The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-02-22
RECOMMENDS TAKING WATER
FROM ROCK CREEK AND FROM
THE HIGH LINE CANAL
COST OF SYSTEM WOULD Be
ABOUT $6OO,OOO
Asserts That Rock Greek Water Is
Best BY Tests Made-System Would
Include FiIter-Big Enough for
10000 Population.
Population.

The report OF Louis 9. Kelsey, spe-
cial consulting engineer, was filed
yesterday with City Clerk R. M. Will
liams 1t was intended to file the re-
port at the meeting of the council
called for Tues lay night. but as
there was no quorum no action could
be taken The plan as submitted pre-
sents a proposition for the construc-
ton of a new system at the approx
mate cost of 100000 taking water in
the winter from Rock Creek, on which
filing has been made by Mayor e. M.
Sweeley, and in the summer from the
high line canal The plan provides
for a double reservoir with a capacity
of more than 100000 gallons, which
Engineer Kelsey says will be suffi-
cient to supply a city of 10000. The
city distributing system has been
worked out thoroughly. Engineer
Kelsey speaking of the present con-
dition of the city water system said
to a TIMES reporter that in three
years the city could have no system
unless a new one should be installed
and that the one proposed was the
cheapest and most feasible that would
be large enough to supply the city,
should it continue to grow anything
like as rapidly as people have reason
to anticipate that it will.
In brief, the report addressed to the
people of Twin Falls, Mayor e. M.
Sweeley today gave the following
synopsis of the recommendations OF
the engineer, saying:
"In making the following brief l
have not attempted to follow the ex-
act wording of the report. This orig
inal is on file with the City Clerk and
is at all times open to inspection, and
I would respectfully urge that when
ever any question is raised, the origi-
nal be referred to-
"The report of Mrs. Louis c. Kelsey
the warterworks engineer employed
bv the council to investigate the pos
sible source of water supply for the
CITY and to recommend the most feas-
ible and practical one, and to plan a
system for the economical and eftec-
tive distribution of water within the
city, has been filed with the city clerk
and awaits the action of the council
Because the report comprises over
forty pages of typewriter matter, two
maps, two prOfiles. and five sheets
of plans, besides reports of water an
alyses, and is too lengthy to be print
ed in full, / have prepared and sub
nit to the people the following eX
tract, or brief, of the report in ordel
that they may become familiar will
the salient points covered, and under
stand in a general way what has beef
done and what is to be done"
The report is in four principa
parts. and deals with:
l. Sources.
.. Supply and distribution system
3. Estimates of cost.
a. recommendations.
1. Sources: The sources consid
cred are a combination of the Higl
Line Canal for summer use and Roc
Creek for winter; Blue Lakes; an
the Snake River at Miner. The quail
ity of water from each of the source
IS found to be excellent from chem
ical standpoint. but none except ROC
Creek would be safe to use withou
proper publication methods. All ca1
however. be rendered entirely salts
factory by proper treatment. IN
quantity to be had from each OF IN
sources is sufficient for populatio
of 10000 people.
The High Line, Rock Creek and IN