The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-11
KEEPER KEEGAN SOLVES PROBLEM
 WHICH PUZZLES
Mechanical Experts Ponder Long Over Means of Serv-
 ing We'll Water in Parks
President Flames of Park Board Puts Idea Into Use and Congratulates Park Enploye.

It fell to the lot of Thomas J. Keegan, keeper at Seaside park to devise a plan whereby the spring water in the city parks can be utilized in accordance with the state law which requires that either individual drinking cups be furnished or bub- bling fountains be provided. MT. Keegan solved a problem which has been puzzling the Park commission CTS all the season and over which mechanical experts at the Crane Valve Go. plant have been working ever since the warm weather began and the water in the parks became in de- mand.
 Because of the state law which prohibits the use of the old fashioned, microbe- breeding, drinking cups, there has been much puzzling over how to provide means by which tHe the excellent wells in the parks. The board of ApHortionment appropriat- ed $500 with which to furnish bub- bling fountains that are in common use in other cities, and in public places. These fountains however, are water. The Park commissioners were unable to find a single fountain with design which would make 1t useful in connection with wells. There was no means of keeping a bubbler attach ment to the wells.
 The matter was taken up with the experts at the Crane Valve Co. Their and all this time they have been studying over the problem. Several schemes have been tried and many de- vices planned but none wWorked out satisfactorily The Park Commissioners were on the verge of dispair and were about to conclude that the only thing left to sda was to- discontinue the use of the wells and put in city water All sum- mer long the public have been with out means of drinking from the wells at the park, except by using their hands to scoop the water up. Conn plaints had begun to come in.
 A few days ago President George M. Flames of the Park Board was al Keeper Keegan and deploring the fact that there seemed no way to use the spring water, which is much cooler and purer than the city water. In a modest way MT. Keegan stated that he thought the bubbler attachments as used on the city water fountains could easily be attached to the well
 
 all that is necessary would be to pump a few times on the handle to bring the water in a small @stream through the bubblers.
 You've got it. gleefully shouted President Flames. That's just the scheme and with his usual dispatch and quickness to grasp situation MT. Flames had the keeper pull up the pump right then and there. It was loaded into his automobile and hur- ried to the Crane Valve Co. plant The idea was explained to the experts, G4IIIqIsB9J 9ql p7zIuSoo9I A7ql 93uo " of the plan. In two hours time the pump was back in the park; the bub- blers were attached to it and a thirsty public was surrounding the pumping fountain, finding the arrangement most convenient and just what was wanted
 MT. Keegan was congratulated by President Flames upon his idea. Il is understood that many other cities have been troubled with the same problem. The good word will be pass ed around to them. The commissions CTS will take the matter up at the next meeting and it will probably be decided to install the same arrange ment in all the city parks where the springs are.
 The arrangement is inexpensive and the commissioners expect to save something out of the $500 appropriated by the Board of Apportionment. The necessity of excavation is done away with and the work of Attaching the inexpensive equipment is simple.