The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-22
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In redemption of a promise made last
winter, Colonel l.. A. Watres, presi-
| dent of the Spring Brook Water sup
ply company. yesterday escorted the
Scranton Engineers club to the site of
the CompanyS fine new dam, seven
miles up the Spring Brook from Moosic,
and after II thorough inspection of its
engineering features entertained the
club and a few other guests at
luncheon served In a pavilion on the
companys farm near the distributing
dam. Conveyance was by "a special
| trolley car to Moosic and thence by the
company's freight railroad to the new
dam and to the conglomerate quarry
near the former site of the Stark home
stead. This railroad, with it's steep
grades in places rising nearly 800 feet
| to the mile, was almost as interesting
an engineering proposition as the dam.
Arrived at the dam, the party was
taken in tow by the constructing en-
sineer, John II. Lance. and informed of
it's dimensions and special features
The dam represents 30 100 cubic yards of
masonry and $4,000 cubic yards of en-
bankment. From bedrock to spillway
it is 104 feet high and at base is SO feet
thick.
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The water depth is 81 feet. There
are $50 feet length of masonry and 24O
feet length of embankment One end
is wedsed into a natural wall of solid
rock; the other is bounded by a mass
i've wall at right angles. From COM
mentS by the experts the dam must be
voted distinct success. 1t backs water
mile and 4 quarter and gives stor-
.1tr .,..tt o mn
drainage of a water shed of sixty
square miles. The masonry In it Is OF
the most durable conglomerate quar-
ried at the company's quarry, at which
the supply is seemingly unlimited Col
onel Watres' new home on the boue-
vard now under construction, is to be
built largely of rock from this quarry.
When the visiting engineers had sur
veyed the sights of professional inter-
est to them, the party was conveyed
back to the pavilion previously men,
toned. and after making way with
the commissary supplies listened to
symposium of eloQuence and wit con-
tributed by Colonel Watres as toast
master, Judges Lynch. Edwards, Car
penter and Darte, and other gifted
speakers. Vice President H. H. Stock,
of the Engineers club, acknowledged
in behalf of the club the visitors ap-
probation of the outing and this was
further attested by rising vote of
thanks.
MEMBERS OF PARTY.
The party comprised: Judges Lynch
and Darte, Hon. Charles A. Miner, Eli
II. Conner f. r. Pettebone, John A.
Schmitt, w. J. Richards and A. LWil-
liams, of Wilkes Barre; NJ. j. Hamil-
ton and Walter F'rick, of Carbondale;
Geo. II. Civilian and Charles w.
Thompson, of Philadelphia: Willard
Young, of Hazeton: Alex. Dryden, OF
Dunmore; Messrs. Watres, o. NJ
Lance, John II. Lance and S. II. Hicks,
of the Spring Brook Water Supply
company, and the following from
Scranton: Hon. II. NJ. Edwards. Hon.
]. w. Carpenter, n. III. Stock, II. Mil
nor Morris. William NJ. Marple. ]. l..
Crawford, j. T.. Parrish ]. IT. Fisher
y. NJ. Zehnder, James Herring. II. r.
Cox, w. +. Anderson, Fred. II. Grip
pen, Reyburn Watres. Alex. Kethel,
Fred. c. Baker, James III. Hughes, Eu-
gene b. Wilson. Frederick X. Tracy,
A. W. Long, Thomas +. May G. f..
lIuttelmaier, William A. Mntzer. TT.
A. n. Lane. ]. Fl. Rittenhouse, T.. l..
Merriman, r. Il. Hurley. Joseph p.
Phillips. Howell Harris. f. b Hamil-
ton, William GratZ, IT, S. Webb. d. r.
Atherton, A. b. Dunning, l.. II. Wat
res, j. Gardner Sanderson, L. NJ. Stack,
W. G.. Parke and Livy S. Richard.