Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-01-09
CITY COUNCIL
MONTHLY MEETING
Report Of Commission TO Review and
Adjust Utility Rates Read
and Adopted,

city hall, with Mayor Harris presid
ing and the following officers present:
Aldermen Haswell, Wick, Daily and
Levy, Secretary Crenshaw, Chief
Clerk Bittle, Engineer Adams, Elec
trician Smith and Marshal Boyett.
w. Wipprecht, president of the
Bryan Press Company, appeared be.
fore the council and reported that the
sewer line from the Bryan Cotton
Compress was stopped up and could
not be used, and asked that the coun-
ell either have the line rebuilt or un-
stopped and manholes installed so
the line could be kept open. The city
agreed TO furnish the material to have
the line repaired II the press com
pany would furnish the labor. Mr..
Wipprecht agreed to furnish the labor
for the work and also agreed to put
in a manhole The work win be be.
gun in a short time.
The matter OF charging the Bryan
Press Company and the Bryan Cotton
oil Company for excessive use of the
oity's water out OF the fire hydrants
and also charge them for their fire
connections, was brought up and dis
cussed The matter was referred "a
Alderman Levy, chairman of the
water committee. TO procure informa
tion from other cities Of the State as
10 what charges We're made on like
connections, and to report to The
council at the earliest meeting pos
sible.
The city secretary was authorized
by the council to place an advertise
ment in the paper for bids on the cit,
/ scayenger work
( A motion was made and carrie.
that the city retain IFS membership
I'm the state Municipal League, whic'
costs the city s. per year This ha
been a source Of much important 10
formation for the city.
The report of the utility commits
sion which was appointed by Mayo
Harris TO review and adjust the rate
on the three public utilities was reaC
The report in full is as follows
Bryan, Tex. Jan. 4. 1915.
To the Hon. Mayor and City Council
City of Bryan. Texas
Gentlemen - Acting under III
authority vested in us. by appoin
ment by the mayor of the city {
Bryan and later confirmed by the cit
council Of the said city. to review III
rates and charges Of the city publ
utilities, and to readjust same n
our judgment any change is nece
sary. beg leave to submit the 70
lowing report
With the assistance OF the city el
gineer. the chief clerk of public util
ties and the city secretary, we hay
carefully reviewed the receipts froi
the several utilities, the disburs
ments, cost of upkeep, improvement
and extensions of same with the dat
furnished us by the aboe named O
ficials. and we have placed the Walt
of the water plant at $4,000, Il
value of the light plant at S25,35O, Il
value of the sewer system at S22,25
making the total valuation of Il
city's public utilities S122,100 In a
irving at these values we have allo'
ed a reasonable discount for depr
citation since the several plants we
i installed. We find that the net ear
ings of the several plants show {
average of $4,000 per year We
not believe that the above net a
nual income Is excessive, taking in
consideration the amount of the
vestment in the several plants al
y the service rendered with no provisi
" made for loss by unforeseen calar
- ties. This being true, we can see
way of making a radical reduction
rates at this time without reduci
the returns below the point of pro
u" providing for the upkeep of the plar
and initiating against the servit
rendered And taking into conside
tion all of the above facts, we reco
" mend for the approval OF your HI
g orable body the following rates;
The rates for water to remain
same as are now in force att
VI date. Recommending however, Il
the city do away with all fiat raj
and place meters on all consumers
fast as it is possible to do so,
The light rates to be fifteen Gel
az per X. w. up to and including fl
X. W., and for each X. w. each abe
fifty at the rate of twelve cenas
" X. w. The meter rate shall
twenty cents. The minimum rate
be one dollar, and twenty-five ce
~ for meter.
Power rates to be seven cents
X. w. Meter rent fifty cents
month, and minimum to be one dol
81. Sewerage Rate-No sewerage r
W. to exceed five dollars per month.