The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-05-06

Petition of the Sunshine Society
asking for erection OF their fountain
be done at once and also the protect
ing OF their barrels and boxes for TAX
ing care Of the litter on streets came
up and the Council decided to place
the matter in the hands of the Mayor
and he agreed to comply with the re-
quest of the Society.
Wilczinski brought up the stock
law and urged that the pond keeper
look dut for cattle in his neighbor-
hood.
In the matter Of newsboys riding on
the sidewalks, it was decided that the
practice be stopped.
Mr. Starting said that as the Press
Convention would soon convene in
this city the court house yard should
be placed in proper condition and al
so the alleys and all the streets OF the
city
Report Of committee on water:
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council
Gentlemen
We, the committee appointed by
your Honorable Mayor to ascertain
from the many complaints in regard
to water rate to consumers Of water,
and to look into the conduct and op-
Grafton OF said water works., beg to
report as follows
First We find that the receipts for
the year commencing October Ist,
1905, to October Ist, 1904, amounting
to SI4.oIII6, and the expenditures for
the same period being $I3,I8o66,
which left a surplus Of $780, so, how
ever, the bonded indebtedness Of the
water and sewer works, which
amounts to $I8o,ooo.oo and bearing 5
per cent, or 100000, interest annual
ly.
From this amount the surplus OF
$500 so and the benefits the city de
rives from the use OF $50 hydrants at
$4,000 each, amounting to 6,5oo.oo
which shows a loss Of $1,000. so, be-
sides the depreciation in value of the
plant
From investigation we find that by
reason of the increase of the use of
the water, and by partly adopting a
meter system, it will increase the re-
venue about 25 per cent. more than
the previous year. Thereupon the
Committee recommends the inaugura-
ton of meters to all consumers of
water, which will require about 1900
meters at cost of about $500 and
in doi~9 50 the reyenge will be fully
so per cent. more instead of IS per
cent. in the future.
The useless waste of water from in
formation received from the City En-
gineer, will nearly reach 100 gallons
of water per capita daily in excess of
not be controlled or collected
The Committee further recon-
mends to put the rate of s cents per
1000 gallons to consumers using not
less than 100000 or more gallons of
water per month,a nd those having
paid, and are to pay the water tax
to be based on the Scent rate per 1000
gallons instead of 10 cents per 1000
gallons since January Ist, 1905.
The Committee also recommends
that the City Council either appoint
or the tax payers elect a cOmeteiit
man, as water commissioner, whose
duty it should be to have full charge
| OF the management, conduct, and op-
Grafton of the water and sewer works.
The valuable investment Of over
$2oo,ooo.oo require more thorough
and business like attention than it re-
ceives at present, and thereby can be
made more profitable to the city,
In adopting the recommendations
OF the Committee, the city will be
able, in the near future, either to re-
duce the present water rate. or the
establish sinking fund towards tax
ing up part of its bonds, or using its
surplus for the extension of said
system
Respectfully,