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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 2, 1894)
THE DAILY ASTORUN ASTORIA, SUNDAY MORNING DECEMBER 2, 1894. FFIM vi. i 9 -sar .1 jr. . jg, ' ",-ii . .. , w - For Him; Smokers S jts, Collar and Cuff Boxes, Shaving Sets, Traveling Cases, Razor Cases, Cigar Cases, all styles, Fine Cutlery, Pocket Diaries, Pocket Books, Bill Books, Violins, Guitars, Banjos, Dictionaries, Gold Pens, Fine Etchings. Fancy Inkstands. Christmas, three weeks . frjbm next Tuesday! Probably no nation under the sun is so literal about giving when Christinas time1 comes as those living in America. . ' It seems to be a time when the rich unloose their purse Strings, and the jxor give what 'they can. The question is not shall j give? but what shall I give? Just imagine how many Griffin &, Reed had to think for 4 when selecting their stock. We've told you how far we went fot some of the Holiday Gods Xinder our roof, yet there are plenty of nice things for Christmas that we didn't have to cross the ocean for. But no odds where they come from, you will easily find what you. want and the price won't stand in the way. ; . Just a thought nudge a suggestion of perhaps one thing in a thousand of the store full that's ready .-x For the Children ':-.V, ; ; f -- i ! i n.mn-' For Her. Anything, everything Jack knife to Bicycle. A whole store full of BOOKS, DOLUS TOYS, 'K GAMES, SPORTS and PLAYTHINGS and little nothings to warm young hearts. i mm Toilet Sets, . Perfume Sets, . Afternoon Tea Kettles, Work Boxes, Writing Desks, Portfolios, Photograph Albums. Autograph Albums, Music Rolls, Music Wraps, Book of Poems, Box of Fine Letter Paper, Fine Penholders, Fine Scissors, Manicure Sets, Jewel Cases, Scrap Books, The stock this year is larger than ever before and prices lower.. , ' ,. ... ... l "I ii LI I I I I- II I I I I lit' (Continued from Firth Page.) of the next higher level, and Is appar ently a feasible device, and very In genious. Tha Reservoir The location of the reservoir site which has been selected for the termi nus of the conduit, at an elevation of 2S2.5 feet, appears to be an excellent one, and the soil, as Shown by the borings made on the site, Is of a char acter easily excavated, and readily narked and consolidated by rolling into a secure and solid embankment around the reservoir.. Its location on a knoll with low ground on three sides appar ently Insures it against the appearance r.f nnrlnra In the reservoir excavation The borings show no rock nearer than flvo fee Ibelow the bottom of the res ervoir. The reservoir as designed by fiv Adams appears to fit the ground on well as It could be made, and is about the right capacity, without being rxeessively large or costly. I suggest iht it be made as nearly rect- Bntrular in form as possible, be cause of the greater ease and prhalntv with which the elopes can be dressed to true surface and line. t have also recommended to your en gineer a modincaitlon of the plan of gate house, and connections which will enable the water to be handled inde pendently of the reservoir proper, al lowing the reservoir to be cleaned without interrupting the flow In .the tondult and distributing pipes, and ad mitting the possibility of omitting the reservoir entirely for - a year or . if for any reason tt was deemed desirable to do so. The character of lining planned consists of a layer of concrete, 8 inches thick, cov ered with a course of brick laid fiat ways In sement mortar, and coated with California asphalt, over the entire surface. This will make a water tight and satisfactory lining, I am sure, If properly applied. I think I should pre fer, however, to use asphaltum for the cementing material for the bricks, ap plying a coat of asphtalt to the con crete, then dipping the bricks into hot asphalt and laying them together on the asphalt surface thus made, and af terwards coating the whole of the surface of the bricks with as phalt of such consistency as will resist the ordinary heat of the sun without drooping down the" elope. Bricks can be made from as phaltum and sand which will be super ior to any other for this purpose, and cost no more. I suggest that the speci fications tie so modified as to admit of ftptaiK bricks, and their laying in the method described. "Water Power Oce of tha most interesting and val aU iiil-jres '.f Uf prcpo4 conduit is the possibility which it affords of drawing water, for Are purposes di developlng a considerable water power, reetly from the river with ihelr en at the gate house of the reservoir. I gines, and if a fire should occur at such Prom the summit of the ridge at the. a distance back from the river as to be lower end of the wood-pipe, to the res-1 beyond the roach of the firemen's hose ervoir, a distance of 6,450 feet, the total at any considerable elevation, it would fall is 144.4 feet; of which 