COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

South Essex Sewerage District

S : Salem, Mass.

TWELFTH REPORT

COVERING FROM DECEMBER 31, 1936 TO DECEMBER 31, 1937

NEWCOMB & GAUSS CO., Printer, Salem, Massachusetts

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

South Essex Sewerage District

Salem, Mass.

TWELFTH REPORT

COVERING FROM DECEMBER 31, 1936 TO DECEMBER 31, 1937 %

THE SOUTH ESSEX-"SEWERAGE BOARD . JAMES B. RYAN, Chairman

JAMES W. BL'ACHMEK; • ; • •., ..ElRtEK I’ MORSE Commissioner of Public Works City Engineer Beverly, Mass. Salem, Mass.

A. PRESTON CHASE CHARLES A. MOGAVERO Representative Commissioner of Public Worl Town of Danvers, Mass. Peabody, Mass. «u üF «äSÜÄGÜüSEl

y 27 \m Stt. u. run ■ 4 6 2 3 - 3/13 3 7 Z*. 1 9 3 7 3 , Salem, Mass., December 31, 1937. To the Governor of the Commonwealth, To the County Commissioners of Essex County, The Mayor of Salem, The Mayor of Beverly, The Mayor of Peabody, The Chairman of the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Danvers. Gentlemen : The South Essex Sewerage Board, created by and or­ ganized under chapter 339 of the acts of the year 1925, herewith submits its twelfth annual report, covering the year 1937. There have been no changes in the personnel of the Board during the year. CONSTRUCTION Construction Program No new construction was undertaken by the Board dur­ ing 1937. Grease and Grit Chamber The grounds around the Grease and Grit Chamber, completed last year under a P. W. A. project, have been graded and seeded, and the item of including the cost of the land for Federal grant in the project, which had at first been included in the project and later disapproved, was again taken up with the P. W. A. authorities and again disapproved. Construction Apportionments The annual apportionment of construction charges has been made, based on sewage flow measurements and the valuations of the various cities, town, and institutions of the District as furnished by the Commissioner of Corpora­ tions and Taxation, in accordance with section 1 of chapter 22 of the acts of 1929. 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. 3 A large amount of rags are removed from the screen at the Danvers State Hospital, and the siphon to the Middle- ton colony of this institution is flushed periodically. from the institutions to the Nichols Street flume meter, inspections show the sewer to be flowing free from obstruc­ tions and the meter has functioned well throughout the year. From Nichols Street to the Danvers Pumping Station, and on to the Beverly Pumping Station, the sewer has required little attention. However, periodical inspections have been made, and at the overflow chamber at Salter’s Point on the Bass River, it was found on one occasion that some boys had opened the cover and dropped about 2 cubic yards of large rocks into the sewer, which were removed. Five more houses have been connected to this sewer in Danvers, and one in Beverly, making a total of 57 now connected, besides the St. John’s Normal College. PEABODY AND SALEM TRUNK SEWER Cleaning operations have been carried on in this sewer during the year to remove the large amounts of heavy solids that deposit throughout the length of the sewer. This work is now being done in the daytime, rather than at night as before, and the settled material dragged to the new Grease and Grit Chamber at the lower end of the sewer in Salem, for removal. This is a more satisfactory and economical method than was previously possible when this work was being done at night, but the process is still somewhat slow, and early in the year the Engineer recommended to the Board the con­ struction of a small grit or settling chamber near the Peabody Venturi Meter in which the heavier solids could be settled out and easily removed, which would greatly reduce the cleaning work throughout the sewer. Weekly readings cf the sewage level in this sewer show it to be flowing a little more than half full, except in times of heavy rain. Again this year it was necessary on several occasions to open relief gates and discharge sewage into the North River. Caustic lime still enters this sewer from the manufac­ turing plants in Peabody and Salem to such an extent that the sewage is heavily caustic at the Salem Pumping Station, and the precipitation of this substance upon the inside of the sewer and outfall is still increasing. Enforcement of the regulations of the Board now in effect under chapter 384 of the acts of 1935 will prevent this substance from reaching the sewers and eliminate the troublesome and 4 costly damage that it is continually causing. A reduction in the large amounts of suspended solids which are now discharged to the sewer from the various manufacturing plants will also reduce the cost of maintaining this sewer in proper condition. 