Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-10

show from the beginning Of 1901 down
through to the present time?
A. We keep a record at our ONCE.
I have the record in my pocket.
@. Ii you will be kind enough to
state to the committee what the fact
Is, beginning, say, in November 1901,
was 1t? don't care about the whole
period OF time, but take the past part
Of il down to the present time and
state without going into detail. ana
take the different months and state the
number Of days that the Thompson
Brook system has been run during that
time. .fss.t tsae& .l
A. From November 19012isnn, s,.s =,
Q. Yes sir take from that dompftof
the present time. saD-G
A. On the 23d Of November 1904,
Thompson brook station was rum
about six hours. punip1ng $4,000 gatxl
Ions of water. -s
@. Give the number of days.
A. From that time until the 18th Of
February it was not started.
@. From that time to the 18th Of
February 1902 it was not started at all?
A. No sir. 49,
j.
A. And the 18th of February 1892.
owing to spell OF very severe weatfi.
Ter, freezing weather. our pressure at
Brunswick was diminished somewhat.
We started that station that day and
pumped six hours. From the 18th day
of February and during the months Of
March, April and May and UP to the
10th of June the station was not start.
III ~, H. 10 T,s~, ..-f..
-er pipe in the Kennebec river was
pulled apart by a schooner and imme-
diately we got up steam at Harding
station and kept steam on at Harding
station all the time until our pipe was
repaired, and 1t was fixed about the
2fst of July / believe was the date.
During those two months we pumped
occasionally two or three hours in the
day, whatever we needed to; that Is. 50
as not to run the Nequasset station at
it's full capacity. OF course In the
months of June and July the water
consumption being more than it Is in
the spring and fall months we did that.
and also as protection owing to the
fact that our other available pipe was
all that we should have In case We had
any more damage. We kept that un-
der steam as a precaution.
Q. And all that was an additional
expense?
A. Certainly, and the 21st of July
our pipe was repaired and we COM
menced using Nequasset water. Hard.
ing station was not started again un.
til September 7th. And that time
owing to a firemen's muster they had
in Brunswick we got up steam at the
Thompson brook station and pumped
a small amount of water, 297, 900 gall
Ions. That was in the month of Sep
TENDER. In the month of October we
pumped none; the station was not
started at all. In the month of Mo-
vember the station was started part
of two days, pumping $4,000 gallons:
and in the month of December this
year when We had a very severe spell
of cold weather, for same account as
the year before, and we put steam on
at the station and kept it on for four
days, pumping a small amount Of wa
ter.
@. That was December 1902?
A. December 18th 1902. was the
last day. 7f,~,' -1--.-~s,.'
Q. From that time on?i
A. And since that time the station
has not been started at all.
@. Then if Prof. Robinson has an.
alyzed this water within the last two
or three weeks as he has stated and
found it to be mixed water. do you
know of any source from which the
mixture could have come?
A. l do not.
@. So that in point of fact from the
18th of December. If that is the right
date. down to the present time no
steam has been on at the Thompson
brook station whatever?
A. 1t has not.
@. And before that time only a few
days here and there that you have
given in your detailed testimony?
A. Yes sir.
Cross Examined.
By Mr.. Thompson: F
Q. Is the Thompson brook water
unclean?
A. Not to my knowledge. -1A
Q. And if Prof. Robinson has re-
Gently. as he has stated, analysed the
water at Brunswick and found 1t to be
near the danger point, do you know
where it could have come from ex.
cept from Nequasset pond?
A. do not.
@. Is there dwelling house at
Thompson brook? . II ~ efs.
A. There is.
Q. Does it belong to your company2
A. Yes sir, 1t does.
Q. Who lives there? ~
A. Our Waterman. M
=. What services does he perform?
A. He is the Waterman of the station
and takes care of the station and perl
lorms any work there is to be done and
IS there to put steam on the boiler any
time day or night.
q. That is his only business?
"A. That is his only business. yes sir:
ana believe he takes care of the lights
of the Maine Central Railroad Com.
pany, the switch lights there. f4<,
MIR. Baker: Do you flush out vour
pipe system regularly?
A. We do, yes sir. ii.
T. And do you flush out the dead
ends? 80
A. We do. yes sir. *
Q. What means do you use for those
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