Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-07-11

dDie 10 meet all running EXPENSES anu
dividends. with the exception of one
dividend, without increasing the wa
ter rents or using the reserve fund.
although raising the water rents was
seriously considered by the Board.
THE Board OF Directors have de-
cided that the company cannot longer
stand the expense of breaking up the
streets, digging trenches, making
taps. and repairing streets at the
present low charges for water. They
have passed new rules. in effect July
/. 1921. by which rules the consumers
will be required 10 stand all expenses
except the pipes and cocks necessary
TO carry the water from the main TO
the curb.
ITO meet the constant requests
from the owners of undeveloped land
for the extension of mains, the Board
of Directors have decided to extend
mains in sections in vicinity of its
present mains on the following terms
the property owners on each side
OF the street sign contract TO pay
the company annually ten cents a
front foot as long as the property is
not built upon. After buildings have
been erected they will pay the same
as other consumers of water.
"A four-inch main has been partly
constructed through the Wells prop
erty on Charles street This main
"a
to Charles streets, which. when the
property is all built upon. will add
considerably to the company's reve-
nue.
"A complete census of the water
consumers of the company was taken
in the months OF March and April, the
card system being used The census
showed an increase in the company's
revenue of $755 per annum.
Tho Board OF Directors last No
vember. through Norton. Bird and
Whitman, Engineers. had specifica-
tions prepared and asked for bids for
two-milion- gallon centrifugal pump
TO be installed at tho Water Works.
The price received as the lowest bid
for the work asked for. which i'm
cluded besides the pump repairs TO the
Nordberg pump and the installation
of meter, was Sl7,79S.30. After due
consideration the Board decided that
the price was too high to have the
work done at that time The Board
also decided that there should not be
installed pump of less capacity than
$4,000 per "a hours.
THE Wood pump, which has done
many years. service. is still in fairly
good condition. Some repairs have
been made to the pump this year. II
new pump is not soon installed the
Nordberg pump should have thor
ough overhauling.
by the raising of the dams in 1916
the water was held back considerably
farther up stream The valley where
the water was held was never clean
ed of trees and .underbrush; most of
The trees have since died and are de-
caying. They should be removed and
the valley thoroughly cleaned Of all
foreign matter.
There are some repairs needed TO
the dwelling at tn Water Works. The
porch needs repairing badly. On ac-
count of the low condition of the land
around the house, the porch should be
built of concrete, with concrete gut
tiers around the house.
The dams and drains from the
sluice gate should be repaired
while they have been patched up dur
ing the past year in the weak places
nothing of a permanent nature has
been done to them for several years
when the large reservoir was
built no propr way to drain and
cleanse it was provided, which makes
the draining and cleansing of it slow
and expensive. / would recommend
that a proper drain pipe with catch
basin be constructed when it is next
cleaned
1.-THE U, s. Naval Academy used the
city water for two months last fall
and is using the city water at the
present time.
"Algae, which has appeared in our
water supply for some years. made its
appearance this year about June %
The water has been treated as recon-
mended by the State Health Depart
ment
Il have received the hearty CO
operation of all the officers and en-
ployees of the company. and have al
ways found them ready and willing
to aid in every way possible the work
of the company.
THE resignation of Mr. Roland
Brady as Engineer of the Water
Works Company last fall Recessitated
the election of a new man to that po-
sition. Mr. William J. Engle was
elected and has proven himself very
capable man in the position.
Norton. Bird and Whitman. en-
ployed by Mayor Levy. made their re-
mort TO the Board of Directors op