Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-04
maintenance OF
WATER SUPPLY
Superintendent Smiths Re-
port Basis for Interesting
Summary


mtendent Smith was received by the
council last night and showed the
amount of water consumed by the city
during the year ending June 80, 1907,
the cost per thousand gallons of pump
ing this water into the city's reser-
voirs and the other expenses of main
tanning the system throughout the
year.
The feature of the report was the
average cost per thousand gallons,
which reached 3A cents, which was
summarized as follows:
Power, $5,SS2.34; engineers salary,
coal, oil and other things, $4,OS411;
making a total of $9,966.45; cost of
delivering 100000 gallons Of wa
ter into the reservoirs during the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1907, or prac-
tically 22-3 cents per thousand GAL
| Ions.
MY report shows maintenance to be
! $13.904.S7. Deducting $9,966.45, cost
of pumping, from total cost of main
tenance leaves $9,93S42 divided as
| follows;
water rent collector, $4,000; su-
perintendent, $1,000; one uneman,
$40; total sS,24OOO, leaving a balance
y of $69S.42 for all repair work on pipe
] lines horse feed and other incidentals.
Total cost per 1000 gallons for pump
| ing. 81 cents"
/ -,
! Payne showed salary account of
$722.O0 for sprinkling; street salary
| account, $656.35; to all expense, ST.
1885.
City Health officer Hinkly reported
/ six births, FIVE deaths, seven cases of
| diphtheria, one case of chicken pox
and one case of typhoid fever.
Police Judge Erb reported 1874 in
fines collected during the month OF
August
Chief of Police Hayes reported SO
arrests, three empounded animals and
total department. expense of $4S3,
Contractor J. A. Clark, of the down
town sewer system, submitted an esti-
mate for work performed during the
month of August, showing the amount
of sewer laid during the month as
follows: Thirty-inch pipe, Sal feet;
36-inch concrete main. 424 feet; eight
inch pipe, 1,722 feet; six-inch pipe,
1,1SO feet; Pinch pipe, 21S feet: ten
inch pipe 500 feet
The report of the water rent COL
oAn aF a.
partment to be $1,7O1,42 for August
The report of City Treasurer Roos
shows the total receipts of the city for
the month of August to have been
$23,99431; cash on hand, $33,256.65:
disbursements, s14,24Ss7; interest on
warrants and bonds, $432.s7.
The cemetery sexton reported re-
ceipts of 500 and expense Of $17O.6O.
Wafer superintendent Smiths re-
port showed a total expense for Au
gust of $1,122.22. The expenses were
divided as follows Salary, $520.75;
power account, $5OS.S7; miscellaneous,
$93.1O.
The consumption of water during
the month aggregated 37,100,O0O gal
Ions. The new Gould pump was con-
nected with the water mains July rs
and has since been in regular service.
Bills were allowed to the amount of
$5,316.1S. which included $4S9.0S for
light. 1888 councilmen and officers
salaries, s5SO.7O water department,
$172.25 parks and cemeteries. SIS fire
department, $47O police department,
$40 health department, $6S050 en-
cheering department, $1,267.35 street
department. and Stalls miscellaneous.
Commissioner Killing reported the
estimate of Architect Nave placed the
cost of erecting a new fire bell tower
and installation of bell at $500. Mr..
King reported the Gamewell fire
alarm system now being installed and
that the Gamewill 1mpany would be
ready to make connections with the
new tower and install the electric
striker as soon as the tower can be
erected. He was allowed more time
to investigate the tower construction
proposition.
The council will meet Monday night
to convass the estimates Of department
expenses for the ensuing month and
determine the tax levy.
The plans for systematizing the wa
ter department will be discussed ct a
meeting to be held Saturday evening
at which time Victor Smith, expert
accountant now employed by the city.
and Water Superintendent Smith will
meet with the council to advise on the
plans q be adopted. rs