The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-11
NECESSARY CHANGES, ADDITIONS
AND COMMUNICATIONS

As already mentioned elsewhere, II Is
necessary to obtain an additional supply Of
pure water on account OF the discharge OF
the wells being on the decrease. Hence 1t
is necessary to sink more artesian wells
and provide territory where It is known
that artesian water exists in sufficient
quantities, which can be lone
For this reason l would recommend that
the supply on the north side OF the bayou
be provided for from another source,
which source / will indicate when the time
comes.
The territory ON the south side Of the
bayou can be provided for by the present
system, which can be Complementary
merged into new system by reinforcing
the present mains, taking out all four incn
pipe and use IL 10 connect up dead ends.
Increase the size of pipe within the hre
limits, with an eight incn pipe as the mini
mum. Where six inch mains exist the
length should not exceed 200 feet with
out being reinforced by cross-counecting
main of at least equal diameter. Connect
the system on the north side OF the bayou
with That on the south side, TO be used In
case OF emergency and unlocked for con
hagrations.
fut in additional hydrants and have all
MIGRANTS provided with a steamer nozzle.
Cut down the present waste Of water,
which VIII in the end cheaper water rates
on account OF smaller running expenses.
Another point which has to be taken into
consideration is the prospective whether
immediate or noD extension of the present
city limits.
II these limits are extended in the near
future II will of course be imperative to
give the newly acquired territory water
facilities about equal to that now afforded
within the present limits. Consequently
the mains to be put In near the city
limits Will have to be Of such size that
they will discharge the required quantity
for domestic service and IRE service com
bined. The city having been laid out In
rather irregular manner, combination OF
various modes OF distribution can be used
TO an advantage.
As stated elsewhere in this report the
system now In operation Is the so-called d.
rect pumping system On account " not
being able To provide for an elevated site
for a reservoir n water column has been
introduced 10 eqnalize the pressure. The
pressure Il made TO vary constantly on ac-
count OF the variation In the rate IT con
sumption, which the tate of pumping can
not be made to follow exactly. Moreover.
VIXEN, as In the case OF nre. n greater
demand IL unexpectedly made upon the sup
ply, the pumps may not for some time be
able TO meet II with increased delivery.
The water column mentioned before Is the
standpipe which, besides acting as n pres
sure regulator also acts az storage reser-
yolr to temporarily supply deficiency III
the pump delivery. The additional head re-
qulred during fires Is furnished by pumping
either by the use OF steam nre engines or
the standpipe being shut on from the sys-
TEN. In the nrst case the head in tue
water mains must be sufficient to supply
water to the FIRE hydrhnt at the maximum
tate at which the 6re engine can use IL.
As rule 1t takes longer time 20 raise
the pressure Rt the pumping station than
to start fire engine. In designing an en-
tirey new system for the city OF Houston
would recommend the interlncng or grldlorn
system for the reason that the pipes cross
each other, forming complete network
and are junctioned into each other at every
crossing. There can be no stagnation In
the pipes, for the drawing OF water at DIFF
ferent places keeps the whole mass OF
water In motion. Another advantage OF
this system Is the possibility OF concen-