South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-25
EMPLOY EXPERT
TO TEST WATER
PROSPECT HERE
City Expected to Garry Out
Program of Artingstall, For
mer Engineer, However.

That the incum bent board OF pub
nc works in their handling OF mat
ters concerning the local city wa
ter works proposes 90 take prelim-
mary steps En- following former
Con sultinE Engineer William Ar
ungstaITs recommendations for
third pumping station, but refuse
20 accept hls report on the available
water supply az its face value came
20 LIGHT Friday with the quiet de-
rarture from the city OF DR.. W. NJ
Tucker. state hydrauiOgist. who has
1. concluded a two-day personal sur
vey ~ local conditions.
Tucker. a widely known geologist
has been hired by the board on a
per diem basis 90 make an indivi-
dual report on conditions bearing
Upon the local water supply. He
g. expected 10 return a report OF
his findings within 10 days or two
weeks
leaves Tor Lafayette.
The geologist armed with re-
ports and numerous other data
bearing upon the local situation,
left for his home IN lafayette late
THURSDAY He viii undertake 20
prepare report. including recon-
Tnendauons. 90 determine the FEAST
bility Of a third pumping station
somewhere In the southwestern
section Of the city.
ArtingstalFs report. which fol-
lowed along somewhat similar lines
as that prepared by Capp and Clapp
for the T.. s. geological survey. rec
commended the building Of a third
station near the vicinity OF Sample
and Walnut SITS such a station OF
az least 10000. 600 gallons capacity
read his report. would. in addition
20 the water obtained from central
end the north station. be sufficient
20 take care or the needs Of the
city for some time 10 come.
Make Test OF Well.
ArtingstaIl conducted a series Of
tests 20 find the best strata OF wa
ter-bearing gravel obtainable along
the basin proven 10 exist along a
course extending from Leer ST. in a
circle west and south TO the st. Jc-
eeDh river. cutting Beck's lake. The
greatest amount of gravel from
which the required amount OF wa
ter could be obtained continuously
was found TO exist on Walnut ST..
near Sample 4 ten-day test OF a
well ar this point revealed no ap-
precisble lowering Of the water
head
That such test. however. does
not satisfy the present officials in
control Of the water works is evil
dent by the employment OF Tucker
as the boards consulting engineer
Excepting that fuckers report will
include only specific references to
tho available underground water
supply from which a station would
draw its water. no lntimatiOh was
forthcoming Friday from water
works officials whether Tucker
would continue i'm the boards en-
ploy after furnishing the report.
Bills for service owing 20 Arting-
stall are still I'm the hands OF City
Atty T.. w Hammond and Con
troller III a. Tohulka. and remain
unpaid. Final settlement. however.
is expected at a near date when the
board viii finally give their ap-
prevail and a settlement ordered.
ArtingstaH rendered bills approx
mating 10 is said. $4,000. fhis
amount 10 was made known. did
not meet with the boards prompt
approval and the bills represented
were turned over TO Hammond to
be taken up between him and Ar
tiuEstau i'm person.
Concensus of opinion on the wa
ter situation and concerning the
city's available supply generally
holds that the present supply Is in
adequate and the only points at IS
sue between those who have made
81 study of the situation apparently
lies on the question or locating the
hest source OF supply. on this is
sue some favor increasing the pres
cnt facilities and combining the
rumpaEp 20 tho two present sta
tou~ The majority agree with
ArtinEstal however. that the two
stations. even ar their peak loads
are not sufficient 10 take care or
any emergency that may arise such
as big conhagration Present
supply Is bearly enough 10 take
care ~ the normal usage during the
summer months.