The San Francisco call., 1909-12-26
ABUNDANT WATER
FOR DINCEE PARK
Redwood City Reservoir Meets
Contract Requirements on
Test of Final Inspection

f. W. Kerns, the engineer in charge,
reports the final inspection and ac-
ceptance of the Redwood City reser-
poir This gives to the residents of
Dingee park the best water pressure
and purest supply along the peninsula.
The reservoir, with the surrounding site
of three and two-thirds- acres, extend
ing back to the crest of the surround
ing ridge. together with a permanent
right of way so feet in width from Ne
vada street to the site, has been decided
to the town by w. h Crocker through
Baldwin & Howell, in pursuance of the
policy of carrying out all promises
made by the previous owners.
The following figures are furnished
by Kerns: The reservoir is located
in the foothills directly back of Din
gee park, about $500 feet from Nevada
street. and has a capacity of 100000
gallons, equal to two or three days
supply for the town. The foundations
were carried down into solid rock and
the entire structure. with the excep-
ton of the roof, is built of reinforced
concrete, the floor having a thickness
of five inches.
The top is protected by a wooden
roof, having an area of 10000 square
columns. Ample ventilation is assured
by three foot air space between the
water and roof this space being pro-
tected all around by galvanized wire
mesh.
The floor of the reservoir is at an
elevation of 164 feet above mean high
tide, giving a maximum water pres
sure in Dingee park of over 20 pounds
per square inch. or enough to reach
to the top of II or 13 story building
The maximum depth of water in the
reservoir is IA feet
The main supply pipe extends through
the entire length of Dingee park
along Eighth street, reducing from q
IL inch main to to inch laterals
that furnish a circulating system
throughout the park.
The water is pumped into the reser-
voir from artesian wells that furnish
a supply entirely free from animal
or vegetable matter.
BRISK DEMAND FOR LOTS
Baldwin & Howell report a contin-
uous demand for lots in Dingee park
in spite of the weather Among the
recent purchasers are H. w Lascelle of
San Francisco. who purchased So foot
lot in Clinton street near Fourteenth;
Mrs Charles Knight of Redwood City,
who selected a $500 lot in BTrch street
San Francisco, who secured a lot near
the Lascelle selection; Matte B. Dentz
of San Francisco, a lot in Grand street;
n. P. Mclaughlin of San Francisco,
lot in Birch street; Edwin B. Fox of
Redwood, two lots at the corner of
Broadway and Birch street; Arthur NJ
Porter of Palo Alto, an $500 lot in
Fulton street; Charles Miller of Red
wood City, two back to back lots in
Grand and Fulton streets near Four
teenth: Ole Johnson of Redwood City,
three lots in Birch and Arch streets;
George A. Conochio of Redwood City,
a 65 foot lot in Birch street; Marie C.
Gutenberg of Redwood, a lot in
Eighth street near the county road; j.
II. Boyle of Alameda, a lot in Arch
street near Fourteenth. four lots in
Arch street between Broadway and
Whipple road, each with frontage of
20 feet to a party in Redwood City;
50 feet in the north side of Broadway,
between the county road and Arch
street TO DR.. w. Preston of San Fran
cisco; the northwest corner of Broad
way and Hudson street, $50 by 135, was
purchased by ]. w. McDermott of San
Francisco; 75 feet in the west side of
Birch street. about $50 feet north of
Br,tssi iway, sold to Anna Nj. Johnson of
Oakland: Thomas McEneany of Crock
EFT bought the northwest corner of
Broadway and Clinton street: 210 feet
frontage in the north side of Clinton
street, between Broadway and Whipple
road. was sold to r. ]. Egan of San
Francisco: Stanley Pedder bought two
lots, with a total frontage of 40 feet
in Elmwood street, half a block from
Whipple road, and two more lots cor
respondingly located in the east side of
Fulton street, on the west side of Full
ton street three lots, each of 20 foot