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 Station, was 43.54 inches. This is about a normal year, the greatest monthly precipitation of 5.63 occurring in April and greatest daily of 2.73 occurring on November 28. The following table shows the rainfall for the year by months: January, 4.30 May 2.86 September 4.38 February 1.04 June 3.27 October 4.23 March 3.31 July 0.89 November 4.78 April 5.63 August 4.83 December 4.02 Grease and Grit Chamber Grease has been removed from the sewer at the Grease and Grit Chamber about once a week throughout the year, and the grit and heavy solids that collect in the grit chan­ nels have been removed whenever the channels became filled. The amount of grease removed is estimated as 12,870 cubic feet, or about 380 tons, which has been disposed of by bury­ ing on farmlands; while the amount of grit and solids re­ moved is estimated as 1,750 cubic yards, and this material has been disposed of by spreading on farm lands where it is ploughed into the soil. Two large watertight steel tanks were made for hauling this sludge, to prevent any leakage along the streets. There have been no complaints of grease on the beaches around Salem Harbor, and inspections of the beaches, as well as around the outlet in the Harbor, show that practi­ cally no grease is escaping to the pumping station to be discharged into the Harbor. The analyses by the State Department of Public Health of 24 composite samples taken twice a month from a tap at the Venturi meter in the Salem Pumping Station show an average fat content of 39 p.p.m. Force Mains The 30" force main from the Beverly Pumping Station to Juniper Cove Junction remains clean, while in the 48" main from the Salem Pumping Station to the 54" main at Juniper Point, and the entire length of the 54" main, the coating of lime scale is still increasing. Early in the year the District Engineer reported on the feasibility of cleaning 5 these mains. Proposals for doing the work were received from two companies, and these are being considered by the Board. The desirability of undertaking this work is apparent from the measurements of friction loss through these mains, which show this loss to be about three times that of new clean pipe, and still increasing. Again this year the automatic vacuum pump on the 48" force main has functioned well, keeping the main free of entrapped air, resulting in a very appreciable saving in power at the Beverly Pumping Station, where part of the sewage can be siphoned, and keeping the head against which the pumps at the Salem Pumping Station work, as low as possible. During the summer months, in periods of low liow and at low tide, vacuum readings at this point on the force main as high as 18 inches of mercury have been observed. Pumping Stations DANVERS PUMPING STATION At the Danvers Pumping Station, the small unit still handles the flow easily, and all of the equipment is in good order, no difficulties having been encountered except for some variation in voltage on the power line, and the local power company is co-operating in the remedy of this con­ dition. A new concrete coal bin was constructed in the ground outside of the station to replace the wooden one which occupied usable space inside the building and which was of inadequate capacity. The grounds and the station have been well kept, so that the entire plant presents a suitable appearance. BEVERLY PUMPING STATION The Beverly Pumping Station has again continued to give excellent service throughout the year. All of the equipment is in first class condition and no repairs were required. A little less than one million gallons of sewage per day was siphoned and the rest of the flow was easily handled by the pumps, the small unit being used mostly in the summer months, and the large unit during periods of heavy flow. The general appearance of this plant has also been maintained in suitable condition. SALEM PUMPING STATION No changes have been made in the operation of this pumping plant during the year. All of the equipment is old, and the pumps are of obsolete design and inadequate capacity, resulting in poor economy. The screenings re- 6 moved at this station are pressed into cakes and dumped at sea, which has been a satisfactory method of disposal of this material, and early in the year a larger power boat was purchased by the Board to replace the small one which has been used for this purpose. 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 and Peabody meters, which again became coated with lime scale, were cleaned at the end of the year. The amount of sewage measured at Nichols Street was ap­ portioned to the Institutions in proportion to their respec­ tive measured water consumption tributary to the sewer. The following table shows the amounts of sewage flow for all the members of the District for 1937, together with the valuations of the cities, town, and institutions, as fur­ nished 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. Average Normal Daily Sewage Valuations Flow for 1937 a s of (Gallons per day) A p ril 1, 1937 Commonwealth of Mass., Dept, of Mental Diseases (Danvers State Hospital) 407,732 $4,450,000.00 Essex County Tuberculosis Hos­ o pital District 203.617 o O Essex County Industrial Farm (Prison Camp) 8.381 30.000.00 Essex County Agricultural School 7,103 255,000.00 Town of Danvers 480,167 16,855,870.00 City of Beverly 2,382,000 42,701,310.00 City of Peabodv 4,970,000 26.808.652.00 City of Salem 5,052,000 52,777,182.00

13,511,000 $145.353.01 1.00 Respectfully submitted, SOUTH ESSEX SEWERAGE BOARD. James W. Blackmer. A. Preston Chase. Frank P. Morse. Charles A. Mogavero. 7 ANNUAL REPORT TREASURER AND CLERK Salem, Mass., December 31, 1937. To the South Essex Sewerage Board: The report of the Treasurer for the Year 1937 is here­ with respectfully submitted.

CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT Construction of Sewers and Other Works 1925 to December 31, 1937 Engineering, Office Expense, Legal, and Other Expenses $245,173.78 Land, Sewer Rights of Way and Easements, Sewer Takings 83,480.38 Office Building 11,917.41 Outfall Sewers under water, Syphons, etc. 647,402.90 Outfall Sewers on land 121.455.63 Sewers 552,552.14 Stations and Station Equipment 101.042.63 Interest 156,371.24 Total $1,919,396.11 1925 to December 31, 1937 : Amount expended for Con­ struction, exclusive of interest—$1,763,024.87, under chap­ ter 339, Acts of 1925, and acts in amendment thereof and addition thereto.

CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT December 31, 1937 P. W. A. Docket No. Mass. 1245-R Construction of a Grease and Grit Chamber in accord­ ance with the provisions of Mass. Chapter 404 of the Emer­ gency Relief Appropriation Acts of 1935. Total Receipts Grant from United States Government $23,889.29 2', Coupon Notes issued by South Essex Sewerage District 33,000.00* Total $56,889.29 * Amount authorized to be issued by South Essex Sew­ erage District by the Emergency Finance Board—$36,000. Amount issued—$33,000. 8 T otal E xpenditures Preliminary Expense 269.10 Expended for Land 2,592.42 Construction Cost 52,196.96 Engineering, Architecture and Other Expenses 1,223.74 Legal 250.00 Interest 0.00 Miscellaneous Costs 357.07 Total $56,889.29

CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT A mounts I ssued, P aid and Outstanding Issued Paid Outstanding Construction directly assessed, 1932 $396.11 $396.11 0.00 41/t% Coupon Construe- tion Bonds issued Nov. 15, 1929 (1930-1949) 1,800,000.00 720,000.00 1,080,000.00 4% Coupon Construe- tion Bonds issued Nov. 15, 1930 (1931-1948) 90,000.00 35,000.00 55,000.00 4% Coupon Construe- tion Bonds issued Nov. 15. 1932 (1933-1942) 29.000.00 15,000.00 14,000.00

Total $1,919,396.11 $770,396.11 $1,149,000.00

Amounts Issued Under Chapter 404 Of the E mergency Relief Appropriation Acts of 1935 Issued Paid Outstanding 2% Coupon Construc­ tion Notes issued Nov. 15, 1935 (1936-1947) $33,000.00 $6,000.00 $27,000.00

9 DEBT ACCOUNT December 31, 1937 Net Bunded or General Debt Fixed Debt $1,176,000.00 Loan 1929 due (1938-1949) $1,080,000.00 Loan 1930 due (1938-1948) 55.000. 00 Loan 1932 due (1938-1942) 14.000. 00 Loan 1935 due (1938-1947) 27.000. 00

$1,176,000.00 $1,176,000.00

10 BOND AND INTEREST COUPON ACCOUNTS 1937 RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES

$1,800,000 Issue $90,000 Issue $29,000 Issue $33,000 Issue 41/2 % C onstn. 4% Constn. 4% Constn. 2% C onstn. Total

Bonds, dated 1Bonds, dated05 Bonds, dated £ Notes, dated Nov. 15, 1929 : O Nov. 15, 1932 Nov. 15,-1935 (1930-1949) (1931-1948) (1933-1942) (1936-1947) Dec. 31, 1937 Dec. 31, 1937 Dec. 31, 1937 Dec. 31, 1937 Dec. 31, 1.937

R eceip ts R eceip ts R eceip ts Receipt's R eceipts $41.93 $13.83 $9.36 $974.50 Temporary Notes issued to pay May 1,235.58 350.08 308.89 29,000.00 7,400.00 3,680.00 3,600.00 157,330.00

$170,664.83 $8,677.51 $4,043.91 $3,918.25 $187,304.50

E xp e n d i- E xp e n d í- E xp en d í- E xp en d i- E xpendi- h ire s tu re s tu re s tu res tu res $27,105.45 $1,235.58 $350.08 $308.89 $29,000.00 52,537.50 2,400.00 680.00 590.00 56,207.50 f) Coupons outstanding*-—Blc. 1st. Nat. Bank of Boston . . . 112.50 112.50 1 Coupon outstanding-—Tile-. 1st Nat. Bank of Boston ... . 10.00 10.00 90,000.00 5,000.00 3,000.00 3,000.00 101,000.00 interest Temporary Notes ...... 97.45 4.44 1.20 1.11 104.26 811.93 3 7.4 9 12.57 8.25 870.24

