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THE ARIZONA REPUBLICAN, MONDAY MORNING, APRIL 6, 1914 PAGE SEVEN E. S. WAKELIN CO. WHOLESALE GROCERS Garden City Restaurant New Location 21-23 East Adams St. MACHINERY Machinery of all kind built, r ullt or repaired. Best equipped hop In state. Only expert me chanic!. Work guaranteed. OVERLAND AUTO CO. j 326-328-330 N. Central Everything in Lumbr j Halstead Lumber Co. Five Point WWWWWWrWrrWArVW fXKSSj BEST FOR SEWER connections. Specify eur ma chine made cement pipe CEMENT PIPE CO. Phone 1312 645 E. Jackson St. Phoenix Laundry Freteet Your Clethea Phone 1MB Tribolet's Market Opposite City Hall, 114 B. Wash ington Street Phones: O 788, 73. AVWWWWWWWViAAAAAAAr', If you JMtltt the best la Com mercial photography, Kodak Fin ishing and Enlarging, See Mcculloch & Howard 15 East Adams Street We have the only panorama re mora In the valley. California Restaurant Under new management. Give ns a trial! If you have a Perfection, Revonec, Florence Automatic or a Peerless oil stowe, i ' have the oil that Is guaranteed and recommended by the manufacturers. PHOENIX OIL CO. BENNETT LTJMBEB COMPANY Evrythin ii Lumber j SHOES and Hosiery That's all Harry A. Drachman SboeCo ft WEST ADAMS ST. WANTED WANTED Good Grain Sacks. PHOENIX WOOD AND COAL CO. South 3rd St. and Ja- ks n LUMBER See Us for Prieee Phone 1204 O'MALLEY LUMBER CO. GEO. W. McCLARTY Electrical Contractor ELECTRICAL SUPPLIE! 208-210 West Wash. St. Phones 407 Do your teeth ache? If so consul! Dr. Belt, the New System Dentist. All work absolutely painless. Los Angeles prices. DR. BELT Phon. tot 11 Mnnlhos BId. J REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE WATER DEPT., CITT OF PHOENIX, ARIZONA, FOR THE PERIOD BEGINNING JULY I, T, St PHOENIX, ARIZONA, FEBRUARY 16, 1914, TO THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OP PHOENIX ARIZONA. Gentlemen : 1 have the honor to submit herewith my report on the operation and development of the Water Department from the time of its organization on July 1st, 1907, to January 1st, 1914, covering a period of six and one-half years. On July 1st, 1907, the City of Phoenix purchased from the Phoenix Water Company, all its physical assets, consisting of pumping plant, dis tributing system and franchise for $150,000.00. The property inculded in the purchase consisted of the following: FRANCHISE Franchise expiring February 20th, 1914, but automatically renewing itself for a period of twenty-five years, in case the City of Phoenix did not see fit to purchase the Company's plant at the time of expiration, as provided for in the franchise. MISCELLANEOUS A PUMPING STATION CONSISTING OF THE FOLLOWING: One piece of real estate 142 feet by -'50 feet at the northwest corner of Ninth and Polk Streets. Brick building, 1 -story, 30 feet by 41 feet, containing boiler and engine room. Two Babcock & Wilcox boilers. 160-H.P. each, almost new. Two direct action steam pumps, made by the Deane Steam Pump Co., of Holyoke, Mass., capacity 1,000,000 gallons each, in need of overhauling. one simple crank and fly-wheel steam pump, made by remodeling air compressor. Later sold for junk. i ine triplex pump, made by Deanc Steam Pump Co., belt driven from 50-H.P. motor, capacity 1,500,000 gallons. In good condition. one 50-H.P. D. C. 500-volt motor and belting. one open dug well, 50 ft. deep, li ft. diaipeter. Three 12 inch drilled wells. 160 ft., 180 ft. and 212 ft. deep respectively. one standpipe. capacity 115,000 gallons, height 100 ft., diameter 14 ft. DISTRIBUTING SYSTEM CONSISTING OF THE FOLLOWING: CAST IRON PIPE 1300 ft 16 inch 1200 ft 12 inch 1150 ft 10 inch 4098 ft 8 inch 12628 ft 6 inch 3750 ft 4 inch 24126 ft , TOTAL About 2 miles of other pipe lines from -inch to 10-inch, consisting of wrought iron galvanized, wrought iron black, well casing, kalamein, riveted steel, old boiler flues, etc., in various stages of usefulness, from almost new to practically worthless. Total about 33 miles of pipe lines. About 15 miles of service pipe in fair condition. Fifty-seven 4-inch Ludlow fire hydrants. Twenty-five sprinkling hydrants. Horse and wagon, worn out. Various small tools and small stock of pipe and fittings, valued at $250.00. Seventy-five meters from -inch to 2-inch on services which could not be covered by flat rates. Gate valves scattered. Number not known, but very inadequate to properly handle service. ' . ftM 1) A comparison of the foregoing with the present equipment of the depart ment is the best evidence of the progress that has been made