Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-10

ohe small hotel on Clark island, TINS
year.
ny Mr.. Baker-Not one cottage
uralns into the lake and he thinks great
care is exercised around it to keep out
pollution.
by MIR. Heselton-The bathrooms
nave cesspools near the shore.
'onn r. Kendall chief of Gardiner
nie department, says he has attended
nan dozen fires on high elevation OF
ioz 1eet to IFS in Gardiner where the
Migrant pressure would not send the
water away from the nozzles and they
couid get no fair pressure until the
arrival of the steamer.
Adjourned to P. NJ
Mr.. Baker cross-examined Mr.. Ken
oail. He considers the fire service on
the whole good. One of the hydrants
On nigh elevation had no steamer noz-
zles. The city owns three steamers
now to only one before the system was
put in. At the fires above mentioned
ne was compelled to cover the distance
10 nearest hydrant with from IL to 1900
| 1eet OF hose. In some instances the
| houses on fire stood on an elevation
considerably above the hydrant level.
TWO and one-half inch hose is the STAN
dard in Gardiner. Nine hydrants are
needed. Oonly three have been added
to the original number-one on the
Causeway. another between Bridge and
Main streets, and another at Steamboat
| wharf
Mr.. Baker calls attention to the fact
that the reservoir is 10 feet higher than
| the 225 feet above high water mark of
kennebec river called for in the con-
| tract WITH city of Gardiner
BY Mr.. Heselton-Hose diminishes
pressure lilo of pound to the foot.
Maurice w. +. Pray, member of the
G. F. d. since ~, was hydrant man at
| those hres and they were turned on full
force. He took the water out of his
| own house as pressure was too low for
| efficient domestic use.
Chas. w. Goodwin of G. F. D., testi-
| fled to low pressure as Mr.. Kendall had
done. The company wanted him TO pay
| $50 for extension to his house, then S.3
if he you'd fill up his well.
| BY Mir. Baker-Therc was plenty of
water at those fires. but no pressure.
G. II. Drake, eX-chief of G. r. D., tes-
tilted practically as the other firenen
had before him. Thinks ut McDonald's
fire two open sill cocks helped to lower
the pressure already very poor. There
| We're two breaks in the main from the
pumping station. to Central street while
he was chief. The first time there was
! no protection, but the second time the
mills up the stream We're connected
temporarily. There are 81 cottages on
Pleasant pond within one-half mile of
stream flowing from Cobbosseecontee.
During July and August there are
| probably $50 people around there. The
inlet and outlet of Pleasant pond are
| nearly merged in one stream.
| BY Mr.. Baker-Most of the cottages
| are used by Gardiner people a few
| days at a time. With six or eight hy
drants turned on at Water street each
rendered good service. The hydrants
should not be over 1000 feet apart New
| er let your hose kink.
By Mr.. Heselton-Never knew a fire
on Water street and a high level at
| same time. ~
H. A. Gray says there are 10 cottages
| on stream from Pleasant pond to Cob
| bosseecontee lake, about so feet from
| the stream.
Geo. ii. Glass of Boston, piper, had
| forgotten his memorandum and was eX-
| cused to get it.
| John H. Flynn, assistant superinten-
dent of Boston Water Dept, gave ex-
! pert testimony in regard to the action
of water on pipes and the forming of
| turbercules. Had known them in pipes
after six years from action of water
such as this by analysis. Sometimes
after Is years had found pipes where
there was three-quarters in growth on
| the interior around the pipe. If growth
| is we'll developed it may be removed
| by striking the pipe, but will leave pits
| in the iron. AS to specimen in court,
| he saw no sign of pits but could pre-
pare a badly pitted one to look like
that. He roundly condemned galvan-
| lied iron pipe and would not use it. He
had come here for the Water District
| to remove pieces of the main for in
srection if allowed to do so.
Then followed a summary of census
| of Gardiner and it's suburbs by Fred
F. Mlliken and his three assistants,
| Woodbury. Plant, Stewart Plant and
| Aubrey Richards. Outside of present
water takers Mr.. Milliken found there
are 400 persons, and the boys 1872, 977
| and 1908 respectively.
Charles 5. Cobb of South Gardiner,
says population is 944; So houses have
been built since 80; one pulp mill.
BY Mr.. Baker-Did not take count of
the unoccupied houses then. He rep
resented that he was trying to discover
how many people there We're there to
induce the water extension to his part
of the town.
Adjourned to $50 A. M. Thursday.