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Gas & Electric Company, owns the entire flow of the Genesee river 

 at the lower falls, where the head is 96 feet. With 1000 cubic 

 feet per second flow there may be developed at this place 10,903 

 gross horsepower. At the same rate as computed above for the 

 Genesee Paper Company's water rights — on the basis of that 

 company's actual offer of $125,000 — the total value of the Brush 

 Electric Light Company's water rights is found to be f 501,155. 



Undeveloped poicer between upper and middle falls. So far as 

 known, no price has ever been placed upon the undeveloped 

 waterpoAver between the upper and middle falls. A low water- 

 power with 10 feet head can be developed here capable of fur- 

 nishing, with 1000 cubic feet per second flow, about 1136 gross 

 horsepower. There is also a possibility of developing seven 

 feet head between the feeder dam, in the south part of the City of 

 Rochester, and Johnson and Seymour dam, of which the power 

 may be taken at 795 gross horsepower. 



The foregoing values, it must be remembered, are based upon 

 w r ater rights merely — they do not include lands and buildings. 

 The proposition is to purchase water rights and lease back — 

 as one main consideration for selling — water in the raceways. 



Estimated cost of water rights at Rochester. We will now make 

 an estimate embodying the preceding information as to the value 

 of the Rochester water rights. 



Johnson and Seymour raceway f 103,350 00 



Rochester, Carroll and Fitzhugh raceway 103,360 00 



Brown's race 316,000 00 



Rochester Power Company's race 24,000 00 



Middle falls (Genesee Paper Co., etc.) 147,043 00 



Lower falls (Brush Electric Light Co.) 504,155 00 



Undeveloped power 20,000 00 



Sum $L217,90S 00 



Add for contingencies 282,092 00 



Total 11,500,000 00 



The foregoing is the basis of the statement that a fair value 

 for the Rochester water rights is $1,500,000. 



