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would consider it as well worthy of your notice, and deserving of 

 a second premium. 



No. 858. Ale Apparatus and Water Works. (John P. Gruber, 

 182 Chatham square.) The committee are very strongly impressed 

 with the value and importance of this arrangement. The use of 

 compressed air in the place of the vacuum produced by a pump to 

 raise the ale from the keg or barrel, has two important advantages. 

 First, the reservoir of air keeps the fluid ever ready to flow when 

 wanted; and second, the pressure of the air on the surface of the 

 ale keeps the gases confined, and the ale fresh as long as any 

 remains in the barrel. It commends itself also for simplicity, as 

 one air pump and tank will force the fluid from as many diflferent 

 barrels as may be required. 



As a means of supplying water to houses from wells and ponds, 

 giving a steady supply on all the floors, without the necessity of 

 having large tanks placed near the roofs, into which the water 

 must first be pumped, is a great advantage, doing away with the 

 liability of damage from leakage from such tanks, as well as relief 

 from supporting the weight. We would, therefore, earnestly 

 recommend that a first premium be awarded for these apparatus. 



No. 1196. Hand Power and Force Pumps. (Eumsey & Co., 

 Seneca Falls, N. Y.) A fine display of well made and propor- 

 tioned pumps showing superior workmanship, well worthy of your 

 notice, and deserving of a second premium. 



No. 157. Four Pull Ale Pump. (James M. Whitfield & Son, 

 262 Water street. New York.) A complete and highly finished 

 piece of bar furniture, fitted with everything necessary for deliver- 

 ing ale. Worthy of notice, and deserving of a second premium. 



No. 1226. Drinking Fountain for Man and Beast. (D. D. Nash, 

 58 Hoyt street, BK)oklyn, L. I.) lu this arrangement of a public 

 drinking fountain, the inventor has in a very complete manner so 

 arranged the supply of water for the use of man and the various 

 animals, that each can, without interference with each other, receive 

 the benefit of tlie water. 



The structure is strong and durable, and a grand improvement 

 on the old system of unsightly wooden troughs, which at the 

 present time disfigure the curbstones of the streets of the city. 

 Therefore, the committee would, in consideration of its utility as 

 well as design, recommend a first premium. 



No. 300. West's Anti-freezing Hand Pump. (J. D. West, 40 

 Cortland street.) This, upon examination, is found to contain many 



