The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-06-21
SEVENTY FOUR THOUSAND.

That is Estimated Cost Of Mountain
Water System-Enginser Miller's
Report.
The estimated cost for plant to
bring Rock Creek water from
Mary's Peak and delivering it to
Corvallis homes for domestic use,
is in round numbers, S74, 900. The
figures are the result of the pre-
liminary survey by Engineer Mil
Ter, and made public at a mass
meeting of Corvallis citizens at the
court house Monday night. The
figures include every possible item
of cost, except right of way and the
estimates are declared by Engineer
Miller to be based on, outside cost.
The plan involves a pipe line
16 IA miles long, and 13 Is miles
of water mains for distribution pur-
poses within the city limits. The
line taps Rock Creek within two
miles of its source and at a point
$50 feet above the level of Corval-
lis. Il proposes the delivery of
cold pure water into Corvallis
homes within five hours from the
time it leaves the bubb1ing springs
at it's source on the mountain side,
giving a flow. of a million gallons
per day, and offering them boun-
tifu1 water unsurpassed in purity
and scarcely equalled in cold spark
ling excellence. 1t provides for a
system Of fire protection that ex-
tends to the furthermost limits Of
Job S addition, of Wi1ki11' S addition,
of Avery's addition, and of all the
extreme limits Of Corvallis, in
cluding six inch main back of the
college grounds, six inch main
through Jobs addition, an eight
inch main through the heart Of
Corvallis, with vast gridiron sys-
TEN of six and four inch mains
Forty FIRE YDRANTs.
throughout the town. There is
provision for forty fire hydrants,
by means of which in time of fire
four streams of water can be brought
from as many hydrants with an av-
erage of less than two blocks
Of hose to the stream, and that in
to any part Of town. In the busi-
ness portion the provision would
be such that flames could simply
be flooded with water at any point.
At present there4are nine hydrants
in Corvallis and half the town is be-
yond possible reach of a protecting
stream of water. Above the point
where Rock Creek is proposed to be
tapped the creek runs through a
deep narrow canyon, the sides of
which are thick1y wooded with big
timber, protecting the stream from
sunshine, and keeping it ice cold.
It is three miles above human hab-
itation and beyond the range of do
mestic animals, contamination being
absolutely unlikely. GA more ideal
spot for securing a water supply,-I
have never seen," declared Engin-
eer Miller in his remarks at the
mass meeting Monday night, and
it certainly seems as if he ought to
know, after twenty years or more
of time spent in building gravity
water systems for towns in all parts
of the country.
A fact that heightens the inter
est in Engineer Miller's estimate is
that the mountain water question
is to be voted on by the p,ople of
Corvallis, two weeks from tomor-
row, which is Thursday, July 9th.
The date was fixed at meeting of
the Water Committee Friday night.
The official noticeo of the election ap-
pears in this issue. Engineer Mil
1er's report of his survey and es-
Inmates is as follows:
MILLER S REPORT.
To the Honorable Punderson
Avery, chairman, A. Rennie and
w. R. Hansell, members of the
special committee of the city coun-
Gil. Corvallis, Ore.
Gentlemen:
In accordance with your
instructions I have made a prelim-
mary survey for the pipe line of
the proposed gravity water supply
system for your city and I respect
fully beg to submit herewith the
following report and estimate of the
cost Of the proposed system.
The proposed source Of supply as
you are fully aware, is Rock Greek
and the location of the intake In the