The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-02-27
rnE WATER WORKS.


1
Streets Traversed by the Pipes and Local
lion OF the Hydrants.
Messrs. Russell s. Alexander have
completed the laying Of the pipes for
the water works, and through the kin1-
ness of ]. H. Hibben, the city engineer,
we are able 10 present herewith the loca-
tion and size of the pipes. and the cor
ners at which the hydrants have been
placed, as well as other interesting infor-
nation pertaining TO the first water
works in Kansas.
The engine and pumps are to be To-
Gated on an acre and quarter of ground
a mile and a half southwest of the cen
ter of Emporia at the Cottonwood river.
on a portion of land known rs the old
brick yard. The city engineer is
now at work on the plans and
specifications for the foundations for the
engine and pumps, tho latter being four
in number. Workmen are al present
engaged in digging the well from which
the supply of water is 10 be taken. The
we'll is to be cylindrical in form, twenty
five feet in diameter and twenty six feet
in depth; will be encased by a two and
half foot wall, and is located one hun
dred feet from the river.
Starting from the works at the Cotton
wood, an eight-inch pipe extends to First
avenue, on Constitution street; from
thence TO Fourth avenue is six-inch
pipe, and 10 Tenth avenue threeinch
pipe; on State street, three-inch pipe
from Fourth avenue 10 Tenth; ON Mer-
chants street, "a twoinch pipe runs from
First avenue to Tenth; on Commercial,
from SOsth TO First, four-inch; from
Fourth to Seventh, six-inch from Seventh
TO Twelfth. three-inch pipes; on Market
a three-inch pipe from First to Twelfth
avenue; on Union street, two-inch pipe
from Fourth to Ninth avenue; on Ex-
change, three-inch pipe from Fourth to
Ninth avenue; on First avenue from
Constitution 10 Commercial, six-Ineh,
Commercial to Market, four inch-pipes I;
on Fourth avenue, from State to Consti-
tuition, four-inch, Constitution TO Com
mercial. six-inch and thence on TO EX-
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avenue, from Commercial TO Mechanics,
two inch pipe; on Ninth avenue "a
three-inch pipe, from Market to EX-
change street; on Tenth avenue, three
inch pipe from State to Constitution and
two inch pipe thence TO Merchants
street; on Twelfth avenue, four inch
pipe from Commercial to Market.
There are twe1ty-eght hydrants, in place
as follows: On State street at corners
OF Fourth, Sixth, Eighth and Tenth aven-
ues; on Constitution, at corners of Cop.
ley, First, Third, Fifth, Seventh and
Ninth; on Commercial, at corners OF
South, First, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth
Seventh. Eighth, Ninth and Twelfth; on
Market, at corners of First, Fourth
Sixth, Eighth, Tenth and Twelfth; on
Exchange, at corners of Fifth, Seventh
and Ninth avenues. Two more hydrants
are to be put in, one at the river; the loca
ton of the other has not yet been fixed
1t will thus be seen that Emporia will
soon be well supplied with that mos
useful element, water, and that the pro
lection from fire will be almost complete
in nearly every portion o: the city. AZ
to the water power that will be furnish
cd for light manufacturing and othe
purposes the NEWS has already received
one of "Tuerk's Hydraulic Motors" Il
run its power press, and it will be put il
operation when the connection is made
with the water.