The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-02-10
FoR FIFTY THOUSAND.

fUK FIFTY IdUUSANU.
Engineer Says For That Mountain
Water Could be Given Corvallis
and That Works Would Pay
The outside cost for a mountain
water system for Corvallis would
be $50, 900. That is the statement
of FL. v. Gates, one of the best
known and most widely experien-
ced hydraulic engineers on the coast.
He made the announcement at an
informal meeting of the city coun-
Gil, held at the City Hall Saturday
evening. His calculations as to
the cost are based on Rock Greek
water, brought through twelve
miles of pipe into Corvallis, and in
Guiding the laying of a full and
complete pipe system through the
city, as well as the purchase of the
present. plant of the local water
company at its probable value.
Mr.. Gates added, during the course
of his remarks which occupied near
1y two hours, that there is no doubt
that the investment would pay, aud
further, that there is little or no
doubt that investors would be
found ready to build, equip and
operate such a mountain water
works.
Much importance is attached by
the counci1men to the announce
ment of Mr.. Gates by reason of
the fact that be has built no less
than seven water plants in the state
of Oregon. He built and is a large
owner in the Heppner plant, built
the Hillsboro plant which he oper-
ated for ten years and then sold to
the city, and built and is a heavy
stockho1der in the klamath Falls
water works. He built also and is
one of the owners in the Prinevi1le
plant, built and owns the works at
Elgin, and is now putting in
mountain water system.at Dallas.
MOUNTAIN WATER AT DALLAS.
The most interesting of all his
water works achievements, is the
plant Mr.. Gates is now building at
Dallas. In about ten days the
water from. the adjacent mountains
will be in use in that city. In
about six weeks the plant will be
completed. Forty men are now
employed in the construction work.
The water is brought from a cold
mountain stream, six miles to the
westward of Dallas. In a hill 4,2oo
feet from the city there is reser-
voir, built of masonry, cement and
concrete, with capacity Of 900, 900
gallons. From the source of supply
to this reservoir, there is seven
and one-fourth inch pipe line, over
five miles long. The pipe is of
iron and is manufactured on the
ground by Mr.. Gates. It's num-
Der twenty, best ga1va nized siron,
which Mr.. Gates buys in the East.
He has on the ground machinery
made in the East for the purpose,
with which he converts these sheets
of galvanized iron into pipes. Then
the pipes are dipped in the best
asphalt that can be secured, and
are allowed to dry before they are
laid. The asphalt and the galyani-
zed surface prevents corroding for
a number of years, and yields the
best pipe procurable for-the purpose,
having lifetime Mr.. Gates belle
YES, of fifty or sixty years.
PLANT COST THIRTY THOUSAND.
From the reservoir to the city
distance of 4. 200 feet twelve-inch
redwood piping is used. Before he
adopted the redwood piping, Mr.
Gates visited the wood pipe factor
les at Seattle, Tacoma, and Los
He examined plants
where the pipes of each had been
in operation a number of years.
He selected the redwood pipe as the
best, and incidentally as the cheap
est.
The Dallas system complete.
is to cost 100000. The city OF
Dallas issued bonds to the amount
of $15.oo and applied on the am
cunt. Three thousand of the sum
went for right of way and water
rights, most of which was consum-
ed in suit which had to be carried
through the supreme court. There
was a sawmill on the creek below
where it was tapped by the pipe
line. The owner of the mill
resisted the attempt to take
away the water, and lost
in the circuit court, and was loser
again in the supreme court. After
the completion of the works. Mr..
Gates has a lease for twenty years
at the nominal fee of ST per year.
At the end of that time a board of
appraisers determines the value. If
it is fixed at $I2 900, or the amount
the city put in the plant, exclusi-