The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-01-20
che City Council .
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ClIy VI virginia., Minnesota. -,
Council Chamber; Virginia. Minn.,
Jan. 10 1905.
Ohc1al proceedings, regular meeting.
Council called to order by the President,
Roll call.
observation-disclosures Bush, Mattson, Wiggen,
johnson, Mr.. Pres:lent.-5
ACKNOWLEDGMENT George-1.
Reading of minutes of previous regular
meeting.
Moved and supported that the minutes be
approved as read.
Carried.
The following bills were referred to the FL
nance COMMITTEES: :
Nelson Shields wiring city hall. , 2O6 s5
Se'gle Bros, two dozen chairs. .. Is 20
Report of Municipal Judge of fines collect
ed during the month of December in the sum
of -Four Hundred and Ten Dollars tS41c. 90,
was read.
Moved and supported that the report be ac-
cepted and placed on file.
Carried.
Liquor license application of Nels Ander.
son, together with surety bond was present.
ed.
Moved and supported that the license be
granted and bond approved.
Carried.
The report of the committee appointed to
investigate the capacity of the water supply
furnished by the Virginia Light & Water Co.,
was read and ordered published and placed
on fle and the committee retained.
The report was as follows:
To the Honorable Council,
City of Virginia.
Gentlemen:
The committee appointed by you to exam
Inc the fire protection and water supply of the
city of Virginia desire to reportas follows:
The pumping plant of the Virginia Light g.
Waterloo. consists oh ons duplex Prescott
pump with IL inch steam cylinder. inch wat
er cylinder and IL inch stroke, connected to
two castings of and 8 inch diameter driven
vertically below the pump to depth of IS
feet, and two duplex Voilard pumps of 10
inch steam cylinder, 6 inch water cylinder
and IL inch stroke, one of which is connected
direct with the lake and the other with the
lake and the we'll.
? The steam plant consists OF three return
tubular boilers OF 80, IS and As h, p, capacity.
The following tests were made:
On Saturday, evening. January 18th. after
giving notice to the superintendent as re-
quired by the franchise, we caused to be op-
ened three hydrants, one at the Roosevelt
High School, one at the new City Hall, and
one at the Korby Hall, and attached 100 feet
Of ~ inch rubber hose with 1 inch nozzle to
each. The hydrant at the Roosevelt School,
and the one at the Korbv Hall raised streams
OF water 80 feet high as required by the fran
chise, but the one at the City Hall could not
raise the water over As feet, owing probably
to a defect in the hydrant or pipe near there.
At 900 p. NJ. Sunday, January 9Th, we open
ed a hydrant at Lantry & Nelson 8 saloon, one
at the Finn Hall and one at E. E. Burley's
residence. ::These three raised streams OF
water about 40 feet high.
No member of the committee was at the
power house during these tests, but disinter-
ested citizens who were there state that the
pumps were n 1t working to full capacity and
were probably capable of q higher duty.
These tests demonstrate the ability of the
Virginia Light & Water Co. to furnish sufi-
cient pressure. for fire protection, under fav-
orable conditions; but whether they can or
do maintain this pressure at all times is
something this committee is unable to pass
on, and we would recommend that the city
employ mechanical engineer or an expert
pumpman to examine the pumps and boilers
and to see that they are in good repair and
not too old to be unreliable. The failure on
the night OF the Mesberg and Hauta fire seems
to have been due to carelessness in not keep
ing the packing of the pumps in order.
In making the tests on Sunday afternoon
our attention was called to the dirty appear
| ance OF the water. the hydrant at Burleys
| corner being the worst. Gravel, pebbles and
mud came out with the water and it was nec-
| essary to let it run for nearly an hour before
| it became clear. The water in the other two
| hydrants was also foul, and we would recon-
mend that the entire system be flushed thor
oughly in this manner at least every 80 days.
The committee believes that the admission
of lake water into the mains is largely re-
spOnsible for this condition and Manager
Kennedy, of the Virginia Light & Water Co..
assures us that early next spring the company
will sink a we'll into the water-bearing gravel
deep enough to hold a reserve of pure spring
water sufficient for fire protection, making it
unnecessary to admit lake water into the
system. It is highly important that this be
done, and if this well should fail to make
water fast enough to keep the pumps going in
case Of fire, we would recommend the cree
ton of a tank or stand-pipe in the east end
OF the city, to which the water could be
pumped at times when domestic consump-
tion is small. and be Immediately available
! in case Of fire. :zslS=S s. .--.4 T., @ .s>%
Respectfully submitted,
| - 4 =, ! a. > m. l.. Fay, II
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Mayor Fay addressed the council adv0cat-
ing the purchase by the city Of the Virginia
Light & Water Co. plant s. So $50 60