating than the 66% complete shown by 1939 connection tables, reductions will be possible of sewer rental charges and it is hoped that owners of unconnected properties on sewered streets will take advantage of Chapter 195.
We believe that this report and the report of the Superintendent giving in detail the accomplishments and expenditures of the Depart- ment of Public Works for 1939, contains all information concerning this Department and its activities that the interested citizens will desire. The Board is always receptive to criticism or suggestions of a constructive nature designed to improve the methods or service of the several de- partments under its jurisdiction, many of which in the past have proven of value.
The Board wishes to extend its thanks to the other Town Depart- ments for their courtesy and co-operation during the past year.
Respectfully submitted,
WENDELL P. DAVIS, Chairman
HAROLD W. PUTNAM, Secretary
EDWARD A. BROPHY
ALEXANDER LINDSAY ALEXANDER WILLIAMSON
Board of Public Works
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.
SUPERINTENDENTS' REPORT
To the Board of Public Works :
Gentlemen :
As required by Section 4, Chapter 118 of an Act authorizing the Town of Reading to establish a Board of Public Works, I respectfully submit for your consideration the nineteenth annual report of the Department of Public Works (Water, Highway, Sewer and Park) in- cluding a financial report of each department, and a chronicle of the principal work performed with recommendations for the coming year.
WATER DEPARTMENT
Maintenance Account:
Appropriation $ 53,027.81
Expenditures
1. Office Maintenance :
Pay Roll $ 2,171.92
Supplies, Printing, etc. 774.60
Insurance
1,095.97
$
4,042.49
2. Pumping Station Costs :
Station No. 1 Mill St.
Pay Roll
985.01
Light, Phone and Fuel
461.36
Misc. Supplies and Repairs
605.48
2,051.85
Station No. 2 Strout Ave.
2,301.66
Light and Power
5,397.77
Heater Oil
175.53
Misc. Supplies and Repairs
155.59
8,030.55
Filtration Plant :
Pay Roll
516.65
Misc. Supplies and Repairs
43.10
Engineer Weston & Sampson
408.00
967.75
3. Maintenance of Meters :
Pay Roll
1,860.49
Supplies and Misc.
319.26
2,179.75
Water Department
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Pay Roll
4. Maintenance of Service Pipes :
Pay Roll
1,417.92
Supplies and Misc. 674.26
2,092.18
5. Maintenance of Main Pipes :
Pay Roll 263.98
Supplies, Tools and Misc. 182.94
446.92
6. Maturing Bonds 11,000.00
11,000.00
7. Bond Interest 1,902.50
1,902.50
8. Truck and Equip. Maint .:
Repairs and Misc. Supplies
122.92
Gas and Oil 270.97
Tires and Tubes
185.97
579.86
9. Garage Maintenance :
Pay Roll
229.61
Supplies and Misc. 351.65
581.26
10. Main Pipe Construction :
Pay Roll
2,042.86
Pipe
2,657.40
Supplies and Fittings 376.38
Miscellaneous
126.38
5.203.02
11. Service Pipe Construction :
Pay Roll
1,083.99
Pipe
633.40
Supplies and Fittings
1,150.95
Miscellaneous
112 34
12. Meter Construction :
New Meters 624.75
624.75
Water Department
111
2,981.18
13. Hydrant Maintenance :
Pay Roll 608.62
New Hydrants
198.11
Repairs and Misc.
344.50
14. Standpipe Maintenance : Supplies for Repairs 92.00
92.00
15. New Wells-Const. and Maint .:
Pay Roll
2,058.22
Pipes and Fittings 1,634.50
Truck Hire
116.25
3,808.97
16. Miscellaneous-Unclassified :
Pay Roll 590.60
Repairs Gravel Plant 100.00
690.60
17. 1938 Deficit
$ 4,022.91
Balance Dec. 31, 1939
1939 Receipts:
Meter Rates
$ 48,332.57
Service Pipe Construction 753.59
Service Pipe Maintenance
475.37
Fines
63.40
Rent
180.00
Hydrant Rental
5,600.00
Hydrant Repairs
57.92
Drinking Fountains
100.00
Sprinklers
42.00
Miscellaneous
27.63
Liens
791.66
Total
$ 56,424.14
Total Cost of Water System from be-
ginning to January 1, 1939
782,904.52
Main Extension, Maint. Account
5,203.02
Meters 624.75
5,827.77
Total Cost December 31, 1939
$788,732.29
Water Department
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$ 52,449.77 $ 578.04
Grand Total Expended. . .
