Annual report of the city of Rochester, New Hampshire : for the year ending 1915, Part 5

Author: Rochester (N.H.)
Publication date: 1915
Publisher: Rochester, N.H. : The Town
Number of Pages: 284


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CREDIT


Paid Treasurer


$181,159 27


Cash in City Clerks' hands, Jan. 1, 1916


$ 17 04


Financial Statement


DEBIT


Outstanding notes


$188,067 25


Accrued interest on notes to date


3,264 99


Sewer bonds


6,500 00 v


Interest on sewer bonds


113 75


City Hall bonds -


50,000 00


Checks unpaid


1,844 34


Amount due Water Works on acct.


13,963 90


Due on Gonic sewerage


1,028 36


Due on Isinglass bridge


545 20


$265,327 79


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CREDIT


B. & M. R. R., stock $ 800 00


Amt. due on sundry accts. 516 57


Collector's list, 1911 136 74


1912


517 81


1913


530 01


1914 3,788 95


1915 27,532 72


Cash in hands of treasurer


5,401 93


$ 39,224 73


Net indebtedness, exclusive of water bonds


$226,103 06


Water bonds outstanding


$160,000 00


Collector's List


1911


Bal. due on 1911 list, Jan. 1, 1915 $ 136 74 1911 list, Jan. 1, 1916 $ 136 74


1912


Bal. due on 1912 list, Jan. 1, 1915 517 81 1912 list, Jan. 1, 1916 517 81


1913


Bal. due on 1913 list, Jan. 1, 1915 530.01 1913 list, Jan. 1, 1916 530 01


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1914


Amt. due on 1914 list, Jan. 1, 1915


Interest collected


$28,913 40 642 43


$29,555 83


Abatementsallowed by assessors $ 307 00


Collected and paid treasurer 25,459 88


$25,766 88


Balance due on 1914 list, Jan.


1, 1916


$ 3,788 95


1915


Resident list


$114,124 19


Non-resident list


237 14


Added list


78 50


Poll tax list


3,254 00


Sprinkling tax


1,664 78


Added sprinkling tax


3 96


$119,362 57


Collected and paid treasurer


$89,470 94


Abatements 1,872 68


Discounts


486 23


$ 91,829 85


Balance due on 1915 list, Jan. 1, 1916


$ 27,532 72


Report of the City Treasurer Year Ending December 31, 1915


RECEIPTS


Balance, January 1, 1915


$ 6,606 19


Water works


24,189 90


Taxes, 1914


25,459 88


1915


89,470 94


Insurance tax


132 75


Railroad tax


4,478 91


Savings bank tax


17,685 02


Literary fund


965 90


Building & Loan Association


37 61


Police costs and fines


1,705 01


Notes


27,850 00


City Clerk's fees


163 35


Miscellaneous


11,559 58


$210,305 04


EXPENDITURES


Highway


$ 17,473 76


Sidewalks


3,540 63


Sanitary sewerage


1,327 17


Surface


3,069 81


Street lights


7,561 68


Water works


17,418 89


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ANNUAL REPORT OF


School department


$ 37,347 16


City poor


1,476 98


Soldiers' aid


952 81


Salary


7,031 47


Police


4,573 86


Fire


7,193 14


Notes and interest


36,245 06


City bonds


6,400 00


City coupons


354 72


Miscellaneous


52,812 80


Health


123 17


Balance Jan. 1, 1916


5,401 93


$210,305 04


JOHN L. COPP, City Treasurer.


Adams Fund


Balance Jan 1, 1915


$ 437 03


Received, income


378 27


$ 815 30


Paid applicants as provision of fund $ 398 40


Balance Jan. 1, 1916


416 90


$ 815 30


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Dog License


Balance Jan. 1, 1915


$ 681 49


Received income


724 25


$ 1,405 74


Paid dog depredations


$ 44 85


Transferred to school fund


657 90


Balance Jan. 1, 1916


702 99


$ 1,405 74


OLD CEMETERY CONSERVATION FUND PERPETUA Amount of Fund, January 1, 1916, $5,599.37


