The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1905-09-23
sp!sndid Progress Being Md.

Contractors McCapes & Johnston are
prosecuting work on the water system
Improvements as vigorously as thirty men
and four teams can do ii. All the water
has been removed from the eastern reser-
voir. and before the middle Of next week
the excavation will have been completed
aud it will be ready for the laying of the
permanent walls of concrete. The b.-
pass ditch was comT.e.ed Wednesday.
aud on the day following the pipe was
laid. and this will soon be connected with
the Soda creek line The connection
with the latter line will be by direct
line OF q thousand feet in length, the
trench for which is now ready for pipe
In order TO expedite matters and not re-
tsfd work on the reservoir. and pending
the arrival Of pipe contracted for IN the
eastern market, the Contractors have pur-
chased 400 feet Of pipe in Denver, which
IS now on the ground and is being used
in the bypass, A premium Of Is ser
ten vas paid for this pipe. This was
necrsaitated bv reason Of the emhank-
ment reaching such hcigh, that the
dirt aud rock scrapcd from the reservoir
could not be handled without fiiiiag the
ireneh. but nov that the pipe is laid the
work viii proceed without delay. ani
the pipe will be covered as the embank-
fneuts are widentd.
Ani.nmeuse amount Of work has been
done on the trench aloug the chicsro
creek line. the workmen having sue
eselle'i 1T getting over the most difficult
portion, the fSsi few hundred feet above
The turn-arouni above the city. This
work has necessitated considerable blast
ing. but as the Io-k formation is q a son
character. rapid headway has been made.
The porpii3ry dixie on the point Of the
hill viii furnish the contractors with ex-
eeiiens material for the concrete work In
the reservoir lining. and arrangements
have been made for the installation Of an
electric motor 70 operate rock breaker.
which sill be located at the resers5irs.
system Of easily accessible values has
been arranged for. Whereby the ~ater
supply can he diverted into almost any
direction desired. aud as demands re-
qaire. As for example. all water may be
sent into town from both Soda aud Chi
eago creek conduiis by the Soda creek
supply line or by the direct lire on Six
teeuth avenue.
The contractors expressed tlernscIves
as highly pleased with the progress
made. Over 1000 feet of trench has been
completed aud awaits the srrivsi of the
pipe. which was shipped last week. All
Of The ipsterial has been puscfased and
shipments are arriving daily.
To the credit Of the contractors let il be
said that, so far ss it is possible. every
thing needed is purchased in the local
market. All employees are qnartered in
local boarding houses. and ali the local
men who can be employed to advantage
have been givrn work. For the present,
practically all efforts tiz- being censered
upon the reservoir. but as soon as mate.
rial arrives large force of wof ksnen viii
be put on the conduit line and the city
mains. The work is receiving the closes.
personal attention from the contractors
and IS highly satisfactory TO the city
water committee aud to every citizen
who has visited the scene Of operations.
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