The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-05-22
P. p. & L. Co. Officials Promise
Immediate Relief From Faults
Complained Of
CONFER WITH CITY AND
STATE REPRESENTATIVES
Outline Plan for Temporary Meas
ures, and for Permanent Re-
building Of System to Cost Half
Million

- Relief from faults of the water sys-
tenn generally complained of, includ-
ing lack OF pressure, insufficient sup
ply aand pollution of supply, is to be
given by the Pacific Power & Light
company as soon az the necessary ma
.chinery can be installed and repairs
made. This understanding was reach
lea by the city commissioners with
representatives of the company at a
conference held Friday afternoon in
the commissioners office, with Harry
lE. Wilson, member Of the state pub
nc service commission, present. Il
Plans for the Immediate work nee
'essary for such betterment of the SER
vice were presented by d. c. Henry OF
Portland, consulting hydraulic engi-
neer for the Pacific Power & Light
company, who also outlined plans OF
the company for permanent improve
ments. to be completed by the end Of
1913, which contemplate the com.
plete rebuilding of the water system
at total cost of $574,000.
Now Up to City
The conference was held to deter
mine whether the state commission
should hold formal hearing on COM
plant Of the city. Those present, be-
sides Mr.. Wilson of the state COM
iiiAoSicis WOiC Il. 1dNiuSOu, GENERAL
manager of the Pacific Power & Light
company. d. F. MCGEE, chief engineer
H. r. Kingman, local manager and
Ira p. Englehart, counsel; Mayor
Splawn and Commissioners Redman
and Croker, City Attorney Shumate
City Engineer Gilman, City Health
Officer DR.. Tetreau, and Fire Chief
Edward Dawson, Leigh r. Freeman
who had put in written complaint
to the public service commission.
As result of the conference, and
the submission of the plans for i'm
provement by Engineer Henry, the
entering of formal complaint by the
city and the setting of a date for
formal hearing depends upon the &C.
ceptance or non-acceptance by the city
of the plans of the company.
IT, as was indicated by the senti-
ment of the city commissioners yester-
day, they accept the proposed plans
for rehabilitation of the water plant
and the plans are then accepted by
the Portland offices and by the New
York interests of the company, the
work will be inaugurated this summer
and pushed through to completion,
probably not later than December,
1913.
Immediate Relief
For immediate relief or the condi-
tons complained about, the plans of
Mr.. Henry provide for several i'm
provements.
New screens are to be placed at
once at the intake of the pipe line
and other precautions taken to pre-
vent the entrance of refuse into the
mains.
pumping plant, with S00-horse
power motor, and with a capacity OF
4 0l10 non cal InnC dow ic To he
Installed near the present power
house, at Miles avenue and the Power
House road. The motor will be con-
nected directly to two pumps, one on
each side, the three forming a unit on
one base which can be readily moved
later. Either of the pumps may be
used separately, or both feeding par
allel lines. In case high pressure Is
needed to fight fires the output OF
single main. The average pressure
can be maintained at 10 pounds. The
cost of installing this pump is esti-
mated at $500, and the work Is to
be done as soon as the machinery can
be shipped.
More Fire Plugs
The request OF the fire department
for more fire hydrants is 20 be met by
the installation of 100 more at once,
addition to the l+i now available, and
more later or.
Fire Chief Dawson was requested to
prepare map showing where the 100
additional hydrants should be located
to give the most satisfactory protec-
ton. This map will be sent to the
Portland Office, and the locations
marked on the plans for improve
ments. This will provide total of
241 fire hydrants. The recommends
ton of Engineer Fletcher of the state
commission was for 400 hydrants.
New Mains
Laying of new cast iron mains,
larger than those now in use in many
parts of the city, is now in progress,
land Is to be carried out as fast as
possible until the whole system is
freed of the leakage which now
makes high pressure almost impos-
sible, and of dead ends, which provide
traps for the accumulation OF foreign
matter and sediment
The estimated cost of this improve
ment alone is S21Oq0O The cost of