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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-11
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Ion I1rar WntlIne ChnIrnnn snn.-nl
w. Soa,.,,.t.. Sfe''"'
Dear sir--Complyng with the FOL owing
letters OF instruction ordering me- 20 an.
vestlgote ms+ters co,,toin,a +h,.,f,
hand you herewith my report aud make
said instructions a part thereof:
Mr.. T. L Dormant civ Engincer c,+r
Houston, Texas. May IA, 1902. Dear Sir:
At the meeting Of the cltg council on April
investlgate into tbe contract 6efween ~
city ma the lonstop Water cernnanv ma
this committee was required 10 repori mon
!. The question Of whether or not the
water COMPANY has forfeited H. 4,-bts ~
der its contract by a noncompUanee there.
with.
q The approximate cost Of ererftns ana
equipping a complete ana adeguate wstsp
system for the city Of Houston
2. Thf price 40 which tie water com.
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" to be affected by eiectrolyss. Are there
any ordinances as 70 the laying OF street
car tracks which you could suggest which
trolysisy Edgar Watkins
Chairman Special Wafer Committee
THE WATER WORKS CONTRACT
On the 30th day Of November. 1878. a
contract was made between James II.
Loweree and associates aud the city Of
Houston Texas, ito build andg maintain
FIRST class water works Of sufficient ca-
paclty to meet the present demands ana
future growth for period 81 twenty Ave
yeals, or for such longer period as this
contract may. hy its terms, subsist OF
the city Of Houston etc
which said works aud machinery snail
nave o capacity of providing 3.0OoOOo gal.
Ions OF water per day ~ twenty -four hours.
ana also storage reservoir, TO consist ut
wrought iron tank having paclty 10
hold not less than 10000 gallons, etc,
and to have such an elevation as 10 In
sure sufficient pressure TO raise the water
~ all parts Of the highest buildings In slld
city at all times, except In cases OF acoi-
dents ~ avoid which there sbnll De a
compound condensinC engine, similar IN
construction and dimensions 70 The one
now In use supplying water 10 the city OF
Brooklyn. State Of New York; and also
duplex engine Of the same capacity and
By the same manufacturers, e. be 30 con
structed that either boiler will run 81 her
or both pumps at the same time. and TO be
so arranged by means OF valves so as to
turn the pressure Of the pump at once
nom the reservoir TO the street main"
Article Of the contract reads as fol-
lows
To guarantee that the said water works
shall be Of the most durable character AMI
materials, and first class in an respucts
ana capable Of supplying 100000 gallons
per day for tweuiy-f0ur hours etc, and
That said works shall be capable at any
time In case OF IRE of throwing six
streams ot water at one time lOl feet
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pnrtment with proper tools, we win n,
ton two more sizes
The maximum height that a one ana =.
fourth inch stream can be PLAYED n =
air is 100 feet under a pressure n n
pounds, while the one and one-hsH n
under the same pressure is sent IA r.
the one and hree-fourths inch 257 feai \,
the two inch 275 feet, or an increas :
seventy-hve feet in height simply n !,
larging the size OF the stream II -
appears that each particular size 4 :
attains its maximum head or pressure \
that If the head Is increased beyond NJ
point, the height OF the Jet is not inre,e
thereby, but is actually diminished.
Experiments show that let one ina n
diameter with 445 feet head reachst
height Of only 100 feet; a water pressures
200 pounds can easily be produced q
steam fire engine. If the pressure Is ~
or less, then resistance or back prenr'
for the flremen to hold will be in pnsil
ton. On a basis OF POO pounds It Is I'D
that the back pressure on a one and al
eighth inch stream is 1874 pounds 4 Z.
and one-fourth inch stream IA poundI !
is hardly necessary to state that prsEsI
of forty pounds Mt the nozzle with / d
and oue-eighth inch stream Is about q
that a skilled hoseman can conyeaiee
manage alone, and a nozzle pressEs
three strong men TO hold.
THE ACTION OF sTDANERa
The maximum head under whiA q
water should be delivered to a distn9t
fire service should be sufncIent in NJ
main TO force the water into the M
chamber OF fire steamer coupled to 4
hydrant of the highest level in thai q
trict, some allowance being made als
the contingency of excessive domestic 4
sumption. Previous to commencing
trial of a steamer pressure gauge s1K
be fitted to the nozzle Of each line Of q
that may be used during the test, and a
pressure gauges should be attached b
MIGRANTS that are to supply water 70 =
steamers during the test. Inc nn
gauges should be ttted as near> the sia
the nozzle as practicable in order 70 q
mate as mnch MS possible the frctiom
between the gauge and the end q {
nozzle.
The steamers may now be ccnnsa
with the MIGRANTS and put into actoa
servers being stationed at al the pres
gauges attached to the mains hydra
hose nozzles and steamers, the pres 0
readings being taken in the same mn
and intervals as before. The trial
steamers should be continued a sua1
length of time to Thoroughly ~ IT
pressure. as well as the adequacy o. Fl
supply of water being delivered 70
The minimum pressure required
which the water must be delivered q
steamer being of course zero, the Na.
gauges will indicate whether the main ~
standing the draught on them or nes
Ing the test. providing however tnil hi
steamer does not draw the hydFan.
and produce suction, thereby csrslus ~
hydrant gauge to Indicate na
pressure, to detect which the sAq
the gauge readings on the steamf'
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This afternoon at O'Clock the special
committee appointed b. the mayor 70 re-
port upon the present water works and the
possibility Of tho city becoming a pur-
chasct OF the same. and IN default OF such
negotiations IN the future TO recommend
plans for complete new winter works sys
tenn 70 be Owned ny the city, adequate not
only f,r the present needs Of the oommun
sfy, but designed to prepare for the stehdy
enlargement Of the limits and population,
viii meet In the Office Of Chairman Edgar
watkins
\ Tho committee win have for guidance
in shaping its report the special report OF
City Engineer r. l. Dormant upon The
needs Of the city and IT'S prospective re
iaulrements They Will also have the report
Of CITY Attorney Thomas H. Stone upon
the proposal 10 buy stock OF the water
works company. This latter was submit.
ted to the cout ell on Monday last aud pub.
lished IN full IL Tuesdays Pest.
Accompanying the engineers report arc
maps showing the presen, sources OF water
supply and The plan II its distribution
system The different sizes OF water mains
are plainly iDdicnted ana calculations have
been submitted showing the number OF feet
of each class.
IN order that the public may keep pace
with the progress Of the committee IN its
work and the discussions which viii follow
the submitting Of the report TO the com.
Gil, The Post presents here Nth the enri.
neer's report 10 full, except rs to the yalua.
tion placed upon the company's plart as Sc
Hfa F7ta
new works ina service. AS these are
Eno%n only 20 the committee, and have
not ytt been submitted to the council. an
calculations ana estimates are not justly
the property OF any Jut officials Of the ad-
ministratlon. The committee will formu.
late It's report and make It's recommenda-
lions to the ccIncll on Monday next
Briefly stated, the deductions to be made
from the report Rre as follows:
The present supply IS inadequate and de-
hcient IN qnallts Bayou water should nor
be turned ipto the msins
Many Of the mains hclue four ana six
inch are inadequate 10 furnish required
fire protectioa These should he replaced
as soon as possible With not less than eight
inch pipe.
A new source Of supp'v Is recommended
and She boring Of mao new wells, whether
the old system Is bought or a new one
erected
The gridiTon Or 'Htesloclug system Of
mains is tec"uu ended, and the several
sections 10 bo connected and the conuec.
lions governed by proper valves for shutting
of any desired one
The preseu mileage of mains Is about
sixfy-fve, and the Wens number So. There
are about go IRE hydrants In the city
limits.
New plans contemplate the building OF
about 100 miles Of mains, which worIc
furnish simple mains to serve o city avt
miles square by the addition Of lateral
later On.
The estimated requirements are 1000
900 gallons daily fer an estimated popala
tiou OF 10000. The chapters on TIRE pro
lection will make educational reading fol
the fire department men.
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THT CONDUIT sYsTEM.

