Excerpt from Sixth Annual Report of Boston Water Board, for the Year Ending April 30, 1882 This steady increase in the consumption Of water presents one of the most serious problems which those in charge Of the management of water works have to meet. Over and 'above the question of waste there are no data more certain, in view Of the experience of the past, than those which point to the ever-increasing extensions Of existing works with the necessarily increasing number of takers and the constantly increasing \uses which are found for the consumption Of water.' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.