Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-12-15
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below ~Ill be found detailed statement Of the
cos, oi the Clarion water ws,k,. recel,ly erected
10 that borough. Ths cost IL far below Whit w
supposed they could be erected tor In suy place
Tue Ds~ssru' ffsm whish Nv copy The s,a.smsat
ssysi
II vas saaousssd is thsss ssluuaus last week
that the water wvrks had btvn svtaplvtsl and
wsfs Ia spvss,isp, W. Aavs asw ~ assp.s sur
ry VI sbs pufss' wAisr " W lssri say wasra, sld
usr prvpsft, xfvssiy protected ffvsl lfs.
lls tlassvr uas sta Waiss Lsmtany was Ia.
esipafaisd aud . charter giss,ed BY the Ls9isis.
Iess ssspls VI yesD aao, bu, uHtll last sumilss
lsth.as la.tler vas dsss. Absut The ,aldils vi
N.sust, looks ssre vpsesd ivf tbs sutssr,ptiou
- s'os4 aud in u lew days kiz, ,vev--i the sutirs
sal'n-l 'scsrquifsa--was ,ub,er,DeL The eur.
igsyt tn tie ~u'-r works was lot August xvth, tv
!. ", sAalSou. aad tas works eoAluunssl l,allv.
i.'rl;. w Saturday, A.,sub,r yvih, the water
was 80 la,v The mains, tns whole work nsvlux
De'u cvmpivtvd ~ thfss ilvuths. The triai tust
Nss M"st satisfactory, the job was accepted IRON
ih' rJsiiso."f Ms Saanuun. anl tho wSrks have
D,vu Ia ,hfe,,s.li oltiatiyn ever ,inc,.
Wv s,r s,Iow a bIis, de,erj,iiun OF the
Narks;
ila Lli,iins basin ~ ,as Clarion DIVER, near
n,iiyss vbs'r. - e'Sh. 's"t lnas. als s4p~ tour
'rrl cviuw lnv 10" water hnc, a., siil, aLd ton
's'ns -nil'i "ilH n.a', "s eaaa- aud .. ar-
'".rt ~ =" Ham'' az it"shaustinle .appiy Of
s,uc. lrtr ifru ihr usual lnpufl ioa OF ANY npe,,
.ioah'- fI"s ihtaee the SAFER !. tre.,i I. th.
rctcr,oirs of ilnAs ~ ts,u.par, hill, n A,stance
oi three time thousand Two husdrci and eighty
Feet, with an ,'tsnuou or rise Of i've hundred f,et
The boiler at III. pump station is of Erie manu-.
faetuie, aud poss,sse, thirty H,e hof,e power.
The actual horse power NECESSARY for tho work
being twenty one aud one-halL The pumps are
u by wheel pattern, with balance slide ssirs
waer eyiiuder ipur inches 10 diameter s,sa,,
cynds, nine invhss 10 diameter, With fourteen
inchrs strk ke.
They sill IN i.ss saiions per rsyclution. The
motion for ordinary sarrly shauld be forry w,o.
lu'ions PEE minu's equal 10 s,si1 sniions per
hour, and ~ hfs dema bds sixty tescluiiunf would
b ,afe, throwing s.5os gallon, per hour.
The capacity Of the tanks is io0, $50 gallons,
Of abou, 800 barrels, tho weight Of water brius
40s tons. The b,ains are iix inch east iron pipe
m Main STREET from the storage 10 I'd West street.
and tour inch pipe from oorner "a West and Main
aud along Wood street TO the "Y'' vt Arnold ave-
nue.. Ten Gre pings are suitably located along
the strceir, The length "f mains is one mile aud
2sJs feet. Their capacity s.i5I gallons. making
a total supply OF leo,551 gallons. Average head
or height OF supply above town slt iret, giving
n hydraulic pressure On thr mains o: thirty eight
pounds 10 the square inch. With the head and
volume above named, four streams three -fourths
Of an inch In dnueter, could be opened Tor four
hours aud my inmates, throwing collectively S7t
gallons per minute. In that time the pumps at
sisiy revolutions per minute would liz sufficient
water TO continue the four streams for one hour
ana thirty seven minutes cs--the total Gre supply
being six hours and t~eniy nine minutes. With
the force aud supply at hand jet three. fourihs
oi.an inch in diameter should be thrown fifty feet
pcrreniicnlarly and one hundred and thirty feet
horizontally, sufficient to throw a three quarter
inch stream un the roof Of the court house.
six huudrci feet of rubber hose has been pnr
chased by tbs borough. III. two inches in dia.
meter, Is in hiiy foot sections with nozsics three
iuurhs of an inch 10 diameter.
The entire itemIed cost Of the water works
focts up sI3is5, = most remarkably low sum col
sidering their completeness and convenience.
The Organization is as follows. President Hon,
Jas Campbell; Treasurer. N. Myer,; Secretary,
X. d. Campbell. Board Of Mana sers-Coi j Il.
Knox, Dr.J. y. Ross, Thvs. 5. wilson, ESQ Q.
9. Brcsiu'. O. A. Rankin. superinicndcn, r.
h. Thomss