WELLS, PUMPS, CISTERNS, FILTEKS. 



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enough so that the plate is placed directly under it. Let 

 up on the windlass when the bucket is secure on the 



plate, and it may be swung to one side without straining 

 the back, or danger of slipping when it is icy. 



COVERED WELL-CUKBS. 



Figure 126 is a desirable covering for a well-curb. The 

 upper part of the curb is floored over, except about a foot 

 and a half in the center. Cleats, r, r, are nailed along 

 two opposite sides of the bucket-holes and upon these, at 



Fig. 136. A WELL-CURB COVERING. 



one end, is placed a strip, g. A wide board is made to 

 fit and slide in the grooves formed by the cleats. The 



