A MAMMOTH WATER TANK
Nairobi, ,in East Africa, has the distinction of possessing the largest municipal Bteel water storage tank in the world. It was erected by the Nairobi Corporation to prevent the nightly waste of 200,000 gallons of water, owing to lack of storage .facilities. , The tank, is mosquito, proof, is erected with manholes to fa Jilitate cleaning, is painted ‘inside With a special paint to prevent corrosion, and is halved by a partition to enable otte portion of the tank to be used while the other is being cleaned. , The weight of the water to he stored Is 4500 tons, over an area of 10,800 square feet.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12394, 13 March 1926, Page 9
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109A MAMMOTH WATER TANK New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12394, 13 March 1926, Page 9
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