Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-10-06

now have 10 he made on account az TIE fise on
4 ron fTei eht cement and labor he principal fiss
would be on iron and the Government tax. Iron
/ / think will be lower in less than SIX months.
wish 70 have you sindy the various auggesso0s
make relative TO the plan They are AL impof-
/ tant a. regards the vslne OF The r0Ek. ane 1on
all oblige me if YOU viii inform me OF such oo-
iections az shall DO ia your osn mind, OF ~ ihs
i nind OF any of your isteiIigsnt citizens
! apprehend one objection and THAI y the SSs1
! True The cost can be reduced By feduclng Tue
size Of the pipes il DOT she length. tsnd 10 o"oo'
bat reduction 10 tie length sl be very properly
nsde.) but as regards the future OF your e'iy
reduction in the SIZE 9th pipes "hsn you come
! % the devsloouient If practical Use II years 10
come vou viii ali agree -i'b rae that il amounts
- seifrobbery
Very Irul. ,csr.. RsLI
ETi> locke. Es9.:
Su-Iu compliance wiih ~ proposal, 1 send
ysu the result OF ny era mutations ana nv opIn-
ION respecting the beat mode OF Supplying the
city OF Indianapolis with water. A. 30 the
source OF supply. the distance being four miies
TO the elevation on which TO locate distributing
reservoir, in Ar Marsh. plan. 10 very obj~c-
iionable with but siKty-fve feet had, IS be it,
forms me-
IL would be idle 70 expect good and .aii.iac-
tory work with ths, head and distance, short Of
using 80 inch main, which would be very e.,
psnsive Further. have strong dosbis sbosS
the safety OF depending upon the Company
canal 10. power 20 rsiss the water. Would r.,
or would il not be liable 10 serious interruptions7
II 40, steam had better De employed az
Were that point fred HpoR tor reservoir. t
would De good economy 70 construct Que that
would contain 40 900 600 gallons, The White
river = tuf5id long time after ireshst Such
store OF water would last through such periods,
aud the atsr. rendered pure and desirable by
settling and filtration, would greatly increase the
revenue to be derived from it.
Iexsmined the Fall creek from the bridge on
Michigan road, 10 as intersection with TIE Fort
Wayne or NObIesviIie road: at this point and for
half mile below, found the bed of the stream
very clean and the water clear, with occasional
ripping falls. and / should judge abundant in
quantity for all time to come. | was informed
that IL vas but two and hall miles from the
center Of your city, by the above road.
After carefully reviewing the circumstances Of
the case. believe this TO be the best place to
locate work, and for that purpose have cafe
fully prepared the following plan, which believe
TO os far preferable, as regards the value OF the
work, for safety. efficiency, aud 1 will add econ
omy. to any work that eau be constructed at any
point which have examined, fixing the White
river a. the source True, IL involves the seces-
sty OF distributing from tower; yet, with the
arrangement hereinafter described, which e no;
excessively expensive, he greatest objection is
obyiated. which is that OF raising .ugbid water
into the tower, for immediate distribution
Ny plan requires the purchase of seven acres,
OF ground on the creek bottom or a,t. on which
/ TO construct a receiving basa or reservoir, tsat
will cont ,iu IL 900 900 gallons at ten feet depth
| was informed and believe, that this Il cam will
run clear, after freshet in less tLsn hall we
time required TO clear the " bite river
Tbi, basin will be constructed viii heavy II
| bank msnts, which will be raised above any over
dow 10 time of high water. The inner slope
and bottom would be rendered ligh; BY piGdli, z
ia the usual way, and the outer slope would be
neatly turfsd The top Of the enbsnkmer,
would be surmouuted by gravel walk, sen zee;
vide. and thus rendered Ornamental The water
would be sakeR into tae reservoir il the follow
ing manner: There being much fall in the
stream iCT the hrst bal. mile above At a suits
BILE point thss distance above the basin .hould
construct well, 1880 ia diamster and txo
/ feet deeper than the bottom OF the stresm 1hich
would be stoned up aud strongly guarded by
mason work. Into this we'll the water would be
admitted through litter vi can gravel, fOuT
! feeI thick and thirty feet long This well would
be covered in tight, by dag stone. which woald
extend 30 a. 10 cover the steT piDe Of sufi-
cient size would be laid bslos the frost, con
meeting this well With the reservoir a STOP
\ cock would close thie connection nhan tbs stream
became tuFbid, with wsssr IN store for use during
such periods The nepth ri ihs excavation Of
the reservoir will be REDUCED bT the amount Of
fall from the receiving vel. Dump-well
would be made a. convenient point near
| the reservoir ana The water would be passed into
il through a gravel filter. similar 10 the one
above described anu the connecting pipe would
be governed With . stop-Coek Over this well |
would erect punp house OF bFies With foun-
dstion OF stone masonry The sin would he 81
by 40 feet and be one sDd a half stories high.
The first story would De - fee from the door TO
the jois,s and the hslf-siory feet TO the bottom
of the plates Tbs building would be covered
with q tin roof and well painted | prefer a
steam engins Of high pressure {, all, other for
raising water The following description of
engine will raise 2.0Oo.O00 gallons of water in
| 10 hours. The cylinder would be % inches is
diameter, and win four foo: stroke, with ali
adjustable cutoff and balance wheel IL feet in
diameter. Two boilers of the best iron 80 fees
| long and feet In diameter, with two fues each
of IL inches in dismeter-the boilers 20 he Sc, in
the best manner Also, substantial pump. the
cylinder 10 inches in diameter with feet stroke
With an air chamber attached, 4 feet in diameter
and twelve feet high; one half of the length
Q! the top would be lined with copper. This
large air-yesse! wholly prevents the conclusion.
or pulsaton of pumping, aud greatly reduces the
labor, snd consequent wear OF the machinery
our City Engineer informed INC that the mos,
elevated point in your city WAS at or near the
residence Of k A. Underhiil. Esq, (now the
Baptist Female College, near the Blind Asylum,
aud fortunately fer my plan. IL is Of the intsrsec
| ton of the road leading trem the pump hosse
and Pennsyivanis street At this point pro-
pose to erect the tower for distribution The
| tower will be l25 feet in diameter, and In cir
cular form-the wslls will be of brick, and
founded upon stone masonry laid below the frost
These Circular walls will bs ssouI eleven Tea
apart, one within another, and will be snchovsl
together with timbers The inner circle viii h'
eight feet in diameter Tn. height Of the val.
will ne sixty feet
A tank or reservoir will De founded usOl thu
tower l25 feet in diameter, .ni 10 feet in depth
| IL viii be constructed OF boiler iroE-ths bo;to y
plate will weigh ~ POUNDS per square foot, AM
the sides pounds, aud will contain over 400.
900 y-itous giving vheg full. head of rs 'eet
The iron rill be covered wilh durable coat o
paint door will De placed IL the outer circle
aud doorway ia each 20 the center Their
will De four windows in the outer circle. on op
posie sides, with corresponding in each circle
~hieh will admit she light through the tower 4
pipe j. inches in diameter. for a rising main
. viii convey the water from the pvmp tarougl
the AboVe road ADD pass under the walls Of !h'
tower. and rise through the cester circle 20 10
tank, ~ which il will DC attached 0y siToD,
f4ngc. and be govsrBed by valves This us