The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-23
INVESTIGAT TE
THE CIT Y
WATER
SAMUEL fORTIER MAKES A RE-
PORT ON SYSTEM.
Recommends Big Changes to Be
Made In Order to Meet the Re-
quirements of Ogden.

Having in view a population Of from
10000 TO $4,000 in Ogden, Mayor
Brewer and the waterwor&s commit
tee are laying plans for the enlarge
ment OF the waterworks system. II is
argued by the waterworks committee
and the mayor that Ogden is growing
rapidly each year. which means that
the water mains have to be extended
and enlarged and that, rather than
10 be at an expense each year for this
purpose 1t would be better and more
economical TO prepare at once 10 fur
nish water to a population OF at least
10000.
With this idea in view Engineer
Samuel Fortier OF Washington. d. c..
has been engaged to make inyestiga-
tlons and draw plans accordingly.
Mr.. Fortier engineered the building
of the ogden system of waterworks
and is perhaps more familiar with IL
than any other person and is likely
better prepared TO engineer the pro-
posed extensions. He has been in the
city for a number of ways making OBJ
seryatlons and figuring on possible
water supplies that Will be needed for
the enlarged plant and viii make Il
report TO the council this evening.
One plan OF operation is to divide
the city into two sections and have
24-inch main supplying the water for
each That will mean the building of
another main of 2i-inch size from the
reservoir to the city. Then, to In
crease the water supply. it Is main
tanned that by installing a 20incn
main In Cold Water canyon, there
already being a ten-inch main there.
during ten months OF the year "a
inches of water can be brought from
that source. The three reservoir
sites OF the South Fork canyon hold
ings of the city are to be utilized and
every possible water supply OF that
section conserved for the use of the
city.
Demands for extensions are being
made every day, the waterworkS de
partment reports, and the increase
OF the water supply Is made impera-
tive by virtue OF the same 1t is not
contemplated that this proposed en-
largement of the system win take place
this year. but il Is the opinion of the
mayor and other officials connected
with the management of the water
works system that it should be done
at the earliest possible moment. or as
soon as the city revenues Will permit.
In his report TO the council tonight
Engineer Fortier Will say that the
principal damage done to the pipe
line In the past was inflicted by the
Pioneer Electric Power company. in
the construction of its slx-foot pipe
line fourteen years ago, in permitting
large boulders TO roll into the trench
OF the waterworks excavation filling it
In places to a depth of ten and fifAeen
feet, and injury was inflicted upon the
waterworks system by this company
in other ways. He estimates that It
Will cost $4,000 to make the neces-
sary repairs. He questions whether
the pipe of the waterworkS could long
carry the load heaped upon 1t by the
piling In of this debris and rock.
The engineer also concludes that
the water rates in the city are reason
able but that the rates for electric
lighting are too high. The cost OF
lighting a residence. he maintains, Is
much higher than the cost of furnish.
Ing 1t with water all the way from 35
10 200 per cent For business houses,
he says. the difference ls greater. Last
year Wright & Sons paid S2,470S5 for
light and $305.54 for water The Reed
! hotel paws nearly three times as much
for light as II does for water.