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Domestic News
August 17, 1829
Phenix Gazette
Alexandria, Virginia
What is this article about?
Local newspaper corrects premature announcement of water works completion. Main pipe from spring to town center (opposite jail) laid, but cross street pipes from Philadelphia delayed. Old wooden pipes temporarily attached to iron pipe, completed Tuesday with water let in and conveyed through town.
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We were rather premature last week in announcing the completion of the water works.—We alluded to the laying of the main pipe from the spring to the centre of the town (opposite the jail). The pipes for the cross streets have not yet been received from Philadelphia, and will not, we understand, for some weeks to come. The old wooden pipes in those streets are consequently, for the present, attached to the iron pipe. This has been done since our last publication, and was completed on Tuesday, when the water was let in and conveyed through the town.
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What sub-type of article is it?
Infrastructure
What keywords are associated?
Water Works
Pipe Laying
Infrastructure Delay
Town Water Supply
Domestic News Details
Event Date
Tuesday
Outcome
water conveyed through the town
Event Details
Premature announcement of water works completion corrected; main pipe laid from spring to town center opposite jail; cross street pipes delayed from Philadelphia; old wooden pipes temporarily attached to iron pipe, completed Tuesday with water let in.