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Title: First-Nineteenth annual report of the Metropolitan water and sewerage board ... 1901-1919
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Massachusetts. Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board Sprague, Henry Harrison Walcott, Henry Pickering, b. 1838
Subjects: Water-supply Sewerage
Publisher: Boston : Wright & Potter printing co., state printers
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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most of them: — Patrick Bradley, Henry F. Keyes, James E. Welch, Byron D.Allen, J. Frank Wood et al., Asa Knight, Edward F. Merriam,Sanford C. Kendall, estate of William H. Vickery, James H, andHannah S. Wood, Francis W. M. Goodale, heirs of Willard Morse,Caroline R. Braman, Charles G. Rice, Xehemiah W. Rice et al.,John Ward et al., heirs of George K. Ward, heirs of Francis Pettee,William F. Harbach et al.. Royal S. Wentworth et al., trustees. YI. METROPOLITAX SEWERAGE WORKS.The i^orth Metropolitan Sewerage District embraces the citiesof Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett, Maiden, IMedford, Melrose, Somer-ville and Woburn, and the towns of Arlington, Belmont, Revere,Stoneham, Wakefield, Winchester and Winthrop, and parts of thecity of Boston and the town of Lexington, — comprising in all 9cities and 8 towns, with an area of 90.50 square miles. The Districthas an estimated population, based upon the United States Census of1910, as of December 31, 1911, of 545,870. Of the total population
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No. 57.) AND SEWERAGE BOARD. 41 it is estimated that 88 per cent., or 480,600 people contribute sewageto the North Metropolitan System. The total cost of the North Met-ropolitan Sewerage Works has been $6,686,891.50. The South Metropolitan Sewerage District includes the cities ofNewton, Quincj and Waltham, and the towns of Brookline, Miltonand Watertown, and parts of the city of Boston (including the formertown of Hyde Park) and the town of Dedham, — a total of 4 citiesand 4 towns. This district has an area of 100.87 square miles, withan estimated population as of December 31, 1911, of 370,580.According to the estimates made 65.3 per cent, of this population,or 241,865, contribute sewage to the South Metropolitan System.The total expenditures for construction of the South MetropolitanSewerage Works have amounted to $8,813,232.53. (1) North Meteopolitaa Sewerage System — Constructioit. The amount expended for construction on account of the NorthMetropolitan Sewerage System during t

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