DESCRIPTION:
Subject: York Water Company's Impounding Basin, Showing Spillway Channel, York, PA
Condition: Excellent (See scans)
Back side: Divided
Circulated: Yes
Year: Ca. 1935
Publisher: Tichnor Quality Views
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"Partial History of The York Water Company
1913. First Dam Constructed. On January 7, 1913 the dam was completed. By February 4, 1913 the new dam was full and overflowing. The lake was later named Lake Williams in honor of the Company's General Manager.
1925. Completion of the "Best Reforesting in the World." In 1925, The Engineering Society of York decided to make conservation conscious President Coolidge aware of York's exemplary reforestation efforts. The message was sent via 13 carrier pigeons! President Coolidge's reply congratulated York and noted that "the planting of evergreens throughout the York Water Shed area was conceded to be the best reforesting of evergreens in the world."
1929. A Remarkable Office Building. The headquarters of York Water is located at 130 East Market Street. It is the former site of the home of Samuel Small and was purchased in 1928. Because the building is dedicated to the distribution of water, the architect, William B. Billmeyer, thought it fitting to incorporate into the scheme of the decoration many elements relating to the "gift of water" to mankind. Artist Gustav Ketterer was commissioned to paint and decorate the ceiling in an appropriate manner.
1932. New Filter Building. As the community continued to grow, the need for an expanded water filtration facility was also required. The new facility was initially built with a capacity of 15 million gallons per day and then expanded to 30 million gallons per day. After many upgrades, this facility is still in service today.
1954. Expansion of Dam. Due to the need to store more water
for the post-war industrial community of York, an expanded supply
was needed. Four foot tall bascule gates were ordered from the York
factory of S. Morgan Smith (now Voith Siemens). These gates
increased the capacity of Lake Williams from 600 million gallons to
800 million gallons. " (Attribution:
http://www.yorkwater.com/home_files/history.html)
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