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n 5 IT wxvm six KEDFORT) MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORT), OTCKCION, WEDNESDAY. .TUTiY 22, 1011 wmmmmmmmemmm&mtmmmmma m t. I M WATER SYSTEM NEEDS POINTED OUT BY SUPERINTENDENT At ilio nicotinic of tho city council Tuesday nlRht Superintendent Tranft of tho water system discussed the water situation In his semi-annual re port. He nsscrta that one ling but to ralso tho manhole ot tho trunk sow Ira to find what becomes of the wot nr nil running halt full. A new reservoir nnd main la among tho needs of the city, and the abandon inont of the old pnmplnR plant on hear crock urged. Water ratea are declared In need ot revision at the present ratea work an Injustice. Tho report follews: BHprrintetiuVnf llrport To tho Honorable laor nnd Council of tho City of Mcdford. Gentlemen: It has been customary In tho past for the council to require a seml-an- nnual report covering all development work, necessary repairs and general water department requirement: therefore, this communication Is presented wltk the object la view of not only acquainting your honorable body with the general coadltlon but also to call your attention to several anatters that I consider highly Im portant and directly relative to the safety of our water siipplr. Tho 12 Inch cast Iron waterman under the new Main street brldgo across Bear creek has bee uncov ered by the winter and spring floods, from pier to pier and about 10 feet la undermined and without sappoit at the present time. Jolata Defective I will take advantage of this op portunlty to state that many ot the JoInU of this watermaln are defectlvo and wc found It necessary In 1912 to place reinforcing clamps and split sleeves In several placet; yet, we had a break Just east ot where we had taken much precaution and this city was without water three days with only 'the old well and electric pump for fir protection. With but oao main delivering water to tWs city and It defective acroiuj Dear creek, It must be assumed that every precau tion should be taken to avoid a break at this point. A dam across tho creek 25 or SO feet below the bridge would serve the double purpose of stopping the under mining of the water man and Improv ing the general appearance tof th3 landscape In that lclnity. The wat er could be backed tip as far as pro perty owners would permit. The substantial construction ot a six foot dam need not cost but a few hundred dollars and the pond created could bo freshened during the night from tho city males. AuvllUry nenerrolr That an auxiliary watermaln and reservoir Is a matter of vital Import ance to this city, no thoughtful citi zen will deny and the matter should not be allowed to lapse until the summer shortage of water Is an Inci dent of the past, but as Judge Col vlg expresses action, "strike while the weather is hot." I will not attempt to delve Into any extensive hydraulic formulas nor quote any emmlnent authorities to prove to a few non-believing citizens that we have the amount of wate; flowlug to our reservoir site- that wa have approlmately 4,200.000 gal lons every 24 hotTrs; stilt, It may be well to mention that this city con sumes an average of over 400 gal lon's per capita every 24 hours dur ing the summer mouths. Not Itemed? Hltortage It should not be construed by the public that another pipe line without a reservoir will remedy our difficulty as to water shortage, although a pipe line only will greatly enhance tho city in tho way of an incrceascd delivery In proportion to the size of a new main; still, it must be borne In mind that two water mains from one reser voir will empty It somewhat quicker than one main does. Thlg city has always needed two reservoirs. We have only 2,000,000 gallons storage and every time we have had a break out on the gravity Hue, the city has been without water even although our repairs were made promptly. It Is a very Inadequate storage that will not carry a city through 24 hours. Dur ing the cleanlug of the reservoir, at any time we aro without any reserve wh stover. There are three propositions that this city should consider and decide In the very near future: 1. Another reservoir with 13 Inch plpo line through to southwest part of the city. KujuiffcU harp Valve 2, If o. water main across Dear creek only Is to be considered, I sug gest that a 12-inch valve be placed at' Cast Main and Almond street and an eight Inch main be buckled in and ijruMMUtli an Almond street one block to a ,lplat "on,pos(a the old water tilaul iltAlnjt,Aat tlipnllffli llrlvatfl plant Ibwce west through prlvato nf prtyaHd across Dear creek and bcekm' Info. pA elgl inch water main that runs west on Eighth street. 