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Show WORK ON THE NEW WATER MAINS Unless certain couplings needed in the construction of the water main, from tho city reservoir to Washington Washing-ton avenue on Twonty-thlrd streot, are immediately shipped by tho railroad rail-road companies, Superintendent Klrch-cr Klrch-cr of tho waterworks department says there will be aoino delay hi getting get-ting the work done. The material has been ordered a number of weeks. It is expected, however, how-ever, that tho couplings will arrive within the next few days. The contract for the trench digging dig-ging has boon let and the contractors will bo ready to begin work as soon as it is known when the material for tho pipe line will he here. Tho O'Noill Construction company is making good headway in the laying of the Cold Water ennynn conduit, most of tho material being on hand. The company has a large force of men on the Job and tho work is being done to good advantage. Tho Portland people, who arc furnishing fur-nishing the wooden stave pipe, have a force of men al work building tho largo pipe The pipe 18 -being put together to-gether in the trench, so that when It is coupled together it will be in placo and ready for immediate use. |