The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-07-06

mento City which has been filed up by
waterwash some 1900 feet. We have
different qualifications carrying water,
and all have their origin from the sur
face. The surface, in most cases, IS
drawn from stagnated pools The lower
strata is full of foul gases. Between
those is filtered water that is moder-
ately pure. If you draw from TINS
filtered supply such quantities as are
required for city uses, would not the
water become foul, it coming from the
same fountain head? My judgment
would say it would.
There is but one selection for 2,OOO
H. p. to supply the city with electric
power. With proper selection OF the
above a saving can be had to this city
of $4,000 per year. In the increased
needed supply of water and lights I'M
der the present expensive system,
saving could be made by the i'm
proved systems of at least S50,0OO per
year to an outlay of not over S6Oo,Oou-
To accomplish this object the electric
power plant should be owned by the
city. The greatest economy is In the
use of electricity to pump water, lights,
running the cremating plant and
pumping the surplus water when rain
ing. drawing it through the sewers at
such a velocity as would scour them
of all rubbish The present sewers are
large enough for the needs of the city
for many years. To accomplish the
above the pump is placed in position
the suction pipe is connected to sewer
air tight and automatic alright valves
are placed on street corners. Thus al
lowing rain water to flow to sewers
through valves which prevent air es-
Gaping from or to sewers. AT END Oh
lateral sewers, valves are placed to
regulate air when sewer becomes near
ly full; the air valves close sautomat1-
cally, opening flush gate to flush sew
erS.
A pump with capacity of $4,000 gal.
Ions per minute. with suction and dis
charge pipes SO inches in diameter.
having a capacity of 100000 gallons
per day, or pump with a capacity Of
100000 gallons per minute through AS
inch suction and discharge pipes would
draw through the sewers 144.000,0O0
gallons per day and discharge it into
the river.
The greatest rainfall in any month in
fifty years was in January, 1852, which
was fifteen inches, or on an average OF
about one-half inch per day; but there
are days when the downpour greatly
exceeds the above average. To cover
one acre one inch deep it takes q, 1872
gallons; to cover 1850 acres 1t takes
81, 500, 100 gallons of water. Thus the
above pump would take the surplus
rain water. We would have no more
water ponds in the streets as We have
had in heavy rains.
In the summer the automatic air
valves will regulate the air to prop
erly ventilate the sewers, the pumps
drawing the foul fumes from the sew
erS to cremating plant. which is much
desired. The water, electric and sewer
plant are so essential to the city for
health, comfort and economy that they
should be considered at the same time,
and plan adopted that would accom-,
pliSh the above steps should be taken
to- secure the same. Should it not be
desirable to complete the work at once,
that which would be the greatest saw
ing to the city should be done first
thereby not mourning all the expense
at once.
If it is not DESTROYS to construct the
cremating plant at once the pump
should be set and the pipes connected
with sewer, as above stated. IT surlp
room is required one of the settling
ponds should be completed and used az
stump in case of accident. The work
should be laid out to accomplish some
plan set forth above. The drawings
are intended to convey the idea of tho
workings, and are not correct as to
detail as it would take time and
measurements to make proper draw.
ings.
The expense of operating filtering
pond with forced gravitation would be
one-third greater than a gravity filter
The character of the water is more to
be considered than operating expenses.
1t seems to me that a selection and eS'.
innate of cost should be made to bring
the water into the city, as there is an
abundant supply free from other claims.
except the right of way, which, if han.
died correctly, will be nominal in cost.
Since writing the foregoing, Mr.. De-
vine has made a location Of 5000 min
ers' inches of water for domestic, ir-
rigating and power purposes on the
American River, near the town of Fol-
som. The location of the town of Fol-
som is 1872 feet above sea level. There
is sufficient hight for necessary pres
sure here. The 5000 inches of water
can be divided as follows: 5000 min,
ers' inches will give 126 cubic feet per
second, and with pressure of 70 feet
the 5000 inches will give about 1.5O0
horse power for electric power pur-
poses. One thousand miners inches
will supply 16,560,000 gallons per day
for domestic purposes. Opportunities
to divert the water from the river are