The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-08
COMPLETED IN TWO WEEKS
Filtration Plans Are Being Revived and
Kenosha Officials are Looking Into
Filter of Brass Company Such Fill
ter for City Would Cost $4,000.

The board of water commissioners
has acted promptly on the suggestion
of the common council and at the
meeting Of the board held at the city
hall on Tuesday evening plans were
laiu for the immediate installation Of
a plant for the chlorination of the
water. The commissioners have ask
cd c. A. Jennings Of Chicago, who in
stalled the plant in use at Waukegan,
to come to Kenosha at once and Super
intendent Brennan Of the water COM
pany declared this morning that he
was hopeful of having the plant in
stalled within two weeks.
It is possible that it will be neces-
sary to build small building to house
the plant, but it is not thought that
the cost of this building will exceed
a couple Of hundred dollars and it is
not thought that the work of installa
tion will be delayed in order to get
this kind of a building. The process
Of mixing the hypochlorite of lime
with the water is such simple one
that a very little machinery is needed
and the commissioners are convinced
that the total cost will be not IL ex-
cess Of $1,000. The plant will be plac-
ed on the city property near the water
works pumping station and it is pos
sible that the old well recently aha@
doneJ ~ tAe contFtny with ne cot4
pletiun of the new aud larger well
will be used in working out the plan.
The water commission has notified
the superinte dent to complete the
installation of the plant at the earli-
est possible minute and Mr. Brennan
declares that no time will be lost.
Mr.. Jennings is a practical man in
handling the matter and he will be
able to use the workmen of the water
department. in putting in the plant.
The action of the council in favor
ing the use of hypochlorite of lime
for publication of the water has re-
vived the hopes of filtration support
ers in the city and many of these peo-
pie are hopeful that the council will
yet see way to take UP the problem
of providing some form of filtration
for the water used in the city. These
people believe that the members of
the council have been seeking prices
on the wrong kind of filter and they
believe that a pressure filter will do
the work sought for Kenosha just as
well as liter of the slow sand type.
The cost of installing pressure fill
ter will be much less than the cost of
the one that has been considered by
the special committee on filtration.
During the past few days the plant
of the Chicago Brass Company has
been a mecca for the members Of the
council. The brass mill filter is one
that is of the pressure type and it is
found to be giving excellent service.
1t will take care of 100000 gallons
of water in twenty-four hours and this
is more water than is being. pumped
through the city mains at the present
time. The cost of operation of the
filter is decidedly small as compared
with the cost Of operating the other
type of filter
The cost of this filter has been
matter Of special interest. Figures
that have been received by the city
indicate that the installation of slow
sand filter of the size demanded bv
the city would cost between $l50,0O0
and 100000. filter of the type
now in use at the brass works could
be installed for the city at cost not
to exceed $4,000.
The cost of the plant at the brass
works which handles NEARLY 100000
daily was but $2o,SslI This included
the cost of building a settling basin at
cost of $5,641. The actual cost of
the six filter units installed was but
$4,000, and the remainder of the ex-
pediture is made up in the cost of
building place to house the filter. 1t
IS probable that some action to get
figures on this type Of a filter will be
brought before the council at an early
meeting. The members of the board
OF watcI commissioners now have the
matter under consideration,