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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
South Essex Sewerage District
Salem, Mass.
TWENTY-SECOND REPORT
COVERING FROM DECEMBER 31, 1946 TO DECEMBER 31, 1947
SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS NEWCOMB S GAUSS CO., PRINTERS 19 4 8
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Xass. South Essex Sewerage District
Salem, Mass.
TWENTY-SECOND REPORT
COVERING FROM DECEMBER 31, 1946 TO DECEMBER 31, 1947
THE SOUTH ESSEX SEWERAGE BOARD
JOSEPH C. TOMASELLO, Chairman ALBERT IL. RICHARDSON FRANK P. MORSE Commissioner of Public Works City Engineer Beverly, Mass. Salem, Mass. A. PRESTON CHASE fra n k j. McCarthy Representative Commissioner of Public Works Town of Danvers, Mass. Peabody, Mass. STATE LIBRARY OF MASSACHUSETTS AUG 11 1348
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1 9 4 7 7 3 Salem, Massachusetts, December 31, 1947. To the Governor of the Commonwealth, the County Commissioners of Essex County, the Mayor of Beverly, the Mayor of Peabody, the Mayor of Salem, the Chairman of the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Danvers. Gentlemen: The South Essex Sewerage Board, created by and organ ized under Chapter 339 of the acts of the year 1925, here with submits its twenty-second annual report, covering the year 1947. The only statutory change affecting the District this year was the enactment of Chapter 615 of the General Laws, which provides for an increase in pensions to retired em ployees of the District, and this act was accepted by the Board. The personnel of the Board has remained the same throughout the year. CONSTRUCTION CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM Work on the construction of a new Grit and Grease Chamber at the Salem-Peabody line, which was started last year, was continued to its completion in December. This is the first project undertaken under the provisions of Chapter 431 of 1945. During January, and part of Feb ruary, work was discontinued on this project due to severe winter conditions. Sewage was turned into the new plant in September, when temporary sections in the trunk sewer were removed. Work on the mechanical equipment installa tions was continued, a fence around the site was erected, the grounds were graded and seeded, and a 4 inch water connection was laid from the new plant to the City of Pea body’s mains at Howley Street. At the end of the year, the complete plant was in operation collecting both grease and grit in the channels, which will be removed early next year. In regard to the reconstruction of the Salem pumping station, which also would be a project under the provisions of Chapter 431 of 1945, engineering work has progressed on the plans and specifications. In January, permits were received from the United States Engineers’ office, for the construction of this pumping station in Cat Cove, Salem. 3 As it appeared from revised cost estimates_ that the funds authorized under this chapter would be insufficient, the Board conferred with the State Department of Public Health in regard to legislative amendments to secure addi tional funds, and after a public hearing m March at the Salem City Hall, the Board voted to file a legislative bill nuking for authority to increase the appropriation under Chapter 431o f 1945, from $500,000. to $750,000. This bill was filed, but was rejected by the Legislature. In Decem ber the Board again filed this amendment for additional funds, and at the end of the year, this bill remained pend ing before the Buies Committee of the Legislatuie.
CONSTRUCTION APPORTIONMENTS The annual apportionment of construction charges for the original construction work has been made, based on sewage flow measurements and the valuations of the vari ous cities, town, and institutions of the District, as furn ished by the Commissioner of Corporations and Taxation, in accordance with section 1 of Chapter 22 of the acts of 1929 ' Since the method of construction apportionments for the new construction work authorized under Chapter 431 of 1945, provides only for an apportionment aftei all the work is completed, which may be a period of several years, and which/therefore, does not provide for the levying and col lecting of assessments to meet the financial obligations fall ing due each year under this act, the Board, as voted late laft year, also filed with the Legislature, an amendment to nrovide for temporary assessments from yeai to year. Th s amendment was in d e e d w.th the amendmentto prov.de additional funds, as mentioned above, and was with it In D e c e m b e r , this amendment was again filed as a separate bill with the Legislature, and at the end of t year was pending.
