The San Francisco call., 1906-06-20

RESERVOIR
At HONDA
City Water Expert Says
Supply Station Is I'm
fit for Use.
Recommends That Lom-
bard Street Tank Be-
Cleaned at Once. .
Report Of Chemist Will Be
Submitted to DR..
Ward.

Water in the Lake Honda reservoir,
used by the Spring Valley Water Gem
pany as supply station. is declared
unsafe. The supply in the Lomba ard
street tank is said TO be suspicious,
and the experts recommend that this
tank be emptied and thoroughly
cleaned. Well water at Roanoke and
San Mateo streets. at 33i Arlington
street and at 81 Cruiser street is de-
clared not potable and therefore not to
be used.
Such in brief is a report of chemists
and bacteriologists who were given
samples of water not only from wells
but from supply stations by which va
rious parts of San Francisco are sup
piled with city water. This report will
be submitted in the ordinary course
through DR. W. c. Hassler. the sanitary
chief, to DR.. d. F. Ragan, the health
officer, and then to President Ward for
action.
1t is planned. so it is understood. TO
require that the recommendations of
the experts be carried out This will
necessitate the closing OF the Lake
Honda reservoir for some time and the
temporary closing of the Lombard
street tank until il can be put in bet
ter shape.
The report goes to prove that the
supply of the Spring Valley Water
Company at its source is pure, but that
the water is liable to become contami-
mated after reaching the supply reser-
voirs.
In the case OF Lake Honda, it is stat
ed by the authorities that the condi-
tion of the water is doubtless due to
seepage through cracks in the earth
With the exception of the water in this
reservoir. the danger would be entirely
obviated by boiling. but the Lake Hon
da drinking supply abounds not only
in germs, but in chlorine, which cannoi
be removed by boiling.
REPORT IN DETAIL.
Reports from other reservoirs show
that the water is in some cases ranked
as good and in others as passable
which goes to show that the warning
of the Board of Health to boil all water
must necessarily be obeyed for some
time
The report in full is as follows:
Lombard street tank-Water suspi-
cious. recommendation is that the
| tank be emptied and thoroughly
cleaned
Francisco Heights-water passabIe
Preside Heights-Water good
Lake Honda-Water unsafe for use.
Well water from Thomas Phillips
Roanoke and San Mateo-Not good.
Well water from 331 Arlington street
Clarence Heights. tank-Water good
Well water from E Gruzozel1, q
Cruiser street-Rated as not good.
College Hill reservoir-Water pass
able.
I University Mound-Water good.
TO DISCUSS PROPOSALS.
At a special meeting of the Board OF
Supervisors to be held at 10 o'cloch
this morning the various proposals fol
| furnishing San Francisco with a watel
supply will come before the committe,
of the whole.
The question of a water supply to b.
owned by the city has been before tn,
Supervisors for some time. A specia
committee was appointed. but recentl,
Expressed the desire to have the entir,
Board of Supervisors thresh out tn,
proposition. There are number O
propositions TO be considered, all o
which have been announced in detail
While the Tuolumne scheme, which
would cost the city, it is estimated
s3s 531 .O0e and was indorsed by forme
City Engineer Grunsky and James D
Phelan, did not meet with the approva
of the committee, il is understood tina
it will be again pressed forward.
The Bay City Water Company an,
the Stanislaus projects are among thos
to be discussed.