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NINTH ANNUAL REPORT
BOSTON WATER BOARD,
TEAR ENDING APRIL 30, 1885.
BOSTON:
ROCKWELL AND CHURCHILL, CITY PRINTERS,
No. 39 ARCH STREET.
1885.
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[Document 118 — 1885.]
CITY OF ^ms BOSTON.
NINTH ANNUAL EEPORT
OF THE
BOSTON WATER BOARD,
FOR THE TEAR ENDING APRIL 30, 1885.
Boston Water Board Office,
May 1, 1885.
The Boston Water Board herewith presents its ninth
annual report, together with the reports of the Engineer of
the Board, the Water Registrars, and tlie different Super-
intendents.
Condition of Reservoirs and Aqueducts.
Special attention is directed to the reports of Engineer
Jackson and Superintendent FitzGerald. They contain
much valuable information with reference to the conditions
of the storage-basins, the method of cleansing the same, and,
generally, the work performed, during the past year, in
order to insure a pure and abundant supply of water.
The new basin at Ashland (No. 4) is fast approaching
completion, and will be finished by November 1st. It will
be in condition to be used next season, and will furnish an
additional supply of about 5,000,000 gallons per day. Its
storage capacity is about 1,100,000,000 gallons. The work
will be completed within the appropriation made by the City
Council, and the reservoir will be the largest and best in the
water service. Total cost in round numbers, $800,000.
City Document No. 118.
Pollution of the Supply.
Attention is also directed to that part of the report of
Superintendent FitzGerald relating to the test case before
the Supreme Judicial Court, with reference to the "Pollution
of Boston's Water Supply." We regard this decision as one
of the most inportant, not alone for the city, but for the
whole State, that has been rendered in many years. It was
generally regarded as a test case, and since the promulgation
of the decision, we have notified all parties engaged in pol-
luting the supply, that immediate steps must be taken to
stop such pollution, or the city will be obliged to seek a
remedy in the courts. The decision is being accepted by
all parties in good faith, and the persons and corporations
polluting our supply in Natick, Framingham, and elsewhere,
have either ceased such pollution, or are making prepara-
tions to cease the same at an early day. Under these circum-
stances there is every reason to believe that the time is not
far distant when the sources of our water supply will be
practically free from the pollutions which have so long
prevailed.
The importance of the legislation which led up to the
decision of the court, and the great benefits which must
inevitably result to the citizens of Boston, and to all other
communities in the State having a water supply, can hardly
be overestimated. The struggle to reach it has been very
protracted, and the efforts of the Board have been bitterly
opposed by the various town authorities, corporations, and
individuals who have been polluting our water supply. The
final decision of the court, establishing the principle that
polluters of water sources used as supplies for communities
may be estopped from a continuance of such pollution, is of
incalculable benefit, and may be justly considered as a great
sanitary triumph.
Peevention of Waste.
This important subject is one to which the Board has
given a great deal of attention. The Deacon waste detec-
tion system, and the house to house inspection system, were
organized in 1883 for the purpose of reducing the enormous
consumption of water in our city, and the results justify,
in our judgment, the expenditures made in this direction.
The daily average consumption in 1883, in the Cochituate
Department, was, in round numbers, 32,000,000 gallons,
and the daily per capita consumption, 91 gallons. In 1885
(the first six months), notwithstanding the increase of manu-
Report oe the Water Board. 3
factures and population, the daily average consumption had
been reduced to 26,000,000 gallons, and the daily ^er capita
consumption to 70 gallons. The reduction in the Mystic
Department was not so large, in consequence of the defective
system of pipes in Somerville and Chelsea.
The accompanying report of Superintendent Cashman,
of the Waste Division, indicates, in detail, the methods
adopted to effect such results, and these show the effective-
ness and benefits of the system. The examinations of the
Inspection Corps are also calculated to materially add to the
water revenue, for the reason that the rates are based in part
upon the number and style of fixtures attached to the prem-
ises, and these are inspected regularly by the officials.
There is no other method of preventing the enormous
waste which prevails, except by the universal adoption of a
measurement system, and this is impossible, at present, in
Boston. If the consumption cannot be kept substantially
within its present limits, the necessity for obtaining new
sources of supply will become imperative. This would
necessarily involve an expenditure of several millions of
dollars. The existing inspection and waste detection
systems present the only practicable method of avoiding the
large expense for a new supply ; and the Board is of the
opinion that it should be continued until the people have
become educated up to the standard of a more economic use
of water. It may be said with some degree of force that the
inspection system is somewhat expensive, but there is ab-
solutely no other way to stop the enormous waste save by
the universal use of meters ; and this, as we have already
stated, is, at present, impracticable.
The force is somewhat larger at present than it will need
to be after the people have become thoroughly possessed
with the idea that fixtures must be kept in repair, and wil-
ful waste prevented. The Board has the reorganization and
reduction of this force in contemplation, but does not deem
it advisable to enter upon this until the early fall.
In the report of the Water Board for 1882 it was stated
that, " During the past year an investigation of this subject
has been made by the Joint Standing Committee on Water,
and from their report (City Document 78, 1882) it will be
seen that, if the present consumption could be reduced to
sixt}^ gallons per head, the capacity of the works would be
sufficient for many years." The systems since established
have accomplished two-thirds of this result, and it is hoped
and believed that the per capita consumption may be re-
duced to sixty gallons in the near future.
We especially commend the tabulated statements of Super-
City Document No. 118.
intendent Cashman's report to the attention of your honor-
able body.
Sudbury and Cochituate Works.
1882.
1883.
1884.
188.5.
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January . .
32,151,100
92.9
34,715,500
97.8
32,162,300
88.4
26,711,900
71.4
February . .
34,662,300
102.2
32,690,700
92.0
24,598,000
67.5
31,847,400
84.9
March . . .
32,656,300
94.1
34,110,700
95.8
23,711,900
65.0
27,697,200
73,7
April ....
30,827,000
88.6
30,617,600
85.8
21,505,700
58.8
22,720,450
60.3
May ....
28,738,000
82.3
32,169,500
89.8
23,708,500
64.6
22,168,400
58.6
June ....
33,178,400
94.8
33,419,200
93.3
26,184,600
71.2
27,214,800
71.8
July ....
30,992,600
88.5
36,774,000
102.4
25,409,000
68.9
....
August . . .
34,149,300
97.3
37,141,000
103.2
25,065,200
67.7
September .
31,691,600
31,563,800
31,138,700
32,352,300
90.0
33,645,600
29,575,800
28,839,300
93.2
26,389,500
25,022,900
22,954,200
24,234,800
71.1
89.4
88.7
81.9
79.6
67.2
61.5
91.4
30,174,200
83.0
64.9
Mystic Works.
January .
February .
March . .
April . .
May . . .
June . . .
July . . .
August . .
September
October .
November
December
Daily Av-
erage Con-
sumption.
8,369,600
7,714,650
7,737,300
6,171,150
6,319,100
6,912,550
7,307,650
7,261,500
5,846,300
5,497,250
5,930,600
6,771,500
Gallons
per Head,
per Day.
71.5
73.1
80.0
84.5
83.9
67.4
63.4
68.3
77.9
1884.
Daily Av-
erage Con-
sumption.
8,019,100
6,349,500
6,337,100
5,242,100
5,800,000
6,245,600
^,312,300
6,088,400
6,411,200
5,834,200
5,119,700
6,330,800
Gallons
per Head,
per Day.
92.2
72.9
72.7
60.1
66.4
71.5
72.1
69.5
73.1
66.4
58.2
71.9
1885.
Daily Av-
erage Con-
sumption.
7,855,400
10,019,500
8,487,500
6,042,600
5,605,700
6,594,200
Gallons
per Head,
per Day.
89.2
113.6
96.1
68.3
63.3
74.4
Eeport op the Water Board. 5
Quality of the Water.
The quality of the water during the past year has been
excellent. Regular examinations and analysis have been
made by Professor E. S. Wood, of Harvard University, and
the results justify the conclusion that our city is receiving
water of as good quality as any large community in the
country. The Board has every reason to believe that the
efforts which have been made for the past two years, and the
work now in progress, will guarantee an abundant and pure
supply of water for some years to come.
Current Expenses.
Gochituale Water- Woi^ks.
Tear.
Maintenance.
Extension.
Interest.
1883-84
$300,851 34
$96,389 69
$639,213 41
1884 85
336,578 36
115,013 02
668,658 07
The increase in the cost of maintenance for the year end-
ing April 30, 1885, was $35,727.02, and this was very largely
caused by the transfer of the expenses of the inspection and
waste Division, from a special appropriation, to the mainten-
ance account, and in main-pipe repairing, and service-pipe
relaying and repairing. These several amounts were as
follows ; —
Inspection and Waste Division . . . $25,019 82
Main and Service Pipe . . . . 9,769 87
$34,789 69
The same reasons governed with reference to the increase
in " Extension " and " Interest " accounts as in the previous
year. It may properly be added in this connection that no
extensions of main-pipes are authorized by the Board until
6 per cent, income on the cost of the extension is guaranteed
by the petitioners for a period of five years.
Mystic Water-Works.
Tear. Maintenance. Extension. Interest,
1883-84 $116,572 94 $556 53 $538 60
1884-85 128,126 40 446 03 489 60
The increase in the cost of maintenance for the year ending
April 30, 1885, over the preceding year was $11,553.46,
6 City Document JSo. 118.
and this was caused entirely by the additional cost for in-
spection and waste, the repairs of pipes, and the work re-
quired upon the Mystic sewer.
Water-Rates.
The estimate of the Water Registrar, Mr. W. F. Davis,
for the year ending April 30, 1885, anticipated a deficit of
about $80,000. The actual deficit, as ascertained after the
year expired, was found to be $75,495.88. To provide, in
part, for this deficit, and to relieve the overburdened manu-
facturing industries from the onerous, and, in the judgment
of the Board, inequitable water-taxes, it was decided to make
such changes in the annual rates as would properly and
equitably meet these exigencies. These changes were or-
dered by the Board, but the vote was subsequently rescinded,
in consequence of the action of your honorable body, and in
deference to a very unusual exhibition of public clamor,
but which the Board thought at the time was simply the
natural complaints of the persons immediately affected by
the increase of rates. We see no reason to change the views
expressed in our communication to your honorable body
under date of February 24, 1885.
It is estimated that the surplus for the year ending April
30, 1886, will amount to $121,745.50. We had hoped to be
able to apply this surplus, in large part, to a reduction of the
water-tax upon the manufacturing interests of the city ; but
the opinion of the Corporation Counsel against the principle
of discriminating rates, and the failure of the Legislature to
authorize such discrimination, will prevent any present action
in this direction. It should be stated that this large surplus is
the result of the action of your honorable body in providing
that the cost of the extension in main-pipes and appurtenances
shall not be charged to the annual revenue hereafter. ,
There is no question but that a revision of the rates is
demanded in the near future, and that when such revision
is entered upon, it should be pursued wholly with regard to
an equitable and just apportionment upon all water-takers,
and with particular reference to a readjustment of present
inequitable rates.
High-Service.
The appropriation for the extension of the high-service
was passed December 24, 1884. The amount appropriated
was $766,000, in accordance with the estimates of the
Engineer of the Board. The latter was at once consulted,
and, following his recommendations, the Board, early in
Report of the Water Board. 7\
January, made contracts for the pipe required, and effected
a saving, by reason of the speedy action of about $24,000.
Subsequently contracts were made for the pumping-engines
and machinery with the firm of R. Worthington, of the city
of New York.
Permission to exchange the engines at the Elmwood-street
Station was obtained from the City Council under an order
approved April 20th, and the exchange formed a part of the
consideration in the Worthington contract.
The land for the principal reservoir was purchased of Mr.
George A. Wilson, on April 9th, for the sum of $91,934.
The location of this new reservoir is upon Fisher Hill,
Brookline, being the site originally selected by ex-City
Engineers Joseph P. Davis and Henry M. Wightman, and
approved by the acting engineer at the time of the purchase,
Mr. Dexter Brackett. The price paid was five cents per
foot beyond the estimates made by Mr. Wightman, but within
the general estimate. The work of the high-service exten-
sion will be pushed forward as vigorously as possible, and,
it is expected, will be completed in about two years.
Henry M. Wightman.
Mr. Henry M. Wightman, the Engineer of the Board and
General Superintendent of the Water-Works, died quite
suddenly on the 3d of April. At the time of his death the
Board was awaiting his report upon the location of reservoir
sites for the high-service extension, and the best method of
prosecuting the work.
The Board regarded Mr. Wightman, both ofl5cially and
personally, as a man of great executive force and ability ;
of unquestioned integrity, and of almost invaluable service
to the city. It will be difficult to replace him. The mem-
bers of the Board, both individually and collectively, offer a
tribute to his ability as an official and to his genial and
generous qualities as a man.
Meters.
The report of Superintendent Cutts presents an exhibit
of the present condition of the meter service. The purchase
of new meters has been temporarily suspended, to enable
the company to repair and return to the service a number of
meters which had failed to come up to the requirements of
the bond originally given by the company. It will be
remembered that under the conditions of this bond the
Tremont Company is required to guarantee each meter to do
accurate duty for a period of twelve consecutive months.
8 City Document No. 118.
Whenever a meter has failed to reach this standard it has
been removed at the expense of the Tremont Corapany,
and either repaired or replaced by an accurate machine.
The city is thus practically secured by a good and sufficient
twelve-months' guarantee.
The Eesults.
In conclusion, we summarize the labors of the past two
years with the statement that the Board has endeavored to
secure —
1st. An efficient and economic organization of the depart-
ment, the business being conducted systematically and upon
business principles.
2d. The reservoirs and aqueducts have been thoroughly
cleansed, shallow fiowage largely eliminated, with the ex-
ception of Basin No. 3, which cannot be done until next year,
and a genei-al system of watchfulness observed as to the re-
moval of all impurities, and the causes thereof, from the dif-
ferent sources of supply.
3d. Leo-islation and decisions of the hio;hest law authori-
ties have been obtained, of paramount importance to the
water-takers of the city and elsewhere, and which place the
power of protecting the purity of our water supplies securely
in our hands.
4th. The establishment of waste-prevention systems,
under which the daily consumption has already been reduced
6,000,000 gallons, and the^er capita consumption from 91
to 70 gallons per day, with a possibility of better results
later on.
We present the above results and the accompanying reports
as evidences of the faithfulness with which we have endeav-
ored to discharge our duties.
Report or the Water Board.
General Statistics.
4
SUDBUBT AND COCHITUATE WOBKS.
1882.
1883.
1884.
Daily average consumption in gallons
31,970,800
32,836,900
25,090,500
Daily average consumption in gallons per inhabi-
91
4,387,530
13.7
91
6,085,600
68
Daily average amount used through meters, gal-
6,171,120
Percentage of total consumption metered . . .
15.5
20.6
Number of services
48,160
49,290
60,632
2,463
367.2
4,320
2,919
378.0
4,446
4,666
Length of supply and distributing mains, in
388.5
Number of flre-hydrants in use
4,573
Yearly revenue from water-rates
$1,127,982 32
$1,167,704 17
$1,203,192 55
Yearly revenue from metered water
$319,785 42
$371,074 61
$378,484 75
Percentage of total revenue from metered water,
28.4
31.8
31.5
Cost of works on May 1, 1883, 1884, and 1885 . .
$17,184,751 14
$17,775,955 68
$18,173,644 45
$249,064 71
$300,851 34
$336,578 36
Mystic "Works.
Daily average consumption in gallons
6,574,400
7,093,500
6,209,700
Daily average consumption in gallons per inhabi-
77.0
800,830
82.5
933,150
71.0
Daily average amount used through meters, gal-
869,246
Percentage of total consumption metered . . .
12.2
13.1
14.0
13,992
405
146.0
748
14,453
14,939
501
147.2
770
571
Length of supply and distributing mains, in
1129.2
Number of fire-hydrants in use
794
$245,981 85
$259,791 28
$262,243 50
Yearly revenue from metered water
$58,459 80
$68,116 91
$63,627 39
Percentage of total revenue from metered water,
23.8
26.2
24.3
Cost of works on May 1, 1883, 1884, and 1885 . .
$1,641,762 22
$1,648,452 35
$1,656,266 70
Yearly expense of maintenance
$84,483 87
$116,572 94
$128,126 40
1 Reduction caused by correction of errors in previous reports.
10 CiTT Document No. 118.
Eaenings of the Works.
The total receipts of the Cophituate Water- Works from all
sources, for the year ending April 30, 1885, are as follows,
viz. : —
Income from sales of water . . . $1,195,946 03
Income from shutting off and letting on water,
and fees 2,413 75
Service-pipes, sale of old material, etc. . 17,613 94
Sundry receipts by Water Board . . 4,394 27
Stock on hand May 1, 1884 . . . 79,628 36
Increase in valuation of stock,
March 15, 1884 . . $6,315 18
Profits in manufacturing hy-
drants, etc., etc., for the
year endingMarch 15, 1884, 4,302 52
10,617 70
$1,310,614 05
The total amount charged to Cochituate
Water-Works for the year ending April 30,
1885, is as follows, viz. : —
Current expenses . . . $336,578 36
Extension of works paid for
out of income . . . 115,013 02
Interest on funded debt. . 668,658 07
1,120,249 45
Balance, April 30, 1885 . $190,364 60
Stock on hand, April 30, 1885, $70,235 48
On hand to be paid to Cochitu-
ate Water Sinking-Fund . 120,129 12
$190,364 60
Amount required for Sinking-
Fund for 1884-85 . . $195,625 00
Excess of income over expen-
ditures for 1884-85 . . 120,129 12
Excess of requirements over income . . $75,495 88
Eepoet of the Water Board.
11
The outstanding Cochituate Water Loans at this date,
exclusive of the Additional Supply, are as follows : —
5 per cent. Sterling
Loan
(£399,500)
. $1,947,273 98
Due Oct.
1, 1902
6 per cent. Loans .
100,000 00
$100,000
Due April
1, 1906
5 per cent. Loan .
1,000 00
1,000
Due Oct.
1, 1907
f 500,000
Due Dec.
12, 1897
450,000
Due June
16, 1898
540,000
Due Oct.
3, 1898
250,000
Due April
27, 1899
625,000
Due Jan.
1, 1901
688,000
Due April
1, 1901
330,000
Due July
1, 1901
413,000
Due April
1, 1903
6 per cent. Loans
. 4,253,000 00^
38,000
161,000
Due April
Due Jan.
1, 1904
1, 1905
142,700
Due April
1, 1905
6,000
Due Oct.
1, 1905
82,550
Due Jan.
1, 1906
8,750
Due April
1, 1906
4,000
Due Oct.
1, 1906
8,000
Due Jan.
1, 1907
5,000
Due April
1, 1907
1,000
Due July
1, 1907
C 280,000
Due April
1, 1910
4 per cent. Loan
743,200 00
{ 120,000
Due Jan.
1, 1913
C 257,000
Due Jan.
1, 1914
( 50,000
Due Jan.
1, 1915
3i per cent. Loan
50.000 00
\ 36,200
Due April
1, 1915
•
(. 50,000
Due April
1, 1915
$7,094,473 98
The total receipts of the Mystic Water-Works, from all
sources, for the year ending April 30, 1885, are as follows,
viz. : —
Stock on hand. May 1, 1884 .
Income from sales of water . . . .
Income from shutting off and letting on water,
and fees .......
Sundry receipts by Water Board .
Eeceipts by Mystic Water Eegistrar, for ser-
vice-pipes, etc. . . . . .
The total amount charged to Mystic Water-
Works for the year ending April 30, 1885, is
as follows, viz. : —
$16,708
267,670
416
2,330
74
59
50
42
3,367 33
$290,493 58
Amount carried forward,
$290,493 58
12
City Document No. 118.
$128,126 40
Amount brought forward,
Current expenses
Extension of works paid for out
of income .... 446 03
Interest on funded debt . . 48,960 00
Amount paid Chelsea, Somer-
ville, and Everett, under con-
tracts 37,622 32
Balance, April SO, 1885 ....
Stock on hand, April 30, 1885 . $10,145 84
On hand to be paid to Mystic
Water Sinking-Fund . . 65,192 99
Amount required for Sinking-
. Fund for year 1884-85 . $66,568 00
Excess of income over expendi-
tures for year 1884-85 . . 65,192 99
Excess of requirements over income
$290,493 58
215,154 75
$75,338 83
$75,338 83
,375 01
The outstanding^Mystic Water Loans at 'this date are as
follows : —
6 per cent, currency
Mystic Water Loans
5 per cent, currency
Mystic Water Loans .
6 per cent, currency
Mystic Sewer Loans •
4 per cent. Loan
r $35,000
Due April
1,
1886
60,000
Due Oct.
1,
1886
50,000
Due Oct.
1,
1887
3,000
Due April
1,
1888
100,000
Due July
1890
$586,000 00 'i
51.000
Due Jan.
1891
139,000
Due July
■•-)
1891
67,000
Due Jan.
Ij
1892
42,000
Due July
1,
1892
[ 89,000
Due July
*■»
1893
1
108,000 00 ;
6,000
Due Oct.
1893
102,000
Due April
^t
1894
130,000 00
• 130,000
Due April
^>
1886
15,000 00
15,000
Due Oct.
1913
$839,000 00
The following statement shows the appropriations by the
City Council for an additional supply of water, with the
loans issued to meet them, and the amount of expenditures
to this date : —
Eeport of the Water Board.
13
Additional Supply of Water.
APPROPRIATIONS.
Oct. 21, 1871. — Transfer from Reserved Fund
Apr. 12, 1872. — Order for Treasurer to borrow
Apr. 11, 1873.— "
Feb. 26, 1875.— "
July 1, 1876.— " "
Apr. 20, 1878.— "
Apr. 11, 1879.— " " "
Aug. 17, 1881.— "
June 2, 1883.— "
•Oct. 14, 1884.— " "
Total appropriations to April 30, 1885
Oct. 1, 1875. — Premium on $1,000,000
order of Feb. 26, 1875
April 1, 1876.— Premium on $452,000
bonds, under order of
Feb. 26, 1875
Oct. 1, 1876. — Premium on $2,000,000
bonds, under order of
July 1, 1876 .
EXPENDED.