4 MAINTENANCE SEWERS Danvers and Beverly Trunk Sewer The connecting branches of this sewer for the various State and County institutions in Danvers and Middleton, which are maintained by the institutions, as prescribed in section 14 of Chapter 339, acts of 1925, have been inspected and are in good condition. Again this year, inspections of this sewer have been made, and the only maintenance work required has been the cleaning of the 15 inch sewer from the institutions to Nichols Street, Danvers, and from Nichols Street to Beaver Park in Danvers. The meter at Nichols Street has con tinued to function well. The Town of Danvers has continued the installation of lateral sewers and house connections again this year, so that now an appreciable amount of the town is sewered and connected to the trunk sewer. Peabody and Salem Trunk Sewer This year, as was the condition last year, the amount of rainfall in this area has again been below normal, and no serious surcharging of this sewer has occurred. However, the large amounts of heavy solids and grease have con tinued to accumulate in the sewer, and. cleaning operations have been carried on continually. These solids and grease are largely discharged to this sewer from the leather manu facturing plants and allied industries, and frequent inspec tions have been made at these manufacturing plants, and efforts are being made to secure settling basins or other installations at the factories that will prevent or reduce the amount of these substances entering the sewers. Legal actions against several manufacturers who are discharging excessive amounts of these substances to the sewer in viola tion of the Board’s regulations, are pending. RAINFALL The total rainfall for the year, which is measured daily by the District’s force in a gauge maintained by the State Department of Public Health near the Salem pumping staT tion, was 33.37 inches. This amount is again considerably below the normal precipitation for this locality. The greatest monthly precipitation of 5.65 inches occurred in November, and the greatest daily precipitation of 2.95 inches occurred on November 12th. 5 GREASE AND GRIT CHAMBER Grease and heavy solids have been removed from the Grease and Grit chamber near the Salem pumping station periodically throughout the year. Cleaning operations in the trunk sewer hnve brought most of these rnuteriuls^ to the Grease and Grit plant, although some of this material has been removed through manholes on the sewer. The amount of grease removed this year is estimated at 1,321 tons, and the amount of heavy solids removed is estimated at 4,150 cubic yards. At the end of the year, while no material had been re moved from the new Grit and Grease plant, both channels had accumulated a large amount of both grease and grit, which will be removed early next year. Inspections of the beaches along the North Shore by the District’s forces, during the summer, have shown them to be virtually free from grease or other sewage solids, in dicating that no pollution of these beaches is being caused by the sewer outlet in Salem Harbor. FORCE MAINS The 30 inch force main, from the Beverly pumping sta tion to the Juniper Cove junction at Salem Willows; the 48 inch force main, from the Salem pumping station to the beginning of the 54 inch outfall sewer; and the 54 inch outfall sewer itself, which extends from Juniper Point to the outlet in Salem Harbor; have all functioned well throughout the year, requiring very little maintenance work. The automatic air pump continues to keep the sum mit on the 48 inch line free from air. The accumulation of lime scale on the inside of both the 48 inch and 54 inch outfall sewers from the Salem pumping station continues to increase, and friction loss measurements taken ot this line indicate that it will soon be necessary to again clean these lines to maintain a suitable low friction loss. It is now planned to undertake the cleaning of these force mams either in the spring or fall of next yeai. PUMPING STATIONS Danvers Pumping Station The Dumping station at Danvers continues to function well handling all of the sewage with one of the two pumps, Die other being held in reserve. All of the mechanical ecmipment remains in good condition, and regular checkups are made from time to time. Some minor structural repairs to the building are to be undertaken m the near future. 6 Beverly Pumping Station This pumping station has operated well throughout the year. A gradual increase in sewage flow handled, as re ported last year, has continued this year, due partly to in creased sewer construction by the City of Beverly, and partly by the increased sewer construction in Danvers, since the Danvers flow is also handled by this plant. At the end of the year, cost estimates were prepared for the in stallation of new impellers in the pumps, to meet the in crease in sewage flow, and it is anticipated that this work will be undertaken during the summer of next year. Salem Pumping Station The operation of this station has been extremely difficult again this year, but no major changes in equipment have been considered pending the reconstruction of this station, already authorized under Chapter 431 of 1945. Frequent inspections of the electrical apparatus have been made, and every effort has been made to keep this plant in operation as well as is possible. SEWAGE FLOW MEASUREMENTS The flow of sewage for the respective institutions and municipalities comprising the District has been measured during the year as usual. All of the Venturi meters have been regularly inspected and maintained in proper condi tion. The Salem meter, which again became coated with lime scale, has been cleaned. The amount of sewage mea sured at Nichols Street was apportioned to the institutions in proportion to their respective measured water consump tion tributary to the sewer. The following table shows the amounts of sewage flow for all the members of the District for 1947, together with the valuations of the cities, town, and institutions, as furn ished by the Commissioner of Corporations and Taxation, which were used in making the annual apportionment of maintenance costs, in accordance with section 1, chapter 22, of the acts of 1929.
