Great Falls tribune., 1889-10-09
WATER FOR ALL,
THE GREAT FALLS WATER WORKS
DESCRIBED IN DETAIL.
machinery OF Guperiur tt1Hitty and
Great POWer--An A Arterial System
of Distribution Throughout
the City.

The building which shelters the power
that furnishes our city with water is
located about one mile up the Missouri
river from Central avenue. 1t is solidly
built Of brick, and the style of architec-
ture is such that the building is an orna-
1nent to tbat part of the city. The
building contains three large rooms.
The boiler room is 32x3l feet has Il
cement floor and is furnished with every
convenience known to mechanics. The
boilers are two in NUMBER each of rs
horse power and connected so that either
can he run independently of the other, or
both may be run together. They are of
the "rlain tnhnlar' type set III heavy
masonry, built by the Mansfield Machine
Works, Mansfield, o. They nre fed by
IN independent pump through heater
which ntilizes the exhaust sieam.
THE CENTRE OF POWER.
The pump room is large, airy and ex-
ceedlngly well lighted. The ceiling is
about 20 feet high. The room is finished
in yellow pine, and is scrupuIously neat
and clean. The pumps are two in num-
lbtr and are set and connected so as to
run one at a time or both together They
are of the compound duplex pattern, with
| outside packed plungers; the steam cyln-
ters are IA inch for high pressure and %
inch for low pressure, with 1Sinch stroke
and II inch plnnger. The steam cylin-
ders are handsomely "lageed,' or cased,
With black walnut. Each pump is pro-
nj f3aI wit Figl,n ~
be set ut any pressure and the pressure
on the mains will remain The same, no
| matter how much Or how little water is
being used. BY the use of this governor
the pressure can be run up to any de-
| sired degree in less than one minute.
| The pumps We're built by the Gordon
Steam Pump Co., Hamilton, O., and for
neatness ofdesign, strength and efficiency
are unsurpassed.
The water flows from the river through
Il IL inch wrought iron pipe to a we'll 10
feet in diameter and 90 feet deep. The
| end OF the pipe in the river is protected
| by q large hollow pier into which the
Wnter flows from the down stream side,
| through screen, thence through the
pipe into the well, then through the
screen partition that is built across the
centre OF the well, to the suction pipes of
the pumps. This well serves us a settling
chamber and filler. The hollow pier is
locaGed out 303 feet from the river shore
directly in the channel, thus securing
supply of pure water.
DISTRIBUTION OF WATER.
The pipe system consists Of over seven
miles Of mains, ranging in size from to
II inches in diameter, II fire hydrants
and 4e gates. The system is so arranged
that any street or avenue can be shut off
for repairs or extension of work without
interfering with the working of the rest
Of the system. The gates and hyarants
are of the Ludlow make. Tie pi pc was
made by Dennis Long IL Co, Louisville,
and is classed as standard weight cast
pipe. There are GT private taps and
more are being put in every day.
The pump house will soon be supplied
with electric light The generator, which
will be put in by Messrs. King and Goss,
Will be run by Il water motor OF the latest
model.
The grounds around the pump house
are being graded and trees will soon be
planted there. The pump house will be
one Of the most attractive places in the
city. Besides the pump house the com
pany have also erected a neat Broom cot
tage on the same grounds for tile accom-
of the engineers.
The total cost of the works is about
$4,000. The company paid the Manito-
ba road over S22, 900 for freight
Mr.. j. A. Cole of Chicago is the CON
sulting engineer, while Mr.. i. W. King
the construction and is the
present manager of the works.
An enterprise of such magnitude be-
n1r1- rns@ A.. q
city by the projectors and they should re-
ceive the most liberal encouragement and
patronage from the public. For the first
year the works may not pay running eX-
penses, hence every man that can do so
should take out water and thus give the
solid encouragement.