Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-10-10
WATER SUPPLY
Engineer Sherman Submits Possible
Plans For Solving the Question
OF a Permanent Water Supply For
WauseOn Careful Consideration
Essential

To citizens of Wauseon there is
at the present time no more vitally
important municipal problem await
4ng solution than that of securing 6
permanent and adequate water sup
ply for the village. There are may
things to be taken into consideration
in the solution of this problem anc
it is very certain that no one person
or group Of persons is as well equipp.
ed to tackle the question as the
DfeseH water Board they ae in
possession of facts and figures
and conditions on the problem anc
have thesadvantage of the experience
and training acquired by their con
stants study of the situation for more
thaIl.3a year past.
There are some who have express
ed iIapatience because results have
been low in coming; but sober sec
ondE#ouaht will convince anye thai
this Is q matter in which hasty con
clusians pre- to be avoided; At the
vsTE tsit will take a large amount
Of IN ~ to work out the plans tt
seeNTaSthe water supply and we car
Aafdly imagine anything more dis
$*bus to the finance of the tow
MeSent and future than the expendi
H@ Of sum Of money that woulc
rHfesent nearly if not quite the limi
cf* the towns bonding ability anC
then find when the money has beer
expended that the esults obtained d.
not insure the water supply that i:
needed. At the present time ther'
is a decided financial limitation OF
the whole question. A bond issu
of $175000 has been voted but O
that amount $4,000 was appropriat
ed for emergency expenses to cove
the failure of the wells; leaving $155,
000 for the permanent new work.
The Board have in their employ
competent engineer and last weel
he presented three proposition
that might be carried out witt
in the limit of fuds available, fo
consideration.
The first proposition is the layin,
Of II inch wood pipe line from Ma
poleon to Wauseon through whicl
the Napoleon water-works could de
liver water to Wauseon Iron pip
at the present price is out of tn
question, the wood pipe referred t
is made Of wood treated with creosot
bound with wire and coated with tan
The durability of this wood pipe an
whether a II inch main will carr
water enough to supply Wauseo
four or five years fom now 0
course are debatable questions.
Tie second proposition presente
by Mr.. Sherman, the engineer. is
system Of well feeding similar to. tina
resorted to last spring but this in
wolves questions of public heath an
sanitation as well as an uncertaint
/ in the minds of some eperts as t
whether or not this method could b
ro led upon to make absolutely ce1
tain an adequate water. supply.
/ The third, and to US the mos
practicable, proposition is to bull
a reservoir on high ground in connee
tion with the present plant, capabl
il Of holding 100000 gallons Q
water, to be filled during the we
season from "The Big Ditch" whic
4 furnished a large part of the town
supply during the past year; thi
water treated and filtered to \
served during the time when surfac
water is plentiful giving the wells
chance to recuperate and using til
water from the wells during til
dry periods and possibly during tn
hot weather. This plan can be il
stalled for about Sal, 900 and wi
furnish at the lowest calculation
about twice as much water as Il
town is using at present.
The Board has all these propos
tions under consideration at the pr
sent time and not later than ne,
: week the proposition which they co
slider the best will be made public
: detail.