The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-27
WATER PRESSURE
IN SAVANNAH is GREATER THAN
THAT IN NEW YORK CITY.
PROMINENT INSURANCE MAN
ADDUCEs ANOTHER ARGUMENT
FOR REMOVAL OF 10 CENT
CHARGE.

Statement in Insurance Herald Com
eerninE Savannah Easily Re-
futed-Lowest Pressure in City Is
"a Pounds With Several Points
where the Pressure Exceeds 80
Pounds-Statistics on Savannah's
Water Pressure-Why Does Tarih
Association Require More of Sa-
vannah Than of Any other City:
The Insurance Herald, published in
Atlanta. has an article in its recent is
sue concerning the f5-cent penalty at
tached to insurance in Savannah and to
secure the removal of which such de-
termned fight is being made by the
Chamber of Commerce, the merchants.
and the insurance agents. The article
enu1nerates the reasons for which the
penalty was originally imposed eleven
years ago 1t says:
1.-The fire department of Savannah in
the meantime has been materially i'm
proved and it's loss record for the past
five years stands second to none in the
state It's water supply, however, is
still inadequate, with a domestic pres
first-class cities maintain pressure of
from sixty to seventy-five pounds. At
lanta and Macon have sixty pounds
pressure and Birmingham and Mont
gomery have eighty pounds. Savan-
nahs pressure is so low that many
sprinkled risks connected with city
mains do not receive credit for city
connection
The statement of the Herald was
shown to a prominent insurance agent
yesterday for his opinion. He said,
among other things:
LawtOn's Report on Answer.
In answer to that reflection upon
the city fire protection Is the report
made by the inspector of the South
eastern Tariff Association, Mr.. Law
ton. The following are the pressures
throughout the city which were sub
scribed to by Mr.. Lawton:
- West Broad and River 80
pounds; Broughton and West Broad,
% pounds; Whitaker and Broughton,
"a pounds, Abercorn and Whitaker, %
pounds; River and Randolph, 3S
pounds: Houston and Oglethorpe ave-
nue., 20 pounds; Oglethorpe avenue and
Drayton, rs pounds; Bull and Jones,
rs pounds; Bull and Hall, 25 pounds;
Barnard and Jones, 26 pounds: Lin
coin and Thirty-second, 26 pounds;
Lincoln and Twenty fourth. 26 pounds;
East Broad and Thirty-eighth, 80
pounds; West Broad and Jones. rs
pounds: Bay and Wadley. 80 pounds;
and Bay and Bull, 25 pounds
These figures, compiled by the in
spector of the Tariff Association, show
that with the exception of the one To-
cation Whit Pr0t1ohtnn oil
pressures are more than rs pounds. and
several above 80 pounds.
COntrasted With New York.
by parallel and in contrast to these
figures let us look at New York city
and quote the pressures used and con-
sidered sufficient in that metropolis.
The following figures are taken from
the report of Chief N. s. Hill. Jr, one
of the best known and most success
full fire fighters in the world and chief
engineer of the New York department
In reporting on the pressure in New
York, Mr.. Hill presents the follow
ing:
g The high pressure in the territory
of Fifty-sixth to Thirty-fourth street
from Lexington to Sixth avenue, dur
ing the day averages IA pounds, and
increases about IL pounds during the
night.
. The high pressure from Fifty-sixth
street north to One Hundred and Sixth
street will average 16 pounds, and will
increase IL pounds at night.
- The high pressure in the vicinity of
One Hundred and Thirty-eighth street
TO One Hundred and SiXtieth street will
average % pounds
" The lower portion of the city is fed
from low pressure Cor gravity, and
from Fourteenth street to Canal street
the average pressure is % pounds on
the east and west side of the city.
The central pressure in the same vi
cinity is about Is pounds. along Bow
cry, Chrystie and streets east of the
Bowery.
:" From Canal street to the Battery,
this vicinity is fed from low Cor CRAWL
ty) pressure. and the average pressure
is 25 pounds.
The upper portion of the city, from
One Hundred and Sixth street to One
Hundred and Fifty-fifth street. and the
west side of Eighth avenue. is fed
from low pressure. and the average
pressure is 26 pounds, the elevation be-
ing very low.
g Pressure at pumping station near
Ninety-eighth street is As to so pounds.
These pressures are during the day,
when use of water is normal.