The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-01-22

people Of Chickasha.
Futher inquiry as to the expenses.
of operating the plant and the re-
ceipts brought out the following facts:
COST OF OPERATING.
Superintendent's salary per
month ..... ........ si25 90
Head engineer .......... SIS 90
Assistant engineer ...... 1900
Coal (average) about. m 24O 90
Miscellaneous. .... 10. 90
lotal -....s.... ......'.. SDo0. w
The item Of coal is now running
about $40 per month in excess Of the
amount given but $240 is about an
average.
The receipts from water rents per
month is now about $500. Adding to
this amount received for tapping the
water and sewer mains makes the
total income exceed the expense. Dur
ing the month of December, the net
amount received for tapping was
$94.75 and during the present month
% sewer taps have already been made
at IS each or $125 from this source
alone since Jan. l.
A year ago today when Supt. Pey-
ton took charge, 130 taps had been
made and today the number Of taps
ic 236. In many instances there are
several consumers to tap and the
total number Of consumers is about
800. Supts PeyVon estimates that
when the water works and sewer ex-
tensions are o1iipleted, at least 800
consumers will sA added to the list.
AT least fifty blocks will be served by
the new sewer mains and estimating
six consumers to she block, viii run
the number up over 300 AS soon AS
the work Of laying the sewer mains
is completed, the ordinance requiring
connection to be made will be en-
forced.
With the prospects for increased
revenues. it can readily be seen that
the finances of the waterworks will
soon be on "easy street." The only
trouble now is the deficit in the oper-
ating fund in the shape Of outstanding
warrants, accumulated while the
| plant was not paying expenses. On
the first day Of January, the war
rants outstanding amounted tC
/ SS930.87 and there was cash to ths
credit of the fund amounting tC
$l716.s5. A levy was made last veal
for the operating fund and when tn,
taxes are all collected, the warrants
can all be taken up.
eve could reduce the expense O.
operating the plant nearly one-half i
we had standpipe.y said Mr.. Pey
ton, "and it would cost only abou
$4,000 to install it. In my opinion
this would be one Of the best invest
ments Chickasha could make. w
could then dispense with one enginee
and would have to run our pumps onl,
twelve hours per day where we nov
run them "a hours. In all cities 0
this size stand pipe is a grea
economy and even Oklahoma City /
installing two Them
The city now has II fire hydrant
and will have 1879 when the extension
are completed. Ell Reno pays the pri
vaterworks company $40 per mont
for each fire hydrant. Add $710 pc
month to the amount that has bee
received since the plant was starte
about two years ago, and it can b
seen that the waterw0rks have no
been such bad business proposition
Ten dollars per month is probably e.
cessive for hydrant rent but even a
half that amount, the FIRE protection
which the city has had would hav
cost more than the present deficit i
the operating fund.
About one-third Of the water cor
sumers now have meters and Sup
/ Peyton strongly favors the mete
system. The Rock Island has been
good water customer during the pa:
few months, its bill running from 81
70 $50 per month.
Fl Improvements are now being mad
: at the plant which will lessen Il
cost Of pumping Water has bee
r pumped directly from the river an
e It carries an immense amount of SAN
h A @sump," or by well. is to be put i
e where water will run directly fro
.e the river and viii go through a set
ling process before it passes throus
the pumps and into the large settlir
= ss:sslns.