Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-01-16
Total.

Y miles l,O51 feet.
Reservoir Dam The raising of this dam has
been accomplished during the year in accordance
with the order OF the city council The contract
for the work continued by the Joint standing COM
mittee on water with Messrs. Riley & Smith, upon
the same terms and conditions as the contract of
1870. 1t being considered by them to the advantage
of the city so to do. The contractors finished the
work December IL, 1871. The upper gate house was
hni 4hed Dec. IS.
The dam has now been raised Is feet above the
work as left in 1855 The rollway Is of solid stone
masonry built very substantial, safe and secure.
The lateness of the season did not permit that
finish to be made upon the exterior slope of the
which will need attention early the coming spring,
so that the outside slopes may be properly grassed
over, and thus be protected from washing by the
rains and showers Of the season.
1t will be necessary to continue the operation of
removing, as far as practicable, the woody and Or
ganic matters still left upon this ground the coming
season. This is urged as a matter of great I'M
portance, in order to prevent far as may be any
injurious effect which these substances may have
upon the waters stored when used tor domestic and
culinary purposes
On the Both day Of December, 1871 the reservoir
lacked 7l3 feet of being filed This 713 feet repre-
sents storage capacity of about 2OO00OOOO of gal
loLs, about 2S0000O0 gallons less than that ofthe
first reservoir, The quantity of water which can
now be stored Is estimated approximately at about
$50 100000 gallons.
Adli,ionil supply: The question of additional
water supply Is one of vital Importance to every
present or prospective interest in the city.
Viewing the rapid growth of the city aud the in
creased use of water and the facts a stated in the
reports of Nov. II and Dec 8, 1t is apparent that
this question from necessity will demand an early
attention. The subject Is not deemed at the present
inoppOrtunc or misplaced because that what.
ever may be done In the future much time must
necessarily elapse before any fresh supply will be
obtained, and in the meantime the question needs
all the various consideration which one of this mag
nitude demands
By the reports above referred TO it Is patent that
the resources of LYnde brook have limit of from
three ana half to four million gallons pr dly,
varying, of course, with the seasons
From the west and by the present or future mains
there are three methods by which the present sup
ply NAV pc increased. First, by building a condnIt
across the ridge which divides the present Jvnde
brook valley at u. Waldo kent's mill in Leicester
so as to take the waste floods of Kettle brook into
the present reservoir when the same l. not full An
arrangement of this nature, fairly used would not
infringe upon any manufacturing right now exist.
lug upon the stream, as ii would propose to take
nothing from them except the wastage of floods
after their own reservoirs were filed Its utlitv
would be entirely dependent upon this uncertain
annual wastage Yet In some years the quantity of
water which might thus be stored would be Of more
value than the entire cost Of making the conduit
across the ridge from basin TO BASIN IL would pos
sess the sl further value and advantage of furnish
ing the means of taking the waters Of Kettle brook
through our present mains for the supply whenever
the city should lind II necessary and for its advan.
tagc 50 to do The water Of Kettle brook which
could thus BE- turned into the present system would
be that falling 1920 acres or an amount equal to
about seven million gallons per day. The present
reservoir paclty upon the stream above this point
IS estimated ut about i've hundred aud hity mtlion
gallons,