New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-07

computing that OF water. as one cuDlC
foot weighs 62lR pounds. Here is base of
ll4 inches. A column of II inches square
and 100 feet high must exert force equal
to weight and height; 62l2 multiplied by
100 is equal to $3.50 pounds, or, for each
inch, 43.4 pounds.
The diameter of the pump is % inches.
and its area equal to $50 square inches
The diameter of the steam cylinder is 30
inches. and its area 700 inches-3S0 null
tiplied by 43.4 is equal to l6.492, the pres
sure exerued by the water at 100 feet
l0.f92 divided by zoo is equal to 1886
which is the pressure of steam per inch re
quired to balance the water.
The average pressure of steam used is
Is pounds per square inch. Then the ques-
ton comes: If 1886. pounds of steam bal
ances 100 feet of water what VIII Is
pounds balance Answer: O4.2l feet. This
is simply balancing the forces, without any
power allowed to put the water in motion.
Tue builders of those engines had but
two points for consultation as their data
to rest on. One was how much water was
required. The other the height to be
pumped. And from this constructed &C
cOrdingly. If you want them to pump
more water, lower the basin, as the pres
sure and the power OF the engines are in
harmony as they now stand, that years Of
experience have established.
To assume to dispense with the basin and
force into the main at an increased pressure,
is the same III fact as increasing. the height
Equal pressures coming from any source
exact equal powers to meet them.
As regards the large engines: Not hay
ing called my attention to them specially,
| will only add my knowledge to their ca
pacitv from observation. Some time since
| had to compute the amount of water
evapOrated in a given time to supply them
with steam, in order to solve question.
Mr. Green, the engineer, and myself counted
the revolutions per minute; there were eight
and half, and the pressure Of steam was
seventeen pounds per inch. Your books
will advise you if this was general aver
age. The revolutions were certainly slow
enough, and to increase the height to pump
the water, there must be cOrrespOndingly
less of them, making a less amount Of
water discharged in a given time. The facts
of the case are apparent that the engines
were built to fill the duty they are doing
now Engineers are not in the habit Of
wasting material to give capacity exceed
ing that specified in their contract.
FRANCIS ARMSTRONG.
By Mr.. CocLrem:
An ordinance to provide for the settlement
for lands appropriated by the city OF New
Orleans in the digging of Orleans street
canal.
Be it ordained by the Council of the city
of New Orleans, That the Mayor and Ad-
ministratOr of Finance are hereby author
lied to settle with J. s. Hyams j. B. Bacas,
Eugene Babasse, Society for Relief of Or
phan Boys, P. Lamarque, 6. A. Hollis es-
tate, George WerZ, Aug. Cook, Gerard
ClaUsen and NJ. Biri tor the damages sus-
tanned by said parties, and for their land
appropriated by the city Of New Orleans in
the digging, deepening, widening, etc, of
the Orleans street canal, and for such of
their lands as may be required for road
on each side of Orleans canal; said settle
ment to be made in accordance with the
report of the experts appointed to assess
the value Of the property, damages, etc,
in. new consolidated bonds of the city of
New Orleans, drainage series, at the rate of
uinety cents on the dollar, except for roads,
which shall be paid for in bonds of the gen
eral series, at the same rate, which bonds
are hereby authorized to be issued; pro-
vided, however, that the payments thus
authorized shall be in full settlement
and satisfaction Of all claims and
which the said parties, or either
of them may now or might hereafter have
against the city Of New Orleans on aC
count of digging, deepening or widening Of
said Orleans canal, or the establishing Of
roads upon each side thereof; and provided
further, that the several parties to whom
the property may belong do transfer to the
city Of New Orleans, by proper nOtarial
act, the lands already appropriated, and as
much more as, according to the plan Of the
City Surveyor now on file in his office, may
be needed for the widening, deepening,
etc, of said Orleans canal, and for the Gs-
tabishing of roads on each side thereof
and it is further provided, that the suits
already instituted by several of the parties
against the city of New Orleans to recover
the claims herein authorized to be settled
be discontinued at the cost of the plaintiffs.
Be it further ordained, That this Ordi-
nance shall 90 into effect from and after its
passage.
Read twice and referred to the Admins
TRAITOR of Public Accounts.
By Mr.. Lewis:
ReS0lrcd, That David Barry be permitted
to erect upon the lot measuring about
twenty-eight feet front by about 1870 feet
deep, and lying between TchOupitOuIas and
St. Thomas streets, and running through
from ITALIA to Theresa streets, shed or
stable, and be permitted to keep in said
stable on said lot the horses and mules re-
quired in his business, not exceeding TWEEN
ty-twO; provided, that said stable be COW
cred with slate, tiles, zinc or tin, and be
otherwise cOnfOrmable to existing Ordi-
nances.
Adopted.
Mr.. Remick called up an ordinance
amended to read as follows:
Ordinance establishing landing for the
st. Louis and New Orleans Packet Com
pany.
WHEREAS, The St. Louis and New Or
leans Packet Company, representing one of
ba int ~ 6
New Orleans, and consisting of many large
vessels transporting to and from this port
bulky cargOes, such as railroad iron, pig
iron, crates of earthenware, sOda-ash, etc,
and for such business requires a regular
landing; and
Whereas, A portion of the levee between
Seventh and Eighth streets, now unOccu-
pied except as place for breaking up fat
boats, including the wharf at the head of
Eighth street, may be set apart for such
landing without detriment to the commerce
Of this city; therefore be it
ResOiced, That the portion of the batture
between point in line with the easterly
line Of Seventh street and the westerly. side
OF the wharf at the head OF Eighth street.
embracing in all 456 feet, be the same more
or less, is hereby set apart for a landing for
the st. LOnis and New Orleans Packet Com
pany
Rcsolced, That the Administrator of I'm
proYements be and he is hereby instructed
to construct two wharves similar to that
at Eighth street, in accordance with plans
ana specifications on lille in the office of the
City Surveyor.
RcS0iccd, That the St. Louis and New Or
leans Packet Company shall have the ex-
elusive, use of said landing, and shall pay
annually TO the city Of New Orleans the
sum OF SJUJ on the first day of November Of
each year; the first payment to be made on
the first Of November, 1872: and the said
company shall be required to keep said