Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-05

s between 70 and so pounds.
between go and 70 pounds.
s between so and 60 pounds.
II between 40 and so pounds.
6 between 30 and 40 pounds.
| between 20 and 30 pounds.
The high pressure hydrants are upon
the low levels and are for hose service
direct, providing both supply of water
and force, while the low pressure ones
are on high levels and are provided
with steamer nozzles furnishing supply
while the engine does the force. There
are 1904 service numbers in the register
book and 1924 taps in the main line
without the hydrants, or 1893 all told.
The best evidence Of the quality of the
system is the test of time. After IS
years wear and tear it stands as capa-
BILE of doing all that is demanded as
ever for the entire district, present and
prospective. Something unusual is
found here-full sized pipe to all hy-
drants. When the system was extend
ed to Randolph $4,000 bonds were sold
for $4,000, which money together with
the net earnings for years, went into
the plant until the total amount ex-
pended to date approximates $125,00O.
The books and vouchers prior to 1896
We're reduced to pulp during the flood
of that year which found them stored
in a basement, and after Messrs. Man
ley and Bosworth purchased control in
1900 the same destroyer wiped out the
records between 1896 and 1900. Since
that Time as the Water District ex-
pert can tell you, the books have been
carefully kept. Mr.. Maxcy's private
| memoranda, which will be introduced
as evidence later on, will show the
gross earnings, expense and net in
come of the company since it's begin
ming. When the Gardiner Water Power
Co. purchased Dam No. 8, valuable con-
{ cassions were granted the Water Co. in
I consideration of the title. They were
to use the water power and should be
subjected to no expense for it's main
tenance except in case of it's complete
| destruction, for all future time. A
right given by the dam owners below
and saving them annually in operating
expense about $2600 They have right
to draw 100000 gallons day, while
| the present capacity is only 100000 gal
| Ions daily.
| The earning capacity to January last
showed a net of $15,556.37. Gross earn
ings, $19,715.47; expense, $4,159.1O. Judg-
| ing from the half year to July l it
promises a $500 increase for this year.
| The Water District will take $4,000
revenue from this old established and
successful plant. They can issue a
municipal bond of 31a per cent, and re-
ceive per cent. in the permanent bond
| market. Each succeeding year the
amount of revenue will be increased as
the demand for water increases, and
with even 1 per cent. per annum of its
revenue for a sinking fund, 40 years
will pay for the entire plant. There is
no class of investment more desirable
than good water plant unless it be
government bonds. Mr.. Baker closed
his able presentation at 11.55.
The following were then sworn as
| witnesses: Messrs. Getchell. Manley,
Wheeler, Lewis, Whitney, Moves, Allen,
Card and Maxcy
w. B. Getchell of Augusta, engineer
for ~ years, was the first witness and
explained the great blue print showing
the water shed of the Cobbossee, taken
from county surveys made in 1850 and
typographical sheets of the United
States government of 1890. Greeley pond
in Mt Vernon has an elevation of $50
feet above mean sea level and .So of a
square mile area. The water flows into
Lake Maranacook, which has an eleva-
ton of 212 feet, a drop from Greeley
of IS feet, and an area of three square
miles, connected by stream with Ana
besacook pond, III feet elevation Al
feet fall from Maranacook, with an
area of 1876 square miles. Cobbossee-
contee, 1853 feet above mean sea level.
is only three feet lower than Anabesa-
cook, with an area of eight square
miles and a maximum depth of over
60 feet. Distance from inlet to outlet
in straight line, 51a miles, from Ham
monds Grove to inlet 21a miles, giving
the pond nearly nine miles length.
Berry, Small, Wilson and IL other
ponds flow directly or indirectly into
| Cobbosseecontee or the stream, while
Pleasant pond, area rs square miles.
| lies nearest Gardiner, with an elevation
| of 1874 feet.
| The elevation of the pumping station
is 1927 feet above sea level, fall from
| Greeley of 15S feet. Total area of all
ponds, 10 in number, 20.9 square miles.
| Total water shed, 230 square miles.
Total population of water shed, 80 to 80
to square mile. A recess was taken
until 2 P. M.
Mr.. Getchell continued: TwO-thirds
Of the population of water shed is
above the Cobbossee, one-third below.
Cobbosseecontee has clean shores, clean
water, timbered banks and no sewage
system flowing into it. Over falls the
water has a high, rich color. Mr..
Getchell then described the system in
Gardiner. Crossing Cobbossee three
times and the Kennebec once, it has
practically is miles of pipe. All n.y.
drants Chapman made. Pipe exposed
in excavations was in good condition
and with no rust places or broken coat
ing.
Mr.. Littlefield then cross examined the
witness.
A little more than one-third of the ser
vice of distribution contist of small pipe
but what he had seen was in good condi-
ton.
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