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Fire Hydrants are to be placed on these mains when formed. On these mains Hydrants are to be placed - I assume, from the nature of the existing Water supply the independent System of Tanks and mains is absolutely necessary to obtain the effective pressure and to preserve the purity of the domestic service.

These facts being so, I cannot object to the proposed arrangement. In England it is not however usual to have separate mains, both for domestic uses and for Fire services - but to use the same mains for both. This is where the source is at sufficient elevation to give the required pressure and the water is sufficiently abundant.

I have noted the mode in which the Engineer proposes to construct the tanks and in my opinion there may be some saving of money in this work. The sites of the tanks are in Granite. This is fissured and porous, but I assume otherwise sound. So in place of heavy linings and walls of Portland cement concrete and wall set in Portland cement mortar, I would be content with cleaning the surfaces of the rock and thin pointing.

All the open surfaces are to be covered with Portland cement mortar laid three coats of such first, and then two additional coats of half inch each. The Tanks proposed to be constructed in sloping ground so that there must be a wall on the outer side as is shown on...

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Fire Hydrants are to be placed on these mains when formed. On these mains Hydrants are to be placed - I assume, from the nature of the existing Water supply the independent System of Tanks and mains is absolutely necessary to obtain the effective pressure and to preserve the purity of the domestic service. These facts being so, I cannot object to the proposed arrangement. In England it is not however usual to have separate mains, both for domestic uses and for Fire services - but to use the same mains for both. This is where the source is at sufficient elevation to give the required pressure and the water is sufficiently abundant. I have noted the mode in which the Engineer proposes to construct the tanks and in my opinion there may be some saving of money in this work. The sites of the tanks are in Granite. This is fissured and porous, but I assume otherwise sound. So in place of heavy linings and walls of Portland cement concrete and wall set in Portland cement mortar, I would be content with cleaning the surfaces of the rock and thin pointing. All the open surfaces are to be covered with Portland cement mortar laid three coats of such first, and then two additional coats of half inch each. The Tanks proposed to be constructed in sloping ground so that there must be a wall on the outer side as is shown on...
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Fire H

when formed. On these mains

Hydrants

are to be pised - Jassume, from the rature of the existing Water supply the

independent-System

new and

of Tanks and mains is absolutely to obtain the effective

neccsscory,

pressure and to preserve the

t'he domestic service.

purity of these facts being so, I cannot object to the proposed arrangement . In England it is not however

usual to have separate mains, the same both for

but to use

domestic uses and

is at-

for

Fire

services - This is where the source

sufficient elevation to the required pressure and "the water is suppreiently abundant

give

I have noted the mode in which

the Engineer propous to construct

the

the tanks and in

60

my opinion saving of The sites of the

be some there may

mary

in this work. The liter

may

propoud

be

Janks are

of money

7

The

Granite. This

pssured and porous. but-

I assume otherwise sound

f

and

so in place of

place of heavy linings

and walls of Portland cement

concrete and wall sit in Portland cement mortar. I would be

content with cleaning the surfaces the rock. and thin pointing.

F

مسلسل

open points - floating

all

the

surfaces

swer

with Portland.

cement mortar laich

three couls of Soch first, and then two additional of half mich each. The Turks

proposed to be constructed in cloping ground

to that there (must be a wall

the outer side

as is crewn

on

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