The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-09-01
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feet in depth, or deeper if necessary
to obtain the required water supply,
and will be made of eight inch
wrought iron pipe. Provision will
also be made for air lift attachments
to the wells if found necessary.
These wells will flow into a large
settling basin of $4,000 gallons
capacity, having a depth of eight
feet below the surface of the soil,
made of brick, with cement plaster
finish. The water mains will be
supplied from this basin. A six
inch drain pipe will be arranged
from bottom of the basin for clean
ing purposes.
There will also be an intake and
pumping basin from the bayou.
supplied by 14-inch pipe laid to a
grade that will cause the water
from the bayou at its lowest stage
to flow by gravity into this basin.
The boiler supply will come from
this source; and it will also be a
sure and unfailing supply in case
of failure q the wells in a fire
emergency.
The water mains will cover an
area of nine miles, affording fire
protection to the remotest portions
of the town by the use of 400 to
1000 feet of hose. Eighty-five fire
MIGRANTS will be judlciously dis
tributed over the system. The
largest main will be ten inches,
extending along Main street, from
Iberia to Hopkins; there will be
5283 feet of eight inch pipe; 5l09
feet of 4-inch, and SO, 1884 feet of
6-inch. The pipe line will extend
across the Teche, at Julia street so
as to enter Duperier avenue.
THE ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANT.
The system now in use, known
as the direct current, being espe-
cially suited for fan and general
power service, will be retained for
this purpose; the boiler and engine
now In use having been sold to
Capt. e. A. Pharr, a new engine
of 50 horsepower will be added to
operate the dynamo, and this out
fit will serve all purposes for day
service
To fully meet the requirements
of the city for street lighting and
commercial and residence service,
complete alternating system will
be put in, consisting of two dyna-
mos, each having capacity of
1900 sixteen candle power lamps,
and each driven by engines of 100
horse power For street lighting
there will be fifty 1900 candle pow
err arc lamps; and transformer ca
pacity for 400 16 c. p. incandes-
cent lights for domestic and COM
mercial service. All transformers
are to be protected by iron-clad
lightning arresters; the station is
to be similarly protected.
THE BOILERS
will be two $50 horsepower, hori-
zontal tubular type, set two in a
battery. Outside measurement
will be 16 feet long, diameter &C
inches. Each boiler will have Sc
lap welded tubes, four inches in
diameter ard 16 feet long, and dry
pipe not less than inches in diam
eter. The boilers will be fed by
one simple-duplex feed pump,
and there will be feed water heat
er of 200 horse power. The smoke
stack will be forty inches in diam
eter, so feet high above the ground,
made of No. 10 and II Birming-
ham guage iron; it will be painted
inside and ont, and provided with
rigger's blocks for future painting.
THE POWER HOUSE
will be a substantial brick struc-
ture, with slate roof, 32x66 feet,
divided into three sections. The
front room, to be occupied by the
pumps, will be 16x30; middle
room, 21x30, fer engines and dy-
namos; back of this, separated by
solid brick wall, will be the boil
er room, 2Sx3O. The roof will be
supported on trusses resting on
brick pilasters. The floor of
pump and machinery room will be
covered with concrete three inches
thick, over which will be oiled pine
flooring. The boiler room floor will
be of hard brick, laid on edge, all
interstices filled in and swept over
with cement grout. Foundations
of building and machinery to be
laid in cement.
The system throughout is to be
of the best material and workman
ship, and will be constructed UNDER
complete and rigid specifications.
Accepting the mandate given us
by a decisive vote of the people
one year ago, bearing directly on
the proposition of waterworks,
light and drainage, we have pro-
ceeded to acquire all Of these i'm
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