St. Paul daily globe., 1884-08-03

nearly a quarter OF an inch deeper at two
inches from the end of the pipe than at the
end. After the pipes have been fitted to-
gether this is filed with oakum and securely
tamped. Wet clay Is then placed around the
pipes, leaving a small opening at the top,
and quantity of molten lead is poured
into this, which fills all space left by the
calking. After cooling the clay is taken
OF, and the lead is Sc
curely pounded into tho beveled
opening, thus making water tight joint which
will stand almost any pressure. The trench
is then filled, and after the earth covering
has had time to settle force of men is sent
over the ground to level any inequalities
which may be found. A roller is then passed
over the street, and an observer would never
know, unless told, that a thirthy-inch water
main was lying seven feet under the surface.
The smaller pipes, four and six inch, are
laid to a greater depth. as the circulation is
not SO large and the danger of freezing is
much greater The cost of the pipe system
will be about s350,o0o
PIPES LAID AND BEING LAID. 81
The following pipes are now being laid,
and will be completed about the last of
November:
A thirty inch pipe starting from the ter
minal chamber, running southeast and en-
tering the city at Mississippi street. This
line is continued down Broadway to Seventh
with twentyfour inch pipe where 1t connects
with the present low service main. I. ..ssI
A twenty-four-inch pipe, commencing at
Como avenue, running north on Dale street
to the high service reservoir.
htwenty-inch pipe, commencing at the
terminal chamber, running to the pump.
twenty-inch pipe com mcncing at the
high sefpice pump house, running almost di-
rectly west to the high service reservoir.
A twenty-ineh pipe, laid on Como avenue
from Dale street to Western avenue, and is
continuedh by q sixteen-inch pipe from West
ern to Dayton, q tWelve-inch pipe from Day
ton to Summit and along Summit to Oak
land. Also, the same size pipe on Dayton
avenue from Summit to Dale. - &
The six inch pipes are as follows:
Oak street, from College avenue to Sixth
street 'st - =.
Leech street, from Smith to Goodrich
Ramsey street, from Leech to Pleasant.
Pleasant avenue, from Ramsey to Forbes.
Prince street, from Broadway to John.
Sixth street, from west Seventh to Third.
Sixth street, from Walnut to Third.
Chestnut, from west Seventh to Exchan ge.
Goodrich, from west Seventh to Short
Line R. R. ~,
On Mississippi street, near Granite, a six
inch pipe is connected with the thirty inch
pipe and runs parallel with it. This pipe is
connected with the thirty inch pipe at the
corner of each block with water gates, so
that any portion can be repaired without
shutting off the water from other portions
of the city.
In addition to the above there has been
about 1900 additional feet of pipes ordered
to be laid by the board This is divided up
into small sections here and there. The
cost of the pipe system will be about $3.50,
600.
About 10000 feet of thirty-inch pipe has
been laid, leaving $500 yet to be placed in
position. This work is being pushed for
ward at the rate of 200 feet per day. All OF
the twenty-four inch pipe, with the excep-
ton of some 800 feet, has been laid, and the
sixteen inch is also completed. Of the 9, IA
feet of twelve inch pipe 5000 feet is under
ground and the remainder is being COM
pleted at the rate of 800 feet per day. There
will be 25, $50 feet of six inch pipe, of which
amount IL, 900 feet is already under ground
AMI the remainder is being laid at the rate
of 400 feet per day. Mr.. Overton himself
looks after the 355 men engaged in pipe lay
ing and particular attention is given to the
streets, and tits safe to say they are always
left in as good, if not better condition as
when found. Over half of the conduit has
been built, and the remainderis being COM
pleted at the rate of $50 feet per day. The
old style fire hydrants are also being re-
moved, and as fast as possible are replaced
with new style, and with the improvements
under way St. Paul will have one of the best
systems of water works in the country. The
works, when completed will have cost not
less than 81, 500, ,000.n, os
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