New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-01-15
CrO0l a'S Foundry.

IN ealing on "a matter % bus .esA :. sew
days ago, at Cronans foundry. .ornee OF
MagnO ia and Thalia Streets Ae Eoticed an
ilnprovcmemeaI which although not origin
ating with the proprietor OF .ae foundry.
Mr.. George s'roaan. il, we'll worthy of imita-
ton. 1t is a. arteeian Well j.. the gard Of
the foundry. which affords he extensive
establishment an abundant supply o: water
tor working purposes.
Previously to sinAin, thi,. Seil, the City
Watc-works charged :he foundry :he
modest little sum Of 80 hi adred and sixty.
FIVE doIa-. pc. annum '"r waH:--aimost "a
dear a. whisky
Feeling that sucl !. ovrs stY wa;cv Vas
utterly unreasonable. NJ. Cronan took
measure, 20 have this 1:ssian we'll con
struc.ed on Ms premssA The work was
successfully performed ty Mr.. W. ?. Smith.
Who. xith Il centrifugal earth drill. bored
down 20 - depth of ffty-two feet eight
inches. A one and-a quarter inch pipe
~a. inserted. and the result i, "a
uperabundan: supply Of wate.. We mean
to' workin. purpose =. for the water from
this well ia very slightly brac ckish. hardly
perccptibie. but still sufficient 70 prevent
its USE for culinary or drinking purposes.
The water IS conveyed from the well by
means of IA force and lift pump into a large
water tank. OF the capacity of ten thousand
gallons. From this tank the water is dis
trihnteu through the pipes formerly used
for;the City NaterwOrks and conveyed to
every part of the foundry.
By means ot hose. Of which there are iour
on the premises. the water from :he wei! is
available in case of fire. IA we'll as for the
ordinary El.rposGa OF the foundry. The
total expense OF the we'll pump and ali. Is
about one hundred and forty 1ollars--not
much more than one-half OF the annual TX
pense Of water from the city works. The
first expense in this case Ia all. for the pump
Is worked by the same steam power which
has heretofore moved the machinery of the
foundry. Thi, artesian well will supply
water at 'he rate OF seven gallons per lnin-
:te. Or four hundred and twenty gallons
per hour. This movement of Mr.. Cronan
20 supply his establishment with water. in
dependent OF tie City Watcrwoyks. deserve.
20 bc initiated.
We notice t!a. Mr. Cronan has ..i. whole
establishment, casting room. workshop.
finishing room and pattern shop completely
lighted By gas. He has had two thousand
fee: of pipe distributed through the foundry,
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u full days work can I've done with comfort.
lin the room where the casting is performed.
tie ga, light, add greatly 10 the safety OF
tie workman when casting. as he Is enabled
to 81" the different Inulds as he carries the
molten luctal from place to place. This is
the only foundry In New Orleans which is
lighted By gas. and the spirit Of enterprise
shown by Mr.. Ironan III the various i'm
provelncntS he has made. is the sure pre-
cursor of success. No MAN anon. s.S de
-crg.> it better.
Prisoners for the state Penifen:iary.
The toiowin: convict. started on the
Wild Wagner yesterday afternoon at five
o'clock for the STATE Penitentiary. N custod y
OF Deputy Sheriff j. Y. B".i!!o and Special
Officer Pecora. We give the namcs. the
tine ot sentence. the crimes. and the terms
OF sentence:
Pat Mal!uv sentenced Dccem~.r TO- 1870
!or larceny. on. year: John Reno. sentenced
December -. 1870. fox burglary and lar
cenv, three years: Isaac Williams. sentenced
December ~, 1879. for larceny. two years:
Harry johnson. alias Jones. sentenced De
cembeI II. 1870. larceny. two years: Patrick
Coyle, sentenced December II, 1870. lar
ceny. one year: j. W. Thomas, alias John
son. sentenced December Il, 1870, larceny,
eighteen months: Henry Thompson. sen
fenced December 10. 1870, larceny one
year: Felix Barengo. sentenced December
IL. 1870, larceny. twenty months; Hender-
son Stevens. sentenced December 10, 1870
embezzlement. ono year: John w. cIntyr
sentenced December ,, 1870, burglary and
larceny. seven years: Joe Paul. sentenced
December 10, 1870. receiving stolen prop
erty. one year: John Nelson, alias Cochon.
teen months. and November I. 1870. larceny,
two years: Lionel McCarty, sentenced De