The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-08-30

proper source for information, or perhaps, ne
yer gone beyond the limits of their own
Board, and gives as an example Of their weak
ness "that majority ofthe Committee were
persuaded to believe that there was no valve
between the forcing pump and the reservoir
OF the water works at Philadelphia" Now
whatever the Committee may have been
persuaded to believe" shall not undertake
to determine; but at the same time | make
no hesitation in saying that in that opinion they
were entirely correct.s In the pumps at Fair
Mount water works there is no OaiUe between
the etluction valves Of the pump (for they are
aeuble)and the stop water on the end Of the
pipe in the reservoir. For this have the
most unquestionable authority. In making
this statement know shall forfeit all claim
to common sense in the opinion of this stand
ard Of orthodoxy in mechanical knowledge
and in this case only ask my fellow w-citizens to
inquire into the fact and Judge between u.s.
If our friend O. would take little more
pains to get correct information, his commu-
nications would have been of a very different
character from what they have been,
and perhaps no person would have taken the
trouble to investigate his motives for writing
them. He has, however, no right to complain
that this has been done; for when a man APP
pears ncognto making direct and SPECIFIC
charges against Individuals, he ought to cN-
pcct that some one would take the pains to IN
vcstigate his name and character. SolonS as
he thought himself i'll the dark there was no
impropricty in making his own garbet state
ments, and endeavoring to convince the pub
lie that the Watering Committee was COM
posed Of imbaciity itself. 1t was then no per
sonal allu,ion, for the Committc consists OF
four or five persons and il was not applied to
any njp Of theu,--to state that they were per-
vclllr a Mechanical Power for which it IS
acknowledged on all hands thcy paid very
high price. There was then no improprlcty
on informing the public that the plans OF the
committee were very njudicipnsly laid, and
that a very gre i and useless expenditure q
tho public money would be the consequence
II he hal in the first place informed the Com
n;ttce that it would be on object to SAKE the
{ricfi50 occasioncd BY forcing the water tiro
the main pipe until II Lad gained perpeh
die,ll4r ascent Of about IS feet, or level with
the head he might hase received such ihtpr-
nation as wcu,d have prevented the nccrsai-
" Of public investigation.
Pit this would not do, lie was oycrhowins
with knowledge and with wrath. And i must
be poured out, the one on the public and the
other on the Committee, the former have re-
ccived their full share, considering il was graz
tuitous, and the latter have no doubt been
taught better than ever again to negative the
respectful petition Of a man Of his consummate
wisdom. r.
| rtIfwe understand the subject of our Cores
poudents, "p." and O." we believe the form
er is under some mistake. The ednction
yaires are those alluded to bvQ. which sever
al Of the Committee were induced to believe
! had been dispensed with; for these are be
tween the forcing punl, and the reservoir
Ed