Block · one region of the page, as the scanner read it. It may hold a whole story, part of one, several, or an advertisement; stitching blocks into articles is the next step. Text is supplied OCR.
Page 1 · column 3 of 9 · from the scan, no model involved
interjected Fran Eldred, referring to the improvements to the outdated water system.
“It hasn’t happened yet,” joked the mayor, sparking a round of chuckles from the council members and the audience.
Fisher continued that the old pitted pipe can be replaced with cement-lined iron pipe coated with tar on the outside as protection against the acidic soil. The cement-lined type will be more resistant to corrosion “but it does have its drawbacks,” he noted.
According to Fisher, water flowing through the new pipes will have a very disagreeable—but harmless—taste and odor for the first six to eight months of use.
"When the springs come back in the fall, we can flush out the system,” Miller interjected, adding that this will eliminate the worst of the taste and odor associated with the new pipe.
The mayor pointed out a seemingly contradictory aspect of Washington’s water system: that to conserve water, at least for 10 months of the year, customers should use more.
If the water is used, it is returned to the water table
(Continued on Page 4)
95.0%