Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-06
MOI READY % REPORT
Engineer Hill Visits the City and
Looks Over tho Work on, the
Water Extension.
Will Not Be Able to Make His
Final Recommendations Until
October 1.
Very Well Satisfied With the Out
look presenca Of Iron May
Make Trouble.

Mr.. ]. w. Hill, of Cincinnati, consult
Ing engineer on the water supply in
vestigations now being prosecuted by
the council OF this city, spent Friday
here in conference with the water COM
imittee and Superintendent of Mains r..
y. Mack. With the members OF the
committee, Mayor Pierce and Mr.. Mack
Mr.. Hill visited the new test well in the
afternoon, where he made several OBJ
lservations that will be embodied in his
report to the committee on Oct. 1.
Mr.. Hill said to T.-R. reporter that
he had hoped. to make his final report
TO the committee at this time, but that
1T had been decided to continue the
work until Oct. 4, as there were some
additional notes yet to take along the
the same line, which would consume the
remainder of the present month. There
are also" continued Mr.. Hill, some es-
Inmates to make on machinery and cost
of labor that would be connected with
the improvements that will want to
include in the final report to the COM
mittee. We wish to broaden our infor-
nation on the underground source
somewhat especially as regards the
present location"
Mr.. Hill says he is very we'll pleased
with the work so far and thinks the city
will be able to utilize it to advantage.
I'VE have been pumping" he said. ION
an average of 100000 gallons per day
since July "a. and there has been nc
diminution as yet. When We began
pumping regularly we had already
taken out perhaps 100000 gallons in
the fourteen days. or the period con-
sumed in constructing the well.
Mr.. Hill was not ready to make pub
lie the last analyses of the water, and
said that that matter would be embod-
led in the final report. He said another
analysis of the same character as the
original would be taken, which would
be compared with the first, to see If
there has been any change made in the
quality of the water by continuous
pumping.
The analyses made by Chemist Davis
as test for iron was received here by
Mr.. Hill Tuesday, but he had not had
time to look 1t over. I'VE know there
| is iron in the water" he said, but
whether it abounds in such quantities
that the water will require treatment
before consumption has not yet been
determined. If there is too much iron
| in the water the objection to it will
not only be for drinking purposes, but
| for laundry and manufacturing pur-
lposes as well. The trouble. If 1t proves
to be trouble, can be remedied by
aeration by passing the water owe,
cascades, and finally passing it through
a course sand filter at high rate OF
speed. All these are questions that
must be determined before too much ex-
pense is incurred. They are somewhat
perplexing, perhaps, but they have to
be met"
Mr.. Hill said the work would be kept
up during the winter. In the meantime
the water will be utilized from the test
well until the permanent system is COM
pleted. He said he thought the we'll
would be broadened, and some extern
sions were in mind that would create a
larger supply without changing the
general character of the work. I'VE ex-
pect to pump during the winter into the
mains direct, for distribution" he said,
instead Of sending the water into the
reservoir and then having it pumped
again. This will necessitate. probably,
an enlargement of the temporary main
leading to the station.
Mr.. Hill left Tuesday night for Chi
cago, and from there goes direct to
Philadelphia, where he has another
water problem under consideration. Be-
fore coming here Mr.. Hill spent few
days at Cedar Rapids, where he has
been engaged by the city to plan new
works and tn set a value on those of
the old company, with a view of their
purchase by the city. Mr.. Hill will re-
turn to Marshalltown again on Oct. 1.