Municipal blue book of San Francisco, 1915 . vSan Irancisco is now ])rotected by one of the most efficient andcomprehensive systems for fighting fire in the world. The city hasbeen laced with great pipes, connected with a reservoir on TwinPeaks that liolds ten million gallons of water, at an elevation of760 feet. The pipes have been laid in firm ground and every pre-caution has been taken to insure against their damage. There areseventy-two miles of them, and the territory protected amounts to5300 acres— square miles—or 2300 acres more than the speciallyprotected area of the city of New Yor
Municipal blue book of San Francisco, 1915 . vSan Irancisco is now ])rotected by one of the most efficient andcomprehensive systems for fighting fire in the world. The city hasbeen laced with great pipes, connected with a reservoir on TwinPeaks that liolds ten million gallons of water, at an elevation of760 feet. The pipes have been laid in firm ground and every pre-caution has been taken to insure against their damage. There areseventy-two miles of them, and the territory protected amounts to5300 acres— square miles—or 2300 acres more than the speciallyprotected area of the city of New York. The static pressure fromthe Twin Peaks Reservoir is over 300 pounds, which means that,coupled to a proper water tower, streams can be used to protect thetallest buildino-s. SUPKRIXTENDEXT OF SCHOOLS 127. ALFRED RONCOVIERI Superintendent of Schools ALFRED ROXCOVIERI hasserved thirteen years continu-ously as member of the Board ofE(kication and Superintendent. Hewas born in San Francisco ]vlay graduated from the old Boys*High School now Lowell, with theclass of S3 and attended the Lni-versity of California for three Roncovieri. whois master of four modern lan^^ of a distinguished familyfrom Northern Italy and SouthernFrance, but is thoroughly demo-cratic. In 1483 Paolo Roncovieriwas created Primo Fidei Comiti(First Count of the Faith) fornotable service to the King of Sar-dinia, and in modern days the late^lonsignor Roncovieri of Piacenza,Count Luca, stood high in the confidence of the Catholic hierarchyof Italv. For eiTective zeal in the cause of LAUiance Francaise theSuperintendent himself received from the Republic of France thedecoration of the Rosette of Oflicier dInstruction Publique and thePalmes Academique. In 1910 he was President of the
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