7 Average Normal Daily Sewage Valuations Flow fo r 1947 1947 (Gallons per day)
Commonwealth of Mass., Dept. of Mental Health (Danvers State Hospital) 812,626 $5,340,000. Essex County Tuberculosis Hos- pital District 130,330 1,770,000. Essex County Industrial Farm (Prison Camp) 6,314 36,000. Essex County Agricultural School 5,730 329.100. Town of Danvers 589,000 17,873,003. City of Beverly 2,705,000 49,017,015. City of Peabody 5,944,000 35,144,925. City of Salem 4,886,000 70,495,187.
14,579,000 $180,005,230.
Respectfully submitted,
SOUTH ESSEX SEWERAGE BOARD
JOSEPH C. TOMASELLO, Chairman
FRANK J. MCCARTHY ALBERT H. RICHARDSON FRANK P. MORSE A. PRESTON CHASE
8 ANNUAL REPORT TREASURER AND CLERK Salem, Massachusetts, December 31, 1947. To the South Essex Sewerage Board: The report of the Treasurer for the year 1947 is here with respectfully submitted. CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT CONSTRUCTION OF SEWERS AND OTHER WORKS 1925-1932 Amount expended for Construc tion, exclusive of interest, under chapter 339, acts of 1925 and acts in amendment thereof and addi tion thereto $1,763,024.87 Interest payments 156,371.24
Total $1,919,396.11
1935-1937 Amount expended for Construe tion of a Grease and Grit Cham ber, in accordance with the provi sions of chapter 404 of the Emer gency Relief Act of 1935 $56,889.29 Grant from United States Govern ment 23,889.29 Total expended by South Essex Sewerage District • $33,000.00
9 CONSTRUCTION WORK AUTHORIZED BY CHAPTER 431 OF THE ACTS OF 1945 December 31, 1947 Receipts Temporary Loan $50,000.00 Bonds issued July 1, 1946 275,000.00 Payroll deduction for Federal Income Tax 679.96 ------$325,679.96
Expenditures Temporary Loan $50,000.00 Discount on Temp orary Loan 194.44 Salaries: Net amount paid 3,320.04 Income tax deduction 679.96 4,000.00 Federal income tax paid to Govern ment 679.96 Miscellaneous 268.54 Construction and En gineering charges for work in progress : Grit & Grease Chamber 252,220.73 10% Retained on Contract -20,943.70 231,277.03 Salem Pumping- Station 12,141.35 Sewage Treatment 1,385.95 Cash—Bank balance: 10% Retained on Grit & Grease contract 20,943.70 Construction balance 4,788.99 9 .E5,732.69 $325,679.96
10 CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT December 31. 1947 BONDS ISSUED. PAID AND OUTSTANDING Construction directly Issued Paid Outstanding assessed, 1932 $396.11 $396.11 $0.00 4%% Coupon Construc tion Bonds issued Nov. 15, 1929 (1930-1949) 1,800,000.00 1,620,000.00 180,000.00 4% Coupon Construc tion Bonds issued Nov. 15, 1930 (1931-1948) 90,000.00 85,000.00 5,000.00 4% Coupon Construc tion Bonds issued Nov. 15. 1932 (1933-1942) 29,000.00 29,000.00 0.00 2% Coupon Construc tion Notes issued Nov. 15, 1935 (1936- 1947)—issued under chap. 404 of the Emer gency Relief Appropria tion Act of 1935 33,000.00 33,000.00 0.00 D/4% Coupon Construc tion Bonds issued July 1, 1946 (1947- 1966)—issued under
275,000.00 14,000.00 261,000.00
