The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-12
TO BUILD NEW WORKS.
A $3.50 600 WATER WORKS PLANT
ON SPRINGFIELD PLANTATION.

Immediate Relief to Obviate the
Use of River Weter-7he Spring
field Works Plan An Inspection
Authorized to Stop the Water
Wastage.
The city council at an adjourned meeting
Yesterday afternoon authorized the commit
tee on water to build independent water
works on the Springfield plantation at an
approximate cost Of $3.50, 900, and to put
down two more wells on the present water
works tract for immediate relief, to OBJ
viate the necessity of using river water.
The conduit system is for the present held
in abeyance. but it was stated by Supt.
Manning that eventually the system will
have to be adopted. The expense and time
does not at present warrant 1t, according to
the views of council
Alderman McDonough in introducing the
water works question stated that the water
committee had been pushing matters as
rapidly as possible. Surveys had to be
made, estimates arrived at, correspondence
carried on getting the requisite data, and
not a moment had been lost. His committee
could not possibly have presented all the
facts at an earlier date.
City Engineer VIM and Supt. Manning
were present with surveys and detail draw
ings and explained them TO the council.
THE WATER COMMITTEES ESTIMATE.
Alderman McDonough submitted the fol-
lowing estimate:
1.-THE committee on water hereby submits
the folio wing approximate estimate Of cost
for the erection of a suitable conduit to con-
vey water from the present water works to
Springfield plantation. Also for the putting
down a sufficient forcing main from Spring
field water works TO the city and the
building and erecting a suitable cistern and
staud-pipe, with one 100000 gallon
pumping engine and eight boilers, TO build
a conduit over the line last surveyed by Col.
w. j. Vim, through Jasperyille avenue,
which is the shortest route. 1900 feet in
length, 6 feet in diameter. estimated cost of
1892 222
"a forcing main forty-two inches in
diameter, leading from the new works to
the stand-pipe in southern part of the city,
$4,000; cistern at pumping house, g, 900;
1900 O0O-gallon pumping engine $5S, 200;
eight boilers, $22, 700.
"The estimated cost of the superstructure
is not included in the foregoing figures The
cost however would be the same were the
Springfield plantation adopted as the per-
manent works or were the present water
works retained as the permanent works.
Hence you will see that the aggregate cost
of the above would be $500. 1872.
NEW WORKS ON THE PRESENT SITE.
"Now, if the new works were erected on
the present site of the old works, the follow
ing approximate estimate is submitted: A
forcing main will be required about two
miles in length and which will cost 1926, 72O.
This would bring the main to the present
reservoir, but it would be necessary to ex-
tend it to the new stand-pipe in the southern
part of the city, which would increase the
cost Of the main 1913. 200, making a total
cost Of S219,920 for the pumping main from
the site of the old water works to the site of
the new stand-pipe in the southern part of
the city. To the above add the cost of the
stand-pipe, 100000 gallon pumping
engine, boilers, etc, viz. Stand-pipe,
S45, 600; Is, 900, 000-gallon pumping engine,
$5S, 200, eight boilers $22, 700, and 1t will
give us grand total of $345, 800. To this
sum must be added the cost of the conduit
from the line Of the water works tract,
which is 5000 feet in length. and cistern TO
receive the water about $4,000, or a grand
total of 1896 $50.
NO ESTIMATE FOR A BUILDING.
''There is no estimate Of cost of building
in the above figures, but as before stated,
the cost of the building will be the same
whether the Springfield plantation or the
present works are retained as permanent
works. The figures above given show that the
cost Of erecting new works in the present
cheaper than building on the
new works at Springfield plantation;
but the following must be considered,
namely: That it is doubtful in the minds
of the committee whether the city owns
sufficient land at the present water works
upon which they can bore a sufficient num-
Der of wells to give the city supply of
water that is now required, and greater
amount which will be required in the near
future; also, the loss in power created by
friction in forcing the water through so
long a main, as the great distance detracts
very materially from the efficiency of the
pump
Mr.. McDonough, in referring to the con-
duit, said that the cost and time Of building
the conduit we're much greater than the
committee had expected they would be-
Alderman Carson remarked that he didn't
see how the city could construct the con-
duit at this time.
Alderman McDonough said that he didn't
feel like taking the responsibility of adopt
ing plan, but that the council having all
the facts before it could take the respon-
sibihty.
THE SPRINGFIELD WORKS PLAN
Alderman Carson then submitted the fol-
lowing plan, estimates and resolutions, which
latter were unanimously adopted:
Plan-Drive six more artesian wells in a
northerly and southwesterly direction from
the present well on the Springfield planta-
ton, along the line of a ditch draining the
western slope of the city, as shown on the
city map. Conduct the flow of water from
these wells through ten or twelve-inch
earthen or iron pipes to the cistern on
Springfield plantation.
EsTIA ATEs-
Cost of driving six wells, with connec-
tons complete to clstern on Springfield
plantation. .......................S 10000
constructing clstern.. ................. 5000
one ntteenmllllon pumping engine. IS, 200
buildings ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10000
Eight boilers. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. go 200
Forcing main. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $4,000
Stand-plpe.. Observation-Disclosures. 5000
Add for contingencies. ................. I2 100
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RESOLUTIONS.
Resolved, That the committee on water be
authorized to bore such additional wells as NAV
be deemed necessary adjacent to the present
well on Springfield plantation.
2 That they authorize said wells separately
connected with earthen or iron pipes to els
tern on Springfield plantation, which cistern
IN AMI I'd To-