sines the taking over of the Phoenix Water Company's plant. THE EQUIPMENT AT PRESENT CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING: CAST IRON PIPE 6424 ft ; 16 inch 7142 ft 12 inch 13001 ft 10 inch 20585 ft g inch 136720 ft 6 inch 24403 ft 4 inch 208275 ft TOTAL E OF ONE PART M. H. Patton, Cast for Lieu tenant in "Secret Ser vice," Born in South, Mas All Attributes of Confed erate Officer Big and powerful anil with the ex perience of a campaign as regular soldier in the Philippines, M. H. Pat ton is well caste in the role of "Lieu tenant" in "Secret Service." He is in charge of the Confederate tele graph office, in which much of the play occurs. Military training has left Its stamp on Patton, and stands him in good stead in the difficult part he has to play. Born in the south, Patton has the charming drawl, Win. Gillette fully intended should be put into the lines Of his great war drama. To those who have lived or visited south Of the Mason and Dixon line. Patton will be readily recognized as one who has spent a large part of his lifetime on a big plantation. In rehearsals. Director Maitland Davies is a human dynamo, quick in action and vigorous in speech. He is .lust about tall enough to look over a five-foot fence, while Patton could stoop a little and still see everything on the ottber side of a six-foot par- ttitiM M moIm nnrtor- 1 lift ..minds could weigh him. "Stand over there. Don't back up. Turn toward the audience. Do it this way." Then Director Davies pushes aside and illustrates just how he wants the part played. On ac count of being the extremes in size a mong those who are working night and day to make "Secret Service" a big success. Patten and Davies have been used to exemplify the vigorous manner in which Director Davies handles his actresses and actors. He is the boss. Patton, Frank I l.ilderbra n. Shine 1914 Osborn and Archie Gatter work to gether in several of the strongest scenes, and Director Davies is drill ing them constantly for the three nights' production on April 14, 15 and 16. Arrangements have been made for the opening of the seat sale at the Central pharmacy at 9 a. m. Satur day April ljth. Fowler A basket supper was given at the school last week and an unusually large crowd attended. With the aid of A. It. Taylor, auctioneer, $58.75 was made toward the piano and some new library books. Mr. and Mrs. Quinn Faulkner were cow-bell-tin-can-ly serenaded Mon day evening. Alter enough noise had been made to arouse the natives for miles around, all were invited to enter and refreshments were served. .Mrs. Faulkner was formerly Mrs. Webster, of Phoenix. Mr. Homer was elected as school trustee to succeed H. J. Hansen. The bonds for the ToUeson high school did not carry. Another elec tion will be held in the near future. .Mrs. J. P. Ivy and Mr. Taylor were chosen as high school trustees from this district. Miss Novie Taylor has been visit ing Mr. A. R. Taylor. Miss Taylor is from Kentucky, but she is so pleased with Fowler that she intends to remain a good part of the sum mer. The crops give sign of being ex cellent this season, especially since the rain. We are always glad to see the rain, as it settles the dust on the much travelled Yuma, but we seldom get sight of the road crew which is needed to drag off the bumps. Mrs. Evans was aroused Wednes day night by a crowd of merry -makers who had gotten up a sur prise for her, it being her birthday. All report a delightful time. The parsonage of the Salt River Baptist church is displaying a shin ing coat of paint. Mr. Faulkner will conduct the services Sunday. A gay crowd surprised Miss Edna Ivy Wednesday evening. One of those jolly times was had which one experiences always at the home of Major Ivv. WROUGHT IRON PIPE 1018 ft 6 inch 2874 ft 6 inch 9377 ft 4 inch 14400 ft 3 inch 3988 ft 2 ifc inch 91059 ft 2 inch 56081 ft 1 inch 720 ft 1 inch . 22018 ft 1 inch 4686 ft inch 206221 ft TOTAL UNIVERSAL PIPE 6097 ft 4 inch 1818 ft. S inch 7915 ft. TOTAL K ALOMEINE PIPE 3971 ft 6 inch 3971 ft TOTAL Making a complctlc total of 426382 feet or approximately 81 miles, also about 28 miles of service pipe from -inch to 4-inch, mostly -inch. 54 Matthews 6-inch Fire Hydrants. 2 Ludlow 6-inch Fire Hydrants. 23 Columbia 6-incii Fire Hydrants. 23 Columbia 6-inch Fire Hydrants. 50 Matthews 4-inch Fire Hydrants. 67 Columbia 4-inch Fire Hydrants. 78 Ludlow 4-inch Fire Hydrants. 1 Other 3-inch Fire Hydrant. 275 Total Fire Hydrants. S5 Sprinkling Hydrants. 3 Horses. 3 Wagons. 1 Buggy. A Automobile Runabout. 