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soil, $ 148,403; mechanical labor,
$3,674,000; professional services,
&c., $ 1,620,000; stocks, $272,120;
money at interest, $48,300; depos-
its in savings banks, $ 3,057,676;
stock in trade, $ 1,902,080.
Manchester Water Works. The
bill, establishing these works, was
obtained at the June session of
the Legislature, 1871. The water
is taken from Massabesic lake,
which is noted for its purity, being
very clear from mineral sub-
stances, and is about four'miles
from the City Hall. The water is
raised into a large reservoir, about
one hundred and fifty-two feet
above Elm Street, at the City Hall,
by hydraulic power pumping. The
pumping station is located on
Cohas river, the outlet of the lake,
with an outflow of water averag-
ing not less than forty-five million
gallons per day, which, acting on
the fall at this point, is equal to a
five hundred horse power privi-
lege, and has the capacity to pump
and furnish the water for a city of
125,000 inhabitants. The present
pumping machinery has a capacity
to force into the main reservoir
not less than five and one third
million gallons of water every
twenty-four hours, while to supply
the present wants of the city, less
than two million gallons are re-
quired.
The pipes are wrought iron, ce-
ment lined. The force main and
supply main are twenty inches in
diameter, while the other pipes
are respectively, fourteen, twelve,
ten, eight, six and four inches; the
greatest length being six inches.
There are over one hundred and
fifty fire hydrants, set uniformly
on the north-west corners of the
respective intersecting streets, and
over one hundred and twenty
gates, set invariably in range with
the curb stone lines of the inter-
secting streets. |
The facilities for extinguishing
fires, alone, through force liose
pipes, with a head of one hundred
and fifty feet, is equal to an effi-
cient fire department in many
cities in New-England, and, in
connection with the excellent fire
organization in this city, nearly
excludes the risk of any devastat-
ing fires. The total expense of
the works was about $ 600,000.
Sewerage. An excellent plan of
sewerage has been surveyed, and
much of it laid, and together with
the excellent water facilities, must
make Manchester a clean and
healthy city.
Fire Department. The fire or-
ganization consists of No. 1, Amos-
keag Steam Fire Engine Company,
No. 2, Fire King Steam Fire En-
gine Company, No. 3, The E. W.
Harrington Steam Fire Engine
Company, No. 4, N. S. Bean; No.
I, Pennacook Hose Company; No.
1, Excelsior Ilook and Ladder
Company. Benjamin C. Kendell,
Chief Engineer.
First Settlement. Manchester was
originally a part of the towns of
Chester, Londondexmry, Bedford
Goffstown, and a tract of land call-
ed Harrytown. It was incorpora-
ted under the name of Derryfield,
September 3d, 1757, and changed
to Manchester in 1810. The char-
acter of the soil was such that it
offered poor inducement for the
early pioneers to settle here in
large numbers, for many years.
One hundred years ago, the Amos-
keag falls were as noted in New-
Hampshire as they are to-day, but
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