Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-03-21
WATER WORKS REPORT
Read by }. G.. Clark Chairman. in City Hall
Last Friday Evening.

ferred the question of the possibility
| OF the construction of good water
works in this ciiy within the limit OF
Indebtedness prescribed by the con-
| stitution and the quality and supply
Of water and suificiency of our legis-
lation, respectfully report:
That the investigation has been car
ried on continually with thirty differ
ent firms and individuals and over
one hundred letters written-many OF
them long and entering largely into
the details OF the proposed plant; and
several plants have been examined as
! far as practical. The anatomy OF a
plant is very complex indeed. On an
external observation, the pumps, the
reservoirs. the tanks and towers, the
ends OF the hydrants and the faucets
| alone can be seen; Int the quality,
quantity and location of the material
largely hidden from sight frequently
causes the difference between success
and failure. The slow movement and
the external appearance Of two horses
to the average man may indicate that
they are of equal value, but the inter-
nal organization, the anatomy, con-
sututes lhe uIlefanee between lhe
plug and the thoroughbred.
Inc WORKING Piahs anu speciuca-
'lons anu contracts LOT material win
! which 10 create reasonably perlecl
plant must enter INTO the mlhiitla OF
the FORM material and location of
each ana every particular part ana
VIII DC Ten TIMES az intricate anu VOL
luminous as that OF the most costly
building IN TINS county In several
! lhstaf tes niue omissions nave mater
ialiy "uecled the use OF the plant tlii
Coz ected ~ an increased expenditure
o. none The specifications alone
row ~ our hands, Of one small plant
mol nearly AZ extensive a. our pfopos-
ca plant' covers tWenty-iour pages 81
printed matter.
Az TINS y II response 70 men who
are cohtihtaily ihqHlrlng why the
| com mlttee mas not reported on water
works. on must remember that in
all such matters great haste makes
great waste.
Inc members OF this committee
have each had his own private bust
ness TO attend TO, and have not been
disposed to rush IN blindly, decide
hastily snd induce the people to try
experiments, but preferred to take
time and profit by the experience of
others. 1t is necessary, unless we
are ulsposed bllndly to trust to others,
to understand the mechanism of each
ara every part OF the plant; to know
what pumps are durable, and reliable;
| now ana out oil what material towers,
TANKS, MANS MIGRANTS etc, are made
and how to make the whole plant dur
able and reliable and frost proof, and
the cost thereof. With that end in
view the investigation has been con-
tnuousiy pursued.
! In response to questions propound-
ed by Us many offers and propositions
have been received asking to bid
for the furnishing material. or the
/ furnishings, material and the con-
i struetion of the entire plant and
some have offered their services in
! drawing plans and specifications,
making purchases of material and
experimenting Tue entire construe-
ton of the plant
! In the former report we estimated
from the light obtainable that ..
plant with 81 miles of mains, steel
tank on brick tower eighty feet
high. with two steam pumps and
reservoir at the spring, with cut-offs.
frost proof hydrants. etc. could be
put in for 500, 900, not including
plans. specifications. and the services
Of an expert superintendent.
Our Investigations and correspond-
encc have led us to believe that bet
ter plant than the one we contem-
plated with miles more mains can
be put IN complete. includino the
drawing Of plans, and specifications.
and the services Of an expert superin-
tending the making Of purchases. the
erection OF buildings end tower