The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-05-05
KIMBAII. SOUTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, MAY $. 1905
AFTER MORE WATER
Council Considering Plans and Bids for
Improving the Water System

A half-dozen representatives Of con-
Germs in the business of furnishing
pumps, engines and water-works COLI
plete were in town Monday to lay be-
fore the mayor and council the claims
of their respective companies. At the
Monday night meeting there appear
ed before the council j. f. White OF
the National Construction company Of
South Bend, Ind: Barnes \ Prende-
CAST Of Mitchell, contractors; w. G.
Buck of the Fairbanks & Morse COM
pany and Mr.. Jones of Sioux Fail, re-
presenting the Thompson 4 Lewis
Engine company.
At the conclusion of the regular
business meeting of the council each
In turn set out what they had to offer.
Mr.. White took the floor first and ex-
planned his system, he is the invent
or of what is known as the air tank
pressure system. His proposition is,
briefly as follows: AT cost Of $4,000
he would put In a new 90 horse power
engine, air compressor, duplex pump
and air lift. The air lift system is
worked by running two pipes down
the we'll, one to carry the air forced
down by the compressor and the other
to carry the water out. This system
is now being installed all over the
country IN place OF using a pumping
cylinder, which has to be constantly
attended to.
AS our system is now installed, the
water is forced into the elevated tank
through the bottom by a pumping
jack, the 6-inch cylinder (about four
feet long) being down about Is feet in
the we'll. An air lift would put the
water into the tank at the top.
The duplex pump which White pro.
posed can be used direct on the mains
to give a fire pressure or sufficient
force for lawn purposes at certain
hours daily, drawing the supply from
the tank now in use. In case Of fire
the duplex pump and air compressor
can both be run, one forcing the water
out of the we'll into the tank and the
pump taking the water from the tank
and forcing it through the mains at
high pressure. This is the system IN
use in Mitchell except that they have
a storage reservoir instead of tank.
BUT, ii for any reason the engine
should balk-as any gasoline engine is
likely to do any minute-the town
would be in no better shape to fight
fire than today. Here is where Mr..
Whites particular invention comes in
an air compression tank. For about
$1,000 additional, or approximately
$4,000 Ill told, he will put in the out
tit described and steel boiler-shaped
tank Sftx36ft, holding 10000 gallons of
water and 5000 gallons of air, the
tank to be set on the south side ofsthe
engine house and enclosed within il
by ii lean-to. This tank would have
with it an extra air compressor. 1t
would be supplied by the duplex pump
taking water from the elevated tank
and when loaded will force a stream
from a three.quarter inch nozzle a
60 pounds pressure for one hour ant
fifty minutes independent of the en-
gine and duplex pump, in case the en-
gine could not be started or was ou
of order. The advantage Of having
constant pressure on the mains and
ready supply of water at high pressur
is SO manifest that the consensus o
opinion among the council and Cit
Zens alike seem to favor the addition
al cost. This is the system in use a
Armour, though they have two stet
tanks-not having an elevated tan
for extra supply as we have.
In case of a fire the air compressio
tank can be supplied right along |
both air and water, keeping up I'll
pressure indefinitely.
Barnes & Pendergast of Mftche
proposed to put up an elevated tan
holding 10000 gallons (the preser
tank holds 10000 so feet high on
steel tower, a ten horse power engil
and new pump similar tc one in us
all complete for $780,
The other representatives. presel
were ready to sell an engine or pump
or any part of necessary machinery.
4 At the request Of Mayor Parker,
= citizens meeting of business and 9th
s prominent taxpayers was held at Il
> engine house Tuesday evening
D listen to Mr.. White 's.proposition, al
D to hear from any of the other watt
Z works folks from abroad. Mr.. Viii
2 talked for an hour or SO, outlining t
advantages of his system and citi
those muse and elsewhere and t
experiences of different towns wi
their plants.
The council named Mayor Parl
and the fire and water commit
Aldermen Ochsner and Berry, a &C
mittee Of three to receive bids q
specifications. This the commit
n will do the first work being to DIR