Telegram-herald., 1890-02-22

pressure now wares from sxty-seveA
ana one-h2ii to seyenty-two aud one
hatt pounds which S better than ever
gwen before.
lie then unlimited the following pros
pectus ot the income for tne cons.ders-
hon ~ the council, placing TIE hyarant
ItutAl on tie same terms a. The lis
orauilc Company offers. "f0T the
Year ending Nav 1871, tae beard esD-
mates Their income al 80 900. hyerant
rental al $40 per year, so3oV. Total
SO 800
Tins contemplates free water for al
puollc uses except hydranls. and the
same charge for hYdr4uts a. the by-
dr~0ic Company proposes T. charge
ihe nxed charges Tor that year VIII he
interest, 81 ,o0J. maintenance, e., 600
total, SO o6o, deficit, sl0 560- For the
year ending May 4, lss2. the revenue
NlN be 5000. hyarauts, so3epi total,
sol, 5l0, interest sl2 000; ma utenanoe,
$4,000, dchclt, $500 For lsaS,
revenue, 500, ,000 and hydanls
5000, total income, s65. 800,
interest, So GOO. maintenance. $4,000,
total expense. So goo. deficit, go. Ia
1894 We wlIl call the income the same
as the previous year, although u ls far
20 assume there Wlll be q yearly ylncreAse
ot revenue from the thirtN miles OF
pipe, recently LAID, with no correspond
ing increase OF expenses, except for
pumping extra water Tor new customers.
TINS shows a deholt OF sl7 ,240 Tor TIE
four years, call il S25 600 10 cover
accidents and errors.
"N0w the tlde turns for the year end
ing May J 1875, Il viii be far 10 estl-
mate the revenue at so ,0o0. hydrants.
S050O; total income, 81 900.
"Ihe expense Viii be. Interest on SSe2, =
600, per cent. bonds. sl5 ,2s9. and IN
terest on $3.50 600 bonds, at s pes cent,
>ll ,550 total interest, s2o,Ss0. To
maintenance, we wlli add 5000 TO
cover all possible contingencies, MAX
ing that S3l ,000, total fixed charges ,
So $50; showing a net profit for the
year ending May J, 80, oi $3.50.
Tins wipes out your hydraut charge 81
5000 and leaves YOU irte water for
hydrants, city hall, schools, police and
all public buildings. and gives YOU "a
net profit OF S-l70. Take of the S7l10
and call Il even, and that Viii make
Sl4.9S0 that have allowed for extras
and errors, and YOU then have a water
works system that Will yearly produce
a handsome revenue for the city.
IN theyear u s95, he says, "thecliy VIII
make a clear gam OF $3.50, and i VIII
increase beyond THIS figure. il the
citizens VIII wait four years, they VIII
be well repaid for Their waiting.
"Tcn miles of additional ppewill give
FIRE protection 70 every house OF the
graded streets of the city. The sixty
miles of ungradcd streets arc not
thickly enough populated, as yet, 10
need fire protection.
"Now then, If you want 10 sell these
water works. submit the question tothc
people, vote, but II you don't want 20
sell them, why, don't bother them with
it."
Mr.. Gilbert sat down amid hearty ap-
plauSe from the audience.
Alderman Turner followed Mr.. Gil
bert with ringing speech, III support
of the report submitted boy the commit
tee.
lie said: "What this council wants 70
know is the Will of the owners OF these
water works, whether they wish 10 buy
or sell them. The question j. not, shall
we sell the water work. la Mr.. Crow.
hat shall we sell out the water works
or buy the hydraulic system? u the
council should bo authorized 70 eel, IL
must, of course, bc 10 the highest bid
der; bat if the people do not wish 10
sell. they should authorize this council
10 purchase the works Of tins dangerous
competitor.
"Thc report Of the committee Of the
Board of Trade ignores the main cues
ton; the purchase OF the Hydraulic
Company's works, and the removal of
this dangerous competition, and All
these petitions presented 10 the council
seem 10 overlook this question. The
city water is GOOD for lawns, flushing,
sewers. running elevators. ETC., but Il
IS not fit 10 drink. The CITY viii not
even allow IT. aldermen % drink il until
il has passed through a Pasteur filter.
1--WE want good spring water for
drinking purposes. and Wc have an
abundant supply of that Kalamazoo
and Lansing are supplied .n tins way.
The reason the gallery system was
voted down, was because the people
were not sure the water would get t.
them individually, as there Was 40
agreement - extend the maus.
"Wc find the Board # Public Work.
today without system, and without a
plan for obtaining wator. Tho prcsl-
dent Is favorable o. tho gallery system,
and there are Others VINO consider the
river tho best source Of supply, and
some of them would even prefer u %
Lake Michigan water.
"Who do these works belong to, a
set oi ob-tructionIsts, or the people who
want pure water!
The alderman wound up Dis speech
with a m0t0n 10 adopt tho report Of
the committee. which was promptly
seconded. and Alderman Cre0uc called
Tor tic question. The vote upon Tho
question resulted as ic,lev-.
Ytas-Ald. Anderson. Lsunere. MI
lor. Rodgers, Stokes. Stctrns. Turner
Nsys-Ald. Baldwin. Creoue. Emmer.
UDonueI saunders. Np'oDI. saen,
1oroN--~
Tic maFof declared tao m9t ou lost
Everybody lrfr long breath. and
.omr ono moved 20 adjourn. which vas