Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-05-03
Delaware gRpublifau.
THURSDAY, MAY 81, 1866.

THg STATE LINE RAILROAD "A meeting Ct
the stockholders of the Delaware and Penn
sylvania State Line Railroad will be held at
No. 500 Market Street, on the l7th inst, to
take into consideration the ezpediency Of uHi-
titg with the Berks and Chester Railroad Co.
A consolidation of the two companies appear,
to be necessary and we presume that The plan
agreed upon by the Directors will be ratified
A map of the country through which IL is pro-
posed to construct the road will be published
In few days. The route has not yet been
determined. The selection wilt depend some
thing on the amount OF stock which tho par
ties residing in the different locations may sub
teribo, as we'll as upon distance, natural OBJ
stacles, and the trade of the adjacent country
The persons most interested in this matter
should therefore call upon their neghbors and
induce them to put down their names for stock
at an early day. Our citizens should also prt-
pare to subscribe literally for if they do not
do so the road may not be constructed. The
importance Of the road to our city cannot well
be overestimsted. 1t would supply us with
coal lime, produce OF various kinds and add
The SUPPLY OF WHARF.-THE follow ing no.
port OF the Watering Committee wac present.
ed to the City Council on Thursday evening
last, and ordered to be- published;
To the President and Members Of The City
Council:--
Tho Watering Committee, feeling that the
responsibility of furnishing the city with a
full supply Of water mainly rests upon them,
and feeing that it is necessary, AS much as
possible, to relieve that responsibility, would
make the following report to the Council, and
through them to the citizens of Wilmington
The water pampng power OF the City CON
sists OF two double acting pumps driven by
a water wheel capable OF forcing into the
Reserv oirs at Tenth and Market Streets lin
the hot dry summer months) aboAt eight TO
nine hundred thousand gallons of water In
twenty -four hours, and IL Cornish sieam-pump
forcing through 24-inch main pipe aNout one
million gallons daily. The City now requires
In those hot summer months from one 70 one
and quarter millions OF gallons per dly--and
each year requires mere than the one proceed
ing it. 1t would seem from these figures
that the pumps are ample t1r the present-but
when we consider that the City must hare hi,
quantity Of sGter every day during the hot
weather, and all machinery, racss dams &c,
are liable to break and get out of repair and
this Cornish pump IN particular is much more
liable than common machinery, we feel an
willing TO take the responsibility much ioL ger,
with the present machinery.
There would be less danger of the supply
being insufficient even with the preselt pump
Ing machinery, If there was moro sLurage
reom in the Reservoirs there being al pres.
emit oaly about two or three days supply in
hot weather-making il impossible to stop
pumping fer any purpose, except breaks in
the machinery, &c and then the mechanics
have to work day aud night In order to
get repaired aud started rs soon as possible,
and if one of those bad breaks should occur
in the hot summer months 90 either OF the
pumps the supply for the tim would be e1-
ceedngly short, and fire might happen at
the same time, which would be very disast-
rous.
Your Committee have lately received from
several different cities, the reports on their
water supply, which contains valuable inior-
nation, and the plans OF the water supply OF
those cities, several of them receiving Their
water by gravity from considerable distance
In the country, getting purer water, and by
having plenty OF storage room never have to
use any but clear water. The first COSTS cons
siderable, but obtaining it wjthou, pumping
machinery, the daily cost is comparatively
very small Others receive their supply from
pumping, and among these are some very eu-
peror pumps tor the purpose.
Your committee feel unwilling 10 recon-
mend any patticuIar plan In this most I'M
portant matter, the daily supply of pure good
water to some twenty-five or thirty 'housahd
persons, would ask the Cnunci TO call n
town meeting on Saturday evening, May l2.h,
for the purpose OF considering this subject,
and appointing committee OF five citizens
one from esch Ward-to act in conjnuction
with the Watering Committee, in examining
the whole sutjsct oi the present and future
full supp'y of pure wholesome water Said
Committee, nect siary, to take the whole sum-
mer Tor Their examinations, and report final y
next fall in lime if they go decide, to apply
for Legislative &c ion during the next Session
OF the Legislature. Respectfully submitted,
j. NJ PUsEy,
&. CHANDLER, }CJmmtlee.
PHILIP PLUEKErT.
April 28th, 1866