The Globe-republican., 1906-03-29


fed with our system =
Emporm, Kan: 1--WE own our watel
Nstem tset0nr water supply from iii
|iiver OR reservoir Ii an earth basir
net and floored with rock. We have NJ
fiItrr--ipt thp water settle In one reservoI
oafors rnnpIng II into The second one
W. consume about million gallons PEI
Wv Have pressure Of 1OU to IN
rounds " tn pumping statios and abcu
80 pounds down town We have l6l Or,
ll,sng., and, under ordinance, Gan charge
$50 each per ysar to the general fund
I'M do not do itss we do not nssd Il
m clean our settling basins Tin drs
pressure. cleaning one and then fllina
rom the other about onCs year. OuI
pppplr seem well satisfied with our sys-
TEN"
saIina, Kan: 1--WE do not own on
wst.r system, Our supply comes from
wells W. use earth basin for reservoir.
Have no record o, our dally consumption
Have 80 70 no pounds pressure. Have
" fire hydrants II o. esch pr annum.
Our people pay for four roomed house
%. six roonsd house e6, eight roomsd
house 81, ten roomsd house g. Our pso.
pls ARE IL : general way sstisdsd with
"ur wxter system"
MyrysvilIs. Kan: eve do not Owl
our wxtsS works. Get our water supply
frum the river hope to have It from wells
soon. Hxves srand pipe for reservoir.
I,o not filter our waier Have no rseord
VI the daily consumption. Have about %
pound. pressure Tor are purposes. Psy
go Tor each hydrant year. We 'havs
no filter or settling basin Our people
srs NOT II oil satisfied with our wstsr
works ., stem "
Valley Fails. Kan.: I'VE own our
water works system Our supply GENES
from both river aud wells, but mostly
from river. We have stand plps for
our reservoir DO not filter our water.
Daily consumption about 100, 900 gallons.
Have pressure Of 80 TO 90 pounds. We
charge for house use 90, and charge extra
Tor sprinkliDg purposes. Have II IRE
plugs--cost the city nothing. Our peo-
pie are not at all satisfied with our sys-
tenn"
Concordia, Kan: 1--WE own our own
water works system. Get our water sup
ply from wells aud drive points with
brass strainers. Az the city owns the
plant there 10 10 charge for fire plugs or
hyjrants OF which we have 80. Our
daily consumption OF water runs from
80, 900 TO $4,000 cubic feet. somewhat less
In winter. Our water pressure 10 about
10 pounds. We have our system com.
pletely metered. We are decidedly 10
favor Of driven walls In country where
there 10 sufficient water supply In the
gravel or sand"
Bsllevil,e. Kansas: "Weowp our water
works. Get our supply from wells 100
feet deep. We have stand pipe for res
srvoir. Our daily consumption 10 from
rs, 900 to $4,000 gallons. Our stand pipe
pressure 10 40 pounds. We have A tire
plugs for which the city pays nothing.
Our people are well satisisd with the
system. We have ~ earth reservoir
which we keep full and In case Of hre
pump from It,"
HiawAtha, Kansss--.We own our own
water system. Have stand pipe for
reservoir. Use 10000 to 10000 gal
Ions each "a hours. Have l4O pounds
. essure for fire purposes. Have As
plug for which tue city pays nothing.
Our people are well satisfied with the
water works"
mdunaLtaus hhushbs Wo oWu Ouf
water works system. We get our supply
II m the river With driven we'll points.
II I've concrete lined reservoir or basin.
Do not need to filter our water In any
way. Our daily consumption is 200, 900
gallons. Our pressure for fire purposes
is 50 pounds. We use meter rates. Have
50 fire plugs for which We charge the
city nothing. We have double reservoirs
with drain pipes Tor cleaning them.
Cur people are well satisfied with our
system
4 HIawatha, Kansas I We ownour own
water works. Get our supply from Cook
patent wells. Have reservoir or basin
holding 100000 galIons. Our reservoir
pressure for fire purposes Is S5 pounds
and 100 pounds direct pressure. Charge
our people Is cents per thousand gallons,
meter rates. Our fire protection costs
nothing. Most assuredly are our people
Satisfied with our water system. Plant
pays running expenses, Intsreston bonds,
fire protection, ninety hydrants, from our
receipts