The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-08-09
No PROTECTION
FOR NEW TOWN
CITY COUNCIL HELD SPECIAL
MEETING YESTERDAY TO
DISCUSS THE MATTER
Something Seems to Be Radically
Wrong With the Water Mains in
Northern Section Of City-To
Make an Investigation.

There ,is something radically
wrong with Brunswick's water supply
in the northern section of the city,
and for the purpose of remeding the
trouble as soon as possible, special
meeting of city council was held in
the mayors Office yesterday afternoon
at o'clock, there being present be-
sides a majority of the members OF
council, President Strachan, of the
Mutual Light and Water company, TO
gether with other officials and the
superintendent of the plant, and the
matter was fully discussed with the
result that an investigation will be
inaugurated Immediately and the
trobule located if possible.
This action on the part of the city
was occasioned as a result of the
disastrous fire which visited the city
Saturday night, when twenty-one
structures were destroyed, due en-
tirely to the fact that there was no
water pressure with which to fight
the blaze.
As soon as the meeting was called
to order the following letter was
read:
Gentlemen few weeks ago
through complaints as to want of
proper water pressure in the north
ern part of the city. called upon the
Mutual Light & Water Company, and
together with one of their officials
and the Superintendent and the Chief
of the Fire Department, made test
of the various plugs adjacent to and
situated on Norwich street. The test
was extremely unsatisfactory from all
plugs north of H street. Up to H
street we found pressure, in my
opinion, sufficient to handle an ord
mary fire.
The Mutual Light & Water Com
pany assured me that the trouble
would be looked to at once, and I
thought this had been done. From
the report Of pressure shown on the
cards at the Fire Department on the
day of the test made by myself and
also the recent fires, which cards by
my direction, the Chief cf the Fire
Department presents for your exam
ination, it is quite evident that there
is an obstruction in the water main
rHrth of G street, and as it leaves
this portion cf the town practically
without protection against fire, I'M
less the engine is used. | would sug-
gest anyway that until the matter be
demedied two head of stock be taken
from the Public Works Department
and used temporarily for carrying
the engine to fires that occur in thai
section of the town.
am advised by the officials cf the
hight & Water Company that they
will use every effort possible to main
tain a good and sufficient pressure
at the point complained CT, and IN
order that the matter may be dis
cussed freely and fully between
council and the Mutual Light & Wat
er Company. have requested its
President to meet with us this after
noon.
Yours respectfully,
r. r. Hopkins, Mayor
That there is something radically
wrong with the water system beyond
! street, there is no doubt. but just
what IL is seems to be puZzling both
the city and tae water company. It
developed at the meeting yesterday
that the usual pressure or water avs
given and. in any other section Of the
city. there would have been a stream
OF AZ least so feet of water. while
al the scene OF the fire. before the
engine was put into operation. there
was not ten feet of water. and even
after tie engine was put 70 pumping
IL was difficult 20 get a steam OF over
twenty or thirty feet.
Il appears that there Is 10th q stop.
page and a Leakage somewhere. A.
though the water was not used at .he
frf. practically al that was on hand
az the plant was consumed. while ne
pumps were kept steadily In operation
Thif makes O. very evident that
there Is q ereaf leakage somewhere.
and Efforts yiil be made at once %
ioca's g. Just why the water does
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