WAA B874r 1876 BROOKLINE, MASS. REPORT tiF THE WATER COMMITTEE. * FiNAL REPORT OF HIE BROOKLINE WATER COMMISSIONERS. WAA B874r 1876 63120280R lit NLfl DSmbTMD =] NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE l\WlW/l N 3N1310 3W JO A II VIS II IVNOUVN 3NIDI0JW JO ADVISM IVNOUVN ]N ID 10 JW JO UVII I ft£& ">r\ ' r\ E NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE NATIONAL LIBRARY < N 3NI3IQ3W JO ABVUSII IVNOUVN 3NI3IQ3W JO AHVHSM IVNOUVN 3NI3IQ3WJOA1IVIIS E NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE NATIONAL LIBRARY C E NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE NATIONAL LIBRARY C •o ' J E NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE NATIONAL LIBRARY O REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE TO WHOM WAS REFERRED THE FINAL REPORT Brookline Water Commissioners. BOSTON: TRESS O'F ROCKWELL AND CHURCHILL, No. 39 ARCH STREET. 1876. W7)/) ' 1871 i.l NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE WASHINGTON, D. C. - « With Compliments of PLEASE EXCHANGE. n REPORT. The undersigned, members of the committee appointed on the 27th day of January, 1876, under the following vote of the town of Brookline, viz. : " Voted, That the final report and the other reports of the Water Commissioners to the town or selectmen, and their accounts and reports, and ac- counts and reports of their engineer, with other accompa- nying documents, be referred to a committee of five, to be appointed by the moderator, with instructions to fully examine the matters therein referred to, and report thereon to this or a future meeting in print," — ask leave to report that they have examined the vouchers for sums paid out of the treasury on account of water works, and find them to agree substantially with the orders drawn on the Treasurer. All the payments which have been made on account of the construction of the Water Works are, for convenience of reference,printed in the Appendix A, according to the dates of the orders drawn on the Treasurer. The serial numbers take their place among all the orders drawn for any purpose by the Selectmen during the respective financial years. The orders in many cases for the money paid for land and land damages were, for convenience of the parties, drawn by the Chairman of the Board, to be paid over upon the execution and delivery of the deeds and releases. And, on their 'delivery, the money was paid, and the deeds, after being recorded, were placed in custody of the Town Clerk. On the 9th of March, 1874, an order was drawn for $113.72 in excess of the receipted bills filed as vouchers with the warrant; but for this sum receipted bills were afterwards 4 BROOKLINE WATER WORKS. filed, some of them for expenses incurred in July following. It appears to the undersigned that as soon as the overdraft was discovered the excess of the draft or order should have been returned to the treasurer. Certain other instances of a want of care in approving and paying warrants have been brought to the notice of the undersigned; but as the town has apparently suffered no loss thereby, we do not deem it essential to give particulars. On the 2d of February, 1875, an advance of $4,000 was made to James Driscoll, out of the reserve, then amounting to some $5,000 or $6,000, and withheld under the terms of his contracts as security for their final completion by him. At the same time he gave a bill of sale of a stone-crusher and other personal property in the nature of a mortgage, to indemnify the town against loss by the accommodation thus afforded to him. On the 10th of November, 1875, the sum of $10,800.50, being the final estimate of all that was due to him under his old contracts, was paid without deducting the $4,000 which had been advanced February 2d. [See final report, p. 102, line 16, erroneously printed $16,800.50.] At the time of the payment of the $10,800.50 there was due on account of a contract dated Sept. 13, 1875, for laying the wooden conduit, which replaced the Akron sewer-pipe between the filtering gallery and pumping-station, an amount exceeding $4,000 ; and that sum was charged to his account under the last contract, and accepted by him in part payment of his bill for labor and material upon the woodeu conduit. [See final report, bottom of page 103.] Though, as the event proved, the town did not lose the $4,000 advanced, nor the other over-payments, or any part of them, yet we think such errors in keeping the accounts of payments on behalf of the town showed less care than prudent men usually exercise in their ordinary business. For the quantities and prices of labor done and material furnished, the undersigned have relied upon the estimates of BROOKLINE WATER WORKS. 