Arizona republican., 1907-09-14
NEW WATfR SYSTEM
 PLANS PREPARED
Will be Presented to the City counci For Approval on Monday Night.

Engineer Howard Reed. who was employed by the city council to pre- sent plan for the remodeling or i'm proving of the Phoenix municipal wat CT system, has practically finished his work. or at least has carried ii to d point where he is ready to submit it tp the city council and will do so at a meeting to be held next Monday night.
 In the making of the plans A-r. Eeed fas proceeded with the idea in mind of utilizing practically all the money that will be available at this time. in the perfecting or a city dis tributing system. utilizing the present power plant. standpipe and water supply. By doing so the city can be equipped almost perfe tly in the matter of a distributing system and if the city should later develop another water supply or require O. de- sire a newer or larger power plant. money can be raised for that purDO and the constructions made attach easily and naturally to the already well built distributing system. The idea is that whatever is done noE " T. not have tC be undone and will be well done to serve the purpose irrespective of any desired changes or improve ments later.
 The plans call for mains in all ST et-. including the additions, SIX inches or more in diameter. except iu part of the Montgomery addition where good four inch mains are alre13v lad and seem to well serve the needs os the public. Moreover. thought has en given the probable eNtenSion oc tha system to other add ,ions as they shall later come into the city. so that the extension can be made easily. and without disturbing the oder system.
 Two things have been upp=rmOst i1 the mind of the engine=r Hs he worked. respecting the purpose of the plant and what it is designed 10 d". The first is the furnishing of water to the entire population of the city for domestic use and the second is fire protection and the reduction of insurance rates. In respect of the latter. inc hydrants have been SO paced in the thickly settled part of the city that water can be sup piled by direct pressure from the mains. on all sides Of any block by the use of not to exceed 800 feet of hose. or in other words. there will be no point that will be more than the length of a city block from a hydrant. on one street or another.
 The main from the supply point through Washington street as far west as Seventh avenue will be 16 inches in diameter. replacing the IFS pipe now in use and thus more than doubling the capacity of this central main. This supply will be reinforced by 10 inch main from the supply point south on Eighth street to Jackson and west on Jackson as far as Center street. From Jackson north on Center to Washing ton street, joining the principal main. will be an inch pipe. From Wash ington north on Center as far as Bal timOre street or the corner of the Simms addition. there will be a 10 inch main and from there to the north line of the city will be an inch main.
 From the Is inch main at the supply point corner of Seventh street and Van west on Van Buren street as far as Center. intersecting the 10 inch main running north on Center.
 The source Of supply. therefore. will be a big gridiron of mains between Seventh street and Center on Van Bu- ren. Washington and Jackson streets, all connected and supplying water i1 every direction. And as intimated abcve all the mains in the streets wet of Center will be at least 6 inchee in size except the Washington stree main which is 16 inches.
 On Grand avenue a six inch ro7in will run about 2s00 feet or as far as Michigan street.