Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-07-30
WATERWORKS TOGET
NEW FILTERING PLANT
COUNCIL 0KAyS
100000 ISSUE
Addition Will Make Plant
Adequate For Population
of $4,000

Plans for construction of a new
addition to the city waterworks
plant, to house filtering, chemi-
cal mixing and chlorine chambers
were announced Tuesday night
when members of the village
council approved an emergency
ordinance which declared the
work necessary.
Construction of the addition,
to be completed before next June
is deemed necessary to comply
with Ohio Board of Health re-
quirements and to keep up with
the currently high demand for
water.
The Board of Public Affairs
, has received authority to issue
100000 in mortgage revenue
bonds TO complete the work, but
members hope that the job can
be finished for around $150,000.
The bonds will mature in 20 years
and VIII be paid from waterworks
revenue, Engineer William Croh-
en- stated.
Plans completed by Finkbeiner,
Pettis and Strout, Toledo consult
ing engineers, call for construc-
ton of a building, 36R feet in
width and 130 feet in length, at
the eastern end of the waterworks
plant. The building will be of
concrete, finished in brick veneer.
Present capacity of the settling
tank, in usage over 32 years, is
100000 gallons daily. That this
is inadequate is easily proved as
the local plant has been averaging
100000 gallons each "a hours
and has pumping capacity of
100000 gallons daily.
With the equipment now avail
able at the waterworks, pumping
capacity is equivalent to a popu-
lation of 10000. When the new
addition and equipment is COM
pleted, the plant can serve
population up to $4,000.
Emil Christensen, a native OF
this city now affiliated with the
Toledo bonding firm of Ryan
Sutherland, and Carleton Fink
beiner, Toledo consulting engi-
neer, were at council meeting on
Tuesday night to explain the pro-
ject.
Plans for the new project are
now in Columbus, awaiting ap-
nroval by the state board Of
health. Total cost of the project
cannot be determined until bids
are received.
Port Clinton,s waterworks IS
now one of the best in Ohio, ac-
cording to superintendent William
Crohen. The large clear water
well, Just east of the plant, has
capacity of 100000 gallons
while the elevated tank in East
Sixth street has like capacity.
Thus there are always one mil
lion gallons of treated water IN
reserve.
Early this year, the electrltlca-
tior, program was completed at a
cost of about 100000. All pumps
in the plant are now electrically
operated, which means a big saw
ings in coal expenses. There are
three raw water and four treated
water pumps working, while the
old steam pump and the gas pump
are being held for auxiliary US
age.
Interior of the plant has re-
centlv been painted and is almost
spa,kling in its cleanliness. A
trip through the waterworks can
be most interesting.
Alum is fed into the raw water
to solidify foreign matter so
that it will settle and be removed
by settling and filters. This IS
automatically fed by a vibrating
machine. After the water re-
turns from the filters, chlorine IS
added to safeguard against dl-
seases. :,
If YOU believe that We should
have cheaper water rates because
Port Clinton is located on Lake
Erie's shore, a trip through the
waterworks plant will change
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