WATER TOWERS AND GARDEN DENS 



engineer may be required to make the water supply 

 satisfactory for some big estates where the archi- 

 tectural features are arranged on an extensive scale, 

 and where there are certain difficulties to encounter 

 in making the water supply adequate for all pur- 

 poses. Many attractive suburban homes, on the other 

 hand, show quaint and beautiful water towers that 

 are architectural achievements, at the price of a bit 

 of ingenuity on the part of an amateur craftsman, 

 assisted by a local carpenter and stone mason. And 

 the abundant water forced into the tank of the re- 

 ceiving tower will also be supplied at little cost by 

 the practical ingenuity of the same handy man, 

 who has made a study of the simplest form of pump- 

 ing engines. 



A few years ago it was customary to find the 

 water supply tank of the country or suburban home 

 (out of the reach of the city supply) placed in the 

 garret, or an upper room of the dwelling house. 

 There is always more or less danger of leakage and 

 overflow, and other injury to the house. Some house- 

 wives also object to this arrangement because of pos- 

 sible dampness. In any case it is not advisable to 

 have the storage tank in the upper room of the house 

 if it can be avoided. Its place is in the garden, out 

 of the reach of possible harm from dampness or 

 leaking. The necessity of having it elevated to 



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