Water Works Improvement Funds Invested for City Plant
The city water works, now housed in its new home, reports total improvements of 78,807 during the past year. Expenditures covered extensions 12,600. pumping machinery 21,874. new well 10,?54. office building 13,000. well building 600. meters 7,330. office furniture 2,390. engineering 157. Purchase of Highland addition was 359,100 with a 12,000 addition for improvements. The facility was purchased February 3, 1909.
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Newwell
Water Works
County records a savings device in county clerk office
The text describes a practice in Sully county where assistants in the courthouse smile at patrons and offer to email or mail documents. From December 1 1910 to December 1 1911 a total of 6161 papers were filed. The deputy recorder notes cost savings for the county and patrons.
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Water Works Move to New Modern Facility
The water works relocated from a basement site to a stand at Third and Sycamore streets, constructing a one story brick block atop a large reservoir at a cost of 18 000. The quarters are well furnished and set to serve the water system for years. Completion of a deep well on Penns Avenue between Sycamore and Lafayette streets added a third well, enabling the shutdown of the river source and supplying consumers since last July.
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Caton
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City water board notes improvements and projects
Fragmentary text shows mention of deep wells, mains and meters, and extensions in city water work. It references the board of water trustees and department of work handling city improvements, with details scattered in this issue.
Water Works Metering and City Plant Update
City department work gains boost in summer. 1500 meters set, total near 1500 meters in city. Two hundred fifty meters on hand for spring installation. Revenue from one plant in the last year slightly over 82006 dollars. Board of three trustees appointed by the mayor oversees water works. On that date Mr Wilken retired, vacancy filled by De We feath. Advertisement notes for old furniture sale and Gossip In Olden Time column.
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J. A. Geet
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