PROPOSED RECONSTRUCTION OF KANSAS CITY’S WATERWORKS.

PROPOSED RECONSTRUCTION OF KANSAS CITY’S WATERWORKS.

It is claimed by the Commercial club and other citizens that up to the present time the waterworks system of Kansas City,Mo.,has not answered the expectations formed of it, for which reason steps are now being taken towards its reconstruction. If this can be brought about, the first work to be done will be to put in new boilers at Quindaro; a foundation for a 10,000,000-gallon pumping engine, with a possibility of twice that capacity; a thirty-inch main from Twelfth and Mulberry streets to Kaw Point, where it will tap the Quindaro supply line; and a network of large mains uptown, through the central business districts. It is also planned to divide the city into high and lowpressure districts. This is an alternative to some other work, which, however, is expected to follow as soon as funds will permit. This will consist of a twenty-four to thirty-inch main along the Southwest boulevard, a 10,000,000-gallon high-service engine at Turkey creek, with high-service engine and boilers there, and some more new mains.

Waterworks工程师古德温（Goodwin）在提出这些建议时宣称，从昆达罗（Quindaro）摄入到水龙头（Faucets），整个城市都过时。他说，如果夏天要干燥，则在抽水站存在危险，因为进气口不合适，因此供应将缩短。他进一步宣布，土耳其溪的机械存在危险，该机械通过西南林荫大道线提供了该镇的业务部分，并敦促将其更换。他坚持认为，所提到的主要提及也是超重的，应该放置另一个以缓解它。植物的机械也不适合高压工作。因此，由于其地形，他提倡城市的山脉进入高压区，并敦促在城镇低端的压力下降低压力，更多的消防发动机和整个城市的一般较低的火力压力。这是由SUPT的报告补充。朗威尔（Longwell）在土耳其溪工厂（Turkey Creek Plant）上发现的效率提高了其效率，成本为30万美元，但建议董事会采用的计划。