54.4 feet is have free and uncontrolled sway. With necessarily consumed in friction, and an excellent and well drilled fire de- 90 feet Is available for powe. This fall partmont, consisting of three engine with 4.000.000 gallons per day would' comnanles and a hook and lad- yield 62 1-2 horse power, theoretical, ' der company, the expense of or allowing for an efficiency of 80 per cent in the power wheels, a net 60 horse power, available for electric lighting, or for pumping to higher levels, say to i reservoir on Coxcomb Hill, or both. This power may be readily utilized and can doubtless be put to better service in lighting the city than if devoted to any other purpose. The 'best dynamos now made Wave an efficiency of over 90 per cent, which would give us 45 horse power net In electrical energy, or 33 1-2 Kilowatts, which Is sufficient for 66 arc lights of 2,000 candle power each.. A sixty-light machine will be the most convenient one to use, for which the power will be ample. The cost of the plant for utilizing this power would be approximately as follows: 1 Pelton Water Wheel, complete and created 2,000 60-light D. C. Dynamo, with lamrJ. complete 2,600 10,000 feet of line wire, No. 4, which averages nearly J13.000 per annum, the cliiy Is really handi capped for lack of abundant water supply available for hydrants, placed so generally over the city as to be convenient to be tapped at a moment's notice. With the new water works con structed as planned. It would be possi ble to subBtitute hose companies for engine companies, and reduce the ex penses of the Are department a very considerable amount, possibly 50 per cent; at the same time enjoying highly Increased security .nd enlarged efilden- oy In the fire department For this service the city council should pay a stipulated amount to the water com mission, as much at least as the saving thus effected, In the form of hydrant rental. As much as $100 per annum per hydrant Is not infrequently paid by cities to water companies for hy diiint rental, while J50 Is considered a including dynamo, motor, line wire, Tunnel and lining.... 7,204.00 4. The method of estimating and pay. pules. Insulators, switchboard, and ap- Distribution 28,615.00 tiur for the -twl n)na n, Br,pfHfl(l IMTatus would be about 12,650. The pipe laying.. 11 843.00 l"5 , ne P'l ' not specified. Hydrants 3,276.00 W'Y. " F'i" Oatea and boxes 2 306 00 and ,nner diameter of ring and Its TaklnuD Drtnsr and testing Witth, the controotor should be re old dIds P S 233 no qulid to form his own estimate of tfhe MakkngonTCotions wlth'pVe ' " l1" ofn rln,f' 1fnilara?' n f Jea,? n; enlt reservoir 650 00 lulred, and make his bid by the lineal HupertntendenceV.'..'.'.".;.'.',.:;;: 10,0(o!oo ot for the pipe, completed Including Eleotrio plant 7,500.00 , " " " '- " 10.000 lba. at 12 oenta 1,200 very moderate figure. Ths latter would 200 CO-ft. poles erected, at S10.... . 2,000 m tnJs pay tne interest on one- intaSetct .a!.?!::::: JSJ, - Linework 300 ness for water works, on the wsis or frame power house and founda- 1 91 hydrants erected. This is not an t10"8 1.&4U unroiasonajble per cents ge of the cost rtial cost $10 000 of water works to pay for first-class The cost of maintenance of such a sys- fire pressure. tern would be about as follows: I chief electrician at $100 per month $ 100 I assistant i trimmers Carbons, 3 cents each pe.r night interest on cost of plant at 6 per cnt Depreciation on cost, 5 per cent 60 10) 54 50 With these two sources of revenue hydrant and power rentals bcttrlng half the burden of the Interest charges on the cost of the water works, without Increase In general expense of the city, but rather effecting economy by reason 34.60 of assuming these charges, the avalla hU wa.tar rate from nreaent consum Toual cost per monui , iJ5 W, ers, counting no increase, should read- Thls Is an average of $6.6a per month. y take care of the remaining interest. The city council could afford to pay and operating expenses and accumu he water commission a rental of $50.00 'ate a sinkping fund far the early re- per annum per horse power, which ! Mrement of the bonds. fair price for power elsewhere, and Pumping to Coxcomb Hill- still keep the cost of Illumination down In connection with the development below $10.00 per month per light, which of electric power for lighting purposes Is two trtrds of what I understand she it would be well to consider the ques ts now paying. The rental thus re.' tlon of utilizing the same power during eelved would pay one-fifth of the' In- the day time for pumping to a future tersst charges for the entire cost of the reservoir to be located on Coxcomb water works. Considered entirely apart Hill, from the end of the wood pipe from its normal function of supplying at Station 54. The height to be pumped n abundance of water t the entire is about 100 feet above the pipe