The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-06-04
A ciTY's WATER SUPPLY n. TANKS.
novel hehsme To Convey Water from
Lake Ontario to Rochester,

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| by far the mos, novel suggestion tina,
has yet been Erred for supplying
Rochester with additional water is the
following.
The proposal is, In brief, to bring the
water fron Lake Ontario by means OF
tank ears running ON railroad.
| In explaining the propose. The pro
tecfor s1It Since the idea first oc.
Cured 10 has ] have looked at il from
all points, and the more think of il
the better IL pieases me Hut whether
It viii Ike found practical or not re-
siains Ia he seen Tie engineers can
no duuh, easily calculate the cost, and
that Is the only featur, that | am in
fear ab"ut A. IL il, after ii rough cal.
culation estimate that this plan will
give this city and other places pure Wa
ter al low price and III unlimited quan
tity The Whole plan Is To bring tho
water ia IA ssss.-l ins,iv lof the ,urIsose
from a point Ia tie lake ~ far from
shore that there will bs no rLanc. Of il
containing impurities
The v'-,n~l would h. somewhat on
the plan ot the huai, used la Ne.
iorA for carrying garbage on, to SRA
and dropping it la the "cvan through
the bottom Of the vessel la the cas-.
ot Ia. ship the cargo instead 81 Icing
taken la s--a, would be brought from
s'-a I" sliorr and ia place ot entering
the hold Through The matches wot.ld
come in through trap IN the bottom
When No tai out ,'-ss--l full oi the purc
and sparkling Mater ~ wuilid low il 10
the ha'isf 10y tug. and pump the
water Int" iSiih CAR Specially made 10.
the pur.'ss' and running like ordinary
ir'-l.ht carr uu The -uisiiun track The
care could le provided with trap du-ors
81 valve, through Which tn disrharrr
their h.Hii content, inlo a r,-s..r, ,..,
usvg Wha' Fl, the train y uuii run. inst AS
css,l 80 Ica' r,r rlus nui drop, lis
loaf IT, plan. II cour~-c. nuuld only
L. adopt. ~hcrr tl,- p, .;,in Mas Ca he
applied ,u u larsv >r.lc When, the
idea Ans Ia l.. adopted a. = Temporary
rST-~ilrni the HA.rr cssuii H. pumped
!riin thr cats i,rv-'', into the mains
- thc tuSu
Nov !ut Notur gums in r,'sari to tho
schrtuc Thr r,5lrn1I, earn tr,ich, Al
a profit q ha-i a c,-ut a tua pcr mile
\ t"u "t ual,t c,,,a,asus ~ gallons. 49,
that, allowing - saliut., 81 ~airr iocacL
l-rs,n. the railruad s"uii carr, n sup
ply for family 81 i've tho distance Of
a uiilo fuT hall cr.ni /, would cssss
: / . criS. - frviFA; 'r,m the lake &,
Rn--hcsi~r. assuming tia, the distance
- seven mtlr. Ti4rrN toss il au orL
mar Load g! csAls ou ey'udula car.
and n locomotive would have II" lin
Guilty IA drawing "a trgiu 81 twr,i, car
or G''p tons. holding ~. upo gallon. u
one ,raiu mslc ,N,lrc ilr,s a day-s
mo-icfain estimate fuF nun IT ,rson
miles "" e''i 2 n;2 uti gallons 81 VA
tor You s.~r thew y virtually no limi,
to tho am"uu; q! water Won can bring
Ia town In tina; way. ani tn" plant ~.
quir.~l Ia neither expensive nor Difficult,
to make
VIZ w NsF'" ftfAiN l'lE4liF@ 81 kafiI
that can 10 found ready lnaic. tho ship
far carving the water and the tank
cars mr." III" principal novel features of
the Whole, nnl any gel mechanic can
rig them all az in short time Tho
plan. ! toll YOU. il cutir,ly practical. !
and when ! hay" had rhanr" Ia CON. /
suit With sone ship carpenter ~ Ia tho !
cost II tn" vessel and Nth the railr,ad I
managers ~ to thr best RATES they can
give on fright, may give you more in /
rlatiun Ia IL
Just fancy" continued the pro /
jcctor. how easy it would hc To cstab, |
lish n reservoir In the vicinity of Burke /
park. and Keep 1t full 81 water 10y a .
train Of tank cars running Ia and from /
Charlotte.
III III" cost Of carrying tn" water by
rail should prove too great, the pro.
jcctor added, ~ though he had caught
another idea. then | shall figure on
the cyT"dicncy Of bringing the water
from Lake Erie IN canal boats All We
want in that case is n feet Of hoa,s that
We can run into the lake. nh with pure
water. tow down here and pump the
contents into tho reservoir intend Ia
call tho attention of tho Chicago people
to tho plan If bringing water in ships
from beyond the sewage line e. Roch.
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