1,151.23
Water Bonds and Interest
There were $11,000.00 in bonds payable in 1939.
The interest on serial bonds for the year 1939 amounted to $1,902.50.
There are $11,000.00 in bonds and $1,467.50 interest due in 1940 as follows :
Payable
Interest
Bonds
March 15, 1940
465.00
$ 2,000.00
April 15, 1940
307.50
3,000.00
Sept. 15, 1940
60.00
1,000.00
Oct. 15, 1940
330.00
5,000.00
Dec. 1, 1940
245.00
$ 1,467.50 $ 11,000.00
Rainfall at Pumping Station
Month
Fall-Inches
Rain-fall in 1939-Inches
Excess or Deficiency 1939
January
3.44
2.08
-1.36
February
3,26
3.48
+ .22
March
3.73
4.00
+ .27
April
3.99
4.47
+ .48
May
2.9
2.02
.89
1
June
3.64
2.77
.87
July
3.33
.73
-2.60
August
3.38
3.13
- . 25
September
3.80
2.45
1.35
October
2.99
4.66
+1.67
November
3.10
.77
-2.33
December
3.46
2.92
.54
Totals
41.03
33.48
-7.55
The average rainfall for Massachusetts as deduced by the State Department of Public Health from long continued observations in various parts of the Commonwealth is 44.54 inches.
As may be seen by a table in this report showing the amount of rainfall for the years 1900-1939 inclusive, the average rainfall at the Reading Pumping Station No. 1 on Mill Street is 41.03 inches.
The rainfall in 1939 in Reading was a deficiency of 11.06 inches compared with the State observations and a deficiency of 7.55 inches compared with the Reading Pumping Station observations.
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Normal Rain
$ 60.00
June 1, 1940
There was a deficiency of rainfall in the months of January, May, June , July, August, September, November and December of 10.19 inches, and an excess in the months of February, March, April and October of 2.64 inches, comparing each month with an average rainfall at Reading Pumping Station between the years of 1900-1939 inclusive.
The greatest amount of rainfall in 1939 for any one month was in October, with a fall of 4.66 inches; in any one day, Tuesday, October 31, 1939, with a fall of 2.44 inches. The year's total rainfall of 33.48 inches was 18.17 inches less than the total rainfall of 1938, which was 51.65 inches. The elevation of the Hundred Acre Meadow Pumping Station is appproximately 80 feet above sea level.
Table Showing Amount of Rain and Melted Snow
Day Month
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
1
.01
.01
.60
.26
.05
2
.12
19
.56
.02
.86
3
.26
.29
.05
.41
.90
.48
.70
6
.31
.13
.79
.07
7
10
.02
.04
.20
.03
T
9
.44
.02
10
.50
.25
.26
.40
11
.30
.69
.12
12
1.10
.05
.27
13
.05
.78
.14
.31
.19
14
T
.02
.17
.03
15
.71
.90
.13 .73 T
T
18
T T
T
.66
.89
20
.01
.38
.01
.05
T
22
.71
.10 .09
T
24
.13
25
.05
.10
.04
.09
.28
T
.21
26
.63
.03
.30
.15
27
.33
.42
.13
28
.61
.15
.71
29
.01
T
.33
30
.99
.57
.11 .29
.04
.15
T .22
1.01
31
.18
T
2.44
Monthly Totals. .
2.08
3.48
4.00
4.47
2.02
2.77
.73
3.13
2.45
4.66
.77
2.92
Totals to Date. 2.08
5.56
9.56
14.03
16.05
18.82
19.55
22.68
25.13
29.79
30.56
33.48
5
.35
8
T
16
.22
17
.71
23
T
19
19
.06 .91
21
.02
14
.02
23
T
.05
.53
T
.05
.05 .02
Water Department
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AMOUNT OF RAINFALL FOR YEARS 1900 TO 1939 INCLUSIVE
Year
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
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
3.02
1.45
3.10
4.80
41.04
1913
2.48
2.64
4.51
3.76
3.45
0.93
1.68
3.48
3.66
7.56
2.13
3.24
39.52
1914
3.34
3.65
4.09
6.32
2.76
1.44
2.34
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
0.70
2.80
2.93
5.47
45.38
1916
1.22
5.37
3.37
5.14
4.59
5.86
3.13
2.30
3.11
1.01
1.94
2.01
39.05
1917
2.92
2.41
4.18
2.90
4.00
4.78
1.19
3.70
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
8.37
1.02
2.24
2.48
36.02
1919.
