CO129-185 - Acting Governor Marsh Governor Hennessy - 1879 [6-12] — Page 377

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the experience of last bhristimas Day- may properly be recommended to the baoulive

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If the Teftam Scheme for water supply for general uses be not feasible, they consider that; looking to the danger of destruction which hous: - property contimes to occur, no time should be lost in

resuring a sufficient storage of water, at least for Fire Brigade purposes, and u ite reference to such a storage the desire to

point out that the present proposal of Efecial Fire Brigade mains would be none

tûs less desirable even in the event of realization of the Tytam Scheme..

the

By the plan of inter-connected tanks

now submitted, it will be possible to

concentrate six hundred and tuiste

thousand galions

on any fire bette een

itu Sailors Home and the City Hall, aná

as the pressure on the prolosed fire Brigade mains will suffice to send a stream over the tops of the highest houses, the aid of fire-engines will not be required. These how wes, would continues to play a misti- important part in funding an additional supply from the sea.

The Und

Undersigned howzeer cans only ~__

recomment the project now suomutit, on the assumption that tiu most palous sure

will be taken to fruent ane connession between the special Fire Brigade maini and the actual water-mains of the City, as such a connession would be fatal to the prosses,

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