An Historical and Scientific Description of the Mode of Supplying London with Water; And a Particular Account of the Different Companies So Engaged .

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1841. ... CHAPTER V. Origin of Chelsea Water Works. Act of Parliament and Charter for incorporating the Company. Different Grants from Government. Amount of modes of raising it at various periods. Great but unsuccessful exertions. Reserved Fund and its objects. Situation of the Works. Inquiries concerning the methods of Filtering at various places. Construction of Filter-beds to purify all their dimensions, arrangement, mode of operation, and quantity of Water filtered. Materials employed in forming the Filter-beds. Improvement of the Reservoir in the Green Park. District, number of Houses, and quantity of Water supplied. Experience having demonstrated the great utility of the London Bridge and New River water-works, to those portions of the metropolis over which their supply extended, the inhabitants residing in the western part became desirous of enjoying similar advantages. Hence, encouragement was given to that speculative and enterprising propensity, which has remarkably characterized the people of this country, and it led to the formation of a company for establishing water-works at Chelsea. This took place in the year 1723, when an Act of Parliament was obtained for better supplying water to the City and Liberties of Westminster, and the parts adjacent. The charter granted to the associated proprietors constituted them a corporation, with the designation of the Governor and Company of Chelsea Water Works; and the document bears the date of March 8, 1724. A Royal Warrant, dated 9th of July, 1726, authorized them to convert into reservoirs, as well as to use for their purposes, two ponds situate in St. James1s Park; and another Royal c; Warrant, with the date of September 9, 1727, allowed them the privilege of making a reservoir in the Walnut T...