The Globe-republican., 1906-03-29
Letters FROM over KANSAS
ON WATER WORK PROPOSITION

their waser supply. Some Of them ars
satIsfipd wlIh conditions and some AN
mot Az Dcige CITY y deeply interestet
just b. his llme.on this subj~ot thess
letters are reprinted here for what est
|infornation they may contAin:
| Clay Ceater reports; "we own on
own wafer works system. Ges our Aup
1Iply fr"u' ave six inch Cook wells WI
have no stand pipe but rely upon direc
pressure Do not need to filter our wa'
er Consumrd 10 July, 10000 GALLON
We havfforty.one nrs plugs for which
the city pays nothing. Our people mr.
fairly well ~atished, but Of course there
are always some kicks y
Downs reports: I'VE own our owl,
water works system. Get our suppl,
from wells Use stand pipe O"n
sume $50 barrel, q day. Have pres
sure Of from 45 to 20 pounds We u.s.
the meter system and charge 80 cents PEI
Thousand gallons. Have 10 fire plug.
Or people are we'll satisfied with the
system
Olathp, Kansas: "We own our owl
water works. Get our supply from r"a
-rvoir Have no stand pipe, SIMPLY
earth basin Do not filter our water.
Have 40 pounds pressure. W. furnish
water on meter rates. Costs the ely
nothing for fire purposes Our r%s+r-
voIrs snd settling basins are not arranged
for cleaning them out Our people are
generally satIsfsd, excepting In th-
spring mouths when the water Ia muddy.
We have tried several meters but find the
Nash meter the best"
Holton. Kansas: "Ws have no water
works system, but expect 70 have one
in the Desr future We are hoping, pray :
Ing and working for same."
Garnet, Kansas: 1--WE own our .own
water works system. Get our water from
lake which Is supplied BY springs, but
we are now extending our system 10
Cedar creek, three miles away, for a
more plentiful supply. We use stand
pipe. W. use 4 charcoal and gravel
filter. Consume about 10000 gallons
Der day We rave 90 pounds pressure
for fire purposes. We use both meter,
and fiat rates, We have thirty hydrants
Our people are satisfied with the water
excepting after heavy rains when the
water Is muddy"
Paola, Kansas; 1--WE d. not own our
water works system. Pump the water
from river mile from town. Nave no
stand pipe, use reservoir. Consume
$4,000 gallons per day. Have from 90
to 100 pounds pressure. Our people paw
from vi. to sl2, per Year ,oi water.
Have 81 fire plugs and pay S76 per year
each. Our people are very we'll satisfed
With the water works situation"
Abilen NsDras: "Ws do not own
our water works at present, but expect TO
vote on the question: coon. There Is no
question but the proposition to own our
own water works will carry. Get our
supply from Sand springe, about four
miles west Of Abilene. DO not need to
filter our WI or. Use stand pipe for
pressure, d NY consumption, about
400, 900 gallons. Have $50 pounds pres
sure. Pay 80 per year for house use.
Have GA flre plugs for which we pay s47
50 pei year each Having good waller
our people are generally satisfied"
Smith Center, Kansas: We own our
water W ks. Get our supply from .
thirty foot diameter well. We use a
stand pipe. DO not filter our water.
Have no record Of the number of gallons
we use per day. HAYES pressure Of 100
pounds. We use he meter rates. Our
people are fairly satisfied With our sys-
tenn"
independence. Kan. "We are just
purchasing on water works and he,
Issued bonds for 100000 In payment.
We get our water from the fiv,r AID 10
stand pipe. Had filter, bat 1t didn't
work good 10 practically worn y, +.
Use about 100000 gallons per day. Have
90 pounds pressure FOR fire purposes.
We have 80 plugs and pay $50 each per
annum for the first fifty and $50 each for
all additional. We use meter rates and
rates are from \ to 80 cents per thousand
gallons. Our people are not At all satis-
aed with the water We have Just voted
seS 800 FOR extension and Improvement
and s87,DoO for purchasing present
works"
PhillIpsburg, Kan. "We own our
water works. Get our supply from wells.
Have reservoir for elevated tank. Can
not say what our daily consumption Is.
For fire we rely on direct pressure. We
charge 90 for each lot Or hydrant, Have
the last few years. People through Gem
trail and Western Kansas, in fact, through.