The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-04-20
Water Meters.

to water meters. They were repre-
sented by j. Parke Postles OF the
American Leather Company, John Il.
Baker OF John G.. Baker Il Co., and
Daniel +. Person, Jr., of Blumenthal
Il Co.
They objected to the use of water
meters, believing that they would SO
Increase the water rates that they
could not probably carry on their
business.
General Postles said that the Dia-
mond State Leather Company on
West Fifth street above Orange Is sup
piled by water through a meter. The
output OF that factory Is ten dozens OF
skins per day and the cost for water
rent for that number Is about $3.50 per
year. At that rate the American
Leather Company would be compel.
ed to pay $1,000 per year Tor water
rent, IA sum that he considered entirely
too heavy, and one which the com
pany did not feel able to pay.
Morocco men he thought should be
$1,000 year. BY meter measure,
Blumenthal IL Co. would have to pay
$4,000 or 5000 year for water rents.
President Porter of the Water De-
partment said that the daily consump.
ton of water in Wilmington for each
person is 9S gallons. There are 4, 0OO,-
600 gallons OF water pei day wasted
The only way to find out where this
leakage Is, Is to meter such establish
ments as morocco factories. II the
4. 900, COO gallons are not wasted then
the department had better put in II
separate water supply system for
manufacturing establishments.
Mr. Person did not SEQ why the
board wanted to know how much
water was used, as 1t SO far had met
all demands and turned in good
sum of money each year.
President Porter said the board was
not Il money making concern, but it
wanted To know where all the water
goes and tho only way to find out was
by meters. When this Is found out
the board will Tx rate that will not
| be hard on the manufacturers, and no
one need fear meter that did not
waste the water.
Chief Engineer Bond said the water
| would cost no more by meters than
| by the present system.
Mr.. Baker said that Wilmington
would always have pic ty of water for
manufacturing purposes as long as
the Delaware ilow5. lie had been n
member Of the Water Department and
he had protested against the building
/ OF II rs 600, 900 gallon reservoir at Cool
Spring when 100000 900 gallon one
should have been built He had also
protested against the demolition of a
| $780, 900 reservoir at Tenth and Market
streets to build an $50, 600 court house.
Before he would pay as ono morocco
trim Is paying under the meter system
lie would move his works to The creek
and pump water Tor them himself.
| | al a. t.f / . In
TACT That this is Il manufacturing cit Y
md the commission would oppose no
manufacturing industry, but the de-
purtment has grave questions OF water
| supply to cOu5ldnr, aud II must know
where the water IS going.
Mr.. Person sud lie was not play
ing blum game but if the rehts are
advanced as has been expected under
tho meter system the Blumeuthal
works must 30 somewhere nearer u
| water supply.
Peter }. Ford and the Diamond Mo
rocco Company have been paving
for water by meter rates for some
time. They have been paying at tile
rate uf seventy live cents per 1000 cu-
bic feet or ABOUT 100 gallons. BeiEg
cunvin' ed that this was too much tat
board reduced tine rat" to fifty cents
pGr 1000 cubic feet, or aboIt i % cents
per 1000 gallons. ... ..-
After further discussion the dclega.
ton Withdrew.
Thomas IatnHll and w. o. Hawkins
asked FOR Il letter water SUI p y fui
erosion, which Is on high ggoui and
could not bc reached hy tha present
81 stem, and many PERSONS dec inc tC
purchase lots There on thai dcronpt.
President Porter sad the b0nTd had
been considering Thai sLhnrt Iur som,
time. II a new basin VIII, built on tliti
eidh Of the ljraudgwine tho difficulty
Nu4ld lie overcome and the pipes
could bc carried under tho proposed
new h idEc. .==.=
The department Is willing e. all The
Levy Court, although IL had never
named any figures in bdad az surha
bridge Ior the 7Hkc OF running plpe.
acruss, II WAS thought ti,lt taa sum
, OF $1,000 wO lid 10 rrlltft - elrN
ont this proleet. Another pan wlS T.
: erect btlnlnpo at GrtatOH lh
board vii GoLsltlpr these NdrloI4 pIdnt
mud alriYr at IA conclusion There ar,
7 nov sixty houses III tho vicinity Ol
treston and more wuuli be erected i
thale WIS an le4rlate wa'or supply
Anlron fence WIS ordered aruand til,
, I o., apHug Park. he weekly pay
roll amounting to SlJl, 40 vas ordnre,
pail. Inc balance i'll tank was report
: Ell t1be lo2, $40 ~ The board at 0.j
adjourned.