Excerpt from Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Vol. 38: With Abstracts of the Discussions<br><br>In 1721 the corporation found it requisite to construct the J ames Street basin or reservoir. In order to obtain a better altitude it became necessary to raise the water - course by masonry and embankments through Dolphin's Barn and the commons of Kilmainham. From this reservoir was laid a lead pipe, 10 inches diameter, into J ames Street, and from this three mains, of 6 inches diameter, were continued into the city, with branches to distribute water to upwards of ninety streets.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.