THE COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD. OREGON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY '20, 1 1912 - EVENING EDITION
(TV
REPORT ON
WATERWORKS
(Continued from pago I.)
ulon bo appointed to appraise tho
vuluo of these.
Tho following Is a synopsis of Mr.
GIdloy s report:
Source of Supply.
Tho water shed of which Pony
Creek Is tho rtinolt has an area of
6 squaro miles or 3920 acres,
of which thrco and one-third
squaro miles or 2120 ncrcs llo nbovo
tho present pumping station. This
water shed Is sltunted In an unin
habited district and tho possibilities
of tho contamination of the wnter
nro very romoto, nsldo from thu de
cay of vegotablo matter and tho
collection of dirt under tho present
system.
The records of tho U. S. Weather
Bureau show thnt for tho last ten
enrs tho rainfall in tho vicinity of
Marshflcld was tho least In 1005,
whon It wnB 49.28 Inches.
Taking this driest year as n bnsls
for calculation, wo find that 16,098
acre feet of wnter fell that year on
tho ontlro Pony Creek wntorshed,
and 870C aero feet nbovo tho pump
ing station. Counting CO pur cent
loss for evaporation and see-pngOi
which can never bo recovered, and
this Is undoubtedly n Inrgo estimate,
wo would still havo a runoff In Pony
Creek of 8040 aero feet or 4 3 53 aero
foot going past tho pumping plnnt.
If this amount of water wcro stored
In reservoirs nnd drawn upon oqunl
ly each day during tho year, It would
furnish 7,18C,000gallonBpcrdny from
tho entire nrca, or 3,885,822 gallons
per day from tho area abovo tho
pumping plant. Considering that
tho greatest consumption of wator
comes during tho driest months, nnd
allowing for sources of loss, such as
evaporation n reservoirs, etc., wo
would still bo safo In assuming thnt
tills ontlro water shod would furnish
enough wnter for a city of GO, 000 or
60,000 Inhabitants, and thnt tho area
abovo tho present pumping stntlon
would supply a city of 20,000 or 25,
000 Inhabitants if properly devel
oped. In rognrd to tho flow of surfaco
wator in Pony Crock, I hnvo been
nblo to collect tho following Infor
mation: In Juno, 1Q11, Mr. C. W. Cum-
mlngs found Pony Creek was run
ning 4,500,000 gallons per twenty-
four Hours at tho pumping stntlon
nnd 5,000,000 gallons per twenty
four hours at tho lower end of tho
Wator Company's property.
On January 2, 1912, I found about
5,000,000 gallons per twonty-four
hours running in Poney Crock at tho
pumping Htntlon. Tho man In chnrgo
of tho pumping plnnt of tho Water
Company tolls mo that tho creek
wan tho lowest In tho month of Oc
tobor for tho year of 1911, and that
at that tlmo, with tho pump running
nt tho rnto of 1100 gallons per mln
nto, ho could htivo pumped eighteen
hours out of tho twonty-four from
whnt was flowing In tho creek. This
would bo 1,188,000 gallons for tho
twenty-four hours. At thu tmmo tlmu
It was necosBnry to run only ton or
twolvo hours in order to supply
Marshflold and North llond. This re
duced to gallons would bo 660,000
to 792,000 gallons consumed by thu
two cities in twenty-four bourn
Although th6 gauging of a Btrenm
Is of little value unless It covers
norlod of nt leant n vivir. vnt tho
llguros given nbovo aro nenr enough I Wnter supply Improvement 2,000.00
nccurnto to show thnt thoro In suf
crook bottom nt tho pumping station
This gallery should bo placed at a
sufficient depth below tho crook bed
bo as to collect tho ground vnt6r
flowing beneath tho surfaco nnd con
duct it to tho sump whoro the pump
can lift It to tho resorvolr. This gal
lory, which could bo built of wood at
a moderate cost, should bo so protect
ed ns to allow all tho surfaco wator
to pass over It, and in this way tho
system would be supplied with clear,
pure wnter. Everything would In
dicate that this method would fur
nish plenty of wnter for tho cltlea
of MnrHhlleld and North Hcnd nt tho
present time. If tho tlmo should
conic when this supply would bo in
sufficient filters could bo Installed to
mnko uso of the surface water. Should
the Increase In population domnnd It,
storngo reservoirs could bo con
structed to collect tho ontlro runoff
Including tho ground wnter nnd tho
problom of filtration could bo work
ed out nt that tlmo.
