Daily Republican., 1880-04-07
TRE BazARIH~M.. HAaIs.
The city Coansii ExaDinos into
the Master and Fakes sueh Ac'
lion as the Emergency MokeS
eceyzRrY

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lion az the Emergency Makes
EecessRry.
The crack in ths wall of the south
basin of Cool Spring Reservoir had in
creased yeEterday TO several times It's
dimensions ON Saturday. The portion
below ths rent had sunk lower, leaving
a long, ugly fissure, = foot in width, ex.
tending almost ths whole length Of the
wall. Near the base 1t was in num-
Der Of places eracksd and broken. At
the bottom the earth had been forced
up into a sort of ridge owing to the
sinking Of the wall. The wall TO the
North side Of the compartment, which
is the south slope Of ths division be-
tween the two basins, showed an In
slina!ion 10 crack, like the east wall,
though the assures were net near 40
large. These cracks rkmen were en-
gagged In closing with cement.
lR the afternoon about 8 O'clock tho
majority Of the members of the city
I,eDuacil visited the reservoir, asocmpa-
MED by Mr.. Isaac CssSin, an engineer
from Philadelphia aud City Suryeyor
Conwell. Their objsct was to attend
special meeting called by Mayor All
mond. WheR council had bssn called
to order Mr.. Paynter, chairman Of the
water committee, directed the attention
Of the members 10 the state Of Affairs,
aua said be thought that thorough
examination would have to be made
bsfore any thing could bs done. From
present appearances he confessed = be-
lief that that a new wall would have TO
be put up. This was an emergency
which council would have to meet
promptly as there was ne telling how
soon the other bRsip would be in con.
dition, similar TO the one that was
damaged.
An examination was at oacc com
rnanctd. Several workmeu were diree.
led to dig at stated places along the
base Of tho sinking wall. The FIRST sx-
cavation showed the pudding on which
the briek-Work rested to b. quite soft.
When depth OF two and 4 nalf feet
had been reached poskst Of water IT,
'nB ~ Sne pun Shhs was s'i1'Ni NJ us
cavations showed the pudding 10 ba
more or less soft, bu. st onS or two pla.
Cos II was quite firm.
lhe snpofy "aS &uY@hoSn ny mr.
Ton"sLl 'nae 1stso.''s .s pGaa'HE ""1
sHo o"uI9' ,'no 80 ''-0 I"'l S,.PrsI r..
OF the clay bsse. Br. CAasin gave it rs
l. nni,;oo that ,hsz ry,a n martial
no OP."'OD S' 49,,
cause, accompanied oy tlo l-Gs that Iie
pressure of water WaS not sufficient,
rope;6srins, IN, yeieI,t of tina rsll
~ sHo "eie W ~ "~Al'
Aueh t2lK was lnau1gSi IN regard
ing the best mode Of repairing the dam
no .,1 +hp onsstior RI aoet ,vaa diq.
"so' ~o~ '"o d"sot1NA ~ vs. ""'
cusSed very seIiously. Aay0r All
m0nd casually observed during the
,hot .La .s,;us+, ~ a1o
eMalnih"Ei".' s,i 'ii"' 'ao 'S|'ui"t' y, VAv
UUO was sllnp'y iidlcliops. why
agil he. "the Whoie basin Tag built for
81 h,,,, Gas Oon and tbo entiro east bank
"'',N.N' 49, 600 :,
At the conclusion of the examination
80. 20, r.t,,,o1 % a..
the "hole "a.'eE wac Aoleileu w sno
Water committee, ana COUNCIL ad-
iourned 10 meat at 7. 20 o'clock 10 hanr
, :, - - a., oo.,.,;.t.
tue report ot tne oonAtnlo]o.
In the evening at 7.3O O'Clock COun-
cil mat at the Civ Hall. and tha Water
o'i 'Hes ~ ~ S.,I-.
ooMknlttes presen'eu tho SHOWING III
n.;un,.s. n ~
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"Mr. oassin says that ths cause is very
e.mP.e ps,hS ~ nrtas %oi, ha Uo,iS W W
VA S1,s a vail Of Brick Or s.cns laid in cement
three foot square be placed at the foot Of mo
wall sna tns cay e1GavaIsa S 70 INC ga deP5a o.
10 be well pnddlod snde< and around. The
pudding appears to be tirSt GLASS and wall put
as %'9e hs SSs asT ii po.
certain il the puddle under the brick work is
IN coed coalition andlnot crashed; 70 aise e1-
anime Sso Sessp ~ whnh % cannSt ba lsaynsS
cept by cutting oat the brick work, In several
places; he would not Iecomnend the whole
wa.d W.aasasrx 20 W "N'n u'"N "A'''' "'''A"'0''
M. Conwell does not think o wall absolute
ly necessary; no would recommend IN lieu Of
wall NJ me iJ,I tne ~ oftSs tSs wsI1 anatbsr
line lin D Of I Gu b sci perpindlcular to the bottoni
about six fest back; and stayed about every
sgns or len ,eeS fest dsen apd Sboa, Ave- sa
vide vide II found necessary to tgke out the
whole 40 nc woIiS ns' ieeonIM ~ more mors
than Sns &c eoo,so yross oi Wiz NJ Csan
Mr.. Adams moved that tho whole
matter be referred 10 the water Com
'nittes for them to use their best ludg-
N ent.
Mr.. NeMenamin moved 70 amend by
adding Mr.. COnveli, City surveyor, :
to the Water COMMITTEES. This was
lone.
Mr.. Chandler said that this eourgsi
Appeared to him to be the proper enc
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