The log cabin Democrat., 1913-10-22
WILL TURN OVER
 SYSTEM 10 CITY wATERwORKS BOARD
FORMALLY DELIVER PLANT TO COUNCIL AT SPECIAL MEET
 ING TONIGHT.

The Wa:erWorks system, which has been in process of construction by the board of improvement of Waterworks District of Conway for the past three years will be formally turned over to the city of Conway for operation at special meeting of the city council to be held in the office of Mayor w. H. Duncan tonight The board of improvement, which is composed of Jo Frauenthal, chairman, G. w. A. Will son, secretary, and B. L. Harton, yes terday accepted the final approval of the system as made by Engineer G. H. Burr, settled with Contractor Jo- seph McCoppin and notified the city council that the plant is now com- plete and ready to be delivered to the city.
 The construction of water system for Conway has been accompanied by many difficulties, but it is now believ- ed that this city has one of the finest plants in the state. Handicapped by the fact that there is no underground source of water in Conway, the com missionerS found it necessary to ob tain water from the Cadron creek at q distance of six miles from the city. The long distance from which the water had to be carried, together with the large territory within the city over which it was desired to eX- tend water mains and give fire pro- lection, precIuded the use of iron mains anG forced the adoption of wooden distribution pipes.
 While the latter was by no means an untried experiment, Contractor McCoppin was unfortunate in his se- lection Of :. manufacturer and much of the pipe supplied by factory at Alexandria, La., was found to be de- fective. Thousands of feet of this pipe after being laid and tested had to be taken Up and pipe from another factory substituted. This was the chief of many difficulties which have been successfully overcome in the con- structioa Of the plant.
 The plant complete will cost ap- plOxlmateIy $60,000, for which i'm Dir vatuent district bonds extending oorer ? period of II years were is- sued. 4 large portion of these bonds have already been paid off and the entire issue will have been dscharg- ed by t920
 It is greatly to the credit of the colnmlisstouers, that despite the many difficulties which they have encoun- tered the system has been construct ed st g. com0aratively small cost and without the slightest suspicion of dis horesty The district has been care fully protected from loss at all points. and Conway is able to boast of splendid water system construct ed 15 low cost.
 Tle plant is operated in connection wst1 the rpupicipai electric light and power system. The pumps, situated at tle source of supply, are driven by eIactc., motors, the power being sup piled over nigh tension wires from the ciay plont. By this means a great economy in operation is effected, as the same suoerintendent can manage both systems and very little labor is needed ln the operation of the water system
 By the use of the best possible fil- tration, the water supplied is 9s per cent pure Corning from Cadron creek. which is mainly fed by noun tain streams, the supply is not only inexhsustible, but the water is much softer and more palatable than if ob- taiued fr9n1 the Arkansas river.