Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-09-23
CITY COMMISSION TO DECIDE
VIII Mean Elevated Tank, Mil
lion Gallon Reservoir and
Other Improvements.

There is every expectation at the
present time that when the voters
of Alma go to the polls at the No
vember election they will be asked
to pass upon a bond issue which is
expected to reach $S0,000.00 which
the city officials and William E.
Reynolds, city engineer, desire for
the completion of the city's deep
well water system and the extension
of the mains.
Manager Reynolds was asked
some weeks ago by the city commits
sion to prepare estimates on the
work of putting the new system in
a workable condition, and after care
full effort, Tuesday evening submit
ted his report to the commission, and
it gives every assurance that a suf-
ficient quantity of water can be OBJ
tanned from the wells, and that it is
possible to procure a supply that
will be sufficient for the needs of
the city even though it expands con-
siderably during the coming years.
The report takes up the present
flow Of water from the wells, and
shows that while the available supply
from the wells during the day under
the present conditions is not suffi-
cient for current use, the amount
pumped during the twenty-four hour
period each day is sufficient, and
would leave a surplus.
1t is his plan to erect a large ell
evated tank Of 10000 gallon capac-
ity, and a million gallon reservoir, in
which to pump this excess supply,
thereby storing up water, not only
sufficient 70 take care of the peak
loads during the day, but also suf-
ficient to furnish the city with fire
protection. This would do away
with the necessity of going to the
river for water at any time.
There should be installed also, in
the opinion of Mr.. Reynolds, a du-
plex or triple plunger pump to be
used in pumping the water from the
wells. He notes, in his report, the
great superiority Of this type over
the centrifugal pump for lifting wa
ter from wells.
tap the same strata of water, Mr..
Reynolds believes that two or pos
sibly three could have screens pulled
and be sunk to lower stratas of wa
ter, without lessening to any great
degree, the amount of water, which
the wells can now pull from the vein
that is being tapped. By going down
wit fNyn g.
strata of water a still further supply
of water can be pulled from the
ground, and if necessary, the report
adds, test we'll could be driven
down to the strata just above the
rock, which according to the state
geologist, should yield an abundance
of water, and is the strata that has
heretofore not been tapped by the
present water works. This strata un-
derlays the heavy clay deposits at a
depth of about 300 feet, and it might
be possible to get all the water re-
'quired from a few wells in this
strata.
He also calls attention to water
extensions that are needed in various
parts of the city and names over a
few streets in the report, on which
these extensions are needed, some of
these being Grafton, Marshall, Hill
crest, Grove, Linden, Republic, High
land, Hickory, Pennsylvania, Mich
igan, Francisco, Ferris, Grace, Wash
ington, Fairview, etc.
" summing up the cost of the
work which he outlines, the follow
ing estimates and costs are given:
10000 gall. elevated tank - ,S22, ,0O0
100000 gallon reservoir . 26.OO0
Plunger pump -.--.-.-.-.--.l l.--.-...~ $500
Water extensions q wells - 26,2OO
Total .... $50 00O
The commission Tuesday evening
adjourned until Thursday evening
and il is rather expected that the do