74 HALIFAX WATER WORKS. — JOHNSTON. 



feet Imii:-, mid tlint llic surface nf L(iiii>- Lake 1><' raided from its 

 elevatitiii <,(' 17.'. feci tu L'Od feci alxive lide l>v a dam at its 

 cutlet at Alcliitdsirs run. Mr. .larvis (^isiiuiated the ])()])ulati()n 

 of the Inwii at fnmi 20,000 to 2r),()()(l, and that there wouhl he 

 l.")0() watfr takers within i\yc yeai-s from the introduction ot" 

 the supply, and that this nundx'i- wouhl ultimately reach 2000. 

 This would rcHpiire, at 200 aals. for oach tenant, 400,000 

 iials pel- day. The natui-al How from the valle\- ot the ('hain 

 Lak<'S was estimated to l)e capahh^ of su])plyini>: the mill owners 

 Avho had i-ii>ht< in the sri'eam and dams alreadv huilt, and to 

 furnish the town with .■)00,000 ^als per dav for Hve months 

 ill the year. Iea\ini>' seven months sujiply ro he stored in tlic 

 reservoirs. This supply he estimated could he ohtained from 

 the Chain hakes storasje reservoii'. in his report he undoes no 

 mention of any data rei^ardinu- ])recipitation, ami the presump- 

 tion is that as there were no recoi'ds for Nova Scotia in exist- 

 ence previous to this record, the .\e\v ^'ork ov Massachusetts 

 records were takt^n. He recoiumended that a 12-inch pipe, 

 which was estinuited to he ca])ahle of disi-harii'ino- 800,000 

 ii'allons per day when new, hut oidy 700,000 when incrusted, 

 he hiid from the Chain Lakes to the reservoir in the city. The 

 estimated cost of the W(jrks, inchulino- Louo- Lake, the reservoir 

 on Wind .\rill Hill and the distrihution, was ahout $120,000. 

 The reservoir was projxised t<> he 1.7.S acres in area and ahout 

 15 feet deep, which would hold a su])ply when drawn down of 

 ahdut .".,000,000 izallons. 



Hel'ore lea\ing this repoil . there is a clause dealing with 

 the principle of iiiimicipal ownersjiip of water-works which 

 should he (pioicd, especially as the «pu'stion of in\niicipalities 

 owniuif or controllinii' all ])uhlic utilities is to-day a very live 

 is.sue. After i'ecitini>- s(wei'al henetits followinii- the introduc- 

 tion of water-woi'ks, he sav-: ".\ u-ood supply (d pni'e water 

 has a further public heiielit in proniotiii;^ the cleanliness, 

 health and ijencral comt'ort of the citizens. These are con- 



