New Britain herald., 1918-04-23
BURLINGTON WATER
SUPPLY PROSPECTS
Survey Of Present Requirements
and Future Development

water supply and what wiz be Sc
cured by the development of the new
supply at Burlington is contained in
d report prepared for the board OF
water commissioners by City Engineer
William II. Hall and submitted at a
meeting Of the board last night. To-
gether with the statement of the pres
Cnt needs is the estimate Of future
requirements. together with the water
commissioners plan to make it avail
able. Copies Of the report are being
sent to the mem ers of the common
council today and will be acted upon
"Wednesday evening at a special meet
ing. The report follows:
To His Honor, the Mayor. and the
members Of the Common Coun-
ell
Gentlemen:
The Board Of Water Commissions
ers submits herewith a report on the
present water supply system Of this
city, its collection system. storage ca
pacity, water consumption, etc, and
also their recommendations for the
extension Of the present system III
Burlington, Connecticut.
Present Supply.
At the present time the water sup
Shuttle Meadow Reservoir, located in
the Town of Southington, with
storage Of approximately 100000
900 gallons. When this reservoir is
full it covers about 1876 acres of land
and it's drainage area is II square
miles. This reservoir is fed from an
other reservoir located in Wolcott.
The water flows down the stream
from this reservoir until it reaches
an intake dam constructed at the
junction Of the above stream and an
other stream coming from the west.
From this point the water is carried
through two 20-inch pipes to the
shuttle Meadow Reservoir. The Wol-
colt Reservoir has a storage capacity
of 10000, 900 gallons and when the
reservoir is full, it covers approx
imately 56 acres and the drainage
area above the main dam is about
two square miles and between the
dam and intake approximately j of
square mile.
The city has at the present time a
reservoir in Whigville with storage
capacity Of about 100000 gallons,
and when this reservoir is fun, it
covers II acres Of land and has
drainage area of 4 square miles. Water
from this reservoir is carried through
a "A in. pipe to the city. From the
gate house at the corner of West
Main street and Corbn Avenue there
is pipe line to the High Service
reservoir on Hunter Road.
The storage capacity of the High
Service reservoir is 100000 gallons
From the above the total capacity
| of all reservoirs now owned by tie
! CITY is 1920. 100000 gallons.
| The relative elevations of the dit
! ferent reservoirs based on a datum
of elevation On sill Of Soldiers, monu-
| naent in Central Park, are as follows:
| Soldiers monument, Contra park,
Door Sill. eleV. ............. 'IoV'
| Spillway Shuttle Meadow reser
| ,-ai,. o,e, 295.
| Subway WoIcott Intake. eleN. 80.
| cn;1Iu,oy yyo1co+ Dam cIev, 687.
SpilWay, Whigvillo reservoir
elev. ................ 81
Overflow, High Service reservoir
eleV. ............. '..''.''.' ''1'
Proposed spillway, Main Dam
Burlington Brook, eleV. ...... a.
Proposed Overflow, Temporary
Diverting dam, Burlington
Brook. eleV. ..........,.... oo"'
opulation.
The popuIa ton of the clty or New
! Britain since 1850 is s follows:
90 " 1929
| l2rn 5.212
te-o .. $3.50
1eoo " 1879
1ooo " 1907
Ioon " 2s,2O2
,o1o 43,916
100 so, 120
The taxable polls of New Britain IN
1910 were 11.945, OF FL, per cent, OF
! the total population OF the CITY at that
time. The taxable polls in l9l' were
16,741 and if they were the same per
cent as in 1910, the total population
would he approximately 6l,3'0 at the
' present time
! The school census of the city in 19lo
! was TO- 557 or ID per cent. of the popu-
lation The school census in 1917 was
| 1902 If the per cent. was the Same
| in 1917. tho population would be %