New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-13
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
r,IT WATER FIRE PLAN.
Nam Pumping Stations and Hose
Reels dd0ocated.

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20 q, =, vovr salt water seems 70 be or tap. and
- a deal Of public attention The use or
- - 40 extlurush fires has been exploited
-. ,,il.r press Tor years. but since the Balti-
y ~ -, more attention has been paid 20 u than
~ r. wears ] have had ideas on The subject
.,,-.- went further than 10 discuss y win
p-' II b,,t as many persons have written 10 The
frisnoa' ~, A. 7 thought 7 woulG ask 20 be heard
press about IT,
aiso ..iasd 70 fu6 that some 81 our public Off
"' - .bs same IDEAS as my own, and in adj
c. ,-fatr features ] am not p4agiarlzirg, but
- - What has been in my mind Tor years
e. e. ~ doubt but that hundreds, II NOT thou-
"a. y. our citizens have the same views couia
sal-,' - yth coapIaoency upon the efforts Of q
re9t -. 81 look far away from new sources OF
csl1- - EMMY while We had az our very door
re- 80 allpply o. salt water. 10y using which
q - -. nurposes the use and waste OF fresh
to could he cuTtallec.
W s,v e,tineulshing n-es. 7 would have a
- ~ small pumping stations. on or near me
..-front Craving the water from alar out ln llie
w. tsyou6 the sewage flow; not FOR an emeT-
sIel" , ,,,t Cor al the time. every day Use no
81 ,,i,sire- need be erected: the first doors.
eAP' - cellars q suitable buildings can be
- :, snscial buildings are erected. they oould
- stze that the upper floors could be rented
18Th money 90 pay Interest 90 tleii Cost
: inning suraratus l1 these buliGin6s sH'Uta "e
so
e. f-orn accidents They should each
70. .-,au district. and with sufficient capacity
- go force water through az least twenty
.~,.--,s ~ one time y needed, Win FRO
- s7-oe az the TOP o. our highest buildings
- al ov-a, with steam FIRE engines Chold
49,, ir rasa~vel. An engine is oniy q porlan-o
,--.l,- and force pump and with pressure u iile
- -,.es Greater than steam fire engines can give
-. -,,,T5 no no need Of them. IN place OF the
rTIE 1~
nor over % quarter Of mile apart ana lie IRE o'S
-. -.,i,- Ior more aIafm bCxCsl- The water
,,-t,,s er,orId ne CT 8 strength 20 "i-hslahI sew
- hundred pounds pressure to The square inch
- -. A. seamless fteel tubes Now or the
,svi.s. that would answer The purpose. Ihen have
. ro,,- o. six connection lyd-Gut or every block
ID berreen avenues far apart. two NJ them one
cr these hydrants vita hose stations close TO-
100 giving oii-k service, vouiG control and
s,,inqrish ans ordinary fre, and I do4a, IL DO
NJ. cent Of the fires th7t now occur require more
thar four or six streams o. water to control them
and many ~ them need only one or Two. BY THIS
rlsr street traffic would not be blocked. and no
hod-,,r for an hour more ~ surface cars would
occur FOR except on very rare occasions. b. would
not be necessary 10 cross q street with the hose
or course. the pumping stations should be- con-
ntcted with one another So that one or more could
reinforce the section on which heavy drauEht was
beng made.
There are systems Of water pumping by which
q pressure can be kept on the pipes al all times.
end as soon as "a tightening OF the pressure occurs.
caused by opening "a hydrant. the pumps VIII work
faster t0 restore and keep up the pressure
Il has been said thar salt water supply would
b. great thing n case q "a FIRE in cold spell
yale of wind end "a deep snow that would hamper
q steam IRE engine in getting to- the fire. Wen.
dort see how salt water would better the c0udi-
IONS, ior r would 81. JUST ae olIl.t'I I'I tn eng
~ 90 rsH q : HrI : d r u rn
ho 10 use fresh. brt with light hose wagons lc0m-
pared with engines and nc engines. The situation
would be- quite different.
Then the benefit to be derived Hy the use % the
water On flushing the streets and the removal Cf
snow is patent % an; indeed. wonder why Cr0ton
soon ii. a bsr5-e M fsr n is,-+ eiv-S,-s $3.50
weather when snow Is falling. have read in The
SNOWMAN bs5 resrle5 So 81 and 5s,e % NJ .,5
The total Will reach 500 GO 2 sum 90 money
that Will nay per cent interest on EZ58otl-ar
amount great enough % install all +ha rIlrnri~a
plants would need in Manhattan. Then We
We have to 20 tl-6rer ffs sa--e e,--a,,e .,-,-e.
every winter and nothing is le1t 20 show for a. The
regular street cleaning force could handle the
Then again. al new buildings could be made 20
put IN q double water service. one 81 sale water
Tor water closets ETC.. which are the cause Of the
greaiest waste Of water in our houses. Buildings
ALREADY erected could De- required install the sar
Natr Iifes within g certain number Of years. by
These several uses OF salt there would BE- no
occasion Tor wears @ come 70 look Tor water from
L@ke George and other remote regions
Perhaps Tor uses OF salt water other than Cor
nres, smaller pipes with less pressure would be
neeoeo, but they could be LAID al the same time
WIN the Others. which should be large 10 prevent
JOSS or force by friction. Then there ie water
power % Do sold 10 eleva tors where steam or
eiectlc power Is not available. but uses Of salt
haier 10Y these various purposes should interfere
with s az fires
zone sections OF the city need greater fire pro
lecli0n tha1 Others, and those could be furnished
VIZ sat water first Five or six men win be
tlpe ~ man IRE hose station. and ~ TWO wagons
shsNei each first alarm. the combined force can
na1lle tle hose az any ordinary fire. T have seen
Nls Win au the bad conditions that might occur
--iltense cold. gale Of wind and a d. y snow
Vi Aolhlng but hauc engines drawn hv men 90
ne1t ~ and the city survived f.
tfenoats VIII not answer rhe purpose: they could
Only DC a makeshift and their services might be
ueedec a. The waterfront the hav % river Just
hnd II y
NeW-York, Feb 2. 1904
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