Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-11-23

321O0
Cost of installing blowers
Pulling recovering old well casing 2o75o
Pulling and reconsrucing number two well 103655
Purchased and installed seventy
hydants 1851
cleaning tools $3.50
plant. $4,000
repaintng tower 22750
abr for laying 1850 feet 10000
65OO
Exnense for draining clearing and surveying lake
r., s45s472
The last em s74ass lake
the water and light funds Tor TINS purpose ana neea DC s DC
the and light bond Improvement funds
thousand six hundred and fifty feet of ton pipe used in
above mentioned water extensions was recovered from he "
lain abandoned for number of Its value as second
hand is $265.00
During the recovered
hand and we'll casing the second hand value of
s554.50.
As an indication happened the coal market during
year. submitting figures which speak for them
October 192-Eigh car loads grade Kentucky
purchased. They cost ...............$ 53497
February, 922Eight loads grade o4hoo
loads, grade steam coal s los277
August 1922-seven extremely grade Alabama
purchased. They cost .............$ 16s293
grade loads high grade, IS 6Oo1e
price the dominating factor in the cost of production
operated water and electric power plants the difficulty OF ADJUST
ing rates fluctuations obvious might
and of this gh grade
the Western Kentucky fields was not obtanabe in tins section al
any price.
wish report general condition and electric
the extremely good We have two new wes
with motor driven pumps and as you
furnishing with abundant supply OF wafer
generating equipment at the plant are IN
During the considerable improvement work mas
transmission lines in the city but there is still
this part Of the system which we are planning
through quickly possible
We have quite connections during the year for
and the outlook quite good Tor more
business in the immediate future.
AS wish mention here that the power plant IS
ba need If additional engine generator equipment The business
during the past years extent that have
practically That only engine and generator
practical The small unit too light for any service except 1o
very gtes This that the large unit has to operate
practically all the condition Should we by
any accident the large unit and this always
possible light SERVICE since would
the small unit to its utmost capacity to keep the water works IN
ton. j.,
This additional quickly possible
the public No can say when accident
lis going engines and electric genera
break down. and under the present operating con
ons the generating subjected service
which wish to mention here this too as mat
light of the city sometimes COM
for might add that this IS also tne
lin every all experience with pubic
known town or city Where e Fs
chard for nbic service satisfactory they
however, of the people OF oxford reahze just
getting for their They are not taxed one penny
lighting service yet the expense Of this service Tor repairs
either
fund the plant the credit for the service
The people the water and light service to
the schools and public of the city, they not taxed
the maintenance and upkeep OF the sewerage system y Inns
general maintenance expense The citizens
are not taxed for the the hydrans of the
either for this purpose or else give the pant
a for each hydrant
making these statements complaint but with the nope
through citizens learn just what
All the above mentioned services
maintained from and light plants and are nd
the city whole They are JUST part
blessings ownership public utilities when they are
Under ownership these items wuo
corporation could would furnish
paying corporation Neither would the
be satisfied with paty three or
plants
Respectfully submitted T. NJ EARLY superintendent