5 the engineer employed by the commissioners, having no reason to doubt their correctness, and as from their character it would be impossible to verify them without employing ex- perts at considerable cost to the town. In some cases certain papers, which the undersigned think should have accompanied the orders for payment, were not in possession of either the Water Commissioners or the Treas- urer at the time the examination was begun, but were after- wards furnished by the engineer. In regard to the use of the Akron sewer-pipe between the filtering-gallery and pumping-station, the town has learned at a cost of over $15,000, that it was not a suitable mate- rial to be used. For opinions of consulting engineers upon this subject see letter of November 18, 1875, from J. Her- bert Shedd, p. 115 of final report. "The clay pipes, how- ever, that had been previously used in the conduit are, in my opinion, too thin for that diameter in such a service." See also letter of Joseph P. Davis, p. 113, final report. When speaking of the Akron sewer-pipe, he says : "As com- pared with the Scotch pipes, they appear to be made of inferior materials, and to be not so able to resist external pressure." That the Scotch pipe was suitable, we think, the Commissioners must have known. By the records of the Commissioners, it appears that they advertised for bids to furnish Scotch pipe, which bids were to be received by the first day of June, and to be opened that day. For the in- formation of the town upon this subject, we submit, without comment, the answer of the Commissioners to an interroga- tory respecting the matter, and to a letter of their chairman, dated March 16th, 1876, and to the statement of James Edmond & Co., and to their letter of March 14th, 1876, all of which are hereto appended, marked "B." Without expressing any opinion as to the reasonableness of the charge — between $400 and $500 — for professional services in the examination of titles by a firm, of which the 6 BROOKLINE WATER WORKS. chairman of the Commissioners was a member, the under- signed are bound to say it would have been more proper, on general principles, and especially in view of the seventh and eighth sections of the ordinance for the government of the Water Commissioners,* that' no Commissioner should have had a pecuniary interest in any bill which he or his col- leagues must approve before it could be paid. With respect to the negotiations of the Commissioners with the city of Boston, for supplying water to Wards 17 and 19, we find that the Boston Water Board and their en- gineer, Mr. Davis, were very desirous of procuring their supply for these wards from Brookline, and, until the very abrupt termination of the negotiations, were confident of being able to make satisfactory arrangements to that end. Evidence of this may be found in the fact that, on the 11th day of March, 1875, the city contracted with Messrs. Jesse W. Starr & Co., of Camden, New Jersey, for the pipe * " Section 7. No one of said commissioners, no town officer who receives compensation from the town for his services, and no person appointed to any office or employed by virtue of this ordinance, or by the aforesaid act, shall be interested directly or indirectly in any bargain, contract, sale or agreement in relation to said Water Works, or any matter or thing connected therewith, wherein the town is interested, without an express vote of the town previously passed; and any and all contracts, bargains, sales or agreements made in violation of this section shall be void as to the town. " Sect. 8. It shall be the duty of the commissioners to exercise all reason- able vigilance and care, by personal inspection, examination and supervision from day to day, or from time to time, as circumstances may require, of all matters and things herein committed to their charge; to see that all works, matters and things to be done, executed and performed by and through their agency, and under their superintendence, by virtue of the act aforesaid and of this ordinance, shall be done, executed and performed in a substantial, economical and effectual manner; thatal the engineers, officers, clerks, agents and other persons who may be employed by them in the works aforesaid, execute and discharge the duties and labors assigned to them respectively, in a diligent and faithful manner; and that all contracts and agreements made and concluded by them in the execution of the duties of their office, are faith- fully and properly executed and performed." BROOKLINE WATER WORKS. 