46 Second Annual Report of the 



Interest 4% on $5,000,000 $200,000 00 



Sinking fund charge (50 yr. 4%) 32,750 00 



Operating costs 25,000 00 



Total $257,750 00 



Cost per million gallons : 

 $257,750.00 



is $37.17 



19 x 365 



Availability of Linden Supply. 



In considering the availability of the Linden supply in com- 

 parison with other sources, the following points must be taken 

 into account: 



The cost to the municipalities of pumping alone ranges from 

 $25 to $75 per million gallons when all expenses are properly 

 included. 



To filter the water under proper supervision will cost the muni- 

 cipality from $5 to $15 per million gallons. 



For many of the municipalities, sufficient acceptable potable 

 water cannot be obtained at any price less than several times the 

 cost of this proposed supply, and for the smaller municipalities, 

 the price for a suitable supply on the small scale is prohibitive. 



Pumping charges are a continuous cost; but the cost of the 

 Linden water will be almost nothing at the end of fifty years when 

 the bonds have been paid. 



The character of the proposed supply is superior to all the 

 present supplies and incomparably better than the majority. 



The saving in fire losses and insurance, and in doctors' bills, 

 loss of time in sickness, and all the other expenses due to sickness 

 resulting from water-borne diseases, must be credited to the 

 Linden supply in making up the comparisons with other supplies, 

 contaminated as we have shown them to be. 



Water Supply Applications. 



The work of the Commission during the past year in the equi- 

 table apportionment of water supplies to the various municipali- 



