Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-07-07

COuS SndnOuT on DSudH Oi the Cilg
council to meet the tax payers and
, citizens of Payette with view to
presenting to them a proposition TO
establish a municipal system of cleo
trio lighting for the streets of the
city and for contemplated improve
ments on the water system was well
attended almost every heavy tax
payer in the city being there.
In presenting his plan TO the citi-
izens the Mayor made an extended
talk in which he went thoroughly in
to the details of the proposition as
investigated by the present city ad-
ministyation and explained the differ
ence i'm cost to the city.
At present the city is paying for
1 power TO do the pumping for the
I city water works system the sum of
81 900 per year besides the salary
of the man to run the pump and at
this are allowed to pump only at
night. The installation of the pro-
posed pumping plant at the spillway
of the Prestel slough would cast ac
cording to the Investigations of the (
council and Mayor about as follows:
For one 80 inch improved Samp-
son turbine or water wheel and one I
40 inch wheel of the same pattern .
with shafting and fixtures complete .
$500. For power site, $500. For
installation and building in which to
house the same $500. This would
install for pumping purposes suffie-
lent machinery TO adequately handle
the water proposition for this city.
At per cent on the bonds this
means $210 per year for pumping
water as against 81 900 per year
as paid at present. 1t also means
that with its own power house and
site and owning it's own water right
the city could pump night or day
as it chose while at the present time
when the water master is cOmpell-
ed to run the pumps only at night
he is not able to do much In the day
time.
IN figuring this proposition it is on
ly necessary to take $210 which is .
the cost of the bonds at six per
cent on the $3,5OO which 1t would
cost to install the plant from 81 900
which is the price the city is paying
per annum for pumping power now
and you have left $500 or twenty per /
cent of the actual cost of installing /
the new plant. q
At the present time the city is
liable at any time to be at the mer-
cy of fire from two different PROPOSE
ions. Last winter at one time dur
ing the cold weather the pumps were :
almost out of commission on account
Of cold weather and should the pres
ent housing of the pumps take fire
here is no question but what the T..
would burn like tinder and
probably melt the pumps. This
would mean at the least calculation
/ delay of sixty days until new
pumps could be secured and installa- :,
ion effected. =,
The building to house the new ma
in the plant contemplated >,
.ould and would be built of cement ;,
md brick and be absolutely frost and =
ire proof thus completely eliminating .
his great danger to property in the
.ity and with this known fact the :.
proposed improvement would be bet !,
er even if there were no difference !,
II cost to the city.
The Mayor also presented the idea a,
hat as long as the installation OF a,
he water power was contemplated
or pumping purposes that with the :,
light additional cost of purchasing a 81
generator and wire for wiring the IN
treets the city could install street h,
.ghting system that would be abso- 81
utely much cheaper than any meth W
d they can now secure and in addi- a,
ion could light the city second TO ST
one in the state. In proof Of what n
municipal plants accomplish for 9th ri
r citizens the Mayor read the fol- 50
owing clipping: &C
The Pasadena council has establish W
d a new price for electrical energy, te
king the rate Of municipal electricity tn
D users of over 5000 kilowatt hours So
month at 3 cents for each kilowatt
our NJ
Although this is the lowest rate W
d the United States" declared Man. pl
ger c. w. Kolner OF the municipal pr
ghting system, I'VE can make mon in
y at this figure, pay interest upon li1