The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-29

population OF two hundred TO two
hundred hfty thousand. That ia on
oaHN We VIII say or twenty million
feet ~'''N
The ordinary flo~ Of Spay,naw
which ! have measured time and
lilno again. Will run about five hun
dHed second feet. which is sixteen
umeS the water that would be re
Pnlrcd by population OF say a
quarter OF million So that there
VIII always be sufficient water.
How Water Gets 10 Tulsa
The water is carried 10y gravity
from this dam dow. to the mouth OF
SpaNinuw and rs there raised 20 "A
reservoir on the Mn south " SpayI-
nav creek. The power necessary for
pumping is created by the hydro
electric plant at tho dam There
VIII however be months and some
uWo two months I'm the drycst years
that you might bc short OF water Tor
pumping please note, for humping
not for drinking and YOU have
therefore an auxiliary plant by which
the power Is created TO supply the
demand AZ such time.
In bTdcr To make use OF any
spar" powder that there may be In
me city 10 is planned 90 carry the
double transmission line directly to
no city and connect it with the prcs-
ems electric phnt here no that II az
any time the city should be short Of
water for pumping and therefore
short OF electric power, tho juice
could ho taken from any or the
piauis boz the city carried over the
same line and used al the pumpins
stations
~ the city does not care 10 make
such "a cOUiruci.and OF course no
such contract exists now IL would
use lts auxiliary plant which is in
Guided ln the estimate and is 10
Gated at The same point AS the hydro
electric plant. using tho same gen
orators but different motive power.
And this auxiliary plant, with the
hydruclcctric, assures absolutely
twelve months service. that IN.
pumping capacity for every day or
iho year
surplus Power for sale
During much OF the year there
Will Doe more power at the dam than
is required FOR pumping, and this
power n the city 90 degrees could be
used FOR lighting the streets. or could
be sold In "A lump to any OF the pres
cut companies here. In estimating
the cost OF operation We have not
taken into account tho income from
the sale OF this electric power, al
though 10 is very evident that such
power would give the city a very ap-
prcciahle return.
Going back then 10 the conduit
Tho water IN raised by this hydro
Grand river TO reservoir and is
carried from this reservoir by grav-
ity through a forty two-inch concrete
conduit 10 n point west OF Pryor
Creek and there raised a second time
Boy the same power, that Is, by the
hydro electric power. TO n reservoir,
and then flows by graNtydo third
reservoir and Is raised In tho like
manner That is. as far as the con
iuit ~ concerned the water flows by
80 IN raised hv this hydro
electric power to the reservoir to a
sufficient elevation 10 allow II to
flow by gravity. This prevents any
on che pipe, any undue
prcEsurcs. and brings the water as /
say into the city by gravity. The
only expense that IS attached to this
pumping ~ the first cost OF the ma
rhucry and i's maintenance. OF
course. and ouch power as may be
required during perhaps n part OF
two ON thre months or the dry years
There will he years when you will
have sufficient power to carry the