Consumption of Water. Daily Average Number of Wine Gallons drawn from the Brooklyn Reservoir.

MONTH.

1849.

1850. 1851. 1852.

1855.

1857.

1858.

January

1,700,000

1,550,000

4,300,000 6,906,500 7,925,000

5,181,700 7,233,700 8,280,900 8,050.500 10,695,200 9,702,700 12,669,000 15,089,000 12,160,000
5,214,000 7,221,100 8,790,300 8,643,600 |
10,654,200 10,349,800 | 12,791,000 14,175,000 14,399,000
4,841,200 6,127,900 8,521,100 8,202,200 9,582,100 10,125,600 12,504,000 13,941,000 | 14,154,000
4,961,000 5,365,200 8,048,700 7,903,600 8,738,500 8,540,000 10,800,000 12,454,000 13,465,000
3,600,000 5,346,100 6,238,400 8,350,000 8,123,400 9,685,300
8,033,100 8,945,900 11,745,200
4,800,000 8,514,200 7,180,200 9,608,000 8,809,200 | 10,613,800
4,100,000 8,004,600 7,235,000 9,709,300 8,461,900 10,028,100 11,120,800 12,664,000 18,077,000 13,141,000
4,800,000 6,585,500 7,230,600 7,920,000 8,640,700 9,712,400 11,710,800 11,522,000 12,030,000 12,745,000
4,550,000 4,504,300 6,716,600 6,930,000 8,871,100 8,769,800❘ 10,771,200 11,891,000 10,864,000 12,969,000
3,800,000 4,960,500 6,473,500 6,637,900 8,624,700 8,030,200 10,383,200 11,691,000 11,372,000 12,143,030
3,600,000 5,037,000 7,663,400 7,195,800 9,228,400 10,597,600 11,307,200 13,284,000 11,241,000 13,075,000

9,103,800 | 10,378,000 12,414,000 11,423,000

9,984,400 11,223,000 12,504,000 10,867,000
11,056,600
11,056,600 | 13,167,000 13,551,000 13,621,000

14,512,000 17,862,000 21,106,769 17,000,000 16,112,000 18,954,000 13,412,000 14,850,000
14,769,000 18,901,000 20,804,131
|
17,000,000 17,328,000 18,846,000 13,318,000 13,385,000
14,480,000 15,409,000 19,453,344 | 17,300,000 16,681,000 16,841,000 12,027,000
13,760,000 | 14,621,000 | 17,151,593 15,300,000
11,302,000 | 14,790,000 16,687,832 14,300,000
14,300,000 15,407,000
11,639,000 17,838,000 17,231,984 16,600,000 16,138,000 17,730,000 14,391,000 11,878,000 13,625,000 14,351,000
13,219,000 17,239,000 18,897,809 16,400,000 15,954,000 18,112,000 | 13,207,000
13,207,000 12,668,000 14,250,000 14,676,000
12,704,000 19,297,000 | 18,272,365 17,000,000 16,980,000 16,188,000 13,426,000 12,441,000❘ 14,546,000 14,479,000
12,389,000 | 17,957,000 18,098,259 17,000,000 17,035,000 16,798,000
16,798,000 12,624,000 11,842,000 13,186,000 16,072,000 15,741,000
12,026,000 16,938,000 17,987,128 17,300,006 15,779.000 15,479,000
12,715,000 16,862,000 16,604,076 17,100,000 16,028,000 14,079,000
14,586,000 19,151,000 | 15,976,362 17,000,000 16,295,000 | 14,547,000

15,125,000 16,506,000 11,975,000

15,407,000 16,094,000 13,660,000

11,273,000

Av'ge for year.

11,750,000 11,262,000 12,707,000 13,975,000 13,608,000 10,877,000 11,412,000 15,434,000 15,600,000 13,640,000

17,238,000 18,189,304 16,600,000 16,238,500 16,681,000 12,662,000 12,229,000 13,565,000 | 14,769,167 15,070,400

11,273,000 12,396,000 13,518,000 14,954,000 14,096,000
11,750,000

Table of the average monthly and yearly heights of water in the Lake above the bottom of the Aqueduct.

* High-water mark raised two feet.

Table showing the Rainfall in Boston for the year 1869, and the days on which it occurred, from observations by Wm. H. Bradley, Esq., Superintendent of Sewers.

Annual Amount of Rainfall, in Inches, at Lake Cochituate, Boston and vicinity, 1849 to 1869, inclusive.