Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-03-05
THEIR ANNUAL REPORT.
The Water Commissioners in Ac'
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 count With the City.
 The twenty-second annual report of the board of water commissioners just published, was presented to the court of common council at last nights meet ing, and contains many interesting facts.
 The receipts from water rents during 1888 amount to $53. .329.11, exceeding those of the previous year S4 4,60O.7S, an increase of about 94 per cent. One hun dred and forty-six new sewer pipes have been added, making the whole number 3,056.
 There has been laid in the city, alto- gether, about twenty-three miles of ce ment-lined pipe of various sizes up to this time about ten miles has been re- placed with cast iron pipe, much of it of thirteen miles still in use, a large portion of which needs to be replaced. Since the last report mains amounting to 13, ,399 feet have been laid
 The total receipts since the commence ment of the works have been S493, Oil .02. S19, 125, ,36 has been spent this year in ex- tension and material. One hundred and thirty-four meters are now in use.
 Regarding the reservoirs the report says: April 9th, 1888, the reservoirs were all full. June 5th, the connection with the reservoirs at East mountain was broken for the purpose of laying the con- meeting 16-inch cast iron pipe from the new main laid in 1887 to the distributed reservoir. The pipe had been distributed along the line, the trench prepared as far as practicable and all possible previous preparation made. The pump at Mad river was set at work and the whole SUD- ply for the city was derived from that and the Cooke street reservoir. The work was completed and the water agaila turned on June 18th, an interval of seven days. during which time, in addition to the supply furnished by the pump, the contents of the Cooke street reservoir were essentially exhausted. Cooke street reservoir being so nearly at the same elevation as the distributing reservoir at East mountain, it was found that the springs and the feed from East mountain were barely sufficient to provide supply for the high service and that the depth of water in the reservoir increased so slowly that it was thought necessary to increase the supply. This was done by attaching pump to the main connected with East mountain and pumping into the Cooke street reservoir. The board of road commissioners kindly permitted the use of the boiler belonging to the stone crusher and suitable pump was put III operation June SUlu tIlu hepl Iun- ming till July 10th, at which time, besides supplying the high service, the reservoir had been filled to the depth of thirteen feet. Since that time the natural supply has been sufficient to provide for the high service, and at the time of the break of the main pipe, December 16, for the whole city for thirty-siX hours and to leave a depth of nearly sixteen feet of water in the reservoir. Sept 1st all the reservoirs were full eX- cept the one at Prospect, which was empty. Dec 31st the depth of water in the several reservoirs was as follows Prospect reservoir 15 feet inches (down : feet six inches.) Main reservoir full, Distributing reservoir full. Cooke street l reservoir, fl feet 10 inches (down foot | inches.
 The board of water commissioners again desire to call your attention to the necessity of increasing the annual ap- propriation for the sinking fund. As will be seen by the report of the treas urer, the present amount of the fund is S62 PA. 72. Should the annual appro- priatlon be increased to 5000, the fund will not, at the present rate of interest, be sufficient to provide for the payment of the first series of bonds (S150, ,00O), due in 1897, and there will be no provision for the second series (S40, ,000,) due in 1S99"