LANCASTER AND ITS WATER SYSTEM.

LANCASTER AND ITS WATER SYSTEM.

兰开斯特,宾夕法尼亚州。,被中方水厂系统lt twenty-five years, and is one in which meterage is growing, with satisfactory results. Each year the number of water consumers is largely increased, but since the introduction of the meter system there has been a steady decrease from year to year in the amount of water pumped. During the year just ended the pumpage shows a decrease from last year of nearly 42,000,000 gallons. This should naturally result in a saving to the city in the amount of coal consumed. Owing, however, to the condition of the pumps, that was not the case. Twenty meters were set during the past year. During 1901 No. 1 Worthington low-duty pump was operated 363 and three-quarters hours, making 194,808 strokes and pumping 38,974,100 gallons. No. 2 Worthington high-duty pump was operated 1,096 hours, making 792,041 strokes and pumping 217,107.408 gallons. No. 3 Worthington high-duty pump was operated 7.496 and one-quarter hours, making 4,836,488 strokes and pumping 1,785,153,536 gallons. This makes a total of 2,041,235,046 gallons of water pimped during the year, showing a decrease from 1900 of 41,917,212 gallons, and from 1892. a decrease of 226,535.515 gallons. 'The daily average number of gallons pumped during the year was 5,592,720 gallons, a daily decrease from 1900 of 117,324 gallons. The daily consumption per capita during the year 1901, based on a population of 43,000, was 106 gallons. The cost of pumping water per 1,000 gallons was about three and three-quarters cents, which is a little less than 1900. The number of tons of coal consumed during the year was 3,039, at a cost of $8,543.86, showing the total number of gallons pumped per ton to be 672,009; gallons. It is recommended that a dam of stone and concrete be built at the pumping station at a cost of about $7,000, and it would not only be a big improvement to the department, but would be a saving to the city each year. The water right at the Ranck mill would no longer be a necessity, and the property could be disposed of to advantage. E. F. Frailey is the indefatigable superintendent.

兰开斯特,宾夕法尼亚州。,被中方水厂系统lt twenty-five years, and is one in which meterage is growing, with satisfactory results. Each year the number of water consumers is largely increased, but since the introduction of the meter system there has been a steady decrease from year to year in the amount of water pumped. During the year just ended the pumpage shows a decrease from last year of nearly 42,000,000 gallons. This should naturally result in a saving to the city in the amount of coal consumed. Owing, however, to the condition of the pumps, that was not the case. Twenty meters were set during the past year. During 1901 No. 1 Worthington low-duty pump was operated 363 and three-quarters hours, making 194,808 strokes and pumping 38,974,100 gallons. No. 2 Worthington high-duty pump was operated 1,096 hours, making 792,041 strokes and pumping 217,107.408 gallons. No. 3 Worthington high-duty pump was operated 7.496 and one-quarter hours, making 4,836,488 strokes and pumping 1,785,153,536 gallons. This makes a total of 2,041,235,046 gallons of water pimped during the year, showing a decrease from 1900 of 41,917,212 gallons, and from 1892. a decrease of 226,535.515 gallons. 'The daily average number of gallons pumped during the year was 5,592,720 gallons, a daily decrease from 1900 of 117,324 gallons. The daily consumption per capita during the year 1901, based on a population of 43,000, was 106 gallons. The cost of pumping water per 1,000 gallons was about three and three-quarters cents, which is a little less than 1900. The number of tons of coal consumed during the year was 3,039, at a cost of $8,543.86, showing the total number of gallons pumped per ton to be 672,009; gallons. It is recommended that a dam of stone and concrete be built at the pumping station at a cost of about $7,000, and it would not only be a big improvement to the department, but would be a saving to the city each year. The water right at the Ranck mill would no longer be a necessity, and the property could be disposed of to advantage. E. F. Frailey is the indefatigable superintendent.