Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-01-17

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structures a consecutive and dcn~cly situated
3, N, central part ofihi> city. il j. nnly quc>-
lion II time when il will le laid in ashes I'M
be- extra precautions ar, taken ~ meet such
Il contingency. That Ellsworth ha- been for
tuilai. in the past j. no SURETY Of thu future.
and what ha, been the history Of other pla.'--
may l., that Of ihi>. When We consider how
probable and often Insignificant j. ihc origin
81 fir, thai become, far-rcachins in IL dI~-
a>rrou, results: how liable il j. In thickly
populated district 10 ccf beyond thu control 81
tl, most experienced tir,mcn and how the
prevailing coast winds Of this section. and the
cpmlartnr-- IF the building. in thi- city. great
., Increase ihr danger rScrN then htful man
viii ARE, with inc. thar 10, present facilities
10 combat iar-c fir. how',c Yer efficient YOUR
ir,--.rSir, ma, BE-. arr wholly insi'quat" for
ID. purpose.
Al property j. the result ~ Development.
or labor. or both. All property DESTROY ed
m,ln- th, cNtin-ui-hmrn, 81 thc labor that
produced H. NJ th' wa,,' ~ iimr in which il
Wa 1,in- Developed.
Th, follpwin. paragraph. which closed =
l,.n.-hy article that appeared in lat week
issue ~ IA. MIrib.rD Mass hirsriis,r. de-
-rrihus disastrous iire that lately visited that
pa,s., i very suggestive. and TIN strongest ar
.-Im.it that IAN b. produced ~ ihc subject
Tfrics rim. i-.L hare he ne'r 'rofer
,-art, ,rr,d ~ ta'rl from almost irr,pIrG-
Nedrnaye By .fre BLESSINGS on them
The first question raised BY the tax payer on
The Introduction ~ a;rr Al public .Alen>'. l.
the question Of co-: or in other words. wh'th-
n the benefit derived by ha,in, constant and
WnfaiIin- >uypl, - good water distributed
throughout ciiy Viii warran; them in a--um-
in q public ieh; sufficient 10 meet the expense
~ construction. \ careful >ur, ~ % neigh
h.fiu- ,iti., tia; have adopted thi- enterprise
Viii reveal that whir in >oIn" case. - in
Gardner. Mas. OWN. - tn inr,e and -"ai.
tered distribution ~ DWELLING and natural
rau-'--. il ha- brrn improbable :" far. nearly
IN haV, been q financial success.
t. solve the problem Of whether il would
ia, 10 utrodurr il into Ellsworth. " not. It j.
n...--ar, 10 ,ir,full, ascertain N. cost 81 con-
-'ruction anl maintenance. and compare il
with the public and IriNafr benefits 20 BE- IL
rived Thereby
>nmc towns have bcrn n thu expense OF
putin. IA extensive water main. for the so,e
purpo-a 81 protecting property against fre.
ANA have learned rs experience iha; til" r.
,lur'j"u IN insurance rate will often Offset tho
w.i,rtaN. Thi- j. strong argument in itself
Twn-wa, fir, hyIrani- stationed al suitable in
rcrva> on thu streets III guarantee protrc-
lion That no other public prerauiion can. and
must n'-e>,aril, lessen the rate of insurance
ID proportion NJ thu amount u extra security
afforded
The very fat that thu greater part ot thi-
CITY l. 80 compact n 10 endansrr il from FIRE
" Guild On the contrary materially lr->'.n the
eNptn>, ~ piping. which j. thu co>t'->t part
OF watrr-work construction. Again. while
the pressure would Dee unequal. owing 10 the
uurN-nnr>, ~ N" surface. vet the greatest
pressure will b. obtained where il is mot
needed. namely: in the most den>ely inhabited
part Of the town.
In the selection OF a source OF suppl, there
arr thrr, essential things 10 DE- considered
First Tn, quantity must b, sufficient To be
relied upon under al cirrum>t ance~. In TAX
IN into consideration his question We should
not only have = regard for the consumption Of
the pr,.~,-nt time. bot should anticipate rea-
>"nabr Increase Of population. The rain
gauges kept FOR the lat thirty wears show for
this period an annual fall Of 3>.N inches in this
vicinity. 1t will be- found by careful ,ansing
" thu streams which ill and discharge surplus
water from the rivers and lakes. that of this
}-.> inches. nifty per cent. or 1874 inche. finds
it, WAY into the stream, and ponds and be-
come, available n water supply. the balance
being lost by absorption and evaporation. The
storage capacity of the reservoir must b. gov
ernetl not only by the demand 10 be- made up
on il during protract-d drought. but by the
inclination and general features OF the water
she'd. sometime. thc>r sheds are extensive
but precipitou- and thu formation of the coun-
try such a, to preclude the possibility OF max
ing storage basins Of sufficient capacity 10 hold
nifty per cent. Of the RAINFALL the result is. that
in heavy rains or the melting Of the snow
much Of il runs 10 waste over the dams and
eventually into the sea.
second.-The quality of the water must be
such, that it i not only desirable for drinking,
but also suitable for all other purposes 10
which it may be applied. In selecting the
quality we must consider these uses. Water
for drinking that contains a certain per cent.
Of carbonate OF lime is generally preferred.
but thi. il hard water and unit for steam
and laundry purposes; while rain water is
soft water and nearly although not entirely
pure, having gathered mpuritie. in its descent.
Our streams and ponds contain the nearest APP
proach to the latter quality. which i best suit
ed 10 meet public demand. II il advisable up
on selecting supply 10 submit portion 10 a
chemist for analyst, TO see that il contains none
Of the injurious, well As the requisite com
ponents.
Third.-The source must be within such
distance. and the character of the country
such. as TO render the expense Of bringing the
water within your means. This il a home
question and before discussing il, il Il neces-
sarv TO understand what constitutes the cost.
Usually in place Of this size natural basin
or pond i. found on the surrounding hills from
which water can be conducted by gravity.
This is the least expensive both in construction
and maintenance, providing the supply Is not
distant II. however, natural reservoir can
not be found, an artificial one has to be sup
piled at sufficient elevation TO obtain the
necessary pressure. and il this cannot be filed
by a natural flow. it becomes necessary TO
force it there by mechanical sppsrstas. This
necessitates an increase Of expense which MUST
be determined by careful surrey BY coTppe-
tent person.
In looking over the suburbs of Ellsworth for
a supply that will meet the above requirements,
Cards Brook and simmons Pond both recon-
mend themselves by their quality, quantity
and location. Both are spring and rain fed |;