Show past ast iron rine pipe I 1 solution of cir city y water problem state sanitary engineer stresses necessity of a diw new line for vernal system shows Con tamma tion he says according to C 0 picket pickel aint a int tary engineer ot of the state board of health it haa has become absolutely necessary for vernal city to jn n stall iron pipe in its ater system the old stave pipe has outlived its usefulness it haa has been in the ground about twenty is enty fire five years and has been very serviceable but it Is orn out and the present upkeep Is too high in tact fact the upkeep and repairs ot of the stave pipe cost more than the interest on a bond issue to put in iron pipe in the last thirty days there has been shown a fair bacteria count in the water analyzed which was not previously present either the gets into the water through the leaks in the pipe or I 1 by the sheep grazing on ashley creek it would be a highly desirable and permanent asset it 11 the city could extend the water line to the catch basin at the spring where the water comes out this spring Is one ot of the finest in the state says mr pickel and Is as near to perfection as water can be in case the iron pipe Is 13 used to replace the stave pipe the latter can be repaired sufficiently to extend the line to the spring thin thia step would place vernal Ver rials s water system number one in the state ot of utah and would be a fine protection against contamination as cattle and sheep could not possibly get at it and by p pitting a dam at the power poser plant it would give the utah power poser and light company all the water sater necessary to run their power poser system in the last report made to the federal goern government ment vernal tied with sith ogden tor for the purest water in the fate state and it Is certainly an honor worth upholding the inhabitants inhabit anie and the council of 0 vernal should rive irive this matter all their attention and serious consideration mr pickel states that the pre present ent w water ater supply Is ample but the people should rit race it any A sewer system would be another great improvement tor for our city an any progressive town should have such a system privies and cesi pools are middle aged ata at a special meeting of the city council cil with mr bit pickel at the uin tah stat a bank directors room monday night initial steps were sere taken to install cast iron pipe tor for the city water system it was estimated that 14 feet ot of 13 inch pipe would be necessary tor for the system from the red planer plan corner to the settling tank I 1 11 the east part of the andrew vernon field there is but little wood pipe used now accord ac tig to mr pickel fifty years ao ago when hen the west WAS As rich in timber and iron pipe had to be hauled from philadelphia it was almost impossible to use any I 1 thing but the wood but in re cent years installations have almost entirely been made of iron pipe he mentioned the danger of wood and cement pipe becoming conta mirat ed by seepage wood pipe parsing passing through cont contaminated sou soil iiii absorb and contaminate water flowing through the pipe but iron pipe Is 13 absolutely proof against this he said aid smithfield aa wan bonding to install cast iron pipe in their system seattle recently selected cast cast pron aron ope olpe from evry ery known a variety being used in the world he said cast iron pipe tins been in service to his knowledge or 63 6 years in systems system he has visited he its had made a study of this type of pipe during the 29 aars he has been engineer of water at systems and with the public health department he ile superintend ed the laying of cut cast iron pipe in the panama canal zone and in 11 II years there was not one cent paid for upkeep on the arpe line during the past levei seven and one halt half years vernal city has paid out 14 V lai the present wood state stase water system more than thin one half halt the cost of the cast iron pi pipe tor for the proposed replat replacement ement on january I 1 when hen mere was no trace of contamination vernal s water aler tied with ogdin first place in the state but during ie spring when water mer run oft off the wat er shed during storms and when the water Is 1 low and livestock get to ill t water and contaminate 1 it thel thet haa has been a ir iz I r bacteria count it our water system could be extended to the spring wt would he a gold mine in our water ater extern transcontinental bus lines which will soon won pass through the vintah basin would pick vernal out among all an the points tor for ls its pure pitre irater highly recommended by the V U S public health department and the department ot of the interior we w would have the ery best war supply in the state of utah the cut cast iron pip pipe would insure us a good supply tor or twenty or thirty rest the water from the spring continued oa on pap rive CAST IRON 1 1 IS iq SOLUTION OF 01 TIM CITY 1 ul lit 8 SA a 8 S bill FICKLE continued from page one belne soft and slid free from mineral auld not corrode in ho the V pe la has 1 bent reported hie cost of the iron pipe mas as estimated at and a bond issue of tao 50 would take care of installation and other expenses contamination of a water supply Is h and the city tr wn int t any time bring an nc ion tion aria st those ullo ho are pie bendan the health of city ater users Lh livestock estock must be kept feet from the baler according to mr tit pickel he ile la is of the he opinion that vernal ater ii b alne iiii cont contaminate aminat rd ed by A easing of feet be made IK in the replacement of the wood pipe by cutting through from tho the lied red planer corner instead of going around the distance the road rord nok trauls travels an individual ute cices tices gallons of vater ater per day inq ballon gallons and ind actually util utilizing zing TO 10 gallons I 1 1 it Is estimated that up to a few ti at day days ago the ut ars of vernal ink about COO us ons per day in the installation of A mi picket di scour aged the council lo 10 e contido conti dc til this process it they could maico mako it 1 n improvement on oil the pipe line find and eft to the pare water from fi om the spring hf salt the chlorinator Is economical to ta operate and slid the initial cot cost afta A about 1 I OW but it makes the water ater distasteful and ans fan A great del deal ot of bother to keep properly adjusted ng the del eloping of or atesian wells for our ater unter cupply mr picket believed beli eed these ald be ba more for or the future alien hen a creat great groath crew th of our city woud would command developing of thebe deep wells ells lie mid said had a good source of water at p besent and did not think tt it could bo be imp improved r oved lie ile advised turning to artesian melts dis hen ilien we me mere era faced mith alth a delin to miter short ap at the cloge of the meeting tho the city oss assessed essed allu alon was set bet at 18 8 trills n als distri blAd as follows general 45 4 streets and alleys 41 4 avers cv erg ers and drain drains 12 water system S 3 interest I 1 sinking fund 35 general fund 8 I 1 |