The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1906-03-22
LETTERS FROM over KANSAS
On WATER WORKS PROPOSITION

Assa " Y e NY w WI flf 5i
about 80 fire plugs nonot fllter Or settle
our water. People ars fairly wen satls.
fisd With our system Y
EmporIa, Kan; 1--WE own our water
system. Oct our watsr supply from ths
river. Onr reservoir 10 a. earth basin
Iinsd and noorsd with rock. We have no.
iiltsr--lst ths wAter settle n one reservoir
brfors running Il Into the second one.
we consume about ! miIlicn gallons per
day. Have y prsssurs o. 100 70 l2o
pounds Al the pumping station end about
~ pounds down town. wehavs lcl mr.
plugs, and, under ordiuancs, csn charge
$50 each per ysar to The general fund.-
but do not doitas No DO not need i.
,Jan clean our settling basins WITH nrs
pressure, cleaning one and then Milling
from the other about sncsa year. Our
people seem we'll satiadsd with our 49,
ten"
ssllna. KAN: "Ws Do not own our
wsmr system. Our supply comes from
wells We uss earth basin for reservoir.
| Have 20 record d our daily consumption.
Have 80 to 100 pounds pressure. Have
| 70 fire. hydrsnts At 90 esch per annunl'
Our people pay for . four roomed house
Il (. i. a
s5, six rsomsd houss 9e. eight roomsd
house 81, ten roomsd house g. Our pso'
pls are In general way satiifisd WIN
our water system"
Msrysvills. Kan: "we DO not own
! our water works. Get our water supply
| from the river hope TO have II from wells
soon. Have = stand pips for reservoir.
DO not filter our water. Have no record
Of the daily consumption. Have about %
pounds pressure for frs purposes. Ply
ESQ for each hydrant year. We have
| no filter or settling basin. Our people
are not as oil satisfied with our water
works ., stem
Valley Falls, Ksn.: 1--WE own ouI
wstsr works system. Our supply csmsi
FROM both river aud wells, but mostly
from river. We HAYES stand pipe fol
our reservoir. DO not filter our water
Daily consumption about 100, 900 gallons
Have . pressure Of 80 70 80 pounds. VIZ
onsrse for house use o., and charge extr'
for sprinklisg purposes. Have 10 nr'
pluss-sost tbs city nothing. Our peo.
pie are not at all satisfied with our -.
tem."
| Concordia, Kan: 1--WE own our OWL
water works system. Get our water sup
DIV from wells and drive points with
brass straiuers. Az The city owns ths
plant there 10 no charge for fire plugs Of
MIGRANTS Of which ws have 80. On
daily consumption OF water runs frrn
IS 900 to $1,000 cubic feet, somewhat les
In winter Our water pressure 10 sbou
70 pounds. We have our system com
pIstsly metered. We are decidedly II
favor Of driven wells In country wber
there 10 sufficient water supply In th
gravel or sand"
Bslleyil.s, Kansas: "Wsown our waite
works. Get our supply from wells 10
feet deep. We have stand pipe for res
srvoir. Our daily consumption ID from
$4,000 to $4,000 gallons. Our stand pip
: pressure Is 4S pounds We have A DR.
: plugs for which the city pays nothing
Our people are well sasIsnsd with 10
systsm. We have an earth reservo'
: which we keep full aud In case u Or
pump from IT,"
= HiawAtha, Kansss--"We own our ow
water system. Have stand pipe 70
r reservoir. Use 10000 to $4,000 gal
. Ions each "A houis. Have l4O pound
. pressure for Gre purposes. Have 4
+. plugs for which the city pays nothing
% Our people are well satisfied with ih
0 water works"
n Manhattan. Kansas: I'VE own on
: water works system. We get our suppl
from thu river with driven well pein''
i Hive concrets lined reservoir or bssli
> Do not need to filter our water 10 an
!. way. Our daily consumption ls 10000
? gallons. Our pres IRE for fire purpose
I Ia IS pounds weuse inter rates. Ha'
!. ,,5S Dire plugs for winch We chs'gr th
. city nothing. We have double reservoir
J. with drain pipes for cleaning then
i Cur people are we'll rati'fisd WIN M. c'
II system.' ~.
dI Hlawatha, Kansas: 1--WE own our ow
d water .UIks. t,et orr supply from Coo
! patent wells. Have reservoir or basil
d holdIng 100000 gallous. Our rsssryel
il pressure fer HI. purposes 10 So pound
i and l5O poundsdlrect pressure. Charg
our ., opls - CENTS per,,lr'usand gallon
II meter rates. Our irs protection cos
J. nothing. Most assvsdly are cur Peep
y salI,fsd with our water systsm. PlaI
}. pays running expenses, iu,erss.o on bond
. die pratrstlon, ninety hy drants, irona 7,
d receipts"
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7 haze no hesItaucy In saying that y u