The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1909-10-08
WATER WORKS BIDS
HAVE BEEN RECEIVED
commissioners are Figuring
To Find Lowest and
Let the Contract.


ling water from Blackjack mountain
will be flowing into Marietta within a
few months.
Bids for the new system were opened
Monday night and the Commissioners
have been figuring ever since to ascer-
tain which is the best bid. 1t will be
day or two before they can get at the
facts and let the contract.
The Water Commissioners adyertis-
ed for bids to be opened on October
9Th and more than forty were re-
ceived. The commissioners were i'm
mensely pleased by the response to
their adVertlsemnt, not only on &C
count OF the number of bidders but be-
cause the bids were well within the
$4,000 which has been provided for
the water system.
Few of the citizens of Marietta real
ize the excellence and the extent of
tn plans toward which the commits
sloners are working.
The first dam is to be constructed
across Allgood creek, about two and a.
half miles from the city. This dam
will be seven feet high and will raise
the water just enough to let it flow
gently down two-foot pipe in the di-
rection of the city for nearly a mile.
From this pipe the water flows into
a basin which will hold two million
gallons, and from there it will be
pumped to the main storage basin
which will have a capacity of six mil
hon gallons From there the water
will flow and filter by gravity and
reach the concrete pumping well at
the station on the railroad, This
pumping well will have capacity of
over 100000 gallons.
When the water has reached the
well it will be ready for use and will
be pumped into a six hundred thous-
and gallon standpipe which will be
placed on Campbells Hill and he
nlnety-tVe feet above the Public
Square. This elevation will give q
hre pressure of sixty pounds for six
streams playing on fire at one time.
and there will be enough water in the
storage basin to keep six streams
lowing seven hours without another
drop being pumped from the basin at
the creek.
There are now but forty-one fire
plugs in the city. The Water Com
missioners will provide 122.
The system will be admirable and
when completed will be the model
water works system of Georgia.
while this movement for a water
supply for Marietta can not be headed
Off, it is reasonably certain that there
will be contest of some sort between
the public service company and the
Water Commissioners. The commits.
sloners have been trying for some time
to reach an agreement with the bond
holders OF the paper mill by which the
city would acquire the present water
plant, which is owned by the corpor
alton. The commissioners proposed to
submit the matter to two engineers,
one selected by each side.
One trouble seems to be that the
mill can not afford to pump water for
It's own use exclusively and would be
compelled to operate in cooperation
with the city if at all There is a threat
that if the city builds it's own plant
the mill will cut the rate and try to
break own the city's system. AS a
starter it is announced that the mill
company will at once extend it's main
on Atlanta street as far as Buffers
and for some distance on Dixie aven-
ne and Clay street.
There is an effort being made to
have citizens tie themselves up with
five-year contracts so they can not take
the Blackjack mountain water when it
is ready. The Water Board issued
1000 circulars Tuesday warning the
people against signing these con-
tracts. There is almost sure to be
suit over the use of the city sewers by
the public service company and the
commissioners have warned the peo-
pie that the only sure way to get
sewer connections and fire protection
is to wait for the city water
The Water Commissioners feel that
they have exhausted every effort to
get together with the public service
company and they are now going after
water with vigor and determination.
So far as is known, all the candidates
for office are in hearty sympathy with
their efforts and Marietta will present
solid front for pure water, good sani-
tation and adequate fire protection