Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-12-25
THE NEW PIPE LINES
Description of Changes Proposed
by the Water Company.
DETAILED LIST OF WHAT Is OFFERED
Sizes of Different Mains and Outline
of System as w. A. Underwood,
President of the Company Proposes
1t Shall be if He Gets Franchise.
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
In the mention in yesterdays .Cou-
rier of the proposition made by the
president of the City Water Supply
Co.. w. A. Underwood to the city
pipe lines which the company offered
to lay was omitted owing to the lack
of space. This description is furnish
ed in full.
The City Water Supply Co., propos-
es as basis of new franchise, that
it will make the following extensions
and improvements of its works in the
city of Ottumwa
The present 10 inch pipe now in
place on East Main street from JEFF
ferson street to Iowa avenue, dis
lance of 4,631 feet, to be taken up and
replaced by an equal amount of 4,631
feet of ~ inch pipe; and all the n.y.
drants and service pipes now attached
to said 10 inch pipe to be detached
therefrom and attached to said IL inch
pipe instead. That the 2,S4O feet of
6 inch pipe and the AT feet of 4 inch
pipe now in use on said street, and the
6 inch pipe on Burlington street, be-
tween Birch and Ash streets, and on
Ash street between Burlington and
East Main streets. with the attached
service pipes, to be left in place as now
but that all hydrants be detached from
said 6 inch and the 4 inch pipes on
East Main street and be attached to
said 10 inch pipe; and that frequent
cross connections be made between
said IL inch pipe and said 6 and
inch pipes.
Also that 10 inch pipe be laid on
Iowa avenue between East Main street
and Hayne street, 1926 feet in length,
leaving place the present inch pipe
on said avenue, cross connecting be-
tween the said 10 and 6 inch pipes.
Also that 10 inch pipe be laid on
Vine street from East Main street in
Ottumwa to the Des Moines river, and
that crossing the Des Moines river a
IA inch pipe be used; and thence con-
. tinuing on Vine street in South Of
tumwa to Weller street, and thence
on Weller street to Church street with
10 inch pipe again. connecting with the
IL inch pipe on East Main street and
with the 6 inch pipe across in Ottum-
wa, and with the 12 inch pipe on
Church street in South Ottumwa
Leave in place the present inch SER
vice pipe attached on Vine street be-
tween East Main and East Mechanic
streets in Ottumwa, and cross connect
between said 10 inch and inch pipes.
Said IA inch pipe across said river to
be laid and secured in a trench cut in
the rock bed of said river. Connect all
hydrants, old and new, on said line
with said 10 inch pipe, making about
5000 feet of 10 inch pipe and 420 feet
of IA inch pipe in all to be laid.
Also on Vine street in South Ottum-
wa. between Weller and Willard
streets, 2,033 feet OF inch pipe, con-
Meeting with the new 10 inch pipe at
the intersection of Vine and Weller
streets and with the new inch pipe
at the intersection of Vine and Sheri-
dan avenue, and with the present 6
inch pipes at the intersections of Vine
street with Moore, Davis, Ransom,
Ward and Willard streets, and taking
up the dead end on Davis street. If
the crosses at said street intersections
are not found to be in place, new
crosses are to be put in.
Also on Green street in Ottumwa
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railway tracks, 1856 feet of inch pipe.
Leave in place the present inch pipe
and house services connected there
with. Cross connect between the 8
inch and the inch pipes. Detach the
present hydrant from the 4 inch pipe
and attach it to the 8 inch pipe. Put
in new MIGRANTS at the northwest cor
ner of Green and Commercial streets
and at the southeast corner OF Main
and Green streets.
Also On Green street between Sec
ond and Fifth streets, 975 feet of 8
inch pipe connecting the same with
the 8 inch pipe on Second street and
Fourth street. and the 6 inch pipe on
Fifth street. Leave in place the pres
ent a inch pipe and the house services
attached thereto. Cross connect be-
tween the inch and a inch pipes as
frequently as necessary. Detach by,
drants from 4 inch pipe and attach
them to 8 inch pipe.
Also on Jefferson street. from Main
street to the railway tracks $50 feet OF
! 8 inch pipe. Leave in place present 4
inch pipe and the house services at
tached thereto. Cross connect be.
tween inch and 4 inch pipes as fire.
quently as necessary. Detach the pres.
ent hydrant from the 4 inch pipe and
attach it to the 8 inch pipe. Put in
new MIGRANTS at the southeast corner
OF Main and Jefferson streets.
Also on Jefferson street between
Main and Second streets, 1856 feet of 8
inch pipe. Connect with ~ inch pipe
on Main street and 6 inch pipe on Sec
ond street.
Also on Market street, between Sec.
ond and Fourth streets, 4SS feet of 10