Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-06-23
THE OTHER SIDE.
Mr. HEIM MAKES A STAl sMENT REGARDING THE
WATER rkOCBI ES-H-l CLAIMS THAT The
CITY MADE THR CONTRACT WITH ITS
EYKs OPEN ANb CAN CANCEL IT
AT WILL.

Mr. Helm cAltst At Tue AffEAL ohco S0e-
perday and desired to be heard regarding the
| water question which is 1T present aeitating
! the city. Mr.. Helm presented the Water
1 Compaay's side Of the case As follows.
| Mr. HELn's STATEMENT.
| Whes the water works were built there was
no idea of furnishing any supply except for
the cit :zens and the main A.eng til. ..lncipsl
streets were but inch pipe. tsn Carson
| street the mains are inches When the con-
tract was made with the city q full sxpana-
tion was made as to the capacity OF the pipes
and the extent Of the supply. The contract
was made nearly four years ago and for one
| year. 1t was tie" "r-.cac. aud IS new
oil file 1T the County CI..., office. When 1t
expired there was no renewa' and at present
there is no contrac. existing otherwise than
| verbal one, a. he company now receives
! $50 mont! Supplying she city with water
| because at present the fund. IN the treasury
| are low.
oDIos5s coMrAN~.-4,s.
think it is hardly fair thing tn compare
the Carson with the Gold Hill water werks.
| Ia Gold I'LL the city has put in its own mains
VIII ciI he no cvnnecti,.I with the water used
| l, ..iva,., citizens. If this slan was adopted
in Carson the city could have all the pressure
| necessary at all times Their system is much
more expensive, and they pay small price
compared to this city, because the city owns
the mains running from III source of supply.
HISTORY OF THE WORKS.
The water supply Of this city GENES from
springs situated on Narrea's ranch, about
| two and quarter mics from the city III
Kings canyon ~ ranch with its water
rights cost US s. and lnilrs springs nave
since been added costing 1880. The entire |
cost of the works has amounted to about $40 |
600. H. NJ Yerington and myself, are now |
the sole owners. each owning one half. Mr.. |
Bender has no interest whatever in the COIN
pany, he does not own share Of stock.
The books of the company are open. and can
De inspected at any time at the company's Of
flee. Tae supply frou the SOURCES named is
sual, but it is ali IT can possibly be obtain
ed. The water now has a fasl of $50 fert and
the measure is mads ige,a the level Vi tbs
Mint foundations.
TEE WATER CONSUMED.
"We now supply about 100000 gallons a
,OO6, 900 if We had it, The reservoirs at the
source of supply hold l 500, 600 gallons. You
have no idea how water is wasted he -tly. 1
1t is Impossible to get people to shut OF .neir
water al night and the waste is ,rinous.
This is why in dry seasons We are obliged to
shut of the water entirely, because we cannot
depend upon consumers to do it. You would
be astonished to know how some people who
claim to be honest and respectable will steal
water. In some portions re city one fam
lily will take water and .l...r dozen families
in the vicinity will get tie supply from the J.
same faucet and pay nothing. We lose a
good deal Of water il thai way and get nothing :,
for it. These people think water company !.
heir natural enemy and consider it perfectly
proper proceeding to beat th~m out of all
hey can. With a pressure < 200 feet the 6,
amount Of water which escapes from an ordi-
lary garden hose in minute wonld astonish
ne, yet men sit on their front stoop by the
lour and squirt water all ."sr the walk simply
or amusement. This ~.-s.e is going on con-
family and there seems to be no way Of stop
ing it. We charge tive or three dollars A
month, according to the size Of the family and NJ
they want to irrigase we charge dollar or cl
dollar and . half mere. This il the season at
hen everybody wants to irrigate aud . vast ia
mount of water goes in that way, SO that re
hen hydrsnt il wanted it will net run So L
treng. admit that with two hyrants run b.
ing at Che same u, &, the force 10 weakened, SO
9 cannot make il stronger unless We get some VI
rger pipes We furnish the water for street "
drinking at the rate of Fifty dollars = month. pr
bout thirty thousand gallons Per day are he
sed in this way for which we receive pay At in
10 rate Of five cents per Thousand gallons. it
ov lock at tho water rates ia Virginia City. XII
he hosting works Pay five hundred dollars pr
month each f. water and the & T.
. r. pay seven hundred and fifty dollars
on.h for the water they use. The whole -
~ Of Carson only pays On an average twelve
,ndrea dollars msath. 1t has been re- 49,
'Ited that We were under contract to use the
oney collected from the ely to impreve the ~
,rks. This il 4 mist No such contract -
Or existed, and the h.oney has been applied
TAl.- IT. J.