Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-03-16
INCREASED
WATER SUPPLY.
A Public Meeting coasiders the Sit
uation. - What The Oovncii's
Forthcoming Statement
VIII Contain.

number OF our prominent business
men were in attendance
\ Al the opening. Aldermen Lawson
/ and Reifei were present and Mayor
i Pollock got there later.
In the absence of Mr. Lewis, w. Z.
i Steele called the meeting TO order ana
told what had been done at the pre-
lirninary meeting OF last week ~
that meeting a committee was appoint
| ed to consult with citizens and ask
subscriptions 20 stock In the proposed
water company. The committee found
| (, dificuit TO lay the proposition be-
fore the people individually. and had
not made much headway. SO u was
decided TO call another meeting.
He introduced Mr.. Hall. Of Fowler.
who saId this matter OF water supply
had been In consideration by the
council for some time. with a view TO
buying the source OF water supply OUT
right or getting Ions time lease
The council had decided that long
time lease was out of the question:
The proposition TO buy had also failed
because OF the indisposition OF the
owners 10 sell the water at what vas
considered a reasonable price In fact
u was not practicable TO. buy the
source Of water supply. Now the prop
osition was on foot 10 form company
with the owners OF the water supply
as stockholders and pipe the water TO
the city and sell TO the 'osn'S con-
Mr. Hall said !, should be UNDER
stood that there was no disposition TO
take the water supply matter GU; OF
| fhs hands OF the council. but u was
with the understanding that the council
| vas prepared 10 leave the matter TO
De dealt with by the citizens that this
proposition was advanced. ar' Han
/ aid IL should be understood that this
| proposition did not concern the Fowler
town water supply Ia any way. u was
/ a separate and distinct supply OF wat
er. He then repeated IN. proposition
| made at the previous meeting. which
was to lay n 1--WE inch pipe from the
/ springs TO Rocky Ford. TO give con-
| troll of $50 acres Of water land: TO
/ build n cement lined reservoir west OF
/ town at an elevation OF 100 feet. 10 lay
/ a system Of pipes through the town and
/ deliver water TO the citizens. u would
/ b.. a Supply Of good. clean. pure. soft
/ spring water. and n supply OF approx
imatciy 10000 gallons per day. I'M.
would give flow OF 1000 gallons OF
/ water Per month TO each consumer:
this TO be supplied at n cost OF 81 per
month. This would involve n system
/ Of pipe line Of +. miles within the town.
/ The proposed cost was $4,000 TO ts5.-
/ 600. This to be subscribed half by the
owners Of the springs and promoters
/ and the other half tn. sum by residents
/
the company a franchise Of their pipe
\ lines for n term OF say 20 years.
/ Mr. Harris said IL was given out
that this company proposition for do
nestle water would not relieve the city
/ Of the present pumping expense for
| water for lawn and firr nprsnseG-
Sir. Hail said he did not see why the
present reservoir and ditch resource
would not be sufficient for lawn and
arc: but that was n matter for this
/ meeting or the citizens to determine.
] G. M. Hall said In answer to the
I question Of reservoir resource that IL
| had never been definitely figured out.
[ though some estimates had been made
/ At times while he was on the town
/ board.
Mayor Pollock arrived and took
/ gsst IN the meeting.
sTr. j. =. Hail said IN answer to
luez;lou that II WAS not Intended any
money SHOULD be paid on stock sub
I ENTERPRISE a-VAS
acriptIon until it had been determined
/ with certainty what the supply OF
l water ut the springs really was.
Mr.. Randall asked as to the esil-
mated supply. and Mr.. Eall said. l5o.-
I roo gallons per day-possibly n little
more. The estimate was based on
what had been ATTAINED the pas, three
years ct Fowler. The two Mock and
two Thompson springs were under
option to the town OF ordwny. but not
aold.
Mr. Goblin said It might be hard to
get Sf5. 900 subscribed in town but he
suggested the possibility Of supplying
wntcr all along the valley and Of get
ting stock subscribed up and down the
valley. He suggested distributing
points along the valley. supplying to
consumers through tanks.
Mr.. Hall said there was abundance
of water and II would supply tnnkage
very easily as well rs supply the town.
Mr. Recker said he would not favor
or take stock in the proposition to
simply have a stnndpipe supply. He
wanted the water in his house for
house conveniences.
Mr. Randall said he had been with
the council to visit these springs and
he thought the proper thing would be
an actual measurement to go upon.
What the town he thought needed was
about n 100000 gallon supply, n good
reservoir. 200 feet elevation for FIRE
and other equipment to insure the
city OF say three weeks supply in case
pf defects In pipe line. He thought
:herc should be good sized main. say
8 inch pipe from the springs, 10 inch
from reservoir. He said the city
would need all the revenue there was
IN the city water supply in order to
maintain it.
MIR. steele suggested tnat nQturaI
reservoir under the Highline canal
could be developed for lawns and fire
protection.
Mayor Pollock was called for and
said he had thought long and hard on
the water question. as had all the
council and he was free TO say they had
nothing tangible just now to present.
This meeting. he understood. was con-
vened to receive a proposition and con.
slider if and II there was something
practicable offered the people should
adopt 1t. The gravity system was the
desirable system but the council had
investigated and had done its part but
L had never got anything definite from
the Fowler people to lay plan upon.