Putnam patriot., 1927-04-01

could ind a less elaborate program
 Our population at present is much less than several years ago. The con- sumption Of water has been decreasing instead of increasing. The daily aver age of water pumped for 1924 was 943,O32 gallons. for 1925 S94. 300, and for 1926. 763.S43
 Hold Joint Meeting In March l926 a joint meeting of the Council Committee and the Water ! Commissioners was held. at which time Shepard B. Palmer of the firm of Chandler < Palmer was present. and ! he was requested te examine the pro ! posed plan and see if there was some way Co accomplish the desired results without SO large an expenditure. This report which he made called for new mains Co the extent of g300 feet. re- ! placing the existing tank on Oak Hill at the same height and building new ! tank on Bates Hill to bring the total capacity up to 100000 gallons of storage at a total cost of S92, 900, in- cluding engineering. The Water Com missioners submitted this plan to Mir [ Symonds. who reviewed it at length and at that time gave figures of cost as outlined above. which for the same items were substantially different from | those submitted to the Council by the | Water Commissioners. At this time | he also submitted an alternate plan calling for 900 ,000 gallon steel tank on Bates Hill and Richmond Hill with ! the distribution system modified to | take advantage of the two reservoirs ! instead of one
 These three plans were submitted to the New England Insurance Exchange and their letter of October Both in re- ply has already been published. The review, alternate plan. and let ' ter of the Insurance Exchange were | submitted to Mf Palmer with the re- quest that he report on them and also give such figures of cost that would enable our Committee to see what the additional cost of more storage would 1 be and perhaps 3 higher level for the tanks.
 Had Little to Say This report was received and later | n joint meeting was held with the Wa. 1 ter Commissioners tn endeavor te agree on n program. MT. Gilman and | Mir. Sharpe attended this meeting but had very little to say.
 After studying this problem foi nearly year and looking at it iron | all angles with different sizes anc kinds of tanks. etc. the program whiet We recommend to the city and which | | larger than al first contemplated Is a' ] follows.
 Location and Capacity of Tanks
 Replace the present tank on Oat . Hill. which Is 90 feet in diameter anc i5 feet high. having capacity oi z50.000 gallons. with new tank hay ing a capacity of about 100000 gal Ions. The existing foundation wQulC be enlarged to 3s feet in diameter ant the tank would be S3 feet high. W, would utilize the present pipes to thi' tank l. Is also proposed to put ! second steel tank on Bates Hill 6S feei iu diameter and 49 feet high with [ caracity If .3Qo.00 gallons, giving a combined storage of 20O0, 900 gal Ions of water These tanks would b. equipped with covers and the t0l would be 3s feet higher than the ex i.tiug tank. giving an additional pres sure ol l6 pounds in the system.
 Distribution System
 Ii Is proposed to lay a l2-inch man from the reservoir on Bates Hill to tn corner of School and Providence streets and 10-inch main from ther' ! by School street Co the existing 10 inch main on Main street, a l0-inci main on South Main street from Fron street to the S-ineh main coming iron | Oak Hill, on Providence street a l2 inch main from School street to MaiI street with a l0-inch pipe down Mair street to take care of the mill, 10 ! Inch pipe up Livery and Buck street' to Main street with a connection iron Livery street to Main street via Rich mond. This makes total of 9,30t ! feet of new mains all connected uI with the existing mains and includes ! twelve new hydrants. The cost of tn, | whole project as outlined above should 1 not exceed Sl04 .000 including engin eeriug.
 The distribution system is laid ou with the aim of giving the amount O. water required by the New Englant Insurance Exchange at different plae es in the city at sixty pounds pres sure.
 The new pipe down School street i not so much to care for the residence along this street as to furnish a feed ar for the center and also feeder fol he higher streets to the east. Maii street is taken care of except for | short distance northerly of BueI
 treet. There Is very little difference, D cost between pipe down MaiI itreet from Front to Buck street thar jne in Livery. Buck and Richmond. 4 i pipe in Livery street gives fire pro lection here where there is none now Main street will have 25O0 g.p.m. a over sixty pounds pressure at Front Richmond and Buck streets. and later jn larger pipe can be laid from Bucl
 treet to the new I0-inch coming iron l Providence street.
 No new main is contemplated iron
 he Oak Hill tank to School street a:
 ' seems unnecessary for the follow
 ng reason:
 Adequate Pressure
 The Insurance Exchange at the rail | road station with the tank at it's pres snt height and the mains as existing obtained a flow of 2070 gallons per minute with pressure of sixty-siN pounds, and al sixty pounds could hay, ! obtained over nine 250 gallon fire trcams With the proposed l0-inch main on South Main street connecting sith Front street. the same results ! ,t-ot11d ba akfafpad at Tho ftfucffu of