The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-22
T) GUARD AGAINST FIRE
ADDITIONAL WATER MAINS RECON-
MENDED FOR TEE LOWER
WHOLESALE DISTRICT
REPORT OF THE WATER BOARD
1t shows Tint the Water Works
Are StiIl Paying All Expenses
and Making Margin
of Profit.

In the report of the board of water
commissioners, fled yesterday. are in
cluded number of recommendations by
Supt. Lindquist. One is that to improve
fire protection the district bounded by
Broadway, Kittson, Seventh and Fourth
streets be relaid. A twelve-inch main
ought to be laid on Hampton avenue
from University to the Territorial road.
The superintendent recommends that a
sixteen-inch main be laid on Maryland
street, from CORTLAND to Geranium, and
twelve-inch main On McMeneTny street,
from Maryland to Geranium. This is to
supply the Arlington hill district, which
is entirely dependent on a sixteen-inch
main laid on Grove and Seventh streets.
The failure of this main would mean an
absence of water in the Arlington hill
district
The report, points out that the new
charter permits the laying OF a new main
without petition of property owners
Secretary CaulfeId's report includes an
itemized statement of the years financial
opera tons and a summary of all receipts
and disbursements from the time of the
purchase Of the works, in 1882, to date.
The cost of the works to date, Including
the original cost, is s4015, 2SS.17. This
amount has been paid for thus:
Bonds, 81, $50, GEO; surplus earnings of the
ing the past year has been increased
s34,563.08. In addition to this $14G00 worth
of bonds were purchased during the year
The total amount of the sinking fund IS
now 1894, T9S. 90.
The meter accounts now number 4.812,
an increase of 749 since the last report.
The total number of services is Il, 093, an
increase of SIS. During the year 17,727.5
feet of mains were laid; 2,469 feet were
relaid. There are at present 247 miles
and 1880 feet of water mains, ranging
from to Sc inches in diameter; 1924 fire
hydrants. 3z6 street sprinkling hydrants
and 2,18S valves.
Revenue during the year amounted 10
$340, 1861 CO.
Disbursements amounted to 1893, 671 II,
leaving a balance of $11 ,90476
Water receipts aggregated $3.50 10; an
increase over last year of SIS, Acc. &C. The
increase for meter consumers was Sill
0Io.22 On the interest account, Sis, 342 %
was paid On the repair account 81, 1861
was paid The maintenance of tire five
pumping stations and the Dale street res
ervofr cost SIG, 352.2S.
The pay roll of all officers and en-
pfoyes for the year amounted to s57, 1885,
The average number of employees was
ninety seven.
The daily pumping capacity of 71,OOO,-
600 gallons will be sufficient for years to
come.
The secretary takes up the subject of
the recent damage to the waterworks
system by eIectroIysis. and calls atten-
ton to the expressed judgment of cleo
trical experts that the only remedy is to
compel electric street railway companies
to adopt the double trolley" or "con-
duit' systems.
He cites also a recent opinion of the
superior court of Indiana, holding the
railway company liable for damages re-
suIting The average daily consumption
of water was SOS, s62 gallons, as against
s, SO. POI gallons in 1899, and S000.04S gal
Ions in 1895