Show CO CONSTRUCT RESERVOIR work has been started on the new reservoir refer voir at the foot of wood hill about a quarter of a mile above the city ditch and ten men and teams under the direction of wilbur burnham are re working on the big job daily the reser reservoir veir which is being built at t an of from 3 to will rill have a capacity of two and one half million rations gallons of water and will be equipped 1 with two monster cement settling ettling tanka tanks or filters which are expected to do away with the muddy water which has been supplied to the city in the past an electric pumping plant will be Iri installed stalled in connection and water from the old reservoir will be pumped into the naw now where it will be filtered and stored ahe pipes have been ordered which will be used in connecting the reservoir with the city system and it is the belief of those in charge of the work that water will be flowing from the new lake through the mains by the first of october mayor olson contends that while the expense to the city is very heavy thai the construction ia Is justified by the fact that the reservoir will five give added pressure in case of fire that purer water will be supplied to the people and that the addition will make it possible to convert land above the present level into residence districts |