at city, now ao maagerly supplied, the pro-' Station 64 or Kiev. 523. It would be posid water works seem to me to be perfectly faruUbie to establish a pump moot desirable Investment for the at the power house, connect it with the advantages to be derived from the Pelton wheel, and pump direct to Cox oheap illumination of rhe city, and the comb Hill, but the pressure on the superior protection afforded from fire, pump would be about 240 feet, and con- The present water works are of no ser- sidertng the coet of pipe, etc., it would vice whatever for extinguishing fires be eJieaper to transmit the power elw . - .L - , trioallv to station 4. and there wrate oeoaue pi ,"T ' I " w,jrV a motor to pump from the proposed Hs and the utter lack of Are hydrants. tera a tthe mJ rt th nwj n,. The The fire department depend entirely on xrl of trirjimittinj' 20 horve rower. entire cost of the power-pump and pump house to deliver eay 300,000 gallons per 24 hours to the top of Coxcomb Hill would be under $5,000, If the power wneei at tne nna.in leservolr be Ubl tor that puipose when not occupied in driv lng the lighting plant.. As this pump ing system la probably uncalled for at pre3etrt it is only -necessary to so ar tung'e the ronTieobtons of the Pelton wheel and arc light dynamo In the power house that It could be attached at any time without a general altera tion of the macninery. Tunnel. To reach the city distributive system from the reservoir, a tunnel 800 feet long, with 320 feet of deep approach on the touch end is required. Borings made near either end of the tunnel location Indicate that at the tunnel level a stra tum of black shale, peculiar in thos re gion, passes through the till,. This ap pears to be a formation favorable for tunneling, and may not require tim bering, unless water Is encountered. I have added $3,456 to the estimate for th cost of this tunnel, to provide for tem porary timbering and other incidental costs that frequently accompany tunnel work. I should advise the use of cast Iron pipe in the approaches where the depts of covering is over ten feet. For lining I should prefer to use concrete throughout, although there Is no ob jection to brick. Either will make satisfactory lining it properly put In, Wltli concrete lining all space bstween the forms and the roof and sides of the tunnel are sure to be filled with a homogenous material uniting with the walls. Distribution. I have carefully examined the map of tng proposed revision of the city iliJtributlon system, and consider the g'enwal arrangement of the pipes ana their clzes to be well adjusted. The only change I would care to suggest would bo to make the Jerome avenue pipe 12 Inches In diameter Instead of 10, because the 18 inch main has greater caiaclty than the 14 and 10 inch pipes which receive the supply. The dead ends on I'Tanklln avenue and As- or street should be avoided if possible, by small pipes Ito form a circuit and keep up a oireulaitWm. The arrange ment and location of fire hydrants ap- penr to be adequate to the present needs or tne city. Erftlmaile of Cost I have carefully gone over the detail ed eotlmate of cost prepared by Mr. Adams, of which I present here the following summary: Head works $ 1,700,00 Clearing, grubbing, bridging. and grading road 21,427.00 I dipping, freight arid ourtiige, storage, m,tai fii 71? fin I hiylng, making and furnishing sleeves, lx,rau 4 leud, hemp packing, end all other tools The prices used In the estimate are and materials required,. The average generally quite liberal, and the allow- price per foot should also Include all ance made for cost of lumber, steel . surved pipe, whether vertical or horl bands and shoes, hauling, eteel pipe, zontol the total amount of deflections etc., is certainly ample to cover rll of this sort being estlmal.ed from the probalble cost, and contractors' pror is. profile and notes of survey, by the cn- I have added, however, tha follow!;'' 3 gln-wr. If allowed to go In a extras, Items which seem to me to bo rea'r.- the curves are apt to run into high able: 800. 300 Telephone line on conduit. Trenfhlng and ijackfiliing, 3'i.UOO cu. yds. at 35 cents.... Wooden-stave pipe Lumber $8,700 Pt;el 16,704 IT-iulIng 3,6X4 Construction 7,910 500.00 12,250.00 37.000.00 25.944.00 (,0X8.00 896.00 989.00 HS4.00 875.00 flteel pipe, 16 in. No. 12... !i ctl Pipe, 14 In. No. 14... Air valves Flushes Tees SrfHal castings , Manholes 2,98.00 Ilrrvolr Kxia va tlon $9,800 Concret lining 9.298 lulf-k work 2.926 F' me masonry.. 1,81! P!s"r 51 0 Asphalt 1,637 Gate fixtures $.000 t.m.C4 Headworks for ohed over setHlIng tank, etc $ Telephone line, rental of instru ments during construction Conduit construction of wood pipe, sundry Items 1,133 Air valves 640 Reservoir additional cost of as phalt lining f.55 Gate well natures 3,000 Qled'rlc lighting and power plant additional 2,600 Tunnel, sundries 3,646 Distributing system, wood pipe In In same 1,650 Taking up old pipe, add for scrap ing, cartage, etc 1,500 tvncK reiier uinic, at station 64... 