The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-24
Past Year Shows $1,100 Better
Than Previous One.
Expenses Decrease and Water
Rentals Are Greater.
Meter System Re duces Amount
Of the Waste Water.
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
Judge J. Z. Porter has completed
the annual report of the water de-
partment of the city of Mankato for
the year ending Dec. 81, 1907. The
figures will be of interest, as the
showing is an excellent one.
Receipts-Water rents and sales,
$ll,lO7.l2.
MISUNDERSTANDING station, fuel,
$2,30O.S3; salaries, $500; supplies and
repairs, $Sl999; total, $5,22O.S2. Re-
pairs and maintenance of system, ST.
454.SO; new roof to reservoir, $224.l5;
Gas & Electric Light company, use of
well, $50; total, $l,73S.95. Total eX-
penses (omitting interest on bonds)
$6,959.77.
Net cash receipts from water rents
and sales over expenses (omitting in
terest on bonds), $4,l47.35; receipts
from 5 cent frontage tax, levy of
1906, $l,52O2l; total, $5,667.56.
The interest on water bonds, viz:
$4,OO5, is a proper charge against the
water department, but in considera-
ton of the free water received by
the city as set forth below, the inter
est on water bonds has been paid by
the city from the general tax lenvy
for interest on bonds.
The city receives water free for the
following purposes, conservative es-
innate of the value of the same is
as follows:
One hundred sixty-two hydrants at
$35 each, $3.50; street sprinkling,
$3.50; seven watering troughs, $1,000;
fountain, Lincoln park, SIS; city hall,
$25; Central fire station, $50; Sibley
park, SIS; public library, $25; two
hose houses, $l2; total, $9,0l2; deduct
interest on bonds, paid as above,
$4,OO5. Balance benefit to city, $5,O07.
Add net cash receipts over expenses,
$4,I47.35. Total net benefits to city,
$9,l54.35. Add receipts from frontage
tax, $l,52O2l. Total, $lO,674.56.
Takers Are Many.
Number of water takers, l,2lG. This
includes those who are connected on
other meters and those who take
water only during the summer season.
Number of meters set, 1,l24. In
crease in water rent receipts for the
year, $446.50; decrease in expenses
for the year, $635.74; five cent front
age tax levied in 1907, $l,625.55. Mum
Der of gallons water pumped during
the year, 265,ss5,OOO.
Decrease in number of gallons of
water pumped during the year, 4,9l5,-
600.
Since the installation of water me-
tiers, the decrease in amount of water
pumped from the amount pumped pre-
yearly 65,000,OOO gallons.
Cost of plant to date, $l4O,O23.62;
expended for water mains extensions
during the year, $2,743l2; cost of new
well at pumping station, $2,Sll.6S;
paid balance due ON well, corner See
ond and Washington streets, $1,000;
water bonds outstanding, $4,000; wa
ter bonds due May l, 1908, $4,000.
To Redeem Bonds.
By order of former councils, the
treasurer has with accumulated inter
est to date, $l2,4SS in certificates of
deposit, bearing interest at four per
cent for the purpose of redeeming wa
ter bonds due May l, 1908.
The board would respectfully recon-
mend that the council authorize the
city treasurer to place on deposit
$3,Ol2 from the water works fund,
taking certificates of deposit, bearing
interest at per cent, for the purpose
of redeeming water bonds due May l.,
1905 This amount, with the certi
ficates above mentioned, will make
$l5,5O0 available for the above pur
pose at this date.