Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-21
WATER SITUATION, ALTHo NOT
IMPROVED, DOES NOT REQUIRE
USE OF RIVER WATER.
RESERVOIR SUPPLY IS
SLIGHTLY LESS TODAY
Two Fest Added TO Supply in Reservoir
Over Night, Sut Is Lost This Fore
uoca-pumpsse Shows No Falling
or and Northwestern May Be Cut
OF.

Allho there was no Improvement II
the city water situation today neither
was the situation any more acute. ano
il was not necessary to turn in tht
river water up 10 o today. 1t viii
not he necessary unless there is a fire
that requires a considerable quantity
OF water. There were three alarms OF
fire "Wednesday and today, 6ut neither
required water,
Superintendent MadSen said this
forenoon that about TWO fees OF water
was gained in the reservoir Wednes-
day night hut that il was lost TINS
forenoon. Shortly before - oclHcN
today he said there was eisht inches
less water III the reservoir than at the
co responding hour Wednes ,ay. En-
couragement is seen in the fact that
as much as TIVE feet vas gained in .he
reservoir over night,
Thinks VIII Pull Thru.
Superintendent MadSen was of the
opinion This forenoon that the depart
ment would get thru the water short
age by next week. probably without
again resorting to the river for a sup
ply. Six of the resunk wells have been
finished. and il was expected that bS
the end of the week. a ten-inch well
would be finished which would greatly
Increase the available supply. Be-
cause Sunday and Monday are two
holidays. when the consumption nor
mally falls off greatly. ii was expected
that by that time. aided by the sup
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the immediate danger of having 70
use river water would>be past.
Consumption Continues Large. =
In spite of repeated warnings given
the public thru the T.-R. of the situa-
ton. and notice served on the North
western. there has been no appreciaole
falling off in consumption. The pump
age for the twenty-fours ending at
noon Wednesday was l.74s,0Oo gallons
compared with l.733,o 900 gallons for the
twenty-four hours preceding.
, Councilman Mcfarland said that the
consumption Of water by the North
western. in spite of the order issued
by the Boone division headquarters.
mad not fallen Of as expected He
said he would wait until Friday, and
unless the consumption fell of and
the Northwestern used less water. II
might be necessary TO cut off that rail-
roads supply entirely.
T One of the very important reasons
why the consumption has not dropped
in the last few days is because the
Northwestern, altho il has ordered all
freight trains to take water here only
in case of emergency, is operating
most OF its passenger trains in more
than one section. All of them take
water here. A similar situation exists
on the Chicago Great Western. which
IS operating passenger trains with TWO
engines or in two sections.
Trying to Hurry Work..
DELAYS in resinking the well points
were experienced Wednesday,. In ad-
dition TO the low temperature in which
the men worked IN the open a boulder
was struck and time was lost getting a
casing driven past it and a a
and point fixed in place. h water
works department has provided a can-
vas wall 10 enclose the steam boiler
to make il possible to make steam IN
the open in 'beloW-zero weather. A
fireman has also been employed TO
keep fire under the boiler at night.