South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-06-18
Spent by SudebaRer Corporation for New Buildings Eqipme1

nishirg OF an uninterrupted safe
supply at an adequate pressure. nu,
courteous treatment and assistance
20 tho consumer IN the selection and
arrangement Of appliances.
The present utility e the our
growth through EXPANSION with the
growth o. the city from the plan.
Installed by the city I'm 1873. and
consisting al that time OF three T.
900 600 gallon daily pumps taking
their supply from the river ana d;s-
charging into standpipe having
10000 gallons capacity from which
the water was distributed by a lin
tied amount OF pipe lines.
AT present the water supply IS
wholly from artesan wells developed
IN a coarse gravel. approximately
100 feet deep. having continuous
capacity Of 10000. 00O gallons daily
this well supply IS augmented by
a reservoir storage OF 100000 GAL
Ions This storage Is replenished
daily 20 prevent stagnant water dccu-
mulating
, The present pumping equipment
NcOnsists OF tctal OF eight pumps
having a normal rated capacity az
100000 gallons per day. a dis
tribution system $50 miles long with
&c. 900 services connected
An Engineering Problem.
IAN interesting problem IS pre-
scented 10 every public utility I'm
anticipating the future require
ments Of fits supply and distributor.
ard the City Water Works is no
exception 10 this statement. A
study must be made of the records
as 10 population and consumption.
az well as direction and rate OF
growth, together with the elements
affecting all Of these items such as
residential and industrial develop
ments
Comparisons must then be made
v TIN the statistics OF other cities,
taking into consideration all Of the
pertinent data. after which. growth
and consumption curves can be
plated and the requirements pre-
dfcated with a fair degree OF accu-
racy.
Even after the most careful
study has been made, Industrial de-
velopmehts may so change the char
acter and direction Of growth that
plans for future expa nsfon must be
radically changed and new compu-
tations made
TN the matter OF water supply,
the City Of South Bend has been,
and IS very fortunate. The geo
logical formation IS such that am
PIE area is afforded for the percola-
ton OF the rainraU fnro a vast IN
derground reservoir which IS pro-
teCted by an impervious blanket OF
clay where subjected 10 surface po-
lUtiQn and further protected by a
surface water Flow Of comparative
~ high velocity 20 the river.
"a new pumping station has been
decided on having a capacity Of 90
100000 gallons daily, and a steam
boiler installation for operating the
pumps OF 1000 horse power. The
station will be located in the south
rN estern part of the city. with rail-
road facilities not only for con-
struction. but for fuel
Underground Supply Ample.
As stated above. we are FORUM
ate in the matter Of water supply
and preliminary tests indicate an
ample supply in an ideal strata for
development At the new location
tentatively decided on However.
before permanent construction is
begun. or even before final plans
are completed. an exhaustive test
will be made to determine the direc-
tion and rate OF flow in the veTn
carrying the supply and the extent
TO which the flow will be influenc-
ed by the pumping OF adjacent
wells. This test not only deter
mines the volume OF the supply. auv
also the economical location and
ARA ngement OF toe wells, and Is
made BY scientifically placed bor-
iLgs relative TO one Of the major
w ellis and electrical readings affect
ed by the mineral salts placed IN
the we'll
"The equipment for the station
will be selected on the basis or III
innate cost over a period Of years
measuring the probable useful life.
and not on the amount Of initial
cost, and viii be installed IN a man
ner that will permit of the highest
operating efficiency obtainable in a
building designed not only to house
the equipment. but "a a permanent
Improvement 10 the city.
The distribution system will be
reinforced by the installation OF
trunk mains connecting up the prip-
cipal arteries OF the distribution
system in such a way as 20 reduce
the friction and resulting loss OF
pressure 20 the lowest economical
amount
such IS the expansion program
Of the City Water Works. and this
Will be carried out as rapidly as Is
consistent with careful design and
economical construction"