BOOK 23_1950-05-15 to 1952-04-21

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200 YSTEM WESTWOOD COUNCIL FROM CITY ENGINEER JAIN REFERENCE WATER s , TERRACE #2 AND Ips LETTER TO Construction Company had requested approval of temporary pumping #3 WAS READ. Murphy the City's four million gallon reservoir in the Carson -Monckton ' station adjacent to of to the above mentioned subdivisions. Meeting had been held with tract, to supply water new Fire Underwriters and the Fairbanks Morse Company and the following the' the Board of recommendations made: enol The pumping plant be installed at the expense of the Murphy Construction as sug- a a, gested in the attached report of George S. Nolte with the following additional changes asks and recommendations. maks 1. Lower line to elevation 166 ft. over hill. and 2. Increase size of feeder line from reservoir to tract to 8" Cast Iron pipe, �g1%AT 3. Construct pumphouse at lowest point— elevation 156.00 at connection to - DOM City's 12" main. 1 ({. Increase suction and discharge lines to pump to 8" C.I. from main. (2) . Install Air Relief Valve (automatic) at high point of supply line. to 6. City to grant, temporary location f or pumphouse on reservoir property. he t 7. Murphy Construction Company to construct system complete and assume cost man of maintenance and operation until Hatch Hetchy is connected in. Boor 8. Murphy Construction Company to remove pumps, pumphouse, and mains except in _ POLIO H streets, at completion of Hatch Hetchy lines, at own expense. CA1dI 9. No homes above 115 ft. contour to be occupied until Hatch Hetchy line is completed or until satisfactory standby engine driven power is provided to adol guarantee fire protection, with guarantee of maintenance and operation. This system would only provide a residual pressure of 8 lbs per square inch at Roosevelt man Ave. & Foothill when delivering 500 gallons per minute, which meets with Fire Underwriter pO88 ECR. approval,: pending completion of the new Hatch Hetchy line. In case of power failure Seco or other mechanical shutdown, there would probably be only 300 gallons per minute avail• XIELLAT able as gravity flow. This would not be satisfactory for fire' protection, and it is PLAN recommended that an engine driven standby puming unit be installed adjacent to the into above pumping plant to guarantee adequate fire protection and water supply at all times. Grat Mr. Jain commented that City was not too far apart from Nolte in their thinking, but it they was a gamble as to when Hatch Hetchy would be connected. Councilman Royer moved that COD bone tents of letter be included in minutes and matter be placed on agenda, seconded by Councll man Herkner and carried. REQUEST FOR WATER CONNECTION OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS WAS MADE IN PERSONAL APPEARANCE BY GEORGE KOLBY, 2277 Fulton Street, San Francisco, location to be Lot 39 fronting on Upland. Lot was purchased 2 years ago, and he was only recently advised of water condition when he solicited building permit. Doctor's certificate (Gerald P. O'Haras 490 Post Street) was submitted, stating that Mrs. Kolby's healthmuld benefit if she could live in dryer climate. Mr. Winter stated this was his first knowledge of application. Councilman Spillers moved that permit be granted as a hardship case. Mayor Britschgi pointed out that it would not be fair to grant this permit when others had. been denied. Application did not come under Council's policy confirmed in minutes of July 17, 1950 that services be restricted to the following: A. To the 16 homes under construction and covered by list in City Manager's offioe' B. To all prior committments of record on Water Superintendent's records. C. To all locations where evidence exists of previous services. Hot Poe, 3y tote Cop Ole d�IIIANC CHI and