Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-11-20

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| do not consider the preceding
method OF calculation a Just one to use
as 1t deals entirely with the question
of possible profit to the Water Com
pany from the use OF water, without
giving them any credit for manage
ment, business risk, eIc.. etc,
The only measure Of damage which
l consider equitable, would be based
uton the actual damage, resulting TO
the property OF the mill owners. by
| reason Of the diversion of the addi-
tional water required for the polish.
ing machines. II we ascertain the
amount of water on a liberal basis.
translate it into horse powers at the
several properties, and then make al.
lowance to the mill owners for this
power, during the periods Of the year
when there is not ample water for
TIT ir use in the river, think we
have used the just measure, that
should be employed in the determi.
nation OF Tie damage to be allowed to
the mill owners. l have investigat.
ed this question and have collected the
following data.
The use OF water on d polishing ma
chine is largely for the washing off Of
the iron and emery, and small addi-
tional amount is used for the cleaning
and wetting up of the stone.
Each shift on the Ded averages
about one working day of nine hours,
so that each process of washing off is
repeated about once day.
The length OF time during which
the hose is used for washing off in
connection with each shift is estimat-
ed at from twentyt five minutes to one
hour, by the foreman and owners at
the mills which | have visited.
The quantity of waterused per minute
with the faucet FULL OPEN at the
hose, has been measured by myself at
a number Of mills. and if found to
vary from 1900 cubic inches per min
ute to POO cubic inches and use OF
1928 cubic inches per minnie or one
cubic foot per minute appears to be
about the average amount used
while the hose is being used, as
the stream thrown at some of the
mills Was much larger than ordinarily
used.
If we assume time at which 100
polishing mills are in use, and that
they require water for one hour per
day at the rate of cubic tt. per minute,
we shall have total daily use Of water
of 5000 cubic feet If We double this
amount, to allow for uncertainty in
the data which | have obtained and
for wastage uf water, the daily allow
ance would be IL, 900 cubic feet per
day. II this amount of water was
taken away from water wheel run
ming under - tt. head, it would cause
a loss of one horsepower for 3 hours
and 20 minutes per day Or Sc hours
per mouth,
II we use the LIBERAL allowance /
he value Of horsepower OF II cents
per hour, we have damage at mi l
with II feet fall. Of sos per month
for the diversion of the water requir-
ed for lC0 polishing machines.
The taking away OF power from the
mills was rot a Damage for over four
or five months OF the ordinary year.
II we assume tina the damage eX
tended for six months OF the ordinary |
ear, we would have resulting an
nual damage of S6.4S per year at a
mill having IL feet fall. II we raise
this allowance TO $40 year for each
100 machines, we would apparently be
going far hey ond any allowance that
Can be calculated on the basis Of act
ual or theoretical damage to the mill
owners,
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