The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-11-11
CITY PLANT CAN
LIGHT STREETS
ENGINEER LANGILLE GIVES DATA
Advantage Which May BE Gained by
Municipal Water System Is
Clearly Shown.

The following communication from
ii. b. Langille, taking up the mat
ters of cost of the proposed municipal
water system and that proposed by
the water company, is commended to
the attention of every voter, as
careful exposition OF the water
question by an engineer who under
stands the situation. MIR. Langille
also brings out new and important
facts when he shows that the surplus
flow OF water from the City Spring
would oe be sufficient to furnish
lights for the streets of Hood River.
10 the Editor Kindly allow space
| to offer few figures upon the "Water
Question" as | see it. | will use as
abasis 540,0 gallons, the amount
the water company proposed to pump.
Ia passing | may say that if SAC, 600
is enough pumped, 10000 gallons
by grvalty from the city spring
should also be enough. If it Ia neces-
sary to install a new pipe system ON
the Hill and In some parts OF the
lower City, most certainly the city
should do it now, and not have to
pay for 1t during those Is years and
then buy 1t again at that time. With
| 100 consumers, $50 on the hill, 450
on the lower system aud with both
city and present systems, the city
would get all the hill and prC badly
half the Others. 10 be conservative
say that the city had 400 and the wat
er company, $50 consumers. 45O at
ST. per month revenue, $562 so; less
| $3.50. for attendance is 4l2.50, which
equals per cent interest ON SS2, 800,
leaving interest on 1880, or $3.50 per
year to be iaised by other means. For
the water company $50 at Sl.25 Is
o3l2 60 less SlOO per month attendance
(tecause part OF the attendance would
probably be added duties of electric
station mem equals S2l2 so, which. is
per cent on S42, 500, or there would
be surplus of $3.50 per year above
bond interest.
Now to pump the $40, 900 gallons for
the city, one third to the hill, two
thirds to reservoir, or l9O, 900 gallons
and 800, 900 gallons respectively.
Pump to elevation of the City spring
only, or 81 feet at Twelfth and Taylor,
making very close to 465 feet total
lit. lS0,0 900 gallons lifted 465 feet is
A.65 theoretical horse power or %
actually required. 800, 900 gallons to
| reservoir 1850 feet lift) requires "A
horse power-a total of II horse power
or 53. kilowatts electrical energy,
At 2 cents per Kilowatt hour equals
| M.074 per hour, S25. 75 per day, ,$712.50
per month, s9270 per year, cost of
| pumping alone.
Here follows an estimate for operat-
Ing water company's proposed pump
ing plant.
Cost of power per year ......,.,..... Sg270
Pump and motor cost $1,000, deprecia-
uon per cent t,,,.,,,...,.,.,.....,. $50
Wells cost $1,000, Interest per ,ent -. isO
Pipe system, new, cost $4,000, interest
per cent depreciation "a p. ctun.. l,700
Old system, $4,000 int per cent, de-
probation ga per cent, 3400
Salaries, officers of company. ........ 1900
Taxes, etc. te.,.,,...,.,,,.........,.. 800
Total revenue required ...,......... $l80OO
With 800 consumers, each must pay
523, 625 per year or 81. SO per month,
and with TOO consumers each g. 25 per
month. City ownership, estimate
540, 900 gallons water per day at cost
of $50, 600 tor whole system.
Interest S5400, depreciation 215 per
cent Or 50, $50, Attendance $500.
total $40, $50 per year or $S45. 50 per
month.
For 700 consumers the rate Is Sl.2l
per month.
Having flow OF $40, 600 gallons per
day from the spring there 10 then a
surplus OF 1000 gallons or 49300
cubic feet per day or equals "a. cubic
feet per minute. Having so feet head
at ellis store is 465 feet head above
o. k. u N. track. Each cubic foot
per minute at that elevation will de-
liver I horse power or M.01 horse
power for the surplus water-or Is
| ailowatts electrical energy. This will
supply current for 300. 60 watt lamps
Of AZ candle power each or enough for
one lamp at each and every street
intersection in the city with so extras
for City Hall, and down town streets.
| The present street corner lights are
% C. p.) The city now pays close to
$50 pei month for the few lights we
have and cannot get additional ones
which have Eeen granted by the
Council, which would bring the total
up to that figure. year hence the
people will demand and be willing to
pay for double the lights now used.
| Dhb ioS t6 BuJ buO VI QlOp DbT
month by using the city water for
power and paying this amount for
| lights, we will have S75 for attend
anCe and lamp renewals.
with such perfectly steady load
and head of water almost no attend
ance is required) This leaves S75
to be applied to the plant, which will
not cost more than $4,000 for the
whole system. 6 per cent on $4,000 ia
$3.50 per year or $40 per month, leav.
ing balance of S35 per month to pay
for water. Since lights are used dur.
ing hours Of darkness and not much
water then used for domestic pur-
poses, We can very safely double the
flow to the power house, hence have
another 1S XIV. for sale to private
CONSUMERS without additional expense
at the rate OF cents per ". hour,
we have an income OF 81. Is per hour
or Sl5 per day for an average of II
hours service, or $3.50 per month.
Add the S35 from above and we have
S4S5 per month, which can be applied
toward expense of the water system.
S845 less S485 equals $500 per month to
be met by water consumers
700 consumers 50 81 per mo.
400 consumers 80 per mo
supposnR each consumer paws the
flat rate for all the water he wished
to consume.
This is not an attempt to coutiscate
the Light and Water Co.'S, plant OF
ruin their business, but an exposition
of the advantages to the whole city
should the municipal system be in
stalled. Vote tor bonds and get all
the pure water you want aud every
street lighted
IL. b. Langille