The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-04-08

tho sewers, fire hydrants in every
block fire hose 10 reach every home,
maple trees in front OF every lot and
shrubbery throughout the boule-
wards churches Catholic and Prot
csianD. and public schools
There are now So houses In Strath-
moor As soon as 100 houses are
built the new town OF Strathmoor
viii be incorporated Here the resi-
dent who likes the Joy of suburban
lite with none OF the inconvenience
OF a farm dWeller. Will find real con.
tcntmcnt II is comparatively
short ride on the car 10 and from
the center OF the city
Strathmoor is without city water.
but il is supplied with soft water
from four artesian wells. 100 10 22s
fcet deep. which are equipped with
triElex electrical pumps. The stand
pire is 1874 feet high, and has ca.
pacity Of 10000 gallons The we'll
capacity is capable of supplying
village OF 1900 people An aver
age pressure of 50 pounds is main.
tanned
~ never tasted better water in
my ne said JACOB Fisher mayor
cf WestlaNn another OF Mr.. Taylor's
subdivisions which has supply of
soft we'll water.
81 like the water so well that oft.
On wait until / get home al night
instead Of taking a drink OF city
water downtown Just give pros
pective buyer sip Of our we'll
water and he'll bug right away.
am a booster for Westlawn. During
the recent wet spell. there was not a
sign of water around our place"
There is IRE station located in
the center Of strait moor property.
Two hose carts carry $50 feet
of standard fire hose About 90 fire
hydrants are distributed through the
property 20 that 800 feet OF hose
viii reach any house The fire by
drants are standard in size and
make. the same "a are used in De
troit
Strathmoor is laid ont with double
drive bouleyards, rows OF shade trees
on every boulevard and sbrubbery
and flower beds beautifying the cen
trail boulevard The entire town
--ttn electrically lighted with three
cluster lights on each corner Two
waiting stations are also electrically
lighted
During the past year Mr. Taylor
paved Sch0ocraft-rd.. public high
wax. foI orc-half a mile at his own
expense Drinking fountains have
been installed at the pumping sta
ten and al Grand RiveT-ave The
S,rathmoor sewer system is com
pl,tc with connection for every
lot 4 septic tank is located between
he house and the main sewer. The
septic tank construction is made 10
conform TO the requirements Of the
state board OF health and the entire
Strathmoot sys en- has been approx
81 by the board
Electric light power is furnished
the town site by the Edison Illumin-
aung Co. and having foreseen the
possibilities IN Mr. Tay'or's highly
improved subdivision property. the
company has generously supplied
main lines Of poles and wires. there
by furnishing every house with
electricity for light and heating pur-
poses
The lighting system cf p. f, Tay-
lor's property Is controlled by an
automatic time switch which turns
Hghis on and of At certain hours.
Tourists entering the city by way OF
Grand Riverave. are often impress
81 that they are inside the city linn.
us when they strike Sfrathmoor on
account OF the brilliantly lighted
streets.
Gray Bros Electric Co, Detroit.
Installed the lighting system In
Strathmoor. The sidewalks we're
laid by the Otis Construction Co:
tho water works and sewer system
by contract given 10 William l.. Dill.
lon. and Drake e. Jackson furnished
the trees and shrubbery All are
Desroit CONCERTS.
The sewer systems in MIR. Tay-
lor's subdivisions received a splen-
did test during the last wet spell
when most of the outlying property
around Detroit Was under waeet At
one point on Grand Rivcrave and
Church.rd he water was over rho
pavement Mr. TAYLOR on learning
OF the impossible condition of the
street sent Two Of his cars ont 10
carry people over the vet places on
Grand River ave There vas four
inches " water tn the street and
one and one bslf over the sidewalk
Nevertheless. the drainage on Mr..