The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-11-17

comfort of wel-appointed modern home.
The basement and first story Of the
building are of the native gray granite.
The upper story is OF cedar shingles. The
first will he finished throughout with hard
wood and the upper stories will be finished
throughout the building The finest
quality of plumbing fixtures and open
plumbing will be used, the hardware TO he
all solid bronze.
The plan and sentiment of the building
will be that OF a comfortable country home
rather than that of the conventional school
dormitory, because after a time this build
ing will be used az a lodge or inn for the
accommodation Of parents and other friends
of the institute who may desire to spend a
longer or shorter time in the place.
Barring x TiIton, of New York, are the
architects.
RESERVOIR AND WATER FILTERS.
Before proceeding with the construction
OF the buildings the trustees caused to be
arranged IA most complex and complete
method of draining all the athletic fields
grounds and buildings. The position upon
the heights makes the disposition of all
sewage comparatively easy, and an enor-
nous supply of water insures the most per-
feet system.
The water is secured from a valley about
mile northeast of the institute grounds.
1t is collected in a reservoir holding TO-
00o o0o gallons. in which the surface of the
water is 10 feet above the site of the main
buildings of the institute. The surround
ing country from which the water is gath
cred contains ho houses or other buildings
within its limits. and is largely owned and
controlled by the institute. The water
before it passes into the mains leading to
the institute grounds, is filtered through
SLOW sand filters. These filtere are OF the
type now building for the publication of
the Philadelphia water and are similar to
those which have been in use for many
year, il Altoona, Berlin, Warsaw Zurich,
Hamburg and several other European
cities
The filters are constructed of concrete
and expanded metal, are rooted with CON
crete domes covered with EARTH to prevent
the water from freezing in winter, and are
provided with automatic regulating valves
to keep the rate of filtration constant, re-
gardless of the head from the reservoir
The mains for distributing the water to
the various buildings have an aggregate
length of two and one-half miles, and are
from -four to ten inches in diameter, and
will permit in case of fire, the concentra-
ton OF four fire streams at any one point
without reducing the pressure below the
established standard. In four hours of
continuous play these four streams would
lower the water level in the reservoir less
than three inches,
The swimming pool in the gymnasium is
supplied with pure, clear, soft water from
a walled and covered spring, some 1000
feet distant. The water is heated and is
maintained at constant temperature fsom
the bottom to the surface, the inlets and
outlets being arranged to keep the water in
the pool in constant circulation and always
clean, clear and fresh.
All the houses and buildings are con-
| nected with a system OF sewers disoharpinp
through an iron pipe, reaching out 10
feet from the shore into the Susquehanna
river.
The contract for the reservoir has been
given to J. A, Nef, Of New York. The
| hydraulic engineer is James II. Fuertes