Tho next grent fault with tho pres
ent system Is the resorvolr. An en
tirely new reservoir built of con-
crcto nnd having n cnpaclty of at
least 1,500,000 gallons should bo
constructed. Tho proper placo for
tins reservoir wouiu uo at auout tno
sanio elevation ns tho point where
tho prcsout plpo lino from tho pump
ing stntlon crosses tho divide. This
would not Increase tho work of tho
pump nnd would glvo a grentor pres
sii ro than could bo obtained should
tho elovntlon of tho present resorvolr
bo used. This reservoir should bo
divided Into two parts, so thnt one
half could bo cleaned whllo tho other
Is being used. It should bo roofod
over nnd guarded from nny possibility
of contnmlnntlnn.
Tho next and probnbly tho great
est need of tho prcsont plnnt is a
distributing system thnt will deliver
wnter to all parts of tho city, and
under grent enough pressuro to fur
nlsh ndequnto flro protection.
I hnvo laid out n distributing sys
tem for Mnrshflold. which I boliovo
will fill all tho necessary require
ments. It can bo hotter understood
by examining tho plat which accom
panies this report.
Its main features nro briefly as
follows:
A Blxtcon-lnch conduit from tho
pioposcd reservoir to 10th streot nt
tho corner of Andorson nvenuo. A
10-Inch plpo from Andorson nvenuo
direct across tho hill to Kerndnlo to
connect with tho lino to North IJond.
This would shorten tho distance of
tho North llond lino nnd at tho uamo
tlmo glvo Kerndnlo tho best of ser
vice, and would glvo a grontcr pres
sure In tho business part of the city.
Tho other lines nro plunncd for parts
of tho city which aro without ado-
'liiato sorvlco at thu prosont tlmo. It
is proposed to add forty-ono (41)
now hydrautu to tho present systom.
Tho mnliiB nro of Biifficiont capacity
to supply 6 lVi-luch flro streams nt
nny part of tho city without reduc
ing tho prcsBiiro at that point more
than 20 pounds. Thu normal pros
Hiiro nt Front street would bo nbout
100 lbs.
Tho estimated cost of making thu
proposed Improvements Is ns fol
lows: Cost of Proposed Improvements for
Present System.
Description. Vnluo.
7000 ft. lC-ln. wood stavo
plpo ? 9,084.10
6230 ft. 10-ln. cast Iron
plpo 8,922. SG
8320 ft. 8-ln. cast Iron
plpo 9,098.35
14590 ft. 6-ln. cast iron
plpo 11,540.95
1000 ft. 4-ln. cast iron
plpo 64 0.00
I I II I I J I I I II I I ' '
IfWIM U UP U
'II I 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1
n "lu unn
. fnntiminr) frint untrn 1
wwut.iiuvu &... imbw
ho believed It would servo to attract
pcoplo here. He paid similar com
pliments to tho excellence of tho band
that Sunt, Tiedgen had expressed.
Councilman Ferguson said that ho
didn't doubt but that tho baud was a
good one nnd n nlco thing to have.
However, ho snld thnt thero woro bo
many necessities thnt tho city needed
thnt ho did not bollevo It was op
portune to spend money for luxuries
now Relative to high values on land
hero, ho Bald that they wcro not high
If Coob Day had any prospect of be
coming anything, except n little burg,
Ho snld thnt If tho assessments wcro
too low It was ono of tho duties of
tho council to havo them Increased.
Councilman Copplo expressed a
fimilnr vlow. He said thnt ho person
ally was helping support tho bund nnd
would contlnuo to do so nnd oven In
crcaso his contribution it necessary.
Ho thought tho essential things the
city needed Should coma first.
A. J. Savago said ho thought tho
band should bo supported, and by
tho city If possible
F. E. Allon snld that. In view of tho
fact that nlnoty-llvo of tho lnrgoat
tnxpnyers had petitioned tho council
to support tho band, ho didn't think
tho council had tho right to rofuBo.
