Semi-weekly herald., 1909-10-25
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4 Boulder, our next point has In use
sixteen miles of lap welded steel pipe
15 and 18-inch; also has $500 feet FAX
30-inch continuous Oregon fire stave
pipe which is under light pressure and
Is in bad condition. Has been In use
five years.
LongInonts Is building an additional
flow line of concrete. thing and cast
iron pipe; cast iron being used on
pressure points.
Greeley has in use SO miles OF 20
inch machine banded Oregon f1r pipe
Seven miles OF this line is under very
little pressure and many OF the col
lars are decayed. This pape was man
ufactured on the ground by the Ma
tional Wood Pipe company, they put
ting In plant there for that purpose
The greatest pressure on this pipe is
$50 pounds per square inch All OF
the line under pressure is reported in
good condition.
Upon reaching Colorado Springs, we
went to Manitou, where we saw In use
some OF the lap welded steel pipe
which Is used In the Colorado Springs
system. Colorado Springs has thirty
FIVE miles of lap welded steel pipe
for flow line: this has been in use
sixteen years and Is reported as be-
ing in good condition and has given
them no trouble. They have some
wooden pipe which has been in use
six years-is reported as being In
bad condition
| Canon City, our next stop, has jlst
finished seven miles OF 30-inch con.
tinuous Oregon fir stave pipe. This
plant and distributing reservoir. The
intake end of the line has 1900 feet
OF 36-inch riyeted steel pipe, 12-gauge
made by Weigle Pipe company of Dem
yer. The city has no flow line pipe
that has been in use. distribution pipes
being all cast iron. We found an ir-
rigation pumping plant which has been
using light riveted steel pipe. 12, IA
and 16 gauge. The 16 gauge pipe fail
ed after eight years use: the ID guage
after ten years and the 12 guage has
been In use ~ years and is now In
bad condition.
| We were shown every courtesy by
the city officials and were pIloted over
the pipe line through the gorge by
Water Superintendent Van Patien and
Alderman Weber After completing
our Investigations we were taken for
a drive through the city and orchards
by the chairman of the fire and wa
ter committee.
At Leadville we found in use seven
miles of wooden stave pipe made of
cypress. This has been In use sixteen
years and has given perfect satisfac-
They have ten miles of box flume
made OF native pine. Tthey also have
in use Kalamined lap welded steel
| pipe which has been in use twenty
years and is still in excellent condi-
tion. They also have spiral riveted
steep pipe, 12 guage, which has been
in use twelve years and has failed
Montrose. our next stop, has TWEEN
ty-six miles of open ditch; seventeen
miles of S-inch machine banded Ore
gon fir stave pipe. This has been
In use four years. Seven miles of
this line is not under pressure The
only troubles reported seem to have
been from leaks which were caused
by poor construction. Pipes were left
lying In the sun until loosened and
the coating run between the slaves,
SO that when the wood swelled, joints
could not close. They have wooden
mains in use which were put In to
replace lap welded steel pipes which
were too small. The steel pipe had
been in use fourteen years and was
in fair condition.
AT Ouray we were taken in charge
by Marshal Hobson, who is the water
superintendent also, and were driven
up to the supply line, which is 8-inch
wooden pipe. made of bored logs band.
ed with flat iron bands and heavily
coated with tar. The wood used was
Michigan pine. This line is not under
pressure. Had been In use thirteen
!. years and is badly decayed on the
inside, outside being protected by tar
coating. The line Is in bad condition
, We saw some riveted steel pipe "a
inches In diameter which has been in
use sixteen years. This pipe is not
buried and is in good condition, is OF
IL guage and continuous riveted.
Silverton, our last point, has two
/, miles of machine banded Redwood
J stave pipe with iron collars. This
, pipe has been in use six years and Is
, in excellent condition. They have lar
, welded steel pipe for some city mains
! which has been In use 23 years. II
D is not in good condition. Have also
some redwood city mains In use fol
six years which are satisfactory.
In conclusion, we wish to say thai
A your committee will each hand in q
: report showing his conclusions and