Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1904-01-20
THE MUNICIPAL
WATER SYSTEM
Prospect for Reduction
of Water Rates.
Some Facts and Deductions of In
.tereSt to All the Citizens
of Prescott.

By the end of another year | pre-
dict that the Prescott water system
will be practically completed large
enough to provide for the growth of
the city for the next ten years and
also that it will have reached an eff
.cient stage in its operation which will
make it possible within the next few
months to materially reduce the pres
ent water rates and still provide for
the payment of interest on the water
bonds. The sewer farm to provide for
the interest on the sewer bonds.
When this has been accomplished We
will have reason to congratulate our
selves, as our city will then be placed
in the foremost ranks among munich
palities that have made successes of
their water and sewer systems. And
we'll we may, as the engineering diff
culties to be surmounted in supplying
a city with water through pipe line
twenty miles long, holding III tons
of water which must be elevated to
height of 1136 feet, are of no trivial
nature.
propose to recommend the install
ing of the following improvements:
To erect one steel tank or reservoir
having an average capacity of one and
one half million gallons of water,
this reservoir to be located at the
northwest corner of the military res
ervation, and to be connected direct
with our Del Ric pipe line, thereby
doing away with an auxiliary pump
ing station as formerly proposed to be
located at Willow creek.
The reservoir with the necessary
changes in pipe lines will cost, com
plete, SO, 600.
This location will be on the same
level as our present city. reservoir,
which will give US the same pressure
through town, with duplicate reser-
voirs which will provide for practical
means of properly cleaning either.
The location of the new reservoir
also saves the cost of an auxiliary
pumping station with its additional
cost to operate and maintain. This
cost to install has been estimated at
SIG, 600. Completely equipped with
electric motors and transmission lines
Therefore from an engineering stand
point we can see that it would be best
TO invest this money in water storage
capacity instead of unnecessary pump
ng equipment.
The pipe line problem which has
been the cause of much comment and
expense since its installation three
years ago, has been settled to my en-
tire satisfaction. We have now been
pumping direct to the reservoir when
ever we choose. since the middle of
October, without having a single
break in the seven miles of line that
we overhauled and the indications are
that this matter has been settled.
This work cost $1,000, the money hav-
ing been borrowed from the general
fund, and must be replaced by moneys
received from the sale of water bonds |
and is therefore provided for in my
estimates.
There is also a judgment against the
city, of $1,000 yet due the Phenix Con-
struction company which must be
paid. s-
We must also install one -2OU horse
power water tube boiler at Del Rio
with auxiliary equipment in order to
provide for the growth of our work
there, which will cost $4,000.
The necessary water main extensions
local TO the outlying sections of
Prescott vii cost $40,
These totals amount to S97, 600, !
without any commission on the sale of
the bonds. But, as We have an offer
to purchase s36, 600 worth of this issue
at par. and without any commission,
the balance of So, 900 worth should be
disposed of within the allowance of
$1,000 Hoping that the foregoing
data will open up a general discussion
of the features embodied in this com
municatiOn, l remain,
Your servant,
Chas. c. Glass,
Supt. Prescott Water Works.