Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-10-28

F-eAa- At-A1~@@
TO the ConaGlers Of Water and Eiec-
sric.tt.
Having assumed the duties of
supeFintsndent % your water and
lighting plant, | feel It my auty
70 cali y9ar attention 70 the prop
er usagss 0f both water an lirits
wlthou. pcetease os criticism, il
order -la. the service may be
adsqulte at all times for dom este
purposes and in case of smerssn =
eies.
Tssse ruolic utilities have long
since e1sed to De looked upon az
luxurles, but as absolute neces-
stiles and since the slight unia-
territorial abuse OF either makes
the evs. extremely costly to over
come 1rom the plant end OF the
line. ir hehcovss every tax pay
er 70 Use ala every effort 20 keep
all leaks repaired and all lights
tnrne1 cff when noS in rss. even
though he has a meter On bosh
SERVE u is not for sails. but
satisaed customers the manage
nsnt IS catering -, AMI I shall
co-oper1is VITA each customer
who tanks the service IL uCt
what b should be and assi.t M
sussin !, equal 70 Or above the
lverage Il may b Of some in
terers 81 he reader 70 give some
data - refsreE-s 10 the amount
AZ water pumped into the mains
az Cxt-rd pee day, ca hogrs),
the number OF gallons concealed
oy tbs oas- authority as sufnessnt
pei cIpir1 consumption per day.
ana the eject of leaks on sys-
TEN a. shown by tables given IN
our standard authority on hydraa
hes. We are puupin. into the
mains fully 1000 gailoas per hour
or ldS, eco gallons per day, which
based upon he population ofOx-
ford as about 2,500. would give (
Per capita consumption pee day +
n about 81 gallons. which l.
above the average and an abun- 7
lance for all domestic purposes.
including sprinkhng lawns and
streets.
Figure from ! basis of the mum
Der Of CONSUMERS o. taps, which
; about 400, the results ara SILL
n favor of 4 sufficient supply
lince les, 900 gallons pumped per
thy divided o. 400 equals 40
gallons per day per tap. Hence
he question naturally arises
Ehers does this water ~, when
re have such scarcity In q
able of ''theoreucal dlscuar<,. ut
.IFcular origcss pee minute under
. gwen pressure. We find thai
sith a pressure IT 40 pounds per
qu2re inch (our average i0mes-
T. Pre- surpl Al oriEee Cor leaE)
1 ono eighth inc1 viii ii-ch = ~
- gallors per r1inI,e 0r 4.54J
,aS.as per day, and Al dJ1nle
&c pressure the Teak viii be- more
ban double Thus you can r-adi-
: see that in trying 10 maigtiau
he required pressure the m4ehin
'ry works against a dead b--,
vhi IA amounts O. very ulateri-
lily decreased revenue.
Giu inau-J ass at once 6
horougl system % inspection "
rider To- help locate the leaks,
.rreagtEea the service aai lessen
he bills and ask the CO. peratior
( every ciuzen u assist ne in
his n -1a needed work.
Wit reference to the lighting
ierviea 1T ne remind you thar
wen wisa our reasonable rate
md the improved 40 watt Is can
He power lamp, eacn 10 candle
,ower lamp uses about three
ourths cents per hour and for 6
tights burning on an average e
i've hours per night viii consume
%. % worth per month. Ii the
VIII bear these facts IN
mind We can all profit by them
md sn0n make the service equal
o if ut surpsss any this state
Respectfully
q. \. SHAFER,
Envar.~sa-Fav-s