The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-03-04

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For several months the city govern.
mcnt has had under consideration the
purchase Of the water works system.
Since the question of purchase has been
before the council an expert has been
employed ~ make an investigation, in
fact, 10 invoice the property of the
plant, va that "a correct estimate of its
value could be had. This work has been
concluded and the report made. This
report was made by the Vim. Jennings
60. of ~ paso which company made
the estimate on which the city Of NJ
Paso has recently purchased her "
water privileges. The News has Sc
cured u copy Of the report aud quote
from u ~ follows:
III raso. Texas, Feb. 20, 1911.
To the Mayor and Gentlemen 1T The
city Council, rucumcari, y. VI.
Gcntlmcn:-
At your request ! have examined the
water works property Ut your city, with
the view of putting a fair value on the
same aud have the honor To offer for
your consideration, the following.
Description.
The present property consists of about
four miles ct wood pipe. varying IN diam.
ctcr from , inches 90 lu inches aud one
mile uf wrut pipe varying in diameter
from 3.linchcs up To = inches. ,; by
drauts aud y%alyr,, distributing wood
tank OF approximately $4,000 gals, capa
city. ouc concrete reservoir l6x32 feet
holding approximately $4,000 gals, q
second concrete reservoir l2N24 feet of
approximately 10000 gallons capacity
three tubulat wells. one Durham com.
pound pump, sNllxsxl2-onr 81 b. +.
boiler complete with boiler feed pump.
etc. about 3uU service taps, 9UO without
meters aud loo with. three Cook deep
well pumps. one chandler a Taylor en-.
piuc, one small power pump, one small
straight line air compressor, one pump
iacG, misccllpuuus tools, one frame build.
ing guNll5. and nuc other building 25x
l2u. one horse aud delivery wagon.
The Water supply
The water supply coming from the
three wells before mentioned, seems to
be- excellent IN quality, aud abundant
IN quantity, ai the natural level Of l'j
feet below the level Of the ground, this
level being practically constant under
pumping, the water b%raring strata, how
ever, j. $50 feet below the surface Of
the ground.
The entire water supply raised from
the depth Of 10 feet must be repump.
ed aud forced into a ,tandpipc or tank
20 insure the pressure Of 22.5 pounds for
service pressure in the distributing
pipes Of the city.
We cannot here quote all Of this re-.
port neither - the detail ut IL neces.
sarv. but we conclude from the study
o. It that there j. apparently an album.
dance Of this exceptionally good water
on the property Of the Water company
aud that although other good wells are
scarce and have been very expensive,
a. has been the case with the Rock Island
Railway company winch has expended
something near %sluO,u0O for IL, wells
here, IL Is the opinion of this expert
that by drilling iu the vicinity of the
wells now operated by the waterworks
system other good wells may be- So.
cured provided they should ever need
them.
Exclusive of the company, franchise
which runs for ifty wears from - date
Of granting hy the county the value of
the plant is set forth in the following
figures