Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-10-22
FAMILIES ABOUT TOWN.


What Our Reporter Sees and Hears.
All such morning as this does man
good to be up for sniff of the fresh air.
A northerly wind this time of the year
seems 10 put new vigor into man, and
we have been up taking stroll around
the town. picking up few notes here
and there.
The artesian well al the market is again
flowing freely pouring fourth its limped
blessing of clear and pure water with a
generous gush. Twice has the original
contractor been summoned to clear the
pipes which had ceased to flow, but it re-
mains with our fellow townsman, Mr.
John Johnson city plumber. the credit of
efectually restoring the flow. The pre-
sumption is that the pipe originally put
down has been eaten through by some
chemical substance natural to the water,
and that the mud, shells, &c, that have
been coming through the pipes are from
nearby. coming into the pipes through
coroded holes and forced to the surface
by the flow of the water. Mr. johnson
has overcome this difficulty by introduce
ing new pipe into the old one, driving
it some distance below the end of the old
pipe Those who have tried 1t say the
water is better than that originally OBJ
tanned.
The fish market is progressing rapidly,
and when finished will be a great i'm
provement. The fishermen can bring
their boats right under their stalls and
thus have them, the fish, right out of
the water, sir, alive and wiggling."
On our way up town we found the
interchangeable Johnson again, in front of
No IS Francis street busy introducing
water into the premises
We understand our old friend Captain
Oaksmit and young Mr.. Feldmeyer are
about to start new business in Anna
polls at the above street and number,
and the wonder is that nobody ever
thought of starting the business before.
The Pioneer Steam Dyeing and Chemi-
cal Securing Company" viii be hailed
with satisfaction by every family in the
city.
DIR. f. H. Thompson, our city hellth
officer, informed CAPITAL reporter that
he made an inspection of the water works
and reservoir, and says the cause of the
unpleasant conition of our hydrant water
was from the negligence of the water
company in not cleaning out the reser-
voir. The DR. was informed that the
new reservoir which supplies the city
with its drinking water, had not been
cleaned out for two years. while the
tank that pumps the water into the re-
servoir, which is fifteen feet deep, and
has no way of empting itself, except from
the top, and which should be cleaned
every month or so, had not been cleaned
for six month or more. The DIR. examin-
ed the water in the reservoir, and found
il contained much vegetable and animal
matter, and unfit for family use. He
then took the water from the supply be-
fore 1t entered the reservoir, and found
that free from any vegetable or animal
matter, thus showing that the water be-
came contaminated after IL entered the
new reservoir, from the accumulation of
fungus growth. When the trouble was
explained by DR.. Thompson the water
was let Off the new reservoir, and the
supply given the city from the old, and
the mains were also flushed in the city,
and to-day there is quite a percepteble
improvement in the water.
The charges of corrupt collision by
the police with the constables and depu-
ty sheriffs of the city, in receiving fees
from the latter for information furnished
by the former, brought by Justice Claude
we're heard by special meeting of the
City Council last evening, and dismissed,
the charges not being Sustained. The
result of the investigation was not a sur
prise TO any one.