The Arizona sentinel., 1903-06-17

plant we propose IS what Is
 called the Holly system. This
 is a duplicate plant throughout.
 one-half to be kept in constant operation, pumping directly into the mains with sufficient press ! lure for ordinary use, and in case
 of fire the pressure could be in creased sufficiently to throw
 water over the highest building
 in town, each pump having a ca pacity of 500 gallons per minute,
 two 80-horse power high-press- ure boilers, etc. We have esti- mated on using 4,800 feet of B.
 inch cast-iron pipe, 5000 feet of finch cast-iron pipe. and l4,000
 feet of 2-inch pipe. By making
 the necessary intersections on the cross streets we would have most effective fire stream through all the residence DOT tions of the town and four fire streams through the business portion.
 We have estimated on fire hy- drants on every corner where needed, and also at the center of blocks if it Is thought best to have them there. They are also to be put throughout the resi- dence districts as we'll.
 Now the cost of this plant will come within the $40, ,000. Some changes will probably be made when the plans and specified tions are adopted which may in crease or lessen the cost, as the case may be, but not materially.
 The cost of operating the plant (according to MT. H. W. BlaiSdell, president of the Yuma Water and Light Company,) in cluding interest and the sinking fund, is S750 per month; but we will make it $500, as follows:
 Fuel. ..........S 18O.0O
 Two engineers .. 10000
 IncidentalS. ... 70.00
 Supt. and collector. 10000
 Int. and sinking fund 25000
 To pay this amount, there is an income of S690 per month, leaving a deficiency of 5110 per or S1320 per year, to be raised by taxation. At the pres ent rate the amount of taxes each would be called upon to pay would be so small that he would not feel it, for it would require a levy of less than four tenths of a cent, while the insurance rates would be cut down at least 4U cents. Who would not agree to pay four mills if he can save 40 cents by doing so? The busi- ness men of Yuma should con sider this proposition well, for it is one that affects their pocket books. The present company cannot give the protection that We propose, except at very greatly increased rate of taxa ton, for every hydrant that they put in will cost the taxpayers 50 cents a year.
 The town of Yuma has been paying on an average for eight lydrants at $500 per month each for four years, which makes a grand total of Sl ,92O.00. At this ate we could soon pay for the whole plant.
 The company's proposition is Q put in additional hydrants al $500 per month each along Main street, and if the council will not enter into an agreement with hem the hydrants will not be put in at all. There is no assur- lnce that the insurance will be ut down anyway, for additional 5ax would Le imposed to buy suf- icient apparatus for the fire company, and this would run the -aX away beyond what it should be.
 The system proposed by Mir. is noto that will meet the requirements except by i'm posing an additional tax that will at least equal the one that will be necessary compose when we put in our city works. Our plan is to follow up the water works with an electrlct light plant as soon as it can legally be