Evening journal., 1913-01-16
REVENUE
FROM WATER
IS REDUCED
Chief Engineer Says Slump in
City Leather Industry is
Responsible
NEED MORE MONEY
TO OPERATE DEPARTMENT

According to the report of John
Kienle chief engineer of the Water
Department for the year 1911. which
g together with the 1910 report we're
approved by the Board Of Water Com
missioners on Monday local indus
trial conditions caused afalling of in
the income Of the department during
1910 and 1911 The report states that
on June 30 1911 there was a deficit
Of s13,19777 of which amount S7.131.-
10 was outstanding on June 80, 1910.
This deducted from the total lett a
deficit in the department for that year
OF S6,066-77 The deficit was partly
due to the facts that items OF expense
set against the special funG we're
paid from the annual appropriation.
Chief Kienle refers to the present
appropriation Of 100000 as not suf-
icient for any extra ordinary ex-
pense by the department OF the total
deficit, $4,000 remained as portion
of the debt passed by City Council
which had been incurred prior TO
1907
The operating expenses Of the de-
partment for the year were $76,264.37
which was S4,59179 more than the
previous year. This was caused prin-
cipally by house TO house inspection
reDoyating the preliminary filters and
half years operating Of slow sand iilt-
ers. During this same year there
was, however, saving of S2,026.05 in
distribution and stables expenses.
The sum of S2S, 1888 was spent for
pipe, service and meter extension or
S12,26S.O4 less than that spent
for the same purpose during the pre-
vious year
OF thei water used during the
twelve months 3,713,S05.000 gallons
we're pumped from the Brandywine
and 103,621, ,031 gallons we're repump-
ed to Rockford tower and all water
distributed was filtered. The cost OF
pumpage was S25,2S5.g7. or $685. .02
in excess Of the cost of the previous
year. Through the department fore
ing the supply through Rockford
tower for six months S654S7 waf
spent The other expense Of $4,000
was caused by working three shifts
of employees on the pumps all the
time: this caused an outlay in oils
waste and the like.
The average water consumption
for the year was i0,177S22 gallons, a
decrease of 1929 gallon. daily. This
based on a population of $4,000 per
sons, meant per capita consumption
Of 1l5 gallons daily The slump il
the leather industry was the cause O.
the decrease in consumption and al
so caused a reduction in the revenues
During the year 4g0 new service.
we're installed and at the end of the
year there were 1S.9O4 services IN
use The extension of service fell oil
somewhat, the new mains laid bcinf
but l0.3SQ feet. about 5000 feet les:
then that laid the previous year The
cost was S12.07177 or 80. 1891 les.
then the amount expended for such
work in 1910. The Board Of Health
reported 43 cases Of typhoid fever ir
the city. none of which however. were
attributed to the water supply.
The disease was prevalent during
fly time. or in the summer season
and the causes, as loarneed, were at.
tributed and distributed as follows.
Contracted outside of the city. 49,
attributed to contaminated milk, n
to drinking Brandywine water until
tered. 2: to use of contaminated
spring water, 12; to drinking in
fected surface water 3 10 polluted
water other than the city supply. Z
Mr.. Mack also speaks in his repor
of the economical results Of install.
ing a turbine wheel at cost of $4,000
which will net a saving of S3,i00 pei
year The amount of water consum
ed per capita was 1l5 gallons, while
in the preceding years it had gone NJ
to 1247 gallons. due in part to waste
The supply OF water through thu
meter system was 63 per cent. and o
this SIS per cent is in use by man
ufacturers and 42.7 per cent for do
nestle purposes. -Four hundred an6
ninety new services were installed
and the total number Of services was
1S9O4.
The meteorological results ar'
shown to be excellent and the watel
unsurpassed in any city for whole
sOmeness.