Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-12-12


but shut it down and hold in re-
serve and will soon operate the
water power.
The city clerk is a bank cash.
Ter and we found him at the bank
and asked him to set time most
convenient to him to give us the
information we wanted, he said
he could tell US all he knew about
it as given above When asked
about the amount of pipe in use he
said he was not in possession of
this and referred us to the city
engineer whom we found later
was out of town for several days
We found the mayor late in the
day who gave us part of the in
formation above given.
We conversed with some of the
city employees and citizens but
did not find much interest dis
played in the subject. We then
concluded to look up some of the
members of the commercial club
They have ROOMS but we did
not see them. Mr.. Whitson
found Mr.. Peter Pence who is a
member and he went to the rooms
with him but his key did not
work and they could not get in.
/ We learned later that a great
many of Payctte's business men
do not belong to this club so our
source of gaining the information
was limited here
wEISER, IDAHO.
Water works municipal. E1ec-
trio lights municipal. Cost $45,-
900 and is steam plant using
! about 5000 worth of coal a year.
The water works pump and cleo
trio generator are operated by same
engine.
The water works is a reservoir
situated about mile and a half
from the center Of town. Water
is pumped from the river into the
reservoir at an elevation of 200
I feet above town and from rcser-
voir is a gravity system of IS
pounds pressure. This is too
heavy a pressure for the pipes, by
drafts and meters in use, and when
three or four hydrants are opened
suddenly, damage is the result
They are dissatisfied with wood
g inch, inch and a inch pipe, d
large portion of the pipe is steel.
All water is on meter measure
ment and you are referred to
printed rates and regulations for
rates, here with filed. City ordin-
anccs are not in print.
The superintendent receives
500. engineer 500 and day man
SIS per month. The city clerk
could not give US amount of pipe
in use and the city eng ineer was
out of town.
Electric Light.
Light is poor; system overloaded
for engine. They have tried to
get power from the Trade Doll ar
Company but Paycttc will not con-
tract with it and Trade Dollar will
not build line to Weiser only.
!. Later thought it would get power
from OK Bow Tunnel Co, but it
is uncertain when this plant will
be in operation
) Weiser will abandon steam plant
, as soon as electric current is avail
) able. City only has night current
rates; are both flat and meter.
See rates filed.
) A settling tank is used below
the reservoir for the purpose oil
purifying water for domestic use.
There are but few wells in Wei
ser and water is not healthful.
! This plant did not or does no.
quite pay but the administration
makes it about even by debitins
r the city for light and water under
: the existing rate and crcditing the
: water and light plant the same
amount.
} 1t will be noted that your com
D mittee has made no mention of cos
3 of labor and material, etc, in thi
s report and purposely so for the rea
= son that these items have all gon
d up since these plants were installe
D and the last three years have gon
up very rapidly and may still &
up or down owing TO the financls
cnditions and so these facts woul
u be of no value to you and vii
II have to be deter mined at the tim
, you may need to use them.
Respectfully submitted
II j. A. PURTILL,
q ]. D. WHITSON.