T o ta l ...... $170,664.83 $8,677.51 $4,043.91 $3,918.25 $187,304.50 SOUTH ESSEX SEWERAGE DISTRICT Salem, Massachusetts

APPOimOXAIKXTS FOP 1937

1937 1937 \pportionm ent Apport ion mont for for 'Total ( ’oust ruction Nia intenanee Apportionment Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Mental Diseases (Danvers State Hospital) $14,083.04 $2,112.57 $16,195.61 Essex County Tuberculosis Hospital District 4,183.85 1,285.32 5,469.17 County of Essex. Essex County Industrial Farm 100.01 45.80 145.81 Essex County Agricultural School 968.22 56.72 1,024.94 Town of Danvers 44,399.69 4,256.97 48,656.66 City of Beverly 38,798.31 7,675.29 46,473.60 City of Peabody 27,866.55 23,174.24 51,040.79 City of Salem 26,930.33 25,660.63 52,590.96 Total $157,330.00 $64,267.54 $221,597.54 SOUTH ESSEX SEWERAGE DISTRICT Salem, Massachusetts CONSTRUCTION BONDS - AMOUNTS OUTSTANDING ALLOCATED

C om m on­ w ealth of M ass., D ept, of E ssex M ental C ounty C ounty of E ssex D iseases T u b e rc u ­ E ssex, C ounty Total (D an v ers losis E sse x Co. A g ricu l­ Tow n C ity C ity C ity Outstanding- ACCOUNTS H o sp ita l Industrial tu ra l of of of d e s c r i b e d IN AC 1 S ta te of Dec. 31 H o sp ital) D istrict F a rm School D an v ers B everly Peabody Salem 1937 ------$260.03 $1,124.06 $30,566.69 $7,504.15 $39,454.93 275.42 1,513.67 193,231.45 .16,322.62 9,767.68 241,110.84 B ...... 17,760.02 4,507.06 145.26 683.89 98,324.88 199,240.22 c ...... 15,123.38 D ...... 15,123.38 20,908.44 22,817.40 43,725.84 E ...... 1,762.13 45.27 276.64 32,634.43 72,278.87 6,309.88 126,437.67 330,311.61 370,056.50 F ...... 1,645.61 459.55 11.80 72.09 8,511.14 18,850.42 32,975.06 33,985.39 G ...... 96,511.06 11,689.89 11,689.89 H I ...... 7,096.87 7,096.87 H2 ...... 69 .69 H3 ...... 3,568.67 H4 ...... 3,568.67 $304,294.71 $31,097.44 $738.47 $7,239.02 $382,701.90 $290,369.51 $195,444.55 $187,114.40 T otal ...... $1,149,000.00 p \v. A. Project— Grease and Grit Chamber ...... 12,910.61 14,089.39 27,000.00 ,, . • i iq-iT $104.294.71 $31.097.44 $73S.47 $7,239.02 $332,701.90 $290,369.51. $208,355.16 $201,203.79 $1,176,000.00 Total Outstanding. Pet. «1. 15 >'■ SOUTH ESSEX SEWERAGE DISTRICT Salem, Massachusetts APPOllTIOXM ’XT OF I XT PREST AM) 1 KTX’CIPAL DUE 1938

C om m on­ w ealth of M ass., D ept, of E ssex M ental C ounty C ounty of E ssex 1 »iseases ru b e rc u - E ssex. C ounty In te re st ACCOUNTS ( D anvers losis E ssex Co. A gricul­ Town City City City and DESCRIBED IN ACT S tate I losi>ital Industrial tu ral of of of of P rincipal 1 losoital) 1 M strict F arm School Danvers Beverly Peabody Salem Due 1938 A ...... $1,014.04 $5,331.65 B ...... 1,265.40 35.60 106.08 31 235 75 C ...... 584.23 18.83 88.65 41,567.03 D ...... * 1,044.31 E ...... 4.782.86 9,165.56 F ...... 220.37 5.00 ■'c nn 4,248.02 0,408.54 16,458.38 16,062.67 48.170.25 G 60.04 0.44 1,111.88 2,462.62 4,307.87 12.608.26 H l ...... 1,506.85 H2 ...... 011 62 011.62 H3 ...... 00 .09 H4 ...... 458.63 458.63

Total 1038 Apportionment of Interest .m l Principal ...... $13,681.07 $4.064.70 $07.18 $040.72 i ::s.gg $37,cosai $26,185.40 $152 900.00 SOUTH ESSEX SEWERAGE DISTRICT Salem, Massachusetts ACTUAL MAINTENANCE COSTS, 1937

