The copper era and Morenci leader., 1914-06-12

dred and Fifty-fiVe Thousand Dol
Iars-Maenitude of System.
With the nearing mpletion of ex
tensive improvements to the domestic
service of the town, the Moreno
Water company will end a campaign
of construction and improvement
which has lasted more than eighteen
months, and has involved the ex
penditure of more than one hundred
and seventy-five thousand dollars, this
era of improvement of the company's
service including primarily the mater
ial increase to the pumping facilities
at the source at Eagle Creek station
and the increasing of mains Of prac
tically every portion of Morenci.
This total construction includes the
placing of a ten inch main fro the
company's pumping station at Eagle
Creek to the water storage tanks at
Morenci, the erection of a twenty-five
thousand gallon reservoir at a point
on the A. C.. hill, the increase to h
great extent of the power of the
pumps at the Eagle Creek station, the
Installation of complete and modern
settling system of filtration at the
pumping station, and the placing of
more than twelve thousand feet OF
mains throughout the residence por-
tions of the town.
The presen construction in Morenci
which has for it's purpose the antici-
patton of Morenci's domestic needs
and for those of fire protection for the
coming years, includes in addition to
the new reservoir. on A. c.. hill, the
placing of pipe lines as follows:
From the Company's water tanks on
Chihuahua Hill a ten inch main will
be run to the main plaza of the town,
this being for the purpose of en-
abling the present six inch main
which the larger will replace to be
used entirely for the domestic SER
vice of the districts embraced by
what are known as the A, B, and G.
hills. The water to be carried by the
new ten inch main will be for the
purpose of bringing water to the
mains supplying the rest of the town.
The mains in the rest of the town
will be increased as follosw "A six
inch line will be placed from a point
near the Frisco tanks, these at the
Southern end of Burro Alley, to
point near the main plaza of the
town. From the Frisco tanks a four
inch line will be run to a point near
the hill above the A. C.. company's
renovated No. concentration
supplying the homes in that district.
A four inch line will be laid from the
Frisco tanks to the Longfellow, A. C.
Cos. store, this line passing along
3urro Alley. In addition to this con-
'truction, thousands of feet of pipe
will be placed in other districts of the |
will probably be about six weeks, of |
he entire work outlined will result in |
for years Morenci's needs
or all dom este purposes and for fire
Any expected growth of /
he town will be amply met in the
rovisions of the present period of
obstruction. These improvements,
9th at the Eagle station, and through
ut the residence sections, ARE the out
ONE of he plans of he Company's .
Management which is thus anticipat-
1g the water needs of Morenci for !
of mineral and other pur- s
oses for the years of the future, and
ssure continuance of the constant
upply of water to every home in Mo
enci.
The construction at the Eagle Creek 4
.ation, and between that point and ]
lie reservoirs at 'Morenci, was finish a
some months ago, yet it was only I
part of the entire era of improve
ent. Primary in Importance of the
,cently completed Eagle station work r
the placing of ten inch main from
le station to Morenci reservoirs, this S
eing necessary because of the NAM a
9th increase of the water needs s
18th consequent increase in capacity, n
the No. concentration of the A.
i. company. In connection with the
'mpletion of the concentrator's reno
Ltion is the building by the A. c. If,
mpany of a great water reservoir J
a point overlooking the splendid r
wv reduction works. This new v
servoir has capacity of two and e
le fourth millions Of gallons. It
made of concrete, and imbedded
solid stone.
tn domestic and for fire protection,
III be greatly supplied by the new
ain from Eagle Creek, as the in
eased needs Of the concentrator will +
t require all the supply of the new
ain, which will be used largely as
Hillary or reserve to the other two
d former mains leading from the
gle Creek station. The system -
settling tanks recently installed at 8
gle Creek are thoroughly modern
design, the result of their use be-
3 the perfect f1ltation of the en-
e supply of water for domestic III
~oS' <AAoO ChC ldSh1IlCS | II
re greatly increased, the additional
rsepower made possible by new
mps and engines, being about 500
The money necessary to these i'm
'vements was more than one hun
ID and seventy-five thousand dol
s, and to meet this sum the COM
~ at a recent meeting of the di-
tors decided upon the issuance of
v capital stock authorized by the
poration Commission for the DUR
e, to the amount of one hundred