The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-12

tion. A full explanation Of the
Plan No, 7 as recommended by the
In order that the taxpayers of Ok
lahoma City may know that their
money In the water bond election next
Friday win bs safely spent providing
the measure carries, the following rep
resentatives OF the various business
and labor organisations Of the city
have endorsed the proposition! A. w
Boyd, Manufacturers and Jobbsrs
clubs Elliott Alton, Advertising club
Rev. r. A. Chase, Ministerial Alliance
A. O. EnOchs, Real Estate Exchange
W. r. MOlinard, Rotary club; j. II
Johnston, Taxpayers League; f. II.
stanton and NJ II. Medallion, Central
Trades Assembly; Bum Booth, Cham
her Of Commerce A. II. Monroney,
Retailers Association; G. r. Welhener,
Traffic Association, John IL. Hope,
Board Of Education, G. G. Sohlbers,
Home Products Association.
The situation Is summed up by
these Investigators US arising from the
great disadvantage under which the
city IL now placed from the lack OF an
adequate water supply and II In urged
that there will be no added borden OF
taxation, as the system will be self
supporting and that another great ben
eft viii he afford the city by virtue
II having a quarter section OF water
In view OF the Rock Island railway at
its entrance to the city. Again, II Will
lessen Insurance rates, OF nj least pre-
vent their increase as In II time OF
water famine II would be impossible
to manage big fire, and every In
creased possibility of fire means high
or rates.
Has . Great Capacity.
The capacity Of the proposed rescr
yoir Is GOO, 100000 gallons which II
10 believed would be sufficient to meet
the demands Of any dry summer. The
location includes about 1876 acres OF
section 10 which lies west or Grand
Rouleyard and south Of the Rock Isl
and tracks. This In school land, aud
as Il would he obtained by condemna-
tion II offers no possibility Of person
al gain oil the part OF any Individual
property owner. Nor " the project In
any way connected with the former
Potter dam proposition The pur.
chase Of a narrow right VI way for a
conduit from the reservoir TO the pres
ent plant one and one-half milsS AWAY
will be sll the land purchased from
Individuals.
The formation Of this land, which Is
q gumbo surface underlaid with n
shals formation, makes II especially
adaptable from its retentiye powers
for a reservoir
The proposed plan embraces the con
striction OF an additional storage tank
At. the present plant having II capacity
u 100000 gallons. This Is for the
safeguard OF two possible crises--the
time Of year when the river Ia muddy
from excessive rains and that period
Of the summer when the demand for
Sprinklins purposes taxes the present
system and cnuses n great flow Of
water to pass through the filters fas-
ter than II can properly be clarified.
This condition often dlsturbs the work
ing OF the plant for days at time,
The proposed plan win enqble the
aty assure big business enterprises 4
sufficient supply of water and In that
way win be an inducemsnt to such to
locate here and a help to those that
are already In the city. Thu Increased
revenues from these sources, II " be
iieyed will make tho system idfsup-
porting.
One Unit Of Best Plan.
The plan as now proposed consu-
tutes one unit Of project number 7
recommended some time ago by the
special board OF engineers which com
plete would cost tl,be0,T00. ~ the
present proposition TO be voted on
would cost 10000 the amount that
would he paid In interest on the diff
ference, II Ia shown would In enough
to extend the plant ms needcd.
The report OF Guy Mcclure, city
engineer and ]. W. Bennett, Superln.
tendent Of the water department, to
the city commissioners shows the fol
lowing itemised statement Of the es
timsted expenditure OF the prOposi.
ton
Lard for reservoir ....... S25O0OOO
$4,000 cubic yards emhank
ment at % cents .,....., s4,O00,OO
$500 I'm, feet ~ inch pipe
line at 81 80 .......,... 3s,2bOOO
roo I'm. feet concrete bridge
snb.structure ........... 10000
5000 ill., feet transmission
line complete ...,....... 2AOO 90
Two s,OO0,0OO gallon pumps
70 horse power motors. 9,SOOW
zoo horse power engine aud
aansrator ............ n,l00OO