New Britain herald., 1928-01-25
Bn.tol Me,ps
WATER BOARD HAS
 MONTHLY SESSION
|AIalee Daily Consumption Is
 S,5lS,M Gallons
HELD FOR DISSERTATION

HELD FOR DISSERTATION Walter Jchnsoa to Re Exsninad \,
 to Mental Conditacn - aighws, Commissioner to Speak - 6alltal Leader Transferred to Lowell.
 The regular monthly meeting ci the board of water commissioner, was held last evening at the com. pany offices on Riverside avenue.
 The report of Superintendent G Earl Lourie indicated that during the month of December bills, total- ing $S0,76ees. were approved and ordered paid. The total amount ol bills rendered for water during the month totaled s1s,1s5.sl. $1,135.ld more than for the same month the previous year. Bills for water re- mainins unpaid January 1st amount ed to $6.,o75.ss, the greater portion of this being for street assessments
 During the month the normal pre- cipitation at the government reser- voir station at Hartford was 3.57 inches. The rainfall at Reservoir No. at Harwinton was 4.1s inches and at Hartford 5.2s inches. The accumulated excess inches Decem- Der 1st at Reservoir No. 4 was .es inches,
 During December the average daily consumption was 2.5l2,o00 gallons, 1os.0o0 gallons more than in December. 1926.
 Chemists Test Favorable
 The report of the chemists of the state, department under date ol January 20 was as follows: The numbers of bacteria are low and nc objectionable types were found in ten cubic centimer volumes of water tested. The supply appears to be entirely satisfactory from . bac- teriologtcal standpoint under exist ing conditions"
 On January 24 all reservoirs were full with the exception of No. 1 which was down one-half inch. During the month nine new serv- ices and one relay were installed. Petitions
 A petition was received from Jerome A. Moody for . water main extension on Page avenue, south from Pennington avenue and 1t wal voted to lay approximately 300 feel of six inch main on Page avenue the construction of tho work being guaranteed by MT. Moody. A petition was also received from the Thirteenth School District for 1,
 water main on Pine street from Central street east to Lincoln av enue, near which the new school house now in process of construc ton. is located, Interested propert, owners will be notified to appear q, the next meeting of the board. Yearly Report
 The fourteenth report of the wa. ter department, covering the veal ending November 30, 1927. was ap. proved. The report covers the mos successful year in the history of ths department. both in the increase 1T net earnings added to the surplus and in the number of new watel services installed.
 The income from the sale of wa ter of e125,075.17 was eS,076.1i more than was estimated q year ago and S12,601.4S more than the pre- ceding year-an increase of ovel ,11T, The amount received from other sources was &3,420.1s mors than the year before.
 The amount charged of for opera tion. maintenance, administration taxes. interest. etc.. was $67,01s.67- $4so.23 less than the estimate. The net profit of the year .includ ing $s,500 paid on the sinking fund was &57,e42.63-over 6 1-2N of thu investment of the city in the depart ment. The total assets at the clost of the year was $1,460,02s.67--ar increase of S155.6sb.ss.
 The investment of the city in the plant increased 100000. while al stated above, the assets of the de partment increased 3156.695.ee.
 The surplus It the end of the veal was e31s,s71.4s. Adding to this tn, sinking fund, $90,164.1s, the depart ment shows assets in excess of lia bilities of about 47T.
 During the year the few domesti, services previously on contract wer' metered. % that now the department is entirely on meter basis excep for fire protection, street sprinkling and hydrant flushing.
 Over Elk miles of distribution mains were laid. by far the larges amount since the establishment O the department. The total lengtf of water main in use November 30 1927 was sixty-seven and one-quar ter miles.
 Two hundred sixty-two new serv ices were installed, and sixty-thre' service pipes were relaid. The to tai number of services in commis