Compressed air . From the profile drawing it will be observedthat the reservoir and power house are builttogether, the walls of the reservoir formingthe foundation on which the walls of the powerhouse are placed. It will be further noted that the reservoirand power house are built on a higher eleva-tion than the level on which the three wellssupplying the water are drilled, and that thesewells are separated from the power house bythe Des Plaines river. £3 ^ATER Pl-T. TESTING WELL XO. I. conductor pipe is run to the main reservoir. The illustration herewith will give a clearidea of this system.
Compressed air . From the profile drawing it will be observedthat the reservoir and power house are builttogether, the walls of the reservoir formingthe foundation on which the walls of the powerhouse are placed. It will be further noted that the reservoirand power house are built on a higher eleva-tion than the level on which the three wellssupplying the water are drilled, and that thesewells are separated from the power house bythe Des Plaines river. £3 ^ATER Pl-T. TESTING WELL XO. I. conductor pipe is run to the main reservoir. The illustration herewith will give a clearidea of this system. On account of the reservoir at Des Plainesbeing higher than the wells, it became evidentthat the discharge pipe at each well would re-.
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