The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-18
MUNICIPAL PLANT WOULD BE READY FOR USE IN 4 YEARS Kendrick Issues Supplement tai Report Showing Fur
 ther Reduction GADSDEN PLANT IS
 VERY SUCCESSFUL city Clerk of Gadsden Writes Wealth. erly That Plant Is Doing Well
 and Is By No Means
 "Humbug"

Tt would take about one year to prepare plans and about three years for construction, meaning that in four years after bond issue Is sold a mu- nicipal waterworks plant as have out lined could be furnishing water to the city of Birmingham" said City Engi- neer Julian Kendrick yesterday. This is the first authentic intimation secured from any source as to the probable time it would take to build munich pal plant after the people voted bond issue for that purpose.
 An additional feature was added to the waterworks situation yesterday afternoon when MT. Kendrick submitted a supplemental report to the one he made Saturday, showing that due to the per cent interest on the annual net profits of the plant the cost of furnishing water would be reduced from s67.S1 per million gallons to s60.41 per million gallons and also make a corresponding increase in the net profit.
 The resolution of Mir. Weatherlys in- troduced several weeks ago and which has been held up pending the report of City Engineer Kendrick as made Saturday, will be adopted at the city commission meeting today Both MT Weatherly and President George Ward will vote for 1t as announced in Sun days age Herald. It is probable Judge Lane will vote against the bond issue on the grounds that the election is to be held September 21, at the same time as the commission election. Judge Lane stated he is in favor of municipal own ership and always has been. He de- cIines to state his position on the reso- lution which will come up today, how ever, saying that he would not make it known until he voted on the reso- lution. Judge Lane stated yesterday he wanted it thoroughly understood he was emphatically in favor of municipal ownership of all public utilities except street car systems, but it is under stood Le will vote against the Weath- erly resolution because he does not be- lieve the waterworks question should be mixed up with other matters.
 Files Supplemental Report
 Nothing of any importance except the waterworks question is scheduled for action at the commission meeting today MT Hendricks supplemental re port made yesterday is as follows:
 Birmingham, August IT, 1914 To the Honorable Board of Commits
 sioners City:
 GentIemen-"B Birmingham municipal waterworks.' In looking over the re- port submitted to you on the 10th, un- der the foregoing head. I find that in calculating the depreciation on the various items I neglected to allow in terest at 4 per cent on the annual con- tr;butions to this fund. l am therefore handing you herewith revised tables from VII to Ix inclusive, which you will notice in round numbers decreases the annual depreciation payment from S75,O00 to $21 .000 and consequently re- duces the cost of water delivered in the city from $67.S1 per million gal Ions to S60.41, and also increases the annual net profit, when pumping al the rate of 20,000,000 gallons per day and collecting for 15,000.000 gallons per day, ,sat the rate of 10 cents per 1000 gallons, from $52,560 to s1o6.5o7 and in the event the city continues to pay for hydrants and for water used, from $1O5,560 to $159.570 Yours very truly
 JULIAN KENDRICK.
 City Engineer
 Tabulation of annual operating and maintenance cost. including fixed charges
 Pumping station: Total cost, s369,- 05O; depreciation. $6963.15; operating and maintenance, $101, 105: total, SIS, 605.
 Forty ight-inch force main, Coosa river to reservoir: Total cost, s1,549, E 075: depreciation, s47S1.0s operating and maintenance, $4000; total, S26,5s6.
 Shades mountain reservoir: Total cost. s255,70S.75; depreciation, $726.s0 operating and maintenance, s250o; to- tai. s5950
 Filter plant and buildings Shades mountains: Total cost $S57.500; depre- citation, $235S; operating and mainten- ance, s25,55O; total, s32.75O
 Main from filter plant to city distrib- uting system; Total cost, $433,4 400; de- preciation, s1327.20; operating and maintenance, $500; total. s7800
 Distributing system Total cost s1,- .2SS, depreciation. $4740; operating and maintenance, 's60,oo0; total. $s2,- 500.
 Totals: Total cost s4,496.021.715; de- preciation. S20.s96.23: operating and maintenance, s1e4,655; total $269.300
 Cost per million gallons, based on