The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-03-03
PIPE Line PLAN
SHOWN COUNCIL
CITY PURCHASES RESERVOIR Site
Double Pipe Gives Separate Systems
For Upper and Lower Town to
BE Joined in Emergency.

At the meeting of the city council
which was held Monday night City
Engiueer.p M. Morse submitted his
general plan for the spring works,
pipe line and reservoir of the new
municipal water system The rlau
AZ 1t has been outlined calls for some
removal OF dit aud rock and the
building OF wall at the City spring
in order to bring the full flow of the
spring to the head of the pipe line.
A fourteen inch pipe line will be
put In from the spring to Rail creek
near Struok's corne' and at that point
1t will be divided into two eight inch
pipes which will carry the water into
the city. One OF these pipes will be
reduced to six inch diameter at
Indian creek and will lead to the
reservoir from whioh the lower city
will be supplied. The other pipes
Will furnish the water direct to the
upper part OF town. As the point
where the pipe line Ia to be divided
10 almost as high as the spring, the
hill will have the advantage OF a 68
foot head which will be gained by the
heavy fall In the last 5000 feet OF the
line. This will give satisfactory
pressure for all ordinary purposes
and will give better pressure than the
stand pipe which II was first proposed
to erect for the hill. According to
Engineer Morse's communication this
pressure will throw a fair tiie stream
40 feet high after passing through 200
feet of fire hose and one inch no2-
zle. To handle any large fire on the
Heights the plans call for fire pump
to be installed at the reservoir which
will give pressure of 80 pounds at
the hydrant. With pump at the
reservoir the upper part OF town can
be given all OF the water In case of an
emergency On the other band, In
order to fill the reservoir quickly
after cleaning or to fight large tile
down town valve will be placed In
the hill pipe line leading over to the
reservoir thus providing abundant
water for an emergency in the l"wer
part OF town.
The pipe to the reservoir will have
a capacity OF 600, 900 gall9us day
which will leave the remsS )der of the
springs flow approximately 350, 600
gall0ns) to go into the upper system.
The present plans provide for a cirou-
Lar concrete reservoir with capacity
of 525, 900 gallons and 1t is the idea OF
the Engineer that sim liar one can
be Guilt when the growth OF the city
makes it necessary. Illus after
population of 5000 or 5000 is reached
and the second reservoir is built the
city will not onty be sateguarded
against water famine by double
pipe line hut also by double reser-
voir 80 that repairs and cleaning OF
one will not in any way interfere with
the water supply.
Acting upon communication from
Engineer Morse the council ordered |
the purchase OF reservoir site and |
ordered Recorder Langille to draw |
warrant for $50 to bind the bargain. |
The proposed site includes lots and |
5 and half OF lot 3 OF block 10, OF |
Huli's sub division, OF Pleasant View.
These lots are extra large size and the
ground which the city will acquire
is 20J by lao feet. This site is near
the city limits and on about the
highest point in the city, the eleva
Ion being 487 feet or two feet higher
Lhan GillR etore. 1t is not tar fl ON
Indian creek into which the overflow
may be easily turned. The city OBJ
.ained this ground at a very reason.
,ble price, Sl.U50, considering the
act that a similar amount OF 81 ound
I'd djoining sold for $500 two years ago.
Jhe land was purchased from Mrs.
ellen G. Hsnsberry.
The street commissioners was or-
Tered to put In pipe oulverts In the
.ulch crossing Monticello avenue and
eugene streets between 18th and 18th
treets and the waste dirt from the
9th stiee Improvement will be
'auled to I'LL up those steets.
The estimate of the City Enig neer
or tbs grading of State street from
iixth to Front streets was referred to
be judiciary committee to have an
rdinsnce drawn.
On motion of Councilman Brosius.
Wright, who is seriously
u In a Portland hospital was given
n indetin, tie leave of absence