16 THE BOSTON GLOBE FRIDAY. JULY 10. 1981 Open hydrants cxriV water pressure II By Katherine Pappas Globe Correspondent While children around town were trying to beat the heat, city workers were busy trying to keep a cap on open hydrants that were mainly responsible for draining the city of its water pressure. Workers at the Boston Water and Sewer Commission were del uged yesterday handling several hundred calls from residents com the reduced water pressure causes a real danger, especially the bottom of a hill, with hospitals at the top." he said. O'Neil said the was receiving an average of 35 calls aif hour Wednesday, but saidUhe number of calls yesterdayhad picked up considerably.
At 4 yesterday afternoon. O'Neil said the commission had received 200 calls between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., and the number of calls between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. had increased to 90 an hour.
"Despite the heat." O'Neil "the problem with the fire Jhy-drants is a very real public safety issue." O'Neil explained that the force produced by uncapping a hydrant, "could blow a kid across the street, into traffic it's happened before and I wouldn't be surprised 3l.it happened again during this heat wave." plaining about the open hydrants, and work crews were dispatched throughout the city trying to keep the problem trom spreading. wife it According to Thomas Neil, a spokesman for the water commission. "It's like fighting a losing battle as soon as the guys cap them and leave, they're open again It's a game." Neil said the water pressure problem was caused by two fac tors. First, the opening of hy drants causes a tremendous prob lem, as well as the heavy use of air conditioning p'v yr ONeil did note, however, that even though the loss of water pressure in the downtown area was an inconvenience, the fire department had a separate fire hydrant system on Beacon Hill and the business district, and thus there was no danger to public safety in those neighborhoods. In other areas, however, the loss of pressure poses a "real danger for firefighters." he said.
Approximately 100 men from-the water commission were out capping open hydrants, which, O'Neil said, "are all over the city." "Folks shouldn't turn them on Seven-year-old Donald Afienko (left), and Martin 8.. take to a tub in South GLOBE PHOTO BY WENDY MAEDA Jiot to be outdone by the youngsters, elderly woman cools off in fountain at Christian Science Center. globe photo by Ted dully Mi Temperatures flirting with records MM IMPORTANT On a typical hot July day, the city uses an average of 220 million gallons of water. 0 spells in July that have lasted three or more days. Boston's longest heat wave was In 1912.
It lasted nine days, and temperatures were in the high 90s. The highest recorded temperature in Boston was on the Fourth of July in 1912. It was 104 degrees. FOR TECHNICAL PROFESSIONALS! ELECTRICITY Boston Edison Co. reports the demand for electricity in New England is usually 17 percent higher on a hot July day because of the heat and humidity.
New England usually demands 12000 megawatts on an average day, according to a spokesman. On a hot day, the area demands 14000 megawatts. This demand occurs at about 2 p.m. because of the number of 1 air conditioners in operation at that time, he said. TEMPERATURES New England has sweltered through three days of near re-'Vdord-breaking temperatures.
Yesterday, the temperature to 99 degrees to tie the record set In 1912. srr There won't be much change today, either, according to 'Weather Service predictions. Today and tomorrow are expected to be sunny with highs in the 90s, although it may not be as humid. Tuesday's temperature was in the high 90s. Wednesday's tem-it perature of 98 degrees was one "degree short of the record set in 1937.
Heat waves in July are not uncommon in Boston. In fact, the fcity has had one every other year since 1870. In the past 110 years, SCjBoston has had 50 cases of heat CAR TROUBLES The combination of heat and humidity affects a car's battery and causes problems with a car, according to Richard Hoover, public relations director for the American Automobile Association in Boston. Hoover said AAA received 495 calls Wednesday in relation to car breakdowns and engine failures due to the heat. He said AAA usually receives about 400 -calls on an average July day.
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reg. 1.162-5) dfb Fvtf AIR QUALITY The air quality in Massachusetts has been unhealthful during this spell of hot weather, according to the Department of Environmental Quality Engineering. The southwest winds, combined with the high temperatures and high pressure, have brought pollutants from New York to this area, a spokesman said. WATER According to the Boston's Water and Sewer Department, the city uses an average of 135 million gallons of water a day. ft Monday, July 13 10 AM, 12 Noon 7 PM Tuesday, July 14 porchestcr Bay drawbridge sticks, snarls traffic 10 AM, 12 Noon 7 PM Tickets available at the door tempers flared and 15-mlnute trips on the least expressway stretched to an hour NORTHEAST TRADE CENTER Route 128, Exit 39 100 Sylvan Woburn, MA Ah.
VMKftV A Snonsorftd hv a traffic jam. Police said the accident occurred when a motorist braked suddenly and another driver rammed into the rear of his car. A third motorist hit the back of the second vehicle, police said. By 4:35 p.m.,, MDC electrical engineers had reconnected severed electrical wires and closed the bridge, allowing traffic to pass. DIANE LEWIS fen the Dorchester Bay drawbridge became 3gck In an open position about 3:30 p.m.
yes-fscaay. Metropolitan District Police blamed the malfunction, which lasted about an hour, on who were seen swinging from electri-4, wires under the bridge before they dived into fee water at Malibu Beach. Police said some feres and cables had been torn from the bridge. IW I TTrT BUSINESS PEOPLE INC. 4 if I V.
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"If I was coming home from work on a hot day like this, I'd be angry myself." On the Southeast expressway, a few impa-. tient motorists honked their horns while others took the nearest exit. Traffic was backed up for about an hour, according to MDC police, who directed motorists leaving the expressway onto Columbia road and onto Dorchester avenue. "If I'd stayed on the expressway, it would have taken me two hours to get to Morrissey Boulevard from Neponset Circle," said Gary Sowa of Milton. Sowa said the trip from his home to Morrissey boulevard usually takes about 15 minutes, but yesterday it took about 45 minutes.
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