Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-02-23

i above. and the erection OF an electric
| light plant IN connection with the water
works. The water system is in excess Of
the present needs of the town, but the
| future is well provided for.
The present Town Council are Theo
dore +. Armstrong presidents George w.
| Williams, secretary and treasurer, ;. NJ.
Donnell, Joseph T. Willis, g. Fader,
Miller r. Barton, s. J. Wright. The
Water Committee Of Council are Messrs.
Fader, Donnell and Wright.
The election TO decide for or against
water works was held last May, and re-
suited in an overwhelming majority for
the works. The site of the present water
works was first prospected for by driving
test wells, in June. and active operations
commenced in digging the well in the
latter part of July. The well is about
100 feet In the rear Of the station. II is
30 feet deep, and % feet in diameter, and
its capacity from the springs which feed
il is 10, 600 gallons an hour. Joseph Hyde
of Wilmington was the contractor for
the digging of the well and for the build.
ing of the pumping station and laying
the mains. The pumping station Is Il
brick building 4Sx2S feet. In one half
are two steel tubular boilers OF 00-horse
power each, and in the other half slightly
sunk below the ground level are the two
Holly pumps. They are compound duplex
pumping engines with high pressure and
compound cylinders. The pumps each
have a capacity Of 800, 900 gallons day
Of twenty four hours. Either one Of the
boilers will run both the pumps and IL Is
the intehtion to utilize one Of the boilers
for the proposed electric light plant
The engineer in charge is James
Hayes and yesterday he had the pumps
prettilly decorated with small flags The
entire pump house was decked out in
bunting, inkeeping with the gala dress
of the town. The pumps aud boilers
were furnished by the Holly Manufac-
turing Company of Lockport, N. Y.
The pumping station with its machin.
cry and the entire system was built ac
cording to the plans and specifications
and under the supervision of Isaac S.
Cassin ST., civil engineer, of Philadel
phia, the builder Of the Rodney street
reservoir in Wilmington and engineer of
the Cool Spring reservoir, until the crea.
tion Of the water commission The sys.
tenn Is oneeombining the stand pipe and |
direct pressure systems. The stand pipe |
can be shut of at any time and the direct |
pressure system alone used The princi- |
pal main laid along Main street, Is ten |
inches IN diameter, and the lateral mains |
on the side streets have a diameter Of |
six inches. There are so far. about /
three miles Of pipe laid The stand pipe
Is about a mile and a quarter from the
station IL is 90 feet in diameter
and 80 feet high. with capacity Of 1856 900 !
gallons. It's elevation above the pump 1
ing Station is such that the head Of water
Is l4U fleet above the pumping station,
giving pressure Of sixty pounds on the
mains. This will throw a stream from a
L inch nozzle, 20 feet high. In case Of a
ire one Of the many gates can be shut,
'utting of the mains from the stand pipe
md the pressure at the station increased
o l2o pounds, which will throw a stream
u 10 feet doing away with the neces.
iity Of fire engines. There are thirty
I've fire plugs through the town, each
having two outlets.
The work on the pumping station be- |
gan last September and the works have
been running about month About a |
dozen places are now using the water. |
including Delaware College aud the New
ark Academy The b Il o. r. II. has
contracted with the town for year, for
supplying ten engines 4 day with water
FOR 500 month. Basshor & Co, of Bal
.imore, built the stand pipe at cost Of
f0,9ll. The Union Hydraulic Company
lf Philadelphia furnished the fire NV |
irants, and MeNeal q Company of Bur
ington, n. j., the main pipes and cast.
ngs.
After the exercises at the pumping
"A a I'll
'yef the town, visiting the various |
places Of interest IN the place. Some |
listed the ruins Of the Dean Woollen /
Mills, and others the paper mills Of A. Il.
curtis & Co The new building
i the Delaware College Agricultural Eek
'eriment station was point, OF interest
listed by many Professor A. T. Neale,
ne director Professor Penny, the chem
81 Professor Beckwith, who has charge
! the departments Of horticulture and
Entomology Professor Chester the
and Professor Harter, the clerk
1 the weather connected with the sta
ion, were kept busy explaining the uses
the delicate and valuable expert
rental apparatus all the after
Don. The station Is a neat building,
eated by steam and lighted by gas
Manufactured by its own apparatus
THE BANQUET
AT five o clock the guests began to
ather at Caskey Hall for the banquet.
he office OF the Newark Ledger was
urned into kitchen and Robert Graves.
he caterer, and his corps of assistants
lad their hands full with the prepare.
ions for the greatest event Of its kind
hat Newark has ever seen. At $50
o'clock the 200 guests sat down To the
I've long tables Tho decorations of the
lall We're beautiful. Every window was
IN bunting, streamers were
ooped from window 20 window and on
ne walls and balcony. The chandeliers
we're glowing with the national colors
md hags Of every size were everywhere
1lobular Chinese lanterns added to
me general effect The stage
was mass Of rich color
The procenium arch was covered
With red, white and blue streamers ia.
with silver stars. and IN the
centre medallion portrait Of WASHING.
on held place Of honor. The First
Regiment Orchestra, which plaved
through the supper, was partly screened
behind groups Of beautiful tropical
,lants, arranged ON the edge ~
he stage, while behind Immense
lags formed a patriotic background
Two large silver candelabra were an
aoh table and az the ends stood figures
4 fowls and animals carved out Of ice
olding the oysters of the first course
he first table was Immediately ia front
4 the stage, set crossways OF the hall
he other four stretched length
wise of the hall its who'll /
ength. The following honored
,uests sat at the FIRST table, John Phi
ng, Watson r. Sperry, J. H HoiTecker.