The Meeker herald., 1904-07-02


semi-arid states, Of 100 gallons per
capita for each man, woman and
child per day, equivalent to = supply
Of the population Of 1000 people; the
remainder Of the system could be
constructed from somewhat smaller
pipes, but to decrease them in size
would not materially decrease your
cost and would seriously interfere
with the flow Of large quantities Of
water throug the main to be used In
fire protectiond during cases Of inner
gency, and We would certainly advise
the use Of the sizes Of pipe heretofore
stipulated. Should your population
ever rise above COCO people, It would
only be necessary to increase the size
of your conduit line by placing an
other line parallel to 1t, in order to
supply the town with water, for the
down town system would be devel-
oped.
We do not consider that the indebt-
edness necessary to provide you with
a $8O, 600 water system would be an
Observation-Disclosures In any sence. The
average indebtedness in towns Of
your size through Colorado, for all
purposes, IL about thirty to thirty-five
per cent Of the assessed valuation; to
illustrate:
Hotchkiss, Colorado, has an A.
sessed valuation Of tll7,OOO and a
bonded indebtedness Of $4,000.
Paonia, Colorado, an assessed val
uation Of sl23,OOO and bonded in
debtedness Of ~, 1000.
Delta, Colorado, an assessed valua-
tion of t273, 600 and q bonded indebt-
edness Of 100000.
Mancos, Colorado, an assessed val
uation Of $li9,OOO and . bonded In
debtedness Of ~, 200.
Were the indebtedness to be in
Cured for u purpose which would
not yield . revenue to the town, 1t
might be a serious question ~ to the
advisability Of incurring 1t, but from
the time your system Of water works
y installed, you will have an income
which will far more than take care
Of the interest Of the outstanding
bonds and will, II carefully conserved,
aid materially In the payment Of the
bonds thsmsslves. With the popula-
41lN4 4Nhtch yoa havs of nearly o~s
gg1 - nnst havs
- ~ l6SsleGeU = Z = ! U 1aSsn,
u whosn e is perfectly safe to say
oee hundred and fifty families will
have water connections 1t an annual
cost OF 10 each; in addition to this
you will have fire protection which
will reduce your insurance rates
within tho town to an extent that
will create \ saving upon insurance
policies Of from one to two Thousand
. year. Added to these favorable
conditions, you will have your street
sprlnkling free Of cost and the con-
venience of the water for lawn irri-
CATION and garden use, which should
bo . source Of revenue to the town Of ut
least 1900. 1t IL also well estab-
lished fact that the presence Of .
water system is a strong inducement
b the increase Of population ann the
revenue will from year to year in
erease, which will be source Of
sdded revenue to the town without
additional outlay.
Ono great advantage Of = gravity
system, tSo, is the fact that the cost
d operation is very low. BY the in
stallation OF gravity system at
Delta, . substitution for = pumping
system, the cost Of operation Is cut
down from $3.50 per month to less
than 800 per month. There Is no
reason why the operation Of your
gravity system Of water works should
cost you more than $50 per month,
that sum being the cost Of collections
and such minor repairs as might from
time to time be necessary.
It Is true that the bond market at
the present time Is In very bad con-
dftion and that bonds are selling low
but we do not feel that the town
would have any difficulty in dispos-
ing Of Its bonds.
We stand ready to enter into COM
petition with other bidders to do your
work, and should we be successful
bidders, we will engage to take your
bonds in payment for the system.
Yours very sincerely,
OBRIAN RHOADKs,
BY Nelson RhOades, Jr.