1871-72
1872-73
1873-74 including $20,897.50, discount
on bonds sold, Januaiy
1874
1874-75
1875-76
1876-77
1877-78
1878-79
1879-80
1880-81
1881-82
1882-83
1883-84
1884-85
$10,000 00
100,000 00
600,000 00
1,500,000 00
2,000,000 00
600,000 00
350,000 00
324,000 00
621,000 00
150,000 00
$6,155,000 00
bonds, under
, $83,700 00
47,786 80
221,400 00
$2,302 81
61,278 83
114,102 77
224,956 68
783,613 49
1,924,060 24
1,257,715 26
635,658 08
213,350 97
97,406 78
85,677 98
167,621 43
423,625 79
276,292 13
852,886 80
5,607,886 80
6,217,663 24
Balance of appropriations unexpended, April 30, 1885, $2 90,223 56
Balauce of loans, April 3O5 1884, $389,515 69
Loans issued in 1884-5 . . 27,000 00
Payments during year 1884-5
$416,515 69
276,292 13
Balance unexpended, April 30, 1885 . $140,223 56
^ Not yet issued.
14
City Document No. 118.
The outstanding loans which were made on account of
Additional Supply of Water are as follows : —
4 per cent. Loans
6 per cent. Loans
6 per cent. Loan
6 per cent. Loans
4^ per cent. Loan
$1,576,000-
( $324,000
82,000
688,000
336,000
209,000
18,600
16,000
1,500
C 1,000,000
J,462,000< 452,000
( 2,000,000
12,000
( 100,000
RAA nnnJ 492,000
644,000 <^ 8,000
(^ 44,000
268,000
Due April
Due July
Due April
Due Oct.
Due Jan.
Due April
Due Oct.
Due April
Due Oct.
Due April 1
Due Oct. 1
Due April 1
Due July 1
Due April 1
Due Jan, 1
Due July 1
Due Oct. 1
1912
1908
1908
1913
1914
1914
1914
1915
1905
1906
1906
1908
1902
1903
1904
1905
1908
$5,951,000
WM. A. SIMMONS, Chairman.
JOHN G. BLAKE,
GEO. M. HOBBS.
EEPOET OF THE CLERK.
Office of the Boston Wateh Board.
Boston, May 1, 1885.
Hon. Wm. A. Simmons,
Chairman of the Boston Water Board : —
Sir, — The following is a statement of the receipts and
expenditures of the Boston Water Board for the financial
year ending April 30, 1885 : —
Eeceipts.
On account of Cochituate Water-Works . $1,220,367 99
" Mystic Water-Works . . 273,784 84
Balance of loans unexpended
April 30, 1884, Additional
Supply of Water,$389,515 69
Loans issued in
1884-5 . . 27,000 00
$416,515 69
Mystic Sewer . $1,122 42
From Transfer Fund
under order of
City Council,
June 7, 1884 . 6,245 70
$1,494,152 83
7,368 12
Balance appropriation, New
Main, Cochituate Water-
Works . . . . 8,297 72
Appropriation, Chestnut-Hill
Driveway, 1884-5 . . 3,000 00
Appropriation Introduction of
meters and Inspection, Co*
chituate Water-Works . 279,831 86
Amounts carried forward, P 15,013 39 $1,494,152 83
16 City Document No. 118.
Amounts brought forward, $715,013 89 $1,494,152 83
Appropriation Introduction of
meters and Inspection, Mys-
tic Water- Works . . 11,541 27
Appropriation High Service . 86,200 00
Appropriation Extension of
mains, etc. . . . 50,000 00
Stock purchased in previous
years, Cochituate Water-
Works .... 90,246 06
Mystic Water- Works . . 16,708 74
Introduction of Meters and
Inspection, Cochituate Wa-
ter-Works . $5,177 50
Purchased dm-ing
year 1884-5,
but not used . 7,835 95
13,013 45
$982,722 91
$2,476,875 74
Expenditures.
Current expenses, Cochituate
Water-Works . . . $336,578 36
Current expenses, Mystic
Water-Works . . . 128,126 40
Extension of Cochituate Wa-
ter-Works . . . 115,013 02
Extension of Mystic Water-
Works .... 446 03
Interest on Cochituate Water
Loans .... 668,658 07
Interest on Mystic Water-
Loans . . . . 48,960 00
Chelsea, Somerville, and Ev-
erett contracts, account
Mystic Water-Works . 37,622 32
Balance Appropriation New
Main, Cochituate Water-
Works, paid to Sinking-
Fund Commissioners by
order City Council, April
28, 1885 .... 8,297 72
Amounts carried forward, $1,343,701 92 $2,476,875 74
Eeport of the Water Board. 17
Amounts brought forward, $1,343,701
92
$2,476,875 74
Construction, Additional Sup-
ply of Water .
276,292
13
Construction, Mystic Sewer .
7,368
12
Introduction of Meters and In-
spection, Cochituate Water-
Works ....
106,873
92
Introduction of Meters and
Inspection, Mystic Water-
W^orks ....
6,044
00
High -service
5,332
72
Extension of Mains, etc.
1,050
90
Surplus Income of Cochituate
Water- Works to be paid to
Cochituate Water Sinking-
Fund ....
120,129
12
Surplus Income of Mystic
Water-Works to be paid to
Mystic Water Sinking-Fund
65,192
99
Chestnut-Hill Driveway
2,997
48
Balance of Appropriation
Chestnut-Hill Driveway,
carried into the Treasury,
April 30, 1885 .
2
52
$1,934,985 82
$541,889 92
April 30, 1885, Balance of
loans unexpended. Addi-
tional Supply of Water . $140,223 56
Introduction of Meters and In-
spection, Cochituate Water-
Works .... 172,957 94
Introduction of Meters and
Inspection, Mystic Water-
Works .... 5,497 27
High-service . . . 80,867 28
Extension of Mains, etc. . 48,949 10
Stock on hand, April 30, 1885,
Cochituate Water- Works . 70,235 48
Mystic Water- Works . . 10,145 84
Introduction of Meters and
Inspection, Cochituate Wa-
ter-Works . . . 13,013 45
$541,889 92
18 City Docuiment No. 118.
Total Water Debt of the City of Boston.
Cochituate, outstanding
April 30, 1885 . . $13,045,473 98
Mystic, outstanding, April
30, 1885 . . . 839,000 00
113,984,473 98
Cochituate Water Debt.
Outstanding April 30,
1884 .... $12,882,273 98
Issued in 1884-85 . . 163,200 00
$13,045,473 98
Mystic Water Debt.
Outstanding April 30,
1884 .... $840,000 00
Puid in 1884-5 . . . 1,000 00
$839,000 00
Total Water Sinhing-Funds, April 30, 1885.
Cochituate Water Sinking-
Fund .... $3,106,323 82
Mystic Water Sinking-
Fund . . . . 444,453 69
$3,550,777 51
Trial Balance, Cochituate Water- Worhs, April 30, 1885.
Dr. Cr.
Construction Account . $18,173,644 45
Cochituate Water-Works . $18,173,644 45
City Treasurer, Loan Ac-
count .... 835,667 77
Appropriation, Additional
Supply of Water . . 140,223 56
Appropriation, High-ser-
vice .... 80,867 28
Amounts carried forward, %1^,0Q^,2>U 22 $18,394,735 29
Repoet of the Water Board. 19
Amounts brought forward, $19,009,312 22 $18,394,735 29
Appropriation, Extension
of Mains, etc. . . 48,949 10
Appropriation , Introduc-
tion of Meters and Inspec-
tion .... 172,957 94
Income of CochituateWater-
Works . . •. • 1,310,614 05
Maintenance of Cochituate
Water-Works . . 336,578 36
Extension of Cochituate
Water-Works . . 115,013 02
Interest on Cochituate Wa-
ter Loans . . . 668,658 07
Stock Account . . . 70,235 48
Stock, Introduction of Me-
ters and Inspection . 13,013 45
City Treasurer, Revenue
Account . . . 1,220,367 99
Appropriation, Chestnut-
Hill Driveway . . 2 52
City Treasurer, Appropria-
tion Account . . . 3,000 OU
City Treasurer . . . 1,508,919 69
Funded Debt . . . 13,045,473 98
Cochituate Water 6% Cur-
rency Loan . . . 4,897,000 00
Cochituate Water 5 % Cur-
rency Loan ... 13,000 00
Cochituate Water 5 % Gold
Loan . . . . 3,552,000 00
Cochituate Water 5 % Ster-
ling Loan ... 1,947,273 98
Cochituate Water 4% Cur-
rency Loan . . . 588,000 00
Cochituate Water 4% Loan 1,730,200 00
Cochituate Water 4|% Loan 268,000 00
Cochituate Water 3 1-% Loan 50,000 00
Commissioners on the Sink-
ing-Funds . . . 3,106,323 82
Cochituate Water Sinking-
Fund .... 3,106,323 82
$37,587,976 39 $37,587,976 39
20
City Document No. 118.
Trial Balance^ Mystic Water- Worhs, April 30, 188b.
Dr.
Cr.
Construction . . .1
^, 656, 266 50
Mystic Water-Works
$1,656,266 50
City Treasurer, Revenue
Account
273,784 84
Income of Mystic Water
Works ....
290,493 58
Maintenance of Mystic Wa-
ter-Works
128,126 40
Extension of Mystic Water-
Works . . . .
446 03
Interest on Mystic Water
Loans ....
48,960 00
Chelsea, Somerville, and
Everett contracts .
37,622 32
Stock Account .
10,145 84
Stock, Introduction of Me-
ters and Inspection
829 80
City Treasurer, Loan Ac-
count ....
12,663 69
Introduction of Meters, and
Inspection
5,497 27
City Treasurer
216,588 07
Funded Mystic Water Debt .
839,000 00
Mystic Water 6% Currency
Loan ....
586,000 00
Mystic Water 5% Currency
Loan ....
108,000 00
Mystic Water 4% Loan
15,000 00
Mystic Sewer 6% Currency
Loan ....
130,000 00
Commissioners on the Sinking-
Funds ....
444,453 69
Mystic Water Sinking-Fund .
444,453 69
$3,452,299 11
$3,452,299 11
Cost of Construction of the Cochituate Water- Works to
May 1, 1885.
Cost of Water-Works to January 1, 1850, as
per final report of Water Commissioners . $3,998,051 83
Extension to East Boston . . . . 281,065 44
Amount carried forward ^
t,279,117 27
Report of the "Water Board.
21
Amount brought fonvard,
Jamaica-pond aqueduct
New dam at Lake Cochituate
Raising lake two feet, including damages
Dudley pond, lower dam, and making con
nections with lake ....
New main from Brookline reservoir .
Land and water rights and land damages
since January 1, 1850 .
New pipe-yard and repair-shop .
Upper yard, buildings, etc.
New water-pipes. East Boston .
New main, East Boston
Pumping-works at Lake Cochituate
High-service, stand-pipe, engine-house and
engines
High-service, South Boston
Chestnut-Hill reservoir
Parker-Hill reservoir
Charles-river siphon . . . ,
Keeper's house, Parker Hill
Temporary high-service, Brighton
New stable at Chestnut-Hill reservoir .
Pegan dam, Natick ....
Willow dam, Natick ....
Higli-service, East Boston .
New main from Chestnut-Hill reservoir
New high-service works
Cost of laying main pipe for extension in
Roxbury, Dorchester, Brighton, and West
Roxbury Districts .....
Additional supply of water, including land
damages and all expenses
Cost of laying main pipe since January 1,
1850 . .
Extension of mains, etc. (from loans)
including land
$4,279,117 27
13,237 50
10,940 08
28,002 18
18,982 23
304,991 83
49,486 17
25,666 51
9,165 63
20,999 43
24,878 08
23,577 69
103,829 53
27,860 29
2,461,232 07
228,246 17
26,532 35
2,764 90
7,865 86
8,103
1,394
1,567
22,960 07
341,702 28
5,332 72
55
06
29
1,758,512 22
6,217,663 24
2,147,982 35
1,050 90
$18,173,644 45
Cost of Construction of the Mystic Water- Works to May
1, 1885.
Salaries . $17,644 61
Engineering . • . . . . . 33,746 87
Land damages ...... 91,855 38
Amount carried forward, $143,246 86
22
City Document No. 118.
Amount brought forward,
Reservoir .
Dam
Conduit .
Engine-house, coal-shed, and chimney
Engines .
Grubbing pond .
Iron pipes
Iron pipes, trenching
City distribution
Hydrants .
Stopcocks
Miscellaneous items .
Roadway and bridge .
Lowering Mystic river
Inspections
Service-pipes and meters
Hydrants for Somerville and Medford
Somerville distribution
Dwelling-house for engineer and fireman
(pumping-station) .
Chelsea extension
Medford extension
Drinking-fountains .
New line of supply main
Stable and pipe-yard
Extension of engine-house and boiler
New force main
Mystic sewer .
New stable, engine-house
Additional force main
Temporary pumping-works
New work-shop
Cost of laying main pipe since 1873
$143,246 86
141,856 26
17,167 26
129,714 30
36,112 99
150,096 70
9,393 26
108,437 10
61,029 59
162,335 23
19,976 21
19,262 52
14,012 51
3,529 22
3,012 06
1,824 79
133,858 70
2,653 08
2,492 10
4,871 02
37,347 86
3,997 41
1,415 05
203,050 09
8,964 64
33,727 43
9,875 17
. 136,245 70
1,767 39
24,882 96
6,905 15
3,000 00
20,205 89
$1,656,266 50
Respectfully submitted,
W. E. SWAN,
Glei'k of the Boston Water Board.
EEPOET OF THE CITY ENGINEER.
OrricE or City Engineer,
City Hall, Boston, May 1, 1885.
Hon. William A. Simmons,
Chairman Boston Water Board : —
Sir, — In accordance with the requirements of the ordi-
nance establishing the Boston Water Board, I respectfully
transmit the following report on the condition of the Water-
Works : —
SUDBUEY RIVER. RESERVOIRS AND LAKE
COCHITUATE.
The supply from these reservoirs, both in quantity and
quality, has been better during the last year than for a num-
ber of previous years. During the greater portion of the year
the storage reservoirs have been full ; and, with the exception
of Reservoir No. 2, none of them have fallen more than 4.5
feet below high-water mark.
Reservoir JVb. 1. — This reservoir has been practically full
during the entire year, the lowest point reached being 156.04,
or 3.25 feet below the top of the flash-boards, on Jan. 6,
1885.
Water was wasted at Dam No. 1 for the greater portion of
the time from May 1 until Sept. 2, when the water fell below
the level of the flash-boards ; and, with the exception of the
1^ million gallons per day which is always allowed to pass
into the river, no water was wasted until Dec. 13, when the
waste-gates were opened for a few days.
On Dec. 22 the water reached the level of the crest of
the dam, and has been wasting since that date.
Besei'voir JVo. 2. — On May 1, 1884, water was wasting
over the crest of the outlet dam, and the waste was con-
tinued, except for a few days, until July 8. During the
following month the reservoir was falling, and on Aug. 7
the surface was 3.14 feet below the top of the flash-boards.
A heavy rain on this date replenished the supply, and the
reservoir filled nearly to high-water mark.
The months of September and October were very dry, and
24 City Document No. 118.
the reservoir being drawn upon for the city's supply fell
rapidly until Oct. 14, when it was practically empty. In
the latter part of November the reservoir began to fill,
and on Dec. 23 waste began over the stone crest of the dam.
On April 25 flash-boards were placed on the dam, and since
that time the reservoir has remained at ordinary high-water
mark.
Considerable work has been done in completing the work
on shallow flowage, such as riprapping the shores, grading,
loaraing, etc.
Reservoir JVb. 3. — This reservoir was full and overflow-
ing on May 1, 1884, and its surface remained near the level
of the crest of the dam until September, when it began to
fall ; and on Oct. 14 it was 174.44 above tide-marsh level.
From Oct. 14 to 30 it was drawn upon for the supply of
the city, and its surface fell about two feet. In November
the reservoir was again drawn upon, and on Nov. 23 the
water surface reached its lowest point for the year, 3.88 feet
below the crest of the dam. On Dec. 19 the reservoir was
again full, and waste was commenced over the dam. The
reservoir is now full.
Reservoir JVb. 4. — The quantity of gravel filled on to the
dam during the past year was 119,300 cubic yards, and the
quantity of concrete added to the core, or centre wall, was
5,100 cubic yards, — thereby increasing the height of the
dam twenty-five feet.
The slope of the dam below the berme has been covered
with riprap to the depth of eighteen inches, and about 7,000
cubic yards of loam, for covering the outside slope and top
of dam, have been deposited along the upper portion of the
slope, ready for spreading.
All the broken stone used in concrete and riprap has been
crushed from stones collected in the basin ; the quantity
aggregating 7,850 cubic yards.
All the valves and iron-work required for the gate-chamber
have been set, and now control the water flowing out of the
basin. The valves were closed on the 4th day of February,
1885, and water allowed to accumulate in the basin to the
amount of 253,000,000 gallons, or to the depth of fifteen
feet at the gate-house, — at which depth the water has been
maintained to date.
During the past year there have been removed from the
basin 68,000 cubic yards of muck and soil, and two acres of
shallow flowage have been formed.
The old wooden bridge on the road at the extreme southerly
end of the basin has been removed and a new bridge built
with granite abutments and wing-walls.
Report of the Water Board. 25
The work remaining to complete the reservoir consists of
about 20,000 cubic yards of material, to be placed in the
embankment, 1,750 cubic yards of slope paving on the inner
slope of the dam, soiling of embankment, superstructure of
the gate-chamber, etc. This work will be completed during
the present season.
Farm Pond. — To accommodate the work of building the
aqueduct across this pond the water-surface has been kept
below its usual height for the greater portion of the year.
It was kept nearly full until July 13, when it was lowered
about 2.5 feet to 146.50, where it remained until December.
It was then raised to 147., and kept at that height for four
months, then lowered to 145, where it now remains.
Lake Gochituate. — On May 1, 1884, the surface of the
lake was 134.30 above tide marsh level. During June and
July 320,000,000 gallons were run into the lake from the
Sudbury river and the lake surface was kept near high water-
mark until August. It then gradually fell until December
6, when it stood at 129.90, or 4.46 feet below high water-
mark.
During December and January the lake was rising, and
on Februar}?^ 6 waste was commenced. The surface is now
at high-water mark.
No water has been drawn from Dudley pond during the
year.
By the decision of the Supreme Judicial Court, rendered
in February last, the authority of your Board to prevent the
discharge of sewage into Lake Cochituate has been established,
and the sources of pollution are now being removed from the
brooks entering the lake.
The temporary pumping machinery has not been required
during the past year, and as the completion of Reservoir
No. 4, during the present season, will probably render its
use unnecessary for a number of years, I would advise its
removal to a more secure situation.
The diagram annexed to this report shows graphically the
varying heights of the different reservoirs during the year,
the rainfall on the Sudbury river, and the daily amounts
drawn from the Sudbury-river reservoirs during the year.
The following table shows the heights of water in the
reservoirs and in Lake Cochituate on the first of each
month : —
26
City Document No. 118.
May 1, 188i
June 1, "
July 1, "
Aug. t, "
Sept. 1, "
Oct. 1, "
Nov. 1, "
Dec. 1, "
Jan. 1, 1885
Feb. 1, "
Mar. 1, "
Apr. 1, "
May 1, "
Res. No. 1.
Top of flash-
boards,
159.29.
158.00
157.88
159.45
159.30
159.30
158.97
158.71
157.67
158.01
157.73
157.83
158.15
159.40
Res. No. 2.
Top of flash-
boards,
167.12.
166.18
166.09
167.17
164.80
164.50
155.64
150.25
152.95
166.15
165.95
166.13
166.34
167.46
Res. No. 3.
Crest of
Dam,
175.24.
175.58
175.49
175.40
176.27
175.14
174.65
172.35
171.81
175.56
175.41
175.07
175.69
175.50
Farm Pond.
149.27
148.83
149.22
146.51
146.50
146.49
146.54
146.79
146.83
146.90
146.97
145.75
145.04
Lake Co-
chituate
Top of flash-
boards,
134.38.
134.30
134.28
134.30
133.86
133.19
131.85
130.70
130.08
131.43
132.74
132.47
132.62
134.36
Water has been drawn from the Sudbury-river reservoirs
as follows : —
May 1 to June 17,
June 17 to June 25,
June 25 to June 30, "
June 30 to Oct. 14, '<
Oct. 14 to Oct. 30, "
Oct. 30 to Nov. 8, "
Nov. 8 to Nov. 30, "
Nov. 30 to Feb. 11,'85, "
Feb. 11 to May 1, "
from Reservoir No. 1.
" " No. 2.
Nos. 1 and 2.
No. 2.
Nos. 2 and 3.
No. 2.
Nos. 2 and 3.
No. 2.
No. 3.
Farm-Pond Conduit,
At the date of the last annual report Messrs. Parker &
Sylvester were filling across the pond on the line of the con-
duit.
Their contract was completed on August 29, 59,010 cubic
yards of material having been deposited at a cost of $27,-
672.70.
On August 4 proposals were received for the construction
of the conduit, 3,760 feet in length, between the upper and
lower gate-houses ; and on August 20 a contract was made
for the work with G. M. Gushing, of J^ew York.
Report of the Water Board. 27
Work under this contract is now progressing, the trench
has been excavated for a length of 1,200 feet, and 700 feet
of the conduit completed.
Aqueducts and Distributing Reservoirs.
The Sudbury-river aqueduct has been in constant use, with
the exception of a few days in December, when it was being
cleaned.
During the summer, portions of the masonry of the Charles-
river bridge were pointed in a thorough manner, at a cost of
$584.
The Cochituate aqueduct has been in constant use except
from December 29 to January 4, when the water was drawn
off for cleaning.
From May 1 to June 10 the water in this aqueduct was
kept six feet above the conduit invert ; it was then reduced
to five feet, and maintained at that height throughout the
year.
The line of the Circuit Railroad, which is now being con-
structed, crosses both aqueducts in Newton. At the crossing
of the Sudbury aqueduct the arch has been strengthened by
an additional ring of bricks, and the work of strengthening
the Cochituate aqueduct will soon be done. The Chestnut
Hill, Brookline, Parker Hill, and East Boston reservoirs have
been in constant use, and are in good condition. At the
Parker-Hill reservoir an iron fence has been erected on the
coping surrounding the reservoir, at a cost of $2,094, and a
stone and gravel walk constructed on the top of the reservoir
bank at a cost of $1,064.25.