Contributors


Lot


Amount Contributed


Expended for year on lots


Noah Tebbetts


Noah Tebbetts


$ 250 00


$ 3 30


John McDuffee


Farrington & McDuffee


600 00


7 75


Dominicus Hanson


Jos. Hanson and D. Hanson


700 00


9 21


George E. Barnard


Richardson and Barnard


250 00


26


Charles A. C. Hanson, general contribution


50 00


Caroline M. Barker and Anna S. Barker


Benjamin George Barker


50


00


66


David Barker


50 00


66


Chapman


50


00


66


March


50


00


66


Abbie H. Dennett


Charles Dennett


100 00


1 32


Maria W. Rogers and J. H. Woodman


50 00


66


John H. Wardwell


Hatevil Knight


50 00


66


Ephraim Hammett


Ephraim Hammett


100 00


1 32


Harriet C. Manson


William Chase


100 00


1 32


Mary A. Whitehouse


Charles U. Bell for F. W. Upham


$50.00


Mary U. Coe


50.00


Jos. B. Upham


50.00


Charles U. Bell


10.00


Eliza U. Bell


5.00


Nathaniel Upham


165 00


2 08


.


Enoch Whitehouse


500 00


6 60


1 00


OLD CEMETERY CONSERVATION FUND PERPETUA -- Continued


Contributors


Lot


. Amount Contributed


Expended for year on lots


Charles B. Tebbetts


Noah Tebbetts


$ 350 00


$ 4 60


J. H. Woodman


400 00


5 30


Clara A. Warren


Jos. Warren and George Robinson


50 00


66


Mary T. Seccomb


Moses Hale


500 00


6 60


David Hayes


David Hayes


200 00


2 62


Sarah Woodman


Woodman


50 00


66


Charles U. Bell


Nathaniel Upham


108 37


1 70


Seth Hurd


Enoch P. Hurd


100 00


1 31


George Corson


George Corson


150 00


1 97


Mary F. McDuffee


John Hayes and Mehitable White- house


200 00


2 62


Mary E. Lary


Moses Doe


125 00


1 64


Lucy A. Jordan


Osgood, Crawford and Jordan


200 00


2 63


$5,599 37


$73 09


50 00


66


Mary F. Robinson


JOHN L. COPP, City Treasurer.


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Old Cemetery Conservation Fund Perpetua


Balance Jan. 1, 1915


$ 221 07


Received, income


196 55


$ 417 62


Paid emergency fund, 1913


$ 24 38


1915


24 36


Cemetery at large


99 26


Lots


73 09


Balance Jan. 1, 1916


196 53


$ 417 62


JOHN L. COPP, City Treasurer.


This is to certify that I have examined all the ac- counts of the City of Rochester in the several depart- ments for the year 1915, and they are correctly cast and properly vouched, and the foregoing financial statement I believe to be a correct statement.


J. STACY TRIPP, Auditor. March 4, 1916.


Expenditures of Water Works


For Year Ending December 31, 1915


PLUMBING ACCOUNT


Paid Walter N. Morrison, material and labor 4 43


$


Neptune Meter Co., 20 meters 168 00


George E. Gilchrist Co., supplies 11 58


National Meter Co., one meter base


75


B. & M. R. R., freight


18 71


National Meter Co., repairs on meters


2 90


Neptune 40 meters and re-


pairs


338 55


Neptune Meter Co., one ¿- in. compound meter 50 00


Neptune Meter Co., 22 §-in. meters, one 2-in. compound meter 229 64


Neptune Meter Co., 20 meters 164 64


Thompson Meter Co., repairs on meters 26 41


Gamon Meter Co.,


1 05


Neptune one 1-inch gasket


14


Jenkins Bros., discs and eight 2-inch valves 38 78


Geo. E. Gilchrist Co., pipe and sup- plies 129 22


H. Mueller Mfg. Co., 48 S & W, and 48 goose necks 118 55


Chapman Valve Mfg. Co., four 2-inch drip valves 18 62


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Paid L. E. Knott Apparatus Co., one Keith Boston bubbler $ 5 05