2.75
6.46
4.21
5.75
3.27
5.24
1.94
2.02
4.27
1.16
4.67
4.82
46.56
1921.
2.09
3.43
2.43
5.48
1.86
4:02
9.79
1.96
1.74
1.57
6.50
2.28
43.15
1922
1.77
2.72
4.27
1.37
5.08
11.27
4.88
3.29
3.68
2.73
1.06
3.12
45.24
1923
6.95
1.67
2.60
5.17
1.56
2.79
1.98
3.17
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
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
1925
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
1926
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
1927
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
1931
3.27
2.72
4.94
3.07
3.53
6.47
3.76
4.11
1.97
2.43
1.26
3.72
41.25
1932
3.92
1.90
4.83
2.01
1.17
1.81
2.04
5.09
7.24
7.26
5.25
1.29
43.81
1933
2.27
3.46
7.22
6.51
2.70
1.27
1.47
4.41
9.97
3.50
0.96
3.47
47.21
1934
3.17
3.29
5.13
3.09
2.52
4.00
1.25
1.73
6.43
3.89
2.03
2.70
39.23
1935
6.13
3.23
1.06
4.72
1.44
6.21
2.67
1.98
4.03
0.58
4.36
0.90
37.31
1936
6.60
3.09
7.23
3.01
2.05
2.73
1.75
4.49
4.15
1.59
1.37
8.24
46.30
1937
4.50
1.80
3.21
4.61
3.13
3.45
0.97
3.91
3.04
4.48
5.18
4.89
43.17
1938.
4.08
2.07
2.11
3.12
3.51
7.18
11.42
2.19
8.33
2.93
1.86
2.85
51.65
1939
2.08
3.48
4.00
4.47
2.02
2.77
0.73
3.13
2.45
4.66
0.77
2.92
33.48
Average.
3.44
3.26.
3.73
3.99
2.91
3.64
3.33
3.38
3.80
2.99
3.10
3.46
41.03
3.24
3.61
4.01
2.46
5.44
0.88
3.22
3.83
5.65
2.63
6.20
1.53
42.70
1920
1928
.
.
SUMMARY OF STATISTICS For the Year Ending December 31, 1939 Reading Water Department Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
General Statistics
Population by Census of 1935: 10,703.
Date of Construction : 1890, Mill Street, 1931 Grove Street.
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 Machine Co., George F. Blake Mfg. Co., Platt Iron Works, DeLaval Steam Turbine Co. Electric Pumps at Grove Street Station
Description of Pumps :
(A) Pumping Unit No. 1-2-stage 5/4 DeLaval, 75 H. P. 1750 R. P. M. 3 phase 60 cycle, 440 volts, 650 G. P. M.
(B) Pumping Unit No. 2-2-stage 8/6 DeLaval, 125 H. P. 1750 R. P. M. 3 phase 60 cycle, 440 volts, 1000 G. P. M.
K. W. H. used for Year: 308,875.
Power cost for year : $5,397.77.
Total Pumpage by Venturi Meter : 245,937,000 Gallons.
Cost of Pumping per Million Gallons, Power only : $21.95.
Average number Gallons Pumped per K. W. H .: 796.23.
Cost of pumping figured on Total Pumping Station No. 2 expenses, per Million Gallons pumped : $32.65.
Cost of Filtration, per Million Gallons, figured on Filtration Plant Ex- penses : $3.93.
Total Cost of supplying water, per Million Gallons, figured on Total Maintenance, plus Interest on Bonds : $106.93.
Average Static Head against which pumps work: 227.
Average Dynamic Head against which pumps work: 258.
Statistics Relating to Distribution Mains
Kind of Pipe : Cast Iron, Galvanized Iron.
Sizes : 11/4 inches to 12 inches.
Extended : 2,163.4 feet of 6" Cast Iron Main, 598.6 feet of 11/4" Gal- vanized Iron Main.
Total in use at Present : 49.51 Miles (6" to 12").
Cost of Maintenance per mile : $9.02.
Number of Hydrants added during year : 2.
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