Palmer's New Water System Will be Most Modern in Alaska
TWO WELLS AND 240 OOO-GAL. RESERVOIR I
WILL SUPPLY EIGHT MILES OF WATER MAINS I
The Alaska Public works office
in Juneau announced awarding
of the $568,494.58 contract for
construction of the Palmer water
system early last week to Arctic
Plumbing and Heating Company
of Fairbanks. The contractor be
gan work on the water system a
few weeks ago in anticipation of
the award.
The local water system when
completed will be comprised of
two wells, an underground rein
forced concrete reservoir with a
capacity of 24,000 gallons, pro
vision for chlorination, and about
eight miles of supply mains and
distribution lines. The system is
scheduled for completion within
a year, according to APW officials
but the major portion is expected
to be finished this fall.
The new water system was
designed by Thomas E. Bourne
Associates, the engineering com:
pany that designed the Interna
tional Airport at Anchorage.
Working closely with the engin
eers was the water committee of
the Common Council comprised
of Hagen, Brown, and Mick. All
details were approved by the
Council after an exhaustive study
that required nearly seven months
of concentrated effort. Richard
Demming did most of the local
surveying as representative of the
Anchorage office of Bourne As
sociates, which is supervised by
Engineer Irene Ryan. A test well
was dug last fall on the Benson
farm northwest of town by the
engineers, who were advised by
Frank Trainer of the U. S. Geo
logical Survey ground water
division in Palmer. This well will
be incorporated into the water
system. A second well is to be dug
Under the control gallery which
forms the center part of a 240,
000-gallon underground reservoir. I
Excavation for the reservoir was;
completed last week on a 4-acre
tract purchased from Art Thomp
son. The reservoir site adjoins the
well site on the Benson farm, lo- j
cated about a quarter of a mile
north of the Pat Hemmer farm.
Digging on the second well was;
in progress this week. This well j
will have an eight-inch casing '■
(the first one had a six-inch cas-!
ing) and will be used as the pri- j
mary source of water for Palmer, j
The first well will be the stand-j
by well. The Northern Drilling
Company of Anchorage has been
doing the drilling for the second j
well, as it did for the first. Next j
week the contractors will start
laying forms for the reservoir!
concrete structure.
A new access road to the wells j
and reservoir was built earlier,
this summer as a south extension 1
Art Thompson’s farm.
When completed the control
gallery in the reservoir structure
will house a chlorinator and met- j
ers that will afford a measure of
water used. The system will not
include fluoridation because the I
equipment is too expensive at j
this time. Depending on public
desires, a fluoridation injector
may be installed at a later date.
Also housed in the control gal
lery will be one of the well
pumps and a standby generator
to permit pumping during electri
cal power failures. V-phase elec
trical power was extended to the
reservoir by ME A in June. ,
A 14-inch transmission line will I
bring the water to Palmer. This I
line parallels the Co-Op water I
line at a distance of 10 feet, pass- I
ing through the Benson, Beylund.
Eckert, and Bugge farms. It en- j
ters the city limits on Indepen- I
dence Avenue and joins a 10- '
inch distribution loop at Valley
Street.
This 10-inch pipeline will go
down Valley Street to Airport |
Avenue- It goes down Airport
Avenue turning north on Federal
Street. On Co-Op Avenue it jogs
west to Walker Street. The 10
inch line runs north on Walker
Street to the Anchorage-Palmer
Highway and then west on the
south side of the highway to Val
ley Street, whence it turns south
to complete the loop at Indepen
dence Avenue. A smaller 10-inch
loop circles the area bounded by ,
Wasilla Road-Hill Street-Lazy
Mountain Avenue-Valley Street.
These 10-inch loops are the basis
for the entire distribution system.
From these main loops, 6-inch
lines service the Co-Op area, the
lumber yard area, the Experiment
Station area, and north Palmer to
Swanson Avenue. The Smith sub
division, First Avenue, Felton's
Subdivision and the area west of
Hill Street are to be serviced by ]
3- and 4-inch lines. The AHA area |
is now serviced by a relatively
new pipe line that will be incor
porated into the new city system.
