South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-10-04

by the water works board or COM
missioners Is urgently asked for.
The report. made public Monday,
prefaced the Artingstall report Of
February. 1920. ans the recommen-
dations proposed In the former re-
port are included and made a part
OF the later.
The report OF February, 1920,
which Mr.. Artingstall included in his
Monday report and designed as
Appendix a" brought 10 the at
tention OF the board two major prob
lens which the city water works
system is confronted with and which
demand. according 20 the engineer,
immediate solution.
Distribution System.
The first Is that OF a distribution
syst en-. The system. which ne de-
clared is not unusual with most cit
les. IS the result OF the city's growth
with no particular attention being
paid 10 the sizes OF the mains as ad-
ditions were added 10 the city one
after the other without at the same
time enlarging the principal feeder
I
where six-inch pipe feeds 12-inch
pipe and as a result the outlying Sec
tions OF the city where this occurs
have not sufficient pressure.
The distribution system" he said.
lis inadequate to either economical
" o. efficiently perform its burden
and must be Immediately reinforced
in order 10 supply the present do
mestic consumption and furnish suf-
fcient fire protection. Extensions
must be made at once 10 provide
way"
The second major problem which
he discusses in Appendix "A" deals
with the capcity OF the present OPP
Grating pumIing stations. worn-out
and antiquated pumps and the clean
ing out OF old and the sinking OF
new wells. This is In reference to
the north and Central stations, IN
addition 10 the new pumping sta
ton proposed at Walnut and Sample
; SITS. The report reads:
Capacity Inadequate.
1.-THE existing station capacity is
inadequate to supply the present or
binary domestic demand end afford
even reasonable fire protection.
During periods of maximum con-
sumption. (sprinkling season., the
stations are not only unable to sup
ply domestic consumption, but have
no reserve for FIRE protection. If
serious fire broke out at this time
and trouble developed at the station.
which is not TO be unexpected, there
/ is grave possibility Of disaster. This
/ condition has been mentioned In
your annual reports every year since
| 1916 and should be remedied at
once.
Central station should be re-
modelled and vital changes made in
the equipment in order to derive
the full advantage OF the cheap
power to which the city is entitled.
The details OF this. however, must
be given further study before a def
mite design is recommended.
New pumps are now being in
stalled at Central station providing
/ for 1000. 900 nominal capacity. and
several OF the old wells have been
cleaned. but additional wells are yet
to be drilled and manifolds INSTALL
ed for them)
North station should be in
creased by an additional 5000. 600
gallon capacity. The wells at
both Central and North station
should be thoroughly cleaned in or
der TO develop their full capacity"
In connection with recommended
tions on the North station. Mr.. Art
| ingstall favored the abandonment OF
the two emergency pumps. one Of
which was built in 1881 and the
other in 1885. both Of which pumps,
! he believes, have served out their
usefulness, and equipping the sta
! ton with turbine generators.