Neptune Meter Co., 25 meters


204 97


Geo. E. Gilchrist Co., 153 ft. 2-inch pipe 30 83


Rensselaer Valve Co., four valve boxes and fittings 12 00


Union Water Meter Co., 24 waste stops 22 81


Walworth Mfg. Co., pipe and Ts


40 94


National Meter Co., one Nash meter


16 80


H. Mueller Mfg. Co., 48 reducer and one 3-1b. calking hammer 10 17


C. M. Bailey Co., fittings 41


George E. Gilchrist Co., 531 ft. ¿ pipe


34 73


Pipe, unions


and wrenches 16 47


Walworth Mfg. Co., one ¿- inch steam cock 36


Tenney Morse & Co., 366 ft. 1-in. pipe,


520 ft. ¿- inch pipe, and one thumb screw 71 25


Neptune Meter Co., 30 meters


252 84


Union Water Meter Co., one dozen S & W, and one gx2 meter 20 62


Walworth Mfg. Co., ball and wicket 5 91


Geo. E. Gilchrist & Co., 125 ft. 12-in. pipe and fittings 35 47


Walworth Mfg. Co., 360 ft. 1-inch pipe and fittings 21 05


Geo. E. Gilchrist & Co., 536 ft. ¿- inch pipe and 82 ft. 2-inch pipe 54 28


The Chapman Valve Co., one gate valve with wheel 4 75


Geo. E. Gilchrist & Co., one 1-inch water meter and merchandise 36 90


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Paid Geo. E. Gilchrist & Co., 101 ft. 1-inch pipe and 24 S & W $ 31 83 50


Strafford York Gas Co., four ells


National Meter Co., two 1-inch meters and repairs 35 10


Henry R. Worthington, repairs on meter 1 50


Neptune Meter Co., repairs on meters National 100 meters and


6 34


one 1-inch piston 762 50


H. Mueller Mfg. Co., 12 goosenecks and one thread for machine 26 53


Geo. E. Gilchrist Co., 81 ft. 2-inch pipe Four corporation


17 25


cocks, four pcs. pipe, and four couplings 16 15


Walworth Mfg. Co., six S & W cocks 6 98


Builders Iron Foundry, two Ts, two reducers, one bend 18 45


Rensselaer Valve Co., three valves


8 15


Geo. E. Gilchrist & Co., six service boxes 6 75


Builders Iron Foundry, two 8-inch sleeves 5 40


Chapman Valve Mfg. Co., one 2-inch gate valve 4 75


38 02 Geo. E. Gilchrist Co., 560 lbs. pig lead Union Water Meter Co., ¿ doz. 2-inch S & W 6 80


Geo. E. Gilchrist Co., 507 ft. ¿- inch pipe 33 27


National Meter Co., two 1-inch Crown meters 33 60


Boston Pipe & Fittings Co., 24 2-inch nipples, 12 2-inch couplings 1 46


8


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Paid Rochester Foundry & Mach. Co., cast- ing and tapping Pay rolls for labor


$ 98


326 17


$3,609 06


MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT


Paid Sarah M. Roberts, services as clerk $ 6 00


F. H. Osgood, team hire 38 50


Henry Evans & Co., one bucksaw blade and 12 hacksaw blades 1 45


Courier Pub. Co., 2,000 water bills,


1,000 slips and one z-inch ad. 9 50


Twin State Gas & El. Co., lighting 96


W. H. Carll & Sons, gasolene, team hire and welding wagon step 3 01


The Record Press, 2,000 notices


4 25


Sarah A. Shorey, rent of storehouse one and one-half years 27 00


New Eng. Tel. & Tel. Co.


