, 1873-08-07
HYDE PARK.
A Subject Of Much Importance to
That Interesting Suburb.
Report of tho Water Committee 10
Tho Board OF Trustees.
An Exhaustive Examination Of tile Merits
of Rival Water Works.
The Holly and Worthington Systems
~..The Latter Preferred.

The Holly and Worthington Systems
-..The Latter Preferred,
Tho following Ia tho report Of tho Water COM
mttee Of the Board Of TruHtooH Of Hyde parls,
made to that body at Its last meeting:
To Tho Honorable tho Bcard of Trustees u The Vit
Having, 50 far aa practicable, completed ctr p1ans
and specifications for water works for tho Village os
Hyde Park To lay bctoro your honorable body tho FOL
Wo Rave lilo honor to auhmlt herewith for yo,lr con-
SnSs dr numpns and aot
te !sFson II s pRes., 9 written rep"1 Of
works.
111E ENa1sn QUESTION.
Unon tho question Of tho kind u machfnory to DO
ny y0 M or M W { res
you, and recommend ito adoption. We also lay before
you tho report mnde to the Board Of Wa!er ugmmis-
S IS: s J iss.S 9 Ha'<r Commissioners the vees
!. Tho Undersigned, members of tug Board Of Water
4 ns19,n M as 5s tho
ing cngines which they could recon1'nell4 to.
the Hoard Of Trustees Of the village Of Hyde Park to
Holly and seven Wornington onslnes. 1ir. MAIDS
worth in company vit1i lion. i, s. ohesbr9ugh.
ongincs At binshampton, nntsao, and Dankirk, n 4,
and tho Worthsngon engines at Railway, N. j., Bel
Bfsog nd PISStSsa sssss,t L ssi e. i a
lii company with Q. NJ. Hardy and Con. ". 8. Smith,
examined tho Holly engines at Rock Island Illinois,
mid ut Jackson, and at Saginaw. Mich. and Mr. Hardy
alone osnmined tho Warrington ougino at Michigan
cosr OF TUE HOLLY sYsrEM.
The arst Holly cngna examined was al Dunksrk, n.
= 4 Is Of the pattern most approved by Mr lloliy
rn4t%1 Ar1f u
sntire popsiao, not ccSntns tho yeary interest of
oration .yO montbs. at cost q s415o $500 res
year had supplied 200 eonsuera At s4o.so tor each
snn,n 20 TINT to auppy each consumer the town ost
+ r. $; so anS 5s$,ss
~ stream ~ =. tnfsxa i 1 . fses - 49,. xnss +
160 feet horizontally. 9hia test VIM 1nado At high
pressure and ut speed Of over forty revolutions
tty Of water pumped, no authenticated record q tho
capacity Of the enBinc and u had been III use SO short
ms tha. it, DURABILITY fo@la not 10 appro.m5aea :a5
t!ss sod e ss!s,ssd: 56nssa%g.sS: +:
,ss xo5is II s!t Va ~ r s.siso and ths
iSs Tseso SosAs @ @ not approvsa MI II Holly ' Or
ha agents. ana af e asx m9y aa to
Il It. and ae o ny I
~ samples, from which to pnrehasu.
ITS WORKINGS At ROCK ISLAND.
Tho no1t Holly pump examined ~aa at Rock
laland In this stao. Our attontion particularly
directed TO TINT place, because one member Of your
business in thu placc and believed be could by
extended inquiries among them, got their average
opinion as to the economy and nd usefulness Of tho
strumcntal III introducing the machinery enthusinstio
admirers Of It, but believing their enhusas was not
tst1f
now ID possession IF lilo Boartt, tho following sum
mary. rcjcctiug fractions: Tho works located up
pipe s runnne 10 fer-nesi, but fa ieet away lilo
whole work cost $113, 500. Tho pMmpnK-enRine, with
as aSs Sns sesa a s dassaea sae III %ouas s
Have pumped from 100 600 to 900 GALLONS per day
end hase consumed tonn Of slack eoa Witch II
,ontia there wore but aoo consumers all tol whilo
errge consu1nption. The wholo cost of maintaining
the works wns IS oh4. Assuming 200 a. tho average
Of m asa esa ssd
but 81 per ton, delivered within shovoling distance Of
tho otlers-an economy OF fuel hcyond our reach 1t
ber OF consumers, and should consume The qan-
tity Of COAL 1t wold cost o7a per year. 80
among tho best md most substantial pertyownets
aud business men sand not selected from among
tho sssnn o,1cssp the e onn9n %o i1v thv
thof average Judgment 's sss,nss ~ ~ he ~, Me'ly
chinery, said one gentleman. 1--WE have works that
cost us over 800 9oo. which ia $4,000 more than
e tho President Of our Water Board, can't bring Tho
coat Of maintaining tho works down 10 tho lowest hB-
tona e o os tGa
ume Of water over supplied by theso engines said
another. And these three quotations, ~ so believe,
fairly express tho average sentiment Of the connuni
ty which has furnished Tho to buy and nlaiu-
| tain these worka
. THE OPINION IN DAVENPORT.
LEARNING that Davenport, 1a.,. was soon TO DO snp-
Piled with water, private enterpriae, by Mr. Dono
ghae, tho ex-MAyog' capitalist ana practical eA.
sasing md distributing water. In addition 10 many
years. experience skilled mechanic and engineer,
he Ind travelled extensively and inspected tho various
sse liz Il se 2n a
ehtnery which puts power against sesssaneo r. the
tho Worthingon and Holly engines, and he answered
| TINT tho Northtngton englne Waa tho best
' masny event svsn ~ u'a s bes ss fos M
Of lis great cee ia wasteful expenditure Of fuel loss
power sn a enonsy tsat to esrue:on h Con
with his money, to furnish both fro and domestic
supplies of water to city Of not less than 15 GOO III
fully Investigated tic question, with the Wow to stak
Ing his fortune and reputation upon the euceess Of Liz
! INVESTIGATIONS Al aA01NAW ANp JACKSON,
Upon our return, We vero met by Mr. Holly agents
who Insisted upon our seotus .ho Holly engine + +
A'36AA8"f A44GAsf HuAEA
was precisoly tic engine they proposed to furnish 1iyds
Park. claiming for II nn tho meris Of eilnpiicit1
and economy that could bo clainod for Any hydraulic
eugina-wih additional appliances for regulating th'
pressure Of wafer III tho pipes.
DeHlrug to the best engine, IN t1se, wo went Il
Saginaw, and, our way, inspected tho lIo!lyepgns
~ uao 1t jackson. Mich (which ia tho same ~ th
four. Before we started away our attention par
touarly eaod by the President Of the Board Of Trus
tees to tho action of the automatic indicator," a
the appliance for maintaining uniform pressur
-npon the pipes is called. We watched ta
tho Highest pressure upon Tho pipes bong 60 lbs ii
the squire inei, aud tue lowest 90 pounds: Often
fell 10 pounds 10 tue nch,-risiug from so pounds i
o. and falling from 90 pounds 10 so pounds, aa tn
AsaS Woee nss e.sees et W
revolutions. during stay. The indicator was II
constant motion, aud Mr.. 1tolys AGENT who accon'pa
MED nB, said le didn't understand the reason Of III
variation.
Previous to cur arrival at Haginnw. telegram
| bud boon received by the Chicf of the firu Dc
rsrtment there. from Mr.. Ao!!Ys agents, st.