Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-28

meet because OF few minor chan
gos aud additions that must be MADE
before the contractors are salts
fled with the efficiency OF the plant
Unless this board OF disinterested
experts, after n thoro test. state that
tho plant IL turning out pure water.
chemically and biologically. as Is
called for In the city contract the
city will not accept the plant. but
there is no question about the final
decision because today with not all
the plant working. leaving out sew
eral essential processes OF treatment,
the plant is turning out pure water
better water than Ia furnished by
Charles Pages own water company
which he sells TO the people OF Tul-
sa at 20 cents "A bottle
Chemical Lilo Nailed.
II has been charged that the
chemicals used In treating the water
are harmful to pipes and 10 per
sons using the water This Is Pn
absolute lie and not backed up by
the facts. Three ingredients are
used In tho water, lime, sulphate Of
iron and soda. The contract calls
for the completed water to show
only one part OF chemical TO 10000,
900 parts OF water, so II tNn he
seen how fallaclouE In this charge.
The plant itself Is the most mod
crn and up-to date in the United
States. Such cities as st. Louis aud
dozens OF others are using III" same
system with tho results known to
tho entire United States.
The process. In brief. Is that the
water II taken from the river,
passed thru various basins viere
the solid matter settles out. ls then
mixed with the chemicals very thor
oily run thru more settling basins
and then into the sand filtrrs, II
comes from those filters so clear
that dime can be seen in the bot
tom OF ten feet Of water With IA very
poor light The results are really
amazing when It is known thar two
and one-half tons OF dirt are taken
from every 1000 900 gallons OF
water treated by this process
The plant Is 80 simply constructed
that the services OF only two men
will be required 10 run H.
4 couple OF weeks ago II was an
nounced that the plant was then IN
fun operation and turning out
drinking water and Il was doing Il.
Then, being the first time the new
machinery had been run. minor
part proved TO he wcak and ono es-
sential part OF the plant has been
shut down since then waiting for
repairs. This should he In opera B.
lion the last OF this week IN addition
IN thTaA 4.
the engineers say will make the
water absolutely pure.
Water Commissioner Younkman
would be glad TO have any citisen.
including the Democratic candidates
and the editor OF the Democrat. 20
out and look over the plant. They
cannot but be convinced that the
money spent II tho best investment
the city of Tulsa ever made.
on the other hand the Democratic
candidates In their platform arc
promising TO furnish good pur.
water Their promises are like tho
promises made by other Democratic
administrations They might. n
electef. junk the plant bullt BY the
republicans which is furnlshine
good, pure water and lay q pine IA
the GRAND river, hut In order 10 do
40 they would spend nearly $40.
ono'ooo and get no better water than
the city is getting today.
Ihs simmons administration
stands today as the only admins.
lrau9p In tho history OF Tulsa tina,
mas pnde good on It's platform ot
iurnNhins better and purer wate,
to the city OF Tulsa.