In this system both the outgoing and the
return conducting wires are laid ia con
duit underground, electric connection with
the motors IN the3G'r being furnished by
two contact pieces or "plowa' running un-
der the car in slot resembling that of the
oId cable roads. The supply wire, as well
as the wire IA the conduit, IS carried on IN
ruated supports. lAis system is IN use IN
Ne,l ltrk and also washington Inc cost
az Dnaugms .rCI the single to the double
trolley ranges from $500 TO 5000 per mile,
MISC depending ON grades From my III
spcctiohs al water pipes IN open trenches
lMt1 10 discover aty apparent indications
cf elC strolysis.
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cures scrofulous sores, boiis'
eczema and other dehling ana ~
ing diseases.
, rIt gives me great pleasure 70 ess5.l I,
faith in the virtue Of Dr. Pierce N F1r
ical Discovery writes MI .s.rel "a
Graytown, Ottawa Co., Ohie- "a - ~ 2.
thing for two years with hunlg u tt y
which haffled the skill Of SONG 4.,drfi
noted physicians Was at ones aqA fs p
the hospital: was doctored .hss .'.,,s u
mouths without success. Came 10
aged. Then began to doctor VII WI b,
He also failed 10 help me. ihel ~
Pierces Golden Medical lnsoo,ss' "a 40 /
faith whatever in Il. Did Il on'3 ~, v ~ 1
wife but am happy 10 tell you vi
ing FIVE bottles ! ari entirely eaiSN "a
FRER. DR.. Pierce's Common V
Medical Adviser is sent ~ s s,iog
Of stamps to pay expense q m r. SSs 4
Send II one-cent stamps ict ny n. u
paper covers, or 81 stamps io' "a
bound volume. Address pf' = -
Buffalo, N, X.
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EXPLANArnRY NOTE

