The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1867-11-30
LOCtL MiTTERS.

TIM GvSr0wpER FAILS A. 4 WArrn Srrr. = roc
EAttlaoRK. We have before US a copy of ihc E,.
pott OF capt. u. NJ. y. V. Stamp. g. r.. w,,t,.
equity surveyed III, section of country 'ris u
Meredith bridge and baltimore. with view OF
selecting the mos, practicable route los which
10" water from the G-ca, Gunpowdvr could be
introduced into the city. Baltimore City. some
imr ago. purchased the waicr.righi Of the rniirr
sif'am from Underwater To Mcrediihs Bridge. a
distance Of twenty cone miles. embracing ,s00
''r'' Of land, and including the lIollingswutih
topper Works, the Joppa Mills and Patterson
Nail Factory The price paid Tor all bcing S2Gi
1850.
capt. stamp iavors thu ormaiiOn ct Lake,
iic dam Of which shall be 90 feet above the
m"',ih OF Mine Bauk Run. The maximum sur.
lace elevation al the Lake above tide will he lag
'''i the ,Hriacr area 81 acres; maximum depth
= ic'i. mih,iaum depth 10 feet capacity 6nO,.
""n. O11 gallons. The foundation for the dam will
r''i ulUu the solid rork, and the dam will BE-
constructed ct heavy cuislonc blocks IT, length
AZ lhc crown viii be .lsi.l,s feet height above
i"uudtion 81 lce, length Tor ovcriall eOI feet
u. thickness ~ the foundation will be - feet
10 Toe mildlc u feet inches at the crown iO
feet This will bnck the water up rs high ~
Meredith lifidsc To convc, the water To the
lily. apt. stamp proposes water course com
Vo-ri % "irn cOndul,, closed conduits and ,un- .
ncls together ,bout siN aud Onc-ihiid miles long
l'.,,iins to Titan, Reservoir" which Is To Toe
located near the llilcn road, near where il IN.
'crsc,l, the Hartford road. aud will he FORMED los
taisin.. tie liillrn road aud cxcayaiins the val.
ic, % Tftn! run west III the road 10 = mini.
mum depth % Ii feet. From TIFFANY Reservoir
TIE "Atcr will he distributed 10 the city through
pipes.
The condGiis aud tunnels Recommended hY
capt stamp ate as follows The fret is Gate
House Funnel, TO be l3G fee, long, with III.
'"iv'yi o. IT,! feet. which will conduct the wa.
Fog rom the Lake to Mine Bank Run Conduit.
"n "."s " '''9-"hy. one mile aud l3.. feet long
','.' So. 30 The ,ufiicr ana ! ! aud onc.third
i''' d'r, "iih grade of iooi to the !, OuO feet
tAi- '"'.'iHn wi! conduit tie water ln,O ''>Aicf
i ig' FHnn-l. tn" great feature oi the enter
ia-' Th'. 'anneI will be : mile. long anl lol
t'rt 90 diameter. aud will run MTosgl Sai,r's
i;ti-,. rhcir will be seven shafts sunk. which
90 AT i;iun 20 the two ends, can BE- used ia CON
vr' IN. the excavations from the tunnels. aud 10
-nrll, hr workman with air The depth oi
thee shafts will be US follows: M .ua feet,
No 80 'c' No. :, 23e iect No T. 2Ini,c,:
W ?. .-2 i,,t: NJ =, 81 feet No. :, gu feet,
h"n IT, tunnel j. completed. the .hafi. will be ,
"Ai'l a. from II, solid rock bed to IA height of
] . irci anuvr the natural suriarc oi the ground. (
a. ierui'u at structure. From this tunnel the I
waller Mil ,nicl Herring Run Conduit, which ,
WI. "r '.J-- feet long and have a uiamr,cr OF /
i"! '''i TIL. conduit will be- a covered one.
""d ihio"-' it the water will be carried over
Herring H4u and Douibars Run. From this
c""'lni' ihc water win enter Tiffany Tunnel, /
winch Viii have a lcngih uf | .030 Toe, aud ii. 4
a'n.i"f ~ o.. ',e'. AMI will convey the water 10
Titan, conduit, which will he .5.l feet long ,
amt 49, Zee, IN diameter and will bring the WI
Ter ini" fiiitnt Rrsortoir above mcn'iuu..l
III" dam 81 ihi. lake will h. loo feet long ~ thr
conn AMI l' '-'i high Ahnvc the fpunia o.
H. "..!ti - tie 'uun!aion " III b. ~" t,' ...
n 'ii' 'r""n - irci The dam will BE- formed
g. iN sting u trench six lee, wild. down The
t'' foundation aud through The solid roes.
nnii' T. j, iugnI sound enough not To decay
O. 1"l'r 'i'r influence Of water. From TIL. fnuu-
= i,''"n will oc carried Two parallel wall. o: sol.
" ~ masonry. IN hydraulic cement The space
s. l"i"'rn wit! be- stamIsd in with successive
" l'!"'' 9. rudilcd r!:'y aud coarse. sharp gray.
" 81 Il :, calculated tina, this waterway will !
carry Z" TIE 'iiy 80 @'' "0o gallons OF water
daih The cost - 'hs work Is estimated Ne fol-
lows