The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-05
PLENTY OF WATER NOW.
$50 GALLONS a DAY FOR EVERY
PERSON IN SAVANNAH.

The New Water Works Pumping y
900, 900 Gallons Daily Buildings
About Completed and the " oTks 20
Be Turned Over TO the City by June
IA Park 10 Be Laid Out.
Savanueu's new water works are now in
fell operation and the people of this city are
being furnished daily 1,5JJ,JJJ gallons Of
the purest water that can be found IN the
world. The twelve wells are connected
with the conduit aud day and night the
crystal fluid flows steadily into the big wet
well and is pumped out in the city mains
by the pouderous engines which Cessclessly
throb in performance OF their mission q
doing out 90 our population drink uac3n-
eamiuasei with any disease germs.
TIE pump house is temporarily protected
bv a wooden building. around which the
handsome pressed brick structure IS steadily
rising under the direction Of Contractor
Chaplin. This building viii be absolutely
drepro3f with an iron roof aud cement
floors. It viii be completed early next
month, and by June / the works will be
formally turned over to the city.
The engines " bich are pumping the sup
UlY are OF the Holly make and are capable
OF T., 200, 900 gallons q day. Zach engines
revolution forces out 49, gallons OF water.
THE BOILERS.
The boilers, six in number, are a homo
product from the foundry Of John Eourse
& Son. They are splendid pieces OF work
manship, and while not gaudy are sui
ficisutly ornamental to make them very at
tractive On The doors OF each are the
figures "ls93,n surmouuted by the name OF
Rourke & Son In a half cir1e, and on the
doors Of the main battery are the names Of
the mayor and last council the water COM
mittee, engineer and sIgeTIuteudeDU IN large
letters Engineer johnson says the boilers
are the finest that could be turned out
anywhere IN the United States. They are
SO arranged and connected that any one Of
them can furnish the engines with ample
steam. The test Of the engines and boilers
last week was more than satisfactory. The
contract required the Holly machines TO
pump daily 10000, 600 pounds, but they de-
velOped llO,tIy.O.0.
BETTER THAN CONTRACT REQUIREMENT.
In other words during the twelve hours test
they pumped at thorate OF II $50, 900 gallons
against lgl feet, which ia rather unusual
the steam pressure in the boilers being l0j
pounds. The boiler contract required the
boilers to evapOrate 10 pounds Of water for
every pound OF coal a5 PIP, ami the actuGl
performance was lOG per cent. Engineer
johnson is enthusiastic over the behavior Of
the boilers, which exceeded his enucipa-
tions. The work certainly reflects great
credit upon kourke & Son.
In this connection the MORNING NEWS
can claim the credit OF having kept tho
boiler contract OF the new water works at
home 1t Will be rememb ered that the con-
tract was originally given to the Holly
company, and the MORNING NEWS dlsCOv-
cred day or two afterward that the bid
- a l.
time, and promptly objected to the setting
OF bad precedent. It demanded the call
ing of new bids, which was done, and then
Rourke d SOl secured the contract.
GOOD FOR FIFTY YEARS.
The new water works have been con-
structed with q view for the future, ami will
be capable OF furnishing Savannah with a
supply for the next half century. With
large Increase of population, needing more
water ell that viii be necessary will be an
addition TO the conduit and the boring OF a
few more wells. The machinery can do tho
rest. However, it Will probably be an in
teTestlng fact for people to know that at
the rate Of Z, 50l,0J1 gallons a day the per
capita IS about 100 gGll0ns.
1t Is the intention of the water commit
tee 70 lay out the grounds around the
works as a park, with nice flower gardens
walks anu benches. whore people can 60 in
summer evenings to enjoy themselves
When every thing is completed Savannah
will have Que OF the hunisomest az well as
the hes; water works plants IN the United
States