Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-24
Will EXPEND
LARGE
ON FACILITIES
Central Power &Lisht
Company Planning
Numerous Improves
ments in Valley

SAN BENITO. June 23.-Hundreds
of thousands of dollars are to be
added 10 sums equally large already
spent, i'm expansion work on water
works systems IN the Valley owned
BY the, Central Power and Light
company, with headquarters In thiH
city, il was announced.
One Of the largest projects OK
which the company is to launch a.
once II mn elevated water tower
here. the storage tank to have a ca
pacity Of 10000 gallons.
This plant IN 10 be erected 10 sup
plement the new 1000. 000-gallon ca
pacity water filtration plant which
has been completed in San Benito
recently AZ "a cost ~ approximately
| 500. 900.
A water tank has recently been
erected at McAllen. OF similar siEs
20 the one which IL 20 be built here
the tank insuring constant PRESSURE,
and making fire hazards less.
Extensive work OF other kinds has
been done by the company on plants
IN San Benito. Mercedes, EdinburE.
McAllen, and other parts Of the VAL
ley
AT Edinburg n modern water fiji
tration plant capable of supplying
the city with 100000 gallons of fiji
tered water every "a hours, has been
completed, and the water distribu-
ton system rebuilt.
The improvements brought u re-
duction Of 20 cents IN the fire insur-
ance KEY rate at EdinburE.
AT McAllen the capacity ~ the
water plant has been increased 3nn.-
600 gallons. raising the total capac.
ity 70 100000 gallons per day. A
new 250,000-Eallon underground con-
crete reservoir has been erected to
provide for excessive demands, and
q 15O.000-gallon elevated steel tank
has also been erected 20 insure con-
slant pressure.
Replace Old System
The commercial section NV Meal
len has been completely looped with
large mains 10 replace the old syB-
TEN which had served il for years.
A second feeder main has been run
from the filtration plant to the cen
ter Of the city in order TO protect
he service.
At present the company Ia equip-
ping the fourth unit of its filtration
plant at McAllen, and charging it's
sedimentation basins. With the
completion Of these improvements
the plant will have "A capacity w
approximately 100000 gallons Of
filtered water n day. IA decrease of
20 cents IN the key rate there will
result it il expected.
The new 1.OOO,O00 gallon water fill
~tration plant here has been i'm opera
tion only n short time, and the city
IS no longer dependent on a chlorin-
ated canal water for its domestic
and water for its domestic and I'm
dustrial use. The plant az San Be-
nito is modern in design and eouip-
ment- and has been constructed with
the idea OF its being representative
q the substantial and artistic con-
structlon which is prevalent
throughout the Valley.
Plans are also under way which
provide for the charging Of the
filtration plant az Mercedes "a "A c.
pacIty OF approximately 100000
gallons each 20 hours. The entire
water distribution system III the
business district Of the city will be-
rebuilt and fire hydrants installed.
The gaps in the residential section
will ~ looped and fire hydrants nv
stalled. This will place the city in a
position ~ secure "a reduction in itH
insurance rates.