The Greeley tribune., 1905-02-23
EVANSWATER
SURE ENOUGH SUPPLY OF
AQUA PURA STRUCK
Little Town Awakening From its
Lethargy and Taking up
Municipal Owner
ship Matters

What's the matter with Evans?
Apparently for the first time in
years the little burg is making a step
of progress. They are going to have
city water and electric lights. The
water supply will be one of the best
in the state as regards quality.
Most of the seven thousand feet of
four inch mains of the system have
been laid, and the foundation for
the pumping station is completed
and the brick and stone on the ground
for the building. This will be 40
< ~ feet and located in the park.
The water will come from two
wells of six and eight inch bores,
respectively. The pipes are set in
to the ground lO7 feet. and there
has been encountered one Of the
finest flows of soft water ever discov-
cred in the state. The water appar-
emily comes direct from the noun
tains. through underground channels.
Power for pumping will be furn-
ished by 20-horse power gasoline
engine. 1t is estimated that by two
or three hours pumping enough
water will be raised to supply the
town for "a hours. Pneumatic tanks
with capacity of "a, 600 gallons will
give pressure to the system by COM
pressed air in the tanks above water.
That in short is the new water sys-
TEN of Evans. In the same building
will be another 60-horse power gaso-
line engine that will run 40 XIV.
dynamo for lighting. The current
will not be sent direct to the wires
but gathered into storage battery,
and then let out as needed. 1t is
expected that by running the engine
until about 10 O'Clock in the evening
enough electricity can be stored to
supply the town for the rest of the
night. This system will have ca
pacity of 500 incandescent lamps and
six arc lights.
So far the improvements are good; ;
the only error, if any, has been made
was in spending the entire amount of
the bond issue, 800, 900, on installing
the two systems, and leaving moth
ing for sinking fund for extending
water mains and lighting. How
ever, as the vote on the bond issue
for the two systems stood As in favor
of and only Is against it looks as
though the majority knew what
they wanted.
All this does not answer the ques-
tion of what's the matter with
EvanS?'
While the water business is being
extended there seems no indication
of corresponding contraction in the
liquor business. This business would
seem to an outsider to be the cause
of the stunted growth of the town
that was once by far the most flour
ishing in the county, and is the old
est by couple of years at least.
But even the best citizens of Evans
say that the town would be alb
solutely dead without the saloons, and
also that there is not sure-enough
drunkard in the town. Men oc-
cassionally take on a big load there
but they are outsiders and not resi-
dents of the town. Once upon a
time Evans went temperance for
a whole year That was when
one estimable citizen thought him.
self personally wronged by the
liberal element, and he hustled out
the conservative voters in such
numbers at the spring election that
they utterly overwhelmed the saloon
men, But the effort proved too
great for the conservatives and
they have not voted since. Also,
for that one year the municipality
had no internal revenue, while
now it enjoys $50 year from
the five saloon licenses.
On this water and light question
it looks as though the liberal and
conservative people had reached a
common ground, and it may be the
means OF starting new era of prog
ress for the little city.
The ground between the do-noth-
ings and do-too-muches has too long
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sort of soured and killed Off all prog
ress. This reminds the writer of Il
story that has been creeping into his