Arizona republican., 1906-06-13
VARIETY OF PLANS
 FOR CITY WAFER WORKS
But Nearby Pumping Plant is the
 Only One $500, ,OOO Will Buy.

| York and are guests of the Hotel Adams. MT. Potter, as has been an InOunced. was somewhat delayed in coming west by being summoned at a witness in a lawsuit though his plans and other data preceded him in accord ance with the stipulated time His per sonal delay, however has worked no delay in operations. and especially since the injunction suit was brought ! in Cincinnati, holding uD the sale of ] the bonds.
 l The waterwOrks commission held a meeting last night at which MT. Pot 1 ter was present and which was devoted entirely to the reading and considera- : ton of the form of contract to be ] signed later by whoever shall secure i the contract for building a municipal plant. The document includes the specifications on which the contract ] ors shall bid for the work describes ] the manner of it's performance. recites | the privileges Of contractors and men tiOns their Limitations. together with ] penalties for non performance of work and in general goes into the details Of ! the project. These documents were talk en up and read by the secretary of the commission. each section being passed upon, or amended as it was read. AL most the entire evening was devoted
 
 cided to take no definite action. There are multifarious details and the mem | bers of the cOmmissi on felt that they | would rather think over some of the points brought out before finally ap- proving. This however. does not indi- cate that there is anything displeas- ing. on the contrary it would appear that MT. Potter has carefully consider ed every point that could be suggested .ar,
 red to anybody but an engineer. Very few changes were made in the text and they were maiHly to conform to local conditions and were satisfactory to all . concerned when they were made The commission seeks though 10 be deliber- ate that nothing of importance shall be ! overlooked.
 That item of business being conclud- ed for the present, the next thlng in order was a consideration of the plans for the various possible systems for the city. The commission decided that as the hour was late. it would not take the matter up until this morning when 1t will meet again at eight o'clock for an inspection of the plans The plans . nave been here sometime. but MT. Pot ter will go over them personally with the commission and explain the de- tails.
 In the making of these plans Mir. Potter has done a great deal of work that is perhaps valuable only as educa- uonal and is quite interesting to the people to know about. Nevertheless it ] wes necessary for him to do it only under a liberal interpretation or his contract with the city. His contract provided that he should consider every possible plan for a gravity system. a l pumping system. or any other system ! that could be constructed for $500 OOO But the figure itself practically elim- mated everything except a nearby pumping plant for the more conpre- hensive and possibly the more attrac- . tVe systems would all cost in excess of the amount stipulated. Though no action has been taken On any plan yet, it may very safely be announced mat Phoenix will have pumping plant in general feature somewhat similar to the present system
 But the engineer chose to give the benefit of his researches to the city by submitting some very attractive pro- Jects beautifully planned. even though lhe-r expense was prohibitive And some Of this work was performed at his own expense. for the sake of thor onEhness, even wheI he knew in ad- vance that it could not be adoptad ar
 
 with the funds for which provision had been made.
 The most attractive set Of plans he has are those of a gravity system which would cost approximately $500. . OoO. It provides for taking water rom the Verde river at a point a few miles above Fort Mcdowell where inc supply Is excellent in quality and de- p-'Iuaole. I,-e. From there canal or pipe me would be run down the Verde to the Salt and in a general way. follow the course of the Arizona canal. some ulstaHce north of il. to Paradise val ley which it would cross. and thence through tunnel about a hundred feet long. discharge into an artificial lake or reservoir, situated north and west Ol CaIheIoack mountain, where there is a natural depression in the surface ms reservoir would contain approxi- mately l50 acres and hold easily a constant supply Of 464.61S250 gal IohS- From the reservoir to Phoeni,, there would be a large pipe line in s ulecI route for supplying the city The Iisad or this pipe line or discharge from the reservoir would be 256 feet abo,.a tne center of the city. affording a mar innocent pressure. The maps are an ulaWn with respect to the contour sllr- NeEs or the government engineers ? shoWlng the feasibility of the system ? rom an engineering standpoint The source of supply is ideal and inme- uiateIy engages the attention of every ! Douy who sees the plans. but medita- l uoh upon that extra $500 GOO brings
 everything to standstiu.
 T Another plan that Mr. Potter ba, | worked out makes the Agua Fria r.vel ] dt pont west of Glendale, the sourc, s ol supply The pipe line would run q snort distance northeast. thence east
 10 Peoria and thence down the avenu, t to Phoenix. The figures on this pro. P Ject nave not been made public. bu
 IS khoWn that while they are les. h 'i'a!l the Comeback plan, they are yeI |, quite cmbarrassingIy beyond s3oo 6oo p Nothing therefore. seems to remain
 except the original town pumpin.