Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-18

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NEW RESERVOIR.
The condition OF the banks, chambers,
&C., of this reservoir is good, and with
the slight repairs necessary to the roads,
cutting grass on the slopes, and the pay
Of the keeper and watchman, no money
has been spent on the reservoir proper.
The principal amount Of the fund set
aside for this reservoir was devoted to
the roads and parks Of the surrounding
grounds, which are under the direction
of the City Engineer, and will be men
toned in his report. Mr.. Lysander
Rose was placed in charge here July
last, succeeding Mr.. Charles Baker, de-
ceased.
MARSHALL RESERVOIR.
In addition to the annual expenditure
usually devoted to the supervision and
care Of this place, the sum Of $4,000
was appropriated by the Council for
the purpose of removing the accumula-
ted sediment Of many years. and the
diyision-banks, which at one time di.
vided the reservoir into two basins.
The space occupied by this ban
was paved with bricks on the bot
tom and slopes, the paved slope,
repointed, and a brick coping laij
at the top, succeed with hydraulic
mortar. The accomplishment Of this
work increased the storage capacity to
nine and a quarter million gallOns-a
much-needed addition. Some trouble
was caused by the basins leaking badly
when it was rehlled, owing principally
to imperfect brick-work being put in
where the division bank joined the
slopes. This was removed aud put
back at small expense, the reservoir
was again filed, and though the leak
continued, it was greatly reduced in
quantity and finally ceased entirely
attributable to the apertures slowly
closing from settling. 4 small area of
the banks needs rcturfng, which nope
to have done this year \ new palng
fence is row being put up around the
grounds, which Will be painted and,
with care, Will last for many years and
provide much greater security from
irespa,s. The unsightly and irregular
dump If the material removed from
the reservoir am now having shaped
into a mound and leyellins up the
broken surface, which, when II Is put
dow % IN sod. viii present a more agree
able appeararce. This reservoir Is
unCG the care Of Mrs. CHARLES Baker,
who succoedcd Mr.. Rose.
sUPTLY-MAINS.
TIE size, length, and location Of the
supply.mains can be seen by reference
to Table No. 5. The only change was
a connection made between the 2i-inch
main in Ashland street extending be-
tween the two reservoirs and the 2i-
inch main in Reservoir street leading
from Marshall reservoir TO the city.
~ means OF this connection this pIpy
can be used not only as a feeder to
MAJ shall reservoir from the New resef-
yoW, OF as a pump-nain from the old
wolks. but also as direct feeder to
the city from the New reservoir, and
provides, in other words. another line
Of supply to the city. The cost Of thi,
work. which will avail so much, wa
$eS. The two mains Of - and 10
inch diameter, extending eastward.
through Hollywood to Linden street
are Low cut off at that point and of n
use to the city. This was done SOM
years ago, when the continuation OF
these pipes from this point diagonaliy
through private property to their inter
section with the 20-lnch main in Cary
street at Madison street was removed
and used as seryicc-main in other por-
tons Of the city. They are now of 10
service. would recommend that the
two be merged into a 2Oinch main az
their present terminus, and main OF
this size be laid along Linden, Beverly,
Belyidere, and Madison streets to Cary
street, where it will again JOIN the %
inch main. This would provide much
needed increase, making third supply
main from the reservoirs, and can be
devoted TO low-seryice uses. estimate
It's cost at about $4,000. BY this eX-
tension the city would be saved for
several years the expenditure Of $780,
OOO-the amount estimated by my pre-
decesSor as necessary to lay a 4N-lnch
main ircm the city TO the New reSer-
yoir, which in his last report was re-
commended to be put IN, IN order TO
meet the demand.
DISTRIBUTING MAINS.
During the past year large quantity
Of distributing pipe has been laid.
The largest and most expensive was
the extension of the lG-inch main IN
Broad street from Mayo street to
Twenty-seventh street, the S-inch
pipe now there being entirely made
quate TO meet the demand. After its
completion the citizens Of Church Hill
were provided in abundance, and for
tie first time for years enjoyed the
comfort Of having enough water. BY
means Of this pipe the pressure in such
remote parts of the city as Twenty
fifth and Nenable, Main and Thirtieth
streets, was raised from five to twenty
five bounds to the square inch. With
this feeder, and proper study and care
being given to its branches, it will be
many years before any great outlay
will be required on that hill. So much
of my time has been taken up with daily
business demands and recording pro-
perly pipe extensions that | have not
been able to give to the question ofpipe
distribution the study | desire to. No
more important question can arise than
this in city of such varied topography
as ours, and a problem is offered re-
Quiripg attention. Thousands Of dol
lars can be saved by first inquiring
what amount of water a pipe is required
10 furnish, ascertaining its size, and then
lsying II. The removal Of pipes too
small eDtails great expense aud waste
when they arc put in too large. Al
ready in one instance by the substitu-
tion Of proper size main for one too
small, for only one square in length,
has the pressure been increased many
pounds at points several squares dis
tant. These changes can only be made