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house, which expresses itself on the exterior 
by three broad projections in the river wall 
(see the general view). In the axis ot each 
of these is a turbine between its pair of 
pumps. In addition to the windows in the 
clerestories, this large room is lighted by 
semi-circular openings just below the iron 
balustrade of the terrace. Walking between 
the machinery one emerges upon the small 
balconies near the water level (one ol these 
is seen in No. 7). The massiveness of the 
stone-and-plaster main building, and the 
heavy revetments below it and around the 
forebay, contrast with the pavilion of wood. 
The small buildings at either end of the 
clerestories are used for an office, and for a 
toolhouse and repair shop. During the six- 
19) LOOKING PAST THE SPHINX 
ties, under the direction of John Birkenbine, 
another large wheelhouse was added, in an 
oblique position, between the old one and 
the dam. The roof of the wheelhouses is at 
the same time the floor of the esplanade. 
Below in the damp rooms, wanting for repair, 
the ponderous turbines drive the pumps and 
raise millions of gallons of water a day. 
Above it are promenaders and children at 
their games. 
Nowadays, when the scale of public works 
has grown large, and wealth lays elaborate 
plans for subdivided crafts and professions 
( 10 ) A SUMMER-HOUSE ON THE HILL 
to execute them, it is difficult to arrive at a 
result as satisfactory as the water-works at 
Fairmount. Perhaps the simplicity of the 
times made them possible, possible for a man 
like Frederick Graft' to work unhindered 
upon his ingenious and artistic line. H is 
excellent drawings, still preserved to us, prove 
his knowledge of architecture and his sense 
of proportions. The careful way in which 
he designed his machinery upon the same 
sheet of paper with the building to contain 
it is one of the unseen causes for the har¬ 
monious group we have to-day. 
