Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-10-21
SYSTEM NEARLY
COMPLETED
Work Progressing Nieely ~ Water
win Son BeS Tsraed lnio
Maiaes

The construction work ON the watel
works system has reached stage
when it is possible to predict wdthin
q very few days the time when water
win be ready for delivery to the dis
trlbution piping and the water takers,
The laying Of the wood stave pipe
has been completed and the system
has been filled with water BY pump
Ing into open ends, This precauti1m
taken IN drawing up the contract for
pipe laying coupled with the fact tina
nearly an Of the pipe was laid IA wet
trenches, should insure the expansion
Of the wood slaves and make the
system practically tight before any
pressure u put into 1t. Some leaks
are, Of course, likely to appear at first
but these can quickly be attended to
80 that the piping system should not
have as much trouble along this line
as 10 common to most wood pipe sys-
tennis when first put under pressure.
The Village has installed II fire by
drants and two additional ones have
been put In, one for tine Oregon Shorl
Line near the Depot Corner on Jack
son Street and one for additional pro
lection to the wool warehouses BY
Montgomery-B -Blunk near the corner ot
Aturas and Bruneau Streets. With
these 43 fire hydrants, under the tank
and pump pressure, Mountain Home
win have better fire protection than
any other town Of the size in this coun,
try, the average distance bstween by
drants on the entire system being less
than CTS feet and many OF them being
closer than that
The wells have all been connected,
controlling gate on the branch to
each we'll making 1t possible to shut
off any we'll without Interfering with
the balance Of the suction system.
The concrete block work on the
station building has been completed
and work on the root is progressing
fast, SO that the building should be
aIll housed dn, and very nearly finish
ed by November first The trenches
for the outside piping connections are
ready for the pipe and the piping con
heUtions for the machinery are on the
ground.
The main niyeting on the water
tower tank has been finished and the
riser pipe is being erected. The con-
ical roof will be put on next and this
work should all be completed by the
Ind Of next week except the frost
proof CASING around the riser pipe
which Is to be placed by Berg &
Johnson.
The machinery has been on the
road for over ten days and, unless
held up by unforeseen delays. should
arrive In Mountain Home not lat
than about October 2S or 20. AS
everything Will be ready for hts e.
rectfon, that work should not take
very long. It will be erected by the
contractors who will also give 1T a
SIX hours continuous pumping test.
The final connections to we'll line and
tank can be made very qniclnly. OF
course, the FIRST thing done will be
to pump out the wells In all 0f which
more or less sand has accumulated
1rom the pressure Of the flow of the
underground water tapped by them.
This sand win gradually be entrained
and removed by the pumps and pump.
cd to waste through the waste pi,
DESIGNED fof that purpose which dis
charges into the old creek bed near
the railroad embankment. When clean
the water will be pumped into the
tank to test its tightnees and after
ward into the system which will I
placed under pressure gradually. AZ
ter cleaning out the pipes BY tank
pressure and pumping and wasting
through the hydrants, the system Will
then be ready to deliver water ito
the consumer.
II NO unforeseen delays arise. and
none are anticipated, wate:. should be
ready to serve TO the takers on or ar
bout November IL. But such delays
may adse and the takers should be
patient dn that event for certain
4hinss have to and must be done to
make everything right before service
b stazted. 1t may be- likened 10 talk
ing 3 brand nawlocomotive out Of the
shops. You cannot couple It ID q
heavy train Of Puil1nans and start 4
lcM at q miie q minute rate the fifst
khinG. H must be tuned np first.
Your 1ystem ds In he hands 81 4
siix1ed and experienced superintend.
snk md Ifees sute that when he says
evsrythkng = ready t0 beUin ~ ssr-
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