The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-08-25
the HOLLY WATEIE WOExs.


COniHIttee3
At the meeting Of the City. Council OF
.Covington on the Goth inst, as printed at
the Enquirer:
The rules were suspended to allow the
Committee on Water Works to submit g
report of their visit to Peoria.
REPORT OF THE wATER-WoRKs COMMITTEE.
To the President and members of the City
Council of Coyington: .a...
GENTLEMEN Your special COMMITTEES
appointed to visit Peoria, ILL.,, to examine
the Holly system of Water Works, now
In operation in said city, respectfully re-
port that on Wednesday, August Ii, they
left COVington, and arrived In -Peoria On
Friday morning, and spent the day ex.
amining and testing said works.
a We found the works about one mile
and half from the center of the city, In
plain but very appropriate and substantial
buildings for the purpose. The machinery
consisted of two piston engines of 800
horsepower, one rotary engine of 200
Horsepower, and four rotary pumps.
While we were there were running but
two pnmps, and these ct but 10 revolutions
per minute, each pump throwing Is goIlons
OF water at each revolution, making the
total number of gallons furnished every q
hours 374 400, The other two pumps
were held In reserve for fire purposes. A
uniform pressure of go pounds to the
square inch Is maintained ct the pumps
for domestic supplies, and can be instantly
increased 70 126 pounds or more, If need
ed, for IRE purposes. Their filters consists
OF gravel and sand beds, which can be
more minutely described to the Council
verbally. We found they had eleven miles
OF pipe laid and in use, at an elevation Of
about seventeen feet above the pumps,
The extreme end of the large main Is about
four miles from the pumps.l AlArge main
is now being laid to supply the population
on the blufs, which Is . mile and . half
from the. works. and ct an elevation of two
hundred and nine feet above the pumps.
Your Committee, after carefully axam.
lining the machinery, buildings, flter-beds
&c, tested the works as to their appIica-
bility Tor nre purposes by attaching
hose to . hre-plug situated about 60 feet
from the the works. After throwing
water for half an hour, the distance was
carefully measured with tape line, and
found to be 172 feet through q one inch
nozzle. The next test was given two and
one-hAf miles from the works, by placing
hose to four fire plugs, at intervals of 500
feet apart, making the distance between
the two extreme pipes l, 800 feet.
After throwing four streams for nearly
an hour, the distance thrown by each
stream was measured, and found to be as
follows: The stream farther from the
works, which was about three miles, was
thrown 175 feet with q one-inch nozzle !;
the next stream, $50 feet, with q one and 4
rfar inch v1rrrla. Sf,ak khSzI
feet with an inch nozzle; the fourth
stream, 161 feet with an inch nozzle.
The last two streams named were not q
fair test, as the hose bursted and leaked
very badly. The pressure used for the
above test was ninety-fVe pounds; the time
required to raise the pressure from sixty
to ninety-hve pounds, was six minutes.
The amount of coal used per day for
pumping water for domestic supplies il
about fifty bushels; the number of men
permanently employed about the works IL
one engineer, two iremen, and one general
superintendent. Your Committee also
visited Chicago and examined the Water
works In that city. We found they had
substantial works, without reservoir, using
stand-plpe or pulsatiOn pipe to break up
or equalize the flow of water into the main
pipes. A verbal description of these works
will kbe given to the Council. In the
Holly system, this pulsation pipe il not
necessary. IS their rotary pumps throw q
continuous stream; nor is it needed where
their piston gang pumps are used, there
being six of them placed in Q row. and
each making stroke at different periods,
thereby throwing = continuous stream into
the main pipes without any jar or pulsation.
The above is fair and unbiased description
OF the Peoria WSter-Worlls, - far IS we
were capable of judging, and after exam
lining the workings of the same, we are
satisfied, if judiciOusly applied, it il the
cheapest and most appropriate work for
our city. We take this occasion to return
our thanks to Mr.. 8. A. Kinsey, the gent
lemAnly and efficient superintendent of the
Peoria WAter-WOrks; and John G. Fran
els, l.. B. Karkin, and Mr.. Day, the
Water-WOrks Board; and Mr.. Upton, en-
gineer Of the works. for tlieir courtesy and
attentions, and for the facilities afforded
us during the examination Of their works.
4eN L--al J.. II. OLARKS0N,
.a w. Z. ASHBROOK,
JAMES T. CUSHING,
n. P SMITH,
JOHN TODD,
Committee.
The report was referred to the Commit
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