20 01


M. H. Plummer, merchandise 6 20


Frank W. Smith, horseshoeing and re- pairs 9 25


Berry & Shorey, six bolts


10


H. T. Hayes & Co., four bottles Tut- tle's Elixir


2 00


Henry Evans & Co., two files


30


Feineman Bros., four prs. rubber boots


19 25


Henry Evans & Co., sand paper and emery paper 15


Berry & Shorey, one doz. wedges and six bolts 35


Courier Pub. Co., fifty signs 2 75


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Paid Walter N. Morrison, making key to gear $ 30


Loring, Short & Harmon, two books 5 00


Harold L. Bond Co., one doz. pick handles 3 15


Braman Dow & Co., one beaver cutter, one set dies, one set bushings, and three sets screws 12 58


Geo. E. Gilchrist & Co., one air pump for thawing machine 60


Berry & Shorey, one doz. hacksaw blades and one set fall blocks and rope 3 40


The Garlock Packing Co., two lbs. packing 1 61


Anglo Saxon Supply Co., 25 lbs. Shef- field steel for chisels 6 25


Crossley Electrical Co., one battery one lamp 40


W. I. Cushing, 25 gals. kerosene 2 75


J. H. Nute, sharpening and repairing drills and chisels 80


Hobbs & Warren, two books to order


6 82


John S. Kimball, P. M., 2,200 2-cent envelopes 46 74


Riley & Tuttle, ten gals. kerosene


1 10


Fire Dep't, 148 lbs. sulphate copper 8 14


Courier Pub. Co., printing on 2,000 postals 6 00


Loring, Short & Harmon, one inv. book


8 00


Martin E. Jones, auto hire 3 00


Clarence E. Junkins, leather gaskets


25


Berry & Shorey, whip, resin, barbed wire and staples 6 13


J. H. Clow, one pipe bender 3 50


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Paid Walter N. Morrison, two S & W cocks and drilling $ 8 00


Wilder B. Neal, two pails and one dipper 55


W. A. Hanscam, filing horses' teeth 2 00


Gonic Mfg. Co., fittings and 200 oak posts 32 37


Walter N. Morrison, 9 lbs. steel and labor 91


Henry Evans & Co., two papers tacks and two lanterns 1 00


Berry & Shorey, one gal. axle grease and one pt. brass polish 1 20


Harry A. Roberts, blacksmith work 7 64


B. &. M. R. R., assistance in repairs on leaky joints 4 51


Shaw Propeller Co., three wrenches


3 53


Frank Blackmar, labor 11 30


Loring, Short & Harmon, cash book


4 00


Berry & Shorey, nails, rifle and bolts 86


Eugene C. Foss Co., axes and handles


2 40


William H. Howard, labor 1 67


Joseph Dixon Crucible Co., 50 gals. black paint 63 70


The Yale & Towne Mfg. Co., ¿ doz. padlocks 5 31


Walter N. Morrison, one lb. sheet packing 20


B. & M. R. R., freight 8 05


Perley Howard, labor


44


Berry & Shorey, one pt. turpentine and three red lantern globes 2 60


Water Works Equipment Co., one


hand calking tool and three plugs 6 70


William Connell, labor 2 00


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Paid Rochester Printing Co., 1,000 pay roll blanks $ 8 50


P. L. Rider 42 lbs. packing and one plumbers bulb 3 34


Walworth Mfg. Co., 24 wheels for pipe cutter 8 53


F. H. Boston, painting stand pipe 39 87


Highway Dep't, board of horse one year 163 00


Aurelle Beaudoin, repairing rubber boots 1 25


Eugene C. Foss Co., ¿ doz. lanterns, five globes, one chain drill, one halter, two stable brooms 7 00


Berry & Shorey, rope, iron, paint and brush 3 35 0


Boston Pipe & Fittings Co., three wrenches and one lb. compound joint 2 44


Town of Barrington, taxes


119 24


Strafford, 15 20


D. H. Tufts & Sons, 5}M shingles and 23 ft. finish 21 59


John W. Parshley, laying 5}M shingles and one key 11 15


Berry & Shorey, 12 exploders, bronze powder and liquid 73


Morton & Dudley, repairing harness and dressing 50


Eugene C. Foss Co., 27 lbs. nails


95


Walworth Mfg. Co., 100 lbs. jute 5 00


Eugene C. Foss Co., ¿ doz. lantern globes and 17} lbs. chain 2 70


Rochester Foundry & Machine Works, castings 5 30


8a


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Paid F. E. Hussey, postage, express and freight paid $ 9 72


