Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-05-31
IN THE SWEET BYE AND BYE
A sUFEs1cXENCX OF WATER
0ON1KTIME.
The City Authorities Have Done
All They Could do Get More wa
ter. but 9cem to he Unable tn
Reach THAT END For Awhile.

All TheY COuld 10 0set nAOEG WA
ter, but Seem to he Unable to |
Reach THAT EcIad For Awhile.
After all the fond hopes the people of
Asheville have cherished concerning the
carly solution of the water puzzle, they
are, it now seems, doomed to chew the
cud of disappointment for some time
yet.
Last Saturday the authorities thought,
and it was SO stated in THE CITIZEN,
that water would be turned into the
city through the new 16-ineh pipe line,
which was put in with tho idea of con-
Meeting it with the standpipe. In order
to use this line before the completion of
the standpipc it was necessary to con-
meet the new main with the old 1O-inch
line. Contractor M. II. Kelly dcmurred,
but finally agreed to the connection
provided the city would agree that no
greater pressure should be put upon the
new line than would have been borne IT
connected with the StandpiPc. This the
city agreed to. and the connection was
completed Saturday as promised.
| 1t was thought that this would end
the trouble. but it did not. for Mr.. Kelly
| complained that he was not sure as to
the stability of stone wall at the
pumping station, built to hold the pipe
line i'll place at that point. The wall
| was originally to be built by MIR. Kelly,
Il to be paid for extra, but upon his request
City Engineer Lee relieved him of that
work and gave it to Contractor H. NJ.
Smith.
The Joint Board water committee
went to the water works this morning
,, and inspected the wall. The committee
, agreed to relieve Contractor Kelly of al
responsibility as far as the wall was
. concerned, and to assume all dainage:
: that might arise from Il collapse of the
: wall, and an agreement to this efec'
! was drawn up and signed.
Once more the city thought every oh
jection had been met, but it wa
=. disappointed. A letter was shown tn
S company, which furnished the pipe 10
Contractor Kelly. This letter state
S that the company would not allow tn
;, use of the line at present unless a 16 inc
"T" were put in at the highest point O
e the line. which is in Beaumont Gar
t, This ct" is intended to reach to the sui
IF face of the ground. and it's purpose is t
It indicate when the pressure on the pipe
o greater than the capacity of the piP'
n. which could instantly be told by tt
" forcing of water above ground. A IT
re has already been put in at this Poln
lie and the portion connected with the mai
It is 16 inches, while the part running I
Is the surface is only 4 inches in diamete
ID And here is where city and compar
t, differ. The latter wants n 16-inch pill
e. running to the surface, while the Cit
I'd believes the 4-inch pipe Will answer eve
es purpose. The city, therefore, considerii
On the demand ridiculously absurd.
Mayor Patton says. declined to put
g. the 16.inch "T' and there the matt
I'D rests.
to When asked as to a probable date
rs the increased supply OF water, May
st Patton said he could not say. 1t mig
fl probably not be furnished until t
ed standpipe is completed. The angle-ir
it for the big cylinder has at last arriv
ed and the workmcn will proceed to ra
be the standpipe soon as possible.
In Justice to Contractor Kelly
ed should be said that he is perfectly w
to ing to have the water turned into
on pipe now that his two points nave pt
acteded to. The trouble is with I
Chattanooga company, a firm that
In not known to the city, as far as the &C
49, tract for the pipe line is concerned.