Delaware State journal and statesman., 1867-02-08

+, Ia 4 highly interesting document, M ny
1--WE il in full to our readers. nis AZ ioiio"s'
r. ths Oity Council Of WtLMing'92mn. ,or.
The Superintendent Of Wa'er " so,,e,U pvS9
leave respectfully to suon ~ t ,ho naap ends
Renort of his Department ior inc year onu'
Inc December 31st, 1885,,
n Ehho tollowing table will exhibit the num-
her Of gallons Of water supplied 70 sne e .S
Sv, NJ each month of the year, with tine
total daily average, &C. or All 100
January .s+-.,..s ....'''. '''''''' "a sef Ro0
February. ..'''''' 81 1s5 5a0
Mareh"''''' ''''''''' 80, 13G, $40
April 1886, 800
May ''''' '''''.''' ,''.,', 81 5s1 200
,,... IL, month. .........iO8, 40O, $40
-, Sn'' ''N-''O'....................87,9 s1 200
JulY".'''''''''' 80, 536 300
August;..,,'''' ''''''''' ...........83, lib 900
September..... .......'. '''..'''. OK nyo Al
October ...'.s 90 AZ nAn
Noyemper '''''''' '''''''' 80, 675, 100
IL, Month. .9O7, sss, $50
Total gallons supplied during tue agn st7 400
yenr ...... ...s'.... 40 400 o1e
Increase over the year 1850 .:''.'''' no oon sae
Daily average first six months'"' g poe 1T5
:" !, ,,,r oS the wear, 1,029, 697
The greatest . SOns sTeTsao' 1,e1O.s4s
Thetotal consumption IN 'ne y.' 1871 ,Os1, 800
1855 was ......s.' ''',.' ''''' doE 'orr
or daily average OF only'".'. e'0'V''
The increase IN 'en ,ss, 1914 1855, 800
peen ge ,ncres &c off, $4,000
The number of private dwellings,
stores hotels, manufacturinges-
tsbllshmen.S, ~ oS water l1eSi is,.',. 1890
AS the subject of an increase Of tne pre- re-,
sent pumping power, or some o.hea tar 20
mode of supplying the CITY WIN w haeriIr ~ y
nnon this point may not be out oil place
You will notice that the whole amount o.
water furnished to the city in the year 1000
was only 1871 ,O81, 800 gallons, or daily az
erage OF 495. OFT gallons and that LOT tne
wear 1865 the consumption amouhteu "
B75. 400 gallons, or daily average "
1923, 887 gallons the consumption ha ,,lis
more than doubled in ten years. anu .nis'
ZOO under the most unfavorable circumstan'
ces' Whilst during the rebellion the city
was almost stationary, so far as tue eIeSuon
of dwellings was concerned. ltwould there
fore be no exaggeraton to say lhat tne con
sumption has doubled in about Six OF sefoi
years. o,,, il, Oh,
Should the city continue 10 grow IN t n'
future as in the past, Gas we haNe exe,S
reason to believe it will, and mucn Wo "
rapidly the whole pumping capacity VI w ~
nresent works will be exhausted IN TWO y
three wears. This is supposing them 70 rul
day and night, and no accident ever occur
But the subject assumes more seFlou
aspect when we consider that in the dry sum
mer months we need the greatest amouhs
water, and can supply the least, owing y
the lowness of the water in the BranoyWlne
Suppose then that either OF the ptesenI
pumping powers should become seIi S "a
disnbled, which is not improbable, then ad
IN tbis tbe fact that your Reservoir will cor
tain only about two days supply Of tnat se !.
aon of the wear, and it will not be ditncult
arrive at the conclusion, that under sue
circumstances, the city must very SOON
short of water. ,.,,,
You will readily perceive how damagin
such state of things must prove 10 tne pro
perity and progress OF the city generally, IN
especially to our large and growing MAJ
featuring interests, which IS always tho III
10 suffer from q short supply oil watel'
The whole number of permits issued :,
during the year was.",.,.. ...'''''.,'.'' IL
The number of new tenants whose
names appear on the register Tor the
frat time is.."...,... ......"....,. .'''''"'
Totsl number now on the register"''"' %
The number of feet of pipe Of conduit Ia
In the city during the year was as ioiloN
Three inch pipe, feet. ,'"".""'sS' d4i
Four q 80. ...."..1 ,9A
Nix % :" ............. bUb- 81
Number Of feet previously laido,..... ~
Total number of lt.now laid in the city 1O4,S
or about 19s miles.
4 Ten new fire plugs have been erected dur-
ing the year, making the total number
now in the city,. ..'''''''. ''''''''