THE MEDFORD DAILY TRIBUNE, MEPFOHD, 01?., WEDNESDAY. MAY f.. J?KK
OTHER SIDE OF
$ATER PROBLEM
Attorney Phtpps Replies to Assert ions
by Water Committee Claims W ass on
Canyon Springs Has Insufficient Flow
to Supply City of Medford.
Medfor.l, Or., Mfiy 0,
To Die Editor:. Wltilo the Tribune
simtains the wator eommitteft nnil the
in oiu ho rn of the city council in the iur
ehuHO of tho Wosson ranvon water
rights, its "litr in to lie cninmeiultt
for liberality in printing what tin op
position has to offer. Thm int'tropoli
tan churnetttrintic will porchnncc hriiif;
tlie'Pd apple blush to tho check of .tho
nverngt country editor, hut it Kpcaks
volumes for tho progression of Med
ford 'a daily newspaper.
From your isoue of the 4th instant,
under tho headline, '"l'lentv of Water
for Medford," I take the following ex
cerpt: "Tho committee members n sue it that
they accepted the only proposition in
Ritfht that had a gnurHntop attached,
and it is further set forth that if ad
ditional water is needed it can be se
cur 3 from the north fork ot the Little
Butte, the same pipeline and survey
being used. "
City Engineer Osgood states that. the
pipelino will not be completed for n
year at least, and that in the meantime
accurate data will be collected regard
ing the flow of Wnsson canyon springs.
As regards both quantity and quality,
there is no question but that the city
has made no mistake."
I'n a business proposition a guarantee
i accepted as a sign of weakness. An
indemnity bond is never necessary
when a good commodity is purchased.
AVhat pmfiteth a bond of $15,000 or
$2.,000 to the city of Medford after it
hath spent $It( 10,000 in building.a pipe
line to the head of a dry gulch'
Certainly no 'man of business judg
ment would spend the means and a'
year's time in building a pipeline if he
had in the .Uieuntime. to ascertain
whether or not there "were a sufficient
supply of water. Everybody but the
committee who has visited this "can
yon" in the dry seasons says it is in
sufficient. Suppose, after the pipeline
is done, or at least well under way, it
should develop that everybody else is
right and the-committee wrong, what
then would the city do? I'ay 2.1,000
to the owners for an additional amount
from Little Butte? Whatever" the
amount, this Very important point is
undisputed.
The creek which it is proposed to
pipe is formed from certain sprpings
and seepage covering a considerable
area of land. "Cattle, hogs and 'other
stock run at large and during warm
weat,ht r drink from and stand and wal
low in these waters. Physicians say
I hat (his is the worst of all sources of
contamination. Not only so, but water
tastes some better without the bovine
exiaet. In tho deal the city gets none
of the land and consequently has no
right, to fence or otherwise protect the
water. Even with "a guarantee at
tached, " is this a good buy for the
eilyf Besides, the "guarantee" ex-press-y
excepts riparian -owners. The
guarantee in effect amounts to nothing.
Why did not tlm committee investi
gate Hogne river or Itig Butte, whore
the supply is known to bo ample guar
antee or no guarantee.
The quality of Big Butte water is un
surpassed, while Itogue river water is
hotter than that used by hundreds of
eastern cities. If filtered it would be:
perfectly pure, (irants Pass makes out
with it and it would not require $;t00.0im
to supply Medford with filtered water
from Rogue river. What evil star led
the committee away off into Wasson
canyon after ' ' guaranteed ' ' water?
What, will the Oregon board of health
do in the matter?
W. E. PHIPPS. .
For Irrigation of
Rogue Valley Lands
Xow is the opportunity for ranchers,
farmers and nreliardists to secure an
ample supply, of irrigation water, and
at t he same t ime interest a la rge
amount of capital in the valley.
Kuhn Bros., hunkers of Pittsburg,
Pa., have agrerd to take hold nf the
Eif-li Lake Bitch company, complete
the fystcm, enlarge it and irrigate the
entire lioguo liiver valley, providing
enough property owners sign agree
it"'nts for the water to prove that there
is 'in actual demand for irrigation. The
eer.traets are to be placed in escrow,
and if water is not speedily supplier),
are to be returned.
