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Show CITY COMMISSION ORDERS WELL PUMPS The board of city commissioners today Instructed the city attornej t" enter Into a contract with the Sullivan Machinery company of Chicago, for th- purchase of airlift machinery to be Installed at the artesian wells In Ogden canyon to increase the flow of water for city use. The machinery is expected to be de. llvered In Offden a week following the closing of the contract and will be Installed at once The equipment will cost approxlmatey j-uou, includes motors, air-compressors and piping Through forcing compressed air Into In-to the wells It J,111" been demonstrated by tests that the flow c?n be greath increased. It is believed that this system will accelerate the flow to an extent that enough water will be pro-trlded pro-trlded for Ogden'H need for years and that savings of thousands of dollars will result. . |