Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-09-20
ANNUAL REPORT
ON WATER WORKS

The following items OF receipts and
expenditures, with other points of in
terest, are taken from the water COM
missions report to the railroad com.
mission for the year ending June 80,
1917.
The report should be of interest to
those citizens of Baraboo who mani
fest desire to know the facts and fig
ures concerning municipal affairs.
The total receipts in the water de-
partment for the year amounted to
$21, 27999, composed of the following
items:
Water rentals on meter basis $8395.96
Water rentals, fat-rate basis 2812.94
G.. & N w. service ---------- 2l7S.OO
Rental from fire hydrants 80 $4,000
Miscellaneous receipts $1,000 225.19
Wis. Power, Light e Heat Co. 31471O
The item of receipts from the G. e
N. w. r. r. company shows decrease
of approximately $1,000 from what
said receipts showed previous to the
company's changes. Referring to the
receipts from the Wisconsin Power,
Light & Heat company, this item rep
resents the/Teturns from the first
years operation of the hydro-electric
plant, whereby the investment for
said plant vase made jointly by the
city and said lighting company. 1t
is gratifying to state that the associ-
atoms have proved a pleasing and
mutually profitable cooperation be-
tween the parties concerned.
The water utility is still owing the
citys general fund $4,000 after pay
ing $4,000 of this Indebtedness for this
installation during the last year The
total disbursements for the year
amounted to $19,71452, consisting of
the following items:
Years quote on bonds and in
terest - $972O.OO
Paid to the General Fund on
the new plant ---------- 100000
Balance Of cost on the new
plant -------- ------- lll2.o9
Salaries of engineers, super
intendent and clerk - 2752. 90
Extensions of water mains = 1626.40
Pumping station supplies and
expenses ------ -------- $1,000
Maintenance of hydraulic
power works - ---- 1922
Expense on the distribution
system 49, ---- 476.19
Purchase of meters ----- $500
installation and maintenance
of meters ----------- 233.49
Office, printing and collection
expenses ------ I45.Io
The item in expenditures of water
main extension includes $1385.40 as
the years cost of the Island Wooden
Mill extension There is still involved
in the cost of this extension $1175.45
to complete the work, which apparent
ly is not any too excessive for the
service necessary to render for the
very extensive improvements being
made by said company.
The number of gallons of water
pumped by all methods amounted to
225, 661 900, of which $780, 900 gal
4OnS WCI6 IO4 C1lC ~. " ~ W.
service and 170,952,000 gallons for the
city service The consumption per
capita for "a hours from the city serv-
ice amounts to 20 gallons, which is
considered low in comparison with
other cities. The total lineal feet of
water mains at the end of the year
amounted to AT miles The total
number of metered services is 786, or
so per cent.
: The average citizen probably does
not realize that the utility is serving
them at rate considerably lower
than other cities Of the same popula-
ton in the state. Still, the earnings
have paid up to date s104,960 in bonds
and accrued interest, including the
purchase price of the Manchester Mill
property. In this length of time, also,
the earnings have taken care Of all
maintenance, the purchase and install
Iation of all meters and the extensions
of all mains. The outstanding bonds
at the present time amounts to SOL
900, to be paid in by 1924.