La Junta tribune., 1910-05-14

which would mean about 81 500 per
month, or $4,000 per year. For the
purpose OF illustrating how this
would work out. let us suppose that
the city has made this contract, and
accordingly would have the following
fixed charges to meet:
1s0 .000.O00 gallons Of water SIS, 900
Interest charges .. >. :. :. 5000
Water commissioners salary. 1000
Total :. :. :. :. $4,000
In this estimate. Of course. no pro
vision Is made for incidentals or
extension Of mains. At the present
fiat rate Of $3.50 for q house and
two lots. with an extra charge for
extra lots, bath tubs and other items,
the average income from each OF
the 1858 hydrants Is 3l.75 ger month.
$2l per year. or in round numbers
$4,000 per annum. II Is readily ap.
parent from these figures that this
II not nearly enough money. Accord.
ingly, We will add Is cents per month
to each hydrant. which added to the
$2l. would make the new rate" $50
per annum. This amount would not
only pay the above mentioned fixed
charges. but leave 81 $50 for inciden-
tails.
Now, let US see how this amount OF
water could be distributed. The city
has bought $1,000. 900 gallons Of water
per month. and 1t has S53 customers
to supply. II each customer was al
lowed $1,000 gallons psr month this
would eeeeDi issss.eeo gallons Of
the availaNas sseVly. The parks con-
IsuDs !. ~. - salleas Per. npath.
vAssa srhGp ~ 6Sus - y iA3se.'
~ eallpos. We rot have 7Go.oeo gal.
leas which the city aseds foe spriak.
lias streets. and possibly some other
snaA items. TIE city has 'now Dis.
posed Of Tie II. ~ ~ gallons II pur-
eAassd, % Z IT. custonsss use more
tAaa the 1880 salloes 1er noath
allowed. II must buy more water at
10 cents per thousand salIoas and sell
Il to its customer. which might be
done at say - cents per thousand
gallons. A profit Of cents on each
thousand. gallons would net the city
so for each million gallons sold. Al.
loving that the customers used the
50. .000. 900 gallons extra. the same -
was used last year. the profit on the
extra water would be $1,000. We
will add this Si.os0 to the $3.50
which We already have. 80 now we
have $3.50 which can be used for
incidentais or extensions for new
mains. This s3.0oo.Oo0 gallons Of
water which the Consumers would
have 70 buy at II cents pr thous-
and gallons. would cost $3.50. or
about $50 for the season for each
Of tho $50 people Who have lawns.
These figures. Of courss. are on .
basis oe saoA hydrast ustng he same
snouat. Which voul1 not Be the case.
- sons wesld ~ twice o. three
unss - nuch . othsss.
On this inportaat polnt OF the
amount oe water ve NE for irftga'
tioa, ~ have soas figures bassd On
~ actual tssl q tAres AsA eas-ha6
noatAs. anl here hey are: o. The
nosniag Of July 18th Of last ysas. vs
hal Q meter iastal1s1 u on rssl1soes
through which all tAs water ws uss6
sos sii purposes passsl. 80 whicA vs
kses b uss ffoo tAs absvs cate
ustu The 5lth ee 0ctebss. vAsa ~
ifrisatiag ssasea flaisAe1. DurhO
tAis persoA ~ ussl i3e.eee Galisas
a water. We hal he astse h plaia
sisAt aal we're abb % taks rss1tnss
eroa Il every day. Of II fact at any
tine ~ desired - - -. Du9ins
tAs firs& tAisty lays q tAis tsst noe
Q Arop q rsA ten II L. Justa. and
tAs register SHOWED ~ uss1 ee.eee
oAlieas q water. Dwtas ths nsxt
thlsty lays ~ ~ several rains.
asd ths register shsvsd sS.ese al
lsas nsrs. Ths other ss.eee sailoaa
~ ussl b tAs NJ lssty.slys days
nh tssl showed hat 8 ~ esnt "a
- ~ esat q an tAs wstss W.
Ds1 1os tfrigatDa. 9sadiass takss
q variess lAys VIVA - speinhlinG
was 1eas sAevsd tAas - nasy lays
vs ussd oaiy sbese ~ sa,Ieas. anA
ssvse nese thaa - Gallons pr day
epe ~ ogllaAsy hons uss. Dssisl
,, ~ q tAis psriol - sfepst wAs nsAa