The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1914-10-09
WATER TESTS SHOW
FAR ABOVE DEMAND
MANY WITNESS DEMONSTRATION
OF WATER PRESSURE IN THE
DOWN TOWN DISTRICT.
President Sanderson, Superintendent
Dillon, and Citizens Generally Are
Proud of the Showing Made Here.

A practical demonstration of theI
water pressure in the down town dis
tIict was made yesterday by the Hot
Springs Water Company which is al
standing refu,ation of the impression
existing in some quarters that the|
| natural pressure is less than the de
mand and less than what it would
be to furnish adequate fire protee-
ton.
The first test was made at the
Citizens National bank corner, where
with four fire plugs opened to nozzles
of one inch, the water was thrown at
a height of SO and 81 feet
The demand under the city con-
tract is for a distance of so feet.
Four lines were attached to the
Central avenue mains. one being at
Bridge street, another at Spring
street, another at Prospect, and the
fourth at Reserve avenue.
While the test at Bridge street was
icing made the fire boys at the Pros
i Httl tnut Mttt III " til- a oAA Ne'Ai
over tthe old city hall building in
which The SentneARecord is located,
and over the Arkansas National bank
building at Reserve avenue and Cen
trail
The second test was made at Spring
street, where the water was thrown
104 feet The tests at Prospect and
Reserve would have shown a higher
test as they are located north on the
mains. They were not made because
CT the lateness of the hour
Much interest was taken In the
demons trations by the citizens who
had heard so much recently from de
mands of underwriters, aud from
casual criticisms of the water pres
sure. These tests were made natural
ly from the mains. Taking into con
sideration that the city owns two high
power motor trucks. equipped to run
the pressure up as high as modern
equipment makes possible, the city
seems well protected from fire in the
matter Of the water supply and the
pressure.
While these water tests in the cen
ter of the down town business dis
trict mitigated much AGAINST traffic
for the greater part Of the afternoon,
yet they were so satisfying as to have
we'll repaid for the interruption to
business. for they establish conf
dence among those who might have
grown skeptical in the matter of the
water pressure Of the CITY.
Water Pressure Of Various Cities.
Louisville, Ky.-Popuiation, 1928 !;
pressure, 40 to IS pounds.
Atlanta, Ga.-Population, 154,S39;
pressure, 80 pounds for fire pur-
poses.
San Antonio, Texas 49, Population,
9G,614; pressure, 90 pounds.
Dallas, Texas-Population 92,104;
pressure. rs to 100 pounds.
Norfolk, Va.-Population, 67,452;
pressure, 80 to 80 pounds.
Springfield, m.-Population, 81
67S; pressure, go pounds.
Mobile, Ala.-Population 1921;
pressure, 81 pounds gravity.
Little Rock, Ark.-Population As
9u; pressure, 50 pounds at Main and
Markham streets
Augusta, Ga.-Population, 41,049;
pressure, so to 20 pounds.
Macon, Ga.-Population, 0665;
pressure, so to so pounds Use fire
engines to boost the pressure during
fires.
Tampa, Fla.-Population, 97,782;
pressure, 100 pounds for fire pur-
poses.
Galveston, Texas-Population &c.
9Sl; pressure, 40 to 60 pounds ordi-
nary, 80 to 100 pounds for fires.
Charlotte, n. C.-Population, 34,-
OLA; pressure, IS to 135 pounds.
Waco, Texas-Population 26,425;
pressure, 50 pounds on low Levels.
Do not increase for fires.
Hot Springs-Population, 14,434;
pressure, 100 to ITO pounds.
The figures given for the popula-
ton are those of the government 1910
census.
1t developed during the tests yes
terday that the City Fire Department
was not equipped with guage where
by the water pressure may be noted
during every minute of the day Upon
learning of this the officials Of the
Hot Springs Water Company offered
to furnish and install recording and
indicating guage for the department
Such guages have been used by the
Water Company for many years, the
daily charts being filed away for fu-
ture reference.
After the tests yesterday a visit to
the pumping station was made and
the recording chart Of the Ventura
water meter was examined. This
disclosed the fact that the pumps
were not operated from $3.50 pm. 10
1870 pm. which was during the pc
Rod that the tests were being made.
The reservoir is located 2S4 feet
| a hova tho Lowell of Canfra1 avanun