The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1914-10-15
is MOST COMPLETE AND BEARS
ENDORSEMENT OF CITY AT
ToRNEY M'LAUGHLlN.
Under the Authority of a Council
Resolution the City Attorney Placed
With Him Final Authority in Matter

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had been given authority at the last
meeting of the council to make a
| finding in the matter, and who gave
the tests much of his time while taey
were being conducted by the utilities
company.
The report, after proving that
statements made by the underwriters
were not well founded, and that the
city has never been denied the bene
fit of water works system adequate
and in keeping with contract, con
tains the following:
Whereas, at a conference acid Sep
TENDER &c, 1914 between Messrs. Nc
Laughlin, Williamson, Sanderson, Dill
Ion and Halter, Mr.. Mclaughlin was
requested to outline his views and
recommendations to the Water Com
pany in writing and shortly after did
deliver such communication, and,
Whereas in order to determine
wherein the Water Company may not
be complying with the conditions of
its franchise and contract, if at all,
and the extent thereof, it was arrang-
ed with Mr.. Mclaughlin that actual
water tests would be made and that
he would invite the mayor and the
| board of aldermen to witness such
tests, which were conducted between
the hours of $3.50 and pm. on Octo.
Der S. Tests were conducted as fol-
| lows:
-Four 110-foot lengths of 10 inch
rubber lined hose were connected to
four different hydrants located on
Central avenue at Bridge street,
Spring street, Prospect avenue and
Court street which locations were Sc
lected by Mr. Mclaughlin. The first
named three lines of hose were each
fitted with one-inch nozzles and on
account of there being no other one
inch nozzle available, the hose at
Court street was fitted with a / 1-S-
inch nozzle. Four streams were dis
charged simultaneously from these
nozzles The stream at Central ave.
nue. and Bridge street was projected
vertically to height of 50 feet, and
the stream at Central avenue ald
Spring street was projected vertically
to height of 104 feet
After making tests at these two
points, the tests were discontinued at
the request of Mr. Mclaughlin, who
expressed himself TO the effect thai
the company had exceeded its con
tract requirements with respect 10
tests in that section of the city. 1t is
to be noted that between $3.50 and
$50 pm. during which time most of
the tests were made. there We're no
pumps delivering water into the stot-
age mains or distributing reservoir,
and all the water used during the said
period was supplied to the city mains
by gravity from the reservoir only.
! The conditions Of the franchise are
that the pressure maintained by the
Water Company on Central avenue
between Bridge street and Canyon
street shall be sufficient to simulta-
neously project four one-inch streams
vertically to a height of so feet, whica
conditions were exceeded by Is feet
at Bridge street and by "A feet at
Spring street.
Arrangements were made to CON
tinue the water tests, commencing a.
2:30 pm. October 9, at which time
tests were conducted in the outlying
| locations designated on accompanying
map marked Exhibit "A" The tests
were not completed on the above date
and arrangements were made to meet
at city hall Saturday, october 10, at
$3.50 am, at which time tests We're
continued.
The tests conducted in the outlying
districts Of the city showed, in every
instance, the volume and pressure Of
| water was sufficient to supply two
serviceable fire streams and other
wise comply with the conditions Of
the contract. A record of all tests is
indicated in red on the map, Exhibit
a. hereof.
We, therefore, respectfully deny the
allegations contained in the resolu-
ton Of September 1, I5l4.
I. In that the Hot Springs Water
Company was prepared to supply and
did supply water continuously during
the said CONFEDERATION of September
s, 1913 That the allegations made in
the resolution of September /, 1914,
are not supported Ky facts. That your
honorable body and the city attorney
were misinformed as to the real con
ditions. That the impairment of the
water system during the conflagra-
ton mentioned was occasioned by the
loss of water through open nydrants,
from which the hose had been de-
stroyed or abandoned broken serv-
ices and excessive demand, the blame
for which could in no way be with the
Water Company
?. That the Water Company has not
been in default by reason of its not
laying the water mains and perform
ing the other things recommended By
the board Of fire underwriters, for the
reason that neither the franchise nor
contract require such.