Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-03-05
CITY MAY ISSUE
MORE WATER BONDS
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uioubly.
City Engineer Stafford turned in
his report relating to specifications
which he had been instructed to OBJ
tain relating to the waterworks. and
which contained the required data,
and also a plan of the proposed reser-
voir.
Mayor Cook reported. on behalf of
the committee appointed to meet
Mr.. often, and stated chat the COM
mittee had met with that gentleman
and we're unable to obtain any favor.
able terms, his price still being $500
for water and right OF way.
The city engineer stated that he
had measured the water in the Little
Casino spring and found that the
present output was 400. OOO gallons
per day, and the mayor mentioned
that the council should at once take
some action and decide on a system
OF waterworks.
The matter was thoroughly dis
cussed and upon further investiga-
ton it was found that to obtain the
needed water and right Of way would
involve endless litigation and delay,
and Alderman Brassey urged the ne
cessity Of taking some immediate &C.
ton and said that in view of the fact
that the Little Casino plan would in.
volve litigation and that when OBJ
tanned might not be satisfactory he
believed that 1t would be wise to OBJ.
tain water supply from Big Spring
creek IL possible.
He said that in that way all litiga-
ton would be done away with and
a permanent and plentiful water sup
ply insured to the city. Mr.. Brassey
had evidently given the matter much
consideration and said that his idea
was to ascertain what the sewerage
system would cost and then devote
the remainder of the $4,000 to lay.
ing a pipe line up Spring creek as
far as possible, which could be com
pleted to the head of the creek as
sec as the funds could be obtained,
and in the meantime. IL the natural
pressure was not sufficient, put in q
temporary pumping plant.
E. w. King gave his views On the
subject and entirely agreed with Mr.
Brassey that the town could not afford
tn start in with a small water system,
as the city was bound to grow and
fire protection had to be ample. He
said that the fire pressure that could
be obtained from Little Casino would
not be considered by the insurance
underwriters as sufficient and no re
duction in insurance rates would be
secured. At the present time SIG, 0OO
was being paid for insurance in Lew
istown, which was Is per cent Of Its
assessed valuation. He advised the
city to obtain a right to the neces
sary water in Spring creek as soor
as possible and not wait for several
years until it was corraled by manu-
featuring concerns and big damages
would have to be paid. Mr.. King
said that the pipe line could be laid
Ut Spring creek now as far as the
present funds would allow and com
pleted later on, when more bonds
could be issued, when the city, on Its
completion, would have a complete
and satisfactory system. The line
could u as far as Borgh's Goa
mines, and though the natural press
ure would not be sufficient, a pump
ing plant could be installed until the
city was able to complete the gray
ity system to the head of Big Sprinf
creek. The system used until ther
would be the Holly system and would
require no reservoir, as direct press
ure would be obtained from the plant
which would not cost any more thar
the construction of a reservoir, in tn,
neighborhood of $4,000.
A diversion was here caused b,
Robert Jackson asking II it would no
be advisable to have a reservoir II
the vicinity Of the city, and he wa.
Informed that it was not necessary
az the creek would take the place o
a reservoir, and N doubt be more
satisfactory and cheaper.
The mayor stated that he had II
his possession a letter from the Hon
T. c. Power, in which he stated tina
j. A. Cole. who was the consulting
engineer On waterworks at Chicago
was engaged in reporting on the Hell
ena and Butte water systems an,
would De glad 10 come TO LeWist0wl
and give any expert advice tina
might be needed.
z. w. King stated that Mr.. Col,
was the consulting engineer of tn
Great Falls bondholders at the tim
OF the establishment of the water
works in that city and he was full.
capable of giving all necessary in
formation and was an expert Of grea
ability and in all probability woul,
charge away up in the hundreds TO
his services.
F. E. Wright said that he under
stood that Mr.. Cole was willing L
come to Lewistown for $50 per day
and Mr.. King stated that he could d
nc good here without more data an