Total $2,227,396.11 $1,781,396.11 $446,000.00 DEBT ACCOUNT December 31, 1947 Net Funded or General Debt: Fixed Debt $446,000.00 Loan 1929 ($90,000. due 1948- 1949) $180,000.00 Loan 1930 ($5,000. due 1948) 5,000.00 Loan 1946 ($14,000. due 1948- 1961) ($13,000. due 1962- 1966) 261,000.00
$446,000.00 $446,000.00 SOUTH ESSEX SEWERAGE DISTRICT Salem, Massachusetts BOND AND COUPON ACCOUNT 1947 R ec eipts and E xpenditures
$90,000. Issue $33,000. Issue *275.000. Issue T o ta l ?1,800,000. Issue C o n stn . 4% Constn. 2 % Constn 1%% C o n s t n 4i/2 % C o n stn . B o n d s a n d Bonds, dated Bonds, dated Notes, dated Bonds dated ■Mr»v 1u 1930 N ov. lo, 1935 J u ly 1, 1946 N o te s N o v . 15, 1929 D ec. 31, 194 (1930-1949) (1931-1948) (1936-1947) (1947-1966)
Receipts $4.92 $2,110.85 $2,579.04 $ 4 4 1 .6 2 $21.65 & r rincipal 38,000.00 Temporary Notes issued to pay Interest 189.13 18.91 3 2 ,0 0 0 .0 0 5 ,7 9 1 .9 6 109,585.20 5,4 0 0 .0 0 2,0 3 5 .2 0 .00 Assessment made February 15, 1947 ...... 1 0 2 ,1 5 0 .0 0 $ 3 4 ,1 1 0 .8 5 $150,164.24 $108,383.58 $ 5 ,6 1 0 .7 8 $ 2 ,0 5 9 .0 3 Expenditures $22,000.00 $1 8 9 .1 3 $18.91 $ 1 6 ,0 0 0 .0 0 $ 5 ,7 9 1 .9 6 160.54 1.16 .12 123.79 35.47 111.000.00 5,0 0 0 .0 0 2 ,0 0 0 .0 0 14,0 0 0 .0 0 1,718.75 14,308.75 1 2 ,1 5 0 .0 0 40 0 .0 0 40.00 plus Balance—First Nat’l. Bank of Boston to pay interest 1,6 3 1 .2 5 1,631.25 637.06 1,063.70 406.15 20.49 .00 $150,164.24 $ 5 ,6 1 0 .7 8 $2,0 5 9 .0 3 $ 3 4 ,1 1 0 .8 5 Totals $108,383.58 SOUTH ESSEX SEWERAGE DISTRICT Salem, Massachusetts CONSTRUCTION BONDS—AMOUNTS OUTSTANDING December 31, 1947 ALLOCATED
C o m m o n w e a lth of Mass., Dept, E s s e x of M e n ta l County- C o u n ty of E s s e x H e a lth T u b e rc u E s s e x , C o u n ty (D a n v e rs lo sis E s s e x Co. A g ric u l T o w n C ity C ity C ity T o ta l S ta te H o s p ita l Industrial tu ra l of of of of Outstanding H o s p ita l) D is tric t F a rm School D a n v e rs B e v e rly P e a b o d y S alem D ec. 31, 1947
A $4,708.02 1,155.81 40.05 173.14 B $6,077.02 5,948.43 1,599.63 45.11 247.88 31,644.86 39,485.91 C 2,764.21 701.49 22.61 106.44 15,303.49 31,010.17 D 49,908.41 E 2,508.88 2,508.88 3,462.15 3,778.27 7,240.42 F 1,033.69 288.67 7.41 45.31 5,346.19 G 11,840.76 20,713.08 21,347.70 60,622.81 264.06 73.74 1.90 11.58 1,365.70 3,024.77 ‘5,291.21 5,453.33 15,486.29 HI 1,936.86 H 2 1,936.86 1,157.28 1,157.28 H3 .11 H 4 .11 576.01 576.01 Total Apportioned Bonds Outstanding- . . $16,655.27 4,976.62 117.19 1,160.36 53,660.24 45,875.70 31,975.32 30,579.30 $185,000.00 Bonds not apportioned (Chap. 431 of 1945) .. ______- 261,000.00 Total Outstanding D e c e m b e r 31, 1947 ...... $16,655.27 4,976.62 117.19 1,160.36 53,660.24 45,875.70 31,975.32 30,579.30 $446,000.00 SOUTH ESSEX SEWERAGE DISTRICT Salem, Massachusetts APPORTIONMENTS FOR 1947 1947 194 i Apportionment Apportionment f o r for Total Appor Construction si a intennnre t ion me nt
