Worthen, William Ezra, 1819-1897, [from old catalog] ed · New York, Appleton · leaf 479
ntains651,000 gallons. 462 ENGINEERING DRAWING. Water-works for small towns often draw their supply from driven wells,and for this service stand-pipes or tanks of iron are preferable to reservoirs inearth ; but waters from these sources are usu^ly deficient in oxygen, and con-fervas develop rapidly… … Fig. 1083. with warmth in such metallic tanks in summer weather, has led to the makingof tight tanks as in the elevator service, under a pressure of about 100 poundsto the square inch and earth covered. Distribution.—Figs. 1084 to 1088 are sections of the spigot and faucet endsof cast-iron…
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