The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-30
IT'SLOW But PURE
Topeka Water Supply Still
Comes From the Wells.
No Danger Of Lower Pressure Ii
People Are Careful.
CIT OUT SPRINKLING.
If Supply Is Maintained Lawn
Wetting Must Be Stopped.
City Sees No Danger Ahead
New Well in Use Now.
CIT OUT SPRINKLING.

or,e warning issued by Water COM
,,,esioner Miller through the state
Tournal several days ago is substitutes
90 amended today. The city com
-1,s-;oner and superintendent of the
.i+,, ,,aterworks have placed the water
sit,,o+ion up to the people in this way
~rt is a case of pure water with low
,rsesure or river water with hlSh
Tf the people of Topeka will con-
font themselves with lower pressul
Tor the next few days, if they VIII cul
doun their lawn sprinkAng-lh clty
will be able to have an ample supply
Of water from the city wells
on fine other hand if lawn sprlnh-
1tDe5 is continued in the indiscriminate
vrav it has been the last lew weeks anu ~
If The people pay no attention 70 eiiS
--.ornfrps Of the water department
fl will be necessary 10 uraW Oh INC
river for a supply.
The rumors and reports given out
.1,i, morning to the effect that the wa
fer pressure dropped 10 -FOUR pouAu1SS
Thursday afternoon ana was low al
- are false The lowest pressure
.ecorded for the day was IL POUNDS
and this lasted for only fltteen min
IS IT was caused by the pumps
5roppfng their suction tempordriiy'
FOR = few hours the pressure was pc
tween 20 and 40 pounds put tliIS We9
euf7cient to supply all but sprlnKllAs
Tn case of fire the pressure could
4,ave heen augmented at once hut
fine pumps at the waterworKs were
not overworked for domestic use.
For awhile last evening Ins pfsss -.
5ronned to such an extent that IN the
soufhwestern part of the city Where
fbe land is high and in the taHer Of
fice buildings. the water would barely
RIM out of the faucets. For ntteen
minutes no water could be obtained;
TODAY Superintendent Shaw, VINO mas
bean working night and day at the wa
terworlzs said the pressure Ras norma
thai it is sufficient to meet the &c
mand. He did not expect the pressure
to drop low enough today to cause
worry.
The Superintendent, Jesse Shaw, the
assistant superintendent, Frank SteX-
ems. and the water commissioner, n. r
Miller. spent all morning at the water
They have stopped work on the new
well and pumps are pumping the water
from this new well into we'll NO. 2. No.
/ will be used as a reservoir to keep
the pumps supplied at all times.
With the heavy flow from the new welt
it is expected that the lift from the
level of the old wells will be relieved
to a great extent.
The waterworks officials state that
in other cities in the southwest the
lawn sprinkling was abandoned several |
weeks ago. For drinking and fire pur-
poses only, is the water used. In To- |
peka it is not thought the water situa-
ton viii be as dangerous but the COM |
missioners ask that care be used.
All day today the pressure has re- !
NAMED at 80 pounds. The normal do |
nestle pressure is As pounds. Consid- |
ering the dry weather the commission |
ers feel that 35 pounds is sufficient
superintendent Shaw stated this |
afternoon that everything would be |
done to guard against using the river (
direct for a water supply. He checks 1t |
up to the people. SO the slogan added |
to the warnings sent out last week is:
Low pressure with pure water"