HomeMy WebLinkAbout2798 Report of Committee on Water Department, no date but presumed 1906 A.
RFPORT OF CODMaTTER ON WATER DEPARTNENTS
The Committee appointed to investigate the condit4.01,,S of the
7(ater Department mlde a rcliort under date of Y-Ay 21st $ 1906 , and at an
adjourned Town meeting, the Tovvn received +b.( report is one of Progress,
continued the Committee in existence , adopted its recomme,ndat ions, and
at the same. time authorized the selectmen
"To sell all Water Torks luildings and macbirc-ryl including the
"dwelling house on the TJ�ircoln ,'Itreet pror1crty, and a sufficJc- nt
4
"parcel or pircols of land adjoining, such buildinLps to ry.,.akc thic-m
"a- vailable to 1-urc".1-asors" .
Upon seeking a ciastorw- r for this property, the :E1,electmen found
that to sell it in X items 4 as not the best course to pursue ,
plart 4cu144r1y t:cs ,here J. IA s some "i- cs, ion --ts to sonc= of the boundaries of
the differ Ent lots . Therefore , it apjcars to be necessary for the.
Selectmen to come to the, Town for a broader and more sl,eclfic authoriza-
tion to sell this prol.erty .
The recommend, tion of the Cormuittee is that the crtta.rc property,
consisting of buildings :-ind -neac.",ow lands be sold at a price not less
than a sum to be deterr.ined by the Assessors and Selectment , - reservilni- ,
hovvever, some five acres of land now used for ai.:3av�-ground .
Tt Is the 4.n+-cnt! ,1-i, of the Selectmcn to insert an article JrL the
warr,irt for the next '--arch "neeting asking for this authorizat-Lon .
The C-,�.Ie of t1hiu will, cert-,-dn1,-,,r, 1-rove bereficial to
the T. own inasnuch .-is it will produce enough money to reduce the tax r.--�te
for 1907 alfou 0•1 .50 per �1000, - besides ; 1-lacing the jxoperty in the
'
hl,.Inds of individuals wlio will improve the same , -and pay annual t-,,.xes
thereon.
Vrhile the committee does not know the ex;tot condition of the
finances of the Water Poard, the account must necessarily show a great
improvement over the conditions-Lons of 1Tay last, in,-tsnuch is the receil-AS
water from the Town, ark from individuals, wi 11 include fifteen Monthp'-
income , - tlhit is, the last three riojiths of 1905 and the full twelve
months of 1906 , - and this addition it three month:,, ' income is estimated
-J, ''5, 000 . `besides this, a large income h:is bcon obtained fro variolr*
sources which will not, be ava{ lable in futi;re years, so while the
over-drafts of this department will be practically wiped out on April
1st , the- income which has c:r.abled the 'department to bra.ng about this re-
salt h.ts not come from the: increased r<:ztes charged the water takers .
We under st .Ind that this increase has `iounted to only �860.
duri.n. the last six months of 1906 ; therefore, we can only depend upon
some. t1500 or �, 1600. increase over the old income from the present
wa.tcr rates. Therefore , 4,e believe it would be extrerel.y unwise to
ma.kc: any reduction in the, rates, - at a.e,ast for the prese;nt .
Tre; believe , however, that the Town should be metered, and to
this end we suggest the passage at this meeting of the follooing, vote ;-
"VOTED that the Water Roard is hereby authorized ard requested to
111;,rocure and install from time to ti.rx teater meters uifon the premises
"of suer, t,Ake rs of water as shall al ply for meters and pa�i the actual
►►cost of l rocura.ng and installing them.
"The rates to Tie paid for me,tcred water shal11 sn the absence _
"of a detcrmi.n--iti on of ther,i by vote of the Town, be those from t i..me
,,to t, ime_ established d b;,r the 'Water Board ; and the Foard ma, deduct;
"from the water bills of one taking; water through such Meter two
►►dollars a vear, or at that rate: fcr of a wroar , until the
"aggregate of such deductions shall a*nount to the ori�; naj. cos#, of
"tI e Installed rw: cr . IIi,,ch meters shall be: lW-Pt in rf-Pair the
"Water epartment at 11.he expense of the ownor, the cost-, of rcp ,.irs
'Inl.d( from time to time -:o be adoLed to his -water bill .
"Each al,plicant for a meter small sign zn agreement ikd tri the
"Town to abide: by th(:- fora:.€ oing t;erTris of this vote and such other
"provisions not i.noonsi st.ent herewith as the, 'A'ater Board may de:ter-
aJ�,, „ _ , ;; c�c a3:p1 C ter _c: �, 14�lj be accor,^rariio d bir a del-os i t of ten
►,d.oll .-.rs as an advance:, payment on account of cost of the i.nsta lle d
"meter" .
Undeir such vote a good beginning may be m,zde during the present
Ear, and if aft the end thc;:reof it should be found that P. considerable
ml,er of t, akers,- especially the larger risers, shall not have availed
:rtzsel.ves 9f the privilc:-, accorded, it will probably be 'best to pass a.
making the installment and use. of meters obli.gat�or�r u�.}cn �1.1 �zsers .
T1:.e Comnli.t,tee will offer at this mootIng revised F.,(-Laws cover;l
the �te:r ,rNepartmcnt affairs which arc-, more in accordance v,ith the
pre sf ,. conditions.
l
,Y
This report is submitted as Report of Progress,
F.o sp otfull %ww"w -.
�y 1
--Pp
! r
`rx
Y3�
w-
y ex te! r'W"-jZ f rafl�
vf
:'' ..
1;
/ jl •
r
V 0 t a d that the 'Water Board is heeaby w-ithorixod
arid requested to procure and install fro-i time to time water
meters upon ui tU he pr3.raisas of much takqrs of water as shall apply
for Yn.st-,rs and pair t-I'le actual cost of oroclAring and installing
them.
The rates to be paid for met-arad vat,-,r shall, in the
absence of a determination of them by vote of the town, be
tho e from time to time established by the Water Board; and the
Board may deduct from the water bills of one taking 'water
through such meter two dollars a year, or at that rate for
part of a year, until the aggregate of auch deductions shall
am,Dunt to the original cost of t!25 ins-tailed matlar . Stich
met,3rs shall be kept In repair by the Water. Department at the
expense of the owner , the cost of repairs made from time to
time to be added to his water bill .
each applicant for a water shall Gig an agrewrient
with the to-.ff-n to abide - tjy the foregoing terms of
this vote and such other provislone not inconsistent herewith
as tbra Water Board ma�), determine . Flack application shall be
acco-rapani--id by a deposit of ton dollars as an advance Pa.,rMent
on account of coat of the installed meter .
-..�
t
a� �g
i