Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-04

third of the people now living on the lines
of mains are water consumers. and of those
now consumers would add considerably 10
their privileges and gladly pay for same if
the water and service were satisfactory.
1t is not eXtravagant to calculate that the
revenue from consumers Will be easily
doubled. and that instead of Il revenue of
$40, O00 it will easily reach the sum OF 900
from the same source. This alone would
provide for all the bonds to be issued, be
sides, on the present basis, not less than
SIS 900 will be earned net this year. unless
there should be serious Gripping of our ma
| chiDery, leaving $4,000 per annum for in
teraSt and sinking funds. If bonds are is
sued at per cent il will be readily seen
| that good expenditure can be made
What are the plans in detail"
Gas to the plans in detail and the proba-
BILE expenditure l would say that two good
pumps, triple expansion, vertical type
| would be the best. These pumps built 10
| pump against head of either two hundred
and fifty or two hundred and eighty-tive
feet These powerful pumps 10 place would
DO double or three times the service now
being performed at precisely the same as
to fuel and much less as to repairs, etc,
making it possible to earn the increased
revenue with no greater expense than is
necessary at the present time
will you use arteSian watcr.'
''By all means, arteSian water should be
secured. Many were anxiously hoping that
the artesian wells on 4 level with the city
would solve at least one feature of the queS-
ton. but in this we have been disappointed
Our wells on high ground have never de-
veloped over twenty-five to twenty-five
pounds pressure, when confined, and when
an opening was made giving vent to the
water, il dropped down much below these
figures The wells were carefully tested,
and, as with low stand-pipes there could be
no increase above the maximum, the made
quacy of the wells must become apparent
to anyone familiar with pressure and
waterworks generally. However, by going
to the adjacent river bottom, 100 feet below
the city, giving thereby forty-three
pounds pressure, it would appear to
become feasible to get L get supply for
pumping purposes. In this connection 1t
would be we'll to state that the pressure at
the Waco wells is as great or greater than
ours can be, even though located in the
river bottom. At Waco we understand that
the system is not satisfactory in cases of
prolonged fires, indicating that sooner or
later they must do something for better
protection than the wells or standpipes.
Then there must be a radical change in
pipe lines. a great many larger lines must
be laid TO feed the many smaller lines now
in use. These small lines all help to III
crease the fuel and repair bill, and should
be assisted by large lines at proper dis
tances, and large lines must be laid on I'M
occupied streets in the business part of the
city.
What is required to complete the sys-
tenn"
ITO complete the system will require at
least twelve months. and the waterworks
department is still compelled to provide for
another season with the old plant and ma
chinery. If the water supply were in
creased at present, the pumps can give no
better service, as they are doing all the
work that should be required of them
What Will be the total cost of the works.
The total cost of the work should not ex-
coed from s400, 900 to S450,0O0, the interest
and sinking funds to be provided out OF the
revenues Of the department and in no event
to resort to direct taxation, and we believe
that if the work is properly managed there
will be no necessity for the same