The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-16


 Forty hundred and fiftysquare yards riprap at $1.50. SIPS.
 Reservoir No. 2 capacity 204No0,0vv gallons water surface. 25.5 acres:
 Twenty mine and six-tenths acres clearing and grubbing al sloo s2s6o. One hundred and seventyfour thou sand five hundred cubic yards ,embank- ment at SO cents. s104,700. Eight thousand and ninety square ards riprap at $1.50, $i2.13a Eight thousand and ninety yards sodding at 25c. s202250. GENERAL Four hundred acres land at $50, s20,- OOo Piping gate houses and wells, valves. gates and fitting. s4o.Ooo. Houses for employees and other build ings. s5000 Drives and drainage, $15.o0O. Ten per cent engineering and contin- gencies, s2324625 Total, $255, 70S.T5. FILTER PLANT AND BUILDINGS. SHADES MOUNTAIN. Twenty-six millions gallon plant at Sl 2,500. s325000 Ten per cent engineering and contin- gencies, $32.500. Total. sS57.5Oo. MAIN FROM FILTER PLANT TO
 CITY DISTRIBUTING SYSTEM.
  pipe at. SIP, s3s4.000. Twenty acres of right of way at $500, Sl0.000
 Ten per cent engineering and contin- gencies. s39, 400.
 Total. s43S. 400 DISTRIBUTING SYSTEM. Pipes. fittings and valves. $l, ,150. 000. Repaving 221,000 lineal feet at SO cents. $132, 2,600. Fifteen thousand taps at s5, $15,000. Sub-pumping station station G,000,- ooo gallons). $9.ooo. Four hundred thousand gallon tank, s1O,0OO.
 Thirty five hundred feet 12-inch pipe at s1.60. s5600.
 Nine hundred and eighty-eight fire hydrants changed at s10, s9SS0.
 Ten per cent engineering and contin- gencies, $f39. POS. Total, s1,531,2SS. | Grand total, s4496.021.75.f FERTILIZATION OF ANNUAL OPERAT- | ING AND MAINTENANCE COST, 1 INCLUDING FIXED CHARGES | Pumping station. total cost. $369, ,050 depreciation, s12,50o; operation and ] maintenance. s1ol.105; total. s11S,605. | Forty-eig inch force main coosa river to reservoir, total cost, $1,54s, ,075. depreciation. s22,6s5; operation and maintenance 5000; total. $26,69
  S255.7OS.75: depreciation. sS450; oper- alton and maintenance, s2500; total $5950.
 Filter plant and buildings Shades mountain. total cost. ss57500i depre- citation, s72O0; operation and mainten- ance. s25.550; total. s52750. | Main from filter >plant to city dis tributing system. total cost. s4ss,400, depreciation. s6300; operation and maintenance, $1500 total. s7Soo. L<eitributing system. total cost, $1.- Nr. .2SS: depreciation, s22. 800; operation and maintenance. *s60,000; total, $S2,- 800
 Totals: Total cost. s4.4es,o21.75; de- preciation. $74.645; operation and main- ltenance, S194,655; total, $269.300. COST PER MILLION GALLONS BASEE ON 2O.O00.000 GALLONS PER DAY l OR 73,000 O00,o0O GALLONS PER
 YEAR. Operation and maintenance, 195,000- 1900. 26.71 per million gallons. Depreciation. 75,O0O-7300, 1o.2I pei million gallons.
 Interest s4.500.000 at per cent, 1 225. .0O0- 1900 3Os2 per million gallons
 Total, $s7.s0 per million gallons. $67.SO per million gallons-$006S7 per thousand gallons. ANNUAL ACCOUNT WITH BIRMING- HAM WATERWORKS COMPANY.
  sS3.000.
 Charge for water used by North Bir- mingham system. $1S,000. Paid for city taxes. exclusive of req estate and buildings. sl2900.
 Total. s53,000. l CAPITALIZED AT FIVE PER CENT
 Fifty-three thousand dollars divided by per cent equals $1.06o.000. or over l231b per cent of the cost of new plant
 Cost of pumping 20.000,000 gallons per day. or s65 times 20,000,000 equals l7s00 million gallons per year. includ ling labor. material. depreciation ant interest--7S00 million gallons at $67.s0 $494,940.
 Estimating that three fourths of thi. lamount, or 15.000.000 gallons per da, lis paid for at 10 cents per 1000 gal Hons, 365 by 15.OOo0o0 gallons equals 5475 million gallons, 5.475.000 thousand gallons at 10 cents, $547,500
 Cost of water as above. $4s4940. Profit. s52.560.
 Should city pay for hydrants ant water. $53,000.
 Total for extension and sinking fund $10b. 560
 +Including general expense. I