The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1909-09-17
LOOKING TO!PROTECT|ON
Council Making Provisions
To Guard Against
Fire Loss.
new HOSE ANO MIGRANTS
For Use IN that Part of the Town
Supplied with a Public
Water System.

The late fire, and the narrow escape
theretrom, aroused renewed interest
In the water works proposition, and
especially some more effective prov.is-
ion for fire protection. A water syS-
tenn to cover the entire town is a cry
ing need in Oroville, one which has
been pretty thoroughly discusseds and
one upon which various suggestio. IS as
to plans have been advanced. Con sid
Grafton OF the subject has been hef, ,re
the people ever since the town was u
corporated. The simple fact that a.
extended and adequate system is abso-
lutely necessary, both for domestic
purposes and protection against fire,
Is fully recognized and universally ac-
knowleeged. No one has attempted to
dispute the necessity, but there has
been differences of opinion as to the
plans to be adopted, which is but. nat
ural where civic improvements effect
ing the whole community are in con-
temptation. 1t is generally understood
at this time that public opinion has
cystalized pretty unanimously upon q
reservoir to be located on the high hill
west of town, with pumping station
well out in Osoyoos lake, insuring the
purest water obtainable anywhere, and
providing gravity system wit h ample
pressure for any purpose. Be sides in
carrying out this plan it could be read
lily and cheaply enlarged as tn e growth
of the town demanded an increased
service. That undoubtedly will be the
system eventually installed. and the
installation may, and there is every
reason to believe will, be the import
ant public improvement next year.
In the meantime the town council
has not lost sight of the absolute and
immediate necessity OF some better
protection against fire = han now exists,
so far as it is in it's p ,wer to provide
the deficiency, and for that purpose has
ordered 400 feet of -, inch hose, with
the necessary nozzle S, spanners and
wfesches. At pres1 1T portion of the
town has a water Sy stem, and distrib-
ted along the pipe line are three or
four fire hydrants, but two of them are
so remote from ei ther business house
or residence as " be of no particular
use as factor in fire fighting. Some
four or five |.,ydr ants have been order
ed and will be installed in the business
section, End with the supply of hose
purchas ,ed property within large ra-
dius will be pretty well protected. To
make the water system more effective
the pump at the tank station is to be
SO arranged as to pa1 direct pressure
on the pipes in case of fire.
This does vel W well as far as it goes,
and is wise pr rsecautjon, but the pub
lie is anxious + pr tho time when this
protection can be given to all portions
of this growing town, destined TO De
city of Importance at no distant daV.
No section should be xcluded from the
benefits OF water S, ,pply, and 1t Is
to hoped tina within very
few months mains wi. Il be extended
the length and breadth OF
Oroville so one and all can ENJOY the
nrivilege of an abundance OF pure wat-
er, and every Investment IN the way
of buildings will have sDD the protec-
tion that can be assured by means oi
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