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Mental $13,119.52 $ 9 ,6 6 7 .0 2 $ 3 ,4 5 2 .5 0 Health (Danvers State Hospital) 4,245.36 2,894.09 1,351.27 Essex County Tuberculosis Hospital District 124.12 County of Essex, Essex County Industrial Farm 68.26 55.86 678.26 107.91 786.17 Essex County Agricultural School 38,338.29 3 1 ,2 2 8 .3 6 7,109.93 Town of Danvers 38,461.78 City of Beverly 2 7 ,2 8 6 .5 9 11,1 7 5 .1 9 52.897.13 72,130.51 City of Peabody 19,233.38 43,3 6 7 .6 4 61,896.88 City of Salem 18,5 2 9 .2 4 $229,102.63 $109,585.20 $119,517.43 SOUTH ESSEX SEWERAGE DISTRICT Salem, Massachusetts APPORTIONMENT OF MAINTENANCE FOR 1947 C o m m o n w e a lth of Mass., Dept, E s s e x o f M e n ta l C o u n ty C o u n ty of E s s e x H e a lth T u b e rc u E s s e x , C o u n ty (D a n v e rs lo sis E s s e x Co. A g ric u l T o w n C ity C ity C ity T o ta l S ta te H o s p ita l Industrial tu r a l of of of of H o s p ita l-) D is tric t F a rm School D a n v e rs B e v e rly P e a b o d v S alem Total Actual Amount, Mainten- ance Apportionment for 1946 $101,172.43 3,142.63 1,230.21 50.88 98.11 6,223.14 10,093.65 41,782.40 38,551.41 Total Estimated Amt., Mainten- ance Apportionment for 1946 96,465.00 4,148.33 1,622.81 67.00 130.05 6,619.63 10,841.32 38,275.52 34,760.34 1946 Balances -4,707.43 1,005.70 392.60 16.12 31.94 396.49 747.67 -3,506.88 -3.791.07 Total Estimated Amt., Mainten- a n c e A p p o rtio n m e n t fo r 1947 114,810.00 4.458.20 1,743.87 71.98 139.85 7,506.42 11,922.86 49,390.25 39,576.57 Maintenance Apportionment “ ~ ~ fo r 1947 $119,517.43 3,452.50 1,351.27 55.86 107.91 7,109.93 11,175.19 52,897.13 43,367.64 . al 6.3178.81 468.13 s e s n e p x E l ra e n e G G. T o ta l M a in te n a n c e fo r r fo e c n a n te in a M ove l C ta o r T e ip n u J m ro F . F . n Peabody d o b a e P In D. . om I iutons to s n tio titu s In m ro F A. Fr Sal m le a S & y d o b a e P m ro F of t s . E a e ft. 800 m ro F t f ro c C. rn e F m ro F B. ncr St i n tio ta S t f ro c rn e F v Juncton tio c n u J ove C e lin rs e v n a D 1947 b o u n d ry to J u n ip e r r e n ip n tio u c J n u J to ove C ry d n r u e o b ip n u J to e lin rs e v n a D S ta . to 800 ft. e a s t of of t s a e ft. 800 to . ta S i o Outet60 2.29 6.00 t tle u O to n tio c n u J Mö M ass., D ep t, t, ep D ass., M 1376 534.0'8 $1,377.67 $4,282.04 t l) ita p s o H of M e n ta l l ta n e M of ,2.5681.87 1,727.75 Danver rs e v n a (D ...... n o m m o C w e a lth of of lth a e w t lth a e H 0.9274.79 702.49 at te ta S ACTUAL MAINTENANCE COSTS — 1947 — COSTS MAINTENANCE ACTUAL SOUTH ESSEX SEWERAGE DISTRICT DISTRICT SEWERAGE ESSEX SOUTH 1,671.84 T u b e rc u - E s s e x , , x e s s E - u rc e b u T H o s p ita l In d u s tr ia l l ia tr s u d In l ita p s o H sti Farm a F t tric is D C o u n ty C o u n ty of of ty n u o C ty n u o C x e s s E lo sis E s s e x Co. Co. x e s s E sis lo 28.84 21.48 11.34 86 159 6726 10,394.16 6,722.61 135.91 