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Begins Operations
being paid out for 13 miles of
pipe, fire hydrants and an under-
ground tank with a capacity of
2,000,000 gallons.
"The federal government con-
tributed $484,000 to the total bill
of the project," Boswell added.
"One effect of the water tower
and additional fire h y d r a n t s
would be to lower insurance"=
rates," Boswell' noted:" -
In the past the city has at
times been plagued with problems
of low water pressure because of
t
NOW IN OPERATION
College Station's million-gallon water tower became fully
operational Wednesday. Projected figures show that it will
adequately serve the city's needs for the next twenty years.
See story page 3. (Photo by Mike Wright)