Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 March 1888 — Water Works at Kentland. [ARTICLE]

Water Works at Kentland.

"The boring for gas at. Kentland resulted in an inexhaustible well of good water, although not a flowing well, like that at our toivn. The .Kentland gas transferred their well to the toivn and the citizens voted to erect waterYvorks.LjThe following description of the proposed works, from the Gazette, will be of interest to the people of Rensselaer and may serve as a valuable suggestion of a way to utilise our oivn well: “The works will be built on the gas well lot. A trestle of large timbers, 60 feet high, will be built directly over the well. On this tower will rest a water tank 24 feet in diameter and 16 feet higbT f Capacity about 1700 barrels. 1 On top of this tank "will be'; built a second tower, on Yvhich will be placed an 18- foot wind mill. This mill will be self regulating, and when the tank is full of water, the mill will throw itself eqt of gear, and when the water loyvpts in the tauk, the mill will come again into gear. On the ground will bo placcd a 12 or 14 horse power steam engine. The pump is to be handled hy the windmill at all times except in time of protracted calm, or in time of fire, when the steam

engine will handle the pump. The pump is to be located 75 feet from the surface of the ground and the connections to be so arranged that it can be made to pump either to the tower or into the mains direct, independent of tower, at will of operator. The mains will be 6-inch cast iron pipes, covered 5 feet deep, aud to be extended to all parts of town where the citzens want to use the water. Hydrants will be placed along the line of the mains, at least one to every block. As a fire protection it will be just wlial Kentland has long needed: Two-inch hose will be attached to the hydrants, when a one and one-half inch stream of water can be thrown 40 feet high, the water coming direct from the tower. If the steam engine is needed, and the direct force used, water can be thrown 00 fdet, high. The steam engine can be tired up and jready for use in fifteen minutes in case of an emergency. ; There will be no expense to tjie tpwn in operating the workq., as all the attention it will need will he oiling the machinery, which .will be attended to by the, town marshal. In case the steam engine, is needed, the marshal can also .attend to that, , j The town .board will receive uids ,on April TBtV\ _ i