Most other existing pipe lines will
not be used, unless special con- j
siderations not yet brought be- ]
fore the Council warrant special!
action. The new High School site]
near the Cope farm will be serv
ed by a 6-inch extension down
Springer Road.
The loop features of this new
system together with a well-plan
ned layout of control valves, will
make it one of the most modern
in the Territory. Breaks and re
pairs will make it necessary to
cut out not over 700 feet of line
so that service will not be dis-1
rupted over the entire town.
Nearly 50 fire hydrants will bei
scattered at intervals of less than]
700 feet over the whole town.
Many fire hydrants, a good dis
tribution system, and an ample
water supply are expected to save
the householder and businessman
a considerable portion of the pres
sent fire insurance premiums.
Although corporation cocks will
be installed in the distribution
lines as the pipe is laid, service
lines to houses and businesses are
not included in the APW contract.
The contractor, Arctic Plumb
ing and Heating, will be happy to
dig ditches and install service
connections for anyone interested.
Persons who would like to avail
themselves of this offer when the
contractor’s crews pass their
property are requested to get in
touch with Richard Demming,
the contractor’s local representa
tive.
According to the contractor, all
materials are now enroute to Pal
mer. A major part of the building
will be done this fall. This will
include the reservoir and most of
the distribution lines. Work on
the main transmission line is ex
pected to start shortly after Sep
tember 1.
Although household meters
were not included in the contract
with APW, the Council may at-|
tempt to procure them from the|
contractor who has a large supply
on hand. Most authorities agree!
that a water rate based on meter- |
ed quantities is the only really
satisfactory and fair method of
calculating costs. Another big ad
vantage of meters is in locating
leaks and keeping the system
operating at peak efficiency. The
Council will decide to use meters
only after a thorough study of j
their cost and of alternate meth- j
ods of arriving at a realistic water
rate.
About 50,000.000 pamphlets and
ather printed pieces are distribut
ed every year by the American
Dancer Society to help spread the
[acts about this disease.
NEW BABIES
Young
An eight-pound daughter, Mic
kie, was bom to Mr. and Mrs.
Don Young at Valley Hospital on
Thursday, August 14.
Callison
A son, still unnamed, was born
to Mr. and Mrs. Hersel Callison
of Sutton on Monday, August 18,
at Valley Hospital. He is the sec
ond boy for the Callisons and
weighed seven pounds, 11 ounces.
Anderson
A nine-pound son, Carl Aryie,
was born Saturday, August 16 at
Valley Hospital to Mr. and Mrs.
Borney Anderson. He is their
second son. Mrs. Anderson is the
former Mary Ann Michalek.
KIDS' DAY TALENT
SHOW PROPOSED BY
KIWANIS CLUB
Palmer Kiwanians are mulling
the possibility of staging a chil
dren’s talent show in connection
with the annual National Kids’
Day observance September 27.
Parents who have any opinions
or suggestions regarding such a
show are invited to forward them
to one of the members of the Kids’
Day committee: Rev. Edward
Imme, Jim Hurley. Bill Zahrad
nicek, and Bob Johns.
The purpose of Kids’ Day is to
call attention to children. Giving
local children an oppoi'tunity to
display their skills and hobbies, it
is felt, would spotlight them in an
especially fine way.
ADH Physio-Therapist
In Valley Tomorrow
Miss Carmen Stoltz, Physio
therapist with the Alaska Depart
ment of Health will be in the Val
ley Friday, August 22.
With Public Health Nurse Mar
With Public Health Nurse Mar- |
jorie Myren she will visit several |
orthopedic cases on follow up j
from Jhe last clinic in Anchorage
and will be at the Health Center
for consultation.
Dr. Philip Moore, orthopedic
surgeon from Mt. Edgecumbe in
Sitka is establishing regular
monthly clinics in Anchorage un
til a new orthopedic surgeon is
found for this area.
