Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1905-12-19
REPORTSON
WATERPLANT
VALUATION
Expert Rifles Findings in
Hands Of The Council.
VALUE OF EXISTING PLANT
FOUND TO BE $258,OOO
Estimates Adequate System Would
Cost Half a Million --$29O,OOO to
Reproduce Present System.

! Az the regular meeting of the city
council last night, the special commit
! tee on water works presented to the
council the report of A. S. Rifle, the
expert employed some weeks ago by
the council to examine and estimate
! the value of the present water works
system the cost OF reproducing the
existing water system. and to estimate
/ the cost of a new and adequate water
works system for Albuquerque.
/ The report is given eXhaustively and
in the greatest detail. both as to the
value of the existing plant and as to
the cost of a new and adequate sys-
TEN. Briefly the report places the
value of the present plant, allowing
for depreciation and as 1t now exists
at $25S,064. II finds that the plant
represents an investment of $S12,95S
and that Ia reproduce the present
plant under existing market condi-
tons would cost $29O.S90.
/ The expert estimates the cost of a
new system adequate to the needs of
Albuquerque at $533566.
The special water committee In pre-
senting Mr. Rifles reports to the
council, made the following report:
/ To the Honorable Mayor and the City
Council of the City of Albuquerque:
We, the special committee hereto
fore appointed to select and employ
an expert to make an estimate of the
value OF the water plant in this city,
the same not to include franchise,
water rights and established business,
but merely cost of construction; beg
leave to herewith present to the coun-
ell the said report and also the esti-
mate of the said expert as to the cost
of building new plant capable of
supplying this city. We would recon-
mend that the next step to be taken is
to commence negotiation with the AL
Ibuquerque Water company to ascer-
tain for what their plant could be
purchased and the advisability of so
doing.
THOS N. WILKERSON, Chn'm.
\ THOMAS SHERWOOD,
LOUIS ILFELD
/ Owing to their volume, the reports
were not read at the meeting last
night It being understood that copies
would be placed in the hands of the
councilmen, In order that they may
read the documents at their leisure,
and be thoroughly informed of their
contents by the next regular meeting.
The committees report was adopt.
| ed by unanimous vote and by the
same vote the committee was contin-
ued with instructions to take up the
matter Of a sale of the water works
with the Water Supply company. to
ascertain IL the company would sell
/ its plant and If so at what price. The
committee is expected to bring in a
report at the next regular meeting.
/ A resolution was also passed by
which the city is to pay to Mr.. Riff
j IIa ha T,.ss ..fC .af -, l..,
of the cost of the examination and es-
/ Inmates.
The Experts Reports.
The text OF Mr. RIFLES report on
\ the value of the property of the Wa
Ater Supply company is as follows:
| Report on Value Of Property OF Wa
/ / ter supply Company, Albuquerque.
| New Mexico, November /, 1905, by
/ a. S. Rifle, Consulting Engineer.
4 Albuquerque, n. NJ. Dec. 9Th, 1905.
TP the Mayor and Members of the
/ ICity Council of the City of Albu-
/ Iquerque New Mexico.
! ! Gentlemen: In pursuance to an
agreement entered into with your
honorable body October gath, 1906, |
herewith present report upon the val
ne November lst, 1905, of the physi-
cal properties of the Water Supply.
company, of your city.
DESCRIPTION.
The capacity of the system is prac-
tically 100000 gallons In "a hours.
This supply Is furnished by a system
of ten driven wells ranging in depth
from go to 7O6 feet Eight of these
wells are inches In diameter. so TO
10 feet in depth. provided with Cook
strainers from TO l2 feet in length.
The other two wells are f. inches In
liu of ON
wells are connected directly to pumps
by suction lines ranging from 6 TO 20
inches In diameter These wells viii
Yield, approximately, 100000 gallons
in "a hours.
Pumping Equipment. Station No. 1
Consists of one high-duty Holly
Gaskill No. horizontal duplex COM
pound condensIng engine, IA and 2Sx
24x12 Y with fly wheel Its maximum
capacity is about 100000 gallons In
"a hours Pump Is located In de-
pressed pit, stone-walled aud several
feet below water level Of underground
flow
Steam for Stations Nos. | and is
, supplied by one l5O II. p. Springfield
, boiler of the Morrison corrugated
type, 5 feet by 9 feet.
Building.
Pump house enclosing both pump
and boiler Is of artificial stone, 36
, feet, 6 inches by 75 feet, s inches, and
we'll constructed. Coal storage build
, ing, 22 feet by 36 feet is also OF artl-
ficial stone.
Pumping Station No. (Emergcncy.l
Consists OF one Deane gx12 Triplex
vertical pumping engine electrically
driven by one 65 II. p Schenectady
motor. 2OS0 volts. Capacity of pump.
II 500. 600 gallons per day of "a hours.
} Building. IA feet by 2s feet frame.
] Pumping Station No. 3. (Emergency.)
: Consists OF one Laidlow q Dunn
Duplex Compound Pumping engine IA
! land 20x12xfS Capacity. 1.000 600
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