| Show city completes C O 0 replacement of one line of wood pipe most difficult line uno replaced in good time by crew of splendid workmen A uco for discarded pipe Is suggested work on the most difficult project in the replacement program of the vernal city water system was completed in six days inspire ol 01 adverse weather although the original plan was a to replace the entire 2600 feet from the monument north to the vernal mill corner comer it was found advisable to t install only the 2200 feet from the comer of nast north superintendent frank hatch who suggested to the city council that thia this particular project be undertaken this fall said that as a result of the dry summer and tall fail we will have less surface water to contend with mr ila hatch supervised the work with the aid of councilman W 8 henderson representing the city official officials at a cost of 0 only twenty centa per toot for labor the old pipe waa was removed and the new cast iron line installed the men who contributed to the completion of this first installment are am to bo be congratulated tor for their speedy and commendable work it was very iery interesting to hee u thirty men throwing dirt at the start of the project ohve men were sere all residents of vernal city and the pa roll of was expended to aid the unemployed of this town most of the work of un u the old pipe was contracted at the rate of ten cents per foot each man being allotted fifty feet digging in most of the trench was aas very difficult in some places it was necessary to work in a toot foot of water and in other places although the water was not present large rocks and gravel made the work very the water supply of this section of the city was turned off thurs day morning and the work of removing the six inch wood stave pipe was begin for this labor men inen u were ere hired at per day at first the work progressed very slowly but the men gradually acquired more mom skill in removing the old pipe and at five 0 clock thursday night all the old pipe was out of the trench and workmen were ere busily engaged installing the four inch bilat iron iran pipe the cast iron pipe was purchased by the city from the provo foundry dr at a cott of fifty cents per foot f fob 9 pro provo it 1 la a utah product and lie its estimated life Is years the tile estimated life of the old pipe row in use throughout the city waa was fifteen year the line just te to placed has been in use 20 years local low truc kmen were employed to transport the 1 ppe pe from provo to vernal at 9 rate of eight cents per foot to date has been paid these truc kmen for their services in addition to the purchase of the ilia pipe valves crosses crows and fire hydrants were also purchased A marked improvement over th tho old system which had only one olve alve in tho the entire mile line Is 13 the installing at every street later intersection section of a valve fire hydrant and end cross the me cross facilitates the tapping of the main with lines running east and west the water wlter was turned into the newly installed system saturday baugham city rello hall at the courthouse thoroughly cleaned cled and renovated renova toed noon the me next project will be from the central school to the leslie ashton comer considerable thought has been given to the utilization ot of the discarded wooden pipe although the pipe on thia this line haa has served its purpose well much of it with re ganding banding can be used wun again on lines where pressure Is 13 not so essential local organizations as well as city and county officials have tor for many yer seen the necessity it y ot of having water for eg ton purposes on the vernal cemetery now more than at any other ther ot time tho the feasibility of thia this project presents itself at this time plans are not formulated but it Is thought practical to gipe water irom from the centi central 1 canal through the repaired wooden pipes to the cemetery the entire valley will hear heartily approve and support this movement |
