The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-09-11
HER NEW SYSTEM.
Of Mountain Water--Com Compara
tive Cost at McMinnvil1e
and Corvallis.

rapidly nearing completion at Nc
Minnville and thereto hangs tale,
that will be of interest to Corvallis
ties. The McMinnville' pipe line is
but seven miles long; the Corvallis
line is fourteen. The McMinnville
distribution system comprises but
seven miles of pipe; the Corvallis
line comprises fourteen. The Nc
Minnville pipe line from intake to
reservoir is eight inch; the Corvallis
line is 10 and II inch, aud here
comes the fact to enlist the attention
Of Corvallis people. Both systems
are almost entirely of wood, and
though Corvallis used nearly twice
as much pipe, building nearly twice
as great length of mains, the Nc
Minnville system cost nearly as
great sum Of money. In round
numbers, the Corvallis system cost
$4,000 completed; the McMinnville
system will cost between 500, 900
and $65, 900. 1t will be some weeks
yet before the McMinnville system
will be finished and the final cost
smay be as near the larger as the
smaller of the above figures. In
lany event, in spite of the disparity
in the pipe used, $40, 600, to $12, 900
will be the probable margin in the
cost of the Corvallis system over
that of the Yamhill metropolis. 1t
!, is a showing that will be of signal
,, interest in Corvallis, demonstrating
with what economy the work oi
!. construction the Corvallis works
was carried on by engineer Mile,
and the wafer committee. It sug
gests the query as to what the Nc
Minnville system would have cos
y had that town built fourteen mile
: of pipe line and ID miles of distri
. button mains, instead of seven mile
of each? Would it have been don
o for 500, ooo, and if not how mucl
more than 500, 900 would it hav
8: cost.
It The McMinnville system is bein!
e built by water commission name
Il by the legislature. The source G
It supply is Cow Creek, small noun
l. tain stream, together with grou
se of springs. When measured th
Is other day, the volume of water suE
3 ply was half a million gallons; th
H. Corvallis supply is million and
or half. In its new system, McMinr
er vile is taking out steel and iro
&c pipe. and installing wood. Sotn
e of the metal pipe has been in th
as ground sixteen years; some onl
w ten. Twelve blocks of new ste
10 pipe already in the ground, is nj
ie to be turbed, but will be codnec
ed with the new wooden mains. tt
e. McMinnville commission is putin
te $8, oco in its reservoir. Its capac
$: ty is a million gallons. The cor
{ Tractor, who is building the rese
af voir, believes a reservoir the size {
ri that in the Corvallis system, is f;
4. preferable. The larger one at M
a. Minnville is perhaps necessary b.
r. jcause of the more limited water SUI
n; ply:
a. The McMinnville system, wit
IS, leight miles Of mains, has 6fty-hs
s, hydrants; Corvallis, with fourtee
IS, miles of mains. has only forty. tt
s, latter part of this week or earl
n next. McMinnville will begin to u:
IS her new water. Three points of il
r: terest in addition to the main ide
S; in the foregoing are: First, McMir
IS; vile is taking up metal pipe and il
Il sta!ling wood.
Is, Second, she is discarding a puml
r, ling system and installing gravit,
n. Third, after vars of experiene
,r, with municipality owned work.
IS; she is expanding her plant and G.
ge ing more deeply than ever into th
publicly owned water business.