Arizona republican., 1921-12-15

life of steam boilers. hot water heat
 CTS, automobile motors and radta-
 tors. It has been estimated that the
 total eaving to the people of Phoe-
 nix because of the quality of the
 water. the changed system of of op-
 eration; in insurance rates, etc. will
 not be less than s120,O0Oa year, also
 that the increased rentals, not talk
 ing into account any growth of fhe
 population. will amount to s15.0 900 .
 year.
 Reference has been made to soft
 water. That will recall to many old
 and middleaged persons that there
 is an antithesis of soft" water.
 hard" water of which they used to-
 hear when they were boys and girls.
 There were so-cslled "hard' and
 "soft" water wells, the difference be-
 ing that the hard water was more
 heavily impregnated with minerals.
 At most farm houses there were cis-
 terms in which rainwater was caught
 and stored for family washing. rain
 water being without minerals. But in
 the periods of long drouth the cistern
 water was either exhausted or be-
 came thick with the larvae of the
 mosquito or "wigglers." when re-
 course had to be taken to water
 from the wells or the streams. If
 this water happened to be 'fhard"
 the housewife had to break it
 That was usually done by throwing wood ashes into it. In those days
 there were no 'rainwater crystals
 or hydro pura" or any of the other compounds for the working of the miracle by which hard" water was made soft"
 Some Expected Things As has been said, because of the great quantity of water in the 125 miles of mains to be displaced, 1t is probable that Verde water will snot
 reach into all parts of the city at once. And into some parts where II may come 1t will probably create consternation. It may run out of some faucets red or muddy and some may suppose that it is the coloring from the redwood pipe. But redwood does not readily communicate any hue to water. The color will come from rust which the new water has loos- ened within old pipes. just as it is sometimes loosened in the process of l making repairs along the pipe lines. There may also be peculiar taste noticeable at first. coming from the ! wooden pipes or the new iron mains which have been installed. But that will soon pass away.
 And there will be gone forever that saline taste which to all Phoenicians
 at first was disagreeable but which is not noticed after a long residence and which makes other water taste | flat by comparison.
 The present plant of the city va ter system will be retained as an | emergency plant, though it Is i'm probable that any emergency will arise that will recall it into service But that is always possible Beside, | though the machinery is in excellent condition. if it should be removed | it would be junk and would have ! to be sold as junk. There are two electric pumps that could be put ! into operation immediately if an emergency should arise and in few minutes the big steam boiler would be in operation The mainte- | nance of the plant will entail but | little expense. The property on | which it is situated is city roerty | and anyhow. would have 10 be re- tained for storage purposes and as | the location of one of the units of | the fire department.
 l The accompanying map shows the | location of the pipeline between the | intake and the city. One of the dia | grams gives a good idea of the con | struction of the intake and the man ner in which the water is taken out ] of the water bearing strata and com | ducted to the sand trap where IL is | cleared for it's passage through tn l pipeline The other diagram presents ! clearly the results of the compar1tiva l analyses of Verde water and the wa | ter with which Phoenix has heeu l supplied until this morning of Dec. l 15. 1921.