Annual Reports Of The Water Commissioner The Water Registrar And The City Engineer

Author : Worcester Water Committee
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780365437314
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (373 download)

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Download or read book Annual Report of the Water Commissioner, the Water Registrar and the City Engineer of the City of Worcester, for the Year Ending November 30, 1901 (Classic Reprint) written by Worcester Water Committee and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-23 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Annual Report of the Water Commissioner, the Water Registrar and the City Engineer of the City of Worcester, for the Year Ending November 30, 1901 The keepers in charge of the various reservoirs have kept the buildings and grounds in excellent condition, and many improvements have been made in connection with the same during the year. In addition to the above work much has been accomplished in the direction of improving the water supply by taking ad vantage of the low state of the water in the reservoirs during the summer months to clean the shores to the lowest point possible of all stumps, roots and objectionable material which would in any degree have a tendency to discolor or pollute the water. Holden reservoir N o. 2 has been completed, and, with this additional amount of water added to the storage capacity dur ing the winter and spring months, will help meet the demands of the city during the coming season. A cottage house and barn are in process of construction for the use of the keeper in charge of the reservoirs on this sys tem. The daily consumption of water has increased far in excess of that warranted by the increase in population, and unless this large consumption or waste can be reduced, immediate measures should be taken to secure an unlimited supply, in order to guard against the danger of a water famine during periods of low rainfall, which frequently occur. The distribution systems have been extended in thirty-nine streets, making a total of miles of pipe added during the year. Owing to the rapid growth of the city the demand for water main extensions is constantly increasing, and in order to sup ply the demand large appropriations will be necessary. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.