Regarding tho cost being Imposed on
tho small taxpayer, ho snld that It
would amount to only n fow cents n
year and thnt In return tho Biunll tax
payor and his family could attend
ilfteon or twonty-flvo excollont con
certs In a year.
Mayor Straw said that as tho sa
loon licenses had been increased
$2000 per annum and thnt ns tho
saloons wcro not regarded ns In
duclvo to tho highest morality, ho
didn't know of n hotter way that
tho Income from them could bo used
thnn In supporting n band thnt tond
cd to the bettor things of life.
A. H. Powors suggested thnt if the,
city did not havo tho monoy to de
fray tho cost of tho hand thnt tho
resorts and Illegal dlaponsors of
liquor bo hnlcd into court onco n
month nnd flnod, the rovonuo to go
to the support of tho bnnd. Ho said
that thoro was a resolution of J. N.
Nelson's on fllo providing for this.
Finally a motion thnt tho council
npproprlnto $150, per month for tho
bnnd wns adopted, Councllmen Fer
guson nnd Copplo voting nny.
ftnutii fourth tit roe t.
M. O, Horton nnd I. S. Kaufman
woro present again nnd naked to
hnvo tho Jog In South Fourth street
straightened out by tho city dedicat
ing n Htrlp six feet wldo along tho
west sldo of tho Rtroot. It wns stnted
that C. A. Smith plnnnod to donnto u
Htrlp twonty feet wldo along Illock 8
to Andorson nvenuo to mnko tho
street uniform. II. A. Copplo wnntcd
to mnko It a condition of vacating the
strip thnt Mossrs. Kaufman nnd Hor
ton hnvo tho Smith Interests sign up
lo glvo tho niock S strip. Messrs. Al
len nnd Powors favored vncatlng tho
strip ns requested by Mossrs. Horton
nnd Kaufman and tho Council final
ly ngreod to do so, .Instructing City
Attorney Goss to draft tho necessary
ordlnnnco to 4o so.
Routine Proceedings.
Tho North Front street bulkhead
matter enmo up again. It wns stntod
' thnt tho property owners througn
Watch Window Display-
Balance of this week Tnko your choice Any
Suit in (he window $11.85
Another example of,
"MONEY TAKS"
Don't you agree with us'J
It pays to buy for Cash.
Hub Clothing Shoe Co,
Marshficld.
Bandi
NEW SPRING SHOES ARE HERE
OIL
getting n fill In front of hor proporty,
n trcstlo work wnB put in. Thoro Is
n doflclt of n couplo thousand dol
lars on this work nnd owing to n
tnnglo over tho title to somo of tho
proporty, It is now in court. Con
tractor Hugh McLnln hns boon
threatening to suo tho city but hns
not done so yet.
Chairman Snvago of tho flnnnco
commlttco to which tho proposition
of Robert Mnrsden, Sr., regarding
wnter rights on tho city pnrk prop
erty wns referred, nsked for nnotlior
week in which to Investigate It. Mar
shal Carter, Councllmnn Powors nnd
some- of tho others stated that they
did not think there was much wnter
avallablo from tho pnrk any longor.
Councllmnn Copplo nsked for an
othor week for tho health commlttco
to Investigate tho gnrbago dump
mnttor. Ho said' that tho commlttco
thought thoy nnd a now dump ar
ranged for but It hnd not been dofl
nltely closod up.
Ittilldlng Ordinance.
Tho Mnrshflold building ordlnnnco
camo up ngaln InBt ovcnlng for dis
cussion. An amendment to tho Of
dlnnnco pormlttlng tho moving of
buildings on tho samo lot InBldo tho
flro limits under cortnln conditions
was rend. Councllmnn Copplo nsked
that a furthor nmondmont bo mndo
pormlttlng ImprovcmontB or altera
tions outsldo tho flro limits costing
not moro thnn $100 without n spo
clnl pormlt. This wns petitioned for
n year ago. Tho matter wns rcforrcd
to City Attorney Gobb ngaln.
