. Water & sewage works . ets much moreattractive than formerly. THE PUMPING SYSTEM. The water works consists of two steampumps of the cross-compound, horizontaltype, the largest of which has a watercylinder 15 by 22 inches and steam cylin-der 14 by 28 by 22 inches. The smallestpump has a water cylinder 12 by 18inches and steam cylinder 12 by 18 by 21inches. These pumps have been in serv-ice since the water works was first in-stalled, and are the only remnants left ofthe old plant. The larger pump does dutycontinually, while the smaller one is usedfor cases of emergency only. A pressureof 40 po
. Water & sewage works . ets much moreattractive than formerly. THE PUMPING SYSTEM. The water works consists of two steampumps of the cross-compound, horizontaltype, the largest of which has a watercylinder 15 by 22 inches and steam cylin-der 14 by 28 by 22 inches. The smallestpump has a water cylinder 12 by 18inches and steam cylinder 12 by 18 by 21inches. These pumps have been in serv-ice since the water works was first in-stalled, and are the only remnants left ofthe old plant. The larger pump does dutycontinually, while the smaller one is usedfor cases of emergency only. A pressureof 40 pounds is kept on the water mains,with the exception that during a fire thegovernor of the pump in service is so ar-ranged as to maintain an 80-pound pres-sure. The following rates are in vogue forlight, power and water at the municipalplant; Current for residential lighting, 8c perkilowatt hour; for commercial lighting,6c per kilowatt hour; small motors for August, 19IS MUNICIPAL LIGHT AND WATER PLANT AT FREMONT, NEB. 121. ORT WAYNE electrical equipment as installed in the municipal electric light andwater icorks plant at Fremont, Nebraska. intermittent service, up to 5-horsepower,4I0C per kilowatt hour; motors for con-stant service thruout the day, up to5-horsepower, 4c per kilowatt hour; mo-tors running at least nine hours and usingfrom 5 to lO-horsepower, SVaC per kilo-watt hour; all sizes of motors above 10-horsepower, 3c per kilowatt hour; elec-tric ranges or large heating apparatus, 3cper kilowatt hour. The water rates are 15c per thousandgallons of water furnished up to 50,000gallons per quarter year; to consumersusing 50,000 gallons to 100,000 gallonsper quarter year, 13c per thousand gal-lons; to consumers using 100,000 gallons to 200,000 gallons per quarter year, 10cper thousand gallons, and to consumersusing over 200,000 gallons per quarteryear, Sc per thousand gallons; minimumrate, $ per quarter year, payable inadvance. The present lighting and power loadof the m
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