The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-01-21
ACTION, Il [ SLOGAN
OF FC0MbIIl Tee
APPOINTED [. E ! TO-. | |.
!. SETTLE J It / ] WATER VA | |'!|||
Commercial club, and Coansia g i, 4
Get Together; Conference F1
Today With Engineer 'fE. 1gs
REPORT TO ADJOIJRNED Z
COUNCIL MEET TONIGHT
Vexatious Problem Seems Ger
tain Of Settlement; Plenty
Waters: Cost !. Small

WIN the advent Ol -. FHu0oLHA4TANF
mold, engineer, Minneapolis, He-
midjis water works perplexi Ties,
that held the boards for the past feAv
years, will be solved by tonight. Dis
cussion has ended and action VIII
now rule. :, -, Ss,sy5s@
at the meeting Of the council last
night, Mr.. Arnold made his report OF
investigation of the wells and water
works system, Including sgeologf-
cal survey Of the wells and surround
ings, even including the geological
strata Of the Great Divide. His pro-
position was that for $27 500 he
guaranteed to install well system
that would guarantee a sufficient
supply for the entire city. capable of
producing 100000 gallons every
twenty -four hours if necessary and,
If needed, 1,25O,O00 gallons>in ,twenSS
ty-four hours. Pure water from the
deep wells also guaranteed. l
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The equipment would include new
deep we'll pumps of a type that would
eliminate, the old pumps which now
jam their way in pumping and pound
their own life out. Two small con-
crete reservoirs would be installed,
fully reinforced to- hold reserve sup
ply in case Of fires and as auxiliary
supply. Both of them can be used
at the same time, or one can be used,
conserving the supply. The reason
for two small ones, instead OF one
large one, is to preserve the qu' lity
of water and not allow 1t to stagnate
in a large holder.
A Human Pump.
The main work would fall upon a
small automatic pump that would
have a check which takes care of Its
self. 1t is so equipped that when
the water is pumped to certain
height in the tank, the pump stops
by valve being automatically
turned. When the water lowers by
use to a certain mark, the valve au-
tomatically turns and the water
again goes to its proper level. No
employe is needed to look after 1t.
1T runs it's own show and only re-
uuires some one to look at 1t about
once in two weeks, doing away with
a big salaried employe. The tank
domestic supply would be regulated
by, the mere turn of small valve
contrivance and in case Of fire the
well pumps would be turned on and
the water thrown direct into the
mains, not into the domestic supply
of the house holders.
Householders are paying as high rs
30 cents per thousand gallons at pre-
sent, while there is a sliding scale
for quantity. Mr.. Arnold is Of the
opinion this is not fair to consumers.
He says he can produce the water for
the city at q cost Of between four
and five cents per thousand and that
five cents will cover all cost Of opera
tion Der thousand to consumers, that
no high priced employees would be
necessary. -. . : E..,a.
P. D. Bowler of the Layne & Bow
Ter company of Chicago. one Of e.ie
largest pump manufacturers and
dealers in the United States, was pre-
sent and offered to sell the needed
pumps. His firm supplies the pumps
for the Standard Oil company, other
huge corporations, did the pumping
in the military camps and cantone-
ments for the government and also
supplies the pumping for the big
steel trust and the mines on the
range and in large cities. He just
completed contract for drilling a
we'll at Hibbing in which boulder
as large as a cottage was encountered
and he went through. =
A report was also received from
H. p. Wolfe of Minneapolis, who
made an offer to do the work.
Joint Committees Named.
The matter was thoroughly
threshed out and Engineer Arnold
was closely questioned. His answers
met the hearty approval Of the coun-
Gil and the crowd Of citizens present
The result was the appointment OF
a council comittee, consisting Of AL
derman Bagley, chairman OF the
water committee; Garlock, Backus
chairman of the finance committee
and Palmer to meet today to confer
with a special committee from the
Commercial club. composed of Presi-
dent Robinson, w L. Brooks, G. G
Warfield and J. p Lahr. They vii
make a report to an adjourned meet