Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-02-10

in Bell Pond, and is about 80 rods distant from
said pond, in direct line. There is no ap-
parent natural obstacle between the swamp
and the pond, to prevent the water from being
conveyed in pipe thereto.
The amount of water passing of ut the
outlet, from Jan. 81 to Feb. 2, by expert
ment, was ascertained to be about seventy
thousand gallons per day. Through the heavy
rains Of last Thursday and Friday and for a
day or two afterwards the flow reached at
least 100000 gallons per day. | learn from
Mr.. Putnam and from Mr.. Henry Prentice
that this stream flows eight to ten months in
each year, and there are at times very large
amounts of water passing down this run.
An estimate of the amount water which
the water shed, above stated, may generally
be relied upon to yield, taking the expert
ments made on the Cochituate water shed as
basis, and the average amount of rain fall
ing per annum, as registered at the hospital,
for nineteen years previous to 1860, gives p
millions of gallons, which may be collected
from this source. The observations at the
outlet made since its first discovery bear out
this conclusion.
A pipe may be carried from the swamp sto
the pond passing almost entirely over tine land
of Mr.. Putnam on the dccivities of the hills
of regular descent, not descending below
the regular inclination in but one place, in
which case the distance will not be over ll2
rods. Should it be decided by the board to
collect this water in Bell pond, should recon-
mend the same to be carried in an eight inch
glazed terra Gotta drain pipe. If the shortest
distance be taken as the route over which to
lay the pipe the largest share of the
same would be below regular incli-
nation and would carry the water I'M
der pressure, which would very much
increase the first expense of laying, and great
ly enhance the after trouble Of repairing, and
more annoy the land owners by leakage; and
hence should recommend the longer route in
preference to the shorter, as being the best
and really the most economical, all things
considered.
In the opinion of the street commissioner,
the work may be done Immediately, which
would be very desirable, to save as much OF
the spring flow of water as possible.
The work at the outlet of the swamp, aside
from putting in the pipe, need only be the
raising of a catchwater dam, some feet in
height and about $50 feet in length, to save
water when snow comes, than can be deliver
ed by the pipe:-
Estimated Cost
$50 feet of pipe at 80 cents per foot.....S555 OF
Digging and filling trench at 81 per rod. l12 q
Laying pipe. W
building dam. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Is OC
Total estimated $500 OF
This does not include land damage caused
by laying the pipe.
BY careful survey of Bell pond it is
found that when filled to its present capacity
it will contain or hold % millions of gallons,
which may be drawn therefrom. The surface
of the pond at high water is ten acres.
The present amount of water is 3 feet 3-4
inches, which may be drawn therefrom. The
amount in gallons is about millions.
BY observations at the reservoir, with the
/ gate at the pond closed, from Jan. 3lst to Feb.
4th, during time of SO hours, the amount of
water used therefrom amounted to 81, 800 gal
Ions per day of "a hours, or to 100000
gallons per year; in which time there was
one fire, at which one hydrant was used half
an hour. From Feb. 9th to Feb. 9th there
was drawn from the reser' DIR 80, POO gallons
per day, or y, 900 gallons per year.
All OF which is most respectfully submitted.
PHINEHAs BALL, Aqueduct Com'r.
An order was adopted, that the committee
petent engineers for an adequate supply of
pure water, to be made under the direction of
the committee on water, in accordance with
the recommendations of the aqueduct COM
missioner, at an expense not to exceed $1,000;
an order was adopted appropriaitng $1,000 to
pay the expenses of such survey.
\ communication was read from b. Tucker
proposing three modes of introducing the city
aqueduct for a further supply of water, at the
rate of 100000 gallons per day, for $50, 900.
One plan is, by elevating dam across the ra-
vine near the termination of Mt. Vernon
street to little above the surface of the res
ervoir on Chandler Hill; another by an arte-
sian well increasing the supply at Bell pond :;
and third by placing a force pump of the
Philadelphia or Brooklyn pattern at or near
Salisbury pond. The communication was re-
terred to the committee on water.
Both boards adjourned for two weeks.
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS.