Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-02-23
WATER SUPPLY
Council Consider Proposal For Furnishing Village
With an Abundant Supply of Pure and Whole
some Water-Boa of Trustees of Public
Affairs To Prepare Specifications

Water had the right of way at the
!. council meeting last Monday evening
and there seemed to be an ardent de-
sire among council members and spec
tators to "smite the rock" and secure
! an adequate supply of pure and
Wholesome water for the village of
Wauseon.
The problem of an adequate water
,aapply. has been the burden resting
Z upohi the shoulders of the Board of
y g'uhhe Affairs for many months.
srS The plain, facts are that the wells at
the m1nicipal water works plant have
not been producing enough water to
: meet the actual needs of the citizens
Of this town and all devices and ex-
pedlenta that could be thought of have
shepn. reeorted to in order to increase
+tha supply but none of them have
proven satisfactory. The Board has
sfound IL necessary to call to their as
rsiatAuce expert counsel and adive and
MT. Sherman an engineer of high
standing has been employed to help
work out the problem. 1t was through
Mr.. Sherman that the present method
qf solving the problem was brought
- the attention of the Council and
Beard Of Public Affairs.
II Mr.. Sherman in presenting the mat
ter to, the council last Monday even
s.lhg said that he was coming from AL
ma, Michigan in company with Mr..
J. ~ Harmon of the Lane-Bohler
!. Company Of Memphis, Tennessee, re-
GENTLY when he cnanced to speak to
B. Mr.. harmon in regard to the Wauseon
problem and learned that Mr.. Harmon
claimed Wauseon as his old home
town, had brother, Mr.. Charles Har-
mon, who lived near Wauseon, and
was very much interested in the prob
stl loEA- Of the town Mr.. Harmon told
Mr.. Sherman that he would like to
make prelimary survey of the situ-
alton and submit proposal to solve
a the problem. The Lane-Bohler Com
pany which Mr.. Harmon represents in
the states Of Ohio and Indiana, is en-
gagged in the business of developing
awAuoR supply for cities, towns and
ind1vidual users; they have
, bnon very successful in doing this en-
.plQying specially designed pumps and
screens for this purpose which they
- mnpufacture and patents for whief
they control
@yt Wells at Galveston, Texas and al
Canton and Akron in this state, Of
enormous water production have beer
developed by this company.
Mr. Harmon made a study of the
cpnditionB of the water supply in
Wauaeon and submitted to Mr.. Sher.
man proposal which Mr.. Sherman
I. acting as engineer for the Board OF
Public Affairs changed to some extent
IN the interests of the Village and
presented to the council Monday even
ing.
Mr. sherman stated that the pres.
J, eht production of water at the Wau.
aspn water works is 250,000 gallon.
per day; the proposal in essence al
r.ureaented by Mr.. Sherman was thai
the Lane-Bohler Company woulC
make all necessary surveys, test bor'
inEn and prelimary work on the
grounds now occupied by the Wau
!. aeon Water Works plant, drill anC
ecaip with turbine pumps and electric
motors to drive said pumps, two welll
4 70 produce at least 500 gallons o.
.wAtsr per minute during a test perioC
Of seven days. The Village of Wau
s.asqn 10 pay for said wells the sum O.
$4,000 only In event that the 500 gal
lon per minute production is shown
II less than this amount is produces
hAthen the village is to pay nothing; i
more than this amount is produced b,
the two wells the village is to pay n,
more than the amount stipulated Tn
EAne-Bohler Company agree to Civ
hrbond for so per cent. of the pric
paid for the wells, to maintain a pro
duction Of 500 gallons per minute dur
ing q period of twelve months an
contract and agree to proceed at once
!. upon information from the Villag
that the volume Of water has decreas
ed to less than 500 gallons at any tim
sl during the twelve month period, to de
A Eelope another well or repair wells al
ready In operation without cost to tn
i village. The village to furnish tn
ground for the wells, lumber for de1
ricks and keep open roads for ingres
and eRress to the grounds on whic
the wells are located.
In case survey and test boring
indicate that a sufficient supply G
water does not exist on the groun
now owned by the village then tn
Lah-BOhler Company will make SUI
vey to locate water bearing formatio
at the nearest point and when four
will report to the village leaving Il
matter of going forward with the d
yelopment on wells on such new loci
ton entirely to the discretion of Il
Village Council and making no chare
for such survey and tests.
Mr. Harmon spoke at some lengt