112 HALIFAX WATKPv WoKKS. .!( )I1\ST()N'. 



main. Tlic uas cniiipaiiy had ilic -aiiic troiiljlc duriuii- this 

 winter, and the city (siuineer at tlic time sn^-i»('sr(;d thai tlio 

 only ransc df this conld he from shock <if carth(|nakc fch on the 

 pcninsnhi on the -'{Ist I )('ccmi!cr, Issi'. Snhsc(|ii('nt to the 

 <'X])li)sI(in of the Acadia Po\v(h'r ('oini)any's works at Waverley 

 (aii)ont 12 miles from Halifax) on the 1st dannaiy, IIM);"), the 

 pis company had the same tronhle with a nnndxM' of their 

 service ])i]ies, es]);'cially on ("ohnrii- Road and in that vicinity, 

 hnt the water pipes escajK'd injnry. 



At one time in the hi-^tery of the woi-ks eels were a constant 

 amioyance in choki.iii- servic(> pipe^, hnt hitterlv it is quite 

 rare to ha\"e any h(»ther from this cause. An exception to this 

 Avas in IMM), when owiai>- to the dauiicr of ice hlocking- the 

 scroons at the ])i]>o house they were removed, and the follo\vin<>' 

 s])rinii' there were several cDiiiplaints of ser\ice piixv-; beini;' 

 choked hy eels. 



The total number of service pijM's laid ui) to the first of 

 January, 1904, was 6,5)39. 



( 'onsiiin pfioii a lid Waslc. 



In danuary, 190G, thi-ee X'enturi meters \V(n-e r^'ceived from 

 the makers, to measure the quantity of water tlowini>' into 

 the city. One of them the l.")-inch, was installed, and 

 it was hoped that rc^-ults would ha\'e been obtained before; 

 th(^ readiuii' of this pa])ei-, but owinii' ti> didav in sendiuii' tin; 

 register inii' ajiparatus no record^ have as yet beei.i obtained. ■"''■ 



* The Venturi meters having been set and put in operation during the period 

 between the reading of this paper and its publication, the exact consumption has 

 been obtained, and this note is added giving the revision of the figures in accord- 

 ance with the information thus gained. For the 24 hours ending at 1 p. m. on the 

 Gth December, 1906, the foUowing quantity of water passed through the meters: — 

 Through the 14" meter 2,291,500 gaUons. 

 24" •' 4,492,500 

 26" " 4,586,000 



Making a total of 11,370000 imperial gallons flowing into the 

 city. This would give a consumption of 140 gallons per day per consumer on the 

 high and 477 gallons per consumer per day on the low service, or an average of 321 

 gallon.- per day per consumer, or taking the whole population of the city, an average 

 consumption of 277 gallons per capita per day. The figures given in the body of 

 the paper were conservatively estimated, and while startling enough, were consider- 

 ably below the actual results, which are unequalled by any other city of which the 

 writer has any knowledge. 



