Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-10-11
Water Works.

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water works development.
Last Saturday morning before day
over 100 men, collected by Robert
Shearer, in Baltimore, arrived, tired
and hungry.
The non-arrival of expected tools,
however, delayed active work until
Monday afternoon, when ditching at
east end of Main street began IN ear
nest.
On Tuesday 500 feet of main pipes
were laid, Wednesday 634 feet, and
Thursday 727 feet.
Half the day Tuesday 81 men were
at work all day Wednesday 145 and
Thursday IA.
Henry Williams is con time" with
the masonry; William J. Miller is far
ahead of the ditchers, and William H.
Evans reported as intending to spring
Il surprise on the Water Board, the
JOURNAL and the public in the way of
coming out ahead of all expectations
as reservoir excavator. What the
coup d. etat will be is still wrapped IN
the solitude of his own originality"
and all eyes and ears are bent to the
ground peering and listening for the
earthquake that is to upheave the
bottom precipitations Of the reservoir,
fling them over the broad ramparts
and leave a surface so clean, so sweet
and SO bright that the very stars, look
ing down, shall see each twinkle mir
rored and all their volatile flames
reproduced in all their prismatic
beauty.
The Water Board and their able and
energetic second, E. E. Love, are
doing their work thoroughly and pro-
viding for the conduct of the works
hereafter in securing attachments and
appliances of the latest invention and
make. One of the former consists of
Pressure Regulator" to be located
about midway between town and the
reservoir. All the water will pass
through this machine, the flow being
regulated by lever and weight. 1t
is now contemplated to fix the
pressure on the top Of the hill at
70 lbs. per inch, which, at the Bowery
intersection with Main street, will
amount to 140 lbs, a pressure in
either case amply adequate to the
need. Without the "Regulator" the
pressure would be about 100 lbs. at the
top and 200 lbs. at the lower portion
of the town.
There is no fear whatever as to the
strength of the mains to bear all the
weight that may press upon them.
The provision made is precautionary
against possible weak plumbing in
some buildings in town.
The Board has also a Tapping Ma
chine" contrived to make functions
without turning off the water. No
matter what the pressure, the plumber
with this machine can attach house
pipe to the mains without depriving
other people of water, a necessity
which ensues under the old system.
Good weather favoring, the prospect
for early completion of the works is
good.
Mr.. Love knows how to get work
out of hands. He is "rusher."
With the men all strung out over a
quarter mile of ground the line recalls
wartime scenes when regiment
would be called out to build a corduroy
road.
Frostburg will furnish Cumberland
all the fresh, pure, soft, mountain
sandstone spring water that we do not
need, provided Cumberland will lay
the pipe to connect with our main and
pay our SAC, 900 of debt, including in.
terest. In our supply there will be no
hash of Borden Shaft, Ocean, Midland,
Homecoming, Pekin, Moscow, Barton
and Westernport sewage, and those
who get it will sleep, like the aristoc
racy of Arcadia, with clean con-
sciences, guiltless stomachs and each
will wear breath void of offence to
any man.