Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-04-14
Excess of expenses over earnings ........Sl37l 9S
Respectfully submitted,

AQUEDUCT COMMISSIONERS REPORT.
The depth of water in Bell Pond over the
outlet pipe, and which may be drawn there
from, was 6 feet | 5-S inches on the Sd day of
April inst. The following are the depths of
water in the pond,.as reported at the times
stated in the last past years: In 1857, from
to feet-this last depth being very nearly the
entire capacity of the pond; July /, 1858,
feet inches; August l. 1858, Clio feet;
September l, 1858, 3 lilo feet; October
l, 1858, 2 clio feet; April l, 1859, feet
IL inches; July l, 1859, 3 feet inches;
Oct. /, 1853, feet inches; Jan. l, 1860,
$40 feet; April 2, 1860, 8 feet 3 inches;
July l, 1860, feet: Oct. l, 1860, feet
inches; Jan. l, 1861, feet inches April
l, '6l, feet; April l, 1862, 3 feet inches;
May l, 62, feet, being the highest water
in the pond during the year; Aug. |,
1862, 3 feet 5 81 inches; Dec 26, 1862,
feet inches; Feb. 8. 1868, feet 7 3-4
inches. The four last amounts are taken
from measurements made but not heretofore
reported.
The work of turning the water into Bell
pond from the Putnam meadow was COM
menced on the Nth day OF February last and
so far completed on the 10th day of March fol-
lowing that the water was let through the pipe
into the pond. There now remains small
portion of work to be done to complete, that
of filling the remaining portion of the trench
The earth thrown out having become so fro
zen at the time the work was done before the
pipe could be laid. that only so much in most
cases being thrown back as to keep the pipe
from freezing for the time being. On the 10th
OF March there was three feet ten and a half
inches of water in the pond. At the present
date there is seven feet two inches, the water
having risen three feet three and a half inches
in twenty-eight days; making about 800, 900
gallons, at least 9,500,000 gallons of which
has been collected in twenty days, the pond
not having risen much the first eight days
after the water was first let in, owing to the
fact that the extreme cold weather then pre-
vailing, nearly dried up the sources from which
the water would be collected. This makes an
average of about 475,oO0 gallons of water
collected per day for the whole time since the
thaw of March "a commenced. 1t is not pos
sible under present circumstances to calcu-
late with great degree of accuracy the exact
amount which has been collected from the
new source, but it is adjudged to be at least
3-5 of the entire amount. This would give
about 100000 gallons in the twenty-eight
days from the new source. The present ca
pacity of the pond is eight feet and three
inches, and with a very small outlay may be
increased to nine feet three or four inches.
IFeseHG prospects Indicate tnat within the
next thirty days the pond may be filled to
near its capacity.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
PHINEHAs BALL, Aqueduct Com'r.
The highway commissioners report pre-
sents the following statement:
Pay roll of men....................Sl222 So
Paid for one yoke of Oxen.......... 1900
Paid sundry bills for hay, grain and
breaking roads. ............... 500 70
Salary commissioner
--S2013 81
CREDIT,
By oxen sold-cash paid treasurer. $50 90
Cash for scrapings paid treasurer. 90 80
$3.50 80
1923 II
A communication was received from the
school committee, announcing the resigna-
tons of Messrs. ID. A. Goddard of ward 6,
and s. f. Gates Of ward 8, as members of
. .,lat board, and proposing a convention to fill
ele vacancies. Tuesday evening, April g. was
" a as the time for the holding of said
.on. ei1uoh' composed of the school commit
tee and board of aldermen
n communication was received from the