Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-12

proper pump would only use Nc tIira \ :
much steam. The pump used is lower Nv
A. feet thah that OF the Water Co and
cause of the extra elevation if must drive
the water to in order to reach tha rasar-
voir. 1t must raise water i57 feet as
against 40 feet at Reservoir dam a. ner
cent. greater distance.
By Mr.. Baker-lt would require a sep
arate plant to pump direct from Dam No.
into the system. He endorses the Mills
plan for under it the stream has been
developed into Il singularly constant s1in-
ply-one of the best and large exnendi-
ture has been involved to make if 50 The
upper dam is the best place for the wa
ter company. There is no power fol sale
here except on Dam No. /. 10 simply
100. coo gallons a day by steam mower costs
in Yarmouth $500 per year Here in Car
diner ii . H. p. was the limit required for
such works, it would cost from $50 to SIS
rer h. p; if it exceeded % or over 30 h. b..
probably from $40 to $50 per h n Dcr
year. Those figures include engineer. fire.
man, interest on the investment. etc
Dam No. s is in very good order. secure
and safe. Yearly repairs Of 800 per year
for five years will keep it iii oiucr. lllr
bill for repairs growing heavier as the
years pass. TO pass from Dam No S to
Dam No. 1. the water is in transit two to
two and one-nalf hours. There has been
no disagreement as 70 use of water unless
the Water Co. used it when it was shut
back, several of these cases have COM
PEELED him to write and request the Wa
ter Co to refrain from doing this. Under
his direction q slGht deviation from the
Mills plan keeps the water d little higher
IN tie stream. When Halloween desired
water from the stream he reckoned it
would cost $500 for steam substitution if
they should materially decrease the pow
CT at the dam. The price $40 to $50 was
sross h. p. and $50 would cover the net
one is theoretical and the other what is
actually obtained with the machinery.
BY Judge WisWcll-The advantages of
h. p. developed by water just where and
as much rs YOU wanted Of it as compared
with steam, are tar greater and better for
certain purposes and much cheaper If
water power was limited the comparison
would be easier.
by Mr.. Eakcr-So the plant operated by
steam would cost the company much more
than now.
Frank e, Boston has been engaged in
the business OF paper making IS years,
and at present he is manager of mills for
the IL. q w. Co. and has charge Of the
construction Of thci" mills. A part of his
duty is to carefully guard the water pow
er, at these mills, and in the course of its
performance he has had to complain
number of times, because the Water Co.
pumped during Saturday night and sun
day, y fair value of h. y. ut Dam NO s
would he $40-if absuacted from above
the dam So or S. per h, p. The II. & w.
Co. has pumped twice for the Water Co.
from it's waste way which takes the
drainage from the mill.
by Nh. Eaker-Depreciation has about
offset thc increase Of capital at the Fl. q
" plant so far as valuation is concern,
cd DIia notice 70 he taken bv asses
sni.s,
Geo. NJ Johnson chairman Of board of
assessors, for Gardner. appraises the real
So 0ve, ;, horizontaI increase of 70
nor cent in rstimn1n on the CITY yaIua-
iio, IN ,eo tbnrn h.,G hnnn a dacre.9se of
>, itc,. =, canf -''''
{, II Niorr another assessor anpraisps
,l,n l,ro,,n'ti. ,,ln,ti, Sio4o lie cnnsidnrs
n,iortrtr alma incri,gnG 70 70 l0 nor cent
~ NJ 49, r. ,oS+torS l.ant on N
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VI '''o 80 va
freeman {. Colin or Medlofd; MASS, Il
evil ana hNdr'tuHc engineer mas ITiG-.
ucCd his profession 20 NGstrs! he was Mf.
1idd assistant Ter ~ Years put not on
these works, ana iktS mad an extensive cN-
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