Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-02-21

The MEETING CONCERNING THE SUPPLY OF
WArER.-The meeting in the City Hall on We'd
nesday evening to hear the report of the joint
Committee concerning supply of pure ana
wholesome water, was nothing like SO large as
from the importance of the subject it should
have been
The meeting organized by appointing Geo W.
Sparks Esq, Chairman and F. 7. Taylor ESQ.,, as
Secretary.
The report of the committee was read and u
motion made that it be adopted.
Mr.. Megaw asked If the adoption of the report
bound the Council to carry out all the recon-
mcndations of the report The Chair thought
not.
Mr.. Megaw said that lie WINS afraid the Council
would not so consider il and moved the striking
out of the words therein suggested" which
would leave the matter entirely to the discretion
of the Council. He thought that the most i'm
portant recommendation contained in the report,
the building of a large dam below the first dam,
should not be adopted.
| DIR. Bush wanted more information and called
On some Of the Committee to come forward and
explain how they had arrived at their conclr-
sions. None of the committee complied with
this request.
Mr.. Leibrandt wished to hear an expression Of
opinion from the citizens. He favored Mr.. Me.
gaw's amendment.
Col. Grimshaw wanted the call for the meeting
read, he wanted to know what they were there
for. If the Council was not bound by the actor
of the meeting what was the meeting assembled
for.
DR.. Harlan spoke in strong terms Of the ltl
and impurities cast into the water from the fac
tories ON the Brandywine, and urged the necesi
~ of making the law prohibiting the casting il
of such impurities more stringent.
Mr.. Ferris Bringhurst corroborated DIR. Har
lan's statement concerning the impurities OF al
organi. character in the water. He said the,
were SO great that they had to distill all the wa
ter they (hc firm OF E. Bringhurst d Coz uset
making chemical preparations. He though
however that the adoption of the report woult
not bind the Council to carry out all its recon
mendations.
DIR. Bush was not satisfied 10 act upon the re
port without some further explanation and Of
ftred the following resolutions:
Resoired That this meeting hereby accept tn
report Of the joint Committee just read on tn
subject OF u further supply OF water Tor the city
and that ii be recommended to the City Council
to make application to the Legislature for powe
to borrow u sufficient sum Of money to max
speedy and necessary improvements in the De
partment of the Water Works.
Resoired, That the City Council are hereby in
strueted to apply to the Legislature for the NJ
pontment Of Board OF Watering Commis
sioners, who shall have the entire control of tn
G mode Of disposing OF the funds now or whic
{ hereafter may he appropriated for the purpose {
> increasing or improving the supply of water fo
the city.
After considerable discussion Mr.. Mcgaw aske
for division of the resolutions, and then witt
= drew his own motion in favor of the first resoll
: ton. The resolution was adopted
e The question being called for on the second rel
v olution, motion was made to adjourn. Sever,
n gentlemen attempted to debate the resolution
but the audience continued TO call for the que
: tion on adjournment that question was put. I'll
i chair being unable TO decide whether the motto
was carried OF lost q division was called for an
, all in favor OF adourning went to one side of Il
house and those opposed to the other. The cha
then decided that the motion to adjourn was ca
ried and the crowd dispersed.