Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-10-28 | Page 3 | Workers Seek Possible New Water Main Break

W Workers Seek Possible New Water W ater Main Main- Break Bieak eak With service restored following breaks in two cast side water mains of the water department investigated in on Monday a third possible break at Eleventh East and Fifth South streets just one block from the thc first and major pipe blowout at Twelfth East and Fifth South streets Definite cause of the first break which occurred about 1030 p. p m. m Saturday in a Inch 36 supply main entering the city from Fifteenth East street reservoir has haa not been determined It may have been caused b by a small flaw law in the pipe or ort it t may have been caused by a water wa- wa ten ter er hammer caused by undue air pressure within the pipe said H. H EC K Burton superintendent of water water- works Gusher Discovered Disco The second break occurred at 4 a. a m. m Sunday in a 6 main near Ninth South and Eleventh East streets and was caused by a hammer hammer hammer ham mer Mr Burton believes which occurred oc occurred oc cc- in the line lino as a result of the blowout In the large Inch 36 main An ominous gusher eusher was discovered discovered discovered ered by cleanup crews later near Eleventh East and Fifth South streets This however was believed to be coming from the service connection connection connection con con- or a n. sewer flushing connection connection connection tion and not from a main feed line Excavation to determine cause of tho latter surface water has been started Quick and efficient work of oC water department es in restoring service within 21 24 hours after the breaks was praised by Water Vater Commissioner Commissioner Com Corn missioner George Georee D. D Keyser In a letten letter letter let let- ter ten to the workmen It read Please accept m my heartiest congratulations congratulations con con- on the splendid work you did Sunday morning In repaIring repairing repairing repair repair- ing the break In the Fifth South and Twelfth T East lines Proud of or Record To toTo get this water shut off In such a short time and to make the repairs in 24 hours was a record we can be very proud of The break in the Inch 36 line blew out 12 sections of pipe A small torrent torrent torrent tor tor- rent rushed west on Fifth South street poured over a foot 15 embankment embankment embankment em em- near the valve house a at Tenth East street and continued westward into tho the central residential residential district of the cit city I Many basements basement were flooded Streets were filled with sand and debris curbs undermined in some places and sidewalks rendered useless useless useless use use- less or unsafe because of ot being beine covered with mud or washed out beneath Emergency Equipment Quick repair of the large pipe was facilitated by use of oC a derrick constructed constructed constructed con con- by water department em- em loyes several months ago for tor emergency emergency emer emer- gency work This piece of oC equipment equipment equipment equip equip- ment made from a salvaged truck was vas declared Monday b by Mr Bunton Buron Burton Bur Bur- ton on to be one of the best machines the he department owns Possibility of ot excessive pressure in n the inch 36 line being responsible for or the break was discounted by Mr Burton because of oC the close proximity proximity mity of the break to Fifteenth East street reservoir If by any chance conditions were such at that hour of ot the night that tha thata a hammer could have ha occurred in inho inthe ho tho line lInc the excess pressure would have lave traveled back to tho the reservoir where the line is open said Mr Burton He Ho explained U that at sudden changes change of ot pressure in a line which might create a vacuum within the pipe o or permit large laree quantities of air to rus rush inside the pipe to become entrapped by tho the water flow usually result i ia in ina la a hammer