Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-25

Condition OF Improvements.
superintendent Davis made his usual
report as To the condition OF the several
iEl provements. John Bunnell, mana
ger of the Standard Oil company, ap-
peared before the board and desired TO
nave wafer mains extended so as To
give fire protection 10 the Standard Oil
cOmpary's works on Butterworth ave-
nue.. He desired To be granted permls-
sion to lay. at the company's own ex-
pense, a pinch galvanized pipe from
the nearest water main. +. G. Studley,
president of the Grand Rapids Felt
Boot company, also appeared before
the board with petition that the wa
ter mains be extended to the boot COM
pany's new factory on Godfrey ave-
nue..
On September IA City Engineer Col
lar and MIR. Worden of the board of
public works obtained, for the purpose
of analysis, two samples of water from
the middle of Grand river. One was
taken from 400 feet above Metz tan
merry and the other from the inlet at
the pump house. The samples were
sent to Prof. X. c. Kedze at the sgrl-
cultural college who submitted the fol-
loving report:
Prof Kedzie's Analysis.
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, Sept. 10
The waters "a" and "b' for analvsls
were received and have been analyzed
and results enclosed. The waters are
slngularly alike III composition and
many of the results are identical. "a"
is excellen. and 'b" is very good, only
failing of excellency from the presence
OF too much "albumenOid ammonia"
The hardness is almost identical. Trust
ing the results will be satisfactory,
am, truly yours. r. c. KEDzIE.
The result of the analysis Is as
follows:
Total Solids In Imperial. "a" ''B"
Gallon GOTH gr 1000 2000
talatile 1t red heat. sensible black
thiis .-----..--.. .-.-.-..--..--.-.-.... 3NO 4Ou
Mineral 100 le00
CarDonates of lime and magnesla. l4.02 1895
Hardness by soap test.................... Il 10
Permanent hardneSS.-...-.... ..-..-...-. IA o
Parts in 1OG00e0 of Water. "a" "B"
oxygen consumed from perman-
gauate III "A hours. ..-...-.-...... 200 200
free ammonia. ........................... ~ ~
hbumenoid ammonia. ....... .0i III
itrlrs none none
Nllrla eS-- l.oO l.oO
very
Quality of the water............ ... exert good
iiC % 10 btlt
sample from above the Metz tannery
and the sample 'b' is from the pump
house lu-let.
Contracts Let.
The following contracts were
awarded: For sewer in South Col
lege avenue, to c. L. Williams, 1899. %;
for a sewer IN Paris avenue, to G. f..
Williams. sIo5; for sewer IN High
land avenue, TO John DeBrne for
s2,O95; for sewer in Plaintield avenue,
to James O'Hsra for s7,453.46; for a
sewer IN Huron street. TO Joseph
Owens, S4Sj; Tor the Improvement of
Lyon street, TO Rens IL Wiser for
si,25s.
The following accounts were allowed
Volgt, HerpoIlsheimer Il Co., $3.50;
Charles Council. IS; Matherson q
Kloot. si3. 50: c. +. Williams, $40; II .
w. Johns Manufacturing company
sls4.ss: V. w. Crowsou Waste com
pany. s7.7i; John Powers, sl3; l.. l..
launiere, $50.
Annual Report.
The following annual report OF the
board vas made TO be submitted to the
common council: To the honorable
common council of the city of Grand
I Rapids. Herewith IS transmitted the
: report of the officers OF the several
departments under the control of the
/ board of public works, for the year
| ending April 30. 1892. In tho month
/ OF August 1891 a corps of engineers IN
I the engineer department commenced
+ surveying the newly annexed territory
I 20 obtain the data necessary To locate
streets. sewers etc. TIE wouk con-
/ sisted OF surveying and placing mOnu-
I ments on all section. quarter section
and many sth section corners and
7 the measurement Of ali principal
F corners and the elevation at different
( points.
Thus works. IN a toward state of
completion and will be mapped as
I quickly "a possible
Grade lines OF streets and alleys
have been established sggregsting 45.6
miles.
The work on bridges consisting of
7 repisnking Bridge aud Leonard street
bridges hss been satisfactory done. In
I public building we report the compile
ton snd occupying Of engine houses
Nos : and and the erection of nice
headquarters.
ststfsticsi Information
IN the water works department there
have been islt shout fweuty-s Sht
miles Of mans. vita 20 hydrauts. 4
+ rev Pabcnck q Wilson hoi eT has been
purchased q 56o-norse power and =
Nc. e Gsskeil pump contracted for
WITH = csrsctty Of 11ooo 00 s8Iior.
every tsensY-fcnr hours. whsCb can be
increased 20 RS. 900 ei0 e ioasw,th per.
feet ssfstv. Thsre = slso under con-
X trsct an sunax "a 80 pump house Eos
Ace purpose ~ c1cta ng the rev
pumping machinery snd Cor otper uses
The cost 81 the iuproyenea n tie
Z fsrsnt fcpsrtrneu = "a fo' iovs
street arsrr.vs~eass s~ztsf g.
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