Hian-SERViCE Works.
The work done at the Highland station is shown in detail
by the table on page 44.
All of the water has been pumped by the Worthington
engine. The total quantity of water pumped during the year
was 884,988,000 gallons, — a decrease of 16.5 per cent, from
the amount pumped in 1883.
Total coal consumed, 1,551,900 lbs., of which 13.3 per
cent, were ashes and clinkers.
Average lift, 108.49 feet.
Quantity pumped per lb. of coal, 570.3 gallons. • .
Average daily quantity pumped, 2,418,000 gallons.
Average duty (no deductions), 51,597,600 foot lbs., per
100 lbs. of coal.
28 City Document No. 118.
Cost of Pumping.
Salaries . .
Fuel
Repairs .....
Oil, waste, and packing .
Sundry small supplies, gas, etc.
^3,943 11
3,784 00
185 69
243 96
221 71
$8,378 47
Cost per million gallons, raised one foot high . $0,087
The construction of new high-service works which has
been constantly advocated for the past ten years was author-
ized by a vote of the City Government, in December.
On January 20 proposals were received for 2,920 tons of
pipes, and special castings required for the force and supply
mains, and on January 24 a contract was made with A. H.
McNeal, of Burlington, N.J., for furnishing the same.
The contract price is $26.45 per gross ton for the pipe,
and $53.20 for the specials.
During the month of January surveys and investigations
were made with reference to determining the most advan-
tageous site for a reservoir.
At the East Boston station the daily average amount
pumped has been 226,900 gallons, a decrease of 36% from
the corresponding amount for the previous year.
At the Brighton station the amount pumped has varied
from 100,000 to 250,000 gallons per day.
Mystic Lake.
Mystic Lake was full and overflowing on May 1, 1884,
and waste was continued until June 8. The lake remained
full until September 1, after which date its surface fefl, and
durins^ the month of November stood about 3.50 feet below
high water. In December the lake filled, and on December
23 waste began, and has been continued to the present time.
Mystic-Valley Sewer.
The treatment of the sewage from the tanneries in the
Mystic Valley has been continued under the same system as
for the two previous years.
The Farquhar low-pressure filter has been placed in posi-
tion, and trials have been made to determine the practicability
of filtering the sewage ; but the experiments have not thus far
been successful.
Eepoet of the Water Board.
29
Experiments made during the past year show that the
sludge removed from the settling-tanks has some value for
manurial purposes. All of the land available has been
graded, and the experiment will be continued during the
present season.
The quantity of sewage is constantly increasing, and, if the
works are to be maintained at their present location, they
should be placed upon a more permanent basis. The
machinery and buildings are of a temporary character, and
already in need of repairs.
Authority for the removal of the works to the shore of the
lower Mystic pond was asked by the Legislature^ but has
not been granted. I would recommend that the subject be
carefully considered, in order that some definite plan may
be decided upon before the next session of the Legislature.
Mystic Conduit and Eeservoirs.
The conduit has been cleaned twice during the year, and
is in good condition. The east basin of the reservoir was
drawn off and cleaned in May, 1884, The stone- work was
repointed, and the wrought-iron pipe leading to the west
basin re-covered with cement.
Mystic Pumping-Station.
The work done at this station is shown by the table on
page 43.
Engine No. 1 was used 151 hours 30 min.
" » 2 " " 1343 " 30 "
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pumping 25,005,600 gallons.
" 258,542,200 <•
'• 2,027,161,600 "
Total amount pumped .... 2,310,709,400 "
Total coal consumed .... 5,843,400 lbs.
Of which 8.6% were ashes and clinkers.
Average lift 150.04 feet.
Quantity pumped per lb. of coal, 395.4 gallons.
Average duty of engines (no deductions), 49,482,700 feet per 100 lbs. coal.
Daily average amount pumped 6,313,400 gallons, a decrease of 7.4 per
cent, from that of the previous year.
Cost of Pumping.
Salaries
Fuel .
Oil, waste, and packing
Repairs .
Small supplies
$7,318 20
13,957 07
544 87
1,299 52
58 87
$23,178 53
30 City Document No. 118.
Cost per million gallons lifted one foot high $0,067.
The new boilers which were being erected at the date
of the last report were completed and placed in service in
June last. The boiler-room has been greatly improved by
raising the ceiling so as to make the boilers and piping more
accessible, and also to reduce the danger from fire.
In order to determine the efficiency of the boilers a careful
trial was made on February 9 and 10, with the following
results.
The test was conducted in the following manner : —
On the morning of the 9th boilers Nos. 2 and 3 were
supplying steam for engine No. 3, which was pumping the
city's supply. At 10.18 A.M. the engine was stopped, the
fires under the boilers drawn, and the ash-pits cleaned. At
10.30 A.M. new fires were started under both boilers, the
steam pressure at the time (as shoAvn by the gauges) being
27 lbs. in boiler No. 2, and 29 lbs. in boiler No. 3. At
10.50 A.M. the engine was started, and run continuously
until 11,12 A.M. February 10, when it was stopped, the
boiler-pressures at that time being the same as when the fires
were lighted, viz., 27 and 29 lbs.
All of the wood and coal used during the trial was carefully
weighed on tested scales. The water fed to the boilers was
carefully weighed, and also measured by a 2-inch Worthing-
ton meter placed upon the boiler feed-pipe. Half-hourly
observations were taken of the height of the water in boilers,
steam pressure in boilers, temperatures of steam, feed-Avater
and gases in flue.
The height of the water in the boilers at the beginning of
the trial was carefully noted, and the water left at the same
elevation when the trial ended.
The boilers are of the horizontal, return tubular type, with
external furnaces. They are 78 inches in diameter, 17 feet
in length, and each boiler contains 151 tubes of 3 inches
outside diameter. The boiler shells are of ^^g-inch steel,
tube sheets |-inch steel.
Grate surface each 7 feet by 6 feet, for both
boilers .....
Heating surface in both boilers
Ratio of grate surface to heating surface
Duration of trial ....
Average steam pressure .
" temperature of steam
<< '♦ " gases in flue
•« " '< feed water
Total amount of wood used .
84 sq. ft.
4102.8 "
1 to 48.8 ♦'
24 hours 22 min.
44 lbs.
286.6° Fah.
344.2° "
115.6° "
633 lbs.
Report of the Water Board. 31
Fuel equivalent at 40 % . . . . 253 lbs.
Total goal used 19,235
" fuel used ' 19,4.88
*' ashes drawn from grates . . 1,463
Unburnt coal in ashes ....
Total combustible 18,025
Total weioht of water fed to boilers . 190,986
Water evaporated per lb. of coal at ob-
served temperature and pressure . . 9.8
Equivalent evaporation from and at 212°, 11,035
Water evaporated per lb. of combustible
at observed temperature and pressure . 10,596
Equivalent evaporation from and at 212°, 11,931
Fuel burnt per hour .... 800
Fuel burnt per hour per sq. ft. of grate
surface ...... 9.52
Water evaporated per hour per sq. ft. of
grate surface . . . . . 7,837
Water evaporated per hour per sq. ft. of
grate surface ..... 93.33
Water evaporated per hour per sq. ft. of
heating surface . . . . . 1.91
Consumption.
The daily average consumption during the year was as fol-
lows : —
Gallons per Percentage of
Gallons. head reduction from
per day. year 1883.
Sudbury and Cochituate
supply . . . 25,090,500 68
Mystic supply . . 6,209,700 71
Total. . . . 31,300,200 68.6 21.6
The daily average consumption from the combined works
has been 8,630,200 gallons less than during the year 1883,
and less than that of any year since 1877.
The table on page 36, and the diagram facing page 36,
show the daily average consumption for each month.
Waste.
The above figures show that the efforts which have been
made to prevent the waste of water have been very success-
ful.
32 City Document No. 118.
By request of your Board, Mr. Dexter Brackett has been
especially detailed from this office to take charge of the
Waste Detector Service, and I transmit herewith his report
which gives more in detail the work accomplished : —
"Boston, May 1, 1885.
"William Jackson, Esq., City Engineer: —
" Dear Sir, — The following report of the work done in
the detection of waste is respectfully submitted : —
"During the months of Ma^y and June, 1884, the Deacon
meters, which had been received from England, were located
throughout the city and were immediately placed in service
to determine the amount of waste in the different sections.
The localities found to be using large quantities of water were
reported to Mr. D. B. Cashman, the superintendent of the
Inspection and Waste Department, in order that a house to
house inspection might be made by the inspectors under his
charge.
" After the house to house inspection had been made the
sections were asjain tested, to determine the savins: effected
by the inspection.
" Nearly all of the residential portions of the city are now
controlled by this system.
" Sixty-nine meters are in use, supplying a population of
about 360,000 people in 137 districts.
Report of the Water Board.
33
"The saving which has been effected is shown by the fol-
lowing table, which gives the daily average consumption per
inhabitant during the past two years : —
SUDBTJBT AND COCHITUATB.
Mystic.
Month.
Consumption.
Amount saved.
Consumption.
Amount saved.
Galls, per head
Galls, per head
per day.
Galls,
per head
per day.
Percent-
age.
per day.
Galls,
per head
per day.
Percent-
1883
1884
1883
1884
January . .
97.8
88.4
9.4
9.6
97.3
92.2
5.1
5.2
February .
92.0
67.5
24.5
26.6
89.6
73.0
16.6
18.5
March . . .
95.8
65.0
30.8
32.1
89.8
72.8
17.0
18.9
AprU . . .
85.8
58.8
27.0
31.5
71.5
60.1
11.4
15.9
May ....
89.8
64.6
25.2
28.1
73.1
66.4
6.7
9.2
June ....
93.3
71.2
22.1
23.7
80.0
71.5
8.5
10.6
July ....
102.4
68.9
33.5
32.7
84.5
72.1
12.4
14.7
August . .
103.2
67.7
35.5
34.4
83.9
69.5
14.4
17.2
September .
93.2
71,1
22.1
23.7
67.4
73.1
. . .
(8.5 inc.)
October . .
81.9
67.3
14.6
17.8
63.4
66.4
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(4.7 inc.)
November .
79.6
61.5
18.1
22.7
68.3
58.2
10.1
14.8
December .
83.0
64.9
18.1
21.8
77.9
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6.0
7.7
Averages .
91.5
68.0
23.5
25.6
82.0
71.0
11.0
13.4
" It will be noticed that the saving effected on the Sudbury
and Cochituate works has been greater than on the Mystic
works. This I attribute to the fact that the distribution sys-
tems of Somerville and Chelsea are in a yery poor condition,
and that the Deacon system has not yet been extended to
those cities.
" There yet remains in some of the sections a considerable
amount of waste, but whether this is taking place from the
water-fixtures or from the street mains and services cannot
be definitely ascertained until we have sidewalk stopcocks
on the services.
" The Board having adopted the Church stopcock to be
placed on the services throughout the city, ordered 5,000 of
them in September, 1884.
34 City Document No. 118.
"About 2,500 of these have been delivered and are now
being tested for acceptance. Within a few weeks the work
of setting them will be commenced, and it is intended to for-
ward the work as rapidly as possible in order that they may
be used to reduce the waste during the present season.
"Further experiments have been made with the Bell Water-
phone ; but I do not think it advisable to adopt it for perma-
nent use.
" Eespectfully submitted,
"DEXTER BRACKETT,
"Assistant JEngineer."
Quality.
The quality of the water from the different sources of
supply has been generally good throughout the year. The
cucumber taste has not been noticed. Algoe made their
appearance in Farm Pond and Reservoirs Nos. 1 and 3 during
the summer and fall ; but less trouble was experienced from
their presence than in past years. Owing to the work
going on at Farm Pond the water of that pond has not been
very good during most of the year.
The water of Lake Cochituate has been of good quality
throughout the year.
Disteibution.
The distributing mains of the Sudbury and Cochituate
works have been extended about eleven miles, and one mile of
pipe relaid with pipe of larger diameter. The total length
of supply and distributing mains now connected with the
works is 388.5 miles.
On the Mystic works the distributing mains have been
extended 11,291 feet, and 5,232 feet of wrought-iron and
cement pipe replaced by cast-iron pipes. The total length
of supply and distribution mains connected with the Mystic
system is 129.2 miles. This amount is less than that given
in former reports, as a careful examination of reports and
plans shows that many errors had crept into the figures, and
the revised length is thought to be practically correct.
The raising of the grade of Brookline avenue, between
Beacon street and Burlington avenue, necessitated the rais-
ing of about 1,200 feet of the 40-inch supply main. For a
Report of the Water Board. 35
length of 1,000 feet the pipe was raised and supported by
a pile trestle. This trestle was also used by the railroad
company in filling the street. The water passes over the
bridge in two wrought-iron pipes 28 inches in diameter.
Appended to this report will be found the usual statistical
tables showing the rainfall, consumption of water, yield of
the difi'ereut water-sheds, etc.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM JACKSON,
City- Engineer, and Engineer Boston Water Board.
36
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. . .
. . .
0.03
4. . . .
. . .
0.21
1.05
. . .
. . .
. . .
0.38
0.13
5 . . . .
0.39
0.10
0.06
1.03
0.14
6. . . .
0.12
0.17
0.43
0.02
1.85
7. . . .
. . .
0.18
0.05
. . .
2.20
. . .
8 . . . .
0.48
0.45
0.06
0.05
9. . . .
1.64
• . .
. . .
0.29
. . .
10
1.52
0.82
0.03
0.23
11 ... .
0.04
0.08
0.10
O.U
12 ... .
0.24
0.55
0.07
0.02
0.16
0.20
0.31
0.11
0.14
13. . . .
. . .
0.09
14. . . .
0.02
0.58
. . .
0.06
. . .
15 .
0.25
0.73
0.14
0.38
0.07
0.04
0.93
16 ... .
0.10
17 . .
0.18
18. . . .
0.82
0.04
0.07
0.16
19 ... .
0.40
0.13
0.09
0.33
20. . . .
0.12
0.68
1.24
0.73
. . .
21
0.10
1.52
22 ... .
0.52
0.06
0.39
0.88
0.10
23. . . .
1.20
0.03
0.07
. . .
24. . . .
1.04
. . .
0.24
. . .
. . .
. . .
25. . . .
. . .
0.07
0.11
0.02
0.29
26 ... .
1.06
0.53
3.12
0.60
0.22
0.04
0.02
0.24
27. . . .
. . .
0.70
. . .
28 ... .
. . .
0.95
0.88
. . .
0.14
0.03
0.95
29 .
0.84
0.63
30 .
31. . . .
0.40
0.32
1.39
Total .
4.39
6.04
4.50
3.80
2.92
3.88
4.42
4.49
0.90
2.69
2.33
5.31
Total rainfall during year 45.57 inchea.
Report of the Water Board.
47
Rainfall in inches and hundredths on the Mystic-Lahe Water-shed for the
Year 1884.
18S4.
1
i
-A
i
3
3
I
3
<
a
ft
m
O
S
1
a
o
1
0.14
2 . . . .
1.385
3. . . .
0.06
0.67
. . .
0.025
, . .
4. . . .
. . .
0.236
0.38
. . .
. . .
0.36
0.26
. . .
5 ...
0.20
0.16
0.08
0.16
■ ■ ■
0.07
0.05
0.065
0.17
0.095
0.99
0.226
0.84
2.29
6 . • . .
0.02
1.435
7. . . .
8 . . . .
1.71
0.04
0.06
0.405
0.66
0.25
0.03
0.015
0.09
0.416
0.24
0.666
0.01
0,14
9 . . . .
10, . . .
. . .
11. . . .
0.045
0.19
0.69
. . .
0.46
0.16
12 ... .
0.09
0.415
0.05
0.316
0.06
0.10
0.136
0.14
0.16
13 ... .
0.32
0.08
14 ... .
15 ... .
0.095
0.025
0.20
0.925
16 ... .
0.91
0.025
0.13
0.02
0.025
.
17 ... .
18. . . .
. . .
0.625
. . .
0.01
0.035
. . .
0.20
19 ... .
0.23
0.11
0.05
1.62
0.035
0.01
0.62
0.46
0.14
0.265
20. . . .
. • .
0.07
• • «
, . ,
21 ... .
. . .
0.57
. . .
0.035
. . .
1.20
22 ... .
0.316
0.485
0.525
0.10
23. . . .
1.16
0.03
. . .
0.01
24. . . .
0.935
. . .
0.30
. . .
. . .
0.01
, . .
0.345
25 ... .
0.035
0.215
0.03
0.01
0.335
0.04
0.226
26 . . . .
0.095
0.63
0.735
3.605
0.07
27. . . .
. . .
0.05
. , .
0.055
28. . . .
1.175
0.89
. . .
0.11
0.04
0.90
0.045
29 ... .
0.025
. . .
. . .
0.92
0.87
. . .
0.15
30. . . .
0.065
. . .
. . .
0.01
. . .
. . .
1.01
. . .
31. . . .
0.416
0.185
0.31
Totals .
4.746
6.086
4.255
3.18
2.96
4.635
3.72
4.865
0.70
2.70
2.006
4.66
Total rainfall during year 44,39 inches.
Being an average of two gauges, located at Mystic Lake and Mystic Station,
48
City Document No. 118.
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Eepoet of the Water Board.
49
Tahle showing the Temperature of Air and Water at different Stations on
the Water - Works.
Tbmperatube
OP Air.
Tbmperatube oi-
Water.
1SS4.
Myst
ic Pumping-
Station.
Chestnut-Hill
Reservoir.
Parker-Hill
Reservoir.
Brookline
Reser'r.
Mystic
Eng.
Ho.
S
a
1
'3
p
a
i
a
a
'a
a
£
3
1
(S
a
3
a
'3
a
1
1
January .
46.0
—4.
22.5
47.
—6.
21.7
48
—3.
23.1
36.
35.1
Februaiy .
57.
2.
30.9
56.
5.
31.6
56
0.
32.1
36.
35.
March . .
58.
0.
32.
55.
—2.
32.
57
2.
32.8
87.
35.6
April . . .
66.5
25.
41.8
67.
25.
43.
66
24.
41.6
43.5
41.8
May . . .
85.
33.5
53.7
83.
35.
55.3
84
33.
55,
65.1
56.7
June . , .
93.
37.
65.2
92.
37.
66.9
94
34.
66,6
65.9
66.8
July . . .
88.
50.
67.9
90.
51.
69.2
90
51.
68.7
72.1
72.3
August . .
90.
46.
68.3
93.
51.
70.1
88
48.
67.9
72.
71.8
September
91.
37.
64.2
92.
37.
65.8
90
39.
65.7
69.7
69.1
October .
82.
27.5
50.8
80.
28.
51.8
80
28.
52.4
59.
68.3
November
62.6
19.
38.2
63.
19.
39.2
66
20.
40.
44.
44.9
December
57.5
—13.
30.6
59.
-9.
31.1
68
—10.
31.4
37.5
37.5
REPORT OF THE WATER REGISTRAR
SUDBUET AND COCfllTUATE DEPAETMENT,
Office of the Water Eegistrar,
City Hall, Boston, May 1, 1885.
Hon. Wm. A. Simmons, Chairman of the Boston Water
Board : —
Sir, — In compliance with the requirements of the ordi-
nance, the Water Registrar herewith submits his annual re-
port for the year ending April 30, 1885 : —
The total number of water-takers now entered for the
present year is 56,361, — being an increase of 2,193 over the
previous year.
The total revenue from the sale of water
during the financial year 1884-5 is . . $1,089,124 23
Revenue from the sale of water furnished
in previous years ...... 106,821 80
$1,195,946 03
The total receipts from all other sources are as follows : —
Revenue for off and on water for non-payment
$1,016 00
" " off and on water for repairs
2,645 45
n ii service-pipes and repairs
3,017 24
'* " elevator and motor pipes
3,983 60
*< " old material
6,583 12
*< *« merchandise
993 53
'* *' summonses
• 1,397 75
'* " fines and penalties
290 00
*' *' sundries ....
101 00
$20,027 69
Eeport of the Water Board.
51
The estimated income from the sale of water
during the year 1885-6 is .
From all other sources .
$1,256,871 00
21,500 00
,278,371 00
The expenditures of my department for the
year 1884 have been .....
The items of this expenditure are as follows : —
Salaries
Labor in service division
Printing
Travelling expenses
Postage, etc.
$39,307 27
$24,473 34
12,176 42
1,658 21
711 92
287 38
$39,307 27
The total number of meters now applied to the premises
of water-takers is 4,439.
Of this number 1,332 are |-inch in size 2,325 |-inch, 614
1-inch, 84 2-inch, 24 3-inch, 14 4-inch, and 1 6-inch in size.
There are also 235 elevators and 69 motors, with indicators
attached to register the quantity of water consumed.
There are 53 drinking-fountains established within the city
limits. Those marked * are arranged for continuous flow of
water. The balance have automatic fixtures, operating the
flow of water when required.
City Proper.
* Boston Common (6).
North square.
Washington street, opposite Blackstone square.
Atlantic avenue, junction Commercial street.
" " head of Rowe's wharf.
Atlantic avenue, near N.Y. & N.E. R.E. freight-house.
Hay market square.
Causeway street, at Boston and Lowell R.E. depot.
" " junction Merrimac street.
Charles street, opposite the Jail.
" " near Boylston street.
Beacon street, near Charles street.
Tremont street, near Clarendon street.
Albany street, opposite water- works, pipe-yard.
Mt. Washington avenue, near the drawbridge.
52 City Document No. 118.
East Boston.
Maverick square.
Central square.
Bennington street, junction Chelsea street.
South Boston.
Foundry street, opposite First street.
Fourth street, near Foundry street.
*' '< junction Emerson street.
'* " corner Q street.
Telegraph Hill.
Sixth street, near P street.
Washington Village, junction Dorchester avenue and Dor-
chester street.
Itoxhury.
Albany street, junction Dearborn street.
* Eliot square.
Eustis street, near Washington street.
Heath street, near Tremont street.
Pynchon street, near Roxbury street.
Tremont street, junction Cabot street.
Blue Hill ave., opposite Oakland Garden.
West Roxbury.
Centre street, junction Day and Perkins streets.
Centre and LaGrange streets. West Roxbury village.
Morton street, junction South street.
Roslindale, Taft's hotel.
Washington street, near Williams street.
Dorchester.
