The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1891-12-04

man w. Barrett was employed to put In
the wooden dam across ROwelPs brook at
the head of the water system. He COM
menced work the next day, and work was
commenced at the same time on the ditch
and laying the pipe from the dam. Previ-
Gus to that date many of the water and
land rights had been obtained and the work
the circumstances. Work has now closed
for the winter. The dam and flume, from
which the water pipe starts, are finished
and the gate house over the flume nearly So
The dam Is of logs and plank, thoroughly
made, eight feet high from the bed of the
stream and fifty-seven feet face, consuming
1900 feet of lumber In its construction
The water flows over a space of 81 feet and
falls upon an apron at the bottom. When
full the pond will be about 400 feet long
six feet ueep above the water pipe and av-
eraging more than 80 feet In width, and
will probably hold over 100000 gallons or
about the same amount as the reservoir
With the help Of Mr. Il. W. Cuisine, son
of the gentleman who has charge of the
feet OF four inch pipe have been laid from
the dam and securely cemented at the joints
so that they will not leak, making in all
1854 feet of ditching and pipe that have
been completed. or about mile and two
filths, extending to near the foot of the hill
west OF Baldwin Bridge. 1t will require
22l6 feet more of pipe to reach the reservoir
When this is laid it is calculated by the en-
gineers that with full head of water it
will deliver at the reservoir 5000 gallons
OF water per day, which is, at least, ten
times as much water as the village of Brad
ford will need for domestic purposes. The
surplus can be rented for motors and the
application of power in other ways. The
work is done upon that part of the system
which would be the most delayed by a late
spring, frost in the ground and high water
There will be more than four miles of
pipe in all, but the ditching for the remain
der will be much easier than that already
done. The valley of ROwell Brook seems
to lie the worst place in Orange county to
dig ditch and lay pipe. The whole dis
lance is one series of big bOulders many of
which could only be removed by blasting.
1t was serious problem in that narrow
valley, every hour, how to avoid the brook,
the road and the boulders. The road is
crossed five times and the brook three times.
The reservoir is to be located near the top
of the hill upon land purchased by David
Blakely, ESQ.,, of Col. ID. K. AndrOss, and
will be oval in shape, measuring about 100
feet in length, 95 feet in width and Z feet in
depth. Its capacity will be more than
lage with 10000 gallons per day for seventy
days.
There will be twenty-five MIGRANTS con-
nected with the street pipes and so arrang-
ed that in case of fire, four one inch streams
can be turned upon any building within
the village limits and six streams upon the
larger buildings in the business part of the
village, with force sufficient to carry the
water over the highest structures. The
reservoir, without any supply, if full,
would run four one inch nozzles 16 hours,
in case CT fire, while the inflow from the
dam would be nearly as rapid as the out
flow in many cases of fire.
1t is to be regretted that these water
works could not be completed before freez-
ing weather, but under the circumstances
in which the commissioners have been
placed, it has been impossible. We have
occasion for congratulations that SO much
has been accomplished, and we hope to see
water flowing in our streets and houses by
the fourth Of July next.