The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-01-01
EirsI Fire! Pour on Water!

Firej Fire! Pour on Water
10 the Honorable Mayor and Board an,
, citizens Of Puldski:--
5 1 readily respond to your cal to max,
a concise statement upon water works
compromising the wants OF the plebi
AUS Win the purses Oi the patricians
For, while the widows mite is ever
more precious than the rich mans gOl !
yet it is the latter class, If any, who will
not get the iull worth OF their money
and therefore it 0ehooves us 10 appea
Co their generosity for just as small sun
as possible. With this in view l shall
proceed:
/ have taken the two springs as mJ
source OF supply. Why Because IL is
enough, yea, far more than double
enough that PROMISES TO he used Tor
some years to COME, and BECAUSE il is
better and few thousand cheaper than
Richland creek water. Statistics show.
though we had NJ other supply. that
ten gallons per head per day Tor every
member OF the household is sufficient,
II economically used. We have from
these TWO springs 2lJE gallons per
bead in the dry months of summer, and
millions already i'm the cisterns These
springs flow 40 gallons per minute,
81, sou gall ms por day All OF ;hc ma
chinery IN the town does not use two
| thousand gallons per day. The town
is now beautifully buAt up an / can no
longer be benefited by burning il Then
| let us up aud be ready ere we again
hear that death-like Shrek at midnight.
| will begin with town spring reservoir,
about thirty yards from the spring,
with capacity tor about 81 900 gallons.
Diameter 35 feet, depth 10 feet. Cost to
remove $50 cubic yards of stone, line
with brick, cement and build wall
| around, need not exceed 10 or II hun-
bred dollars.
10 bniid engine house on same lot,
$500 or $500. The catalogue price OF
the excellent Wortlingion pump chat
viii with ease ia four hours run rails,
Ga 900 gallons nearly double the height
to our reservoir on hill, is $685. Boiler
for same about $500, Total with freight
and attachments, about $1,l5C.
Reservoir on hill, capacity 100000
gallons. Diameter 20 feet; depth 49,
feet. This may be built upon the rocky
bench by removing the layers of rock,
using same to build wall, line with
brick and cement, will cost a bout 81, 500.
Ii this costs too much, then pass on to-
wards fort Hill, rising 10 or 20 feet, WI
find clay subsoil to all appearances,
entirely above and tree from stratified
layers of rock, with an elevation OF
about 100 feet. Here we remove about
800 cubic yards of clay with which
we build the embodiment slOping both
| ways, sod outside, lined with brick, ee-
ment and build wall around, ali for
less than one half the above sum.
Next we estimate the size, weight
and cost of pipe laid complete. From
| 70 crarinO f0 fTouro cprf,o-
about 1000 feet. Diameter of pipe 3
inches, weight per foot % pounds, price
AZ cents. To ditch, lay and plug COM
plete about $3.50.
=sFrom reservoir to engine, thence to
| Mr.. d. Spears upper corner, through
6 inch pipe l65 feet, laid complete, $ll5.
Here this tube joins the inch main
| through which it drives the water up to
| hill reservoir, distance about 2,400 feet.
| Turning s inch main at said corner,
| thence up first street to and around
square, distance about 1000 feet, max
ing thus far 1000 feet.
Diameter inches, thickness 81, W.T..
per foot 551s lbs, price 81 cts, making
SO, $50. Lead to plug, $3.50. 70 ditch,
lay and plug, 1925, total $3,77C. For
the benefit OF some | will sum up thus
far. Three hose carts at $l75 each 3,
with 800 feet of 4 inch hose, $1,000,
total $2,025. Plugs, hydrants, hauling
pipe and setting up boiler and pump,
&c, $3.50. Making a sum total of from
| twelve 10 fourteen thousand dollars, de-
| pending upon the position of hill reser-
voir. Now then we will go on. Con-
tinuing inch main up first street from
square to Shoal, 1878 it. at 50 cts. per
| foot, $I622. To ditch, lay and plug
complete, 1882. Thence along Shoal to
Third with inch main, $50 it. Thence
up Third to Poplar $50 feet. Here fork,
sending one inch main down Poplar
across Bellview to Seventh st., distance
| 1850 # ,Lhe other on back up Third un-
| til it enters inch Main on Washing
ton street, distance 2475 feet. Total z
inch main 5035 #, VT. per foot, As lbs,
| thickness %, cost "a cts. To ditch, lay
and plug complete $4,000. Finally a
6 inch main from d. Spears shop up
first street to Elbow alley. Distance
1850 feet. Complete 81 ,27O. This com
pletes the main and brings every one
within easy reach of the hose. Adding
$500 for plugs, hauling, &c, and again
summing up we have 1882. This adj
ded on gives $4,000, or S22,00 for the
rock reservoir.
have pet idea which beg you to
j.
| Va, and MANI other places, build in
connection with the Sewerage reservoir
a large covered cistern that will mold
about $4,000 gallons. The main would
enter this, Another short pipe would
connect iL;with the Sewerage reservoir,
which would be opened and closed at
will. Then in seven days, pumping
| four hours per day, we fill the large
reservoir and close the valve between
them. We now have in reserve 1000
gallons Ofswater. What a mighty pow
er slowed away ready and waiting.
Through the inch main it will drive
at the same time at least four large Jets
of water over the top of any house in
town. Two double plugs upon each
corner of the square and at street cross
ings, we quickly screw on four inch
hose, and in IRON three TO live minutes
these heavy Jets OF water will be flying,
and the fire drowned out in its very in
fancy. This would beat the best city
regulations, and insurance would have
to come down to the lowest figure or
leave the town.
Now to 60 on, every few days in win
ter and every day in the hOe summer
we run a few hours and fill the covered
cistern. Thus we will use water cold,
clear and pure upon the same day that
it leaves the spring. In the event of
fire, creek water could have no advan-
tage over this, for the reservoir is full,
ready and waiting. 1t is just as large
and all of the mains are just as large as
they would be were we to use any in
exhaustible supply. In the event you
should want drink you would have it
sparkling in its crystal purity from hy-
drants all over the town, and from fos-
sets in every room of your house if
you choose. Respectfully,
w. s. RHEA, G. f.