Commercial street, opposite Beach street.
Neponset avenue, cor. Walnut street.
Upham's Corner.
Glover's Corner.
Grove Hall.
Brighton.
Barry's Corner.
Market street. Cattle-fair Hotel.
Union square.
Western avenue, Charles-river Hotel.
Washington street. Oak square.
Eeport of the Water Board.
53
There are 23 stand-pipes now located for street-sprinkling
purposes, as follows : —
Tremont street and Hammond park.
Clay street, corner Tremont street.
Eliot square.
Brookline avenue, corner Longwood avenue.
St. James street, corner Warren street.
Blue Hill avenue, between Waverley and Clifibrd streets.
Warren street, corner Gaston street.
Egleston square, corner Walnut ave.
Upham's Corner.
Field's Corner.
Dorchester avenue, near Savin Hill avenue.
Dorchester avenue, at Old Boston line.
Beach street, Harrison square.
Union square, Brighton.
Washington street, corner Winship street, Brighton.
Chestnut Hill avenue, corner of South street.
Dudley street, opposite Howard avenue.
Paris street, corner of Meridian street.
Corner Munroe, Walnut avenue.
Near Francis, Tremont street.
Centre street, Jamaica Plain.
Emerson street. Junction Third street.
Beacon street, corner Brookline avenue.
Statement showing the number of houses, stores, steam-
engines, etc., in the city of Boston, supplied with water to
the 1st of January, 1885, with the amount of water-rates
received for 1884 : —
35,396 Dwelling-houses (54,
299 families)
. $520,076 23
2,232 Model-houses (8,725
tenements)
52,499 19
17 Boarding-houses
• . •
925 00
5 Lodging-houses
,
114 00
12 Hotels .
^
464 17
283 Buildings .
,
12,873 14
5,740 Stores, shops, and offices
55,554 61
395 Shops and engines
7,272 49
148 Restaurants
1,253 97
1,065 Saloons and bars
15,380 98
6 Club-houses
380 13
112 Laundries
2,156 00
134 Bakeries .
2,527 50
Amount carried forward,
$671,477 41
54
City Document No. 118.
Amount brought forward ,
$671,477 41
2 Markets .
371 00
33 Cellars
195 00
2,017 Stables
14,681 60
153 Churches ......
2,524 94
72 Greenhouses
1,038 25
21 Photographers . . . . .
513 17
34 Public halls and theatres . .
580 67
29 Private schools . . . . .
580 00
27 Asylums and hospitals
1,480 00
5 Armories . . . . .
107 00
17 Bottling-houses . . . .
317 50
1 Laboratory . . . . .
50 00
28 Eailroad stations . . . .
374 42
8 Freight-houses . . . . .
133 50
1 Stationary engine . . . .
116 00
35 Pile-driving and discharging engines .
426 00
3 Pumping-engines . . . .
45 00
1 Dry-dock and engine
12 00
2 Ship-yards .
60 00
4 Boat-houses . . . . .
43 33
2 Ice Cos. (washing ice)
25 00
2,279 Hand-hose ....
11,395 00
11 Fountains ....
186 25
15 Tumbler-washers
230 00
4 Binderies .....
80 33
59 Beer water-pressures
295 00
6 Aquariums ....
50 00
7 Motors
35 00
1 Library .....
17 50
4 Smoke-houses ....
95 00
2 Lobster-boilers ....
16 00
Steam and tug boats .
6,436 87
Steamer " Flanders "
170 00
"Protector"
150 00
'' " Samuel Little "
100 00
" " J. P. Bradlee »
200 00
Engine, Hose, and Hook and Ladde
Cos
1,090 00
Fire hydrants, 4,180
83,600 00
Reservoirs, 129
2,580 00
Fire Department, Repair-shop .
35 00
Lamp Department .
20 00
School Department .
1,205 00
Sewer Department .
256 00
Amount carried forward.
$803,394 74
Report of the Water Board.
55
'mount hr ought forward.
1803,394 74
Health Department .
917 50
Paving Department .
99 75
Police Department . . . .
110 00
Surveyor's Department
12 50
Committee on Common and Squares
390 00
Committee on Bridges
80 00
Committee on Public Buildings .
136 00
Committee on Armories
35 00
Board of Health
792 25
Directors of Public Institutions .
201 00
Public and Branch Libraries
236 00
City Hospital (shop and stable)
25 00
Quincy Market (public urinals anc
[
closets) . . . . .
67 50
Building purposes
3,890 48
Street sprinkling . . . .
1,287 22
Jamaica Pond Aqueduct Co. .
1,344 00
Filling Gas-holder
75 00
Meteied water (9 months)
282,671 95
Miscellaneous ....
35 78
11,095,801 67
56
City Document No. 118.
The following table exhibits the classes of premises to
which meters are attached, the amount of water consumed,
and the revenue received for the years 1883 and 1884.
Class op Pebmises.
Hotels
Apartment Hotels . . . . • <
Business premises .
Bteam Railroads
Sugar Refineries -
Factories and Machinists
Iron Works and Foundries
Mills and Engines
Marble and Stone Works ,
Gas Companies ,
Breweries
Oil Works ,
Chemical Works ,
Laundries
Restaurants ,
Stables
Theatres and Halls ,
Hospitals ,
Schools
City, State, and Government Buildings ,
Steamers and Shipping
Slevators and Motors
Electric Light Companies
Miscellaneous ,
Totals .
18S3.
Quantity
used.
Cubic feet.
27,593,573
6,567,065
52,614,059
26,489,786
23,386,000
19,760,772
8,380,042
7,900,982
2,561,763
8,328,522
8,969,227
1,844,000
3,386,531
318,667
3,914,041
9,820,665
706,000
2,065,928
1,891,075
10,401,903
4,963,444
13,859,038
1,776,174
247,499,257
Revenue
received.
$41,390 36
9,850 60
78,921 08
39,734 68
35,079 00
29,641 15
12,570 06
11,851 47
3,842 64
12,492 78
13,453 84
2,766 00
6,079 80
478 00
5,871 06
14,731 00
1,059 00
3,098 89
2,836 61
15,602 85
7,565 44
20,788 56
2,370 34
$371,075 21
1884.
Quantity
used.
Cubic feet.
19,446,104
17,058,166
51,641,069
26,592,829
29,522,760
22,087,052
5,489,472
4,562,819
2,493,423
7,252,200
9,061,887
1,532,898
2,128,750
424,000
3,401,990
9,767,765
1,390,000
1,643,000
1,656,006
8,001,702
7,537,190
13,929,396
2,662,000
3,068,187
252,350,665
Revenue
received.
$29,169 13
25,587 20
77,461 53
39,889 22
44,284 14
33,130 51
8,234 19
6,844 19
3,740 18
10,878 30
13,592 82
2,299 47
3,193 12
636 00
5,102 98
14,651 61
2,085 00
2,464 50
2,484 01
12,002 55
11,428 30
20,894 08
3,993 00
4,438 77
$378,484 75
Eeport of the Water Board. 57
The following table exhibits the yearly revenue from the
sale of Cochituate water since its introduction into the city,
October 25, 1848: —
Eeceived by Water Commissioners, as per Auditor's report,
in 1848
.
. ,
, ,
$972 81
1849,
to January '.
1,1850 .
71,657 79
1850,
a
1851 .
99,025 45
1851,
i i
1852 .
161,052 85
1852,
i(
1853 .
179,567 39
1853,
a
1854 .
196,352 32
1854,
a
1855 .
217,007 51
1855,
(<
1856 .
266,302 77
1856,
((
1857 .
282,651 84
1857,
((
1858 .
289,328 83
1858,
a
1859 .
302,409 73
1859,
a
1860 .
314,808 97
1860,
n
1861 .
334,544 86
1861,
a
1862 .
365,323 96
1862,
((
1863 .
373,922 33
1863,
i i
1864 .
394,506 25
1864,
((
1865 .
430,710 76
1865,
((
1866 .
450,341 48
1866,
( (
1867 .
486,538 25
1867,
it
1868 .
522,130 93
1868,
a
1869 .
553,744 88
1869,
((
1870 .
597,328 55
1870,
( (
1871 .
708,783 68
1871,
((
1872 .
774,445 70
1872,
((
1873 .
862,704 08
1873,
((
1874 .
917,415 92
1874,
(C
1875 .
977,020 48
1875,
((
1876 .
1,005,120 94
1876,
((
1877 .
1,029,643 70
1877,
i(
1878 .
1,015,562 89
1878,
a
1879 .
1,010,584 30
1879,
li
1880 .
1,025,803 14
1880,
ii
1881 .
1,039,896 17
1881,
((
1882 .
1,087,528 49
1882,
((
1883 .
1,127,982 32
1883,
<(
1884 .
1,167,704 17
1884,
a
1885 .
1,203,192 55
1885,
to May 1 ,
1885 .
870,967 96
58
City Document No. 118.
The following table exhibits the
takers since January 1, 1850 : —
yearly increase of water-
Takers.
Increase.
From
January 1
, 1850, to
January 1
, 1851,
13,463
((
1851,
((
1852,
16,076
2,613
(<
1852,
((
1853,
16,862
786
((
1853,
((
1854,
18,110
1,308
((
1854,
<(
1855,
19,193
1,023
((
1855,
(C
1856,
19,998
805
(C
1856,
((
1857,
20,806
808
((
1857,
((
1858,
21,602
796
It
1858,
((
1859,
22,414
812
((
1859,
((
1860
23,271
857
((
1860,
((
1861,
24,316
1,045
((
1861,
((
1862,
25,486
1,170
<(
1862,
((
1863
26,289
803
(<
1863,
((
1864
26,851
562
((
1864,
((
1865
27,046
195
(C
1865,
((
1866
27,489
443
((
1866,
((
1867
27,754
265
((
1867,
((
1868
28,104
350
((
1868,
((
1869
29,738
1,634
((
1869,
((
1870
, 31,500
1,762
((
1870,
((
1871
, 36,132
4,632
((
1871,
((
1872
, 38,716
2,584
a
1872,
((
1873
, 40,688
1,972
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1873,
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1,657
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2,331
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1875,
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2,209
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1,443
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1877,
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1878
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1,642
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1878,
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1,553
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1880,
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1881,
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1883
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1883,
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1884
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1,351
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1884,
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1885
, 56,361
2,193
Eeport of the Water Board.
59
The Service Department, under the direction of the Water
Registrar, is in
charge
of Mr. C. F. Doherty, to whom all
applications are made for service-pipes, shutting off and let-
ting on water, repairs in service-pipes, and remedying stop-
pages in the water supply.
Mr. Doherty fully meets the requirements of the depart-
ment and the demands of the public, and has therefore proved
himself a capable and faithful officer.
The total number of applications received during the year
is as follows : —
For service-pipes ....
. 1,343
" repairs on pipes .
. 1,987
' ' off and on water for repairs .
. 3,679
" " " " non-payment .
. 1,248
" turning on water for first time
. 1,338
' ' off and on for waste .
193
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EEPORT OF THE VATEE EEGISTEAE OF
THE MYSTIC DEPAETMENT.
Office of the Mystic Water Registrar, City Hall Building,
Chaelestown District, Boston, May 1, 1885.
Hon. "Wm. a. Simmons, Chairman Boston Water Board: —
Sir, — The annual report of this department for the year
ending April 30, 1885, is herewith submitted : —
The total number of water-takers now entered for the year
1885, is 18,269, distributed as follows: Charlestown Dis-
trict, 6,302; Somerville, 5,624; Chelsea, 5,161; Everett,
1,182.
The total revenue received from all sources during the
financial year of 1884-5 is $271,454.42, in detail as folows : —
Charlestown District Water
rates
Somerville Water-rates
Chelsea "
Everett "
Labor and material furnished
for additional work on ser
vice-pipes, etc. .
Sale of old material
Off and on water for repairs
Fees, summons
Fines, non-payment
Maintaining meters
Fines, wasting water
Sale of potatoes .
Total .
. $114,792 80
77,012 85
64,652 ^^
11,212 06
$267,670 59
d
$2,449 58
467 16
294 00
208 50
208 00
106 59
34 00
16 00
3,783 83
•
$271,454 42
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There has been paid the cities of Somerville, Chelsea, and
town of Everett, as per contract, $37,622.32, as follows : —
Somerville .... $19,594 81
Chelsea .... 16,327 92
Everett .... 1,699 59
$37,622 32
The expenses of the office during the year ending April
30, 1885, including all charges for collection in Chelsea,
Somerville, and Everett, were $7,888.70.
Tahle showing the Number of Places turned off for Non-payment of Rates
during the Year 2884, the Number turned on again, and the Number still
remaining off.
Charlestown Diatrict
Chelsea •
Somerville
Everett
Totals
Number
turned off.
Number
turned on.
146
Number
remaining off.
Stand-pipes for Street-Watering.
The whole number in use in this department is 36, dis-
tributed as follows : —
Charlestown District.
Cambridge street, near Stickney & Poor's factory.
" " Kailroad.
Rutherford avenue, " City stables.
«< ♦' Allen street.
South Eden street, <' Main street.
Prescott, " Harvard school building.
Monument square, " Laurel street.
Chelsea.
Cary square, corner Forsyth street.
Broadway, near Stockton street.
«* *' Cary avenue.
Report of the Water Boabd.
63
Washington street
Summer street,
Somerville avenue
Broadway,
Somerville avenue
Spring street,
Beacon street,
Pinckney street.
Pearl street.
Highland avenue,
Main street,
Medford street.
Somerville.
, corner Boston street.
" Myrtle street,
near Union square.
" Elm street.
" Laurel street.
, " Poplar street.
" Cambridge line.
" Merriam street.
" Mossland street.
" Franklin street,
opposite Public park.
near Clarendon avenue.
, " 439 Somerville avenue,
near Somerville avenue,
" Cooney street.
" Pearl street.
" Cross street,
corner Medford street,
junction Broadway.
near Sycamore street.
Everett.
Broadway, near Engine-house.
" " Pleasant street.
♦* " Chandler's.
Main street, " Chelsea street.
Chelsea " " Winter street.
Ferry " " Nichols street.
Drinking-Fohntains .
The whole number in use in this department is 19, dis-
tributed as follows : —
Charlestown District.
Bunker Hill street, corner Tufts street.
Canal street, <' South Eden street.
Main street, " Hancock square.
" near Tufts wharf.
Austin street, opposite Front street.
Automatic.
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City Document No. 118.
Chelsea.
Broadway square.
" near bridge.
Winnisimmet street, near Ferry.
Pearl street, corner Marginal street.
Eastern avenue, corner Crescent avenue.
Automatic.
8omerville.
Union square.
Broadway, corner Walnut street.
Highland avenue, corner Walnut street.
Medford street, " Central street.
Davis square.
Broadway, opposite public park.
Somerville avenue, junction Washington street.
Automatic.
Automatic.
Everett.
Main street, junction Broadway.
Automatic.
Repoet of the Water Board.
65
The following Table exhibits the Classes of Premises to which Meters are
applied, the amount of Water consumed, and the Revenue received for the
Tear 1884.
Class of Premises.
Steam Kailroads • . .
Horse Railroads
Hoosac Tunnel Dock and Elevator Co,
City and government buildings . . . .
Schools
Stables
Factories
Chemical works , .
Foundries
Breweries
Gas companies
Oil-works
Mills and engines
Hotels
Model houses
McLean Insane Asylum
Slaughter-houses
Business purposes
Wharves
Laundries
Elevators and motors
Bakeries
Restaurants
Miscellaneous ,
Tanneries
Total
Quantity used.
Cubic feet.
Revenue
received.
15,704,172
$23,556 19
936,199
1,404 29
1,415,420
2,123 13
3,038,112
4,557 OT
860,528
1,290 69
1,928,298
2,892 21
4,749,162
7,123 50
774,160
1,161 23
815,244
1,222 83
869,004
1,303 49
161,769
242 63
337,148
605 71
870,305
1,305 44
465,994
698 98
714,007
1,070 93
1,628,621
2,442 90
1,367,951
2,051 91
567,174
850 74
778,669
1,167 94
484,169
726 21
236,930
355 37
275,080
412 59
232,506
348 71
2,134,192
3,201 21
1,074,366
1,611 49
42,419,180
$63,627 39
The quantity used through meters in the different districts
was as follows : —
Cubic feet. Revenue.
Charlestown .... 28,345,934 $42,518 15
Somerville . . . . 7,180,866 10,770 99
Chelsea 5,962,421 8,943 33
Everett 929,959 1,394 92
Total
42,419,180 $(^3,627 39
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Statement showing the amount of water-rates received
since the introduction of Mystic-pond water, November 29,
1865 ; also the amount paid by the several districts supplied
under existing contracts :
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Total
amount
received.
Total
amount
paid under
contract.
Net amount
to Mystic
Water
Works.
Charlestown, 1865
$27,045 10
$27,055 10
' 1866
47,247 16
47,247 16
' 1867
60,188 83
60,188 83
• 1868
68,815 32
68,815 32
' 1869
74,369 81
74,369 81
• 1870
82,230 79
82,230 79
1871
87,259 70
87,259 70
♦,
* 1872
97,727 36
97,727 38
1873
99,455 66
99,455 66
• 1874
111,420 30
111,420 30
,
' 1875
118,568 00
118,568 00
' 1876
116,271 17
116,271 17
' 1877
109,963 25
109,963 25
' 1878
104,174 76
104,174 76
1879
98,313 88
98,313 88
' 1880
102,590 50
102,590 50
' 1881
106,927 90
106,927 90
• 1882
109,921 18
109,921 18
1883
115,462 25
115,462 25
' 1884
115,781 43
115,781 43
'May 1,1885
77,205 93
77,205 93
$1,930,940 28
$1,930,940 28
East Boston, 1870
$54,885 28
$15,015 06
$39,870 22
1871
63,371 71
18,348 73
45,022 98
" 1872
70,957 40
21,383 02
49,574 38
" 1873
77,480 79
23,992 38
53,488 41
1874
77,776 91
24,122 83
53,854 08
" 1875
70,256 26
21,102 53
49,153 73
" 1876
72,046 78
21,818 74
50,228 04
" 1877
66,637 43
19,655 03
46,982 40
" 1878
65,088 96
16,535 63
48,553 33
" 1879
56,165 94
32,139 10
24,026 84
" 1880
50,973 39
10,889 36
40,084 03
725,640 85
225,002 41
500,638 44
forward
Amounts carried
$2,656,58113
$225,002 41
$2,431,578 72
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Total
amount
received.
Total
amount
paid under
contract.
Net amount
to Mystic
Water-
Works.
Amounts brought
forward
$3,632 80
19,548 14
$2,656,58113
$225,002 41
$2,431,578 72
Chelsea, 1868
(6 mos.)
" 1868-69
$544 92
2,932 22
$3,087 88
16,615 92
" 1869-70
26,474 26
4,294 85
22,179 41
1870-71
31,161 56
5,290 39
25,871 17
1871-72
38,714 16
7,178 54
31,535 62
" 1872-73
42,239 60
8,171 85
34,067 65
1873-74
45,169 46
9,050 85
36,118 61
'• 1874-75
50,644 51
10,757 90
39,886 61
" 1875-76
50,934 20
10,873 66
40,060 54
" 1876-77
49,893 35
10,468 02
39,425 33
1877-78
49,496 59
10,348 99
39,147 60
•
1878-79
50,368 45
10,647 79
39,720 66
'" 1879-80
51,735 24
11,214 09
40,571 15
" 1880-81
54,990 65
12,496 26
42,494 39
1881-82
57,535 56
13,514 23
44,021 33
" 1882-83
61,510 34
15,104 14
46,406 20
" 1883-84
63,263 53
15,805 42
47,458 11
" May 1, 1885
61,956 09
15,282 44
46,673 65
809,318 39
173,976 56
635,341 83
Some
rville, 1869
(6 mos.)
' 1870
$6,572 62
13,189 89
$985 89
1,978 49
$5,586 73
11,211 40
1871
20,029 68
3,005 94
17,023 74
1872
25,275 13
4,055 02
21,220 11
• 1873
30,930 81
5,232 70
25,698 11
• 1874
37,325 96
6,831 48
30,494 48
• 1875
47,912 43
9,873 73
38,038 70
• 1876
49,743 55
10,423 OS
39,320 47
• 1877
49,873 19
10,461 97
39,411 22
' 1878
53,581 31
11,932 52
41,648 79
• 1879
54,329 13
12,231 65
42,097 48
' 1880
56,988 65
13,295 45
43,693 20
' 1881
65,394 32
16,657 73
48,736 59
• 1882
69,656 63
18,362 65
51,293 98
' 1883
73,872 23
20,048 89
53,823 34
' 1884
73,120 00
19,748 00
53,372 00
' May 1, 1885
64,411 00
16,264 40
48,146 60
792,206 53
$4,258,10605
181,389 59
610,816 94
forward
Amounts carried
$580,368 56
$3,677,737 49
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received.
Total
amount
paid under
contract.
Net amount
to Mystic
Water-
Works.
Amounts brougl t
Everett, 1872-73
" 1873-74
" 1874-75
" 1875-76
*• 1876-77
" 1877-78
1878-79
« 1879-80
1880-81
" 1881-82
" 1882-83
" 1883-84
" May 1,1885
forward
$3,603 34
4,365 84
4,677 58
5,861 80
6,548 38
7,401 99
7,429 06
7,642 05
8,329 87
8,868 48
9,946 46
10,078 54
10,812 32
$540 51
654 88
701 63
879 28
982 26
1,110 29
1,114 36
1,146 33
1,249 47
1,330 29
1,491 98
1,511 79
1,621 85
$3,062 83
3,710 96
3,975 95
4,982 52
5,566 12
6,291 70
6,314 70
6,495 72
7,080 40
7,538 19
8,454 48
8,566 75
9,190 47
$4,258,106 05
95,565 71
$580,368 56
14,334 92
$3,677,737 49
81,230 79
Total to May 1, '85
$4,353,671 76
$594,703 48
$3,758,968 28
Respectfully,
JOSEPH H. CALDWELL,
Mystic Wafer Registrar.
EEPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE
WESTERN DIVISION.
Chestnut-Hill Reservoir, May 1, 1885.
Hon. W. A. Simmons, Chairman Boston Water Board: —
Sir, — In compliance with a rule of the Board I submit
herewith my annual report for the year May 1, 1884, to May
1, 1885.
