06/1904 Board of Public Works Minutes

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The Board met in regular session at 10 A. Y. Mr• :.'Papezyngki absent. The following communication was received from the South Bend Electric Company Board of Public Works, South Bend, Ind. Gentlemen: -- In compliance with your request, we took up with Yr. Carlton, whom we have employed as. consulting engineer on our undergroung Work, the question of electrolysis resulting from our proposed work. We enclose you herewith the reply received from fir. Carlton this morning. Yours very truly, SOUTH BEND ELECTRIC CO1SPANY. By F.A. Bryan Sec' y & Gen' 1 I-gr. South Bend Electric Companyq Douth Bend, Ind. Dear Sirs: - I underartand that in connection with your proposed underground work, the City authorities have brought up the possibility of electrolytic action on water pipe3 due to your cables. With the system yoa propose to install there can be no danger from electrolysis. Practically all damage to water and gas pipes from electric current is due to, current from street railroads and they use direct current and operat with a ground return. It is necessary to have these two conditions, direct current and grounded re turn. that there may be danger t o water and gas pi pe s and even wi t h the- se conditions if the work is properly done, there should be no danger. You will use alternating current and will not depend on a ground return, and as I have already stated there can be no danger from electrolysis. I have had charge of the underground system of the Chicago Edison Company for the past three years and have been. in touch with the work for ten years and have yet to hear of a grater pipe damaged by our lines. We nave installed more than 1,000 miles of cable for both -direct and alternating current work. Yours truly, W. E. Carlton, Asst. to Chief Operating Engineer.. Bids were 'opened for the Construction of Brick pavement on Vistula aveme and Ohio street Brick. Same were referred to Engineer for tabulation. Plan of the Central Union Telephone Co's underground conduit system filed and approved. Coj�-munication sent to the Indiana. Railway company requesting that the wood trolly poles in the downtown district to be replaced with Iron Poles.