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'RL1NGTON DAILY MAWWATCH WnKKiTft «f th« Stre-t Main*-- Plan for Krnr-»*»«• Kir* l» part*n«*or.The lest of different sections of the siieetmains «ilt;* continue! jesterday wiih themo^t gra’ifying; results. The main line onMaiu str»et a* far south as Locust streetstood the test of two huadre t and f urpounds to the square inch. Liter in theafternoon a secti »u oi th* n tias on NorthHill w*s trie!, a g»ug« w*s put on thehydrant at the highest point on the lineduring the test an J showed i pressure of onehuaJrel and forty pounds to the squareinch. Orer two miles and a half of the p^pesbase been put to a sererer testthan was stipulated in the contract,without a break or a bad joint hen * difcosered alcng the liue. The testwill be continued to day when the mains onS?omh Hill will be tried.In view of the near completion of the water works in this city, the fire committee of the city ceune.l at the meeting last Mon-diy reported a plan for the reorganisation of tfa. fire department. Too report was not acted upon at the time, but was laid on the table until some Juture time. Tae plan pre-rides for a central hose station at the market hou«e which shall be the headquarters of the chief engineer and assistant, and shall consist of hose cart, horse ana harness and the requisite number of men to take charge of the same. Tae hook and ladder company shall be stationed at the ( •smt- pVe an i thill ccmpri** s tufficeal lumber of turn The plan %I§3 prett ies f t i hose station on South Hill, near Uar.ing ? grocery, with bote cart, horse and harnes* anl the requisite men for the same. Also for a similar station on West Hill, equipped in the un« manner. This plan, or one aim ilar to it, will probably be adopted, but the council must first purchase a better quality of hose than any now on ban i, as the pressure from the water works will burst anything that if not first cla«s.rrU
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Burlington Daily Hawk Eye Gazette
Burlington, Iowa, US
Sat, Apr 20, 1878
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