The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-17
WATER WORKS.
NEEDS REVEALED
Need of 100000 Clear
Water Basin for City
Shown by Survey.
GIVEN TO COUNCIL
Report Shows Needs of Water
Dept. to Keep Supply AIDE
quate to Growth of City.

Needs of the Kenosha Water Works
to make it adequate to meet the grow
| ing demands made upon it by reason
of the rapid growth of the city and to
provide for future expansion were
presented to the city council Tuesday
evening at special meeting by Peter
j. Hurtgen, commissioner of public
works, as the result of an exhaustive
| survey made by Afford, Burdick and
| Howson, expert water engineers OF
Chicago.
This survey was made at the direc-
! ton of the city council in order that
a definite program might be mapped
out for the development of the water
| department to meet the needs of the
city.
The needs of the water works in the
order of their Importance and the ap-
proximate costs were set down in the
summary report as follows:
1. New clear water storage basin,
badly needed at present; approximate
cost 100000.
2. Six million gallon filter plant,
$9s,5OO.
8. Suction well connections, $4,000.
A. 100000 gallon high lift pump
and building extension, $4,000.
5. 800 horsepower boiler and build
ing, $4,000.
s. Mixing ard sitting basin,
$4,000.
2. Third low lift pump, $4,000.
All Really Needed Now.
The total cost Of these improve
ments would be $325,O0O. The report
declares that ct would be desirable to
make this entire expenditure at once
were it practicable to finance it in that
manner, out suggests that if this is
not practicable, the additions should
be made as rapidly as possible in the
order named. There is immediate and
impelling need for the first two items
in the summary, it was stated.
The council received the report and
referred it to be investigated at length
in meetings as committee of the
whole. While it is not anticipated that
the entire program will be carried out
within the immediate future, it is rec
ognized that some steps must be taken
to improve the plant, which has been
overloaded for many years.
In making the report the engineers
j took into consideration the probability
that Kenosha would grow to city of
| $4,000 by 1880, 100000 by 1910, and
10000 by 1850, and the suggestions
are made with view of allowing
chances for expansion to meet the
needs which those increases would
bring. The improvements, however,
are largely for present needs of the
department.
The survey shows that it will be
imperative to increase the capacity of
all parts of the water works within
the next five years, going into detail
regarding the various sections of the
plant and showing where the needs
are most urgent.
Regarding the need of larger clear
water storage basin, which is said to
be the most imperative, it was shown
that at present the facilities provide
only for supply for sixty minutes
in the event that something should
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that this should be increased SO that
there would be supply for at least
six hours and that this improvement
would cost 100000 as outlined. It is
maintained that both sanitary and fire
protection demands make this abso-
lutely essential.
Filter Plant Just Adequate.
The present filter plant is barely
adequate for the present demands if
adequate clear water storage facilities
were provided, according to the re-
port. Under the present conditions of
inadequate storage facilities, the filter
plant is far too small, says the re-
port, and under any conditions must
be enlarged within a short time.
The boiler plant, mixing and set
Ting basin, high lift pumps and low
lift pump equipment are all described
as being barely adequate for present
needs and suggestion is made that
thye be enlarged as soon as it is pos