The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-02
WILL SAVE HATTlESBURGIANS
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS
ANNUALLY.
GENERATOR INSTALLED
AND PUMPS ON WAY HERE
Water To Be Drawn Directly From
Wells and Connected With Mains
Fer Residential Consumption -
Scheme Worked Out by Capt. Fair
ley Is Said To Be Perfect One
More Wells To Be Bored.

More Wells To Be Bored.
At an estimated saving to the city
of thousands of dollars each year, the
Board of Commissioners, it became
known today is preparing to dig three
or four new wells in various parts OF
Hattiesburg during the next year OF
two
Until the proposition had been Civ
en- thorough consideration, but little
was publicly known as to the plans OF
the municipal authorities, working
with Capt. A. Farley, commissioner
in charge of the water supply.
In the future, the consumers will
have electrically-drawn water furnish
ed to them. This water, instead OF
being pumped from the several wells
and carried to the reservoir, there to
be forced out through the various
mains to the residences, will be car
ried directly from the wells into Tho
mains and through these to the
homes.
The system planned and now al
most completely worked out, is sim
pie although thorough. Capt Farley
who has given the whole scheme
much study for the last couple o.
x,oo,. eo;d to1a,y that iba ovnonCae n
conducting the water department O.
Hattiesburg should be decreased "a
least $4,000 a year, while the watei
supply should be increased.
Install Generator.
A giant generator is being installed
at the pumping station today. Within
q month, a centrifugal pump will be
placed in the biggest of the wells or
the city property near the PUMPING
plant, and the first step in putting into
operation the new system will have
been taken.
The generator is the property OF
the Normal College. 1t was purchas
ed by that institution some time ago
with view of having it make all the
lights and furnish the power for the
college. The Hattiesburg Traction
Company, however, contracted to fur
nish the necessary lights and power
at figure which the college officials
+ could not meet. Consequently the
generator was not required.
1t has been loaned to the City o
Hattiesburg for one year. If, at the
end of that period, the officials believe
it has "made good" and if they 81
desire, they may purchase it.
Capt. Farley said that with the ex
listing pumping plant cooperating
with the generator, power for pumping
the water can be manufactured b!
the city at practically no cost, what
ever.
For Emergency Use.
'Tt will be necessary to keep tn
cUSluCn SbtdUlCu up W q NSi tuAiA ~
tent, under the new system, in orde
to have water for the fire department
at all times" he said. This SINAI
amount of steam will operate the ger
orator. which means that the cost @
pumping the water for home consumI
tion is practically nothing. When
fire breaks out, and in other emers
encies, the old methods of numpin
water can be brought back to use.
"a centrifugal pump, a simple a
fair, will be placed in the well, an
it will be connected with the new gel
orator by wires. The pipes from th
well will connect directly with th
mains, and as new and up-to-dat
strainers have been installed. the SUI
ply will be free from gravel an
sand"
The commissioners, Capt. Fairle
said. are planning to bore more wei
in the city. The first likely will
dug on Front street near Forres
Two or three others will be bore
later. as soon as an opportunity to t.
out the system has been had.
.sThe city now clears somethiI
like $500 year from its water sy
tenn" Capt. Farley continued. "V
believe that by using the electr
pumps, we can save $500 or $50
year in the future
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