The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-02
MORE WATER NEEDED.
PLAN TO TAP FISHING CREEK
Civil Engineers Have Surveyed
Pipe Line and the City Fathers
Think it Economical and
Necessary to Build It
The Citizens to be
Consulted.

For several weeks past Messrs. Pow
pal and Minshall, civil engineers from
New York City. have been engaged
in the work of surveying and locating
pipe liue from Fishing Creek in the
northern section of the county, to the
reservoir near this city.
The object of this work is to fiud
some reliable means to provide n suf-
ficient supply of water for the capac-
ity of the two receptacles now possess
ed by the corporation, also having par
ticular care as 10 its purity.
Last summer and far into the winter,
the pumps at the artesian wells and at
Lakiu's spring have been working con-
tinuously to keep the town supplied,
as the flow from the mountains was
not 10y any means great enough. This
entaileG considerable expense outside
of the purchase price OF necessary ma
chinery, some of which l. practically
OF no value, especially that Va the
wells.
The Board of Aldermca .iave had
the question under consideration for
some time, and after deep thought and
deliberation determined To fad out the
most satisfactory aud economical plan
by which the water supply could be
increased and at the same time consult
and be governed by the wishes of the
citizens and taxpayers.
The engineers were employed to sur
vey several routes for ten or twelve
inch pipe line from Fishing Creek, a
fine stream of mountain water at "A
point near Weddle's Saw Mill, a dis
lance of nearly three miles and one
half to the reservoir. Three routes
were measured and the cost closely es-
timated. After some minor consider
ations and changes the plans, cost and
all particulars will be submitted to the
citizens of the town for their approval
or rejection.
The consent of the mill owners on
the stream will have to be secured and
this probably will be accomplished
next Tuesday, when the board will
visit the locality for that purpose.
Fishing Creek has volume of crys-
tai water estimated at over two million
gallons per day, and this through a
twelve-inch pipe would furnish all the
water needed by Frederick even with
double the present population. We
are now supplied through ten-inch
pipe from the receivers. The amount
of water used in this city is about 80
gallons day per capita.
The expenditure of money last
year to pump water into the reser-
voirs would pay more than the inter-
est on the proposed investment and
supply portion to the sinking fund.
Before the new reservoir was built, two
years ago the coming summer, it was
proposed to use Fishing Creek as a
source of supply instead, but the cost
seemed so great that the idea was
abandoned. AS results have shown, it
would have been better plan to have
adopted it, Now we have the capac-
ity of storing large quantity of water,
but at certain dry seasons the supply
falls short and artificial means must be
eulplOyeu.
1t is clearly evident that a new
source must be obtained, but whether
the present one is the most advisable
at the present time, is a matter for the
people of Frederick to decide. The
corporation can go on pumping water
at great cost each year, but the City
Fathers think that the plan they pro-
/ pose is the most feasible from a bust
ness point of view
The work of the engineers has been
most clearly and satisfactorily done
and they have made very conserv-
alive estimate aud proposition to the
board. This matter should be care
fully considered and adjusted with the
interests of the city at heart and with
the thorough knowledge and partici.
patton of every taxpayer in the COM
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