The Surveyor and municipal engineer . nt did not answer so well as was pre-viously anticipated under the former conditions. After the works were completed, at the end of 189G, and thewater had been regularly supplied to the consumers for sometime, sentimental objections arose from a number of with respect to the colour of the water, so I was again resorted to in October, 1897, when he re-ported in a similar manner as before on the sample submittedto him : It (the sample) contains a perfectly harmless trace. — Llm=—? of iron, which soon settles, while settling the w
The Surveyor and municipal engineer . nt did not answer so well as was pre-viously anticipated under the former conditions. After the works were completed, at the end of 189G, and thewater had been regularly supplied to the consumers for sometime, sentimental objections arose from a number of with respect to the colour of the water, so I was again resorted to in October, 1897, when he re-ported in a similar manner as before on the sample submittedto him : It (the sample) contains a perfectly harmless trace. — Llm=—? of iron, which soon settles, while settling the water is un-sightly; on the other hand, the iron affords a guaranteeagainst organic impurity. I should prize such water as atown supply, but more especially if the iron could be depositedby exposure in reservoirs or otherwise before delivery to con-sumers. analytical gallon contains the following number of grains anddecimal parts of a grain of the respective substances:— Total suspended solid matter, dried at 250 deg. Fahr. tracesTotal dissolved solid matter, ,, ,, ,, ... 205 Ammociacal matter, yielding 10 per cent, of nitrogen 009 (equal to ammonia per 1,000,000, OlSO.)Albuminoid organic matter, yielding 10 per cent, of nitrogen 0-04 (equal to ammonia per 1,000,000, 0070.)Nitrites ... ... ... ... ... ... ... none Nitrates, containing 17 per cent, of ... 022 (equal to grains of nitrogen per gallon, 004.)Chlorides, containing 60 per cent, of chlorine ... 19 (equal to grains of chlorine per gallon, 115
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