The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1911-03-22
OUR TOWNS IMPROVEMENTS
Are Subjects OF General Discus.
sion These Days And Town
Opinion Is Divided.

The town is agog over the type of
water and sewage systems it is to have
shortly, if the plans of the city officials
are fulfilled. Honest and consistent
endeavor has been made by those now
connected with the city government to
bring about these much needed public
utilities, and investigation of systems
used in other towns has been part of
the procedure leading up to the con-
clusions of the city council, which is
uniformly of the opinion that an air.
pressure water system is adequate for
the towns needs, present and future.
With this conclusion there are those
among the towns representative busi-
ness men who take an opposite view,
maintaining that an air-pressure system
is an excellent system for small town
or for a group of buildings or farm
home, but that it is hardly adequate
for town with prospective growth,
which seems destined to be this
towns portion. 1t seems unfortunate
that Fallon is so remote from an eleva-
tion that would provide suitable pres
sure by gravity, which Is after all, the
only logical system, where it Is to be
had at cost that Is not prohibitive.
There are those among the towns pop
ulation who still adhere to the belief
that Fallon butte should be invoked as
reservoir site, maintaining that even
tually the town will have to use it for
this purpose and that it might as well
be done how as at future date.
In connection with the proposed sew
age system it is pointed out that before
move is made an engineer should
make contour map of the town, show
ing the different elevations, and the
possibilities of installing a gravity
sewerage system. Although this town
site is fiat, it is believed that the entire
town can be served by gravity sys-
tenn augmented by flushing tanks, such
as are used in other towns situated in
similar sections.
In any event the question of getting
power, which is necessary adjunct
for both sewerage and water, is per-
picking one. There are those who be-
lieve that the only course left open to
the town government is to secure the
privilege of using the 26-foot drop west
of town. In this connection, project
officials point out that five cubic feet
of water develops the same amount Of
power at this point as one cubic foot
would develop at the Truckee chute,
this disparity representing the diff
ference in fall of the water at the two
points and the consequent cost to the
government of developing power. 1t is
believed that the reclamation depart
ment can be prevailed upon to install
at its own cost, transmission line be-
tween Fallon and the proposed power
plant near the Lahontan dam, in which
event the town would need only to enter
into a contract for the power, inde-
pendent of its development. This is a
matter in which Fallon is vitality
interested, and this paper would suggest
that now would be good time to cir
culate petition for presentation to the
Washington officials. The states
congressional delegation could be in
voked to work in the interests of a
transmission line, and it would seem
fitting at this time to actively work
upon the project.