Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1879-06-25
The Water Works.


the city, at least, with water for
fire purposes, it may not be amiss
to say few words in regard to the
works, and what the company are
doing and expect to do.
In the first place, the company
Is composed Of business men, near
" all Of whom reside in this city,
and are we'll known to all of our
citizens, and the works are Of the |
Holly system. "The bay works
consists Of an inlet crib construct
ed Of sound pine timberS, firmly
bolted together, filled with broken
stone, in about l6 feet Of water.
A "a inch pipe, tWyckoff patent
pipe) is provided to convey water
directly from the crib to the pumps,
on Thunder Bay river, distance. J
miles, and should the demand at
any time for fire purposes exceed
the capacity of this pipe, an indie
pendent pipe is provided to con-
vey water from large pond on
Thunder Bay river, in the imme-
diste vicinity Of the pumps. The
pumping machinery is of the latest
design Of the Holly Manufacturing
Company, and embraces all recent
valuable improvements. 1t is es-
pecially adapted to the services re-
auired, and in finish and work
manship canno, be excelled, The
pumps are run by two Letfell Pa
tent Turbine water wheels. One
Of the wheels is So inches in di-
sme,er. and Of 200 horse power !;
the other is 30 inches in diameter,
aud Of "A horse power. The pumps
are two Of Holly's Patent Rotary
pumps, each having a capacity OF
1000 gallons a minute under hre
pressure, and one Of DiNon's Du-
plex pumps, of two cylinders nine
inches in diameter and IS inch
stroke. manufactured sc the Otta-
wa Iron Works Company, Grand
Haven, Michigan; this pump also
has q capacity of 1000 gallons a
minute. The fire hydrants are OF
the Holly patent, full size, with
double discharge and frost jacket
There are so in all, giving leo hose
attachments. The stop gates oil
valves are 81 in number, Of the
Eddy patent, made by Wood &
Co, Philadelphia. They are plac'
ed in the mains at suitable point:
for shutting off water in case o.
necessity or convenience. The
cost of the works when fully com
pleted viii be sixty thousand dol
lars The work Of putting in the
crib in the bay has not yet been
commenced, but the main pipes in
the greater part of the city are
down and those on the north side
Of the river will be ready TO re-
ceive the water in = week or ten
days
The pumps, which are now in
position for business. are situated
at the Richardson dam, and are
run BY water power. thus doing
away With the necessary expense
Connected with works Of the same
nature which are run by steam
power. The pump house, which
Is in close proximity TO the Rich
ardsou mill. Is built Of stone ant
brick, and will probably be enclos
ed and rooted this week, the roo
being Of iron. Between the puml
house and the mill is the FUN
with the smaller wheel, and shat
g. connecting with the pumps in th
building.
IL was at first intended to tax
the water across the river by mean
Of . large pipe above the dam, an
tie pipe was accordingly put dow
for that purpose 7; but the plan J
this one respect has been changed
and the main pipe across the rive
viii be placed just below the Rich
ardson mill. but still far enough n
TO be out OF the way Of all boat
and lighters
Moses Brown. who has the cor
tract for putting in the mschiner.
vas when we visited the works
few days since, engaged in cor
Meeting the shsft with some Of th
machinery Of the mill, and he seen
ed 20 be Of the opinion that,
everything worked smoothly. ii
company would al the pipes in Il
Third ward With water in sbo'