Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-11-24
CoMpARIsoN OF ESTIMATES.
More Figures Showing the Excessive
Cost OF Quassapaug.

More Figures Showing the Excessive
Cost of Quassapaug.
To the Editor of the DEMOCRAT
It is astonishing why the attention CT
the public would not at once turn to the /
Mad river and its tributaries as source |
of supply of water to the city. Can
anyone for q moment hesitate in saying /
that there is not enough water flowing |
through the Mad river in the spring. fall |
and winter time to supply a city of hun |
dreds of thousands of inhabitants, be- |
sides meeting the wants of the mills !?
And as to the few weeks of very dry |
weather in the summer time an album
dant supply for all could be secured by
storage.
Let US see as to the probable cost
We read in the report of the water
commissioners Q889) something that
may enable us to form an idea of the
probable cost at which the right to
Chestnut and Welton'ss pond and Lind
ley brook could be purchased. In the
estimate for Lindley brook we find that
the cost of rights is included in. this
item. s.. .-,s.
"Land for pipe line and water da-
images, building roads, etc, ST., 000." Or
let us suppose that the land for pipe line,
building roads, etc, would cost So, 900.
Then we would place the costs of the
Mad River Co for their rights at SIC, 1000,
or let US say $15, 900, and $4,000 only for
the land for pipe line, building roads,
| etc.
The report goes on to say 1.-THE esti-
mated yearly supply from this source,
| based upon actual measurements Of
rainfall and fowage of the stream for the
| September and October of 1889, the dry
months) is, for an annual rainfall of A
inches $50 ,000, 900 millions of gallons"
| If the right to this amount of water can
| be secured by the city say for $15, 1000
| what shall we say about paying $122, 200
| for rights at Quassapaug for far less
supply. The commissioners report on
| Quassapaug says:
''Land and water damages, rights of
way, etc, $122, 900, for daily supply o.
l, 502, 900 gallons" And have before me
as / write another statement where it is
said: Lowest yield for one day by
guagings from July 1 to November 1.
1889, Quassapaug 81, $50 gallons" Then
there would be in the summer months
Quassapaug 500, 900 to 81, $50 gallons.
Or to sum up: Rights to 100000 gal
Ions of water daily all the year round,
from Lindley brook $4,000. Rights to
| /, 500 900 gallons dwindling down to
l61 $50 gallons day from Quassapaug,
S122 900.
Let us now see what would be the
probable cost of the rights of Mr. Welton
and the Mad River Company to the We'll
ton pond, Chestnut hill reservoir and
other tributaries of Mad river. We find
in the water commissioners report of
1889: Land for pipe line, land and
water damages, building roads, Mad
river and Welton properties $69, 800. "
Let us allow $40 900 for Welton's pond
and Chestnut hill reservoir. These are
/ already made and could not be built by
: the city for that sum. The, report tells
| us that ."The estimated yearly supply
/ from this source based upon measure
ments of the rain fall and flowage of the
stream for the past four months ii. e.
July, August, September. October of
= 1880 is for an annual rain fall of A
. inches 693, 000, 900 gallons, daily sup
ply Of 1870 900 gallons" 49,,
To sum up Daily supply of Lindley
brook, 1,700, 900 gallons Chestnut hill,
: $40, 900 gallons total, $3.50, 900. Cost
of rights 500, 900. Cost of Quassapaug
rights, 1922, 100; greatest amount of
water supply, 100000 gallons daily.
Then it should be burne in mind that
less than two miles of pipe would be re-
| quired to connect with the proposed
2 reservoir on the Mad river, while to
Quassapaug seven miles of pipe would
, be necessary. This is a great item OF
| expense that should be carefully con-
. sidered. ..u ~.
The opinion of such gentleman as
John w. Webster, who knows every
stream in the Naugatuck valley should
have great weight. All that l ask is
that a report upon the Mad river supply
. be made. have no fear of the result.
TAXPAYER