The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-08-02
WATER.WORK



The following win give our readers
some more definite Ideas Of the nature
VI the water works about to be erected
IN our city. It viii be seen that Mr.
u nirls gives 81 bond for fifteen thou
sand dollars, for thefaithful perform
anCe thereof;
state Of Texas - County Of Dallas.
This article OF agreement, made ana
entered into 10y Trayers Daniels, of
Louisville, Kentucky, of the first part,
ana the Dailns Water supply Com.
pany OF tbcsecond part, "a corporation
under the laws of the State OF leNas,'
WiJnesseth:
That the said party Of the second
part contracts and agrees to pay to the
said party Of the first part, the full sum
Of forty thousand dollars,upOn the con-
ditiuns, and for the consideration
herein after written, and the party OF
the first part contracts ~ d agrees for
the consideration of forty thousand
dollars to be paid to Linn by the party
Uf the second part TO
construct and put III
opperalon the water works for public
and priyat" supply Of water in said city
in accordance with the following gen
oral specifications.
SPECIFICATIONS.
All main pipes shall be of cast iron
and warranted sound castings, coated
with Dr. Smiths patent coal tar var
nish bdrned on and guaranteed to
stand a bydrostalic pressure Of two
hundred and twenty-five pounds Ia the
square inch.
There shall he laid with tight lead
points, 5000 feet OF six inch pipes 1000
feet Of eight inch pipes and such addl-
tionul six inch pipes rs may be needed
for branches from the main pipes Ia
the fire hydrauls
There shall be forty-tiVe MIGRANTS,
each with two openings to fit the hose
IN use by the lire department OF this
city the same to ho located one at
each intersection of streets, aud accord
ing to the exact location chosen 10y The
Chiet Ct the IRE department. The
connections between the fire hydr"hts
shall he of six inch pipe.
There shall be six eight inch valves,
aud thirty 8jXInch valves suitably
placed in said main pipes, so rs to form
what is known IA tine "halI-cut'oll'
system. The said valves 10 be sulta
DIV protected by iron valve boxes
known as the Louisville pattern.
There shall be suitable branch cast
! inus. to.Wi,: A cross and tee al
each intersection of streets and all O
said pipes and branch castings shall bC
| laid 80 that the top OF the same Shal
be three feet below the surface OF the
street.
There shall be two duplex pumps
| each with capacity Of one million
gallons oi water in tWenty-Iom hour
and each supplied with steam from t
separate steam boiler and arranged s,
aa to work siugiy or together, eacl
pump shall have its separate section
pipe and separate discharge pipes IN :
suitable "N' pipe, each discharge pipe
shall have "A valve between the pump,
and the Y SO as 10 cut oil either puml
nj will.
There shall be pump well, con
structtd ia the bank of the Trinity
river ut the place selected, The sale
well shall be twenty five feet in diane
ter, and eXcavatcd 10 five feet below
the bed of the Trinity river at that
place, the well to be lined with hard
brick, the lower part to be arranged
with filter from The bottom of the
well extending up eight feet. Above
that the brick to be laid in cement Ia
bOvc high water mark. Adjoining
the above described pump.well, shall
be another well, or water tight cham
Der in which to place the
pumps 50 ~ to bring them within
twenty foot suction ut the lowest
stage OF water. Above the said
well for the pumps, shall be built IN
the pump house OF suitable size to con-
tain the boilers and room Tor tiring,and
a suitable work bench The said
house shall be hulit Of brick with
metal roofing, and not less than TWEEN
ty 10y thirty.iive feet, ground plan,a and
twenty feet high from the floor to the
ceiling.
The whole of said enumerated ma
tcrial together with every other thing
requisite and necessary thereto, aud
not herein mentioned, shallIbe furnish
ed and constructed 10y the party OF the
first part to comprise and form the
Dallas Water Works, aud the same
shall he completed and putin operation
10y the said party of the first part
on or before January LIST 1877, acts of
GCd. excepted or in other words 10y
delay caused 10y continued high water
or 10y epidemic sickness in said city OF
Dallas.
Payments by the said party o! the
second part shall he twenty thousand
dollars in cash, twenty-five per cent on
the 18th of September, 10Th OF October,
10th Of November and 10Th Of Deem
Der OF this year 1867 and twenty thous-
and dollars in certificates of 0Ge half
ownership the said water supply
company and water works and its
rights and franchises, when said con-
tract has been fully complied with and
the works accepted; and the test for the
acceptance OF the said works by the
said party OF the second part shall be
the throwing OF six streams of water,
each Que hundred feet high at
one time, along amy part of the pipe
lines, each stream to I've through one
section of two and one. half inch hose
aud one inch nozzles, and the said
works shall toe on the "direct prepure
plan,n each pump provided with II
lever safety valve and sufficient waste
pipe to lead tho water away from
the " alls of the pump house and wells
when said safety valves may be open
and after the SAID satisfactory test the
works shall be turned over TO the
party of the second part in good repair
and working order and the said party
of the first part shall then have full
and final settlement with the said
party of the second part. In default
Of which he shall hold the
said works To his own use and
emoluments until such settlement
shall be fully made, and for the faith
ful performance Of this contract, the
said party of the first part, binds him.
self or successors or assigns TO said |
party of the second part, in the penal
sum of fifteen thousand dollars in u
bond to be given with sufficient surety. |