Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-23


consideration.
Denver, Colo, March 10, 1899.
The honorable Mayor and City Council,
Rocky Ford, Colo.
GnSrLRxBx: In accordance with your
instructions visited your city and
looked over your present water supply.
and after considering your maps aud
table of data and going over estimate OF
work which in my judgment should be
carried out in order to place your city on
secure footing as q we'll protected and
we'll supplied city. having in view the
possible greater extensions You will have
to carry out in the near future owing to
rapid growth caused by geographical To-
cation. receiving many of Its supplies
from the east. and being also direct
shipper to many distant points Of pro-
duct that has given it a worlds reputa-
ton. beg to submit the following re-
port:
In view Of all the advantages that must
como to Rocky Ford it must necessarily
double in population several times in the
near future, aud my Judgment is you
sh )uld not attempt too small construc-
ton, and that 1t should extend consider
able beyond that now decided upon by
your honorable body, and that the time
il now past for temporary constructions,
and none but the most perplan ant should
be adopted; and while 1t will be impossi-
BILE to have the estimate camo within the
amount stated in your letter, yet think
it should not be cut, but fully carried
out Oh the following lines, and l would
advise:-
The taking up OF 5000 feet OF 6-inch
pipe from reservoir to intersection OF Lo-
Gust avenue uiid Main street, and relay
same on Sycamore avenue from Main to
Filth street, and from tank No. 2 to south
line OF town, and on Swink avenue 5OO
feet e,lst from Main street.
Also lay .neH finch. Gust pipe along the
following streets: BEGINNING on south
line OF town ut 6-incu pipe from tank ut
we'll No. =, thence east uiId north to Pine
avenue, thence west on Pine avenue to
lhirLe .uth street, thence north on
Twelfth street to Swink avenue, thence
west Oh Swink avenue trlM Twelfth con.
Meeting with 6-iuch extension east from
AlHiu street, thence west ,also on Swink
avenue from Main street t. Fifth street,
thence south on Fifth street from Swink
to Sycamore avenue there connecting
with 6.inch from Main street, making y
total of about S,6OO fest Of A.inch pipe.
Lay new l2-inch wood pipe from reser-
voir to intersection Of Locust avenue and
Main street.
Set tan additional fire hydrants in va
rious parts Of town.
Set twelve 4-inch valves in new main,
with valve boxes.
Set one l2-inch electric valre at Lo-
cnst and Main streets.
Set two 6-inch check valves, one at
tank No. l, md one ut tank No. ..
Line reservoir with inches OF con-
crete and roof same.
Estimate Of cost-about $1,000.
/ advise the laying Of Pinch wood
line from the reservoir to Locust avenue
and Main street owing to the small head
which you will hive from the reservoir
for fire purposes, and the main should be
Of size that would give ns near the the
80 you should adopt at least Pinch
line and wood pipe is the only kind you
could afford to use from the fact that
steel would be destroyed in short time
nnd the cast iron is out OF the question
owing to the cost.
might add here that il in the future
you wish a settling device such ms is in
use in Denver it could be constructed at
small cost and would make the ditch
water above the reservoir fairly good
domestic supply and at the same time
make your lire protection more secure.
would advise that yon decide on
something rs soon as possible as prices
on material are advancing rapidly, and it
will be probably but n short time before
they reach such figure that i would be
impossible to do the work under the esti.
mate.
Hoping that this may meet your views
and at the same time the cost may not be
beyond your means, remain,
Yours truly,
@. P. ALLEN,
Consulting Engineer.