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

ing figures: Pumping station, $685.. IS
Uake off 6 or per cent, for Depreciation;
superintendent house. $3530.7s; stable,
$14l4SS, with IL per cent. OH Tor deprecia-
ton.
animation six weeks ago before the build
ings were painted. ana that he mad no
Gardiner. The foundation of pumping sta
ton was included in the estimate. Build
ing material has advanced % per cent.
in five or six years
Mr. Moves was then excused
Benz. D. Whitney of Gardiner. me-
chanical engineer of rs years standing.
was introduced as specialist in mill me
nv Mr. Littlefield to prove his fitness to
estimate the value of the machinery as
he had not bought large pump for six
years and was questioned sharply as to
his knowledge of the market price of
mill supplies. TIe finally was allowed to
testify that he had appraised the value
of puInp, fumes etc, as follows:
To replace
Pump "a 12x12 with capacity of
% 26 gallons per revolution, in
good conditiOn) .....................$20 $1,000 90
Allowing for wear, its present
value ..........:.. ......... ........ 10000
To duplicate crosshead and beam
ing. coverings, etc. ............... $500
Present; value Observation-Disclosures. $500
Foundation OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 300 90
Gears and shafting ................. 10000
Gears on water wheel Shaft....... 1000
Water wheel "a HercueS). GAO. 90
| present value ....:.................... 600.00
| Installation. setting up including -
| bolts, washers and trucking. $50 90
| Flumes NEW three years ago.. 10000
| Allow 800 for depreciation. 6OO.VO
CThe life of the fiume should be %
| years.
Wheel pit excavated in ledge. ...... 300.
Feeder to f,ume ga feet long, 10
| wide, 81 high, of hackmetack
| nd vyhi
Ordinary life Is wears. Present value JOG. CO
Golfer dam, opening. etc............. 250.GJ
| Excavating before feeder ........... 5000
Rack frames front of gateway,
| present value NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. c0.O0
Two head gates-1 lever............... 20.0O
| hoist $500
Retaining wall 3S Gu. #. at $4... 152. 90
Retaining wall 81 Gu. TT. at 3d.. $500
Feeder wheel house to dam. 20.00
Engineering expense ................. 10000
Total value Observation-Disclosures 5445. 90
On cross-eXamination, Mr.. Whitney said
he made his examination 26-7-S of June,
and went over the pump, Sunday, when
it was idle. Had seen the pump making
p revolutions per minute, but a number
of years ago saw it make nine. He adj
mitted that there was Chuck in one
, of the cross heads that should not be
there, and that he had not speeded the
pump to it's rated capacity and had heard
tidt icW Par Is Ildu DcSiI duutu TtceulE8.
, He should say a pump that heated under
less than its rated maximum of revolu-
lions per minute was not in good order
The feeder leaks some but not badly
, The shingles on feeder shed are rather
bad. He tested the fume by boring with
an auger. eat "a
James M. Card of Troy Academy nay.
chemist and bacteriologist, graduate OF
Rensselaer, Polytechnic Institute and as
sistant professor, said he had examined
water from CobbosseeconteeyAn nabessa-
cook and pleasant ponds and sCobbossee
stream. 1t is an ideal suppiy.s The vege-
tation absorbs impurities and the stone
shore of the lake retards fowage. He
considered the ratio of swamp too small
to be of consequence Sedimentatior
would cause impurities at Hammonds
to settle to the bottom and typhoid OF
other germs would fight out to their fin
ish a war with the innocent surface
germs. So the dangerous ones would nev-
, er get to the outlet. Passing dowff the
stream sedimentation would take piaee
J again in Pleasant and Horseshoe pofi(aS
| The commission here adjourned at sd
until 10 A. M. Saturday.