The Reservoir at Newton, Mass.

The Reservoir at Newton, Mass.

THE covered reservoir at Newton, Mass., has been an engineering accomplishment of more or less interest to water works owners and managers. City engineer A. F. Noyes, in writing about this project during its construction, said: “The reservoir is substantially a rectangular chamber, 125 feet wide, by 172 1/4 feet long, and 15 feet 6 inches deep, with rubble masonry walls, and an arched brick covering. At the northwest corner is located the gate chamber, which is circular, 30 feet Inside diameter and cuts off this corner of the reservoir. The ultimate design is to have this gate chamber form the centre of a four sectioned reservoir, of which the reservoir now building would be the southeast quarter. All the water mains for inlet and outlet are brought to this central chamber, in which are located all he gates for regulating tIk flow of water into or out of any one of each of the four sections, and have an ultimate storage capacity of about 10,000,000 gallons. This chamber is built with extra thick walls so as to form the foundation for the high service stand pipe, for increasing the efficiency of the fire protection in the upper levels of the city.

水库的位置在山顶上是selected in such a way that all the foundations and the bottom of the reservoir should everywhere be on solid ground. The bottom of the reservoir being about grade 305, it is in all cases inside of the 305 contour of the hill.