The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-09-04
Recommendations Of Sub Commit &c
are Adopted by Entire Con-
mittee Of Ten With But
One Dissenting Vote
LOWER RATE FOR THE
SMALL CONSUMER
Expected that Revenues Of the De
parIment Will Be Increased
Pump Purchase is Dis
cussed at Meeting

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II is figured that the ChieAasha wa
ter department win reduce the cost OF
water to the consumer who uses 5000
salons or less per month but will
raise the price on the larger consum-
er so as TO increase the revenue OF
the department 5000 per year. II the
recommendations OF the citizens com
mittee which met at the city hall last
night are adopted by the city council.
BY the new rates. the minislum
monthly cost 70 the user Cr city water
win be raised from 50 cents to vs.
cents, but he win be given 2oOO GAL
Ions FOR rs cents, where he received
only 1900 gallons for 50 cents under
the present rates. The next $4,000 gaI.
Ions will cost 80 cents per 1900. ,ae
next 10000 gallons % cents per 1000.
the next $4,000 gallons 20 cents per
1000 the next $1,000 is cents. and
an over 10000 gallons. 70 cents per
1000.
The Rock Island railroad win pay
10 cents per thousand gallons instead
OF cents. their present rate. and
their minimum viii remain 2.ooo.O0o
gallons per month.
These rates we're worked out by
Messrs. Ed Johns. ". II. GiIkey. II. a..
Belts, and ]. r. Abercrombie sub
committee appointed to fully inyesti-
gate the water problem IN ChicEasha.
and were approved by the committee
Of ten as whole al it5 last nights
meeting The subcommittee reported
that It found the small consumer pay.
ing more then his share Of the water
BIN but that the large consumer could
afford to pay q larger Price than was
now charged.
The approval oi the schedule by the
committee rested not so much on
whether or not these were more eqult-
able rates than the ones now in force.
Ms on whether Or not the additional
se00a that would De raised was actual
" needed BY the department Hal
Thompson stated that he did NOT be-
lieve the purchase Of the new pumps
al cost OF $4,000 was necessary, and
that If the rates we're being raised to
mcef the cost Of the pumps, nc would
vote against the proposed schedule
Mayor Burton explained that the old
pumps could have been repaired for
less than $1,000 but tha, they were
poor pumps at The very best, and their
operation was not economical because
Of the amount OF coal required to run
them. And further, that the insnrane
adjnsters had inspected the plant and
informed him that unless new pumps
were Installed, Chickashas insurance
rate would be increased, but that II
new machinery were installed, the
rates would be lowered SO as to save
The people OF chlckasho from $4,000 TO
$4,000 per year
In addition to this saving Mayor
Burton said, the new pumps would
save $1,000 per year in fuel
After a thorough discussion OF the
question. 7. H. Dwyer moved that the
schedule be approved and that is
adoption BY the city council be recon-
mended. The motion was seconded
by F. L. susher and when put to
vote by Chairman Johns, carried with
hut one dissenting vote. that Of Hal
Thompson.
Those voting for the measure We're:
". II. Gilkey I'd Johns, J r Aber-
orombie. 7. II. Dwyer. II. T. Belts and
i. L. slusher. w w. Horn, Ben John
son and N. r. Courtney were absent
The city council meets today and
the schedule adopted BY the citizens
committee win be submitted 70 them
By Mayor Burton