Evening journal., 1908-05-06
SMALL CONSUMER PAYS
FOR THE WATER WORKS
Figures Brought Out To-day Show il Costs SAT To
Produce Million Gallons, While II Is Sold
To The Larger Consumers For SIS

those years. Some items had been omitted
because ne thought they should not be in~
Guided in making fair comparison.
Mr.. Townsend asked Mr.. Leisen II there
was not big quantity OF pipe bought in
1922 that was not used in that year, and
AR Leisen said there was The figures
he gave for 1903 included all the pips
Lought In that year. Mr.. Townsend asked
hin i he considered his comparison fair
because his statement Jumped in the ena
year pipe that WAS used IN several years.
and under the circumstances Mr. Ietsea
said he considered it fair. He was asxed
10 set forth in detail the quantity ef
pre- used IN each year and the valus OF
~ Mr. Leisen thought he could have his
INJURIES prepared BY this afternoon. Ar
foWHhshd cited that in 1908 the cas-. a.
PIPE o7d labor was s4s s97,2 % ana In Iece
y was but sls,4so29. In 1908 for meters 49,
% ,ao"r y ere was expended si7,ios. q and n
laOi it was $5,sS7.4a. M ~
Used Much Of Surplus
Questioning OF Mr.. Ford bs..u -
this juncture, and when Mr. Eord -
asked for tho receipts for the $780,
from 1908, 1904, 1905 and 1906 ha ala
ne ala not have the figures OF receIntr
exclusive Of interest from speciaI
FUNDS, FOR those years, but said M
irons could give them. Mr. Grohe rave
the Following receipts for the four
years; 1903, S19i715.27; 1904 x1p9 sEs,-
lb2i 1905, S225.122.56; total racslrt.
SsSVoe2'Sl. The total expenditures ~.
the four years was s444, $50 81. leavlns.
an excess Of receipts over expanditure~
or SSS5,sS2. Mr. Grohe said s72. s74 az
was turned over In 1903 to Council e
surplus; s50.2179s was turned ove,-
as surplus In 1904; there was no anr-
plus In 1905, but In that wear the
Water Commission paid $4,000 Interest
on water bonds. In 1906 there was no
surplus for Council. but $4,000 interest
was paid by the Water Commission
Ihis makes total surplus of s1s4.-
lbs2.S3 paid to Council in the four
years. leaving total OF s251, ,sss.1s ak
cess OF receipts over what was K
pended In operation and Improvements
ana turned over to Council as surplus
for the four years.
Chief Engineer Leisen said this ex-
cess was expended in the construction
of new work
Then the current revenues over ana
above the ordinary expenses ana omar
atoms was spent on the plant account.
was Il notTr Mr.. Townsend asked
IL was spent on new work-con-
struction work." said Mr.. Leisen
CITY Solicitor Townsend asked Mr..
. Ford: do YOU or not know if Is a legal
duty 70 turn over TO Council all px-
} cess OF running expenses for the re-
demption Of bonds and interest"
! Il do not" replied Mr.. Ford, and Mr..
Shaw made a similar answer when the
question was asked him City Solicitor
, Townsend then cited the law creating
and governing the Water department,
which requires such excess to be turn
ed over to Council annually for the
payment OF bonds and interest
Mr.. Grohe, Mr. Leisen or the Water
Commissioners did nor know whether
Council had 10 pay or any water
bonds in 1905 or 1905 Mr.. Grohe
: thought Council paid $4,000 interest on
+ water bonds in 1905 and the same
amount in 1906.
!. The current expenses in 1905 were
S2O6.19i.92, and in 1906 were s2s4 ,122. So
: In that year $4,000 was borrowed from
Union Bank and placed IN the current
fund and expended. The $4,000 was
. used in two years in excess OF the re-
ceipts. It was shown. and the latter
!. paid back to the bank out OF a bond
= issue intended for new work only.
~ kContinued on Second Pago.1