An investment of millions will fo
jW. It is he first real chance land
owners have had. Water will double
the value of nil land. See or write f.
K, Hamilton, Medford, at once and he
will explain details. If the land is not
signed up within a few days the deal
will be off. It
ORDINANCE NO. 151.
An ordinance authorizing and direct
ing the execution of a contract for the
construction of k water distributing
system for the City of Medford. Urn
gen, and prescribing the form thereof.
lA City of Medford doth ordain as
follows:
Section 1. The mayor and the record 1
er of the city of Medford. Oregon, are
hrehy authorized and instructed to en
ter into and execute a contract with '
the Jncobsen Bade Co., in words and j
figures ns hereinafter set forth upon
execution by the said Jaeohseu Dade
Co. of the bond in said contracl pro id !
i
Following is I he said form of said ,
cnnl raet: :
PROPOSAL.
Medford, Oregon, April 21. Uhls.
To the Hon. Mayor and City Council,'
Medford, Ongun.
Oentlem. n: Tho miriinigmd Io n by ,
propoie to construct wntcrwurks for the
city of Medford, Oregon, in accordance
with the pi a us on filo in tho office of
the city recorder of Medford and the at
tached specifications and contract, for
the following prices:
Excavating and back filling trenches,
per cubic yard $0.85
Hauling and Laying Cast Iron Pipe.
1.12-inch pipe, per I incur foot .1S
10-inch pipe, per linear foot 13
S inch pipe, per linear foot .10
0-inch pipe, per linear foot .u$
4-iuch pipe, per linear foot 00
Hauling and placing cast iron
tees, crosses nnd curves, per
pound (U
each
Hauling and placing hvdrauUt,
Hauling and Placiug Valves, Including
Valve Boxes.
1:1 inch valves, each $-1.00
10 inch valves, each ,...$;i.50
inch valves, each
ti inch vulves, each $2. 50
1 inch valves, each $2.00
We agree to complete -the work on
or before tho tlrst day of August, 100S.
A cert ified check for five (;") per
cent of tho amount bid, in favor of the
treasurer of the city of Medford, is
herewith enclosed, which wo agree to
forfeit to the city of Medford if we
shall fail to execute the attached con
tract and furnish the required bond, to
be approved by tho mayor and tho city
council, wit bin ten days after being
notified of the acceptance of this pro
posal. JACOBSEN'-BADH CO.,
Bv C. 15. BADE, President,
SPECIFICATIONS.
Material to Be Furnished by the City.
Tho cast-iron pipe, special castings,
hydrants, valves and valve boxes will
be furnished by the city of Medford,
delivered to the contractor in good con
dition at the railroad station in Med
ford. They shall be hauled to the work
and placed by tho contracl or,' mid all
pipe, special castings, hydrants, valves
and valve boxes injured in handling
shall be replaced by ami at the expense
of the contractor.
Tools and Material to Be Furnished by
the Contractor,
The contractor shall furnish all the
necessary tools and appliances for do
ing the work, and the city shall furnish
the lead and oakum for the joints. The
lead shall be pure soft lead.
Construction.
The waterworks shall bo constructed
in acocrdance with the following speci
fications: Excavating.
The trench for the pipe shall be ex
cavated to line' and to the grade shown
on the profiles, and it shall be one foot
wider than the outside diameter of the
pipe. Opposite the pipe joints the
trench shall bo nxcavated two feet wid
er than the outside diameter of the
pipe and six inches below grade for a
length of one and one-half feet, for the
hell holes. Any material taken out in
excess of the above stated dimensions
will not bo paid for. The material
shall be deposited not less than two
feet from the side of the trench. Ex
cavation and backfilling shall bo paid
for by the cubic yard, measured in the
oxenvation.
Backfilling.
The material . filled around and over
tho pipe for a depth of four inches
shall be fine material. The balance of
tho trench shall be filled with scrapers
or shovels, nnd the surplus material de
posited in a ridge over the pipe to al
low for settling. On the streets that
aro to be paved this year the backfill
ing shall be sprinkled and thoroughly
tamped in four-inch layers until com
pact. On the other streots tho back
filling shall bo thoroughly settled with
water. The trenches shall not bo back
filled until the pipe has been tested and
cepted.
