WATER WORKS COMPANY.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume II, Issue 72, 17 June 1870, Page 3

WATER WORKS COMPANY.

The directors and a large number of shareholders of the above company assembled at their reservoir on Tuesday afternoon, for the purpose more particularly of testing the efficiency of the mains laid down Leven-street by Mr. M'Gregor, contractor. The reservoir was well filled with water, and at a distance of about 150 yards the first hydrant was fixed for trial. Mr. George, secretary to the company, was actively engaged with the contractor in fitting the fire plugs and; hose, and Messrs. Inder and M'lntosh vied with .each other in doing duty as nozzlemen. A somewhat amusing contretemps occurred, as the water squirted high up among the falling snow flakes, under the skilfull guidance of those gentlemen, through some small boys attacking their dignity and persons at tbe same time by a showar of snowballs, which, however, was quickly returned with interest from a stream of the liquid element itself. Between the first and second, and between the second and third fire plugs in Levenstreet, the respective distances are 170 fee::, and it was satisfactory to observe in this introductory inspection that, although the water through plug No. 1 moved somewhat sluggishly, as if unwilling to be disturbed, through Nos. 2 and 3; it passed briskly along, as if in quest of an antagonist in the neighborhood. The surveyor of the works considered that the pipes, hydrants, and hose had obtained a fair trial, but that there was yet some obstruction in the mains, and as some of the directors also believed that the main pipes had not yet received the full flow of the dam water, further experiments were postponed. "We may add that piping has been already laid down to eighteen or twenty dwelling-houses and stores iiv Leven and Earn streets, and that m any other applications have been made to Mr. M'Gregor to have the water laid on to adjacent premises. The nozzles used on this occasion were •fin. and fin., but the company have others of a much larger bore. Now, that the success of the Naseby Water Works Company has become an established fact, we shall look forward with some interest to see if the young men of the town will unite ,in forming themselves into a fire brigade, without which the inestimable boon now conferred . upon this community must only half the purposes for which these important works were" undertaken-and completed. The main pipes were further tested during Wednesday afternoon, and although the water was thrown to a much higher altitude than on the previous day, and considerable quantities of shavings, and other debris were ejected by the play of the stream • yet the surveyor and directors, believing ing that some obstruction yet remains in the mains, will not pass the works as perfectly complete until further experiments are made.