The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-05-28

Nney there1ore represent 50 much nom
fhserest bosripg stock TO be drawn
us ocoasion reqiires. II would be
easy to domonstrate, Aat $4,000
loaned since the writer's experience in
town, say, l847, at what is now low
rate of interest, say ten per cent, pay.
able annually, would pay for more
than all the damage done by firas
during that time, which could have
been saved by the best of engines
1t is therefore clearly demonstrable
that in considering This que stion it is
as important as the "xtlnyuishment Of
'hfeh to adopt that plan, it such there
be, which will furnish living, self
sustaining systoin, something th t
G"h ffe HNflfztu hot alvnv for the ben.
cit Of tho town, bGt be fhade tt y
! llni I'd TX; cnt source Of rcycuue.-
Fhore Is means Of accomplishing
THIS double good, aud although l am
not prepared toYivc exact figures,
! think it may be safely assumed that
theeos' wsll not exceed tue plan just
discussed. A Hydraulic Ram Of four
Inch drive and TWO iuch discharge,
would easily furni:h, daily, 10000
g"llons of wa'cr, the cost beirg about
S75. a wooden tauk, such as are
used on railroads, twenty feet squarc
Toy ten deep, would hold in round
numbers, 10000 ga Hons of Water, and
could be built for $F06. There IRE
three points and probably fourth,
within easy ACCESS, at which YAH
requiring this amo uut of water could
be SUCCESSFULLY operated. it might
appear without consideration that
$4,000 gallons Of reserve water, AID
,5HOoo gallons asa dali supply Would
be but b mite were It used for pri
Vate purposes, but we're all the wells
in tow" closed, and use only made
from this source, vSry few if any
Would over be tfoGbled with thirst
In other words We have III town about
sixty wells of average SIXTY chb.t
feet oapicity-about $4,000 gallons.
We have therefore less water than =
twenty foot tank would hold, and a
daily supply of less than s73 ram
would furnish. Tie daily supply of
wells being as rule the maximum of
thoir reserved capacity. l. is hardly 2
NECESSARY to rematk that tho sixty
wells IN town are moro than ample to
supply the daily needs of the citizens
even during prolonged Iroughts. 10
put it more clearly, 10000 gallons
would give to each citizen, old; young,
white and coldred; twenty fSo gallons
per day. Assuming tho sulicicnoy of
the water sGpply by this plan, and it's
advantages over cisterns dcmonstra BILE
beyond oavil, if properly conveyed;
30 as DO te easy of accoas; we a.fivo
at tho only scrious difficulty or OBJ
jcctlon to tho plan, viz the cost of its
distribution. Although not advised
a5 to the cost of cast piping, It may
be tonsiaered safe Assumption that
II three inch pipe which, under pros.
sure would discharge $4,000 gallons
hour, would not cost over sixty cents
por foot. Four thousand feet of such
piping would extend from above Mr..
Jas. II. Aiken's residence to below
the depot, and would cost about
S2,450. One th6usand dollars would
probably pay fol- Putting it do~n; ahl
fof ally piping that might be required
to work the ram add to this the
price of an amply powerful engine,
largo enough for the company we
have, which cah ba boaght for from
$3.50 to $3.50, and $500 worth Of
hose for reacbing tho side streets, we
wo would have total of $4,SI5 to
s, l25 against $4,000 to 1000, Which
would bo necessary to make an equal
y efficient system BY The oistern plan,
for tho extinguishment of fires only.
We would thus have, if properly cal
culatcd, difference in favor of the
hydrant plan of $1,000 to $500. AS
our cititens have by private cohtribu-
tions, with great liberality subscribed a
about $4,000 and we understand that
tho County intends donating $500,
the CoUncil could By creating debt
bearing not more than an Interest Of
$500 annually, easily fulfil the neces:
dary and great needs of the town, not
only tor prote ctiop against frcs, but
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