Telegram-herald., 1890-02-24
DEADCOCKK THE PIT


fcaaualsd trom FIRST passl
/ 49, -. ss aunears FROM the testimony
IA tae c.ts SIR. To-Day We offer S5l2.-
go Tor property worth aoJat s3o9.-
049 Tie dferenee ~ value that ne
would gel fof lAe prlce that Ne would
pay repres uts about TIE proportion II
difference u tAe hyGrant rental ii
M Gilbrrt q sired o. treat the suDiett
fairly he could have made this state
meat az sell as /.
Regarding our 0ftef q furnish pure
+ spa Iug wat1I. would say tuAt there s
sufficient pure sprag water Nltan hNe
Mlles north of tue city Of Grand Rapids
to supply l5 600 900 gallons OF water
/ pr day 10 ga.s city. THIS fact has been
settled beyond dispute 10 our saustac-
( U0n and wo Will give any bonds Tor
I guarantees necessary 10 produce the
result ii tle clgy wishes 10 deal with Us.
1 Regarding the offer 10 10 - Lake
/ Michigan I ordered by the city on three
/ years notice, be emphasizes the fact
I that We offer % adjust the hydTant
rental on a far basis, representing the
I cost Of the same. Now, II Mr.. Gilbert
really wished 20 be far III the matter,
he could. under hls clam as chairman
I of the committee Ot seven, which he
| still ASSUMES 10 be, have asked Just
what Il meant. A the question has
I never been asked by HIM or any one
/ else 10 mv knowledge, viii explain.
/ lt means that we would adjust Il {
/ hydiaut rental at the lowest possible
figure, after deductug p per cent. ot
our net earnings and crediUng Jncn 10
/ the city ON tie Aydant rental account.
and II the city system II, As Mr.. Gilbert
claims, gong 10 produce the result
( stated by lm n 1894, We could upon
combined system Of the c,ty ana the
/ Hydraulic Company, we believe, with
/ private management, produce four
/ times as good Il result, winch would
| give the city then credit Ot $4,000 a
/ year on MIR. Gllbcrt's basis OF figuring
on the hydrant rental account, and
would make the hydrant rental, II we
were ordered TO go 10 Lake Michigan
| assuming that the result was brought
out as figured by Mr.. GILBERT,
$50 per hydrant for Lake Mich
| Igan water; and thereafter the
I net earnings of the company, one
/ fourth of which would 90 10 the reduc-
/ ton of hydrant rental, would on the
same basis OF figuring reduce the hy
/ drant rental % $40 per hydrant IN the
| three years time, As | have before
| stated; il would reduce the hydrant
rental TO an amount which would ap-
| prOXimate the amount we paid for
taxes, so that the city would then be
| rocc. wing Lake Michigan water absO-
| lutcly free of cost for all public bulid-
ings and all public purposes, including
! hydrants, with the same rates to con-
| sumers rs the clty's rates, which we
have filed with the water committee
and agreed 10 adopt IN a contract be-
tween ourselves and the city, II a deal
was made.
Regarding taking water from Lake
Michigan, | would say that II has been
! figured for MuskegOn on this shore of
Lake Michigan, and every harbor on
this shore has piers into the lake that
stand, and wherever you can construct
and MAINTAIN pier, you can protect a
water pipe. We Will give any guaran-
tee required to take the water and fur
nish il from Lake Michigan at as low a
rate to consumers as Racine, Wis, now
takes the water from Lake Michigan
Tor the supply Of Racine.
ENIUtNllN MI. 'TlbtII HIS IOi gone
carefully over the Lake Michigan water
supply question with competent en-
gineer, o. ne would be more careful IN
ms statements III regard 10 that tea-
ture of the offer.
Regarding the fourth point which Mr..
Gilbert treats on, the fire pressure, !
would say if we were running the city
water works today, we should furnish
an ample and complete pressure in all
parts OF the city, more than double
the pressure that the city now fur
nIshcs. The Hydraulic Company {
pressure today IS from ninety TO one
hundred pounds throughout the busi-
ness portion of the city OF Grand Rap
ids, while the cIty's Is not over fifty to
fifty-five pounds. The fire marshaPs
1889 report says:
1.-The present pressure OF the water
works during a large fire will not ex-
ceed fifty-tive pounds, which is being
gradually lessened by the almost CON
slant Introduction of services. both for
house and factory use, as we'll as nv
draulc HOSTS. The return of the city
to steamer service, if the department
Is 10 be provided with practical fire
| pressure, is inevitable, and the state.
ment Of Mr.. Jacks is therefore correct
as quoted: "F. l.. Jacks, insurance in.
spectOr of Chicago, representing forty
olght companies, is IN the city looking
over risks and giving especial attention
TO the manufacturers. lie stated last
evening TO the Lcader that the big shops
would probably be ordered to connect
with the Hydraulic mains on account
OF the low pressure gwen by the city
system He found upon investigation
that the Hydraulic pressure is a trlfiC
more than double that of the city
The difference IN the rate 10 policy
holders on account of the difference II
hydTant pressure, Mr.. Jacks, would b,
2S per cent.
The city pressure on the hill is not a:
great as ours 10y One-half. Mr.. Gilbert
assumes that our supply comes from
our stand pipe. This IS not correct
The Hydraulic stand pipe IS 100 feet
high. and the Clty's stand pipe l'
seventy feet high. The city's reservoir
Is about twenty-five feet high. but },
/ not filed with water above nlnetecr
feet III height Mr.. Gilbert saws both
/ pipes are about the same height. II
Nr. Gilbert wishes 20 be far ln his
figures. why did he not state that tho
Hydraulic Company pipe was thirty
foct higher than the cltvs ppc2 The
Hydraulic Companys pipe and tbe
c.tvs also. # % hlls the purpose fol
winch II was intended acts as safety
valve and pressure regulator. g Hv
dr7ulc Company pumps ts uu
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