Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-24
Council Bluffs
THREE MILES OF NEW MAINS
Superintendent Etnyre Has Plans for
Water Extension.
WATER BOARD GIVES APPROVAL
One Mile of TweIve-Inch pipe on
Main and Line ON First
Avenue, Tenth aud other
Streets.

The first general movement toward the
extension OF the city water system since
the plant became municipal property was
completed yesterday when Superintendent
Etnyre finished his detailed plans for eN-
tensions aggregating nearly three miles Of
mains. The members Of the water board
have been In close consultation with him
while the work was under way, approving
each detail ii was developed. so that
II required but about five minutes yester-
day TO consider and approve the whole
plan and order it's execution at once.
The plans include the twelve-inch main
on Main street from Broadway to SIX
teenth avenue. a distance Of just one mile.
The first estimates OF this extension in
volved cost OF about $4,000. but revised
figures obtained from pipe makers has re-
duced It 20 approximately $4,000. The
other extensions all call for the use Of
six and eight-inch pipe, and include line
rsa Fifth avenue. from Main to Fourth
street; on Tenth street, from Main to
Sixth street; on Harrison street from Hyde
avenue TO Fleming avenue; on East Pierce
street and Mcpherson avenue. from North
avenue 10 the east line OF Walnut Hin
cemetery; on Ninth avenue from Third
70 High street; on High street from Ninth
TO Tenth street. and on Twelfth avenue
from Main to Fourth street.
Cost Thirty-FIye Thousand.
The estimated costs of all the extern
tensions is between $50 900 and $50. 900. Blue
prints and specifications will be completed
by Saturday and bids will be called for
early in the week. The work has for
tunateiy been planned at time when the
pipe market is on a decided decline The
price yesterday was considerably below
SIS a ton. The water plant was purchased
pH basis of SIS a ton for new pipe.
Valves and fittings are also obtainabie
on a declining market. Contracts will be
ready to be let early in July. II the bids
appear to be too high the commissioners
will undertake the work and rush 1t
through.
The next big job will be the planning of
the hill service system, which will be
reached during the autumn. But in the
meantime minor extensions will be made
in the west and south parts Of town.
Appropriation of Water.
Appropriations OF water. under circum-
1stances that approach very closely to theft,
lare being inquired into by the water COM
3missioners and Superintendent Etnyre. The
hot dry weather has caused many people
40 yield to the temptation to use water
for spripkling purposes, and garden hose
long unusued is brought into requisition
or borrowed from kindly neighbors and
thirsty lawns thoroughly drenched. on
Wednesday night the commissioners sent
out spies in an automobile and in one hour
caught fifteen persons using water who
were not authorized to do so by hayins
their names on the sprinklng list. Their
names were added yesterday, increasing
the revenue for the department just SIS.
Last night three automobiles were sent
out manned bysmen who knew the street
numbers well and provided with lists of
the authorized water users. In about an
hour they were able to report more thar
thirty additional names. adding $3.50 to the
water departments income. Bills will be
Aaent to all Of these persons on July and
they will be required to pay or have the
water shut off The automobiles will be
kept in service during the summer with
the moral certainty that every property
owner who uses water for spr1nkling pur.
poses or permits a tenant TO do 30 will have
to pay for It.
The water commissioners yesterday took
the first step toward the early require
ment for the use of meters for all private
consumers. The decision was reached tc
install meters at absolute cost, and the
first batch OF forty was purchased They
are the phospher bronze trident pattern
and cost $40 each at the factory. They
will be sold to the consumer for 80, Tn,
Additional cost win be simply that OF in.
, ktallation. 1t has been figured out tina
Ne universal use of meters will increas,
tie revenues about $4,000 q year ana dc
crease the amount OF water TO be pumped