In preparing a report upon the Houston
city water works Tor your honorable com
miEtee' treating upon the many and varied
phases Of the complex question, il has oc.
CURED 10 me that your committee would
be better served Il my report Is accom-.
panied by sustaining opinions Of the best
and most experienced engineers IN the
world on kindred subjects.
Instead Of citing YOU to numberless refer
eDces / have thought it hest 10 quote ex.
tracts, which are glyen as substantial
backing Of undenlable authorities 10 the
deductions made by me. have lnyest.
gated these sources OF Information IN an
exhaustive manner and believe the subjects
of Interest and value are thoroughly aud
comprehensiye.y covered. II this report
seems somewhat vOlumiuouS ~ IS at.
trihuted to the fact that IN each case
where ] have expressed an opinion ] have
accompanied the statement Of my own with
excerpts from the best engineering autAorl,
lies in the world upon that particular point.
Hence the chatacter and source al tie IN.
formation presented should be an The more
valuable for this reason
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-11

The one way TO
arm against micro
bic disease is to
keep the blood pure.
Impure blood both
breeds and feeds
disease.
The signs of Inn
pure blood are easy
to read. Pimples,
boils, and eruptions
generally proclaim
the blood to be inn
pure. Scrofulous
scores and swellings,
sait-Iheuln, eczema
ETC., are other signs
of a corrupt condi-
ton Of the blood.
Doctor Pierre e's
Golden Medical Dis
covsry purihes the
blood and cures dis
eases caused by the
blood's impurity. 1t
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-11
WATER SUPPLY CHEMICAL CoNsTIT.
UFNTS

/. Chlorine in chiorides. undsr-Pure aud
wholesome water 1.4Ooo: disable water,
4 2s57i suspicious watcr. 40 to 10; Impure
water. more than Tl4os
>. Solids IN solution: total. under-Pura
aud wholesome water. Ii42s disable water.
ASH; suspicious water a.. to n. an.
pure wafer. more than n 4es5. Solids IA
solution; volatile under-pure aud whole
some water, 1000 usahie water. 2s5T.
suspicious water. T. 70 Z impure water,
more than T.l42S.
3. Ammonia, free or saline. unaer--pure
aud wholesome water. 00120; usable water.
V.vuSD; suspicious water o O0J0 and
coco, impure water. more than o OiOO
Ammonia. al0uminoid under-Pure and
Wholesome water, 0.O0J0: usAble water.
o.oluO; suspicious water. o. OlOO aud OOi25
impure water. more than O.Ol26.
4 Nitric acid. In nitrates. undes-pure
and Wholesome water q. C323; disable water,
o.5ooVi suspicious water. O.5 10 o: i'm.
pure water more than / 5000 Nitrous
acid, In nitrites. under Pure and whole
some water. none; nsahle whter none.
suspicious water. O.0J00: Impure water
more than O.O1O0 Nitrogen IN nitrates
nnder-Pure and wholesome water. q 0i4O.
nsahie water Q 1929. euspieious water
i@t5 20 Q 2Si3; impure water. more than
o..4lo. Total combined nitrogen. includ-
ms ammonia free, under--Pure and whole.
soma water. o.oieoi nsabls water o, liIo;
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THE MAIN In ARNOg

