The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1910-03-17
WILL HAVE WATER AND SEWER
Council Takes Steps To Make
Municipal improvements.
Progressive Citizenry.

About fifty of the local taxpayers
and business men met with the city
council Tuesday evening to discuss the
proposed city water system. Mayor
Wildes briefly outlined the water sys-
TEN idea, and was followed by City En-
gineer Z. P. Osgood, who treated ex-
haustively in his talk of the various
phases of the proposed system. Owing
to the topography of the country
surrounding Fallon, it has been deemed
advisable to install a water system,
depending upon pumps for pressure,
rather than gravity. In this connection,
Mr.. Osgood stated that original plans
called for the erection of standpipe of
at least so, 900 gallons capacity and
possibly 100, 900 gallons capacity, to be
located on a tower at least 100 feet
in heighth, and that such contrlvance
would develop around forty pounds of
pressure, which would be ample for do
mestic uses. In case Of fire, pumps
would be started, supplementing natur-
al gravity and inducing a maximum
pressure of 100 pounds, which would be
ample for fire fighting needs and would
meet the requirements Of the under
writer's board. Mr.. Osgood gave many
facts relative to the system as origin
ally proposed, but 1t seemed to be the
spirit Of the meeting that an air pres.
sure system, rather than the standpipe,
be installed and that co.incident with
the installation of the water mains
should be sewers as we'll.
W. w. Williams and l. H. Kent, the
towns two heaviest taxpayers, were
present and expressed hearty accord
with the water and sewage systems
idea. Mr.. Williams favors the air pres
sure system and says that he will cheer
fully pay his pro. rata of the taxes if
the health of the community can be
safeguarded and fire protection afford
ed. Mr.. Kent said he was of the opin-
ion that indebtedness was fully justified
in this instance and that town could
not be too liberal where public utilities
are involved.
Engineer Osgood was called upon for
a detailed explanation of the air pres
sure system, said to be working success
fnlly in Gardnerville and Minden. 1t is
said that the Wonder Mining Co. elec-
trio lines, to be installed shortly,
will afford the ideal power for opera
tion, and that much of the air pressure
system is automatic at maximum and
minimum points. The air pressure
tanks are strongly constructed and are
of about half the size of the tower
tank. The first named kind has an ad-
vantage over the tower system, being
exempt from freezing and other troub-
les that often beset tower tanks.
The water system outlined, which 1t
is estimated will cost less than $35, 900
would. if installed, cover every portion
of the town, with mains of standard
size and quality, which would be of
maximum size of 10 inches, dropping
to four inches in the residence portions
of town. If a sewage system is inclu-
ded with the municipal improvements
to be installed it will add around $40, 900
to the cost of the water system and
nearly two miles Of sewer mains would
have to be installed, in addition to
septic tank.
In discussing the bond issue, Senator
Williams gave it as his belief that no
trouble would be experienced in floating
the bonds. The members of the Wood
lift Company, who also own a large
amount of real estate within the town
are in favor of the innovation, realizing
that public improvements of the right
sort always return handsome advances
in realty values iu addition to safeguard
ing the health of the community and
securing immunity from disastrous
fires.
In fact, the business men seem to be
united in the desire for the proposed