Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-11-02
Alexandria Water Company.

The annual general meeting of the STOCKHOLM
ers of the Alexandria Water Co. was held at the
Office of the company at noon to-day, Samuel
Nj illcr in the chair and I. ID. Fendall secretary
R. L, Roberts and j }. Wheat we're APP
pointed committee Oh proxies who reported
that majority of the stock was represented.
W. G. Uazsnove, President, then presented
the annual report of the Directors, which was
unanimously accepted.
PRESIDENTS REPORT
OFFICE ALEXANDRIA WATER Go
November :, 1874.
10 the Stockholders
The Board of Directors OF the Alexandria
Water Company respectfully sobmt their
annual report for the fiscal year ending the 3lst
day of October, 1874.
THE NEW RESERVOIR.
The past year has been one of UNUSUAL ln-
terest and importance 10 the history aud opera
lions Of the company. The new reservoir Was
| let to contract about the lst OF April last, to
Mr.. J. Nj. Moore on terms which were deem
ed reasonable and satisfactory to the Board, he
being the lowest bidder and very 5000 there
after, las soon as the condition OF the ground
would permit, } work was begun and prosecuted
with vigor until the lst of September, when
the excavations aud embellishments were sub
stantaly completed.
| The greatest care was taken By our engineer
in charge, Mr.. Washington Blythe, to hav:
the work done in the best manner to secure the
| solidity and permaneDce OF the embaukments,
and it is due to the contractor to say that he
faithfully and cheertuy complied with all the
stipulations of his contract The earth from
the excavations was deposited upon the EN-
bapkmeuts in layers OF six inches in depth, which
we're constantly carted over, besides being sub
iectcd to the pressure OF heavy IRON roller
wherever an impression cauld be uiadt upou It.
The iulet and outlet pipes were LAID 10 deep
bitches upon solid brick walls, thoroughly con-
Dected, with solid brick collars built around
pines, at short distances, TO prevent leakage
from the reservoir, and the bitches themselves
carefully puddlcd for the same purpose. 1t Is
the opinion of our engineer, 10 which the Board
mites. that the work will prove waller tight
and permanent, and will bear without injury
any pressure which full reservoir will bring
upon 1t.
The dimensions Of the pew reservoir may
! be stated In ruuui nun bcr5 al 3UO by 800 feet,
with Perpendicular depth trOm the top OF the
embellishments to the bottom OF the reservoir OF
III feet; with an estima.ed capacity of IA, 000,-
UuU gallons being about 81 times the capacity
OF the old reservoir, thus furnishing when full,
supply of water sufficient tor eight weeks con-
sumption at its present rate. The embank-
meuts have an average breadth at top OF fifteen
feet, and at the bottom Of the reservoir
breadth of l20 to l25 feet, which will give sumo
idea OF the magnitude and sUlidity OF the work.
Although 81 much has been done, yet q good
deal of work remains to be done before the new
reservoir will be completed and ready for USE
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sion of the water by some description OF lining
and this subject has engaged the earnest atten-
ton OF the Board. 1t was their purpose to pro-
coed with this part of the work this autumn, but
upon consultation with Chas. Z. Manning. esq,
Chief Engineer of the Baltimore Water W orks,
who kindly came over to Alexandria for the
express purpose Of inspecting our new reservoir,
it was deemed most prudent to pospou this
work until spring, 10 the meantime testing the
solidity of the entertainments by filling the re-
seryoir gradually and permitting the embank-
mcnts to settle before the work of lining had
been commenced The Board Indulge the
hope that this can all be done 10 full time to
fill the reservoir from the spring rains, so as to
have full supply of water for all the possible
wants of the coming summer 1t may be stat
ed here, iu passing that the embankments were
subj ectcd to severe test few days after their
completion by the heavy rain which Tell for
nearly three days in the earl " part of Septem-
Der. Fortunately the exterior slopes had been
covered by heavy coating Of compost which
had been provided for the purpose Of seeding
these slopes IN grass, and but little damage
comparatively ensued. As the grass is grow.
ing finely it is believed that it will prove of
much service 10 protecting the banks from the
washing Of the winter rains The Board have
gone into these details as it was supposed they
would be of interest to the stockholders, al
though, perhaps, tedious in their recital.
FINANCES
The report of the Treasurer will show the
financial condition Of the company which is very
satisfactory. For convenience sake the receipts
and disbursements of the company have been
classified under two heads: Frst, those apper
tanning to the collections apd payments for the
new reservoir Secondly, those relating to the
Ordinary operations of the company business
For new stock subscribed. the proceeds Of
which we're to be applied to expenses of the
new reservoir, there has been received in cash
the sum OF S3, IA 49, and Of this amount there
has been expended the sum OF 80, .95, as
the following items will show, viz:
Engineering expenses, S 673 80
| Iron pipe, 1872 10
! Street stops, 263 w
Iron roller and frame, PIT 50
| Bricks, $50 20
Labor, 455 62
Miscellaneous, 444 IS
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