Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-02-01
PLAIN STATEMENT
OF REAL FACTS
Regarding the Present Water Situa-
tion I'm the City of Audubon
From The CITY Council

ton of q deep well pump and engine,
for which the town council agreed
pay the sum of $500, and pay that
amount as follows: Twenty-Five per
cent of the purchase price was paid
when the machinery was delivered
on the ground. Unfortunately this
payment bound the council to final
acceptance and payments of the full
amount of contract without proper
trial, twenty-five percent whenever
said machinery was installed, twenty
FIVE percent upon the acceptance by
the council and the remaining twenty
five percent thirty days after said
acceptance.
The present city council has
found that equipment, in part, (the
deep well pump) is worn out and
entirely inadequate for the present
demand made upon it. The pump
installed carried with II guaran-
teed capacity of 200 gallons of water
per minute, but at no time delivered
more than 80 gallons of water per
minute, and was costing the city
about SIS month to keep 1t in re-
pairs with the prospects of the neces-
sity of a complete new installation in
the very near future.
Hence the decision of the present
city council to prevent complete
water famine, determined to procure
an installation to provide an abund-
ance of water, not only for the present
but anticipating a sufficient supply
for the future needs of the growing
city Audubon.
With that end in view, the city
council entered into contract with the
Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co., for the
installation of so horse power
engine and air compressor, guaran-
teed to deliver 800 gallons of water
per minute, no money to be paid the
company until after so days trial
proved its efficiency.
The Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co.,
not having a so horse power engine
on hand. owing to European demand
for material and the demand being
an urgent one, shipped and temper
arily installed a so horse power en-
CINE, which, after severe test has
been found that the capacity of this
equipment was insufficient for the
needs of the city, delivers to the
tank a little less than 200 gallons per
minute. which is more than double
the amount of the old pump, but the
council after observing this test decid-
ed that to make assurance dOubly
secure a so hourse power engine was
not equal to the demands that would
be made upon 1t In the near future,
decided to procure a larger one.
Hence the present city council re-
Gently made tentative contract with
the Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co.. to
furnish the city OF Audubon a 100
horse power engine with large COM
pressor. and an additional compressor
to attach to the present Fairbanks
engine, for use in case of emergency.
the small compressor to be delivered
early in February or this year, and the
100 hourse power equipment to come
forward as soon thereafter as possible
but not later than May first, all of
which to be paid for, and it's shipment
made contingent upon bond cleo
ton, under guarantee to furnish from
800 to 400 gallons of water per
minute at cost not to exceed three
cents per thousand gallons on 30
days trial before payment, whereas
the old pump outfit costs about 12c
per thousand gallons for fuel alone.
The present engine and air COM
pressor Is loaned to the city of Audu-
bon until such time as the bond cleo
ton is decided, or the new equipment
is installed, and any statement made
to the contrary is false. This equip
ment including pump and engine will
be removed by the owners at once
should bond election fail to carry
leaving the city without water sup
ply and endangering the entire city to
destruction by fire. 1t is fact that
can easily be verified by any person
who cares to investigate that the sup
ply of water from the old pump would
be as nothing should serious fire
break out. and the direct pressure
from the pumps would barely sup
ply one line Of hose. Should the old
pump give out, which 1t has done In
the past. the city would be absolute
ly unprotected for from "a to SO hours
while repairs were being made.
These statemnts are bare faced
facts which the city Of Audubon is
called upon to face. and your city
council Is tied hand and foot unless
they secure the necessary assistance.
The 100 horse power equipment is
contracted to cost with the additional
air compressor for the Fairbanks
Morse engine approximately $1,000 in
stalled. This amount includes the
enlarging of the engine house. made
necessary for the new equipment. A
new and larger tank will be necessary
on the hill.
Something like three or four blocks
of additional water main, replacing
of water mains and IS or IA new fire
hydants are required at once, hence
the cfty council IN asking DermissiOn