The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-05-16


of the City of Caldwell on Water
Supply for City Cemetery.
AS per the arrangement between
the bodies your committees repre-
sent | have gone over the proposed
plans for the watering of your City
Cemetery and submit the following
facts and recommendations for your
consideration.
Your instructions are that in con-
junction with the City Engineer of
your City we are Jointly to find the
most feasible and economical scheme
to supply water to the City Cemetery,
using either of the schemes stated
below or to develop another, entire
ly independent of either, II our judg-
ment indicates that it would be bet
ter.
Plan A.-The original proposition
on this plan as per Mr.. A. ]. Wiley's
report was to put a pumping plant
on the Boise River at point near
the Cemetery and to either pump di-
rect from the river or put down a
well near its edge and pump from
the well to a storage tank located
in the Cemetery which would be con-
nected with distributing system in
the ground to be watered.
1t is found that from decisions by
the courts this manner of taking
water when the whole flow of the
stream Is decreed, as is the Boise
River, is liable to injunction and II
the case were pressed it is likely
that this manner of obtaining water
would be forbidden by the Court and
the City left with a plant and no
source of supply, so this idea is
abandoned for its legal phase.
Plan Binder this plan it is pro-
posed to install a $4,000 gallon tank
at the present city reservoir and to
connect this with the city main and
when the city reservoir is full by an
automatic device switch the flow of
water from the reservoir to the tank.
From the tank it was proposed to
lay 4-inch wooden pipe distance
of $500 feet to the Cemetery and de-
liver water by gravity to the dis
tributing system there installed.
This system would serve the pur-
pose for the present but Is restricted
in it's usefulness and when the area
of the Cemetery increases as 1t will
in 10 or IL years, 1t becomes made
quate.
This plan is not recommended for
the reason that with the increased
demand on the system in the life of
its usefulness it cannot be enlarged
or added to without practically re-
constructing the whole gravity sys-
tenn from the reservoir to the point
of delivery.
1t becomes necessary to develop
another plan which has been done
and will beAcalled plan o, and is as
follows: On an examination of the
bluff above the proposed point of
the establishment of the pumping
plant in plan A 1t was found that
along the foot of the bluff on the
Mason tract there were series of
springs the flow from which finds
its way across the eastern part of
the Cemetery property and thence
into the Boise River.
It%appears from the acquaintance
of the City Engineer with these
springs that they are of sufficient
volume to supply the required water
for a long time and also that they are
vacant and may be filed on by the
City of Caldwell for irrigating pur-
poses, thereby making an absolute
title to the City for the volume of
the springs and the under flow also.
It apears, therefore, that by To-
eating pumping plant so as to
reach the flow from these springs
that constant and sufficient supply
will always be available.
To accomplish the contamination
of this scheme plan A must be chang
ed to meet thesrequirements of plan
c, which change consists principally
In change of location, which location
will be on ground owned by the Gem
etery.
This change of location from point
A to point C has the following effect
on the proposition, 1t secures a con-
slant and stable water supply, It is
located on the Cemetery property as
will be the whole plant and pipe line,
and eliminates the right of way of
5000 feet as would be necessary in
plan b. practically all of which right
OF way Is over decided ground.
These three points are all impor-
tant. Considering plan c, therefore,
as the best in general by atcompari-
son of cost we determine its value in
detail.
Approximate Estimate of Cost Of
various plans, A, B, and C.
Costs from Figures in possession Of
Mr.. Mcconnell, City Engineer.
Plan A:
Practically same as Plan C.
Plan b:
$500 IT Ain. Wood Pipe
In place $230S. 90
One 100000 gal. Wood
Tank in place 49,. 1918 90
$33S3 90
s per, cent for Conting. 16s is
x Cost Of Plant B -. :. $3552 is
Plan C:
At City Plant.
: One 500 gal. Rotary