The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-12-01
The Water Works.
Doings of the Week ia all
Departments.

rain suspended work on all OUT
door branches. The Well No. =.
reached depth Of 1876 feet. where
the outside, or sinch casing was
rested.
On Saturday last the question of a
6 or $ eight inch screen was taken
up between the engineer and COL
Tractors on the merits of capYcltk
A it was found that the inch
screen would admit and supply
MANY times more water IN well
the depth of either the two Just
sunk, the objection was waived and
the work was allowed TO proceed.
In the afternoon heavy rains
gain suspended all outdoor
work. "
| Monday it was cold and bright
and work was resumed with energy
IN all departments. The week
has been very favorable one
and has been put to good
account.
The intake we'll orspit. which
will receive the water from the
BAYOU "a well as from the two wells
as a supply reservoir for the main
pumps, is quite sight. The upper
section is II feet in diameter by IA
feet deep. THIS has been partly
curbed up with an Is inch brio (
wal. Inside of this we'll was
started smaller one of 8 feet In
diameter and It will 60 down some
16 feet further. A very clever
piece Of engineering was put INTO
operation IN the digging of this
inner well. In order TO guard
against accidents, or the possible
caving of IFS walls, after it had
1 attained depth of some feet, a
circle of sound, heavy, lumber,
of proper dimensions and diameter,
was placed at It's bottom. Upon
this circle was built the brick
caisson for the lower well, protect
ING that part of the well already
dug. Then the digging was COM
menced again, allowing the brick
caisson TO settle down gradually as
the bottom of the well was
scooped out. 1t is much like NOV
ing brick house.
Laborers have been scare again
! this week. A large number OF
Mexlcans have been employed
both. upon the streets and IN
the pits to do the digging.
The work on the trench leading
|
to the bayou, in which lie TO be
; laid the intake pipe, has not been
resumed this week. Considerable
water has accumulated in this
trench and it continues to cave.
Now that the wells are completed
e and that apparatus Is out of the way
! the work on this may be re-
. sumed.
The work on laying the street
! mains goes steadily on. The neces'
sary pipes were distributed Out
French street to Robertson street or
Thursday mornlpg-in fact the
long lines Of black pipe may be
.een distributed along one side of a
great many of our streets. The pipe
laying has been crowded this week
n Eat Fad, below Ann
street.
Well No. 2 has been completed.
1t is 26s feet and inches deep
being practically "a feet deeper
than Well No. l. Like No. is
inches in diameter. The last part
of the pipe sinking was frasght
with considerable difficulty, being
through a bed a rock and very
coarse pebbles. " hen the work of
pipe sinking was compleed On last
Wednesday and the pipe war
opened it was found that the water
at once rose TO within I feet Of the
surface. The strainer on this we'll is
80 feet long. Each we'll i. guaran-
teed to yle'd 400, 900 gallons OF
~ater per "a hours, and Captain
Hart has no apprahensions thar the
wells will fail IN any part of their
requ,rtmt nts. On Thursday after
loon this latter we'll was finished and
tested. The proper connection,
we're msde and the pun D set in
operation !; the result. was beanul-
full stream of clear water. Capt. L.
B. Hart and his able assistant, Mr..
N. I. Lopez, are to be congratn