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Title: Municipal blue book of San Francisco, 1915
Year: 1915 (1910s)
Authors: Meyer, George Homer, 1858-1926 Taylor, David Wooster Johnson, Arthur M
Subjects: Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915 : San Francisco, Calif.) Exhibitions
Publisher: (San Francisco, Calif.) : California Press
Contributing Library: San Francisco Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: San Francisco Public Library

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rvoirs throughout the city, two pumping sta-tions on the water-front, and high-pressure mains throughout thecity in order that protection for the future against conflagrationmight be assured. A\ork upon this entire system was pressed Aviththe utmost speed. The pumping station at Second and Townsendstreets was first completed, followed at a later date by the accej^tanceof the pumping plant at Fort Mason. Seventy-two miles of mainwere laid in the streets. The Twin Peaks reservoir, with a capacityof 11,000,000 gallons, was completed and accepted, and the systemwas incorporated into the fire-fighting facilities of the Fire Depart-ment. The immediate effect of this was the reduction in insurancerates, saving to the citizens an amount estimated at approximately$1,000,000 a year. The reduction was obtained from the insurancecompanies before the High Pressure System was completed in allits units, upon the showing of greatly increased protection of property. ACHIEVE-MEXTS OF THE ADMINISTRATION
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.MAYOR ROLPH DREAKIXG GROUND FOR NEW CITY HALL Left to Right—Supervisors J. Elmmet Hayden, Paul Bancroft, Oscar Hocks, RalphMcLeran; Mayor Rolph. Byron Mauzy, T. A. Reardon. \\ork had. meantime, gone steadily forward on other publicbuildings. The Hall of Justice was completed and occupied withoutdelay. The San Francisco Hospital, approaching completion, will beone of the most modern of its kind in the United States. Many publicschools haYC been built to care for the growing needs of educationin various districts of the city. Xot the least of the accomplishments of this administration hasbeen a consistent policy of street reconstruction and paving. Underthe watchful eye of the Finance Committee of the Board of Super-visors SI.150.000 was expended for this purpose in the fiscal year1913-1914. and a similar sum has been provided for the year 1914-1915. This work has been planned systematically in order to openwell-paved arteries into the various districts of the city. \A ith acontinuan

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