, 1905-12-22

Councilman Phillips, not doubling
the intention of the railroad company
to replace the water main on Grand
avenue, and perhaps the main on Sec
ond street to the rolling mills, has
worked out a scheme of distribution
which he believes the city could put
in for $4,000 and which he believes
would meet the needs of the inhabi-
tants. He said he had noted in The
Republican that Mr.. Merriam, the en-
gineer for the Wyoming division,
thought a t~welve-inch main from the
springs to the railroad track would be
large enough. Mr.. Phillips believes
the company could be induced to sub
stitute a sixteen-inch pipe from the
springs to the old Sisters hospital for
the tw~elve-inch, running the latter size
to the railroad crossing and perhaps
an eight-inch pipe down Second street
to the rolling mills. The increased
size of pipe from the springs to the
hospital, the councilman urges, would
give an additional head and an in
creased supply.
Mr.. Phillips plan of city distribu-
ton in effect is as follows. working on
the theory of a twelve-inch pipe from
Sixteenth street to the railroad cross
ing and an eightinch pipe On Second
street to the mill. He would lay a six
inch pipe along Sixteenth street to
the city cemetery and then west on
Lewis street to the mill, connecting
with the mill main. At Twelfth street
he would start south with a six-inch
main and run to Park avenue and
thence west on Park avenue to First
street, north on First to Grand ave-
nue., connecting with the main at the
Johnson hotel. That would make a
complete circuit of the city with pipe
of ample size for years TO come. Down
First street he would lay either a six
inch or a four-inch main as seemed
best. connecting with the mill main
wherever seemed best.
MI. Phillips would then lay fourinch
pipes in all the streets necessary from
the Grand avenue main to the Park
avenue and Lewis street mains, leav-
ing no dead ends and supplying every
part of the city for service pipes. This
would comprise the city's distribution
system.
Mr.. Phillips says this car be done
for $40, 900, including the preliminary
work and the entire cost of material
and labor necessary. When this plan
has been adopted, he argues that the
money will be forthcoming, and that
the plan of repayment al be decided
upon afterward.
The councilman says he has no
doubt whatever that the railroad com
pany will replace the main and that
the city will be forced to some plan to
create a new and better distribution
system. He says many men who ia
vored the meter are giving that up
due to the cost of installation and to
the fact that for seven Oh eight months
in the year there is no need for econ
omy. The plant can be paid for in
some other and equitable way, which
will be decided upon without trouble,
once the matter is placed in an under
standable light before the people.
Mr.. Phillips believes, also, that an
elaborate system of engineering will
not be needed. He figures the cost OF
the estimates at not to exceed 500 OF
$50, and believes the railroad engi
neers will materially assist in this
work in connection with their OWL
work in laying the Grand venue
mains.
Once the plan has been adopted, est
mates of the cost of material and la
Dor could be made and the work cor
tracted for, to be done at the same
time the railroad company is doint
a., w0rk