600 I figures, 15. In the spedflcatilon for the rolling of the reservoir embankment I suggest a roller of 3,000 to 4,000 lbs, per foot of roller width, rather than 1,000 lbs. A heavy roller does vtiKtly better and safer work than ft light one. 8. If concrete Is used for the lining It Is Important thht the finish coat should go on within two hours after the concrete Is laid, In order to have them homogeneous. I am Inclined to 'think, however, after my exper- ' lence with all these materials In the Portland reservoirs, that two ootiws of brick laid In asphalt with all Joints thoroughly filled and each layer separately contfd, will rrvnke a cheaper reservoir than the proposed combination jof cement, oonotvte and common brick. , 'land one enunlly satiHlUotory In every 1B,1Z , respwit. Th( brick, however, should The addition of these amounts would .(So nf hPHt nimlltv. uniform In hIz. and bring the total cost up to $230,856, of bettor If vltrlMrd-and sMIl better If which $10,000 would be for the lighting plant, ana not trl"Mv chargeable to the water works. With these supple menitery Items Included I consider the enMmate a safe and reasonRhle one. In closing my report and somplettng my crmvputlRittons I feel like congratu lating you upon the fact that the plans and emetes of your engineer bear o well the rigid tewt nd scrutiny to which I Ivve surhfteoted them In the -.rch for flaws end errors. If he car lies out the construction with corres ponding cr and good iudrment vour works will be highly satisfactory and efficient. I have spenit o rood d1 of time over the specifications prepared by your en gineer, and have noted unon them n number of sugtrentions which occur 10 nv.id'e of asnhnltum and rand, seven Prr-enl of the former and ninety-three of the latter. rnou!d;?d and pressed un der 80 tons pressure. They can be made st the reservoir and used as "rtide. The brlrk should be dipped Into h-t omhalt with tone nnd laid at once, drlppln from the kettle, which stand by each brick-layer. I sunwst thpt th- fppriflcntlons he so modified kb to admit of the life of elthpr vitrified brick, commm brick, or a!phalt brick, lotfd In eflphiltnm and coated over with the sn,mc. In 'the manner snecifled f.-ir coiling the brick l-nver over the conrrnrte dwrlbrl In th fpiHHflcjtions. If the work of constructing the new plant Is to be completed the coming "asnn. I think you (hmild lone no time In rrintlnir your srtec!ncuion and so me Important, In the way of changes, verMdng the work. It Is nt essential ind adoptions, to make them more cum-1 that this step should wait for the nl'te. Some of them, may be mentioned, of your bond, for all contracts should briefly as follows: 1. The best steH if is known as 'Onn Heih." This shnnM he iiTie- cifled In preference to- Bessemer. 2. The steel p arte bains' sneHfled n 'ully up to renufred runs. It ncKl In re spwinea that this shall be on the be made sublet to such financial er- ri'ngements, ond It Is highly desirable tlibfit contractors have ample time to prerre. ro that all the work can be flnlnhed by September 1st, 1X95. The first. eon facts to be l't are for the clearing of the rltrht of wwv, the con- 'ienred edfteji, where the weakest part jstrnetlon of the wagon road along the of the pipe Is. on ancoumt of the seams, (conduit line, aid the erection of a tcle ind rtvt holes. I have aVle a clause. phone lire. This shoulil be In prog whlah I h1nk will cjfl-rlfy this point. reus all through the winter and flnlrh 3. The steel pipe 4s to be laid wth ed by March first. The others should lead jirints. and a rest Iron sleeve is follow as qul'-kly pnmll)p, epori- merrtiomert. to rrv the lead and form If the excavit on or the revrvolr, whlo the Junction. I eunrcHt a wroucht iron sfimild be finished in April, or early In or ffe?i bund t Inches w1d, to tie.Msy. welded Into one solid ring, a prefers-! Itevlcwlng the .forgtlng report In ble. and proWaMy cheaper. I would a nu'shell, I may nay that I slso suggest the insertion of two inches find the water supply siifllelcnt of hemp parkins; to be drlvm Into the for the proposed nmhiit, the crn f"erier of this hand after It Is In place, dult sufficient for the water supply, the lead to be powed on each side, snd and both ample for 4he Immediate fu-thorourh-lv reulked. This sves ld ture of the city; the works are an lm nnd makes a better Join. As the oaulk- neratlve m-cessitv. and the plans en Ing roes not reacfc any further than 1 1-2 Mwly ferth-le, dev-lwil with rooJ inches from the edtre of the ring, in Judgment, end worthy of all con fide nee. any event, the packlnar will he of more Faithfully ymm, servloe br swInir nd olnslns; !os1bl JA3. 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