American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-07-31
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ingenuity of man. roy dac
Whether we consider the novelty and fin ~,
ness Of the design: the dishearteninr d;froa unu
which presented themselves, in its erecn;. .s'es
its practically hcnefcial results. we are an". "
amazed at the unboundcd success which Nd ls
crowned the Enterprise. vas
The fret thing WINS an Expenditure If 6, 70,
600 for Works which have s.nce been obonJo"'a
an Expenditure sufficient to ,ii,hearten mast NM,
but which did not appa The directing enc,
gies Of the promoters of this Great Design.
Does not this place their moral couIaoe !,
very high guound p-Did it not require moro :. ~
lie money. than it would to have fought da,a,
pitched battlesa
HE expenditure, which produced the dsa,,a
effect, did net exceed 100000.
The Result is, that the ,s.ole city is suprloi
with an abundance ut wholesome water. III a.
lightful taste, amply sufficient. not ONLY for Il.
purpose Of drinking. but also for the imput,n,
purpose Of eXtinguishing fires. and for ali othc,
purposes Of comfort, cleanliness, and pleasure ar
luxury, including washing linen Of the pu,sS.
white, ard including Manufacturing purn0ses
such as Distilleries and many others,oampy suf
6cient, not only for its population as it now n
but for four times its present number.
1t being no longer necessary to gather the rain
water, the Mosquitoes, which were very greet an.
noyance in Philadelphia, an,l which we've produ.
ced by this gathering Of rain -water,-havc almost
entirely disappeared yellow fever also hss
have very mach diminished. in the city, in cousp
qucnce, no doubt, Of drinking this wholesome bey.
eragc, and of having an abundance Of it, at com
mnnd, to command cleanliness.
For the single purpose Of extinHushng fres
the water wo ks of Philadelphia would amply
repay their whole cost.-Valuing the Buildings
and the Goods III the city at SO million dollars III.
difference in the premium OF Insurance and The
real value Of the Risk u.s. at least. l-s per cent o.
862 500 per annum.
The sense Of security. and consequent son,his
train Of thoughts, in case Of an alarm d ils. i,
not to be put down in dollars and cents hut II il
not the less valuable for society 1.-The truth is,
that an immense body If wnter is. at all tines,
found placed above the level Of almos. ever, build.
ing in the city, and ready. in few minutes, 10.
pour. directly On tina flames, bod, of water suiE.
Gent to drown, at ONCE. any fire, howe,er great,
however turiuusly il may be rasing.-1he tolsc.
quence is, that all the fires are got under. in q
very short time indeed. after they are disso,cet.
The charge, to the citizens, is very .ritns; @s
IS year, for an abundant supply, to private
family. or even bna,,inS houss, nat ~ hntelg
with the addition Of So per annaM, il Yea sAmse
to have bath, in your own house land u tina
moderate rate, the income derived to the water"
works, from the citizens Of philadrlphla during
the year 1924, was S27 500 ST.. and it has ever
since, am. still continues to be, steadily on the IN
crease--lts annual expense is only about 81 400
The Northern Liberties. which Is another mare
for an extension Of Philadelphia on its North side
but under distinct administration, have lately
agreed to take this water, which will add very Ut"
tie to the expense Of the waterworks. and increase
very much its annual revenues enlightened nltn
state that this simple Resc're Of Introducing thu
wholesome water into the Northern Liberties, has
added full 10 per cent. to the value OF real estate
there.
Southwark, which is an extension of Philale
phia on its sout side, but under distinct al
ministraton, las, also, adopted like determine
tion, in favor Of taking this water, and With Se'r
suits.
From these facts, it will readily be perceived 'la'
within a short period OF years. the Revenue DER.
we'd from the Mater-worhs, will have repaid t'ti
cost principal and interest) including the arss
amounts expended in the first experiments ;--aua
that it will, thereafter, be productive Of u v''E
large revenue, heing clear profit. for The city
Philadelphia.
For $3.50 per $1,000, yen can Insure iiou'o
in Pliladcphi for crer.-Ihc whole OF this S2.'''
IS returned to you, al any time, "htii WV e''h,
to have the Risk terminate. From this, it mayU
perceived how cheap Insurance IS, in consequence
Of the water. Ynrks.
Il is Fact thu, men from Vernon arc NOW. .s.
llih) King by the side If one Of the Shayes ~ t'es
London for buried money! by the pd,.ce and ieconMc
da,ion of an old Of that state, vino assured '
that she could distinctly boS Of dollars packed e" s
wise. The locality pointed cut to an incl'' a"n
only Of discovering the treasure was ny H""''t
trough stones which 10 osdlnary optics was hardly '''
lucent. Conn. .hff"'
ZERAT COLBURN, the mathematical genus, n' ~.
wonderful power Of computing numbers. aslo'se. -"
c,ati Of Europe. is minister OF the goapa' ~
Methodist conncxlon IN Norwich.
.Nem FORK, July ..