Report of a committee on a plan for cleansing the drains of Black Town.

Date:
1856
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Report of a committee on a plan for cleansing the drains of Black Town. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    MEMORANDUM OX THE MADRAS IVATI!K YTOSXM ABSTRACT No. Z. NO. J. CONVEYANCli OF WATER. Capital expended 92,722 8 10 Add probable amount expended on piping by Captain Baker 50,000 o u 1,42,722 8 10 Repairs of work for 50 years, viz., from 1802 to 1852, Eups. 3,053-13-2—for a year .Rupees 73 l 2J Establishment for 52 years, viz., A-oin 1800 to 1852, Rups. 90,246-14-3—for a year Rupees 1,735 8 a Total for a year, Rupees 1,808 9 cj Interest on Capital at 5 per cent, per annum 7,130 2 oj Total cost of conveying 12,775,000 cubic feet to an average distance of 1 mile.. Rupees 8,911 n 6 which is at the rate of l,428j cubic feet conveyed to an average distance of one mile for l Rupee. This abstract has been made out in the following manner. The Capital has been found by adding together all the items in the account current which were for conveying the water to which was added Rupees 50,000 assume d as the value of piping laid down by Captain Baker, there being no account shewing its actual quantity or value. The Abstract itself shews how the average expenditure on Repairs was found. The cost of the Establishment connected with the conveyance of the water having always been §d (or a little more or less) of the cost of the whole Establishment that proportion has been taken ; the cost of whole Establishment for 52 years is Rupees 2,70,740-10-10. No. 2. RAISING OF WATER. Capital expended on the Works 2,02,243 8 l 2,02,24 3 8 I Interest on the above at 5 per cent per annum io,oso 10 8 Average annual expenditure for the last 20 years— 3,323 11 6 Total cost for raising 12,775,000 cubic feet 13,404 6 2 which is at the rate of 952J cubic feet raised to an average height of 20 feet for l Rupee. No. 3. Cisterns built for Military purposes 66,702 9 Total Rupees......4,11,668_l0 0 MEMO. OF THE CAPITA!* EXPENDED. Amount for conveying water 1,42,722 8 10 Do. for raising water 2,02,243 s 1 Cisterns built for Military purposes.. .. 66,702 9 1 Rupees 4,11,668100 This Abstract has been found in the following manner. The Capital has been found by adding together all the items in the account current necessary for the raising of the water including Bungalows, &c. &c. The average annual expenditure has been found as follows :— Cost of the Establishment from 1832 to 1852 87,863 3 1 Do. of Repairs since 1832 8,814 2 1 Total expenditure in 20 years 96,677 5 8 Average annual current expenditure Rupees 4,854-11-3 of which foi for conveying the water.. \,52\ 15 9 Do. do. do. do. for raising the water 3,323 11 6 Fay for the Establishment for the conveyance of the water from 1832 to 1862 29,363 15 S Repairs of work connected with do. from 1832 to 1852 1,076 12 l 4.S4& 11 3 Total for 20 years 30,439 11 9 Average for 1 year.. 1,521 15 9 Remaining average annual expenditure on Establishment and Re- pairs for raising the water » 3,323 11 6 Rupees^^. 4^845 u 3 CHIEF ENGINEER'S OFFICE) A, T. COTTON. Lieuj.-Colon,-], Fort St. George, > 22tf January 1853. )