Daily Republican., 1888-06-30
FOG PRESIDENT,
BENJAMIN HARRISON,
o. IndlAuA.
FOR VICE PEHsIDKNT,
LEVI P. MORTON,
OF NsW York.

WE HAVE had the heavy rain which
we were told would purify the water OF
the Brandy wine, but Is YET u has not
had The desired effs,l, and We are still
Obliged 10 use water, the smell and
tasie Of which h enough TO make .
person slck. II the condition OF the
water Ia caused by certain kind OF
weed, IS Is claimed by the ofiiolAls OF
the Wafer Department, It must be i'd
mitted thai there Is grave danger Of Its
rendering the wafer totally unfit for
nee, As 1t seems to be growing worse
avery yesr. LIST Ihe cause be VIVA. lt
msy, there 10 no denying the fact that
the water has never before been % bad
- II nov Is, and We believe the day 10
not far distant when the people Of this
city will have to look 10 some other
source for their waller supply. The
Impurities which are allowed 10 fiow
into the Brandy vine are . constant
source OF danger, and II II almos,
enough to cause persons 10 forsWear Ito
use when we think OF Is being . reoep-
ticai for the sewage OF Coa.eSville,
combined with the drainage OF farms,
stables, hog pens and oosspools along
iis Ks, TO soy nothing OF the poison.
Gus dyes from the many cotton mills,
and equally poisonous drugs from the
paper mills, Whl.h are allowed 10 flOw
Into II Bat there 10 yet another dan
Ser TO which bal little heed seems 10 be
given, aud that oonsisls In the CLOSE
proximi y OF the race 10 the rear OF the
Wilmington aud Brandy wine Gene
aery. The cemetery grounds are much
higher Than she race. and It is bat rsA-
sonAble 70 suppose that - this part OF
the grounds becomes Rlled with bodies,
The melting SNOW or rain a. II sinks
Into the sArth will fad Us way throuKh
these deo0m posing bodies and thence 10
The race, to be pu ped up into the res.
ervotrS for the people OF this dty 10 use !;
when This becomes the case, ~ Il GER
teinly will In time, disease and death
will be sure TO follow, ard our oily ID
stead OF btinS one OF she heallhiest In
This country Will DO pne Of the most I'M.
healthy. When tsssess facts arc taken
Into consideration II seems but he psrL
OF wisdom 10 make some effort 10 guard
against such q state OF Affairs, and
secure to ibis city, With iis constantly
Increasing population, q never falling
supply Of pure water at the 10 west oosI.
The question Is, how oAu this be 90.
complished? We ans ~er, the same as
II has been done In Brooklyn, N. Y,
By driven wells That city oonsums,
from forty Ave to Hhy-ave million gAlz
Iona daily, and this water 10 pun eed
fEsm Tue wells into Q brick oondEfi, by
which II is conducted TO q lA,fke ressr-
yoir on higs ground, INFO which II lie
lifted by pumping epR;nes. The wells
are sim ply tWLlnah tubes with . gal.
Van'zsd steel point, above which IL .
perforated brass sJAinsr. These hub.
are driven ip.S aas ground .; means 81
. por.Abts piIedr.ver <crked BY hand
= new sec ioa OF iubing being tightly
Issured on np as eAsh length Is fore, Z
Into he GROUND, until the we'll oe
reached The de,iied depth, The tesul
isA full sngp yo' pure wafer. al sered Ii
NATURES owl laboratory, TAere ere
mum e: VI plAss, in this vicinity wher
underground atteAms Of sQoh filtere
water can be found, and with prope
sktl and = 1mpsrA'lveiy email outla
OF money, ne nA1e TO supply the need
OF this city a. cost less than that "
are now compelled to pay for som,
thing ina is not f tor use. We thin
thAs tnts matter is emiDently worth
Abe attention Of the Water Ooumi
aioners, 10 whom the people look for q
Abnndbn -upy OF pure water.