The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-07-17
III DAKOTA, FRIDAY, JULY II. 1903
kimbdll's Water System
Something About the Receipts and Expenditures
City Should Pay Its Share

some rates In other places.
Madison-For dwelling OF six
rooms, IS; for each additional room, IS
cents. Lawn sprinkling IS.
Canton-Dweiling OF SIX rooms. d;
each additional room SO cents. Lawn
sprinkling IS.
Dell Rapids Dwelling, any size, $6.
Lawn sprinkling 80 il with dwelling
charge paid.
Howard Dwelling OF six rooms s6;
each additional room, IS cents. Lawn
sprjnkling %.
These cities pump their water, same
as Kimball does. The rates are for
hydrant or use of water on premises
for anv purpose inside the house or
out. The rates in Mitchell are practi-
.cally the same Their ordinance pro-
vides sliding scale for sprinkllng
from 50 to $12, but it is not enforced
and there is practically a fiat rate in
existence all over the city OF IS for
lawn or garden or 50 for both house
and sprinkling. The hours are limit
ed in all cities from four to six hours.
Watertown is TIE only place we have
found where water can be put IN as
low as 81 q year for household use.
AS stated in the foregoing, it cost
Kimball last year s177 for gasoline.
We think 5000 will cover the cost any
year and allow for a few more consum-
ers. During the greater part of the
year it has been necessary to use the
burner on the engine, an extra cost
that could be done away with. AS
also stated $500 is enough to charge out
of the general utility mans salary for
pumping water. There are about
forty consumers. II the rates were
made 81 as the minimum we would
have revenues and expenditures
approximately as follows:
Expenditures
Water commissioner -. ........... 800 co
Gasoline for engine. ..................... 200 90
Receipt. ''o :
g consumers at 81 aAch..... ..........-.S n 00
IS consumers at 81 each. ....... ......... 20 90
1S consumers at So each .......... IA "
smery 81 81 ~ y,
Other @ sources. 50 90
$40 90
In the above estimate Of receipts no
account is taken Of cows and horses,
which could be added to the amount
collected from all consumers, accord
ing to the number Of them. And in
consid ideration of the fact that the city
collected last year $40 from the rail-
road company alone it will be seen that
$50 is a small amount to estimate from
sundry sources. There are those, too,
who would be willing to pay even a
higher rate than S8 for house, lawn
and garden use il others were charged
| proportionally. But estimating that
s34O is all that is possible for the city
to collect it leaves but s21O for the city
4 to pay for fire protection, public SER
vice through watering troughs, build
i ing purposes, gutter flushing, waste
and leakage from mains and the free
I use Of water for anybody who is at
4 liberty to 90 to a public Watering place
and help themselves.
1t must be remembered that in any
town, the water supply for which is
wholly dependent upon one artesiar
well, must be in the very nature Of
things in duty bound to supply a
large amount Of water free to every
body, and itis not right to expect thai
those who go to the expense Of taE
ping mains and who pay for what they
actually use themselves should pay al
additional direct tax to make up tht
!, difference between the cost Of operat
ing water-works and the receipts from
the same. They pay their full shar,
4. of general tax to do this, along will
all others.
1t must be borne In mind, too, tina
: there is a big leakage from mains an,
) service pipes for which the city alon
= is responsible. A. w. Hanneman vii
vouch for the statement that at leas
a foot Of water is lost out Of the bi
i tank every night through leaks in th
mains and pipes. We know from pei
sonal investigation that the big tan
lowers fully two feet many night
: when no hydrants are running an
Z apparently but little water being useG
Mr.. Hanneman says that when he wa
running the plant that there would b
a foot or more leakage every night i
the dead Of winter. Ii the leakage di
not amount to but one foot In twenty
four hours it would cost at least 81
: annually to pump that amount ii
This is an item OF expense that shoul
Z not be charged to the consumer.
!, !, 1t Is not too much too say that ]
: costs the city more to pump tt
y water that leaks outof the mains an
defective service pipes than to s1pl,
:. . the consumers for lawn and garde
+ i purposes. ,,o.t,..sa i 8. nm,