The record-union., 1897-06-15

it so much needs recommend that the
twelve-inch main on Sixteenth street
be extended two blocks from the alley
between Q and P streets to the alley
between @ and r streets, 500 feet;
that an eight inch pipe line be run east
from the end of this twelve-inch line
through the alley between Q and r to
Twenty first street, and be connected
with the six-inch pipe running south on
Twenty-first street, and that the pres
ent connection on Twenty-first street
be broken, so that the water viii not
flow north. If this recommendation is
carried out there is no doubt but that
that portion of the city would have all
the water it would require. To make
this Improvement it will be necessary
to purchase 500 feet of twelve-inch
pipe and 1,200 feet of eight-inch pipe,
which would cost in the aggregate, in
Guiding the placing of the same, about
| s., 800.
/ therefore recommend that the above
| amount of pipe be purchased and that
the City Taper be instructed to lay
it as soon as possible.
ALSO A NEW BOILER.
On the subject of additional boiler
| capacity at the City Water Works, the
Mayor says:
We are now confronted with very
serious problem. You have, during the
past year placed the Water Works
| plant in very good condition. The build
| building has been remodeled and almost
| ing has been remoleded and almost built
anew. A new five-million gallon pump
has been put into service and three new
| boilers have replaced the old boilers
which had been in service for twenty
| four years. This plant is now in good
| condition, and the citizens of Sacra-
mento can we'll be proud of their Water
| Works
| We are at present safely provided with
pumps, but we are not safe with our
present boiler plant. We are, at this
time, compelled to keep the three boil
ers in service most all of the time In
case of fire alarms, if a fire pressure
were required for long time, it would
| require all the steam the three boilers
could produce. These boilers must o.
kept cleaned and repaired, and to be
| able to do this the service of one of
them must be discontinued for time;
in fact, one of the three should never
| NC QoCQ NflllS lIt OlH6f TWO are III
service. If a tube should blow out, or
any accident should occur to one of
these boilers, we would have to rely
upon the other two, and in case of fire,
| when the boilers We're most needed, We
| would not have the steam required to
! keep up fire pressure
| [ am convinced that it is necessary.
for the safety Of the city, that one or
| two more boilers be placed in this plant,
so that there would be no lack of pow
er under any circumstances.
I advise that your honorable board in
vestigate this matter and act prompt
ly, for believe it is dangerous to leave
such plant in this condition. Respect
| fully submitted,
c. H. HUBBARD, Mayor.
| The message relating to the O-street
main was ordered placed on file.
In relation to the distribution pipes.
Leonard said that in the block where
he lives five or six faucets have water
running from them all the time. If
that is the case all over the city it
must make an enormous waste. 1t
would pay the city to employ a special
man to look after the matter.
The three messages were referred to
| the Water Committee, Leonard saying
that they could learn much in regard
to the boilers by investigating 1t was
| a singular fact that one of the fire
men could kept the necessary amount
| of steam with two boilers, while an
other one required all three of the
| boilers