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Special Committee- » & /I8/ 0& .«* File 613. by putting sheet rubber over the leaks, covering shich sheet-iron bunds wore put on and screwed down tightly. In two ins tan** ess a good job has not been done and the pipe is still,leaking ; there, discharging possibly five hundred gallons of matter a day at an outside estimate. Therrepaire that have been made to the pips between the tank and'reservoir,'during ths .past' six' months,, have not' cost more than fifty dollars.- " ?r;* - r &T? % Gonerally speaking, the oondition of the pipe line is s till fairly good and 1 am of ths opinion that, with oooa* slonal 'small repairs In the way of stopping new leaks resulting from rust holes, and possibly the occasions! substitution of a new length of pipe* from the stock on hand when one of the present lengths becomes too much decayed for service, the line can be depended upon for at least one year longer and probably for a considerable length of time beyond that, and the coat, of making repairs will be small. Therefore I would not recommend putting In a new pipe line at this time. There is no danger of the pipe suddenly giving way and cutting off the Supply of water to the tank i f reasonable watchfulness over the-line is-exercised. The line should be Inspected by the water service foreman every fortnight or­ison th and all leaks found should be stopped. The waste from a half a dossn email leaks would be insignificant compared with the water which is delivered by the pipe and would probably not exceed 6000 gallons daily and possibly not half that mount. r Yburs truly, m t A £m ? ? ? ? ? I IH H H hR