Daily Republican., 1881-10-19
EuE WATER We DRINK.
|, cvsrlREScE HELD LAST
'..,xvNs OWING TO 1T.
u.,e, Committee ana ko"r"
,,u kaye n long TalA-
water te BIZ Anaayizsd
Again.

'sn " H%, in ,he chair. After the min
",,s4 msre read by the Secretary, Dr.
,or sse, made a motion that the regu-
Phnse, ~ business be suspended, IN
u.o Give the water committee OF
DE- lf' r",oc.l ~ s an opportunity to make a
%'i''Ti, sG Tsylor, Mr.. Beechsr and Mr.,
.v', ,. we're present from the Water
n;ttee y.o OF City Council, together
n ~ ,ha, h.ef Engineer OF the Water
t,nen Col. McIntire, who being
=! .t mon, supmitted for the inspec-
l'o "s - me members of the Board OF
..,,h '. III the analysis Of the city water as
q, he Professor Leeds and Bush to-
lsHsr s%s ~ yyi,h their respective letters re-
Ij .J;nr the condition of the water.
n. ~ Snrinper explained to the water
Pmm,tlee, that the Board of Health
! \ .,tep no Official action upon the
(",,nn of i'm uurities in the Brandy.
ns water. but it had been suggested
| III. members of the Board, that the
os, nractscal way to Get at the matter
crd he TO detai. the eXecntiveSfhcers
make a thorough examination OF The
kardywine along both banks, as far as
|. S,ite line, anG report accordingly,
,he Board OF Health where any ire
AIsrilies exist.
"a Paynter, of the Water Committee
I,d that he thought this would be
|, mopcr time to agitate the question
Exchanging the location ofthe pump
station. Also said that tho exam
Stion should not stop Mt the State
Inc, but should be carried much far
4, up the stream into Pennsylvania,
order that the public may learn
heler the B-andywine was really u
| ne stream wien it enters our state.
Il Slso stated that the whole town II
bes, Chester was drained into the
kanAyyint also Coatesville and prob
liz other places There are a large
kmber OF out houses and pig pens all
|plg tie edge Of this stream.
|The City solicitor then arose and
Iii the trouble existed outside OF
|e state line, legislation would have to
! resOr,ed TO.
|Dr Bush then carefully explained
ia ure an the diflertn betw ,en tre
baylois taken by Prot. Leeds and j.
! j. Bush, y ating that the water when
implied by Prof. Bush, was more dill
Bel, as it was taken from the Brandy
lnr just after the spring rains which
1t he attributed to the higher rate in
: last ANALYSIS. An ANALYSIS Of the
bier made d numbar Of years ago, by
tUl. Wolfe, State chemist, was also
5hmitted anu talked over. 10 was
arned from it that there has been an
Extraordinary increase of late in the
pOuat Of organic matter in the city
Ptrr, The Chief Engineer explained,
weveFi that the ANALYSIS of Prof.
olh was imperfect, as he used the old
efh9d' and neglected to properly To-
FeAs nature of the impurities, and
pee no. revealing the actual condi-
p oi the water at the time ofthe anay-
Dr. Bush quoted from q number Of
entIfc works upon the subject, in
Ter to ascertain what substances may
their presence, be regarded as affect.
tie healthfnl quality of the water.
he authority on the subject was
nd who placed the limit to the safe
Ount of albuminOid of five one-hun
tths OF grain in a hundred thous-
grains of the water. IL became evi.
t from this fact, that the Bran
vine water as compared with this,
tains three times the highest amount
the albuminoid ammonia. This
1tling revelation caused the men,
s to sL,ldder, and the fact was com.
lted upon by those present. Mr.. Tay-
suggested that possibly the removal
The pumping station would remedy
evil. The opinions of the different
mbeis was had on the subject, with
vice from tn" Chief Engineer as to
lere the water should be taken from
be analyZed.
hfter other remarks of no consequence
Springer said that no doubt the
Ferage OF the city had more to do
|th the bad condition of the water
~ anything else and that the city,
Noubt, will soon ind out that they
have to spepd money, not on ac-
&a The impurities in the Brandy
pc water, but to remedy the bad sew
gee our city. II this is not lone
people can make up their minds
Y the death rate will increase rapid
Mr. McIntire copcurred with ID.
Finger in bis statement. They hay
exhausted the subject for the even
Mr.. Beecher moved that the Water
Plmittee be excused and that the
4 y f the C ty water be left in the
nus OF the Board of Health, to do as
" suggested and to report to them
result of the examination made by
executive officers of the banks of
: Brandywine.
ihe motion prevailed and the com
,.tee withdrew. .
The Secretary reported that he had
ieived no new cases of smallpox for
past week, and thought that it had
arly, If not totally disappeared from
y midst. The services Of William b.
'iIand, servant of the board, were
',psnsed with for the present.
Inc following resolution was offered
Or. Springer and unanimously
opted:
Resolved, that the Executive Officers
Instructed to explore the shores oi
brandywine to the State line, and
~ they further report any nuisance
aleh they may find, at the next meet
&.
on motion, the Board adjourned, un
ml next Tuesday night.
Inc regul.r order of business, OF tht
oard Of Health, was then resumed. A
tse number of nuisances were report
~. aoated, or under process OF abate
Lac lot belonging to Benjamin y
ae, OF Phila. situated between Monro
ID adams, and Second and Thirt
reefs, was again brought up, and Tn
ocfetary was ordered to confer Wit
10 city Solicitor with regard to seliin
pay the city for having 1t lille
p.
Inc following bills were read an
Iaered paid: j. b. Bell, $3.50; Ma
aa , Brooks, 30 cents; Adams " Bro
80; William X. Holland, $1,000; Ja'
tewart, IS.
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