7 necessary for making the connections with Brookline. This contract was in force until the 17th day of May, four days after the letter of Mr. Drew, proposing to meter the water, had been delivered. The proposition from Boston was made by Mr. Davis, the Water Registrar, who states that, by in- struction of the President of the Boston Water Board, he carried the contract between Boston and Charlestown to the office of Mr. Drew, presented the contract to him, and said that he was authorized by the Water Board to say that the city of Boston would contract with Brookline upon that basis. So far as we are able to determine the Boston Water Board had then the confidence and support of the City Gov- ernment in all its branches; and any recommendations by the Board upon this subject would, in all probability, have met the approval of the Common Council. There is, fur- thermore, no doubt that the Water Board would have recommended taking water from Brookline, upon the basis of the Charlestown contract. We think, therefore, that if the Brookline Commissioners had been willing seasonably to accept the terms offered, a contract, highly advantageous to the town, for supplying water to Wards 17 and 19 would have been made. The undersigned recommend that the Field notes and other documents relating to the details of the work, of which the engineer has charge, being of great importance to the town, be deposited with the Water Board, aud carefully preserved apart from all other records. The sum stated in the final report of the Water Commis- sioners to be due James Driscoll, viz., $3,054.55, appears to be correct, and we recommend an appropriation for its pay- ment. GEORGE GRIGGS, HENRY M. WHITNEY. (A.) 1873-4. No. order. Feb. 2. 684.-] g E. S. Philbrick, pay-roll for [l Dec, 1873 •. . . $153 75 780.J f Jan., 1874 ... 348 25 1874. March 9. 38. " Pay-roll for Feb. 7 . . 374 62 39. " Salary for self and assistant . . $1,000 00 " Sundry bills . 66 28 " Advertising, N. Y. Times, p'd May 27 57 60 « << « it 20 Thos. Groom & Co. 29 2 00 Sundry bills . 42 92 ------- 1,180 00 April 6. 50. Van Kleek, Clark & Co., printing Bonds.....55 00 13. 64. M. A. Lathrop, soundings at Cow Island . . . . 142 40 77. E. S. Philbrick, pay-roll, March 392 02 78. C. H. Drew, salary . $402 78 " Stationery and printing 245 75 ----- 648 53 79. C. K. Kirby, salary . . . 402 78 80. N. Y. Times, advertising . . 69 27. 109. C. H. Drew, land Fisher's Hill . 25,000 00 May 11. 132. W. Aspinwall, salary . . 402 78 141. Stone & Goodspeed, carriage hire 10 50 142. Journal Newspaper Co., adver- ting .....18 37 Carried forward, $29,198 60 Appendix. Brought forward, 1874. No. order. May 11. 143. 144. Widdifield & Co., tape measures E. S. Philbrick, Railroad fares and maps .... 145. Duquet & Seaver, 15 feet pipe, 146. E. S. Philbrick, pay-roll, April June 8. 197. A. Mudge & Son, printing 198. Rand, Avery & Co., " . 207. Widdifield & Co., tape measures 208. Frost & Adams, paper, etc., 209. A. S. Adams, hardware, . 210. Fairbanks, Brown & Co., scales 211. E. S. Philbrick, salary . 212. J. T. O'Day, stationery . 213. N. Y. Times, advertising . 214. E. S. Philbrick, pay-roll for May, 215. John F. Ward & Co., laying Pipe..... 216. Boston Machine Co., hydrants, etc. .... 217. J. W. Starr & Sons, pipe . 244. C. E. Dearborn, lumber . 245. J. D. Long, labor, etc. 250. Geo. W. Whitman, inspection of pipe . . . 252. Drew & Mason, legal services 253. C. H. Drew, salary . 254. F. Darracott, " 255. C. K. Kirby, 256. J. W. Starr & Sons, pipe . 266. John F. Ward, laying pipe 267. Boston Machine Co., hydrants, gates, etc. $29,198 60 6 00 45 79 2 85 558 37 8 50 38 50 27 00 27 25 1 82 50 00 1,000 00 18 76 32 00 759 50 578 00 July 6. 9. 13. . 3,718 80 . 30,681 81 . 257 05 . 156 11 )i . 360 00 60 50 . 250 00 . 250 00 . 250 00 . 24,355 45 . 10,464 22 3j . 3,757 72 Carried forward, $106,914 60 10 Appendix. Brought forward, $106,914 60 1874. No. order. July 13. 268. Jas. Driscoll, excavation reser- voir, etc. .... 4,673 26 269. E. S. Philbrick, pay-roll for June ..... Chas. Chase, express Cutter, Tower & Co., blank- books ..... Thos. F. Temple, recording plan, N. C. Towle, salary . Beals, Greene & Co., advertising Jas. Driscoll, labor, etc. C. H. Drew paid A. T. Brown, for land .... Beals & Jones, lumber and labor Geo. W. Whitman, inspection of pipe ..... E. S. Philbrick, pay-roll, July . C. H. Drew, advanced Akron Drain Pipe Co. Rand & Avery, printing, . Widdifield & Co., tape measures J. W. Starr & Sons, pipe . . 10,441 32 E. S. Philbrick, pay-roll, Aug. . 769 59 J. W. Starr & Sons, pipe . . 28,933 31 Boston Machine Co., hydrants, etc......1,580 40 John F. Ward, laying pipe . 9,408 60 Jas. Driscoll, labor . $126 99 " reservoir . . 2,768 36 " filtering gallery . 2,55131 --------■ 5,446 66 270. 271. 272. 13. 333. 20. 340. 341. 20. 342. 27. 354. Aug. 3. 359. 360. 411. Sept. 7. 427. 428. 432. 433. 443. 444. i 445. 446. 853 25 5 10 13 50 2 00 187 50 40 75 T44 00 2,250 00 31 77 120 00 821 00 900 00 9 50 12 00 Carried forward, „ $173,558 11 Appendix. 11 Brought for 1874. No. order. Sept. 7. 448. ward, $173,558 11 Jas.DriscoU, reservoir $3,879 78 " filtering gallery and conduit . . .272 61 --------4,152 39 449. John F. Ward, laying pipe . 10,487 90 450. Boston Daily Adv., advertising . 64 13 14. 495. C. H. Drew, advanced to Akron Drain Pipe Co. . . .300 00 21. 496. Rand, Avery & Co., printing . 9 00 497. Boston Machine Co. . $470 55 " hydrants, gates, etc. 132 78 603 33 305 50 1,945 35 250 00 250 00 250 00 187 50 5 46 449. Cousens Bros., wharfage . Oct. 5. 515. E. S. Philbrick, salary . 1,000 00 " sundry bills paid . 