The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-08-28
A REPORT OF
The WATERWORkS
Facts Gathered by State
Boar dof Health.
BRIEF HISTORY OF PLANT
p. Kelly Says Mains Are in
Good Condition.
Water Is satisfactory for DIR mixing
Purposes--Chemlcal Results Show
Excessive IIardness--In 1907 the
Waterworks Was Valued ut $780,
OOO--S30,O 900 Have Been Expended
I'm improvements.

owing to the fact that the water
rnain of the Marion Water company
which leads from the pumping station
&c the city. was broken on July n.
1911, while the Little Scloto river was
being made deeped and wider, 1t was
believed by Health officer Addison
Balm that there was a possibility of
polluted water getting into the main
which might endanger the general
health of the community. With idea
i'm view he requested an investigation
BY the state board of health.
on Jun 2S. l.. II. Van Buskirk. n
on June 2S. l.. II. Van Buskirk. q
chemical engineer, visited this city
and collected samples of the water
from different poinets in the water
mains. The analiticai results of. the
sample collected along the distribu-
tion system. the report of which was
publish some time ago. indicated that
the present. public water supply OF
Marion to be of satisfactory quality
at the present time, for drinking pur-
poses. The chemical results. however,
indicated a water of excessive hard
ness which would prove very unsat-
isfactory, unless treated for use In
boilers and for the laundry. The iron
quality was also high at that time
Last week. Health officer Balm re.
ceived complete report OF the in
vestigation of Mr.. Van Buskirk, who
gathered statistics concerning the
Marion water company for the use
of the state board of health from c.
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board OF health. Some of the facts
as given out by the water company
are interesting and not generally
known. The following is the report
in part:
Brief History. ,wrj
"a water works system was first
installed at Marion by the Scioto Watt
er Works company in 1889 and 1890.
At this time the small impounding
reservoir was constructed northwest
of the present pumping st1tion and
the supply delivered through the sta
tion through small canal.
1.-The plant was completed and plac-
ed i'm operation June II, 1890. This
company continued to supply water
to the city until 1894, at which time
the financial conditions We're such
that a receiver was appointed.
"In 1895 by order Of the court, the
water works was sold to the Marion
City Water company. At this time
the property was appraised at $4,000.
The Marion City Water company con
tinued 60 operate until July Is, 1907,
when the property was sold to the
Marion Water company. In 1907 the
property had valuation Of S2S00O0.
Since 1907 the present company has
expended about 100000 in improve
ments. The existing 25 year franchise
expires June ~, 1915.
Source of Supply.
"As mentioned above the water
supply was first obtained from a
small impounding reservoir. This
reservoir was continued in use until
1904, when seven six-:nch wells drill.
ed 104 feet deep. We're in stalled. Lat.
or, 1906. three additional wells wer,
drilled. making "a total Of ten six-incf
104 feet deep These wells are located
upon water works porperty, only g
short distance north OF the pumping
station. The wells are protected by
concrete cisterns into which the waite
Is discharged by means of air lift
from which the supply is pumped int