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 JANUARY, 1897. 
 
 v 
 
 U > 2 ^- 1 
 ?S 33> 
 
printed from a mem 
 
 BY 
 
 — -v LIBRARY -v*- 
 OP THE 
 
 REFORM CLUB, NEW YORK, 
 CITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE 
 
INDEX 
 
 — Table Showing Capacity of Works. 
 
 — Qeneral Plan of WaterSOpply | t 
 
 -Fai RMoOnT PciMPJNQ StaTION^ReSERVOiR " 2. 
 
 —Spring Carden Pimping Station - .< 3. 
 
 — East Park Reservoir 3A. 
 
 — Belmont POmping Station «. <4-. 
 
 — BelmontAiIxiliary POmping* Station Reservoir : >» 5. 
 
 — Pipe Plan, QcJeen Lane POmpinq Station to Reservoir. •• 6. 
 
 — C^lSeen Lane Reservoir « 7. 
 
 — QcJeen LahePOmpinq Station « Tk , 
 
 Roxboro^gh POmpinq Station •• 8. 
 
 _ Rokboro<Jgik Aoxiliary PlJmping Station^oReservoir. " 9. 
 
 Chestnut Hill Pimping StationJower, See » )0. 
 
 — Moi3ntAiryP0mpinq Station^oReservoir.- ” 1 1. 
 
 — Frankford P6m pin g 5jatiok^o Reservoir » 12.. 
 
 — Diagram Showing Heights of Reservoirs, Dams, Stand Pipes 6cc »' 13. 
 
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table showing capacity of works 
 
 DRAUGHTING ROOM 
 
 JOHN E. CODMAfy 
 
 Chief Draughtsman. 
 
 Statio n s. 
 
 £J Pumps. 
 [N MILL ION b OF 
 OALLO lNI s PER day, 
 
 W-X [\j CZD 
 
 storage: n a par it y nr 
 
 departm ent of F Vbmc Works , 
 — Bure au of Water — 
 
 Fa I R M OUNT 
 
 WHEEL S 
 N° /,3Yo4, 
 
 B/asins Supplied 
 
 I Wat er Uvll 
 Yj Bag i fYi Above 
 C.j f y Datum 
 mrx 
 
 Bas i n Ak la 
 I AX Water Surfa ce: 
 
 ) N Acres. 
 
 Ca lac i_ r Y c_r 
 |E>Aaii\i6 In Mjllions 
 QALLOivS, 
 
 i/ ar ps Supplied. 
 
 Po pu lation i 83 o. 
 
 I Avera &e: Days 
 [5 U FPly in Basi im 
 
 I AX IJ>P AvL L O fSJ S 
 
 Per D i l ivi . 
 
 Fa IP MOUNT 
 
 Lor l N r h i \ i\J 
 Sph OAiiorN 
 
 94 
 
 7.2 
 
 213.446 
 
 WHEEL S 
 
 7C,3 
 
 ) 2. O 
 
 
 Spring Garden 
 
 EN GI NES. 
 AT 6 7 8,9 JO, j (^2. V 
 
 l9.X_A.u 
 
 168 
 
 1-EH IGH 
 
 114- 
 
 6.3 
 
 El A S T 
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 Pu rviPAot 
 
 Belmont 
 
 E^NGJNES 
 
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 2J2 
 
 6.2 
 
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 Engines 
 
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 I NFS 
 
 Engines, 
 
 n°it3A4|J\J“(,2X; 3 
 
 Hi cj < 
 Service. 
 
 362-0 
 
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 RoxaOROUOH 
 
 Auxiliary 
 
 Queen 
 
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 -A.no 2.7Y 
 
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 23P 
 
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 No»B o AOU^H 
 
 4/4 363 
 
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 M? A i«y 
 
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 -467^1 
 
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 T 
 
 /\J° 3. 
 
 Engines. 
 
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 ENGINE S 
 
 N? I 2>3 
 
 v mestnut Hill 
 
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 GERIVIA NT OWN 
 
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 4Bo 
 
 pRANKFORO 
 
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 167 
 
 136,/ 63 
 
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 * 307^- 
 
 046,564 
 
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 &NQINES: 
 
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 Style 
 
 Daily Capacity, 
 
 N2 2 
 
 HoulyYertical Triple. Eapamsion. 
 
 30 OOO- O O ofifALS 
 
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SUSQUEHANNA AVE. 
 
 1 
 
 THIRTY- THIRD. 
 
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 CAPACITY. 
 
 319,480, ooo Gals, 
 
 No. 3 
 
 — Top of Embankment . 138 c.p- 
 
 — Top of Division Embank’mt. I35C.D.- 
 
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 — Water Level. 133 C.P .- 
 
 — Bottom of Reservoir ... 108 c.p.~ 
 
 — depth of Water 2.5 ft. _ 
 
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 •Total, capacity of Reservoir,- 
 
 688,618,000 SALLOKS. 
 
 East Park Reservo jr t- 
 
 Pe Pt OF Public Works , Phila'pa . Dec . iSth I SSS .— 
 
 BUreaU of YVatkR , — — Scale 1^- 400 Ft . — 
 
 — J° H ^ C.TraOtw iwr . Jr, - John R Gorman 
 
 — Chief. — — Dei 
 
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 — Capacity .— 
 S.ooo.ooo.QauS 
 
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 Totau Daiuy Capacity. 
 
 ■38, ooo.ooo. Qa ls. 
 
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 Okft or ^mmWonwt- >*W ila . Ju»<* 8 ' c ^W»S- 
 
 Wat me . ”' $c'alc- )^2.Sfkrr . 
 
 John W fjiioANAAH. 
 
 Dr-u. 
 
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 Worthington ELh<sine. 
 
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 CNQINtS; 
 
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 Depart > v i cut or FlmucWoxKt - — Phica'da. June 
 
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