The Water Supply of the El Paso and Southwestern Railway from Carrizozo to Santa Rosa, N. Mex. - American Society of Civil Engineers: Transactions, No. 1170 by J. L. Campbell
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a 275-lb. service.
The cost of the pumping plants complete per horse-power is as follows: Pumps $79.00 Boilers 18.70 Building 41.70 ------ Total $139.40 per h.p. The approximate cost per million gallons of storage capacity is as follows: Nogal Storage Reservoir $103.00 Carrizozo Service " 3,040.00 Coyote " " 2,880.00 Luna " " 3,480.00 Corona " " 2,720.00 To cover general expense, 3% should be added to all the costs above given. The costs per foot of pipe-laying include the setting of all specials, valves, and stand-pipes. The difference of cost in laying 11-in. and 3-1/2-in. wood pipe is not nearly as great as the difference in diameter or the total quantity laid on record days. While the record is 4,000 ft. and 8,345 ft., the 76 miles of pipe of all diameters were laid in a total time, including all delays, of 223 days, or an average |
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