Bangor: its points of interest and its representative business men . alled bythat of but very few and surpassed by that of no other city in the world. So far as quantity is BANGOR AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 9 concerned that is limited only by the capacity of the pumping facilities and mains, for the Penob-scot itself is the source of supply, and even were the daily consumption ten times what it now isit would have no appreciable effect upon that noble river, even at its lowest stage. The waterworks are planned on the well-known Holly system, which was introduced here in 1876, at atotal cost o
Bangor: its points of interest and its representative business men . alled bythat of but very few and surpassed by that of no other city in the world. So far as quantity is BANGOR AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 9 concerned that is limited only by the capacity of the pumping facilities and mains, for the Penob-scot itself is the source of supply, and even were the daily consumption ten times what it now isit would have no appreciable effect upon that noble river, even at its lowest stage. The waterworks are planned on the well-known Holly system, which was introduced here in 1876, at atotal cost of about half a million dollars; this including the cost of a dam, sluce and fish way, for thepumping machinery is driven by water power, the entire plant comprising 6 reciprocating pumpsand one rotary pump, and having a nominal aggregate capacity of ten million gallons per this amount by no means indicates the limit to their power, for they are capable of supplyinga very much larger quantity should occasion require, and as the average daily consumption of. The Dam at High Water. water in both Bangor and Brewer (the latter city being also supiflied by these pumps) is butabout one-third of the nominal capacity, it will be seen that there is ample reserve power to meetall possible contingences. The excellent quality of the water has been demonstrated by scientificanalysis, so there is no guess-work about the statement that it is equal to that supplied to anyother city, but even had such analysis never been made one would have been justified in giving thiswater a high comparative position, for there is practically nothing to contaminate the swift-flowingPenobscot above Bangor, its sources are in the midst of the wild woodlands and mountains ofnorthern Maine and its cold, pure waters rival those of many a famous spring in their attractionsto the eye and to the taste, and make it easy to understand why ice from this stream should havethe reputation of being the purest and mo
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