FIRST FROST
A light frost was reported in
the Valley early Saturday morn
ing, August 16.
Although damage to crops was
limited to only a few low-lying
areas, potatoes on the Ralph
Goodrich farm were reportedly
killed to the ground, and another
field of potatoes was damaged
considerably on the Kendrick
farm in the Butte area. South of
Palmer. Glenn Wood reported
that some of his potatoes were
nipped by the early dip in lem
perature.
CANCER CARE COSTLY
A one million volt x-ray ma- i
chine costs $65,000. A contribu
tion to the 1952 Cancer Crusade
jf the American Cancer Society j
can help provide the expensive j
equipment needed to fight cancer.
TERRITORY HAS
NEW EDUCATION
SUPERVISOR
The Territorial Board of Educa
tion announces the appointment
of Robert P. Isaac to the Educa
tion Supervisor position recently
made vacant by the resignation of
Kenneth S. Clem, who plans to
continue his graduate studies in
the East.
Mr. Isaac, who will assume the
duties of his new position on Aug
ust 25th, has been a resident of
the Territory since 1942, when he
reported for duty with the United
States Army Air Force at Ladd
Air Force Base. He continued on
duty there until December, 1945.
at which time he was separated
from the service with the grade of
Major. Immediately following his
release from active duty, he then
joined the faculty of the Univer
sity of Alaska as Director of Ath
letics and instructor in physical
education, hygiene and biology. !
Holding two Bachelor’s degrees
awarded by Western Michigan
College, Mr. Isaac re-entered
Western Michigan College of j
Education n 1949 to continue his
advanced studies. He joined the
faculty of the Douglas Public
Schools in md 1950-1951, taking
over coaching duties and teacher
elementary and secondary social:
studies. At the time of his ap
pointment to the Department of
Education he was slated to direct
physical education and to serve as j
principal in the Douglas School j
system.
During the summer of 1951 Mr.
Isaac was a member of the School
Facilities Survey staff for the
Department of Education. This
summer he has been Assistant Di
rector of the School Facilities
Survey study.
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac reside in
Douglas.
WOMEN OF MOOSE
HAVE HANKY SHOWER
A handkerchief shower for
Mrs. George Kezak was held by
the hospital committee at the last
regular meeting of the Women of
the Moose August 12. The guest
of honor was not present, having
already left for Denver for medi
cal treatment. The gifts were
packaged and sent to her.
At a special meeting called by
Senior Regent Reva Roak on Aug
ust 19, members voted not to at
tempt to have a food booth during
’52 Alaska Canned
Salmon Pack Near
2 Million Cases
JUNEAU—Alaska’s canned sal
mon pack stood at 1.985.322 cases
through the week ending August
2. 1952, according to weekly statis
tics released by the Fish and
Wildlife Service. The comparable
figure in 1951, was 1.559,839 cases.
Southeast Alaska’s total to Aug
ust 2 was 232.405 cases, as com
pared with 250.579 cases at the
same time last year.
The 1952 Southeast total in
cluded 104.187 case of pinks, 70.171
of chums, 33.076 of reds, 23.321 of
cohoes and 1,650 of kings.
Central Alaska’s total reached
971.934 compared with 920,709 last
year. The 1952 pack comprises
358,489 cases of reds, 301,478 of
pinks, 258.380 of chums. 33.642 of
kings and 19,945 of cohoes.
Western Alaska had a total of
780,983 cases to August 2 of the
present season, compared with
388,551 at the same date in 1951
The 1952 breakdown is 724,424
cases of reds, 35,766 of chums. 19,
227 of kings, 1.178 of pinks and
388 of cohoes.
FEW KNOW CANCER SIGNS
Only a little more than half of
all adult Americans know even
one of cancer’s seven danger
signals, the American Cancer
Society points out.
the Fair. Instead they will help
the Loal Order of Moose with
the Alaska Favorite Game con
cession.
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