Evening journal., 1915-01-20

the total receipts from all sources
transferred to this body $267. .33313,
while the total of all monies receiv-
ed by the Department for operating
and extension purposes amounted to
Sf96,37330 of which S162. .929.26 was
expended.
Mr. Hooper has the following to
say regarding improvement Of the
service.
"The motor driven centrifugal
pump at Cool Spring Gate House
which supplies the extreme high ser
vice system through Rockford Tower.
has been out of service for repairs
on several occasions during the year.
While the water supply to this sec
tion has never been seriously threat
ered by such occurrence. it is earn
estly recommended that an installa-
tion of at least twice the present
pumping capacity be made, allowing
the existing unit TO remain in re-
serve for purposes of emergency.
The Gate House in which the pump
is contained should also be rebuilt
ana enlarged, the stems of all valves
being extended from the cellar TO the
ground floor TO permit of operation
from this point. Al present the
principal valves controlling the low
service system as well as a consd-
cradle portion of the high service
system are located I'm the cellar Of
this building and arc inaccessible and
inconvenient to. operate. The amount
of money necessary to make all of
the above mentioned Improvements
will be extremely reasonable and can
be obtained from the annual appro-
priation.
In accordance with the plan of
concentrating the supplies OF the De
partment at one central point il is
recommended that the present store
house at Cool Spring be abandoned
and suitable shed erected at the
stock yard. Sixteenth and Walnut
su Gets. The Department has long
outgrown the usefulness Of the
building mentioned and the presence
of a railroad siding within three
squares of the new yard is sufficient
10 warrant the action suggested. At
tho final or Slow Sand Filters a 90
! inch Ventura meter should be in
/ stalled on the distributing main 10
/ the city. The present manually con-
! trolled chlorine apparatus can then
l be made automatic. and in addition.
more accurate data as to water con-
sumption obtained. A connection
should also he made between the
main conducting the water from
Porter Reservoir 10 the filters. and
the filter efiiuent manifold. thus per
! hitting a "back-fll" under reservoir
| pressure when the beds become
"air bound" Should this connection
prove effective. a standpipe or ele-
waited tank of about 100000 gallons
capacity should be substituted. Al
tered water then being employed I'm.
stead of Porter reservoir water.
AT the Pumping Station. a per
manent pump slip indicator shomc
be installed, and at the boiler plant
a recording feed water meter Of tn,
7-notch type. as we'll as a combus
tion or carbon dioxide recorder
While such installations are not alb
solutely necessary they constitute
refnements to the plant and suppl
information which permits of mo-
intelligent and economical opera
tion
On January IA. 1914. the 4s-inc
steel distributing main developed
leak at the north approach 10 Va
Buren, street bridge. The leak Will
net serious, is of importance throug
its reoccurrence with every sudde
change in temperature. Furthe
the cover over the pine at this poir
is less than ~ inches in depth an
the sleeve placed in repairing th
? break Of December II, 1909. Is cor
! siantly disturbed by traffic over n
4 bridge AS II IS impossible 10 lowe
g the main or increase the depth ,