Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-02-26
NASHVILLE.
ATURDAY MoEKTNGs, FEB. 20, 1859.

Cirs AEFAiRs-THz WATm WoREs-TAHEs PREuEoEs.
The following report from Mr. NJ seabury saperinen
cent Of the Water Works. presented the Common Council
81 IFS meeting THURSDAY evening:
Your Superintendent Of Water Works Submits for your consd-
Grafton the following Report
The amount Of tx the six months ending the
July next is Sl3o00. ghs number Of subscribers is 81 among
which Female Academy, HOUSE. twenty
seven steam Engines Brewery Hotels, and two Rail
CINE Houses, Work House, the City Hall, twenty
families who supplied charity, moderate calculation,
assessment Of the hfst six months o. 1865.
II would, perhaps you the plan o.
Ne former Bord with regard 70 the improvement Of TIE Water
pipe and that on te pine which va NJ, Id giTs Nee 10 ne
large pipe, the eight pipe leading from the Reser
yor to Broad street. and place it College june
ton Of Ash and down College Broad was also
intended to the six inch pipe eang Reservoir
e Market street, and connect with the large pipe junction
q Ash and Markets and IL viii be necessary put College
etes south Of Broad, in condition upon,
would be saving u time and labor have the pipe removed
from as present location and placed on said street. that the work
Of laying the pipe ana improving the street go the
would again call your attention to the condition Of our Res.
evor Can plan be devised b which the Reservoir which
mas been 50 leng ren@ere eess be completes You are
81 e eAky eondon O. our present ese or and Of the
necessity there viii he Of having the pat orer
sooa as the weather viii justify the fear
IA me high points Of the city cannot he supplied from the od
Reservoir IN its present condition Therefore, would suggest
devised 70 carry on; the
would further call your the laying Of pipe the
following streets On Vine from Union 70 Cedar, summer
iom Ash to Matery and on the Lebanon PIKE At the junction
We have in the city eighty two Gre puys which located as
follows Five Water street, eighteen Market eight Col
lsge thirteen Chey i've Hghs four Vine three
Spruce, Mcem0re, Line, three Cedar,
Spring There Is also the Water Works for the
protection the fuel which much exposed There branches
for fire plags tie following Streets One 'FRONT.' Of
Spring Market, OF Casteuani Cherry
between Gay CEDAR Broad, between Cherry
Summer Vine between Spring and UnOn High
OF Crawford McLemors between Cedar
Cay Fire plugs should placed upon these branches imme
aely. There should BE-, addition the above, plug
the Of Bridge street and the Square: Cherry
Line aud one the corner o. Ced and McLemore.
close this report without calling your attention
necessity OF protection The
landing In the Of high wind blowing the river and
IRE should break lying the lower end OF the
landing il would be extremely duut TO check its progress with
our present supply that point would recommend
HE immediate placing Of two fire plugs in that locality
busy engaged AZ preseH. repairing s'opvalves and IRE
plugs which viii take two months to complete The
engines an pumps sic IN good working order.
All Of which is respectfully submitted
!oHS ii. sFABuRT, Superintendent.
The Water Works Committee whom had been referred the
bill grant the citizens The privilege Of watering the streets in
front of their property reported of the passage of the
bill, though f. was not acted upon.