COST DATA 273 



" Other expenses were as follows: 



New cables (steel) $100 per month 



Oil, dope, waste, etc 20 



Blacksmith shop 175 



Lines, cables, etc. (hemp) 40 



Miscellaneous expenses 50 



Yard expenses 100 



" Range piles and buoys cost $256 for the season. 



Small tugs, coaled $20 per day 



Large tugs, coaled 25 ' ' 



Larger tugs, coaled 30 ' ' 



" The assumed value of the plant is as follows : 



Clamshell dredge, "Fin MacCool" $60,000 



Steel dump scow, " Protective Policy " 12,000 



Steel dump scow, " Gold Standard " 10,000 



Steel dump scow, " Cuba Libre " 10,000 



Total $92,000 



Annual depreciation, 10% 9,200 



Annual interest, 6% 5,520 



Total $14,720 



"Total expenses for the season of 1899: 



Superintendence $329 . 67 



Wages 2,823. 14 



Board 980.34 



Coal 1,660.80 



Towing, tug hire 5,830.00 



Siphoning 369 . 24 



Cables, main, steel 527 .49 



Lines, ropes, etc., hemp 210 . 99 



Blacksmith shop 923 . 11 



Yard expenses 527 . 49 



Miscellaneous expenses 263 . 74 



Range piles and buoys 256 . 00 



Total $14,702.01 



Depreciation and interest 14,720. 00 



Total $29,422.01 



Cubic yards excavated 316,343 



$29,422 . 01 

 Cost per cubic yard 316343 =$0 - 093 %oo 



$14,702.01 

 Operating expenses 316 343 =$0.04 8 Vico 



$14,720.00 



Depreciation and interest =$0.04 B5 /ioo 



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