The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-24

slope OF the Arbuckle mountains
and is the most available, there be-
ing slight danger of contamination
as there is not much land in cult
vation in the watershed, and not
likely to be, as it is not susceptible
OF producing crops. He showed that
the water can be carried to the
pumps at the present plant by gray
ity and that the people OF the city
OF Ardmore were to be congratulate
ed on having this great advantage at
their doors, for when the plant is
completed the cost of maintenance
will be nominal. Pumping will not
be necessary other than as at pres
ent, to bring the water from the
pumping station TO the standpipe,
and when the new plant is COM
pleted the expense OF pumping will
be materially reduced, as the water
comes to the pumps with a great
head and relieves the pumps of this
much lift.
Referring TO minerals in the wat
er, he said he found in the sample
taken from Henry House creek,
lime to the extent Of 9l5 grains to
the gallon. This, he said, would give
little trouble, none i'll the matter OF
health, and that water carrying less
than 10 per cent of lime is suitable
for boiler use. He showed also that
the water from which this sample
was taken was from 4 standing pool
and might have come from springs,
and that with the surface water add
ed the percentage OF lime would no
doubt be materially reduced.
He showed that there is always
more rainfall on the mountains than
on the plains, as the mountains
gather more moisture; that on the
proposed watershed, which will con
Sist of nineteen square miles, , Is
inches OF rain would impound 800
100000 gallons of water, while to
Secure that amount of water on the
present watershed 20 to "a inches
would be required.
Seepage to Be Slight.
Referring to seepagc in a reScr-
voir to be constructed in Henry
House creek, he showed there is al
ways more or less of it in all dams
and reservoirs, that none are per
feet, but that he examined the for
nation there very carefully and
found that while there may develop
some small seams, there was no in
dication now OF any possible mate
rial leaking, and ii any should devel-
op it would be so small as to be
readily repaired and remedied.
The report goes into the matter
OF cost, the greater portion OF which
will be that of constructing the pipe
line. This pipe line will be approx
mately ten miles in length, four
miles Of which will be a 24-inch con
crete pipe and six miles of l6-inch
cast iron pipe. Mr.. Anderson as
sured the commission that this Style
of concrete pipe had been thorough
ly tested and tried out by the Unit
ed States government and can be
we'll employed for this purpose. The
total cost of the pipe line is estimat-
ed at $2l5,S6S. The cost of the land
for the reservoir is placed at $2,40C
and the dam at sol, 900. With all
connections and other necessary eX-
penses, the plant is estimated at $72,-
100, including the dam, and connec-
tions at this end about $4,15S, a total
Of $292, 1856, or, in round numbers
the total cost of the additional wat
er supply will be $300000
There may be an additional ex-
pense to come later. The under
writer's demand an additional pipe
line from the pumping station to the
city, so as to have protection in case
OF accident to the one line now in
use. There are two estimates on
the cost of this, one plan being pro-
posed direct to the standpipe and
another to go to the Industrial Ad-
dition and come down the Santa Fe
right-of-way to the city, all with a
l6-inch line, rather than a l6-inch
line to the Standpipe and an S-inch
line from the standpipe to the In
dustrial Addition. This line will
most either $l32,O00 or $4,000, but
this is not being considered at pres
ent, the first thing considered being
the securing OF the water supply and
its disposition will be taken up
later.
The report shows that additional
pumping units at the present plant
will ultimately be required but not
until the population Of the city shall
have reached 10000. These can be
added at any time and are not a
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Mr.. Anderson further showed in
his report that if an additional wa
ter supply is demanded for a city OF
100000 population Hickory creek is
the next proposition. Additional
watershed of fourteen square miles
is available, with all the advantages
of Henry House creek location, the
water coming by gravity to the
pumps. There is also the possibility
OF going on up Henry House creeg
and constructing other dams to i'm
pound more water, but the better
additional watershed would be found
on Hickory creek. Either plan
however, will be ample to supply
100 600 1.