The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-06-13
WATER DISCUSSED
At COUNCIL BOARD
Canal Company Will Shut Off
Supply Next Year
ENGINEERS ADVISE COUNCIL IN
REGARD TO PROCEDURE.
Ordinances on Library, City Hall
and ShOshOne Street Paving Go
Over.

Having listened for over an hour TO
much good, general advice from W.
NJ. Jewell and o. H. Jewell of Chicago,
relative to the different phases of the
water situation, the city council in
adjourned session Saturday night re-
ceived the information that the water
company would cut off the low line
canal winter after next as far as Cedar
creek and would continue to add to the
country cut off until it was all off in
the winter. An ordinance, published
elsewhere in this issue, governing the
running of vehicles on the streets, was
then passed, after which the council
adjourned, without taking up the call
for election on the library bonds, the
city hall bonds or the pavement Of
Shoshone street, all of which had been
prepared by City Attorney Herriott.
The substance of the advice given
by the Messrs. Jewell was that the
city should proceed with due caution
to ascertain the facts by having an ex-
pert engineer make a survey and give
advice, or, better still have two ex-
pert engineers survey the grounds
thoroughly and make separate reports.
They said that the use of chlorine
would sufficiently purify the water
that the city might take reasonable
time in getting the facts. In fact the
chlorine would absolutely destroy the
germs in the water and would itself
disappear inside of an hour after its
introduction so that no danger was to
be feared. They advised that the city
begin with the use Of about SO worth
for each million gallons, and, If that
proved more than needed reduce the
amount They are not at present in
terested in the California Jewell COM
pany from which the city has purchas-
ed its supply of machinery; the pro-
cess used by the California company
was bought from the Jewels years
ago. Although they put in filtering
plants at the present time, they are
principally interested in the. manufac-
ture of chlorine. They were here for
the purpose of endeavoring to learn
the cost of power in this city. They
said that they intended putting in
chlorine plant either in this city. in
American Falls or Salt Lake City, us
ing salt from the Great Salt Lake.
They added with reference to the
water supply that it was unfortunate
that the city was compelled to use
water from open canals when such a
splendid supply of water existed at
Blue Lakes. They would get at that
if possible, and this would eliminate
the need of filtering but it might be
advisable to put in small quantity of
chlorine to kill any germs that would
possibly get in. They advised the city
if possible to avoid engineers with
hobbies. Some engineers wanted fill
ters under all circumstances some
were opposed to them under all cir
cumstances. Again, conditions change
from time to time so that what is suf-
ficient protection at one time may not
be at another, so that no engineer or
manufacturing company can positively
guarantee for the future. The Miss
issippi mud did no harm to the ma
tives of Louisiana until the water was
contaminated above.
Manager j. f. Porterfield OF the
Canal company, reported that while
no change would be made next winter,
the policy of the Canal company was
to shut off water in the winter gradu-
ally and that on the low line canal in
the winter of 1917. The council took
the position that this would have an
important bearing on the water sit
uation.
The city attorney reported that he
had drafted ordinances for a bond
election for the library, for the city
hall and had drafted an ordinance for
the paving of Shoshone street All
these were left over until next Mon
day night at the regular session of the
council. Some discussion took place
: about the makeup of the budget, but
! nothing definite was done. Mayor
Sweeley will submit this matter to the
) the council with recommendations
probably at its meeting Monday night
The question of whether the city
I should pave intersections or not, has
: resulted in holding up the paving or
5 dinance.
: The ordinance forbidding the driv.
: ing on sidewalks and the hauling ot
5 heavy engines on pavement and max
t ing other driving regulations, was ther
taken nm and naseQ1