El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-02-21
PLANNING GREATER
WATER SUPPLY
FOR CITY
Additional Fire Hydrants TO
Number Of rs Being
Installed.

FL Paso has already benefited by the
city's acquisition of the waterworks,
but many more improvements are to
be made. But four and one-half miles
of the water main extensions remain
to be made and Of this three miles will
be the main line from a point near
Fort Bliss to Cotton avenue and San
Antonio streets while the other mile
and one-half is TO be laid in East FL
Paso.
Every effort is being made by the
city to obtain a reduction in the rate
Of insurance for the city and with this
end in view the authorities have I'M
dertaken the installation OF IS fire hy-
dTants, the greater number of which
are already in service.
Ten in Business Section.
For the protection OF the business
district 10 hydrants with double
spouts and which viii have triple the
capacity of the ordinary hydrants. will
be installed near the large buildings.
These will not replace hydrants al
ready Installed, but will be in addition
thereto.
Since January 800 meters have been
Installed and this work is progressing
fast and satisfactorily, while work at
the plant itself is going on we'll
On the mesa a new compressor for
pumping is being installed. a boiler Of
125 horsepower viii be put up and
work Of sinking the eight or 10 wells
to depth Of 500 feet has commenced.
This work viii be done with both the
rotary and standard systems at the
same time, so that results may be OBJ
tanned quickly.
VIII Give 100000 Gallons.
When these Improvements shall have
been completed, the city will have a
daily capacity of 100000 gallons,
which is double the amount required
for the needs Of the city at present
The foundations for the new pump
have been laid and work of installing
the pump has commenced, and it is
expected this work will not require
great length of time in completion.
The building at the plant is to be
improved, but it has not been deter
mined in just what manner. The city
will await the issuance of the schedule
Of the fire insurance commission which
will state the requirements, before the
building is remodeled. 1t is expected
that this new schedule will be issued
about Feb. % and then work will be
commenced Immediately.
List of Fire Hydrants.
The following is list of the fire
hydrants which have been installed up
to date:
Campbell and Hill, Campbell and Riv-
err Florence and California, Fisher and
Missouri, Buchanan and Franklin, San
ia Fe and Franklin, FL Paso and West
Missouri, Santa Fe and Second, Santa
Fe and Third, Santa Fe and Fifth, Ore
gon, between G. H & S. A. and E. P
& S. W. railways, North Ell Paso and
Main, North FL Paso between Main and
z. P. & s. w. railway, Stanton and
Eighth, Prospect, between Corto and
Epson, Olive, between Dorchester and
Cotton avenue at railway tracks, Dor
chester and Olive, Cotton and Bassett s.
Cotton and Myrtle, southeast corner,
Dallas and Myrtle, Laurel and Myrtle,
Willow and Myrtle, Palm and Myrtle,
Piedras and Alameda, Rayner and Pera,
San Marcial and Alameda, Cebada and
Alameda. Grama and Alameda, Frutas
and Copia, Hammett Boulevard and
Alameda, Manzana and Copia, Orc and
Copia, Tularosa and Copia, Hueco and
Copia, Bliss and Alta, Bisbee and Alta.
Manzana and Estrella Tularosa and
San Marcial, Bliss and San Marcial,
Bisbee and San Marcial, Rayner and
Alamogordo. Piedras and White Oaks,
Wyoming and Maple, Rosewood and
Boulevard. Franklin and Oregon, Ore
gon and Boulevard.