Water system, sewage treatment improved in city
By JILL DOLES
Renorter
One project for an improved Lawrence water system has just been completed and the Department of Utilities hopes to accept bids for construction of a new sewage treatment plant soon.
A new intake system to draw water from the Kansas River into the Lawrence water plant is expected to be opened by the end of the week. Plans for the facility will be announced secondary sewage treatment plant at Lawrence.
Charles K. Baker, director of the Department of Utilities, said the new intake system would replace a temporary system that had been in use since the old intake was destroyed in spring 1973.
Baker said part of the old 30-inch pipeline was missing. About 30 feet of pipe had been ripped out by firefighters.
The intake was still operating until Sept. 19, 2017, when the end of the broken pipe became buried in the soil.
"It was quite a disaster for Lawrence," Baker said.
Ccost for building the new intake system was $190,000.
Baker said. Civil Defense provided gasoline pumps to the city for about two or three weeks. A temporary pipeline was constructed and been used for about a year.
Divers cut the buried pipeline so that water could flow through it until a permanent intake system could be constructed. The damage was repaired before the city ran out of water.
Baker said the federal government would reimburse the city for the cost of the project.
According to Baker, 90 per cent of the city's water supply comes directly from the Kansas River. The other 10 per cent is from a well field on the south bank of the river.
Facilities in Lawrence are capable of producing 17 million gallons of water a day, Baker said.
This summer, due to the prolonged dry weather, water consumption reached the maximum level the treatment facilities could produce. Baker said citizens were asked not to water lawns for two days.
"The present facilities are overloaded," Baker said. "We need additional flow lines to move large quantities of water to the south and southeast parts of Lawrence due to the city's expansion."
"We presently plan to increase water production and distribution facilities to alleviate some critical
areas we now know exist. We need additional clear well storage and improved electrical equipment at
Although the city's facilities are overloaded, the city can acquire adequate supply from the city system. "Babylon" is a city.
He said 2.385 million gallons of water were stored in two tanks north of the Kansas Union on Oread Street. Another 500,000 gallons are stored in a tank on Stratford Road.
"Lawrence has highly potable, sterilized, fluoridated, softened, good tasting, clear water," Baker said. "We have a complete water treatment plant here."
The water is put through a process of setting, which allows large elements to drop out of the water, and later is purified by a series of procedures. The water is also sterilized with
chlorine, softened with lime salts, fluoridated, and treated for odor and taste.
"We reduce the natural hardness of the water found in the river by one half," Baker said.
The water is tested routinely by state and local officials, he said
He said a small amount of chlorine was left in the water to prevent bacterial growth and contagion.
Baker said calls about "red water" were in-frequent.
Baker said the water was clear until it came in contact with oxygen, which causes it to change color.
"Red water" is a temporary condition caused by an abundance of iron in the water. The iron can come from pipelines, household plumbing, or the well field.
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KANSAN
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY
Vol. 85-No.26 Tuesday, October 1, 1974
The University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas
By Kattan Photographer JOYCE MENDELSOHN
Settling into the job
Michael Davis, associate professor of law, inherited both a office and a new title yesterday when he became the University of Illinois Law School's first dean.
attorney Charles Oldfather. Davis and Oldfather met in Oldfather to discuss the demands of the job and to finish the movie.
Shuttle bus planned for football games
Shuttle diplomacy has come to the University of Kansas.
The heated controversy over the allocation of large portions of free parking areas during football games to athletic contributors may be solved by a new shuttle bus system to begin Saturday, Executive Vice Chancellor Dial Skelman said.
Shankel made this announcement after an administration meeting yesterday.
In addition to the shuttle system, Shankel said he would ask the Athletic Association to open up X-Zone to general parking if it were needed. Athletes before a certain dug on game days.
Shankel said he wouldn't yet make a decision on whether to reserve 300 spaces near Allen Field House for Athletic Association contributors during basketball
According to Shankel, the new bus system for football games would be composed of some buses that would pick up people from N-zone north of the field house and carry them to the Kansas Union. The buses would run between 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. on Sunday and connect with the Union fans at the Union. After the game, the buses would return from the Union to N-zone.
He said arrangements were being made
Reporter
New man, name for legal office
In the controversial week that brought both pornography film star Linda Lovelace and evangelist Bill Glass to the University of Kansas, an important changing of the guards was taking place in the Office of the University Attorney.
Rv BETTY HAFGELIN
Gone are both the retired Charles Old-father and his former title of University attorney. As his successor, Michael J. Davis will have the new title of general counsel.
Davis said. "I see this as the proper perspective for this office."
The title change occurred during the general administrative reorganization undertaken by Chancellor Archie R. Dykes and further clarify the duties of the legal office.
Davis, an associate professor of law since 1971, will continue his teaching duties, and those of the general counsel. Although seemingly part-time in nature, Davis said we quite similar to that of Oldfellow and he would retain the same responsibilities.
These duties were brought into focus last week as legal controversies were abundant in the appearances of Loveleva and Glass on campus. Although not officially involved at all, these cases will provide information and will be responsible for any further dealings concerning these matters.
The handling of the Lovelace movie was a very delicate situation, and it was important for the University to protect its interests. Davis said.
"My personal view was that the University had three things to protect; its property, its educational function and its own good name and reputation," Davis said. "Those interests would be protected I was in favor of permitting the filming."
The film company explained at the outset that three versions of the film would be released. The film would be released. Therefore, the University had to take into consideration all possible ramifications
"The problem we faced was obviously historical, as it was proved after the 1970 riots that campus activity could adversely affect the budget," Davis said. "Whoever's in charge has to make the decision carefully and keep the seat of legislative reprisal is well-founded."
from the filming, including possible budetary concerns.
