The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1872-05-25

TnE BALTIMORE wArER SuPrLY. The Balti.
more Gazette 10 somewhat agiiaied over the city 8
water supply, aud 10 lie issue Of 22d instant
Says, editorially:
''0n the day after the annual visit Of the Wa.
ter Board TO Lake Roland, certain statements
were put forth IN relation TO the water supply
which call for some comment. II those state
menis emanated from the Commissioners, they
are certainly erroneous aud IL from subordinate
officers whose special duty IL Is 20 ncquani them.
selves with the facts OF the case they show q Ia.
inevitable degree Of ignorance. In the first place
u Is stated that the level Of the water nj the lake
Is but Que inch aud three quarters below the
comhing OF the same, and is therefore, but little
" any, lower than II usually Is at this season Of
the year. 10 the next place Il Is asserted that
there is no sensible diminniion In the quantity
Of water flowing Into the Lake. We beg Leave
10 say that neither of these assertions are correct
" the season had been an ordinary one the wa
ter of the Lake would have been flowing over
the dam At this time, IN q considerable volume !;
for II Is well known that the maxiuinm quantity
Of water coming into the lake H. derived from the
melting Of the snoas aud the Subsequent spring
rains When these cease. the volume Of waite.
u sail maintained Ia u considerable extent, from
the abundant How at the natural springs that
s.rVe, primarily. rs feeders a. the lake The
supply from thcsc sources rarely show any So
tious dininutiou until some time IN June when
II commences to tall oil until the minimum Is
reached ~ july and August aud NJ srnsible
improvement is again observable until the Srp-
iemhor rains set in We have thas traced The
history OF our water supply, Ia order to mhAc
clearer what W. nov proceed ,u say
''lI Is the experience uf the oldest trsilcnts
along the line Of Jones Falls aud Roland Ron
that thry have never suffered 80 seriously from
the want 81 water as thry have dnnr thfoul hout
the Vrrscnt season, aud Ihcy do uuN fh,fv
Is scsrcrl, 'atm between Lnkr Roland aud
Ccst -,sslllr 90 which the wells have not been dr
since ',nuary last The same cnmi LIANT is made
alone thg itnr ~ Jones' Fails o. iis snut,r thi.
side ~ uNiua. Mills Of the Effects vt IT,"
drought outside 81 lhrs- !,ttis ~ 81, unthiug
We 49, simply speaking ~ th- ,trr,h,d Nifhiu
~hosr area lee the springs sni tftutau,s tiu
sapply lake ROLAND Leaving thr inntr.rf,,l,
dty wells out ~ me que.iion aud IS 'miutng
"nl, The present condition ~ the uaiur. ..fis..
u . the universal testimony that Wii'., mtu,
have gone wholly dp The strongest ate uut
si-iding more than thr q4srfiN thr, ..itHt
ftfntsh a. this SEASON o. 'N- ittt .NtH. f.....
sPunes Wbich are SOURCES ~ ihr Wt.r.,' che
.aAr arr So ~ A. 90 ahorl bai . su.tH .utt ,..
ihstf o itnaft -upply. boa - 70 p.-,.I'. .Ii ..t
Qas4uis 90 sa,sr l,~tus go, tlr I,., ,4u t.,
'tuui ihr same - usual Assnlu .f.lf .,H,-.
al, "a toe sprius " iar Nr,r Ih- lu4A.u..ir i,,
suppl, 81 ~,f~r ~upu,i An tH. .A, f, ,..m
hNrru 10 srsrn'rra u.i.ltuus .f "a ..fs .ui fuv
miuimum 81 suWmrt .oiIr g. .'' 900 ..u. ra
Us, 80 are Vptls CERTAIN fN,' o. tH...Im.
euntratv 10 wh,f j. 4..a.I, '. ,t.r r..
receiving tht ii'i~ Hs,t tnr n ...n.4m ..s.
u then The i..', ,ur.lnp u d, o., -.. tf
Commission state 'rum 'a4r'..u rs tn..a.
millions u' st.ions Ne u..,' ..I.t o.. N.tsfns
heavily upon 'hc storage .r.-rsyI.. .I... u4..l
- gross .-ur Do Ils.r ..f.u.,f.