Fergus County argus., 1902-05-07
PLANS ARE TOO COSTLY
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was engaged by the city to furnish
plans and specifications. The report
set forth that the cost of the reser.
voir would be $16,S61, while the ex.
pense attached to the placing in OF the
distribution system would amount to
s16.6S1.05. In this last estimate was
included the cost OF the big pump.
which will be $500. In the estimate
oil the price Of putting in the reser-
voir Mr.. Weile had inserted an item
for the removal of the dirt on the
reservoir site at 20 cents per cubic
yard. while the cost OF putting in the
cement lining was placed at over
$4,000.
The city engineer stated that II
had been ascertained that the social.
ed dirt was Of hard and rocky for
nation that could not be moved for
less than 81 per cubic yard. This set
tied the reservoir plan, as the expense
incurred would be entirely too much
for the amount of cash at the dispos.
al Of the council. The city engineer
said that he had ascertained that a
steel cylindrical reservoir could be
put In for in the neighborhood of
$500. which would have a capacity
of 175,000 gallons and would answer
all present needs. The reservoir
would be 100 feet long and Is feet
high and the cost of providing a bed
for II would be almost nominal COM
pared to the concrete lined reservoir.
The plans Of the distribution were
then viewed by the council and II was
found that several errors had been
made. One was the providing for an
eight-inch instead of a ten.lnch pipe
through Main street. and the other
was the failure to provide valves for
the hydrants. the absence of which
would be great inconvenience and
necessitate the turning of from the
mains every time a flow of water
from the hydrants had to be stopped.
A discussion here ensued as to the
feasibility of using different systems
and John Laux said that he thought
1t would be good idea to go ahead
with the pipe laying, anyhow. He
also remarked that he had been talk.
ing with Herman often. who stated
that he would take $4,000 for the
right-of-way and reservoir site on Ca
slno. Mr.. Laux remarked that in his
opinion the alkali in the creek water
would be a great drawback to the
pumping system and thought that it
might even corrode the pipes.
Alderman Stoddard reminded the
newly elected alderman that there
were other owners to deal with be-
side Herman often, and the city en-
gineer said that Mr.. Often had no
water right to dispose of and never
had any.
The question of the steel reservoir
was again discussed and Alderman
Symmes thought that 1t would be a
good idea for the city engineer to
wire for information concerning il
and obtain prices. The mayor want
ed to know II 1t was possible to ask
for bids on the putting in of the pipe.
The city engineer stated that before
specifications could be provided the
plans would have to be altered and
corrected. He further said that the
work could be done here and that it
would consume too much time to send
the plans back to Spokane for Mr..
Weile to correct.
Alderman Wright moved that the
city engineer be instructed to change
plans in every respect needed and
also to prepare and submit plans for
the steel reservoir and wire for esti-
mates on the same. The motion was
passed unanimously and the meeting
adjourned.