The daily gazette., 1877-12-19

of water issuing from the pine, and
expected to see solld stream two feet
thick gush forth. They would prob
ably have been more surprised, at the
time, had they known that the water
was coming in at the rate of 1900 gal
Ions per minute. The Worthington
pump raises 320 gallons each stroke
and was then running at the rate of
10 strokes per minute.
shortly before four o'clock the pro-
cesslon reformed and returned to the
city, when City Council held another
brief session.
Mr.. johnson meved that a vote of
thanks be rendered the Fire Depart
ment and TO the other citizens whose
presence and Efforts had tended to
make the celebration a success.
Mr.. Norton moved as an amend
ment that the thanks of Coun-
Gil be also rendered to Mr.. johnson
| chairman of tue committee of ar
rangements, for the untiring zeal and
interest he had displayed in the
celebration.
The amendment and the motion
unanimously prevailed, aud Council
took a recess until O'Clock, p. IN.
THE EVENING BANQUET.
AT Z o'clock Council again met in the
Council chamber and Immediately took a
recess, when the members Immediately
repaired to the: Clayton House, where
the invited guests were assembling Each
I gentleman, as he entered the door, was
presented With card, containing a plot
\ OF the dining room ,sho wing the arrange
ment of the tables and the numbers OF
the seats, and also indicating which seat
he was to occupy. This arrangement
proved very satisfactory, and prevented
any undue crowdlng and confusion
when the guests were taking their seats
at the table.
| A few minutes before nine o'clock the
arrangements for the banquet were con-
cluded, and the guests began to file iLto
the spacious dining hall, and take theiI
seats at the well spread board. -Four
large tables extended along the length
of the hall, while fifth was laid across
the front, Immediately under the Fifth
street windows. AT this table Mayor
Whiteley presided, while on his right sal
Governor Cochran, Secretary of State
Grubb, Senator Bayard, Caesar A. Rod
ney, Esq, Secretary of the Water Com
missioners and Judge Wales; on his lef
were seated Rev. +. B. DuVal, pastor o
the First Presbyterian Church, NJ. L
Lichtenstein, President of the City
Council, g. ii. Gallagher, Chief Engi-
neer of the Water Department, John II
Adams, Col. Henry S. McComb, VIM
T. Crosdale, editor of Ecery EreniHg GlC
Commercial, and John O'Byrue, Esq.
A brief prayer was offered by Rev, f
b. DuVal, and then the guests made
united attack upon the viands which the
prompt walters soon placed before them
and which were prepared in that superl
style for which the host of the Clayton
House has long been famous. The bill O
fare was uneXceptionable, and was ful
filled to the very letter, everything men
| toned thereon being promptly furnished
on call. 1t was as follows:
THE BILL OF FARE.
| OYSTERS on half shell.
| Soup-Mock turtle au querelle.
Fish-BOAed rock oyster sauce.
Removes-Fillet of beef with mushroom
turkey, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes
escalloped corn, French peas, spinach.
Cold dishes-Ham, beef tongue, CHECKER
| salad.
| Enlrees-Chicken croquettes, stewe'
terrapin, oysters backed on half shell.
Game-Canvass- back duck, currant jell,
Deserts-Jelly meringue, fruits, cakes
vanilla ice cream, orange water Ice.
Cofiee-Water from original Cool Spring
For several minutes after the banquet
the guests were treated to novel Sere
made by the members of the Fire De
partment, who ranged some of the steam
ers along King street and put them int
, active service. The noise made by the
! engines, the blowing of the whistles AM
the changing of the bells, formed sere
made as novel and surprising as it wa
successful and unmusical. Other ant
more congenial music was furnished b,
the City Cornet Band, stationed just out
! side the doors of the dining hall, which
: performed popular airs from time 10 tim
during the evening.
:. thoroughly done up, to the satisfaction
: of all appetites, and Mayor Whltele
2 arose to announce the toasts OF the ever
r ing and call for the responses. The
= were as follows:
"Water Department. Captain q: i
r Gallagher, Chief Engineer OF the Wate
u Department, gave as an appropriate r'
a sponse brief resume OF the history
the Wilmington water WORKS, IRON w ..
n anization of the Wilmington Sprln
! Company, in 1904, with water suppl
of $4,000 gallons per day, to the preasHenl
n when the works can readily supply 3OO
h OOO gallons per hour. The Brandywln
h water was introduced in 1927 and th
IL water works then constructed cost S4z
7, 076. 25. while the revenue IN looO wa
n S214.o1. The cost OF Cne pi,1SSo "1.' 70 !"
n works exclusive of the Cool Spring he
r eryoirl will aggregate $514, ,0oo, whlle tl
n revenne for 1877 was about S34, 600.
lr ,tWafer Commission In respons
Mr.. Cesar A. Rodney, Secretary OF u
= Water Commissioners, said 1t seemed
him rs he reflected upon the events Uni
We're being celebrated, that the truth :
the old adage, "History repeats itself
/. wss being forcibly verified. The tirst q
R tsnntof w our grandfathers to furnishithe
- fh Snranoh with pure, fresh water vi
made npon the very ground upon Wnie
the present reservoir is being construc
t. ed, eio HIS grandfather, in 1925, decided :,
tha RoroSph of Wilmington theI rig
to t use for City purposes the water tro
o tbe ~ now famous Cool Spring, al
donor and his heirs by, the borouR
II, This deed the speaker had in his posse
SION and displayed to his auditors) NJ.
Referrlng to the work OF the WaI
commissioners, Mr.. Rodney stated th
when they first assumed the duties
. their offices it seemed as ifthey had
thankless han task to perform. People entt
nd ta;ned aereat variety of opinion IN rega
Tor not , ONLY to the work that had been 40
but but as to the propriety OF proceeui'