The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-05-13

GIVES REPORT
ON WATER

TIammond's admittedly inadequate
water system, viii soon be on a par
with the best in the country from the
point Of sufficient capacity and ade-
quacy Mayor Brown received today
from John Ericsson. city engineer of the
city of Chicago. the long expected report
Of the water situation. together with the
recommendations Of the improvements
necessary TO make II complete adequate
and large enough TO take care Of Ham
| mond and West Hammond for the next
/ twenty years at least. The new equip
ment Will be of such nature, and so in
stalled, that any additions required be-
cause of an abnormal increase in the
population, or because of the smalga-
nation Of this city with surrounding
communities, can be easily installed
without altering the equipment already
in use at that time Immediate action
Will be taken on the report and con-
struction Of the new equipment viii be-
gin at once.
Mr.. Ericsson estimated, from figures
and methods of the Census Bureau of
the United States. that the probable
! population of Hammond in 1910 would
be about 729oo. andiit was on these fig
ures that the reporttwas based.
The present plant is described as
being insufficient and obsolete. II
| consists essentially of an intake crib
constructed of timber 21 feet below the
water line, 5000 fet from shore. The
intake pipes are AZ inches in size, made
/ Of class A cast iron, and are 5000 feet
long. There are two pumping stations
in Lake Front park. In the Oldest,
there are two pumping engines. the first
being 20 years old. and in very bad con-
dition. The second is IS years old.
These pumps are used only IN emergen-
cy cases. The new station contains a
pump of 100000 gallons capacity per
day and is Is years old. and another
Of 100000 gallons per diem capacity.
10 years old. These pumps supply
Hammond and West Hammond.
The average pumpage in 1920 was
! 13.212,90o gallons per day. which is an
abnormal amount for the population
supplied. This huge consumption is
attributed TO the fact tAa% the mans
plants in the region supplied by the
Hammond system were working over
time during that year. The per c@pua
| consumption was about 1S5 gallons per
| day. Although the two pumps have
a total capacity of 21.0o0, 600 gallons per
day, because Of the loss Of head incur
red between the lake and the cer<s~r of
| the population. and the abnormal lift
required to raise the water to the mains.
| the actual capacity Is only 16, 900 600
gallons. The pumps IN the old station
are useless and should be discarded. as
should the transmission mains now In
use.
| The conclusion Of the water survey
/
| improvements considered necessary in
the report should be made at once. with
the view Of providing an ample and un-
| Objectionable supply for Hammond and
/ West Hammond, sufficient for a period
Of not less than ten years. so made
lat economical extensions can be made
| indefinitely.
The recommendations made by M
| Ericsson are as follows:
| 7. That an improved multiple steam
jet or fan be installed to increase the
| capacity Of the present chimney.
2 That tho IS inch transmission
mains be connected at once with the
southerly end Of the ss inch main at
119th street.
! 3. That a water waste survey be
made to detect losses and locate deAc-
ieneies In the distribution system.
4. That no additional service pipes
be installed without meters. and that
| meters be Installed on all services Is
| speedily as conditions viii permit
| s. That a IS inch wooden stave or
/ lap welded steel pipe be laid to con-
nect the IS inch cast iron pipe leading
from the pumping station to the SO incn
main in Columbia avenue
/ g. That on elevated steel or re-en-
| forced concrete reservoir Of about 800
600 gallon capacity be erected at some
suitable point along the So inch trans
| mission main, or on the higher ground
/ IN the city.
| T. That a large storage or slow flow
well be constructed between the intake
pipes and the pumps
g. That a new and modern pumping
station located between the existing
buildings be constructed to receive the
| two pumps In the west station. and
new pump OF $4,000, 900 gallons capac-
| ity all to be located about 8 feet below
the level Of the present pumps. tncraas-
ing the capacity Of the present intake
| about 90 per Gems.
y. That new high grade water tube
/ boiler Of about 500 horse power csnac-
| ity be installed In the new station for
| regular operation, and to reduce the
coal consumption about two-thir6. m
proportion to the quantity now used
TO- That a new chimney Of ample
capacity for 80 years growth be con-
sfructed adjacent to the new boiler
room
IL That the present boiler house
and boilers be temporarily retained for
emergency use, during the period re-
quired for cleaning and repairing ON |
tho new boiler
II. That the present "a and 80 inch
intake pipes be connected with the new
well and that provisions be made for
the subsequent connection Of an exten- |
sion Of the AZ inch intake. or a branch
from a Lake tunnel
-. That all useless pipe around the
grounds should be removed and stored |
for future use. old wells filled up. and |
old buildings RACED
II That the booster station be dis
mant1ed and the equipment disposed Of
as soon as result Of tho new conss-zc-
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