FAST AND COMMODIOUS
Steamer Redondd
EQUIPPED WITH WIKKLEHS AND 8UHMAHINIJ HELL
SAILS FROM COOS BAY FOR SAN FRANCISCG
rnuay, reo. aa at i v. n.
INTHR-OCEAN TRANSPORTATION COMPANY.
Phono -14. C. F. Mc(ii:ORGE,AJ
HOT DRINKS nnd TAMALK8 first
tlmo nt Sartors' tomorrow.
After tho show try a Tamalo at
Sartors'.
(Sates and gnto boxes ... . 2.498.00,! l l"V rontrijr uwiiure wirougi
KittincK i4nn ilia 1 "si nn tno ' ort Commission hnd nwnrdod
flclont wntor flowing on thu surface
In Poney Crook to supply theso two
cltlos nt tho present time, oven with
llttlo or no provision for storing.
Although wo havo no way of know
ing thu uxnet amount of wator thnt
novor comes to the- surface hut fol
lows on top of the harder formations
which llo below thu leaf mold, fallen
timber, etc., of which the- creek bed
Is formed, It Is plain to bo scon from
tho loose formation of the creek bed
thnt It must bo very great.
In Juno of last year, Mr. Cummlngs
had n test pit oxenvated In tho creek
bottom Rome 40 or 50 feet nwny
from thu creek nnd although this pit I
did not reach thu solid formation, It
showed an Inflow of 142 gallons per
squaro foot of bottom per twonty
four hours. This pit hns stood full of
water over since It wns dug from thu
underground supply.
ltwomitU'iidiitloiiH for Improvement
of Present System
$55,068.25
Engineering nnd Incident
als, 10 per cent 5,506.80
Total $00,575.05
Thu cost of tho forty-ono hydrants,
which would bo nbout $2300, hns
not boon ndded to this estimate from tj,.,.,i ,.. ...;
.i... f.. m.. .i.io i.i i. ' Recordor woro orderol
till 111 I 111(11 IIIIO lAfUMOU WIMIItl IIIIVU
to bo borno by tho city under tho
present franchise.
ly. However, lest somo obstnelo boh
up nnd delay It, tho Council decide:!
to go ahead nnd got it In such shnpo
thnt tho city can tako hold of It nnd
rush it to completion In enso tho
property owners fnll. This wns dono
by oqunllzlng tho assessment nnd
passing tho necessary ordinances.
Now filing enses and cablnots for
the offices of tho City Engineer nnd
Qolf In 8cotlind.
In Scotland public golf links nre
made to pay for themselves at 4 cents
a round.
Freeilna Water.
Tho expansion of water In congoln
tloti Is such that eleven feet of water
uiuke twelve feet of leu.
Snakes In India.
Moro deaths from snake bites occur
In ludlu In houses thuu in the tloldi
or In the Jungle
THE FRIKND OF COOS DAY'
S. S. ALLIANC!
EQUIPPED WITH WIRELESS
WILL SAIL FROM COOS BAY FOR PORTU
Thursday, February 22, at 1 P. M.
CONNECTING WITH THE NORTH HANK ROAD AT I'OItIL
NORTH PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
IIkiic 'II. C. F. McOKOHOE, Jlp
Steamer Homer
DATE OF SAILING TO
BE ANNOUNCED LATEK
F. S. Dow, Agent
KQUIPPKD WITH WIRELESS
EACH PERSON SHOl'LD HAVE
8:11.(11 HUT MANY HAVK.VT
Tho grndo on Front street, bo
tween Alder nnd Urondway, was or
dorcd established.
City Engineer GIdloy nnd G. W.
