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Pages That Mention Kingsley, C. H., Mr.

1873 Copying Book: Superintendent's Letters, 2005.062.005

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C.H. Kingsley Esq Prest. Cambridge Water Board.

Dear Sir

Our fountains are four in number and are run on an average 4 hours to 5 per day. The openings are as follows,

Areas.
Alice Fountain 10 holes 1/8 inch in diam. 0.1227 sq in
Hazel Dell 7 do [holes] 1/8 do [inch] do [diam] .0859 [sq in]
Auburn Lake 1 do [holes] 13/16 do [inch] do [diam] .5185 [sq in]
Lawn 1 do [holes] 1/4 do [inch] do [diam] .0491 [sq in]
in the center and an opening an 1/8 of an inch wide around the circumference and equal to difference between the areas of circle having diamter of 2 inches and 1 3/4 |.7313| Total area of openings |1.5125 [sq in]|

head is about 70 feet

Respectfuly J.W. Lovering

[calculation in pencil: 3.1146 - 2.4053 = .7363]

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