The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-08-28
CITY WATERWORKS.
Report OF the Committee Appointed
by the City Council.
Chester Reporter.


We the undersigned, a committee
appointed to investigate the practi-
cability and cost of establishing q sys-
tenn of waterworks in the city Of Ches-
ter, s. c., beg to submit the following
report:
There are three ways of obtaining
water
1st. Gravity system from Sandy
River; -
End, A number of tube wells eonnec-
ted to pumps; s.
3rd. Artesian we'll with pump.
The first will cost S33, 900 90;
The second will cost $11 10000;
The third will cost say So, 10000 to
get the water to the city limits.
After correspondence with several
parties we had first Col J. w. Baum,
Hydraulic Engineer of Atlanta, Ca,
to come, and after going over the
ground laid out system locating the
main and deep well as shown on the
map as submitted herewith. It is his
opinion that we can get an abundance
of pure good water from this system.
We nexthad Mr.. T. G.. Sydnor III. E.,
of Richmond, Va, who after going ov-
er the ground, locates the well in prac-
tically the same place and says the
system we have Is good one. and
that the chances of getting sufficient
supply of pure water are good. Meth
er of these parties will guarantee water
n quality, nor have we been able to
get q man to guarantee water from
either of the well systems. ~
Owing to a geological survey made
some years ago by the U. s. govern
ment, 1t is claimed that water cannot
be obtained in this section from arte-
sian or deep wells on account of the
granite formation. We also had Mr.
Knox, II. E., of Charlotte. N. G. who
holds to this theory and advocates the
tube or shallow we'll system and SUBJ
mits proposition for such system.
1t is our opinion with the light we
have before us that the question OBJ
tanning water from either of the we'll
systems is altogether experimental.
The experimental cost in either case
will be about the same. Mr.. Knox
proposes to locate water for say fifteen
hundred dollars, that is he is willing
to survey at cost Of $3.50 per week.
At the end of ten weeks he can tell
whether or not be finds water in suffi-
cient quantity. In case he finds water
as desired he will furnish and complete
wells for $500. In case he should fail
| to find water we are out $500 for the
survey.
The artesian or deep we'll will cost
from 500 upward. The cost of the
we'll will depend on its depth. Should
we find water at 100 feet the cost will
not exceed $3.50. If we should 90 900
feet the cost would be say $25OO. If
we fail to find water we are out the
cost of boring the we'll.
Estimate Of cost of the deep we'll sys-
tem complete including we'll 500 feet
deep is $39, $50; tube we'll system COM
plete S4S,09O.
The deep we'll system may be out
lined as follows Locate the we'll on
the eastern side of city as shown on
map, and stand pipe on the western
side, place pump at well connected
directly with the mains thereby fore
ing fresh water from we'll into the
dwellings without coming in contact
with the open air. 81.
This system practically covers the
whole city, placing it under fire pro-
lection with the use of 1000 #. hose.
Respectfully submitted,
B. M. Spratt,
N. P. Alexander,
James McLarnon,
Chester, S. c., Committee.
August 10, 1895.