HYDRANTS.

During the year 253 hydrants have been established, and 28 abandoned, as follows:

Total number of Hydrants established up to May 1, 1873.

86 hydrants have been taken out and replaced by new, or repaired ones, and 257 boxes have been taken out and replaced by new ones. The hydrants have had the usual attention paid them.

STOPCOCKS.

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250 new stopcocks have been established this year. boxes have been taken out and replaced by new ones. All the stopcocks have had the attention of former years paid them.

Statement of Pipes and other Stock on hand, exclusive of Tools,

Hydrants.56 Lowry, 27 Lowry extensions, 3 Lowry chucks, 48 Lowry frames and covers, 4 Lowry barrels, 12 Lowry caps, 10 round covers, 35 Wilmarth, 1 Wilmarth and 16 Lowell (old), 1 wharf hydrant.

For Hydrants. - 26 bends, 41 lengtheners, 49 covers, 86 wastes, 21 nipples, 16 socket nuts, 42 rods, 10 wharf

hydrant cocks, 75 brass tubes, 40 nuts, 50 stuffing boxes, 26 valve seats, 42 rubber valves, 25 leather rings, 32 screws, 16 heavy frames and covers, 47 frames, 73 covers, 2,898 pounds iron castings, 61 pounds composition ditto, 72 pairs straps, 21 pounds Babbitt metal.

For Stopcocks.- 2 36-inch screws, 3 30-inch ditto, 3 24inch ditto, 2 20-inch ditto, 1 16-inch ditto, 1 4-inch ditto, for waste wire, 1 ditto for Brookline reservoir (old), 45 composition screws for 4-inch gates, 1 16-inch check valve, 19 6-inch valves, 52 6-inch rings, 59 4-inch ditto, 60 6-inch stuffing boxes, 23 4-inch ditto, 9,292 pounds iron casting for 6-inch gates, 5 frames, 5 covers.

Meters in Shop.-3 3-inch, 10 2-inch, 13 1-inch, 136 g-inch.

Stock for Meters. -5 2-inch nipples, 3 1-inch ditto, 30 §-inch ditto, 2 2-inch connection pieces, 8 1-inch ditto, 12 g-ditto, 46 1-inch cocks, 18 g-inch ditto, 1 4-inch clock, 1 3-inch ditto, 1 2-inch ditto, 10 1-inch ditto, 25 §-inch ditto, 8 brass spindles, 65 rubber nipples, 13 fish boxes, 12 covers, 9 glasses, 58 composition nipples unfinished.

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For Service Pipe. -4 3-inch union cocks, 94 1-inch ditto, 119 -inch ditto, 1,350 g-inch ditto, 78-inch ditto, 39 1-inch air cocks, 32 1-inch T cocks, 47 -inch ditto, 35 ğ-inch ditto, 55 ğ-inch Y cocks, 48 g-inch thawing cocks, 18 2-inch tubes, 96 11-inch ditto, 74 1-inch ditto, 711 §-inch ditto, 15 -inch ditto, 282 1-inch ditto, 24 2-inch nuts, 32 2-inch ditto, 18 2-inch couplings, 46 1-inch ditto, 60 3-inch ditto, 227 ğ-inch ditto, 300 1-inch ditto, 65 §-inch thawing couplings, 2,000 boxes, 44 T ditto, 30 Y ditto, 116 extension tubes, 2,200 tubes, 200 caps, 1,012 pounds unfinished composition castings 2 4 x 2 composition reducers, 9 3 x 2 ditto, 44 2 x inch ditto, 2 4-inch tunnel pipe, 7 3 x 2 iron reducers with 2-inch composition nipples, 41 1-inch plugs, 66 3-inch ditto, 81 ğ-inch ditto.