Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-01-06
ANOTHER ON THE
WATER QUESTION
MeSSrs. Burke and link. Of
Pueblo, Give the People
Some Pointers.
COSSIUts RAILS VERY HlGn

Here are u few facts and figures ca
watei for the people ana city cpuncll
Of Albuquerque go think about tun-
sidcrue that the city council has Iust
recently accepted the report OF ga ex-
pert on the Water supply compauy'a
plant. which tho company desires i0
sell 90 The city.
The foli0wlng intcrFioa ls from y.
" Burke, superintendent Of tnc
water works supplying Pueblo. Colo.
and is glyon with no biased feeling
for either the Water supply company
or the city. Mr. Burke also furnishes
The Evening CltaUn plth tho raieg
charged the people of Pueblo. which
also follow and are very interesting.
After reading TIE report Ol Expert
Rifle. Mr. Burke said "Mr RIFLES
report o. very incomplete. Nobody
would accept that report. be doesn't
specify wat he lH going 20 put in FOR
$500 0Vo or whatever amount it o.
that ne proposes 20 build what ns
calls an adequate plant with, and he
doesn't tell the real condition 0f the
plant now Ia service. Won can GER
lainly put In a very nice plant for
$500 900"
Then Mr.. Burke asked what O.
local cqmpanya rates we're ard tno
following scale charged by The Wutor
supply company was produced for his
information:
"Fiat rate for a house OF four rooms
or less SO cents five room house
ll06. six room house, $50. aud 80 on
na she number OF rooms increase. the
rate being levied at the discretion OF
the company. in addition 10 these
rates, 20 cents Do added for a bath ana
% cents more % added 90 the charge
where The house has "a closet
The Water supply company'a meter
rates are still more exorbitant than
the flat rates. when compared 10 the
rates 1f Pueblo, according 90 Mr.
Burke
The Water supply company charges
a3 cents per thousand gallons for the
first SIX thousand gallons registered
by the meter, with "a minimum charge
for any meter Os 1850 per month. anu
no meter will be- Installed until after
deposit OF $50 81 made when boz
tween 5000 and $4,000 gallons are
used the charge b. 30 cents per thous-
and gallons. from $4,000 10 10000. the
I from $4,000 To- 90 0OO. 20 cents per
/ thousand. and whore over 10000 gall
: Ions is used from single meter. 20
cents per Thousand gallons
My" sold Mr.. Burke. when be- bad
concluded reading The above rates.
couldn't We mako money M those
rates up la Pueblo"
Mr hurse thus addressed Mr. link.
n l.
h.o and chairman of the water com
uiiicc OF That body Mr. link Us In
The cts with Mr. Burke ON some
/ hnlFhis Of Columbus business. ni
which lodge both are officers
NJ link agreed With Mr. Burke on
ihr money making proposition. and
then the latter proceeded 30 furnish
me reporter with The rates charged
by the Pueblo water company. To
observe the vast difference between
the rates charged here and at Pueblo
one must compare the fwo
We charge 20 cents per room.
said NJ. Burke, FOR amy number Ol
rooms. flat rate. aud s0 cents add.
tional each, Tor bath and closet uui
ne contmnod, 'wo charge nothing cd.
I dilional for stock observe thal
your company charges 25 cents for i
horse or COW. The only charge W.
make la this line b. 10 cents pei
month a head for dairy cows. Ant
we make nO charge for Irrigation. bul
before I go isrther ! must explain
mat We have meters only where che
wator amounts 10 The largest rate you
pave mentioned thore-00. 900 gallons
FOR instance, We only charge oui
mundriea cents per thousand gal.
Ions. As NC have no meters la pei.
waite houses. 0f course wo have nc
rates Tor quantities as low az iO,O0l
sallons, but | venture 10 say that va
have few patrons that don't use con
/ siderable more than thia amount. of
the ~ cents per room rate And w
don't require amy deposit fnr the
meters
Then Mr. Burke began telling OF
the Colorado plant % is pumplnf
{ plant very similar 10 the local planl
only the water ls drawn into q 1000.
100000 gallon settling reservoir. The
water ia taken from the arkansas
/ river