The Practical mechanic's journal . l, upwhich the whole of their actuating rods pass to a:on ring in the house, employed for earningadjusting nuts. In cases of emergency, thewater may be shut off from any of these pipes,by plugs let down upon their bell mouths throughthe recesses in the sides of the tower, as also & ^ — 10 feet-shown in the horizontal section of the tower, fig. 4. The 24 inch supply, and 17 inch compensation pipes then pass side byside directly through the embankment, opening into small rectangularbasins contained in the building, represented in vertical section in Plate12. an
The Practical mechanic's journal . l, upwhich the whole of their actuating rods pass to a:on ring in the house, employed for earningadjusting nuts. In cases of emergency, thewater may be shut off from any of these pipes,by plugs let down upon their bell mouths throughthe recesses in the sides of the tower, as also & ^ — 10 feet-shown in the horizontal section of the tower, fig. 4. The 24 inch supply, and 17 inch compensation pipes then pass side byside directly through the embankment, opening into small rectangularbasins contained in the building, represented in vertical section in Plate12. and in plan on a smaller scale in woodcut, fig. 5. Each pipe is fittedwith a square mouth-piece, faced to receive a square hinged flap-valve,a, which is retained in any desired position by the bent lever, b, workingloosely on a stud carried by two cast-iron brackets screwed to the extre-mity of the pipe. The lower end of this lever is fitted with a loose anti-friction pulley working upon the back of the valve, the contrary end. bm
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