The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-15
-rrR DEPARTMENT IN 1896.
,,on.s Annual Report to the
sHF Mayor.

,,Dt. Lotions Annual Report to the
sap" Mayor.
,,o, report of the water commits
lns 40 Of supt. Lotion shows the opera
sOn anu 49, ~ water department during the
Far JUS ',srses of the department were
the which was considerably within
So 7.,nriation, and the smallest expen-
rs app Years. The total expenditures
y" .,ss24 s. including operating expen-
~V INC new water mains, placing wa
new electric light plant and
Ems The total appropriations
Sa'' ,,s 5n leaving $1,665.64 unexpended.
~ appropriation for extension OF water
" WAS $4,000, and the expenditure
p1H' A total of TO- 100 feet of new
title W. e. laid. as follows: Bay street,
ns.ns te-inch. Abercorn to East Broad
laV leey jncoln street, 800 feet 6-lnch,
street. --rset TO Oglethorpe avenue; Ogle-
SIA venue 1900 feet 6-inch, Lincoln
hoIF Ninth street, 1850 feet 6-lnch'
70 hlni'r,arv to Florence; Tenth street.
la's+ 6.inch. Barnard to Florence
2@ lee rlorence. 1900 feet 6-inch, Tenth
sHeeS' streets: Lavinia, 500 feet 6-inch,
y L.-rce to Ogeechee road.
FoleiiI1 he seen that with the exception
W. +e-inch main on Bay street, all the
o. W e were laid south of Anderson
u" savannah now has total OF 4i7s
~ If water mains.
n n,s4or meters have been placed on Gas
bstween Price and Tattnall Streets
W an Hall and Huntington streets pc
' L'.r price and Drayton streets. In au-
MN practically all the large consumers
GUN hssn supplied with water meters.
L. @,- is now a total of 159 water meters in
a' INV The result, the superintendent
us e 49, has been seen in the decreased con-
s-rntion of water without any decrease in
"n.nne 10 the department. When the
',are we're first put in, he states, there
Wy. considerable opposition to them, but
n. those first put in had been in use for
lime they became very popular ana re-
'rssts for water meters we're made upon
" denartment faster than the demand
.rs5 he supplied. The department still
t,s an hand eighty-siX water meters, pur-
,s,sed out of last years appropriation,
vsicb will be supplied to consumers de-
string them -.
mas 253 PIP 145 gallons, an average OF
tt-31g gallons daily, being "a decrease of
nM83 gallons as compared with 1895,
an average daily decrease of 400, 296 gallons.
The results of this decrease were shown
IN the decreased amount of coal consum-
a being ], 779 tons, as against 1894 tons
the previous year, or an average of $40
TONS daily as against an average of 5 1-5
tons daily
A complete electric lighting plant, for
lighting the works, was put in during the
year. The engines and machinery are re-
ported to be in first-class condition. Dam
axe to the building to the extent of $3.50
was done by the storm of Sept. 20. This
was covered by insurance, and the dam
age has been repaired. The old Springfield
well was connected with the works during
the year, giving an additional supply of
$4,000 gallons daily. A number of new hy-
drants we're put in in the southern section
Of the city and a number of old fire hy-
drants in the business section replaced
with improved hydrants. The repairing
Of the machinery at the old water works
is recommended, as it is deteriorating very
fast in its present condition.
The commission recommends the extern
sion of a conduit to the river. While there
is no immediate necessity for this, it is
advised as a precautionary measure. The
Geation of the office of plumbing inspect
Of is recommended, in order to put a stop
70 reckless and unsanitary plumbing.