Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-15
TIE DALI BEE. OOUN.,L BLUFFS IOWA FRIDAY JUNE Is
The WATER WORKS.
President Hopkins, Of New York,
InSpeCtS Them Personally.
The Push to Make Up for De-
lays Caused by Storms.
The Excellent Character Of tho
Work Being Done.

Sidney W. Hopkins, ESQ.,, of New
York, president Of the Council Bluff,
City Water Works company, arrived
In Council Bluffs on Tuesday morning
last. Harry Blrklnblne, the super
wishing engineer Of the company, met
him at The depot, and SO eager was
the president to see what progress had
been made since his last visit, that he
sent his baggage to the Ogden house
and accompanied Mr.. Birkinbine In
his carriage over to the works.
Mr.. Hopkins appeared to be disap,
pointed at the slowness with which the
work has progressed during his alb
sence, but he showed evident sstisfac.
tlon at the character of the work done
since he wal last In Council Bluffs. 1t
was explained to him that duiiog the
month of May rain had fallen on
twenty.eight days, and he could not
therefore expect much progress during
such weather The fine weather
of the past few days has, however,
enabled the engineer to augment his
force and the result Is apparent In
every department of the work. The
pipe layers on Broadway have reached
Bancroft street, and If the weather
continues favorable all of upper Broad.
way will soon be pIped.
At Glen avenue the slight damage
done by the late storm to tho gate
house has been repaired. and the new
work has been nicely sodded with
fresh scd and the terrace IL
now complete with Its verdure
Of green that everywhere meeta
the eye. Pudding Is progressing
stesdlly on the surface Of the inside
embankment of the storage reservoir,
aud each day shows q satisfactory rise
towards the top of the embankment
of the clay material now going Into
the work. As the horses pursue their
mohotonous rounds, dragging behind
them the heavy iron rollers used to
pack the material into solidity, one
can see how slow IL this pro.
cess Of lining the inner sur
face Of the smbankments, which
is so necessary to make q perfectly
tight water basin. With that done,
the company can put In place the
brick lining, and the reservoir will be
ready to receive the water.
All the land occupied by the COM
pany which surrounds the reservoir at
Glen avenue has been fenced, and
thus intruders, both man and beast,
are kept from interfering with the
work or marring the grounds, which
now look SO beautiful.
The sodding of the outer surface of
the entertainments of all the reservoirs
was done SO early In the season, and
30 we'll done that no effects upon them
of the recent rains are anywhere per-
ceptible. Although the expense of
ornamentipg the work in this manner
has been large, IL is questionable
whether the cost has been anything
near the expense of repairing the en-
bankments had they been left unpro-
tected when the recent severe storm
visited the city. The engine house
at the river begins to show
how colld and beautiful q
structure it Is to be, the walls are ul
nearly to the point necessary for put
ting on the roof, and II the present
favorable weather continues, In q very
few days more the roof will be IL
place. We are informed that thu
pumping machinery was shipped from
the east last Monday and will arrive
on the ground sometime during thu
latter part of this month. Arrange
ments are perfected to set 4
up In the engine house a.
soon as 1t arrives. All the remaining
hydrants, we are told, were also ship
ped on Wednesday of this week ant
will reach the city early next week.
The engineer informs Us that he In
tends to take advantage of the preuen
favorable weather to push the worl
to the utmost OF his ability. The al
most daily rains In May prevented
satisfactory prosecution Of the worl
last month, and there Is an eviden
intention now to make up for tim
lost from that cause.
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