History of Richardson County, Nebraska : its people, industries and institutions . EriSCOIAT. CHTUCH. STS. ]I7rEIt AND TAn/S CHURCH, FALLS CITY. RICHARDSON COUNTY, NEBRASKA. 529 tions, and into the southeastern part of the city, where many new residenceswere built to accommodate the railroads. There were, in all, 17,217 feetof water mains laid at a cost of $8,000. In addition to furnishing waterfor domestic consumption these extensions brought nearly every buildingwithin the corporate limits within the protection of the fire department, whichwas an item of considerable importance
History of Richardson County, Nebraska : its people, industries and institutions . EriSCOIAT. CHTUCH. STS. ]I7rEIt AND TAn/S CHURCH, FALLS CITY. RICHARDSON COUNTY, NEBRASKA. 529 tions, and into the southeastern part of the city, where many new residenceswere built to accommodate the railroads. There were, in all, 17,217 feetof water mains laid at a cost of $8,000. In addition to furnishing waterfor domestic consumption these extensions brought nearly every buildingwithin the corporate limits within the protection of the fire department, whichwas an item of considerable importance when it is understood that no Iniild-ing worth saving has been lost that could have been saved by the fire depart-ment. Four new wells were put down in the old first ward water station. Thewells proved to be good and are capable of producing 200,000 gallons ofwater in twenty-four hours. The water is forced out of the wells by com-pressed air into the large storage reservoir having a capacity of 100,000gallons. The air compressor is operated by an electric motor, the ])owerbeing transmitted from the light plan
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