Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-01-26
new RESERVOIR, PUMP and BOILER
TO BE READY At WATERWORkS SOON
Reservoir Has Practically Been Completed While Work Is
Progressing simultaneously on the Installation Of the
New Pump and Boiler

: A scene of unusual activity is the
local pumping station at this time, as
the work of improvement is going on
steadily there in the replacing of old
machinery with new and the finishing
| OF the new reservoir and artesiaa
we'll.
Today the wooden forms will be
torn down from around the reservoir.
so that it will then show up in it's
normal appearance, This will be al
most the final work to be done on this
part of the improvements, as the con-
crete cover for the reservoir has al
ready been completed
For further perfecting the reservoir
the waterproofng of the walls must
be completed. This will require some
time, though the bottom of the big
reservoir does not require waterproof-
ing, as it. is thick enough to shut out
all seepage from outside water. The
walls, however, must be subjected %
a thorough waterproofing process in
order to render them free from OUT
side water.
3 The need of the waterproofing pro-
cess for the walls is shown by the
fact that the reservoir is now about.
half full of water that has seeped in
as result of the recent rains and that
is now being pumped out preparatory
i to making the reservoir ready for the
process of waterproofing, which will
begin as soon as the big tank can be
emptied.
Already two. of the three boilers ut
the station have been removed in order
to make place for the new Zoo
horsepower high-pressure boiler,
/ which is ready to be installed in place
of them. AS neither of the old boil
ers was used to develop more than an
eighty or eighty-fve horsepower pres
sure, the new boiler will be more
powerful and effective than both of
them combined Besides, the old boil
ers had been used until they were
nearly worn out and might have prov
, en- dangerous had they been kept n
service much longer. The new boiler
will take the place of two of the old
ones, while the boiler now in use will
be kept as q reserve force.
Engineer C. L. Eberling, of Ohio, il
here supervising the work of INSTALL
ing the new pump, which, he says, will
require about three weeks for its COM
pletion. The foundation for the new
pump has already been prepared, so
that Mr.. Eberling is engaged in plac-
ing the pump on the foundation, whicn
is task that requires the most exact
and careful work in making the align-
ment perfect 1t is likely that the new
boiler will be in position by that time.
Whether this is so or not, the present
boiler will furnish sufficient power
for the new pump, in case the pump
is installed before the boiler About
three weeks will be required for the
installation of each of these improve
ments.
Work on the new artesian well has
been somewhat delayed of late by the
bad weather that lasted up until few
days ago. The other work in progress
on the installation of the new boiler
and pump has also served to replacs
the work on the artesian we'll tempo
rarily, as the latter work can be COM
pleted after the boiler and pump hare
been installed The we'll has been
drilled to depth of 100 feet already,
! but no satisfactory supply of water
has been obtained. 1t will be neces-
sary to carry it much lower, though
how much deeper it will be drilled IS
not known. A good supply of the pur-
est and best water obtainable will De
gotten before the work is finished.
When work on the new reservoir,
pump and boiler shall have been COM
pleted, the local pumping station will
be in excellent condition This new
equipment is of the most modern type
and is thoroughly dependable, as we'll
as possessing the further advantage of
Iaffording a much larger power than Is
required by the needs of the local sys-
tenn at this time