Evening journal., 1908-07-28
YEARS WORK OF THE
WATER DEPARTMENT

balances s1,ss6.ss. There was expended for
permanent improvements S3o6 953.24 for tho
redemption of a loan 800. 10000 and trans
ferred to Mayor and Council $1.S96.3s leav-
ing an available surplus June 30, 1908, in
this fund Of sls,27572.
''Uncollected Water Rents-Scheduled
s,7s4s5 and uncolected water rents. meter
ed, s4192Os. Exhibit A total s7,9S6ss IS
normal at this period and will be collected
before the close Of the calendar year. The
department having changed its fiscal year
to end June 30th for the purpose of uni
formity with Mayor and Council and other
city departments. it did not change the
period from which water rents are
charged. January to December ].
Operating Expenses.
A schedule Of the operating expenses
is given as follows for the year ending
June 30:
Revenue
From scheduled service, schedule
s10i. .3sos2; from metered service, schedule
/, SlOs,56l4o; from fractional rents,
schedule 1. s1.sO5.6o; other sources. s44s.ss;
total. s2l2, ,294g1.
Operating expenses
General, sl22ss47s; pumping, s22.44o45;
distribution, S2252O.a; filtration, s7s6.s9;
stables, S2,575l6; total 81. .2sI57; operating
profit, S141.02694
Other expenses
Insurance, s2.59S1s; maintenance of
parks, etc. S5,2S6.12; total. s7,s7ssl; net rev.
enue from department, SlS3, ,1476s
Charge TO Income
Water pipe extension, S17,142.67; service
extensions. s1s.sm1s; new meters, $s.672. o;
other, sS9S.47; total, s35.01461; net income
from department, sos, 1902
Chief Engineers Report.
Chief Engineer Leisen, at the outset
in his report refers to the financial state
ment submitted by the registrar. and
says:
THE report OF the registrar conveys
IN detailed form complete statement
OF the receipts and expenditures of the
department for the year. AS a brief sum-
mary 1t may be stated herein, that due to
the conditions brought about by the re-
cent legislative enactments the depart.
ment was deprived Of the legitimate use
OF its revenues, and the further condition
that City Council, in its over jealous de-
sire TO produce clean financial state
ment. irrespective of the demoralizing ef-
feet on other branches Of the civic gov
ernment, refused to return a just and
equitable portion of the revenues Of the
department to meet the lawful Indebted.
ness already incurred, a deficit of sI4,-
l5l41 confronted the department at the
beginning of the fiscal year which as in
the case Of any business institution. acted
as handicap on the financial operations
Of the department for the whole year.
By means of the exercise Of stringent
economy, and the curtailment Of certain
work the department managed to COM
plete the year with a deficit Of but Sc 460 ss
showing a net reduction in the deficit OF
81. .710.4S."
Mr.. Leisen's Figures.
Continuing, Mr.. Leisen's report gives
the following statistics:
The total quantity of water pumped
from Brandywine creek during the twelve
months ending June 30, 1908, was $685..
$4,000 gallons, showing a slight decrease
from the quantity pumped for the calen-
der year of 1906, this decrease being effect
ed by the fact that the Pennsylvania rail-
road, which previously obtained its sup.
ply from the city. has during the past
year furnished its shops, yards and loco
motives, from its own private source OF
supply.
A subdivision of the quantity Of water
consumed for manufacturing and for do