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largely upon the supply of water to be obtained from the park 

 well, in view of the fact that during (he warmer months the 

 evaporation of water amounts to nearly, oOO.OOO gallons daily. 

 During the year nearly one hundred and sixty-four million gallons 

 • if water were supplied from our well, of whirl) sixty-four million 

 were pumped into our reservoir for ordinary park use, and one 

 hundred million were pumped directly into the lake, to maintain a 

 uniform level, and to offset the loss by infiltration or leakage and 

 evaporation. The average daily requirement for watering drives, 

 plantations, and for drinking purposes is about two hundred and 

 twenty thousand gallons. 



The following table shows the work done by the well pump, 

 with cost and other items of interest : 



