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Title: New descriptive handbook of the Pennsylvania railroad, and traveler's guide to the great West!
Year: 1859 (1850s)
Authors: Ayres, George B. (from old catalog)
Subjects: Pennsylvania railroad company. (from old catalog)
Publisher: Pittsburgh, W. S. Haven
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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the Custom House, are various other buildings in the city,used by the Storekeepers, Appraisers, Inspectors, &c. Waterworks.—• Fairmount,^ from which the city isprincipally supplied, is certainly one of the most beautiful reser-voirs in the world—situated oa the east bank of the Schuyl-kill river, from which the water is supplied. The machinery atthis place is calculated to raise into the reservoir about one anda half million gallons per twenty-four hours, the perpendicularelevation being ninety-two feet. The total capacity of thefour main reservoirs is estimated at 22,031,976 ale gallons,and elevated fifty-six feet above the highest ground in the city. There are also the Schuylkill Water Works, three-quarters ofa mile above Fairmount; the Delaware Water Works, on theDelaware front, and the Twenty fourth Ward Works, on thewest side of the Schuylkill, Sj)ring Garden and NorthernLiberties Water Works, is located on the east side of the Schuyl-kill, about a mile above Fairmount,
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i;ilii;iF!Nlii/l)r: I 1 i 12 RAILROAD HAND-BOOK. Gas Works.—The buildings comprised by these extensiveworks, are seen by travelers in the cars, at the eastern end of theMarket street Bridge. They comprise 2 retort houses, 2 puri-fying houses, 2 metre rooms, 4 conical governors, 2 ranges ofwork shops, coke sheds, and 11 gas holders. The quality ofillumating gas is of a high standard, and designated as twentycandle gas, and obtained by the use of certain varieties ofcoals from the western part of our own State. The aggregateextent of main pipes laid, is 1,040,745 feet, supplying gas to225,000 lights. Spring Garden District Gas Works are located on the eastbank of the Schuylkill, below Fairmount; Northern LibertiesGas Works are situated on Laurel street, near Beach. Navy Yard.—This national establishment is situated on theDelaware, in Southwark District, and embraces about twelveacres, inclosed by a brick wall. The various buildings are theoffices, residences, quarters for the marine

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