Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-10-17
A NEW PROJECT.
Soft water Available to the Entire CITY
at an Outlay of 500, t63.5S.

The disastrous result of the election
last fall should not. after all, be ac-
cepted as evincing real indifference on
the part of the people to the necessity
of securing an ample supply of pure
water. Representing Il strong popular
feeling on the subject, the City Coun-
ell has risen to the height occasioned
by the exigencies of low water and no
water. At meeting several weeks
ago it was determined to secure the
services of G. Max Hoffman, Il mining
and civil engineer lately in the employ
ment of the Consolidation coal compa-
ny, with Il view of ascertaining from Il
professional source, CD the available
supply, (2) length of mains to furnish
entire town, and (3) the cost.
At the Council meeting of Monday
evening last Mr.. Hoffman delivered
his report, which was filed for future
consideration. Meanwhile the JOUR
NAL, which always favors "more
soft water" has been kindly permitted
to review the report and make the fol-
lowing synopsis:
Mr.. Hoffman finds on Great Savage
mountain, northwest of town, "eight
(S) springs the combined output of
which is 11.5 gallons Of water per
minute, equal to G93.75 gallons per
hour, equal to 1G,G40.5 gallons per p
hours" The measurements to obtain
these figures were taken Mt the lowest
water stage of the late drought. For
the normal flow Mr.. Hoffman estimates
a volume $50 per cent. greater, equal
to q, 1913 gallons per24 hours. Then"
he continues, ''if you agree that Il per
son needs gallons of water per day
3 for cooking and drinking and for
washing-th Corporation of Frost
burg, with q population of 1900, would
require p 900 gallons every 24 hours;
consequently by getting a ,673 gallons,
there would be Il sufficient SUPPLY
The allowance of 7 gallons to each in
dividuai is exceedingly liberal.
''The only safeguard against fire.
says Mr.. Hoffman, els the erection of
a sufficiently large reservoir, properly
located" This he ''found in the i'm
mediate neighborhood of the springs,
about 300 feet above the highest point
in town, in natural depression, bot
toned with fire -clay, consequently
water, proof. Within its borders. and
walled to Il depth Of 10 feet, the reser-
volr will contain q ,05G, 000 one million
and fifty-siX thousand gallons, enough
to supply the town 80 days without any
additional eceipt-enough to deliver
5000 gallons every day to consumers
for six months" Add this to the low
flow, the least Of a perpetual feed that
will supply the reservoir, and duringa
6 months drought, if that be possible,
the 5000 consumers will enjoy a daily
supply of 90 ,G49.5 gallons.
The cost of materials and work for
the establishment is carefully stated at
T26, 1898. as follows:
Pipes, including ditching, laying,
etc........ .......................S 50, 0l30S
Springs-walls and cleaning. 81 90
Mr.. Hoffman proposes to lay an s.
inch main from the reservoir along the
National Pike to corner OF Broadway.
along Broadway, Loo, Maple and Oak
1855 feet; 6-inch main from corner
Of Broadway along Main to Grant,
and along Beall and Hills, lis feet;
4-inch main along Mechanic, Orman,
Frosts' avenue, north Water, alley
parallel with Main, Bowery, Grant,
south Broadway, Taylor, Staycr, part
of Beall, Charles, Maple, Centre, Loo,
German, Spring and Hill-lS,662 feet.
Pipes Of |, = and 3 inches are put down
for reservoir feeders according with
the volume Of the spring, in all 4,7O3
feet. The total pipeage, therefore, is
Al ,57S feet or nearly miles, more than
double that of the Frostburg water
company. The proportion holds far
better within the corporate limits, we
understand, than without. The new
field of consumption proposed to be
opened is much larger than that now
served.
The gentlemen to whom the Council
committed the work of securing the
above dota were"Messrs. George Ort,
Patrick Hoye and George A Wingert.
That it was well done is evidenced by
the comprehensive and explicit char
acter of Mr.. Hoffman's report.
The whole matter is thus in brief
submitted to the people of Frostburg.
SO far as the Council felt authorized it
has gone. The people may now take
up the matter, if they feel any real
interest in it, and devise some plan to
make financial provision for the work.
Whatever is done, however, should be
done at once. Now is the time to go
to work. In a few months the Ieois-
lature will meet. A measure to be
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