The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-31
WILL INSPECT PLANS
DISTINGUISHED ENGINEER TO WIS.,
 IT MONTGOMERY.
Rudolph Hcring Comes Today to Cos sult With Mir. smith About Ex-
 tension of Montgomery's
 WaterVrOrks System. t

The first important step towards the building of Greater Montgomerys im- proved water works system will De made today when Rudolph Herring, or New York, one of the foremost consult- ing engineers of the country, will reach the city to criticise the plans drawn for the work by local engineers.
 On the arrival of MT. Herring, who will come to Montgomery from New Orleans this morning, where he has been for several days on business, q conference with Mayor Carr, the Water Works Committee of the City Council. and City Engineer D. w. Ford and B |. B. Smith, who jointly drew up the plans will be held in the office of the Mayor.
 Two hundred thousand dollars are to be expended by the city in improving all departments of the present water works system of Montgomery. It will be remembered this great movement to make Montgomery a model city was in- augurated when the people of the city in popular election some months ago voted for the issue of bonds for the purpose of water works Improvements. Soon after the issue of the bonds, ar- engagements were made by Mayor Carr with Mir. Herring to supervise the con- struction of the proposed plan of i'm provements and Engineer B. B. Smith was authorized to draw up plans and specifications of the work. These plans have been completed by Mir. Smith. aided by City Engineer Ford. and ev- erything Is in readiness for inspection by Mir. Herring, whose name and rep utation h the engineering world guar antees thoroughness in the construction of the work.
 ha of the nFnnOSad work can be understood when 1t Is known that a large reservoir is to be placed at the pumping station in connection with the installation of a new 5000, ,000- gallon daily capacity pump and that one and maybe two standpipes will be erected in different parts of the city. These standpipes will be of adequate size to equalize the distribution of wa ter throughout the city. Forty miles of water pipe of twelve inch and six inch diameter. are to be laid in all di- rections, and the suburbs are to be sup piled with a strong pressure of water. The pipes which are to be of the best and most modern make will very prob- ably be ordered by the city after a spe- cial meeting of the City Council Tues day night, when the bids submitted will be considered and contract awarded.
 Another feature will be the placing of many additional water plugs in the business sections. Plugs now stand at every corner. but with a view of in- creased facilities for fighting fire, plugs will be placed in the middle of all i'm portant business blocks, so as to give the fremen all the wtaer they can use at place convenient to the scene of action.
 As soon as the pipes are received, work of laying them will begin simul- taneously in West End Cloverdale, Highland Park. .vesuvius and other su- burbs and the work will be pushed to q common centre This plan will insure more rapid work and thereby give the earliest possible fire protec- tien to. Montgomerys suburbanites
 It Is interesting to note that MT Her ing was the consulting engineer who supervised the laying of the present sanitary sewerage of the city when the work was done about twenty years ago.
 MT. Herring will remain in Montgom- cry until the details and specifications of the work are mapped out according to his satisfaction. For his Knowledge of such affairs the city will pay the distinguished engineer as consulting engineer $75 day and his expenses.
 The enormous undertaking in civic improvement is to be pushed to com pletion as rapidly as possible, and 1t will not be many months before Mont gomery will have the most excellent water works system of any city in the South.