66 35 " pay-roll, Sept . 879 00 516. 517. 518. * 519. 8. 520. C. H. Drew, salary . C. K. Kirby, " . F. Darracott " . N. C. Towle " " postage, telegrams, etc. . James Driscoll, reser- voir . . $4,233 98 " filtering gallery . 2,335 58 "conduit . . . 3,553 00 " labor and material . 79 02 521. 12. 523. 524. John F. Ward, laying pipe M. Meehan, pumping-station " labor and material, McAulay & Son, boundary posts 10,201 59 11,608 50 1,122 75 32 49 22 50 Carried forward, $215,356 50 12 Appendix. Brought forward, $215,356 50 1874. No. order. Oct. 12. 525. E. S. Philbrick, paid J. P. Fri- zell sundry bills . . . 18 04 526. Rand, Avery & Co., printing . 140 74 527. Stone&Goodspeed,carriage-hire, 17 00 557. Geo. W. Whitman, inspection of pipe.....240 00 19. 599. J. W. Starr & Sons, pipe . . 8,885 71 600. Boston Machine Co., hydrants and gates .... 1,712 92 601. Beals, Green & Co., advertising, 12 25 602. M. Cummings, carriage-hire . 21 00 603. Akron Sewer-Pipe Co., pipe . 3,700 00 26. 607. Mass. Institute of Technology, water analysis . . . 22 50 608. T. R. Marvin & Sons, printing . 40 00 609. Rand & Avery, printing . . 6 00 Nov. 2. 614. Jas. Driscoll, conduit fil- tering gallery . $6,897 87 " labor and material . 1,139 67 8,037 54 9. 647. Cousens Bros., wharfage . • 252 50 648. Jas. Edmond & Co., pipe . 37 74 649. Beals & Jones, labor and mate- rial ..... 22 13 654. M. Meehan, labor and material at engine-house 3,085 88 655. Jas.DriscoU,reservoir, $8,604 06 " labor and material, 759 51 9,363 57 , 656. J. W. Starr & Sons, pipe . 24,807 33 657. Geo. W. Whitman, inspection of Pipe..... 120 00 Carried forward, $275,899 35 Appendix. 13 Brought forward, $275,899 35 1874. No. order. Nov. 9. 658. So. Boston Iron Co., iron-work . 19 35 659. E. S. Philbrick, pay- roll, Oct. . . $869 50 " railroad fares, etc. . 75 53 ----- 945 03 662. John F. Ward, laying pipe . 7,163 72 663. Boston Machine Co.,water-gates, hydrants, etc. . $2,755 69 " reservoir . . 14 75 ------- 2,770 44 23. 679. H. R. Worthington, boiler for en- gine-house .... 2,500 00 680. J. W. Starr & Son, pipe . . 33,761 19 Dec. 9. 683. Dalton & Ingersoll, rough-stops . . $25 50 » . 17 50 ---- 43 00 684. M. Cummings, carriage-hire . 10 50 685. Brookline Chronicle, advertising 6 00 686. C. H. Drew, paid Judson Chapin and G. W. Mann, services . 22 50 687. Boston Daily Adv, advertising . 68 38 688. Geo. M.Hopkins, Atlas of Brook- line .....12 00 689. M. Meehan, cement . . . 175 50 14. 738. C. H. Drew, paid P. O'Neil, land damages . ' • • 125 00 739. Jas. Driscoll, conduit $175 00 " labor and cement . 36 50 ----- 211 50 740. Stone & Goodspeed, carriage-hire 12 00 741. A. T. "Brown, loam, etc. . . 50 00 Carried forward, $323,795 46 14 Appendix. Brought forward, $323,795 46 1874. No. order. Dec. 14. 742. Hugh Rowe, stone posts . . 30 80 743. Geo. W. Whitman, inspection of pipe.....120 00 744. Boston Machine Co., hydrants, etc......288 00 745. N. E. Drain Pipe Co., tiles . 23 00 746. John F. Ward, removing pipes, etc......741 67 747. "laying pipe . . . .16,400 57 748. Jas. Driscoll, labor filtering gal- lery and conduit . . . 8,747 53 749. Geo. Goodhue . . $445 80 " service pipes . 1,998 52 -------- 2,444 32 750. E. S. Philbrick, pay-roll, Nov. . 817 25 19. 751. M. Meehan, building engine- house .....7,941 37 21. 754. Dalton&Ingersoll,ser- • vice pipes . . $23 80 " rough-stops . . 399 35 ------ 423 15 755. Akron Pipe Co., pipe . . 3,322 40 756. James Driscoll, labor, pipe, etc. 5,828 57 1874-75. Jan. 4. 761. E. S. Philbrick, sal- ary for self and asst. $1,333 33 "transportation. . 50 74 --------1,384 07 762. C. H. Drew, salary . . .250 00 763. C. K. Kirby "... 250 00 764. F. Darracott " . . . 250 00 Carried forward, $373,058 16 Appendix. 15 Brought forward, $373,058 16 1874-75. No. order. Jan. 4. 765. N. C. Towle, salary . $187 50 " services as to waiver of damages . . 75 00 768. J. W. Starr & Sons., pipe . 262 50 264 72 769. Fearing, Rodman, Swift, cordage 12 59 770. J. Baker & Co., cordage, etc. . 10 01 771. Ed. F. Meaney, stone 100 00 772. Boston Machine Co., sundries . 146 19 773. E. S. Philbrick, pay-roll, Dec. . 594 25 805. Chas. Chase, express 6 05 806. R. Woodward, ladder-steps 4 00 807. Globe Publishing Co., advertising 1 88 808. Jas. Driscoll, carting pipe $41 00 " pipe and labor . 61 60 809. Cousens Bros., wharfage . 102 60 173 88 829. Jas. Driscoll, labor and material 1,465 96 855. J. P. Frizell, use of level 33 33 856. Dalton & Ingersoll, stops . 60 00 857. Beals & Jones, lumber and labor 9 75 858. John H. Reed & Co.,,beams 14 92 859. Boston Daily Adv., advertising, 26 25 860. Stone & Goodspeed, carriage-hire 3 00 861. C. H. Drew, paid Jonas Smith, for land .... 3,000 00 874. Gardner Chilson, stove and pipe 65 40 885. H. R. Worthington, engine 5,000 00 886. M.Withington, clerical assistance 250 00 898. Kenrick Bros., connecting pipe . 73 72 1. Peabody & Stearns, drawings for engine-house 350 00 2. Ford & Kimball, gate-boxes 66 37 Carried forward, $385,155 53 16 Appendix. Brought forward, 1875. No. order. Feb. 1. 