Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-21

The morning session. Wednesday,
opened with Rudolph Herring. civil en-
gineer of New York, still upon the
stand under cross examination by Mr..
Baker: The lowest flow of the river
at this city for any one day as shown
by printed government reports was
222 cubic feet per second in 1901. From
government report of last year not yet
printed. l learn that lowest days flow
was 100 cubic feet per second. Do not
know that last year was exceptionally
| dry i'm Maine. The government figures
are for Waterville. and have had cal
| culatiOnS made to get those for Au-
gusta. Think Kennebec river water
can be filtered to be safe for domestic
purposes Would filter even Weber
pond water. Think all surface water
should be filtered, even that of purest
lakes which seem to be free from pol
luton. Think distribution reservoirs
should be covered. Would recommend
| Il concrete covering for reservoir hero,
or a wooden roof which would be cheap
| err Have not made estimate of cost of
such a covering
Geo. II. Leland of Providence, civil en-
gineer, principal assistant to Mr.. Gray.
was the next witness: The sum OF
S1O1O would have to be set aside annu-
ally at 81 per cent. to equal the depre-
citation of cast iron pipes in this
system. as given by Mr.. Allen. s703 to
equal the depreciation of Mr.. Shedd,
and sl511 to equal the depreciation rs
computed by Mr.. Gray. Mr.. Herring and
| h. ,,r ,npti nj II,
1856 delivered in Augusta. by rail, was
S29.40 per ton. There is good chance
for pipe line to Weber pond. Made
an estimate it would cost authorities at
Togus $31.713 to erect plant supplying
water from Greeley pond. This in
cludes filter plant. Have used prices
prevailing today. This would give
Togus 100000 gallons daily. Annual
cost of operation, exclusive of interest,
would be S2.955. Have estimate cost
per foot to lower pipes on streets in this
city, where grade of street has been
llowele There are $500 feet of street
where pipes are laid that have been
lowered in grade. All estimates of
values have been on basis that pipes
were laid 81. feet deep. Have esti-
mated cost of TOgus division of system
AT S4I,S12 and its present value al
$4,000. Have made estimates OF
streets in the city where pipe lines are
not laid but might be made Find
20.S00 feet of such streets in the city
lAppOrtioned $4,000 feet of this for =
inch pipes and 1900 feet for 1-inch
lpipes. Estimated cost of laying such
pipes at $500.
| IN in
inch pipe is used for hydrant servi, .
One hydrant to 800 feet is a genera.
leverage allowed. May be one to POI
feet in business sections. Thus in this
city there could be 200 hydrants instead
Of %, as at present. OF course, they
are put in not by distance but by
property to be protected
Allen HaZen was the next witness:
Have been civil engineer for 10 years
Educated at n. Fl. State college
Thayer School of Engineering Mass:l-
chusetts Institute of Technology and
at Dresden, Germany Have made
special study of purifying water sup
plies. Have built filters in New York,
Albany. Superior Wis. Nyack. N V.
| Washington. Yonkers. y. V. Water
town. n. Y. and Ithaca. y. Y. AS engi-
,neer have been connected with water
works at ST. Louis indianapolis Tren-
ton, y. j.. Pittsburg and other cities
Have written many articles on Gltra-
ton subjects and published book on
this subject. Have visited Europe
three times to study this matter. Came
here Jan. - to look over plant and
spent three days. Consider the river
water here not suitable for public
water supply. Have taken into accoun,
drainage, area and population. the
lsewage. etc. Typhoid fever is most conf
Imonly the result of impure water in this
climate In my judgment the best way
10 purify water here is erection of slow
Island filter on land near and above the
present reservoir. Also to break con-
nection between pumps and present
reservoir so that water would be
bumped to settling reservoir and thence
flow to filter beds and to reservoir by
gravity. 1t. would be prudent to have
second line of main under Bond brook
to furnish supply in case of break in
nresent main there. Also a new 16-inct
main from reservoir TO distribution