The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-03-29

above all expenses at the end of the
year This income may be swelled
even more if practices of previous
years in refunding taxes paid by the
department are followed again this
year. Included in the expense is an
item of $20,43e.78 for taxes, which
amount has always been refunded in
past years and if this is done again, the
profit will leap to $24,717.92.
This is an exceptionally good show
ing in that it has not been many years
ago when it was discovered that the
department had been operating at a
loss when the question of deprecia-
ton was taken in to consideration.
The figures presented this year take
all possible items into consideration
and have pulled the department over
to the credit side Of the ledger.
Coal Consumption Drops.
part of this saving may be ac-
counted for in the part of the report
which deals with the amount of coal
used by the department. In 1921 the
average number Of gallons pumped per
pound of coal was 1913; in 1922 the
average per pound Of coal was BAT.
This brought the total number of tons
/ of coal consumed down from 2,700 in
1921 to 2,540 in 1922.
The financial part of the report
makes detailed account of the ex-
penses at the plant revealing that there
have been many savings affected dur
ing the past year.
'Mnuv Kapocbapr o1.ohabl,y x1A4
know that the plant of the Kenosha
water department is valued at $1,007,-
272.63, giving this city one of the most
complete plants in the state.
Water Mains Extended.
+ Another part of the report showed
that during. the year there were ri ,435
feet of water main extensions put in
by the department and that small pipes
were replaced by larger ones for a
total of 1866 feet. This brings the
total number of feet Of water pipe in
the city up to 394,1O4 feet, or 74.6
miles.
In the meter department there have
been 226 meters installed during the
year bringing the total there to 1850.
In the service department 832 connec-
lions were made during the year bring
ing the total services In use to 7,142.
In connection with the work of the
department it should be stated that
kthe department is equipped with one
of the best filtration plants possible,
superior in many ways to those in
other cities in Wisconsin. This was
reflected recently in the records of the
health department when survey re-
vealed that within the past two years
there has not been single case of
typhoid fever originate in the city of
Kenosha while other cities have had
| epidemics which almost reached a
dangerous stage.
Plan Water Survey.
Director Hurtgen, who has been in
| charge of the department under the
reorganization affected under the city
manager form of government, antici-
pates an even better report for next
year because of the fact that a water
survey of the entire city is to be made
which it is believed will reveal and
remedy leakages now in the distribu-
tion system.
1t is not the plan of the water de-
partment to be operated so that it
will make a large profit, but to reduce
costs SO that the service may be
rendered to the patrons at the lowest
rate possible and it is believed that
the saving may at some future date be
reflected IN the rate charged consumers.