Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-03-20
Our Municipal Affairs.
rHE WATER woRKs-CONrINUEp,


THE WATER woRKs-CONTINUED.
In prosecuting our remarks, we shall
continue running history of the Water
Works, at least in relation to the most i'm
portant points connected Herewith. The
original reservoir, the one built by William
Shields, contained two apartments or
rooms, each ten feet deep, seventy-one feet
in breadth by eighty-one feet in length
holding, when full, $50, 400 gallons Of
water, according to the report of the Su-
perntendent in 1854. In 1850, new
reservoir was erected, also with two cham
bers, seventy by seventy-three feet, and
eight and half feet deep-hOlding, when
full, 649, 1872 gallons of water. Therefore,
both reservoirs, when full, contain 1870
24l gallons of water. To meet the wants
of the city, and to avoid a lack of water
in case of an emergency, the City Council
in the year 1851, made contract with the
Nashville Manufacturing Company for a
new engine, and after a delay of two or
three years, it was finally completed and
put to work towards the close of the year
1854. at is a high pressure engine"
says the Superintendent, (Mr. Cooper
cylinder 243 inches in diameter, 8 foot
stroke, and drives two pumps, the cylinder
of each being II inches in diameter, and 5
foot stroke" The old engine had 3 feet
stroke, cylinder l34 inches in diameter.
The supply of water is now thrown up by
the new engine, which, it is proper to add,
is an admirable piece of machinery, and
reflects credit upon the builders.
That portion of the city lying east of
Cherry street, is supplied from the old re-
servoir whilst that portion lying west of
Cherry street, is furnished from the new
reservoir. The amount of water pipe laid
down in the city measures about eight miles
The consumption of water is about 400, 600
gallons every twenty-four hours, or one
per annum. There were, according to Mr..
Cooper's report, September, 1854, sixty-six
fire plugs in the city, sixteen of which have
cast iron cases, the remainder cedar cases.
The number of stOp-valves was eighty-Six
There are near one thousand attachments
for hydrants in the main pipes, to say moth
! ing Of the branches.
In the latter half of the year 1854, the
number of hotels, private dwellings, Offices,
shops, &c, using water, was 1910. For
the first half of this year 1850 the num-
Der using water is | ,l3l, including % steam
engines, 6 hotels and 2 public bath houses.
The amount of fuel consumed at the
Water Works is about $500 cords per
annum, costing something near $4,000.
1t may be worth the space devoted to
it, to insert, before closing the present
number, the following list Of the Commit,
tees on Water Works, who have served in
the Board, from the year 1880, to the
present time, inclusive.
1880 Farquhsrson, Lawrence and Pryor.
ls3l-Porterfeld, Austin and Ewing.
lsS2-Porterfeld, Austin and YaulI.
lsS3-Porterfeld, Austin and Vaul1.
ls34-Hnl, Austin, Wood and Nicbol.
ls35-Hill Austin, Wood and Brown
lsS6-Kuowles, Hill, Read and Coleman.
1897 Knowles, Rayburn and Washington.
lsSs-Kuowles, Anderson and Smith.
lSS9-Knowles, Anderson and Hughes.
| lS4O-Kuowles, uderson and Doris.
ls4I--Stout Anderson aud Doris.
ls49--Anderson, Maxey aud Ewing.
lsA3-James, Weller and Read
Is44-Lnd,ley, B.F Brown, Weller and Hughes
ls45--KDo~les, Harris aud GoodlsIt.
ls46-Knowles, Horn aud Stout.
ls47--Anderson, Kno sizes and Stout.
lSIs-Audcrson, Knowles aud Stout.
ls49-A ndersoa. Knowles aud Stout
ls50-Anderson, Knowles aud Ellis.
Is5l--Andrrson, Knowles and Stoeken.
ls5e-AndersOS, Fogg and Eakin.
lssS-AndersOn, Fogg aud Horn.
ls54-Aorris, Knowies and Stocked.
ls55-Anderson, Stout and Smith.
ls5s-Davis, Gavin aud Chiffon.
Richard Garrett was elected Superin
tendent Of the Water Works in November
1888. In November, 1884, John NJ. Sea
bury was elected Superintendent. On tn
18th of November, 1885, a contract wa
made with John Hall, who undertook to d.
all the blacksmith work, furnish suppl.
of water, lay down pipe, &c. In January
1888, John NJ. Seabury was again eiecte'
Superintendent, and served for Eve con
seeutive years. There was no Superinten
dent for the years lsiS and 1874. Alfre'
A. Adams was elected in December, 1874
and continued In Office I'LL the close Of ls4s
In January, 1850. John NJ seabury va
elected, aud centinaed in Office for tire
successive years, when Henry A. COope
was elected, who served during the year
!. 1854 and 1855. For the present year