Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-09-28
WATER WASTE
IS OUTRAGEOUS.
SAYS ENGINEER
TESTABILSH METER SYSTEM;
CITY USING TWICE AS MUCH
WATER AS 1T SHOULD; Dis.
CREDITS 100000 RESERVOIRS
PROJECT.

Installation of a filtering system
having = capacity of G,O00.000 gal
Ions OF water daily and costing ap-
proximately $4,000 In Ashland
canyon, Is the solution of Ashlands
water problem, according to the
geneal trend OF opinion expressed
! by members Of the city council at u
! special session yesterday evening
The stand was taken by the city
dads following talk by Kenneth
Shibley, San Francisco engineer and
manager OF the California Filter
company Of that city, who empha
sized recommendations that Ashland
curtail needless waste Of water BY
: the installation of meters through.
out the system. The 100000 dam
project voted more than year ago
was unqualifiedly condemned BY
Mr.. Shibley as needless expendi-
ture
Queries Reservoir Project
Why build reservoir" said
Mr.. Shibley In answer TO query OF
Councilman Shinn regarding the
dam project. when you've got twice
the water you need Conserve your
water by cutting out the waste
Meter your system, install filters to
protect your meter investment and
make possible their successful oper.
| alton. Your waste of water In this.
city is outrageous, Why" Mr.. Shlb.
ley referred to an engineering maga-
zine, Jacksonville, Fla, is a city
of $4,000 people and 1t is using the
same amount Of water as Ashland.
you are uisng an average of !
l,2OO gallons Of water per capita
per day" Mr.. Shibley remarked,
"and Seattle. Wash, consumes only
120 gallons per capita. After meter
ing your sytsem. raise your water
rates they ARE ridiculously low.
If You build your reservoir You still
have your waste because you will
still have roily water and because
of that an unsatisfactory metered
system that will not stop that waste
Can't you use that 100000 for
a filtering SYSTEM" Mr.. Shibley ask
ed the council.
Members OF the council, recalling
that the 500, geo was voted for "the
improvement Of Ashland's water sup
ply" admitted that they could but
were reticent about using the fund
for purposes other than for the res
ervolr without a vote of the people.
The expressed ouinions Of the council
were in accord with the recommends
tions OF Mr.. Shibley.
Mr.. Shibley at first recommended
a filter system of 5000, 900 gallons
Of water per day and to cost approx
imately $4,000. The council. how.
ever, believed II the filters were In
stalled at all that the system should
have a capacity of the city's entire
water supply. an average OF 5000.
200 gallons per day.
Metering OF the water as II went
nto the city pipe mains was also
suggested by the visiting engineer,
Who will remain In Ashland today for
he purpose OF speaking before
mass meeting to be held at the city
lall this evening at o'clock. The
meeting will be in charge OF the
,hamber Of Commerce.
Suggests Water Survey
"a water waste survey" Mr.. Shib-
ey said, would open your eyes.
/ was estimated that such a survey
goult cost in the nelghborhood OF
1900.
Considers Settling Tank
Mr.. shibley expressed his belief
hat settling tank such as planned
y the city at a cost Of $4,000 would
OF materially better the city's roily
'ater supply during the freshet per-
IDS of the year. To obtain satisfac-
Dry results. he stated. a settling
INK basin Of 100000 gallon ca
acity would be necessary.
Trys Experiment
Mr.. ShibIey based his statements
n a settling experiment made with
chris taken from clogged meter
nd shaken In a jar Of water. He
United that a settling basin, as