Daily Republican., 1883-05-14
Our water supply.

W llt Ntbtl thht WY hoCo Lh0huo
use of comparisons and language qaite
~ appropriate to Wilmington a. 10
Philadelphia. 1t says Philadelphia be-
gan with one of the best water supplies
on the continent and is ending with one
Of the worst BY carelessness, by de-
lay, by the inevitable increase of popu-
lation its sources of water supply has
slowly deteriorated, and the influence
of manufacturers has prevented the
application of the common law RENE.
dies which should be worked TO close the
sewers and cut off the factory waste
which swell our death rate every sum
n,er, shortening the lives of the sick and
spoiing the pleasures of the well. This
il about a fair and true picture of what
Wilmington will be if her authorities
do not wake up, and, taking time by the
fOrelock do to preserve -si,a water Of the |
Brandywinc what Phila alelphia neglect |
I'd to do for the waters of the Schuyl !
kill. 1t is not too late to CONTROL the |
Brandy ywine. The large manufactures |
already established Oh the stream have
" avn colnmendable disposition to
preyent nuisances from flowing into the
Brandywine, and no doubt if the City
Council Of Wilmington would do some
thing more than talk about 1t, topreVent
impurities from flowing into the stream
the manu- acturers " Vuld meet the Coun-
Gil half way and do more than they
have already done. The situation OF
Wilmington SEEM 70 he the SITUATION Of
Philadelphia The Press says only one
remedy rem lins, an interreptiug sewer
built by the city itself This would not
curs all the evils, but il would keep out
the sewe.ag discGa g-d into the stream
ab,y. The Guy, and it would prevent
wholesale hileouS pollution OF the wa
ter a. i point where it passes into the
receiving reservoirs. This is exactly
what is needed III Wilmington. one
large sewer extending up "a Eattlesnake
Run, farther if necessary, to eaten the
filthy discharges from il and also from
Crooked Rem. This sewer could also
catch the su lace drainag" itom all the
little water courses ard cutters from
Market stree. as far as The sewer eX-
tends and could carry off me hldeous
com oolnl u.ass 10 p llt below TIDE
wateg.
The Press calls upon ne City Coun-
sil of Philadelphia Al ouce 10 make al
appropriation OF 500 oo0' ana place
n. the disposal of Colonel Ludlow
Chief Engineer pf th,' Water Depart
ment, ~ Dp rNpruh,I in the construc
ton OF one grand seer from Fairmonn
nm TO .hr limits of h" city 1t 1t wer
worth while we would do he sam
thing to he City Council of winning
ton. Bar We lr" prevented from goln
that ia" Wv partisan Legislation Wh'r
philodeiplia hn. not experienced. IN
power Of mi .lEg money has hoen take
from the Guy touncil, whom tho peopi
faI chu~cn a., tnir represent tIVts an
nlar.l in tu,. At.ro ui q partisan Watt
Commission ,Lat is not held rr,pono
bic to ANY body for the expenditure I
the money. Councils hands are tle'
and hy H.. inrxcusab,e haste OF a fe
marty leaders, in having the VAT
Commission bill put through, an lmpo
tant error has tied its hands also, II
City Council has not only beet deprive
of the power and privilege Ot rasl'
money tO make water improvement Ii
itself, bat at the same time II l.
-Drlved of the power 10 raise money
Sc, the Water Commission III m"tlo
This i, lust the way the matter stan'
al present. Whose fault Is IT. L"'
rest where it belongs, with II. Il. Vt
Iu.ire, the man who is the a'dhor
the Water Commission bill, ana VI
took alyautag, of a weak plrtIS'u L.
i,lature ~ g"t the bill p;,~o'i. !. ,
eagerl,esS 10 lrgiSLatr INNS Il INT" O.u
he forgot to leLIoiatc T." lnr Com m--4
tAe money tU give i life.
No rkOMl>ENT MAN III f"r H'l4'
rln party has developed moe 'it"n-
in the South since ia" present admin
tratiuu SCI in than ex-senator !"hIh"
Before thi, h. has beer rouI .arAtIr'
weap, Genera Gran. beilI III" Id
statesman that gained 'a'Or wI'n Sou
ern Republican politicians. Il" nat"
hatred UG southern men ag,rnSt y
England mru seems TO lave hio'
down 4 va, While ELAN" va,
field ~. r"rary OF Stalr that h" h"t
10 ind avr with the South, His c