SUDBURY-RIVER BaSINS.
All of the basins at the present time are full, and water is
wasting over the dams. The quality of the water has, as a
rule, been better during the past year than usual. Although
algm have appeared in Basin 3, less trouble has been experi-
enced from their presence than ever before. Very little water
has been drawn for the use of the city from Basin 1 .
Until early in 1885 Basin 2 supplied the bulk of the water
used from the Sudbury system. No algoe have appeared at
this point. Considerable additional work in the way of rip-
rapping around the margin of Basin 2 has been accom-
plished. These are the principal facts in regard to the Sud-
bury supply. A more detailed account will be found under
each basin.
Basin 1 .
On May 1, 1884, water in this basin stood at elevation
158.00 above tide marsh, with water wasting over the crest
of the dam. On June 2, a double set of flash-boards was
put on the overflow. On July 19, waste ceased, but on Au-
gust 1 waste was resumed.
With the exception of a few days, water was running over
the flash-boards until September 2. On December 18, the
flash-boards were removed, at which time the water stood at
elevation 157.00. On December 22 water was wastino: over
the stone crest, and so continued until April 25, 1885, when
both sets of flash-boards were put on the dam, owing to the
dryness of the season.
The highest point reached by the water during the year
was 159.60, on April 30. The lowest elevation was 156.04,
Eeport of the Water Board. 73
on June 6. Not less than 1,500,000 gallons daily have been
allowed to pass into the river from this basin during the
whole year, in accordance with the law. Algce were noticed
from June 4, until December 27.
The usual amount of care has been given to the mainten-
ance of the works in connection with the dam. There is
one point which will require considerable work at the earliest
moment. The 48-in. main laid in the bottom of the basin
has shown signs of leaking in many places. Once it has
given away entirely, and it is probable that there are many
bad joints, which will require re-leading when the water can
be drawn otf without risk to the city's supply.
Basin 2.
On May 1, 1884, this basin stood at grade 166.18, and
water was wasting over the dam. On June 4 a double set
of stop-planks was put in place. On June 8 water was flow-
ing over the stop-planks and continued to waste, wdth the
exception of a few days, until July 8, when it ceased, and
the surface gradually fell until October 14, at which time it
was at elevation 150.90. Water was drawn from this source
for the supply of the city from June 18 to June 24, from
June 26 to February 11, 1885. On account of some work
which was in progress in the bottom of Basin 2 the water
was kept at about 149 until late in the autumn. During the
greater part of this time the water was confined to the old
channel of the river. During the early part of the winter,
on "account of numerous rains, the surface rose rapidly, and
water was wasting over the stone crest on December 23.
This flow continued until April 25, when flash-boards were
placed on the dam, and the surface of the basin carried up to
ordinary high-water mark. The highest point reached dur-
ing the year was 167.47, on April 30 ; the lowest, 148.75, on
November 17. During the first part of May, 1884, the color
of the water was very clear, the taste good, and very little
matter in suspension. In October and November the water
was not of so good a quality. It had more color and taste.
Early in February, owing to the dark color, the supply was
taken from other sources. No algm have appeared in Basin
2 during the year. The road to the dam was gravelled, and
the banks sodded last summer. During the winter a sub-
stantial stone wall was built on the border of the city prop-
erty on Union street. For three months a small force was
employed completing odd jobs about the margin of the basin
in connection with the work on shallow flowage ordered by
the Board. The work consisted generally in trimming the
74 City Document No. 118.
borders of the original slopes, filling up considerable areas
to high-water line, distributing loam, sowing grass-seed, etc.
At one time 40 men, 9 double and 4 single teams, were
employed on this work. All of the riprap left uncom-
pleted between Fountain-street bridge and the wooden dam
was completed to grade. Around Nevin's point, and facing
Dam 2, where the basin is exposed to a long reach of wind
and waves, about 2,200 square yards of riprap were placed.
The gate-house, dam and other structures connected with
this basin are in excellent order, and require no immediate
repairs.
Basin 3.
On May 1, 1884, the water in this basin stood at grade
175.58, and water was flowing over the crest of the dam.
On July 16 waste ceased, and the basin was kept at about
175.00 until September, when the surface gradually lowered
to 174.44, on October 14. On this date a portion of the
supply for the city was taken from this source, Basin 2 hav-
ing been exhausted. By the last of October something like
2 feet of water had been drawn oflf. On November 8 the
gates were opened again for the supply of the city, and
on November 29 the surface had fallen to 171.62. When
the gates were shut the surface rose rapidly, and on Decem-
ber 19 water commenced to flow over the dam and has con-
tinued to do so ever since, with the exception of about a week's
time. The highest point reached by the water was 175.89, on
December 23, and the lowest, 171.36, on November 23. The
quality of the water in Basin 3 has been somewhat better
than usual. On June 4 algoe made their appearance and re-
mained until the last of December. During the hottest
weather, when the algce was thickest, the surface had a pecu-
liar taste, and in its later stages, when the algcE had lost its
green tint, and was almost white, they seemed to give the
water a musty taste. Very little work has been done during
the year on Basin 3. The gate-house and dam are in excel-
lent order.
Farm Pond.
On account of the building of the Farm-pond aqueduct
the surface of the water has been kept at a low level dur-
ing a good part of the year. On May 1, the water was at
elevation 149.27, but was soon lowered, and kept at about
148.75 until June 27, when, in order to store some of the
water wasting in the river, it was raised to high-water mark,
and kept there until July 13. The pond was then lowered
Eeport of the Water Board. 75
to 146.50 until the middle of December. It was then raised
a little and kept at about 147.00 until March 28, when it was
gradually lowered to about 145.00 where it has been kept to
date. The highest point reached during the year was 149.39,
on July 5 ; the lowest, 144.98, on August 3. Algce appeared
in the waters of Farm pond on June 3, but disappeared in a
few days after the water from Basin 1 was shut off.
On Aug. 8 algce reappeared, and remained until the last
of November.
The quality of water in Farm pond has not been very
good during most of the year, owing to the construction of
the embankment for the new aqueduct which has made the
water somewhat roily.
Lake Cochituate.
The quality of the water in Lake Cochituate has been ex-
cellent throughout the year. Persistent efforts have been
maintained by your Board to abolish the evil from which the
city has suffered for so many years, in the shape of sewage
discharged into the brooks feeding the lake. At last these
efforts have been crowned with success. In February a
decision favorable to the city was rendered by the Supreme
Judicial Court.
My first report on the matter of sewage pollution, as affect-
ing the waters of the lake, was made in 1879. Since that
date several cases have been tried before different courts,
but the city has always been beaten. We are now in a posi-
tion to maintain the purity of Began and other brooks enter-
ing the lake, and, under directions from your Board, I am at
present engaged in the work of causing all the drainage, of
whatever description, whether from water-closets or sinks, to
be removed. Notices to polluters have also been served ou
the Sudbury-river system.
The following is the decision of the Supreme Court : —
76 City Document No. 118.
Decision or the Supreme Judicial Court in the Case
or Augustus P. Martin, Mayor of Boston,
vs.
Luther Ellis Gleason.
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT.
(from CITT OF boston's BRIEF.)
In 1846 the Legislature, by an act entitled "An act for
supplying the City of Boston with pure water," authorized
the City of Boston " to take, hold, and convey to, into and
through said city the water of Long pond, so called ('now
Lake Cochituate), in the towns of Natick, Wayland, and
Framingham, and the waters which may flow into and from
the same, and any other ponds and streams within the dis-
tance of four miles from said Long pond, and any water-
rights connected therewith." Acts of 1846, Ch. 167, § 1.
Pursuant to this authority, and in part execution thereof,
the city, in August, 1846, took certain water and water-
rights, described as, " all the waters of Long pond, so called,
and other brooks and streams, whether permanent or tempo-
rary, entering into the same, and of all the bays, coves, and
inlets thereof, and of the outlet of the same, and all the
water-rights thereunto belonging, or in any wise apper-
taining."
August 19, 1846, the city filed in the office of the registry
of deeds for the county of Middlesex, the foregoing descrip-
tion of the taking, and a statement of the purpose for which
taken, as required by said act of the Legislature (see copy,
page 4 of the report) ; and, as soon as the necessary works
could be constructed, proceeded actually to use, and has ever
since used, said waters for the supply of its inhabitants.
Pegan brook is, and has always been, one of the streams
entering into Long pond. (Eeport, page 1.)
The defendant is the proprietor of a hotel in Natick, and
all the human excrement discharged from the water-closets,
and all the sewage of his hotel are discharged directly into
said brook in sufficient quantity to contaminate its waters.
(Keport, page 1.)
The City of Boston, by petition of its Mayor (St. 1884,
c. 154), prays for an injunction to restrain the defendant
from polluting this water-supply.
Report of the Water Board. 77
DECISION OF THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT.
Martin vs. Gleason.
C. Allen, J. Disregarding punctuation, as may prop-
erly be done in construing a statute (Gushing vs. Worrick,
9 Gray, 385), and looking at the purpose and contemplated
scope of Stat. 1846, c. 167, the City of Boston was author-
ized by Section 1 of that statute to take the water of Long
pond, and the waters whicli may flow into and from the
same, and any other ponds and streams within the distance
of four miles from said Long pond, and any water-rights
connected therewith, so far as may be necessary for the pres-
ervation and purity of the same, for the purpose of furnish-
ing a supply of pure water for the said City of Boston. This
declared purpose relates back, and illustrates the extent of
the authority conferred. Water-rights may be taken so far
as ma}'^ be necessary for the preservation and purity of the
water. The words "and any water-rights connected there-
with " are not limited to the immediate antecedent, namely,
the "other ponds and streams" there referred to, but they
also include Long pond itself, and the waters which may
flow into and from the same. It was designed to give a broad
and comprehensive authority, for the purpose of furnishing a
supply of pure water for the city, and to confer the power to
take everything included within the meaning of the antece-
dent words, so far as might be necessary for the preservation
and purity of the water. Section 15, imposing a penalty for
wantonly or maliciously diverting the water, or any part
thereof, of any of the ponds, streams or water-sources which
shall be taken by the city, or corrupting the same, or render-
ing it impure, confirms this view. Under this authority, the
city might lawfully take any water-rights connected with the
waters flowing into Long pond, including the prescriptive
rights which the plaintiff contends that he then had to dis-
charge seAvage into Began brook. It appears that this brook
is and always has been a feeder of Long pond; and that the
whole of it is within four miles of the pond. A prescriptive
right to foul the waters of a stream is included under the
term "water-rights." This, indeed, is asserted by the de-
fendant in his answer. It is a right in respect to the water
of the stream ; and the statute conferred power to take all
water-rights which might interfere with the purity of the
waters taken. It is contended for the defendant that, if it
was necessary to preserve the brook or the purit}^ of the
water, power was granted to the city to take the land on each
78 City Document No. 118.
side of the brook, and thus cut off any use either of it or of
its waters ; and, indeed, that the water-rights could not be
taken separately from the h\nd. But it does not appear to
us to be necessary, even if it was competent, for the city
to take the land on the sides of tlie brook in order to ex-
tinguish any prescriptive right to foul the water of it.
Assuming that the defendant had such prescriptive right,
it is further contended that the city did not take it; but that
the taking of the waters of the brooks and streams entering
into Long pond only appropriated the water as it flowed into
the pond at the time of the taking, and subject to all legal
burdens and uses then existing. This, however, is too nar-
row a construction of the description of what was taken.
The city, after reciting the whole of the first section of the
statutes, took all the waters of Long pond, "and other
brooks and streams, whether permanent or temporary,
entering into the same," " and all the water-rights thereunto
belonging or in any wise appertaining, for the sole use and
benefit of said city." This language does not exactly follow
the language of the statute ; but we cannot doubt that it
is broad enough to include Pegan brook, and the taking of
" all tlae water-rights thereunto belonging or in any wise
appertaining," includes any right then existing to foul its
waters. It is urged, by way of illustration, that, if a mill
existed on the brook, the right to use the mill was not taken.
But it is not necessary to consider that question here. It
does not appear that there was any mill on the brook. If
there was, the use of the water for turning its wheels might
not foul the water, and might therefore be consistent with
the purposes and rights of the city. But the right to use
the brook as a discharge for sewage in large quantities, as
practised by the defendant, is inconsistent with such pur-
pose. If, therefore, the defendant had any such prescriptive
right to foul the water of Pegan brook, as he claimed, such
right was taken and extinguished by the act of the city
under the Statute of 1846 ; and by Section 6 of that act
the city was liable to pay all damages sustained thereby.
The defendant, if he sustained damage, might have applied
by petition for the assessment thereof at any time within
three years from such taking. This remedy was the exclu-
sive one.
It was not seriously contended in the argument that the
defendant has acquired a prescriptive right to foul the waters
since the taking by the city in 1846. Such prescriptive
right could not be acquired, because the fouling of the
water, since the right to foul it ceased, would be a public
nuisance. Morton vs. Moore, 15 Gray, 576. Brookline vs.
Mackintosh, 133 Mass., 125, 226.
Report of the Water Board. 79
Finally, it was contended for the defendant that, by reason
of constructions erected by the city at the mouth of the
brook, since the taking in 1846, the waters of Pegan brook
do not, in fact, contaminate the water of the pond ; and that,
therefore, the city is not injured. It appears, however, as a
fact, that the water of the brook is contaminated by the acts
of the defendant. The city has a right to be protected
against the necessity of maintaining works for the preserva-
tion of the purity of the water from such a cause. If the
acts of the defendant in fouling the stream have made it
necessary for the city to resort to extraordinary means for
preserving the purity of the water of the pond, he cannot
justify the continuance of such illegal fouling by showing
that the city has thus far been able, by the maintenance of
special works, to prevent the natural result of his acts.
The result is that the petition for an injunction is main-
tained.
Injunction to issue.
On May 1, 1884, the surface of Lake Cochituate stood
at elevation 134.30, and on the 16th at 134.36, exactly high-
water mark. It was maintained at this height until May 29,
when the surface began to fall. Between June 18 and July 1
a flow" of 168,000,000 gallons was poured into the lake from
Sudbury river, and at difierent times in July 152,000,000
gallons more, which maintained the surface very nearly at
high-water mark until quite late in the season. The lowest
point reached during the year was 129.90, on December 6.
On February 12, the water having risen as high as was
considered safe, the stop-planks were taken out at the dam,
and about 6 inches allowed to flow over the crest. This
continued during the remainder of the month. On March
22 the water was stopped and the lake was filled. The
surface is now at high-water mark.
The ice all disappeared from the lake on April 12.
The engines, boilers, and pumps used last year, are still in
position at the gate-house, but I should recommend their
removal to a more secure situation.
During the past year the old rotten stable, in connection
with the keeper's house, has been pulled down, and a sub-
stantial stable built in a better location.
The attention of the Board is called to the importance of
providing, at some convenient time, for the building of a new
dam at the outlet of Lake Cochituate. A few years since,
at the request of the City Engineer, I made a study of the
80 City Document No. 118.
present structures, their capacities under different circum-
stances, and the portfolio of accompanying plans was filed
with the City Engineer.
During the past year, samples of the lake water have been
analyzed every three months by Professor E. S. Wood.
Dudley Pond.
This pond is now full. No water was drawn from this
source during the year.
SUDBUKY-RIVER AqUEDUOT.
This aqueduct has been in daily service during the entire
year, with the exception of a few days when undergoing
cleaning. It has brought to the city a total of over
5,000,000,000 of gallons, or an average of 13,894,000
o-allons daily. The greatest amount in any one day was
31,900,000 gallons, on December 29, and the smallest
7,100,000 gallons, on May 1, 1884.
On December 15, 16, and 17, the whole of the interior was
cleaned from Farm pond to Chestnut-Hill reservoir. The
brick-work has never appeared so dirty before. Large
quantities of black patches with thick muddy deposits were
removed. Spots of spongiUa were found at occasional
intervals. At station 124-]- 50, some bricks had started on
the bottom from the pressure of a spring. The practice of
applying loam to the embankment, in some places a foot in
thickness, has been continued. Without this treatment it is
impossible to maintain some of the embankments. All of
the loam from the location of the new Circuit R.R. has been
removed. The arch of the aqueduct has also been strength-
ened at the crossing of the tracks by an additional ring of
bricks.
The waste-weir houses have been kept in good repair.
Between July 11 and September 18 the following por-
tions of the Charles-river bridge were pointed in a thorough
manner. All of the brick-work, the two projecting belt
courses, the joints under the belts, the ring of the large arch,
the platforms, abutments and steps at each end of the bridge.
The total cost of this work was $584. It was found that
the cement-mortar was lacking in some of the joints from
1 inch to 7 inches in depth. This admitted water to the
interior and was damaging the masonry. As a general rule,
oil cement, with l part fine sand, was liberally used in all,
except vertical joints. The Waban arches need the same
treatment, and will be taken in hand during the coming
season .
Eeport of the Water Board. 81
The Cochituate Aqueduct.
On May 1, 1884, a height of six feet of water was kept
in this structure, and so maintained until June 10. On this
day the head was reduced to 126.00 or five feet above the
invert, which height was unchanged during the remainder
of the year. Between December 29 and January 4 the
water was drawn off for cleaning. For a distance of nearly
a quarter of a mile or from Sta."l93 + 02 to Sta. 204 -|- 60 a
considerable amount of offensive sewage weeps throuo^h the
Brookline tunnel and of course finds its way immediately
into the water. This sewage comes from the leaky cesspools
of the residents in the vicinity and is a nuisance which should
be remedied without delay.
The upper six miles of the aqueduct were entirely cleared
of spongilla on January 1 and 2, by a special gang of men
after the regular cleaning had been accomplished. This sub-
stance clings so closely to the brick-work that it is found
more economical to remove it in this manner.
Preparations for the crossing of the Circuit R.E. have been
made, and work on the strengthening of the arch at this point
will be begun in a few days.
During the past year the town of Wellesley has put in a
system of water- works, and their pipes have crossed the
aqueduct in at least a dozen places. This has required the
greatest watchfulness to see that no damage was done to the
Boston works. The force main of their supply is located
under the Newton Lower Falls arch, and is at a level with the
bottom of the foundation of that structure. A break at this
point might endanger the Cochituate aqueduct.
The whole line has been kept clear of bushes by the usual
annual mowing.
No repairs of any importance have been made on the in-
terior during the year.
Chestnut-Hill Reservoir.
This reservoir has been in constant use during the year.
The water has been good in quality. Very little work has
been done on the drive-ways on account of the crusher being
in use at Basin 4. Considerable work will have to be done
on these roads when the crusher can be spared for this pur-
pose.
The usual meteorological and other observations have been
made.
All of the gate-houses and other structures are in a state
of good repair.
82
City Document No. 118.
A table of rainfall, showing the time of beginning and
ending of each storm is appended.
Brookline Eeservoir.
The grounds and structures connected with this reservoir
are in good order.
No new work has been done at this point during the year.
Very respectfully,
DESMOND FITZGERALD,
SwperintendeMt.
Tahle of Rainfall at Chestnut- Hill Reservoir for year ending Dec. 31, 1884.
1
a
t-i
d
OQ o
Duration.
Duration.
Jan.
«
1
2
.13
1.28
Rain&
Snow
5.15 a.m. to 4 p.m.
12.15 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.
Feb. 12
« 13
1-
Snow
and
Rain
4.30 a.m.
to
4.15 p.m.
«
8
9
i 1,80
«
8.30 p.m.
to
8.40 a.m.
" 17
" 18
!■"
Rain
2.45 p.m.
to
11.00 p.m.
„
11
12
.03
.02
Rain
Sqow
1.10 p.m. to 4.15 p.m.
1.10 p.m. to 10.15 p.m.
" 19
" 20
i .62
Snow
and
Rain
9.30 p.m.
to
2.30 p.m.
"
13
19
20
.03
1 .28
"
7.45 p.m. to 10.00 p.m.
3,30 a.m,
to
7.30 p.m.
" 23
" 25
1.37
Snow
and
Raia
6.00 a.m.
to
9.30 p.m.
9.40 p.m.
«
24
.84
Rain
9,30 a.m. to 11.30 p.m.
" 26
1 1.05
Snow
to
«
SO
31
!•«
"
7.45 p.m.
to
12.30 a.m.
" 27
" 28
1.17
"
11.45 a.m.
6.00 a.m. to 9.30 p.m.
Total .
4.84
Total .
6.38
F«b.
1
4
5
.07
.19
.34
Rain
Snow
Snow
and
Rain
3.30 a.m. to 8.00 a.m.
4.00 a.m. to 2.30 p.m.
12.30 a.m.
to
3.30 p.m.
March 5
" 6
« 7
i-
Snow
Rain
7.00 p.m.
to
6.30 a.m.
11.00 a.m.
c<
6
7
!■"
Rain
7,15 p.m.
to
9,30 a.m.
'♦ 8
«' 9
il.l7
1
J
and
Snow
to
5.30 a.m.
"
8
.06
Snow
and
Rain
3.00 a.m.
to
9.30 p.m.
" 9
" 10
i-
Rain
and
Snow
3.15 p.m.
to
8.15 a.m.
"
9
.05
Rain
11.40 a.m. to 3.80 p.m.
" 11
.03
Rain
9.30 p.m. to 11.15 p.m.
Eeport or THE Water Board.
83
Table of Rainfall of Chestnut-Hill Reservoir. — Continued.
S
.5
i
a
1
0)
M
QQ O
Duration.
la
P
-1
a
O W
m o
Duration.
Mar. 14
j.24
Rain
acd
7.15 p.m.
to
May 7
4.40 p.m.
'< 15
)
Snow
1.30 p.m.
8
r •^'^
Rain
to
" 19
Snow
3.30 p.m.
" 9
2.00 a.m.
" 20
1.14
and
Rain
to
6.30 p.m.
" 10
.03
Show-
er
11.50 a.m. to 12.10 p.m.
" 23
1 .22
Rain
7.30 p.m.
to
" 10
.01
"
4.30 to 6.00 p.m.
" 24
)
4.00 a.m.
" 14
.61
Rain
12.05 to 10.15 a.m.
" 26
{ .83
Rain
1.15 p.m.
to
•• 15
.08
"
5.35 to 6.45 p.m.
" 27
)
5.30 a.m.
" 20
.73
"
1.35 to 5.45 p.m.
" 27
.02
Show,
ers.
