Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-07-24
CITY TRUSTEES.
Proposals to Furnish Additional Pumps
The Well Water Supply.

lHeIHDeIS present.
E. H. Williams City Engineer of the
Water Works, reported that during the
past week 49,979,0O0 gallons of water had
heen pumped-the largest weekly pump
ing on record. The Holly pumps were in
operation 116 hours, and the c. z. pump
l6l hours. The Holly pumped Is. S62 .0oC
gallons, and the C. p. pump, ALLY 900 gal.
Ions
THE NEW PUMP.
Bids for the furnishing of a new pumu
were next considered. Before opening
their bids, which the Mayor said the Board
reserved the right of rejecting any or all
the Mayor asked those present in the inter
est of the different pumping concerns il
they had any explanations to make. Each
one stated that they would stand by the
specifications. The bids were opened, and
proved to be as follows:
ii. P. Gregory & Co., San Francisco,
Blake's pump $47 500
Charles Elliott. for s. t. Flagler & Co.,
OF Lockport, n. Y, Gaskill pump, No. I,
S38,OOO; No. 6, 10000 The pump has a
capacity OF 100000 gallons of water for
"a hours
Park & Lucy, of San Francisco, Knowles
pump, 10 600 600 gallons capacity for "A
hours. 10000.
A. L. Fish, San Francisco, Worthington
pump, 10 100000 gallons for "a hours. $685.
100; another style for $500 additional, and
still another style for Sal, 900.
The Board decided to take the matter
under advisement for week or ten days.
STREET REMoNsrRANcE.
Citizens on n street, from Front to Fifth,
appeared and demonstrated against the i'm
proyement of that thoroughtare this sea-
son. They said they would be willing to
make the improvement next year, but at
present they were financially unable. Three
OF the demonstrators were ladies. their
request was granted. One of those op-
posed to the improvement was an old man
named Van Sam. He is over 20 years of
age. came 10 Sacramento in 1S49, and says
he hes done nothing but paw taxes since
his arrival in the city. First, | was
brought to the high grade; then Knox
came along and boosted me foot or two.
and now you gentlemen want to elevate
me again. 1t is pleasant to be elevated ::
but another elevation such as you propose
to give me will send me under. | am on
half rations now. and have to cook nv own
grub. If | was big eater, l would starve
to death. These ladies here are not able to
pay this outrageous assessment The Jim
Touhey gravel syndicate of this city is al
most equal to the Jay Gould rings of New
York. If we can dissolve that Touhey
syndicate and get gravel at a fair price, we
Will next season be willing to do this
work"
Mayor Gregory-You say you have had
that property since 1919, and have done
nothing but pay taxes on it?
Yes, and L suppose YOU would recon-
mend my going off and leaving it"
"Oh no. But if were you l would sell
it." 0'-'
"You send me purchaser and will rise
up and call you blessed"
Mr.. Ryan-You can never sell out until
your streets are improved.
THE WATER SUPPLY.
At a meeting of the Sacramento City and
County improvement Association last
Wednesday evening. The Water Com
mittee passed a resolution as follows:
Resolved, That it is the sense of the Water
Committee of the Sacramento City and County
Improvement Association, that a new water
plant should be placed at some point convenient
10 section of the city, in order to test the
ton OF a pure, clear and adequate water supply
from wells bored to the depth of lis feet or more
TO strike the Williamson and County Hospital
strata of water.
They also appointed the following COM
mittee to appear before the Board of Trus-
tees and present the matter properly ::
Messrs; Simmons, McClatchy, Briggs, Ches-
ley and Lewis. All of the committee ex-
cept Mr.. Nc CATCHY were present.
DR.. G. l.. Simmons, in the opening of his
statement, said there was no subject that so
interested this people at this time as that of
the water supply of our city. The I'm
provement Association commenced the
investigation of the subject over a year ago,
and had tested the hospital, Williamson
and Sanborn wells. The Association tested
the Williamson well by pumping As hours,
and Strong IL Co., the owners, continued it
for II hours, and the 60 hours pumping
did not lower the well in the least. The
evils complained of with the present sys-
tenn are too well known to be referred TO-
No matter how little we care for the looks
of the water, there is a prejudice against
among non-residents that is felt through
out the State. A year ago the agent of the
Hyatt hlterlng process presented that sys-
TEN TO the people in such favorable light
that large majority were convinced that
at least solution to the muddy water sup
ply was at last discovered. He said several
citizens were so iavorably impressed with
the Hyatt system that they purchased
filters for their business bousps. The cost
of putting i'll the system would be SOD 0O0
and when the city increased in population
and the demand for water became larger
this expense would be doubled. No one
will argue for moment that we need a
filtering process for this well water. The use
of alum in settling water charged with
slickens is very old. 1t, however, if used
to any extent, causes stomach and bowel
complaints, and experience has demon
strated that its use is not conducive to good
health. They claim that with the HYATT
system only enough alum is used to neu.
tralize the amount of foreign matter con-
tanned in the wafer. The conditions of
the river water vary. When the river is
high the water is perhaps the muddiest
but ii is the purest When the river is low
il drains the slOughs and is more or less
contaminated with vegetable and decayed
matter. With the Hyatt system we must
expect to drink mild solution of alum.
The chemists of that company could dem
onstrate just how much alum should be
used in the publication of water that was
OF the same quality the year round. The
Sacramento, however, changes with the
storms, with the seasons, and no uniform
amount of alum to be used could be estab-
lished. Some of the alum would be car
ried into the mains and into our homes.
He asked the Hyatt agent how it
would be in case of fires when it
was necessary to put on the fire.
pressure. His reply was that the
filter system could be cut out and the water
pumped directly into the mains as now. In
that case the pipes and mains would be
filed with muddy water sometimes two or
three times day, and the effect would be
that the water furnished in our homes
would be but little better than it now is, so
far as lurity and clearness were concerned.
He believed that the best source of supply
was from the mountains To pipe it, how
ever, only part of the way, would furnish
water not so good as the present supply.
The time may, and perhaps will come,
when San Francisco, Oakland, Stockton
and this city will get enough money to-
gether to tap Lake Tahoe; but you can
wear ont several systems OF water works
before this gigantic undertaking will be &C.
complished. He advocated the procuring
of a supply of water by boring wells south
east of the city, or from wells already
bored in that section. 1t is not an expert
ment, except as to quantity. The vein oil
water is clear and pure. 1t is the sense OF
the committee, of which he is member,
that the eastern portion of the city should
be districted and the value of these wells
tested. He submitted the following propo.
sition that had been handed him by Strong
| &c Co:
To the Honorable Board Of Trustees Of the City o.
| dcTamento-GENrLEhRS: We, the undersigned
| firm would make ha foil