67. 68. 69. 80. $385,155 53 M'ch 8. 102. 103. 29. April 1. 12. 20. May 10. 104. 126. 130. 131. 133. 134. 135. 136. 185. 186. 187. 188. 200. 201. 248. 249. 250. 251. 252. Jas. Driscoll, contract reservoir J. T. O'Day', stationery . John Thompson, coat-racks C. H. Drew, paid Mary W Gardner, land E. S. Philbrick, pay-roll, Jan and Feb. C. H. Drew, paid N. M. Mor- rison, land damage H. R. Worthington, force main C. H. Drew, paid Francis T D win ell, land H. R. Worthington, engine and boiler . J. W. Wason, coal C. H. Drew, salary C. K. Kirby, " F. Darracott, " N. C. Towle " E. S. Philbrick, pay-roll, March E. S. Philbrick, salary Drew & Mason, professional ser vices .... Brookline Chronicle, advertising T. R. Marvin & Son, printing Boston Daily Ad., advertising Jas. Driscoll, labor and material C. H. Drew, paid A. F. Whitte- more, for land Kenrick Bros., pipe and stops . F. A. Searle, printing Stone & Goodspeed, carriage-hire 4,000 14 1 00 20 25 2,376 50 50 175 100 20 00 47 700 00 3,000 32 250 250 250 187 150 1,000 148 2 15 3 1,107 1,200 668 3 6 00 00 00 00 00 50 00 00 67 00 00 00 47 00 37 00 00 Carried forward, $400,816 46 Appendix. 17 Brought forward, $400,816 46 1875. No. order. May 10. 253. J. W. Starr & Sons, sleeves for pipe.....89 36 254. Leonard & Ellis, cylinder oil . 59" 38 255. Chas. Chase, express . . 2 20 10. 256. Brookline Chronicle, advertising 2 00 24. 265. E. S. Philbrick, pay-roll, April . 297 75 266. Walworth Manfg Co., supplies . 23 04 267. Seccomb, Kehew & Thayer, oil . 43 43 266. Dalton & Ingersoll, stops, etc. . 179 12 269. Downer Oil Co., oil . . 2 50 270. M. Meehan, labor and material . 2,300 00 24. 271. N. C. Towle, sundries . . 7 15 31. 274. Boston Belting Co., supplies . 8 59 275. S. Mildram, coal barrow . . 33 00 288. J. W. Prescott, teaming . . 10 00 289. City of Boston, use of engine . 30 00 290. Patterson & Lavender, furniture. 9 60 291. Morss & Whyte, wire screens . 23 00 292. E. E. Clarke, stationery . . 4 17 293. Michael MeNamara, labor . . 10 00 June 14. 294. Dalton & Ingersoll, stops, etc. . 390 13 295. Boston Daily Ad., advertising . 3 13 296. F. F. Forbes, tools, etc. . . 8 86 297. Fairbanks, Brown & Co., scales. 105 00 308. Jas. Driscoll, labor and material. 5,439 70 309. John F. Ward, excavation, etc. 2,217 24 310. Kenrick Bros., service pipe, etc. 1,444 83 311. E. S. Philbrick, pay-roll, May . 332 25 312. Dodge, Gilbert & Co., cable chain 4 20 313. Beals, Greene & Co., advertising. 3 00 28. 346. Geo. Goodhue, service pipe . 378 40 347. Morss & Whyte, wire screens . 11 50 Carried forward, $414,288 99 18 Appendix. Brought forward, $414,288 99 1875. No. order. June 28. 348. O. B. Delano, building fence . 598 84 349 Boston Machine Co., gates, etc. 1,003 30 July 6. 357. C. II. Drew, salary ... 250 00 358. C. K. Kirby, "... 250 00 359. F. Darracott, " . . . 250 00 360. E. S. Philbrick, sal'y $1,000 00 " sundries . . 96 09 12. 12. 19. 361. 364. 365. 366. 367. 412. 413. 414. 415. 416. 417. 418. 419. 420. 421. 451. 452. 453. 454. Davis & Farnum, gas pipe J. W. Starr & Son, pipe . Dalton & Ingersoll, stops, etc. N. E. Drain Pipe Co., pipe J. W. Wason, labor . E. S. Philbrick, pay-roll, June Jas. Driscoll . . $438 21 " labor and material. 1,526 27 Kenrick Bros., labor and material John F. Ward, excavation, etc. . Bliss Bros., hardware, Jas. Driscoll, labor and material " building coal shed . Harwood Bros., regulator A. Hale & Co., rubber boots, etc. Chas. Chase, express Kenrick Bros., service pipe . . . $20 28 " sundries . . 7 60 Bancroft & Boyden, furniture . Boston L. R. Co., lightning rods I. S. Davis, labor and stock 1,096 09 91 91 1,127 07 103 12 14 40 14 14 332 50 1,964 48 144 45 658 79 16 31 3,030 16 3,228 00 20 00 21 00 13.91 27 88 5 50 130 00 15 55 Carried forward, $428,696 39 \ Appendix. 19 Brought forward, $428,696 39 1875. July 19, Au£. 9. 11. Sept. 6. 13. No. order. 455. 487. 488. 527. 529. 530. 531. 532. 533. 534. 535. 536. 537. 538. 539. 540. 541. 542. 554. 555. 562. 563. 564. 565. 566. 567. Morss & Whyte, wire, etc. John F. Ward, laying pipe, etc., J. Edmond & Co., pipe Kenrick Bros, pipe . $1,06102 " " . 863 25 copper float, 12 93 Chas. E. Dearborn, lumber Jas. Driscoll, labor and material Boston Machine Co., hydrants Michael Meehan, building en gine-house A. J. Wilkinson, hardware Dalton & Ingersoll, stops . E. S. Phibrick, pay-roll, July S. Dana Hayes, analysis . Williams & Everett, frames Beals & Jones, labor and lumber Boston Machine Co., wrenches Jas. Driscoll, carting Boston Nickel Plate Co., plating engine .... Jas. Driscoll, labor . M. Meehan, labor and materials, Boston Nickel Plate Co.,plating, Chas. E. Dearborn, lumber Kenrick Bros., pipe, etc. . E. S. Philbrick, pay-roll, Aug. . C. A. Pons, window-shades Boston Machine Co., sluice-gate, American Oil Cabinet Co., 1 oil cabinet . 