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March 8th~ 1949 five (25) also that reach the Lay pipe in ditching and fill in same. ~mrb, gutter and hard-surface the center of strSet. May we call attentimatothe fact th~ there~are approximately twenty- la~ge brick buildings in this vicinity, representing considerable taxable values; the Ymryview Hospital adjoins this street. ~ feel assured that you gentlemen will conclusion t~t this request should be granted." cost~~ was adopted. Motion of ~r. Houghton to refer to the City ~anager for estimate of 3rd The following ~s tter fr~m the City Engineer: ~Herewith respectfully submitted is the estimated cost for instal - ling drains for Col~mmbia St. west of Godwin St. and the installation of cu~bs and gutters on King St. between Godwin St. and Second Ave., - as requested by ~ayor Fox, Uouncilman Wilson and yourself following our field inspection Monday P.E., Ma_ch~ ~ 7th, 19~9, Columbia St. Drain 650 lin. ft. 18" ~ipe @ 3.20 $ 2,080°00 150 " ~ 15~ ~ 2,60 390,00 3 manholes @ 90.00 270.00 4 catch basins @ 80.00 320,00, King St, Godwin to Second Ave,,,.Curb & Gutter $ 3,060o00 3,525.00 its first Motion reading, was adopted. of Mr. Wilson ~' 6,585o00.~ to place an appropriation for said pu~oose on Streets~ is bad~ the City be opened for parking and 4th - As pamking conditions o~idd~e Street, between High and County ~anager recormmended that Eiddle Street, between High ~d County Sts. that parking meters be installed. was adopted. Motion o f ~. Houghton to concur in the City Eanager~s recon~aendation adopted. 5th The fo!iow_rig ordina~uce: "AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR THE LE~Z~ING OF A T~_X ON PERSONS PURCF~SING CERTA~ UTILITY_ SERVICES, DEFINING CERTAIN TE_~S, FIXII,iG TB~E AMOD~IT OF TAX, PROVIDING FOR TI~ COLLE~TION THEREOF, AND PRESCRIBING P~ALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS 0RDINANCE." Motion or-Mr. Duke to place said ordinance on its first reading, was 6th The City Manager called attent_on to the filtration plant in ~uffolk and he read a letter from the Superintendent: ~Salient Facts P~rtaanmng to the ~' ~ ~ =ml~a~,_on Plant~ of the Portsmouth ~kt er Department. The old filtration building houses twelve 1/2 million gallon per day units constructed in 1906. Four 1/2 mgd units constructed in lgl3 and eight l~ mgd constructed in 1918. Total rated capacity l 2 mgd. Actual capacity estimated as l0 mgd. Tt~ units const~cted in 1906 have cast iron collecting pipes which are badly nor~oded and therefore the rated capacity is seriously reduced. The units const~acted in 1913 have plates with umbrella type strainers protected by bricks under the gravel b sds. These strainers have clogged resulting in loss of capacity and poor backwashing ~esults All of the above ~its discharge into a clear well, a reservoir con- taining drinking water just before it is pumped to the ~nsumers, which is also the pipe gal- leryfor the complicated piping system required to operate a filter olant, including sixty or seventy valves. ~ $~xty of these valves are operated each time the filters a~e washed or once fo: every twenty-fou~ hours of filter r~ns. Ffhen it is u~uderstood it is necessary that our employees actually wort in the finished water to ~epair the valves it is easy to understand why the State Department of Health would, ~mder present standards, refuse to permit t~his typ& of construction. We believe Mr. Richard Messer, the top man i n the Sanitation ,~'I~ivision of the Health ~epart~snt and under whose supervision and approval~ operate, has been more than generous in not insisti~g on steps being made to remedy the above-mentionad hazards, it is also important to remenber the unfil- tered water mains and sewer mains carrying water that has been used for washing filters are in this clear well. A bad leak in either of these lines or the valve stuffing boxes could serious. ly pollute the clear or finished water. It would be impossible to d erect these leaks except by bacteriological analysis of the ~ater. it required twenty-fou~ hours for partial examina- tions, therefore the ~£no!e system could be effected without mmrknowledge. The eight 1/2 mgd units const~_cted in 1918 are on a higher level an'd the pipe gallery is not zmder water. However, the~e units were constructed during the World War 1,hence are obsolete and not as efficient as they should be. All gauges and other indicat- ors are useless, so these units are operated under difficulty, relying on previous records them than actual practice. The cost of rebuilding the collecting system, valves and o them