St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1882-07-29
CONSULTING ENGINEER COOKS VIEWS.

Below we give an extract from
the report of the consulting en-
gineers, made to the St. Ttamany
Waterworks Company:
SIN regard to the quantity AID
quality of the water of the Bogue
Falia, we have the following certiti-
cate of Mr.. John Roy:
"This is to certify that l have
visited and inspected the proposed
site for forming a basin on the
Bogue Falia River, in st. Tammany
parish, in connection with q pro-
ieet for supplying the city of New
Orleans with water, and found tae
same very advantageously situated
for the purpose intended. The
natural advantages are yery great,
leaving little for art to do to form
a basin, ample, secure and easily
maintained. / also measured the
flow of water, and found it to be
forty-pine millions wine gallons in
twenty-four hours. This was in
the month of September, and at
dry time. JOHN Roy, Engineer.
Mr.. J. D. Cook, consulting en-
gineer, OF Toledo, Ohio, ma es the
following report:
KNOWING that your Water Sup
ply Association are greatly anxious
to know something as to the result
of my Investigation. and having
been unexpectedly delayed in max
ing such areport as I intended. and
us the great importance of the en-
terprise amply merits, l send you
this preliminary communication,
which is intended to correctly set
forth the more important charac.
teristics of the project, together
with its estimated cost.
"The territory north of Lake
Pontchartain. generally bounded
on the west by the valley of the
Tangipahoa, and on the east by
Bogue Chitto, extending beyond
the northern boundary line of the
State, and comprising drainage
area of more than 2000 square
miles, is traversed by numerous
navigable and living streams of pro-
verbally clear, soft water. 1t is my
Judgment that the territory drained
by the Bogue Falia and its tribu-
taries would furnish You an ample
supply for many years to come. =
The area drained by Croton
River. supplying New York, is
taken at 300 square miles. with q
rainfall of 35 inches,
63, mean 43 inches.
Taking that of the Bosqe Falia at
200 square miles, minimum rainfall
~ inches, maximur 81 and mean
81, would give an average supply
per annum Of 17G, $50, l53. 900 GAL
Ions; deducting for loss by evapora-
ton and other sources So per cent,
which is considerably larger than is
usually found necessary in actual
practice, and taking the remaining
Is per cent. as available. would give
an annual supply of 35, 1927, 452, 600
gallons, or 96,7S6,5 $50 gallons per.
"A hours. or 73,O0D,OoO gallons per
day, on basis of least recorded
''In this instance the frequently.
troublous question of present purity.
OF probable future pollution from
dense population or dangerous.
manufactures is scarcely worthy of
a passing thought With a water
shed containing less than four per-
sons to the square mile; with almost
absolute freedom from stagnant
pools or miasmatic swamps; with a
perpetually salubrioqs and ever.
healthful climate, due to pure air.
and pure water, your immunity
from soli2ituae in this regard, in
,ontradistiaction to, the experience.
Of most other large cities, would be,
practically absolute and perpetual.
1.-The intervening distance, COM
posed of land and water which sep
srates the city from this region,
while tending somewhat to the
of the problem and
adding to its cost, should therefore
not be regarded in the single light
of a, misfortune. With nearer prox-