Trlbboy, who hnvo arranged for tho
prlvnto construction of tho olovntcd
wnlk nlong tho Contrnl avonuo
-" """ All lirldcft In lirntnct linilnatl-lnna nnnlnol
n I Illllns nnil Vnllll'l.w ll'nro Inclmntml
GET YOUR MONEY BACK
WASHINGTON. Pol),
equal division of all tho money
tho United Stntes would result In i n no nimn.i win, ti. ...i,'
each person possessing $34.01 Mr8, Ai K SenrB. BppPat,on for n
That amount is the porcnpitaclr-iref,,mi 0n her North Cedar street
cula Ion. nccordlng to tho en Iculntlon fnow nr0adway) assessment, was
of thu 1 rojisury Department, which discussed. It seems thnt Instond of
ostlmntes that tho population of tho ;
country hns grown from Dl, 072,206, j
I as do'ermlnel by tho census of 1910, i
tno iirefent systom ib ueiecuvu in i io '.n,'.ii,uuu on leoruary i, nu-. ,
tho following particulars: Tho stock of money In Amorlcn Is If This Medicine Does Not Sutlsfnc
Thoro Is uo provision mndo for 111- fnst climbing up Into tho billions.! torlly Hcucrit You
terlng or settling the wnter that ! On February I thero wns $.,J,624.-1 Practising physicians making a
fi72. 121 In the United Stntes. Or specialty of stomach troubles nro
this $:3S, 202, 42S roprosontod tho ns-1 really responsible for tho formula
sets of thu govornmont and $3,2S6,-i from which Rexnll Dyspepsia Tnblots
2tlH.(i0 was in circulation. i nro malo. Wo havo simply profltol
Thlrty-threo years ago tho ontlro' by tho experience of oxperts.
amount In circulation In this country Our experience with Itoxall Dys
wns $816,266,721. pepsin Tnblots loads us to boliovo
: thorn to bo nn oxcollont romody for
CHILD KILUS PANTHKR. i tho relief of ncuto Indigestion nnd
I chronic dyspepsia. Their Incrodlents
MKDFORD. Or,, Fob. 20. Kuguno nro soothing nn I henlliiK to tho In-
G00D ADVICE FOR
MARSHFIELD PEOPLE
Pcoplo In Mnrshflold who hnvo
constipation, sour stomach or gas on
tho stomach, should uso slmplo buck
thorn bark, glycoriuo, etc., as com
pounded In Adlor-I-kn, tho now Gor
man nppondlcltls remody. A SINGLR
DOSK brings rollof almost INSTANT
LY because this slmplo mixturo antl
soptlclzos tho dlgestlvo organs and
drains tho impurities. Lockhart &
Pnrsons Drug Co.
Steamship Breakwatei
ALWAYS ON TISIK.
SAILS FROM PORTLAND AT 8 P. M. ON FEimUARY 13, SO AND
SAILS FRO.M COOS HAY AT SERVICE OF THE TIDE O.V FEW
ARV 10, 17 nnd 21. J,, , PARKnURST, Agent.
L. II. KKATI.NO, Agent.
Phono Main l
comes from Pony Creek, nnd so the
muddy nnd stained wntor Is pumped
Into thu reservoir This could ho
cured hv several different ni"thods.
hut thnt wi'leh should appear to bo
tho bot for present needs, is to p'ncu
nn Inil'tratlon nailery across tho
Oh, HowUfched!
What lone ndrvn.r.irklnn- .lm.a r nn.
Btnnt tOrtliro -wlnil Hltrf.uu ..l..l.,u lumlnr 111 tlu iim'tlm-itat W'l'lti. ,111 1 Cl'entCSt lllafsflvn nlila L-.w...... .
lit!lnbUohfWlVcill7,!!'VT,',c,,,, """: ',l8 v'".v 1'(,'m fl'" wl"'0' las nk'l.t ' "ledlclne. The relief they afford Is I
tar on wy very ikin then 1,,s H "r ,,ml l' 'd coucnr iich inmost immollnte. Tholr uso with
I.u,.tan,t relief my skin coolod, soothed measured over 11 feet from tip to persistency nnd regularity for a shou
SnU Mealed! tin Ilia ,lni. Iiti.l )r,.o.1 l . tllVO Illllns fll liplm nlw.,,1 .1....
Tlio verv nrst dronH nf n n n n.... . '" ' - .. . " .... .. iuu
Moore, 9, of Woodvllle, Is touted
to- flamed mombrnnes of tho stomach.
;est , Tliey aro rich In pepsin, ono of tho
DONT
Buy your Butter, Cream
or milk from the Coos 13ay
TcpmkI Cold Storage Coni
pniy unless you want onlv
the
BEST
PHONE 73.T
Delivery 8 a. in. 2 p. m.
