New Britain herald., 1914-04-16
TWENTY YEARS IN
 WATER DEPARTMENT
Receipts Oyer $l,50o,0o0 and 35
 Mics Of Pipe Laid.

1 Few people who are not intimately 1 associated with the work realize the heavy role the water department plays in the life of the city govern lnent and the many dutles depending on it. For this reason Commissioner F. J. Egan has compiled a few ob- servations regarding the department in which he includes a record of it's performances for about twenty years. The statement shows that in the past two decades the department has re- ceived over a million and half dol lars from water rents and has dis bursed about $500,OO0 less.
 Thirty-flve miles of pipe have been laid and numerous hydrants have been added. The department paid in nearly $200,000 to the sinking fund and paid $171,OOO in bonds as we'll as redeeming about $50,0OO in notes
 Commissioner Egan's statement fol- lows:
 "A few statistics show the growth of New Britain from 1894 to 1914, using water department results as a criterion. ..
 'The receipts from water rent in above twenty years were $1.629, ,72973 and from all other sources $72,896.22, making total of $1,702,625.95. In addition $975,000 in bonds were is- sued, making a grand total of $2,- 677,625.95.
 "The disbursements during the same period were for new work. $1,- 163, 3,422.56, which consists of Wolcott pipe line and reservoir rights of way, water damages, etc; Burlington pipe vic hfc nf ter damages, etc., raising dam at Shuttle Meadow, high service pipe line and reservoir, etc.
 '"The sum of $1,514, ,2O3.39 was spent locally for interest, sinking aries, meters, construction, relay, ex- tension of west canal. purchase of land at Shuttle Meadow and vicinity, Burlington and locally.
 "The sum of $96,745.13 was spent relaying with larger mains in Main Park. Elm. Church. Commercial, Myrtle. East Main, Stanley Curtis, Hart, Laurel, Smalley, Grove and Lex fngton streets, practically placing busi- ness blocks and manufacturing plants under equal fire protection. The cement lined pipe was replaced with cast iron pipe in Lake. High South High, Prospect, School and Camp streets, completing the substitution of cast iron pipe for cement lined.
 Pipe was laid in ninety streets by order of the council. amounting to 183,50O feet (equal to thirty-five miles). costing $193.944.31; increase in number of hydrants has been from 276 t, 636; ninety-five sprinkling posts were erected,s thus saving tho hydrants for fire purposes alone for which they are intended. A large number of obsolete hydrants and valves were exchanged for new ones.
 ''The sum of $1S3.754.29 was placed in the sinking fund, $171,000.O0 in bonds were paid, $46,2S0.O0 in notes were redeemed and meters and main- tenance, including the recent complete metering of the city cost $73,216.6O. Salaries for above period amounted to ss9,s19.00, interest on bonds and notes amounted to $5O5, ,122.42, land bought in Shuttle Meadow vicinity 946 acres (which included farms) cost 1 $56,O29.0O, 1000 acres including ten houses in the Burlington district cost $33,179.00, general repairs on local system cost $61, ,892.24 and the balance $3,271.16 of total receipts was spent for miscellaneous work on the entire system.
 Tn 1894 buildings connected and 2 using city water numbered 2.670: in 1914. 4.824. City water was used in ! 114 streets in 1894. 213 streets in 1 1914"