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Identifier: pacificservicema1019paci (find matches)
Title: Pacific service magazine
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Subjects: Pacific Gas and Electric Company Electric utilities Electrical engineering Public utilities
Publisher: San Francisco : Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Contributing Library: San Francisco Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: San Francisco Public Library

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2. Made fast tothe tow barge. 3. Pipe lineHearing the ship-yards. assembling of material for the pipe lineitself was accomplished and the in-stallation of the pipe as far as the crossingwas completed. This line of 8-inch pipe was all weldedand painted with Floateen, an asphaltpreparation, and coated with P. & B. pipecovering, both products of the ParaffinPaint Company of Berkeley. When theline was completed as far as MadisonStreet preparations were made for thecrossing. The pipe was welded togetherin two lengths, about 700 feet each; thesewere tested, then painted and coated witha triple wrapping of the Floateen andP. & B. pipe-wrapping paper. The pipewas capped at the end that entered thewater, as it was desired to take advantageof the displacement of the pipe and floatit across the channel. Then the first . 1 ;,^_^ ^ HI ?^ r m^^^^^ 134 Pacific Service Magazine
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Pieces of broken pipe ends show damage to the pipe through theaccident. length was mounted on dolly rollers andits nose pointed for its destination. The starting point for the launchingof the pipe was not ideal, as the foot ofMadison Street is part of the Santa Fefreight yards. To enter the pipe in thewater it was necessary to excavate underfour tracks and open a portion of thebulkhead under the wharf. When allwas in readiness a line was made fastto the pipe and carried to a tug that wasstanding by. On the shore a team ofhorses were hitched to the pipe to helpit along. The start was made in themorning and rapid progress was made,the pipe floating out in the channel withease. The fact that the size and weightof the pipe permitted the pipe to floatabout two-thirds submerged was con-spicuous enough when looking down onit, but from up or down stream it couldnot be noticed. Considerable trouble wasencountered with traffic, so a launch wascontinually in service to keep boats fromendeavoring

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