68.63 6.88 ae, Massachusetts Salem, .09 i - n w o T l- u ric g A ho Danvers e v n a D chool S ty n u o C 51.13 45.66 22.03 x e s s E 68 1,162.01 16.87 tu ra i o f f o i ra tu .22 1,632.83 3,912.89 14.88 4,151.34 6,189.64 rly e v e B ity C 53.18 of 38,744.52 26,242.80 Peabodv 6.521.09 5.897.09 83.54 ity C of 35,737.03 28,797.52 6,851.74 alem S ity C of 87.77 $1,978.89 ' $97,756.74 19,356.87 55,040.32 al ta o T 8,833.12 6,402.48 5,897.09 247.97 SOUTH ESSEX SEWERAGE DISTRICT Salem, Massachusetts
MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT — 1947
Receipts 1946 Balances : Maintenance $5,292.57 Employees’ Payroll Savings Bonds 59.08 Hospital Service 74.00 $5,425.65
1947 Assessments 119,517.43 Temporary Notes 85,000.00 Miscellaneous Receipts 242.17 Payroll Deductions: Employees’ Payroll Savings Bonds 1,038.99 Federal Income Tax 4,745.51 Hospital Service 527.00 6,311.50 $216,496.75
Expenditures Materials and Expenses 36,366.66 Salaries and Wages: Net Amount Paid Employees 52,303.87 Contributory Retirement deduction 2,637.49 Employees’ Payroll Savings Bonds deduction 1,038.99 Federal Income Tax deduction 4,745.51 Hospital Service deduction 527.00 61,252.86
Purchase of Employees’ Payroll Savings Bonds 1,056.02 Federal Income Tax Paid to Government 4,745.51 Massachusetts Hospital Service, Inc. payments 601.00 Temporary Notes 95,000.00 Discount on Temporary Notes 379.39 Cash—Bank Balance : Maintenance Assessments balance 17,053.26 Employees’ Payroll Savings Bonds balance 42.05 17,095.31 $216,496.75 17 The costs for the purposes of apportionment are pres cribed to be allocated by the Board in the following man ner :— A. Costs to be borne by Commonwealth of Massachu setts, Department of Mental Health (Danvers State Hos pital), Essex County Tuberculosis Hospital District, Essex County Industrial Farm, and Essex County Agricultural School. * B. Costs to be borne by said institutions, and the town of Danvers. C. Costs to be borne by said institutions, town of Danvers, and city of Beverly. D. Costs to be borne by the city of Peabody. E. Costs to be borne by the cities of Peabody and Salem. F. Costs to be borne by said institutions, town of Danvers, and cities of Beverly, Peabody, and Salem. G. Costs to be borne by said institutions, town of Danvers, and cities of Beverly, Peabody, and Salem. H. (H 1-H2-H3-H4) Costs to be borne by said institu tions respectively.
AGREEMENTS, DEEDS, LAND TAKINGS, ETC. Agreements, deeds, land takings, and other recorded documents, etc., made by the South Essex Sewerage Board from December 31, 1946 to December 31, 1947, are as fol lows :— No. 109. Report of an audit of the Accounts of the Clerk and Treasurer of the South Essex Sewerage District for the period from December 11, 1945 to November 30, 1946, dated March 20, 1947. Respectively sumitted, ELIHU A. HERSHENSON, Treasurer and Clerk.
Salem, Mass., December 31, 1947.
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