Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Cleaning a Water Main in St. John, N. B
The city of Saint John is supplied with water from two sources about 12 miles apart, the east side of the harbor, which contains the larger part of the population, taking its water from Little River, and the west side supply coming from Spruce Lake.
The east side mains are three in number, as follows: No. 1, laid in 1851, 12 inches diameter; No. 2, laid in 1857 and No. 3, laid in 1873, each 24 inches diameter. Neither of the pipes had ever been cleaned and Nos. 1 and 2 had not been varnished. No. 3 however, was coated according to Dr. Smith's process. The length of each tuaim is 4} miles.
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