The San Francisco call., 1909-12-04

invert and feet s inches OF the side wall are
constructed. AT Sixth and Howard streets the
excavation IS 80 per cent completed. At Sew
enth and Howard streets the reinforced con
crete bottom and feet inches of wall are
constructed.
At Masonic avenue and Frederick street the
excavation is - per cent completed. At Bel
mont avenue and Willard street the reinforced
concrete work is complete to the spring line
cf the dome. At Duboce avenue and Sanchez
street the excavation is complete and brought
10 grade with rock Al Fourteenth and Castro
streets the reinforced concrete work is com
plcte except removing the dome forms. At
Elizabeth ana Douglass streets the reinforced
concrete bottom and side walls are constructed.
Al Frederick and Shrsder streets the excavation
il complete and invert and Is wall steel
placed
Al Msriposs and Missouri streets and at
Twenty second and York streets and at Twenty
fifth and San Bruno avenue the reinforced con
crete work Is complete Al IWenty-slNth ana
BRYANT streets the reinforced concrete work is
complete: the backfll placed and pavement re-
stored. Al Army street and Holiday avenue
the reinforced concrete work is complete; back
fiji is placed cistern. At Twenty -seconh
street and PENNSYLVANIA avenue the reinforced
concrete Is complete except removing dome
forms and beckhll is placed over cistern. At
Twenty third and Kansas streets the reinforced
concrete is complete except removing dome
forms. The pavement has been restored.
AT Thirteenth and Folsom streets the eNcava-
tion is complete and inveTt steel Is being placed
At Fifteenth and Capp streets the excavation IS
90 per cent completed. At Eighteenth and Capp
streets the excavation is 81 per cent completed.
Work was stopped September -. 1909. by order
OF the city engineer. AT Eighteenth and Har-
rison streets the excavation is IS per cent COM
pleted. At Nineteenth and York streets the ex-
cavaiion Is - per cent completed
FIREBOATS AND PUMPS
Two fireboats have been constructed
and are being tested.
All the castings for No. l pump. for the salt
water pumping stations, have been completed,
The pumping shaft has been received from the
cast and upon completion Of the runners the
work Of erecting the pump and steam turbines
upon its bed plates, preparatory TO testing. VIII
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and eight pieces Of pipe have been shipped and
Ia. g99 pieces have arrived at the pipe yard and
l'een unloaded. Twenty mine hydrants have been
tested and found satisfactory.
81 the ireboat station at the east end of Harrl-
san street pier the hose tower is completed.
with the exception of the outside sheathing.
AH the window frames and sash have been in
stalled in place. Work is proceeding with the
ceiling Of the interior partitions, the placing
aud connecting of the steam coils and radiators.
TESTING OF THE CISTERNS
Fl. A Campbell. engineer for the
Merchants association has made a re-
port concerning the inspection of the
cisterns Part of this report is as fol-
lows:
The work is carefully inspected during its
progress. there being one inspector To about
every three 10 hve cisterns and chief over
sl- An inspector Is always present when any
concrete is being placed The inspectors do
this work efficiently to the personal knowl-
edge Of the writer. IL is well TO note here
that these inspectors all young men. who
have keen Of responsibility that Is
sometimes foreign TO a public inspector
II was not intended that the csterns should
be water tight above the spring line of the
dome because the inlet pipe comes in at this
elevation This inlet is purposely set in loosely
in order 20 prevent damage TO the cistern in
event Of severe earthquake shock. However,
for the purpose or testing for watertightness.
the cisterns filled to the top of the man
holes and the water level observed three times
daily If there is any leakage at all. repairs
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