Morning journal and courier., 1892-10-26
WALLINGFORD.

WALLINGFORD.
A Public Meeting to be Held This
Evening to Discuss the Increase OF
the Water Supply-Report of Engi-
neor Bishop-Rally Of the Peoples
Party-PersOnal Items.
The principal topic of conversation
among the manufacturers and business
men of the borough now is the proposed
increase of the water supply, and at the
public meeting tomorrow evening the |
matter will be understandingly discussed.
1t is the opinion of many that the voters
made mistake in voting down the appro- |
preparation at the recent electors meeting.
The appropriation called for was $4,000,
which was deemed sufficient to cover the
expenses of the proposed pumping station
at Muddy river. The interest on that
sum at 5 per cent. would amount to $500
a year, and it is believed that the borough
will lose more than double that sum
every year in water rents in
consequence, as the different manu-
facturers, who are situated 80 they can,
propose to put in pumping apparatus at
the factories and use the water from the
river and ponds, instead of the
Pauoh pond water This will
reduce the income from the
water rents, Simpson, Hall, Miller &
Co., have already adopted that plan,
and R. Wallace & Sons, Maltby, Stevens
& Co., and probably the Metropeli-
tan Rubber company will soon adopt the
same measures, and the loss of water rents
from these companies alone will foot up in
a very few years more than the entire ap-
preparation asked for, as there is no
doubt that if the companies in question do
put in pumps they will continue to use
them even after the water supply in
Paugh pond is all right again. There are
many wild theories advanced as to the way
out of the present difficulty by different
| persons who think they know something
| on the subject. Expert engineers have
| studied up the situation and seem to favor
the proposed pumping station at Muddy
river. Engineer Bishop, who has made
such matters lifelong study, and is cap
able of giving sound opinion on the sub
| ject, has made report to the board of
commissioners, and the same is given be-
low.
| Ihave examined Pistapaugh pond, your pres
your office that the area of the lake is 1856 acres,
and the area of the watershed is only $50 acres;
this day, october :, only covers the old eight.
| inch main two inches and the new twelve-inch
main fourteen inches; that the surface of the
| one half feet below high water mark; that with
in the preceding twenty-one days the water has
been drawn down eight inches, showing con-
clusively that you have only about thirty seven
days supply remaining excepting through bene
fits arising from unusual heavy rainfals.
learn that the daily average consumption OF
| your borough is nearly one million gallons. The
surveys filed in your office of the watershed due
TO p{Ston oh
that area with the average rainfall in this section
forty eight and one half inches, would only yield
cannot Be fully relied upon to supply Your inhab
| itants, because during prevalence of minimum
YOU can but expect your supply to be inadequate
Therefore have no hesitancy in advising you t.
pumping plant on MUDDY
J brook, arranged to pump at leas. one and one
half million gallons daily into said main pipes.
outlay as follows: pumping plant, seventy five
. horse power engine set, $1,000; sixty feet iror
smoke stack stack two feet diameter ive-eghth stays
million gallons per twenty-four hours, set up
81, 800; piping, steam and water connections
$4,000; land, S10o coal bin, wood floor etc s10p
DAM well, screens for suction pipe, $500; contin
, | eencies $500; total Sc, 900.
Ia the near future would advise the construc
; ton Of canals extending along the margin of tn
These canals that are excavated through rocl
, would cost So per lineal foot, in earth about 8
cents per lineal foot, the canals to be excavate
. SO as to increase the water shed by taking tn
, water flowing from the mountains in the vicinit.
Of Paugh pond and turning it into the lake. thu
This water would be of a superior quality an
at very moderate cost. To obtain an approx
GEORGE FL. BISHOP.
The rally of the peoples party in tow
hall last evening was q dismal failure a
, far as attendance was concerned. At S:3
there were about thirty present, and fey
came down on the 8:29 train to swell thei
numbers. The Boys drum corps furnishes
, music and E. G. Bingham of Cheshir
was the speaker, and during the early par
f.; of his discourse discussed the currenc
; question aud advanced many of the oil
$ greenback party principles.
E. w. Tomlinson of Waterbury is Drug
3 gist G. A. Smiths new assistant.
Henry Arnold, for the past twelve year
, night watchman at Judd's factory, ha
8 given up his position.
4 Miss Daisey McGaughey entertained
number of her young friends last evening
it being the anniversary of her fourteent
; birthday.
The board of burgesses failed to get
< quorum last evening and adjourned for
= week.
James W. Mooney has qualified as COZ
: | stable.
The high school football team play tn
Invincibles this afternoon at 4 O'Clock.
3 Louis G. Porter returned to Providenc
yesterday.
. Edwin u. Cook has been appointed &C
, ministrator of the estate of the late g.
Cooke.
4 David MuCune and bride are home fror
f their wedding trip.
n David Daily was before Judge Hubbar
yesterday morning and was fined 81 an
) costs, So 05. He settled.
f The Adventists will have cottage servic
9 at the house of Ashael Andrews this ever
ing.
- F. L. Markham's dog was making quit
: noise during Monday night, and yeste,
: day morning Mr.. Markham reports findin
;. the seat of a pair of pants in the dog
!, possession.
!. The nomination of ]. Walter Mix c
Yalesville for senator of the Sixth distric
!, gives the best of satisfaction to the reput
!. licans. Mr.. Mix is a strong candidate an
= will poll large vote.
! The selectmen and town clerk will be /
session to-day from 9 q. m. to p. m. I
, make voters. ALI republicans to be mad
- should be sure and be on hand.
! The receipts from Company KS fair foe
up $3.50. 81 which means about $500 clea
n profit.
The bearers at the funeral of Harle
Morse yesterday were Judge Martin, S. n
! Edmonds, G. N. Jones and E. R. Hal
= Rev. J. E. Wildman oficiated.
: The loss on 81. F. Halls building o
= Meadow street, recently damaged by fire
has been adjusted by paying $50.
A. o. U. w. in West Haven.
new lodge of the Ancient Order q