LAYING CAST-IRON PIPE.
The pipe shall be laid with a bearing
the full length, the spigots tight against
the bottom of the hubs and the inner
surface of the pipe even at the joints.
Yarn gasgets shall be calked tightly
into t he hubs, t he joints filled Hush
with lead at one pouring- ami the lead
thoroughly calked into the joints until
I hey are water tight. The depth of
lead in the joints after calking shall
be not less than two inches. Ttie in
side of the pipe shall be kept clean and
free from earth and gravel after it
its laid. Whenever pipe laying is
stopped at the ends of the pipe and
the outlets in all crosses and tees shall
be plugged mil 1 1 the connect ions are
made.
Distributing System.
Street mains, valves and hydrants
dinll be put. in as shown in red on
t he map nf tho city.
The necessary cast-iron tees, curves
ami crosses shall be put in for connect
ing the mains and hydrants nnd for the
proposed extensions shown on the map
in doited lines. I he millets tor these
extensions sJiull be plugged with cast
iron plugs, leaded in.
Hydrants shall be set ten feet from
tin' p'reet main and four and one-half
feet deep. The hydrant connection
with the street mains shall be four
inch pipe of the same kind as the street
mains.
Valves, with cast iion valve boxes,
shall be put in opposite the block cor
tiers whero &nown on the map.
A stone of concrete block eighteen
shall be put in back of each hydrant
and the special castings where there is
danger of the joints blowing off.
The street mains shall be laid twenty
feet from thj property lines nnd to
the grades shown on the profiles.
The present street mains that are to j
be left in an; shown on the map in green j
These mains shall be connected with j
the new system where connections are
marked on. the map. '
Testing. I
When the distributing system is
completed, the pipe shall bo filled with
wnter and subjected to a pressnro of 100 j
pounds wr square inch for not less r
than twelve hours without leaking nnd i
until accepted by the engineer; or, the1
pip.- system may be tested in sections J
in the same manner, if so ordered )y i
t hi engineer. The city will do 1 he j
pumping iicceixary i make thee tests
without charge to the cent nu-tor. The
distributing system shall be made wal r 1
tight and all d'-f-'cts tnnde g,,od by und 1
at the expense of the contractor before j
the Work Will be ueerpted by the criyi t
ncer. !
I Maps, ProtUes and Plans,
the maps, propfues and plans ac
companying these specifications, on file
j in the office of the City Kecorder of the
M'ity of Medford, are as follows:
j Map of city distributing system.
Profiles of street mains.
How Work Shall Be Done.
All work shall be done in a first
class, workmanlike manner, acoerding
to the plans and specifications ued to
the acceptance of the engineer. The
work shall be done in the o'rder direct
ed by the engineer.
Engineer.
Wherever the word "engineer" is
used iu these specifications, it refers
to the engineer employed by the city
of Medford to supervise the construc
tion of the waterworks.
All Work and Material to Be Approved
by the Engineer.
All work and material shall be to the
satisfaction and acceptance of the en
gineer. No material shall be used until
it has been inspected and approved by
the engineer.
Competent Men to Be Employed.
Competent men shall be employed to
do t he mechanical work, ami if any
man employed is incompetent, vareless
or object I'd to by the engineer, he shall
be discharged. j
Bridges and Guards. j
The contractor shall provide bridges:
and guards and red lights at night at I
all road and street crossings during the '
time the trenches arc open.
The foregoing ordinance was passed
bv the cit v council this 21st day of
April- KtOS, by the following vote, to
wit: Trowbridge, aye; Ktfert, aye; Mer
rick, aye; Hater, aye and Wort man
aye; Olwell, absent.
T. F. KEDBY, Mayor.
Attest:
bKN'.f. M. COLLINS. City Kecorder.
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Six yards of ('alien for the price of F.I YK
Six yards of (Jingham for the price of KLYR
Six yards of Lawn for the price of , FIVK
Six yards Dress (ioods for the price of FIY1
Six yards of Lace for the price of ; FEYK
Six pairs Hose for the price of FIYK
Six pairs Shoes for the price of :..FIYK
6 of anything in our entire
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