Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-11-07
RESERVOIR
IMPROVEMENT
Work on the Open Ditchway
Being Pushed..- additional
Pipe Lines and Hydrants.
NEW RULES AND RATES
Manager W. H. Friedman to Establish
and Enforce the Same-.-DeIn-
ouents Must Pay Up.

WOIN OI lllc open ullCuWdy ledullS
to the reservoir of the Santa Fe Water
and Light Company is being pushed to
an early completion. A dozen teams
and as many scrapers and plows are
being worked on the improvement by
rs men, and it is expected that it will
be completed by December Is.
The entire length of the ditchway in
process of construction is approximate
ly LOO feet, computing the distance
from the upper reservoir to the end.
From the mouth of the old tunnel to
the end, the distance is approximately
200 feet For 2S5 feet of this dis
tance. the ditchway was constructed
through rock.
The average width at the top of the
ditchway is 35 feet; the average width
at the bottom eight feet, and the aver
age depth 231a feet. The width of the
ditchway for the distance for which 1t
was necessary to go through rock is 21
feet at the top and seven feet at the
bottom, while the depth is "a feet.
"In addition to the improvements
going on at the site of the reservoir y
said Colonel w. H. Friedman, the
manager OF the Santa Fe Water and
Light Company, 81, on Thursday, re-
ceived q bill of lading for nine fire hy-
drants shipped by the Rensselaer,
Manufacturing Company of Troy, New
York, on October 81 to replace those
around the plaza and business section
of the city. | also received word from
the Dodge Manufacturing Company OF
WishaWaka, Indiana. that the eight
foot iron center wood rim pulley, to
take the place of the present one at
the electric light station will be ship
ped on November 8.
81 expect all the work under way to
be completed by December 10. 1t is
the winter to order two and half
miles OF cast iron pipes, averaging in
size from four to eight inches. The
eight inch pipe, of which there will be
approximately 5000 feet will be laid to
the United States Indian Industrial
School, and the present pipe line aban-
doned The remaining pipe is for eX-
tension, and to replace other pipes in
bad condition.
"All these improvements will cost
the company large sums OF money. but
the officers realize the Importance OF
improving the plant in every way.
propose that in the future no water
or electric light service shall be turn
ed on for anyone until an application
has been made out, and properly sign
ed at the Office Plumbers will be re-
quired to make proper returns of work
they do, and unless this is done no
tap viii be made for them.
''It is also the intention of the COM
pany to allow discount OF five per
cent on electric light meter rates,
where bills are paid before the tenth
OF each month. If the bills are not
paid by the Goth of each mouth, the
lights will be turned off. These rules
will be strictly adhered to. No uis-
count will be allowed on fiat or special
rates and it is the intention of the
to set meters for every con-
sumer having over five lights after
December /. For from six to ten lights,
a meter rental of rs cents a month will
be charged, for more than ten lights
no charge will be made. The rates in
vogue for five lights or less will be
continued They are 81 light up to
10 o'clock; $1.25 per light if burned
until midnight and 81 light if burned |
all night
thereafter bills will be mailed to |
each and every consumer on the first:
day of every month. No collector will
in the future be employed by the COM
pany as the small sums due the COM
pany from consumers do not justify |
the company in employing collector.
Every consumer is expected to come
10 the office in person and settle his
account. The Office will be open from
to 12 a. M, from 1 to $50 p. m. and
rom the first to the tenth of each
month from 1880 to 9 p. m. to accom-
nodate patrons.
"In the spring the rates for irrigat-
ng and sprinkling purposes will have
o be paid in advance. None of the
;prinklng or irrigation pipes will be
urned on until the application has
,een duly signed and the amount SO
,aid.
'All of the improvements that have
,een made heretofore and that are be-
ng made at the present time have re-
ulted in heavy investment that the
stockholders of the company have
lot as yet succeeded in getting in
crest on their holdings and bonds.
is a consequence am determined
hat the patrons of the company shall
Iny for what they get, as we propose
o furnish as good a service as there
$ in the country, and the company is
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