The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-03-13

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lieu of this a Pasteur germ proof pressure
filters which are attached to the hydrant
and are vouched for by health authorities,
can be procured for the nominal sum Of
So. These can be furnished by the cor
pOratiOn or by the water taker as is
desirable, We cannot we'll object to a
modification of the plan if the same re-
suits are obtained. That would be fool
ish. In any event we can safely trust
the State Board Of Health to furnish the
needed protection. The mains are four
feet under ground and will contain ap-
prOximately 100000 gallons; about five
days supply on estimated basis Of con-
sumption. In this way, even in the hot
test weather, the temperature of the
water will be considerably reduced and
rendered palatable without the addition
of ice.
Mr.. f. +. Webster believes that the in
terest on the extra $4,000 can never be
paid aud will be perpetual night
mare unless the tax levy is raised
There is no reason for disbelieving the
results Of his figuring. His premises are
at fault. During the last thirty years
this corporation has paid for school
houses, Opera House, sewers, road i'm
prOvemunts, 100000. We are PRACTICAL
ly out of debt. If the conditions are as
he suppOses the payment Of this sum
ought to have been spread over $50 years
and the interest equalled half million
dollars. These enterprises bring no
revenue, but were a dead load. Mr..
Webster's prejudices against the quality
Of the water is so strong that he cannot
cOncede the possibility of revenue from
the gravity system He forgot to state,
even, that the $1,000 saved in the run
ming expenses over the standpipe sys-
tenn will pay the interest on the extra
5000 witha surplus Of $3.50 which may
be applied to payment of the principal.
There is profit instead Of loss. Instead
of borrowing $4,000 to pay back in
principle and interest the enormous sum
of $40, 900, there will be simply the prin-
pal and no interest. 1t is only fair to
state also that the interest on the water
works bonds is provided for in the sur
plus four mills of the present levy over
what is needed for corporation expenses.
The running expenses of the plant and
the interest on the road bonds now out
standing will come from the same source.
These items foot up $500, This leaves
every dollar of revenue from water rents
to be applied toward the liquidation cf
the bonds. As none Of them fall due for
ten years we shall have handsome sink
ing fund by that time and it will not be
necessary to raise the levy either. AlthO'
1t was freely asserted that the water
rents would only amount to nominal
sum on account of bad water, this asser-
tiOn is OF the same nature as Mr.. Web
ster's stupendous moentaiR of interest
that was to involve our great-great-great-
grandchildren in misery and degradation.
1t is smoke. An abundance of the pur-
est water at moderate cost is ours il
we will have it. This is more cheer
full and hopeful outlook than Mr.. Web
ster has been able to present. 1t is posi-
BILE he has been figuring with his preju.
dices for pencil.
Deacon West said that the water
would be full Of mud which would be de-
posted in the low places in the pipe
meandered over hill and valley on its
way to town. The pipe would most GER
tainly be clOgged up with mud. Even
If the water did succeed in reaching the
village great quantity Of mud would
accumulate in the road and raise ii
above the sidewalks. The Deacon was
afraid his Huntington farm would be
brought to Wellington piecemeal and he
would be obliged to pay waterworks
taxes upon it.
Van Bernaw remarked to friend as he
left the Opera House that he thought a
change in the makeup of the Council
would be of material advantage to his
business. He affirmed as his opinion
that something of the kind would happen.
The old residents of Huntington were
unanimous in the opinion that the
drainage area was woefully insufficient.
The estimates ranged from $50 to SOC
acres. The engineer came in for a sound
drubbing. Councilman Horton came tC
the rescue and demonstrated conclusive
ly that the situation was not serious al
all. The average annual rainfall in this
vicinity is forty inches; the lowest fol
any year is thirty-fOur inches. The
area of the reservoir is approximately
twenty acres with capacity above the
four foot limit Of 38,0C00OO gallons
The daily consumption per- capita fol
villages like Wellington does not exceed
in practice fifty gallons, or 30, 600 for en-
tire population. But in order to be safe
we place the daily consumption at 100,
600 gallons. In the following table al
allowance of 60 per cent of the rainfall
is made for evaporation, soakage in til,
soil, waste, ETC., so that only 4Oper CEN
of the rainfall is available for the reser
vOir:
ANNUAL RAINFALL THIRTY-rouR .ycliEs.
Days Of