St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-21
A Project Outlined by Mr.. 0Verton for Com
plete Water Supply in the Sixth
Ward.
Washington's Birthday VIII be Celebrated
ona Large Scale by Many Organ
izationS,
A Season of Brilliant Opera in Store--
Notes From Well Known North
westerners.
Deaths of Week--Street Sayings
Marshal Denny Steps Down
and Out.
WATER COMMISSIONERS.
west Side Citizens TO be Given
Water supply.

The board of water commissioners met
Yesterday morning at 10 o'clock. BlIls 10
the amount of SIG, 223.52 were allowed.
Petitions for water mains on Sixth street,
between Bates and Maple and between
Wabasha and st. Peter, were referred TO
the president.
Several consumers protested against pay
ing for water charged against them as
being used in private and livery stable, at
the rate of 81 per annum for the former
and 81 for the latter. The protesters
claimed that they should not be taxed for
water they do not use and claim that they
have wells from which they get their stable
supplies. The secretary brought the
matter up before the board
and it was decided to make the changes,
as city water was probably used for wash
ing wagons and other purposes. 1t was de-
cided that no transfer Of water rents should
be made. Mayor Rice introduced the fol-
lowing resolutions;
Resolved, That the attorney Of the water
board be instructed TO inquire into the con-
ditiOn of the resolution passed by the water
board TO secure the transfer of the premium
Of the water board issued April i, 1855.
Adopted.
FOR THE SIXTH WARD.
Superintendent OveTton submitted the
following report regarding the proposed
water supply for the Sixth ward.
TO the Honorable Board of Water Commits
sioners, Gentlemen: by your orders ] sub
nit plans and profles Of water supply for West
ST. Paul. IT requires high and low-service
system, similar to this side of the city.
For low service ! would recommend
the crossing Of the river from Broadway 10
State street with u siXteen-inch main having
flexible ana expansion joints; on State street
TO Isabella with a siXteen-inch main; on In
diana from State TO Starkey with a sixteen
inch main; Indiana from Starkey to Hyde
with q twelve-inch main; Starkey from Fill
more avenue TO Isabel. twelve-inch main;
Isabella from Dakota avenue to State Street,
twelve-inch main; Dakota avenue from Fill
more to Isabel, siX-inch main. Before this
system can be carried out, State street from
the river to Isabel, and Indiana from State
street to Hyde, must be graded TO fun grade.
With the aforementioned mains which am
recommending, all of the low service of the
west can be laid as fast us streets are graded
and services required. The blue line on the
map will show the contour which will about
divide the high and low service. If Indiana
avenue and state street are graded this sea-
son, the main which crosses the river
ought to be laid next winter and the mains
on the West side can be laid during the spring
of 1885. For high service i would recon-
mend the sinking of artesian wells, with
river connection near the railroad bridge 20
provide against accident We would require
Il small pumping station of about one million
and half capacity; also the building of
small covered reservoir OF about three million
gallons capacity on some elevated position. i
do not think it safe or feasible to cross the
river with our high-service system. 1t would
have pressure from 100 TO $50 pounds TO the
square inch. 1t would take about seven or
eight Thousand feet of nOn-producing main.
1T would also require 10 be very heavy and
expensive pipe. Yours respectfully,
j. b. OvERTON, Superintendent.
The report was referred to p. IL. Kelly
and C. w. Griggs, and the board adj
iOuTned