South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-21
CITY WILL BUILD
PUMPING STATION
ON OLIVER TRACT
Will Purchase Site for Loca.
ton of Third Station-TO
Employ Engineer.

Definite assurances were forth
coming Thursday that the city con
templates the building OF a third
pumping station to augment the
city's water supply.
A letter of acceptance has gone
forth from the Board OF Works TO
J. ID. Oliver, which purports the ten
tative purchase Of a tract of land ad-
Joining the Grand Trunk Railroad
Cos right fronting on s.
Olive ST. The city is given the OPP
ton of purchase of any part Of 20
acres included in the tract at a
! price, not made known. but said to
/ be considerably less than sales made
recently Of property in the imme-
date vicinity.
Preliminary to actual construction
! OF pumping station. which will
follow soon after the actual transfer
/ of the property. the board contem-
plates the employment of a consult
| ing engineer who Will be given
charge of drawing up plans for the
building and equipment and superin-
tend its construction and installa-
/ ton.
This much was made known by
Supt. J. w. Toyne who declared the
recommendation would be made
by him for the purchase of the en-
/ tire tract OF 20 acres. He said he
would also recommend the construc-
ton of steam rather than an cleo
triCally operated station. stating that
because of its track facilities in par
ticular, operating costs would be
appreciably less with coal than the
present rates for electric power
The incumbent Board Of Works
has adopted a slow but progressive
program concerning the important
question of increasing the water sup
ply ever since inception into office
the first of the year. 1t was recog-
nized as the most pressing and
{ necessary function problem the ad-
ministratiOn is called upon 10 solve.
Agrees With Artingstall.
Soon after the first of the year the
board employed State Psychologist
Tucker. OF Lafayette, 10 make a re-
port of the available water supply.
This report. theoretical in its scope,
reviewed the findings OF former en-
gineers back to the federal geological
survey and while setting out minor
exceptions TO the report OF former
Consulting Engineer William Art
ingstall. agreed with that engineer.
that the principal base of supply was
in the southwesterly section Of the
city
Artingstall. employed by the form
er board TO superintend the construc-
ton Of the new Central station. also
was requested to determine the most
suitable location for third pumping
station if after a survey of the local
situation he found it was impossible
10 increase the facilities OF the pres
emily operated stations For this
work he was employed on a per diem
basis and last fall completed his re-
port. reading il before a Chamber OF
Commerce gathering TO a represen-
tative group OF business men
Declared "A Classic"
BY the dean OF engineering at
Notre Dame. Prof McCue. il was
deemed a classic" comprehensive
in detail ArtingstaH had conducted
a series OF borings 10 determine the
most suitable location for the sink
ing OF wells and this he found 10 ex-
isl on the J. D. oliver ground near
Sample and Olive SITS. adjacent TO
The tract designated in the presently
proposed purchase
Because OF the claim that the Car
son board failed 10 make the con-
tract with ArtingstalI a record on
the minutes. the incumbent board
has refused 10 approve the payment
Of ArtingstalTs services.
That the acceptance OF the Oliver