Daily Republican., 1880-04-09
ca, water s.pply.

Of the city water works, while there Al
90 many manufactures above the work
that uss large quantities Of chemicals
more or less Of q poisonous character
As population Increases these manu-
factories also increase their works, AM
the water must necessarily become NOR
impure. It Is impossible even with TIL
most rigid scrutiny and care to avoit
pumping up water into the basins mn
tainted by poisons while these poison
are allowed to run down the creek 1,
the Same channel from which the watel
we use is pumped, and 10 . reasoning
person the habit Of allowing the POISON
to foot down the stream at certain
specified hours Of the day with the ex
'pectation that they will not be pumpst
up with the water sometimes, appear
ridiculous. II is true that the engi
neer at the city mill is to be notified O
the expected food Of poison, when thu
pumps are to be stopped until 1t sweeps
BY on its death dealing course, and af-
ter il has passed, the pumps are to be
set in motion again. It frequently hap
pens however, that this avalanche OF
poisonous matter Genes down the creek
leaving behind It a line Of dead fish IN
heralded, and before the food 10 noticed
and the pumps stopped this poisoned
water Is thrown up into the basins.
The question arises, what is to be done
under the circumstances The city
must have water, though all the manu-
factories on the BrandyWine would be
compelled to stop business. The
3randywine cannot in the same day
low poison and pure uptsintsd water
Town It's channel, in such . manner
hat the city can use the pure and re-
ect the tainted. The great law Of ma
.ure shat provides that our water shall
be sure also provides that We should
receive II in Its purity, limpid pure
md sparkling as It gushes from BE-.
heath the rocks aud trees, and leaps in
lashing spray from the hills and
But will these manufaoto-
les on the Brandywins have to b.
topped in order that the citizens o.
Wilmington may have pure wateri III
canrot be procured any other way
Ve unreservedly say yes. These large
firms that srs world
vide in reputation and the pride Of
Wilmington would have TO stop, rather
han that 5000 psople should be com
,elled to drag nut sickly existence
through drinking tainted and impure
water. But II has not come to this
rot. We contend that there need b. no
,eosssity for it If the people will act
wisely in the case. With proper con-
liberation and mutual concession of
advantages and rights the
uestion can be met and settled in such |
manner that there need be no en- !
upon individual rights.
'ast experience shows that pure water
snnot at all times be pumped upt
ON the present locations Of the pumps,
nd yet this water is needed in the
ty and could not be Objectionable for
purposes. In fact man
factories are increasing so fast in the
Ity that in decade or two more 1t will /
9 impsrativsly necessary to use tide
'ater In pert for our factories and rail
Dad water tanks. This water can bs
OF from Wfefe the city pumps are now
'cated. Indeed the pumps are even
ow over-worked, and II the Worth.
lgton was to fail for even a week the
ty would he reduced to the greatest
rats for water. Then We would saw
se the water from below the manufso-
'ries on the Brandywire for manufas
lriDg purposes and look elsewhere On
ls Brandywire for base Of supplies
r drinking water. The plan by which
lis can DO procured was fully set
nth last fall in an article from Phi.
NINA Chandler published in the RI. ,
'BLIcAN and which at that time was
ny favorably received. This plan
as to 60 above Rookland, or
necessary go still higher up the
resm and establish base for a sun A
y OF water that must be untainted byl
9 poiscns which fnw from the mann.
stories below The water from this has.
Mr.. Chandler showed could he
ought through conduits by grayi.a. r
N to the Cool Spring Reservoir and
is would furnish our people with A
entifal supply Of drinking water.
ale manufacturers and railroad com. O.
nies could be supplied from the 4
esent city mill base. This Of course =
il involve expense, hut vha. is ex 4
ns" compared to having pure water
ilmington is rapidly growing in pop I
stlon and manufacturing importance
ID "a she spreads her brawnv arms of
q ustry eastward to the Delaware, n
es'ward to the Risiug Sun VILLAGE ]
nth ward to Ejliott's Hill and south.
ara to Richardson's mills she will
'@d not only all the water attaiyabI.
the Brandywine, for drinFirg, cul. III
a'y and washing purposes, but sh.
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