Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-11-24


Total cost to duplicate in
| efficiency, the present
system. $S2. 439.9 SO
There are several points of view
from which to consider the price to
nav, IL you decide to recommend the
purchase of the present system.
First, What would 1t cost to build 1t
now? To this we answer sS2 1898,
as shown above but still you must
consider the depreciation which we
think is at least 10 per cent. :
Then 1t also appears that there Is
large amount of small pipe. which
ought never to have been laid and
which must be replaced before 1t can
be considered as a complete and prop
erly proportional system.
Further than this. are you buying
what you want? Many people claim
that there should be more pressure.
We are of this opinion.
To get more pressure. say to reser-
voir elevation 10000 the present
reservoir is 46250) means the aban-
doning Of the present reservoir and all
the present sources of supply except,
perhaps. the pumping station.
Second, what has the system ac-
tually cost? Considering that 1t has
grown from a comparatively small be-
ginning, it is evident that it has not
been done in the most economical
manner, and considering also that
prices of material. notably cement and
iron. have varied very greatly. since
the work was first started, this is a
very difficult question to answer with
out access to the books of the COM
pany. Nor do we think that it ought
to receive very serious consideration,
partly for these reasons and partly be-
cause there are so many useless. or
at least very expensive. Implications.
Third Should the present income
from the system be considered In fix
ling the purchase price? If the people,
now served by this system including
the town, with its public buildings,
street watering and fire service. are
satisfied and will keep on at the pres
ent rates without demanding large
expenditures for changes and improve
ments, then this income should be
considered very seriously as an ele-
ment in fixing the price.
II, on the other hand. the demand
for changes and extensions. without
materially increasing the income, is Sc
great as to be imperative and the cost
for making such changes is so large
as to be serious menace to the sta
bility of the company then 1t would
appear that this income should be con-
sidered only as an item and not as
the main reason for fixing price.
improvements and Extensions.
If you buy the Crowell system
what are you going to do with 1t!
There are so many sources OF sup
ply, worthy of more or less serious con-
sideration. that without a thorough
iy IiA1ov11t n cav which
is the best.
If you take up new source of sup
ply we recommend that it be one which
will furnish at least 100000 gallons
per day at a working pressure (when
using 5 cubic feet per second. which
is at the rate Of 100000 gallons per
day. of about 100 pounds at the town
hall where you now have about 6S
pounds when using probably less than
one cubic foot per second.
This quantity (1,000000 gallons) at
100 gallons per capita will furnish
water for 10000 people and the esti-
mate of 100 gallons each is liberal,
(See report of Massachusetts, state
board of health 1908. page 21D.
To assist you in coming to decis-
ion as to the best source to recon-
mend, we have investigated large
number of propositions. as follows:
development Of present sources
and systems.
2-North pond.
3-North pond and Stickney brooks.
4-North pond Stickney and Pleas
ant Valley brooks.
5North pond and Pleasant Valley
brook
6-Wickopee Hill brook.
7-wickopee Hill brook and North
pond.
s-Main part of Milestone brook
South branch of milestone brook.
10-South pond and Green river.
11-Broad brook North branch.
12-Broad brook. North and South
branches.
1s-Gravity supply from West river.
14-Pumped supply from West river.
The elevations and distances given