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conveying water from the reservoir to the pipes for the town. 
The water will flow through the inner tunnel to the stop piece. 
The stop piece consists of a massive piece of solid brickwork in 
cement, its position being in the centre of the puddle trench on 
the north side, at the point where the culvert intersects the 
puddle trench. A 42 inch pipe will be built in the stop piece, 
for the purpose of emptying the reservoir, and a 24 inch pipe 
for the purpose of conveying water to the town. This 24 inch 
pipe draws the water from nearly the bottom of the. reservoir, 
another 24 inch pipe will connect with the valve shaft at a depth 
of 30 feet from top water level, and will always be used, when 
the water is above this level. 
Compensation will be given from this reservoir to the stream 
below, and for this purpose a gauge bason will be constructed at 
the foot of the outside slope 220 feet long. The compensation 
water will flow from the outlet culvert down a water ladder 
27 feet high into the gauge bason. The waiter from the Bye-wash 
or overflow, on the south side of the valley will also flow into the 
water channel immediately below the gauge bason. The length 
of the Bye-wash on the south side will be 700 feet long, and the 
length ‘of the outlet channel on the north side 350 feet long. On 
the outer slopes of the embankment rubble stone drains will be 
formed for the purpose of keeping the embankment dry, and will 
contain about 3,700 cubic yards of stone. The boundary wall will 
be 2,545 yards long, with an average height of 7 feet. The 
capacity of the reservoir will be about 256 millions of gallons, 
the top water line being 924 feet above Ordnance datum. 
Mr. Alderman Sutcliffe, J.P., Chairman of the Water Com- 
mittee, had purposed accompanying the party, but was prevented 
from being present. Mr. Williamson, Water Manager, to whom 
we are indebted for the foregoing particulars of the two reservoirs, 
gave valuable assistance, and to him and Mr. Stafford, Borough 
Engineer, cordial thanks were given on the return journey. 
