Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-07-09

same insurance rate as country or
farm houses"
This Is the first time an agent ot
the Underwriters Association, as far
as | know has ever reported that the
water pressure here Is less than 80
pounds to the square inch"
When my report goes in ! am very
much afraid that Carson City insur-
ance rates will go up"
Thus spakc G.. W. Rohrer. who with
T.. \. Stahl Is here for the Board of
tlrc Underwriters of the Pacific
Coast to- make new map of Carson
City fire risks and fire iightng equip
ment.
The two men have ben acre all
week. They were here Friday last.
They have spent the whole time in eX
aminIng the buildings of the city,
checking up old reports. mapping
structures aud blocks and finding out
the location of water mains and fire
plugs.
This morning Rohrer dug out his
water pressure guagc and started oh
an inspection Of the FIRE plugs. He
began at Carson and Eighth streets.
where tdc gauge registered 81 pounds
Coming back up Carson street hC
was joined by George H. Meyers.
President of the Warren Engine Co.
who accompanied him the balance Of
the trip. one other went along and
recorded the tests.
At Fourth and Minnesota the gauge
showed pressure Of 20 pounds, The
pipe along Minnesota street is a two
and half inch pipe and the mos
southerly plug 1t at Fourth street. at
the Esscr corner. Tae next north is
at King street. at the southeast cor
ncr of the high school block where
stands the most expensive structure
in the city, the three story high
school. The pressure at this plug
was - pounds. nearly enough tn
throw an inch stream to the second
story windows,
MIR. Meyers remained at this plug
and the gauge was put N the plug
next north, at Musscr and Minnesota
streets. where are Il number OF fine
residences. The pressure here was
- pounds. Mr.. Meyers then opened
the plug at the school house to test
the pressure remaining when two
streams were used. The Musser
street plug registered just 10 pounds.
The water main comes town Rob-
inson street from the reservoir and
this pipe Is seven inch pipe, from
all information at hand. The pres
sure ut Minnesota and Robinson was
~ pounds.
At the head Of Robinson street the
gauge showed ~ pounds. Across
Mountain Ave. and Iirectly at the
Hickey property fence is the famous
reducing valve in the transmission
pipe from the reservoirs. This valve
Is fitted with gauge waich shows
80 pounds. One end Of the valve
handle is propped up with board.
The gauge was left on IKE fire hy-
srant across the street and the valve
was shut off completely, the pressure
declining at once to ii pounds and
still declining. showing thd, the valve,
probably shut of the entire supply
The handle was tacn lifted as high
as it would so opening the valve to
fun capacity. The pressure rose to
~ pounds and stood at that point.
The company gauge at the valve
did not move.
Back down Robinson street Mr..
ROhrcr went and at the mint corner
Carson and Robinson streets, he
tested the plug which showed a pres
sure of 2GH pounds. Then across
Carson street east to Valley street
where the Valley street two and one
half inch lateral takes out. The plug
on Valley street is about - feet from
tae Robinson street main and is set
ON the Valley lateral. The pressure
from this plug was ~ hounds. A
plug on Robinson street just east
Of Valley. presumably set on the Rob
inson street main was out of order
and the water CanOnt be turned
through 1t, The pressure here was
zero.
Asked II he would 90 north of
Washington street, Mr.. Rohrer de-
clned saying he had seen enough.
Mr. Meyers explained that by shut
ting off valves on laterals. the pres
sure can be raised ut different hy-
drants, Mr.. Rohrer wanted To know