St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-06-11

to Rutland.
Another B.anch from factory 10 Lock
wood, through New Hampshire to Rat
land street. Connected and looped in
with the above two mains will be line
from Gibson and New Hampshire to
Vermont to Rutland, along Rutland to
Kemper, up Kemper to Gibson, down
Gibson to Florida. On Columbia street
between Kirkland and Rutland. On New
Hampshire as far as Portsmouth.
At the intersection of every line Of
pipes, gate valves will be placed SO that
in case Of repairs small section of the
pipe system can be cut out without in
terfering with the balance of the water
supply. Also, in case it should become
necessary, the whole pressure of the
pumps can be concentrated in our main
line.
The above mentioned distribution of
m.ains is SO arranged as to insure an
even and uniform pressure oyer the
whole system.
It is proposed to erect steel tower
Is feet high on top of which will be
placed steel tank holding $4,000 gall
Ions of water.
Two steam pumps of capacity OF
500 gallons each, and capable Of pump
ing against q pressure Ut $50 lbs 10 the
square inch, will be connected to fur
nish water to the towers and to be used
directly on the mains
The arrangement is such that in case
OF fire stream of water can be thrown
from 80 to 40 feet high Immediately on
making connection to any hydrant unlil
the pumping station can be notified.
When on putting pumps direct to the
mains q stream of from 100 to 125 feet
high can be thrown Since the arrange
ment provides that the boilers should
be kept under pressure of 81 lbs OF
steam day and night it would not take
over ons minute to put the full pressure
of l5O lbs on the mains after the station
Is notified.
The st. Tammany Ice and Mfg Co.
propose to charge the town $40 per an
NUN per hydrant, equal to 1870 per
annum.
Should it become desirable to extend
the mains, the company would erect ad-
dltional MIGRANTS at the same rate per
hydrant, but not exceeding q distance
of two blocks from any OF the mains
already in position.
Now we will consider the question of
municipal ownership and compare the
operating expenses with the figures sub
mitted by the st. Tammany Ice and
Mfg. &C.
The installation of waterworks plant
as before mentioned would cost not less
than $50, 900 To make that amount q, all
able considering the cost of issuing and.
placing the bonds which probably could
not BIZ placed at par. u larger amount
would have to be issued. But leave it
at $25, 900. The interest per annum on
this sum at six per cert would be sl5UO
The operating expenses would be for
two engineers, one for day and one for
night watch, say $75 each per month, Or
$500 per yenr. Fuel at one cord for
every "a hours at 81 25 per cord, or
1921 20 per year.
do not suppose it is necessary to
carry the figures any further to show
the great difference in the cost and con-
scquen:ly the great saving to the town
Every manufacturer must figure on
10 per cent. depreciation Of his lnachin-
cry, that is boilers,jpumps, in this case,
which, added 10 the above calculation,
will still show great difference.
1t is needless to point out to you that
the value Of Water works in ease Of
fire. lies in the promptness with which
the full pressure can be supplied.
Therefore | would call your attention to
u d ference Of great importance.
In case Of municipal ownership where
steam is not used for any other purpose,
it would be Impossible to hold the Doil-
ers at anything like workin. order. all
that could be- done is to keep the water
in tne boiler at boiling point
and to generate sufficient Steam to work
the pumps, would at least take ten
minutes after the call comes.
Now we all know what ten minut> S
mean in case Of fire. On the other hand
you have manufacturing concern that
mas by the very nature of its business
the boilers always under working pres
sure and consequently ali that is necs-
sary Is to open up the throttle valve Of
the pump.
AS far as the necessity III water
works plant is concerned aud tile e.
feet it has on the insurance OF your
property also ON the increased valuation
Of your property. do not need to call
the attention OF any business man, it Is
sell evident that an Efficient water
wui Ks plant is the best Investment one
can maze. Yours respectfully,
WIN. OSWALD.
Mr.. Bateman moved, seconded
BY Mr.. Jones. that the proposition
Of " G.. Evans, to take census
of the town # Covington, for the
sum Ut sixty dullars, be accepted AZ
follows:
To take AID furnish a complete
Of the town. showing the
number of adults, white and colored
people, male and female, the nu,n-
Der Of children white and colored.
OF school age, (under Is years. and
any othe: two items you may desire.
residents and transient. My compen-
satinn for this work to be sixty dol
lars. furtbe; agree to pay all ex-
penses of the canvass. 1t is under-
stood that this census is to be taken
as soon a. possible.
l. was moved by Mr. Bateman,
seconded BY MIR. Norman, that the
petition of j. Fair for monthly
salary as night Waterman, be re
jectcd. Carried.
1t was moved by Mr. Bate'nan,
by Mr.. Jones, that the
Marshal he instructed to extend the
time sixty days, for laying the ban
quette in front Of the Methodist
Church. Carried.
1t was moved by Mr.. Jones. sec
onded by Mr.. Norman, that the
Baptist Church be allowed the privi-
lege OF erecting tent and carrying