The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-22
REPORT TO HUBBARD
. Mavor Gets Statement To
. Early Action Is
Expected.
SUPPLY IS INEXHAUSTIBLE
Pressey Guarantees Suf-
ficient for Population
of Million Here.

After m nll day session, the
special committee appointed by
the city administration, composed
of Ar &. Iicggcm, chairman,
Barney Meyer and Victor II.
HaehcS all well known cugincors,
the plans and, Specifications com
piled by H. \. Prcssy, hydraulic
engineer for the construction of
Tulsa's new 5,OOO.O 900 water
works system were approved. and
a report will 20 10 Mayor c. II,
Hubbard sometime today.
The plans for the new water
system were carefully gone over
from construction point of view,
As 10 capacity OF reservoirs and
durability and strength OF conduits
and reservoirs. and tho cost OF
each individual item OF cxpcndi-
ture was carefully checked. The
f'nal details are not completely
finished, but the report passed
( h,orably In all essentials.
The construction OF this great
water system viii In all probability
be let on contracts, In order that
The expenditures, quality OF materi-
a. used. etc. may be checked up
by the administration at all times,
mus eliminating any probability OF
Han' said Mr. Heggem last night.
work on the great project will now
" steadily forward to completion"
100000 Gallons Capacity
involving dam on Spaylnaw
-feek' and IS miles " iron. an in
nse al the point where II crosses
uAnd river. In case OF emergency.
ts~efFolr with a capacity of 10000
WV gallons and a reserve reservoir
nsat me city limits with a capacity
VI 100000 gallons, the new sys-
,e"' promises to be one OF the finest
~ IN" entire southwest. and a
"srce or civic pride for all time.
ne water viii be pumned by
.',uIo'e'ectric power from the Iarg-
=, reservoir located on a hill near
e mouth OF Spavlnaw creek and
"" from gravity to the city.
"ear 'he city limits n reservoir with
capacity OF 100000 gaIlons viii
.Irnish a standby supply TO the CITY
tN'ng adequate protection botb a.
10, LnUsual demand and especially
"' IRE protection.
line Grade of Water
soni water of ',he Spavinaw flows
49, 'he ozark mountains i'm ea,t-
IA, .n'1h"ma, Missouri ana Arkan-
M. anu IS largely made up from
10 ,o" OF perennial springs Analy.
tl.. "oNs mat this Nater ia pure
mn, ana wholesome for drinking
IA, F.seS' ana is ~ excellent ouality
Nrposes ana al industrial
m ~ OF MS water will eliminate
necessity ~ filtration ana wiu
,s, 'he city in doing awav with
i1s use or bottled water for drinL-
psi.p .purposes, as well as saving i'm re-
io,, OF boilers. automobile radla
s,.i 'Ah'!ng, etc, several hur.
n ",Nsands " dollars YEARLY
x,,ue ia,i also that this spnyin,w
p,v Nj. be pumped al ia neces-
t.c,,,Y 'he utilization OF hydro
AJ,s power means that the oper.
bN 'Nr new waterworks yin
~ tl' .on1l'v economlcal since
hIi ~. '' ''" water over the dan
Va s',A'e The electric mower by
IN, lhe water will be puuDcd IN
,N ,y thus eliminating tho neces-
OF using fuel OF anv Hind
~ ih''hnustibic SUNNY
ers,,S a'n on Spavinaw creaL will
mil. a reservoir extending sevcrai
bau. W he stream and win he
vs,,. 'n q solid rock foundation a
rr, ''sh'" and economlcal site TO- |
A structure Sl'e ior
,... POKER house creatt,c a..
o, e.,, .A'root Will be cons,ructnb
,csr,.Ihl as part Of the dam ,brs
,ure .h ihe COS, ot the struc- |
N. 'a.'naw creek AT al, so,so,. n,
~, ,ear would 4rrlab , ,n,,,,is v"
civ several times as larKe ny ~. tbma m
Il 90 IA.s1 vi.' rs1uira eyo, n.bmn 49,
rAo,'. mes population q, 9so nno
th,,. Chat city I'm huIidinr
prov#a.a" worms may be aid ,o ba /
s,a u'' WI'h water for do.i. |
lea-s T., r,, .'' purposes for many |
Nor ,t''r az an aidl,lor,I nro,.,
r,r.t f'.'' H7y possible shcrt,, -, 1
'fb,, - N' intake will he nrnvi9od |
m ''a'' river qi a pof,,, ,,t,a.i I
IN. crosses that ri,or 80 |
iniss. ~ he Suavinew ~rnt, !
r.r,. Involve Eerv I,',,o ~
'1' w.Ir ai..tr,.5 rA,Af ~