South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-10-04
Engineer Urges Pumping
Station Be Built Here

road near Lasalle lake. and recon-
mending instead his third plan.-in-
stalllng a station OF 10000 600 gal
Ion capacity on s. Olive ST. near
Sample 81.
Cost s67f.8OO.
The Portage station plan had been
estimated TO cost Ss71.seO. with an
annual operating exI ense OF ss9.-
900. the LASalle CBeck's) lake pro-
iect. 1851, 900 installation expense
with a yearly running charge Of
SOS. 900. and the Olive and Sample
81. station $3.50. 900 construction cost
and an annual operating expense
OF only $4,000.
The fnding OF sufficient water
bearing gravel at the latter point
followed by tests made OF wells
sunk In this vicinity which after
more than a weeks continuous
pumping showed no elimination in
the static head or levcl OF the wa
ter in the wells. pointed conclusive
~ 10 the advisa bility OF locating tn"
proposed new station on s. Olive ~.
I'm the southwestern section the
city
The plan. known as No. ?. Ella
borated upon in the engineers re-
port. and recommended by him. sets
out the following items OF equip
ment and building with their attend.
ing costs.
one 100000 high-duty engine
$4,000.
Two 200 II. P. boilers. $17.500.
Stack. $4,000
Building. $4,000.
Station piping. etc. 1000.
Suction we'll, $4,000.
Wells. $4,000.
Suction mains. $4,000.
'"Reservoir. $4,000.
1.-TWO Iow-lift centrifugal pumps
$500.
Incidentals, $4,000.
Total cost Of station. $339.000
Discharge main distribution
main FEEDER 1000.
Total installation cost. S350.000
Cost OF real estate not included
- Is desirable but not absolutely
necessary.
Mr.. ArtingstaIl. who completed
his report on the local water situa-
ton last Wednesday and went over
its high points with the board OF
water commissioners on that date
was requested by the board to read
his report before a meeting of city
officials and citizers interested ir
the future develop nlent of the sys-
TEN. which he did Monday noon.
Intensive Study.
a study OF the situation by him
has been going on ever since he was
appointed consulting engineer OF the
board early in 1919. Just previous
20 his appointment he was con-
nected with the government hous-
ing project which had in view the
building Of 2,20O homes for war
workers I'm South Bend and was "a
award the contract for the building
Of these homes at a cost OF 10000
+ on the day the armistice was signed
After the government abandoned the
project. incidentally the second larg-
est in the country. Artingstall be-
came connected with the Studebaker
housing project which at that time
was getting under way. While he
was so connected. officials OF the
water-w works board visited him and
sought his services as the boards
consulting engineer.
Artingstall has a national reputa-
ton as an engineer. 1t was his de-
sign that was accepted for the mu-
nicipal Ter at Chicago and he was
only recently appointed to head the
zoning commission of the city OF
J Chicago's water-works position
/ known 10 require a man OF ability as
an engineer.
That he has not sighted the work
7 OF investigation required of him in
/ South Bend Is known by the fac
{ that his report is complete and eX'
haustive in every particular. The re
port. consisting OF more than %,
0Oe words. is accompanied by maps
and charts covering a multitude o
subjects. applicable 10 a thorough
understanding OF the subject. No
only does the report show what Is
needed in the matter OF additiona
pumping facilities. of stations .anC
2 equiv ment. distributing system o
mains for different plans recon-
! mended. questions OF chemica
analysis and feasibility OF other
proposed plans. for the present time
la city Of S0.0O0-but he further
shows what the city's growth vii
( require OF the system I'm 10 years and
% years hence.
/ His report covers a study OF var
! ious subjects. which he classife'
4 under the following heads:
! The possible sources of water
supply.
THE adequacy of the source
for future development
/ THE reliability Cor a continu
/ ousIy increasing domestic use and
/ adequate fire protection.
4-The potabnity. or means o.
rendering the water drinkable.
I 5-The result OF such tests and
examinations conducted in the lab
J oratory and in the field.
Source Important.
The second subject named above
I that or adequacy OF the source fol
future development. the most i'm.
I rortant. everything else considered
and which demanded a series o
tests drilled 20 locate the creates
. source OF supply. is elaborated upor
by the engineer.
The sources OF supply" the re
port states. the adequacy and re
liability are 30 important that tn,
greatest study has been given TO thi,