1 Automobile Town Car. Stock of pipe and fittings, small tools, brass and rubber goods, etc. Valued at $10,456.28. WATER METERS 63 -inch Empire 62 -inch Empire 41 1-inch Empire 24 lMi-inch Empire 22 2-inch Empire 1 3-inch Empire 1 4"-inch Empire (Comp.) 17 -inch Crown 21 34 -inch Crown 13 1-inch Crown 5 Hi -inch Crown 7 2-inch Crown 1 2VS-inch Crown 3 -inch National 8 -inch National 1 2-inch National 1 -inch Trident 8 -lnch Trident 1 1-inch Trident 1 3-inch Worthington 3 -inch Worthington 1 -inch Watch Dog 3 -inch Neptune 1 -inch Keystone 1 3-inch Crest (Comp ) 310 TOTAL Office furniture and fixtures valued at about $2,500.00. Real Estate 143 x 250 ft. corner Polk and Ninth Sts. Real Estate 175 x 250 ft. corner Ninth and Van Buren Sts. Brick building 54 I 41 ft., containing boiler room, engine room and machine shop. Two Babcock & Wilcox trailers 160 H. P. each. Two 3-inch b 5-inch by :;-inch feed water pumps. Two 2-inch by 3-inch by 2-inch fuel oil pumps. One Goubert feed water heater 160 H. P. GATE VALVES AS FOLLOWS: 243 4 inch 299 6 Inch 21 S inch 27 10 inch 18 12 inch 9 16 inch 617 TOTAL Standpipe as before, 100 ft. high, 14 ft. diameter, capacity 115,000 gals. Standpipe has been recently painted and overhauled, making same practically new. Complete set of maps and plats showing entire system of distribution on a large scale and properly indexed. MACHINE SHOP CONTAINING: One li-incli by 18-inch Engine Lathe. Two pipe threading and cutting machines. One 5-H.P. Motor. ine double emery grinding set. one 21-inch Hoefer drill press. One centrifugal fuel oil testing machine. One portable forge, anvil and blacksmith tools. One Pitometer slip indicator. .. ' ENGINE ROOM CONTAINING: One Prescott high duty cross compound crank and flywheel steam pump ing engine, capacity 3,090,000 gallons per day. One Nordberg high duty cross compound crank and flywheel steam pumping engine, capacity 5,000,000 gallons per day. Two Deane direct acting duplex tandem compound steam pumps, com pletely overhauled and in good condition, capacity 1,000.000 gallons per day each. MISCELLANEOUS One open dug well. 50 feet deep, 15 feet diameter. Three 12-inch drilled wells, 160 ft.. 180 ft. and 212 ft., respectively. tine 16-inch drilled well, 150 ft. deep. One frame building 10 ft. by 20 ft., for Engineer's Office and sleeping quarters. Frame and iron buildings for Blacksmith Shop, Store, Meter Room and Pipe Shop. 24 ft. by 56 ft. Frame and iron building for new store room. 24 ft. by 70 ft. Concrete and brick fuel oil tank, capacity 36,000 gallons. 4000 ft. 5-inch pipe line for conveying fuel oil from Railroad Yards to Pumping Plant. Concrete fuel oil tank, capacity 13,000 gallons, at Railroad Track. Triplex pump 3-inch by 4-inch and one 3-H.P. motor in pit at Railroad Track for pumping oil from 13.000 gallon tank to pumping station. OPERATION The operation account for the period covered by this report is as follows: NET MONTHLY EARNINGS AVERAGE Year ending June 30th, 1908 $27,126.66 $2,260.55 Year ending June 30th, 1909 27,148.75 2,262.40 Year ending June 30th, 1910 29,807.34 2,483.95 Year ending June 30th, 1911 41,358.08 3,446.54 Year ending June 30th, 1912 01,712.40 4,309.37 Year ending June 30th. 1913 62,644.83 5.220.40 Six months to January 1st, 1914 36.484.52 6,080.76 The number of services on July 1st, 1907, was 1700. The increase in the number of services is shown as follows: Number of services July 1st, 1908 2087 Number of services July 1st, 1909 2387 Number of services July 1st, 1910 2737 Number of services July 1st, 1911 3187 Number of services July 1st. 1912 3692 Number of services July 1st, 1913 4212 Number of services January 1st, 1914 (six months) 4500 METERS Number of meter services July 1st, 1907 50 Number of meter services January 1st, 1914 310 Showing an increase for the period 260 The, steady Increase in the yearly net earnings as shown in the fore going tables has taken place in spite of the following facts, viz.: That on the first day of May, 1909, charges against the General Fund for Fire Hydrant rental, Street Sprinkling and other city services, amounting to $6,900.00 yearly, were discontinued; that on the 1st day of April, 1909. the flat base rate was cut from $1.50 per month per service to $1.00 per month, which shows a saving to the water users of one-third per cent on the base rate, and the meter rate was cut from 20c per 1000 gallons to 12c per 1000 gallons, making a yearly reduction to the gross earnings of $14,400.00; that the monthly charge against the operating account for interest