The record-union., 1891-11-02
WATER AND SEWAGE.
Mayor Comstock Gathering Informa-
ton on Both Subjects.
winona, Mimi, Employs Holly Pumps
and stand-Pipe-It is Also to
Use the shone Sewage System.

Several months ago Sacramento was
visited by r. B. Basford of Winona.
Mimi, who spent several hours here
viewing the city, in company with Mayor
Comstock, and inspecting the water and
sewerage systems in vogue here On his
return TO Winona Mr.. BasforCi induced
the City Attorney of that place to write
Mayor Comstock a long letter on the SUBJ
Ject of the water system of Winona,
which contained much valuable informa-
ton, but was, unfortunately, mislaid and
lost.
Mayor Comstock has, however. had sew
eral letters from Mr. Basford on the sub
ieet, the last one being received yester-
day. The writer says:
WINoNA, Mimi. October "a, 1891.
w. ID. CoTnStOek Mayor, Sacramento, CuL.-
DEAR SIR: Your valued favor of goth inst.
at hand. Our water works system is what is
called the Holly system (diTect pressure),
with stand-pipe attachment, which can be
cut of when required. The stand-pipe is To-
Gated few feet from the pumping works, and
few feet from the river.
This stand-pipe is 2l0 feet high andf four
feet in diameter. The first IS feet is of half
inch boiler iron, the second 5 feet is OF seven
slxteenthSEnch boiler iron, and the balance OF
three-eighths-inch. II holds 1870 gallons
When iull, a pressure OF 81 pounds to the
Equare-inch in the mains is maintained. The
National Boiler Works of Chicago made it
ana put 1t up.
We are now laying both water and sewer
(Shone systeml pipes in our streets, and sew
efal hundred men are now at work.
II your city would send one or more men
here Immediately before our work ceases on
account of freezing up, full and complete un-
derstanding could be had of both systems
(water and sewer, which would be of great
value to your city in their action, as Sacra-
mento and this city are almost exactly alike,
both to size and lay of the ground being
level and with no fall to the river
We will endeavor TO give you or yours COM
ing here all the Information possible which,
with our experience, would be of great value
TO you. Yours truly, r. b. BAsFoRD
The writer does not say much about
Winona's water system, the only special
feature Of which is the stand-pipe, which
gives sdch powerful pressure upon the
water in the mains. This is what Sacra-
nlento requires, and should have, whether
the water supply continues TO come from
the river, or whether it be procured
from wells east of the city, as is contem-
plated.
1t is to view the Shone system of dis
posing of sewage that Mr.. Basford ad-
vises SACRAMENTO TO send couple of citi-
zens to Wlnona, as it is now in course of
construction. This is the system that G..
f. Bassett recommended, and on which he
made an elaborate report while City Sur
veyor some three years ago.
Mayor COmStOck regards the sug-
gestlon as good one, and thinks it would
be well for the city to send couple of her
more Intelligent citizens to inspect the
fShone system in Winona. The other
Trustees do not think so, hence there will
probably be nothing done about it unless
some unofficial body should see fit to
take the matter up.
The RECORD-U L MON explained some
months ago, the system that appears to
be best suited to Sacramento for dispos-
ing of sewage-that of chemical precipi-
tation and the pumping of the LIQUID
portion into the river. The cost would
not be anywhere near tnat of the Shone
system. If anyone should be sent East
20 inspect the workings of any system,
that in vogue in Worcester should also be