The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-03-11
CITY ENGINEER ALLEN
ON pURL1c OWNERSHIP
The Vicksburg AnericanQ Quotes Him
Freely on TVS Mootea Qnesa;oa

Engineer Allen tells the people OF
Crenville that be favors the Nunieip-
al Ownership of our public utilities
and gives his reasons ghiek we pub
lish below
Vieksburg need not look farther
than GreenviIle. the thriving city on
the north, to and success, and the
real solution OF the much talked OF
water works problem This little city
which has been greatly handicapped in
many ways. has certainly realized the
most wonderful advantage, advance
ment, and peace at honne-so far as
the water question is concerned, by
having BUILT AND OPERATED
HER OWN WATER WORKS.
Yesterday afternoon City Engineer
/ ]. S. Allen of the city of Grenville,
formerly. we'll known and prosper
GUS young man of this section. was
here and granted an interview concer-
ing the building, operating and subse-
quent success of the waterworks of
Greenville.
The Greenville plant was put in at
a cost of $4,000 out of money raised
by a bond issue, eight years ago, and
since that time, there never has been
a single complaint, her water has been
the best possible to apply for all uses
and never has Greenville regretted
the move of building and owning her
own plant. Engineer Allen has charge
of the operating of the water plant,
which IS given an average of forty
pounds pressure under normal con-
ditions for domestic purposes, and
with in two minutes after an alarm
of fire, the direct connection can force
ninety pound pressure through the
mains.
The Greenville water is supplied
by four, eight-inch artesian wells.
They were driven to a depth of FIVE
hundred feet, this supplying ample
water for pump use, Engineer Allen
saying that thousand feet would
have afforded self flowing wells, but
they preferred the quality off water
obtainable at FIVE hundred feet. The
cost of these wells approximoated s.,
400 each, and for the entire plant
there has not been much money ex-
pended since the starting of opera
tons.
Up to a recent date the Greenville
works were operated upon the fiat
arte method, but upon suggestion
Of Engineer Allen the city decided to
put in meters, one hundred having
already been placed in operation and
| the very best possible results. have
been achieved according to Mr.. Al
lens idea oft. The city Of Greenville
upon this municipal ownership plan
gets all the water supply necessary
/ for all of the uses of cities usually
have, such as FIRE protection, and the
customary uses OF water in the vari-
Gus city departments and to the pri-
lvate consumers there are about 2
/ thousand taps made upon the mains
The receipts for an average aggregate
annually after all expenses are paid
and it is taken into consideration al
Idepreciations. net Greenville from
eight 10 ten thousand dollars cleai
profit. IS the rather interesting state.
naent made BY Engineer Allen.
Mr. Alien IN commenting furthei
STATED to The American that no mar
could osfef Greenyille any plan o.
suggestion upon which a addition
Tor Improvements could y made il hel
water supply. Or pIan Of operation
W sYe entirely satisfied Il ever
fesnesf. ana - feel stIlal ii futn1.