New Britain herald., 1917-05-10
WATER BOARD URGES
 BUILDING TUNNEL ss
Commissioners Prepare Special
 Report for Council

Report for Council
 The board of water commissioner VII appeAr before the memb bers o1 the common council next Wednesday n1ght to urge m immediate start on tue work of building tunnel from the Burlington brook to the Whig- villA reservoir. There Is said to be , feeling on the part of number of council members that this work would NiaAall too grsat m sxpenss It this dms, but the water comuaisaioners, $ fortified with figures and expert opin- ion. will attempt to prove the oppo- site. Following Is the report as the commissioners will present. t:
 Waaer Commissioners Report.
 To His Honor the Mayor. and tho
 Members of the Common Coun- & ell. of the City of New Britain. ConnecticGt:
 GAntlemeu:-
 Tho sixtieth annual report of tho hoard of water commissioners of tho : Clsy of New Britain h herewith sub nsitted to your honorable board. and It contains In addition to . general statement of it's affairs and finances s4 report of Dr. Herbert F. Gregory. Of Hale university. New Haven. con- corning geological survey on tEe rev uppsr Burlington supply. to which special attention h called.
 z The past year wan busy and . ssfccessful one. from . financial stand roirt. The total receipts for the year were $151.e17.93. Of this amount $6,-i E2s.4d was for material, rent. etc, sIeay1ng amount for water rent $145,- 118.52. an increase over previous year 0f 312.734.76. mainly from increased ccnanmption in the factories. AL. though . large number of new build ii,x. will materially increase the amount received in business and do- yncstic use. the majority of those are now paying less than under schedule rnie, and to the factories We must look for the mAintsnAnce and increase N, keen up revenue, as increasing ex- perec will be necessary in the devel-i Opsnant of the water supply of our city.
 Labor and material have advanced rApidly the past two years and has rot reached the limit yet, thereby. adding to cost Of maintaining the de- pertinent from year to year.
 Nearly three miles oe water mains were laid in twerty-f0ur streets dur hse the year. 136 new services were axided, making S.33z: 14O meters set. making 6.e4l: n additional hydrants w.re added making 743 at present (exclusave of private ones); 45 valves were installed, making present num- bcr .((an sises) 1880.
 The following amounts were paid tn each branch of the department bud- ret: Cpnstruction 3s1. 231.92, relay aecount 31I11s. Dsnsrai repair ac-S count $1,360.03, meter account 47,- 12z.64, salary account $5.66o.0o. in-S e<rsaf account $47.760.0O. sinking fund account $2o. o.ooo.oo. Shuttle lAendow account STRAITS, wolcott account $1.04a.00. Burlington account $7.4e7.47. land purchase account $17,- S36.N0. Burlington development ac- count e1.s30.1s, miscellaneous ac- count t1.597.3s. &37,667.07 was added tp tho sinking fund. making amount 4311, ,1s3.6s to meet the redemption of 43So. .oeO.o0 in August ts1S. thereby lesscnine amount of interest to be raid in the future. as well as reduc- ing amount of indebtedness In the department.
 By taking advantage of opportunity presented last year the department niadc purchases of material and sup pi3es for the seasons use at re- d.sction o& many hundreds of dollars.
 The collections for the year were fuiiy maintained and delinquents were given no rest. the result showing an amount uncollected of $4.11S.95. V vhich Is less than one year ago.
 Upper Bur1tngtou.
 Two years ego upon the recom- snendation of tho board of water com snissioners the common council made m appropriation to make 2 survey to determine the feasibility of . tun- nei to conduct tho water from the Buriington Brook to Whigville reser- voir, instead of . pipe lines as recom- nasntsd by previous engineers, 1t be- ing thought by tho board that 1t Yl1aght b. done at . less cost.
 We are now In poGtion to state pesitively that the project is practical and ean be done at great saving to the city a& tho same time conoen- t1ale and simplify the whole Burling- feu system.
 According to Prof. Herbert E. 0reg- exy of Yale university, New Haven. h Eis report to William H. Hall. city ensineer. The only preliminary work yo4 to be done In . two days detailed eeologic fleld study. for the purpose ok setting necessary data to form . has6s for awarding contracts.
 yt b the unanimous opinion of tho board that the work on this projecl should be started at once for 1t can not with safety to the city be further delayed. At . near future meeting oi the common council the board of va ter comuaa1saoners will appear before