Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-01-04

WATER-W oRKs MATTERS. s.-The regular
meeting Of the Water-works Board was held
yesterday afternoon, at which the following
business was transacted:
Claims and accounts amounting to S3,-
72S II were allowed, Of whiclI 1888 45 was
for the pay ment Of hands, and 81, l6s to pay
for coal.hauling.
Several proposals for pipe were read, and
the Superintendent was authorized to con-
tract with Mr.. r. S. Semple for the years
supply.
Il. G. Phillips, Superintendent, submitted
a report in reference to the present condition
of the punping-apparatus and the proposed
Improvements, from which we condense the
following;
ave have at this time a pumping force
equivalent to raising, say 100000 gallons
of water in twentystour hours, consisting Of
three engines and their pumpsg all of good
design and workmanship, and in such con-
dition that they may all be relied upon to do
like duty for at least ten years from this
date, requiring only ordinary attention and
repairs they are well located and cared
for, and are able to supply at least twice the
present demand, which amounts to about hve
or six millions of gallons in tweuty-four
hours. The surplus power is all sufficient to
maintain an adequate supply, if the ma
chinery is economically worked. The proper
practice is to work continuously, making as
few stops and starts as possible; but this can
not be carried out to the extent it ought, on
account of the smallness of the reservoir. An
increase of the pumping force would neces'
sarily increase this defect aud would, in
several ways, add to the cost of running
them; first, by increasing the amount of IN
terest on the cost of engines, &c; second,
by the necessary depreciation in the value of
so large an amount of machinery; third,
by increased amount of labor and cost of re-
pairs; fourth, by increased radiation from a
larger surface.
Mr.. Phillips recommends that no more
pumping machinery, At present, be erected;
and he recommends the Board to rescind its
resolution in favOr of building an engine
with power to supply seveH times the present
demand, which will cost about $l25,0O0.
The reservoir will hold about 100000
| gallops--enough for one days supply-aud
therefore, if the machinery were stopped for
twenty-four hours only, the city would be
deprived of water Such contingency,
though not probable, is possible; it could be
effected by the explosion Of single boiler,
and the damages might be so great that
several days would be required for the re-
pairs. The only remedy for this is an in
creased reservoir capacity. To every project
to effect this many objections have beer
made, and it is true they all have great force
but that more reservoir must be had, Is ad
mitted by all.
He then submitted plans and specification
for new reservoir of thirty-fOur acres Il
Deercreek Valley, with an extreme depth O
100 feet, and mean one of fifty, and at a.
elevation eqEal to the one now used; OF
may be divided into two parts, one oftWenty
. eight and another of eight acres, the forme
of which would be of the same elevation Q
; the present, and the latter fifty feet lower
, A third Of about five acres, fifty feet highe
than the large one, might also be constructed
The cost, independent Of the land, for th
single thirty four-aere reservoir, ineludin
, pipe from the river, would be about s225, ,00i
The distance between the present and pre-
posed reservoir is about $500 feet Anoth'
site of twelve acres, east OF the Brighto
, House, is mentioned, but no estimate
= made.
, The following are the items Of the estima
on the proposed reservoir in Deerereek Va
ley: t1rl.
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