Annual Report of the Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board Volume 5 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1906 edition. Excerpt: ...inspection of removal of soil until March 7, when he resigned. Ernest H. Baldwin, . Division Engineer, in charge of work at Oakdale, resigned April 1. Elliott K. B. Allardice, . Division Engineer, in charge of the river and aqueduct gagings, and supervision of the maintenance of the Clinton sewerage plant; since July 8 in charge of forestry and the maintenance of the Wachusett Reservoir. At the beginning of the year the engineering force, including those engaged upon both the construction and maintenance of the works, numbered 105, and at the end of the year 65. In addition to the engineering force, which included the engineers engaged upon the inspection of the work, other inspectors have been employed upon masonry and earthwork. The maximum number so employed at any time during the year was 5. There has also been a maintenance force, exclusive of the engineers mentioned above, averaging 208, employed in the operation of the several pumping stations and in connection with the maintenance of the reservoirs, aqueducts, pipe lines and other work. From time to time special gangs of men have been employed, under the immediate direction of foremen and under the general direction of the engineers, in grading and seeding the South Dike, in building a levee across the outlet of the Carvill ice pond, in grading and seeding highway slopes, constructing roadway culverts, constructing drainage ditches below the South Dike, repairing dams at the Canada and Unionville mill ponds and at Day's Mill in Holden, in cleaning weeds from the bottom of the Wachusett Reservoir, and in forestal work. The force thus employed has averaged 43 throughout the year, the maximum number for any week being 74. The office of the Chief Engineer and of the Engineer of the.