3. It tho future Is to be consid ered only to tho extent that a pipe line bo Installed and no reservoir at present, and to only partly aid tho southwest part of town, with both ot these problems In mind, and to bo taken care of In the distant future, but calculated on now I suggest that n 12-Inch main bo constructed from a point on Tenth street and In tersecting Ashland avenue nnd run west on Tenth street nnd buckled Into the four and six Inch mains on Ashland, lllamette, Vancouver and Portland avenues; thenco on, across near creek and west on Kast Twelfth and west on Twelfth to Oakdale avenue. Such a main, If constructe'l, ran be extended at any time, both east nnd west. CVmsltler Fire lrotcetioa In making these suggestion, I haro clnsldercd: First, fire protection nnd ample supply tor city for 2t hours It break occurs any where In the entire system. Secocud, flro pro tection and water supply for city It break occurs at Dear creek only. Third, fire protection and water sun ply If break occur any where west but not east of Roosevelt avenue. This lino would also make possible many much needed repairs on the east side without shutting the city entirely off from any water. The old well at Dear creek should not be considered at all and should bo done away with and tilled up Just as soon as It Is possible to do so. t would be a crime to pump that water Into the city mains. The old pumps, not Including th.t electric, should be disposed of i they are gradually deteriorating nnd are useless to this city. I was In structed, by the past administration. to dispose of them and use my own Judgment as to a price but could not get what I considered them worth. If they are not unloaded soon, they will not bring coat of storage. Water Itate Our present schedule of water rates are equitable at all and some of them are unjust and should be gone Into thoroughly and remedied before next season. One of the most disagree able duties that I have to perform, as water superintendent, is to charge water rent for a cow or team, espe cially so. when It Is often tho only means ot support that a family may have: there are other uses of water of greater consequence that our pres ent water ordinance docs not take rare of. There was a time when I was op posed to general water meterage, but ranT gradually awakening to the fact that sooner or later, this city must be a metered community or prepare to assume the responsibility or continued bond Issues from time to time to pro vide water for general waste. The greater the oupply, the greater tho waste. Anyone who may be Interested should go down on North Riverside on any warm day between 1 and 2 p. m, or 3 and 7 p. m. and raise one or the 12 Inch sanitary trunk sewer man-hole tops and they will find the sewer running at least halt full and if this city Is using half or its water supply for domestic and sanitary uses, alone, (calculating that the sewer has similar gradient to the 12lnch wat er main) it Is not dlfflcuclt for any one to readily see where the rest goes during the sprinkling season. There are several articles In the way or up-to-date equipment that we are much In need or In the water de partment, and, although 1 have men tioned those requirements on several occasions, we are still without the goods. I am submitting, with this com munication, a chart showing the var iations of pressure In different sec tions of the city and how much the pressure Increases on Oakdale avenue, when the two Inch line to the outside water-users Is shut off. I will also submit, at our request, all charts showing water pressure dur ing 1912 and 1913 and 1914, to tho present time, also reservoir overflow records. Respectfully submitted, GKO. H. TRANA, Superintendent Water Dept. EXTREME WEAKNESS IN ROCK ISLAND NKW YOHIv, July '22. Extreme weakness in Hock Inland mid other minor issues, with comparative K(eud iuesK iu standard shurerf, constituted the Halient features of todny'H btoek market. The closing wus irreRiilur. New Iluven Mi a res fell two pointn ut the opening of todayV stock mur kct on announcement thut suit to oik solvo tho company U to be brought by tho federal government. Other active issues were fractionally lower, with the exception of Union Pacific. Another feature was the weakness of Hock Island sccuriticH on abandon iiieut of tho reorganization pluu. The debentures of the, operating company fell almost eight pom's to (10, but boon- made partial recovery. PriceH were disposed to rnJIy after the init ial decline, the leaders advancing to ft above yosteiduy'a dose. CALHOUN'S TOTAL DEFICIT REACHES SUM $3,353,020 SAN FRANCISCO, July 22. Re vised figures compiled by I., R. Rey nolds, auditor for tho state railroad commission will show when they are reported at the net hearing before tho commission next July that tho total deficit of the United Railroads Is $3,353,020. This Is a reduction of $1,240,000 from the figures quoted Monday, and the difference Is ac counted for by dividends found to have been paid In 1906. So the statement of funds missing now stands: Withdrawn by Calhoun, supposedly for Investment