The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-03-30
Water Committee
Makes Report
FAVORS CEDAR CREEK PROJECT
Would Install Electric Pumping Plant in St. Joe
River for EMERGENCIES

A meeting of the Commercial
club was held Monday evening at
the Kootenai Inn to listen to the
report Of the committee appoint
ed to investigate the condition of
the water system of st. Maries
and recommend <uch improve
ments and additions to the pres
ent system as they might deem
advisable
The report, which was lengthy
one was unanimous and was sign
ed by T. b. Hay, f. G. Scott, S. M.
Babbitt, O. r. HALEY, l.. Cormier
and William Trueman. Mr. Wayne
the other member of the commit
tee took part in the Investigations
and concurred withthe other mem
bers of the committee in the find
ings and recommendation but
was called out of the city before
the formal report could be drawn
up and therefore did not sign it.
Mr.. Trueman, chairman of the
committee, read the report and
he and Mr.. HALEY made verbal
explanations and answered ques-
tions in regard to it. Lack of
space prevents us from giving
more than the main features Of
the report and recommendations.
The committee found the Ro-
chet creek proposition imprac-
ticable for two reasons, first, the
enormous cost to the taxpayers
second, the inferiority and limit
ed amount of the watershed
drained by the creek would in n
way warrant the expenditure OF
the money necessary to conserve
the water and bring it to ST.
Maries. They recommended the
building of a dam on Cedar creek
and the laying of pipe line con-
Meeting with the Thorn creek pipe
line.
They reported two places on
Cedar creek suitable for a site for
the dam, one approximately &c
rods from the Thorn creek bridge
south and the other two hundred
and eighty rods further south
At the latter site a much larger
storage basin could be had than
at the former at a cost of ap-
proximately $4,000 more. They
recommended that Cedar creek be
thoroughly prospected to deter
mine whether at either site a
solid foundation could be found
for a dam before the matter was
finally decided upon.
/, The committee also recon-
mended that an intake pipe be in
stalled from the proposed dan
on Cedar creek sufficiently large
to eliminate friction and give The
main. its full running capacity
and that this intake be properl!
: protected from frost.
Cedar creek and Thorn creel
lboth appear to have an unlimite'
water supply. If the water o
Cedar creek is used as soon there
after as possible the main from
McCarter's camp TO Thorn crecl
bridge should be repaired and wei
protected with a dirt covering.
: The committee found the pip
% from Thorn cr6e6 bridge to tn
intake at the dam ieaking badl
and recommended that it be re
paired at once and with as littl
expense as possible for the rea
son that it would be i'll advised {
spend any more money repairing
, this pipe at this time than is alb
solutely necessary because tn
T. present location of the main 1
= many places is above the ny
draulic grade line and should b
= changed as the city is not at an
J time getting the full carrying ca
pacity of the pipe.
y There is considerable dead tim
- Der standing around the trestl
supporting the pipe where
crosses Thorn creek which is
" menace to the trestle and shoul
be cut down. The trestle ais
e needs repairing as the cente
supports are not hearing any q