, 1880-01-23
OUR FOUL RIVER.
in PecuIiaritiee Considered by
Several City Officials.
u7hev Discuss DIR. Isauch'S Plan
for Purifying 1t.
All Favor the Pumping Works 1T Bridge
port

nCD yf5tEttl1y h1lcrHpttl, HllN uoh VIZ AHo ieP"s
Of Dr. john II. 1sauch. Secretary of tho state
1toar1l Of Health, IN relation 10 tho condition Of
the river nnil tho necessity for rc-cstnbIshing
numplpg works nt tho entrance to tho canal III
bridgeport, Thcre wnrp present AltI' Halsard.
who prcsidnl, Turner, Wottcrcr, Elszner, md
Iawlcr. DR.. nnuch Commissioner DO Wolf. and
Mr.. A, juthetic, WIN bItilt tho nrtyluNl works.
Ala. Lawicr opencsl tho talk by asking II II
vere necessary to put tho f,lll amount required
in the next appropriation hlll'
Or, Rnuch answered. TINT II WINS very important
that tho work he commenced nt o,cc.
Aid Lawlcr sutd the s,,m t$loo,ooo was largo
enc. and as tho city wns hclng n1nnngcd by mn
economical MayOr, he dldn't believe his Honor
would nllow such an item to be pitt II.
nr. nnyeh rrn,nrkcd TINT he hadn't mentioned
any suEn lie Thought tho best course to pursue
was for tho Committee to recommend that steps
be tctsan 10 ascertain tho cOst and that thero be
conference With the CAnat Commissioners.
Aid. Lnwscr inquired how IL would do 70 put IN
$4,000 for tho purpose.
DR.. Rauch replied that that wouldn't bo
enough. -..........
Aid. ballard favored mn investigation bv the
proper authorities 10 got at tho cost.
Mr. Cuthcrio stated that tho cost ~ Ao Old
works, Including tho building, WIS $4,000.
Or. nauch said tho water was thon raised o'ghe
feet. 1885,. .....
Aid Lnwlcr wantcd 10 know Us to tho edd'ton-
n. Maueh In sh1 aaao,ta II cn,tiI not bo built
for x1onm; no9,, ,.xod =. n Tim result, supnoso
tho watcr % was lifted into tho ca,,a, would .hcso
then be tho SANG trouble rs now7
at mvn munrnec w. ~ i1 cubic fcct Of wator
minute an .s snterca G tho ,ar es ian =, ir8ep ip c
E s"d no St that s tho capacy of ho cana was
somewhat taxed 10
CARRY orr THE wATEn
U1>ayfh RhnrN ~ mi
o fosy tnE eulto Msss foS Tae Facrton ase'o con-
duit was IN operation, yet the current % wis To-
vii ts Gamsr aes nse st RI e Ssf iea ssst 100000
d. nai,ch replied Tint i would m ba Gstter sSi to
dnhT i,tnt @ think tho works would Gust more thun
$4,000 Then tboFe e, wns Ss tho eost "t running
Aid Kid. i,allard remarked that the stato owning
tho canal and having full contro1t II might DO
~f m nasch se 1ae as ssn,s sS,ssd lint tho Bao would
gtvo tho ground on %n,Gn 70 % dnS NV r,us
for i itself. lf.'''' 'S'e
nr;; haMch snid the st9to Wouloht sc't' ino
0ulGIn Aa Ialasf sd' iaqre IN # tho Doctor thought
Brunch nfso. -. A..
oPeFatioa n9 of ,he Fullerton aSenao conduit xcIs
continued II tho works wcro Mot ,,,,l
there would bo hS Na4 snR tn s soh pauc
Aid. ballard asked # the state Ionrd OF Aen!tn
rccnmmendcd anything beyond tho pumping
works. ~, -,1 ,, ,r,t
rho ocs ansWofsu @ TN ~ ~ E 1ment t hovor trnns
nf,tiny a"a IIg 'nn the ra,,ort. nj ' 'e
Tho aocun1eit sav e asked for bis Honors tndorse
mgnt s o1 nn tno rcnnp;s tMo pmpnE.wrks @ nj
aons. eSt tss se s!s 1sEie Y I !he ss,h Ia' s%
lli1Gif 'G Lawier hySs sad great deal Ind been said
ABOUT tao cnuoiH ,ia tot " on ~ nv nnnrnnrntnn