The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-10-18
ENGINEER rLAD.
His Report Concerning the HillsborO
Water Works.

covers fifteen pages of typewriter
matter, and is too long for publication
as an entirety, much of 1t being devot-
ed to the result of experiments he
made. The salient points of the report
are as follows;
He finds the following alterations
have been made from the original
plans and specifications:
1. The stand pipe was reduced from
100 to 1856 feet.
2. The general plans for arrange
ment of wells, connecting pipes and
valves were altered.
3. The wells are six inches in di-
ameter instead of eight inches.
4. The strainers are 10 feet lengths
of 8 inch pipe with 3s inch holes. in
stead of being all brass screens of a
perforated length of not less than Ia
feet.
5. The 12-inch branch to admit of
direct connection with the creek was
omitted.
6. Location of pumping station was
changed, necessitating suction pipe
400 feet longer that was called for by
original plans.
Z. The pumps are placed IA feet
higher than was originally intended
Mr.. Fad says that he is informed
that the above changes were made at
the suggestion of Mr.. Moler, the con
structing engineer, and of course, this
being 80, the Boughen Engineering
people are not to be held response
BILE.
Leaving the alterations, the report
goes on to say:
Leaving out of consideration, for the
present, the system of wells and sue
tion pipes, and assuming that you had
proper authority for the alterations in
dicated above, the works have been
constructed throughout in a substan-
tial and workmanlike manner, and as
far as can be determined by superficial
inspection of the finished structures
are in substantial compliance with the
requirements and specifications. as
sumo, of course, that the material in
the stand-pipe, boilers, &C., has been
properly inspected during construction.
The pumps are capable of pumping l.
100000 gallons of water in "a hours,
and are in no way responsible for the
deficient supply of water. According
to a test made, the pumps delivered
water at the rate of 635,3OO gallons in
"a hours.
It is evident from the experiments
made that the wells produce all the
water which can be obtained from the
district covered by the wells.
The only way in which more water
can be obtained is by either lowering
the water level, by lowering the
pumps, or by putting wells in new ter.
ritory at sufficient distance from the
present wells.
The best way to obtain an increased
supply would be to sink more wells in
adjoining territory.
Mr.. Flad suggests that experimental
wells should first be sunk.
He suggests that $685. 300 gallons Of
water, the amount the wells have pro-
duced, is sufficient for town of from
10000 to 1900 inhabitants. but is in
favor of damming Clear creek, so that
a reservoir would be made for use in
emergency, such as big fire, etc. He
estimates that Clear creek on Sept. 13,
the day he made the inspection, was
flowing at the rate of 100000 gallons
in "a hours. Continuing he says:
A large amount of air appears in the
suction pipe, and although part of this
may come from the water, am of the
opinion that most of it is due to air
leaks in the wells, valves, or suction
pipes.
To remedy this Mr.. Flad advises that
all the joints in the suction pipe be un-
covered, and test, such as he describes,
be made to discover if the trouble is
there.
THE AIR PUMP.
He says the operation of the air
pump creates an additional expense,
which should not be incurred until all
reasonable means have been exhausted
to demonstrate whether or not the air
pump could be dispensed with if the
pipes were made practically air-tight.
Appendix A, attached to the report,
contains a record of the experiments
made, and RAppendix q contains a
memorandum of information concern
ing atmospheric pressure. Appendix
B contains the questions submitted to
him by citizens, and the answers to
them. The first letter was from O. S.
Bell, Esq, and the question PROFOUND
ed was as follows:
Is it nOtsprobable that the bed of
clav over the sunnlv Of water ia nearly