South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-24
Bringing The OLden Days OF City
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which with their auxiliares, form the pumping station
equipment in that station at the present time
South Bend. 1895 to 1910 had grown to such
proportions that a still greater addition found
necessary During the Colfax administration the city
charter was changed doing away the works
trustees and placing the works department
der the Jurisdiction OF the mayor. Mayor Colfax
pointed Samuel Leeper, Arthur Hubbard and Charles
L Goetz members of the board OF works and also
water works trustees. This board, under the
ceedng mayors, also continued works
tees until the time when Charles l. Goetz was elected
mayor. During his administration separate water
works board was created. 1t was composed Of La
Fayette LeNan, Rudy Dunmoyer and a. !. Koontz
Mr. KoOntz devised pumping system which, how
did to the desired requirements and
consequently abandoned.
a result of this the mayor. the board and the
council met in consultation. They, in turn In
vited the business large manufacturers, bankers
and other public spirited The outcome OF the
general meeting was the employment OF John W. AL
word. Chicago engineer. to make complete survey
OF the existing water works system.
Finding a Suitable Location.
After driving test wells in different parts Of
9lvord found that the only suitable place
for the erection Of pumping station the site
OF the then North Pumping station the
ground in the vicinity of the Three bridge.
on his recommendation the water works board pur-
chased seven the bridge Whit
comb & Keller real estate agents. providing a loca-
ton for the erection Of future station
Burns & Mcdonald of Kansas City Mo, were
ployed 10 design and supervise the erection OF a new
pumping station. Plans completed.
awarded and work started the plant in the
OF 1912.
In the early part of the Friedrich w Keller admins
uauon the new pumping station completed and
opened for public inspection June Is. 1914.
The Equipment.
The equipment at the North Pumping station con-
ssts of five and half million cross compound
condensing. high duty crank and fly wheel pumping
engine with auXiliaries Along with the
two Dean pumps which originally in the Central
station. A vacuum pump eight million gallon
service engine driven, centrifugal pumps used
forcing the water into the reservoirs directly
wells. Water from the reservoirs flows gravity
distribution pumps The idea of this procedure to
keep the water in circulation and the time
provide a supply Of water to meet any emergency.
The boiler equipment comprises two. 800 horse
power Freeman boilers two $50 horsepower Babcock
& Wilcox boilers, Jones stOkers and a complete link
belt for coal and ash handling
The North pumping station building was designed
by the local firm OF Freyermuth & Maurer and was
built by the George Hoffman Co the designers
supervision
The six million gallon reinforced concrete reservoir
was designed by William S. Moore, former city
engineer and built by c. H. Defrees.
The Personnel
The engineers at the North pumping station are
John Poole. who has been with the depart
ment for 25 years. and Albert Gohler who spent
13 in the Stephen Infelt has charge Of
the boiler maintenance and William Richman, August
Hartz and Frank Woltman and Charles Beemer are
hremen.
The employees at the Central station are William
Kryder, Carl Kenyon and Albert Ley, engineers Ed
mund Luther stock keeper; Matthew Haney. Taper;
Frank RynersOn. foreman distribution system,
LOtte LOLA. truck driver.
c. D. Hildebrand. foreman of meter department with
II assistants install, read maintain, deliver bills
- the 14,500 customers Edward Dish and Joseph
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