The San Francisco call., 1910-06-25
new BOULEVARDS
FOR The MISSION
Plan Is Formed for Increasing
Water Supply in the Vis-
itacion Valley

iHe Hlsl INK IN the chain of boule-
wards outlined some time ago by the
committee on streets and sewers of
the Mission promotion association has
been completed.
The report Of the committee advised
that Onondaga avenue be made the
continuation of the Ocean avenue boule-
xdrd east OF San Jose avenue. and that
rNussia avenue, which is almost the d.
iect continuation of Onondaga ave-
nue east or the Mission road, be con-
Sldsfed the easterly continua ton of the
system. South of Russia avenue France
avenue was recommended as portion Of
the system. France avenue has now
peeh extended through the Somps tract.
ma king the system continuous as far
as ounnydaIe avenue and thence TO the
pay. The extension of France avenue
mas been accomplished through the CO.
operation of the Green valley improve
ment club
The special committee of the Mission
promotion association appointed TO out
me plan to increase the supply OF
water IN the Nisitacion valley, san
bruno, Bay View and University
heights district has reported in favor
OF the extension of the County Line
municipal water plant into these dis
.rlcts At present the University
heights district in the vicinity of FELTON,
and Madison streets is practically with
out water
This committee, consisting Of Thomas
Roiph. Frederick Meyer q. M. Segur-
son. w. A. Hanlan and Arthur warren.
reported In favor of extending the pipes
OF the present County Line system
along Colby street from Oneota to Ohm
stead street and thence to Caubrid se.
Along Cambridge street the line would
extend to FELTON, and along FELTON, to
-Mauison street. The water will be
suppled from the Bay Shore reservoir.
Ihere is at present $4,000 available
Tor these extensions, $4,000 of which is
IN escrow with the city from the pur-
chase price of the plant when it was
taken over from the County Line wafer
company by the city. In its renor+
the committee outlines the plan as fol-
lows.
We think that the whole dis
.ineludina I llo tbe m,ide distr street up TO and
Whlch Is so in need of water, can
be supplied by the extension of the
county Line system. To do this it
10000 feet of pipe This pipe would
run from the reservoir of tbe
county Line plant down Wilde ave-
que que TO san Bruno avenue. along
san Bruno avenue to Mansell over
Mansell to Gerard, along Gerard to
Noolsey, over Woolsey to Berlin,
over Berlin err to FELTON, and over Fell
ton TO Madison streets.
This extension would not only
give enough water for domestic
purposes In all the districts it
also be sufficient for fire protec-
ton. We gathered from F. r. Ed
wards and Alexander George, who
very kindly accompanied tie COM
o.T x--f,-
particularly we'll Informed regard
ing the water supply, that it viii
be necessary to lay a pipe 6 inches
protection
4 large portion. if cot all of this
district IS at an elevation greater
voir of the Spring Valley water
company. so that It is impossibie
for it to be supplied from that
sou source i must look. to the city
and fire purposes.
To take care of this work it
would require about $4,000, and
ton of the honorable board of
PUBLIC works this amount could be
raised: we think this could be
appropriation of $4,000 has been
made for a fire cistern at Hark-
ness street and San Bruno avenue
ly available. because T. B. potter.
in selling the plant, donated $4,000
from the. purchase price for ex-
tending the system. Furthermore,
Bay View district have petitioned
for three fire cisterns costing an
proximately $4,000. If this money
BET, be taken sa for for laying eyy pipe. 5000
proposed above and the remaining
$4,000 would be ample, we think,
to extend the County Line system
~ a. s.,t,
give fire protection not only to the
district west of San Bruno avenue.
but also to the Bay View and
Visitacion districts.
We are informed that at present
the County Line system is supply
ing only about 237 homes. although
every day. We also understand
that this system is operating at a
loss TO the city. anJ we think that
the reason is due due. 70 the fact that
the extensions recommended above
are made there will be~upwards of
1000 or 5000 additional subscrib-
ers. thus increasing the revenue to
the city tenfold. with an addi-
the present investment.
we are confident that the city
will have no difficulty in getting
the. people along the line to SUBJ
scribe.
The present pumping plant is To-
Gated in a lot % by so feet, stu
ated in Leland avenue, about 100
feet west of San Bruno avenue.
There are two pumps, one pumping
from the we'll into a sump and the
other triplex high pressure pump
which pumps into an eight inch
reservoir with standing pressure
of 16o pounds. AT present these
pumps are run on an average of
four 10 hour days q week, pumping
an average of 10000 gallons an
hour. The water is pumped to a
reservoir situated on a hill about
half a mile from the pumping
plant This reservoir has a ca
pacity of about 1.50o. 600 gallons.
The source of supply is from a
we'll which seems to be sunk into
the ground just in the middle of
subterranean stream, with a prac-
tically fnexhaustible supply. This
was demonstrated some time ago
when the San Francisco gas and
electric company inspected the