on bonds was on January 1st. 1909, increased from $300.00 to $1250.00 monthly, making a total yearly increase in expenses of $11,400.00. The Water Department does not receive any compensation for water supplied to the City Government and its departments. There should be some manner in which the Water Department would receive a credit for this ex pense, for in no other way can the City Government or the people deter mine what any given department receives or expends for this commodity. This expense goes to decrease the apparent cost of operating the other de partments that get the benefit of it and at the same time increases the apparent cost of operating the Water Department. It is quite a noticeable tact that of the total expenses for the period covered by this report, there does not appear any amount for damages In curred through civil action. This goes to show that this department has been run in a way satisfactory to all patrons deriving benefit from the use of city water, and in a careful way for the benefit of the public in general. The interest on the Water Works Bonds for the past twelve months has been paid by the City Treasurer out of funds derived from taxation, yet more than enough money has been transferred from the Water Works Fund to the General Fund to offset the amount of interest paid by the City Treasurer, as the following paragraph will show. During the period of time from July 1st, 1907, to December 31st, 1913, covered by this report, the total earnings and expenditures have been a follows: TOTAL RECEIPTS TOTAL EXPENDITURES For Period $531,791.14 Operation $321,076.20 Improvements 229,648.27 Inventory 10,456.28 Due from General Fund 49,145.52 Cash on hand 20,520.82 Accounts Receivable 944.05 TOTAL $531,791.14 $531,791.14 The result of the six and one-half years of operation of the Municipal Plant has shown conclusively that the action of the City Council in pur chasing the Plant and Franchise of the Phoenix Water Company was wise. It was generally conceded at the time of the purchase that the litigation in which the Phoenix Water Company had involved the City could be continued for another three years at least, during which time the City would be with out fire protection, insurance rates would remain abnormally high and rates for water service would remain excessive. Taking this into consideration. I would give this estimated three years period as a basis for calculation. It can readily be seen that the saving to the citizens and taxpayers by reason of the operation of the water works by the municipality, instead of by a private company, lias more than compensated for the first cost of the plant. A conservative estimate would show this saving to be as follows: Saving in insurance rates for three years at approximately $25,000.00 per year $ 75,000.00 S;iing in Fire Hydrant Rentals and Street Sprinkling Service, three years, at $6,900.00 per year i 20,700.00 Reduction in water rentals after the first twenty months at $1,000.00 per month 16,000.00 Three years' earning, less $6,900.00 paid from General Fund ' to Water Works Fund during first year for hydrants, sprinkling, etc 72,000.00 TOTAL $184,300.00 Deducting cost of Phoenix Water Co. plant $150,000.00 Showing a net saving to the City during the three years' period after paying for the Plant $ 34,300.00 jj ADDITIONAL WATER SUPPLY We have sunk three wells within the past year, and these wells will supply about 6,01)0,000 .gallons of water in twenty-four hours. This will, no doubt, furnish us with an adequate water supply for the next three years. It is very likely that no additional sourfe of supply can be made avail able for three years from this date, or say 1917, when the population will probably be 30,000. If the consumption of water increases for the next three years in proportion to the past six. as shown by the following table: AVERAGE MAXIMUM DAILY CONSUMPTION DAILY CONSUMPTION 1908 1.354,000 gallons 1.834,500 gallons 1909 1.533,300 gallons 2,229,000 gallons 1910 1,775.400 gallons 2.339,300 gallons 1911 2090.300 gallons 2,644.600 gallons 1912 2.642,300 gallons 3,239.100 gallons 1913 3.432.200 gallons 4,013,800 gallons the consumption in the summer months will approach dangerously close to the probable normal supply of water from our present source, and if rr severe drought should prevail about that time, there might be a serious deficiency. It is only a matter of a very few years until the City will be compelled to develop a new source of water supply, and I believe that it would be economy and