Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-02-13

not been determined upon. 1t was prob
able a reservoir would have to be con-
structed, whether the water was forced
from the gravel beds or was assembled
by gravitation. He said the Cook
strainer system was in use in Red Oak
Sioux City, Atlantic, South Omaha and
along the entire line of the c., b. & G.
railway and In many other places, and
had been found very successful. The
system. in brief, is a series of 10-inch
wells. which are cased with brass tub
ing, perforated by fine Sits, so con-
structed that sand and gravel can not
enter These wells are connected by
pipes and the water forced out by COM
pressed airor pumps It is less expen-5
sve than the gallery system. because
there Is no digging to be done. The re-
port of the committee was adopted and
Chief Engineer Madsen. of the water
works station, and superintendent
Mack We're instructed to visit some Of
the cities whore the system is ID use
and report their findings to the council.
THE ELECTRIC, RATES
Mr.. Fisher, OF the special committee
ON electric light rates, preliminary To
making his special rapport. read letter
't'i '1slNVri. -. Jones, ~ wv
IS ish'lhs tt'iipafN' giving q
s1 !, OF li'e DIS OF some ~ siie
9u ~, consumers. showing that the
oiiis were Tess nov man ~ previous
80 = MI f1si'ers rspoiI MAS on me
Wi'9ie iaVorapie TO ne eleetrte ilsht
Na''"i'ss'is, anu ws's II. - i,ii',',ss;
"v i'i'u' aieef q tnefoush lhVestlt'a-
i'h a. lai AZ we commute has been
. pi'i 70 lllVestigale' tha' thfre are
so''a May places where there seems 70
~ an oVerchafss We nave compared
'iif piiis OF lprly-thlee consumers and.
We una theS nave paiG s2s.9s les TOR the
l'ast 'ifee months lnah curing the same
3''itee 'iloh,ns9a year ago. we nave inc
! names OF lotty-' hiee consumers on
+ elaiH,t siieei, Which Your iioiohapie
spo'is San lilNes 'lsate ipi' ourselves We
~" NM ~ using oui Ntsit meter ts5sst
'iias az ft'in tile Noitase Is very close
! ~ '..at = y suaiaiteeu-
We also ma IA great many places
! WY ''oi Wiiilis, pau jo,fitS anu mail
/ w sum- 'iacs's ssi'i'ess 700 st'laii 20
4 lutHiSh su1llcleh' current To the amps
! ~ citeV!t on saia ills, ihss use OF
me crop IN Voitase IS aus8 20 me small
! anc. poor WIRING. W. We're informed
I by an electrician mat ~ these instances
I me consumer Would get 1ust as good
/ Light With ten-candie power as with SIX
! teen power lamps. which would reduce
inc cost OF the iights ona third
4 We could 90 on and name a good many
Ike places but We simply mention some
wo on three. 50 you can see there IS a
! good deat q iault IN the Wlrins, ana
Wherc there IS poor WIRING and poor
JOINTS and exposure 10 gas pipes there
1 VIII always be an escape of current
more on lsss. ana wnefe tnese : sufa
an escape y Is q continual vast and
the meter IN doing is duty MIL register
liilll current passing IT. We also hiid as
q rule. q good many complaints about
4 paying more for light than before The
Production, but after investigating We
4 ma q great many pl these are mistaken
when they produces their rates 1e
4 me best OF our judgment We Would rec-
'E"mmsha 2 thorough coinpefelis poet
i on, not tor the lisht and wiring alone
4 but tor the Insurance and protection
against tire ana Your committee wotlie
suggest that there be committee an-
4 pointed 70 Visit say three cifies of liks
q SIZE, where the llSht u furnasheQ by
8 cot'ipaiis. ana s' alleet 70 ms seo's,lill
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