97 00 102 20 26 46 ,937 20 14 58 609 10 62 90 551 03 10 85 21 00 271 25 12 50 20 25 19 46 18 50 21 50 1 05 106 00 606 90 24 50 30 72 556 24 212 50 25 00 300 00 35 00 Curried forward, $434,390 08 20 Appendix. Brought forward, $ 434,390 08 1875. No. order- Sept. 13 568. A. Mudge & Son, printing 4 75 569. C. H. Drew, paid Jos. II. Rowe. 300 00 570. " " Wilson Walker 50 00 571. Kenrick Bros., pipe, etc. . 647 30 27. 623. J. E. Piper, cement . 60 00 624. P. A. Dowd, telegraph line 500 00 Oct. 4. 627. C. H. Drew, salary . 250 00 628. C. K. Kirby, " 250 00 629. F. Darracott, " 250 00 630. N. C. Towle, " . 375 00 " postage and fares . 7 00 11. 643. E. S. Philbrick, pay-roll, Sept. 258 00 644. " ass'ts'. raiload fares 36 80 645. Kenrick Bros., pipe, etc. . 407 66 646. Worthington, Flanders & Co. advertising . 3 13 647. Dalton & Ingersoll, stops, etc. 68 80 648. H. R. Worthington, engine 3,100 00 649. P. A. Dowd, telegraph line 321 98 650. O. B. Delano, building fence 816 54 651. Chas. E. Dearborn, lumber, 77 48 18. 707. Stone & Goodspeed, carriage- hire .... 23 00 712. Welch & Anders, telegraph in- struments 330 00 715. Boston Lead Co., lead 76 77 716. E. S. Philbrick, paid freighl t steamer Roman 13 75 717. J. W. Starr & Sons, pipe . 162 94 18. 718. Jas. Driscoll, labor, etc. $8 5( 43 5( 1,237 4( ) ) 1 980 AR \.,ZOv 40 Carried forward, $444,070 44 Appendix. 21 Brought forward, . $444,070 44 1875. No. order. Oct. 18. 719. Journal Newspaper Co., adv'ng., 3 75 25. 725. O. B. Delano, new conduit . . . $1,160 05 " labor and stock . 40 00 ------- 1,200 05 726. Dalton & Ingersoll, stops . . 66 30 727. Davis & Farnum, laying pipe . 7 70 728. Chas. Chase, express . . 6 42 729. O. B. Delano, labor and stock ... $41 27 " labor and stock . 76 74 ----- 118 01 730. " ... 176 92 Nov. 1. 736. John F. Ward, laying pipe . 5,500 00 8. 772. E. S. Philbrick, pay-roll, Oct. . 43 25 773. H. R. Worthington, engine . 2,400 00 774. Boston Machine Co., hydrants . 136 82 775. Boston Daily Ad., advertising . 5 63 E. S. Philbrick, pay-roll, Oct. . 210 00 ** 15. 798. Jas. Driscoll, reser- voir . . $10,800 50 " labor and material, 781 50 -------11,582 00 22. 807. O. B. Delano, labor and stock on conduit.....3,960 48 808. Kenrick Bros., laying pipe . 369 06 809. " " etc., 301 45 810. Stone & Goodspeed, carriage- hire .....5 50 811. Jos. P. Davis, opinion and services 100 00 29. 816. P. S. Allen, laying pipe . . 236 13 Carried forward, $470,499 91 22 Appendix. Brought forward, . $470,499 91 1875. No. order. Dec. 6. 821. Harrison & Boody, painting . . . $283 55 " " . 85 65 " . 33 50 13. 822. 823. 824. 875. 876. 877. 878. 879. 880. 881. 882. 20. 27. Kenrick Bros., laying pipe Boston Machine Co., water-gate, etc. ..... E. S. Philbrick, pay-roll for Nov. Drew & Mason, professional ser- vices ..... C. K. Kirby, travelling expenses M. Withington, clerical assist- ance ..... Jas. Driscoll, laying pipe . A. H. Howland, railroad fares . Welch & Anders, telegraph ins'ts J. Herbert Shedd, consultation, etc. ..... Jas. Driscoll, conduit $522 78 " labor and sodding 237 18 402 70 246 47 93 48 130 00 279 59 25 00 200 00 282 80 17 70 170 00 101 10 883. J. G. Roberts & Co., note-books 759 96 3 00 888. John F. Ward, laying pipe 25 75 889. O. B. Delano, labor and stock . 84 61 890. I. S. Davis, gate-box 4 00 891. W. K. Means, labor 39 00 897. C. H. Drew, cash paid for re- cording deed 6 50 897. C. H. Drew, salary . 250 00 898. C. K. Kirby " . 250 00 899. F. Darracott " . 250 00 Carried forward, $474,124 57 Appendix. 23 Brought forward, $474,124 57 1875. No. order. Dec. 27. 901. Harrison & Boody, painting . 5 94 904. N. C. Towle, salary . $187 50 " fares and postages 7 00 ------ 194 50 $474,325 01 Recapitulation, showing under what divisions the cost was distributed by the Commissioners, taken from their final report, p. 109 : — recapitulation. Engineering:, General expenses, Salaries, Reservoir construction, Land and land damage, Filtering-gallery and conduit, Engine-house and engine, Pumping-station, distribution. Gates and hydrants, $15,599 08 Cast-iron pipes and castings, 163,609 82 Laying water-pipes, 76,112 92 Miscellaneous, 8,948 74 Service-pipe, $17,801 72 3,989 42 7,770 94 53,312 71 35,124 00 45,593 78 21,896 39 15,993 94 264,270 56 8,571 14 Total, $474,325 00 24 Appendix. (B.) Question XV. 4. Please state * * why Akron pipe was used, and on whose recommendation? 