South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-12
Fifteen Percent Loss of Power
Will Be Made Up by Removal
Which Will Be Accomplished
This Summer, Says Board.
TWO GREAT PAVEMENTS
TO BE CONSTRUCTED
MiShaWaka AV. and Michigan
St. to Be Improved and Viii
liam st. Will Be Opened to
Navarro.

Loss Of power in the present loca-
tion is the reason given by the board
OF public works for the fact that the
central pumping station of the South
Bend water department will be NOV ed
from the westside OF the west race to
the opposite bank The work will
aggregate in cost 5000, according
TO figures prepared by Pres't T. Nj
Norris and City Engineer Moore, and
viii be started in the summer months.
In the light of the list Of improve
ments projected and planned for 1915,
over which the works board will have
absolute supervision, IL would appear
that the year viii be one of the best
In the city's history from a civic i'm
provement standpoint. The board has
mapped out a series of undertakings
all OF which it is hoped will be in
stalled during this year.
The most expensive item in the list
IS the pavement and installation of u
new sewer on Michigan st. from La
sale av. to South st. Both the pave
ment and the sewer viii cost $50, 900,
and IL is estimated that before the
work is completed S125,O will have
been expended.
The pavement of Mishawaka av
from Nineteenth st. 10 Jefferson blvd,
will cost $4,000. This figure is slight
Is in advance of the rough estimate
prepared several weeks ago by City
Engineer Moore, but it is thought at
this time that the board Will be able to
at least start the work during 1915.
The opening Of William st. from
tOlfaN av to Navarro ST., at a cost of
$1,000 This improvement has been
asked for several years ago by prop
crty holders who will be benefited by
its completion. Works boards of past
administrations have attempted to
bring the matter 10 a settlement but
IL was not until the formation OF the
board under the GOetz administration
that the matter was brought to the
preparation of an assessment roll
Even then remonstrances were so nu-
merOus that at the meeting at which
IL was planned to approve the roll, the
matter was allowed 10 drop.
VIII Push Matter.
The present board. according to
Pres't T.. NJ Morris. means to push the
matter through. 1t is held that the
Improvement is one that will be of
benefit TO the city and one that South
Bend may well afford.
The larger undertakings Of the
board for 1915 will cost the city ap-
proXimately $240.00O. This is a rough
estimate based on the proportions
gained from similar undertakings in
the past. City Engineer Moore stated
that when contractors bids were in
the hands of the board the figures
would probably be appreciably les
sened.
The move of the water department
i'm transferring the central pumping
station 10 the east bank OF the west
race it is thought Will be one of the
greatest Improvements for the water
service of the city undertaken in re-
ful water supply Will be attained and
10 per cent loss in power viii be
Iemedied.
The discharge fume at present in
use at the station is the outlet OF dis
charge water from three water wheels.
10 was originally built for but one
wheel but as the demands Of the city
grew larger, wheels were added, a
larger one each time. The fiume is of
unnecessary length, also, according 20
city Engineer Moore. It extends
under the bottom OF the race. through
the island and into the river.
Will Move station.
To repair the fiume or TO install
new one would mean at least three
months OF labor. during which time
the water would have To oe drained
from the race. The factories along
the race. who We're in part responsible
for its construction, refused 10 allow
10 90 remain dry for that length OF
time. holding that IL would be impos-
Sible 90 operate their machinery Tons
of concrete reinforcement would have
to be removed through such an under
taking.
To obviate all this unnecessary labor
70 was decided 10 remove the station
itself and 90 construct the new fiume
from the wheels directly into the river,
saving hundreds - feet OF concrete
construction. The work will be start
ed within the summer. according 20
AIR Morris. If other operations Of the
board do not demand too much OF its
attention.