The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-18
THE wArER SUPPLY.
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IoplnS supply ol water Suilclent Tor The
probable future demands of Dallas,
have the honor to submit the following
estimates and map
The supply OF water to furnish 100000
gallons per diem, can be obtained without
building storage reservoir, or settli"g
BASIN, or illtering canal, by using Longs
lake; provided, reasonable arrangements
can be made with the proprietOrs, and a
satisfactory bond be given by them TO Sc.
cure the city from any deficiency of water
at any time.
Ifsuch an arrangement can be made, the
cost OF the worksNill be as follows, using a
li.inch main supply pipe, /. OF an inch
thick, from the lake to Main street at Aus.
! tin street, u distance of 10000 feet, or two
miles, and new l2.iuoh service pipe, of
an inch thick, up Main street distance of
1 5000 feet, or three-fourths OF mile, to
stand pipe, allowing the present 6inch ser
/ vice pipe IN Elm street, TO remain also,
the present S-luch supply pipe from
the Browder springs, and using the
| large pump and engine now at Browder
springs, leaving there the mailer pumps
and engine now on the river bank:
1880 feet A.inch pipe, 69SA tons, at
,5i ,,,.i..;.y $780,. -. sSO2SS Is
81, .'.'.,...,...,.,.- 800. 0OSs 20
Uulpading 800 toilS AZ 10 cents ......., 30 90
IL. 90 feet ditch at 10 cents per font. 1850 %
NJ 10 cents Observation-Disclosures, 100 90
Hauling toms Al 50c9nts .-. aS7 90
Taking np BOO io,t uf 6'inch plre NJ
/ ~ CONS st.,, .,H.tt.... t,..,,..,t..s $50 90
Putting down 5000 feet Of 70 inch pipe
a. ~ cents, .........,,,,,.... $50 90
/ Englue and pnmp.hCuSc NJ lake ..... $50 10
Moving pump aud engines ..,..,....... 80 90
| 10 por cent nungenccs,,..u,,..,.. I,Nl 20
Total .......... ,..>...,..,........ s7.775 o.
Nh,,lI 4 /, a.. "a.
of Turtle Greek, and the Trinity river in
preference to Longs lake, the inl lowing
additional amount will be required,
A dan across the river lJ0x20xh0 -. sl5.55s 90
well In turtle crees l0Nl0iS0 10000
4 filter canal 800 feet long ixi...,u loo %
Rightof-way and gronnos. ......... l,,0D 90
| Total iSb,5 on
This would give a volume OF water in
Trinity river one mile long by thirty feet
deep, by $50 feet wide, equivalent to five
months supply of 100000 gallons
per day, Longs lake at present being
900 feet SQUARE by five feet deep, only con-
tains 100000 gallons, but the Longs
lake bBslu TO contain four months supply
OF 100000 gallons per diem, would be
| 900 ieet wide, by 200 feet long by ten
feet deep; TO be supplied by the water of
! Longs spring, Cedar springs and by pump.
ing direct from the river.
! Another plan would be TO purchase of
| Mr.. Jack Cole, the land around Raccoon
springs, put in q levee to enclose basin OF
900 feet wide by 1000 feet long by ten feet
deep, to cost sli 600, and use the waters of
Raccoon springs and surface waters from
the hills above; n dam across Turtle creek
above the railroad bridge would give
enough to keep up supply of 100000
gallons per day.
Another plan would be to purchase the
land at Cedar lake which now contains
100000 gallons OF water. put in
levee to enclose 900 by 1000 feet and con.
troll the drainage of the hills above and the
Cedar springs. This would require 1000
feet more of A.inch pipe at cost of $l2,-
900, and farther sum of $l2 900 for leyees,
etc, etc.
The elevation OF Longs lake is the same
AS Browder's spring, which is twenty feet
lower than Main street opposite
the county court house, iiity.two feet
lower than Main street opposite the
stand pipe, the stand pipe being litty-tive
feet high; a constant hosd of water fifty -six
feet may be assumed. which would send,
through u inch pipe, 100000 gallons
per day.
The large pump at Browder springs will
force sixteen gallons per stroke of piston
and, at fifty strokes per minute, would sup.
ply a little over 100000 gallons per day, so
while this pump could be worked TO this
capacity, the smaller pump would furnish
one.half million gallons, ana such supply
would be all Dallas would require for The
next twenty years.
From calculation of actual consumers
, OF water in the city at the present time, |
find only 100000 gallons accounted for in
daily consumption, while, at the present
pumping, there are over 100000 gallons
tailv tlruiqhpH from thn RrAwlar pnritna
thus showing waste OF 90 per cent, which
should be remedied, If possible, otherwise
the city does not receive an equivalent for
its investment in the water.works.
In this connection. | would suggest the
use OF meters for large consumers, to see
that they pay fair percentage for water
supplied them; and also that the police DO
instructed to report all leakage on the
streets. w. Nj. JOHNSON,
City Engineer.
ALDERMAN MoRoNKY's REPORT.
Dallas, Texas Feb 3 TO the Hon. Mayor
and City Council Of the City OF Dallas:
GENTLEMEN After n careful cOnsider,.
ton Of the various plans and propositions
which have been submitted to us for the
purpose Of enlarging our water supply, We
beg leave to make the following report and
recommendations, trusting that you Will
see proper to take Immediate ana decided
not pJrmit of delay, without great incon,
venience and injury, not alone tn the sys
tenn OF water supply AS II is, but also TO The
citizens aud property owners OF the Gity
In reviewing the various plans submitted
we have endeavored TO divest ourselves a.
much as possible. of personal preference
and have considered only the merits of each
. one insofar us it would meet the wants O
the water supply.
a. Ctalr1 4. 4
! plenty OF water ut distance from the city
, of not more than one and one.half miles
ready for the pumps; provided, the city viii
enter Into contract with them Tor periot
OF ten years, and pay them for the same III,
! sum of 50 coo per annum. Allowing 81, 90,
II year to keep the supply OF water up
make necessary repairs, etc, the ne
profit to them woui be 5000 per an
mum, representing an investment of So, li3
This estimate is based on an interest of
per cent, which we think is u liberal rsti
c mate on u tcn.year city bond. These par
1 ties refuse to give bond TO keep up the SUP
ply OF water for ten years, or any period o
!, time ut all, and Will expect the city TO be
a gun ~ once the erection Of the necessnr,
a works, when committee OF the council 4
!. satisfied that sufficient supply of waite
has been provided.
:. The necessary cost OF main buildings
!, right.ol.way, ETC., for this would amount l.
u $4,000,
The interest bearing capital invested rcp
resented by the $1,000 annual paymen
added to this. would represent an inves,
y ment Of $s7, li3.
Q should the supply at any time prove in
;. sufficient, the contracting parties reserv
n the privilege OF abandoning their works
u and the city will necessarily be to the enoI
X nous expense OF removing the pipes, ma