The Washington herald., 1908-05-24
CITIES BUILD WATERWORKS
Expansion Marks Years History of
Southern Municipalities.
Nearly R1o,OOO,OO 10 BE Expended
This Year I'm This Branch of
Work in 100 Cities.

The Manufacturers Record, Of Balti-
more, has compiled a statement Of the
amount of money that is being spent. or
Is about TO be laid out. in the construc-
ton OF new waterworks or the extension
of old ones in some Of the cities Of the
Southern States. The work reviewed is
that undertaken since the beginning OF
the present year.
The statement shows that about $l5,-
100000 is either available or contemplated
for such Improvements at this time. and
of this amount about S1,OO0,OOO represents
contracts already awarded. 100000 bonds
voted for such construction or improve
ment. and Sll00O.O00 for contemplated
work, nearly all OF which. it is reason
ably certain 10 assume. will be favorably
acted upon. The average Of each i'm
provement ranges from $1,000 to $4,000.
and the total amount covers about $50
municipalities
In this waterworks improvement three
States stand out prominently by reason
Of the amount Of work they are undertake
ing. these being Georgia, with about
100000 worth under contract. about $780,
00O worth OF bonds voted, and nearly
Si000,000 worth Of contemplated work
Texas. with about $4,000 worth under
contract. about 100000 worth of bonds
voted, and 81. 10000 worth Of contemplated
work. and Oklahoma, with about $500, 900
worth under contract $4,000 worth Of
bonds voted, and about 100000 worth Of
contemplated work
Among this work, too. some is particuS
larly noteworthy on account of its ex-
tent.
Atlanta recently awarded a contract for
the construction OF a $4,000, ,000-gallon
capacity reservoir. and has in contem-
platlon the expenditure OF about $500, 700
for filtration plant and extending its
water mains.
St Louis IS considering the erection Of
a 100000 boiler plant for its waterworks
system. and the West St Louis Water
and Light Company, a private corpora
tion. will lay thirteen miles OF water
mains and erect two water towers.
Oklahoma City. Okla. is expending
$l50,000 for improvements. and viii shortly
award contracts for filtration system Of
100000 gallons daily capacity, including
1,32O, 900 gallon sedimentation basin and
1920. O00-gallon capacity clear well. both of
re-enforced concrete.
Newport News, a., mas pellIiOueu Ine
State legislature for authority TO issue
81. .OO00 900 bonds for a waterworks system.
Wheeling, w Va, will expend $3.50, 900
for betterments.
Parkersburg. w Va. has engaged an
engineer to prepare plans for enlarging
its system and building a mechanical
filtration plant.
Galveston. Tex. is contemplating the
duplication of its water mains across Gal
weston Bay, for which 100000 Is 20 be
voted
San Antonio. Tex, will drill three addi-
tional artesian wells and award a con-
tract for a pump having 20,0O0,000 to "a.
O00. 900 gallons capacity.
Fort Worth, Tex. has tentative plans
for a system at an estimated cost Of
S9S6, 600.
Dallas, Tex. has $4,000 available tor
extensions and improvements.
A private corporation at Beaumont,
Tex. will expend 100000 for extensions.
Baltimore Is 10 vote on the Issuance
OF $5,OO0,OO0 OF bonds for the construction
of a new high service reservoir.
This survey is confined to the construc-
tion Of waterworks only. while in other
branches Of municipal improvements. such
as buildings, streets. sewers, lighting sys-
tens, &c, equally important work is
being undertaken or contemplated, so that
1t may safely be estimated that through
out the South there is available or in
sight at least SlO0.000O00 for municipal
work of some one kind or another.