The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-08
TO BORE MORE WELLS.
THE CITY's WATER SUPPLY TO BE
INCREASED.

tem-The Advantages Of Cremation
Although the council committee on water
has but s., 600 at its command, it IS tie pur-
pose OF the committee pur down As many
artesian wells as poss bic with the money at
its disposal Alderman Wells, chairman OF
the water committee said Yesterday that
the number Of wells possible = be put down
with the money appropriated viii depend
on the relative depth Of the wells, and the
strata which the drlll may have to pass
through. He expects that the money will
enable the committee 70 sink from four to
six wells. certainly not less than four and
possibly five or SIX.
Owing 10 tie Increasing d mand FOR
water one well was ordered sunk some
weeks ago. and the boring was complete
last SATURDAY, and the well j., flowing al the
rate 4 800 gallons per minute, or over
49,. COZ gallons daily. THIS well has not yet
bee co usctai with the city mains, aud
will not be until another well is put do n,
when the t~o vii! be connected. During
the time the connection is being made it
will be Necessary t. turn on river water.
The new well is 444 feet deep the deepest
yet sunk.
NEW WATER MAINS TO BE LAID
Alderman Wells was asked il there is any
present intention TO lay an extra main from
the water works TO the city, and in reply ne
remarked that h did not think there IS He
was asked to what extent new water mains
are contemplated and where they will
principally be laid He stated that it is
contemplated TO lay about 1900 feet Of
6-inch mains and about 400 feet OF finch
mains. There is contemplated a 800 feet
extension on Duffy east from Aberco n
800 feet on Gwinnett, between Abe corn
and Lincoln; 500 feet on Audersol street,
running east from present terminus on An
derson 10 East Broad. Then there are to
be extensions Of the mains in the western
part Of the city on Bolton, Duffy aud Gwin-
nett streets from Montgomery to West
Broad street. There is to be an extension
of 200 feet on the Bay. Extensions Of
the mains are also provided for in other
portions Of the city.
DOING AWAY WITH TIE WELLS.
Thirtv-tdree Of the abandoned wells are
10 be filed up This will not be done by
contract, but with force Of men employed
by the city. These wells, which are scat
tered about the city, have been selected
with reference 10 their obstruction to streets
and sidewalks Alderman " els remarked,
TO a sugges iou by a friend that there might
be some good brick in the we'll walls, that
if there are anv merchantable brick in the
abandoned wells they will, Of course, be
taken ont az far as practicable and utilized
by the c.'v Alderman Wells is inclined To
think. however, tuat the walls Of the wells
are pr.nci sally composed OF what is known
a soft-huraet brick, and if SO they are not
worth removing.
At this point Alderman Falligant, who
was present, introduc the house drainage
question ard was going to show It's neces-
as IHnrfngr " Ills terA
him to di~cuss sanitary measures within the
bounds Of tire appropriation.
a GARBAGE CKEMAroRY.
Alderman Wells stated that ne favors the
expe. Liture 4 s., 90 for the building of
crematOry for the destruction Of filth and
garbage Then he is willing to appropriate
an ther s., 900 for carrying out the Roch-
dale Gail system in Namacraw and the Old
Fort, and that VIII leave 500 - be APP
piled TO the initial work Of &c ting an outlet
for hou 3 drallage, which, with the work
the county commissioners propose 30 do in
the way Of excavation, will advance the
work considerably, and especially so "a out
side the city limits excavati & need not be
retarded ina the summer months from sanl-
tary RESTRICT as which operate in the city
during the leatsd tarm.
Dr.. Fe ligsut did not dissent from the
proposed concession, but went on TO argue
that the timber landing plan is not the best
as the sewage would be carried on the
marshes by the tide and be the cause Of
sicl; ess in hat locality.
Alderman Wells went on TO say that two
years ago he visited the crematory at Pitts
burg and Wheeling with view to reporting
20 Iuncil. en- Mayor Testers recommended
tion, whether il was a practical plan for this
CITY. Alderman Wells reported that owing
to the fast that c'cnatOries for the inciner-
alton OF gar age were then in their infancy,
1t was not practical for the city TO al lpt 1t
then, as il would be best TO wait aud profit
by the experiences u other cities
THE CREuAToRY PLAN PRACTICABLE.
He says that ne thinks the time has now
arrived for adopting a crematory for the
cremation Of de d animals, garbage and
filth ard the health committee, which has
been investigating the matter, will recon
mend ad pting the plan, aud they hope to
have il IN operation before the summer
months. The health officer will bring in a
report at the ext meeting OF council On
being asked where he thought it best to
locate 1t, he said that the Springfield plan
tation, which is the property Of the CITY,
would, in his Judgment, be a desirable
location.
Regarding the cost OF operating the Gre
matory. AIDE MAJ Wells says that he was
would not only supply gas enough for fuel,
but would produce a sufficient overplus to
run a snwmIi. This, Alderman Wells says,
be took cum qrdpO sails, bu1 he cited tue
Investigations Of Dr.. Samuel $. KiviG gton.
president Of the board Of health u Mime
apois, MIMI, read before the American
Public Health Association at its sixteenth
annual mea ing In Milwaukee. last Eovem-
her, in which Dr.. KtlvinEtou shows that
the crematpry at Montreal Canada is ope-
rated at an ex ense II but IS cents per ton
OF miscellaneous refuse aud ; csnts per ton
OF night soil.
THE COST OF CREMATION
Dr.. Kilvngton gave the following facts
and figures Of the expense Of operating the
cremstory in MINNEAPOLIS for five DAYS.
during which the furnace was worked by
three men entirely new u the task, two Of
whom we're on duty by day aud Que by
night:
"rhirty-thrse horses. 50 dogs, 1903 barrels
OF hotel and commission house refuse IL
loads market offaI, 20 loads manure, weigh
ing ln all over 3OJ tons.
Total cost Of labor and fuel for this
period $jo %. ur 81 IS per day, the entire
weight OF refuse being destroyed At a cost
OF ~ 'ents per ton. The ash deposited in
tho course Of the consumption pf this ma
terIal Il -eding SMALL quantity, weigh
ing less than 200 pounds per day.
IS no - GENTS PER TON.
This estimate, emueutly satisfactory as
II il, il not altogether fair one The men
employed we're wholly inexp- risnced The
furnace at the beginning Of these I've DAYS
was cold, and Il required several hours 10
sGperheat IT, The fuel used was sinply