, 1906-02-07
PLAN FOR WATER WORKS PRO,
POSED BY MAYOR AT LAST
NIGHTS MEETING OF
CITY COUNCIL.
Figures That Material Can Be Pur-
chased, Delivered and Installed on
East Side of Track for $685. 900
and on West Side for $12,O 900 Addi-
tional-Adjourned Meeting of the
Council Tonight to Discuss Plan.

tional-Adjourned Meeting of the
Council Tonight to Discuss Plan.
1t now seem that a definite basis of
operations in the rebuilding of the wa
ter system has been reached n that
the council can have something upon
which to build for the immediate fu-
ture. There is a certainty that the
railroad company will lay a new wa
ter main on Grand avenue, from the
reservoir at the springs to the railroad
crossing, and it is the desire of the
council to have the proposed rebuild
ing of the city system done at the same
time. Indeed, it was suggested at one
stage of the discussion during the re
cess of the council last night that the
railroad company be asked to do the
work for the city at the same time it
does its own work on Grand avenue,
the city furnishing the funds as they
are needed.
Mayor Mckee, a special committee
of the council appointed to prepare a
map of the city showing the locations
of the houses n the openings from
the present mains, presented the map,
and with 1t a written report, the fol-
lowing being parts of the report. The
proposed system of mains was given
in detail in The Republican Monday
afternoon. 1t embraces a line of six
inch pipes around the city, connecting
at Tenth and First streets with the
main pipe on Grand avenue, the outer
edges of the figure being Tenth
Park, First, Flint and Ninth streets.
Lateral mains will be laid from Grand
avenue %northward and southwark on
all the numbered streets. Mr.. Nc
KEGS figures are based on six-inch
pipes for three blocks on each side of
Grand avenue, with four-inch pipes the
balance of the way. On Thornburgh
street he would place a six-inch pipe
from First to Fifth and a four-inch pipe
from Ninth to Eleventh, along the
! south side of the university tract.
From his report are taken these
figures:
Total number of blocks involved, 154.
Total length of four-inch pipe, 24,OSO
feet.
Total length of six-inch pipe, 26,144
feet.
Total length of eight-inch pipe, on
Second street, from Custer street to
the rolling mills, 2,752 feet.
This makes a total of 754,04S tons
of pipe, which, at s43.4O a o freight
on board Laramie, would amount to
$32,725.6S.
The mayor hen figures the specials,
including the crosses, tees, ellis and
valves, at 81, 072.72.
The lead used in making the joints
he figures at $500.
The trenching and filling of 52,976
feet Of pipe laying would cost S7,946.4O
at Is cents a foot.
Labor of laying 52,976 feet of pipe,
at 81 per joint, he places at S4,4o5.
There are approximately 1000 SER
vice connections on the east side OF
the railway. If it is thought best to
make these connections from the main
to the lot line at the time OF laying
the mains, it will cost on an average
approximately $15 per service, or 3d.
600. This makes a total cost OF the
SYSTEM, ready for service, of $685.
O69.S0."
The mayor then adds: These fig
ures are exclusive of the west side. j
have understood from some that their
pipe is in pretty good shape over there
and that they get reasonably good SER
vice, and a change would not be de-
i, sired. i, however, think they should
be allowed to vote on the matter, n
if shown by their vote that the new
system is desired, it should be put in
at the same time as the other.
"If the above figures can be verified
by a competent engineer, and 1t is
found hat the system can be extended
and laid on the vest side for $4,000,
the amount needed would, therefore,
be $4,000.
"As a suggestion towards meeting he
interest and paying OF this debt, |
would suggest that the city levy suf-
fcient taxation each year on he tax
able property of the city to meet the
interest, which would be abou $3,5So
the first year, and charge a water rate
to according to amount
used). which would average about So
per service. This would aggregate
about $4,000 per year, this amount to
be applied towards the paying of oil
the water bonds. By. this method OF
paying off 5000 each year, the taxes
for interest will be reduced each year
and In fifteen years the entire indebt-