good business to do such preliminary work as is necessary to determine where a supply can be had and what would be the probable cost. I do not deem it necessary at this time to go into the merits of any par ticular source from which the City might secure a water supply, but for the information of those who max be interested in this matter, I will refer to the reports of Messrs. Phillips and Reed on the probable sources of water supply for domestic purposes for the City of Phoenix, on file with the City Recorder. ELECTROLYSIS I believe that an expert should be employed to make a complete electrical survey of all water mains belonging to this department, for the purpose of detecting and guarding against electrolysis. We have not suffered any great damage that has been visible during the past year, but some small damage which has been found, points to the greater unseen danger. ADDITIONAL PUMPING EQUIPMENT It will be absolutely necessary to install additional pumping equipment before the summer of 1915. We have hud prices on electrical power from the Pacific Gas & Electric Co., and from the Water Users' Association or the Reclamation Service, and unless they could make us a. better price than has already been submitted, it would not be economy for the City to figure on using electrical power for pumping. We would have to have a rate of lVjc or less per k.w. to make the cost of pumping with electrical power as low as pumping with steam driven pumps. SUMMARY The operation of the Water Works by the Municipal Government has achieved the following results: The establishment of efficient and adequate fire protection throughout the City by the extension of mains: the installation of a sufficient number of fire hydrants of adequate size, and the arrangement of the pumping system in such a way that a fire pressure of 400 lbs. per square inch can be established through the entire system of distribution within the space of two minutes, without the necessity of the Engineer in charge of he Plant leaving the engine room. The enlargement of the system from 33 miles of pipe, most of which was of insufficient size and too rotten to bear more than 40 lbs. pressure to 81 miles of mains. 40 miles of which is cast iron, all of it new or of sufficient size and strength to give good service and ample fire protection, which is properly distributed throughout the entire City. The increase in the number of Fire Hydrants from 57 to 275. The placing of 6-inch lire hydrants in the business district in place of 1-inch fire hydrants. The increase in the number of sprinkling hydrants from 25 to 85. The increase in the number of meter services from 75 to 310. The increase in the number of services from 170a to 4500. The compiling of a systematic book of 'plats on a scale of 50 feet to the inch, showing the accurate location of every pipe, fitting, service, tap. fire hydrant, sprinkling hydrant, etc., in such a manner that they may be immediately located. The rebuilding of the Pumping System and installation of two high duty cross compound steam pumping engines of three million and five million gallons daily capacity, respectively; increasing the daily capacity of the plant from 3,500,000 gallons to 10,000,000 gallons The construction and fitting up of store houses, work shops, machine shop, tank for fuel oil storage and other buildings. The maintenance of a large stock of pipe, fittings, and brass goods a all times, so that work need never be delayed for lack of material. The installation of a system for delivering fuel oil to the Pumping Plant by means of a pipe line and power pump, instead of tbe old method of delivering fuel oil in wagons, thereby decreasing the cost of delivery from five cents per barrel to one-half cent per barrel, and eliminating the danger of fuel shortage occasioned by delivery of fuel oil in wagons during inclement weather. The reduction of water rates amounting to $14,400.00 per year The reduction of insurance rates amounting to $25,000.00 per year. A total net earning of $276,563.98. Improvements amounting to $229, 64s. 27, which has been paid for out of the net earnings. The giving of a great impetus to the remarkable growth which our CttJ has experienced during tbe last six and one-half years by the introduction of modern methods of administration and the minimizing of the danger of the usual great loss by fire, which can never be compensated for by insur ance and which is a direct loss to the community In which it occurs. Respectfully submitted, V. A. THOMPSON, Superintendent