5. "Wiry Scotch pipe wras not used? Answer 4 and 5. Akron pipe has been largely used for sewers in the Western States, where it has a good reputation. Scotch pipe was better known here, and proposals for Scotch pipe were invited. Such proposals were duly received, but there were no such pipe this side of Glasgow of the required size, and a very uncertain length of time would be required for their importation. The time for opening the trench and putting them together would be limited by the weather to October 31st. It was then June. The Akron pipe were nearer at hand ; their delivery within the required time was thought more certain than that of the Scotch. Other engineers spoke well of the Akron pipe as having been used in works under their charge, among whom were Mr. E. S. Chesborough and Mr. W. II. Bradley. The risk of delay in the delivery of Scotch pipe turned the scale in favor of the American, for which a contract was made. There was no test of strength applied to them for the reason that no satisfactory way of apply- ing such a test could be devised which would prove their powers of resistance against the somewhat unevenly distributed pressure to which they would be subjected when buried, except the experi- mentum crucis to which they were actually subjected and where they failed to the great surprise and chagrin of all persons con- connected. In addition the Commissioners would refer to paces 14 and 1G inclusive of their final report. Appendix. 25 Brookline, March 16, 1876. Geo. Griggs, Esq., Chairman of Committee on final accounts of Water Commissioners: — Dear Sir, — I have to acknowledge receipt of }rour request for answer to two interrogatories, and, by direction of Water Com- missioners,.reply to them as follows : — 1. On the first of June two bids were presented, namely, of James Edmond & Co., and of William Roy. The former was presented at Brookline. The latter came to the chairman of this Board at his office in Boston, and was forgotten b}r him when he left his office to attend the Water Commissioners' meeting in Brookline. It was considered by the Board that the bid was duly received and ought not to be rejected b}- reason of the inadvertence of the chairman. 2. The bid of James Edmond & Co. was not unconditional. It was an offer to " import and furnish " the pipe, " excepting such failure or delay as may be caused by war, strikes, pestilence or action of the elements." It was not, therefore, in conformity with the requirements of the proposal, which called for absolute and unconditional offers to furnish. It was believed by the Commis- sioners that if the importer would not take the risks incident to the importation the Commissioners acting for them ought not to. In considering the time within which the pipe ought certainly to be delivered, the certainty of the work on the conduit being stopped by heavy rains was taken into account; and if the rains should come, as they might early in the fall, the time for delivery of the pipe was quite short. If, therefore, any accident should occur whereby any part of this pipe should be delayed beyond that time, it was thought probable, it might be said certain, that the work would be stopped for the season, and a delay of nearly a whole year in the completion of the works result. Again, the Commissioners believed from the reports made to them that the Akron pipe was " as good as the best Scotch ; " and it could be furnished much cheaper. They therefore believed that in taking the Akron pipe instead of the Scotch pipe from James Edmond & Co., they were getting as good an article as the latter 26 Appendix. firm could furnish, within the time required for the work, and at a less price. It seemed to them, therefore, clearly their duty to take it. I am, sir, respectfully your obt. servant, CHARLES II. DREW, Chairman of the Brookline Water Commissioners. To George Griggs, Esq., Chairman : — Drar Sir, — In answer to your communication of 13th inst., viz.: " Will Messrs. James Edmond & Co. please inform the Committee on the final report of the Brookline Water Commission- ers whether, when they made their proposals for supplying Scotch pipe for the conduit, they were ready to give the bond required by the Commissioners. ? " We respectfully reply, yes. Yours truly, JAMES EDMOND & Co. Brookline, Feb. 18, 1876. Messrs. James Edmond & Co., Boston : — Gentlemen, — At a meeting of the committee to whom was referred the report of the " Water Commissioners," held this date, I was requested to procure from you the ability of your firm and the facilities you had for furnishing 24-inch Scotch pipe for the conduit built by the Commissioners. I have in conformity to request you to communicate to me the facts relating thereto, to be reported to the committee. Gentlemen, your obedient servant, W. A. WELLMAN. Appendix. 27 To Wm. A. Wellman, Esq., of the Committee on the " Report of the Water Commissioners:" — Dear Sir, — In answer to your communication of 18th inst, "As to the abiltty of our firm, and the facilities we had for fur- nishing 24-inch Scotch pipe for the conduit built by the Commis- sioners," we respectfully state that our ability and facilities for furnishing 24-inch Scotch pipe, for the Brookline conduit, were ample. And, as evidence, mention that between the first of April, 1874, and 22d of August (same }ear) we had six (6) foreign vessels with cargoes direct from Liverpool and Glasgow (5 of the vessels to our wharf), in addition to a large quantity of pipe received via New York. Feb. 25th, 1874, our attention was first called to the probable wants of the town, by