Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-21
REPORT
OF CITY
OFFICERS
WATER DEPARTMENTS REPORT

as my report of receipts and expendi.
lures and workings of the water anc
sewer departments of the city of Du.
range, for the year beginning April
1912, and ending March 81, 1913:
Total receipts, $27,971.57.
Disbursements-Cit service, ST.
479.30: reservoirs l and L, S272. 10;
pipe line maintenance, $2,113.O4; ex.
traordinary expense, $2,20S.23; inter.
est and exchange bonds, $12,7S1 97
Total, $19,955.24.
Profit for year, $S,l16.33.
:, An appropriation of $4,000 was pro-
vided in 1912 to secure patent on wa
ter shed, known as the Durango res
ervoir grant, around and above "Forty
Mile" reservoir. A total expenditure
of $3,935.23 was made to secure pat
ent on this grant, and necessary pro-
ceedings are in progress to close up
patent.
Ordinance No. 500, adopted April 2,
1912, provides license fee of $5 per
lot for water for cemetery lots and
includes services of city employees to
car for irrigation of lots, cutting of
grass on same and general care of
lots. The object of the passage of
such an ordinance was for the pur-
pose of securing an equal distribution
of water in the cemetery and the prop
er care taken of all lots. During the
past year, $7S0.50 was collected ac-
count cemetery water license of which
amount the sum of $319.4O was cred
tied to water department collections
(being So per LOTT and the balance of
the collection applied to the credit of
the general funds.
The principal work of the year OIL
pipe line maintenance and protection
consisted of the rebanding of about
one-half mile of pipe between mile
posts and Z; finishing of clibbiny
at intake of pipe through Conway's )
field, bring the total length of crib
bing at this point up to $50 feet, 800
feet of which was constructed prior to
November, 1911 and the balance in
June, 1912. Four hundred feet of
crib was constructed at Nelson's place
by which the waters of the Florida
river are turned away from the pipe
line. This work was done at a point
near the old saw dust pile in Nelson's )
field where the city lost 450 feet of
pipe line during the flood of 1911.
A crib was also constructed on bank
of the Florida river near Red creek
and the public road at that point was
removed from over top of pipe line
to position along side of crib and
no travel is now carried on over pipe
line at this point. The debris was re-
moved from the Florida river in and
around the head gate, at which point
the flow of the stream was greatly
hindered on account of the great
amount of brush, tree tops, logs, etc,
that had collected during the floods.
The river at this point is now with
out obstruction. The balance of the
work on pipe line consisted of repair
ing small breaks, filling in and point
ing up of pipe line ditch where same
had been tramped by cattle while
grazing along pipe line right of way.
No extensive work was done in the
city. Ordinary repairs were made
with due diligence and the general
work of maintaining the city serv-
ice lines carried out with despatch.
feeder line at Fifteenth and Third ave-
nue. and this was repaired without
causing much inconvenience to the pa
irons on said line.
On thousand feet of two-inch stub
line was laid in the cemetery to ac-
commodate a number of lots remote
from other water lines.
Sewer Department
Received account 90 sewer taps, 500.
Disbursements = Account labor,
$177.05; tools and materials, $17.55;
maintenance of city office, rs cents;
maintenance of department horse,
$3.50; salary of superintendent, $72O.
Total, $954.95.
The principal work done on the
sewer system consisted of cleaning
out mains, lowering one automatic
flush tank at Fifth avenue and Elev-
enth street; raising one flush tank at
Eleventh street between Fourth and
Fifth avenues; recemented number
of flush tanks on the inside which
had been damaged by frost and done
such work as was necessary for the
maintenance of the sewer system.
In closing, l wish to thank the
honorable mayor and city council and
other officials for the many courtesies
extended during the past year.
Respectfully submitted,
HENRY w. REDMAN,
Water and Sewer Superintendent.