The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-10
WATER MAIN EXTENSION
FILES EXHAUSTIVE
 REPORT WITH COUNCIL.
Shown thnt Seventeen Miles of Piping Have Already Been Put Under ground--WOrk is PrOgress-
 ing satisfactorily.

i At the meeting of the City Council of Montgomery last night, the AIuer men heard report from the Waer nre- dicted that the vast extensions or the system of waterworks that have peen in progress for several months VIII pe ready to be put in operation py reo ruary 1, 1906.
 ! The committee is composed of Alder man A. G. Forbes, chairman; and Al dermen N Lobman, c. l.. Ruth and Lee Holloway. They compiled what might be considered an annual report on the progress of waterworks improvements: It includes a review of the work that has been done by the various contrac- tors and contains statements of money that has been paid out or appropriateo
 and that which remains get, yet 10 roeea9s De a9 from the sale of bonds for the pur- pose.
 Of the 2e.12 miles of piping that was extensions, a small fraction over sev- enteen miles has been put under ground. according to the report, which been 150 fire hydrants installed and 222 gate valves together with the gate Valve boxes. The work not completed consists mainly of putting in h plasoe sce tde M ready purchased and also setting up the big air compressor which arrived
 in Montgomery about a month agGi go,ie Ihe next sixty days The foundation for
 the pump has not yet been inps eomplestesa, s,, time for the whole system to be in op-
 eration on February 1. next. It was shown that of the total pro,
 ceeds. s2O2,724.s2 derived from the bond
 issue of the city, $116: 6:3o9.24 have been
 the Council. There are ordinances now
 pemanE tions amountng om n % to s4s.7ss. These are | for work begun. but not completed. and | are to pay principally, for the air com
 pressor, the pump. which has capaclty | of 5000, ,000 gallons, and the stand pipe. | This leaves a balance of the bond sale proceeds of s36.947.5s that has not been | appropriated; It is represented by the ! good deal of work estimated to be | done which has not yet been provided | for by ordinances on the first reading. l erection of a storage basin and the purchase of a lot for the basin. With all this deducted from the un- | appropriated portion of the bond pro- 1 ceeds, however. there will still be ac- cessible s27,347.5S for further improve
 ments. The committee, for this reason l some advice as to how this residue | sum shall be spent. The Council will l take action on this matter in the near
 future. The steam piping rearrange,
 ment will have to be postponed until | the air compressor and pump are in place. and the storage basin cannot De | constructed until a lot is provided for | 1t. Commissioners have been appoint | ed by the courts to appraise some con- 1 demned property for the lot, but until | this procedure is complete the basin | cannot be built
 | The financial statement of the exten- | sion work submitted last night was as | follows:
 Net proceeds from sale of .
 Appropriated by ordinance:
 United States Pipe and Foun-
 l dry Co.,, for pipe .........$ 69,5SS Ct Cook & Laurie for founda- ~ Al,
 ,td9nii d9nS Machinery co for '''OV' O0
 valves and boxes ......... 4,521. "A | Heron Pump and Foundry | Construction account .... 10000. 90 | Lot for stand pipe . l.. 1,500 % l Hauling pfpe and fittings. 1900 .00 | Consulting engineer ... 1000. 90
 Total $116,s ,sOs "A | Appropriations by ordinances
 | now pending: ...
 'aDer varn sun .ol ...c.'..... ~ . 3,25o. .oo
 compressor ........... 9.S40. .0o
 AiriI Dump o.' :......... 2o,7eo oO
 stand pipe ........... 15,61s. .O0
 Total 49,76S. .00 | Balance not appropriated. 36,947 5S |