The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-06-19

regular meeting Of the Board was held
on the 10Th. Dr.. e. ". Gibbes presiding.
a number Of nuisances were reported,
and the Clerk was instructed 20 notify
tue police to have them abated.
The following report was unanimously
adopted, and the Clerk ordered to serve
a copy on Col. S. A. Pearce, the repre-
sentative OF the Columbia Water Power
Company:
The Special Cummittee Of your
-Board, to whom was referred the inves-
tIgation OF ce.t iu charges against the
Columbia Water Power Company, for
supplying Impure water, ask leave re-.
specially to report: Tha. we visited the
upper or main supplying reservoir, on
Taylor's Hi:l, which We found TO be in u
bad condition. A green scum was upon
the top OF the water, and moss and
weeds growing on the ineide; while on
the outside, weeds of every description
are growing; fences are own, and the
whole premises exposed Tho main
springs in Sidney Park, leading 10 the
receiving reservoir in the steam mill
lot" We found to be ia Order. New
boxes have been lai,; to convey the water
to the receiving well, from whence it is
carried on 10 tho reservoir. Two small
wells, OF no ust whatever, cup:uiEinr
stagnant water, h,ar tha two basins, aud
the two large busins in tue pnl L, We
found to DC i'll filthy condition. We
examined oil the drips or wells from the
park to the reservoir at the 'steam mill
lot, and fonui them to be in goud con
dltion, With L few exceptions.
at the receiving reservoir, at the
steam mil, we found that all the surfuce
water from Rogers spring and other
sources, running through Il. branch,
where cattle, horses, hogs and other AMI.
mails Craze and deposit their filth, is col.
lected into drip well or basin, and car.
ried by pipes into the receiving reser
voir, and from thenoe taken to the reser.
voir ut the river. aud afterwards pumped
up to the main distributing reservoir, on
raylor's Hill.
Your committee are also reliably in.
formed that river water is nov being
pumped into the main distributing re
servoir, without having been filtered
which, III the opinion Of your committee
has given just rise to the reports in cir
cnlatlon regarding the filthy condition
OF the water furnish ed our citizens. We,
therefore, ask the adoption of the follow
ing resolutions:
Resoiped, That Col. 8. a. Pearce, the
representative Of the Columbia Waite,
Power Company, be notified to forth
with thoroughly cleanse and cover ove,
the two small wells in Sidney Park; n.
also to thoroughly cleanse and keer
cleans::i the main distributing reservoir
on Taylor's Hill, and furnish suitable
filterer to the main pipe leading there
from, which supplies the city.
Resolced, That he be also notified apG
required to Immediately shut of ani
keep shut of all surface and brancl
water now conveyed into the receiving
reservoir in the steam mill lot.
THOS. p. WALKER, Chairman.
The following resolution was adopted
-Resoirea. That the City Council be re
quested to place two extra soavenge
curtis on the streets, to facilitate the re
moval Of the filth and garbage from th,
streets.
The Clerk was ordered to notify al
owners Of vacant lots within the city tc
have cut down and removed all the wecd
growing thereon.
The Board then adjourned.
r. ". GIBBES, N. D., CHARM.
THos. P. WALKER, Clerk pro tenn.