Show city to spend tor for water system S stem improvement m movement ro pure water supply assured by action of the city council in order to nuke make price city water absolutely safo safe and free from pita tion the city council it at deju lar meeting monday night de decided dech cited cl to spend more than in the improvement of the present water vater supply the improvements will embrace the addition of four new springs to the water mains which in involves volts the laving laying of approximately feet of cast iron pipe the ln in ital stal lation of an ammonia machine twill work in conjunction with the chlorinator which aich the city now and the construction of a protective fence round around the reser voir word wa was recently received from the office of the tate state engineer to the effect that hero there was no oba c tion to the development ct the spring springs by the city it is estimated that the purchase of the various ires sites of pipe and fittings joints and reducers cost of development of the springs and the labor involved in laying the pipe will cost the council authorized the water supervisor to purchase and install an ammonia machine which will be placed at where water will be treated a aid id purified piri tied there will be completa circulation in the reservoir which will assure the killing of any form of growth the purpose of the ammonia machine is to free the water of any odor or taste which h frequently caused by treatments of chlorine the price city council is sparing no effort to insure potable water for the city for the coming year according to city recorder carl empey the last test of price wafer which was made at th tho office of the state chemist showed allowed a satisfactory result the water at the present time is free from any sort of gollu tion the action of the council came as a result of a report of estimated re present 5 ear which mas as ordered last week b if maora a or W F olson accord ing to the report submitted by mr empe price will wili hae me an estimated surplus of 46 it the end of the ear according to tl ti ese figures the water improvement program will ill not place the city in further indebted ness riess |