The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1923-03-29
CITY LIGHTING AND
PUMPING REPORT
CLERK AND WATER SUPT. COM.
PILE FIGURES ON COM
PARATIVE COSTS

Wolf Point, Mont, March 26, 1923.
Minutes of a regular meeting of
the city council of the City of Wolf
Point, Montana, held at the city hall,
the regular meeting place of the said
council at o'clock p. m.
The mayor called the meeting to
order and the following members ans
wered roll call.
Mayor Moore presiding.
Aldermen Chapman, Ferguson, Car
penter and Young.
Attorney Schoening.
Clerk Williams.
Absent, none.
Minutes of previous meeting read.
Moved by Alderman Ferguson that the
minutes be approved as read, second
ed by Alderman Carpenter, carried.
Communicat tions
Communication from Ablin Motor
Co. of Oswego, Montana, enclosing
plans for a proposed gas filling sta
ton, asking permission of the city
council to erect the building as per
the plan on lot Is of block 12.
Moved by Alderman Ferguson that
the Ablin plans and specifications be
approved and a permit be granted
for the erection of the same provid-
ing the gas tanks be put below the
ground Seconded by Alderman
Chapman and carried.
Claims
Moved by Alderman Carpenter
that all bills be allowed as audited.
Seconded by Alderman Chapman and
carried.
The following bills having been
audited, warrants were drawn for the
several amounts:
Monarch Lumber Co., lumber
for water department nt------.-S 1.50
Monarch Lumber Co., lumber
for fire department 3.2O
Power Equipment Co., engine
repairs ...---.- 80
J. R. Gordon, labor on pumps 5.25
F. A. Potter, coal al------------------ 1929
Listerud Power Co., lamps 16.40
J. B. McBratney. blacksIsith
work Observation-Disclosures 800
E. G. Brownlee, feeding prison
ers ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS l.80
Hiram Bohanan, labor on street 800
R. L. Quackenbush, drayage---- LOO
Clerks Report on City Plant
In response to the request of the
mayor that | present the city council
with a statement showing the cost
per K. w. II. of he electric current
on the board of the city plant, have {
submitted the following statement:
I have submitted a statement also
of the cost to the city of the operat- q
ing by the Wolf Point Light and \
Power Co., for like period, because n
of Mr.. Lenz informing me. that he i
did not know as to the accuracy of S
the city's meters. v
Because of not having proper cleo a
trio meter readings I have made this
statement covering a period of 18
months, as per meter readings fur
nished by the water department
Not having meter readings of the
water pumped during either period
I have taken the water sales for each
period as a basis of comparison. D
In compiling the statement of the :,
w. P. L and P. Co. for like period .
as the city's statement I have taken :" "
into consideration the audit of Will N N
son & Clark of Great Falls. However l
there is a portion of the period in -
this statement when the entire cleo
trio system was not in full operation =
and I have taken the cost of operat- -
ng for the corresponding months of - -
The district not in full operation and y y
aiken that as a basis in arriving at
ny totals for corresponding period.
Cost of Operating the City's Plant Z. e.
for an Eighteen Month Period ~
I have taken the investment from ~
he bid of the Power Equipment Co.
or the installation of engine, cleo a
rical equipment, etc. as shown by the
ity's contracts with them on file in
he city office.
Investment $8,522.00
operating cost
las, kerosene, lubricants s. ,382.38 W
;upplies 1912 de
'uel oil ....-...-..--- 1,697.78 Lo
,ngine and electrical repairs 1920 Nh
insurance 1875 nis
interest on investment at go 1888 ag
at 6%--------------- 1888
hat
Total operating cost SO, ,985.19 80
Number of K. w. H. for the Is wa
lonths period furnished by the water the
epartment $4,000 sec
rice per K. w. HIS .06169 san
After compiling the above state ing
ent Mr.. Lenz brings in the follow Bla
g statement: MS