Annual Report of the Department of Public Works Volume 1891 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1892 Excerpt: ...service pipes 89 For special or miscellaneous permits 832 Grand total 21,782 MISCELLANEOUS. Number of inspections made by the plumbing inspectors 19,383 Number of plumbers' bonds filed 476 Number of plumbers' licenses issued 476 Number of leak reports received 742 RECEIPTS--EARNINGS. Amount received for inserting ferrules (of all sizes) as per cash book $38,965 60 Amount received for permits giving permission to connect with pipes in at curb lines on sundry streets in annexed suburbs, on which only a part of the assessment has been collected 291 00 Amount to be credited to Water Fund for 11,246 3 -inch ferrules inserted for street improvement water service pipes and deducted from contractors' bills at $3.50 each 39,361 00 Amount received for plumbers' licenses at $1.00 each 476 00 For re-taps inserted in replaced street mains, and for miscellaneous use, as follows: 98 ferrules @ $3.00 294 00 162-inch ferrules @ $3.50 567 00 13 1-inch ferrules @ $5.40 70 20 Total receipts--earnings $80,024 80 EXPENDITURES. Cost of new parts of screw tapping machines $ 251 38 Cost of Permit Clerk's books, blanks, etc 148 25 Cost of car fare for Plumbing Inspectors and Tappers 438 57 Cost of miscellaneous material for use of Tappers 103 11 Cost of advertising for bids to lay water service pipes 22 60 Maintenance of three horses at water works stables 1,295 16 Sundry repairs at water works machine shops 311 68 Plumbing bills paid for lengthening out service pipes to inside of new curb lines on sundry streets 92 00 Decrease in stock 13 27 Cost of hardened steel sockets, as follows: 6 fi-inch @ $2.75 16 50 18 -inch @ $2.75 49 50 Cost of drills used up on screw tapping machines, as follows: 30 #-inch @ $4.05 $ 121 50 22 %-inch @ $4.95 108 90 6 1-inch @ $5.85 35 10...