The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-24
ENGINEER HERE
TO INVESTIGATE
WATER SOURCES

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w. Z. Anderson Of Dallas, an engineer
Of wide experience, is here for the pur-
pose of determining the best source of
an additional water supply for Ard
more. Yesterday in company with
Mayor Roberts and City Engineer Wat
son, MIR. Anderson went to the present
Waterworks plant and made thorough
inspection, 10 learn just what the city
now has and what II anything, addi
uOual is necessary to handle greater
water supply. Today they went to
Henry House creek and MT. Anderson
VIII carefully examine that source oi
water supply. lie VIII inspect IurneI
rams anu Honey creek ana VIII so jC
Hickory creeh' farther west. I'm TACT hC
viii examine every possible source oI
supply including the site OF the pro
posed hydro-eIecLnc system on the
Nashlta river ON winch TWO former ne
ports nave been submitted. Mayor RoD
erts and CITY EngIneer watson are lend
ing hlm all ana possible ana are placinl
aJ ms disposal complete data and rec
ordS to assist him In the work
Mr.. Anderson has been engaged il
many similar projects OF large proper
tions and is recognized as one of Tn
leading water supply authorities Of tn
country He was engaged i'm the great
est engineering work ever done in thi
country the Elephant Butte dam, Wher
he did special work for the government
work for which the very best engineer
ing talent of the country was sought
He was consulting engineer i'm TN
water development of the El Paso
southwestern Railway company, wher
water is carried q distance Of l7O mile
by gravity pumplns and methods cal
ing for the best engineering skill. II
designed and rebuilt the waterworks a
El Paso when the city had populatio
of 10000, and it now has 100000, wit
am adequate water supply. He has re
Gently completed Waterworks at quar-
ah' Electra Cooper and Tyler TeXa'
He has designed, located and construc
800 NN'N
and ms work has largely been IN waite
development and construction work. II
was consulting engineer for the larg
corporauon' with headquarters at i
Iaso' which established water system
at Douglas Hlsbee and other cities j
the Southwest. lie was Tor tim
professor or physics IN the UniVersIt
or Arkansas az FayetteVllIe' and 10
SIX years was director ol the englneeI
ing laboratories IN the Virginia FoI!
iechnlc institute.
lt was round that the water IN cit
lake is ten leet below the spiIIWay an
at the present rate OF consumptio
there is sufficient water in the reservoir
10 last from SIX 10 eiSht lnohlIiS' I'm
city Iast month used lUV'Voo gauoh
daily. City Engineer watson SAID t'
day That the i've rehneres ana the wv
rubber factories would proDaoiy use IV
UVo'OoU gallons Oh water each Iuoillh'
Ihe Hty is wen equipped aI lls po"e
plant which has pumping capacity
4'OOOOOO gallons dmIy' IL mas tIlMe Il
stallauon. There IS a IoO-norsepo"e
seni-Diesel type engine ana So-horS
power motor TWO boilers oI IoO hoIs
power each' Two COMPOUND SVedl
pumps each ol IoVV'VVO sLIolS clpdc''
and two IVVo,oOV-saiIoii urIpie PuinL
connected 10 lne OIL euEIne anu e'e0'l
motor There IS a selIlih6 uasHl 1t
treating water il II becomes uIIIy
discolored from (esetaIloh' Oluy o'
pipe line q l4lhch' leaos 10 t'ie SUI,
pipe from the pumping s'a''on' ~
main from the stanupipe 10 lhe c'ly III
its is only 10 lncheS IN ululie'er' 1t. ,
this is the one really weak poliI oil u
system. TO meet lhe oelu''lius OIL u
insurance companies TO l,'Ne li'iS V,'
from class ana pace II III Nl'S9 j.
it is necessary TO nave a larger nla
there or am additional one
There was BOND issue IN I'
amounting to $4,000 for the bettermeI
of the pant vi u''S SUM- 9--'ooo
expended Tor q ne" pumping sIl'',
and the seml-Die5el type eh6ihe' u
trpIeN pump and the removal anu
staIlauon OF the material OIL the Cao'
creek station ana lhe eAlheslon "l
rious water mains IN lhe city Inc e
tire amount OF money derived from &
BOND ISSUE was eNpehueu Ny 1ne lol HI
administration immediately preCeull
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