The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-03-24
NEW ORLEANS. March l. 1865
To tie President and Directors Water Works Department
Commercial Bank:

To tie President and Directors Water Works Department
Commercial Bank:
eentien.n-I beg leave to submit the following Annual
Report on the condition management thss Works.
I. RIVER wckk AND IsrIvrSr PIrEs-This part Of the
Works Of prma Importance regulating both tae qu.n-
tity and some extent the quality Of she Daring
"n. ~s s ~ re engineer Of toe panpsg works that
pumps light fail work Az the time OF lowest wste
.urscs and the eject oagh 0bssvsbls seriously
In. river work of piing and crbbng around the ends
the inuent pipes mnch deesyed ana f IN rs present
eei d.on and plan % accomplish the object insnded-he
especially whe- he current of the river slack and tas
ssncss are drawn 90 rs mouth large quantities They
found during the ps.t summer At al times bat espe
Ter houses shove, and in stsge Of decomposition.
Much this animal ard vegetable matter doubt
must seriously AZ q the paTty. Of the water
This contamination takes place extensively IL low
water there bu Comparatively small quantity OF
earthly matter IN s1sPei $40 and whes the wa,er agps
mechanical suspension, cannot be removed by fra
an enlarged and improved crib work co.ld be made to
thin nuisance In degree; but nothing esstu
ally prevent so long the water TINS contain tied
The been m re than heor- the city and State
but has never received The attention que to It's
10 sOlia matter which sometimes the pumps
placed over the Opening. Of the inlet pipes.
Engines, PUMPS. ENGINE HoUsEs, Ere The eneines
and pumps In good condition. than equal
legitimate demand which ca be made on them tor the supply
OF plD< system.
The power o. the Old nene ans the capacity of its pumps
being they work successfully and economically and
wafer were Of for the waste which
is almost universal and Is Injurious to every consumer
The nav engine unfortunately furnished With pumps
heavier expense it, inability acct
unless extreme caution be used 1t originally cal
What could ever be say where she source Of supply
within lew feet Of every part Of the city level The power
accder occurred during the for want attentsa
re Ss the also Hs direct ns Rs
system of the CITY, the Is suddenly removed aud I'M
derous mscninery moves speed beyond what is pru
safe Instructions have been given which hoped
economy Rowsvsr to give 70 this ns psse Of maehasry
pumps last tity per cent larger which would remove This
5. WATER suFPLy DISTRIBUTION AND wAsrE-rbe re-
average Quantity Of water delivered for sevea months c
has been previously kept 30 that no comparison can be
lie quantity is more than double the average furnished to
the number Of subscribers in the cities Of the United
~ and Se
walton and investigation prove beyond the
The unavoidable loss from this should not
coed 10 cent Of The whole quantity and in we'll aled
with us 80 per becomes very moment
The ony correction is to be found in rigid Of
police inspection aud administration At their meeting in
July the Board Of Directors adopted and
Ing departments which, It believed would accomplish
the desired end purpa uiy in other
put operation without system the Works
cannot be made efficient or remun erative.
resulted the reckless action late Street Commits
soner and his surbordnates they having long bad the
eompany charter The fac seems 10 havs been sight
abuse they consuming LARGE portion OF the
the city. than f0rrth Of al the stock Of the co
The past summer II not unusual TO see many 5vrnts
dsehsrgpg water into the streets their u capacity.
Instead OF good much damage done this paveents
made n that Of me ey
marked Improvement in this r~spect But the company
be greater abuse Of power for the cry control Of the
lamps sow OF irresponsible persons TO Keep
The next most important source 81 waste is to bs found IN
leaking hydrants One Of these sms outlets viewed By it,
aggregate enormous Inspections reveal the fact
tnsn one ourtn Q. All the private hydsns use re eskug
repaired bv the company and the per day
fl esch 500 gallons
For this year this would be ....... 1872 500 gallons
The loss from 1000 nre hydrants lsS0OO0O0
Total annual loss by leaks ...... 500 100000
This calculation confirmed BY observations upon
the rvsrs between the hours of IL O'Clock nrt
when the consumption is very small. 4 thing
Of works, is about Twelve cents for ape thoa
sand gssns This would give as the loss from leakage
Aaa tof street oepar'men'' o. 80
o' IVES W l%oUsO
Another source OF considerable oss Is in the
BY consumers from the private hydrants
their vicinity ana from the IRE hydrants which
BILE TO all Many such cases have been reported they
known TO exist in large numbers reduction Of rent
INSPECTION and rigid II the sto cock would check
this abuse but nothing else can do IL
Mary hydrar T. not paid for ard reported closed
examination 20 be and in Without
frequent and rigd this abuse be corrected espec ally
with the defects and deficiencies pipe counec-
t0ns. stop cocks and MIGRANTS Control them la
instances is almost impossible and others the paying con
only be supplied BY allowing his neghDor the free
Of water
If action h not TO BE- takes IN regard leaking hy-
dants, would be economy TO close them and refund the
rent we quantity s water lost Is much greater than the
qeshu9 useu OF gsiu iol ,.,,
ipeee o. oss eanno. Dc entfey removed but the
snOunt n~y ~ " aoh a 70 bring US
10 something ike on an eqaaity with other similar insts
tiers
From an examination or me reports OF several other works
in our country supplied Dy steam power appears their
nue per uO gae Ms OF water uesereo varies from ten 20
htetn CENTS unrs reAens cnly seven cents and half
Scu We aa.an 1850 eIieus. ana We nave
-, ~ =. s s ~ - y -n.n ~ ~oulo aao
.alsey ~ o ~. anu P"S enA"so tue 10" estinais
hVw l r.. n. a., sxa1s1. ~ q san ooo ,, - -.
=. 800, -, ~ &C. IN ~ waer oaly
san e,D " ~ '' W. 'Aou'~ 20 So s's 20 per e
, ,c v5
ne b;sbssI n5c whch L. far h.lo am, -S0oo- oo
AZ ,ne uisne' N~h "A 10 IN "o'o" our aver - -.
sse SooS'S W
Inc pe DC reoeemess out tne uture can Be
der heavy reduction o. ehsrgeS
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