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The streets on which changes from low
pressure to pressure mains were
recommended are as followss
Thirteenth street, from Walnut TO
Lombard; Lombard street from Tenth
to Twelfth: Ninth street from Walnut
to Church: Pine street from Fourth to
Ninth: Washington street from Seventh
to Ninth; King street from Seventh to
Eleventh.: Seventh street from King to
French: MARYLAND avenue, Reed and
jefferson streets from Linden street TO
Lancaster avenue: FRANKLIN and Second
streets from Tenth to jackson. lhe
mains proposed 10 be laid in these
streets vary from eight TO sixteen
inches in diameter. The work would
cost at least $4,000. it IS estimated.
The work includes not merely the
laying OF replacing of mains on the
streets mentioned, but a difficult en-
gineering problem is involved of eX-
tending the high pressure service
through certain ones, without disturb
ing the low-pressure in adjoining
zones. Wilmington has three water
services-extreme high pressure. high
pressure and low pressure. While the
new high pressure mains would not
have to be laid on some streets IN
cluded in the list to be paved. the
work will cause the tearing up or
many streets and laying OF new
mains in zones adjoining the course of
the proposed new high pressure SER
vice. which would AFFECT many streets
on the lists about TO be paved.
Aside from that il is necessary TO
work out the problem of maintaining
a continuous flow through the water
mains. rather than plugging the end OF
any of them. in order that pure water
can be had at all times by all con
sumers. Plugged or capped mains
mean brackish water for users who
get their supply from mains near
where they are plugged or capped.
Realizing that considerable ensi-
neering work would have to be done to
carry out successfully the improve
ments recommended by the fire under
writer's, Chief Engineer Edgar NJ
Hopes. Jr.. brought the matter TO the
attention of the Water Commissioners
in January, with the result that the
following letter was sent to City Coun-
Gil:
Wilmington. Del. Jan. IL. 1915.
ITO the President and Members OF
City Council. Wilmington. Del.
"Sirs: The Board of Water Com.
missioners have noticed in the pub
lie press, accounts of a project TO Dor.
row the sum of S40O,000.00 for tho
purpose of paving the streets through
out. the city. In the event that sucf
project should materialize, we re-
spectfully urge upon your Honorable
Body the necessity of renewing. en-
larging and extending the distribu
ton system of this Department in
advance of all contemplated stree
paving.
THE magnitude of the. work con
templated is entirely too large to b.
taken care Of from our annual ap
propriaiion- experience i'm the pas
having demonstrated that the thirt,
TO forty thousand dollars which WI
have been able to apply to eXten
sions. is barely sufficient 10 NEE
the normal growth OF the city, anl
would not be sufficient for renewin,
and enlarging such a large mum
her of services. Indeed. a small de
felt Of expenditures over apprOpria
ton has frequently been OccasiOne
in order to grant applications 70
water main and at the same tim
work in advance on such streets a
are being improved.
Until we have accurate informa
ton AS 10 what streets are 10 be i'm
proved. we cannot give any dcfnit
cstimatc OF cost but viii do so a