Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-03-16
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BURLINGTON, March IA, 1888


BURLINGTON, March IA, 1855.
To the Editor OF the Free Press and Times:
In your issue of to-day | see an article
headed "Anoihcr letter from Mr.. Agtr,"
in which he attempts to criticize my letter 10
he we'cl committee in reference to leakage
from pipes pumps, etc, aud says 'thc
hasy oil hand reply without examination
throws some doubts over his figures" uEd
refers to repairs made one year ago at Mr.
Nicholas shop. The repairs referred to, OF
which had charge, were on the high pres
sure steam cylIuueis of the north engine, both
Of which were bored aud new pstons put
III. There was nothing done TO the pumps.
1T the packing OF tue steam cylInd rs has
any thing to do with The leakage aud slip of
pumps. i confess this n braucI of hydraulic
engineering that l have not read up to, aud
my sincere thanks are hereby rendered the
hOnoruUe gentlemen for this information,
and no doubt II will be OF great value 10 the
coming generation The gentleman gets very
happy over the reported leakage from pipes
ETC., when taken in connection with the re-
corded amount of water pumped during the
month Of November.
My observations, as stated in my letter,
were taken 'sOmc time slncc," IN fact early
in the season, and not during the month OF
November, and were not estimates but actual
measurements, and WERE us stated, "a move-
ment equal to 20 per cent of all the water
that passed the pumps"
Mr.. Ager tensures the Water Committee
for not attending to this matter and
devising means to stop snch waste.
"Blcss your heart, man." for the whole
year past while you have been denned up in
your sanctum, obllvous of what has been
going on around YOU, preparing your pro-
nunciamento which appeared the 23d ult
Gust in time for caucus-not Intentionally
Of course), the Water Committee and Their
efficient superintendent have been devising
means and have us stated in their communi-
cation stopped some % leaks, some of
them enormous and of long standing,
leaks that have not found their
way to any mans cellar, but TO the
sewers, and have finally developed by the
cdving in of our streets after IA long process
of undermining The water committee and
superintendent are deserving the highest
commentator for the faithful performance
OF the arduous duties connected with the de-
partment, and no doubt have reduced the
loss of water very large percentage.
As to Mr.. Ayers iusiulmtions personal to
me, none of those things disturb me. And
when consider the chagriu and dislppoint-
ment he is laboripg under on account OF his
late defeat, and when remember that he and
his losom friend charge me personally with
his defeat, i am not surprised at the nature OF
tue attack.
Ii my letter to tie water committee avert
ed the terrible calamity that thrcated our
city, namely having Mr.. Alger for our mayor,
| am thankful and am wiling to suffer Tor
such cause.
In conclusion allow me to say am not
willing to enter into discussion ON n.y.
duulcs and pumping machinery with man
that don't know me d ference between IL
high pressure steam cylluder AMI Il pump,
and evidently eau only measure water BY HE
hogshead.
Respectfully, W. ii. LANG.