The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-25
WATER WORKS s.
Plans aud Specifications Submitted by Cot
J. W. Saum-A Cit'zens' Meeting Called
to Decide, on Torther action.

BY reference to advertisement in an.
! other column it will be- seen that Mayor
Jones has called meeting OF the cftl'
zans, TO be heid IN the opera house on
! May 8, at i .. No., to decide on IuFthei
! action in reference 10 water works, the
! plans aud specifications of which are
! now ready and on exhibition at tie
] Council chambers for public inspection,
i * Herald: and News reporter has in
! spected these plans and specifications
which. are very elaborate, full and COM
! pietein relation TO the work and mate
! rials; the whole system, in all lts va
rious details aud ramIfications, 10 be
! turned over to the town. at cost moi
exceeding S30,000. The plans referred
TO consist of drawings Of a complete
map Of the town, with mains, hydrants,
water gates, pumping station and reser-
voir in detail, the cost. weight and pres
| suresof the water mains and the laying
OF the pipes are given with great aceu-
! raey and rninuteness, as welt as the
! location Of thu hydrants- Fifteen water
! gates rezto be provided, the Rensselaer,
4 make suggested; the one st the arteslan
! we'll to be- placed inside the pumping
3! station. The pumping station to be a
one story brick building 30x56 feet, and
| to the height of Is feet from foundation
to caves; the foundation wallsto be OF
, hard brick and stone laid ia cement. 1t
! inches thick, and to a depthHof lolnches
! below surface or TO solid clay, TO u
inches above surface, The plan of the
station, showing: the brick and timber
work in its entire construction, IS
mapped out with precision and expllc-
itness. The boiler TO be a horizontal
fiange; steel tubular, with fixed dome,
| e-horse power-total heating surface
$50 square, feet; smoke stack % inches
in diameter and so feet high. There
will be q steam whistle for fire alarm.
The reservoir TO consist Of tower and
tank; the tower to be- OF wrought iron
or steel, 81 feet high, large and strong
enough TO hold a 46, 600 gallon tank and
conteDts.
The above is simply 8 brief outline of
the main points or most important
items of the plans -aDd specifications
submitted by Col. Baum. It would be
well for those interested to examine
these plans and specifications and IA
miliarize themselves with their details
before the mectiogof the Sch proximo
so that they can act inteiligensty and
understaEdingiywh when they meet to dis
cuss and take action-in this important
matter. Clerk Bowman will take pleas
ure in showing them to every one.
Col. Baum says all the work is to be
completed as shown in-the general in
structious, specifications. plans and
detail drawings, which are intended to
cover the entire water works system
completed ready for use, and he pro-
poses that .. trial test must be made to
the satisfaction of the Mayorand Coun-
ell before the final acceptance of the
work; which is very fair and reason-
able proposition.
It should be~borne=;n mind that Col.
Baum does not fear thathe cannot bore
the we'll throughl ocs. He has drilled
forty-five of these wells in the granite
formation of the South, and he says be,
has never heard of 3 case OF TYPHOID
fever where the perscE used exclusively
artesian we'll water. So the sanitary
considerationsare importaatin connec-
ton with this question, aside from the
benefit ofprotection against fires, and
in addition to the increased comfort Of
the town generally under system OF
water works.
Our citizens have ample time before
the meeting TO consider and study the
matter and decide how they shall act.