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Show ENGINEER RECOMMENDS FULL USE OF PRESENT CITY WATER SYSTEM Meters To Be Installed As Water Conservation Measure; Wells May Bring 400 Gallon Flow THE possibilities of Roosevelt having to vote another bond election in the amount of $175,-000, $175,-000, or spending all of the $100,- 000 voted last June for a new culinary water system, appeared remote today, as word was released re-leased regarding the recommendations recommen-dations of Consulting Engineer A. Z. Richards, after he had inspected in-spected the new well in the north artesian park area last Thursday. Thurs-day. Richards, who had already surveyed, sur-veyed, and recommended the construction of a new water system for the city, decreed last week that with the installation of two pumps, one at the new well and the other at one of the older sources of supply, Roosevelt Roose-velt could expect a flow of water for culinary purposes of between be-tween 350 and 400 gallons a minute. Permanency of the revigorated water system remained somewhat some-what clouded, depending upon the immediate growth of Roosevelt, Roose-velt, and the holding up of the city wells. It has been decided, however, that the immediate metering of the town will be undertaken, as a water conservation conser-vation move, and that a revamping revamp-ing of the present water delivery deliv-ery system will be made. The estimated cost of utilizing the new well and one other previously pre-viously used source through the process of pumping would entail the expenditure of the general obligation bonds in the amount of $40,000, voted last spring. If additional financing is required, there still remains $60,000 worth of revenue bonds, the use of which was affirmed in the same bond election. A full report of what is intended in-tended with regard to improving improv-ing the present city owned system sys-tem will not be forthcoming until un-til after the council meets next Monday night. But on the strength of Mr. Richards' reepm-mendaiions reepm-mendaiions to jrike the best possible use of the artesian wells now furnishing water to Roosevelt, two pumps have been ordered, power is in thn process of being delivered to th north -rtesian basin area, an i plans ..re gcir forv.'.r l to repltce the 1 worn-out parts of the present water system 1o say nothing of the meters which have or will be ordered. According to the most recent report, no provision has yet been mads fc the storage cf excess water, nor has it been definitely decided what to do about the ponds which serve as the city's reservoirs. Presumably Presum-ably some use will be made of them, if they can be placed in a proper condition to serve the needs of the city. |