The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-06-30
WATER WORKS
Bonds for Same Being Adverttseo
for Sale. An Outline OF the
Proposed System

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Sale for a water works system IS
being advertised through the
Searchlight.
Last winter Thos. S. Shepperd,
q noted civil engineer and expert
on Municipal water works systems
with headquarters at Denver, Wis
tied Culbertson and entered into
contract with the city council
whereby Mr.. Shepperd guaranteed
certain things or no pay.
First-Mr. Shepperd was to
draw up the form OF the ordinance
to be passed by the city conncil
calling for a special election to
vote on water works bonds. The
ordinance was passed, the election
was held and the vote was "a to s
in favor OF issuing bonds.
Second-Mr. Shepherd guaran-
teed that the bonds would sell for
not less than par, which will place
the sum Of S39, 500 or more IN the
hands of the city council to be used
for constructing a water works
system here.
Third-Mr. Shepperd made an
estima ate OF the cost OF a suitable
system for Culbertson and placed
the sum at s37, 900, and guaran-
tees that the contract can be let
under competitive bids at not to
exceed that amount.
Fourth-Mr. Shepperd is to
make the surveys, draw up plans
and specifications aud have a com
petent civil engineer on the grounds
at all times during the construction
of the system to see that the con-
tractors fulfill escry part oil the
contract according 10 the spec'iica
tions. Mr.. Shepperd will not be
bidder Tor the contract, but wilI
act in behalf OF the city to see that
the system is made complete IN
every detail.
Fifth-Mr. Shepperd is to re
ceive for his work in behalf of Cul.
; bertson a sum equal to 3R pei
J cent of the contract price for the
water works system; provided, that
all the guarantees made by him
are carried out, otherwise nothing.
} II there should he any hitch in the
sale OF bonds, or if they do no,
bring par or more, he will get
nothing.
MIR. Shepperd has had civil
engineer here this week in the per.
son of las. S. Brew. who with a
helper has been engaged in making
J a survey OF the streets OF Culbert.
sen, taking the height OF the tall
J est building, which is the school
house, and surveying the probable
J location OF the settling basin, the
pumping station, the storage basin
and the route of the mans into
,, the city.
While the plans and specihca
:. tions Of the water works system
have not been drawn up by Mr.
Shepperd, the most feasible loca
ton for the settling basin, thu
storage basin and the pumping
station has been picked out. |
the present plans are carried ou
the settling basin will be locates
D near the river east OF the feTT'
! landing about a mile at poin
! where the river bed is practicall
stationery. The pumping static,
D will also be located near this Sc,
I Ting basin. The storage reservoir
) will be located on top of the hil
southeast Of town at an altitud
sufficiently high to have the waite
) distributed through the town b
D natural pressure.
4 The one pumping station Wi
, pump the water first from tn
< river into the settling basin, the
. from the settling basin to the stol
4 age reservoir. and from there
D will be distributed through III
x city by natural pressure. Th
D water works system is being mad