The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-09-21
A NYater-Tnnk Breaks Loose.

Asheyille \. c., Sept. 20.-Special. "A
day Of two ago the water-tank above
the First National Bank building con
tanning about three thousand gallons
of water. oyerlOwed and damaged to
considerable extent the ceiling OF the
building. the Office furniture, books, etc,
of Gudvear and Martin, Gudyear and
McElroy. lawyers, and Drs. Van Buck
and Amber. all of whom have Offices
directly beneath the tank. The damage
is estimated az three hundred dollars.
The Free kindergarten building, which
| mentioned last week as being erected
bv AIr. Pack. was formally dedicated
Yesterday afternoon at O clock. The
building is on East street, and Is quite Il
handsome structure.
The congregation Of Lutherans that
was recently formed IN Asheyllle met III
the courthouse sunday afternoon and
organized Sunday school. They are
hopeful of increasing their membership
RAPIDLY and having a church here with
a regular pastor ia the near future.
The tire districts are being rearranged
and numbered so as to avoid the cOntus-
ion that IS usually attendant upon the
sounding of the tre-alarm, and winch
has heretofore caused unnecessary but
unavoidable delay on the part OF the ERE
Department in reaching fires. The work
is going on under the direction OF Captain
O'Donncl, OF the Hose company, and no
doubt will result satisfactorily.
W. j. Townsend, Of Marion, recently
appointed agent of the Western North
Carolina railroad at this place, arrived
last week and assumed charge OF the
office.
The city officials are urging the paving
contractors forward and hope to have
the greater portion Of the work on the
main rh0rOughfarcs finished before the
bad weather of winter sets in. The con-
tractors who are paving the Sidewalks
are doing rapid and satisfactory work.
Asheyiile's present water system - Il
complete failure. Last week the supply
was cut of from the town for from
thirty-six TO forty-eight hours at a time.
and the people who had unfortunately
been led 10 rely upon the town supply
alone and. had neither cisterns nor wells,
were greatly Inconvenience. The hotels
especially suffered as they had no water
either for boilers or water closets. The
town supply Of water has become so I'M
reliable and uncertain that Colonel Coke,
of the Battery Park, has asked the board
of aldermen 10 be allowed 10 lay prl-
vate pipe of his own from some point
on the French Broad to the hotel. 1t Is
said some Of his guests lett last week
because they would not submit 70 this IN
convenience. The water question is be-
coming a serious one IN Asheyille, ana II
something is not done soon 10 remedy
the defects in the present system there
is no telling what the consequences 10
the city will be- They are at work on
another line that will furnish an adequate
supply, it is true, but this will not he
finished in some time yet. and we VIII
be dependent upon the old system en-
tirely in the meanwhile. Superintendent
Ingle says the supply is sufficient now,
but that the defect Is in the machinery
and that tbs will be cured shortly II
possible. NJ
j. Madison Leach, of Waynesville, adj
dressed the Young Mems Democratic
Club Of this place in the court-house,
Saturday evening. He had large crowd
and made n strong speech.