Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-21

that city VIVA twenty times as great
~ IN other cities. and gave ~ q fos-ui,
ard tn on.y i.asul. cheap water
rate.
In Amarillo declared the water
expert A,rr ,,u.gu puUu VIII .rc.
main az Just about thc figures quot,
by Mr. fallcr. as long as yout rau's
remain high enough t. hold the CON
sumption down o. that point. but jl,t
a. soon as ga got water SYSTEM
which win supply the consumer al =
reasonable rate. then the consumption
will in'rcasc greatly"
Mr. Clcgg went on from this point
g. advise the setting aside u a fun
a.. Investigation purposes not 10 eX
coed ter thousand dollars, stating that
"a great deal o; information was ~.
ready available. ana that the amount
stated would lulficc 90 finance an
nee FGyv investigation and drill one
we'll which cpuld 10 subjected 90 o.
THIRTY day t.st Replying g. a gu
iion o. Mr. Mccullough. h. stated
that The supply 90 water from the fell
at Hereford would be- ineXhaustble y
cnr, we're taken not o. locate the wells
to- closely together. and not 10 draw
tno heavily on each well He youcl.
sGf,l the opinion that. II a 1900 gallon
well were emily drawn on for fifty ~
cent T., Us caIncity. IL, supply won't
le replcnishcd as rapidly au used an
i would continue 10 supply the sam.
auH ant 90 water tor an indefinite p-.
I.cG handled intclllgcnily. he thought
the sgpply mlght safely be- considered
piar ti,aiy incNhaustibic.
Another eng.nccr. 4. =. D.ckey. was
neat called upon Ter his opinions On
thr a-i'irrt. and agreed with Ma Clc<g
IN every point he stated that he hli
worked with Nh Clegg and that the"
had studied the water proposition OUT
together and had arrived az the SAME
Conclusions Mr. Dickey then went on
% Grsw parallel between our situ1.
ton nov and that ~ Galveston be-
tore The Installation ~ - present Wa
ter system. hs said that Galveston
soiyca it, problem IN much the SAM.
naaacr that Al Nlggg had rccom'
NfENNAA III aAAifNA HNN..f NfttHA At iANA sui
for IL supply O. fold much M. same
as that at Hereford. and that the sun
ply had always given satisfaction. lie
then made tne statement that a supply
Of cheap waite. was absolutely neccs.
ssry a. tn gru4th Il any city. AMI
thnt IL Amarillo could supply water
a. those needing Il az rate u from
a. srI.lls.rn
could hupc for real and rapid growth.
but that u thu present high rates wcrr
continued It's grokth would BE- choke1
doan and the city could never hope u
ct anywhere.
- the end - Nr. Dlckey's talk Mr..
Rigrs moved that committee lie ap.
pointed g. confer with the city com.
mission and request the setting aside
u fund sufficient O. pay for a hy.
dgusiaiic survey by a competent on.
gircer who would rcp,rt back witt
h. findings % the cts commission
AMI the huard II city Development.
Tho motion was gecunded by J. y Ncr-
non ard &. NJ Mccullough. and ca
ris-l without dissent.
After the mcci4ig Mr. Clegc, toEeth.
81 with the NUwF reporter. went care
/. fuliy into the prlbahl. cost Of water
Ia consumers froa the proposed sys.
'cr'. and after careful computations
estimated that for the tweniy.year
period the cost would proaahly run d..
tween twenty one ard twenty-five
oen's pcf tnolmnd gallons. thus con
trad.oting AZ Tailcrs previous est.
mate that thu cost must exceed SIEVE =.
ty.iNc cents per thousand gallons.