The daily gazette., 1877-03-01
For the Gazette.

For the Gazette.
q. p. JOHNSON, Eso.-In looking over
the daily Gazette, OF Tuesday, 4 lind In
ane @ editorial column, the following
There Is great doubt about the grounJs
OF the new reservoir being fit for such a |
purpose; at all events there is no need of |
completing that work for two years to |
come; and the Legislature might with |
great propriety refuse to grant the loans
asked for. In two years we will be bet |
teraole TO finish the work. In the mean |
time let larger pipe be put down Orange
street. Tins alone would add greatly TO !
our supplyn nil y fal.
While have no opinion to express as
10 me htness of the grounds selected. / |
will say q, passdnt that the city EMPLOYED
one Of the best civil engineers to select
lahd TOR this purpose, and the gentleman
engaged during his whole life az a Hy-
draulic Engineer and at that time, 1870,
was recommended as being at the head
OF his profession, refer to the late VIM.
E. Norris, Esq. I'd nI
The time for completing the reservoir
IN the above article, is what take ex-
cause 1t misleads the people. The truth
Is just this, our reservoir capacity at
| Tenth and Market street, Is in round
| numbers about two millions five hundred
Thousand gallons and the daily consump-
tion of water for the month Of February
OF this year was two millions one hundred
and eighteen Thousand one hundred and
ninety gallons, leaving a surplus of three
hundred and eighty one Thousand eight
end Of the day. < heavy rain storm such
rs we had on Friday night and Saturday
last, makes the water of the Brandywine
very turbid, and in fact almost unfit for
use. Yet for want of aplace in which TO
store week or ten days supply of water
we are compelled to keep the pumps run
ming on fair weather end foul. Again a
steam engine is liable to accident, and an
accident happening at certain seasons OF
the year, thus delaying the pumping
great loss and Inconvenience must be the
| result. NiH ~ 500 ..si1. .Iv.ft,
The new Worthington Pumping En-.
gine, has been running more than three
years and has not during this time cost
dollar for repairs, in fact, .durtng the
whole time the interior valves
packing, Sc. have not been examined il
now needs caring for, but the difficulty
is that for want of storage capacity, or q
impossible to make the necessary exami
nation. ..H y. 80 ga
What shall we do? The old Cornish en-
gfae erected in 1855, is almost worthless
and is certainly not to be depended OF
while the repairs to the Worthington, i
any are needed, are being made. y
IL There are two ways by which a SUR
supply of water may be had; by complet
i j ing the Cool Spriug Reservoir, thus Civ
!, 4 ing settled and clear water, or second b,
. 4 duplicating the puNapiBg machinery.
TO finish the reservoir will cost, say
one hundred and fifty thousand dollars
and save hundred and thirty thousan,
D dollars already expended; while to dupi
b cate the pumping engine, will cost, say
fifty thousand dollars, and give q sur
, | supply of water at all seasons of ;he yea
, and in all kinds of weather.
We now have laid in the city forty fou
3 miles of water pipes, and they all bein.
: full if no water was pumped during tn
e day, that in between a. m. and p. N
4 the reservoir would be empty by
o o'clock, and persons living above at
n street would be without water ia tlsei
hydrants. So that large pipe laid i
Orange street would not make much OF
stow-house for water. / merely writ
this to ccrrect wrong impression whic
seems to hGve arisen in the miaRs {
our people. And / say in eono3usio
that IL the pumps at the Branaywin
were by accident prevented running fC
twenty-four hours in the months Of june
1; July or August there would be no waite
in the reservoir at 10th and Markt
streets, and very little in the net work c
pipes unserlaying the streets ofsour cit,
Very respectfully yours.
e. H. GALLAeIER,
.- Chief Engineer
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