Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-07-09
MEASURE PRESSURE
AT THE FIRE PLUGS

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| turned also To supply more water
| and he also asked how the fire de
| partment expected TO raise the pres
| sure below the check valve at the
| head OF Robinson street when the
| highest pressure recorded. with the
| valve wide open, was % pounds, and
Mr.. Meyers had no answer for him.
Rohrer also wanted Mr.. Meyers to
explain why there are no hydrants
south and west of Fourth street ana
minnesota and none north OF Wash
EgrOn street more than two blocks
from Carson street. Mr.. Meyers
could not tell him.
In fact Mr.. Meyers agreed that the
system is woefully lacking in both
pressure and extent and said that
the engine company, of which he Is
the head had tried for years To gel
adequate water service. Without cf-
feet. Mr.. Meyers seemed to expect
the rJsults>of the tests and was sad
to have them made as they demon
Strated just what he has claimed for
years; that this city has no adequate"
fire protection off Robinson and Car
son streets and in the vicinity of the
V. !: I. shops.
We always supposed a. the oiiiCv
in San Francisco that Carson City
had at least 50 pounds pressure" said
Rodrcr. Il know OF no other city on
the coast that has so poor a system
the dwellings here take the same
rate as farm houses, though you have
a partial water service on some
streets. one would think that Car
son City would be entitled TO re
duCtiou from the farm house rate ON
account OF the water service but with
ms pressure. the rate Is no longer
surprising and the chances are when
my report goes in, the rate Will go
up for dwellings as we'll as business
houses ON Carson street Tor there is
no use mincing matters, your fire pro
lection is mighty poor. on account Ot
the small size of the pipes. Your
chance rests in getting Il fire out be
fore it gets a good start. notice
by the reports on this citv that when.
ever a house becomes envelOped by
fire it is completely consumed even
with the fire department on hand
with all the available water.
What you should have is - inch
main from your reservoirs, ;, no check
valves or other impediments to the
flow. a lateral, say 10 inches inside
measurement along Mountain Ave.
or the west limits OF the city, eight
inch pipes down every other cross
street to Carson street, a 10 inch
main the whole length OF Carson
street, six inch mains on every Other
cross street running east form Car
son street and tied up on the east
city limits with 10 inch main and
the whole coupled in to circulate"
From his reports and Investigations
he believes there is pleny OF water
but that the fault is with the small
pipes.
Mayor Van Etten wanted to make
the rounds with Rohrer This morn
ing but was unable to do SO and ask
ed Mr.. Meyers to go in his pace
Trustees do not agree with Rohrcr
that dwellings, should take the farm
house rate and want the insurance
surveyors to remain for the meeting
honday night.
Van Etten, like many others does
not blame the water company for
this state of affairs. No man that
owned the system would do more
than Se agreed to do and the COM
pany has kept its agreements so far
as can be ascertained at this time
Some say not and this will be deter
mined at the meeting Monday night.
Most residents who have express
ed themselves believe the solution OF
the water troubles is city ownership
and it is probable that plan will be
started Monday night by tae city
trustees.