Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-03-01
wATER.wORKS N.G.

the disinterested eye, did not show the
waterworks to be possessed of ability
to do very efficient work in case of a
good sized fire. Three streams were
thrown at the same time, from different
hydrants, and guesses as to the highest
point reached by any of them vary from
35 to SIS feet. Surveyor G. Q. Newcomb
took bearings from given point to the
different streams, and his report is that
the highest:point reached was IT'S feet.
His measurements of the three streams
are: On Peters near the square, IT'S
feet; on Holland near Lakin, 74.9 feet
at the farthest one east, Ill feet, these
measurments being of the very highest
point reached by the spray. The eff
fective stream would reach to within
from 10 to Is ft. of these measurements.
We have got to have something better
than that, gentlemen, for protection
against fire. Try again.
Following is the ordinance prepared
and passed by the city council, but
which Mayor Buckland has not yet
signed
an Ordinance, to prOUide for system of
Water Works for the city of Great Bend,
State of Kansas, for the ertingotiSfne1lt
OF fires, sanitary and other purposes.
Granting to j. a. Jones, has associates,
stTatct said Water Works. And con-
f7Hcfirn spifb II To,ooe b5e nceacSnfoe
successors and assigns. for fire hydrdrlts,
until said city of Great Bend shall p,tr-
chase said soOrkS, and giving to said city
an option to purchase said s1orkS.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Councilmen of the city of Great Bend,
State of Kansas:
SECTION THAT there is hereby Civ
en- and granted to j. A. Jones, of
Wichita, Kansas, his associates, sue
cessors, OF assigns, the right and priv
ilege for the term of twenty-one years,
from the adoption Of this ordinance, of
supplying the city of Great Bend, and
the inhabitants thereof, water, for do
mestic, sanitary and other uses, and for
the extinguishment of fires.
SEC. 2-The said j. A. Jones, his
associates, successors or assigns, is
hereby authorized to establish, con-
struct, operate, and maintain, said
works i'll said city; receive, take, and
store, conduct and distribute water
through the said city, to construct and
extend aqueducts, mains and pipes,
through all the streets, lanes, alleys
and public grounds of said city, as the
same exists, or may hereafter be ex-
tended.
SEC. 3-The general plan of the
work, shall be as follows, two pumps of
one million U. S. gallons capacity each,
every twenty-four hours, said pumps to
be independent each of the other, so
that they can be used separately; an
engine house to be built either of brick
or stone; two boilers, each to be inde-
pendent of the other; and stand pipe.
not less than twelve feet in diameter,
and to be not less than one hundred and
fifty feet higher than the intersection
of Main street and Broadway, in said
city; the supply of water to be obtain
ed, by driving into the ground, to a dis
tance of not less than sixty feet,
sufficient number of drive well points
and gas pipe, land from well which shall
be maintained, not less than twenty
seven feet in depth, and of not less
than sixteen feet in diameter, with a
flow of water sufficient TO supply said
pumping machinery, as herein before
provided for There shall be laid
not less than four and one-half miles
of cast iron pipe, said pipe to vary in
size. from four to ten inches inside
all pipes to be lald not less
than thirty inches below the surface of
the ground; said works shall be capa-
BILE of discharging four one inch
streams, from any four hydrants,
through two hundred feet of two and
and one-half inch rubber hose, and one
inch nozzle, to hight of eighty feet,
any where the city council may elect to
make the test, and upon this test being
made, and upon compliance with the
other provisions of this ordinance, the
city shall be obligated to pay hydrant
rental, as hereinafter provided for; and
such tests may also be made at any
time, or times in the future, Cn resOlu-
tion of the city council, and in case of
a failure of said works to fill such tests,
then shall the liability of said city to
pay bydrant rental, cease, until such
time as said works shall fill such test,
as aforesaid.
Provided however, that in any case
any portion of the mains in any part
of said CITY. or any hydrants, becom-