Show Water System Repair Proves Beneficial City Manager E N N. Thompson announces announces an an- that since tha old wooden pipe in the city water system was re replaced replaced replaced re- re placed the city is suing sating more than gallons of water per day This ThU I saving together with a R reduction In consumption since the cold weather set in tn has made It possible to discontinue discontinue discontinue discon discon- pumping from the well ell in the canyon It was known that a great grut deal ot of water was us being wasted through leaks In the wooden pipe and a careful check since the steel pipe was put In use reveals that the loss amounted to more than gallons a day which means that approximately thirty percent per percent percent cent of the city water supply was gOin going to was waste through leaky pipes The project cost the city approximately approximately having been spent for feet of ot 10 Inch pipe and feet of 12 inch pipe and the la labOr labor labor la- la bor cost was about Very lit little little little lit lit- tle money was paid out for labor be because because be be- cause men who were owing the city on water rental and other accounts were allowed to work it out on oaf this project In addition to the saving In water the he new pipe will mean mean another big sa saving for repair work worle since the wood pipe hI had gotten into a condition where It waS wag necessary to have repairmen working wo on the line practically all the time Ume which was very expensive There I Iwas was also the constant threat that theline theline the theline line might collapse completely at varIous various various var var- ious points and thus cut of or the entire city supply since It was the main line that feeds the city system |