The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-12

and it may not The city may Increase MS
levy of taxes. and may anticipate Its coll
plant with paying off or assuming it's one
million of Indebtedness. and allow the same
TO run until its maturity. 1t is certainly
and know of a certainty whether It is not
possible FOR the city TO own Its water
works."
Hobbs.
MR.. GRISwoLDs REPORT.
Below is the report of f. NJ. Griswold,
the Inspector who investigated the condi-
ton and construction of the water plant:
"In conformity with your request at to-
days conference. beg 10 submit the fol-
lowing suggestions and remarks in relation
TO proper water supply for fire purposes In
Tristan examination Of the water CON-
pany's map Of piping develops the follow
ing conditions: There are three main lines
or feeders from the two pumping stations.
two of these lines being OF "a inches dia-
meter and one of 20 inches diameter. In at
tempting TO elucidate the service from these
lines deem ii wise to divide them into two
sections-i. e., from Washington street
southwark: and from same street north
"Second-From old pumping station a "a
inch main extends eastward on Washington
inches down Virginia avenue. to 20 inches
east on Washington to East street. and up
Pennsylvania at 20 inches to Massachusetts,
avenue and Michigan street.
''Third-The iatterals from this Washing
ton-street main, leading south. are as fol-
lows: AT West street, inches to south
Georgia, then II inches to South street: at
Capitol avenue. 4 inches to Pearl. then s
inches to Maryland. returning by bend up
Kentucky avenue by 4-inch pipe to Wash
ington; at Illinois street. IL inches to Jackson
place. then inches to South street; at Me-
ridian street, IL inches to louisiana, then
by bend west on latter 10 inches to McCrea
street, north on latter to Georgia by S-inch !,
at Pennsylvania street. IL inches to Georgia.
then inches to Louisiana and inches
enence 10 south street at delaware street.
street, inches to Maryland and s inches to
Virginia avenue: at New Jersey street. s
inches to a dead end at Maryland street; at
East street, inches to South; at Virginia
avenue, 20 inches to South street. then 16
to Huron. 10 to Pine. then Is and Pinch TO
Shelby street.
s.Fourth-The 2o-inch main from the old
pumping station runs east on Pearl street
to Mississippi where Ii serves the 16-inch
pipe. as described: on Pearl street. from
Illinois. 6-inch pipe runs to dead end
near the east end of block: on same street.
a 6-inch line runs west from Meridian TO
center alley in the block, then south to
Maryland street; on Maryland street an g.
inch line starts from Mississippi street and
continues TO Virginia avenue. then 10 inches
TO Alabama street; from this Maryland
street line branches 6-inch line down Ken
peake street a 6-inch line branches from
Meridian to center OF the block. eastward.
6-inch line extends east from West street
to Meridian, then 16-inch to Pennsylvania
and inches to Delaware; from this Georgia
street line drops 4-inch line. south on
Capitol avenue to Louisiana and east on the
latter to a dead end at Illinois street; from
Georgia street at Missouri street extends a
6-inch line TO dead end at Missouri and
Kentucky: on South street an S-inch line ex-
tends from West to Virginia avenue, with a
4-inch branch up Illinois to and east on
McNabb street to dead end at Pogue's
ridian to McNabb, with dead end at Pogue's
run. also a 6-inch spur to dead end north
on Delaware TO near Louisiana street.
POOR SYSTEM OF MAINS.
Taking that portion of the city lying be-
tween Mississippi street on the west, East
street on the east. Washington street on
the north and South street on the south,
it will be noted that there is no line of pipe
larger than inches on any OF the east-and-
west streets south of Washington, save
only the pocket of 1S inches from Meridian
to Pennsylvania. on Georgia. 1t will also
be noted that the 'nortn-and- south' lines
are not only small, on the average, but are
not continuous, as, for instance. on Capitol
avenue, Delaware. Alabama and New Jer-
sey streets: this condition strikes me as be-
ing radically wrong. from the fact that. in
sale district
/ "F'ifth-In the district north OF Washing
ton street, to and including st. Clair street
on the north, and from East TO West streets
east and west the water supply may be
treated as coming from the pumping station
diana avenue a 24-inch main. continuing
eastward through St. Clair street. the same
main at its junction with First street Is a a
l6-inch line extending 10 and eastward on
First street, at its junction with st. Clair
street 6-inch line extends down Indiana
avenue TO West street. then II inches 10
illinois street (put in this year,: on st.
Clair, east of New Jersey. rs a continue ton
OF the 24-inch main to Massachusetts, ave-
which point 16-inch branch passes down
Massachusetts avenue as far as Michigan
street. then 20 inches to Pennsylvania street
24-inch main.
"Sixth--The >laterals from this 24-inch
main on St Clair street, leading SOUTH are
South; on Mississippi street, 16 inches to a
point half way between North and Michi-
gan then INCHES to Indiana avenue. then
inches to Washington street: on Capitol
avenue. inches to Michigan street. then
inches to Vermont street. enlarged to G
inches to a point half wav between New
York and Ohio streets, reduced to 4 inches
to Ohio street. enlarged to inches from
ONO 10 Market street, from thence inches
~ dsiIiiet oh, Oh Illinois street, inches
to North street. reduced to inches from
thence to point half way between New
YORK ana OHIO streets, enlarged to 10 inches
as 1ar as Market street, thence 6 inches to
washington street; on Meridian street. 6
lnches TO North street, then inches to
vermont; on Pennsylvania street. inches
10 vermont; on Delaware. inches to Wal
nut, tnen by bend up Fort Wayne to St
GAR. 9 inches from Walnut to North.
ehence inches to Vermont: on New Jersey.
Market, enlarged to S inches to Wabash.
thence inches to Washington: on East
street: s inches to Market, then IL inches 10
Washington street
as follows: On North street e;ebt-,nch
from mississippi to Illinois, reduced to six
lncnes tnence to Pennsylvania enlarged ia
eight inches thence to Alabama. reduced to
elk ,nches 10 East street; on Fort Wayne
then west on latter four inches to Penn.
savanna; on Michigan street. four inches
from Indiana avenue to Capitol avenue
thence six inches TO Illinois. vacant to Me-
ridian street. then a two-inch to alley on
north side. enlarged to four-inch to the
center OF block; from New Jersey stree,
west. four inches to near Pennsylvania
then six inches for short space. reduced Ia
-FOUR inches to dead end at alley west OF
PENNSYLVANIA; on Vermont, six inches from
Mississippi TO East street: on New York q
six-inch branch from West street TO dead
end at the canal: from Mississippi street a
four-inch branch TO dead end near canal
vacant thence to Meridian street. thence
four inches TO dead end just east Of New
Jersey street; then from another dead end
six inches TO East street: on Ohio street. a
four-inch branch from West street to dead
end at canal: vacant to Mississippi street
thence six inches to East street: on Market
street. four inches from West street TO the
Capitol building. thence increased 10 eight
inches TO and around the south side OF the
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