The Florence daily tribune., 1898-09-19
hey Provide for Two Reservoirs and a
Gravity System


Iran Phillips the expert sanitary engineer Louis en-
led by council of Florence report prospects
g supply for Florence and draft plans and specf
Ions for system works has completed his work He will
brit tonight special meeting of the council the result of his
the courtesy Mayor Mcclure and Mr. Phillips The
d present this evening exclusive general
lures of the report and the plans.
l. Phillips after inspection and Investigation of the various
of water supply and bearing mind the general
mountain and gravity system if such practicable
opinion Newland the only feasible
supply. He further believes that by the of storage
system sufficient could be obtained from that
M supply the present needs of Florence and to provide
gency supply adequate any requirement that be
accordingly drawn plans for gravity system of works.
ng with dam the Wright ranch l0 miles from Florence
ding for reservoirs and distributing tank and with
this will Railroad south
the north and from Florence the
lane the west
connection with this proposed gravity system plans have been
house be located the mouth of
eek and the Arkansas river to draw water from wells there with
supplement- the Newland creek supply if the latter should
inadequate to the growing needs of this town.
for the gravity system show dam the Newland creek
about threequarters of mile above Wrghts
will create the first storage reservoir
relief basins has been provided for diminish
ur which exceedingly great inasmuch the fall
the mile The first of these basins but little distance
the dam Each basin will be 8x12 feet in and
They will tightly covered and provided manholes
pipe line connecting them will be 12inch In basin
alter will through srainer and fall plate
its exit at point two feet lower
basins within mile of each other about
the DAM and between them is "bowof" which will the
removing mud debris that may be carried down the
ne, which follows the down the hill to town.
second located above the Rocky Mountain Oil
nys settlement 1t will have capacity of 100000 gallons
SIS feet square surface will slope of q
and to outside Its depth will be 35 feet 1t is pro-
use the water there stored however of
either from drought in the of extraordinary need
ire By clever arrangement of valves and pipes the regular
OF the creek will be conducted around this
or and directly to the town.
distributing tank which 80 feet so feet in diameter,
tied the hill south of town. between the Ell Paso and the
Cripple Greek reduction works 1t will always be kept
long as there any water at all in the reservoirs
EDITION to the pipe Pinch pipe will be laid side by side
which will directly into house. An ingenious
cement of valves will render possible by simply turning
the hose house to force through this small pipe in
way to release the from the upper
main pipe line into town along Union street and
s point Front little to the of the Fremont
Inc branches Sand creek and thence to Main
west to the end of Front Santa Fe with
main running down Pixies Peak and branching again
street. The of the mains decrease from that point but
no dead ends and by opening valves at various points the