The water-supply of Bombay : being a report submitted to the Bench of Justices of that city / by their Executive Engineer Hector Tulloch.

  • Tulloch, Hector.
Date:
1872
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Credit: The water-supply of Bombay : being a report submitted to the Bench of Justices of that city / by their Executive Engineer Hector Tulloch. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONTENTS. CHAF. PAGE I. History of the Water-supply of Bombay 1 II. Description of the Country about Bombay 54 III. Masonry versus Earthen Dams 73 IV. MasonryConduits versus Iron Pipes 91 V. On the advantages of a Service Reservoir, and on the necessity for laying Pipes above ground 104 VI. The Kennery Project 113 VII. The Toolsee Project 125 VIII. The Ewoor Project 133 IX. The Vehar Lake Extension Project 144 X. The Tansa Project 147 XL The Kamun Project, 165 XII. Summary and Recommendations 194 APPENDIX. APPENDIX A. Memorandum on the Water-supply of Bombay, by Doctor Blancy 209 B. Vehar Water Works Act 216 C. Letter to Professor Rankine 223 D. Report on the Design and Construction of Masonry Dams, by Professor Rankine 226 E. Mathematical Principles of the Profile Curves, by Professor Rankine 233 F. Mr. Blandford's Report on Rock Syphons 237