South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-12-20
NEW PUMPING PLANT
DEDICATED SATURDAY
City Atty. Parks Delivers Open
ing Address at Pure Water
System DediCatiOn-FaCtOry
Representatives Present.

Saturday afternoon marked the An
al fOrmalities OF the opening and
dedication OF 1ushawaka's new pure
water system which has been the aim
and dream OF many and various ad-
ministration and prominent citizens
for the past full generation. The
dedication ceremonies were very
elaborate for tie occasion OF the fin
al completion OF the pure water sys-
tenn Mayor John A Herzog. cOun-
cilmen A. III. DeGroote. D. ]. Camp
bell and Frank J. Cfckel. who COM
posed the water works committee,
were in full charge.
The opening address was made by
City Atty. Isaac Kane Parks and was
responded to by City Judge-elect
Ralph s. Fieg The dedication was
attended by the most prominent citi-
zens Of the city who have been active
workers and have taken an active in
terest in the search for pure water
for Mishawaka-
The new plant presented a very at
traCtive appearance IN all it's splen-
dor OF bright new machinery and
fresh paint and II will stand forth as
n monument of long and active re-
search I'm quest OF water for over a
generation OF years Many or the
leading citizens who have now pass
ed the great divide sought earnestly
and necessarily for this long felt
need Too much credit cannot be
given Mayor John Herzog, the pres
ent administration, and Supt. =. L.
Crabill. when they in 1910 started a
pure water campaign. VIM. Harmon
OF I1ff1n, O., was employed to search
for water. After trying in the vicin
ity OF the old pumping station with
no success, they decided to make a
test at the end OF Indiana av., but
shale was struck at the depth Of 81
feet. The we'll drilling outfit was
then moved east and a two-inch test
well was driven at George st. and
Prospect drive, where water was
found at 16G feet. which rose within
six feet OF the surface. The water
was sent to Indianapolis to be tested,
and was found TO be pure and whole
some.
With every indication of an am
pie supply. additional wells were
driven. A test made with an air lift
showed the city had at last found a
supply Of water that would last for
many years Five ten-inch wells
were driven; the first. No. 1, was
driven $50 feet and pumped at the
rate Of loo gallons per minute. The
water was again tested and found to
be pure. This we'll was later put
down to 800 feet, TO a greater supply.
No. was sunk 206 feet; No. 3. 215
feet; No. 4, 800 feet; No. 8, 215 feet.
and No. 6. PA feet.
The wells were tapped % feet be-
low the surface of the ground and
pipe lines run on a slight incline TO
the pumping station. The well con-
nectiOnS and suction line was laid I'M
der the contract by G.. r. Stocking
CT. The lines inside OF the pumping
station were laid and installed by the
employees of the water works. Plans
and specifications having been made
by the superintendent, r. r. Crabill.
The force or discharge main is 20
inches in diameter and is laid from
the plant to the intersection OF
Union and Fourth SITS. On the west
side OF Union and Fourth, the main is
decreased to 16 inches. This extends
TO Church St. where it is reduced 10
? inches. The 12-inch extends
along Fourth ST 10 Spring St r.
inch runs both north and south from
this point A 12-inch main extends
south on Church and south on Race.
\ 1O-inch line extends both north and
south on Union ST. The 2O-inch main
was laid by contract by the w. II.
Cater Construction Co. OF Chicago.
The pumping station was built by
VIM. Rosewarne OF this city, and is
modern and fire-proOf throughout.
The pumping engine is high duty
cross compound cCndensing and has
a capacity of four million gallons per
p hours. 1t was built by the Plat
Iron Works OF Dayton. O. The boil
ers were built by the BabcocB- Wilcox
company OF New York. They are
high grade OF $50 horsepower each
and carry $50 pounds OF steam. The
chimney was built by the Heiney
Chimney Co. OF Chicago: is so feet
high. IL is built with radial brick
and designed 20 stand the most Sc
we're storms.
The new pumping station has been
supplying the city with water from
the new wells exclusively since Nov
30 The water IS OF excellent quail
ity. The mains have been and are
being flushed, and the water il is
thought. viii be safe for domestic
purposes within q short time.
The successful achievement Of this
great work is IN large measure due
20 the untiring effort OF Supt. +. II.
Crabin who together with his staff.
have worked hard and long: the
hearty cooperation OF the city engi-
neer and to the time and attention
devoted To the work by Mayor Her
zoZg.