E. S. Philbrick, Esq., w7ho made inquiry for " a mile in length of 24-inch Scotch pipe." March 30th, we learned from Mr. Philbrick that only 4,000 feet would be required. April 29th, went to New York to arrange for 24-inch Scotch pipe. May 3d, our arrangements were ample for furnishing the pipe. Early in Maj7, attended a meeting of the Commissioners and engineer, and offered to furnish 4,000 feet 24-inch Scotch pipe at $2.75 per foot. Were ready to commence delivery. After considerable conversation between the Commissioners and their engineer, Mr. Kirby put the queston, "Shall we decide to take the pipe of Messrs. Edmond & Co." Mr. Philbrick answered, «' Yes; at price per foot for cost in brick." Other conversation followed, as to sediment and slime attaching to a brick surface, etc. Also remarks as to cement pipe. Nothing definite as to pipe was decided. May 7th, one of our firm went to Providence to advise with Mr. Shedd, engineer of the ProA'idence Water Works, as to probable cost per foot for a 24-inch brick conduit. May 14th, again visited Mr. Shedd, when he informed us that he estimated the cost at something over ($4) four dollars per foot. May 15th, called on Mr. Kirby, and stated to him the estimated cost per foot, by Mr. Shedd, for a brick conduit. 28 Appendix. Nothing settled upon. May 22d, proposals appeared in the daily papers for 4,000 feet Scotch stone-ware pipe. Bids to be received up to 5 P.M., June 1st. Pipe to be delivered in July and August. June 1st, at 4.45 P.M., handed in proposal, to furnish pipe at $2.83 per foot, with proviso, " excepting such failure as may be caused by war, action of the elements," etc. Our proposal stated, " if desired we might commence to furnish at once from stock now on hand." At this point it is due us briefly to state why we advanced the price, and why we inserted " the proviso." On the 3d of May, we had about 2,000 feet, and sufficient time, had our offer been accepted, to have laid down at our wharf the balance of pipe by sailing vessel. But when we learned that the proposals would not be opened till evening of June 1st, with the uncertainty when we should have anything definite from the Commissioners, and the conditions being delivery of entire quantity during July and August, we deemed it prudent to insert the proviso, and advance the price 8 cts. per foot, to cover cable correspondence, and extra freight, 03' steamer to New York and thence to Boston. There would have been no occasion, however, for " advance or proviso," had we, after 97 days' waiting, been favored with the privilege granted the "Akron" pipe contractors, who had till October 10th, and then a further extension, till November 19th, for delivery. June 6th, on inquiry we were informed that our bid was not accepted, another party having proposed a less price. As it was not (to our minds) probable that the party would respond, there being no margin for profit, we waited, in expectation of being called upon, till 29th of June, when, upon inquiry, we were told that the Commissioners had decided to contract for "Akron" pipe. Memo. — November 7th, 5 months after our bid was rejected, and 67 days after time fixed in printed proposals for entire delivery of pipe, we were called upon, from office of engineer, to see if we would furnish 200 feet 24-inch pipe, " to help out,"— as the Akron Company were behind in delivery. In closing perhaps we should state, for your information, that Appendix. 29 the Scotch pipe, which we offered to furnish, was in 3 feet lengths, 2 inches thickness, weight full 50 per cent, greater than the " Akron," to say nothing of superior quality. Yours, very truly, JAMES EDMOND & CO. Boston, Feb. 23, 1876. 11 (proof.) May 2d. — Our New York correspondent writes, " The 24-inch pipe I can deliver, for this season's laying, on wharf in Boston. Have here, and^close at hand, nearly 2,000 feet." May 8th. — "I could deliver you about half 3-our 24-inch be- fore the first of July, and the balance might be a little later." June 3d. — "I have been expecting to hear something of the 24-inch, as the time is getting on." Later. — " Will you please inform me if the Brookline Water Commissioners have, as yet, made any award for the 24-inch pipe." June 22d. — " Should the Brookline Commissioners award you the contract for furnishing the 24-inch pipe, you can depend upon receiving the whole quantity from me." June 30th (in reply to ours of 29th.)—Our correspondent writes, "The action of the Brookline Commissioners in the matter of 24-inch pipe appears to me to be very strange, and I cannot understand why, after advertising for propasals for Scotch pipe, they accept an inferior article from parties that made no bid, and did not name price, until the bids of other parties had been opened, and thus were able to base their figures on bids that were made in good faith." * 'wv >\1p •■ Sir > j>J WAA B874r 1876 63120280R NATI0NAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE