Daily Republican., 1879-01-24
CITY COUNCIL.
A short essiOu-Inaeresttn Re-
port OF she water Committee
More POsicemen en-Fisanks 10 the
Railroad Company.

4 short session OF the City Council
was held last evening, President Lich.
tenstein presiding and all the members
being present except Mr.. Chandler.
When the Water Committee was call.
ed, Mr.. Payntrr, the chairman, sent 10
the desk and had read the following re
port:
To THE PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS or THE
CRY COUNCIL: Gentlemen:-iour com
mittee to whom was referred the propo-
sition Of Joseph Bancroft & Sons to fur
nish the City of Wilmington with water
from their dam at Rockford, and to do
the pumping, &c, would respectfully
report that in view OF the aim )st II nj E
v-Isal complaint Of our citizens with
regard to impurities in the water aud our
present source of water supply,we have
given this proposition considerable
thought and attention, and in the opin-
ion Of your committee We deem il inex-
prdient to accept the proposition for
the following reasons. viz:
First. he city of Wilmington should
not be renter Of water right, thereby
making the city dependent upon an an
individual firm or corporation for a
water supply, but should on the con-
trary own an untrammelled and un-
restricted right, to use the water in any
quantity and at any and all times as
the future necessity of the city may re-
quire.
Second. The same trouble now ex.
lists at Rockford which will probably
increase in the near future, against
which our citizens now SO justly COM
pain, in the present source of water
supply viz: The drainage and sewerage
Of Dwellings, pig stys, barn yards, &C.,
which abound at Rockford and vicinity
in large numbers, the drainage from
which now emptics into the race at
that place.
3rd. Although the rate per million
gallons As per the Bancroft proposition is
lower than we can at the present time
expect to supply the city, yet, your
committee believe that they can con-
clusively show that as the water sup.
h., ra,,;l,, l,,a,ao,a., al ,,,,,., ,l
demand shall reach 100000 gallons
per day, which will be within very
~, ~ e., ';,i;on aar
@ l@o., ,n,,c1, ,.ss than th.t nronoo.d hy
ro.n,I D,nnrot, o,J sous I'D 80 ,,o,,
.;,,,,l :, I'a.~as ,I,a 49,. n tit
aal,a,. 49, do,,nnl ;rn,da,os
e" 80 Wv ,,,,
l. a., Dr.. H. T,,,, e:ca
t.''' -. q c.
,,r,J,o,,J t,r tl,, sun, ~ tI,;r,v 6va
thans,na 1r,iors orJ ,ha IarI n.oas,
80. L,,;IJ;aa saa, e. -. .La ra.o
,,,l.al ! H., ' Il, a.,
Dnmninp machinery should h. located
at this place a forcing main will have
to be laid Across the Erandyyine at
som. point ON or near tn. property of
James Riddle. Sen & Co.. and in so do
ing we will be free from all the obiec-
tions to the PROPOSITION Of joseph Bran
croft g. Son
T,. ,;.r mil, .h.r omr a.. u.,or
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na. M , IaI;tI H 'I aml ,' " = nnt " I;tnIr I 20 w.,
,.;' nns '',''''.t1 .,' .';a. "' w H.. ssn ~ y "
= ~ nnpont '"1 ,n' nav,,nnrrs " {, r. oo,sa
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III" 'o ''n si''' o'' ~" '''o' VI ''''
manufacturing establishments above
tha dam ara IorotaI and IN which side
your commute" nave 'tei ''-''ao''
! informed that most Cf the Impurities
Nnw Til. .t ,in,.. /. :, u,,rk.d a. IN
| :, " :,
nc easily H'eh INV ""'' VII NV '"'"
side shows great impurities while on,
Wv '' Va ''''' ~ 10 '''"' "''' ''' ''''''
them.
your co.,mi,tn. ,.r.vith suh,nit an
ru ~, WIN
'7''ii"t" va 'ii' P'''"''" N''' ~ '""'
don our present puuplnr station at
tho civ Mil onI IN -t,hli,h a ,urn.
!
| lnp StatltH OH lll' HhTth Slhf o' lhe
! Branlyw inc. 0ppcsit. Rockford. inrlud-
/ ;,,. ,l,, ,,rr,,h o.a ,t ,,,.r ri,tt from,
! |. Dupont D"NemourS / Co.; ma
| chiurry, &c. Also q comparative esti
matt. ~ H.. ros, of ru,nniur r nOC OOn
|
! O1 water per iiY hrlWt"h present iocI
tjon with urrs.nt machinery, Ban
,ror.,s ,,rnn,siti,n and numniup from
nnrth si,i, nf III. Rra,,dvwiup. the city
;,,,, g..
OWNING water iiShCA' ''''"''e's' "''
| Cost of DuPonts ball OF water right. S35 900
C",t ot Turbine wheel connections
r".t nf tuitI,nys ,.......,.. II 90
:. ona mali of RorkiprI la,I 3 900
D., Ia, I, lIn ,
:. :. al inch main tr,,n RDrkIOrl TO
Cool Spring Reservoir. $1,000
Cost of Contingent eyurnscs 5000
:, :. E,n,riur,riu,r AID Superinteu.
dent III. .!.. 5000
$4,000
Interest IN slI5 Oly,ej Der cent ........$1,1 80.
S.,l,rj.. ot mon s}t, prr wear ..... l2Vy.
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