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appF0Fed Nay "a 1851 provides thai sale
.'ncsrc shsJ u e oiseFetlon hsss power &C.
Espaif. sxtena sBo Improve ne msia an
distributing pipes ID sslc city and al othsE
pans 0f lEs water works II said ctr con
neessa lhsfszith. sBc m4y 80 pfotios a.
additional s1Fpsy Of wafer - the saRse stail
ke needed xtsEssef lsans are provided
for that puTpose. Whenever said 60sFc
shall Ges ~ such woFk BSCesssFy it shall
oommunlea,s such cstsTaulnatioR u tns
tommon Council. uhh al esiimate u tbs
eosE theFeoI
The Board Of Public Works having deter
mined. m pQrsuspce of The sooys act thai
the s1tebsiOn OF the wafer mains. the relay
Tag Of pspes and ether improves enis for
the tetteFmelt ~ tie water systsm OF ths
city Of Grand Rapids ls necessary it Is IN
eUmbent upon said Board 10 give your hon
| OFzble body their reasons therefor and
estimate OF the cost 0f said desired improve
meats
Fiasg-Tbe present wafer plant. inaugu-
rated Ia 1878. bas not Ia capacity kept pace
with the incresss OF population. buiidlngs
manufacturing and business Interests Of
our city. aud consequently now Is made
| quaie 10 furnish our citizens with water
Al lsia fQF nj nF flI
| domestic consumption.
Second-The price of iron pipe al TIE
present time is lower than ever before
| known IN the history Of our water works,
| and will consequently enable the city q
extend lis mains at the least possible eI
pense.
Ihird-The sale OF oar water system just
at time when the increase OF revenue
promises that the water plant of our city
will soon be self-sustaining is. from bus
mess standpoint, unvise.
We are sustained In the last position
taken by a comparison Of few. amons
| many, of the ciiies of our country whost
water system and miles OF water mains arr
equally extensive with our own. ifthe pro.
posed extension of mains is adopted, to- vii.
Richmond Va. Miles of mains. 5s; re-
celpts, 5000.
Lowell Mass. Miles of mains, 10, re
ceipts Sl57957.
Allegheny. Pa Miles of mains. 20; re
| ceipts, $40 7lS.
ST. Paul. Mimi. Miles oil mains, 67.S; re
ceipts. Sll6,l95.
Troy. " Y. Miles of mains. 500; re
ceipts. $72 SS4.
Minneapolis. Mimi. Miles of mains, SO;
recsi pts, $l0I 453.
The average receipts per mile of mains
the cities mentioned above are 81 ,S95.
49, rs -. 80 Co.. -. s,,.s
passed from the use OF water was $40, ,39O6s
| or 81, ,i42.52 for each mile of mains, on th.
average. Should the water mains be ex
| tended TO 56 miles the receipts at the sam,
| rase per mile would be $50. .87l.l2
The water works OF the above named
| cities at the time these figures were named
| 1887, received no credit for water for city
| purposes.
If the water mains of our city we've e1-
| tended 10 SO miles and credit given th,
| water works income fsnd for fire protec-
ton, etc. at $50 per hydra1t a hydrant be-
| ing placed on every 500 e.t of mains, equsl
| in all To 59l hydrt ntsl the receipts of ID,
water works will then amount TO Sl0l,-
| 466.l2.
The financial standing of the water works
| plant OF the city would then be as follows ::
Interest on present bonded indebted
ness, SIS COO, bearing per oeat. in
Interest on $4,000 a, Ter cent......... 7s0J q
Operating expenses (estlmated) $500 20
Totsl.......................... SCI OOo G.
1 Which, taken from the receipt $l01, Acc Il
leaves a balance 10 the credit OF the watti
| works income fund OF $50, 40612
The present bonded Indebtedness ali fall
| due within eight years. If, Is il falls due
| IL Is refunded bv the issue of bonds bearn.
per cent. interest, the interest sccouni
would eight wears hence be reduced by Sill.
| 460, and would make the net receipts OF The
| fund $46. s66 IL.
The estimated cost of extending the maiI
| snd distributing pipes to an aggregate of 80
| miles. and the expenses incident thereto il
| $50, coo.
Should the question of raising the means
| for the extension of the water works syeten
he favorably acted upon by the voters OF tn.
city. the following will be the general plan
OF the improvement:
Large mains will be laid in the following
streets:
Grandville-ave.. from Wealthy to Fifth.
ave.
Jefferson-ave.. from Sycamore to Hall
ST.
South Ionia-st., from Wealthy to Tenth.
ave.
wealthy-ave. from South Lafayette t,
East-st
Fifth-ave. from South Division to South
Union-st.
College-ave from Lyon-st. to Wealthy
ave.
Cherry-st. from Henry to Esst-st.
East Leonard-st. from Plsinfield TO North
ave.
Plsinfeld-ave. from Qnimby to Sweetest
West Leonsrd-st. from Front-st TO Alpine
are.
Broadway st. from Ninth to Wcs. Leon
ard-st.
Seventh-st from Broadway to Stockings
Fourthst from Broadway to the railroad
West Bridge-st. from Indiana to Marion.
II.
Shswmut-ave. from Jefferson to Straight
ST.
Strsight-st from Shswmut to Walson-.t.
Court-st. from Shawmut 10 West Fulton
az.
sosth Front-st from West Fulton to Bali
win-sf.
Butterrorth ave from Straight to South
frontsl
The length of msirs in the above plan
will De shout 81 miles and tbsir estimated
cost 50, 800
TIE l9s miles Of distributing mains for
domestic use will cost about SS3424 This
will make the total length Of mains in the
CITY IS miles. This extension of mains vii
furnish fire protection for almost the entire
city and for other uses in every portion OF
the city where the revenue vii pay the in
fsrest on the cost Of laying such msins
leaving a residue Of about Sl2 1ss % be ex
pended in betferments OF the water plant a.
they become necessary
Esspsrffntlv submitted