The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-05

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( thor denomination. To this end the filter
was subjected 10 the extreme test oil the tur-
bid W ter q Wolf liver, a. has been relai' d,
and the de,erm nation Of the o echanical
| and hydrhudc capabilities referred 10 Mr..
| J y, x. CrOrs, q. u. and Mr.. A. A. Willsoni
| r., Of New York, eneineers ofestablished
| reputation and hi IA character, who, II may
| be remarked, began tho examination with
charaeteristic professional distrutt OF in
! nnvati0nB
Their reports are herewith submitted tB
! and q Of appendix with the plans aud spec-
| ifcations for he Memphif plant PROPOSED By
| the NevRTk Fii erinR COmpeny %, u, L, o.
| II, / of appendix, who are 20 laramie rs
efficiency and are 10 receive no compensa'
| ton until it, SUCCESS has been demonstrated.
| THIS plant differs from the Washu gton plan
mainly 10 respect OF tne method employed
| for washing the litter bed, and conf Il OF
| three oylif drieaI open iron tanks, twenty
feet high and Thirty and one-quarter feet in
sand and. coke six feet deep; an apparatus
for fetdtlg the coae ulantsi standpipe;
wrought iron we'll 10 feet deep and i've feet
in diameter. aud the required pipes, valves,
in the specifications. The proposal en-
braces the aeration OF the water, and the
Eusranieed daily service is for 100000 gal
Mr.. Wilson in his report expresses the
opinion that tho general design and ar
rangement Of the details Of this blter plant
are eHcellent,' and that ho "can see no rca-
son why In q nechanieal poi int Of view tn.
whole plant ssou'd not operate practically"
Ho approves the devices for supplying the
eoagulants and tor aerating the water. "if
they are properly desigped;" determines
tho increased cost Of filtration. etc etc.
the minor parts, end though expressing q
qualified reservation, concludes that he can
not see why, '.should this filter BIO adopted
az the Memphis water works II would not
therefore. recon mend that the Water Com.
mittee AcQpt, thisplano Of liration." 1t is
Mr. SrOoa's opinion that the capacity Of
filtration Of a given area" (by the Hyatt
Is poss BE by ssimplo fl!iration" is .rao'i-
cable and fully proyon;" that .'althguzh
the aeratioD Of the filtered water" may net
produce tho oxidation necessary TO PIE.
serve the water lure fer any length e
benefit" t'1he WashinGf fro n below in sec
tions Of one-quarter of tho area at Il zoe ap-
peared TO me (himl on exaInininR its opera
ton to BE- exceedingly ffectiys," ut he
thipks il WILDE necessary in order 10 secure
tho high rate Of q ltration guaranteed "to so
arrange the tanks that b. ad Of Vt least
tity feet can be put on the filter" which
would inc ease the annual cost Of pumping
about t2700 above Mr.. Wilson esIimate;"
agrees with Mr.. Wilson that 3 per cent Of
the water pumped will be consu med In wash
II am OF opinion that the general plan Of
VII be tsSSsSa 'T and
Its adoption" ..,-1
II hasairekdy been shown (report, Zebra
~, 1881 that tho wator of Wolf river below
Raleieh, was expressly condemned for
domestic use, and IL was recommended that
the public supply should be taken from
point noar where tho Louisville and Nash
Vile rallreAd crosses the river, for economic
reasons. Detailed estimates of approxim ate
aaAN 4 nd 4. ia a
and genera, plan proposed (paees ~, as,
~ IL was then suggested that n high SER
yioo supply was not yet needed, but the in
oreasinR growth OF the city, as IL appears to.
should 30 made, ian d deuk tIesa sthef changes
Of tho plan will DO found expedient when
tho work u begun. H ~
In the basinosa parts Of the city, whore the
elevation e great. the pressure from tho
eight o. thIrty-six pounds. Its proposed TO
increase this pressure 70 sixty-fve within
tho area extending from Erchange street
south 70 the city limits, AMI lying between
Second street, thence by Mulberry street
south, by means Of an iron reservoir or tank,
supported BY a high service tewer. to DO To-
Gated aej snentto the proposed distributing
rsssryoir. WIS area % bo supplied BY sepa,
tenn q pipes (cal Oh BY step SatesI, to pro-
vide a. safeguards for reinforcing each
other. The tower. IT, to BIO oonsructsd of
n,ios 3 spd y, stone q hiIht e raisS The acw
reservoir. iist.si tScSsS feet, Is 70 have :
capacity 81 10000 gallons, aud Ia to be sup
piled BY pumps capable Il lifting 1880 200
kaiions In eson twesty-four hours. Tho
matelyts 30, ooo,s and the mon In charge
would be also employed 10 operate the FL
tors. The increased expense OIL mainten nance
and lntercst would DO compensated By .
s s sSS Si 1f y Se S:a as d S, 20
he mlieyed, bring into use motsrs and tur-
blues TOR operating lght machinery for man
miacturinE, and make the new unused upper
floors OF building tenastable, while the
might DO utilised for flushing tho sewer
plpesj aud, finally, this pressure would
greatly Increase the ficiency Of the Fire De-
parlnent and diminis Its expense.
have proceeded lpvor a period of sixteen
months, was TO determine upon a plan on
water wsrks for tho city OF Memphis that
would % permanent; 70 obtain a clear.
water, and 20 devise ways aud means where
BY tho works would DO CONSTRUCTED, owned
and operaied 10y the city without imposing
a barden uron the pu. lilo more than the
now concluded. aud a summary II the plans
that are proposed ls now sub mittod for the
action Of the com mittoo.
SUMMARY. n
1, tis proposed TO establish a pumping
station, or buildings TO accom- modate the
pa N ping, mnchiuery, engine, boilers, coal
hougss, etl, I, at a suitable point n, Ar whore
TIE LOui wi aud Nashville railroad crosses
Volt river, from which the public supply
TO DO takan.AI NUIt tllW' 7
2, The water il 10, be delivered through
10 dianletsf, which Is TO follow tho con con-
tour. Of tho surface to the distributing res
s. Tho Hyatt 6lter plant Is TO be located
at tho end OF the force main directly at OF
near the ombAnkmcnt Of the distributing
Z, T6o nigh Surface TOwsris to be simi
larry located.
8 The Distributlus Reservoir Capacity
81, 0f6 ,150 GAllonsl Is To be loratsd on the
west side Of the HernAndg road between Me-
Lomore and Richmond avenues, south 21J<o,
east Is, $50 feet, or 2 t7.1oO miles from the
centeL OF Court Square;
Q. Tho water pumped from the station Ia
20 pass Through the Filters and delivered in
the Distributing Reservoir altered and aer-
n, The general supply will be delivered BY
| gravity from che Distributing Reservoir. The
hieh service supply Elll be delivered from
| q be. provided with its sWn supply main and
distributing pipes, connecting with each
ether and out OF by stop gates =.
| The cost Of the plant will be Sdo3,000
OF The distributing pipS sys-
tom -. .....,,......."........ 10 600 1852, 900
|
The ANIMAL revenue from e..a
water rents lhrst Year, will
| DO ,-..,,.....,s.,,.,,.."".,,...".." lD,OOO
| Tho annual oOst Of N aintsn-
| Ance will be...............,...S Is, 400
| The annual iuteFaat atb per