Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-01-20
Something about the Water Works at
Bar Harbor

As Zero has without my knowledge or
consent, but very kindly | acknowledge,
taken me into print on the subject of the
Bar Harbor Water Works, perhaps a few
words from me. who probably understands
the case more fully than any other man,
will be of interest to the citizens Of Bar
Ilarbor and Hancock County. Zero states
the case very correctly, except that the honor
Of the enterprise belonged to Mr.. DeSIse
He had helped construct the "Tuolumnc
/ Water Works" in California, works that
run water through 90 miles of fumes and
bitches, and he understood how TO do it.
But the trouble was to make any body else
believe that it could be done III that way.
Not man could be found erc,pt myyelf who
would believe ii. But water We had to
have or perish, and Eagle Lake lay I - or
miles away, over solid granite hills, in
which 1t would cost fortune, to bury a pipe,
and there was no other way except the Cali
fornia plan.
Our pressing need Of water was during
the hot season tJuuc. July. Aug. and Sept },
IT. "1'.'o"' ! '',e p''sc ".'N '""'"- mere
loI' ai'tr Trying every "thcT aNMIabIt
S""rCr |" >e,l th' STOCK, ana failing Mr'
| prNlN.e ana hl!>eH subscribed Tor the
nt''iicc' ana successfully completed the
N"tNN. lH'' was seven summers 20. Inc
/ cut't was Z" restore the ruined business OF
| lhe pId't' anu cause IL To grow TO ten tunes
~ oTiE'nA! SIC 70 fhNe me value "i real
estate immensely, 70 aud largely - the
Ialue 81 ING town ani the business q the
company. HNc snort description q the
worhN. me water Is taken from the Eagle
Lahe stream about - miles from the
village OF bar itarbor. and runs IN fumes
! anu dltcheN' having the capacity OF 10
/ men pipe ana lowest grade OF lnch IN
~ ieet' INTO reservoir, on a hill IN the
Nni'Se' holding about 80 thousand gallons
q water and beng about 100 feet above
tHe sea lcyeI at high water From sand
reservoir tht water i conducted through
| Tn village n iron pipes, extending % the
distance ~ al directions. OF or miles,
and 81 ! 70 men capacity.
In addition to these works, tie Compan,
intend IN the Spring, 10 buiId stone
/ reservoir on NIL 20 i"ct high, about 81
OF mile from the village, having capacity
OF about one and onc-hatt million gallons.
ana connected by an eight inch pipe With
the present pipes Of the village. Also they
/ intend 70 build 4 winter reservoir capable ot
/ supplying the village during the winter, q,
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