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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.
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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. It is be
lieved Nelms will bring this mid oth
er reported fcllenil pliaxes nf the
enso to the attorney general' atten
tion. 5ft
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Try Crisco iii your favorite recipe. For short
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