The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-10-08
A Water Supply.

! so far a they have hppn aDln
In pursuance of our instructions we CORE pond
| ed with various parties engaged In constructing
| water works in This country and have received
| several letters in reply We have also received
several reports upon the construction and working
| of water service and copy of the WATERFOWL
Times containing an account of the initial test of
! works put into the town of Adams, Mass, by
! Kinds, Mohett X Co., from which it appears that
twenty gravity hydrants were furnished for 81 go
! per year which amounts to a trine more than So
! per hyCirant
The city of Bangor owns and operates its water
works and debt and credit are kept with every de
! partmeuf ana with priyate parties 50 Thai thc
! result is precisely the same as if The works were
! owned bv a private rorpa ration. At present the
city has 100 hydrants which cost them slU annually
! for each hv,lrant From the report of the CITY of
Bangor which contains in detail the operations of
the water since it appears that constant extensions
| are being made.
The Holly MIG. Co estimate the cost Der HYDRA Mt
! for the CITY of Belfast at so ann ualiv and F NJ
Lowera offers to furnish 30 MIGRANTS for an annual
! rental of $50. We have mad several interviews
with Mr. James Mitchell. of Belfast, W no has been
and now is engaged in the construction of water
works in different parts Of this country. upon the
subject OF a water supply for this city and we are
/ informed that he VIII submit to this council a
proposition which will more definitely define his
position than we are able to do In the ro,,ort Of
| the Water Board Of the town of Norwood Mass
Of the construction ami operations of tie works re-
Gently nut into that tow n under the suDprinfen.
/ dence Of Mr.. p. NJ. Blake of fiyle PARK Mass we
observe that the gravity system with eight miles of
/ pipe precisely the same amount REQUIRED here ac-
! cordipg to the blue print man furnished bv Rev.
J n n lf-.t ola. I pv-f .t-
/ respect, Were put into that town for $4,000. We
/ AM, informed liz lprsonS comuptelt to ii,!rp til at
similar WORKS, fr.t cas- AMI aCjc45ts TO Inc re-
nuircInprfs al mis- civ for ra ami o~neetir :,ur.
,tnses a, he hn3 for similar ,. vtn is. ,,,,,,,n
! From All The information We have been sbIc TO
obtain we are satisfied tna the needs of the city of
Belfast rtuire NOT les Than t;fty hv,}r,nts ,vich
! furnished bv n foreign rnrnoratinn viii Nor rosi
| ess than fifty dollars each pcr annum Mr. Blake
rafarred to ahava nv irarlir en- rnnrr ,,hn Iraft1
the plans and located the plant for the new water
/ works for Roe kland Maine was mere , few dovs
! ia.t week and in comnanv win Mir Njitrbeu ~
/ examined The yarious so,Ir.e from which water
NAV be supplied lie informs us thai the mill
stream which has lis soIIrcr IN mart in the Sha1
springs called is the most sehie ana lis watpr
tho Unrest az snr arca.siIi for firn and ,p,es, 10
/ 5,nrpnses
Thts was also the oninion of Mr. Clark the a,.
frineer who rxan,inpI The varions snurres witb NJ
| HpvnoIJs Ne have rarefuIlv examined the nrr',
| nsiifnn Of F II e. REYNOLDS ana IIinIs N0trttt 3
Co 10 the city with especiaI rnfcrence 70 the ser
Iica ia he rendered hy Inc IN, ,rants In tineas Of
dres In general terms ncrbans Tho rirhts Of mo
| citI are nr,te,,tcd vi We link a more snerf ic
statement is reouffed A nlain, mnambivu0ls STATE
tnant win ,rnvhnt al MISUNDERSTANDING ond Loo
! nothing TO Inference
! We ale Informed that with the hytlront system
nroncriv constructed in this civ with he al trihnt
iny reservoir lorate, at tho hi,hest epvatior ne.
| 13nyr.ss .traet ,.ipht strea,ns of ,yatar CON La
throvI sinlultaneousIy through three hundred feet
of hose ia an elevation of from eipItr To one nm.
,lrrd feet bv he force nf rr4vif1 mi we ave
tnld ,vonlt meet Tho renrironay, nf onI- five ana
ms Is the precise point To- be aimed AT IN contract
~ f,r y ,ro+ar tI,,tI,. II InI,f5 th,rorra "
| sneri6caiiv guaranteed
f>EolIl1 \ rontract he entered into br tho citv
viii some n,rfias for . snrrl,, Of watn,r We sn1
rnst mai ,rovision h thnrn;,'
fha cit,. rio ,,rivilrra nf ,iirrh,sin,5 ta X.o,.
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