Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-06-11
HERE 1T. Is.
Engineer Cook of Toledo Gives
a Synopsis and Safe Approx
innate Estimate of the Wa
terworks Plant.

] At the adjourned session Monday evening
the council at once took up the water work
question and discussed it to some length.
Mr.. Tyler as chairman of the investigating
committee reported that Engineer Cook o
Toledo had visited Napoleon on Saturday bu
owing to the inclement weather was unabl
to go over the entire ground. However b,
took plat of the town with him and workin.
from the plat addressed the following lette
to the chairman:
TOLEDO, o., June 8, 1891.
AS per agreement. l have given the ques
tion of water works for Napoleon as much at
| tention as possible in so short a time, anC
without having time to make a regular re.
port, setting forth the whole matter, car
only give you herewith a synopsis and safe
approximate estimate.
Two locations and sources of supply have
been considered. No. contemplates loca.
ting the pumping station on Kalida Pike,
South of Barnes Avenue, and South of the
| river; No. 2 locates works on the Schultz
farm near the river. No. l to take supply
from wells, and No. from Maumee River.
No. contsmplates 1902 feet of inch pipe,
1880 of inch, 4,200 of s inch, $3.50 of Id
inch, 2070 of II inch, and 800 feet of 16 inch
pipe. Total, S,222 feet of pipe or 34-10O
miles; Sc Fire Hydrants; two pumping
engines, each with capacity to pump /. .0O0, ,0O0
gallons of wateriper 24.hours; two boilers, l
building 30 by 80 feet in plan, with brick
smoke stack &c. &c. Total estimate for
works complete $37 10000.
No. 2. Same pipe distribution and ap-
purtenances, excepting the difference in
length of force, main from Schultz farm, and
other notifications incident. Estimated
cost $44, 10000.
By using smaller pipe and making other
possible notifications, both these estimates
are that you would want more pipe than they
contemplate. In other words, both these
estimates contemplate first class service of
its size; better than will be found in most
cities of your population, and such works as
l think you really ought to have. But if
these figures exceed your financial ability, we
may have to cut the service in order to meet
such contingency. The estimates are pur-
posely intended to be very full, and under
competition j should expect to receive bids
which would aggregate something less.
have not now time to give tabulated state
ments, showing, in detail, the pipe, valve and
hydrant distribution, but will forward them
in a day or so. These estimates will answer
as basis upon which to go before the Coun-
Gil this evening, and hope you will kindly
favor me with the result, and your further
wishes in the matter.
After the reading of the letter MIR. Grosch-
der entered upon a discussion of the question
in which he set forth that improvements of
this kind always cost more in actual construc-
tion than the estimate. He was not allowed
to finish under parliamentary rules as the
Mayor maintained, the question was not as
yet open for discussion.
Mr.. Cahill suggested before the committee
make its final report that the feasibility of
combining water works with the electric light
both being owned by the town--be ascer-
tained.
Mr.. Ludwig asked that Mr.. Beard be heard
On this part of the question, who is q practi-
cal machinist. He gave his opinion that the
two could be combined at cost not exceed
ing $4,000.
Mr.. Samse read communication from a
was claimed that waterworks could be con-
structed in Napoleon, on the same plan as
that suggested by Mr.. Cook or nearly so, at a
,ostnot exceeding $4,000.
After few desultory remarks by member
Of the council in which a disposition was
manifested to consider carefully every step in
he project, the question was put by the Mayor
whether or not the matter of waterworks and
,lectric light and waterworks should be
aurther considered and whether or not the
,urther legislation. Itcarried, Cahill, Tyler,
Samse. Ludwig voting in the affirmative and
1roschner in the negative.