Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-18
Waterworks Trustees Sub
NIT Plan to Council for
Using Excess Power
COST ESTIMATED
OV Err 100000
Must Install New Dams and
These Will Generate More
!. Energy Than Is Needed

The plan of the waterworks trustees
for the extension of the work of that
department to include the furnishing
OF electric power for street lighting
and possibly commercial purposes,
was presented to the city commissions
ers at their regular weekly session this
morning. The matter was given some
consideration and referred to Commits.
sioner G. r. Mcdaniel and Solicitor L.,
l.. Duke for inspection before calling
for an election and arranging for
bonds, The plans of the waterworks
board are now in such condition that
practically little or nothing remains
to be done beyond the taking Of the
proper steps by the council to arrange
for the election at which the people
will be given an opportunity to state
their views for or against the prOposi-
ton.
II the matter receives the favorable
consideration Of the committee and
there are no legal entanglements to be
overcome, 1t is probable that special
election will be arranged for before
the present year closes and the people
given the right to pass upon the extern
sion of the waterwofks as planned.
The council received bids for sewer
work ordered some time ago from John
w. Scott on seven of the jobs, three OF
which are on the north and four on
the south side OF the liver. They are
located at Lincoln avenue and Green
street: on North Ransom street. North
Willard street,. Schuyler street., and
Chester avenue; North. Weller street
and two sewers on North Green street.
j. w. Scott was the only bidder to ask
for the work and his bids were referred
to the city engineer for investigation.
An adjourned meeting tomorrow after.
noon will act upon the bids II they! are
returned by the engineer at that time.
The fixing of the assessments for the
West Main street paving will also be
done at that meeting. Following that
the waterworks trustees will meet with
the members of the council to discuss
the condition of the river above the
Market street bridge where consider.
able debris has lodged and interferes
with the course of the stream. The
mayor is anxious to have this removed
from the river bed.
The public scales ordinance that was
to have come up last week for final
passage. was brought before the coun-
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without any of the amendments that
for time threatened to be made re.
fore final action.
The plan for waterworks extension
as submitted to the council this morn.
ing is given in full-as follows:
To the mayor and councilmen OF
Ottumwa, Iowa, City:
Gentlemen Your board OF water
works trustees desire to submit for
your consideration and determination
a matter which we believe to be OF
great Importance to the people Of our
city.
The water works were purchased by
the city December 1, 1910 for $280,000.
5000 being paid in cash and SITE, 200
in 20 year bonds, $137 200 bearing Az
per cent and $4,000 Az per cent in
terest. Since the purchase to Novem-
her /, 1918, there had been expended
in improvements, consisting of filtra-
tion system, pipe line extensions, addi.
tional pumps, new meters and meter
tester, two new water wheels and en-
largement of the tail race, the sum OF
$140,53 making the total invest
ment to November /, 1913, $420,534.48.
The net earnings from operation
since the purchase are $48,001.89,
which after deducting interest paid on