The border vidette., 1922-07-15

1lOIA otAoNo SCO tions of Arizona, who attended the official inspection and accept ance of the new electrical driven pumping unit of the city of No gales. were of the unanimous opinion that this city now has the finest municipal water sys tenn of any city in Arizona, says Allen T. Bird in the Democrat.
 Although the official inspec tion was held at an early hour Sunday morning, many citizens, interested in the new improve ment, motored to the city pump ing plant on the Santa Cruz river and joined with the engineers in an inspection of the plant.
 Not only were the citizens, many of whom have knowledge of engineering, pleased With the efficient operation of the new electrical pump, but also noted that the cost of operation Is much less, due to the fact that the engineering force at the plant has been reduced.
 It was explained to the tax payers that the engineering force 6U Dld1U LOU OOCd OO NOoN@ O0 the dropping of two men from the payroll, not as many men being required in the operating force with the electrical pump installed, as in the days when oil burning engines were operat ed.
 After the visitors had looked over the new plant the assem blaze was called to order by for imer Mayor W.>F. Overton, who acted as master of ceremonies and incidentally recounted lit tie history of the city with re- gard to it's water supply, and the efforts put forth to meet the growing demand; first by pri ate corporation and then by the municipality itself, which pur chased the plant in operation, pumping water from wells, in the immediate vicinity of the town, and extending the system by laying a pipe line to the river, establishing there pumping , unit driven by an internal com bustion oil burning engine, which plant duplicated some five years dRO Ido OSCOlhO AhooCO1 OA~ led to installation of the new electric driven pumping unit, with a capacity equal to four such units as that of either one of the two now replaced, which will be kept in constant repair. held in reserve for emergencies.
 Former Mayor OvertOn then introduced Alderman Schleimer. who, speaking for Mayor Harri son and the board, congratulat ed the city upon the great step in advance now taken, with assurance given of meeting all wants and needs of the growing town. Alderman Schleimer out lined other needed improve ments-paving streets. etc..
 pr. A. H. Noon, who was ma yor when the first municipal plant was built and the pipe line laid, was introduced next, and he gave the assemblage some in teresting "reminiscences of that important undertaking. IgnaciO Bonillas, manager of the corpor ation supplying Nogales, Sonora, was the next speaker, and he re ClUC GdO ObOy hchN v oO contend with oyer there, which have been obviated with electri cally driven pumping machinery. MT. Bonillas was also one of the private corporation which the Arizona city bought out, and he gave all interesting account of thedifficulties encountered, which nece ssitated purchase of the plant and it's extension to the river. Captain Denton, U. $. A., from Camp Stephen D. Lit tie, related his observation of like electric pumping plants as that where they stood, manufac tured by the same corporation, on the same models, supplying the cities of Norfolk and New port News, with the great navy yard there, and he predicted re liable service, with all the re quirements met by~t this.
 Other speakers addressing the audiance were Col. Allen T. Bird, Superior Judge s. L.. Pattee of Pima county and Superior Judge W. A. O'Connor of Santa Cruz county.
 The new pumping plant is a Western Electric Induction Mo- tor. made bV the Western Elec