The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-02-09
NEW INSURANCE RATING.
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gasoline, benzine. naptha or otner
volatile oils and explosives, gun
powder, dynamite, nitro-glyeerine. hay
or lime inside the fire limits or the
corporate limits. It was stated that
compar atively small quantities of
gasoline and volatile oils are handled
and the principal explosives are in
the form of fixed ammunition. Hay is
practically limited to the stables and
compar ative1y no lime is carried in
the fire limits. There is an ordinance
regulating the construction OF fues,
prohibiting other than brick fues be-
ing erected. This ordinance is said to
be enforced at the present time. Nj
merous metal and some terra-cotta
fues were noted in all sections of the
town. These fues are said to have
been built prior to the adoption of
the present ordinance and are con-
demned when considered to be unsafe.
There are no ordinances regulating
the storage handling or discharge of
fireworks.
Rubbish, trash, ete.-There is an
ordinance which prohibits the aecu-
mutation of rubbish, trash, ETC., and
provides that same must be gathered
up and placed in the street twice each
week, when it is collected By the city
carts and disposed of. Tt was stated
there is practically no burning Of
rubbish in the streets, The general
appearance of yards and alleys would
indicate that the ordinance is well
observed.
Fire reeord~-Donal dsonviIle is said
TO have had d very good fire record
for a number of years with practically
no disastrous fires.
Mayor-Hon. Chas. Maurin.
WATERWoRKs.
The waterworks system is owned by
the town and operated in conjunction
with the electric light plant under the
name of the municipal power plant.
The system used is direct pumping,
both for domestic and fire purposes.
The water supply Is taken from the
Mississippi river.
Donaldsonville had a waterworks
system with gravity pressure from
ndpipe and special fire pressure by
direct pumping. This system was
composed mostly of 4-inch mains and
single hydrants and afforded but scant
protection on third class basis, be-
ing considered third-class with serious
deficiencies. The Fire Prevention
Bureau made plans and furnished
specifications for bringing the system
up to a full standard direct pumping
system, using as much of the old ma
teriat as possible. These plans were
adopted and the system installed, and
Donaldsonville is now considered as
having a frst-class waterworks sys-
tenn. The old standpipe, s feet in
diameter and 80 feet high, having
capacity of 81, 900 gallons, located in
Louisiana Square, is still standing
and is kept full of water. This stand
pipe is connected to an 8-ineh street
main by 6-inch connection, with
valve In connection kept closed. The
standpipe will eventually be removed,
but at present is considered as a re-
serve domestic supply.
The pumping station is located on
the northeast corner of Houmas and
Mississippi streets and Is of frame,
ioisted construction, metal roof. The
electric light plant is cut off from the
rooms containing the boilers and
pumps by stand ard parapetted brick
wall with all openings in same pro-
teeted by standard automatic sliding
fire doors on each side of wall. The
boiler room has brick floor and open
ioisted ceiling and the engine and
dynamo room, pump room and council
ch amber have wood sheathed interior
finish. The dynamo room contains
the electric light and power apparatus.
In the boiler room are located four
return aue boilers of 100 II. P. each,
two boiler feed pumps and the fuel oil
system for firing the boilers, which |
system is practically standard as re-
CARDS pumps, piping and location of |
,anks. Separate steam supply pipes
ire run to both the engine and pumpi
looms, the one to the engine room be-
ng provided with valve in boiler
'oom so that the entire steam supply |
ian be controlled in the boiler room
md used exclusively for the water.
works pumps. In the pump room are
NO pumps, a Barr Compound Duplex
4 and 20x10x12, having q capacity OF
600 gallons per minute, or LAO, 900
.allons per diem at 120 feet piston
peed, and Knowles II and 184x12xI2
Compound Duplex pump having a
apacity of 1900 gallons per minute or
,000,0 600 gallons per diem at 120 feet
'iston speed. Each pump has Fisher
GOVERNOR in valve bypass on steam
onnection and one pump is kept rum
ing and maintaining a domestic
of 30 pounds. A special fire
ressure of ITO pounds at pumps is
iven on alarm of fire. Each pump
as 10-ineh suction pipe, provided
18th foot valve and strainer at water
nd, TO Mississippiriver, and pump sue