The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1903-08-07
Contract bet.
Work on Wdterworks tc
Begin At Once. Plant
to Cost $24,441.

longs, rlgnt at the mead on the front
seat of the band wagon. Saturday,
the City Council opened bids and
awarded contract for SPLENDID syS-
tenn of water works. The advertise
ment brought quite number of con-
tractors here, and there were many
bids. The contract was awarded to
Bradford & Co, of Louisville. This
bid was to put the system in complete,
with all the pipes, engines, 40 fire
plugs, build the lake, and, as house
builders say, "turn over the keys"
The engines are to be of standard
make and all the machinery of the la
test improved pattern. The lake is to
cover six acres, the dam twenty-five
feet high, water to stand twenty
three feet deep, the overflow to be %
feet wide. AS stated in recent issue
of The Record, the Council purchased
ten acres of land on the Geo. Evans
farm, a short distance from town, for
$1,000. The land so lies that by con-
structing this % foot dam, the above
mentioned lake can be forced, the
drainage from other lands being ample
$50 experts say to keep the lake full
at all times.
| The land lies in beautiful wood
land, land there is absolutely no stream
running there to bring in filth or OBJ
jectiOnable matter of any kind. While
on this subject we wish to say that we
recently heard an expert, sent out by
the Government to inspect systems of
water works, discuss the running"
and Surface" water question. "You
people at Lancaster are to be cOngrat-
ulated upon your plan," he said.
"What is surface water if river wa
ter is not surface water? You can
not travel half mile on any river, es-
pecially the smaller ones, without see
ing the carcass of some dead animal,
to say nothing of the many little
creeks which run from towns into the
Iivers. Your lake gets its supply from
bluegrass covered lands, absolutely
clean. Now, which is the pureSt, the
water coming from town branches,
dead animals and Thousand other
equally as dirty sources, or that which
runs off blue grass pastures?" We
give his words, which seem to us as
convincing of the purity of the water.
There are to be forty fire plugs sta
toned around the town. Now, what
is that for Lancaster? That in itself
is worth what the whole system will
cost. The main pipes along the prin-
cipal streets are to be eight inches,
which are used in towns of ten thous-
and inhabitants. The pipes on the
side streets will be six inches. Thus,
you see, the Council has taken ample
care for any growth of the town. Two
standard engines will furnish the
pressure. Both will run during the
day, while only one will be kept in
motion during the night. The fire In
the other will be "banked" at night
so in case of fire the highest pressure
may be put on at moments notice.
The Record has advocated the put
ting in of water works ever since the
: present editor has been at the helm
, and we have been so enthusiastic that
: possibly our readers may think we ar.
, overly elated now, but we are only Civ
ing the opinion of men who have ex
, perience in such matters, and who
know more about the neceSSarieS thar
do we backwOOds sages. Experts say
the lake, with no rain for six months
will supply town twice this size a
bundantly. With the usual rains, the
overflow will be necessary nearly every
time it rains. Most everybody in the
town has good cistern, and as the eS
Inmates have been made as though We
had no water at all, you easily see the
supply is all right.
The contractor has given good bond
for faithful fulfijlment of contract.
The work is to be completed, the'keys
turned over" by Dec. LIST, this year.
; the bonds, to be isued by the town
are now in our hands being printed
and will be ready in few days. They
are to bear five per cent, and there
are forty eight of five hundred dollars
each. They have all been sold, every
; one was bought by home people. which
shows "a good spirit upon h e part
I of local capitalists. The entire debt
will be wiped out in thirty years.
Tohave gone to the river would cost
much more money than was at hand
and as stated above, the question Of
: purity was as important a considera
tiOn as that Of expense. If you are
inclined to believe that the river would
, afford better water we ask you to make
the same Investigation that the City
, Council did before you condemn the
| lake idea. They consulted people who
} know about such matters, they didn't
J go to street-corner Sages and goods-boz
! orators for advice. But. ifyOu are q
, doubling Thomas, the Council will
, gladly explain to you the knowledge
, they received. They didn't 60 blindlJ
: into the matter, but gave time and
} study, so our advice is to close up on
adverse comment now that the matter
is settled satisfactorily. Lancaster il
now in the fight and up with her hust-
ling neighbors, so catch step to the