Cañon City record., 1911-01-12
finance COMMITTEE
MAKES REPORT
The Following Report Was Made BY The
Majority Of The Finance Committee
To 7 he City Council Last Tuesday
Night.

100000 per cubic second foot begin
ming with the 7th year, and continu-
ing from the 7th year until the end
of the 20 years OF the lease, at which
time a readiustment of the value OF
this rental would be had by apprais-
ing the cash value of a cubic foot of
water of the priority which was being
leased, and the city would be entitled
to per cent per annum on this cash
value during the next succeeding 10
years, and this appraisement would
be had at 10 year periods thereafter,
until there had ceased to be any sur
plus water.
In considering the use of this water
for power purposes, your committee
does not assume that the city would
ever consider a proposition. to drop
this water down from the reservoir
levels to the river level and use it
exclusively for power purposes, as
this proposition would seem 10 be too
ridiculous to admit even of considera-
ton for moment; a cubic foot of
water per second falling through n
head of 240 feet( which is the vertical
drop from the reservoirs to the high
water line of the river) is equivalent
to 10 horse power, counting 20 per
cent combined efficiency delivered at
the terminals of an electric generator,
and which is as high a commercial
efficiency as can be expected. There
fore, the total power available II the
full drop was utilized, is 2S' horse
power. AS hereinbefore stated, this
amount of water will be subject to
a gradual reduction in volume on ac-
count of increased domestic consump-
ton, and in the course of time the
amount of power available wonld be
reduced to nothing. The other pro-
position, which we understand has re-
ceived some consideration, is to de-
liver to the present ditch of The
Fruitland Water Company 9 second
feet of water. which fills the require
ments of that ditch, and to deliver the
balance of the surplus-which will be
a maximum of or feet-to a higher
level and from which II will be util-
lied for irrigation. through new
ditch 10 be constructed.
The total drop from the surge
chamber at the end of the wooden
stave pipe line on the east side of the
Hog Back to the bottom of the Fruit
land Ditch at about Floral Ave, is 16O
feet. which would mean an effective
drop of approximately 155 feet A
cubic foot of water per second drop
ping through this distance is eauiya-
lent TO ~ horse power figuring an ef-
ficiency of 20 per cent combined up
to the terminals of an electric gene
rator. Therefore the cubic feet of
water which 1t is proposed to drop
down the hill would be good for los
horse power.
To digress a moment from the min
ute calculations of the amount OF DOW
er at present available. we wish to
bring to your attention the following
matters which will in the course of
time materially affect the amount of
water which the city will use for do
mestic purposes. There has been con-
siderable agitation heretofore at var
ious times. and there will be consider
able more in the future. and ultimate
ly beyond doubt the various communi-
ties now existing as municipalities
adjoining the corporate limits of
Canon City. will be consolidated and
combined with Canon City on some
equitable basis, which will b. agreed
to AT that time: the result o. this will
be that the amount of water consumed
for domestic purposes would be at
least double the amount now con-
sumed, assuming that the consolida- =
ton should be now brought about. and
II these consultations take place In
the future, after Canon City, and these
adjoining municipalities have increas-
ed in population. the consumption OF
water by them will be proportionately
increased. The effect OF this AT once.
will be that the amount OF water avail
able for power purposes is decreased
lust that much. and the city. II It
should decide to go into the power
business or If any person or corpo-
iation might decide to do so II or they
will be confronted with that fact, be-
cause no use Of the water should be
permitted by anyone which would en-
danger the first use of II for its prf-
mary purposes, that is, as domestic
water. To emphasize this phase OF
the question, let us repeat that as the
size Of the community would Increase.
the demand for power would increase
pToportionately. but the ability OF the
city or any person or corporation us
ing this water for power purposes,
wor.h diminish almost in an invers,.
proportion.
Nov then. TO get back to the specific
figures hereinbeforeY mentioned: we
start out with 10S horse power as the
maximum development by dropping
the water to the level of The Fruit
land Ditch: assuming that the pro-
duct OF this power would be used for
| lighting the streets of the city-an
arc lamp will require one horse power
al the switchboard and therefore the
maximum capacity Of the plant would
/ be good for los street lamps In or
der to utilize this energy for that pur-
pose would require an Investment Of
$l2,Oon.nO for distributing lines and
lamps to supply the 62 lamps now in
service; the construction Of n suita-
bic building together with water
/ wheels. generators and necessary
transformers to supply the arc would
cost approximately s16.00O.OO. The
total Investment therefore. would be:
Distributing lines and lamps $I2. 900 90