1.15 p.m. to 8.00 p.m.
" 24
.02
Show-
er
6.00 to 6.16 a.m.
" 30
'< 30
.03
.01
Snow
1.00 a.m. to 11.30 a.m.
5.45 p.m. to 9.30 p.m.
" 28
.83
Rain
7.40 a.m. to 9.00 p.m.
Total .
2.89
Total .
4.23
June 12
j .31
Show-
12.15 p.m.
to
April 2
Snow
12.30 p.m.
'« 13
)
ers
2.30 a.m.
" 3
/■1.54
J
and
to
1.30 p.m.
" 19
1.66
Rain
2.05 to 6.05 p.m.
" 4
Rain
«' 25
)
12.15 p.m.
\ 2.76
"
to
<< 9
)
Rain
1.30 p.m.
" 26
)
6.45 a.m.
" 10
.78
and
Snow
to
)
7.15 p.m.
" 15
.86
Rain
1.45 p.m,
to
5.00 a.m.
Total ,
4.73
'< 16
July 4
)
9.10 p.m.
" 16
.06
"
6.05 p.m. to 9.00 p.m.
" 5
1 1.13
Rain
to
7.40 a.m.
.< 17
.10
Sho(v.
7.20 p.m.
to
" 5
)
10.20 p.m.
" 18
ers.
1.15 p.m.
" 6
1 .26
'*
to
6.00 a.m.
«• 18
)
9.00 p.m.
.13
<(
to
" 8
.81
"
10.45 a.m. to 11.00 p.m.
" 19
)
7.15 a.m.
9
.03
«
5.40 p.m. to 6.05 p.m.
" 20
)
2.00 p.m.
( .13
Rain
to
" 12
)
Show-
ers'
«« 21
)
7.00 a.m.
" 13
1 .24
8.40 p.m. to 4.20 p.m.
" 24
.06
<<
4.30p.m. to 6.30 p.m.
Show-
ers
" 25
)
1 p.m.
" 14
,02
5.00 p.m. to 5.10 p.m.
\ .80
<<
to
" 16
.05
"
6.25 p.m. to 7.10 p.m.
" 26
S
10.45 a.m.
Show-
ers
Show-
er
" 18
" 19
" 23
1.27
.02
.02
2.15 p.m. to 9.20 p.m.
Total .
4.46
10.30 p.m. to 11.30 p.m.
Show-
ers
7.35 p.m. to 9.15 p.m.
May 5
.04
7.35 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.
" 25
.04
Show-
5.00 a.m. to 7.45 a.m.
" 6
.07
Rain
5.45 to 11 p.m.
ers
84
City Document No. 118.
Table of Rainfall at Chestnut' Hill Reservoir. — Concluded.
1
■g
h- 1
a s.
02 o
Duration.
1
o
a
te'S
tfc o
Duration.
July
27
28
.30
Rain
5.30 p.m.
to
2.30 a.m.
Oct.
8
12
.08
.18
Rain
6.15 to 11.30 p.m.
12.15 to 10.00 p.m.
"
29
30
31
.95
.33
"
6.10 a.m.
to
10. a.m.
4.45 p.m. to 9.15 p.m.
18
22
23
28
.15
|.,e
.07
"
4'.45 to 7.00 p.m.
8.20 p.m.
to
5 a.m.
9.30 a.m. to 4.15 p.m.
**
Total
5.47
;
Nov.
30
31
1
1
^1.71
1
J
Rain
and
Snow
5.00 a.m.
Aug.
5
5
6
.08
1 1.06
Rain
4.45 to 11.55 a.m.
9.10 p.m.
to
2.00 a.m.
to
5.00 a.m.
'■
Tota
.
3.41
,1
6
7
8
.10
1 2.14
"
2.40 to 3.20 p.m.
11.15 a.m.
to
12.10 a.m.
ij
Nov.
5
19
.30
.49
Rain
Snow
12.05 to 1.30 a.m.
4.40 to 11.50 p.m.
„
12
13
1
■ .24
.30
.23
„
11.30 p.m.
to
23
24
1 .99
Rain
12.20 p.m.
to
5.00 a.m.
14
22
26
"
3.00 a.m.
7.15 to 9.15 p.m.
4.40 a.m. to 3.30 p.m.
28
29
1 1.24
"
1.30 p.m.
to
9.45 a.m.
"
■'
29
30
31
1 .63
.06
"
9.10 a.m.
to
5.40 a.m.
2.00 to 2.20 p.m.
Total
3.02
"
Dec.
6
7
11
[ 1.45
.16
Rain
Snow
3.45 p.m.
to
3.30 p.m.
Tota
4.78
5.00 a.m. to 11.45 p.m.
12
13
.05
.09
«
8.00 a.m. to 1.30 p.m.
Sept.
11
.12
Rain
5.00 to 7.15 p.m.
6.45 a.m. to 4.30 p.m.
"
20
.06
"
3.30 to 4.45 p.m.
15
.85
Rain
2.00 to 9.40 a.m.
"
25
.10
Show-
ere.
2.45 to 4.30 p.m.
17
.22
Snow
6.00 a.m. to 6.30 p.m.
"
28
.14
Rain
1.00 to 3.30 a.m.
21
\ 1.42
Snow
and
Rain
Show-
ers
Snow
5.30 a.m.
to
3.00 a.m.
2.45 to 11.50 p.m.
Total .
.42
22
22
24
.14
.54
Oct.
3
4
.02
.34
Rain
8.00 to 8.30 p.m.
7.00 to 11.50 p.m.
6.10 a.m. to 9.30 p.m.
"
6
.11
"
10.00 to 11.00 a.m.
Tota
4.92
Total for year 49.55.
EEPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF
THE EASTERN DIVISION.
Boston, May 1, 1885.
Wm. a. Simmons, Chairman Boston Water Board: —
Sir, — I herewith present my report for the year ending
with April 30. The works under my charge are, in my
judgment, in good condition. In the large sizes of main-
pipes only one break has occurred. On the 4th of October
last one of the 48-inch pipes on Beacon street, beyond
Brookline avenue, was broken by the falling of a large stone
during the construction of one of the abutment-walls of the
new bridge over the Boston and Albany railroad. The
damage was soon repaired. Last season the 40-inch main on
Brookline avenue was raised to conform to the new grade ;
two wrought-iron pipes were laid on the new bridge, and
connections with the opening of the 40-inch line were made
this spring, and water let on. Up to now the evidences are
the whole line is in a good condition.
Beyond the laying of new mains, introduction of service-
pipes, and the general maintenance of the works, nothing of
note, except the above-mentioned items, has occurred.
Main-Pipe.
The whole length of main-pipe of the different sizes laid
since the commencement of the works to the present time is
437^ miles. The whole length of pipe laid during last year
is 61,849 feet, or about 12 miles.
Whole length now in service, 388.52 miles.
Service-Pipes.
Whole number put in last season .... 1,342
Length in feet 35,475
Total number to date 50,632
Hydrants and Stopcocks.
118 hydrants and 173 stopcocks established during the
year.
86
City Document No. 118.
Relaying of Enlarged Sizes.
Street.
Between what Streets.
Size now.
No. of Feet.
Size
formerly.
Tremont
Boylston
Eliot
"W. Dedham . . .
Crawford ....
Holiis and Boylston
Across Tremont
Pleasant and Tremont ....
Shawmut ave. and Tremont .
Humboldt ave. and Tower . .
S
12
8
8
12
789
30
744
686
92
6
6
6
6
6
Taken up and Abandoned
40-inch
12-incli
8-incli
6-inch
4-inch
li-inch
112 feet
808 "
145 "
3,564 "•
932 "
820 "
Changed.
One |-inch out, one 2-inch put in.
One |-inch out, one l^-inch put in.
One |-inch out, one l^-inch put in.
Eight |-inch out, eight 1-inch put in.
Seven |-ineh out, seven |-inch put in.
Three ^^-inch out, three |-inch put in.
Eeport of the Water Board.
87
Statement of Liocation, Size, and Number of Feet of Pipe
laid in 1884.
Note. — B. indicates Boston; S.B. South Boston; E.B. East Boston; B.H. Boston High-
lands; D.Dorchester; W.R. West Roxbury; Bri. Brighton.
In -what. Street.
Brookline ave.
Huntington ave.
Chestnut Hill ave.
West Chester park
Westland ave. . .
West Newton . .
J?oylston
Tremont
Gloucester ....
Boylston ....
Prescott
Crawford ....
Amory
Holborn
Lawrence ave. . .
Blue Hill ave. . .
Nelson
Prospect
Forest Hill ave. .
Erie ave
Pond
Canterbury . . .
Florence
Clarence
South
Everett
Roxbury ave. , .
Between what Streets.
Over B. and A. R.R.
Total 28-inch
Tremont and Wigglesworth
South and Englewood ave. .
Total 16-inch
Westland aye. and Boylston . .
Parker and West Chester park .
Washington and Shawmut ave. .
Across Tremont
Boylston and Head place ....
Boylston and Newbury
Fairfield and Q-loucester ....
Bremen and New
Elm Hill ave. and Tower ....
School and Centre
Blue Hill ave. and Warren . . .
Blue Hill ave. and Cedar . . . .
Columbia and Elmo .
Norfolk and Evans
Milton ave. and Norfolk . . . .
Norfolk and N.T. and N.E. R.R.
Washington and Merrill . . , .
May and Brookline line
Walk Hill and Ashland .....
Hancock and Brown ave
Spring and Prospect
From Walk Hill
Pearl and Vernon
Englewood ave. and Beacon . . .
Carried forward ,
B.H.
Bri.
B.
E.B.
B.H.
D.
W.R.
Bri.
244
259
1,403
1,662
135
973
297
30
67
57
552
1,731
1,33T
1,071
333
293
14
262
260
175
40
2,021
3,662
146
24
142
185
291
14,098
88 City Document No. 118.
Statement of Liocation, Size, etc. — Continued.
In what Street.
Nonantum
"Warren
Lake
West Dedham
Eliot
Tremont
"West Chester park . . .
Moore
Curtis
Atwood ave
Gilbert
Milbourne
Back
Qulncy
Bowdoin ave
Torrey
South
Eittredge
St. John
Centre
Brown ave
Bourne
Ashland ..... . . .
Fairview
Albano
Allandale
Braintree
Bennett
"West Chester park . . .
St. Botolph .......
Eastern ave
Between what Streets.
Brought forward
"Washington and Newton line . .
Cambridge and Massachusetts ave.
Washington and South
Total 12-inch
Shawmut ave. and Tremont
Tremont and Pleasant
Hollis and Boylston
Huntington ave. and B. & P. R.R. bridge
Saratoga and Milton
Chelsea and Bremen
From Day
"Wyman and Hoffman
"Welles ave. and Centre
Austin and Madison
Magnolia and Ceylon
Eldon and Washington
"Withington and "Washington
From "Washington
Albano and Washington
Centre and Rockvlew
Louder lane and "Walter
Gardner and Florence
Canterbury and "Walk Hill
Brown ave. and B. & P. R.R. bridge . .
South and Proctor
Washington and Salem
From Centre
"Wilton and Everett
From Parson
Total 8-inch
Columbus ave. and B. & P. R.R.
Cumberland and Durham . . . .
Atlantic ave. and the Ferry . . .
Carried forward
Bri.
E.B.
B.H.
Dor.
W.R
Bri.
Eeport of the Water Board.
Statement of Location, Size, etc. — Continued.
89
In what Street.
Boylston
Waterford
La Grange
Falmouth
Commonwealth ave.
Cumberland . . • .
Parker
Marlborough . . . .
Claremont
Carlton
Mayo
Baxter
Boston place . . . .
C
Bowen
East Fifth
New
Moore
Kickerson's wharf .
Putnam
Bennington . . . .
Maverick wharf . .
Kensington . . . .
Tower
Waumbeck . . . .
"Wyman
Bromley
Winthrop . . . . .
Bavin
Winthrop
Townsend
Simmons
Pierpont
Sunderland . . . ,
Wise
Between what Streets.
Brought forward
Fairfield and Hereford
Shawmut ave. and Washington • . .
Tremont and Farnsworth
West Chester Park and Camden . .
West Chester Park and Beacon . . .
Huntington ave. and St. Botolpli . .
Westland ave. and Boylston ....
West Chester Park and Hereford . ,
Columbus ave. and Carlton
Claremont and Greenwich park . . .
From Castle
CandD
Dorchester ave. and Old Colony R.R.
Seventh and Baxter
C and D
GandH
From Prescott
Saratoga and Pope
From New
Condor and Falcon
Moore and Wordsworth
From North Ferry , .
Bainbridge and Elmore
Crawford and Oriole
Warren and Wabon
Gilbert and Danforth
New and Old Heath
Blue Hill ave. and Dennis
Warren and Tupelo
From Dennis ._
Walnut ave. and Warren
Vernon and Clay
Station and Prentiss
Blue Hill ave. and Warren
Centre and Roys
Carried forward
S.B.
E.B.
139
372
51
590
58
302
110
58
85
115
60
231
222
14
399
142
172
515
184
214
769
240
259
12
153
81
376
24
227
157
771
368
196
152
111
1,310
90 City Document No. 118.
Statement of L/Ocation, Size, etc. — Continued.
In what Street.
Goldsmith . . .
Fenwick . . . .
Oregon . . . .
Phillips . . . .
Shirley . . . .
Irving ave. . . .
Clapp
Carruth . . . .
Folsom . . . .
Liongmeadow .
New ......
Maxwell . . . .
Selden
Holbrook ave. .
Newhall . , . .
Crescent ave. .
Milton ave. . .
Baker court . .
Pierce ave. . . .
Plain
Swan court . .
Fuller
New
Tremlett. . . .
Chickatawbut .
Bodwell park .
Spring Garden ,
Wales
Leeds
Humphrey sq. ,
New
Grampian Way
Harbor View
Clifton ....
Elmo ....
Between what Streets.
Brought forward . . . .
From Ruggles
Circuit and Hulbert
Smith and Conant
Longwood ave. and Conant . .
Dudley and George
From Blue Hill ave
East Chester park and Boston
Fairfax and Codman
Dudley and Harlow
Clifton and Batchelder . . . <
From Boston
Milton ave. and Capen . . . .
From Neponset ave
Pierce ave. and Ashmont . . .
Newport and O.C. & N.R.R. .
Norfolk and Lauriat ave. . . .
From Washington
Plain and Newhall
Pierce ave. and Chickatawbut .
From Olney
Milton ave. and Washington .
From Magnolia
Washington and Hooper . . .
Plain and Minot .... ...
Columbia and Bird
Crescent ave. and Harbor View
Harvard and Blue Hill ave. . .
Savin Hill ave. and Bay ....
From Dudley
From Savin Hill ave
Savin Hill and Savin Hill ave. .
Dorchester ave. and Newport .
Hudson and Shirley
Erie and Blue Hill ave
Carried forward 15,933
B.H.
Dor.
Report of the Water Board.
91
Statement of Location, Size, etc. — Continued.
In what Street.
Fairfax ....
Whitfield . . .
Elmo
Rockwell . . .
Sigourney . . .
Allen
C
Pratt ave. . . .
Woodman . . .
Ballard ....
School
Bismarck . , .
Spring Vale . .
Corinth ....
Hancock ....
Maple
Sharon ....
Hancock ....
Pine
Hawthorne . .
Atherton ave. .
Baker
Meehan ....
Keyes
Rockview . . .
Hazel
Sheldon ....
Salem
Farrington ave.
Danforth ....
John A. Andrew
Union ave. . , .
Hobart
Wilton
Pratt
Between what Streets.
Brought forward . . .
From Carruth
Wheatland ave. and park . .
Erie and Erie ave
Milton ave. and Washington
Glenroad and Walnut . . .
Brown ave. and Rowe . . .
Spring Park and Boylston . .
From Centre
Centre and Jamaica
Centre and Custer
Amory and Coplej'
Boylston and Germania . . .
Spring and Marshall . . . ,
Washington and Birch . . ,
Prospect ave. and Ashland .
Centre and Weld
Brown ave. and Rowe . . . .
Prospect ave. and Pine . . .
Brown ave. and Hancock . .
Florence and Sycamore . . .
Washington and Albano . ,
Spring and Garden
Williams and Keyes . . . ,
Washington and Meehan . .
Green and Hazel ,
Rockview and Enfield . . ,
Ashland and Prospect ave. .
Albano and Corinth ....
Oak and B. & P. R.R. . .
Wyman and Boylston . . . .
Sedgwick and Newburne .
Green and Washington . .
From Brooks
Cambridge and Braintree .
From Linden
Carried forward ,
Dor.
W.R,
Brl.
15,933
151
258
485
821
168
175
217
142
81
213
263
392
207
356
356
237
469
335
123
60
164
452
107
252
314
88
120
348
301
274
78
153
329
117
188
24,675
92 City Document No. 118.
Statement of Location, Size, etc, — Concluded.
In what Street.
Peaceable . .
Englewood ave,
Foster ....
Surrey ....
Appian Way .
Hichborn . .
Sinclair court
Oakland . . .
Gardner . . .
La Rose place
Linden ....
Lindall ave. .
Fenton court .
Between what Streets.
Brought forward
Winship and Rockland
Chestnut Hill and Roxbury aves.
Washington and Surrey . . . .
Parsons and Foster
Franklin and Vernon
From North Beacon
Washington and Faneuil
Chester and Malvern . .
From Union
Garden and Brighton ave.
Total 6-inch ,
Lindall park and Vernon . . .
Greenwich pi. and Greenwich
Total 4.inch
Bri.
B.H.
Dor.
24,675
213
67 T
116
458
122
713
240
158
200
185
176
27,933
54
100
Eepoet of the Water Board.
93
Statement of Liocation, Size, and Number of Feet of Pipe
Relaid and Abandoned in 1884.
In what Street.
Between what Streets.
5
Length.
as
Brookline ave
Under Boston and Albany R.R. . .
Total 40 inch
B.
40 .
12
112
112
297
"West Newton
Sbawmut ave. and Washington . .
B.
12
Brookline ave
Burlington and Boston and Albany
RR
B H.
12
• 8
511
Harrison ave. and Washington . .
B.
808
Central place
17
Montana
From Georgia
Atlantic ave. and the Water ....
B.H.
B.
6
128
145
T. Wharf
615
Tremont
Hollis and Boylston
«
789
S
Boylston
Eliot
,,
30
12
Tremont and Pleasant
Shawmut ave. and Tremont . . .
"
744
686
8
West Dedham
8
Crawford
Humboldt ave. and Tower ....
B.H.
92
12
East Chester park and Boston . . .
Atlantic ave. and the Water . . .
D.
B.
4
608
6
3,564
T wharf
134
Waterford
Shawmut ave. and Washington . .
"
"
372
6
Parker
Boston and Albany R.R. and West-
"
"
415
11
Atlantic ave. and the Ferry ....
6
932
Brookline ave
Raised.
Burlington ave. and Beacon ....
B.H.
40
1,161
Beacon
Brookline and Commonwealth ave.
B.
"
100
Brookline ave
Burlington ave. and Boston and
Albany R.R
B.H.
12
250
Clapp
East Chester park and Boston . . .
Dor.
6
304
Lowered.
D
_ Eight and Ninth
D and E
S.B.
12
100
Ninth
B.H.
6
175
550
Sheridan ave
Chestnut and Terrace
From D
S.B.
4
50
94
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Repairs of Pipes during the Year 18S4.
Whbkb.
Diameter of Pipes in Inches.
48
40
36
1
1
30
3
1
4
20
13
5
12
30
16
2
2
12
14
5
2
8
5
3
37
10
1
1
8
1
1
2
.
4
6
46
14
1
10
1
1
73
4
61
7
1
1
3
1
74
3
7
1
4
1
13
2
9
2
1
12
47
47
5
5
1
14
3
3
20
S
12
1
1
14
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6
13
14
1
1
35
Total.
401
116
109
209
76
56
39
642
South Boston
East Boston
Boston Highlands ....
Dorchester
West Roxhury
Brighton
1
1
1
1
169
139
240
86
64
40
Totals
1,006
1,380
Of the leaks that have occurred on pipes of 4 inches
and upwards : joints, 146 ; settling of earth, 18 ;
defective packing, 2 6 ; defective stopcock, 17 ; de-
fective pipe, 17 ; broken by B. & A. E.R. bridge-
struck by
12 ; settling
settlin": of
builders, 1 ; by wharf-builders
pick, 3 ; by frost, 2. Total
Stoppages by frost
Of 3-inch and on service-pipes : joints
of earth, 159 ; settling of wall, 3 . ^
drain, 2 ; defective pipe, 265 ; defective faucet,
23 ; defective packing, 13 ; defective coupling,
13 ; struck by pick, 34 ; by frost, 3 ; stiff con-
nections, 45 ; by sewer diggers, 15 ; faucet
pulled out, 3 ; gnawed by rats, 9. Total .
Stoppages by fish, 33 ; rust, 306; dirt, 8; solder
1 ; paper, 1 ; gasket, 2 ; frost outside, 99 ; frost
inside, 71. Total
231
22
606
521
Total
1,380
Eeport of the Water Board.
97
statement of Leaks and Stoppages 1850-1884.
DiAMBTER OF.
Yeab.
Four inches and
upwards.
Less than four
inches.
Totals.
1850
82
64
82
85
74
75
75
85
77
82
134
109
117
97
95
111
139
122
82
82
157
185
188
153
434
203
214
109
213
211
135
145
170
171
263
72
173
241
260
280
219
232
278
324
449
458
399
373
397
594
498
636
487
449
407
767
1,380
1,459
1,076
2,120
725
734
801
1,024
995
929
833
1,248
782
1,127
104
1851
237
1852 .'
823
1853
345
1854
354
1855
294
1856
307
1857
S63
1858
401
1859
631
I860
592
508
1862
490
494
1864
489
607
1866
•676
609
1868
631
439
1870
926
1,565
1872
1,647
1,229
1874
2,554
929
1876
948
910
1878
1,237
1,206
1880
1881
1,064
1,028
1,248
953
1882
1883
1884
1,380
98
City Document JSFo. 118.
Hydrants.
During the year 171 hydrants have been established, and
53 abandoned.
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South Boston . .
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Boston Highlands
Dorchester . . .
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Total Number up to May 1, 1885.
