The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-05-07
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$4,000 for Library. t4 .
"The financial records Of the city
are in fine condition, and the public
is welcome at any time to make an
examination and seek information as
to the receipts and expenditures OF
the city
City Water Works.
Until last seaso little change has
been made in the equipment COM
prising the city water works system.
except the extension of it's mains, the
purchase of meters and the constant
repairs needed at the pumping sta
ton. The artesian we'll showed evid-
ences of diminution. A new well was
constructed this last year by j. III.
Jansen of Woonsocket, costing 3d.
STOPS. This well is IL inches in
diameter for 200 feet, and 10 inches
in diameter to the water bearing stra
tum. making the best we'll ever sunk
for the city, provided the water flows
equal to other wells. This point has
not been tested.
at is the conclusion of the admin
istration that the only mean now
known by which sufficient water can
he obtained of different quality than
that from the artesian basin now used
must come from one of two hources;
either from the James river with a
purifying plant, or from the Missou-
ri river. Both of these sources appear
to be too expensive for present con
sideration by the city.
"W. A. Wolf of st. Paul, who has
been consulting engineer for the city
nf SSnyv ~ lie rnj J1,,rnr fN,s.n n ~
Der of years made an investigation of
our water situation, and the Sconclu-
Isions now reached by the administra-
ton have been made by accepting Mr..
Wolf's data.
HE suggests three steps in the
development of u system to give
the city ample supply and protection.
u. To construct Il new surface res
ervoir larger than the II 0 in
use; 2. To construct an elevated res
ervoir or stand. pipe by means of
which constant night pumping may
be avoided, and at any time tempor-
airy repair may be made, the elevated
reservoir giving temporary service;
3. ~Torreplace the present pump which
is becoming inadequate to the de-
mands for the quantity of water used
for q stronger equipment.
The springs of Firesteel creek and
the first flow found in sinking for
artesian wells + deemed wholly In
adequate in quantity for a city sup
ply. There has been found no gravel
or sand stratum in the Firesteel VAL
ley bearing a suitable supply of water
'eithcr in quantity or quality.
The Sewer System.
The mayor reviewed the growth of
the city and the cause which necessi-
itated the extension of the sys-
'tew, with the purchase of the 80
acres southeast of the city for the
FLOW of raw sewage.
In taking up the fire department
the mayor declared that while the
volunteer department docs effective
service. that it might be we'll to- sta
ton a third man at the fire house, to
chief, He declared that the city,
protect it's property. z
The police department was declar-
ed to be the center of criticism of the
administration. The mayor said that
the chief and the members of the de-
partment had his confidence for in
tegrity OF character and faithfulness
and that through their efforts Nthe
criminal classes have been largely
eliminated from the city. He sub
mitted figures tending to show that
in the past five years the~cost"of
keeping the prisoners and the ex-
penses of the department have stead-
lily decreased. although the number
of arrests had nearly doubled.
In conclusion the mayor made his
recommendations as given in the lead
of the story.