The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-01-22
BUSINESS MEN
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ENDORSE CITY /.
.C0UNCLL'S new !.
WATER Plans j
T. r. Arnold, Minneapolis En-
gineer, Will Do the Work.; :
Survey Will Be Made : 4.
ABOUT $4,000 ESTIMATED
COST OF IMPROVEMENT
Million Gallons Per Day From
Wells IF Necessary; New
Pumps Ordered a.

water and plenty of it for all pur-
poses. No more will the SLOGAN
boil the Water" or Don't. Use
Water for Lawns" stare consumers
in the face, for the new water plant
will have a capacitys of one million
gallons every twenty-fours hours,
pumped from deep wells and as pure
as can be. And the. cost will be COM
paratively small. :~g.~ y
At the adjourned meeting of the
council Tuesday night it. was voted
to purchase three Lain & Bowler
pumps for the wells, and =. Rudolph
Arnold, Minneapolis engineer, was
given the contract to do the work
of bringing up the water system to
the proper status. The award OF the
contracts was the result of a joint
decision of committee of leading
citizens, representing the Commercial
club, and a special committee of the
council, the latter including Mayor
Vandersluis and President Clark CT
the council, and not the slightest
hitch was visible anywhere. Those
who attended the council meeting
agreed that the right move in the
right direction had been, made and
that the much mooted problem was
about to be solved in manner salts
factory to the general public: e. !
Arnold Given Contract.
Throughout the day the joint CON-
mittee discussed the proposition and
completed its labors late in the after
noon. w. C. Buck, a Minneapolis
engineer, addressed the committee,
presenting proposition, and the
proposition Of L. P. Wolfe, also a
Minneapolis engineer, was read, after
which it was voted to accept the offer
of Mr.. Arnold and engage him to do
the work.
- Three Pumps Purchase,
The three pumps bought, of Mr..
Bowler, who represented his COM
pany, are Of the turbine type and
will cost $4,000 with all necessary
equipment, and that will cover the
pumps and the work of installation
for wells numbers l., 2 and 8, the
pumps being of the latest type, SIM
liar to those doing the pumping for
the largest corporations in the United
States.
At the council meeting, Mr.. Arnold
stated that he would Immediately
proceed with the survey Of the water
system and plant, ascertaining its
needs in detail, and make report to
the council as to its cost. Then the
city will again be asked to issue
bonds covering the cost. The exact
figures will not be known until after
the investigation but is not expected
to be over $4,000 to bring up the
plant as it should be, and for sew
eral years to come.
Concrete Reservoirs.
Two reservoirs of reinforced con-
crete will also be built, each of, 200,-
900 gallons capacity. Both Of these
will be in service and ready at an
instant's notice to furnish a direct
pressure supply in case of fire, or for
other emergent necessity. One or
both can be used by the simple turn
of hand valve.
The domestic supply will be
pumped into the tank by an auto
matte pump, which will need a visit
only one in awhile and will eliminate
the expense of high salaried attend
ant The wells will have capacity
of from two hundred and four hun
dred gallons each per minute and the
pumps will be delivered within thirty
DAYS from the time ordered. A test
of ten days will be MADE when
installed to demonstrate their
efficiency.
Contracts Ordered Drawn.
The city attorney was instructed
to draw contracts for the work which
will be submitted to the council for
confirmation. This will be done this
evening at another adjourned meet
ing.
The plumbing bonds of Doran and
also the Eckstrum shops were ap.
proved.