Moses E. Sterrett, abatement on acct. fire, 1914 3 00


Fred P. Meader, ink, paper and blank books 1 75


Fred W. Crocker, superintendent two months 133 33


J. Frank Ellis, superintendent ten mos. 647 28


Salary Dep't, clerk hire 600 00


Pay rolls for labor 1,201 26


$3,465 47


CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT


Paid B. & M. R. R., freight $ 212 17


Walworth Mfg. Co., 360 ft. 1-inch pipe and two 1-inch corp. cocks 42 49


Rensellaer Valve Co., seven 8-inch valves and valve boxes and three 4-inch Corey hydrants 218 60


U. S. C. I. Pipe & Foundry Co., 8-in. pipe and fittings 1,813 52


Walter N. Morrison, tapping plug


40


Louis D. Ricker, drawing pipe


5 00


Eugene Dennett, expenses serving paper at Wolfeboro 3 35


Nelson Nutter, land damages on acct. water main 100 00


Perley Howard, labor


5 56


Geo. E. Gilchrist Co., 2,055 lbs. pig lead and 100 lbs. jute packing 101 66


James Speco, auto to reservoir 2 00


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Paid Ellsworth Pearl, sharpening picks and chisels $ 4 05


W. I. Cushing, 20 gals. kerosene 2 20


Ernest Ross, labor 9 77


B. & M. R. R., license to cross tracks with water main 50 00


W. M. Ames, on contract, gate house at Round pond 350 00


J. Frank Springfield, land damage on acct. water main 50 00


Emma J. Otis, land damage on acct. water main 50 00


Mary E. Ward, land damage on acct. water main 50 00


Pay rolls for labor 981 36


$4,052 13


RECEIPTS OF WATER WORKS


1915 water rates collected


$14,993 97


Additional 1915 water rates


53 38


1914 water rates collected


5,726 01


Previous water rates collected


44 62


Plumbing bills


1,164 00


Previous plumbing bills


85 83


Miscellaneous bills


235 65


Interest on city notes


1,903 45


$24,206 91


Cash on hand, Jan. 1, 1915


7,407 04


$31,613 95


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ANNUAL REPORT OF EXPENDITURES


Plumbing account


$3,609 06


Maintenance account


3,465 47


Construction


4,052 13


Interest on water bonds


6,400 00


$ 17,526 66


Cash on hand uninvested, Jan. 1, 1916


$ 14,087 29


Of this amount $123.39 is in the hands of the Clerk


Amount of Water bonds outstanding, Jan. 1,1916 $160,000 00


Total indebtedness


160,000 00


ASSETS OF WATER WORKS


Notes held against the city


$54,383 79


Cash on hand 14,087 29


$68,471 08


This is to certify that I have examined the accounts of the Clerk of the Water Works for the year 1915 and believe the foregoing statement to a true and correct statement, Jan. 1, 1916.


J. STACY TRIPP, Auditor. Feb. 12, 1916.


Clerk of Water Board


In Account with Rochester Water Works


Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1915


$ 106 38


1915 water rates collected


14,993 97


Additional 1915 water rates


53 38


1914 water rates collected


5,726 01


Previous water rates collected


44 62


Plumbing bills 66


1,164 00


Previous plumbing bills


85 83


Miscellaneous bills collected


235 65


Interest on city notes


1,903 45


$23,313 29


CREDIT


Paid treasurer


$24,189 90


Bal. on hand Dec. 31, 1915


123 39


$24,313 29


Report of Superintendent of Water Dep't For the Year Ending December 31, 1915


To the Committee on Water Works :


GENTLEMEN :- The twenty-fourth annual report of this department is herewith submitted.


Source of supply during the year : January 1 to March 17, reservoir ; March 17 to April 2, Round pond ; April 2 to July 3, reservoir ; July 3 to November 4, Round pond ; November 4 to December 31, reservoir. During the latter part of March it became necessary to draw the reservoir down a number of feet in order to repair a submerged gate valve.


A substantial screen chamber was constructed dur- ing the latter part of the year at Round pond, which gives two independent gate houses.


A report by the State Board of Health states that our supply of water is in excellent condition and per- fectly safe for drinking purposes.