The new shuttle system is the result of a cooperative effort by those involved in the development of the system.
Burge said a sign saying "free bus—free parking" would be hung near the canopy in front of the Union Saturday to advertise the new system. An official will be there to direct the procedure and answer any questions about the shuttle.
In the case of the field house use for a week by the Bill Glass Crusade, problems were encountered.
The cost of the bus service will be between $30 and $70, Burge said, and that cost will be absorbed by the groups who attended the long yesterday to decide on a bus system.
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He said that anyone could ride the buses of charge and could park in N-zone free tree.
with Frank Burge, director of the Kansas Union, to obtain buses. If the system works satisfactorily on Saturday, it will continue all home football games, Shankel said.
However, this change in titles will do little to affect the scope of the counsel's office, Davis said yesterday. On the contrary, he would much the same perspective as Oldfather did.
The Feedback survey isn't always reliable. J. Michael Young, chairman of AUAP's committee for analysis and improvement of instruction, said yesterday.
Feedback is a rough device for measuring teaching quality, according to the chairman of an American Association of University Administrators (AUUP) committee studying Feedback.
Feedback effect criticized
Feedback is the Curriculum and Instruction Survey conducted near the end of each semester. Students are survey to rate the quality of their courses and instructors. Students may choose not to
*Feedback is useful at the extremes, but in the middle it not a very sensitive mechanism.*
If a teacher regularly makes good or bad scores on the survey, some estimate of his ability should be obtained.
Young said several members of AAPU student bodies emphasize the effectiveness, meeting about Feedback as an effectiveness. Some professors think large lecture classes give better scores over poorer ratings than classes given by peers.
Young's committee recently was organized to examine Feedback and to co-operate on other issues.
Other professors doubt, Young said, whether students fund the survey useful. (Kenneth J. Hunt, a professor at Cornell.)
The College Assembly passed a resulstion this fall urging faculty members to use Feedback. However, the survey is still optional.
This year use of Feedback for departmental evaluation through optional feedback was discussed, said Phil McKnight, director of the office of instructional resources, which administers Feedback. He said he hoped the individual would have a chance to expand the usefulness of the system.
McKnight said he thought the criticism of Feedback was a healthy sign. The survey is a public instrument, he said, and should respond to the University's needs.
Students have contributed to the program's development immensely in the last three years, he said. Because everyone associated with the University is affected by Feedback, any changes would be made after consulting a variety of groups, he said.
McKnight said the advisory committee to the Curriculum and Instructional Survey would meet Oct. 12. The survey will be presented at the committee's recommendations, he said.
an alternative to the numberal rating system of the college. You should be written
Tickets are still available for the concert, which is sponsored by the Board of Class Officers and produced by SUA. Ticket Officers and $3. Card class cards get her $1 $2 discount.
Concerts set
Jose Felfiano and Dale Loggins, male coaches, will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday in the John C. Mackenzie Center.
problem and file a report with AAUP in the spring, he said.
Feliciano, the featured artist of the concert, will follow.
The Righteous Brothers, a nostalgic group, are also coming to the University of Chicago.
Laggins, who has a single record out,
Please Come to Boston," on the Epic label,
with lyrics by Katie O'Connor.
The group was signed last night to replace the Smothers Brothers for the Homecoming Concert Oct. 26 which will also feature Dionne Warwick, Miller said.
Attempt at boycott fails
Mike Miller, programs director for SUA
temporary guitarist and lyricists of today.
By DON SMITH
Feliciano's recent album is entitled, "For my love ... Mother Music."
Reporter
A proposed week-long boycott of the cafétea didn't materialize yesterday.
According to Pearl Grant, cafeteria manager, business yesterday wasn't affected by the boycott, which was first introduced in 2016 and pertinent in two editions of the Kansan.
"The motive behind the cafeteria on campus is profits, and profits should not be based on cost."
Hatton said he was told by college officials that profits from the campus cafeterias went to the SUA fund.
"I thought that maybe people would get together and do something, but too many people accept the high prices and too many people don't care," the student, David Hatton, Spokane, Wash., freshman, said yesterday.
"We had a nice crowd at noon. The day's been normal, if not a little better, for a Macy's Thanksgiving Day."
The ad, which said "lower prices are needed," may be used to get involved in the food chain. In lower food贸
According to the student who purchased it, no immediate boycott will be initiated.
Hatton, he said he initially thought that the food prices in the cafeteria were too high. But he now thinks that the real question is whether it is made in the food operation are spent, he said.
"If the students want their money spent on things they really don't care about, then they'll just stick with what they have."
Hatton said he thought an investigation should be made into where the goers in his club were.
Forrest Jolly, manager of vending at Wescole, Summerfield and Murphy halls, said he received a call last week from his concerns about the high prices at Wescole.
He said he might attempt to initiate a boottack against the Wescoe cafeteria staff.
"Everyone I spoke with, in a sense, passed the buck on to someone else," he said.
Hatton said he had talked to various campus administrators about profits.
Jolly said the caller didn't identify himself. Hatton said that he was the caller and didn't identify himself because he wasn't asked to.
"He talked about the price of hard boiled eggs, and that's all we talked about." Jolly. "I don't know."
Jolly said the food operation at Wescow wasn't set up to make a large profit.
"We make just enough profit to make improvements over there (Wescoe)." Jally Naboo said.
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Waitina as usual
A boycott against the Wesco cafeteria fizzled yesterday as the cafeteria eagled business as usual. In fact, the management of the cafeteria has accused it of throwing money in the wrong place.
By Kansan Photographer JOYCE MENDELSOHN
for a Monday. The boycott was initiated by David Matton,
unreasonably high prices. In retaliation for what he considered
unreasonably high prices.