The daily gazette., 1880-01-09
oar Voter Department.

COUNCIL LAST NIGHT, WHICH
SHOWS THE OPERATIONS OF THE
WATER WORKS DURING THE PAST
YEAR.
The annual report Of the Chief Engi-
neer of the Water Department, ii. b.
Mclntire, was presented IN City Council
last night. The report is very volumi-
nous one and reviews the work of the
department, in an exhaustive and com
prehensive way. An epitome of the re.
port is gwen below:
The report opens with an allusion TO
the citizens committee, which was ap-
pointed to consider the increased con-
sumption of water and the imperfect
condition of the pumping machinery.
IL Is the opinion Of the Chief Engineer
that this committee failed 10 realize the
Importance of the work assigned TO
THIN, as they made no IT Communications
70 relieve the then existing wants.
Hence, no Legislation was taken until
the breaking Of the wbssr wheel al city
mill, oh JDly LIST, made it absolutely
necessary.
Other unimportant facts are gone
over, and then the data concerning the
removal of the pumping station at
Tenth and Market streets are given.
The Worthington pump was removed
to Cool Spring Reservoir and put on
trial, the result being satisfactory. The
old reservoirs at Tenth and Market
streets were emptied for the last time
ON June 10Th, (water was first pumped
into them OH Nov. 18th, 1920 The
work Of levelling the banks commenced
on June Both, and that of putting up
the new court house, on August 10Th.
The progress of the arrangements for
putting in new wheel at the city mill,
to take the p ace of the one that went
10 pieces is reviewed at length, and the
recent breaking of the Golfer dam, that
was built to help along the wo;k Of lay
ing the 20-inch main Is spoken If as be.
ing caused by no fault OF the depart
ment, as it was, in the Chi,f Engineers
opinion, properly erected.
The report then goes on TO speak of q
defect IN the inch mains on Fifth,
Sixth, Seventh and Eighth streets, W bich
are mad quate to supply the lower por-
lions Of The city. and makes the follow
ing recommendation.
To remedy this defect in our water
inch main he laid on Jackson street,
from Eleventh TO Second street. If the
City Council should thick IL unwise to
expend, at the present time. money suf-
icient 10 lay snch main, L would recoiD-
M nd that the 80 inch main at Eleventh
AMI Jefferson streets be connected with
he l6 inch main at Eleventh and Mar
ket streets. This could be done very
cheaply by means of IS inch main, and
a. l.. A. .an.
from lltb aud Jefferson streets by way
Of Market and Tenth streets to Church
street, and weuld thereby obviate the
present necessity Of pumping directly
through the city when working on JEFF
ferson street, and the city would az all
times be supplied from the reservoirs at
Cool Spring"
After allndng to the WorthinPtOn
Duplex Pump at the City Mill, which
has been running night aud day, the
recommendation made in the report for
1873, that Worthington pump of even
greater capacity be procured, is re-
newed This liz TO he used In case of
the breaking of the one now In use. The
thought of expendiDg $4,000 or 1000
may n ot be n pleasant one to the City
Coupcil, hut IL " i'll be more expensive II
the manufacturing establishments have
TO stop operations on account OF water
famine. The providing of new set of
boilers at City Mills Is also recommended
as follows:
al would also recommend that anoth
er pair of boilers be erected at city mill.
There is perhaps more trouble TO be ap-
pretended from failure of the boilers
ID an there is OF breaking down Of the
pump. The parts of the pump could no
doubt be quickly duplicated whilst a
long time would elapse before the boilers
could be properly repaired or replaced"
The sale of the Bull Cornish Pump
and the application of the money to the
Improvement of the department Is re-
commended.
With regard to the springs west of the
basin, from which, during the year IL i.
395 800 gallons of water flowed, it IL re
commended that the ater be conveyed
in small pipes to the different drinking
fountains.
Cool spring Reservoir Is reported in
good condition aud also the machinery
The Wal er pump built by the Messrs
Belts has been rejected, as it failed TO
give satisfaction. Concerning a Lew en-
CINE and boiler at this point the Chief
Engineer says:
"Tf an accident of any kind should
happen to either the pump or boiler,
which would require any length of stime
arise and that portion of our city now
supplied by the high service reservoir
would be- without water unless come >
lions could be made and the high ser.
vice reservoir suppl ed directly from the
Brandy wine. tt eretore, { is considered
best that immediate steps be taken to
provide this station with another pump,
which shali be able to lift in "A hours, at
least | 800 900 gallons of water, and also
ifnt 10 N tho
use."
The increase in the consumption of
water during the year, over 1873, is l6l,-
763, $50 gallons.
Attention Is called to the report of the
Registrar, which shows that a most gra-
tiiying change has taken place in the
number of delinquent water renters.
The result has been brought about with
ont hard work, aud a greater reduction
in the number is expected to be effected
All accounts now on the books are in a
fair way to be Sc tied. Those who will
make no effort to reduce the amount are
deprived of water and action taken to
collect he money by process of law.
A reassessment of water renters was
made during the year; il cost the city
S75g.56, and will increase the revenue of
the department at least $1,000 per year
If the Institutions, now exempt from
payment of water rent, were required
20 pay, the revenue would be increased
50 Og5. Add to this. 448 fire hydrauts at
$50 each IA nd the revenue would be In
creased S13 735. In this connection. the
Chief Engine, thinks, that in the assess
meHt of taxes ar amount equal to the
city use of water SHOULD be assessed for
General purposes and deducted from the
assessment of water bonds.
The report concludes as follows: With
some regard to the eudations