Was no match for the microbe. y.
he might siay but this niicrosccpe
ganisru defied him, and in many . Z.
paign more men were destroyed p N i
diseases than by the eneny's sHoi0
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OK valuation the small pine Of water works
system boe Neon retteted a. nr5pt 81 -
useless, but Il Il difficult to see the ius.
tide or inconsistencies az risid diseri,nin1-
tion Of this character II II tue thar Il.
| rors u design and construction, watch i'm
pair the efficiency Of tue plant or the sarc.
lce, or neeessitate the absgdonment %
taken Into account 10 appraislns the value
only consider the original cost and INC COS
~ duplication rs basis of valuation.
Now. rs to the original cost. any entgentic
ana furfherinorn any cifv ntrci,o ~, -
water works would scarcely he wi lins 10
s"s ~ a. ual cust the revenue thtre-
and It is uurcasonai!c Cor purehasars ~
expect 10 obtain profitable aud e,tai-
llshed business aud blant M ite t,o,,ir III
value. p""' az as N'''1'-"'
tosi Of duDiIcotio, nc t..t. -. .,,..
ton less depreciation. as before sfatrd II
Is not always possible TO ascertain tha
original cost of a water works 1ronerfy.
!: al. 3:. (. i. .: 4.
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QUALITY On WArER REQUIRED

+t.r.4.,s ,-,I-+,. ~ n,,r.,,,r. t.,,,,,..
" 9"'''i~' ."'' H''''''s - p'' '''"'e
Enc l"rIl CONDITIONS oi the sour'c
stcuid insure the pcrmaurnce % an APP
prpNliuhteiy UNIFORM Quulity OF tac water,
ara 3itc-ude 'He Chance "a pollution.
. Inc Wuter should hale no caste or
caor' on rathes, AIS taste should pc agree
able and COOLING When rNaAned in a
stratum OF M0aelate dept1. It's tempera-
ture should dther ans little as possible IRON
the mean anutl temperature ot the local
tty IN our lautudes. ana should remain as
uniform Gs possiOie thtoagaou. the year.
.. It's ehemltal analysts snould eNulOt
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CITY ENGINEERS REPORT ON WATER WORKS
The Present Condition Affairs Thoroughly Anayzed and the
Actual Wants of the City Clearly Defined

System Suggested
ireIy New System Embracing Over o Mains
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franchise AZ represented BY the capitalize
uon q the net revenue.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-11

degsnds the water rates charged to the
The Topeka state journal., 1902-07-22
WOULD ADMIT HOGS.
City Board of Health Plans to Rein
state the Hog Pen.

The board of health had q meeting
last night and decided to recommend to
the city council that the present anti
hog" ordinance be repealed, and the city
go back to the old ordinance of 1890
which permits the keeping of hogs in
the city limits.
The city now has very good hog or
dinance. Tt provides that hogs shall not
be allowed inside the city limits except
as brought in for the purpose of slaugh-
ter. But there was a great objection
made to it by some parties who keep a
large number of hogs in the suburbs,
and who do not want to have to move
their pens. Several changes and SUBJ
stitutes have been suggested. but it was
finally agreed that the best way would
be to re-enact the old 1880 ordinance,
passed during Mayor Cofran's adminis-
tration. Tn only restriction in that or
dinance is that the hogs must not be
within so feet of a dwelling.
The council ought to turn down this
attempt to go backward in the admin
istration of the city affairs, and insist
upon the enforcement of the present
hog ordinance
The Topeka state journal., 1902-07-22
GLOBE SIGHTS.
TFrom the Atchison Globe /


You may think you are a good man, but
the point is to get others to think SO.
At this season of the year the curling
iron works overtime, and then accomplish
es nothing.
1t is pretty hard to tell nowadays wheth-
er saloon singing comes from a drunk or
a photograph.
When a girl goes away to seek her for
tune, she takes her trunk with her, and
her pretty dresses are all in it.
The better you get acquainted with a
man and his wife, the more surely you
discover that each is afraid OF the other.
You know the odds that are against you
in playing a slot machine. The odds
against winning in politics are greater.
If mother is at all indulgent, her fam
lily begins to eat the jam she puts up for
winter the day after it is taken off the
stove.
After a woman is thirty years old the
only time she gets a buggy ride is when
some married women takes her along to
help hold the children.
An Atchison woman is organizing the
women of her neighborhood to boycott
servant girls. (P. S.-This sounds better
than the rumor that she can't afford to
keep help.)
Bob Smith dreamed of falling in the lake
a few nights ago, and he awoke with a
cold and has since been suffering with a
sore throat. This might be called Chris
tian Science going backward.
Our heart goes out to DR.. Lambert. Ow-
ing to the shocking good health of the en-
tire Roosevelt family, he is not allowed
the opportunities of becoming famous that
were given SO freely to DR.. Rixey.
An Atchison woman left calling card
at house recently with two corners torn
off, one bent over, and a hole in the mid
die. All of this signifies something, and
there is great rush to Edward Box to
1noIo ivx+ 10
positively new.
They tell a story of an Atchison sick
man. He used to pound on the floor at
night, and rouse the house, and say 1t was
a fine state of things that no one thought
enough of him to give him drink when
he was suffering with a fever, and when
his attention was called to the fact that
pitcher of ice water sat on a stand
within his reach, he would reply that he
was not strong enough to put the glass to
his lips, although moment before he
had been pounding the floor like a hired
The Topeka state journal., 1902-07-22

