Daily Republican., 1884-01-26
THE WATER DEPARTMENT.
REPORT OF THE CHIEF EN- GI
NEER FOR THE PAST
YEAR,

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Last Thursday night the report Of
Chief Engineer Coyle, Of the Water De.
lpartment, was presented to City Coun.
Gil, and shows that during the past year
there were 7,047 feet of pipe laid from
the high service reservoir, and 8, BOB feet
to the low service, making total Of
16, 500 feet, being 2,730 feet more than
was laid in 1889. ....y-
The high service pipes included the
teD-inch main from Rodney street basin
to Pennsylvania avenue, Intended to
furnish supply to the residents Of the
western part Of the city, where coisid-
erable complaint has been mtde on ac-
count OF the failure OF the Gghtinch
pipes. There we're 4, 4,437 feet of six inch
pipe laid in South Wilmington, and
also 200 feet of sixteen-inch pipe at
Eleventh street bridge, to replace the
ID main, which frequently needed re-
pairs.
The WorthinRton pump at the city
mill was only run 208 days OF "a hours
each during the year, and is rep Jrted
In good order and giving entire satisfac-
tion. The turbine pump is running
smoothly, and In AZ good condition az it
IL possible TO make 1t. There have been
number Of improvements made to this
pump since Chief Engineer Coyle as
sumed control, but still It does not give
entire satisfaction, and tits recommend
ed that it be removed and replaced
with good oveIshOt wheel.
The new boilers are reported as beng
in position and ready for use since JAN
uary 9th. During the year the east
bank of the Cool Spring Reservoir
broke as usual, and slid down. Il was
repaired, and the entire reservoir is
now in excellent condition. The Chief
expresses the opinion that If the base
of the east bank is filled in so that it
will be raised to the level of each end,
these annual slides could be avoided.
He ais o recommends that the top of
the bank be covered with concrete, or
some other substance impervious to
water. The record kept of the flow of
water from the springs underneath the
reservoir shows an average of 50,050
gallons a day, or 1S,26s,25 gallons
during the gear.
There was very little outlay required
for the machinery at Cool Spring dur
ing the year, anu 1t is reported in good
condition, and the erection of a suitable
building at that point for the protection
of valuable property Is recommended.
On the Goth Of June Rodney street re-
servoir was emptisd and cleaned, and
when the water was let out TO make the
connecti ns with the new Clayton street
main, IL was cleaned again, and new
eA.sal'Aeo ., "ire sofooh' p'A'eh o'er ne
'ut,o.s. M.H;. ., - COO ,so
,,a Oar.rs sno year saoio we.e 200, i?o,
~ 90 oee sanSns aao ,, ~ ""s"i , pun POI, 900 "onS
aoo sanons ss. ,o'' 'iS'' 1uan ~ 100, "..a
.ho Sntet Ius s:ne1i taas as a'vo.S'on .i 70
.ho iao' 'n'' ~ 10 rnn .mo nist yoai 'n", gu
lucfoase " SUMO oou "a'ei i ien'els ss naso
no. iequiieu d 'oIiospohuins inoioas0
III .ne resis'ereu amount VI "ater useu,
cuu s'-m .nat .ne ie'oi voiis na.e o'eh hoP'
'u,, .ne Rrea.er par. Vi 'ne 'iine' =
hele.ence 10 nia"o W Ihe Puichaso ..
sne water rlghls On the sou.h sloe VI
ehe branuywlhe' anu he Reports 'iia' .he
ooutn Long race mas peeIl cieausi, anu
new head.gaIes piaceo nj 'he nfs' anu
tnlra dahs.
Ihe wievs OF wafer aper ures naVe
peeh removed from sne iorepay, wnIcn
VIII increase cne supply VI "a'er, out
the dement's OF tne change nave hot YET
been available, owing 10 the continued
use OF tne water rlgnt aGquired oy inc
tenant OF the bridge mil. Ihe report
recommends that TINS lease snall 90
made IN the future, SO tnat the city snail
absolutely control all the water OF the
south long race. \
Two hve-ton Falroankss standard
wagon scales were put IN during the
month OF August, one each at the Clty
Mill and Cool Spring, for the weighing
OF all the coal received at these stations |,
The Chief recommends that iron con-
Outs be laid IN the race 80 that II can
be abolished, and the place now occu-
pied by the race turned into a drive.
This course, the Chief thinks, would ef-
ing the water, and would do away with
the unsightly schutes now required to
carry the waste water from the streets
along the Brandy wine. 1t would also
save the expense and dithculty now
experienced in keeping the leaves, ice
and other distractions from the pumps,
ho' a'oo NV cNPohpc ". noSP.hS ohc
race banks in repair, and cleaning the
race.
The total receipts for the year are re-
ported as SS3, S65.22, as follows Water
rents, 1883, $74, 416.O4 for 1884, 81, 26O..
10 fractional, u, 1857 penalties,
S7597S ferrules, $l,252; protection
tax, 1888, $348 for 1884, S5 ; rent
of mill, $500 old material, labor, etc,
1921. 49, In November and December,
1882, there was collected for 1888, $3,-
l47, and during the same months Of
1888 the collections for 1884 were 81
,60.75. The estimated revenue for 1884
S $sS,oOO.
The expenditures for the year were
AZ, ,Os8. H. distributed as follows: Ma
,hinery, $l5,2S4.69; extensions of
pipes, S2O,982. SO distribution, 1854
i incidentals, $l,946.39; salaries,
2,l0D.
Tho punnhar Of wafar takara 10 q kd0.