The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-06
CITY SAVING WATER
PIG IMPROVEMENT IN CONDITIONS
AT WATERWoRKS
WITHIN FIVE MONTHS
THERE HAS BEEN A DECIDED
SAVING IN WATER DEPARTMENT.

Annual Report of supt. Kinsey
shows That the Department EN-
pended over $4,000 More Than
Was Appropriated by Council, but
That There Was n Tremendous
Saving During Last Five Months
of Year-Less Water Being Pump
ed and More Salts ia ctiOn Being
Given-City Has Miles of Water
Mains.
In one of the most excellent reports
yet handed to Mayor Myers. Supt. Kin
sey of the waterworks. shows that
the department during the last five
months Of 1903.
Since Alderman Garfunkel has been
at the head of the Water Committee
of City Council a great many improve
ments have been made at the water
works, and Supt Kinsey's review of
the last year is interesting. The re-
port is complete in every respect, and
reference is made to the street foun-
tains inaugurated by Chairman Gar
funkel.
Because of the water agitation at the
time Savannah was making a fight for
cheaper insurance there is special in
terest in what Supt. Kinsey has to
say, and the comparisons that he makes
shows how rapidly conditions have i'm
proved at the waterworks. The finan-
cial schedule shows that the depart
ment overdrew its appropriation more
than $4,000, but during 1904 it will be
run for very much less.
Miles of Water Mains.
The report shows that there are more
than sixty-two miles of water mains in
the city, and that during the year five
had to be repaired. During the year
twenty-four new gate valves were put
in, making a grand total of 3S2. The
department put down five new fire n.y.
drants, making a total of 623.
Thirteen new water meters were put
in, making total of fifty three. These
meters were put in for those who use
large quantity of water, three 10
inch meters having been placed on the
wharves of the Central Railway Com
pany.
The following showing is made by
Supt. Kinsey in his report:
The total pumpage for the year has
been S,119,372,2S9 gallons, an average
per day of S,P46.225 gallons, as against
2.74S. 161, SIS gallons for the year 1902
showing an annual increase for the
year 1908 of 371,210,714 gallons.
Pumpage Has Fallen OF.
In order to make n just comparison
OF the pumpage, we must make it from
the time the old works was shut down
in July, 1902 the supply of water being
then furnished by the compressor.
The pumpage for the last five months
of 1902 was 1.271.942.75S gallons. as
against 1861, 572, S07 gallons for the five
months ending Dec. 81, 1908, showing
a decrease in pumpage for 1903 of TO-
S69.946 gallons.
Comparing the pumpage for the
month of January, 1903, with that of
December, 1903, shows a decrease for
the month of December of 80, 15S, 1873 gall
Ions. The average number of gallons
pumped per twenty-four hours for the
month of January, was 1888, 1874, and for
December, 7,576.377, showing a decrease
in December pumpage of 1858. 457 gal
Ions per twenty-four hours.
The total amount of coal consumed
during the past year has been 4,078
tons, an average of ILL tons per
twenty -four hours, as against 1859 tons
for the year 1902 with an average of
7.SS tons per twenty-four hours.
The compressor was started July IL,
1902.
Are Using Less Coal.
The consumption of coal for the last
five months of 1902 was 1,941.7 tons,
with an average of SO tons per
tWenty-four hours. as against 1,4S9 4
tons for the last five months of 1903,
with an average of 9.73 tons per TWEEN
ty-four hours, a decrease in consump-
ton for the last five months of 1903 of
452.S tons, an average of 2.95 tons per
tWenty-four hours.
Monthly Statement of Pumnage-