Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-09-05

'"' "'"'" W. ssssss.. ..s..s.s "VV For block No. < ........... l.sOO For block No. 9 ..........A.. 800 For block No. 15 ........... HOO For block No. 2l ........... 500 For block No. 20 ........... l60 For block No. 19 ........ zoo
 Total for feeders from Granite creek station 10 center of distribution with commercial incandcscent capacity for 1000 lights connected with the eight blocks as. calculated above, in. cluding the six arc lights on the plaza, $l0.90O.
 To which l would recommend add. ing the entire street are lighting sys- tenn, which will cost to replace the pre-. sent equipment for the entire city, s6,OOo.
 But should we decide to install these l believe they can De purchased from the old company at n much less figure. By operating our own street lighting system we will save the city gross expense of $2O4 per month. at an act. ual cost of ss5.20. leaving n balance of slls.s0, or to be very conservative. Sl0O per month, which is $I,2OO per year, or 20 per cent on the investment in street arc lighting equipment.
 The total investment 10 this point will bc si6,s0O.
 At some future time there should be added the cost of another dynamo and engine, which should be located at Ora. nitc creek pump station. It will bc of the type known as the internal com. bustion engine, which can be started mp at any time at one minutes notice. It's capacity should be. as near as l nm able to figure nt present. about 100 b.p. and will cost completely erected in suitable building with switchboard and dy,amo, &7,625.
 This will make the total investment necessary for n first class lighting de. partment in connection with the water system with the auxiliary electric plant. $2l.525.
 From which, under adverse condi lions we can conscrvatively expect net earnings of at least $Iooo per month which is $l2,000 per year or practic ally 90 per cent on the investment.
 The cost of operating this additional branch of our business is much less than it would be were it not run in connection with our water system. will further state that under these cir cumstanees the city water department under its present management, can de liver electricity to customers at 60 pei cent of the cost to any other company consequently should our opposition de sire to fight us by cutting rates. the, may do SO to the limit, and when they reach point at which they are fur nishing current at the actual cost o the production. we will he clearing I' per cent above said cost.
 In ease the city can see its wa. clear to install the above plant. l woul' recommend them making a reduction
 in the cost of' current to customers, O
 from 25 to 90 per cent, and by so doing 1 believe they will have the support q
 ninc.tenths of the business men withi the district covered.
 In case you decide to go ahead wit this matter, it will require between G and 70 days 10 get the extension in oI cration.
 Respectfully submitted, CHAS. C. GLASS, Supt. Water Works. Supplementary Report.
 Prescott, Ariz., Aug. Q, 190' , Morris Goilwater. Mayor,
 P Prescott, Ariz.
 Dear Sir: l nm offering you the fo \ lowing report, believing the same |. be in the interests of the property owI ! CTS and taxpayers of the city of Pre- D colt, as 1t will explain to you rcnsor D for my advocating municipal ownershi D of an electric lighting system, to ! run in connection with our municip; 2 water plant. h For the year ending July sist, 100 :. have computed the following da' a from my office records: No. of wat' !. customers with water turned on. So v of which 290 were minimum custom Q CTS. The total water earnings for q ,. year as shown by the. amount of bil h turned over for collection is $25,39 q The number of cubic feet of water sol T by meter during the year was 6,o6s.9I ,. which is 45,516.115 gallons. { Our average income was 56.2c p' ( tbousand pallOus sold by meter Q,