The late John D. Harper, who for
many years lived on a farm north of
this city, used to tell story about Mil
lionaire Mackay whose death was an
nounced yesterday, which illustrated the
character of the man as it is generally
represented. Mr.. Harper was one Of the
argonauts and knew Mackay well. The
story is that party of eastern tourists
were making visit to the famous Com
stock mine. They desired to descend the
shaft but no regular guide was avail
able. Finally seedy looking old miner
volunteered to show them around.
When the party returned to the surface
one of the members offered the miner
a silver dollar. He declined it politely
saying that he already had 100000 of
the same kind down town in the bank
and didn't know what to do with them.
The miner was Mackay.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-07-22
RECIPROCITY CAMPAIGN.
President Believes People With
Him, and Preparing Speeches.

Washington, July 22-President Roose-
Welt is convinced the people are with him
on his Cuban reciprocity views. He is al
ready getting together facts and figures
to use in his speeches and they VIII be
the efforts OF his life. He intends to force
the fighting and to stand or fall upon the
reciprocity platform AS an avowed can
didate for denomination he Is. taking a
great many chances, it il said, but no one
can help admiring his candor and courage
and the strength of his convictions. al
though some think that his plan proves
him to be a very poor politician.
"In the states and districts which the
Republican insurgents represent he will
plead his cause with even greater earnest
ness and persistence than elsewhere, con-
vinced that the people are with him and
he will ask them to express their views
in manner that may not be mistaken
by their Representatives in congress-"
The Topeka state journal., 1902-07-22
, HANNA lnTERvENES..
Senator VIII Try to Save DR..
Wilson From Execution.

Washington, July 22.-The state de-
partnent has taken steps to save the
life of DIR. Russell Wilson. a young Ohio
physician, who is held under arrest at
Bluefelds by the Nicaraguan military
authorities. Wilson was member of a
filfbustering party that made a landing
near Monkey Point, four miles from
Bluefelds. Most of the party were cap
tured owing to the inability of the cap
tain of the expedition to land reinforce
mentS owing to heavy weather.
1t is understood that death sentence
was almost inevitable.
Wilson lives at Milan. O.. and Sena-
tor Hanna has interested himself in
the case. Today Acting Secretary Hill
telegraphed to the United States consul
at San Juan del Norte to make an i'm
mediate investigation and report the
facts at once, not only to the depart
ment. but also to Senator Hanna. In
addition the consul was directed to use
his good offices with the Nacaraguan
authorities in favor of young Wilson.
as Senator Hanna has represented that
he was not combatant, but was at
tached to the revolutionary expedition
in medical capacity. The department
has not been informed officially of the
facts connected with Wilson's character
and in this case is acting entirely on
Senator Hanna's representations.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-07-22
KANSAS FAIRS In 1902.

Following. is q list of fairs to be held in
Secretaries, % m as as reported % to The o state BoaTa
OF Agriculture and compiled by Secretary
Alien County Agricultural society-c. H.
Whsaton' 1o = seerstary; lola. s sep.smber -
Der 2-5.
Brown County Fair association-Grant
w. Harrington. secretary. Hiawatha- Au-
Butler County Fair association-H M.
Balch secretary. Ell Dorado. September
FAR association-P. N. Whitney. secretary.
The Kansas State Exposition Company
Fine stock show and race meeting. Sep
Topeka.
Clay County Fair association-E. e.
Hopes. secretary. Clay Center. September
Corey County Agricultural Fair associa-
tion--J: e. Woodford. secretary. Burling-
Cowley county-Eastern Cowley County
Fair association. M. Henderson. secre-
Finney County Agricultural society-Fred
Minis. secretary. Garden City. August 27-
Franklin County Agricultural society
sembsr uanss Il ISIS. IS o' se's' 'a"A- sep
Hsey SisnoIyyop SSsny
September 23-26
Jackson County Agricultural and Fair
ton. September 1926
Jefferson County AGicu1tural and Me
secretary osksloosa september rs.
Jewell COUNTY Asrass,,sassi Fsir Al Ass associa-
Marshall county-Frankfort Fair associa-
uon-J. D Gregg. secretary. Frankfort
GreeIey County Fair sassociation-G. p.
Hawkins. secretary, Tribune
and Fair association-W. 81. bradbury. sec
retary. Paola. September s-12.