The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-11-13


A conference OF the fire and wa.
ter committee of the common council
and the board of public works was
held last evening in the council cham
Der, with Henry l.. Baer presiding ans
C.. Il. Rouleau acting as clerk. The
main purpose OF the conference was
the considering of the matter of pur-
chasing a new pump to be installed Al
the city tract in west Hancock whel {
development work has been conducted
by the city engineer during the past
couple of years. The style Of pumI
to be obtained was discussed and En-
gineer Craig was instructed TO pre-
pare plans for pump and for a pump
house to contain 1t. The plans are q
be ready to be submitted to the board
at a meeting to be held Monday after
noon, and a recommendation based
upon them will be submitted to the
council at its regular meeting on
Monday night. Mr.. Craig reported that
he had been investigating the subject
of pumps for some time past and rec
commended that triplex power pump
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ute, be placed in the newer bunch of
wells which have been sunk this year
The original plan was to put in a
duplex pump, which is practically twa
twin pumps one of which might be
used Independently OF the other IN
case of an emergency. Inasmuch,
however, as the city Is going to erect
a big reservoir on the city property,
and the possibilities or the water sup
ply at the city property not holding
out, which cannot be ascertained I'M
til having been given n trial ii was
thought better to obtain the triplex
pump.
In regard to the weir sunk this
summer. and work on which was re-
Gently ordered discontinued by the
council owing to an impression that
the amount OF wear developed oy
them was insufficient to warrant fur
Their development in that direction, Mr..
Craig stated that he was satisfied
that the results warranted the contin-
uance of the work. and that they
would provide a flow of ten gallons a
minute each, giving 100000 gallons
daily from thirty wells. Mr.. Craig
reported that 1t is necessary to main
tain pump at the wells now in or
der to continue supplying water from
this source. The new west Hancock
ID hn hn In,
addition the shortage of water on
Oak street Of which complaint was
made in the past can be
remedied by the use of the present
small pump. Therefore 1t was deemed
best that the work be continued.
1t was decided to purchase 800 feet
Of six-ineh pipe TO connect up the
wells that have been sunk, and to OBJ
tain the quantity required from local
dealers. miro hn
q The query was raised as to what
had become of the plans for erecting
a million dollar reservoir on the city
tract where the wells 4have-ibeen. sunk,
Il developed that these plans were
prepared ana Specifications made by
he engineer last summer, but for
some reason they had. never been Off
fcialy presented TO the Council. IL
was decided TO ask the council to take
up the matter of the reservoir during
the present winter in order that work
might be commenced early next
spring. With the clsterns installed
md filled with water there will be
ample provision for supplying the city
with water in case Of breakdown of
he old pump at the pumping station,
Turing such time as might be required
% make repairs.