Beau Pot Cheeso
Try It.
RKAL MILK nnd RKAL CRKAMi or'ors.
BcrlpUon for ICczenin Htopped that 'awful
UcA,J".8tim.tlv.:-.l'B- ,l10 vory inoiueiit
11 II 11 tiiinlinil ilin l...u.. !... ..1.1.. i . ..
tun erased! A o I'otVlo mow" it MvPrert to your homo on FIVK
n,),D.;!,u.,mSi toiC,5 .""own for years as I MINPTKS' OTICK. PHOXK .1UO J.
remedy, for It wusIuh nwny tho dlseaeo
r,Biiiio uim imvus inn Hum ns clear ami
icnltliy as thnt of a child.
of tho pains caused by stomach dls-
All other druuriMHta linvn n n n i,
eoriptlon go to them It yon cuii't' coma
o us I'll t don't accept eomo bin proilt
Dut If you come to our store, we nro
bo certain of what D.D.P. will do for yon
that wb offer you a, full slzo bottlo on
this guaruntee: If you Uo not And that
It takes away the Itch AT ONCE, it
ost you not a cent.
Red Cross Drug Store.
F A. Sacchl.
t Ihhv rol The kind YOF hnv.
UiWXYS (SKI) PHOVK 72 Pscifl
f.lverv ft Trsnfer Co
A TURKISH HATH will do vo
GOOD, Phono 2H-.T.
Tho Times' Want Ads bring result
Itoxall Hyspepsln Tablets nld to In.
sure healthy nppetlto, nld digestion,
nnd promoto nutrition. As ovldonco
of our sincere faith in Rexill Dys
pepsia Tablets, wo as you to try thorn
at our risk. If thoy do not glvo you
entire satisfaction, wo will return
you tho money you paid us for thorn,
without question or formality. Thoy
como in three sizes, prices L5 cents,
50 cents and ,t. Remember, you
"nn obtain them only at'our storo
Tho Rexall Storo. Lockhart-Parsons
Drug Co., "Tho Ilusv Cornor."
Abstracts, Real Estate,
and Marine Insurance
Title Guarantee and Abstract Co.
IIKNUV SK.NGSTACKEN, Mgr.
Coqulllo Offl e Phons 191 Marshfleld Office 14-J.
rnrms Timber Coal and Platting Lands a spedaltj.
Qenjral Agents "BA8TSIDB"
Wc Clean and. Press
fadies' and Gcnt'sSuiFs
Goods Called for
and Delivered
Coos Bay Steam Laundry
PHONIC MAIN JW-J
BlancharcTs Livery
We hne secure the livery ))ii
less of L. H. Helsuei and are pi
pured to render oscr.ient service ti
the people of Coi Uny. Cnrefn,
Ivors, giou r'.js jd overyth'm
hat will mean batutnetory service .
the public. Phon us for a driving
horse, a rig or an thing needed Ir
the li7ery line. 'Ve also do truck
g business of ,l kinds.
RLANCIIARR RROTHKRS
Phone 13S-J
Livery, Feed mid Rales Service
141 First and Alder Streets '
Lots on Installments
Bay View, Bay Park
Bunker Hill
EastsHe and Other Locations
I. S. KAUfMAN & CO.
177 I'-roiu St.
People Take
We have all lengths of "tori
for salo, prices ranging from M
nr MAr nn We Can fOfttW
length you wlnh.
L. H. HEISNER
Phnn Mn 120-J Of J'-
City
Fish Marke
FRB13 DELIVER'.
In Ferguson Transfer Dl
Foot of .Market w
SMITH & BALCH, Prop
phonk sooJ
WANTED ! ! !
'ARPOTS I'PHOLSTKRINO AND
PIANOS TO CLEAN, by the Pneuma
tic Cleaning Company. Orders foi
vork taken at
noiN'fj HAItVhA
PHONK 1IMI
,w T.r.nvn.
mont-nouso in tno in;- 50,tfl1
t.- ....... .12.001
i or wcok ' . tji
we nave nicei '"- .f
nnnrtmanto InplllllInC batD,
month and up.