Barnett_diary_1876_with_1910_entries

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Softening -

Deposits in metres if harden[?] the softening too quick.

-400 pounds of softening[?] per in[?] [illegible] 68 p/c [illegible] when [illegible] [illegible] was at work.

great [illegible] in her [???] of de[???] [illegible] made in the [???] not in mid summer or mid winter. This occurs [illegible] after [illegible] [illegible] action

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Settlement Back in Richmond [???]

1910 - early (march [???]) 13 1/2 M - Daily 21 1/8 horses for a run [?] [ileggible] s[???] in little[?] 100/100 allow her day [???} go to of [???]

[???] colour - [???] 2 [???} and [???} fever [??] from [???]

[Top Left Page] GTR - proprosed arangement

Turbine pump 3/4m per day " " 31,000 per hour reservoir 200 sqr x 12 = 3m

[Bottom Left Page] reducing the reservoir to 1 1/2m would take 3330 of the outlay - or a [Deb.?] of 12,330. making [yearly?] cost 5,017 or 13 3/4 per day

each cent off rental lessens our income 3 1/2 $. per day.

[Top Right Page] 8" main 4500 " specials 750 " meter 800 motor &pump (too low) 2200 [illegible] eng 400 reservoir (3m) 6660 Suction 350 outlay $ 15,660

[Middle Right Page] cost to us 15660 @ 10 p/c for Interest & sinking 1560 fund - 20y Debentures

6 p/c for repairs & renewal 939 65 HP of juice @ 30$ 1950

Laborm3 $ per day 1095 Total - $ 5550 or 15 1/4 $ per day - a rate of 4 1/2 c for 350,000. gives 15 3/4 $ income or 6 c per 1000 gives 25 p/c profit.

[Left column] Amended Figures pipes 4500 specials 750 meter 800 motor & pump 3600 [wireing?] 400 Reservoir 3330 [Suction?] 13,730

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Keep Tank so avoid water hammer

Keep tank so cut off at peak hours.