It was found necessary to construct a new fence around the reservoir in the early spring as the old one was in bad condition. Bushes have been cut on the shores of Round pond, reservoir, and on the pipe line to the city.


The system is in good working condition at the present time and with the addition of the new eight-


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inch line laid the past year, gives the east side of the city ample fire protection.


All hydrants are in good working order and the usual inspection is carried on during the winter months. Four new hydrants have been installed the past season, one of these is private. Locations are as follows : One Ludlow hydrant on Eastern avenue ; one Corey hydrant on Orchard street extension ; one Corey hydrant (pri- vate) at W. H. Champlin's lumber yard, also one Corey hydrant on Glenwood avenue, all steamer type.


Hydrants to date Hydrants repaired


187 2


During the past year 179 meters have been installed by order of the City Council and at the request of con- sumers. Sixty per cent, of all services are metered. The following table gives size, make and number of meters in use in the city :


Make


5/8-in. 3/4-in. 1-in. 11/2-in.


2-in. 3-in.


4-in. 6-in.


Gamon


12


Hersey


17


Lambert


394


42


6


New American


1


2


National


18


75


21


3


3


2


1


2


Trident


381


4


2


3


2


Worthington


2


Buffalo


1


Nash K


2


2


827 121


34


6 5 2 1


2


Owned by city


735


Owned by consumers


263


Total in use


998


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New services, pipe laid, etc., during the year :


1-in. 11/2-in. 6-in. 8-in.


Harrison Ave.


Leonard St.


Kimball St.


449 ft. 180 ft., 11 in. 281 ft., 2 in.


Autumn St.


48 ft. 36 ft,


Spruce St. 202 ft.


Lowell St.,


379 ft., 9 in.


Wakefield St.


126 ft., 3 in.


Gonic


Railroad Ave. 255 ft.


On Spruce street we removed one-inch pipe, re- placed by 12-inch.


On Harrison avenue, Leonard street, and Kimball ~ street we removed the same number of feet of six-inch pipe as was laid in eight-inch pipe ; total number of feet of eight-inch pipe from Portland street to Glenwood avenue is 3,048 feet.


Total laid to date, 32 miles, 1,571 feet.


New services 26


Services relaid


71


Services discontinued 1


*Services to date


1655


Joint leaks in main pipe


7


Leaks in service pipes


11


*Note. We find that there are a number of services that are dead and the num- bers used in computing the total number of services, consequently this gives a false report and will be rectified as we install new services.


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Number of feet of service pipe laid during the year :


12-inch


24 ft. 4 in.


2-inch


3,906 ft. : 10 in.


1- inch


566 ft. 7 in.


1}-inch


32 ft.


2- inch


159 ft. 6 in.


Total


4,689 ft. 3 in.


Gate valves set during the year :


14-inch


1


6- inch


3


8- inch


7


An inventory of material and tools in this depart- ment, Jan. 1, 1916, is on file in the City Clerk's office.


To the Committee and to the Mayor and Honorable Council, I wish to extend my thanks for the assistance and support accorded me during the past year.


Respectfully submitted


J. FRANK ELLIS,


Supt. of Water Dep't.


Report of Superintendent of Sewers


For the Year Ending December 31, 1915


To the Committee on Sewers :


GENTLEMEN :- The annual report of the sewer department is herewith submitted :


Number of permits issued to do plumbing 66


Connections put in during the year 35


Connections to date 1,237


Number of feet of main pipe laid during the year :


Eastern avenue, 6-inch 94 ft.


Glenwood avenue, 6-inch 280 ft.


Manholes constructed


1


Manholes raised to grade 25


Sewer connections cleaned during year


33


Roots are the cause of most of the trouble and these and other ones will probably have to be uncovered and the joints re-cemented.


We have cleared main sewers of various obstruc-


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tions at Leonard, Chesnut, Union and Lincoln streets, and all mains have been flushed twice this year and are in good working conditions.


An inventory of material and tools in this depart- ment Jan. 1, 1916, is on file in City Clerk's office.


Respectfully submitted J. FRANK ELLIS,


Supt. of Sewers.


