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Letter: Henry Francis, 201 Cumberland St to Mayor. [an 8 page dissertation on the Botany water

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Unique IDA-00307491SeriesLetters Received [Municipal Council of Sydney]DateBetween 9th August 1880 and 21st August 1880Date qualifierexactFormatVolume - HardcoverDescriptionLetter: Henry Francis, 201 Cumberland St to Mayor. [an 8 page dissertation on the Botany water works, engines, pipes and reservoirs] Advises that frequent leakage from the 30" main is due to mechanical resonance from direct pumping and the non installation of the stand pipe, sold for scrap after years in the yard. Encloses his newpaper cutting on same topic ('The Empire' Monday March 15, 1869 open letter to City Engineer, with annotations). Continues with reservoir use reallocation and refurbishment of pumping engines to provide a better supply at less cost to the Citizens of Sydney.LanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordYes

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Volume number168

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