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32 TUESDAY DECEHBER. 28, 1921l: 3. The extension of the six-inch water main from the entrance of the school just beyond the City Limits to a point opposite the City's Hydro Plant. I am making the above recommendations for the following reasons: I. 1ne above mentioned water utility construction will provide a circulating system along Memorial Boulevard to the City Limits which will enable future business estatlishments that might desire spriru<ler systems for probable reduction in fire in- surance rates. 2. This construction will provide ample supply of water for future developments along the Old Dye Plant Road, Smith Lake Road, Dye Plant Road, and for development of connecting streets in between these streets. 3. By having a loop main down Douglas Street and parallel mains along Memorial Boulevard with various cross connections, we will be able to give the residences and business establisllffients L~ this area more efficient service. That is to say that if a leak develops along either of these Hater mains, He can, by the manipulation of certain valves, isolate this leak, thereby having only a small area without water while the ma~ is being repaired. ~- i' i 4. These parallel water mains wil1 be in such a location along "t-lemorial Boulevard t.hat in the event repairs are necessary a single lane of traffic in either direction can be maintained. Also, in making any new connections and in the maintenance of existing connections, the expenses will be less by having paralle] water mains rather than a single 'vTnter main along this street due to the lessor amount of pavement that would have to be removed and repaired. 5. The extension of the siz-inch water main to the Hydro DEm would enable us to have an ample size water main beyond the con- struction limits of U.S. 220 as proposed by the Hir:hHay Depart.- ment at this time, and also Hould enable us to supply water to the City's Hydro Plant which has been badly neoded for some time. 6. The existing eight-inch sewer main is not of proper size to serve a probable increase in large water consumers, and therefore should be paralleled with another eight-inch sewer main which would provide for future developments along this section of Memorial Boulevard anc also would eliminate having to cut all the way across the proposed extension in order to make repairs and ne,ol connections for dwellings along this street. I have made an estimate of the cost of this new construction, including the change-over of the existing connection. Tbe total estimated cost amOunts to $24,846. GWB: k George W. Brown, Director Water and Street Division