Show puRE FOR new cast iron pipe line to be completed by november 1st ast J frank merrell will R holmes and S C wixom accompanied city manager ruel al eskelsen Eskels cn to mantua saturday afternoon on a tri trip p ot of inspection spec tion of the splendid new cast iron pipe line now being installed by the city for conveying tile the water from the hailing spring to brigham the new pipe line commences at a point about three fourths of 0 the way up box elder canyon where it connects up with the 12 inch cast iron pipe that extends from the city reservoirs to that point and extends to the halling hailing spring in the northern part of mantua a distance of feet or about two miles the contract tor for installing the new waterway was awarded the wheelwright construction company of 0 og den apu and during the past month worl work on the line has been vigorously prosecuted two gangs of workmen have been employed one force commencing in the upper part of 0 the canyon and the other near the johnson store in Al mantua antua the lower end ot of the line tor for a distance of 0 about teet feet is laid in 12 inch pipe and this portion 0 of the pipe laying has been completed from here on 16 inch pipe Is being laid and quite a portion 0 of the pipe I 1 line east cast ot of the main road in mantua has been installed according to manager eskelson the job will be completed about november lat along alone the side of 0 the cast iron pipe at the bottom of 0 the trench a 6 inch tile drain pipe is being laid from the spring to a point just above the big dam which turns the water into the electric power line at the head 0 of box elder canyon the stave pipe is surrounded by several inches ot of coarse gavel in order that the surface water may easily seep into its joints there are tour four outlets to the stive stave pipe to give it ample drainage and the water thus collected is carried oft off into the fields and into box elder creek it is surprising the amount ol of water this drain pipe is carrying off at the end of one of the drains east ot of the mantua road where both the drain and the cast iron pipe ire are laid side by side quite a large stream of 0 water is flowing from the concrete pipe while the big cast iron pipe is lying on oil practically dry earth the joints 0 of the big cast iron pipe are being corked with lead and as the line is completed each section will be tested under a pressure of 0 about I 1 50 pounds the line will be left uncovered until this test has been applied lind it if there are any leaks thru detective joints they will be readily ascertained and repaired tile the hailing spring the source of 0 Brig brigham liam cites water supply lias haq been pronounced per cent pure al all seasons of 0 the year by the leading experts of 0 th the state and tests made time and again under the direction of 0 tile the state board of health show this water to bo be absolutely pure ry ey the installation of an airtight air tight cas cast I 1 lion pipe line from tile source to til th city reservoir brigham city and her citizens will have as pure water tor for culinary purposes as can be found anywhere the cost of laying the new pipe lina its in the neighborhood of 0 the total cost of this new improvement is 1 approximately |