The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-10-12

$52S,00O and will contain $4,000, 0oo gallons.
The original Bramhalrs hill as FIRST referred
to, covering the entire area Of the proposed
site, would cost with division walls and stand
pipe $415,5OO, and would contain 55OoO,OoO
1t is evident from the above that the two
proposed reservoirs to contain 100000, even
Al the additional cost of S112 500 are preferaDie
to this last. An important result rom tMo
reservoirs located as proposed would pe tne
equalizing of the head and ael nusa1nant
avoiding the friction Of the pipes CONSEQUENT
upon carrying the water from one elii'y
1t NAV Be Suggested that the great cost OF
the sites for the proposed reservoirs mient pc
CITY. but unfortunately you have no ground
within a proper distance sufficiently high,
Graves HILL the hig hest point, being but 80 feet
above tide and three or four miles distant.
1t has also been suggested that by laying two
pipes from the lake to the city, all reservoir ia
ciiities can be avoided; but the experience of
all works shows that reservoirs near the points
of distribution are Indispensable Aninteffer-
ence with the flow by accident to both pipes. or
by malicious intention Of evil disposed persons
is always possible, and the city would be en-
tirely deprived of its SUPPLY agi.lid laf
! slJ wi DISTRIBUTION In THE CITY,. zHl9i
Under the superstition that you would select
Bramhalls hill with the stand pipe for supply
ing the upper section from your reservoir, or
Oohoiuuo W ucSl DOtll HILLS iOE puIPOoC,
have arranged for your present distribution
with $4,000 It. of pipe, Of diameter varying
from l6D. to Aim, the cost of furnishing and lay
ing which ready for use, including trenching
225,0OO tons, half of rock trench, is estimated
at ,,s.a,45x 90 ssaa 10 al ~. 50 4 $24O2 $50
To this should be added for hydrantsa"d aaf
and gates, say 200 hydrants 100 of a
single nozzle, and 100 Of double
NOZZLE 3 s-s.a& ,'si5 60 4sI 10000
And the requisite water gates,
amounting to 1900 inches, $500
Total for distribution '''' ''' d $25s, 1850
With the supposition that you will select
the conduit plan, and the Bramhall's hill res
ervoir, with division wall and stand pipe, q
summary of the. above estimates will result in
the following total cost of your work, to wit:
Conduit pipes and appurtenances between Sc
bago Lake and reservoir a. isiu E $472, 600
Reservoir on Bramhall's hill, with di- al
vision wall and stand pipe, iioth ga ,750
Distribution pipe in the city with, "a.
b. hydrants and gates, &c., ee'''' ;" 259,850
ksswOA VA'l a. o,e emu
Add for engineering, superinten- a'd''
dence and contingencies, ss.a.' in 1o1 ,66a
Total cost, y IfIiiV $1,118,25.
1t. is proper, to remark, in conclusion, that
the pipe estimated upon is the wrought iron
| kind lined with and laid in hydraulic cement
now extensively adopted for towns and cities;
! but should you prefer cast iron pipe, an add
tiOnal sum must be added to the foregoing es.
| Inmates as follows :l,ai isaiaas it i'.e n.
To the Presumpscot iron-pumping ~
plan, ~ 4f9A - $55,65(
| To the Conduit Lake plan, 1886;
| To the City distribution, a. 4oW 36,55(
And making the total cost by conduit plan AND
Bramhall hill reservoir with general distribu
| ton to be 81, 253,670
49,, Respectfully submitted, iilss1
by your obedient servant,
sNBsfvSM CREE SWIFT, g. E.