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753
327
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125
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1,386
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801
419
272
16
4,598
104 hydrants have been taken out and replaced by new or
repaired ones, and 164 boxes have been taken out and re-
placed by new ones. The hydrants have had the usual atten-
tion paid them.
Report or the Water Board. 99
Stopcocks.
173 new stopcocks have been established this year. 117
boxes have been taken out and replaced by new ones. The
stopcocks have had the proper attention paid them.
Respectfully,
E. R. JONES,
Superintendent Eastern Division,
EEPOET OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE
MYSTIC DEPAETMENT.
Mystic Depaetment Boston Water- Works,
CHARLESTOWisr DISTRICT, May 1, 1885.
Hon. William A. Simmons, Chairman Boston Water
Board : —
Sir, — The annual report of this department for the year
ending April 30 is herewith submitted : —
Mystic Lake.
During the past year the water has been abundant and
unusually good.
The cleaning mentioned in my last report was continued
the past season on Wedge pond and that part of the Aba-
jonah river between the tracks of the Boston & Lowell R..R.
The depth of water was a hindrance, and on that account we
were unable to do all that was intended. Considerable work
was done on that part of the lake above the old canal, and on
the land owned by Mr. Bacon, in blowing out the old stumps
that were left when the works were built. If the state of the
water will permit we shall continue the work of cleaning this
season.
Mystic-valley Sewer.
The sewer is in good condition, but is now taxed to its
capacity, and, if the tanneries continue to increase their
business, will have to be enlarged.
The engine and pump are badly worn, and will need ex-
tensive repairs this summer. The boiler has been repaired
twice the past year, and is liable to give out at any time.
When the works were built the plant was sufficiently large
to take care of the sewage ; but, as there is six times the
amount running now, the plant should be increased in pro-
portion.
The land at the sewer-pump has been graded, using the
sewage refuse as a fertilizer. We raised a good crop of
Hungarian grass and yellow corn the last year, and, as the
Eepoet of the Water Board. 101
land was clear gravel, it showed conclusively that the refuse
taken out by our settling-tanks is of value as a fertilizer.
Conduit.
The conduit is in good condition. It has been cleaned
twice the past year, and thoroughly inspected each time.
At the fall cleaning some small patches of sponge were found,
which were scraped off and thoroughly scoured. This spring
there were no traces of vegetable growth discovered.
Reservoir.
The east basin was drawn off and cleaned last spring ; the
brick lining to the slope, with the exception of a small piece,,
was found in good condition. The necessary repairs were-
made to that portion, and the stone-work pointed. We
found the covering to the cement-pipe, leading to the west
basin, in bad condition. The old covering was cleaned off,,
the iron thoroughly scraped, and newly covered with cement
well worked on.
The banks were thoroughly top-dressed last fall, and now
show the benefit of the work done. The concrete walk
around the reservoir will have to be resurfaced this season,
and it will be economy to concrete the gutters around the
first slope.
This work can be done after the west basin has been
cleaned and pointed. The gate-house has been painted
inside, and a new set of screens for the outlet pipes have
been made and put in.
I again call the attention of the Board to the great need of
a telephone at this gate-house, and recommend tha-t it be put
in immediately.
Roads and Grounds.
This part of the works has received the usual attention.
The grass shows the effect of top-dressing.
The roads around the works are in poor condition, having
been made with clay and loose gravel. In wet weather they
are mud ; in dry, dust, I would recommend that a stone-
crusher be purchased for this department, and the roads be re-
built. The railroad track has been straightened, and the wail
built on the east side. A foundation has been built for a new
shed for the storage of carts and tools which should be built
this season.
I would also recommend that the house at the lake be
clapboarded this season.
102 City Document No. 118.
Pumping Service.
This department is in good condition, though, like all
works of the kind, it needs constant care and repairs to keep
it in working order.
No. 3 pump will have to be thoroughly overhauled this
season. Since my last report the new boilers have been
finished, and are now in use, showing a saving in fuel over
the old ones. The partial repairs on the engine-house, men-
tioned in my last report, have been done, and the work should
be continued this year.
I would recommend the purchase of a gas-machine to light
the engine-house. At present it is poorly lighted, and hardly
safe.
DiSTEIBUTION-PlPES .
These pipes have been extended by the addition of 211 feet
6-inch and 90 feet 4-inch pipe. There have been 5,455 feet
of cement pipe replaced with cast-iron. There have been 78
leaks the past year. The annexed tables show the amount
of work performed in this branch.
Hydeants and Gates.
3 new Lowry hydrants have been placed by this depart-
ment the past year.
12 old Lowry and 1 post have been taken out and replaced
with new.
17 rotten hydrant-boxes have been replaced.
There have been added 9 new gates, 7 4-inch and 2 6-inch,
the past year.
49 rotten gate-boxes have been renewed.
Service-Pipes and Boxes.
54 new services have been laid in this district the past
year. There has been repaired and relaid 197, in which
there was used 1,561 feet of lead pipe.
61 were alterations of tin-lined ; 35 leaks ; 38 stoppages by
eels ; 6 by rust, and 57 frozen.
525 wooden service-boxes were replaced by iron, and 2
fire-pipes were put in.
Report or the Water Board.
103
New Services.
Size.
I of an inch.
% of an inch.
2.inch.
Total number.
Total feet.
Number
50
2
2
54
1,317
Summary of Services connected with the WorTcs, May 1, 1885.
Charlestown.
Somerville.
Chelsea.
Everett.
Totals.
Services
Feet
5,595 '
149,908
4,046
132,788
4,456
120,600
842
18,978
14,939
422,274
422,274 feet, or 79 mile, 5,154 feet.
Breaks and Leaks on Distribution-Pipe.
Size of Pipe.
16
12
10
8
6
4
3
2
Total.
1
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3
3
4
27
29
15
3
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83
20
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46
65
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51
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Totals
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74
71
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170
Extension of Distribution- Pipe,
Location.
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Waterman's wharf .
Somerville
Chelsea
Everett
Totals
SiZK OF PiPB.
4-inch.
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175
12
1,913
857
455
3,436
35
3,703
2,837
1,225
7,855
Total feet.
24
48
181
48
5,616
3,694
1,680
11,291
104
City Document No. 118.
Distribution-Pipe Relaid.
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Original
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Inches.
Feet.
Feet.
Feet.
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84
108
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564
60
192
806
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1,752
1,800
570
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Fitchburg railroad
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2,602
108
Totals
216
1,146
2,118
1,752
5,232
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Connected with the works are the necessary tools, horses,
and wagons to do the work, all of which are in good
condition.
Yours, respectfully,
J. HENEY BROWN,
Superintendent.
KEPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE
METER DIVISION.
Meter Division, 221 Federal st.,
Boston, May 15, 1885.
Hon. W. a. Simmons, Chairman Boston Water Board: —
Sir, — The annual report of Superintendent of Meter
Division for tlie year ending April 30, 1885, is herewith
submitted.
The total number of meters in the Cochituate Department,
doing duty at the commencement of the year, was 2,653.
There have since been applied 1,841, and in the same time
102 have been discontinued, making a total in this branch, at
the present time, of 4,302.
In the Mystic Department the year commenced with 496
meters doing duty. There have since been applied 114, and
during the same time 44 have been discontinued, making
the total number in this branch 567, and the total number in
the whole works 4,959.
Accompanying this report is furnished, in tabular form, the
different sizes and styles of all the meters in use at date : —
Summary of Meters connected with the Works April 30, 18S5.
Sttlb.
6-incli.
4-inch.
3-inoh.
2-inch.
It inch.
l-inch.
J-inch.
1-inch.
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6
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67
16
409
445
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20
25
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48
851
89
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74
2,248
57
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119
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140
48
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2,522
1,468
Report of the Water Board. 10 9*
During the year 41 meters have been condemned as use-
less (worn out in service).
These were of the Worthington pattern, and were of the
older numbers in use in the works, having done a duty of
200,000 cubic feet and upwards.
In the wear of these I have especially noticed that those
from the northern sections of the city are much more scarred,
and show a destroying substance to contend with that is not
apparent in those removed from other localities.
This destroying agency is manifest in the scouring process
to which they give evidence of having been subjected,
proving, in many cases, to have been very destructive.
Owing to the continued extreme cold of the past winter
77 meters were frozen, fully 33 per cent, of which were
located in street-boxes placed 4^ to 5 feet below the surface,
while the balance were located in the most available places
in buildings, — generally the cellars, — carefully packed
with hay for protection from frost.
In all cases where these were frozen some portion of the
service-pipe was exposed ; this exposed part was first af-
fected ; the ice, once formed in the pipes, naturally and
quickly extends along the services, and soon comes in con-
tact with the meter.
The effect is to disable if not entirely destroy it. In my
opinion the packing of meters for protection, where any
portion of the service-pipes are exposed to frost, is of little
or no account, and until consumers are made to realize the
necessity of properly protecting their fixtures from frost the
city will suffer.
It has been the custom to let the water run to waste in
extreme cold weather, thereby keeping a circulation to pre-
vent freezing.
The application of meters somewhat interferes with this
arrangement, at first causing a vigorous and determined op-
position, manifested very impressively to the employes of
the department while performing their legitimate duties,
more especially in localities where a lesser degree of intel-
ligence may be looked for.
Seventy-five decayed street-boxes have been replaced with
new ones, and 27 have been repaired.
For the safety of the community these require constant
and careful attention.
There are also in connection with the works, and under
the supervision of this department, 234 elevators, having
supply-pipes varying from 2 to 6 inches in diameter.
Six of these have meters attached ; 228 are operated with
cord and pulley, or ratchet, according to style, and are sup-
110 City Document No. 118.
plied with one to four indicators each. These attachments
are adjusted by actual measurement, and record the con-
sumption comparatively correct, and might be considered
reliable, provided they were not so liable to disarrangement,
either by carelessness or accident ; this cord is easily dis-
placed or broken, and I am of the opinion that the city is
not properly protected by such arrangements, and I most
respectfully recommend to the consideration of the Board the
application of meters, at the expense of applicants, to all
elevator-pipes hereafter granted.
In addition to the above, there are in the Cochituate works
40 motors with indicators attached, and in the Mystic De-
partment 4, making 44 in the whole works. These motors
are generally of one style, viz., Boston Motor Company's
make, and are owned privately by the parties using them,
they having been proved and accepted by the department.
Alterations made last season in the |-inch Tremont meter
proved, after trial, unsatisfactory, and they are at the present
time being removed.
The trouble being in the mechanical construction, this has
caused delay in the work of the departmen, and annoyance
to the consumers who were unfortunately brought in contact
with them.
Beside the substituting of these rejected ones with perfect
machines, the contracting parties assume the expense of re-
locating all such, thus relieving the city of all extra outlay
occasioned thereby.
There have been purchased during the year 2,818 |-inch,
and 281 1-inch Tremont meters, and, adding 882 previously
purchased, makes the total 3,981, distributed as follows : —
Placed in service. ...... 2,479
On hand in stock ....... 345
Obsolete 87
At factory for alterations ..... 1,070
43 Crown meters have been purchased, viz. : 3 6-inch, 4
4-inch, 2 3-inch, 13 2-inch, 9 l|-inch, 6 1-inch, and 6 |-
inch.
The 6 l^-inch were disposed of to consumers for private
use, they reimbursing the city for the same, and becoming
owners thereof. The others have been placed in service, with
the exception of 1 4-inch, 2 2-inch, and 1 1-inch, which are
still retained in stock.
98 Crowns, of different sizes, have been repaired, at an
outlay of $643.72.
Eepoet of the Watee Board. Ill
Eepairs of this style of meter incur the extra expense of
transportation to and from New York.
53 Worthingtons have been purchased, viz. : 2 4-inch, 15
2-inch, 17 1^-inch, 18 1-inch, and 1 |-inch, and they have
all been put in service excepting 2 2-inch, which still remain
in stock.
The repairs of this class are almost entirely done in the
department, and charged to maintenance.
Eespectfully submitted,
HIRAM CUTTS,
iSuperintendent Meter Dept.
EEPOET or THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE
INSPECTION AND WASTE DIVISION.
Division of Inspection and Waste,
City Hall, Boston, May 1, 1885.
"William A. Simmons, Esq., Chairman Boston Water
Board : —
Sir, — In compliance with the order of the Board I here-
with respectfully submit the report of the work of this
division for the year from May 1, 1884, to May 1, 1885.
At the date of my last annual report (May 1, 1884)
nearly half of the general house-to-house inspection in the
Cochituate Department, for assessing the revenue of the
present year, had been done. The entire inspection, with the
exception of premises classed as "buildings" and "model
houses," on which special examinations were to be made later
in the year, was completed early in June, when the inspectors
were sent to their various districts to check waste, and see
that the hose regulations of the Board were enforced.
Three of the divisions, viz., 1, 3, and 4, were subsequently
specially detailed for hose and waste service, their working
hours being changed to from 1 o'clock P.M. to 8 o'clock
P.M. ; the evening being the principal time at which viola-
tions of hose regulations occur. The result of this arrange-
ment was that a large number of persons were found illegally
using hose, not having paid for the privilege, while others
were violating the regulations in using it during prohibited
hours ; fines were inflicted on some, others being compelled
to take out the necessary license from the water-registrars.
In the beginning of June, some additional inspectors having
been appointed, a division was formed called " The Deacon
Division," to check the waste indicated by the Deacon meters.
This division attended exclusively to this service until the end
of December, when the meters were removed on account of
the freezing of the ground.
On July 28 all of the inspectors were placed on Deacon
waste service until the end of the second week of August,
when Division 1 was sent to the Mystic Department to make
the inspection for revenue (January bills) in Charlestown
Keport of the Water Board. 113
and Somerville. Division 3 was then detailed to inspect
special business buildings, which, on account of the frequent
changes in occupancy, water-fixtures, etc., it is not deemed
advisable to take earlier in the year. Division 4 was at the
same time placed inspecting model houses for which special
rates are charged.
As we proceed with our examinations of the water-fixtures
in dwelling-houses, I find that a great many of the sources of
waste in past years are gradually ceasing to exist ; for ex-
ample, persons who habitually left open the valves of
water-closets to flush out the soil-pipes have generally ceased
doing so, as an inspector is liable at any time to call and find
the water wasting, in which case the premises are fined $2
for each ofl'ence. Again, where old, leaky fixtures existed for
years, new ones have been put in, or proper repairs made ;
the inspection visits to examine the fixtures being anticipated,
the plumber is frequently sent for before such occurs.
A large percentage of the waste that in former years raised
the consumption to over 100 gallons per head of the popula-
tion, I consider, from the results of the past two years, must
have occurred from bursts in street-mains and service-pipes
before reaching their source of supply. During the year
covered by this report I have notified the service division of
the Cochituate Department of over 200 bursts in street mains
and pipes ; also, of a large number of public fountains and
hydrants found wasting water; the necessary repairs were
made in each case.
The work of this division in checking waste and cutting
down the supply will be readily seen by the following table,
which gives, by way of comparison, the consumption for
each month for a year before the house-to-house inspection
began, with the corresponding figures for each month since
that time. The increase in the consumption for the first
three months of the present year is accounted for by the
fact that it was an exceptionally cold season, in consequence
of which faucets in nearly all parts of the city were left open
to prevent freezing : —
114
City Document No. 118.
CocHiTUATE Department.
Consumption in Q-allons.
The year before Inspection.
J anuary .
February .
March . .
April . . .
May . . .
June . . .
July . . .
August . .
September
October. .
November
December
31,691,600
31,563,800
31,318,700
32,352,800
1$8».
34,715,500
32,690,700
34,110,700
30,617,600
32,169,500
33,419,200
36,774,000
37,141,000
Since Inspection began.
1SS3. 1S84. 1S85
33,645,600
29,575,800
28,839,300
30,174,200
32,162,300
24,598,000
21,862,600
21,460,700
23,708,500
26,184,600
25,409,000
25,065,200
26,389,500
25,022,850
22,954,250
24,234,800
26,711,900
31,847,400
27,697,200
22,720,450
The saving for the entire year, 1884, as compared with
the consumption of the year before inspection, averaged per
day 8,292,742 gallons in the Cochituate Department. The
daily average consumption the year before inspection was
33,213,758, while for 1884 it was but 24,921,016.
In the Mystic Division a considerable saving in the con-
sumption was effected during the year through checking
waste ; but, owing to the imperfect condition of the street
mains in Somerville and Chelsea, it bears no comparison to
that effected in the Cochituate Division.
After the Deacon service was discontinued for the year, in
conformity with the order of the Board, the Inspectors were,
each in turn, beginning January 1, suspended, with loss of
pay, for twenty days ; these suspensions ended April 24, when
all the inspectors were again at work.
The work of the present year was opened with the service
of, the January bills for the Water-Kegistrars. In the Co-
chituate Department, 37,557 bills, and in the Mystic Depart-
ment for Somerville and Charlestown, 9,281 bills, were
delivered ; this work was completed in eleven days.
The house-to-house inspection, at present.in progress for the
revenue of next year, was begun January 12 ; it is, at the
Eeport of the Water Board. 115
time of writing (May 22) , more than half done. The entire
of the inspection-books for South Boston have been passed
to Water-Registrar Davis, and a large part of the result of
the inspection throughout the city is ready for delivery to
him. The inspection for Registrar Caldwell, of Chelsea,
Everett, and Revere — for his July bills — will, I expect, be
ready in a few days.
A large number of inaccuracies existed in the returns of rate-
able fixtures sent to the Water-Registrars in the last inspec-
tion ; this resulted from not having in my possession accu-
rate returns of previous inspections, and consequently being
unable to compare the returns, as they came in, with those of
former inspections. To obviate this, and give to Registrar
Davis this year, a perfect account of all taxable water-fixtures in
the Cochituate Department, I, with the consent of the Board,
detailed two inspectors to compare the present with last year's
return ; where discrepancies were found, I placed four of the
most reliable inspectors on the vyork of verification, their
duty being to visit the premises, examine the fixtures, and
bring in correct reports of what they found. Some thousands
of errors were discovered and corrected, the result of this
will be that the inspection on which the Division is at present
engaged, will be the only thoroughly accurate and reliable
one ever made. I expect to complete the inspection of the
Cochituate Department early in July.
On February 17 I received a communication from the
Water Board stating that " the Board of Health desire to be
informed of the number of privy-vaults and wells, whether
used or not, within the city," and instructing me to obtain
the information, and transmit the same to the Board of
Health. I was further instructed by the Water Board to call
on the members of the Board of Health, and ascertain if they
needed any additional information that this division could fur-
nish, I did so with the result that immediately afterwards I
had printed in schedule form a return to be filled up by each
inspector, giving the following information of all privy-vaults
and wells within the limits of the City of Boston, viz. : —
Of vaults — the " street and number; if in use, condition,
whether broken, if full, etc. ; and of wells — their number,
if in use, etc." I have thus far transmitted to the Board of
Health returns of 3,533 vaults, and of 200 wells, with their
condition as stated above. In addition to the foregoing, I
was requested by the Board of Health to give them an ap-
proximation, from any source which I then had in hand, of
the number of privy-vaults within the city limits ; the fol-
lowing copy of a letter which I wrote them explains my
action in reference : —
116
City Document No. 118.
"Inspection and Waste Division.
Water Department, March 7, 1885.
Samuel H. Durgin, Esq.,M.D.,
Chairman, Board of Health: —
Dear Sir, — In conformity with instructions received from
the Water Board, February 17, I herewith send you re-
turns of vaults and wells taken by the inspectors of this
division since that date, and which I shall continue to furnish
you with during the progress of the present inspection.
Below you will find an approximation of the number of
privy-vaults in the various districts within the limits of the
City of Boston, asked for by your Board in our recent inter-
view.
Eespectfully yours,
D. B. CASHMAN,
Superintendent.
South Boston .
. 2,082
City Proper
. 2,874
Boston Highlands
. 1,314
Dorchester District .
. 1,114
Brighton District
880
East Boston
. 1,682
Charlestown District
. 1,545
11,491"
I consider that there is a marked improvement in the dis-
cipline and efficiency of the Division. Only a few trivial
reports were received from citizens during the past year of
any impropriety on the part of inspectors, and on investiga-
tion they proved groundless ; no serious complaint has been
made against any of the men.
Refusals to admit the Inspectors into dwelling-houses for
purposes of inspection are now very rare, although they
were quite frequent in the earlier days of house-to-house
inspection.
Metered premises are examined for waste the same as
those not metered. In cases where waste is found to exist,
the persons interested are orally notified ; no notice to repair
is served. By this course we frequently save such persons
considerable expense, as otherwise they would have to pay
for the water received through the meter, whether used or
wasted.
Eepoet of the Water Board. 117
Schedules of the Work Performed by each Inspector.
In the following schedules the work performed by each
Inspector for the year will be found. It is but just, however,
to remark, that, in some cases where the figures do not seem
to give large results, the work done was of an intricate and
important kind, that required time and care, hence, the
figures do not in all cases give the value of the work done.
INSPECTION OF 1884,
CocHiTUATE Department.
The following tables give the work of each Inspector from
May 1, 1884, to the end of the house-to-house inspection
then in progress (June 6, 1844) : —
Division 1, — James H. McGuire, Chief Inspector.
Inspkctoks.
Bacharach, Solomon ,
Dunn, Jno. J
Finnegan,D. A. . . .
Furlong, L. P
HasBett, J. B
McAuliffe, J. J. . , .
Quigley, J. L
Boss, George F. . . .
Toland, Jos. H. . . .
Total ,
1884.
May 19.
1884
Jan. 14.
1883.
July 16.
1884.
Jan. 1.
1883.
July 16.
a 5
Eft
251
494
721
418
478
272
404
723
266
4,027
Defective Fixtures.
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Wilful
Waste
Reports.
Hose
Reports.
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Keport of the Water Board.
119
Division 2. — John B. Maguire, Chief Inspector,
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Jan. 1.
1883.
582
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11
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Corbett, Jno. J
July 16.
105
5
5
6
Daly, Jas. F
Aug. 18.
511
1
1
20
10
Desmond, Jno. F. . . .
July 16.
517
Haley, Jno. A
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395
13
13
7
McNamara, Jno. . . .
1884.
591
McCarthy, T., Jr. . . .
Jan. 14.
596
4
4
5
Rosnosky, Raphael . .
May 19.
1883.
180
6
6
4
Sweeney, C. F
July 16.
