Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-26
LOCAL NEWS.
Water for the High Ground.
SOME FACTS ABOUT THE PROPOSED "sTANr
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Understand what 4 stand pipe Is, and those
who are curious a $ TO how il is 10 help water
TO rise 10 the upper stories of the houses I'm the
more elevated portions OF the citv will be in
tsreSted In the following description obtained
by 4 STAR reporter. from one whose duties re
Guire thorough knowledge of the subject In
simple terms a stand-pipe is a tube designed
10 sustain column of water Of moderate
height. The structure must be strong in pro
portion TO its attitudes. Where the height is
considerable. the pressure TO be- wiIhStooI IL
very great, and then the character OF the
foundation. strength Of materials. and Of con
SlIGiioh, enter as important factors in the
problems 10 be met.
In this case. the District Commissioners hay.
lnC opportunity TO avail themselves of a ma
tuial elevation propose 10 erect thereon what
II properly
AuoMEINATIoN oF sTAND-PIrE AND METALLIC
RESERVOIR,
The height OF which above the plane of the
The water flowing in the main At the inter
section oi and 10Th streets i TO be diverted
and carried l,>N feet above the level of l6ib
street, beyond the boundary line where the
metallic reservoir i II be placed. The pine
leading irom the pipes and Passing up through
The reservoir or tank. will be, la fact the
stand -pipe-not vertical, as is usual but in
clned, except after entering the reservoir
Thus, the project is 10 cut the l2inch main
on | street, At the point indicated, pick
up, so 10 speak, the water flowing in il, force
il by steam power up the hill TO the reservoir
lS3 Ieet higher than The pumps; thence 10 fan
into the same Pinch main. AMI flow on in L.
Just as If il had not been temporarily divert
ed: with this difference, however. IL viii then
be driven by the gravity Of a column of water
lSS feet in height, instead Of that due 10 % or
80 leet OF head aS now Is the case.
SECURITY AGAINST FIRE.
Although the Waser goes up and returns by
the same route, il is not by any means march
up the hill to march down again. for II will re-
turn, backed up 10y force powerful enough
10 give the public supply of water Tor house
hold use and afford a powerful auxiliary in the
eNtngulShmCnl OF fires in North Washington.
The computation of the pressure per square
inch 10 a head of water lSS feet high, we leave
10 the Franklin school boys. a small stand.
pipe Cf the usual diametcr-SaN 3 To . feet-an-
swerS the same purpose as large one 10 give
pressure upon the water in the mains cOnnec-
ted with Il. and meets all objects 50 long as
the pumps are in condition. aud are run To
drive wafer up The delivery pipe as fast as the
distributing one takes il out The only Object
IN such case being ID support the column OF
waller All the power the pumps exert to
force the upward Siream Is required toy its flll
ia the outlet pipe, and utilized IN driving the
wafer into all the thousands Of pipes Ia the
houses receiving from that source: but the
supply from small stand pipes i dependent
upon the continued working of the pumps. II
cnCS Al once with any accident 10 machinery.
THE RESERVOIR.
To Ohviate the evil of momentary depend.
| ence upon mechanical cOntTiyances. rs lar as
! practicable with the means at command, a
large metallic reservoir. 8 feet IN dancer aud
( Ofeet high. capable OF holding % ,Bp1 gallons
! oi water. will be placed on the hill, rs before
stated, up through which and diSchqrging into
IL, 4
/ water supply 10 the section 10 br relieved
/ through four 10 five hours by day aud seven or
! eight at nighttime enough for small repairs
| and to clean and regulate the MACHINERY.
WHEN THE PUMPS STOP,
! the Lead OF water will gradually lower dt-
! mlniShing from rs feet down toll the tank
| be empueG-h&; an altitude stll sufficient Ior
! all practical purposes. In case of iiFa when
! the draft upon the water supply is exception
ally large, the reservoir wiz be found an eifec-
| tive auxiliary.
| THE PUMPs
are 10 be duplex, driven 10y compound con-
denSinS engines. and are TO be capable, when
! lun at lalr working speed, Ia force up TO the
reservoir :. 400 go gallons Of water during each
! Il hours. This implies the use of large steam
! power and OF need for great strength of ma
chlnery, mains and pipes TO resist the strain OF
so much applied force. The water will make
the ascent subject 10 quick flows of irresistible
! power, hammering, as il were, each stroke
! OF which, although not occupying second of
| lime, Will lift several feet the entire body OF
! water IN the pipe leading 70 the reservoir, and
| these blows will be transmitted i'm A
modified form through the entire con
nectlOn OF machinery, and pipes even
! TO the Reservoir itself, which must take up and
| suffer its part of the thud aud de rimental
| action OF the p!ungerS. Due allowance for
this source Of destruction has 10 be made
Then too, the effects OF the draft OF the pam pS
/ upon the main itself, as we'll as in respect OF
! other connections with il and its own upon the
! 16-lnch main from which il is supplied, have
/ 10 be duly CO nSidered and provided for
! There are some advantages of position rem
! dellng Ii practicable 10 simplify machinery iG
/ very pretty ways, as in the case of the con
demser, which placed on the line Of the main
! VIII receive through Its pipe the entire water
! How on lis way TO the pumps thus cOndensing
/ the steam about the pipes in such manner that
! The same waters will pass back and forth be-
| tween the engine and condenser In one end
! less round OF alternate changes of torn of
steam and hot water, and with complete dis
| penSatlon OF pumps OF every kind for water or
! air connected with the condensation of steam
| a Sai
we return TO the simple statement, the object
| is to lift water 70 height TO obtain the ad
| vantage OF its fall.
| A SURETY,S SANSwER.-TO-day, in the Grim
mai Court, Washington Chids, surety for Potts
! Seymour, in answer TO a rule to show cause
| why the fOrfeitures should not be enforced
| filed his answer, in which he states as reasons
why he should not be held: That one Henry
Lacey pretended to him that the bond was
| wanted only short time-about % days-tO
! enable defendant TO prepare for his trial and
! ne was induced 10 sign the bonds after having
Pif Peen ilRt,3duced by Lacey to lady who called
| that as mark OF good faith they sent a trunk
! TO ms mouse, representing that il contained
clothing and other articles of value THAT after
| wards he got letters from Peyton alias Seymour
! dated at Montreal and Quebec, and in one of
! them, written by Mrs. PeytOn, he was request
eG 16 70 S Lorwaig me trunk to certain address,
Judge Macarthur that the case would not be
pressed. lie further represents that he thOugbt
the case long since had been dropped, and
. when he received the letters he turned them
ever to the District Attorney. who has since
made every endeayOr 10 find the whereabOutS
of Peyton, aud he now believes that Peyton
has gone TO sea, with the intention never 20
return.
IBE TONER EECTUREs.-Dr. Shakespeare
ol Philadelphia. who is TO deliver to morrow
evening lecture in the Toner course for the
discovery of new facts for the advancement of
medicine although young man, has already