Should Fire Hydrants Have 4 1/2-Inch Outlets?
Trouble with Hydrant Vibration in Boston—Increasing Employment of the Auto Pumper—Some Opinions on the Use of Larger Outlet
ONE of the questions which has been discussed pro and con at the conventions of water works men and fire chiefs is that of the desirability and necessity for steamer connections on hydrants—that is to say, 4 1/2inch outlets. The following paper will be found to be a valuable addition to literature on this subject and full of instructive matter to both water works superintendents and fire chiefs. Mr. Marston was born at Worcester, Mass., in 1885 and graduated from the Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 1907 with a degree of B.S. in civil engineering. He became assistant engineer to Lewis D. Thrope on design and construction of sewage treatment works at Norwood, Mass. In December, 1917, he joined the forces of Metcalf & Eddy, Boston, and in 1920 became a junior partner of the firm. He is a member of several engineering societies, including the A. W. W. A. and the N. E. W. W. A., and has served on the executive committee of the latter. He has served as clerk and chairman of the sanitary section of the Boston Society of Civil Engineers and is a director of the society.
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