Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-01-04

, inch stroke, and maas an average of about
60 strokes per minute, raising about ! gal
Ions each stroke.
( They use but one engine at present. 1t
/ appeared from the register that the one in
use had made $4,000 revolutions during
the week previous to my being there, con-
seqnently the pump had made 10000
strokes, and raised abou. 792, 900 gallons
of water within the week-making an
average of ll3, l43 gallons per day, 4,7l4
per hour, and 78.5 per minute, during the
whole time But as the engine is only run
abou, 9 hours each day, and days in the
week, we have 14,666,6 gallons per hour
and 244.4 per minute, as the quantity Of
water pumped by one engine while at work.
The present number Of consumers, is
325, in addition to which are 80 fire plugs
for public use. If VIC reckon these equal
to so many other consumers, We have $50
as whole number. Dividing the quantity
efwater per week equally among them, they
would have l2.4 gallons each per hour for
all purposes, which would certainly be
very liberal allowance.
For this, they pay an average each Of
sl2 per annum, except the fire plugs, which
pay only S. each, amounting in all to
Si,l75 per annum.
The original cost Of these works, when
first started, q was informed by II. Burk-
enbine, Of Philad., who put them up) was
$4,000; the pumps alone cost $3.50.
The Company has since constructed
reservoir, 45 by 90 feet, ii feet deep, Ca
pablo of containing II feet depth of water.
| was told this reservoir was about miles
from town; if so, the cost of the main pipe
alone Oo convey the water to, and from
that point) when put down ready for use,
would be about S23,760. The whole addi-
tional cost would not be less than s25, 900.
Adding this to the first, We have S70,0 900
as the whole cost of the works.
The yearly interest on this sum, would
be $4,000. The cost of running the works
fer year, from the Engineers statement,
would be as follows: tons of coal per
week, making 2G0 tons per year, at S. per
ton, amounting to $1,000; for oil, packing,
&c. $50 wear and tear Of engine and
fixtures, $40; salary of Engineer, 5000.
The Company has also Superintendent,
what his salary is do not know, but say
$1,000. If we add these items together,
We have $4,000 as the cost of running the
works for year. Add to this the interest
on first cost, and We have S7,l90 as the
nett expenditure per anrum.
To meet this sum, we have the tax on
consumers, as the only source of revenue
known to US, being as stated before only
S4,175. This would leave deficiency,
according to these estimates, Of 50, OBJ
know Of no chance for any material mis-
tahe III tuesc ltCuls, UhiSss IL pO III oNCi-
estimating the first cost Of the additions
to the works.
We now propose to leave the Ger
mantown Works, and present a bill of
items for the consideration Of the people
of Lewisburg.
The cheapest plan I will not say the
besD upon which Lewisburg could embark
in this enterprise, would be to adopt the
stand pipe Ger vertical tank principle. This
might be made to answer the purpose for
10 years to come.
Iwould propose stand pipe, or tank, 10
feet in diameter and SO feet high, to be
placed upon the north west end Of the
Court House lo', fronting on St. Louis
street. | would raise the base TO level
with highest ground in the vicinity. This
would give sufficient head to carry the wa
ter over the roof of any house in town. 1t
made of iron l of an inch thick, this tank
would cost, Including heads, about SliSl,
in philadelphia SO mors to bring it