The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-03-21

Tor eeucnIDs so, Evansville:
SHa-ln accordance with your re-
quest i submit the following esti-
mate Of the cost Of Water Works
undo The Holly System for the
Mtg3f Evansville.
achinery such as may be consid
ere most advisable for Evansville,
Wotfd consist of two " Holly's patent
eI lieal rotary pumps" and two of
"HpEys patent gang pumps" with
an aazsagata capacity OF five million
gallons Of water in twenty-four hours;
one sst4of double cylinder, quarter
crank variable cutoff. condensing pis-
. agiaes. and one rotary engine, so
arranged that either engine can be
attached Is either pump, thereby
maintaining safety at all times by
their triplioate Construction. Said en-
gines would IL erected on a large,
heavy cast Iron arch frame, of a ca
paeity to support all necessary bear
ings aud connections for engines,
pumps, saafdags, geariugs, bridge
trees. pillow clocks, &C. Said ma
ehihery 10 further consist of all neces-
sary shahings, gearings, and all
couplings lnd suction valves needed
IN connection with said pumps and
engines hydrostatic valves; all neces
zary steam and water connecting pipes
ia pump h0use; steam and water
gaages; two " Holly's patentevcrtical
boilers. and two horizontal boilers;
one double piston boiler pump; one
"Holly's patents ~hydrostatic regula-
tor and pressure guage,'' to control
the pressure Of water In the mains
and lateral pipes, and vary the same
at pleasure for fire streams, or domes-
tic uses one condenser; u heater,
containing the acquired number OF
fues; graduating balance valves for
each pump, to close ~aperatures be-
tween the pump OF pumps in use and
those not ia use; one donkey engine
n safety regulator spring couplings
and bolts; and all other machinery
and connections mot including water,
suction or discharge pipes,) needed in
connection Herewith in pump house,
to render the above machinery COM
plete and adapted to its use.
The said gang pumps would be so
constructed as TO discharge water
without cessation, and give as near as
possible an uniform pressure. in Its
flow through the city pipes, as each
pump consists of six piston force
pumps, driven by eccentric eonnec-
tions, located IN a manner that the
pumps take suction in rotation, at one
sixth their length Of stroke, or no two
In unison.
The said machinery shall have pow
er and capacity to throw six one-inch
streams Of water at a time in said city,
to the hight Of one hundred feet, and
continue the ordinary supply OF
water for domestic use In said city al
the same time. The Holly Manufac'
turing Company, of Lockport, New
York, will build and pay the trans
portation on said machinery, sci
the same up in a building, and on
foundations to be prepared by the
pur ehasing parties; and the said Hol-
~ Manufacturing Company will paint
and decorate the said machinery, and
furnish the same complete with the
above described capacity for the sum
Of 100000.
If desired, the Holly Manufaetur-
ing Company will furnish a complete
set Of machinery, with an aggregate
pumping capacity of three and one
fourth millions of gallons of water
daily, for the sum Of $50, 900; or a
set, with two and a half millions ca
pacity daily, for the sum Of 1000
but with the rapid increase of popu-
lation in Evansville, and bright pros
poets for a continuance of the same,
it would seem indiscreet TO erect ma
chinery with a pumping capacity that
might be found inadequate to meet
the demand after q term of twenty or
twenty-five years. Evansville would
consume, with the present population,
about 100000 gallons of water eaily
for domestic purposes, added to
which an equal amount of pump
ing capacity should, under the
Holly plan" stand IN reserve for
fire purposes. Hence, the importance
of a larger class of machinery.
The source of obtaining supply of
pure and wholesome water for Evans
Vile, must necessarily incur an ad-
ditional expense over that of various
towns where the Holly system is
In operation, as the Ohio River may
be considered the only water free, or
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communicating matter. within your
reach, which can be procured by
sinking a shaft of adequate capacity,
to the depth Of forty five feet, and
neaf the river bank, from the bottom
Of which, extend q drift, arched with
iron. and of sufficient size to admit
all the water that may be received
bv percolation into the trench, which
should be dry walled with lime, or
other convenient quaTried stone, and
extend three hundred feet or more
alongin the saDd and gravel bar. so
prominent during low water. at the
eastern limito # the city. The trench
t7uld be ~excavated to the depth of
fourteen feet, which will locate
tom about ten feet below the
1.-The river. The bottom of the
aft and drift should be located on
the same level.
The following approximate esti-
rate. may be considered a sufficient
sum to liquidate the expense of pro-
curing a supply of water by this pro-
cess:
COST OF SHAFT, DRIFT AND RENEE
E~xcayatIng COOS yards OF earth for
SHAT " SSlV W
S5,O43 brick laid IN wall OF shaft,
&I4--...... l,ZO4 Ou
G.250 pounds 20Inch centre column,
which will serve as discharge
pipe from jumping shaft, 4c.--. go 60
porting piates-.s--~-~a. 1853 90
er plats-.~l.-...-...~~-~.-....-. 52l 90
floor Of shafS~~~-..-.......r-. 246 90
100 lineal feet of drift or tunnel
shaft. ss6.e.--.~--......-.-.---r--. $500 90
trench. 75c...-....s.~~~.-....s. 74s 10
dry walls OF trench, IS ......r~-. 1855 90
Pumping expenses and other