The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-07-22

said shaft, cannot now be accurately de-
scrtbed. There will be % the umping
two ~ Hanged branches, each twelve C2)
inches inside diameter cast on the lower
length of center column. said hanges fitted
with a perfect water-tight joint.
A special casting. V (5) feet in length,
VIII be furnished at the top of said col
umn, which will contain a true curve
branch of twenty 1ncoes, inside diameter,
and a straight horizontal piece of pip
ten feet in length, extending to outside of
said curbtng, containing q faced dange at
the outer end. Said circular column will
be supported by braces of wrought iron
bars. There will be twenty COY of said
braces, each attached 10 the center col
ann and angle iron in wall, with bolts
one 81 inch in diameter and two " al
either end.
shaft to the pumping floor, and will be
nine 90 inches triad and two ~ feet In
width. The cast iron stepping plates, Tor
said stairs will be ne-ha % OF one ~
inch in thickness. and attached with bolts
one-half ~ inch in diameter to stair
frame, which will be made OF bar IRON
one-half by one and one-haIf CHxl%
inches. Said stairs will be supported firm
" by cast iron brackets.
The top OF said shaft Will be securely
covered by a floor placed upon wrought
iron gil ders, which will ppo the nee
cessary pumping machinery eonnecteS
with the gang pumps, which Will rest up
on the pumping floor situated fifteen (l5l
feet from the bottom of the shaft, and
which has been described above.
Three feet above thu bottom of said shaft
will be ommenced q drift which will be
of cast iron, half elipse in form, measur-
ing four feet horizontally by six feet YER
tically, In segment ointed at the top with
bolts one inch in tameter through 1nvert-
ed hanges and In sections one foot In
width, the outer pertmeter of which Will
be smooth from necessity that the joints
| of said sections will not obstruct the work
| Of excavation. said sections are to be
| connected by bolts one Inch in diameter
through inverted haDges. The sides or
said sections are to be perforated for the
purpose of ADMITTING water by percolat1on'
Said drift will extend horizontally below
the bed of the Ohio river until five million
gallons of water free from turbidity, is OBJ
Second. The party of the first part fur
ther agrees to furnish to the party OF the
second part the following described cast
iron water pipes and special castings: All
of which said pipe and special easttngs
are to be made of good soft strong iron,
and are to be subjected to ahydFostatic test
of three hundred pounds 10 the square
fr CHI. All straight pipes are to be twelve
feet long, and all ofsaid pipes and castings
are to be free from Jumps, scabs and cold
SHEETS and are to be of a uniform thick
ness of iron that Is cast in such a manner
rs to prevent thick and thin sides on the
The amount and q7antity and the loca.
ton OF said pipe shall be as follows To-
Eleven hundred and fifty feet twenty
inch pipe from pumping hoor to First
Street, along First Street to Leet Street.
Eighteen hundred and seyenty.nve feet
6A4 AA1Ar AA04A 2 1GA8CA W. OAN
street.
Division from Fourth to Eighth Street.
Three hundred and fifty feet six inch
along Main to Water street.
Twenty-eight hundred and fifty feet
eight inch along First Street, from Dlvis-
lon Street to Oak Street.
Twenty-eight hundred and fifty feet
six tnchl along Second from Division TO
Twenty-eight hundred and nifty fest six
inch pipe. along Third Street, from ltvis-
Ion street to Oak Street.
T-wenty-eight undred and dfty-feet
eight inch pipe, long Fourth Street, rem
Division to Oak Street.
T~wenty-eight hundred and fifty feet six
inch pipe along Sixth Street, from DiviS-
ion street to Oak street.
Twenty-eight hundred and fifty feet six
vision to Oak Street.
Twenty-six hundred feet eight inch
pipe aiCAg Oak Street, from Water to
Three hundred and fifty feet six inch
pipe along OAK, from First to Water
Thirty-eight hundred and twenty-five
Ann to Bell Street.
six hundred and fifty feet six inch pipe
on Bell Street from Eighth to Line.
Three hundred and fifty feet six inch
pine on Line, from Bell to Wheeler.
Fifteen Gundre and twenty-five feet
six inch along First Street and Ashland
Place, east to College Street
1ulC0 DuuQTGH anu nILY I6oJ SIX IQCn
pipe along College Street from Ashland
Place 10 Avon Place.
Fiv hundred and fifty feet six inch pipe
along Avon Place, from College to Je6er-
Six hundred and hfy feet six inoh
pipe along Jefferson from Parrett 10 Put
Eleven HUNDRED feet six inch aIon g
Gum rom First to handle
Five hundred feet six inch pipe along
ChanG scr from Gum to Sixth.
Seven hundred feet six inch pipe
along Sixth and Gum, from Chandler to
Thirteen hundred and nfty feet six
inch pipe along Walnut, from Eighth to
Fifteen hundred and fifty feet eight inch
along Main, from Eighth to Ann.
Thirtv-seven hundred feet six inch
along Division and Washington, from
Eighth to North Ninth.
Eighteen hundred and fifty feet six inch
pipe, along Mary, from Ann to North
Fifteen hundred and twenty-five feet
six inch, along Ann, from Eighth to First
Fourteen hundred feet six inah pipe.
Canal, from Division to n
Sixteen hundred and twenty-five feet six
pipe, along Ann to Eighth.
Four hundred and seventy-two feet six
pipe, along Third. from Division to
Five hundred and fifty feet six inch
pipe, along Carpenter, from Third 20
Thirty hundred and seventy. i've feet
inrh pipe, along Leet Street, and
Third venue. from First to Eighth
Twenty six hundred and fifty feet six
inch pipe, along Fulton Avenue, from
TWENTY-FIVE hundred and twenty-five
feet eight inch pipe, along Eighth, from
one thousand feet six inch pire along
Avenue, from Eighth to Eleventh
Streets.
six and four Incl pipe reserved for hydrant
branches. and not yet distributed.
There shall be crosses or ties at each and
every street intersection. The necessary
special castings, cross-ties, e~asy-bends. m
reducers to onnec the above described
pipe, are to be of the same quality and
as the water ptpes
The party of the first part further agrees
to furnish all the necessary lead machinery
competent, and TO lay all the said pipes
and special castings, and to set the by
stantiaI and workmanlike manner.
1t is understood and agreed that the loca-
ton of the above described twelve miles of
pipe may be changed by the Com
on Water Works at their discra-
but hat in no event shall the qua I'll
ty be increased to more than twelve miles, |
nor the respective siz S or weights in
Third. The party of the first part agrees
furniSh all necessary labOrers, nipple
ments and whatever else may be necessary |
therfor, and dig and construct, In q Skill |
full manner, all the necessary trenches
that may be required in constructing and
aging pipes, and special castings f r the
Works in said city of Evans
willie. and after said pipes aud special cast |
shall have been laid IN said trenches |
To back-fH the same. All the said trench
es are to be of sufficient depth to locate
tops OF all water pipes three feet below
surface of the ground or street. which
will make the main depth thereof as fol-
to-wit: For twenty inch pipe, four
feet and eleven inches; for sixteen inch
pipe, four feet and seven inches for twelve
inch pipe, four feet and three inches; for
ten inch pipe, four feet and One-half inch;
for eight inch pipe, three feet and ten
for six Inch pipe, three feet and
and six inches.
The trenche are to be back.hlled, with
same earth that was taken out of
them, and the metal of all streets Is to be