The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-01-01

tsed firms ID the Estes q Connell Mercan-
tile company~which has Increased its bu.i-
In lumber and coal. The Anaconda
Commercial company begins n
app new year with the re-
of Mr.. Copinus and the
career under the management of ID.
Cohen, Sr. All in all, the merchants of
Anaconda may he Satisfied with last years
treatment. A few hrms have gone to the
wall. hat Il must he said of them that they
never will he missed.
THE WATER SYSTEM.
The city receives it's water supply from
Fifer creek two and a half miles north OF
town. A. the point from which the supply
is taken the wallis of the canyon down
which the creek flows approach very
closely together, Utilizing this natural
advantage u substantial wall Of masonry.
heavily banked ny earth ON both sides,
was built across the ravine a few months
since, damminR up the creek, and form
ing n lake ar natural reservoir with a ca-
pacity Of S,25O.OOO gallons. Into this reser-
voir the next creek west Of Fifer was rot
Quoted through n fiume 4. 100 feet i'm length.
strongly built and sunk Ina the ground To u
depth Of five feet.
The quantity Of water obtainable from
either of these streams il more than
ample to meet the demands Of the town,
and taken together with the storage ca
pacity il il estimated hat the wants of a
city of 10000 people could he satisfied. As
both creeks have their sources in noun
tain springs, and gre shaded their entire
length by trecsn ~shrubbery, they are
not to any apr liable degree. subject to
the ordinary influences of the weather, SO
that the volume of water shows hut little
increase or a intuition at any time and
il always cool and pure.
From the dam the water il conveyed
| through, $3.50 feet of pipe tn an artificial
reservoir built on \ hill overlooking th.
city, and having IA capacity OF 215,OOO gal
Ions.
This is used as "a filter, and holds i'm re-
serve IL supply which would tide over any
accident to tile line above. The fall from
the dam to town is 254 feet, which gives
sufficient pressure for any emergency, the
average pressure shown ut the "A fire n.y.
drants being Is pounds.
The distribution is accomplished by n
system of parallel mains running east and
west through the town, with cross lines.
north and south, the latter connected Mt
both ends with In mains. Within the
city there is n total of So miles of pipe
lines, and adding the main which brings
the supply tn town altogether 81 miles of
pipe have been laid by the . he
pipe used is all of Kalamein iron noted
for it's non-corrosive properties.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
1t the close of the year 1889 the city of
Anaconda can boast the finest volunteer
fire department in the country. The four
companies of the city comprise 175 of
Anaconda's finest ana most active young
men. This ~ an increase OF about - per
cent in number Tor the year. There are
now Ia boxes IN the electric fire alarm
system, and the coming year will see an
addition OF at least Iour boxes tn the SER
vice i'm the city. Most important of all,
perhaps, i'm the Improvement Of the fire
service. il the erection of a fire hall, the
I'VE ""I'.S' Us"
state. a lower % rect from the grottnd
slrnounts the hall. In the tower has
t..., ,l,,ol sha bs.lI given tn tho c;tv a.,
' ~
MARCUS DAILY Two years ago. HI the lire
| hall have been placed the Alert hose cart.
,h. ,,,,L ,nd ladder truck aud ono ~ IT,
NIarcts Daiy hose ctrts. wear tne Top OF
the tower is placed each night n watch
man. whose duty II IL to keep n constant
outlook from ozark 10 uawh' SO 'hat n lire
may he discerned AT IT'S outbreak. The
apartment rrnViueu ior MN IL airectiy
under the Dell ana contains w,ndows
looking IN every dirrction. In the lire
tower has been place" n IRE reel winch is
peculiar To the Anaconda lire service.
The hose can be quickly wound around
the reel ana cleaned thoroughly in a very
! short time. A big tank OF water is under