In Solano Farms. $1,096,111. Unaccounted ror $2,4Sii,909. Total deficit $3,5$3,020. FAVOR CHANGES IN GOLF RESTRICTIONS NKW YORK. July 22. From fig urs made public toduy by Robert C Watson, president of tho United State (lolf association, the early re turns In the poll ot the 3SS golf clubs affiliated with tho association to ascertain the sentiment regarding a more strict definition of an ama teur, show a preference for a change. Or the 45 clubs reporting to Presi dent Watson, 23 favored the proposed restrictions to correct certain alleged abuses ot the present amateur rules. The proposed changes In the rules would bar amateur placers from ac cepting remunerations for lajlng out golf courses, for writing articles for newspaper explaining how to play certain shots and prohibit them from accepting rree board and traveling expenses to take part In matches ar ranged ror advertising purposes, or from accepting and using for ad vertising purposes certain makes of golf clcubi nnd balls and other golt articles. ROOSEVELT WANTS TO OPPOSE TREATY WASHINGTON. July 22. Colonel Roosevelt In a letter to Chairman Stone or the senate foreign relations committee today asked for an oppor tunity to be heard in opposition to the pending treaty proposing t o pay Colombia $2.", 000, 000 for the parti tion or Panama. CAMP ESTABLISHED FOR VISITORS JOSEPHINE CAVES (WANTS PASS, On, July 22. For the convenience of visitors without camp equipment and who denire to visit the Johcphinu caves, Three Creeks Camp has been established ut the junction of Cave and Sucker creeks by li number of citizens of Grants Pass. The camp is !', miles from the caves' entrance. Why Xot Get too best smoke, dor. Johnson, and also patronise bom. i 1 '. -.-i- .' ii Catarrh is Often DaapStaM Local CongMtion May In dicate .Much Internal Inflammation. 3 ait btciuit cittrrb tffrcts tti nowi mil tbroit, ttw jttojile realize now drtpwitrd It mir be until It creeps into the LrooctiUt tube and Millet down Into tli lunge, 'be war to treat catarrh It to rrcogulie tbe fact tbat It li In tbe blood. And there li only one blood purifier tbat can tw aarelr uied. It l H. 8. H., tbe uot powerful, the moet Marching, I bo tnoet aeilmllatlve blood remedy known today, for It ! sot a mineral, but a vegetable remedy. Tb medicinal component of H. K, H. are relatively Juit aa twentlal to well balanced uealtb a tbe nutritive Dronerlle of tbe gralni, mean, augara and fata of foods. Any local Irritating Indueucc U tbe blood la rejected by tbe tUiua alia and eliminated by reaaon of tbe ntlmuUllDg Influence ut U. H. H. You will noon rrallie Ita wonderful In fluence by tbe abeenie of headache, a de rided clearing of tbe air iauag-a. a atradlly Improved naeal condition, and a acme of bodily relief that proven bow completely catarrh often lufetta tbe entire ayateni. Yuu will And H. H. H. on aale at all drug atorea. It li a remarkable remedy for any and all blood affection., audi aa eczema, raab, Input, tetter, peorlaala, holla, and all other dlaeaaed condition! of tbe blood. Kor ptclal adrlce on any blood dla write Medical Ipt.. The Hwlft Kpeclnr Co, n:i; Bwlft Hldjr, Atlanta, .'. Carefully arold any and all auUtllutea for H. H. 8, 'intra U aotblojr "Jut a good." STREET CAR STRIKE TIES UP TRAFFIC RUSSIAN CUES ST. PKTKHSM'Uvl, .Inly S."i.--Conflict between the police nut! )! nek ntnl the striker-, occurred .lii tiny in unions pails f the Russian capital nnd the nilllc of riflo Htlnc ni frequent. Numbers of police nnd trikors re known to have lieen wounded, hut Hie list of casualties I" not heavy. HnrrtcauVs were erected hy Hie striker of Kliuroff .street, hul Hie po lice charged nnd ruptured the ob struction without loss. Similar Miikex ure rcpoilcd from Odtta, Kevnl, Haku uud tunny other eilies. Trains on Die Finland railroad wrte run today under military es cort. The street car service in the. Rus sian capital was siieiitleI today. The employes of the Central Street Kailwav company joined iu I lie gen eral .strike ended hv the workmen ni iv protest ngainM tho drastic meas ures of the authorities tit Muku uud other provincial towns ngalust M lik en there. Workmen in many trades lme joined in the movement, nnd it was estimated (Ids morning that UII0 men had laid down their tools. NELMS APPEALS TOJNCLE SAM ATliANTA, (In., duly 2.- Marshal Nelms, brother of Miss Hen trice Nelms nnd Mrs. Klols Nctitm Dennis, who lime been misxini; from this city since early in June, left hero toduy for Washington to appeal to Attor ney General Melteynohls to investi gate the duKipp&iruuce of the sistor. Xcliurf nert,he. does not believe a letter recoivd.hcrc by his ' mother, Mr. John N'elmn, from San Friin cisco, on July 8, was written by .Mrs. Dennis. The message wn typewrit ten nnd indicated Mrs. Dennis hud killed her siter and wns seeking her brother to kill him also. 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