Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1905-08-31
the WATER sYsfKM.
Mr.. Jack's Testimony A. to tt
Value.

Mr.. JACKIE Testimony A. to Ito
Valve.
EDr4oR FRHE PnHss:-FrOm the
transcript OF the appeal on the
water case / submit herewith some
q the testimony introduced at the
TRIAL Of the case Of w. N. Jack W.
tho city Of Grangeville. 1t will be
noted that Nj. Jack testified
(aader oath that he had expended
between $4,000 and 81, 200 on
The system. MI. Jack was >
thoroughly good man, and some OF
our own people sent him > telegram
Of congratulations when he got =
decision from the supreme court
I Against the city, and I an lossh to
sbelieve that b. committed perjury
when he made thst declaration.
And yet 10 arc told that the plant
n worthless and not now worth,
with the 24-year contract included
the sum Of go, OO0. But read the
testimony.
1.-THE plaintiff, William N. Jack,
was called and sworn and testified
In his own behalf q follows:
Nyspame 10 William n. Jack.
havSsowned . portion Of the sys-
tem a pcribed In the complaint
since rs; in 1899 I bought the
other q lerssts and have owned
them exclusively since then. !
have complied with the contract to
the letter. Where the spring is on
the mountains We had only one
spring q first, and afterwards got
smother, and run the pipe about
1900 fest from the upper spring to
the lower 20 ~ to have more water
reach that, and down to the reser-
voir, about three-fourths Of . mile
from town; built II according to
the contract, and then here last
year the town was increasing in
size and added another reservoir
almost double the size Of the former
one, 70 make . complete plant.
On Main street the mains are six
inches. Az to the size Of the pipe
to al points where fire protection
ia required, I I'm not so familiar
with that ~ Mr.. Bertsch is, but ]
think about four inches is the size
on the outside streets. The pres.
sure that We are supplying 81
Main street IL about 60 or 7O
pounds to the square inch. 1t will
throw two seven-eighths inch
streams TO IN altitude of 40 feel
for six hours or more. Probably
ten when We had the new reservoir
put in. It will throw ct least
three and probably four three.
fourth inch streams to an altitude
Of 40 feet. It will do this, I think,
for an hour or two; this was in
1899, after the works were com.
pleted when I came here. With
the additional water supply w
have now since the other reservoir
was put in it ought to run six OF
eight hours, probably longer. Thia
water plant will supply . village
with . population Of three thous
and to three thousand Eve hundred.
I have kept this plant extended
from time to time to meet thu
growing demands of the village,
/ have extended il from time tG
time to settlements and commune
ties within the corporate limits o.
the village; 81 Are hydrants ars
now attached to the system o.
water works. take care Of Them
Question by Mr.. Ailshie: Nov
Mr.. Jack, I will ask you to statt
to the court % near - you can thu
sum Of money you have invested
in that water works and wate'
plant under this contract2
And the witness answered
"Between thirty and thirty-fiv'
thousand dollars"
Continuing the witness testified
1--WE have never charged . highel
rate than $50 per month for fami
lies. We have only one rate
Notwithstanding that q family may
exceed six, and have never charged
more than $3.50 per month To-
each family, no matter how man,
were in the family. The watel
fnrnished has been first class
couldn't have been better. 1t wa
received from two springs in tn
mountains. The pipes have Away
been laid below the frost line up {,
the present time. I have had n,
trouble with them whatever from
frost. The system is built with
patent m~aterial-Matheson pipe
This is first class material. hav'
handled it IS years myself in m,
business. I have only operated
this one system OF water works
but In the selling Of that pipe
have handled it for Is years. Ian
familiar with the material ordi
narily used in the construction Q
water worka The material from
which this system of water work
is built and constructed is tina
used by reasonably careful an,
cautious persons in the building
and constructing of . system o
water works."
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