Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-02-15
Plan and Cost to Pump Water
for Town Supply

Plan and Cost to Pump Water
for Town Supply
Following is "Plan No. 9" rec
commended to the Town Council by
the special committee, consisting
of Nj. W. G. Mcdowell, Col. f.
W. Nichols and Prof. d. G. Hum
phreys, who were appointed to
submit plans whereby the water
supply of Lexington might be in
creased.
There were five plans submitted
to the Council on November 18th
last by the committee, two of them
providing for gravity system and
three for pumping. The plan
adopted by the Council at it's last
meeting provides for the installa-
tion of a pumping plant, which
will be used as occasion demands.
The plan is published in this issue
of THE GAZETTE by request, and
is in details as follows
Whites springs are situated on the
farm Of the late Professor J. j. White
near North river. They consist Of
what Is known as Browns Hole spring
or Whites spring, near where Nc
Manamy now lives, and Cave Hill
spring near Key & Furr's dam, for
merly known as Leyburn's dam.
Browns Hole or Whites spring, is
$3.50 feet distant from the reservoir
and is 289 44-100 feet lower than the
top Of the bank OF the reservoir. Its
minimum is 1865. 900 gallons daily.
Cave Hill spring is about 10 26-100
feet higher than Browns Hole spring;
is distant from it 1900 feet. The d.
rect line from Cave Spring TO reservoir
is about 1000 feet. The minimum flow
of Cave Hill ,sprlng is 265, 600 gallons
in "a hours. The two can be brought
together by laying about 1900 feet OF
six inch terra Gotta pipe and will fur
nish 100000 gallons daily.
1t is proposed to pump for the pres
ent 2OO, 900 gallons daily into the reser-
voir from near the site Of Browns
Hole spring with two 20-horsepower
gasoline engines, and two Gould's
triplex pumps OF capacity to deliver
through six incn pumping main TO-
900 gallons each per hour.
1t is proposed to do the work in a
day OF 10 hours with the two pumps.
1t is seen that these pumps il run the
"a hours will deliver $780, gallons
into the reservoir IN that time.
This pumping will be done only
when the present supply OF the reser-
voir from springs fails to give as much
water as the town is using and keep
the reservoir full for an ample fire
protection. We believe this may be
from go to 90 days per 'snnum. We
think this addition to our present sup
ply will be ample for many years to
come.
We use two pumps and two engines,
rather than one pump .and one engine
Of double capacity, because we may
be able to do all the work needed with
one pump at time and have the
other In reserve in case Of accident.
The following will he approximate
cost OF this system
4, 280 feet of six inch pipe,
1913 1244.2000 tons pipe
at s2s70 s9,352.ss
Hauling los. l24i-2OOO ton pipe
at Zoe 77.62
$40 pounds Of lead at SIC. 2SS. 30
IS pounds gasket at &c. 4.62
279 cubic yards of rock sxca-
walton and refilling bitches
at 81, $1,000
lllO cuUiC ydIus Vi eAItn eXcd-
vation and refilling bitches
at 25c 27900
Placing in bitches and calking
$3.50 pipe at &c. 1856
CosG OF springs, land damage
and right Of way, 100000
Other damage rights of way
other than above, 1000
Cost of installing two pumps
and engines, 100000
Cost of pump house and wall
ing spring 10000
Probable total cost $9,116.26
Should it be desired to pump the
Cave Hill spring water instead Of the
Brown Hole spring water $500 must
be added, making the cost in that
event $9,4l6.26.
The cost per day including salary to
engineer and gasoline would be about
500, which for gu days would be
$3.50 annually, but we believe the
time will not average over go days an
nually, which would make the fixed
charge 1920, which could be raised on
sa 70 OF waters 10 motors and more
equitable distribution of the water
tax
This plan we regard the most FEAST