Report of the Committee on Water Works and Sewers For the Year Ending December 31, 1915


This committee consisting of Leander P. Picker- ing, Chairman, Willard M. March, and Leopold Larose have held regular meetings on the second Tuesday of each month and as many special meetings as the busi- ness of their departments required. All meetings were held at the Superintendent's office.


During the early part of the year, the business was mostly matters which had been referred to them by the City Council. Water Works and Sewer extensions were each carefully investigated and reported with recommend- ations, also matters called to their attention by the Superintendent were carefully considered and advice given, attention was also given to the purchase of meters, pipe and supplies. These meetings are also open to the public for hearing complaints as to excessive water bills, etc., and action was taken as quickly as the complaint justified. All overdue bills for water service have been carefully considered at these meetings, and steps taken to collect the same.


In reply to a petition read in the Council January 5, and a resolution passed by that body June 1, this committee took the preliminary steps for the construc- tion of a system of sewerage on the north side of the


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river in Gonic village to improve the sanitary conditions there.


Plans for this work had been drawn during the pre- vious year by L. E. Scruton, C. E., and he was engaged to draw up specifications for the same and an advestise- ment placed in the Engineering Record of New York asking for sealed proposals for the construction of said system. This advertisement brought many replies and many contractors to Rochester, and it was necessary for some member of the Committee to show them over the ground.


On the day set for the closing of the bids, August 31, sixteen contractors had sent in replies and many of these were present at the opening of the same. The following is a schedule of the proposals as received :


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The contract was accordingly awarded to C. W. Foss Co., Fitchburg, Mass. Mr. Foss filed the neces- sary bond and commenced work, but was not able to complete by November 20 on account of lateness of sea- son when work was commenced ; but the work is well under way and will be completed in the early spring.


Mr. Carl Springfield was employed by the Com- mittee as engineer and inspector and with the assistance rendered by Mr. Pickering, the city is sure to receive a thorough system of sewerage.


Owing to slight changes in measurements as given by the engineer who drew the plans, it was found necessary to make some changes in the figures as fur- nished by the contractor, and also it was necessary to contract with him for the construction of a septic tank to take care of the sewerage beyond the top of the hill on Church street.


These changes were carefully considered by the committee and inspector, and will increase the cost by a small sum. The amount allowed by the Council for the installation of sewerage was a sum not exceeding $15,000, and the job will be completed for less than $12,000. All land damages, with one exception, have been adjusted.


The Committee, by vote of the Council, were also authorized to construct an eight-inch pipe line from Portland street to Champlin's mill. This has been com- pleted by the Water Dep't and good service rendered the manufacturing and other property within the con- flagration area, for an amount inside the estimate given. With two exceptions the land damages on account of this pipe line have been settled, and deeds taken.


During this year the Committee have constructed a new gate house at Round pond to replace the one which was destroyed by the ice during 1914, and have had the


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same built by contract according to plans furnished by I. W. Jones, hydraulic engineer. The contract price for said gate house was $848.50, and was awarded to W. M. Ames, of Somersworth.


In conclusion the Committee wish to thank the Council for their support and cooperation in so faith- fully accomplishing the work of the year.


Respectfully submitted


F. E. HUSSEY, Clerk.


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Report of the Chief Engineer of Fire Department For the Year Ending December 31, 1915


To the Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council:


GENTLEMEN :- There have been seventeen box alarms, thirty-six still alarms (mostly chimney fires), twenty-six brush and forest fires in the city proper; four bell alarms, three chimney fires at East Rochester; two bell alarms, two still alarms, two brush fires at Gonic, making a total of ninety-two alarms for the year.


The watchman at Blue Job Lookout Station, which is maintained by the state, reported eighteen of these brush fires.


The amount of property involved is as follows :


Value of building


$32,800 00


Insurance on same


23,050 00


Losses paid 8,268 00


Value of contents


23,425 11


Insurance on same


13,165 00


Losses paid


4,749 79


GENTLEMEN :- At the ice house fire, the Ela Hose Wagon was thirty minutes late in responding to the fire, and at the Davis bakery fire it never left the station.


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This was not the fault of the men, but the lack of horse- power. This is a serious matter and I think you should take this matter in consideration.




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