The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-02-21
vox PoPULI.
MR.. kUGlEMAN REPLIES
REGARDING WATER SERVICE
Pensacola Fla Feb


Pensacola, Fla, Feb. 20, 1911.
Editor Pensacola Journal.
Referring to an article appearing in
your issue Of the 18th inst under the
caption Of AN Abomnable Service"
said article appearing over the sigma
ture Of the former owner of the city
water works, we beg to submit the
following:
The condition of the water of which
the gentleman complains was due to
the fact that the department has been
making important extensions to the
distribution mains in various parts of
the city, and especially in the vicinity
of his residence. This necesitates cut
ting the old mains to connect the new
extensions, thereby causing stirring
up Of the oxide of iron contained in
the old pipes, and the new pipes be-
ing coated with asfeltum paint inside
causes a very disagreeable odor and
taste, which is only temporary. At the
same time It is unavoidable, and it is
singular that a person 50 familiar with
these facts as the writer is, or should
be, would try to make it appear that
the department has failed in it's duty
to the public. We have had compress
ed air, iron rust and mess before this
time.
As to the air-lift. at the pumping
station, will say air is released at each
well, and there is none traped into the
force mains.
The station is equipped with the fol-
lowing machinery: Duplicate water
tube boilers Of the most modern type;
duplicate air compressors which lifts
water from the ground: duplicate boil
er feed pumps; one cross compound
condensing Corless pumping engine.
capacity three million gallons; one du-
pick compound pump, Of one million
and a quarter gallons. allowing a 5
per cent slip in each case; total capa-
city four million, two hundred and
fifty thousand gallons daily. The av-
erage daily output for the year 1910
was one million, one hundred thou
sand. The reason the small pump is
used as little as possible, is one Of
economy. The Corless engine will give
consumption Of steam of 20 to 25
pounds per II. P, while the small
pump will use from 40 to so pounds
under present conditions. 1t is easy to
see that to operate with economy the
former should be used as near con-
tinuously as possible We will add
that the department has under con-
sideration for some time the installa-
ton of an electric driven pump, and
has been gathering data regarding its
performance to see If it would be de-
sirable addition to equipment already
installed.
In the fall Of last year there was
installed four new six inch wells which
has increased the water supply so PEI
cent and in conclusion will say, the
public may rest assured that the water
department will keep ahead by making
such improvements as are necessary
We respectfully ask all the citizens OF
Pensacola to call at the water plant
and convince themselves that we have
the finest water plant In the south
and to satisfy themselves that the wa
ter pumped from the wells is as pure
and clean as can be had.
I would also call Mr.. Pitts atten-
ton to the fact that the water deaprt-
ment is under no political manage
ment, but Is run purely as a bust
ness proposition for the benefit Of all
the citizens Of Pensacola, and that
said committee tries to run the same
just like they run their own bust
ness.
D. KUGELMAN,
Chairman Water COMMITTEES,