The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-06-09
lI.kMAN ssArERwNRRs.
The Enterprise Pronounced
practicable.

Tie enterprise of building reservoir
on top of the hill for the purpose Of sups
PLYING the business portion of Hickman
with water, mainly for ire purposes, has
attracted considerable attention and dis
cussion. Some have pronounced the idea
impracticable, while many others earns
esily advocate it. The folio wing letter.
from Mr.. Flad, President of the St. Louis
Board of Public improvements, aud an
engineer of distinclion, will be accepted
as high authority upon the questions ans
wered. Taking his opinion as authority
The successful working of the reservoir
for fire purposes may be considered as a
fact BESIDES, the work, from an exactly
milar location, is illustrated By practi-
cal daily operation NJ Grand Rapids,
Michigan, and Madison. Indiana. The
present view of-those urging the enter
prise at hickman is that arrangements
can be made to supply the reservoir with
water through the engine on the ra lrcad
elevator. Ifthe supply of water can thus
be obtained, the building of the reservoir,
the purchase aud laying of the pipes, and
parehase OF hose, would be all the ex-
pense the city need TO incur to secure an
! inaprovenent of such vast Importance, the
successful operation OF which would not
only aid security to property. but give o
! new impetus 10 manufacturing industries.
Tie city council owe il to the property
| Interest of the town 10 investigate this
enterprise. What the reservoir, pipes,
&c, will cost, is a matter upon which
: epinions very widely differ, and it is up
on these very points that the public de-
sire the Mayor and Council to take some
steps TO ascertain reliably. Ii it proves
too expensive lit need not be attempted
IL uron the n;ray, as very many think
the improvement can be secured at reas
enable cost, By all means, every exeriiou
SHOULD be made to devise the ways and
nieaus. Tie following letter win give
the Council, and our property owners
+ points 10 think over:
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OF TuE
BOARD OF PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.
ST. LOUIS, June 1, 1882
DEAR SIR: To give correct answer to
your question, whether Reservoir To-
Gated 225 feet above he town, would give
s1ihcient pressure for fire purposes, ccull
only be fully answered, il the following
data had been given, viz;
i. Diameter of pipe leading from res.
erv CIR to the city
?. Length Il start pipe
20. Length land diameter OF hose
through which tbs stream has to p=ss
from the hydrant 10 the Ii nozzle.
! As these were not stated, L will assum.
that they would be as follows.
!. Diameter of pipe, inches.
+ 2. Length 5000 feet.
3. Diameter of hose 2. inches, length
2UO feet.
Uader these conditions inch nozIl.
will force 235 gallons per minute 90 feet
vertically or ~ feet horizontally, provid
Ell no water is drawn At the same Iims
! for any other purpose. Or, three strssnI
Of the same size can be thrown stimuli
taneorsIy through > hose, each 200 fee
I loEg aud , inc.,.s diameter. each 10
vertical hoi ut of &c feet or l0j horizont
ally, each stream delivering 30 gallons
per minute, and the thfse streams to
seiher GOO galIoEs per ma suite, which il
about equal to The ssp<eiiy Of wAisl
thrown By Two of cur Steam TIRE engines
on on average.
have given ycu This statement sinpl,
10 give you a general idea OF what NAL
be ioas. but If you want TO erect water
worss 10 do ali required of thsm, would
--4astss you 10 cali some good engineer
AID 10 let hiin study the local conditions,
and thea follow his advise in the msttar
~ sicnding few hundred dollars for thii
purpose, you win save thousand in thu
end and avoid ,lisappoiniRents.
Respectfully,
HENRY FLAD, {. E.
To =. !. SELEtRK. E.q.