The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1901-01-12
Water Works
Doings.
The Work in all Depart
ments Being Pushed.
Progress is Being Made all
Along the Line,
Notwithstanding the Bad
Weather.

The frame work on the power
house has been rested for the time
being for the reason that it is
desired to mount the boilers and
raise the smoke-stack before
putting up the rafters and putting
on the roof. All save the boiler
room is ready for the states and
skaters.
A part of the machinery for the
plant was shipped from the
factory several days ago. This
first shipment is expected here
some time between the Goth and
3Oth inst. The balance of the
machinery is expected to be
shipped at as early a date as it
can be gotten ready by the
builders.
! In digging the trench which
leads from the back of the power
house to the bayou, a grave was
opened up at six feet below the
surface and quite a quantity of
bones were thrown out upon the
surface. Further probing into
what was thought to be a develop
ing mystery brought out the
skull-that of a colt or calf.
The digging of the trench to the
; bayou has been accompanied with
many draw backs. The start was
made under very favorable
-. auspices, but when the rains set in
, and the heavy embankments of
the earth became saturated with
9 water, their weight became more
. than the curbings and bracings
- could support, and caving com
Il menced. This very greatly compli
- Gated matters. One cave has
r produced ugly cracks in the curb
:, ing of the deep well. Another
!. cave carried a piece Of curbine
timber end foremost through ONT
section of the clay pipe which hat
been laid. This latter trouble
has necessitated the unearthins
this broken section in order t.
replace it. In order to get it Tin
covered much of the earth had t.
be taken out in buckets, being 81
loose and wet as to make i
unmanageable with spades o
shOvels. This work has beel
accompanied with no littl
:, danger. When all the damage
. will have been repaired, the pip
laying will be continued on to tn
! bayou.
! n Well No. 2, has been complete
Z by Captain Hart. After man
I difficulties, including the. ba
weather, he has safely gotten hi
81 eight-inch piping down to tn
VI required depth and the straine
8 placed and sealed. 1t gives
y good flow of splendid water unde
:" the action Of the pump, but til
:" water drops to point of twent
feet below the surface while til
=, pump is running. This is tire
:" feet lower than the water stoo
- before the we'll was overhaule
:" and the strainer reset. I'll
" strainer in this well goes to I'll
~ bottom of the water bearin
y strata. Il
70 The City Engineer has shippe
" a jug of the water from the We
''p No. 2, to leading chemist I
+" New Orleans where it Will
analysed in order to full
determine it's fitness for domest
49, uses. In this connection it seen
w. fit to state that the two new wei
:. are about on level with the We
VIC at the New Iberia Ice Factor
i. e., they apparently draw fro
DIS the same water vein. And in til
IN connection we reproduce in o
out columns the analysis Of wat
less from that well when first col
laT pleted:
"a New Orleans, Jan. 81, 1896.
knt Analysis Of artesian well wal
from Mr.. August Erath, N,
Iberia, La.
the In one Gallon: GRAN