The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-05
A LEAK DISCOVERED
City Has llakaowingIy Supplied kaiy Loco
m0iiyeS with Water.

I mystery WHICH mas puzzled the
/ city council and water department
has at last been explained, and that
t too by a mere accident
/ For several months the officials
/ Of the city have been puzzled and
perplexed with reference to the wat
er situation. With the mills, gins
and other enterprises using less wat
er this season than ever before and
with only a normal increase in the
number of residence consumers, the
supply of water was not equal to the
demand. All through the summer
and fall months the pressure was
very low, and at intervals water
would cease to flow from hydrants
In some sections of the city. The
pumps at the water station we're run
day and night, but the water could
not. be raised above a certain point
| In the stand pipe. The water super
intendent and members Of the ceun-
oil believed there was a leak some
where. but the most careful investi-
cation failed TO reveal the place
where there was possible waste of
water.
Several weeks ago Katy trainmen
began sending reports to headquar-
ters that there was something wrong
with the water taken by locomotives
at Waxahachie. After taking water
at the tank here the engines would
begin foaming and the result was
that the train would so dead before
proceeding very far from the city
The trouble increased to such an
alarming extent that the tank here
was abandoned and enginemen or
dered 70 take water at Forreston
and Lancaster
a few days ago Mr.. r A. Ferris
vas making an inspection of the pro-
posed right of way through the city
for the Trinity and Brazos Valley
railroad While looking over the
right OF way in the neighborhood
who has charge OF the pump stations
on this division OF the Katy In
conversation which took place be-
tween these gentlemen the Katy of
fleial explained the trouble the road
was having with the water here. and
suggested that possibly the artesi-
an water Of the city was finding its
way into the railroads water tank
This set Mr. Ferris TO thinking and
resulted In an investigation by him
which led 60 a discovery of the leak
The trouble was located near the
round bale gin and proved to be q
connection OF the railroad lake pipe
with a city pipe when the round
bale gin was built a pipe was laid 10
il by the city that the plant might be
furnished with water from the stand
pipe Later on when the railroad
people connected their lake about "a
mile above the city with the water
tank near the freight depot arrange
menfs were made TO supply TIE gin
plant with water from the lake The
pipe which led from the lake pipe
to the gin was cut into the dty's SUP
pls pipe The connection Was made
with what s known ms three way
valve when this connection Was lo
Gated Ga was found that me valve
opened into The katvs pipes aud
water pas taua aeiae forced from ere
stand plpc nto the Katf's water tank
rha matter was reported to Super
iuteudent poyeBpori end tue pipes
aere at oueg disconnected since lhe
sfowiaa of the Eeak the pressure Sea
the malas has been increasing uaul
huN therc s ttoas fluv at water
from hEdrants ln the most elevated
parts 81 thc e.fr The location of
thls trouble viii save the city thou
sands ot eailnns of vafeF csch month
- hfeN has hsaen aptnE tn amafW