The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-08-08
Meeting OF THE
COMMON COUNCIL
VALUES WATER PLANT AT $40. 900
Engineer Roberts Makes His Report
But No Further Action
Is Taken.

All we're present at the council
meeting Monday evening.
After the reading of the minutes
the reports OF committees were heard,
the fire and water committee submit
ting the report of Engineer Roberts.
portion OF which apptiIs below.
The health cpmmitt.o reported that
they hal secured rr.ces on several
pieces OF property which would be
convenient for a pound, said prices
ranging from $500 to $1,000. The mat
ter will be still further investigated.
The committee on revision Of ordi-
nances reported that the work was
now practically complete and ready to
receive bi3s from printers for publish
ing 800 copies. The recorder was or.
dered TO get bids for the same, under
the supervision OF the committee on
printing.
DR.. Brosius asked permission to
move a wooden building onto the lot
iu the rear OF the new bank building.
Permission can only be granted In
case such removal increases the fire
risk Ia the new location, and the mat
ter was lett with the committee ON
FIRE and water with power tn act.
Otis Savage was granted saloon Il.
oense.
Permission was granted DR.. Brosius
to move through the streets the wood
ell building which will be removed to
allow the erection of his new block.
Ordinance No. l27, requiring all Oh
to be removed from win.
dows of saloons during the closing
hours, was passed.
The recorder reported that he had
only received one bid for painting
and putting up streets signs, which
was that OF j. b. Hunt, for 80 cents
tor each sign. The matter of order
ing the work done was laid over.
Ihe sewer committee we're author
lied to secure services and clerical
work in connection with the con-
struotion Of the sewer In district No.
Q.
G.. A. Clarke was present and stated
that light at the corner OF State and
Second streets had been paid for ty
private parties for long time, and
asked that the same be paid for b
the city, as light was badly needle
on that corner. The same was order.
ed.
The folio wing bills we're allowed
and ordered paid: Marshal's salaI y
for July, $50; watchman's salary, $50
+. G. Coe, filing saw, 25c; 0. p.
Richardson, Harry Elliot and Percy
Wells, work on streets, 50 each; j. ].
Luckey, repairs, TOO; Stanley Smith
Lumber Co., lumber, Sll. 20; Ramona
hotel, bosrding prisoners, ~. So; Fash
ion stables, team work, Sl7; Electric
Light Co., s38. rs Geo. |. Slocom, SUD-
plies, 25c; Glacier, advertising, 81;
W. j. Roberts, engineers report,
$500; witness and jury fees in case OF
city vs.. Raper, IS.
Engineers Report.
Gentlemen IL have made an exam
ination of the present condition, ex
tent and value OF the present water
works system, owned by the Hood
River Light, Power and Water COM
pany, according to your request have
made revision Of my estimate of the
cost of an independent system rem
dered In June, 1906, to accord with
present advanced prices on materials
and labor, and have added an esti
mate of the better Iment required to
make the present system both accept
for fire protection, at cost within
your reach, in case you Euy the pies.
ent system, and have the honor to
submit the following report:
History and Outline The nucleus
OF the present water plant was pur-
chased from MessIs. Blowers & Smith
In Ocotber, 1902, Tor $4,000 The sys-
tenn at that time was confined to the
lower part OF the city, although steps
had been taken to secure water rights
on the Lyman Smith place, and $1,000
paid to secure them for future use In
the upper System" In 1904, the
principal part of the distribution now
operated in the upper system was
constructed and put In operation. At
the time the lower system was pur-
chased in 1902, the largest pipe was a
inch main, and the laterals partly
2.inch, with some 211a-inch and small
or liues to reach remotest customers.
In 1905 the Lower System" was
overhauled and enlarged by laying 6,
s and 10-inch pipe where hitherto A.
inch had been the maximum size. A
year ago, a concrete reservoir hold
ing approximately 300, 900 gallons was
constructed at the spring supplying
the lower system. Recently there has
been installed an electric, 4-step, g.
inch, centrifugal pump and Is horse
power motor, at the reservoir, and
connected ty 4.inch main with the
upper system for increasing that sup
ply when deficient. A 2.inch steel
pipe feeds the lower system from the
upper when it is necessary to cut of
the reservoir from tfe lower supply.
Water Supply and Gauging. The
source of water supply for the lower
system is from two large springs in
the western part of town, in Blowers
addition. The united flow from both
springs was gauged on July 9th, 1907,
and was found to be 450 gallons per
minute. inserted standard rec-
tangular weir 100 degrees below the
waste fl ON both springs, and observed
the surplus from day to day between
the dates July 1st and 10th. On July
10th, at 80 p. m. the surplus was l67
gallons per minute.
The source OF water supply for the
upper system is from iniilteTing wells,
10 to 16 feet deep, on long lines Of
terra Gotta pipe, laid with open
joints, situated on ground some 80
feet higher than the main street Of
the upper town, on the Lyman Smith
and G. d. Smith places.
The flow from these combined wells
was gauged July 9Th, and after the
system had been drained for seven
hours, the combined flow was at the
rate of 2ll gallons per minute. This
would make the combined flow from
both upper and lower sources 66l gal.
Ions per minute, or about $50, 600 gals.
in "a hours at this time of the year.
This amount OF water should seive o