Daily Republican., 1880-01-09
THIRD EDITION.
OUR WATER UErAKIMLNE.
ANNA Rep0rtof chief Engineer
MeIntire- he Work of ahe DE
partment During the Past Year

partment During the Past Year
BsoE we give brief synopsis Of the
annual report of Chief Engineer Me
Intire which was presented TO City
Council last evening. The report is a
comprehensive and well written doau-
ment, and as history of the radical
changes in the workiogs Of the Depart
ment and the causes which lad to them,
will be valuable not only for the pre-
sent, but for. years to come.
After referring to the changes which
have taken place, the removal OF the
old Tenth street basin and tue tearing
out Of the old wheel and water power
pumps at the City mills, and the ad-
yantageous improvements which have
been made at the latter place, the
Chief Engineer refers at length to the
causes which brought about these radi-
cal changes.
Then follows a detailed history Of
the improvements made both at the city
mills and cool spring reservoir, the re-
laying Of the forcing main at tho latter
place, the removal Of the Worthipgton
pump frou Tenth and Market streets,
to the cool spring reservoir last Jnus.
The report goss on to give an interest
ing history of the old basin az Tent
and Market streets, in which it ia shown
that water was first pumped ipta the
south basin on November Is, 1927, aud
that they were emptied for the last
time on June 18th, S79.
The report then details tho manner
in Nhich the contract for building the
new water wheel at City Mills by K. D.
Wocd & Co., Of Philadelphia, for 49,
1876, and compliments Council on the
satisfactory manner in which the work
was done. An account of the break
ing Of the Golfer Dam, which is fresh in
the minds of our readers, is also given,
and the total amount of damages paid
10 thu Messrs. G. W. Pennypacker &
Co., and VIM. Lee & Sons, for the losses
they sustained, is shown to lie 1881 to
the former and 1920 to the latter.
la referring to the Worthington Du-
plex Pump the Chief speaks very high
ly If 1t and recommends that another of
these pumps be erected with as little
delay as possible, as the city is now
depending upon the one now in for its
entire water supply. 1t is also shown !
that the Department has been very
successful during the past year in COL
lecting back wa.er rents, some OF which
had been standing for several years,
and the Chief urges that all efforts BIZ
put forth to bring delinquents up.
The re-assesments made during the
past year are also given and the re-
port concludes with a detailed state,
mept Of the expenditures and recaipts
of the Department during the last year,
with table showing the amount of
water pumped into the reservoir and
distributed with other interesting facts
and figures of which the following is a
condensed summary:
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
To al expenditures. 30, 1900
The above expenditures include g.
088 %, for new water wheel, for which |
a special appropriation was made, also
the salaries Of the Chief Engineer and
Registrar amounting to 81 ,900.08,
which is provided for in the appropri-
alton for salaries and also pay roll for
the week ending December 80, which
was not paid until January Sd, $50,
amounting to 1926. %, and which trans
fers have been deducted from the appro-
priation of 1880. IT will be seen that
when these items are deducted from the
above amount, the expenditures pro-
per will amount to but $24, 852.67, thus
bringing the expenditures within the
appropriations made for last year.
THE PUMPING RECORD.
The following is the number Of gal
Ions of water pumped during each