Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-07-29
Of cement will be applied to the bottom

Of cement will be applied to the bottom
Of the reservoir to prevent leakage.
The pipe leading from the reservoir
to town is constructed of redwood
slaves, heavily wrapped with steel
wire, and is 12 inches in diameter.
This pipe is built to withstand almost
unlimited pressure, and is ofsuff1cient
carrying capacity to supply town
many times as large as Dallas.
The system inside the city limits is
what is known as gridiron system
of ofcirculating mains. Double standard
hydrants are used in the business
part of town, and double hydrants for
small mains are distributed through
out the residence district, extending
far into the suburbs. Hydrants are
placed at every street crossing in the
business district, and at no place in
town arc they more than two blocks
apart. Thirty seven hydrants are
now located, and three more will be
put in as soon as the council shall de-
eide where they shall be placed. This
will make a total Of 40 hydrants. The
number called for by the contract was
"a.
The number Of miles of iron mains
in the city is 5.41-no wood pipe being
used in the circulating system. All
this pipe was coated inside and out
side with hot asphalt before laying,
and is guaranteed by the contractor
to stand a pressure of 1875 pounds to
the square inch.
The official test of the plant was
made by the council last Saturday
afternoon and was found satisfactory
in every respect. The test was made
at an hour when the private con-
sumers were using large amount of
water and when streams for irrigating
lawns were running in all parts of
town. One % inch hose was attached
to the hydrant at the Uglow corner;
one at the Wilson corner one at the
crossing of Court and Jefferson streets,
and one on the 4-inch main at the
corner Of Main and Washington
streets. Inch nozzles were used on
all streams A test for height was
made on the smallest main by Coun-
cilmen Muir, Belt and Cosper and
Auditor Stouffer, and the height of
the stream was found to be 102 feet.
After the firemen had held the hose
for about twenty minutes, the nozzles
were placed in the sewer manholes
and the four streams were kept run
ming at full pressure from 2 so p. m.
until 5 80 p. m. With the conduit
flowing less than half full stream,
the reservoir was lowered only SO
inches by the three hours test. The
contractor urged the council to attach
eight lines of hose instead of four, but
only four nozzles of the proper size
could be found. The test was witnessed
by large number of citizens, all of
whom, with but one or two exceptions,
themselves we'll pleased
with the effectiveness of the plant.
Mr.. Gates left on Wednesday for
klamath Falls oD a business trip,
leaving his business interests here in
charge Of W. L. Soehren. The latter
will at once begin several
extensions of the system, among them |
being main to the south end of Main
street; a private supply pipe to the
terminal grounds of the Dallas &
Falls City railroad company; a main
to Germantown; a main to Ellis addi-
tion, and one to the Improvement
Company's addition. The council
now has under consideration the loca-
lion Of hydrants along these mains.