The New York herald., 1863-10-13
WATER WORKS.
PROJECTED PARIS AoUEDUCr.

With population Of million six hundred thousAae
people about double that Of the city Of New York PARIS
the second city in Europe the centre arts science sas
civilization and older than the time OF Juius Cesar has
yet artificial supply Of watcrno great system
water works like the Croton OF this city, the Nassau Of
Brooklyn, the Fairmount o. Philadelphia, tAe Potomac
water works of Washington the Cochtuse Of Bos,ss
It's inhabitants dependent for their supply OF wsss
the river Seine with all its inevitable impurities ani
upon open caoal ditch called the Canal de iOuroq
The water Is pumped out to the required altitude
At distance up the stream aud before has become
absolutely too impure for use bat only fifth OF the
requisite quantity is procured in mi. way lest tho sep.
ply left in the river might prove insufficient for draining
purposes. II estimated that the full daily consumption
OF 10 the city would reach hundred thousand
cubic metres or yards. Ouly forty thousand can be
spared from the Seine aud the Canal lie 0urcq furnishes
hundred and eight thousand that the supply os
such water Paris falls shor, OF s daily wants
by oneioufth II has been we'll sad that the Dc.
gree Of civilization Of people by their clean.
ness. On this basis the Parlsen- vould not be ranled
very high In The scale while e poope OF Now York and
other American cities would occupy the highest grade
However Paris is beginning 10 get asnsmed of de-
6csncis 10 the facilities for teanln as and has made up
her mind 70 nqucdue, she has discovered that
while she furnishes to her vas. population only hun
dred and CITY thoosnrd cshic yards Of water
daily ancient Rome, through ber two buodred
and aty miles Of squoi.cts, supplied her ci-
tzeas with iryt ten times the quantity, -
million and bali cubic yards daly Tire Partisan OF
Day ust onetwcuh the ration Of allowed hna
thai tho Roman o, two thoassod years hsa and
seventh OF that enjoyed by the ruca Of New York
lie therefore thinks high 10 increase the supply.
Ho has found that the city reaoiray for 4 drnknz
purposcsl forty thousand cable yusr a water every
,weniyfous hours aud this he proposes 20 keep
In reservoir distinct from tina; for general purposes
psp which VIII cf Beccssiise q distinct set of
stree, rpcs aud OF plumbing arrangement. Ia houses
This assa pu De proposes TO draw from the sources Of
two streams the Dhuis aud the ssrnea about eighty
four miles from Paris he ga have gcoe iitie sr
ther one handred and to tho river Loire. aud
procured i've hundred tlous,nd euov yards dalytwcs
A. much a. the presanl necsites fcr hi purposes bua
hs y.s afraid of the sxpsnse 20 far l. bs
hasshowa himscir 10 thai "pcuuy and pound iosh
for we should suppose that tie q laying down
network Of water pipes through the ciiy which viii Ne
necessary the rsus I,n and would re unnecessary
the ,srgs ous, wonld than coansefplnc. e differ
ence Ia expense between tie two projects
rbece IS also aootber prat spoken or, which. though
appsars al variance with hydros,ass. yet actually
feasible In.s 10 10 tap tho Seine below Puis. NJ do
tsncc where has 60, rid of it's muddy impurities ana
MAKE ~ aow backward to tho city, where H would be
raised by means oS powerful, machinery - thS telgha
Mont Nar,re or yous vscrlsn.