539
1
1
Total
4,016
38
41
26
20
10
120
City Document No. 118.
Division 3. — William P. Caeroll, Chief Inspector.
Inspectors.
Butler, Wm. F. .
Corbett, Jno. J. .
Cassidy, M. F. J.
Leahan, Jno. W.
Maguire, R. E. .
McKetina, B. F. .
Quigley, J. J. . .
Ready, Edward .
Smith, P. J. . . .
Total
1883.
July 16.
1884.
May 19.
1883.
July 16.
1884.
Jan. 14.
1883.
July 16.
1884.
Jan. 1.
= 03
385
248
486
401
494
613
565
81
635
3,708
Defective Fixtures.
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74
123
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Wilful
Waste
Reports.
Hose
Reports
Eepoet of the Watee Board.
121
Division 4. — James J. Strange, Chief Inspector.
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Cullen, Jno. F
July 16.
268
3
3
6
Edmonds, Michael . .
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159
1
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Kilduff, William , . .
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592
6
6
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Murray, Thomas F. • .
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585
5
5
14
Murray, Richard J. . .
1884.
579
Marphy, Jno. J
Jan. 14.
488
11
14
22
4
Neagle, Joseph B. . . .
"
220
1
1
6
Wood, Walter B. . . .
"
519
17
17
18
Total
3,410
44
47
82
7
Summary of the Part of the Insjpection of 1884 comprised
in the foregoing Schedules : —
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Reports.
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3,708
3,410
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72
44
41
74
47
26
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82
20
20
10
Three
Total
15,161
158
167
238
7
10
122
City Document No. 118.
Deacon Service.
The following tables give the work of each Inspector, in
checking waste, from the time of districting the men, Jane 7,
1884, to the end of the year : —
Division 2. — James H. McGuire, Chief Inspector.
•
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,
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Waste
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Jan. 14.
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3,237
370
370
332
4
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1883.
Desmond, John F. .
July 16.
1884.
2,940
245
244
320
10
1
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Finnegan, Daniel A.
Jan. 14.
1883.
3,609
394
390
468
12
3
Furlong, L. P. . . .
July 16.
288
20
20
30
Murray, T. F. ...
1884.
614
83
83
32
11
1
1
2
2
MoKenna, B. F. . .
Jan. 14.
231
45
45
43
3
MoCormack, D. . . .
July 9.
1883.
2,888
152
152
227
1
1
1
Ross, George F. . .
July 16.
1884.
3,848
256
254
255
4
12
12
10
6
Eosnosky, Raphael .
May 19.
1883.
3,810
479
481
448
7
4
4
1
Toland, Jos. H. . . .
July 16.
2,950
69
68
48
Total
24,415
2,113
2,107
2,203
51
20
20
29
16
Report of the Water Board.
123
Division 3. — James J. Strange, Chief Inspector.
Defective Fixtures.
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May 19.
1884.
49
1,946
384
382
358
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Berran, Joseph . , .
July 9.
1883.
110
1,754
411
401
481
13
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Edmonds, Michael .
July 16.
82
1,419
203
201
208
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Kilduff, William . .
1884.
30
2,277
231
228
243
2
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McKenna, B. F. . .
Jan. 14.
1883.
1,781
188
187
160
5
6
2
Maguire, R. E. . . .
July 16.
1884.
24
1,569
160
160
167
2
Smith, P.J
Jan. 1.
26
2,383
852
852
879
40
10
24
7
21
52
Total
321
13,129
2,429
2,411
2,496
77
21
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Foye, John E. . . .
Leahan, John W. .
Murphy, John J. . .
Quigley, John J. . .
Woods, Walter B. .
1883. ,
July 16.
1884.
July 7.
May 19.
Jan. 14.
1883.
July 16.
1884.
Jan. 14.
10
26
12
24
2,777
2,474
2,729
2,594
2,572
312
302
400
120
362
312
301
398
120
361
353
323
441
87
396
3
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5
6
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72
13,146
1,496
1,492
1,600
19
12
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124
City Docuihent No. 118.
Deacon Division, 5. — Edward Keady, Chief Inspector.
The following table gives the work of the Deacon Division,
(No. 5) , from its inception, May 13, 1884, to the end of year.
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CuUen, John F. . . .
Cassidy, M. F. J. . .
Daly, James F. . . .
Edmonds, Michael .
Foye, John E. . . .
Furlong.Lawrence P.
McAuliffe, John J. .
McNamara, John . .
Murray, T.F. . . ,
Maguire, H. G. . . .
Neagle, Joseph B. .
Quigley, J. L. ...
Ready, Edward . .
Sweeney, C. F. . . .
Toland, Joseph H, .
1883.
July 16
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Aug. 18.
July 16.
1884.
July 9.
1883.
July 16.
1884.
Sept. 20.
Jan. 14.
Jan. 1.
1883.
July 16.
612
676
2,455
256
128
1,568
2,141
2,286
2,203
1,878
1,042
2,019
1,780
80
224
248
167
118
483
34
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155
286
375
178
248
167
297
292
18
28
27
167
118
483
34
11
155
287
375
178
248
167
297
291
18
28
27
131
83
690
49
4
132
197
338
245
271
133
243
194
5
4
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1
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7
3
2
6
5
6
7
4
3
3
7
5
3
2
1
1
1
7
2
1
2
Total
19,596
2,884
2,884
3,480
45
28
28
16
14
Report of the Water Board.
125
Mystic Department.
The following table shows the work of each Inspector,
checking waste in the Mystic Division from the time of dis-
tricting the men (June 7, 1884), to the end of the year, and
also includes the house-to-house inspection in the Mystic
Department.
Division 1. — John B. Maguire, Chief Inspector.
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Waste
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Connolly, John A. • .
Jan. 1.
1883.
2,376
694
158
158
148
4
37
4
Daly, James F. . . .
Aug. lb.
71
22
22
18
Haley, John A. . . .
July 16.
439
48
48
48
19
11
Hassett, John B. . .
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1,429
1,933
265
261
265
1
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Murray, R. J
1884.
1,509
1,353
195
195
223
14
15
4
McCarthy, T., Jr. . .
Jan. 14.
2,515
750
276
276
245
4
38
5
McDavltt, D. B. . . .
July 9.
1883.
1,664
895
130
130
134
12
1
1
McAullffe, John J. .
July 16.
1884.
15
52
16
16
Quigley, J. L
Jan. 1.
1883.
July 16.
858
216
. 263
259
270
11
3
3
Sweeney, 0. F. ...
1,405
11,771
1,096
128
129
110
1
1
20
7
Total
7,499
1,501
1,494
1,461
45
5
6
130
32
126
City Document No. 118.
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1,501
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1,461
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72
24,415
13,129
13,146
19,596
2,113
2,429
1,496
2,884
2,107
2.411
1,492
2,884
2,203
2,496
1,600
3,480
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12,164
77,785
10,423
10,388
11,240
237
89
86
288
112
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Repoet or THE Water Board.
129
Other work done by the Division, and not included in the
foreo-oino- schedules, is as follows : —
From what Source received.
Engineer's Department
Police "
Health "
Service Division . . .
Defective Fix-
ture reports
received.
Wilful waste
reports re-
ceived.
Violation of
Hose reports
received.
During the year 614 tines have been inflicted for non-re-
pairs of water-fixtures, wilful waste of water, and violations
of hose regulations.
Of these 176 were collected, and 438 abated for various
causes.
During the same period the water has been cut off for non-
repairs from 96 premises and let on again to 95.
The amount of cash received for fines and turned over to
the Water-Registrars is as follows : —
To Registrar of Cochituate Dep't.
Mystic Dep't.
Amount refunded
Total
$296 00
36 00
332 00
32 00
$364 00
The $32 collected in fines, and afterward refunded to the
parties, was done by order of the Water Board.
Very respectfully,
D. B. CASHMAN,
Superintendent.
130 City Document No. 118.
CIVIL ORGANIZATION OF THE WATER-WORKS, FROM
THEIR COMMENCEMENT TO MAY 1, 1885.
Water Commissioners.
Nathan Hale, James F. Baldwin, Thomas B. Curtis. From May
4, 1846, to January 4, 1850.
Engineers for Construction.
John B. Jervis, of New York, Consulting Engineer. From May,
1846, to November, 1848.
E. S. Chesbrough, Chief Engineer of the Western Division. From
May, 1846, to January 4, 1850.
William S. Whitwell, Chief Engineer of the Eastern Division.
From May, 1846, to January 4, 1850.
City Engineers having Charge of the Works.
E. S. Chesbrough, Engineer. From November 18, 1860, to October
1, 1855.
George H. Bailey, Assistant Engineer. From January 27, 1851,
to July 19, 1852.
H. S. McKean, Assistant Engineer. From July 19, 1852, to October
1, 1855.
James Slade, Engineer. From October 1, 1855, to April 1, 1863.
N. Henry Crafts, Assistant Engineer. From October 1, 1855, to
April 1, 1863.
N. Henry Crafts, City Engineer. From April 1, 1863, to November
25, 1872.
Thomas W. Davis, Assistant Engineer. From April 1, 1863, to
December 8, 1866.
Henry M. Wightman, Resident Engineer at C. H. Reservoir. From
February 14, 1866, to November, 1870.
A. Fteley, Resident Engineer on construction of Sudbury-river
works, from May 10, 1873, to April 7, 1880.
Joseph P. Davis, City Engineer. From Nov. 25, 1872, to March 20,
1880.
Henry M. Wightman, City Engineer. From April 5, 1880, to April
3, 1885.
William Jackson, City Engineer. From April 21, 1885, to present
time.
After Jan-uary 4, 1850, Messrs. E. S. Chesbrough, W. S. Whitwell,
and J.. Avery Richards, were elected a Water Board, subject to the
direction of a Joint Standing Committee of the City Council, by an ordi-
nance passed December 81, 1849, which was limited to keep in force
one year; and in J 851 the Cochituate Water Board was established.
CocHiTUATE Water Board.
Presidents of the Board.
Thomas Wetmore, elected in 1851, and resigned April
7, 1856J ' • Five years.
John H. Wilkins, elected in 1856, and resigned June
5, 1860$ Four years.
Report of the Water Board.
131
Ebenezer Johnson, elected in 1860, term expired April
3, 1865t Five years.
Otis Norcross, elected in 1865, and resigned January
16, 1867t One year and nine months.
John H. Thorndike, elected in 1867, term expired April
6, 1868t One year and three months.
Nathaniel J. Bradlee, elected April, 6, 1868, and re-
signed January 4, 1871 . . . Two years and nine months.
Charles H. Allen, elected January 4, 1871, to May 4,
1873 Two years and four months.
John A. Haven, elected May 4, 1873, to Dec. 17.
1874J One year and seven months.
Thomas Gogin, elected Dec. 17, 1874, and resigned May
31, 1875 ■ • Six months.
L. Miles Standish, elected August 5, 1875, to July 31,
1876 One year.
Members of the Board.
Thomas Wetmore, 1851, 52, 53, 54, and 55f .. . Five years.
John H. Wilkins, 1851, 52, 53, *56, 57, 58, and 59$ . Eight years.
Henry B. Rogers, 1851, 52, 53, *54, and 55 . . . Five years.
Jonathan Preston, 1851, 52, 53, and 56 . . . Four years.
James W. Seaver, 1851$ One year.
Samuel A. Eliot, 1851$.
John T. Heard, 1851$ ........ One year.
Adam W. Thaxter, Jr., 1852, 53, 54, and 55$ . . Four years.
Sampson Reed, 1852 and 1853$ Two years.
Ezra Lincoln, 1852$ One year.
Thomas Sprague, 1853, 54, and 55$ ... . Three years.
Samuel Hatch, 1854, 55, 56, 57, 58, and 61 . . . Six years.
Charles Stoddard, 1854, 55, 56, and 57$ . . . Four years.
William Washburn, 1854 and 55 . . . . . Two years.
TiSDALE Drake, 1856, 57, 58, and 59$ .... Four years.
Thomas P. Rich, 1856, 57, and 58$ .... Three years.
John T. Dingley, 1856 and 59$ Two years.
Joseph Smith, 1856$ Two months,
Ebenezer Johnson, 1857, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, and 64.$ Eight years.
Samuel Hall, 1857, 58, 59, 60, and 61$ . . . . Five years.
George P. French, 1859, 60, 61, 62, and 63$. . . Five years.
Ebenezer Atkins, 1859$ . . . ■ . . . One year.
George Dennie, 1860, 61, 62, 63, 64, and 65 . . . Six years.
Clement Willis, 1860 One year.
G. E. Pierce, 1860$ One year.
Jabez Frederick, 1861, 62, and 63$ ... . Three years.
George Hinman, 1862 and 63 . . . . . Two years.
John F. Pray, 1862 One year.
J. C. J. Brown, 1862 One year.
Jonas Fitch, 1864, 65, and 66$ Three years.
Otis Norcross, *1865 and 66$ ..... Two years.
John H. Thorndike, 1864, 65, 66, and 67$ . . . Four years.
Benjamin F. Stevens, 1866, 67, and 68 . . . . Three years.
William S. Hills, 1867 One year.
Charles R. Train, 1868$ . . . . . . One year.
Joseph M. Wightman, 1868, and 69$ .... Two years.
Benjamin James, * 1858, 68, and 69 .... Three years.
Francis A. Osborn, 1869 One year.
Walter E. Hawes, 1870$ - . •' , • • • One year.
John O. Poor, 1870 . .... . . . One year.
Hollis R. Gray, 1870 One year.
132
City Document No, 118.
Nathaniel J. Bradlee, 1863, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69
and 71
George Lewis, 1868, 69, 70, and 71
Sidney Squires, 187 If .
Charles H. Hersey, 1872
Charles H. Allen, 1869, 70, 71, and 72
Alexander Wadsworth, *1864, 65, 66, 67,
72
Charles R. McLean, 1867, 73, and 74f
Edward P. Wilbur, 1873 aixl 74
John A. Haven, 1870, 71, 72, 73, and 74$
Thomas Gogin, 1873, 74, and 75* .
Amos L. Noyes, 1871, 72, and 75 .
William G. Thacher, 1873, 74, and 75J
Charles J. Prescott, 1875 .
Edward A. White, 1872, 73, 74, 75, and 76t
Leonard R. Cutter, 1871, 72, 73, 74, 75, and 76t
L. Miles Standish, 1860, 61, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 74
and 76t
Charles E. Powers, *1875 and 1876t
Solomon B. Stebbins, 1876t.
Nahum M. Morrison, 18761 .
Augustus Parker, 1876f
70,
, 69, and
75,
Nine years.
Pour years.
One year.
One year.
Four years.
Seven years.
Three years.
Two years.
Five years.
Three years.
Three years.
Three years.
One year.
Five years.
Six years.
Ten years.
Two years.
One year.
One year.
One year.
*Mi-. John H. Wilkins resic^necl ISTov. 15, 1855, and Chai'les Stoddard was elected to
fill the vacancy. Mr. Hemy B. Rogers resigned Oct. 22, 1865. Mr. "Wilkins was re-
elected Feb., 1856, and chosen President of the Board, which office he held until his
resignation, June 5, 1860, when Mr. Ebenezer .Johnson was elected President ; and
Julv 2 Mr. L. Miles Standish was elected to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resig-
nation of Mr. Wilkins. Otis Norcross resigned Jan. 15, 1867, having been elected
Mayor of the City. Benjamin James served one year, in 1858, and was reelected in
1868. Alexander Wadsworth served six years, 1864-69, and was reelected in 1872.
Thomas Gogin resigned May 31, 1875. Charles E. Powers was elected July 15, to fill
the vacency occasioned by the resignation of Mr. Gogin.
t Served until the organization of the Boston Water Board.
J Deceased.
Kepoet or THE Water Board. 138
Boston Water Board, Organized July 31, 1876.
Timothy T. Sawyer, from July 31, 1876, to May 5, 1879; and from
May 1, 1882, to May 4, 1883.
Leonard R. Cutter, from July 31, 1876, to May 4, 1883.
Albert Stanwood, from July 31, 1876, to May 7, 1883.
Francis Thompson, from May 5, 1879, to May 1, 1882.
William A. Simmons, from May 7, 1883, to present time.
George M. Hobbs, from May 4, 1883, to present time.
John G. Blake, from May 4, 1883, to present time.
Organization of the Board for Year 1884-85.
Chairman.
William A. Simmons.
Clerk.
Walter E. Swan.
City Engineer and Engineer of the Board.
Henry M. Wightman.
Water-Registrar of the Cochituate Department.
William F. Davis.
Water-Registrar of the Mystic Department.
Joseph H. Caldwell.
Superintendent of the Eastern Division of Cochituate Department.
Ezekiel R. Jones.
Superintendent of the Western Division of Cochituate Department.
Desmond FitzGerald.
Superintendent of Mystic Department.
J. Henry Brown.
Superintendent of Meter Division.
Hiram Cutts.
Superintendent of Inspection and Waste Division.
D. B. C ASHMAN.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
PAGE
Report of the Water Board ........ 1-14
Condition of reservoirs and aqueducts ...... 1
Pollution of the supply ......... 2
Prevention of waste ......... 2-4
Daily and per capita consumption, 1882-1885 .... 4
Quality of the water ......... 5
Current expenses ........... 5
Water-rates ........... 6
High service ........... 6
Henrj' M. Wightman 7
Meters .....' . 7
Results . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
General statistics, 1882-84 9
Earnings and expenditures, loans, etc. ....".. 10-14
Report of the Clerk . . . . 15-22
Receipts and expenditures .' . . . . . . . 15-20
Cost of works 20-22
Report of the City Engineer . . ... . . . . 23-49
Sudbury-river reservoirs, and Lake Cochituate .... 23-26
Farm-pond conduit . . . . . . . . . 2&
Aqueducts and distributing reservoirs . . . ... . 27
High-service works . . . . • . . . . 27
Mystic lake , . 28
Mystic-valley sewer . . . . . • . . . . 28
Mystic Qonduit and reservoirs ....... 29
Mystic pumping-station ......... 29
Test of boilers at Mystic station ....... 30
Consumption ........... 31
Waste prevention .......... 31
Table showing saving effected ...... 33
Quality of water .......... 34
Distribution system ......... 34
Tables and diagrams : —
Daily average consumption, 1878-84 ..... 36
Diagram showing daily average consumption, 1875-85 . . 36
Diversion of Sudbury river water, 1879-84 .^ . . .37
Average monthly and yearly heights of reservoirs, 1883-84 . 38
Diagram showing heights of reservoirs, rainfall, etc. . . 38
Contents. 135
PAGE
Yield of Sudbury river water-shed, rainfall, etc., 1875-84 . 39
" " Lake Cochituate " " " " 1852-84 . 40
" " Mystic lake " " " " 1876-84 . 42
Monthly amounts pumped, coal used, etc., at Mystic station,
1884 43
Monthly amounts pumped, coal used, etc., at Highland station,
1884 ■ .... 44
Daily rainfall on Sudbury-river water-shed, 1884 . . * . 45
" " " Lake Cochituate " " " . . . 46
" " " Mystic lake """... 47
Monthly rainfall at various places, 1884 ..... 48
" temperature of air and water, -1884 .... 49
Kepoet of "Watbb-Rbgistkar of the Subbuet and Cochituate
Depaetmbnt .......... 50-60
Number of water-takers ......... 50
Revenue for the year 1884-85 50
Number and size of meters in use ....... 51
Location of public drinking fountains ...... 51
" " stand-pipes for street sprinkling . . . . .53
Classes of takers supplied and revenue received from each . . 53
Quantity used and revenue received from different classes of
metered takers, 1883-84 ■ '. 56
Yearly revenue from water rates, 1849-85 ..... 57
Number of water takers, 1850-84 . . . . . . ' . 58
Number and kind of water fixtures in use ..... 60
Eepoet of the Watee-Rbgisteak of the Mystic Depaetment . 61-71
Number of water-takers 61
Revenue received, 1884-85 ........ 61
Location of stand-pipes for street sprinkling ..... 62
" " public drinking fountains ...... 63
Quantity used and revenue received from different classes of
metered takers, 1884 65
Classes of takers supplied and revenue received from each . . 66
Number and kind of water fixtures in use . . . . .68
Yearly revenue from water rates, 1865-1885 ..... 69
Repoet of the Supeeintendent of the Westeen Division . . 72-83
Sudbury-river basins . . . 72
Basin 1 . . . 72
Basin 2 .73
Basin 3 74
Farm pond . . . . . . . . . ... 74
Lake Cochituate .......... 75
Decision of the Supreme Judicial Court in regard to the pollution
of Pegan brook . . . . . . . . . . 76
Sudbury-river aqueduct ......... 80
Cochituate aqueduct ......... 81
Cliestnut-Hill reservoir . . . . . . . . . 81
Rainfall at Chestnut-Hill reservoir .82
136 City Document No. 118.
PAGE
Eeport of Superintendent of Eastern Division .... 85-99
Main pipe and services laid and relaid ...... 85
Table of location, size and length of pipe mains laid in 1884 . . 87
Table of location, size and length of pipe mains relaid and aban-
doned in 1884 93
Table showing length of mains laid during 1884 and length in use
May 1, 1885 94
Table showing number and length of service-pipes laid in 1884
and total number May, 1885 95
Leaks repaired, 1884 96
Table showing number of leaks and stoppages, 1850-1884 . . 97
Number of hydrants established in 1884 and total in use . . 98
Report of Superintendent of the Mystic Department. . 100-107
Mystic lake 100
Mystic-valley sewer . . . . . . . . . 100
Conduit . . ' . .101
Reservoir . . . . . . • . • • • 101
Roads and grounds ......*.. 101
Pumping service 102
Distribution-pipes . . . . . . . . . . 102
Tables showing mains and services laid in 1884 .... 103
Table showing sizes and lengths of mains connected with the
works . . . • • • • • • • • • 10"'^
Table showing number of gates connected with the works . . 106
Table showing number of hydrants connected with the works . 106
Report op the Superintendent op the Meter Division . . 108
Number of meters in use . . . . . . . .108
" " " purchased during year 110
Report of the Superintendent of the Inspection and Waste
Department .......... 112
Work accomplished ......... 112
Number of vaults in the city ........ 116
Schedules of work done by different divisions .... 118
Inspection for revenue, 1885 . . . . . . ' . . 127
Civil Organization of the Water-Works 130
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