C om m on­ w ealth of M ass., Dept, of E ssex M ental C ounty C ounty of E sse x D iseases T u b e rc u ­ E ssex, C ounty ( D anvers losis E ssex Co. A g ricu l­ Tow n C ity C ity City S ta te H o sp ital Industrial tu ral of of of of T otal H ospital) D istric t F arm School D anvers B everly Peabody Salem

A. From Institutions to Ferncroft $257.16 $113.08 $1.03 $8.12 B. From Ferncroft Station to 800 ft. east of Danvers line .... 1 375 (»9 639.06 24.34 35.35 2,365.33 C. From 800 ft. east of Danvers line to Juniper Cove Jnctn. 068.31 308.55 11.66 17.63 1,178.66 4,467.50 1.424.86 D. E. From Peabody and Salem Boundary to Juniper Cove Ju n ctio n ...... 10,650.95 37,596.13 F. From Juniper Cove Junction .80 .03 .06 3.71 J 2.83 IS.26 to O utlet ...... 1.80 22.04 59.53 334.83 148.29 5.32 10.33 688.44 2,379.08 3,386.68 4,088.94 G. General Expenses ...... 11,041.91 $15.38 $71.49 $4,236.14 $6,859.41 Total Maintenance for 1937 $2,637.79 $1,209.78 $21,480.75 $25,056.16 $61,596.90- SOUTH ESSEX SEWERAGE DISTRICT Salem, Massachusetts APPORTIONMENT OF MAINTENANCE FOR 1937

C om m on­ w ealth of M ass., C ounty D ept, of E ssex ( >f E ssex, M ental C ounty E ssex E ssex D iseases T u b e rc u ­ C ounty C ounty (D anvers losis In d u s­ A g ricu l­ Tow n C ity C ity City T o tal S tate H ospital tria l tu ral of of of of H o spital) D istric t F arm School D anvers B everly P eabody Salem Total Actual Amount Maintenance Apportionment for 193G ...... $56,042.54 $2,388.59 $1,224.76 $45.18 $62.88 $3,622.58 $6,986.13 $19,963.08 $21,749.04 Total Estimated Amount, Mainte­ 7,480.54 20,475.17 21,540.69 nance Apportionment for 1936 58,107.00 3,329.08 1,496.89 56.59 87.90 3,640.14 17.56 494.11 512.09 —208.35 1936 B alance ...... 2,064.46 940.49 272.13 11.41 25.02

Total Estimated Amount, Mainte­ 25,452.28 nance Apportionment for 1937 66,332.00 3,053.06 1,557.45 57.21 81.74 4,274.53 8,169.40 23,686.33

Net Amount Maintenance Appor- 23,174.24 25,660.63 tio n m en t for 1937 ...... $64,267.54 $2,112.57 $1,285.32 45.80 56.72 4.256.97 7,675.29 SOUTH ESSEX SEWERAGE DISTRICT Salem, Massachusetts MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT, 1937

Receipts Balance Assessment 1936 $2,064.46 Assessments 64,267.54 Temporary Notes 45,000.00 Miscellaneous Receipts 205.65 Total $111,537.65

E xpenditures Salaries and Wages $33,806.59 Materials and Expenses 27,843.04 Temporary Notes 45,000.00 Discount-Temporary Notes 152.92 Cash Balance in Banks 4,735.10 Total $111,537.65

The costs for the purposes of apportionment are pre­ scribed to be allocated by the Board in the following manner :— A. Costs to be borne by Commonealth of Massachu­ setts, Department of Mental Diseases (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. (Hr-H^-H.-H,) Costs to be borne by said insti­ tutions respectively. 17 AGREEMENTS, DEEDS, LAND TAKINGS, ETC.

Agreements, deeds, land takings, and oiher recorded documents, etc., made by the South Essex Sewerage Board from December 31, 1936, to December 31, 1937, are as fol­ lows :— No. 51 (9). Valuations for Maintenance received from the Commissioner of Corporations and Taxation for appor­ tionment purposes. No. 90. Report of an audit by Director of Accounts of the Accounts of the Clerk and Treasurer of the South Essex Sewerage District for period from September 13, 1936, to October 30, 1937. Dated November 8, 1937. No. 91. Deed of land for Grease and Grit Chamber from City of Salem, Mass., to South Essex Sewerage Dis­ trict, dated December 11. 1937. Recorded at Essex South Registry of Deeds, December 15, 1937.

Respectfully submitted,

GEORGE F. ASHTON, Treasurer and Clerk. Salem, Mass.. December 31, 1937.

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