Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-07-29
MAYOR sYMMES AND THE ALDER
MEN PLAN TO GO UP SPRING
CREEK.
THE ENGINEERS REPORT
Some Estimates Given by BlrkIand-
Tax Levy for This Year 10 Made,
Total Being 1885 MiIls--John e.
Ford Chosen to Succeed Alderman
Traywick, Resigned.

At last nights meeting of the city
to discussing various phases Of the
plan to extend the iron pipe system
right to the springs, the source of the
city's water supply, and Engineer A.
T. Birkland submitted a preliminary
report. At the suggestion of Mayor
Symmes, it was finally decided to go
to the springs today and study the
conditions on the ground. The mayor
and aldermen, with the city engineer,
left this morning on the trip.
Engineers Report.
Following is the report Of the engi-
neer: 'ty8
beg to spbmit the following pre-
liminary report of proposed new grav-
ity line, and springs in connection
Herewith.
The upper spring now in use will
supply population of eleven thou.
sand (11,0O0) people unmetered, and
can be carried in a twelve (12) inch
line Of cast iron.
The middle spring is forty-four (44)
feet lower than the upper spring, and
alone has a capacity of 100000 gal
cast iron pipe line run to the upper
spring will carry 100000 gallons per
day, and will supply 1900 people the
same as the twelve (12) inch line, but
when the population increases above
1900, a pumping plant would have to
be installed to raise water from the
middle spring to the upper spring.
The fourteen (14) inch line will then
supply $4,000 people unmetered.
A sixteen (16) inch line, cast iron
pipe, run to the middle spring will
supply 16,400 people, unmetered, by
gravity. An eighteen (18) inch grav-
ity line of spiral riveted pipe run to
the middle spring will supply $4,000
people, unmetered.
l would advise the construction of
either the 18-inch cast iron or the 49,
inch spiral riveted pipe, carried to the
middle spring, and would also advise
connection on Fifth avenue to Pinch
main, and running bypass (using
old 12-inch cast iron gravity pipe) to
the present tank.
Accompanying the report was a
table showing the capacity of different
sizes of pipe, the population each win
supply and the cost. This estimate
shows that if 12-inch cast iron pipe
is used for the six-mile extension it
will bring in IL million gallons of wa.
ter per day, sufficient to supply a
population of 1000 people, the cost
being $4,000. If 14-inch cast iron pipe
is used the capacity gravity will be
the same and the cost will be $4,000.
By using 14-inch pipe and using a
pump in addition to gravity, the ca.
pacity will be increased to 2.27 mil
lion gallons sufficient for population
of $4,000. A 16.inch iron pipe will
bring in 2.56 million gallons, sufficient
for population of 16,4OO, and the
cost gravity will be $4,000. For 1S.
inch spiral riveted pipe the cost will
be $4,000, and the capacity will be
2.72 million gallons, sufficient for a
population of $4,000.
City Tax Levy.
The resolution fixing the city tax
levy for the current year was offered
by City Attorney !. B. Kirkland and
adopted. The total levy, including
the taxes for municipal purposes and
the special levy, foots up 1885 mills
as follows: General fund, 4 3-4 mills
road fund, 3-4 mills; fire fund, IL
mills.
Special-Library fund, 3-4 mills:
park fund, l mill; firemens disability
fund, Ito mill; bond interest fund,
mills; sinking fund, mills.
The outstanding bonded indebted
ness of the city is now $685., 900 and
the interest this year amounts to $14,
$50. The amount now in the sinking
fund is $4,000.
Boulevard Maintenance.
A resolution providing for a specia