The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-29
WATER FIRMS
IMPROVEMENTS
TOP 100000
Pipes Laid, Plants Extended
to Keep Pace With
City'S GtoWth.

Plant improvements and extern
sions in the distribN tion system of
the Indianapolis Wafer Company in
volved expenditures of S648,000 in
1927, Manager H. IS. Morse an
nounced today.
Estimates of 1921 Expenditures are
now being prepared.
Pipe laying and extensions in the
distribution System to keep pace
with the growth of the city formed
the largest itemt in this years ex-
penditures, $4,000. Morse revealed.
Consumers on Increase
Twenty and one half miles of pipe
we're laid in 1927, increasing the
total mileage in the city to 589.5
miles.
Consumers approximate 1000 at
the close of the year as compared
with 6S,319 at the end Of 1926. The
years gain approxAmates that Of a
year ago.
This year pipe was laid for the
most part in outlying residence dis
tricts," Morse said, providing water
service to home builders in hereto
fore undeveloped territory, rejecting
the growth of the city.
"On recommendation of the Ma
tional Board of Fire Underwriters,
we installed a considerable amount
of twelve-inch feeder mains. the
more important items being in the
congested value district and on its
margins; namely in Meridian st.
from Washington st. north and
from Ohio st. south to Monument
Circle; also in Alabama ST. from
Maryland st. to Michigan st. and in
Michigan from Alabama to Senate
Ave.
Larger Mains Installed
The purpose of these installations,
of course, is to provide better fire
protection in or near the congested
value district by increasing the fire
flow in that district.
Larger mains were laid in Wood
ruff Place, affording adequate pro-
lection there. Feeder mains were
extended to the manufacturing dis
trict in the southwest section of the
city"
Under the broad classification Of
the distribution system came addi-
tional costs of $91 800 for meters.
MIGRANTS, valves, tools. etc. Seven
thousand meters we're installed at a
cost of more than 100000
AS rapidly as possible meters are
being installed throughout the city.
Thirty-two thousand meters are now
at work. They constitute about IS
per cent of the II 900 services. Sixty
per cent of water now sold is meas
ured by meter, Morse declared.
Improve Riverside Plant
Sixty hydrants in the downtown
district were removed and replaced
with hydrants having steam con-
nections at a cost of approximately
$4,000.
improvements at three pumping
stations cost $127,400 Installation
of two new 512 horsepower boilers
to replace two obsolete $50 horse-
power units is under way at the Riv-
erside station. This occasioned $50. /
600 of the $69,1OO spent in improve
ments at that station alone in 1921
Another $80,500 must be spent befoie
the installation is completed
improvements at the Fall Creek
station cost $4,000 and at Washintg-
ton station $1,000.
Banks of the canal were raise.d
and the control dam at Holton Pl,
constructed at a cost of S24,6iOO
while another $4,000 went into IL ne
filtration plant.
The new garage on w. Market S t.,
made necessary when the tornado o.
May 18 wrecked the old structure
the Washington st. station, W
built at cost of $4,000 1t provid es
fireproof quarters for the compant rs
thirty-three cars and trucks wi in
room for an increased number.
Miscellaneous capital expenditur ex
including land purchases, asses IS
ments and engineering CO. SITS
amounted to $53,400 bringing tortaI
expenditures for the year to $648,O DO.
Approximately $4,000 was retir led
from capital in 1927 leaving a rlet
additional To canitaI NJ e6n2 nm