The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-10-19
PURE COLD WATER.
Inspecting the Improvements at Pre-
sumpscot River.

In response to an invitation extended by tn
Portland Water Company to the members o
the City Government, the directors of the Pre-
sumpscot Water Power Company and tb
members OF the press to visit and inspect th
improvements being made by the above tw
named companies, party consisting of Mayo
Butler, Aldermen Cunningham, Cushmap
Clay and Small; Councilmen Melaugh, Rid
Ion, Smith, Morse, Andrews, Hall, Dyer AM
Robinson, Clerk Robinson, Treasurer Hersey
Auditor NOVEL;, Assessors Fox, Marsh ant
Dyer, Street Commissioner Barrett, Chief En-
gineer Littlefeld, Truant Officer Cousins, ant
School Agent Pray-of the City Government
Directors G. A. Blown and W. r. Wood
of the Water Power Company; Presi
dent Anderson, of the P. & o. Railroad; Presi
dent Dayeis, of the Portland Company; Capt
Mcclellan, one of the trustees of tbs
Water Company's bonds; Henry P. Wood
Esq. President Clark, Treasurer Wescott, Sec
rotary Shepley, Directors Payson and Jose,
and G. NJ. Plummer, Esq, of the Water
Company, yesterday morning at nine O'Clock
took special train, consisting of an eGgine
and one car, at the Preble street station of the
P. & r. Railroad, and under the power of the
s'Toppan Robe" and the charge of Conductor
Berry they were soon st Sacearappa, where they
found in readiness for them three Portland
pleasure teams, viz: "Resolute," "Zephyrus"
and "Wawonaissa," which they at once board
ed and were soon on their way TO the points of
interest. After riding along very pleasant
road for about three miles, passing number Of
memorable places Of note, Little River, the
first point OF interest, was reached. Over this
river the Water Company are laying 200
feet of cast iron pipe on granite piers ard a
cast iron bridge of 40 feet span. The inten tion
of the company is that as soon as this new main
is laid to take the old one across the river on
the same pier instead Of under the river as here
tofore, hoping thereby 10 reduce the liability to
accident, as was the case last jane as this
point
The party then proceeded about three
quarters OF mile deviating from their course a
little to accept the invitation Of Mr. G. A
Brown one of the party who is treasurer Of the
"Ssbago Wood Board Company" to visit the
works of that company at Little Falls, South
Windham, where they were shown the process
of making card board from pulp wood.
A pleasing incident occurred just before
reaching the mill. Four little children stand
ing along the road side very prettily salutad
the party which was heartily responded to.
The next place stopped at was the cement
shed where the pipes that are being laid by the
Water Company are lined with cement. The
party then proceeded on to Wards Hill where
the Water Company are laying pipe.
In this connection we would say that ia
1875 the Company determined to lay a second
main from the lower gate-house, at the end of
the conduit, one mile from the lake, into
the city, and continue the same to compile
ton as fast as the money could be obtained for
laid at an expense Of 100000. and connected
with the old main at Wards Hill in November
1876 Last June the directors determined to
lay three miles of additional pipe this fall.
Contracts were made with Messrs. Hondlette
s. Ellis Of Boston, for the iron, Messrs. 9. A.
B. Morse & Co., for cement, the Portland
Company for making the pipe and all special
casting-suct as Innings and joint.rings. The
work of construction on the line has been
done by the day, by the company, under the
direction of Ephraim Dyer, Esq, with the
foremen Of their respective depart
ments: Harrison S. Cousins, laborers; George
E. Hayes, pipe lining shed; j. S. SturgIs, pipe
aging.
The pipe being laid except that being used
in crossing Little River is what is called the
wrought iron and cement pipe, each pipe being
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pipe is lined with cement at the shed before
spoken Of.
The pipe after being laid is bedded in cement
md the outside joints made by inserting the
ends in cast iron rings and the inside joints
filed with cement. thus making continuous
cement lining throughout the entire length.
Then the whole outside of the pipe is covered
70 the depth of two inches with cement, thus
the iron from oxidation and max
ng it more lasting than any other kind of
pipe. The new main is being laid generally on
;he opposite side of the road from the old one.
A large number of men and teams are en-
,loyed, and as to men, the Company has had
more trouble to get them than it has to find
place for them, as is the general rule now days.
The price paid is dollar day and board
furnished at an exceedingly cheap rate.
OF the three miles to be laid this season, and
which was commenced in August, about half
nile, which is at this end, remains to be laid
and which will be completed about the first of
the month. The whole work has received and
IS receiving the personal attention Of the Off
GERS Of the Company, and is worthy the in-
,pection of all interested in good work. The
cost of the new main entire when it
reaches Portland is about 100000.
The elevation of Wards Hill is 237 feet
above the level of the sea.
After spending some little time here the par
~ headed for White Rock station on the P.,&5
D. R. r., reaching it about noon. Here an
excellent lunch-from the restaurant Of Daniel
K. Reed-was served to the party in P. & O.
r. baggage Car. The way the party "walk-
ed into it, our decided verdict would be that
they were pretty hungry. Any way they did
It full Justice.
After spending about an hour here, during
# ''the City don't smoke" good part of the
City Government do; the party started en-
their Tourney" They proceeded to what is
known as Wescott's Falls at "Sebago," two
miles this side of the lake proper.
During the ride one of the party wishing to
show his fsetness of foot to the company in
the wagon that he was in, dropped his hat
off into the road, "purpossly of course," caus-
ing the hating of the team, thus giving him, lin
view Of the fact of the hat bsing some ways be-
hind, an excellent opportunity, which was also
taken advantage of by another member.
Since leaving Saccarappa the party had been
by the addition of the following
who had private teams: President
S. D. Warren, Directors j. E. Warren and
Longley, and Messrs. W. L. Warren and Lisk,
of the Water Power Company; Selectmen East
man and Harding, and Treasurer Hinckley of
Gorham and others.
At Wescott's Falls they found an immense
piece of work going on which, by the looks of
the material used and the way tits being used,
when completed will challenge close inspec.
ton.
The Water Power Company are constructing
an immense dam which will be, when com.
pleted, Is feet high and 800 feet long including
wing walls. The amount of granite masonry
will be about 81, 900 cubit feet. The foundation