Telegram-herald., 1890-02-21
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Referring Ia the report Of the bo~fo
of 4racs. and statements made ~ NJ
y -oert, Woule ssy
regarding SIR G8beFls state nsas
taAt / SAD th4t TIE e.Iy lad ba1 al1y
ml g u mans, my sgAed eo@maai'
eatioa tisd VITA the spse.@l water eoia-
mslsse wl!l saow th&t I sd they had
about hity mlss OF mains. snd shis
I4cg zsesrg4lued from gae report of
the BozEd of Puhisc woFSs u date
April 80, 1883, which s tie lasi report
tast they have hlsd. AT. Briggs, pres.
d.deni OF the Board u Pao.ie works,
stated before the special water COM
mttee that they bad about hf'y-nse
miles VI p'pe, w-.ch was The hgst TINS
was aware OF the i&ct. Tue hydfaG4!e
Company has about twenty miles ot
pipe. by actual measurement, 5So0 feel
10 tue mile.
Ihe Hydraulic Company pumps pure
sprng water, aud tnegs j. s1nslA'tial
apd marked difference ia the qlAllIy
between the hydraulic water sad tue
cily water, when needs no substa MIA
alton 10 any one who uses the hydfau-
lie water. The daily papers OF yestet-
dav contained the t0llOs ing statement,
winch is true, and which answers the
charge that the Hydraulic Company Is
supplying river water 10 It's pairoas;
To the Editor OF the TsLTGaA2-HEaALe.
We understand that reports are being
circulated that the Hydraulic Company
Is pumping river water. such reports
are false. We have never pumped or
used any river water, nor have VIC any
pipes from the Tiyer 10 pump IL through
for consumers. The boilers aud con-
densers are supplied By direct pipes
from the river, bat TN 10 way connected
with our pump or mains. Any person
can satisfy themselves OF the TACT Dy
visit - our pump house, or compar-
ison OF our water with the river water.
We pump only spring water.
GRAND RAPIDS HYDRAULIC CoAPAsY.
The statement that Mr.. shelby, or
the Board of Public Works, asserted 10
me at the hearing before the special
committee, that the Hydraulic Com
pany was supplying It's patrons with
river water, aud that he knew II, aud
that did not contradict IL, IS untrue.
Mr.. Gilbert was not present at the meet
ing OF the committee 10 which ne refers.
Such statement was made by some
member of the board i think Mr..
Farr), and ! promptly contradlcted 1t.
The only statement OF Mr.. Shelby's
that have seen upon the subject, Is IN
i published interview IN the TELEGRAM
HERALD, OF February l6; and Mr.. Smell
hy's statement therein on the subject Is
incorrect, if he said what IS published
IN the TELEGRAM-H HERALD.
Regarding the report of the Board Of
Trade, would say that the clause
which sets out as follows: "This prOpo-
sltion made by NJ. K. Crow, who IS the
Hydraulic Company so Tar as anyone
knows to the contrary, IS backed ana
accompanied by an argument based on
false premises and gross mlSstatements
as to the revenues and present condi-
ton OF the cIty's works, part of which
has been accepted by the Common
Council committee as true, and made a
basis of the recommendation thtt q
vote be taken on the question" IL IN
correct and unjust.
Ii any hearing had been afforded me
before the Board OF Trade committee,
| could have shown that the statements
and figures gwen to the water commit
tee are taken from the Board OF Public
Wo X reports. The figures were writ
ten Out, verified and signed 10y Daniel
G.. Garnsey, expert accountant, and the
figures with Mr.. Garnsey's signature
are filed with the committee as follows;
Cost of 27-6 miles May l. 1SS7...........s13l 8 g.
Cost OF Isl miles Mayl, 1883. 'io,oo o
Extension POS miles cost S.l2.5l9 ..
in iss7,,'',..s4 s4. .g72 75 sl24O per mile
ISL. D.- - ..'. q, ,sss 65. 36S per mile
Extension 2Os miles
NieiNlQg............-...... } .1f1 81
Net Income 10 miles May /. lss7...,...s is,Oa 81
Net income "A miles May /. $50. P,lSi W
20 rer cent. Increase OF service, only
0 cent. increase % Income.
Mel income May }. lss7 1905 81
Interest on S3a2.09J bonds > per cent $500 D.
Excess Of interest over income--...s 1855 <
Net income Nay l. lSs9 49, i0i 2
Interest on $1,000 bonds-..-.......... 4-.rJJ U
Excess # interest over incOme......-s 2-.s05 2.
Increase ~ deficiency. }sjJ I,
l542 connections in lsS7 yic d average In
come s-Z.lt each.
zI5 c0nucctions in 1859 yielded average IN
cone s s. each.
Services cut OF in 1857. 10 per cent. Of con
S.rgices cut of In 1850, % per c'nt Of con
necti0us. DAs'L q. uARN,gY,
Accountant.
The other statements made by me tC
which the report refers are based OF
the c0nds stiOu of matters 10 the city a.
shown by the report OF the Board o
Public Works, the Board OF Police and
FIRE commissioners, and the Board a
/ Education.
The offers Oft Hydraulic Company
are made in good faith, and 1t Goes no
consist of Mr.. Crow alone. but OF
number of responsible citizens and taH
payers OF tbs city, q well as gentleme
whose names are mentioned and NJ,
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