The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-09
Age Herald Makes Full Inves- tigation Into Status of the
 N. Birmingham Plant
HOW WATER AND LIGHT
 ARE FURNISHED CITY
Auditor Petersen's Report for First Six Months This Year Shows Profit of S4912.10-TnbuIation of
 Revenue and Expenses
BY WALTER HARPER

 on September 19
 This plant was built by the city of North Birmingham about five years ago at total cost of s16O,0OO. The bonded in debtedness against the plant is $190,O00
 The two plants are combined in one located at the corner of Twenty-third avenue and Twenty-fourth street. north. in the flats just beyond the creek that flows through the original town of North Birmingham.
 The plant consists of one McGraw Du- plex pump with daily capacity of It. tie less than 100000 gallons of water; two electrical producer engines, one of 100 and the other of 200 kllowatt hours capacity. The machinery is compara- lively new and is said to be in good con dition.
 The we'll from which the water for the city supply is pumped is 33O feet deep The water Is pumped directly into the mains of the city, the surplus being forced into solid rock reservoir on the mountain just north of the city.
 City Reservoir
 
 reserve force or governor The capacity of the reservoir is 100000 gallons.
 The electric plant supplies light and power for domestic and commercial use. Thirty-three arc lights for the streets of the town of North Birmingham are sup piled.
 Since it was built the plant has been tha r,rida nf of D; mingham. The water was supposed to be as pure as any city's supply until the recent test was made by the Birmingham city bacteriologist. The water is not fil- tered.
 The plant at Twenty-third avenue con sists of number of frame but commodi- ous buildings for the pumping and light plants and covers eight city lots. In the northern part of the city there are some other wells belonging to the city system intended for use in case of emergency or should an additional supply of water be needed.
 There are several acres of land belong ing to the city on which these wells are located. The entire system occupies about eight acres of land.
 At the end of the first six months of this year City Auditor c. s. Petersen of Birmingham prepared for the City Coun- cil statement of the business of the two systems for the previous six months of the year, being the first six months of Birmingham's control of the plants
 Following is MT. Petersen's report in full:
 Auditors Report City of Birmingham, Ala. Office of the City Auditor Hon. Walter Moore and Simon K1otz Chairmen Water and Light and Tel ephone committees, City. Gentlemen--As per your Instructions I have the honor to submit to you a detailed classified statement of receipts and disbursements and revenue and ex- pense of the North Birmingham wa ter and light plant from January ] to June 30, 1910. Receipts. WATER Charges for water .$5,99S.02 Fees for renewal of ser vice .s............. o.UO Notes paid for junk sold prior to January l, 1910 ............. 5000 | Total receipts water $6,046.02 | LIGHT Charges for light. $4,S72.00 Sales of junk ....... 15.00 | Total receipts light. $4.sS7.00 Total receipts water and light ................ $1O, ,933.02 Disbursements. | WATER | Salaries and wages. .$1,S34.71 r'uel s,...r. .........a. l,ozz.oV 1 Other supplies ...... 15S.3S | Office expense ........ 29.02 | Repairs .....'......... 98.12 Tools s.... 3S.50 Other expense includ- | ing refunds ........ 21724 Total disb ursements water ... ..... $S.ssS.57 | LIGHT Salaries and wages. $1,701.46 Fuel ................a. l,ozz.oo -~--------->~--------- ~----~