Professional Papers on Indian Engineering (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1873 Excerpt: ... Excess available, ............ 1,25,000 One per cent, water-rate, 1,32,000 Total, .. 2,57,000" I cannot give drawings of the dams of which there were to have been six. Excepting a longitudinal section of the main dam, copy of which may be seen in Plate XXVI., there is uo information on record regarding these works In a Resolution passed on the 12th January, 1869, the Government appointed a Commission of the following gentlemen to take evidence and report on the Water-supply and the Drainage of Bombay: The Hon'ble A. R. Scoble, Chairman, Colonel W. Kendall, Lieut.-Colonel J. S. Trevor, R.E., Dr. W. G. Hunter, M.R.C.P. With reference to the former subject the duty of the Commission was: --"To consider Mr. Rnssel Aitken's scheme for increasing the watersupply, and to report on their relative general advantages, and to examine and discuss the details of that which they might consider most suitable, should they be of opinion that either of them was calculated to effect satisfactorily the object in view." The Commission sat for the first time on the 17th March 18C9, and continued its sittings till the 7th of April following. At this stage in the history of the water-supply of Bombay, I became a party to the discussion. I gave evidence before this Commission, but I took an unfavorable view of all Mr. Aitken's projects. It is not my intention, however, in this report either to support my propositions or to criticise Mr. Aitken's schemes. I shall, therefore, merely state the conclusions at which the Committee arrived, and so far as possible in their own words. I beg to draw especial attention to these conclusions, as I think they are most worthy of consideration, and display a largeness of view on this important subject, which it behoves the town to wei...