The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-10-01
PLANT
WELL UNDER WAY
OVER SEVEN HUNDRED FEET or
TEXAS & NEW ORLEANS PIPE
LINE HAS BEEN LAID,
BEGINNING OF WORK A SURPRISE
Water Company and Railroad Couldn't
Get Together on Rates, and the
Latter Builds a System OF
lts own.

Over 700 feet Of the Texas Il New
Orleans pipe line from the river To the
round house in the yards In the west
ern edge of the city has been lad, y
Gang Of fifteen to twenty men has beeh
working steadily on the line for nearly
three weeks, but progress has beeh
slow because Of the depth required
for the pipe by the terms OF the char
ter granting Authority To lay II. Ihlriy'
one hundred feet more must ne lalu 10
hiring the line To the round house, nut
only 80 feet OF this viii be laii as "e'P
as that already completed.
From the river to the west sac Vi
Olcans street Is 800. Inc charter
pnyc thc company authority 10 cross
streets on its right Of way Tor thlS
distance. From Orleans street TO 'h3
round house the railroad owns the
property Occupied by It's tracks III zee
simple. The first 1900 feet must lie
six feet six inches below the surface
From Orleans street to the louilu
house the depth Of the main VIII De
hut two and one half feet. On THIS ac-
count work will go much faster attcr
Orleans street Is passed. II Is eN-
ucctcd the job vii be finished wlthih
The next month or six weeks.
Work a Surprise.
The construction Of this pipe me
is something OF Il surprise 20 many
pcoplc, and, incidentany, the outward
manifestation Of very pretty llttle Slt'
uation. Some time ago the rall'o
asked the city council for charter 10
c.oss certain streets with a pipe line
II be constructed ON its right OF way
from the liver to its round house.
he Beaumont Water Supply company
objected to the granting oil the IRAN
chise. The water company wanted 10
sell the railroad the water it uses mere.
The railroad didn't want TO pay the
water company's price, and asked per
mission to pump it3 own water
The city council granted the per
mission. Nobody dreamed that the
railroad would ,eally 90 ahead ana
establish a plant Of its own in the Guy.
| Ir was supposed the charter would be
| scd as a club with which to beat down
the price of water. But without more
ado the railroad went to work on us
| pine line. Today it is nca ly hali com
| pletcd. In six weeks more 1t VIII be
finished. Il pumping station will be put
in and Texas & New orleans engines
coming in here will be supplied from
the cOmpany's own mains.
Expensive Work.
It is not known what the cost to the
company will be of its practical anu
unusual method Of getting CHEAP
water. The pipe line alone, it Is be
licved. will cost in the ncighborhood Oh
xlOOOO. Added to this will be the
cost of the pumping station, ana thC
| tanks, hydrantS, etc, at the rolho
house. This will make the Orlgina
outlay considerable. The operation OF
the system il is expected, will cost ii
the neiehborhood of 5000 month, as
two engineers will have TO ne EN-
pIoycd to look after the pumps.
laid on Contract.
The pipe is being laid on cont c'
u, Mr.. George Lowther, of Houston
who has done considerable work lol
tho Texas A. New Orleans. 1t Siart
al the north side of the bridge ani
runs up the north side of the com
pany's right Of way to Main S'c''
Here is crosses the north or main Iih'
fracl; tn the center of the right OF way
II ctwccu the main track and lil'
siding. For The rgmaindc" 81 the us
,ancc tn the round hous" the Inc runs
directly between the tracks. a SIX
| inc wrought iron pipe is being Iala
Tho pumping station vii be put IN o.
lthc rivers bani,. Immediately no tn q
lt,c bridge. and adjacent 10 the rlSi'
Ior way. Additional property had II
H. nnrchn.Nh for The numping station