The Alaska daily empire., 1916-11-29
Statement Submitted at Next Meeting Will Be in the Shape of
 Estimates.
PREPARED BY ENGINEER
Values of the System and Other Data Has Been Prepared in
 Business Form.

The purchase of the Juneau Water system is not dead issue by any manner og means. The matter will again be brought before the City Council at the next meeting, Friday night. and estimates prepared by the best engineers on the channel will be submitted.
 Among the statements to be pre- sented will be the following. which explains itself:
 The following is an approximate estimate Of the value of the water works property of the Juneau Water Company. based upon the most re- liable data now in hand:
 Item 1.-Seal Estate.
 The value Of the real estate as listed below is based either upon the assessed valuation upon the clty's books or upon actual price paid this year. The value of the two patented claims which cover the intake of the system is based upon the actual cost Of carrying them to patent. giving them no value apart from this cost. The real estate is all necessary for operating the plant Lot at Fifth and Franklin
 Streets .................. SS,30O.oO Lloyd Hiu lot ot Sth St. and
 Basin Road ............. 10000 Full lot and fraction at Sth
 and Gold Sts. .......... 2.5o0OO Whitney Placer and April
 Lode .................. L5oo00 Total real estate ........ SS,5oooO Item 2-Water Rights.
 The value Of the water rights. which include the upper and lower springs. is based upon valuations of rights of the same nature as deter mined by condemnation suits and ap- praisals in all parts of the country by the most eminent engineers. The amount Of water credited Is based upon actual measurement by myself at the time when the flow was at a minimum.
 25O Miners inches Of water
 az S10000 ................S-3 -3.ppp.Ou Item 3.-lntake and concrete Plume
 carrying Gold Creek over the
 upper springs.
 The value of this item is based upon the actual contract price of in stalllng the concrete Hume and siv ing very little crcdi, for the great amount of work done in gathering and protecting the water at the in take
 Intake and Hume .......... S4.0000C Less depreciation l0,, .... 10000
 Total ................... S3,600OC Item Esupply Lines
 This includes the two pipe line, carrying the water from the spring. 10 their respective reservoirs. Tha' from the upper spring is 15-incl steel pipe installed five years ag' and is somewhat over 2.OOO feet 1T length.
 Two supply lines .......... SI5OO.0' Less depreciation, 251e .... 1,S75.0
 Total ...................$ 5.625O Item 5.-Reservoirs.
 The value of this item is basel upon the actual expenditure mad this year upon the three new reir forced concrete reservoirs. intak box at distribution end of suppl line and outlet box connecting th reservoirs with the mains.
 Three concrete reservoirs. .S2O.OOO.0 Hem 6-7relininary Expense of sy'
 tenn.
 This item includes an estimate c the reasonable cost Of eugineerin work. legal expense. admiuistratic costs. financing and all other e' pense such as was necessary prio to the time when the plant bega 10 return a revenue upon the expeI ditures made. This estimate is yer low as compared to other apprai. als of plants of similar natur elsewhere.