Show COST OF WATER WORKS SYSTEM richard luchard R lyman who has had much to do with the installing of water works systems in a number of places and up upon on hearing of fillmore figuring on y w p proposition opposition r of that kind has kindly volunteered some interest ing information with reference to cost of material and labor in the construction of waterworks water works in other places and has also offered his service as engineer not knowing that the city coun cil had already engaged our local engineer dark clark gallister pleasant grove pa paid d about 30 including about a mile and a half of 12 inch pipe line in which their irrigating water is carried over a gravely bench thus sav ing enough water to furnish the city for municipal purposes purpose salsO also a reinforced concrete distribution i on tank that cost about 2500 tho the system at farmington including C a distribution tank much like the one ab above ove mentioned cost the system in american fork cost about 15 the system dyste in monroe about making the trenches cost these places f from rom 1 L 00 to per rod riverton is paying M for material that is now being delivered the following for 4 inch wood sf caverl pipe per foot fol foi 3 inch wood staved pipe per toot for 2 inch wood staved pipe per foot for 4 inch valves 9 50 each for 2 inch valves each cast iron specials ac per ib 6 inch wood staved pipe will cost us about per foot wood staved pipe in mr ly mans opinion is excelled in quality only by regular cast iron water pipe which however costs about four times as much as the wood staved pipe and the difference in the cost of the wood and iron pipe is so great that the interest on the money saved by putting in the wood pipe will replace the wood pipe twice for every time it needs rep replacing lacin Y we see from the above figures fu furnished us by mr lemau laniau that the water works system in monroe only cost them we are not informed wed as to the distance of their pipe line above town but will make inquiry with reference thereto we ve know that monroe mon roe has more inhabit tants than has fill Filin more jore |