Metropolitan Water Works ...
The Times, 1824-10-23T00:00:00

tTjtVO0LTAN WATER WORIKS COMPANY. - EXPLA NATION 'Of the PLAN for SUPPLYI ay PU UF mid 0E SOlME WATER.-ln soubmxltthlg to the Publta a prco et, fot carrying into effet'such al important and novel llli1rover lxiet m I absolute change In tr e quality. of Naer supplied %toMe Inhbabt1t l S bIidon, It aetila l loe-lY tk xPsliPn i ^r I lthe etls003 e0an. otetiatp,ate jby the petrnotlitan Wutcr Vorks Comp tY. water, whether it be fromn eIthier of theo p'eeelit a0,il eea, tta hk tiiI WUH eare impregnated wvith a eoabhilitioll of tho1 fouilet aildi Iho5t 'till wholesolue:substauces that. can be linfused linto It. etil ilk tIIO otbler, ,the earthy turbid, feculent, and dljaeolouedl stato of thklti W&l5r pr sents an evil as ge,%t as the fortner.'v. e .%n\ j%j,%dt h Sueh bein3l; the condition In which wtri o ~iIh~ otl inhabitantts, It bas been thourbt hitghly Imurt,raiat that a C iplly shotUd be forimed for sixpyngpreai w,lolt vaktef l\tl s3pringe of the earth. With thbi view,, alile eglwlQrsI lhave exall %led ceveal potsof;round in the neglghbouirhotxl of the IIAOItop013oti ar tlcuhly eigibe fo theconaruetof thec wjorkS e(teiluiitO, *dtll they ave epored, ast eciddly nd stisfactortly. thakt ali VkLuk%, dent ad pletiful upplyof svaer ca be obaluecf~tit the sipriucsA belw te bue lay ahout3d athms ept. AdIl lir yreOt Waa alsomad by he ate .Waker yers ao. he paete*biltVof the ~1an bing terefor not mattr of dubt I 11015lOOlIItIS o iltoW ground of puhlis necessity abd utilitn. t It is well known thaton certaip spota wherc Water eati be found, at I 40 or 5O feet below the surface. tiat pumps liave beenl contstrucoted for the anpply of the inlhabitanits (more particularly in tile eastern ptart of the metropolls) but It is found that the quaintitytinus 5lUp ~*Lidtlvmi Inadequate to general wante. and caunnot be procured nit Without sendingout frem home for it amidst the contentlon of scores wvih are waiting for theirturn at thc puMip&. Neitier sa thtls diffvultY be r- inedied by increasing the number, us rwater cunnot h'e found i ovC?y conveni nt part- and the trouble and delay in send, fin rom your omvii house for every pailfull of water requtired in the nos0t inclemont veather must be. as inideed it is non, felt 4where these pinUPS are eretted) to be a grcat inconvenienice and persona.l trouble and duibeuitY. By ttes present pl%n, It Is proposed to Cstablil, works on anr extensive and powerful scale. The shafts which are to be sunX will t? dowli !20O or aoo feet until the sprlags are folly opeined, and a pleititul Sup- ply of water will be pumped up by engincs of great powor iuto roser- voirs; Where It wli,be always rcady for furnisllhing the mins annd pipes with as much pure soft water as familleS nmay at any niomciit rc- quire. If it Is objected that the rate of eOMrge wsi be higher hai that of other coxnplnnes, it is Qnly necessary to observs tat from the esti- snates of cxose laid before the directors, itappears qtst cerali tii5t the charge or supplying pure water will be less t van vbat is noa ptoid for the preserit supply. The greMt utility of this planl to every part of London. bnat mor particularly to the west end of tlCe towvi. must be obviously Importao ti the com pany offer as a public body wvhat eannot be ubtainod by private and individual means-namely, a plentiful and constant supply of pnre and wholesome water laid on to ally part of a house, at a oharge less than what Is paid at the present time. To such as may be destrous of becoming proprietors In the Idetropo- llta; Water Works Company this prospect holds out advantsgCs not founded on, useless and experlinental theorles, but on a pland whih mnst obtain public prefcrence, miid consequently afford a handsome dividend for the Investment of espitaL NV. BEETHAM and SON, Solicltols, Freeman's-court Cornhill- Subscriptions are now receiving, and prospectues may l- obtained, antainls'g Directors' names, at the banking-honsas of M,1essrs.8arclay, Tritton, Bevan, and Co. Lombard-street and lessrs. 8rooks, DIx.O, -nd Co. cunecerv.lane.