Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-06-26
TO PUMP BY ELECTRICITY.
DEBORAH Electric Light Company Makes
Proposition to City Council to do
Pumping by Electricity.

lie DecOTan Electric Llgnu NOul-
pany made proposition to the city
council at its meeting last week to
operate the city water works plant for
five years under contract by electricity,
for $500 a year. The proposition in
cludes keeping both pumping stations
in order and pumping from either, the
company assuming repairs, and forcing
into the reservoir for this sum the
amount of water so used by the city
from April 1900 to April 1901, or 40,
633, 64S gallons. Should the city re-
quire more than this the excess will be
pumped at the rate of Al cents pei
thousand gallons, and if less is requir-
ed, proportiOnate reduction. This
rate is from two to three cents cheaper
than the rate for electric pumping
charged in other cities. A petition
signed by large number of business
men, requesting consideration and &C
ceptance by the council, was filed with
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be most feasible one. The books OF
the last fiscal year show that the
pumping under the present method
cost the city $1,000, and this PROPOSE
ton is saving of $400 from these
figures. Again, the company agrees
to assume al! repairs, and this might
make the saving much larger. Be-
sides the direct saving to the city, il
will enable us to have continuous
power, "a hours. for all purposes
electric motors, fans, irons, etc., etc. II
is not an experiment. This method Of
pumping is employed in cities all ovel
the country and is reported highly
satisfactory everywhere, and we can
not conceive of any reason why it is
not practical, economic, and a stage OF
modern advancement. That it will bt
great convenience to our business in
terests outside of the saving in expense
cannot be contradicted. Following il
the company's proposition.
To THE HONORABLE MAYOR AMI
CITY COUNCIL OF DEBORAH, Iowa
GENTLEMEN
We herewith submit for your con
>ideration, a proposal from the Decor.
an Electric Light Company to the
city of DEBORAH. with reference t.
pumping the city water, as herein set
forth:
Cd We propose to furnish electric motors. and
driving mechanism, and make all the necessary
changes to pump the city water by electric pow
er, without expense to the city Also, to fur
nsh the labor. power and supplies required III
operating TIE pump, and TO keep the same In
repair.
I'D The compensation for this work shall b,
as follows: We propose to pump quantity 0
water equal to that pumped between April list
1900 and April 1st 1901. viz: 4063S64S gallons, fol
the sum OF Eighteen Hundred Dollars (Sls00)
payable In monthly instaments of One Hundred
FIFTY Dollars $3.50 each. The quantity we
pump to be calculated in the same manner as
the above stated quantity was calculated. viz
by strokes OF pump times gallons displaced pei
stroke, using the same measure you have used
The quantity pumped during the year is to b'
compared with the stated quantity at the end o
each year that we DO the pumping. and if I'll,
pump strokes counters indicate that We hay,
pumped more than 4063364S gallons during tn
year. we are to be paid additional compensation
tor the difference, at the rate of four and one
half cents per thousand gallons. And If tn
amount shall be less than 40033G4S gallons, a de
duction shall De made at the some rate
Gid We propose to pump from either tn
North or South station as you prefer and agre
to keep any machinery in either station not il
use in good condition. free from rust. but ar
not to be responsible for damages by the elt
mentS or malicious damage.
dV1 In equipping the pumps with electri
n otors, we will leave them in such cOnditiO
that they can be changed back to steam power
without material delay. At the expiration Q
the contract the DEBORAH Electric Light Con
pany shall have the right to remove the motor
and all appliances ii puts in, and change tn
station back in condition to operate by steam
This proposal is conditional on "A i've yea
| contract. and shall constitute such contrac
when duly accepted and signed. Ii the cit
shall decide to take advantage of Art. ~ of Oh
dinance No ISL. relative to purchasing til
plant, the same conditions as therein state
| shall apply to this contract.
Respectfully submitted,
THE pECORAH EIFCTRIC LIGHT 90