CO129-196 - Public Offices & Others - 1881 — Page 37

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upon any pressure alarm of a fire, and that sufficient pressure were maintained at the fire hydrants to hurl the water over the tops of the highest houses.

M. Rawlinson however recommended that the tanks should be built somewhat larger than proposed, and in deference to this advice, modified drawings have been prepared showing the tanks enlarged as far as the sites would conveniently allow, and they are designed to store an aggregate volume of 800,000 gallons in lieu of 620,000 gallons. This storage capacity will be found to suffice, the more especially when it is borne in mind that the fire tank system with its independent mains and fire hydrants will be in no way dependent on the continued use of the present domestic supply mains which, though not sufficient by themselves for prompt fire extinction, will constitute an important supplementary supply likely to be yet further reinforced if the Tytam project be carried out.

With reference to the third question relating to the technical details of construction of the tanks...

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36 upon any pressure alarm of a fire, and that sufficient pressure were maintained at the fire hydrants to hurl the water over the tops of the highest houses. M. Rawlinson however recommended that the tanks should be built somewhat larger than proposed, and in deference to this advice, modified drawings have been prepared showing the tanks enlarged as far as the sites would conveniently allow, and they are designed to store an aggregate volume of 800,000 gallons in lieu of 620,000 gallons. This storage capacity will be found to suffice, the more especially when it is borne in mind that the fire tank system with its independent mains and fire hydrants will be in no way dependent on the continued use of the present domestic supply mains which, though not sufficient by themselves for prompt fire extinction, will constitute an important supplementary supply likely to be yet further reinforced if the Tytam project be carried out. 3 With reference to the third question relating to the technical details of construction of the tanks...

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upon any pressure

alarm of a fice, and that sufficient

were maintained at the fire hydrants to hurl the water over the tops of the highest houses

M. Rawlinson however recommended that the tanks should be built somewhat larger than proposed, and in deference to this advice, modifed drawings have been prepared showing the tanks enlarged

far as the sites would:

conveniently allow, and they

to store

art

are noA)

designed

aggregate volume of 800,000 ballons in lieu of 620,000 gallons. This storage capacity will be found to suffice, the more especially when it is borne in mind that the fire tank system with its independent mais

and fire hydrants well in no Fire Brigade from the continued use of the present domestic supply mains which though not sufficient by themselves for prompt fore exchunction will constitute an important

no way

deboer the

supplementary supply likely to be yet further reinforced if the Tytam Koject be

carried out

With reference to the third question relating to the technical details of construction of the

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