The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-09-19
Enterprise Hand Engine, corner
Tl. IL,


At the signal of the bell ull went to
work and continued for fifteen minutes
and report the following result:
Palmettoes, with an average Of sixty
pounds OF stsam, played through two
fifty feet sections of hose, with Ia
and 70 nozzle, water pressure seventy
two pounds, with full supply Of water.
Vigilant, playing through one fifty
feet section hose, Que inch nozzle.
without supply OF water. nntiI attach.
ing to second hydrunt.
Independent, playing with average
Of thirty pounds steam, through two
fifty feet sections of hose, two one
inch uuzz,e$. inadequate supply Of
water. pressure only being thir,y-two
pounds.
Enterprise, pliyin. through: one
ii[ty feet scctiuu oi hose. one iuch
nozzle. aud duriug the time Of pluying
was twice without water, ut one time
for i've minutes.
The Palmettoes being neatea. 10 the
reservoir, nay account for the supply
she got. would also report that all
tho engines were in good working
ordor. All of which is respectfully
submitted. T. z. PURSE,
Clerk Board Fire Masters.
Attested:
j. @. SUTPHES, Acting CA:"!.
\ b-committee, composed OF his
Honor tho Mayor. aud Alcssrs. Hewct-
son, Hook aud Jones, were stationed
at the distributing reservoir 10 measure
the amount OF water CONSUMED by til.
engines aud the city generally, aud
the amount forced into the reservoir
from the works. 1t may bY welt to
state here that tho distributing rescr
voir is divided iuto two apartments,
the capacity Of each being 500, 900
gallons. The city was supplied from
the b ,sin on tho West side, and the
water was forced :uto The one on the
Last
The following WAS tha result Of the
com mmittee's measurements:
The four engines AMI the city gene
rally consumed in fifteen minutes
Ii, lib gallons, while the supply from
tho works was only 8.O58 gallons.
Assuming the basins to be two
thirds full. and the works to be run
uing continuously ut the same rate OF
speed ns during this test, the engines
would exhaust the water IN both ba-
sins in less than twenty-five hours.
On Thursday, the 10th instant. the
committee again visited the Water
Works, to test the capacity of the
pumps, &c. Messrs. Hewetson, Wing,
HOWE, Hook and Joues were sta
toned ut the reservoir, while his
Honor the Mayor and Messrs. Thomas,
Shields aud Richmond renamed at
the works.
They commenced the test ut IL. 40
A. nj. The pumps were running at
l18 revolutions per minute; for the
first 711a minutes they ran at the rate
of liz revolutions per minute, and for
the second 7% minutes; at the rate of
1l6 revolutions per minute; for the
next Is minutes at the rate of los
revolutions per minute-being an ave.
rage speed per minute for 80 minutes
OF 113 revolutions.
Tue water at the distributing res
ervoir rose in Is minutes 1916 of an
inch; at the expiration OF Is minutes
more the rise was exactly the same;
making total rise in 30 minutes OF
15e inches. which is equivalent to
G,Y82 gallons. If the test should be
made for q hours and the conditions
should be the same. there would be
forced into the reservoir in that time
$50. 1876 gallons. Under the contract
with the city, tho Water Power Com.
pany is required to furnish daily
1900, 900 gallons, if 80 much be neces
sary.
Every facility was given Col. Pearce
to make the best possible showing, and
the committee is satisfied that, during
the test, the works reached thei; full
est capacity. It is evident. therefore,
that Col. Pesrce is unable to supply
the amount Of water which he con.
tracted to furnish by l 1.164, 1854 gallons
The committee also requested him
to test his filter; this he positively de.
clined to do. stating that the river was
too low, and he could not obtain snff
cient head water. The committee were
convinced that his statements were
true, but declare that this condition o.
things is ;noSoass5is. because it il
owing to the position of the section
pipe ut the side of the bank of the
river. II the pipes were thrown out
some distance into the river, as they
should be, there would be no difficulty
in obtaining, in case Of emergency, ar
abundant supply Of water, more, al
least, than he could possibly force into
the distributing reservoir with the
pumps now in use.
As it is, the city is dependent for ho