370 REPORT—1890. 
above datum. At the bottom of the well a 30-inch iron pipe, 12 feet long, 
is placed in the centre, 6 feet being above the bottom of the well, and 
6 feet below it; in this is placed the 24-inch lining tube, which rises to 
10 feet above the bottom of the well. The top of the 24-inch lining tube 
is 227 feet above datum, the sole of the delivery pipes, which are sunk 
about 20 feet below the surface of the ground, being 245 feet, the sole of 
the pipe at the outlet end in the tank being the same. The top of the 
tank wall is 261°50 feet. The tank is circular, and 100 feet in diameter. 
Section of Strata at Spon End Waterworks new boring. 
The contractors, Messrs. Timmins, of Runcorn, are responsible for the 
measurement of the beds. The description of the strata is by Mr. Coan- 
cillor W. Andrews, of Coventry. 
All the beds are red unless otherwise stated. Mottled means red and 
white. 
Well:— 
Feet. Feet. 
1 Soil 4 - 3 c 2 : 1 
9 Mottled marl 3 : - : ° 8 
92 Hard mottled shale os 
17 ~=Mottled marl . 73 
18 Hard white sandstone with miza sparkles 1 
20 Hard red marl 2 
21; Hard brown sandstone with cry stalline lustre 1; 
26 Softer red marl 43 
Hard mottled sandstone Os 
28 is Sy) nee 13 
29 » sandstone i: 
30 Hard red sandy marl 1 
4 Hard white or mottled sandstone 13 
34° Hard red marl 25 
354 Hard grey sandstone 13 
37 Hard white “A 14 
41 Very hard red marl 4 
48 Coarse hard red sandstone 6 
50 Soft red sandstone, bottom of well, dip south 
1 in 18 : z ; 2 
Bore-hole :— 
72 Hard pebbly conglomerate 2 
tik) eASOELET) Gy 
80 Hard puff-coloured. sandstone 
81 Soft mottled sandstone 
83 Hard pebbly conglomerate 
86 Red marl 
91 Red sandstone 
112 Hard red marl 
125 Pale red sandstone 
131 Mottled marl . 
135 Red sandstone, with water < 
137 Grey sandstone, full of black specks, Water . 
164 Red marl ; : : , - : 5 
168 Red sandstone : 5 - 5 ‘ 
182 Hard conglomerate 
198 Red sandstone, with water 
199 Red marl ‘ 
202 Soft red sandstone 
211 Red marl 
219 Dark red sandstone 
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