Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-11-12
BUSINESS.
The New Beard of Aldermen Settle
Down TO Work.

the Public Square?
The Board of Aldermen met in regular
session last night, Alderman Gleayes in the
chair.
REPORTS.
The report of the Finance Committee
making the following appropriations, was
received:
Street department, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
S3,3471S; Salary, 1896; Coupon, So,
02S00; Bond, S1,S03.50; Bills receivable,
$500; Sanitary, $500; Interest, $30S.29;
Commission, S25S2S; Printing, etc, S434
50; Schools, $50; Springs, $21S.20; Law,
SlS7.65; Miscellaneous, $20S.50; Market
house, S1S5; Gas, S1,S64.55; Police, ST.
$3.50; Charity, S654.21; Workhouse, $780,
SO; City Dispensary, $197.75; Fire, 81,
OF. Total, $24,466.22.
The total amount of receipts since the
date of last report is S45, S43 ID.
FIRE ALARM.
Capt. Stockell presented very interest
ing report of his visit to various cities for
the purpose of examining into their fire de-
partments, and of his attendance at the
meeting held in Baltimore Oct. 20, 21 and
%, 1873, concluding his report with the fol-
lowing suggestions regarding the establish
lllSifJ VI d III wy
Wires to be put up on cedar poles 80 feet
long in height, not less than inches in di-
ameter at the top and set 4 feet in the
ground. Three bell strikers to be arranged
in connection with such bells as the city
may determine; five engine gong strikers
one in each engine house with a re-
peater at headquarters; thirty-siX
fire alarm boxes to be
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mittee may suggest; said wires to be put up
| in the three separate and distinct circuits
centering at headquarters, and there con-
| meeting with the automatic repeater so that
all the bells, gongs and boxes in the city
| willsimultaneously strike the alarm coming
from any box in the city; said lines to bt
put up of No. 8 galvanized wire, together
with sufficient battery apparatus to put the
fire alarm in complete working order.
The report was received.
| J. F. PentecoSt offered the following res
olution:
| Resolved by the Mayor and City Council
of the city Of Nashville, that the Commit
tee on Fire Department be instructed Il
procure propositions for building a fir,
alarm telegraph in this city in accordance
with the specification made in the report o
the Chief Of the Fire Department this eve
| ming.
The resolution was adopted.
| NEW wATERwORKs.
| The following report was presented by
| Mr.. Foster, City Engineer, with regard Il
| the proposed erection Of new waterwOrks
| NASHVILLE, Tenn, Nov. II, 1S73.-T'
| the Hon. Mayor and City Council of Nash
| vile, ennessee-Gentlemen In Obedi
| ence to the resolution duly adopted by boil
| Boards, approved by the Mayor, and trans
mitted to me, have made careful ant
| thorough survey with a view to ascertain
| the feasibility and approximate cost Of con
structing new waterworls for the city 0
Nashville, the storing reservoir for the sam
to be located on TOdd's Knob, and the sup
| ply to be drawn from the Cumberland rive
| above the mouth of Stones river.
1t had been my intention to accompan,
| my report with full detailed plans, map
| and profiles, but finding that the prepare
! ton of these will occupy much longe
time than l had supposed, and believing i
| to be the wish of your honorable bOdie
and the citizens of Nashville generally t.
learn the facts as speedily as possible,
| simply at this time present the results O
etc, to be prepared in future if you so OF
der. | have made,
1. A careful survey of the route from tn
corner of Asylum street and LindSly ave
nue. to the top of Todd's Knob, includin
the measurement Of the distance, and
careful system of test levels to the sal
point.
=. 4 similar survey from the top of Todd
Nl,.aY
| land river, above the mouth of Stone
river.
3. \ careful cross-sectioning Of the sur
face Of the knob, with a view to obtainin!
| its exact slope in order to estimate accu
rately the cost Of building reservoirs.
t. A thorough examination of the valley
of Stones river from its mouth to poin
some distance above the railroad bridge, t.
determine the feasibility Of using it as
water power for pumping the water to Tn
proposed reservoir.
The last named examination developed
the following facts:
1. An exceedingly favorable point exist
about one mile beyond the Lebanon turn
pike bridge, at which to construct dan
across Stones river, the water to be carried
thence through the lands of Mr.. Wilson b
a short tunnel, or canal, thence by race
way to the proposed pump-house just abOv
the mouth of Stones river. This dan
would be LOCO feet long, to the high Ian,
on each side, and not less than 80 fee
high above the bed of Stones river, il
order to attain such an elevation as woul
place it above the back water from tn
river.
The result of such dam would be t,
overflow permanently, not less than 200
acres of valuable land in the valley {
Stones river. Many dirt roads would b
entirely closed and the Lebanon turnpike
and the Davidson and Wilson countie
turnpike would each be overlooked to
considerable extent.
For large portion of the year Stone
river has proI ably sufficient supply {
water to run enough turbines to fill you
proposed reservoir. During the summe
months, however, it could not be relied uI
on. In August, September and October {
this year, the water would most Of the tim
have easily passed through a twelve inc
pipe with sluggish flow.
This last fact | have deemed sufficient
conclusive to justify me in abandoning tn
idea of using Stones river as a wateI
power The estimates which follow al
based upon the following named item
f First-a first-class steam-pumping engin
capable of raising six million gallons
water $50 feet high in twenty-four hour
second-a receiving reservoir Of capacity
three million gallons; third-a storing {
distributing reservoir of capacity of te
: million gallons, all the water to be pumpe
into the smaller reservoir and to pass theme
: through filters to the larger and lower re
ervoir and thence TO the city; fourth
/ main pipe SO inches in diameter to convt
! the water to the city; tifth-the necessal
t bitches, embellishments, acqueducts, al
S culverts to place this main PHI
permanently and securely in pos
4 ton. The shape of Todd's NnOb is SUI
d, that the reservoir can be enlarged whene
e er the necessities Of the city may requi
: it, without in any manner disturbing tho:
t which it is now proposed to build. II
: upper and smaller reservoir may be eXten
e ed to hold 25,000,000 gallons, and Il
] larger one may be made to contain 10000
| 100000 gallons. The elevation of the 10y
: er or distributing reservoir will be SUI
: that, aftel making all our allowances
5 friction etc. the water will flow at {
: times ten feet above the apex of the CaI
It tol. The pressure in the pipes in the 10y
l., er portions of the City will be 147 poun
d per square inch.
: With these remarks and explanations,