Arizona republican., 1913-11-11
Engineer Reed and Phillips Make Recommendations to Common Council Call ing for Construction of Gigantic Conduit System.
LOOKING FAR
 INTO FUTURE
Would Mean Also Con- struction of Dam I'm pounding Water Suffi- cient for All Needs and
 With Adequate Pressure.

i With Adequate Pressure.
 Recommendations for gigantic project calculated to give to the city l of Phoenix supply of pure whole some and clear water, adequate for ! all purposes for many ~.aars to come. anu long after the population shall | have increased to 75,000 or 1OO. 900. Were made in reports presented to the common council last evening by How ard s. Reed and Hiram Phillips, em- ployed as engineers to investigate sources of supply for future needs. These reports, which occupied many pages of closely typewriter pages, were read before the council and were listened to attentiveIy throughout. Upon their completion motion was made and adopted that the reports be accepted and placed on file.
 The report of MT. Reed was the more lengthy of the two. The docu- ment indicated deep research and careful investigation of the numerous possible supplies. but reverted always to that presented by the Verde river. It was recommended that an adequate supply of suitable water could be ob- tained by the construction of an in- take about four and one-half miles above the confluence of the Verde river with the Salt river, and the bringing of the water to this city through concrete conduit feeding a reservoir to be constructed by the erection of a dam about 40 feet high and Il feet long. This reservoir. ac- cording to MT. Reed, would hold suf- ficient water to supply all needs of this city at a time when it's popula- tion shall have grown to 75.0o0, fig Iring on per capita daily consump- tion of 125 gallons. No attempt was made by MT. Reed to approximate the cost of such a project, he stating that this could be determined only by an expert survey of the entire distance to be traversed by the conduit. He said that by gravity, water could be brought into the city at a pressure quite as great as that now attained by the city pumps, affording ample protection in case of fire.
 The report of Mir. Phillips was made subsequent to that of MT. Reed. and embodies many of the salient points of the Reed report. The Phil- lips report follows in full:
 October Il, 1913. Hon. Lloyd Christy, Mayor, and
 Common Council,
 Phoenix. Ariz
 Sirs:-The writer desires to present you herewith results Of investigations and recommendations for procedure looking to the acquiring of an ade- quate supply of pure, wholesome and clear water for Phoenix.
 A glance a the analysis of the city's present supply, showing such a large percent of total solids, especial ly salt. condemns it for domestic and manufacturing use
 In my investigations, [ have had access to the various reports of the United States Geological survey, who have thoroughly investigated the ground water supply of the Salt River valley. I have also had access ito the various typographical maps prepared by the gological survey and data and maps of the reclamation service. have also had access to the maps and report of Professor Alexander Potter on the Verde river proposed supply.
 The excellent recent report of How ard & Reed. Assoc. Nj. Am. Soc. c. E., on the investigation for a gravity supply for Phoenix, was also in my hands
 I have not been restricted in my investigations or in the scope of my reports.
 An acceptable domestic supply should be free from color and no ticeabIe odor clear. reasonably soft and free from poisonous minerals and patha genous germs.
 In considering a well supply, the data at hand at once clearly showed that no acceptable or dependable supply could be secured.
 My attention was then directed to surface supplies from streams by direct supply and storage reservoirs
 (a) Both sites Cupper and lower) Agua Fria river.
 (b) Cave creek.
 Co Camp creek.
 (d) Verde river.
 The writer has read the carefully prepared report of Mir. Reed on the Seven Springs. Queen creek and Has sayampa river.
 The first consideration in selecting a water supply is it's quality; second, quantity. and third. cost. However cost is relative the writer contends that a pure, wholesome and clear water, adequate and safe. is worth to a city just what it will cost. A city is handicapped which has bad water or an inadequate supply.
 The analysis of the water from the different sources are as follows
 Hassayampa, MT Reeds report:
 Total solids. 35.6: chlorides, 40;